It's that time of year where everyone gives their own opinions of what were the best and worst parts of the year......so I thought I'd give it a go! The following are (in my opinion) the 10 best and worst films made in 2010! Enjoy!
Best:
10. Paranormal Activity 2 - Set during the events of the first, the story revolves around the haunting of the sister of the girl from the first. So why did this make my list? Personally, I actually enjoyed this movie. Very few movies have me on the edge of my seat and making me jump every 5 minutes. This did. Winner in my books!
9. Cemetry Junction - Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant are back, now working together for the first time on a movie. Based on true stories from the lads' childhoods, this comedy-drama tells the tale of 3 English friends growing up in middle-class lives and how their different personalities got them into all sorts of trouble. Overall a brilliant movie, despite some poor, lacking scenes. All of this forgotten about with the cameo of Karl Pilkington himself.
8. Kick Ass - Does exactly as in it's name. Quite possibily the best comic-book movie ever (minus one of course!) It's the simple story of boy orders suit, boy wears suit, boy gets stabbed and loses all feelings of pain, boy becomes super-hero. With the help of a psycho father/daughter duo, they take on the biggest baddest villain in town. Sequel already in the works - Should be good! :P
7. Due Date - Director Todd Phillips returns with yet another hilarious comedy, this time about a man (Downey Jr) who needs to get home in time for his son's birth, only to be banned from air travel with no money. Solution - travel with mind-numbingly annoying wanna-be actor Zach Galifianakis. Although not as good as The Hangover, it still managed to make me hurt with laughter and drop my jaw in shock and disbelief.
6. Splice - I shouldn't like it but I do. Two scientists working on making a new organism to help cure diseases such as cancer, mix in human DNA and create a creature which as it ages (quickly) becomes more and more human. As if this storyline wasn't weird enough as is, plenty of scenes are thrown in to add to the awkwardness. You definitely shouldn't like it......but you do!
5. Toy Story 3 - Woody, Buzz and the gang return for a whole new adventure in this genius Pixar movie, that will have you buying your own Woody doll......Yeah, I did! A must watch for the entire family! This isn't necessarily the end of the Toy Story saga, as we will be seeing more in some up-coming Pixar Shorts (The first being at the start of Cars 2).
4. Jackass 3D - Best use of 3D technology to date. A hilarious, squirmish hour and a half of Knoxville and his team doing what they do best - acting the fool!! Brilliant!
3. Inception - Full review below! What needs to be said? Most original, thought-provoking movie I've watched in a long time.
2. Despicable Me - This movie came as a giant surprise for me. I went to see it as a last resort and it was amazing. Funny (for both adult and child - me), smart and stunning animation. Overall, this movie was a winner. An evil not-so-genius tries to take first place as most evil villain from his nemesis and adopts three girls to do so, with hilarious results.
And the winner is...........
1. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (shocker!) - Best. Movie. Ever. Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of The Dead, Hot Fuzz), returns to give us this nerd-fest comic-book transformation about a young man, Scott (Cera) who must battle his new girlfriends seven evil exes in order to earn her heart. 9.99/10 for this one. My only drawback was choice of song for the final duel. I'm being too picky I know, but The Prodigy's Invaders Must Die, should have been the chosen song for such a battle. However, other then this, the whole movie lived up to my high expectations and was perfection.
Honorable mentions -
Youth In Revolt (Cera plays yet another awkward teen - only this time he's bipolar and a bit of a badass). Well worth a watch.
The Social Network - The story of how Facebook was created. Fascinating story, and superb acting, as well as an amazing soundtrack. However, the whole thing wasn't 2 hours worth of film time and felt dragged towards the end.
The following are the ten worst films of 2010.....in no particular order, I wasted time and money watching these. You have been warned:
Monsters - I don't know who is giving this 5 stars.....Spoiler alert - not happens in the whole thing!!! The last 5 minutes are the most eventful and even they're rubbish. For me, this was the biggest disappointment of the year and would advise everyone to steer clear.
Skyline - Another let-down. Only this time it's a B-Movie with a budget. Absolutely terrible. Aliens invade LA and a group of people fight for survival. It tried too hard and had too much happening in some scenes.
Grown Ups - Looks like I'm not the only one who found this annoying. Every worst of 2010 list seems to include this. I hate Adam Sandler as is, but due to the cast I figured I'd give it a go......how wrong was I?! The whole film feels like a list of jokes strung loosely around a crappy storyline. Once again Sandler has produced tripe and I officially wash my hands of his movies!
Sex and The City 2 - Loved the tv show and the first movie? Well shame on you, it's because of you this was made and people like me had to sit through this, counting down the seconds until we could escape the theatre....number 3 doesn't seem likely (thank God!)
Death At A Funeral - American remake of the British comedy which was hilarious to begin with. Why is this on the list? Because the American version has slaughtered the original. The story is the same, as are most of the base characters, and the jokes are just dumbed down. It was so bad I turned it off......and I never turn a movie off!
I Love You Phillip Morris - I did not like this one at all. It did have some funny parts but this was outweighed by the rest of the film. Very disappointed with Carey for this one......I thought he was better then this.
Valentines Day - Yeah.......chic flic......nuff said
Killers - Ashton Kutcher and Kathrine Heigal star in this hilarious, action-packed film, they are Mr and Mrs Smith....Oh no wait.....this is shite! Woeful movie with an all too predictable ending.
Hot Tub Time Machine - "Super Bad meets Back To The Future"....What could go wrong?? Answer - everything!! Such potential wasted. The story is about a group of guys who travel back to the 80s accidentally thanks to a hot tub.....they could have went anywhere with this but unfortunately messed up big time.
Shrek Forever After - (For now). The Shrek films have grown old. The original was an amazing, groundbreaking family comedy that has spawned 3 sequels. However, it sunk all new lows with this one. It seems that as long as there is money to be made in the franchise, they'll pop out any old movie, this one being no exception. They say this one's the last......we'll see how long that promise lasts!
As said by Einstein himself - For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, and it seems this is the case even for movies. For every good and entertaining movie, there seems to be about 4 shite ones! It seems this year I've wasted just as much time and money watching and enjoying my movies, as I did sitting through the drivel! This is of course all my own opinion, and you're free to torture yourselves with these "movies"!!! Enjoy!!
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and that you all have a brilliant New Year!!!
Paul
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
2011 Movies For The Calender
NERDS ASSEMBLE!!! Aliens, comics, apes and robots, 2011 is gonna be a goooood year! The guys over at totalfim.com have made a list of 49 movies to look out for during 2011, and here's some of my favourite picks from the bunch:
January:
127 Hours: James Franco stars as the thrill seeker who gets pinned under a rock.....and has to cut his arm off, in this gruesome true story from director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire.....yeah, I know....quite the change).
The Green Hornet: Seth Rogen takes on Super-Hero image as the 1930s radio and film series crime fighter, The Green Hornet. With an unlimited supply of money and kickass gadgets, this looks to be Batman with a bit of comedy and a side-kick.
February:
Paul: (I promise I'll try to stop going on and on about this film). February 18th....keep it free! Nick Frost and Simon Pegg return as a pair to the big screen once again!!! In an aptly named movie title, the two play British comic-nerds on a road trip across America.... and bump into an unexpected visitor who goes by the name of Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen). Cannot. Wait.
March:
World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles: Aliens invade and Los Angeles is the battle ground.....pretty much in the title. To be honest I'm not getting my hopes up for this one. The Strause Brothers pulled a Mark Zuckerberg (Social Network joke....no?) and decided to drop this to make Skyline (Shiteline, Tripeline, WHY-line?! All work just as good). So if even THEY pulled out, I can't imagine it being amazing.
April:
The Thing: Not a remake but a prequel! This one shows the events right up to where Carpenter's 1982 classic starts.....could be interesting?? Doubt it, but I'll still watch it!
Thor: Another Marvel comic being turned into a movie? You'd swear they were building up to something huge in 2012 where all the Marvel super-heroes come together in one movie.....more on that later ;). Til then....we have Thor! An extra-terrestial banished to Earth, and protects it from his own species invasion.Nuff said!
Scream 4: Or Scre4m as it was initially marketed....a re-union of the old cast but with a new generation of victims. Wes Craven returns on the other side of the camera. Worth a watch anyways!
May:
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Hmmm....I thought they had finished with these? Oh there's still money to be made from it, silly me! This time round it's just Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow, no Will Turner or Elizabeth Turner....feels more like a spin-off then an actual sequel!
June:
X-Men: First Class: Another prequel! X-Men, the early years with James McAvoy playing good old Xavier.
Green Latern: Another comic adaption? DC's turn this time. Ryan Reynolds plays the first human recruit to a bunch of supervillian fighting aliens known as The Green Laterns. Shweeeet!
Rise Of The Apes: As a Planet Of The Apes fan (the Tim Burton remake never happened, leave me in my bubble), I'm actually pretty excited by this one! Being hailed as a prequel, but has elements of the later Apes movies, it seems a short of mashup of remake and prequel! Downside has to be the loss of the monkey prostectics that make the Ape movies so brilliant...however, hiring Andy Serkis (Gollum from LOTR) for mo-cap, may be a good move! James Franco stars...seems a busy year for him!
Tranformers: Dark Of The Moon: Threequel blockbuster, has no relation to Pink Flyod! It'll get the crowds in as it has before. Transforming-robots fighting, what else would you want? Megan Fox won't be in this one (which I think is a plus, still don't see the appeal in her). A new love interest for Shia LaBeouf's Sam so!
Super 8: As if June wasn't set as amazing as it is, Super 8 is also going to hit screens. J.J. Abrams and Spielberg?! Nothing of a plot has even surfaced........we have a trailer.....it mentions area 51, has a train crash and something banging the train door open! There is no way in hell this can be a let-down!
July:
Harry Potter: The very very last one.....yada yada yada
Cars 2: Yeah, Pixar sequel.....can think of other, more deserving Pixar sequels, but word is, Monsters Inc. 2 is on it's way! So this'll do til then! McQueen and Mater are back! The pre-feature short that accompanys every Pixar movie is rumoured to be a Toy Story spin-off!!! OOOOOO!!!
Captain America: The First Avenger: We get our introduction to The Avengers (Marvels league of Superheroes - mentioned in Thor above!). This movie focuses on the creation of Nazi-asskicker Captain America, played by Chris Evans (Fantasic Four - but I think we're just meant to ignore that).
August:
Cowboys and Aliens: Yeah, you heard it exactly right. It's another comic-book adaption. John Favreau (Vince Vaughan's best friend and also directs Iron Man) directs this Sci-Fi Western about Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford fending off against an alien invasion in the old west!
September:
Real Steel: Robots boxing with Hugh Jackman as a trainer? Yeah ok.
October:
Contagion: In an Outbreak style plot, scientists must try contain a spreading disease and find a cure. Matt Damon, Kate Winselt, Jude Law and Gweneth Paltrow will be starring.
The Adventures Of Tin Tin: Secret Of The Unicorn: Don't laugh! Spielberg and Jackson working on a movie with Nick Frost, Simon Pegg (the dastardly duo) and Andy Serkis (Rise of the Apes?!)? Well surely it must be a hard-hitting fantasy sci-fi! No? Tin Tin? Unicorn? Don't call you Shirley?? I laughed when I first heard this....but it's real....and in 3D! KEWL!
November:
Nothing much on the cards here but I'll update when I hear!
December:
Mission: Impossible 4: The Incredibles Brad Bird is directing Tom Cruise as Ethan in a role not dissimalar from all the other ones....
Obviouslhere is going to be a lot more movies on their way in 2011, but these are the highlights for me so far! Until next time!
January:
127 Hours: James Franco stars as the thrill seeker who gets pinned under a rock.....and has to cut his arm off, in this gruesome true story from director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire.....yeah, I know....quite the change).
The Green Hornet: Seth Rogen takes on Super-Hero image as the 1930s radio and film series crime fighter, The Green Hornet. With an unlimited supply of money and kickass gadgets, this looks to be Batman with a bit of comedy and a side-kick.
February:
Paul: (I promise I'll try to stop going on and on about this film). February 18th....keep it free! Nick Frost and Simon Pegg return as a pair to the big screen once again!!! In an aptly named movie title, the two play British comic-nerds on a road trip across America.... and bump into an unexpected visitor who goes by the name of Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen). Cannot. Wait.
March:
World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles: Aliens invade and Los Angeles is the battle ground.....pretty much in the title. To be honest I'm not getting my hopes up for this one. The Strause Brothers pulled a Mark Zuckerberg (Social Network joke....no?) and decided to drop this to make Skyline (Shiteline, Tripeline, WHY-line?! All work just as good). So if even THEY pulled out, I can't imagine it being amazing.
April:
The Thing: Not a remake but a prequel! This one shows the events right up to where Carpenter's 1982 classic starts.....could be interesting?? Doubt it, but I'll still watch it!
Thor: Another Marvel comic being turned into a movie? You'd swear they were building up to something huge in 2012 where all the Marvel super-heroes come together in one movie.....more on that later ;). Til then....we have Thor! An extra-terrestial banished to Earth, and protects it from his own species invasion.Nuff said!
Scream 4: Or Scre4m as it was initially marketed....a re-union of the old cast but with a new generation of victims. Wes Craven returns on the other side of the camera. Worth a watch anyways!
May:
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: Hmmm....I thought they had finished with these? Oh there's still money to be made from it, silly me! This time round it's just Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow, no Will Turner or Elizabeth Turner....feels more like a spin-off then an actual sequel!
June:
X-Men: First Class: Another prequel! X-Men, the early years with James McAvoy playing good old Xavier.
Green Latern: Another comic adaption? DC's turn this time. Ryan Reynolds plays the first human recruit to a bunch of supervillian fighting aliens known as The Green Laterns. Shweeeet!
Rise Of The Apes: As a Planet Of The Apes fan (the Tim Burton remake never happened, leave me in my bubble), I'm actually pretty excited by this one! Being hailed as a prequel, but has elements of the later Apes movies, it seems a short of mashup of remake and prequel! Downside has to be the loss of the monkey prostectics that make the Ape movies so brilliant...however, hiring Andy Serkis (Gollum from LOTR) for mo-cap, may be a good move! James Franco stars...seems a busy year for him!
Tranformers: Dark Of The Moon: Threequel blockbuster, has no relation to Pink Flyod! It'll get the crowds in as it has before. Transforming-robots fighting, what else would you want? Megan Fox won't be in this one (which I think is a plus, still don't see the appeal in her). A new love interest for Shia LaBeouf's Sam so!
Super 8: As if June wasn't set as amazing as it is, Super 8 is also going to hit screens. J.J. Abrams and Spielberg?! Nothing of a plot has even surfaced........we have a trailer.....it mentions area 51, has a train crash and something banging the train door open! There is no way in hell this can be a let-down!
July:
Harry Potter: The very very last one.....yada yada yada
Cars 2: Yeah, Pixar sequel.....can think of other, more deserving Pixar sequels, but word is, Monsters Inc. 2 is on it's way! So this'll do til then! McQueen and Mater are back! The pre-feature short that accompanys every Pixar movie is rumoured to be a Toy Story spin-off!!! OOOOOO!!!
Captain America: The First Avenger: We get our introduction to The Avengers (Marvels league of Superheroes - mentioned in Thor above!). This movie focuses on the creation of Nazi-asskicker Captain America, played by Chris Evans (Fantasic Four - but I think we're just meant to ignore that).
August:
Cowboys and Aliens: Yeah, you heard it exactly right. It's another comic-book adaption. John Favreau (Vince Vaughan's best friend and also directs Iron Man) directs this Sci-Fi Western about Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford fending off against an alien invasion in the old west!
September:
Real Steel: Robots boxing with Hugh Jackman as a trainer? Yeah ok.
October:
Contagion: In an Outbreak style plot, scientists must try contain a spreading disease and find a cure. Matt Damon, Kate Winselt, Jude Law and Gweneth Paltrow will be starring.
The Adventures Of Tin Tin: Secret Of The Unicorn: Don't laugh! Spielberg and Jackson working on a movie with Nick Frost, Simon Pegg (the dastardly duo) and Andy Serkis (Rise of the Apes?!)? Well surely it must be a hard-hitting fantasy sci-fi! No? Tin Tin? Unicorn? Don't call you Shirley?? I laughed when I first heard this....but it's real....and in 3D! KEWL!
November:
Nothing much on the cards here but I'll update when I hear!
December:
Mission: Impossible 4: The Incredibles Brad Bird is directing Tom Cruise as Ethan in a role not dissimalar from all the other ones....
Obviouslhere is going to be a lot more movies on their way in 2011, but these are the highlights for me so far! Until next time!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Apologies For Not Blogging.
Didn't sleep a wink last night and needed something to take my mind off things....so I scoured the net for film news.....and I found a LOT.
News:
1. The Hangover 2 is in full production...and it's going to be set in Thailand! (Ladyboys anyone?!) At first I was a bit sceptical about this one but it seems Todd Phillips will make this an even funnier one then the first. With cameos from actors like Mel Gibson, Robert Downing Jr., Liam Neeson, Paul Giamatti AND, wait for it, former U.S. president Bill Clinton! I honestly don't see this failing!
2. Paul finally got it's first trailer. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are on top form once again it seems with this nerd-fest of a comedy. Two comicbook nerds driving across America with an alien they met outside Area 51....seriously, it's like they're making it for me! I'm sure the whole name thing was just a coincidence. It's set to hit cinemas February and I for one cannot wait. Anyone fancy anything from the shops? Cornetto perhaps? Check out the trailer below:
3. Batman 3 has a title: The Dark Knight Rises. I can't help but feel the title is an effort to remind people of how much they liked The Dark Knight....so they should see this. Luckily there'll be no "3D" at the end of this title, as it seems nearly every threequel nowadays has to take advantage of it's third installment with this (Jackass 3D to name but one, in it's defense it worked though....). In other DKR news, Tom Hardy has been cast. So who will he play? Back story time...as you may or may not know, Batman Begins was influenced by Frank Millar's graphic novel Batman: Year One. To a certain extent so was The Dark Knight....so if I had to guess, I'd say Doug Moench's unofficial follow-up Prey will be the influence for the final installment. It's just got Nolan written all over it! Back to Hardy. Prey doesn't feature your convectional Batman villians...so this may pose a problem for Batfans. However, a cop who hates costumed vigilantes being hypnotised into becoming one himself by a Batman-obsessed doctor? I see nothing going wrong here. There is also set to be a new love interest (will Bat finally get the girl?) and a female villian! Perhaps, Nolan will go for a more mainstream Bat villain for this role. With so many rumoured actresses going for each role, it's anyones guess who'll get what!! In Nolan we trust!
4. Like The Muppets? No? Tough! Yes? Well the Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made is on it's way, and the cast is already shaping up. Get ready for it *takes a breath* Jason Segel (HIMYM, Forgetting Sarah Marshell), Amy Adams (Catch Me If You Can), Hangover boys Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms, Paul Rudd (I Love You Man), Danny Trejo (Machete), Eric Stonestreet (Modren Family), John Krasinski (Jim from The Office), Jane Lynch (Coach Beast from Glee), Jack Black (Tenacious D), Donald Glover (Mystery Team) and....Lady GaGa (Female singer with penis). Gonna be epic.
5. Spider Man gets the Reboot! Sony are no longer looking at Spidey 4, but rather back to origins! Andrew Garfield is going to be the new webslinger. He was good in The Social Network and I'm sure he'll be fine in this, however I'm still unconvinced by the whole idea. Uncle Ben and Aunt May have also been cast, in the form of Martin Sheen (studied here) and Sally Field (Forrest Gump). The villian will be The Lizard and he'll be played by Rhys Ifans (Little Nicky). As for the love interest? Bye bye Mary Jane, hello Gwen Stacy! It seems MJ won't be making an appearance (in this one) because director Marc Webb wants to change the story already set in the original that's not even 10 years old! Emma Stone (Super Bad) has signed on to play the object of affection. I just don't see a re-make working, the last Spiderman film was 3 years ago and the whole franchise built up is just too fresh in peoples minds!
Reviews:
As I've seen nearly every film in the cinema in the past week, I won't review them all but here's a short one sentenece review for some:
The Social Network - Awesome story...but about half an hour too long, it dragged a bit.
Paranormal Activity 2 - Scary, good tie-in with 1 and full of jumps but you'll sleep more then you did after the first one.
Jackass 3D - Hilariously revolting with the best use of 3D ever (like a Sony ad but gross), not for the squeamish.
Due Date - New Todd Phillips comedy, funny but not as funny as expected.
Don't shoot me because of my opinions!
That's all for now! Back to reality...
News:
1. The Hangover 2 is in full production...and it's going to be set in Thailand! (Ladyboys anyone?!) At first I was a bit sceptical about this one but it seems Todd Phillips will make this an even funnier one then the first. With cameos from actors like Mel Gibson, Robert Downing Jr., Liam Neeson, Paul Giamatti AND, wait for it, former U.S. president Bill Clinton! I honestly don't see this failing!
2. Paul finally got it's first trailer. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are on top form once again it seems with this nerd-fest of a comedy. Two comicbook nerds driving across America with an alien they met outside Area 51....seriously, it's like they're making it for me! I'm sure the whole name thing was just a coincidence. It's set to hit cinemas February and I for one cannot wait. Anyone fancy anything from the shops? Cornetto perhaps? Check out the trailer below:
3. Batman 3 has a title: The Dark Knight Rises. I can't help but feel the title is an effort to remind people of how much they liked The Dark Knight....so they should see this. Luckily there'll be no "3D" at the end of this title, as it seems nearly every threequel nowadays has to take advantage of it's third installment with this (Jackass 3D to name but one, in it's defense it worked though....). In other DKR news, Tom Hardy has been cast. So who will he play? Back story time...as you may or may not know, Batman Begins was influenced by Frank Millar's graphic novel Batman: Year One. To a certain extent so was The Dark Knight....so if I had to guess, I'd say Doug Moench's unofficial follow-up Prey will be the influence for the final installment. It's just got Nolan written all over it! Back to Hardy. Prey doesn't feature your convectional Batman villians...so this may pose a problem for Batfans. However, a cop who hates costumed vigilantes being hypnotised into becoming one himself by a Batman-obsessed doctor? I see nothing going wrong here. There is also set to be a new love interest (will Bat finally get the girl?) and a female villian! Perhaps, Nolan will go for a more mainstream Bat villain for this role. With so many rumoured actresses going for each role, it's anyones guess who'll get what!! In Nolan we trust!
4. Like The Muppets? No? Tough! Yes? Well the Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made is on it's way, and the cast is already shaping up. Get ready for it *takes a breath* Jason Segel (HIMYM, Forgetting Sarah Marshell), Amy Adams (Catch Me If You Can), Hangover boys Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms, Paul Rudd (I Love You Man), Danny Trejo (Machete), Eric Stonestreet (Modren Family), John Krasinski (Jim from The Office), Jane Lynch (Coach Beast from Glee), Jack Black (Tenacious D), Donald Glover (Mystery Team) and....Lady GaGa (Female singer with penis). Gonna be epic.
5. Spider Man gets the Reboot! Sony are no longer looking at Spidey 4, but rather back to origins! Andrew Garfield is going to be the new webslinger. He was good in The Social Network and I'm sure he'll be fine in this, however I'm still unconvinced by the whole idea. Uncle Ben and Aunt May have also been cast, in the form of Martin Sheen (studied here) and Sally Field (Forrest Gump). The villian will be The Lizard and he'll be played by Rhys Ifans (Little Nicky). As for the love interest? Bye bye Mary Jane, hello Gwen Stacy! It seems MJ won't be making an appearance (in this one) because director Marc Webb wants to change the story already set in the original that's not even 10 years old! Emma Stone (Super Bad) has signed on to play the object of affection. I just don't see a re-make working, the last Spiderman film was 3 years ago and the whole franchise built up is just too fresh in peoples minds!
Reviews:
As I've seen nearly every film in the cinema in the past week, I won't review them all but here's a short one sentenece review for some:
The Social Network - Awesome story...but about half an hour too long, it dragged a bit.
Paranormal Activity 2 - Scary, good tie-in with 1 and full of jumps but you'll sleep more then you did after the first one.
Jackass 3D - Hilariously revolting with the best use of 3D ever (like a Sony ad but gross), not for the squeamish.
Due Date - New Todd Phillips comedy, funny but not as funny as expected.
Don't shoot me because of my opinions!
That's all for now! Back to reality...
Monday, July 19, 2010
Was it all a dream? No just a frickin awesome movie!
A (very) quick review of Inception...(my first review, I'll get better, I promise!)
AMAZING!
Christopher Nolan has done it again with this mind-blowing movie. If you liked the Dark Knight, you'll love this. A superb cast featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, and Cillian Murphy.
The idea for the movie itself came from Nolan ten years ago when he penned a short draft-screenplay about people who steal dreams. He didn't feel confident enough to make the movie at the time and wanted to work on other large scale movies to gain more experience....hence Batman Begins and the Dark Knight. With the success of these, he went on to finish the story and script for Inception and sold it to Warner Bros. in early 2009. Filming started in July that year and ended late November, shooting internationally in locations like England, Canada, Tokyo and even Paris!
Every aspect of the movie was strong. The cast were brilliant. I've never had much of a liking for Leonardo DiCaprio (or DeCrapio as I used to call him), but this feature has changed my mind completly. Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy were great as usual, but for me Joseph Gordon-Levitt was on top with Leonardo. His single person scenes (dream level two) were excellant and made the movie all the more full of suspense.
I don't want to give too much of the plot away, so briefly it's about a group of people who can get into others dreams and extract the information they need. Although taking the information out is easy, placing a new idea into a person's mind (inception) is thought to be inpossible......enter Leonardo and his dream team (pun intended).
The score was composed by Hans Zimmer and the music suited the scenes perfectly. The menancing sounds of an orchastra seemed to just add to the suspense and tension that was unfolding in the plot.
Overall, the movie was great. A Dark Knight style script with a somewhat Matrix-y feel, combined with amazing effects.....win win win! Well worth the money and time to go see it. I'd give it 9.5/10 and I guarantee you'll be on the edge of your seat for half of it!
So whats next for Nolan? As I said in my previous entry - Batman 3!!! Himself and his brother are hardworking on a script, so it's set to be a busy years for them both! As said before, he is rumoured to have involvement with a new Superman reboot, but it looks like this role may be going to Christopher Columbus (director of the first 2 Harry Potter movies), however we will remain hopeful for Nolan!!
AMAZING!
Christopher Nolan has done it again with this mind-blowing movie. If you liked the Dark Knight, you'll love this. A superb cast featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, and Cillian Murphy.
The idea for the movie itself came from Nolan ten years ago when he penned a short draft-screenplay about people who steal dreams. He didn't feel confident enough to make the movie at the time and wanted to work on other large scale movies to gain more experience....hence Batman Begins and the Dark Knight. With the success of these, he went on to finish the story and script for Inception and sold it to Warner Bros. in early 2009. Filming started in July that year and ended late November, shooting internationally in locations like England, Canada, Tokyo and even Paris!
Every aspect of the movie was strong. The cast were brilliant. I've never had much of a liking for Leonardo DiCaprio (or DeCrapio as I used to call him), but this feature has changed my mind completly. Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy were great as usual, but for me Joseph Gordon-Levitt was on top with Leonardo. His single person scenes (dream level two) were excellant and made the movie all the more full of suspense.
I don't want to give too much of the plot away, so briefly it's about a group of people who can get into others dreams and extract the information they need. Although taking the information out is easy, placing a new idea into a person's mind (inception) is thought to be inpossible......enter Leonardo and his dream team (pun intended).
The score was composed by Hans Zimmer and the music suited the scenes perfectly. The menancing sounds of an orchastra seemed to just add to the suspense and tension that was unfolding in the plot.
Overall, the movie was great. A Dark Knight style script with a somewhat Matrix-y feel, combined with amazing effects.....win win win! Well worth the money and time to go see it. I'd give it 9.5/10 and I guarantee you'll be on the edge of your seat for half of it!
So whats next for Nolan? As I said in my previous entry - Batman 3!!! Himself and his brother are hardworking on a script, so it's set to be a busy years for them both! As said before, he is rumoured to have involvement with a new Superman reboot, but it looks like this role may be going to Christopher Columbus (director of the first 2 Harry Potter movies), however we will remain hopeful for Nolan!!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Good Things Seem To Come In 3's!
First of all....News!
Batman 3....its happening! Warner Brothers have announced a summer 2012 release date, with no official title, plot or script even ready. In the director's chair again is Christopher Nolan, who gave us Begins and the Dark Knight.
Christian Bale will return as playboy millionaire Bruce Wayne and his gruff-voiced alter-ego Batman. Not much has been said about other cast members yet (definitely no Heath anyways....sorry!). The cast depends on the plot and that will be based on what characters will appear, i.e. villians! Rumour has it The Riddler will be the main bad guy in this final Bat-flick, but is this a strong enough villian to end the trilogy on? And is he enough to base a whole film on? Even the Dark Knight needed The Joker and a brief Two-Face to secure it's greatness. Also, it'd be nice to see the introduction of a Robin perhaps.
More rumours about who will Riddler. Jim Carey did a great job in Batman Forever, so who'll step into those questioning shoes? There are 3 favourite - Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days Of Summer), Johnny Depp (Every single Tim Burton film EVER) and.......wait for it......Robin Williams?!?! Joseph G-J played a villian in the recent G.I. Joe movie which was terrible, but it gives him bad guy experience none-the-less. I'm not sure about Johnny Depp, it could work? As for Robin Williams, I seriously doubt it. I think he's past his sell-by date for such a role.
Chris Nolan, whose Inception is coming to cinemas in the coming weeks, wanted to take a break from the Batman franchise for a few years. But he seems to have been persuaded to start sooner then expected.....I suspect a little thing called money was the driving force! Another franchise he has noted interest in is of course another comic book hero - Superman, originally Nolan intended on doing a Superman movie before Batman 3. Although he ruled out a crossover of the two films back in 2008, a comic-nerd such as myself can only dream of a brief Super cameo at the end of Batman 3. It may just be the perfect ending to the Capped Crusader Triliogy and beginning of a Man Of Steel movie.
Another Threequel confirmed is Men In Black III, expected to make an appearance in May 2012. I'm surprised by this one, as M.I.B. II wasn't as it was cracked up to be. Even more surprising is Will Smith's back as Agent Jay. However no Tommy-Lee Jones (Agent Kay). The plot has been revealed and *spoiler alert* it's time travel based.......my favourite kind of movie! :P
The plot revolves around Agent Jay travelling back in time to save both Agent Kay and the world, from a nutbag time-traveller called Yaz. Although there is no Tommy-Lee, a younger Agent Kay will be played by Josh Brolin. Villian Yaz is to be played by villian Jemaine Clement, but won't be a comedy character in any way shape or form!
Celebrity cameos played a part in I and II, and it seems M.I.B. III will be no different with 60's A-listers Yoko Ono, Jimi Hendrix, Fidel Castro, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Andy Warhol featuring.
In case you haven't heard Paranormal Activity 2 is a go......Oh dear....kind of defeats the whole point of the movie if you ask me, but it will make money like it's predecessor, so it's being made. Same girl as before and everything, except this time there appears to be a dog and a baby involved! Oooooooo scary! The trailer was released the other day.....yawn.
Finally, James Cameron has quite a bit on his plate at the moment, two film re-releases are hitting the cinemas. The first being Avatar, making a 2 week comeback in August.....I still haven't seen it, so I'm looking forward to finally getting around to seeing the film everyone was talking about, and delve into the revolutionary 3D universe it created! On top on this, his movie Titantic is getting a 3D update and is set to hit cinema screens by April 2012. I look forward to an iceberg popping out at me!
Batman 3....its happening! Warner Brothers have announced a summer 2012 release date, with no official title, plot or script even ready. In the director's chair again is Christopher Nolan, who gave us Begins and the Dark Knight.
Christian Bale will return as playboy millionaire Bruce Wayne and his gruff-voiced alter-ego Batman. Not much has been said about other cast members yet (definitely no Heath anyways....sorry!). The cast depends on the plot and that will be based on what characters will appear, i.e. villians! Rumour has it The Riddler will be the main bad guy in this final Bat-flick, but is this a strong enough villian to end the trilogy on? And is he enough to base a whole film on? Even the Dark Knight needed The Joker and a brief Two-Face to secure it's greatness. Also, it'd be nice to see the introduction of a Robin perhaps.
More rumours about who will Riddler. Jim Carey did a great job in Batman Forever, so who'll step into those questioning shoes? There are 3 favourite - Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days Of Summer), Johnny Depp (Every single Tim Burton film EVER) and.......wait for it......Robin Williams?!?! Joseph G-J played a villian in the recent G.I. Joe movie which was terrible, but it gives him bad guy experience none-the-less. I'm not sure about Johnny Depp, it could work? As for Robin Williams, I seriously doubt it. I think he's past his sell-by date for such a role.
Chris Nolan, whose Inception is coming to cinemas in the coming weeks, wanted to take a break from the Batman franchise for a few years. But he seems to have been persuaded to start sooner then expected.....I suspect a little thing called money was the driving force! Another franchise he has noted interest in is of course another comic book hero - Superman, originally Nolan intended on doing a Superman movie before Batman 3. Although he ruled out a crossover of the two films back in 2008, a comic-nerd such as myself can only dream of a brief Super cameo at the end of Batman 3. It may just be the perfect ending to the Capped Crusader Triliogy and beginning of a Man Of Steel movie.
Another Threequel confirmed is Men In Black III, expected to make an appearance in May 2012. I'm surprised by this one, as M.I.B. II wasn't as it was cracked up to be. Even more surprising is Will Smith's back as Agent Jay. However no Tommy-Lee Jones (Agent Kay). The plot has been revealed and *spoiler alert* it's time travel based.......my favourite kind of movie! :P
The plot revolves around Agent Jay travelling back in time to save both Agent Kay and the world, from a nutbag time-traveller called Yaz. Although there is no Tommy-Lee, a younger Agent Kay will be played by Josh Brolin. Villian Yaz is to be played by villian Jemaine Clement, but won't be a comedy character in any way shape or form!
Celebrity cameos played a part in I and II, and it seems M.I.B. III will be no different with 60's A-listers Yoko Ono, Jimi Hendrix, Fidel Castro, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Andy Warhol featuring.
In case you haven't heard Paranormal Activity 2 is a go......Oh dear....kind of defeats the whole point of the movie if you ask me, but it will make money like it's predecessor, so it's being made. Same girl as before and everything, except this time there appears to be a dog and a baby involved! Oooooooo scary! The trailer was released the other day.....yawn.
Finally, James Cameron has quite a bit on his plate at the moment, two film re-releases are hitting the cinemas. The first being Avatar, making a 2 week comeback in August.....I still haven't seen it, so I'm looking forward to finally getting around to seeing the film everyone was talking about, and delve into the revolutionary 3D universe it created! On top on this, his movie Titantic is getting a 3D update and is set to hit cinema screens by April 2012. I look forward to an iceberg popping out at me!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sequel News!
Well, as ever Hollywood is dishing up more sequels! It seems there's more of a market for sequels and remakes then there is for new ideas at the moment! In the pipeline currently is The Hangover 2, Zoolander 2 and Anchorman 2.
The wheels are in motion for a sequel to the comedy smash The Hangover. Plans for a sequel were forming before the movies actual release, however the fruition of these rumours is actually coming into shape! Director Todd Phillips has rounded up the original cast members Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha, and has noted that the focus of the film won't shift from it's predecessor but some new characters will be introduced.
MTV.com published an article earlier stating that Mick Tyson is also going to make an appearance somewhere in the film.
Phillips has dismissed rumours of Zac Efron starring in the sequel, but Hollywood being Hollywood, I'd put my money on it he'll now make a cameo somewhere in the picture. Production will hopefully start before October of this year and will be in cinemas by next May!
For me the comedic value of The Hangover relied on the surprises in each scene, so the sequel will need to have these elements, as well as a strong script. The cast are all there (for $5 millions each I'd be surprised if they weren't!), so that is an advantage but what about the plot of the movie? Hopefully it will be unique and original in it's own right but still live up to the movie everyone loved.
Another comedy great - Zoolander seemed to be getting the sequel treatment, as with Anchorman.
A few weeks ago, fans were given news of an Anchorman sequel that was apparently given the green light, with filming due to start in 2011.....however a week ago, director Adam McKay tweeted his disappointment that Paramount passed on the idea of a sequel and would not fund it - even after a voluntary budget cut by cast members. This seems quite an odd move because the movie is guaranteed to make money! Anyone who is a fan of the movie (and I don't know anyone who isn't a fan), would buy to see the movie, whether it be in the cinema or DVD. The original cast were all set to go, so why the sudden stop?
A similar story with Zoolander 2. Stiller has been sparking rumours of a sequel to his 2001 male-model hit for months now, with a storyline completed and everything.
The movie is based 10 years on, where Derek and Hansel are washed up nobodies trying to get back in the modelling buzz. Jonah Hill was set to co-star, with rumours of Will Ferrell's Mugatu also starring.
However, Stiller has announced that film studios bosses at Paramount are refusing to finance the project.
Stiller wrote on his Twitter account RedHourBen "Ron Burgundy and Derek Zoolander looking to appear in sequels. Both men destitute, without means or intellect to fund their own comebacks."
It's hard to understand why they refuse to fund such projects that are guaranteed to bring in money....yet fund stupid ideas like G.I. Joe 2 and even a Paranormal Activity sequel (I'm pretty sure making a sequel defeats the purpose of the original).
Fingers crossed the execs come to their senses and fund theses projects, because as a huge fan of both movies, I'd most definitely pay to see them......so that's €20 they're guaranteed anyways!
That's all for now, next entry featuring Toy Story 3, Predators and Meet the Parents 3 - Little Fockers coming soon!
Paul
The wheels are in motion for a sequel to the comedy smash The Hangover. Plans for a sequel were forming before the movies actual release, however the fruition of these rumours is actually coming into shape! Director Todd Phillips has rounded up the original cast members Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha, and has noted that the focus of the film won't shift from it's predecessor but some new characters will be introduced.
MTV.com published an article earlier stating that Mick Tyson is also going to make an appearance somewhere in the film.
Phillips has dismissed rumours of Zac Efron starring in the sequel, but Hollywood being Hollywood, I'd put my money on it he'll now make a cameo somewhere in the picture. Production will hopefully start before October of this year and will be in cinemas by next May!
For me the comedic value of The Hangover relied on the surprises in each scene, so the sequel will need to have these elements, as well as a strong script. The cast are all there (for $5 millions each I'd be surprised if they weren't!), so that is an advantage but what about the plot of the movie? Hopefully it will be unique and original in it's own right but still live up to the movie everyone loved.
Another comedy great - Zoolander seemed to be getting the sequel treatment, as with Anchorman.
A few weeks ago, fans were given news of an Anchorman sequel that was apparently given the green light, with filming due to start in 2011.....however a week ago, director Adam McKay tweeted his disappointment that Paramount passed on the idea of a sequel and would not fund it - even after a voluntary budget cut by cast members. This seems quite an odd move because the movie is guaranteed to make money! Anyone who is a fan of the movie (and I don't know anyone who isn't a fan), would buy to see the movie, whether it be in the cinema or DVD. The original cast were all set to go, so why the sudden stop?
A similar story with Zoolander 2. Stiller has been sparking rumours of a sequel to his 2001 male-model hit for months now, with a storyline completed and everything.
The movie is based 10 years on, where Derek and Hansel are washed up nobodies trying to get back in the modelling buzz. Jonah Hill was set to co-star, with rumours of Will Ferrell's Mugatu also starring.
However, Stiller has announced that film studios bosses at Paramount are refusing to finance the project.
Stiller wrote on his Twitter account RedHourBen "Ron Burgundy and Derek Zoolander looking to appear in sequels. Both men destitute, without means or intellect to fund their own comebacks."
It's hard to understand why they refuse to fund such projects that are guaranteed to bring in money....yet fund stupid ideas like G.I. Joe 2 and even a Paranormal Activity sequel (I'm pretty sure making a sequel defeats the purpose of the original).
Fingers crossed the execs come to their senses and fund theses projects, because as a huge fan of both movies, I'd most definitely pay to see them......so that's €20 they're guaranteed anyways!
That's all for now, next entry featuring Toy Story 3, Predators and Meet the Parents 3 - Little Fockers coming soon!
Paul
Thursday, May 13, 2010
First Post!
So this is my first ever proper blog....with my first ever post!
Let's not dilly dally then, movie news I've found out today:
1. I watched the first trailer for J.J. Abrams new project Super 8. For those of you who don't know who J.J. is, he's the genius mind behind such things as Lost, Cloverfield and the latest Star Trek. He manages to build suspense and mystery behind his work until it's release which, for me, is half the appeal. And the trailer for Super 8 is of no exception! Watch it and see what you think for youself:
2. American Pie Presents: The Reboot! Yep, apparently this is happening. There was the original, then two sequels, then FOUR American Pie "presents" movies! They've decided to stop making the terrible straight-to-DVD "presents" movies and focus on a reboot of the whole franchise, which will appear in cinemas. It's rumoured that some of the original cast are interested....which isn't suprising because very few of them are up to anything today! Which begs the question, is this classified a sequel or reboot? They're getting the guys behind the Harold and Kumar movies to direct so I don't know whether to be exited or not! However, as it used to be a teen favourite, I can't help but feel slightly curious!
3. Last piece of news for today - Planet Of The Apes: Caesar! I'm a huge Planet Of The Apes fan, watching them with my Dad years ago so I'm really anticipating more news on this! This one is going to be a prequel as such....based on how Earth came to be the Planet Of The Apes, including the Ape rebellion led by Caesar (the first "intelligent" Ape). For those of you unaware of the original movies, this is based loosely on the last movie of the series, Battle For The Planet Of The Apes. And nothing to do with the Tim Burton remake in 2001, which in my opinion sucked!
So that's all the news for today, stayed tuned for more to come!
Paul
Let's not dilly dally then, movie news I've found out today:
1. I watched the first trailer for J.J. Abrams new project Super 8. For those of you who don't know who J.J. is, he's the genius mind behind such things as Lost, Cloverfield and the latest Star Trek. He manages to build suspense and mystery behind his work until it's release which, for me, is half the appeal. And the trailer for Super 8 is of no exception! Watch it and see what you think for youself:
2. American Pie Presents: The Reboot! Yep, apparently this is happening. There was the original, then two sequels, then FOUR American Pie "presents" movies! They've decided to stop making the terrible straight-to-DVD "presents" movies and focus on a reboot of the whole franchise, which will appear in cinemas. It's rumoured that some of the original cast are interested....which isn't suprising because very few of them are up to anything today! Which begs the question, is this classified a sequel or reboot? They're getting the guys behind the Harold and Kumar movies to direct so I don't know whether to be exited or not! However, as it used to be a teen favourite, I can't help but feel slightly curious!
3. Last piece of news for today - Planet Of The Apes: Caesar! I'm a huge Planet Of The Apes fan, watching them with my Dad years ago so I'm really anticipating more news on this! This one is going to be a prequel as such....based on how Earth came to be the Planet Of The Apes, including the Ape rebellion led by Caesar (the first "intelligent" Ape). For those of you unaware of the original movies, this is based loosely on the last movie of the series, Battle For The Planet Of The Apes. And nothing to do with the Tim Burton remake in 2001, which in my opinion sucked!
So that's all the news for today, stayed tuned for more to come!
Paul
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