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| Name | Bhaskar Shivakumar |
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| Movie: | The Lord of the Rings, Schindler's List, The Departed, My Fair Lady...Look at My favourites list for them all! |
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| Actor: | Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Audrey Hepburn, Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet |
| Director: | Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Peter Jackson, M Night Shyamalan |
| Quote: | "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire." |
| *My FAVOURITE movie of all time is THE LORD OF THE RINGS, as a whole part*I HATE having my photo taken*I LOVE taking photos of others*I spend a lot of time watching movies*I NEED to get to the cinemas a lot more often*I love chocolate and ice-cream*I LOVE chocolate ice-cream*I LOVE movie soundtracks*I love reading Michael Crichton and Eoin Colfer*I LOVE Superman, Batman and Spider-Man*I LOVE musicals, whenever I can see them*I like being scared by movies*I CAN'T STAND analysing movies*But most of all, I believe watching a beautiful, life-changing and inspiring movie with people you care for can be one of the greatest experience's in one's life^^ |
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The Dark Knight
PG-13
It's hard to overlook Heath Ledger's death in the face of this movie. Hype for the film reached a paramount after his death was announced, The Joker's performance and the actor behind it threatening to overblow the picture itself. The cast and crew (apart from an unmissed Katie Holmes, replaced comfortably by Maggie Gyllenhaal) all return for Christopher Nolan's second venture into the crime-ridden Gotham City, and quite stunningly tops their previous BATMAN BEGINS. That movie was quite excellent, portraying a dark grim world and a powerful superhero with his inner demons always haunting him. THE DARK KNIGHT manages to push the sequel into crime-epic territory, and little of the superhero grandeur expected from a comic-book adaptation can be seen. The film is all the better for it. It's absolutely stunning.
Christian Bale returns as Batman, this time as an essentially turmoil-ridden and confused hero. It's a quietly effective performance which, if attempted by an actor with less caliber than Bale, would have deflated the film. The villain, replacing Liam Neeson from BEGINS, is The Joker, in the much-hyped performance by Heath Ledger. Never has a character thrilled and scared me in the manner in which Ledger's Joker has managed to. A truly terrific turn (which certainly deserves a Supporting Actor Oscar) which startles the viewer, not letting go even after the end credits. The supporting cast, as it's predecessor, is solid from top to bottom, Michael Caine standing out as the father-figure and warm 'accomplice.' Aaron Eckhart provides an effective rival as DA Harvey Dent, the 'White Knight' who has fallen in love with Rachel Dawes, in a much more fulfilled role than what was seen in BATMAN BEGINS.
The action sequences are realistic and often brutal, occasionally pushing the boundaries of what can be shown in an unrestricted film. Nolan shoots these scenes in a much less frentic way than with BEGINS, allowing the audience experience the scenes and the characters rather than guessing. The film is shot in a realistic manner, the stand-in for Gotham being Chicago. It's much more a crime-epic than a colourful superhero outing.
Few recent summer movies have left me as thrilled and startled as THE DARK KNIGHT. I have to back to 2003, when The Lord Of The Rings chapter closed, to find a comparable mainstream effort as absolutely stunning and effective as this movie. Epic, spiralling and ultimately unforgettable, THE DARK KNIGHT deserves all the accolades pressed upon it. It's content like this which makes this moviegoer believe again in the magic of cinema today.
Hard Candy
R
A psychological thriller which doesn't let go until the end credits start to roll- but it doesn't end there. HARD CANDY, with it's obviously edgy material, pulls no punches, and leaves a lot open to audience interpretation and judgement- a rare virtue in modern cinema. Ellen Page gives a truly stunning portrayal of a character which will not leave your mind for days. Patrick Wilson is adequate, but is thoroughly overshadowed by Page's performance. Although the second half, while not exactly falling to pieces, starts to falter and match the utter intensity of the first, it is the tantamount experience of watching this intricate cat-and-mouse hunt which will leave you shocked. Definitely not a film for those weak of heart, but for those willing to experience a harrowingly realistic case of pedophilia and it's consequences, there are few films out there which will leave the viewer as discomforted as this-This CANDY will leave a sour taste in your mouth.
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It's a Wonderful Life
Unrated
Life-affirming and inspiring to say the least. A classic in every sense of the word, the tale tells of a man who, due to certain circumstances, wants to commit suicide. His guardian angels then shows him the world without him. Pure poetry in motion. The best Christmas film ever, and the ending is tear-jerkingly beautiful.
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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
PG-13
The Lord of the Rings was considered unfilmable, and for good reason: the sheer scope of the production would surely overwhelm and team considering to commit the much-loved epic to screen. Peter Jackson, his international cast and his Kiwi crew have undoubtedly created a stunning and quite exceptional piece of cinema that will define the 2000s in history. This first chapter defies all preconceptions, and within the first whispers of Galadriel's narration, encapsulates the viewer for the duration of the film. The level of detail involved in bringing the book to the screen is outstanding and remains unsurpassed in any film. The cast is absolutely perfect, with Wood, McKellen and Mortensen appropriately leading the film and the next two chapters to follow. Undeniably great, and deservedly acclaimed by all who fall under the film's spell.
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The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
PG-13
The epic scale of Jackson's masterpiece continues to impress and delight with the second installment in the story, The Two Towers. As the Fellowship is broken, so to the narrative splits into three distinctive storylines. Much revered for its epic battle finale, it would be easy for a filmmaker get caught up in the epic action. However, Peter Jackson once again proves his dedication to his vision, and never loses sight of Frodo and the journey of the Ring. Essentially, this piece of the story is probably the hardest to commit to film, having no beginning and no end, and new viewers will have to hit the ground running in order to make sense of the characters and landscapes. The cinematography by Andrew Lesnie, especially in the land of Rohan, is breathtaking, and aided by Howard Shore's suggestively bleak score, transports the viewer into the realm of Middle-Earth. Once Jackson grabs ahold of you, he never lets go.
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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
PG-13
Grand, mythical and altogether magnificent, somehow Peter Jackson and his team have better themselves with the conclusion to my favourite film(s) of all time. Every aspect of the film making shows the dedication and love poured into bringing the epic to life, which can only result in something this extraordinary. There is nothing to be said here that i have not mentioned in my previous reviews; all that remains is to thank Peter Jackson and his brilliant team for a film that shall remain among my favourites for much time to come.
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Schindler's List
R
Harrowingly depressing, and due to Spielberg's credit, simultaneously uplifting like no other motion pictures bsaed on fact that i have seen. All performances deserve recognition, and the music and cinematography (by Spielberg regulars John Williams and Janusz Kaminski) is brilliant. Utterly outstanding.
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Beauty and the Beast (La Bella y la Bestia)
G
Blissfully heart-warming, this timeless classic reminds us not to judge on appearances alone. The animation is the best I have ever seen. The characters are warm, and the supporting teacups and clocks add humour to an otherwise grim tale. My favourite animated tale. If Disney ever again release a film on the scale of Beaty and the Beast, audiences will be delighted. Amazing.
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Halo (2009)
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Osmosis Jones
by DanielleMurray's character, Frank, is the kind of Homer Simpson-esque boob whose idea of a perfect father-daughter weekend is a trip to the annual Buffalo Wing Festival. His diet consists mainly of beer, chips, and Circus Peanuts, with nary a leafy green in sight. Daughter Shane (Elena Franklin), appalled at her pop's careless consumption, keeps hassling the couch potato to shape up and eat right. But Frank's poor noshing habits and lazy lifestyle leave him vulnerable to illness. Intercut with the tale of Frank's sorry existence is the microscopic view inside him, which reveals a sprawling metropolis of cells, germs, and bacteria functioning under the flailing leadership of Mayor Phlemming (voiced by William Shatner). The "City of Frank" offers Jones' most rewarding comic cleverness, with numerous verbal puns related to human biology and an ample array of visual gags. Screenwriter Marc Hyman makes the most of matching each biological element and function to a real-world urban counterpart. Posters for "Peace in the Middle Ear" and "The Million Membrane March" pepper the background, and everything Frank does, from eating to peeing, involves buttons, gizmos, machinery, and the interaction of countless citizens. Nasty germs hole up in Frank's armpits, liver, and festering toes, while his stomach terminal is as busy as O'Hare Airport on Thanksgiving. Hardly thriving, the City of Frank is in disrepair and marked for destruction by the invading, nasty Red Menace, Thrax (Laurence Fishburne), who slices and burns his way through Frank's tissues with a 48-hour agenda. Only Osmosis and his straight-laced, cold-capsule partner, Drix (David Hyde Pierce), see the threat, and the two set about saving their human host from imminent death despite the Frank Police Department's universal disbelief and disdain. The idea of a man's insides being a city is a wonderfully entertaining one, with opportunities for so many jokes. We're told that the Love Handles district is "the fastest-growing community in Frank," and the mayor (William Shatner) is thrilled to announce they're about to begin construction on a third chin. The Mafia hangs out in the armpits, because that's what most closely resembles a sauna. The Farrelly brothers directed the live portions of this film, while the animated sequences were directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito. Personally, I enjoyed the animated sequences (which often reminded me of Space Jam) more than the live action ones, if only because there seems to be more life pumped into the drawings than the real life characters. While Bill Murray is funny, he isn't used to his full comedic extent. Still, the live-action stuff with Murray is amusing, and the animated sequences are basically entertaining, so it's not a complete waste of time.
Hey, you should really see this! Still, the live-action stuff with Murray is amusing, and the animated sequences are basically entertaining, so it's not a complete waste of time.
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The Gravedancers
by DanielleWhen their pal is killed in a car accident, former college friends Harris (Dominic Purcell), Kira (Josie Maran), and Sid (Marcus Thomas) get together to reminisce and reconnect. After one too many shots and a bottle or three of wine, the trio head out to the cemetery to pay their respects. There, they find an odd sympathy card lying on a gravestone, suggesting that they celebrate their buddy by dancing around the plots. The drunken threesome does just that. A few weeks later, something strange starts happening in each one of their households. Sid is plagued by odd noises and small fires. Kira is attacked and beaten by an unseen force. Even Harris and his wife Allison (Clare Kramer) are visited by a female spirit who wants to destroy their wedded bliss. After Kira is nearly killed, Sid suggests that all three work with his paranormal investigators, Vincent (Tcheky Karyo) and Culpepper (Meghan Perry). The pair has a plan, but time is definitely running out. The ghosts are getting stronger and they plan on killing off these craven Gravedancers before the next full moon. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this narrative is Mendez's desire to create a kind of new or novel horror mythology. In this case, it's the concept of the Gravedancer's Lament, a poem that purports to celebrate death while actually functioning as a fascinating curse. Harris was played by Dominic Purcell, who you might have seen in the series Prison Break. He went above and beyond in this movie, doing his own stunts and even having himself buried alive for one scene. The Gravedancers is an example of filmaking a small budget. Filmed on location in North Carolina, the atmosphere of doom looms over every character. The effects are spectacular, the plot original, and the characters are people you actually care about. The director Mike Mendez has director a future classic.
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Purgatory
by DanielleThe plot mainly involves a gang of outlaws led by Blackjack (Eric Roberts) on the run who end up in a town that is none other than the realm of judgment itself. The town is populuated by the worst outlaws of the old west (Billy the Kid, Jesse James,Doc Holliday, and Wild Bill) who have been given a second chance at salvation- if they can survive an indeterminate period of time without giving in to temptations to sin, they will be saved. The production was very well mounted with smoothly displayed photography that captured the vastness and close details that sprawled along the screen and a sulky, fine-tuned score that created an eerie howl, really does lift it out of the very stuffy mould of TV features.
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Matilda
by DanielleMara Wilson plays Matilda, a sweet-faced and exceedingly intelligent little girl trapped within a family of buffoons. Her mom and dad (DeVito and Rhea Perlman) are not exactly abusive, but they sure are mean! Matilda's also got a big brother, but he's kind of a jerk, too, so the little girl falls madly in love with books. But when Matilda finally gets her fondest wish, enrollment in school, she's just sure her life is about to take a turn for the better. Matilda's new school is a ramshackle labyrinth that's ruled by a hulking brute called Agatha Trunchbull. The good news is that Matilda's teacher is a lovely young sweetheart named Ms. Honey (Embeth Davidtz) plus young Matilda is just beginning to show some rather amazing powers of telekinesis. DeVito's direction and Dahl's novel click together like a shiny, enchanted Lego block fantasy castle, albeit encircled by a murky moat in which float the blacker elements of the story: child abuse, abandonment, uncaring adults, and malignant ignorance. The dark themes, however, are no more threatening than what you might find in a typical fairy tale such as "Rapunzel." Matilda's inherent superiority over her parents is simply and touchingly portrayed, and there is at least one quite magical scene where she levitates a deck of cards and flies them around the room. On the minus side the title role does contain a precocious performance from Mara Wilson, although the uncommonly willowy and thin Embeth Davidtz does come across quite nicely as Miss Honey.
Hey, you should really see this! It's not a terrible movie. It's cute and fun.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D)
by Rachelleawesummo movie GO SEE IT!! crazy suspense! =]
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Lions for Lambs
by DanielleLions for Lambs is the latest in a series of films that have crashed and burned at the box office indicating American filmgoers' lack of appetite for movies dealing with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and while it is ultimately filled with words that don't speak as loudly as some of the film's bursts of action, it's filled with tremendous turns by its stellar cast. Tom Cruise picks up where his character in Magnolia left off as a handsome, polished and arrogant GOP senator who wields his charisma like a weapon in his near film-long interview with journalist Meryl Streep whom he invites to share his new risky strategy for the war in Afghanistan. Meanwhile we?re introduced to a privileged, brainy and apathetic college student called to the office of liberal professor Robert Redford to try and engage the young man whose formerly spirited debates marked him as a scholar to watch. Redford tells the student of the last two young men who'd inspired him who attended the university on a scholarship only to volunteer for military duty in Afghanistan. The flashbacks of Michael Pena and Derek Luke as two forthright and heroic young men mark the high points of the film and tensely effective editing is employed as the talk is intercut with the plight of the two students now soldiers being affected by all of the new strategies and issues discussed in the comfort of air-conditioned rooms in America as they fight in the Middle East. Redford's character had us believing that a slight difference could be made by concerned citizens but still, in the end, the two endearing characters we find ourselves most inspired by are not the academic, politician or writer but two young soldiers who take action because they feel they have been failed by words. "Lambs" isn't beholden to Van Damme theatrics and procedural humdrum. It's a more modestly constructed piece, leading with long, curled ribbons of dialogue, preferring verbal gunfire to the real thing. Cruise is careful not to turn Irving into a total baboon. The actor plays the role with slyness and unraveling patience. Lions for Lambs wasn't based on a true story but it is about the very real situation this country is in. Lions for Lambs is a very good, powerful movie that raises some interesting questions. It makes you think and deserves to be seen.
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Ocean's Twelve
by DanielleThe decidedly non-breezy story picks up promisingly when casino owner Tony Benedict (Garcia) has caught up with the Ocean's gang, demanding the $161 million they stole from his casino. Quickly jumping from one Ocean member to the other, we see that Danny Ocean (Clooney) is living in Connecticut with his wife Tess (Roberts). Rusty (Pitt) owns the Standard Hotel in Hollywood. Linus (Damon) is in Chicago worrying about the typical things he worries about. Frank's (Mac) into getting manicures, and Basher (Cheadle) is producing a record. Each character is doing with their money precisely as we'd imagine, which, so far in the movie, is interesting and amusing. Once in Europe however, things get mucked up when Rusty's old flame shows up, a stunning woman (Zeta-Jones) who just happens to be an Interpol detective. Equally as adept as the crooks, she's hot on their trail and, more than likely, still hot for Rusty. Meanwhile another master thief has entered the picture, a debonair Frenchman, played by the wonderful Vincent Cassel. The filtered images of Rome and Amsterdam are impeccably shot, and almost as beautiful as the cast. As with the original, the jazz-infused score by David Holmes helps to liven the pace a bit, even when nothing is happening. Ocean's Twelve is sometimes fun and sometimes funny, but never remotely as fun or funny as the film that preceded it. Characters that were richly developed in the first film are left to dry out into caricatures and generic crooks in the sequel. Even the scene-stealing Casey Affleck and Scott Caan, as feuding Mormon brothers, can't rescue the film from degrading into a series of sad attempts at "witty banter" filtered through a lazy screenplay. The film's few gem moments are its most self-referential, namely a sequence where Julia Roberts's Tess is hastily recruited to participate in a heist that's gone wrong. Part of the scam is that Tess in the movie is thought to closely resemble the real Julia Roberts. It is a comedy, albeit way too self aware a comedy, but a heist film it is not.
Hey, you should really see this! If you have already seen it I'm sorry I didn't have time to go through and click off everyone who had seen it, but you know what if you have seen it, then maybe you should watched it again, and if you haven't seen, now you can.
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The X-Files - Fight the Future
by DanielleIt starts off with a boy falling into a pit and being attacked by hundreds of small, slug-like creatures that crawl into his eye sockets and over his eyes. More people enter into the pit in an ill-fated attempt to rescue the boy, and they wind up being knocked unconscious (or put into a deep sleep) like the boy. The bodies are all transported to a hospital, and that same hospital later blows up after Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Mulder (David Duchovny) are unable to stop an implanted terrorist bomb from detonating inside a coke maching. But then Mulder is told by a mysterious man outside a bar (Martin Landau) that the bomb was never attempted to be defused. It was all an elaborate cover-up to hide the bodies of the pit victims. Mulder shrugs off the old man at first before he realizes that the man used to be a friend of his father's, and that he has some interesting true stories to tell. As with the series, the acting is first-rate. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson know their roles so well, they probably don't have to work very hard at being in character. Much the same can be said of the stellar supporting cast. If you?re a fan then you have probably no doubt already seen the movie.
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Solaris
by DanielleSnow: "How much sleep ya need, Kelvin?
Chris Kelvin: How much sleep?
Snow: Yeah. Um, how long ya think you can go without sleep?
Chris Kelvin: Depends.
Snow: Well, when you do go to sleep... I find I sleep much better with the door locked."
Chris Kelvin (George Clooney) has come to Solaris for answers. Still broken and disconnected from the death of his wife, Kelvin is going through the motions, investigating the puzzle of what happened to the crew of the Prometheus, what drove one man to suicide and the survivors to the edge of madness. But when Kelvin's dead wife Rheya (Natascha McElhone) awakens beside him, he will discover that the greatest mysteries of all lie within our own memories and desires. In Solaris, Clooney is forced to stretch as he never has before, and without much expository dialogue to cover him. Facial expressions, gestures, even body positions allow Clooney to carry much of the film's emotional weight in fairly subtle fashion. The film's second act is strong, driven by the characters and their jumbled memories of Rheya's earlier, tragic demise on Earth. Jeremy Davies delivers a solid performance as Snow, one of the demented crew members who clearly is troubled and is hiding a secret from the others. What makes this a great movie is that it stayed true from the beginning. There were no monsters, cheap thrill scenes or excessive sub-plot points so typical of the sci-fi genre. The camerawork was well done and the music was consistent with the tone of the film.Hey, you should really see this!
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Rails & Ties
by DanielleDevoted railroad engineer Tom Stark (Kevin Bacon, Mystic River) is at a crossroads. His lovely wife Megan (Marcia Gay Harden, Pollack) has survived two bouts with cancer, though now it's terminal. Because of her fragile health, their marriage has been stale for some time, and it's about to be seriously tested with the arrival of a 9-year-old boy.
Davey Danner's (Miles Heizer, ER) mother has just committed suicide. She was killed when the train that Stark was operating smashed into her car. As a result, the precious boy is placed in a foster home, though he is determined to confront the man responsible for not stopping the train. Meanwhile, Megan has decided to leave Tom for awhile, even though she has minimal time remaining. When Davey shows up, Megan takes a liking to him and says she'll stay if Davey stays. The conflicted Tom has no choice, and little does he realize how much of a profound effect Davey will bring to the home. Eastwood's debut as a director is more than impressive. It's clear she's learned much from her father, and visually tells this story clearly and eloquently. Bacon's searing work - coupled with the simple yet thoroughly effective conclusion. It's actually nice to see Marcia Gay Harden not relegated to the role of The Wife or The Mother, and get to sink her teeth into a full-bodied character. And to the extent that the character stands apart from the ludicrous circumstances into which the film throws her, Gay Harden's performance is effective, her excitement at having someone to love almost registering as an actual human emotion. Miles Heizer, who has a hefty part as Davey is also good. "Rails & Ties" is in some ways the serious-drama.Hey, you should really see this! "Rails & Ties" is in some ways the serious-drama.
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The Girl Next Door
by DanielleBased on the 1965 true story about Sylvia Likens was brutally tortured, raped and eventually murdered in the basement of a family member's Indiana home. This is a real horror movie, This is not your Friday the 13th or Halloween laughable horror movie that leaves you chuckling and wonder how stupid people can be. This is a gut wrenching horror movie that will leave you breathless, with some scenes that are very hard to watch. The story revolves around two girls who have recently been orphaned and are sent to live with their aunt who has three young sons. She is a middle aged woman obsessed with feminine purity who sees the new arrivals as a potentially corrupting influence on the masculine world she presides over. The pacing is also remarkable- by the time Meg has been imprisoned in the basement and 'the game' has begun, we have become unwilling but necessary witnesses of a despicable crime, uncertain as to the precise point at which the line was irrevocably crossed. So many otherwise innocent children have come under Ruth's sway, observing and engaging in acts they would never normally countenance, and it doesn't even seem remarkable, merely plausible.
The acting was great and I was glued to the movie from start to finish.Hey, you should really see this! Based on the 1965 true story about Sylvia Likens was brutally tortured, raped and eventually murdered in the basement of a family member's Indiana home.
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