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Wanted

Not too bad 'a film...better than i thought to be honest.

Wanted

Not too bad 'a film...better than i thought to be honest.

Transporter 3

Jason Statham...thats all i have to say *DROOLZ*

Seven Pounds

Absolutly loved this film!

I wasn't too sure what the story line was all about, i didn't know if it was a thriller, comedy, chick-flick etc etc *shrugs* and not heard any of my friends mention that they'd seen it...so, thought i'd give it a go and buy it anyways...

I'll be honest, yes, this film did have me in tears. That's because i wasn't expecting it to be such an emotional story line, if i knew, i would have prepared myself before hand! lol.

Really good film!

Highly recommended if you like a love story/tear-jerker type film

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Not his funniest...but still a really great Seth Rogen/Kevin Smith film!

The Unborn

Was alittle disappointed with this film. My friends 'Hyped' it up saying it was really good and really creepy, but, meh! I was expecting more creepy scene's and more things to make me jump out of my skin but nah...it's an ok film. Would recommend it for....renting, not buying. Don't expect much, honestly, i was disappointed.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

First I need to apologize for the long delay of this review. This review would have been up before the release of the film as I got special advanced preview passes, but because of the death of a family friend I was not able to attend. Of course other commitments had come up and my seeing this film had to be put on the back burner. Although almost a year later here it is, and yes Corey Gorewicz and Nikki Blonsky of Hairspray you can message Zac Efron and let him know I will start my latest banter against him. I'll e-mail the review to you both for forwarding.

Let me just say this movie was much better then second installment. Where the second felt rushed and the high school was noticeably absent, the thrid managed to redeem the franchise coming full circle. This movie had the passing of the torch theme but also the tragedy of saying goodbye to your old life. Frankly there was more element of realism and if you took away the singing and dancing this may have been en episode of Degrassi. The film covered growth and love in the real world, as well as change, and following your heart. They also went into the problem of initiations and hazing when Troy and Chad stole the clothes of two minors forcing them to run through the school in a towel. Yeah not exactly in character with the goodboy image we were led to believe, but it is hinted as being tradition and even the good boy had a dark side.

The characters are still the same with a few exception like the aforementione hazing. Troy and Gabriella hit another snag in their relationship. Ryan is coming into his own stepping out of his sister's shadow. Sharpay is still the spoiled-little rich girl who will do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Unfortunetly I felt the rest of the regulars were underminded and not given their moment to shine. We do learn a lot more about Troy and Chad's childhood, and as great as that moment -- actually a song called "The Boys are Back" -- was character development on the rest of the cast could have been used. This is not where the movie loses points in my mind.

Let's talk about the next generation, Jimmy, Donny, and Tiara, whom are foreshadowed to be the next Troy, Chad, and Sharpay. I think they got the bum wrap in the deal. Talk about underused. I felt they could have made this movie 20 minutes longer just so we can explore their characters more. I mean why was Jimmy called "The Rocket"? And why does he idolize Troy to the point of unhealthy obsession? Donny was hardly in it and his and Jimmy's friendship could have been explored more throughly. Tiara's backstory was explained but her sole purpose was to give Sharpay a taste of her own medicine. Also maybe the three of them could have had their own song or dance number, something that shows they are more then potential filler. It will be interesting to see is they appear in the next installment, although rumour suggests we won't see them again.

Now I just want to make mention of actor Matt Prokop who played Jimmy "The Rocket" Zara, and my being being appointed his official expert on Flixster has nothing to do with what I'm about to say. I'll be honest readers keep your eye on this guy. I don't know why but when watching him preform I saw something that tells me he will go places in this industry. You can see it in his eyes and how he carries himself. Frankly, I'm willing to bet good money on him.

Well enough of the praising and review I think we all got the gist that I enjoyed this movie, flawed yes, but a fun ride. Whatever happens next we won't see the end of the franchise. It is goodbye for most of the original cast, and I beg Kenny Ortega to follow the advice Zac Efron said on SNL, "No one sings in college".

Creation

Just want to draw everyone's attention to this UK film starring Jennifer Connely and Paul Bettany playing Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. Basically the film focusses on Darwin's theories on evolution and relationship with his wife. Contains various other Brit actors too.

Looking forward to this..due to reach UK cinemas this month.

Blood Simple

Marty hires a private investigator to spy on his wife, who he suspects of cheating. When Marty hires the investigator to kill his wife and her lover, things get very complex. (IMDB)


Blood Simple is the Coen Bros' first feature film from 1984. It also features Frances McDormand, wife of Joel Coean and frequent collaborator in their films. Blood Simple is quite simply brilliant and of course the beginnings of what would later become two of Hollywood?s great film directors. One of my favourite Coen bros films and perhaps one of my favourite films.

The film also has many man similar characteristics to the Coean Bros 2007 film No Country for Old Men. It's an incredibly dark tale and contains a lot of shots that are in No Country for Old Men. What is also brilliant about this is the use of diegetic sound. That being that it's mainly in the picture that we hear music and aspects of surround sound. We also hear who would later become one of the main characters narrating at the beginning, which is what was in No Country for Old Men. This creates a far more realistic image to the audience and you really feel part of the film.

Worth mentioning some great tracking shots following characters which are just genius and brilliant to watch. Blood Simple is obviously brilliantly directed and such the attention to detail to perfection. The tension in Blood Simple is evident in many scenes and really makes you the viewer on tender hooks itching to know what will come next. I found myself on the edge of my bed just like that. The cinematography, especially in the opening sequence is again perfection. When we are introduced to the two main characters we feel claustrophic in the scene mainly due to the brilliant lighting in this scene.

Blood Simple contains a cleverly written script. One which incorporates humour, with a dark, twisted tale in the form of a film-noir. With all that entrenched in the film, it stars off as a predictable story but with a few twists and turns ( which is what The Coen Bros later did in their films) it becomes more of a complex and more engaging tale which I feel is perfection ( as I've stated before.) I've also got to admit that it will feel like a David Lynch film for the first 40 mins.

Blood Simple is one of cinema's forgotten gems and one which is of course overshadowed by the Coens later and better known titles. If you?ve not got into their body of work yet start with this as it really is a masterful piece of work. Brilliant! Don't expect you?re average crime of passion when you watch this.

Superb

10/10

Masterpiece.

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra

I think I might be a tad to generous with my rating. It might be naustalgia but in retrospect this movie was not great. It was way to cheesy for my taste and of course it was way out there.

The movie was to focused on the origins of certain characters that it completely negates how G.I. Joe was even formed or moreso why they gave it that name. We had a good launching point for Cobra and Destro, but again there's to much going on that certain themes were missed. For instance when we first meet Scarlet, Snake Eyes, Breaker, Heavy Duty and General Hawk they are well established on the team. We have little back story for any of them (save Snake Eyes) and why they are motivated or recruited to the team is a question that remains unanswered. Yeah the Joes only take "the best" but still, how did they come to be the best?

The problem with G.I. Joe is the same as Transformers, there are to many characters and to decide which ones make the cut is difficult. I am glad with the choices they did make, and how they played out the origins of Cobra.

One thing this movie did that would upset many fans, is that they ignored the taboo of the series. Yes, we do see Destro and Cobra Commander without their masks, and they even go so far as to reveal their identities. Also I know Cobra Commander talked with a lisp but since when did he have Darth Vader respatory issues? I did enjoy how he came into being at the end of the movie.

Now I want to talk about the infamous quotes of G.I. Joe. yeah they would be corny but yet they managed to make the worst one of all and turn it into something that fits. I am talking about "knowing is half the battle". Those words fit in perfectly with the flow of the scene; and yet when the infamous battle cry of "Yo Joe!" is uttered, there was no heart our soul. Frankly I was shaking my head in shame.

A sequel is definite. There's so much more to explore as the movie was left open. Let's not forget that Zartan is still out there, and we never know what became of Dr. Mindbender -- remember he is responsible for the creation of Serpentor. Let us hope the next installment can redeem this film.

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra

I think I might be a tad to generous with my rating. It might be naustalgia but in retrospect this movie was not great. It was way to cheesy for my taste and of course it was way out there.

The movie was to focused on the origins of certain characters that it completely negates how G.I. Joe was even formed or moreso why they gave it that name. We had a good launching point for Cobra and Destro, but again there's to much going on that certain themes were missed. For instance when we first meet Scarlet, Snake Eyes, Breaker, Heavy Duty and General Hawk they are well established on the team. We have little back story for any of them (save Snake Eyes) and why they are motivated or recruited to the team is a question that remains unanswered. Yeah the Joes only take "the best" but still, how did they come to be the best?

The problem with G.I. Joe is the same as Transformers, there are to many characters and to decide which ones make the cut is difficult. I am glad with the choices they did make, and how they played out the origins of Cobra.

One thing this movie did that would upset many fans, is that they ignored the taboo of the series. Yes, we do see Destro and Cobra Commander without their masks, and they even go so far as to reveal their identities. Also I know Cobra Commander talked with a lisp but since when did he have Darth Vader respatory issues? I did enjoy how he came into being at the end of the movie.

Now I want to talk about the infamous quotes of G.I. Joe. yeah they would be corny but yet they managed to make the worst one of all and turn it into something that fits. I am talking about "knowing is half the battle". Those words fit in perfectly with the flow of the scene; and yet when the infamous battle cry of "Yo Joe!" is uttered, there was no heart our soul. Frankly I was shaking my head in shame.

A sequel is definite. There's so much more to explore as the movie was left open. Let's not forget that Zartan is still out there, and we never know what became of Dr. Mindbender -- remember he is responsible for the creation of Serpentor. Let us hope the next installment can redeem this film.

Across the Universe

The very few number of my friends who have seen this, loved it and told me that it's a must see. So now that I've finally brought myself to watch it, after having a lot of difficulty finding it, found out that I too thought it was a great movie. There are only one actor I recognize in the whole movie, and that was Salma Hayek as the singing nurse! I've always been obsessed and thought that a movie without an famous person in the main role can't possibly be a good movie. But I've been totally overruled! Great movie, and of course great music, since it's The Beatles! Good acting aswell, I would definitely recommend this!

Cello (Chello hongmijoo ilga salinsagan)

Great film!

As usual really creepy and jumpy, but a good story line...

the basic story line is that of a woman (Hong Mi-ju), who's married with 2 children and the story follows her life. Mi-ju is a professor in music and when she was younger she was a cellist with her best friend (Kim Tae-yeon) and because they were both really good at playing they seemed to end up being competitive with one another. one day Tae-yeon was chosen to be the main cellist in a show, the choice was between Mi-ju and Tae-yeon, so Mi-ju got jealous and they ended up in a car accident on the way home from rehearsal, Tae-yeon ended up dangling from an edge of a cliff and because of her jealously Mi-ju didn't save her and let her fall to her death.

Mi-ju took her eldest daughter, who my i add is autistic, she doesn't speak at all, well, they pass a music store and the daughter stops and stares at a cello. Mi-ju buys her the cello and they take it home. Only to find out later that this cello brings negetive things to the home. The family end up being haunted by Tae-yeon. her 'ghost' terrorises her family. her husband had no idea of what happened with Mi-ju and Tae-yeon in the past. basically towards the end of the story all her family members die, her youngest daughter, her sister-in-law and Mi-ju ends up stabbing her autistic daughter to death only because she was possessed by her dead friends ghost. then she turns on herself and stabs herself. She wakes up in the hospital and everything seems to be ok, her daughters, husband and sister-in-law walk into the hospital to see her...Mi-ju was shocked as she thought everyone was dead, but the doctor said that it could have been because of her being in a coma for so long she imagined these things.

Really good film...a must watch if you like your TAE's or any Asian film's.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The boy wizard is back once again, and finally a movie that's once again worthy to the books. I think the film franchise went downhill at Prisoner of Azkaban and hit rock bottom with Order of the Phoenix, but Half-Blood Prince prooves there is still some magic in that ol' sorting cap.

We all know Dumbledore dies in this film, and yet even when that moment happens it manages to shock and sadden the fiber of our being. This to me says a job well done. Again we know what will become of Snape (motives discovered in the next installment) and yet we cannot help but pity him.

The regular supporting cast of Ron and Hermione take a back seat in this film, as Malfoy and Ginny are more dominant to Harry's development as a character. This offshoot demonstrates the darker future our protagonist must travel. The journey has become more treacherous as Harry must delve deep into his enemy's past to fulfill an ambiguous prophecy.

I am now eagerly anticpiating the final installment, and are now more content that it will be a two parter. With rumours afloat of what the director has in store for our band of wizards, this is one ride I don't want to get to end. Plus rumours that John Williams may return to compose the final installment have me doing back flips down the hallway. Off topic cold someone please call 911 and book a reservation as I cannot do a backflip and will come out of the attempt injured.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

I apologize for not posting this sooner. Being on vacation is my excuse and I'm sticking with it; but I did see it opening day.

Will you please stop killing Optimus Prime!!! It was traumatic when I was a kid watching the cartoon and now you are forcing me to relive the grief. Please refrain from doing any further. As opposed to the cartoon we do not have the "chosen one", Hot Rod, becoming Rodimus Prime. Oh and they were supposed to have Megatron become Galvatron -- like the cartoon -- but apparently people would get confused. Okay unless you did not see the first one and were asleep through the first half of this film how the hell can you get confused?

My fanboy rant is over, this film was AWESOME!!! There was a little less plot and character development and more action but it was still my kind of movie. The film introduces us to The Fallen, a character only hinted at in the cartoon, and how he is the grand-pappy of the Decepticons (look closely and you can see his face resembles the Decepticon insignia). Clearly his introduction creates more questions that the upcoming films would have to answer, but I can wait. That's part of the whole mystique.

The interaction of robots with their human counterparts have grown trememdously. The Autobots are now teamed with the military to form an organization called NEST in which they hunt down and destroy Decepticons. Sam's parents become aware their son's car is "more then meets the eye" in the first few minutes of the movie. Sam also moves to college and is roommates with a consipracy theorist while his relationship with Mikaela is put to the test.

The film also introduces some much beloves characters into the franchise among them are Arcee; the Constructicons and their merged form, Devastator; an Insecticon; Wheelie; SkyJet; and the fan demanded, Soundwave. Also note that much like Prime the original voice actor returned to do Soundwave for this film (minus the robotic accent which makes hims sound like Dr. Claw).

Yes this movie is everything a fan of the franchise desires. Since the line is so popular and some plot threads remain undevelopped -- i.e. will the Autobots be booted off of Earth? What will Megatron and Starscream do next? -- one wonders how the next movie will top this one. Will we have Rodimus Prime or Grimlock appear and challenge Optimus for leadership? Will Megatron finally become Galvatron? Will the ever popular and highly demanded Dinobots ever make an appearance? Ultra Magnus? The Aerialbots? Also since we delved deep in to Transformers history where are the Quintessons, Unicron, Primus and Alpha Trion? Well guess we will have to wait a few more years for those answers.

Thriller

The greatest music video ever . Little recomendation from me in memory of Michael Jackson R.I.P

I'm not exactly a fan just an admirier of his music, mainly from the 1980's. Thriller is one I love.

1958-2009

Evening

What an absolutely beautiful story! A mother on her death bed retracking her life - a life that neither of her grown up daughters have ever known about.