This Week From Redbox: Big Hero 6

The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

-IMDb

This weekend I took the advice of one of our writers Lorne as well as millions of other viewers that said Big Hero 6 was a must see movie. I must say they weren't wrong and this was a really good movie that I regret not seeing it in theaters.  

Hiro develops a special bond with Baymax, a personal healthcare consultant his brother invented, after his brother passes away tragically. Hiro, Baymax and a group of friends look to get to the bottom of the mystery, who stole Hiro's invention. With different misdirections throughout the movie to make you ponder then know for certain who the bad guy is makes for a very entertaining movie. 

I wish I was smart enough to turn both myself and my friends into superheroes​... Oh well.

Back to the movie, Disney​ did an awesome job with creating a character that everyone loves both young and old. I found myself attached to Baymax, this was very evident by the end of the movie. There is a good moral dilemma tracing back to the death or Hiro's brother. Then of course a bit or a tear jerking moment followed by a happy ending. This recipe always makes for a great movie!

Highly recommend watching this movie and for a household of youngsters its pretty much a given that you need to watch this, if you haven't already. ​

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Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd

Redbox Rental of the Week: Dracula Untold

At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad and his family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom, but when a Turk warlord demands from Vlad a thousand boys and his son to create an army Vlad seeks a terrible power that will allow him to protect his kingdom and family from the Turks at a terrible cost. -IMDb

Luke Evans plays the role of Vlad the Impaler in this story of Dracula and doesn't mess around getting us right to the vampire action. Following Vlad and a group of men scout a cave containing the vampire and he easily takes out the group, except for Vlad of course.

A couple of scenes later you see Vlad hosting a party where a group of Turks interupt and demand Vlad to hand over 1000 boys to replenish their army, including Vlads son. Vlad goes to meet with Mehmed the leader of the Turks to plea with them to take him instead of the kids and his son. Since an accordance could not be struck you find Vlad approached by a group of Turks looking to take his son. This was the first of several scenes where Vlad goes HAM on some Turks and this was pre-dracula his attacking ability only enhances. 

The only way to save his family is to become that which men fear, a monster. Vlad confronts the vampire from the cave and consumes his blood. This gives Vlad 3 days to be what men fear and will turn back to his normal self, unless he is unable to fight the urge to feed. If this happens his felt is sealed as a vampire for eternity. 

Watching Vlad with his powers attacking thousands of Turks at a time makes this movie a must see. I give it a 4 out of 5 and highly recommend it! 

Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd

Weekly Redbox Rental: The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill

In March 1963, a black mass was held at a ruined church in Clophill, Bedfordshire by a coven of dark witches. Tombs were looted, animals sacrificed and human bones arranged during a macabre ceremony. Further defilements continued at Clophill in the following years, with cattle in nearby fields found mutilated, evidence of necromancy discovered and perpetual sightings of paranormal activity witnessed at the isolated ruin. 50 years on from the original incident, the Clophill legend remains etched on the psyches of the local populace. In 2010, a documentary team was assembled to investigate the legend of the Clophill witches and to try and uncover the truth behind the paranormal events. What followed during that long weekend at Clophill was a terrifying journey into the unknown.

-IMDB

Got a couple bucks on your credit/debit card? Or better yet, do you have a free code for a movie rental from Redbox? Then when scanning through the selections at your local Redbox make sure you keep on scanning by this title.  

I'm not sure ill be able to do a review here as I think we both fell asleep... but from what I saw it was a documentary of this group investigating an in a location called Clophill. The interesting bits of the movie take place with about 20 minutes left in the movie so if you do feel like wasting some money and renting this just fast forward for a few slight scares. 

BOO! <--- if this scared you then the couple of scarey parts at the end may be scarey for you. 

I give this a big 1 out of 5 just don't do it... 

Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd

Annabelle: Review

John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now... Annabelle.. -IMDB

Well my wife has been putting off watching a scary movie for quite some time but she finally caved and we watched Annabelle. If you know anything about us we enjoy the occassional haunted house TV show such as A Haunting and Ghost Adventures. We have even went on a couple ghost hunting tours 1 at the famous Lemp Mansion in St. Louis Missouri and then the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City Missouri. Enough background about us and our adventures let's talk some Annabelle. 

Building off of the background that was set up during the movie the Conjuring this movie goes into the background story of Annabelle. This movie is based off of true events that had been documented by Ed & Lorraine Warren.

Annabelle, a doll that inherited its name from the girl who committed suicide and had her blood drop into the eye of the doll wreaks havoc on a young couple and their daughter. You follow the young couple as they struggle with a new career as a doctor and a stay at home mother defending their daughter from the demon possessing the doll. There are numerous moments throughout this movie that pop up the goosebumps so be prepared. Definitely check out this movie if you are into horror films or looking for a good little movie to make your sweet heart snuggle in closer to you at night. Over all I give it 3.5 Turtle Shells out of 5!

Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd

This Week From Redbox: X-Men: Days of Future Past

This past weekend I finally watched a movie that I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen yet. 

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Here is what I asked myself right after watching it. "What were you doing this whole time?" Not really sure how to answer that other than saying I don't know. I remember that this was on my list to see in theaters and I guess life happened. Since pushing to have as much content as possible for our website starting the beginning of this year I have made it a goal to start catching up. Not just for content on the site but for me as well! 

This movie has no lack of entertainment for me. The intertwining of both future and past throughout the movie was executed brilliantly. 

There are many great scenes throughout the movie starting with the opening battle scene. However my favorite scene involved Evan Peters when he was helping Erik (young Magneto) escape his prison confinement. Quicksilver (Evan Peters) has a hilarious run through the kitchen, in and out of guards causing them to miss their targets and rendering the guards unconscious. 

Again this was a great movie. Traveling through time to stop Raven from killing Dr. Trask played by Peter Dinklage, only releases a more determined Magneto. Not only are there physical fights but inner struggles as well. This makes for one movie that should have been seen in theaters but since it wasn't for myself an absolute must see for Marvel, X-Men and Comic fans in general. I give it 4 out of 5 Turtle Shells. 

Posted by: Joe @thee.social.nerd