Romantic
Far from the
Madding Crowd (2015)
Ratings: 7.2/10 from 18,263 users Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 95 user | 201 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com
http://www.divxcrawler.tv/latest.htmIn Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writers: Thomas Hardy (novel), David Nicholls (screenplay)
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen),
a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's
choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as
well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and
perseverance. Written by
Fox Searchlight.
Box Office Opening Weekend: $164,985 (USA) (1 May 2015)
Gross: $12,229,314 (USA) (7 August 2015) See more »
Company Credits Production Co: BBC Films, DNA Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures See more »
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"I am a woman. It is my intention to astonish you all." Bathsheba (Carey Mulligan)
Thomas Hardy would make a fortune today writing soap opera period pieces like Far from the Madding Crowd for HBO. That's a compliment because this film is done with such restraint (far fewer gratuitous country-beautiful shots and more close ups) that it could have been set in any era and the human condition would be the same.
Besides its fidelity to the spirit of Hardy's typically bright, tough farm girl ("I have an education. Nothing else"), class division, complicated loves, Far offers a heroine, Bathsheba (well-cast, crooked smiling Mulligan) far ahead of her time (See the above quote). Although she doesn't want for suitors, she doesn't want to be subjugated by a husband either ("being some man's property"). Katherine Hepburn could have played this role.
As life and Hardy would have it, chance and human nature have their own agendas, and Bathsheba makes bad decisions based on youthful passion and naiveté—Hardy, frequently a figurative scold, makes sure she pays amply for her mistakes before he sets the balance right between fortune and misfortune. His more famous Tess of the d'Urbervilles is the finest example of the strong-willed, suffering heroine, who, because of weak men, is mercilessly buffeted by the fates and her own weakness.
One of Bathsheba's suitors, the painfully shy William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), personifies the aging Victorian society, bound in property and loneliness; to her he importunes, "I want very much to protect you … for the rest of your life." However, the temporary prize of Bathsheba is given to the crimson-uniformed rake, Sergeant Francis Troy (Tom Sturridge), another character waiting for Hardy's punishment.
The obvious right guy for her is farmer Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), whose steadfast love for the heroine could only be compared to Job's suffering. To her he always speaks honestly and lovingly: "I'm not going to tell stories just to please you. You can be sure of that."
Far from the Madding Crowd is a crowd pleaser. Hardy would have loved the adaptation.
The Martian
The Martian
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Drew Goddard (screenplay), Andy Weir (book)
Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney's safe return. Written by 20th Century Fox
The Martian Reviews:
If
the latest movies didn't reach the expectations, The Martian comes to
solidified Ridley Scott's genius. The film is breathtaking, the tension
will surely keep you on the edge of your seat. Ridley Scott is well
known for being a master in set design and in The Martian, he did not
disappoint. To distinguish the ones which graphical computing are used
from those that are real settings is challenging. The scenarios are
outstanding and the level of details is impressive, making them quite
immersive and leading you to believe that they actually filmed in those
places. To ease the burden brought by the solitude of the astronaut, the
synergy between the soundtrack and a very clever sense of humor make
the scenes much more amusing. Throughout the movie, there is a good
distribution among the most tense scenes that are visually fantastic and
the others which are responsible for the development of the characters
and this is something that leaves no wish unfulfilled as we have the
opportunity to really get to know the personalities of each individual.
Despite significant changes, The Martian is based on a book by Andy Wier
and an aspect that is very similar is the constant use of a more
scientific language. This feature does not make the movie hard to
understand, quite the opposite, makes it more realistic and believable.
Many of these explanations Mark Watney himself does, in order to keep a
record of his journey on Mars. By doing so, there's the impression that
he speaks directly to the audience and using a more friendly and
humorous tone, these explanations don't become too didactic or boring.
The entire cast does an extraordinary job. The actors and actresses responsible for both astronauts on the spacecraft as NASA scientists play their roles marvelously. From the work done in the creation and development of these characters, the cast manages to build them in a way which makes it easy to find them more interesting and convincing. But the one who I have to take my hat off is Matt Damon playing Mark Watney. Matt Damon delivers one of his finest roles of his career. With his charisma and talent, he is able to hold the screen and makes Mark Watney a character that gains the audience sympathy very quickly much due the combination of his nerd, lively and comic sides that pulls the character to a spot much more closer from the public. Reading the synopsis of the movie, it is assumed that due to solitude, the film would have a more depressing tone. On the contrary, much due to the optimism and sense of humor of Mark Watney the loneliness is far less depressing. Of course there are moments when the situation gets worse and he almost gets at the edge of losing hope and accept his fatal destiny, but his perseverance makes him keep fighting for.
The entire cast does an extraordinary job. The actors and actresses responsible for both astronauts on the spacecraft as NASA scientists play their roles marvelously. From the work done in the creation and development of these characters, the cast manages to build them in a way which makes it easy to find them more interesting and convincing. But the one who I have to take my hat off is Matt Damon playing Mark Watney. Matt Damon delivers one of his finest roles of his career. With his charisma and talent, he is able to hold the screen and makes Mark Watney a character that gains the audience sympathy very quickly much due the combination of his nerd, lively and comic sides that pulls the character to a spot much more closer from the public. Reading the synopsis of the movie, it is assumed that due to solitude, the film would have a more depressing tone. On the contrary, much due to the optimism and sense of humor of Mark Watney the loneliness is far less depressing. Of course there are moments when the situation gets worse and he almost gets at the edge of losing hope and accept his fatal destiny, but his perseverance makes him keep fighting for.
The Goosebumps
Goosebumps
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R.L.
Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of
Greendale, Maryland.
Director: Rob Letterman Writers: Darren Lemke (screenplay),
Scott Alexander (story), 2 more credits » Stars: Jack Black,
Dylan Minnette,
Odeya Rush |
See full cast and crew
Storyline
Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper
(Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful
girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right next door. But every silver
lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah has a
mysterious dad who is revealed to be R. L. Stine (Jack Black), the
author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. It turns out that there is a
reason why Stine is so strange... he is a prisoner of his own
imagination - the monsters that his books made famous are real, and
Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their books.
When Zach unintentionally unleashes the monsters from their manuscripts
and they begin to terrorize the town, it's suddenly up to Stine, Zach,
Hannah, and Zach's friend Champ (Ryan Lee) to get all of them back in
the books where they belong.
Goosebumps Movie Reviews
I remember when I was young the Goosebumps TV show, but I was never got into it, or the books they are based on past the the point of just knowing who R.L. Stine isIt's a perfect treat for Halloween as a group of children accidentally unleash the monsters from Stine's mind, by unlocking the books they were written into. It's a fantastic adventure as Stine and this group of kids attempt to put his monsters back into the books.It's a fun story even if you are not aware of Goosebumps, but I'm sure if you are a huge fan, you'll get a real kick out of seeing some of the monsters from your favorite book make an appearance on the big screen.It's not just a fun film as some of the monsters were real creepy. Like the Gnome army, the giant prey mantis and especially a ventriloquist "puppet" voiced by Jack Black (who also plays a fictional version of Stine).It's a great time at the movies.
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Terminator Genisys - 2015
When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, 2 more credits »
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke | See full cast and crew »
Storyline:
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends
Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor
(Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events
creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and
unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies,
including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies,
and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future...
Terminator Genisys Movie Reviews
The
first two Terminator films are among the best of their genre and are
brilliant films also in their own right. Rise of the Machines started
the series' decline and had its faults but also had some good things
that made it better than its reputation, while Terminator Salvation
although with its moments was even more disappointing. While not a
complete disaster, the latest in the Terminator franchise is the worst
yet and sees a once classic series at rock bottom.
Are there any
good points? Not many, but yes there are. The best thing about
Terminator Genisys is Arnold Schwarzenegger, while more subdued than he
can be he is rock-solid and has the most intensity and charisma of the
entire cast. Despite not having a lot of screen time and being mute,
Byung-hun Lee is nonetheless credible as T-1000. Some of the scenery is
quite atmospheric and striking.
Everything else was severely
wanting. The rest of the cast are not good at all, with Jai Courtney
being by far the worst actor for Kyle Reese of the series in a
performance that is both insipid and annoying (which didn't entirely
surprise me seeing as out of the little I've seen of him he's always
struck me as a lazy actor with an arrogant ego). Just as much as the
anaemic Emilia Clarke faring the worst of all the actresses playing
Sarah Connor, who behaves in a way that you'd expect a stereotypical
bratty and vapid high school teenager to act but not Sarah Connor. Jason
Clarke is not quite as stiff as Christian Bale was in Terminator
Salvation, but it is still a shock to see the role of John Connor being
performed and written so blandly. The chemistry between them is also
barely there, most of the time it's even non-existent. JK Simmons is
basically wasted, and his dialogue and character are forced and out of
place.
The characters are like personality-less ciphers, with
none of what made them so memorable before as characters and no
convincing conflict, in a film that definitely could have benefited from
less characters and more development (which is non-existent) . The
script is overstuffed and confused, as well as tonally unbalanced with
overly-complex scientific jargon, cheesy one-liners (even
Schwarzenegger's don't work particularly well this time), misplaced
comedy (that's even more distracting than in Rise of the Machines and
used with even less subtlety) and too many ideas barely explored. The
story, as well as having a stitched-together episodic feel, is at best a
head-scratcher, with it being confused to being at times incoherent as a
result of doing too little with too much. It's also very dull, not just
because of the leaden pacing but because there is not much new and
little interesting is done with the ideas presented in the film and it
completely lacks atmosphere, thrills, mystery or suspense, and any drama
is both heavy handed and lacking in heart.
Direction from Alan
Taylor is lazy, favouring spectacle over depth and story and character
development. And unfortunately the spectacle is not that good. The
special effects are not terrible, but they at best never rise above
just-passable (the worst of the series in this regard, they are quite
poor actually in the beginning section and fake-looking too in other
parts), are used with little to no imagination, and there is too many of
them (sometimes in places where they were not even needed). The action
sequences are equally painfully unimaginative, are sloppily edited, are
leadenly and predictability choreographed and contain no tension or
thrills whatsoever, let alone any fun. It's very erratically shot and
scored with a mix of overbearing bombast and dirge-like drone. The
ending also felt incredibly forced and tacked on.
Overall,
Terminator Genisys was a pretty poor and disappointing film, and is by
far the worst of the Terminator franchise. 3/10 Bethany Cox
Mankatha
Mankatha
Director: Venkat Prabhu
Writer: Venkat Prabhu
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Arjun, Trisha Krishnan | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Mankatha is a racy and adrenaline-rushing story of a Maharashtra police
officer Vinayak Mahadevan (Ajith) who is suspended for helping a
smuggler to escape from police encounter. He starts leading life in his
own way. He falls for Sanjana (Trisha), daughter of an influential local
goon Arumuga Chettiyar (Jayaprakash) in Mumbai. A tough cop Prithvi
(Arjun) takes charge to end betting scandal in IPL cricket in Mumbai.
Arumuga uses his links with dons in Mumbai tries to route through his
old theatre, a cash of over Rs 500 crore to be used in betting. Sumanth
(Vaibhav), a goon working for Arumuga Chettiyarplans to take away the
booty with the help of his friends Ganesh (Ashwin), Mahanth (Mahanth),
who owns a bar in Mumbai and Prem (Premji), a IIT graduate. Vinayak
joins the race. he promises to help them and divide it between them.
Trouble starts after they take away the cash. Both Arumugha Chettiyar
and police are now on their heels. Meanwhile, Mahanth and Prem escape
with the cash. It ... Written by
Captain
User Reviews
The
headline says it all. In 'Mankatha', Ajith pulls it off with his
impeccable style and excellent performance, which is aptly supported by a
racy script and brilliant execution by director Venkat Prabhu and his
team.
If cricket was the USP of 'Chennai 28′, the director's first film, 'Mankatha' is also based on the sport but with a difference. It is all about betting, money and the men behind it.
Ajith has appropriately chosen to do 'Mankatha' as his 50th film. It is a movie that has everything his fans would want. He shakes his legs vigorously, evokes laughter, does pulsating stunt sequences and utters catchy one-liners (with some of them going mute).
The first-half belongs to Venkat Prabhu where he shows sparks of 'Saroja' and 'Goa', while the latter part is totally dominated by Ajith. As a merciless baddie behind money, Ajith oozes venom in his eyes. His body language and dialogue delivery compliments it very much. Though the movie has over a dozen characters, it's Ajith all the way. With his remarkable screen presence, he is at his coolest best.
Coming to the story, 'Mankatha' revolves around a suspended cop Vinayak Mahadevan (Ajith) in Maharashtra police. He leads a happy life with his lover Sanjana (Trisha), daughter of an influential local goon Arumuga Chettiyar (Jayaprakash).
Vinayak is a man who dares to do anything for money. But a fun-loving person, he lives his life in his own way.
A suicide by a police officer investigating the betting mafia involved in Indian Premier League (IPL) hogs headlines. Assistant Commissioner of Police Prithvi (Arjun) takes charge to end betting scandal in the sport.
Meanwhile, Arumuga Chettiyar comes to know that a sum of Rs 500 crore betting money for the finals of the IPL is coming to Mumbai. He uses his nexus with underworld in Mumbai and tries to route it through his recreation centre.
Sumanth (Vaibhav) is Arumuga Chettiyar's protégé. He hatches a conspiracy to take away the money in the company of a police officer Ganesh (Ashwin). They are joined by Mahanth (Mahanth), who runs a bar in Mumbai and Prem (Premgi Amaran), a fun-loving IIT pass out.
Coming to know of their plans, Vinayak steps in. He promises to help the team members and divide the booty between them. They even succeed in taking away the money and decide to wait for an appropriate time to share the fortune.
In the meantime, a shocked Arumuga Chettiyar begins his hunt for the treasure and every move of him is closely followed by Prithvi. All hell breaks loose when Mahanth and Prem escape with the cash and Vinayak suspects Sumanth.
Turn of events lead to Sumanth being captured by police and Prithvi forces him to turn an approver. Guns roar and losses occur on either side.
Now Vinayak takes the centre-stage and with his wicked plans goes hammer and tongs to take away the booty. A surprise awaits him in the form of Prem and Sona (Lakshmi Rai). When Vinayak locates the treasure, Prithvi breathes under his neck. It is now battle of fists between them. Who emerged the winner is narrated with an interesting twist in the climax.
All cheers to Ajith. The man after a long gap gets a role where he can perform with variety. He is at his best and his salt and pepper look is catchy and attractive.
As a suave cop, a dreaded don or a adorable lover, he leaves his charm on screen. His uttering of one-liners to Arjun evokes applause. His imitating Premgi in few scenes brings the roof down in laughter.
Arjun lives up to his Action King tag. He adds variety on screen and is cool and consummate as a police officer.
Trisha appears in a few scenes besides a song and disappears. Andrea as Arjun's wife, Lakahmi Rai as call girl and Anjali in the role of Vaibhav's wife play blink-and-miss roles. Jayaprakash gets to play a decent part in the film. At places he reminds one of Kamal Haasan's role in 'Nayakan'. Vaibhav gets a meaty character and he utilises the opportunity.
Both Ganesh and Mahanth are tailor-made for the roles, while Premgi is at his best in the film. He takes off from where he left in 'Goa'. At ease in coming out with comical one-liners, his admiration for Ajith is visible on screen.
Watch out for good cinematography in such an action-packed film. Sakthi Saravanan has given a fresh colour to it. It's Yuvan Shankar Raja's mass tunes that elevates the mood. And he has shown difference in background score too (especially in the godown-fight scene in the second half)..
Give due credit to Venkat Prabhu, the director who seems to have given a film that sits well on Ajith. He understood Ajith's strength and played it well. Who said he can only direct laughathons? With 'Mankatha', he has graduated to go higher places.
On the whole, it's job well done by Venkat Prabhu, producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri and other members of the team. If at all there is a minus, it is the lengthy first half.
I FELT LIKE WATCHING SACHIN TENDULKAR GONE OUT OF 99 WHEN ARJUN SHOOT AJITH. BUT WHILE COMING OUT OF THEATRE I FELT THALA MADE A RECORD SCORE OF 200 UNBEATEN.
If cricket was the USP of 'Chennai 28′, the director's first film, 'Mankatha' is also based on the sport but with a difference. It is all about betting, money and the men behind it.
Ajith has appropriately chosen to do 'Mankatha' as his 50th film. It is a movie that has everything his fans would want. He shakes his legs vigorously, evokes laughter, does pulsating stunt sequences and utters catchy one-liners (with some of them going mute).
The first-half belongs to Venkat Prabhu where he shows sparks of 'Saroja' and 'Goa', while the latter part is totally dominated by Ajith. As a merciless baddie behind money, Ajith oozes venom in his eyes. His body language and dialogue delivery compliments it very much. Though the movie has over a dozen characters, it's Ajith all the way. With his remarkable screen presence, he is at his coolest best.
Coming to the story, 'Mankatha' revolves around a suspended cop Vinayak Mahadevan (Ajith) in Maharashtra police. He leads a happy life with his lover Sanjana (Trisha), daughter of an influential local goon Arumuga Chettiyar (Jayaprakash).
Vinayak is a man who dares to do anything for money. But a fun-loving person, he lives his life in his own way.
A suicide by a police officer investigating the betting mafia involved in Indian Premier League (IPL) hogs headlines. Assistant Commissioner of Police Prithvi (Arjun) takes charge to end betting scandal in the sport.
Meanwhile, Arumuga Chettiyar comes to know that a sum of Rs 500 crore betting money for the finals of the IPL is coming to Mumbai. He uses his nexus with underworld in Mumbai and tries to route it through his recreation centre.
Sumanth (Vaibhav) is Arumuga Chettiyar's protégé. He hatches a conspiracy to take away the money in the company of a police officer Ganesh (Ashwin). They are joined by Mahanth (Mahanth), who runs a bar in Mumbai and Prem (Premgi Amaran), a fun-loving IIT pass out.
Coming to know of their plans, Vinayak steps in. He promises to help the team members and divide the booty between them. They even succeed in taking away the money and decide to wait for an appropriate time to share the fortune.
In the meantime, a shocked Arumuga Chettiyar begins his hunt for the treasure and every move of him is closely followed by Prithvi. All hell breaks loose when Mahanth and Prem escape with the cash and Vinayak suspects Sumanth.
Turn of events lead to Sumanth being captured by police and Prithvi forces him to turn an approver. Guns roar and losses occur on either side.
Now Vinayak takes the centre-stage and with his wicked plans goes hammer and tongs to take away the booty. A surprise awaits him in the form of Prem and Sona (Lakshmi Rai). When Vinayak locates the treasure, Prithvi breathes under his neck. It is now battle of fists between them. Who emerged the winner is narrated with an interesting twist in the climax.
All cheers to Ajith. The man after a long gap gets a role where he can perform with variety. He is at his best and his salt and pepper look is catchy and attractive.
As a suave cop, a dreaded don or a adorable lover, he leaves his charm on screen. His uttering of one-liners to Arjun evokes applause. His imitating Premgi in few scenes brings the roof down in laughter.
Arjun lives up to his Action King tag. He adds variety on screen and is cool and consummate as a police officer.
Trisha appears in a few scenes besides a song and disappears. Andrea as Arjun's wife, Lakahmi Rai as call girl and Anjali in the role of Vaibhav's wife play blink-and-miss roles. Jayaprakash gets to play a decent part in the film. At places he reminds one of Kamal Haasan's role in 'Nayakan'. Vaibhav gets a meaty character and he utilises the opportunity.
Both Ganesh and Mahanth are tailor-made for the roles, while Premgi is at his best in the film. He takes off from where he left in 'Goa'. At ease in coming out with comical one-liners, his admiration for Ajith is visible on screen.
Watch out for good cinematography in such an action-packed film. Sakthi Saravanan has given a fresh colour to it. It's Yuvan Shankar Raja's mass tunes that elevates the mood. And he has shown difference in background score too (especially in the godown-fight scene in the second half)..
Give due credit to Venkat Prabhu, the director who seems to have given a film that sits well on Ajith. He understood Ajith's strength and played it well. Who said he can only direct laughathons? With 'Mankatha', he has graduated to go higher places.
On the whole, it's job well done by Venkat Prabhu, producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri and other members of the team. If at all there is a minus, it is the lengthy first half.
I FELT LIKE WATCHING SACHIN TENDULKAR GONE OUT OF 99 WHEN ARJUN SHOOT AJITH. BUT WHILE COMING OUT OF THEATRE I FELT THALA MADE A RECORD SCORE OF 200 UNBEATEN.
Kids Children Movie
Cinderella (I) (2015)
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 76,421 users Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 273 user | 328 critic | 47 from Metacritic.com
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at
the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming step-sisters. Never
one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a
dashing stranger.
Director:Kenneth Branagh
Writer: Chris Weitz (screenplay)
Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
A girl named Ella (Cinderella) has the purest heart living in a cruel
world filled with evil stepsisters and an evil stepmother out to ruin
Ella's life. Ella comes one with her pure heart when she meets the
prince and dances her way to a better life with glass shoes, and a
little help from her fairy godmother, of course.
User Reviews
I
went into this, hoping for something more...grown-up in the way of a
remake-retelling. Sort of how Maleficent was a remake-retelling of
Sleeping Beauty; which I enjoyed a lot. BUT that is not what this was,
to my great disappointment. I actually almost hated this movie after
watching it the first time, because of that great disappointment, but I
knew better than that, and after waiting a while, letting it sit and
"digest", I decided it was time to re-watch it and give it another
chance with zero expectations. I wanted to give it a fair start, to try
and give it a more fair review. Still was not that all into it and some
my original thoughts in regards to certain things were still there. It
wasn't in the more serious and "realistic" vein of Ever After (starring
Drew Barrymore, 1998) nor the cutesy, silly Ella Enchanted (starring
Anne Hathaway, 2004). Ever After I have a fond spot in my heart for and
still pull the DVD out once in a blue moon to watch. Ella Enchanted, I
could at least mildly enjoy by getting a laugh at the humor sometimes
and how it didn't take itself too seriously. At times, Cinderella did
seem to try to be those movies here and there. The way her father passed
and his love was just for Ella and not the step-mother, wanting to go
to the ball in her mother's gown, as well as a snide remark from one the
step-sisters to the other about being at the buffet table, were almost
straight from Ever After. There were cutesy, tongue-in-cheek moments a
couples times that were reminiscent of Ella Enchanted. This movie was
neither of those.
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A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.
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The Clockwork Girl
A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.
Director: Kevin Konrad Hanna
Writers: Jennica Harper (screenplay), Sean Patrick O'Reilly (story)
Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Carrie-Anne Moss, Brad Garrett | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her
creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an
amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their
warring families.
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Ratings: 8.4/10 from 161,113 users Metascore: 94/100
Reviews: 583 user | 453 critic | 48 from Metacritic.com
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San
Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness -
conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
User Reviews
This is a great movie about two characters finding themselves and their way in a torn world. The 2 main characters are from different fractions that don't get along: one side is the organic, natural character while the other side embraced technology. Kevin Hanna created a magical world full of creatures, magic, and neat technology that is well represented in the movie. The voice acting fits with each character but some of the music choices could have been better (something that could have been out of his control). If you enjoyed the Clockwork Girl comic series, you will enjoy this movie. It's a movie the whole family can watch and learn from.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inside Out (I) (2015)
Ratings: 8.4/10 from 161,113 users Metascore: 94/100
Reviews: 583 user | 453 critic | 48 from Metacritic.com
Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
Writers: Pete Docter (original story), Ronnie Del Carmen (original story), 8 more credits »
Stars: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is
uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San
Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear,
Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the
control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through
everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new
life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy,
Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive,
the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and
school. Written by
Pixar.
A young girl's five emotions try to solve her identity crisis caused by moving, but when the wrong levers in brain's control center are pushed, things go awry.
That synopsis made me push watching this further and further ahead to, but I loved Docter's masterpiece "Up" so I had to watch this in a theater while I still could. Me and my partner thought, well, not really expecting much, so it will probably be OK. But oh what a disappointment it was. OK, I admit we are not teens. And love Japanese animation. And I do not appreciate Disney because of their marketing bonanza and ill-fitting gender stereotypes. But this film is so chock-full of fantasy-killing and misguided ideological messages that I am flabbergasted. It is beyond me how so little viewers find offense with the messages, and that these are thoroughly inappropriate for kids.
Like for instance: 1) You are not in control of your emotions, your emotions control you. 2) Thought and reason have no influence at all on your decisions. 3) If you do not keep your emotions in check, you will lose your memories. If you lose your memories, you will become emotionally unresponsive. 4) There is only one good emotion (joy). There are four negative ones (sadness, anger, disgust, fear). That is it. That is what everyone feels. To hell with love. Or desire. Or curiosity. Or faith. 5) In order to grow up, your joyful memories have to become sad memories. Why? Good question. That is the climax of the movie and there is no explanation why this should be the case.
None of this makes any sense. The whole plot is completely incoherent. These messages hold no educational value whatsoever. And strangely this seems to be more obvious to children than to adults - I heard a boy asking his parents what any of that was supposed to mean.
This is obviously made and marketed for tech-savvy young parents who think they should take their kids to something more "challenging" than "Planes 2". The parents look like what an ad exec at Disney imagines Google employees to look like - mom wears cute specs, dad a hipster beard and it is set in San Francisco on top of that. The whole thing is probably the most in-your-face marketing device posing for a movie that I have ever seen. And everybody seems to be literally buying it.
Well, not everybody. Some of the reviewers here do have similar issues, so all is not lost for the human race. If you care for an alternative story about a girl away from home struggling to adapt, there is the fantastic new Ghibli feature "When Marnie was there". That film has everything "Inside Out" has not: a story, believable characters, imagination, mystery, and most importantly: heart.
User Reviews
A young girl's five emotions try to solve her identity crisis caused by moving, but when the wrong levers in brain's control center are pushed, things go awry.
That synopsis made me push watching this further and further ahead to, but I loved Docter's masterpiece "Up" so I had to watch this in a theater while I still could. Me and my partner thought, well, not really expecting much, so it will probably be OK. But oh what a disappointment it was. OK, I admit we are not teens. And love Japanese animation. And I do not appreciate Disney because of their marketing bonanza and ill-fitting gender stereotypes. But this film is so chock-full of fantasy-killing and misguided ideological messages that I am flabbergasted. It is beyond me how so little viewers find offense with the messages, and that these are thoroughly inappropriate for kids.
Like for instance: 1) You are not in control of your emotions, your emotions control you. 2) Thought and reason have no influence at all on your decisions. 3) If you do not keep your emotions in check, you will lose your memories. If you lose your memories, you will become emotionally unresponsive. 4) There is only one good emotion (joy). There are four negative ones (sadness, anger, disgust, fear). That is it. That is what everyone feels. To hell with love. Or desire. Or curiosity. Or faith. 5) In order to grow up, your joyful memories have to become sad memories. Why? Good question. That is the climax of the movie and there is no explanation why this should be the case.
None of this makes any sense. The whole plot is completely incoherent. These messages hold no educational value whatsoever. And strangely this seems to be more obvious to children than to adults - I heard a boy asking his parents what any of that was supposed to mean.
This is obviously made and marketed for tech-savvy young parents who think they should take their kids to something more "challenging" than "Planes 2". The parents look like what an ad exec at Disney imagines Google employees to look like - mom wears cute specs, dad a hipster beard and it is set in San Francisco on top of that. The whole thing is probably the most in-your-face marketing device posing for a movie that I have ever seen. And everybody seems to be literally buying it.
Well, not everybody. Some of the reviewers here do have similar issues, so all is not lost for the human race. If you care for an alternative story about a girl away from home struggling to adapt, there is the fantastic new Ghibli feature "When Marnie was there". That film has everything "Inside Out" has not: a story, believable characters, imagination, mystery, and most importantly: heart.
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The Dark Knight |
Ratings:
9.0/10 from 1,521,419 users
Metascore: 82/100
Reviews:
4,417 user
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636 critic
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from
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When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people
of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the
greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice.Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay), 3 more credits »
Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of
Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out
to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city
streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find
themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal
mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
Written by
Peteagassi.
Bale marvels as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Ledger has made The Joker in to an iconic movie villain. His performance belongs there at the top with Hopkins Lecter. The Joker has finally been portrait properly on film, he has earned his place between the big boys in movie villandom. This is the true Joker every Batman fan knows, loves and fears. Ledger deserves any and every movie award known to man for this brilliant display.
Nolan has made his "I will always be remembered" movie, this is the crownjewel in his portfolio. Perfect directing, perfect story, perfect balance between action and drama, everything is perfect.
Even if you hate Batman, you will love this film. If you don't, then something beez wrongz with youz!
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Ratings: 8.1/10 from 566,043 users Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 1,053 user | 641 critic | 46 from Metacritic.com
A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.
User Reviews
I had the honor of watching TDK during a screening and was completely blown away! This isn't just the best Batman movie ever made, this is one of the best movie ever made. Everything in this film is excellent, not one piece of annoyance.Bale marvels as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Ledger has made The Joker in to an iconic movie villain. His performance belongs there at the top with Hopkins Lecter. The Joker has finally been portrait properly on film, he has earned his place between the big boys in movie villandom. This is the true Joker every Batman fan knows, loves and fears. Ledger deserves any and every movie award known to man for this brilliant display.
Nolan has made his "I will always be remembered" movie, this is the crownjewel in his portfolio. Perfect directing, perfect story, perfect balance between action and drama, everything is perfect.
Even if you hate Batman, you will love this film. If you don't, then something beez wrongz with youz!
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Ratings: 8.1/10 from 566,043 users Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 1,053 user | 641 critic | 46 from Metacritic.com
Director: James Gunn
Writers:James Gunn, Nicole Perlman, 2 more credits »
Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter
Quill from Earth, is now the main target of a manhunt led by the
villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and
save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team of space heroes
known as the "Guardians of the Galaxy" to save the world.
Written by
James Hake.
User Reviews
I
know, I know. This will incontrovertibly attract a lot of hate from
die-hard Dark Knight fans, but guess what? I'm one of those who thinks
Nolan is the epitome of how to make a perfect superhero spectacle.
Or at least, I was until tonight.
This film will blow your mind. Quite literally, it is jam-packed with edge-of-your-seat action thrills and pure comedic gold. Don't be expecting a moody companion piece like that of Nolan's trilogy, or Man of Steel. It keeps more in touch with Avengers, although it's a lot funnier and really builds upon the upcoming Infinity Gauntlet arc.
The actors are incredible, matching the character developments, the dialogue and action sequences are spectacular and the visual effects should surely earn a nod come Oscar time, as I'd personally put them on par with those seen in the recent Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The run length compliments the well-scripted pacing of the movie itself, whilst plenty of interesting secondary characters litter Guardians with an ensemble cast that has exceeded anything yet seen in the Marvel/DC movie worlds. I don't pertain to the DC versus Marvel argument, but this masterpiece alone has certainly put Marvel on the front foot in terms of cinema outings, far surpassing the very enjoyable Man of Steel and, I believe, edging out Nolan's trilogy and then some.
I thoroughly recommend this for any with a borderline sci-fi/superhero love, and advise you to remain for the tantalising post-credits scene, although many of the non-comic fans might not get the references.
Easily a perfect ten out of ten for me.
Or at least, I was until tonight.
This film will blow your mind. Quite literally, it is jam-packed with edge-of-your-seat action thrills and pure comedic gold. Don't be expecting a moody companion piece like that of Nolan's trilogy, or Man of Steel. It keeps more in touch with Avengers, although it's a lot funnier and really builds upon the upcoming Infinity Gauntlet arc.
The actors are incredible, matching the character developments, the dialogue and action sequences are spectacular and the visual effects should surely earn a nod come Oscar time, as I'd personally put them on par with those seen in the recent Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The run length compliments the well-scripted pacing of the movie itself, whilst plenty of interesting secondary characters litter Guardians with an ensemble cast that has exceeded anything yet seen in the Marvel/DC movie worlds. I don't pertain to the DC versus Marvel argument, but this masterpiece alone has certainly put Marvel on the front foot in terms of cinema outings, far surpassing the very enjoyable Man of Steel and, I believe, edging out Nolan's trilogy and then some.
I thoroughly recommend this for any with a borderline sci-fi/superhero love, and advise you to remain for the tantalising post-credits scene, although many of the non-comic fans might not get the references.
Easily a perfect ten out of ten for me.
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