The question that everyone has always asked is are we alone in the universe? Nobody knows for sure, but there are plenty of scientists that believe that there are aliens in the heavens somewhere and are looking forward to seeing them make an appearance to mankind. But what if they are on the planet and living among us already, most people don’t think of that. It would be a game changer if we suddenly find out that the extra-terrestrials are already here and have integrated themselves into our daily society. Just something to think about when you hear news of another UFO sighting, or if someday a radio broadcast from a different world hits our airwaves...

As the sun begins to set, Zane and his co-worker Calvin are getting ready to turn in for the night when a signal comes across their monitors. Seeing that this is not some random radio signal, the two run through their protocols to make sure that it is real. Not being able to get it verified by any other station, the two have to make sure to report it to their superiors as soon as possible since they have just found proof of life on another planet. When Zane approaches his boss about the signal however, he is fired from his station, but this will not keep him down since he is ready to prove to the world that he is not crazy and there is intelligent life in the cosmos. 

Working as a satellite repairman, Zane has all the resources he requires to find the signal once again. Taking over a string of customers satellite dishes, he is able to locate the signal, but this time he gets a radio station's feedback as well. Knowing that the two signals are broadcasting on the same wavelength, Zane tracks the signal from Earth down to Mexico. Hopping on a plane to find out who on this planet might be communicating with an alien world, Zane gets more than he bargains for. With accidents following wherever he is going or where he has been, there is someone trying to prevent him from finding the truth. When Zane is able to sneak into a broadcast facility, he sees that the game has changed and wants to get the word out to the world that we are not alone. But passing this knowledge will come at a price as Zane is soon to find out.

I don’t know if I believe in aliens or not since there is no hard proof pointing in either direction of this argument. On one hand you have a group telling you that we are the only species in the solar system, but that does not add up when you get reports of water on other planets. Then you have the hardcore believers that can look out the window and see a UFO whenever they pay attention. I don’t know, but I hope that this gets answered some point in my life time, and that the aliens are not looking for war because I don’t think we are ready for that.

I do like this movie however, it was interesting seeing that a race has been on the planet for some time now and continues to communicate with their home world. With agents in higher up positions, they are able to hold on to a cover up, that is until Zane finds out he is being lied to. Without knowing who is not of this world and who he can trust, Zane lets more than a few people in, while this may seem foolish, he does not have any other choice. Being able to befriend a doctor that is tracking the greenhouse effect on the planet, and a kid that wants to know what he can do to help, the out of work astronomer will have his hands tied in more than one way. Self-doubt can hold anyone back from accomplishing something great, so just make sure that if you ever doubt yourself, you never look back since you may not like what you left behind.  

Every writer has one dream when it comes to putting out their stories, to hear that the readers see the words lifting off of the page and becoming real to them. But what if this could actually happen when someone reads your book? What if the darkest stories that have haunted you could become reality? Being able to ignite someone’s imagination is great and it's what everyone wants to have happen when reading a book, but there needs to be a stopping point, especially when the book is closed for the night. Enter Goosebumps, which does a great job of showing what might happen when words on a page become much more than that, when words become a reality. 

Zach and his mother Gale have just moved into their new home in Madison, Delaware.  As Gale has accepted the position of Assistant Principal at the high school, Zach will have to look for a way to separate himself from her. Being new in the town, Zach does not know anybody, but while at the school assembly, he is greeted by Champ who is willing to take the outsider under his wing. Preparing for the school dance, Champ has a great idea about how to meet girls so they will both be able to end the night with dates, but Zach is not planning on attending the dance after he hears something strange from his next door neighbor’s house.

After meeting Hannah on his first day in the new neighborhood, Zach wants nothing more than to know more about her, but her father will have none of it. Mr. Shivers has a very strict outlook on life and does not want his daughter to get mixed up with the wrong person, or any person for that matter. But Hannah wants to get to know people and Zach seems to be nice enough and when her father goes to sleep, she takes Zach to one of her favorite spots in town.  Seeing the world from a different perspective from the top of a shutdown Ferris Wheel, Zach finds out that there is much more to his new friend than he knew. Arriving home after the fantastic night however, Mr. Shivers is waiting for them both and when Hannah is confined to her room for all eternity, Zach hears a scream coming from the house and needs to ensure the Hannah is alright.

Calling the police to report a domestic disturbance, Zach and Gale are able to enter the Shivers residence only to find that Mr. Shivers is watching a scary movie. As the police are happy with the lack of conflict, they leave, but Zach knows that there is something else happening in the house. Calling Champ to help him break in and find out what really happened with Hannah, the two stumble upon a cache of locked books that have been hidden from the world. With all of them being original R.L. Stine books, Zach does not know what is hidden inside on the pages. Opening one book, The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, the two boys find out quickly why the books are locked away. Hannah knows how to contain the outbreak of what the boys have released, but their story only starts there as they find out that another character that has been locked away from the world is looking to get back at his old friend. With help from R.L. Stine, Zach, Hannah and Champ are pulled into a battle that can only be ended with the help of a classic trinket, Stine’s old typewriter.

I don’t remember reading any of the Goosebumps books when I was a kid, I was more into ghost stories by the campfires and alien sightings at this point of life.  I might need to take a step back and see what R.L. Stine had brought to the page, especially after seeing all of the monsters that were released in the town of Madison. I really did enjoy this movie more than I expected to, and the garden gnomes that were brought to life, well, they brought a tear to my eye. All of the characters interactions in this movie were great, but when R.L. Stine was on the screen, you never knew what would happen next. Even in a race against time to save the town, there is still plenty of laughs to be had, I mean what else can you do when you think that the world is about to end by the hands of a ventriloquist dummy.  Stay Scared.

​Parents remarrying has become common place these days and even though the children’s best interest may be in mind, it can still change their outlook on life. Not being able to take the place of their actual mother or father, the children are forced to let a stranger into their life and accept them like family. Sometimes it works out famously, but most of the time there is resentment towards their step-parent and no matter what they do, they can never gain the trust of the real parent. It is all about one parent not having to be alone in this crazy world and some of the children can recognize this as they see their parents move on, while others will sit and stew upon what they did wrong and direct their outward blame on the new people that have been forced into their lives.

Lizzie Borden is known around the community as a soft spoken young woman that is living off of her father’s money. After losing her mother, Lizzie has never been able to accept her step mother into her life. Just wanting to get her father’s attention, Lizzie acts out from time to time, most recently by stealing a mirror from the dress shop to see if he still cares. But this leads to accusations that she is stealing items from around the house as well, yet she will not admit to it since her step-mother and extended family are trying to bleed her father dry.

On August 4th, Lizzie and the town of Fall River are in for the shock of their lives. Finding Abby and Andrew Borden brutally murdered with what appears to be ax wounds to the head, the town and police are looking for who anyone that could have committed this heinous act. Being questioned by police on the scene, Lizzie is not accused as of yet, but the District Attorney Hosea Knowlton has his eyes on the young woman being the culprit. Having Lizzie come down to the station for several days of questioning, Hosea is trying everything in his power to make the young woman crack and confess so that she will not have to go on trial, but when that does not work, he has to take the next step and formally charge her causing a media frenzy.

With the papers printing everything that they can find out about the case, Lizzie is placed in a mental health ward since the local jail does not have a safe place for women. With her father’s attorney, Andrew Jennings at her side, Lizzie is on trial for her life, but on a positive note, the questioning that she received from D.A. Knowlton is not admissible to the trial. After hearing news that another brutal ax murder had taken place in the state while Lizzie was behind bars, the judge and DA decide to move on since so much manpower has already been put in to build the case against her. As witnesses take the stand and some facts are proven while others are refuted, and the jury is forced to decide the future of Lizzie Borden, yet their outcome may turn out to be wrong.

This appears to be a great re telling of what happened in the Lizzie Borden house on August 4th, but you know what, we may never know what really happened. I really enjoyed the interactions between Lizzie and her sister Emma after the murders were committed. Emma might have been the only one to truly understand how messed up her little sister really was and showing her locking her doors when the sun goes down could be the all the proof that you really need. I like how the story played as it did not get hung up on any one aspect of what may have happened in the house and even the court scenes were not that boring. Did Lizzie do it? The world may never know, but the movie does give you an answer, it is simply up to you to choose to accept it.  Happy Viewing.

Since its re-inception in 1989, the Walt Disney Company has been good at exactly two things: one, is elevating a simple film concept like a family genre action film, or a family animated feature film to the status of a tear-jerking, action-packed, awe-inspired, just plain good ol’ time at the movies, with the first film in every such franchise sitting at the top of everyone’s “most favorite films” list. The other is taking said memorable, totally awesome film, and turning out a completely forgettable, uninspired, by-the-numbers, simple-plan factory-grade, sequel, usually starring the one-joke comic relief sidekick from that awe-inspiring flick. Even after four decades and a massive re-organization in 2000, the house that Eisner built, and Lasseter put a fresh coat of paint on, still has a nasty tendency to hold the pen of the muses in one hand, and the paddle they use to flog the dead horse in the other.
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That is not to say that every sequel that is made in this formula is particularly bad, provided you like Kronk from The Emperor’s New Groove more than The Lion King’s Timon and Pumbaa. And as long as you understand that, realistically, there’s no way that Johnny Depp could carry a whole Pirates of the Carribean all on his own. But for every minor success, there’s a cheap-direct-to-video, or worse, a Cars 2, to remind us that you can’t build the temple of a film franchise atop the back of Larry the Cable Guy.

Which brings us to 2003’s Finding Nemo. Essentially, Pixar’s own personal cash cow in the vein of The Lion King, that one lightning-in-a-bottle success that has come to define the product of the company as a whole; the tear-jerking story of a father who worriedly dotes over his son in order to protect him from a terrible fate that already took his mother, only to have that son swept far across the ocean and land in an orthodontist’s fish tank. The comic relief in that film is provided by Ellen DeGeneres as Dory, a blue tang who takes outrageous risks despite literally having the memory of a goldfish.

And while most people had fond memories of Dory in that role, I’ve always been rather on the fence with the character: Ellen DeGeneres is one of the most successful American stand-ups, a pillar of the LGBT community, and the head of a talk-show media empire that could elevate NBC/Universal to Disney’s status, if that is what she personally wanted. She exists in that movie as a Mister Magoo, just a character to break up the near constant tragedy of the plot, despite being obviously handicapped on her own. “Look at me, I’m dumb and that’s funny! Watch me magically move the plot forward!” is what she always seems to say.

So Disney, in its invincible omniscience, decides to give us 90 minutes of Dorycentrism, and…It works. Really, I’ve never been so glad to be proven wrong! There was the opportunity to literally be led out to sea by this film, but the folks at Pixar have managed to fish into the subtle undertones and unanswered questions of one of its one-note comic sidekicks to breach the surface of watchability like a glorious plot-dolphin. 

More than anything, the key to this film is the watcher’s own ability to remember. Sure, you can still enjoy this film without having first seen Finding Nemo, but recall of the first movie will help you get the most out of it. You might recall that Dory was looking for something she couldn’t remember when she first ran into Albert Brooks’ Marlon in the first movie. That “something” just happened to be her parents, who she had been searching for since childhood. After the lengthy detour that was the whole first movie, Dory has found a home in the coral reef next door to Marlon and Nemo (Hayden Rolence), but still feels like something is missing. Once the trio do one last call-back, hanging ten on the sea’s upper current with Crash (Andrew Stanton), the film takes a meaningful detour, and after some harsh words from Marlon, Dory wanders into a set of six-pack can rings and is scooped up by some humans in the Marine Life Institute, where the bulk of the film takes place.

Probably the first thing you notice about the film as a whole is the perspective shift. We’re made to understand Dory as more than just a loose thread carrying a portable-plot hole because we’re constantly looking into her mind, seeing things the way she sees them, and therefore being with her whenever she seems to want to do something insane. This is a welcome change from the character in the first movie, though it leaves us bereft of those fan-favorite “he will be my squishy” moments that endeared her to so many. The other advantage is once she gets separated from the first film’s cast, she finds herself in a new playground with tons of fresh fish to interact with.

The 7-legged, camouflaging, and land-walking octopus Hank, played gloriously by Modern Family’s Ed O’Neill, becomes the secondary protagonist. In some ways his character would go hand-in-hand, or fin-and-tentacle, with Marlon, but he has many different motivations that still keep him relevant on his own. His Modern Family co-star Ty Burrell plays Bayley, a captive beluga whale who’s slowly learning how to echolocate, and serves to aid Dory’s estranged friend Destiny (Kaitlyn Olson), a near-sighted whale shark who is keeping a constant vigil on her newly reunited friend. Other high points of the cast include Idris Elba and Dominic West as a pair of lazy but territorial sea lions, and of course Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy, who serve good purpose as Dory’s parents in multiple flashbacks.

As Dory continues to backtrack into her past, we learn all about the empty plot-points she embodied in the first movie: why she speaks whale, why she sings “keep on swimming” when in doubt, and why she seems to love sand. More than anything, this movie exists to make Dory a fully fleshed out and realistic character, as opposed to the magical ditz of the first film. The overall message found in the story is also quite sound: we often worry about our disabled friends because they can’t do as much at us. But we should learn that they actually know how to be just as capable as we are, in their own way.

While the film does actually sew in thematic elements from the original, and still can’t quite reach the high-notes that existed naturally in Finding Nemo, this film still manages to stay fresh, and does so by following its own lesson. Just keep swimming. There’s more to see and more to explore within this universe. You simply have to reach forward with your own experience in order to find it.
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Also, for the ultimate call-back joke, remember to stay all the way past the credits. Thank you. 

Uh, it was good.

Yeah….

That might sound like a cop-out answer, but keep in mind that as far as genre films go, this has been a very trying summer: For one, this is the third movie based on a video game I’ve reviewed, after Ratchet and Clank and The Angry Birds Movie. Second, this is the third movie I’ve reviewed after X-Men: Apocalypse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows that have a one-to-one ratio of human beings and outlandish-looking fantasy characters, all three of which used some very heavy CG. And this is the second movie, again after X-Men, which I have had to redeem despite some very bad pre-screening reviews.

I’ll just let you deny that last lingering thought and let you know that the initial reviews were once again wrong: Warcraft is a well-executed, exciting, and overall enjoyable film, not just for the fact it is a movie based on a video game, but it is a movie that was closely consulted upon by Blizzard, the creators of the long-running Warcraft series of video games.

The movie tells the story of the very first encounter that the human beings of Azeroth had with the massive army known as the Horde. The first major onset of massive Orcs that set foot on the world of Warcraft, led by Daniel Wu as the shaman warlord Gul’dan, are brought to the new land to flee their own dying world. Problem is, it is the near-constant abuse of Gul’dan’s soul-sucking magic, said to be part of an unquenchable evil force known as the Fel, which doomed their homeworld in the past. Most of the Orcs are loyal to Gul’dan, but the Frostwolf clan, led by a chieftain and new father Durotan (Toby Kebbell) are skeptical of his rule.

Meanwhile, on the Alliance side of things, Khadgar, an outcast mage played by Ben Schnetzer, becomes the first to sense the presence of the Fel, just in time to make his presence known to Stormwind’s head-knight Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel), and Stormwind’s guardian wizard Medivh (Ben Foster). Seeking to make sure the Fel doesn’t end up destroying the whole land; they engage the first army of Frostwolf Orcs and take captive a half-orc-half-human named Garona, played convincingly and with minimal CG by Paula Patton. Party assembled, it is up to this random band of deputized Stormwind marshals to deal with the threat of Gul’dan, with the equally in-doubt Frostwolf clan of Orcs both helping and hindering their cause every step of the way.

As far as narratives go, Warcraft has a tendency to bounce back and forth between the concise nature of its story, and the vastness of the universe it has plucked from its video-game origins. A brief interlude in the Dwarf kingdom of Ironforge explains why many of the Stormwind knights fire simple flintlock pistols during many of the action sequences. An idle conversation between Medivh and Garona suggests an interesting perspective on what Garona’s true origins are. Also, the movie takes great liberty with one of the more fun elements of World of Warcraft: creature mounts, by almost always having a saddled gryphon, giant wolf, armored horse, or eagle in frame. In one scene, the cast pass by a moonlit creek and you get to see a murloc, gargling with the exact same vocalization the fishy critters have in the video games. Having Blizzard on board during every step of the film’s production went a long way in making sure that this resembled a Warcraft movie, as opposed to a fantasy film that happens to be named Warcraft.

That being said though, it also revels in the simplicity of this being an origin story, and thus doesn’t lock itself into showing off too much of the whole massive multiplayer world in one go. Other Azeroth natives like Dwarves, Elves, and the Draenei only make peripheral appearances. There are no gnomes to be seen either. Meanwhile, the Horde side of the universe is at all times represented by Orcs, without a Goblin, Tauren, or Undead to be found. Surely, any Warcraft initiated fan could be disappointed by how thinly populated the film seems to be compared to the race-rich nature of the games. But the sparseness helps to serve the overall plot, as the handful of characters we follow are allowed to show a full range of  emotions and actions, to the point where characters that’d usually be on the sidelines, like Dominic Cooper’s King Llane Wrynn, are allowed to do captivating, meaningful things for the main cast.
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What makes Warcraft, as a franchise, stand out amongst the millions of other Tolkien-esque fantasies out there is the fact that thematically, it always remains neutral, never outright answering questions about who might be good or evil, in order to leave those decisions up to the player. This film works hard in order to capture the same sense of character-motivated agency in film format, and for the most part it succeeds. There is a force in this film that is undeniably evil, which is the Fel, but its power gets played out in a way that neither the Stormwind knights, nor the Horde ever truly benefit from it. There are also very poignant moments where members of Stormwind fail to always do the right thing, and the Orcs of the horde show more honor and nobility than their supposed human betters. The two most important female characters happen to be on the Orc side as well. It is an interesting dynamic, and one that I hope sticks to the ribs of this franchise in its film form.

So, that is pretty much the nuts and bolts of it. This film was a true joy to watch, and any skepticism you may have on it on any level, from the massive CG use, to its status as a video-game based movie is diminished in the presence of this movie. Whether you’re on the side of the Knights of Stormwind, or the Frostwolf Clan, you’ll find the light past the darkness and have more fun that Leeroy Jenkins in a KFC. 

Ah the summer movie season is upon us at last and that means one thing my friends...buckets of popcorn and films that you can simply lose yourself in and have a wonderful time while watching them. It's one big time release after another this season and while I sadly won't be able to catch every single one of them, here are the can't miss flicks on my personal checklist for the summer season.

Independence Day: Resurgence (June 24)
Truth be told, the original Independence Day is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. It's absolutely mindless fun filled to the brim with action and adventure and top notch one liners, which means I was ready to hand over my money the instant they announced that a sequel was on its way. With that in mind, Resurgence is already shaping up to deliver more of what made the first one so great by reuniting most of the cast minus Will Smith, and upping the ante when it comes to big time battles between mankind and the aliens trying to wipe us out. I'm expecting this one to be an absolute blast and I'm hoping Bill Pullman gets the chance to deliver another epic speech. 

The Secret Life of Pets (July 8)
Pets are simply magical, and like most pet owners, I've always wondered what my fur baby does when I'm not home. My guess is Kewa the Beagle probably sleeps, wakes up to bark at someone passing by then sleeps some more before I get home...but what if she did way cooler stuff? That's what The Secret Life of Pets is going to explore in animated glory as we get the inner workings of what pets do when their owners aren't home and if the trailer was any indicator with the fancy poodle rocking out to death metal, this is going to be a silly and fun film to watch with celebrity voices galore to entertain us. I'll definitely be in line to see this one just to enjoy a hearty laugh. 

Ghostbusters (July 15)
It's rare that I ever let a trailer determine whether or not I'm going to see a movie that interests me and that same logic applies to the reboot/remake of Ghostbusters. Yes, the trailers are so so, but I am a huge Ghostbusters fan, and the original pair of films and everything that came with them were a massive part of my childhood so out of sheer respect for the franchise, and to satisfy my curiosity as to what a new Ghostbusters flick can do with modern special effects, I'm going to see this one and hope that the trailers got it wrong and if it's bad...well so be it. That just means they remade Ghostbusters II instead. Either way, this one deserves a fair shot and I really do hope it turns out to be amazing. 

Star Trek Beyond (July 22)
Of all the films on the docket for this summer, this has to be the one I am looking forward to the most. I am a huge Star Trek fan and am anxiously anticipating this one for several reasons. For one, while I personally enjoyed Into Darkness, it's nice to finally take the crew of the Enterprise into a brave new story that doesn't rehash any old storylines; and because Simon Pegg, a talented writer with great respect for the franchise helped pen the script for this outing. That means there is a fair chance this is going to be vintage Trek, with a poignant and thoughtful story that boldly goes where the new franchise has never gone before. 

Suicide Squad (August 5)
Sometimes you find yourself excited for a comic book movie straight out of the gate and sometimes, it takes a little bit for your brain to warm up to them. This film applies to the latter of those two options for me simply because at first...I wasn't sure Warner Brothers could pull this one off. But as time has gone on, and I've had the chance to see more from the talented cast they've assembled, it's become something I definitely want to see. The premise is unique, the story looks like fun and well...the WB really hasn't ever done us wrong when it comes to casting decisions for these types of movies so it's high time I give this one a shot and make time to check it out. 

So for now...these are the movies that I absolutely need to get my advance tickets for and if there's something you think I, or the team here definitely need to see and I didn't include it on this list, tweet us, comment here or let us know on Facebook so we can all share in the magic of the summer movie season. Until next time.

Just because your family is tied up in something out of the ordinary, you do not have to follow them blindly.  It is always good to support them in their endeavors, but when it is something that you do not believe in or agree with, well, you should probably sit it out. Not knowing what their true intentions may be, you could get stuck in the middle of a situation that you did not expect. Support is the only thing that you need to do, but that does not have to include becoming a central part of their actions.

Brothers Jack and Max have the ultimate plan to get paid and they have officially found their target. Knowing that their mark’s parents have the money, nothing can go wrong with the plan, especially when they are all on the same page. Kidnapping Emma, the two have one more stop to make and picking up Jack’s army buddy Shane to help drive, the crew are on the road and ready to get paid. Forcing Emma to make a video for her father, the group is surprised to hear that the two have not spoken in over four years.

Emma knows that her father would rather kill her abductors than pay the five million dollar ransom they are asking for and makes it known. But Jack has his plan and will stick to it, no matter what problems come knocking. As the guys get tired, they try to shack up in a hotel, but when Jack finds two hitmen breaking into his van, he knows that the group does not have time to waste. Packing it back up and sleeping on the road, Max starts to question his brother’s motives and forces the truth out, only to discover they have kidnapped a Cartel Kingpin’s daughter. Jack also comes clean about his motivation, to find out what happened to his father three months ago and only has one clue to go off of, Emma’s father’s ring. With the truth out in the open, the group starts pulling apart, while Emma has to try everything in her power to stay alive until she is able to be reunited with her father, since now she has a question of her own that needs to be answered.

You know, you might think that a movie that is focused around a van might be boring, but my goodness, this one is so bloody. As Jack, Max and Shane encounter different issues, they are all dealt with in the van. With so much death in the van, it is amazing that anyone would want to drive it to their final destination, but you know what, it adds character. One of the things I liked most about this movie was the consistent ragging on each other and everyone gets involved. With being in such a high pressure situation, I expected all of it to come from Emma since she is the victim, but when Max and Shane start going at it, you know the two will either have to work it out, or kill each other before the movie finishes. I was pleasantly impressed and the van truly does steal the show.  Happy Viewing.

There is something to be said about people that try to clear up their past. It is a difficult thing to admit that you were wrong at any time, and when it actually hurt somebody, it makes things even worse. Possibly looking for a resolution or forgiveness, you may be shocked to find out what others are still saying about you after all that time. It is hard to change an opinion that you have been saddled with, especially if you run away and never get to tell your side of the story.

Val Walker has returned home after running away four years ago. Being involved in a terrible riding accident, Val wants to get his life back together and make up for what he did so long ago. Not being able to find any ranching work, Val heads up to the local mine, but hears that they had an accident the day before that has cost three men their lives. Giving up on his job hunt for the day, Val heads into town to grab a bite to eat and runs into his ex-girlfriend, Sky. Seeing her old love tears up the waitress and she is forced to call in the big guns, her boyfriend Sheriff Henry to take care of business for her. 

At the Lando mining site, Quaid has been brought in to do some blasting to uncover the largest iridium deposit the company has ever seen. Being the second in command, Quaid lays the charges and blasts a hole in the mine that leads to an open cavern, but what is housed inside is not what anyone expected. With dinosaurs running out and eating his men, Quaid is forced to seal off the mine during his escape, but this not only shuts the mine down, it traps several of his men underground. Mr. Marcus, the head of Lando Mining is disappointed with what has happened and will do anything in his power to get to the iridium, but his plan to blast a new hole from the surface to the cavern proves more costly than expected.

With only a few wild animal attacks being reported to the Sheriff’s office over the past few days, the calls start to erupt that dinosaurs have been released on the town. With everyone thinking he is crazy, Quaid knows exactly what he is up against and is ready to start a battle of epic proportions. As the gunfire starts and the Sheriff is charged with taking control of the situation, Val only has one thing on his mind, to make sure Sky is safe from the attack. As paths cross and the dead continue to pile up, Quaid is able to come up with a plan that will kill or trap most of the dinosaurs before they can do any more damage. But it will take everyone left alive to save the town and they will all need to get over their past issues if they are going to survive.

Just a fun action movie that has some of your favorite creatures included, DINOSAURS!!!  Being set in modern day, you get to see a ton of weapons that the old cowboys would not have had access to, to kill the new threat in town. I really liked seeing Val and his father connect and it kind of put things into perspective for the story, but of course, you have got to find out how much he really cares for Sky. The hatred between the Sheriff and Val was good as well and watching as they try to get over past events was pretty important, but what is best for Sky is what was really mattered most. Don’t go into this movie expecting to find the meaning of life, it is not in there, but you have dinosaurs, big guns and a ton of blood to keep everyone entertained.  Happy Viewing.