Showing posts with label Film Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film Review. Show all posts

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time


Director: Mike Newell
Release Date:28 May 2010 (USA)
Genre:Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance






















Set in medieval Persia, the story of an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. Which is why after the prince was tricked by a dying Vizier to unleash the Sands of Time that turns out to destroy a kingdom and transforms its populace into ferocious demons. In his effort to save his own kingdom and redeem his fatal mistake, it's up to the prince and the princess to return the sands to the hourglass by using the Dagger of Time, which also gives him a limited control over the flow of time.
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Iron Man 2

Director : Jon Favreau

Release Date :7 May 2010 (USA)
Genre : Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi




After confessing his identity as Iron Man to the world, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) comes under fire from the United States Government who demand he hand over the powerful weapon that is the Iron Man suit. As the Government attempts to create a duplicate suit with the assistance of Stark's rival, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), Tony's long time friend Jim Rhodes (Don Cheadle) is put center stage in the conflict. Meanwhile, a mysterious and dangerous foe emerges in Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), who creates an alternate and powerful persona known as Whiplash in order to exact revenge on the Stark family once and for all... it isn't long before he unites with Hammer in an effort to destroy Iron Man. With the arrival of his shady new assistant (Scarlett Johansson), and persistent recruitment attempts from S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Stark needs all the help he can get in order to overcome the obstacles.

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Review : Avatar The Last Airbender







Director :
M. Night Shyamalan
Release Date : 2 July 2010
Genre : Adventure | Family | Fantasy | War
Cast : Noah Ringer (Aang), Jackson Rathbone (Sokka), Dev Patel (Zuko), Cliff Curtis (Firelord Ozai), Seychelle Gabriel (Princess Yue)









Water. Earth. Fire. Air. In the old days, there was peace between the four nations of the world. The Avatar -- Master of all four elements -- kept peace between the the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. Only the Avatar has the ability to Bend (manipulate) all four elements, but one day, he Vanished. Then the Fire Nation attacked, forcing a war on the other three nations for one hundred years. Now, for the good of the world, it's up to 12-year-old Aang (Noah Ringer), the new Avatar, and the last of the Air Nomads (Airbenders), to return peace and balance by putting an end to the war and mastering all four elements. Aang must accept his destiny by stopping the Fire Nation's war and defeating the Fire Lord for good.
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Review: Clash of the Titans

Our hero, Sam Worthington, was found by a fisherman who had to pry him out of a waterlogged casket. We've all been there. His adoptive father immediately gives us a strong sense that he's not a fan of the current ruling structure, one where gods rule over men with impunity and disrespect. Zeus created man, and man's prayers and adoration fuel his power. His brother Hades, ruler of the underworld, is powered by man's fear. If you're out there thinking "Well, that's no way to run a universe," you're right, as the movie is about to show us. A disaster befalls Sam's family, including the fisherman poppa, and it's a disaster cooked up directly by the gods. A quest for vengeance is laid out and the film looses Sam Worthington's character, Perseus, upon a bevy of mythical creatures and awesome powers.
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Review : The Bounty Hunter

Jenifer Aniston has piercing blue eyes. Gerard Butler clearly works out. And the soundtrack for The Bounty Hunter? Top-notch. Jerry Reed croons "She Got the Goldmine" near the opening credits; you'll be bouncing in your seat if you're a fan of the Charlie Daniels style of expository twang. But the film itself? Why, it's putrid, just putrid. Total nightmare scenario for the film itself. Kind of a total disaster on that subject, actually.

The premise is clear from the poster, title, and trailer. Butler is a bounty hunter. Aniston is his ex-wife. She skips bail (and she was only charged with a felony because something hilarious happened, she's not a murderess or an embezzler or anything), and Butler has to track her down. But wait! There are larger forces at work. She's got a lead on a huge story -- she's a crackerjack reporter -- and she just needs Butler to *TRUST* her for a few minutes. But how can he? They broke up. Their relationship was filled with a challenging rage! The best part about every romantic comedy relationship ever is how transparent everything is. It's not like the couple isn't perfect for each other. They are, naturally. If only they could both see it! And we've only got two hours to see if they can overcome their clearly contrived detestation of each other!

But back to what I was saying with the "putrid" angle. The strangest part about this "comedy" is how little "comedy" happens. There aren't any big laughs, and there are maybe three times you say "ha" or offer up a mild chuckle. I won't lie, I attempted to black out for a few minutes of the film, to no avail. It was as if the writers figured, "Eh, it's a paycheck. Throw in a punch to the private regions or two and let's wrap this thing up." Perhaps the comedy was meant to be digitally inserted later, in post-production, or when they released The Bounty Hunter in 3-D? The guy next to me fell asleep for good portions of the film. Not a ringing endorsement, though I can see potential marketing opportunities arising:

The Bounty Hunter: Enjoy a warm building, concessions, and a roof over your head!

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