I am sure that films are still the same as when I was younger, it's just that I have have officially become "old" in a sense. She typically packs herself away in her room to watch Disney Channel alone. She can have Hannah Montana all to herself. I had to explain to her that I was young once and watched many movies and TV shows just like most of the stuff on Disney channel. So, it is OK to want to just watch a movie when you are ten because you think it looks "cool". There needs to be no deeper meaning.
So, we went to our local movie theater and settled in for the hour of previews before the movie. I actually like how they do it in Germany: a cartoon would play before the movie. I often forget what movie I am there to see after the 5th preview and the 3rd reminder to turn my phone off.
As per this being a Michael Bay movie, director of Transformers and Armageddon, I was told by someone to fully expect explosions throughout the movie. I forgot to bring ear plugs. I was happily surprised by this movie, however. It was very well made and it didn't play down to the audience that it was made for. The plot of the movie centers around John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) who is number four of nine aliens who are being killed off (in order) by an invading race (the Mogadorians) which destroyed their home planet.
John Smith has been given a guardian on Earth, Henri (Timothy Olyphant) I would like to add that from a females perceptive, this was an excellent choice. This is a movie made more for teenagers but this adds more appeal for female adults. As far as the female love interest, Sarah Hart (Dianna Agron), she has been toned down from her Glee character. However, she is just as sexy as a small town girl who loves to stay behind the camera. I have never been one for science fiction movies that stress "romantic love" to make up for lack of plot and you forget that you are watching a movie about aliens and space. I feel this film added just enough to keep the whole audience engaged.
I loved the special effects. As the movie progresses, John Smith begins to develop "superpowers" due to his extraterrestrial nature which could be anything from him being able to generate light from his hands to telekinesis. The action scenes were choreographed excellently and I don't feel like any scene was taken for granted due to it being a movie made for teenagers. There is a huge explosion at the end, Michael Bay style, but I will forgive him for this one because it was worth it and he kept himself pretty much contained for most of the movie. The movie is just one roller coaster ride and it even has a somewhat cute dog in it (spoilers!). The novel is the first of a proposed six-book series and I am actually looking forward to seeing what comes next.
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