Sunday, September 23, 2012

Critics Consensus: End Of Watch

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is End Of Watch a new cop thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Buddy-cop movies are kinda a thing of the past. Well a 70 on Metacritic and a 85% on Rotten Tomatoes show that Jake Gyllenhaal and Micheal Pena make the perfect team? Roger Ebert said it was one of the greatest cop movies in recent years,Metro Times praised the performances,and MediaMikes praised the documentary\found footage style of the movie. The only problems with the movie is the final act which keeps the movie from being really really good.
Overall see this movie. The must see movie of the week is right in front of you.

End Of Watch is rated R.

Critics Consensus: The House At The End Of The Street (HATES)

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new horror movie starring Jennifer Lawrence.
Coincidentally House At The End Of The Street's viral hash-tag was HATES. Well most critics hate HATES (see what I did there) and it is generic as it's title suggests as Rotten Tomatoes stated in their Critics Consensus. The only positive reviews came from Village Voice and ReviewsOnTheRun with a 7 but everybody else pretty much slammed the movie into the ground. FEARnet called it a sleepover night movie made for teenagers who have never seen a good horror movie (you read my mind.) Total Film also called the film's main lead (Jennifer Lawrence) another actor in a movie portrayed as a scantily clad women being chased by a non scary ghost\monster\murderer\psycho.
Overall please do not see this movie. Unless you think a 13% is a good score.

The House At The End Of The Street is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus: LittleBigPlanet (PSVita)

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the Playstation Vita version of LittleBigPlanet.
LittleBigPlanet was critically acclaimed upon it's release with a 95 on Metacritic. Well does the Playstation Vita port live up to the hype? Well an 87 on Metacritic on Metacritic does not lie. 10\10 from GamingAge and 21 9 out of 10's. Vandal Online called it one of the best games on the Playstation Vita. Playstation Life praised the amount of user created content so that means there is a level editor! Lastly Canadian Online Gamers called it a wonderful addition to the franchise.
Overall get this game. You may have a giant hole in your wallet from Borderlands 2 and FIFA 13 but if you do not run to the store and get this.

LittleBigPlanet is rated E on both PSVita and Playstation 3.

Critics Consensus: Dredd 3D

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Dredd 3D a reboot of the 90's movie Judge Dredd.
Well there is good news and bad news about Dredd 3D. You will not dread Dredd 3D like the 90's adaptation Judge Dredd but the scenes with floating pieces of brain and intestine may make you want to puke and more specifically dread Dredd 3D as ReviewsOnTheRun stated in their video review. Entertianment Weekly praised the techno soundtrack, USA Today praised the special effects and visuals,and lastly Film School Rejects praised the slow motion cinematography. However, The A.V. Club gave it a negative review and was disgusted by it's ultra violent script (worse than The Human Centipede.) and The New York Post called it cheesy.
Overall only see this movie if you want to. You may want to bring a barf bag.

Dredd 3D is rated R.