Hot Ticket http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket/ MidWeek http://www.midweek.com/images/elements/midweek_feedburner_logo.gif http://www.midweek.com 144 37 MidWeek.com Hot Ticket: Movies reviews by Hawaii celebrities en Midweek Staff 2012-01-25T10:00:27+00:00 Red Tails http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/red_tails/ Nicole Kato Thomas Obungen Yelp Intern & Advertising/Public Relations Student Overall what did you think? For a period piece it was mediocre ... I didn’t feel like I was there, but the storyline was decent. Without giving away the ending, what was one of your favorite scenes? Definitely the dogfight scenes, and when “Ray Gun” triumphantly returns to the air base after being a POW. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★ MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato Red Tails

Thomas Obungen
Yelp Intern & Advertising/Public Relations Student

Overall what did you think? For a period piece it was mediocre ... I didn’t feel like I was there, but the storyline was decent.

Without giving away the ending, what was one of your favorite scenes? Definitely the dogfight scenes, and when “Ray Gun” triumphantly returns to the air base after being a POW.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★

]]> 2012-01-25T10:00:27+00:00 The Adventures of Tintin http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/the_adventures_of_tintin/ Nicole Kato Mailani Makainai Singer/Songwriter Overall what did you think? I actually really liked it. I laughed a lot, more than I expected to. I wasn’t familiar with who Tintin was, but I did enjoy it. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? I would actually rate it ★★★★ . MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato The Adventures of Tintin

Mailani Makainai
Singer/Songwriter

Overall what did you think?

I actually really liked it. I laughed a lot, more than I expected to. I wasn’t familiar with who Tintin was, but I did enjoy it.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film?

I would actually rate it ★★★★ .

]]> 2012-01-18T10:00:23+00:00 Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/mission_impossible_ghost_protocol/ Nicole Kato Lee Donohue Sr. Former HPD Chief Overall, what did you think? I thought it was a great movie. I really enjoyed it. It had all the action that you wanted and kept you right on the edge of your seat with just the right amount of humor. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★★ MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Lee Donohue Sr.
Former HPD Chief


Overall, what did you think?

I thought it was a great movie. I really enjoyed it. It had all the action that you wanted and kept you right on the edge of your seat with just the right amount of humor.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film?

★★★★

]]> 2012-01-04T10:00:48+00:00 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/sherlock_holmes_a_game_of_shadows/ Nicole Kato Marino Louis Carreira Honolulu CrimeStoppers Overall, what did you think? I thought it was kind of a good mix of comedy, action and suspense. I didn’t see the first one, so I didn’t really know what to expect. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★1/2. It wasn’t the best movie I’ve ever seen. It seemed like every action scene was in super slow motion. MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Marino Louis Carreira
Honolulu CrimeStoppers

Overall, what did you think?

I thought it was kind of a good mix of comedy, action and suspense. I didn’t see the first one, so I didn’t really know what to expect.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film?

★★★1/2. It wasn’t the best movie I’ve ever seen. It seemed like every action scene was in super slow motion.

]]> 2011-12-28T10:00:13+00:00 Melancholia http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/melancholia/ Nicole Kato Justin Cruz Weekday Night Weather Anchor, KHON2 News Overall, what did you think? Not my kind of film, but it opened my eyes to something unique. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★. I do realize that this film has received generally good reviews and even a few awards, but it didn’t impress me much. MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato Melancholia

Justin Cruz
Weekday Night Weather Anchor, KHON2 News

Overall, what did you think? Not my kind of film, but it opened my eyes to something unique.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★. I do realize that this film has received generally good reviews and even a few awards, but it didn’t impress me much.

]]> 2011-12-21T10:00:48+00:00 The Muppets http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/the_muppets/ Nicole Kato Christy Lipps Ah Sing Owner, Puppet Times with Christy Lipps Ah Sing Overall, what did you think? I loved it. But, of course, I’m not the most unbiased person because of the puppets. The film had a lot of good messages for the kids. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★★ MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato The Muppets

Christy Lipps Ah Sing
Owner, Puppet Times with Christy Lipps Ah Sing

Overall, what did you think? I loved it. But, of course, I’m not the most unbiased person because of the puppets. The film had a lot of good messages for the kids.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★★

]]> 2011-12-14T10:00:48+00:00 Immortals http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/immortals/ Nicole Kato Allison Gough Overall, what did you think? I thought it was terrible. It was very one-dimensional. The movie just kind of lurched from one fight scene to another, as if you were watching a video game. MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato ImmortalsAllison Gough

Allison Gough

Overall, what did you think?

I thought it was terrible. It was very one-dimensional. The movie just kind of lurched from one fight scene to another, as if you were watching a video game.

]]> 2011-12-07T10:00:49+00:00 Happy Feet 2 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/happy_feet_2/ Nicole Kato Donna Lynn Nakai Director of Events Services, Hilton Hawaiian Village What did you think of the cinematography? I really liked it because it involved not just the computer graphics with the cartoon itself, but they brought in real humans. They didn’t do humans in a digital fashion, they had real humans, which was a really good combination of the two. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★ MOVIESHot Ticket Nicole Kato Happy Feet 2Donna Lynn Nakai

Donna Lynn Nakai
Director of Events Services, Hilton Hawaiian Village

What did you think of the cinematography? I really liked it because it involved not just the computer graphics with the cartoon itself, but they brought in real humans. They didn’t do humans in a digital fashion, they had real humans, which was a really good combination of the two.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★

]]> 2011-11-30T10:00:47+00:00 The Descendants http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/the_descendants/ Midweek Staff Steve Sue Entrepreneur,  Creator of Lemonade Alley Overall, what did you think? I thought it was a fabulous movie extremely thought-provoking with a very strong moral to the story. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★★ MOVIESHot Ticket Midweek Staff George ClooneyThe Descendants

Steve Sue
Entrepreneur,  Creator of Lemonade Alley

Overall, what did you think? I thought it was a fabulous movie extremely thought-provoking with a very strong moral to the story.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? ★★★★

]]> 2011-11-23T10:00:45+00:00 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (3D) http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/hotticket_article/a_very_harold_kumar_christmas_3d/ Midweek Staff Jan Fried Overall, what did you think? We definitely laughed quite a bit. In fact, we laughed throughout the whole thing. There were certain scenes that were very, very funny, and there were other scenes that didn’t make sense as to why they were in the film. On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? Probably ★★ 1/2 MOVIESHot Ticket Midweek Staff A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (3D)

Jan Fried

Overall, what did you think? We definitely laughed quite a bit. In fact, we laughed throughout the whole thing. There were certain scenes that were very, very funny, and there were other scenes that didn’t make sense as to why they were in the film.

On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate this film? Probably ★★ 1/2

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