I am Number 4-not in ratings unfortunately!!

Michael Bay is no stranger to Sci-fi thrillers having directed the very famous Transformers series...Unfortunately as a producer, his touch is clearly missing. I am number four is the kind of movie that fits into a few genres such as thriller, sci-fi and even a touch of teenage romance.And if you haven't figured it out already, that precisely is the biggest problem with this film.
John Smith( Number 4 ) is one among 8 special being from an alien planet who have escaped from there for the future of their kind and save themselves from the mogadorians. He lives with his so called dad and moves from city to city in order to be safe. The tension heightens when 3 of the people from his planet die in sequence and he is indeed number 4, next on the list. He must not only save himself, but protect the rest and some closed ones too.
The obligatory romantic track is kind of sad, but is a good distraction from the actual story which can get boring sometimes.
Although the story is a bit of a drag, this movie still managed to accumulate a lot of one in the box office and knowing that this is inspired from a book series of 6 books, one can safely assume there is more to come. The biggest disadvantage though is that they have created a sad reputation for the franchise with just one movie...Can the next on be a turning point, or will it be the same as this...only time will tell...
Till then, I would certainly not reccomend this movie to anyone unless you are absolutely in love with sci-fi.
I'm going with 2 out of 5...

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The Green Hornet-A superhero comedy!!

About the same time last year, this movie had hit theaters. It was another 3D movie and with an unlikely cast of Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz and Chinese Singer and Actor, Jay Chou. Also co-written by Seth Rogen this movie has his signature style of a laid back black comedy mixed with some action in the middle. Also of course is entwined the superhero part which doesn't quite fit together but is pretty good in bits and pieces.

The story follows the life of Britt Reid ( Seth ), a spoilt brat who had a bad childhood and all the money in the world.He is introduced as a character who is brash and the said lifestyle a result of the lack of love and attention from his dad ( played by Tom Wilkinson ) which resulted him in getting drunk every night and of course, sleeping with different girls. The twist in our protagonist's life occurs at the loss of his father which leads to an unlikely relationship with his official 'coffee maker'-Kato who is literally an example of being more than what meets the eye. He is funny and slick and probably a key factor in helping this movie stay together.
Reid's disinterest in his Dad's empire leads to a crazy idea of developing an anti hero to save their city. The name of course is The Green Hornet and along with Kato, they paint the town green. Add to it a funny yet ruthless villain and we have a drama all set to take place.
Cameron Diaz's presence is highly questionable in the movie but I must agree that she is a sight for sore eyes. And James Franco's cameo in the beginning is simply brilliant...
Overall it has all the elements that you would want from a blockbuster but they don't always get it right.
While Kato's action scenes are slick, his relationship with Reid is comical and yet has a certain charm to it...But what this fails in is striging it all together effectively.
Also this movie could have easily been at least 20 minutes shorter and it would have been so much better.
Not a bad watch at all I would say, and it's quite watchable.
I'm going with 2.5 out of 5 for the green hornet.

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