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No ReservationsThe gorgeous Catherine Zeta Jones is at it again!!! Though the movie is the second of its kind, as in restaurants, kitchens, cooks, cooking and food, the other one being the animation Ratatouille, explores a different plot; one that involves family values and kids, yes, a kid; testing Jones’ ability to be a good mom. Enter handsome, loyal, trustworthy, goody goody, Italian dude, fascinated by Jones’ cooking and wants to work with her. Guess what happens next; you guessed it, they fall in love. How these movies fail to amuse me!!!Anyways, the story is not spellbinding but a good entertainer over the weekend. Recommended for all girls who are a bit stuck up in their lives, so take your girlfriends to the movies quick. There’s not much else to say about this movie as there isn’t much substance in it. But stay tuned, I’m watching the critically acclaimed “The Lives of Others” and will be reviewing it soon. Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0481141/
SuperbadTwo words to sum this movie up. High School. One of the better comedies of this year, but the typical ‘happily ever after’ ending was a bit over the top. Very enjoyable movie all the way except I would categorize this movie as one of those that would make you sigh in the end thinking, “if only life remedied itself so brilliantly”. Then again, we’re talking about three kids that are the epitome of ‘loserdom’, so I’ll cut them some slack. All said and done, this one is a good watch. A few pizzas, some beer and some high school mates and you’re sweet. It’s going to send you back in time to the days at high school when you were the jerk that was being picked on… guaranteed!!! Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0829482/
License to Wed
A very typical Robin Williams movie, where he is out and about, doing stuff that normal people hesitate. In fact something common between Williams and species from the planet “Dickhead Central” is that they all think they are funny, where in reality they are terribly annoying. More so like it’s a case of acute ADD. The movie is different, well, annoying really. I mean, seriously, the concept of having to go through preliminary rounds to make sure the couple is ready for marriage is like slapping every freedom martyr in the face. What is worse is the method of establishing whether someone is ready to be bound by matrimony. Bugging a couple’s bedroom to keep them from making out is like denying a prisoner his one phone call. It’s as if the person who has written the script for the movie has terrible post marital issues. Take counseling or something, I say, and save us the trouble of going through the torment of having to watch a movie about how to avoid the shit you got yourself into. You’re better of playing Monopoly or something. Overall, a complete waste of time and having said that do not watch with girlfriend or fiancé as they may get volatile on you. HalloweenRob Zombie fans will be let down by the lack of gore in this remake. However this movie is not lacking the R.Zombie style. Opening earlier than Halloween day the movie begins with the standard dysfunctional family. However the choice of remaking an entire scene was a good move. This movie focuses more on the aesthetics and camera work. Like a good remake it has enough of the original story to pay homage to the original Halloween, but different enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. I wouldn't say it is a must see but with the gruesome deaths, psychological disturbia and tons of tits, this movie will satisfy not only the R.Zombie fans but also the Halloween fans. P.S. and also people that need to see some blood squirting before they can get it hard. Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0373883/ P.P.S. I have not actually seen this one. Thanks for the heads up Kylie.RatatouilleOne of the most pleasant animation films this year though not as good as some of the earlier releases in the previous years. But still, watchable. The only thing bothering me is the idea of having a rat cook me my dinner at a restaurant. I feel the writers should have considered a rabbit or a hamster, but that’s just my opinion as I’m not much of a rat fan. The story leads on to how a petty restaurant cleaner hooks up with a rat that can read, write and surprise surprise, COOK. Hmmm… should have joined the circus. The other side of the story is the rat’s family who wants him back home and expects him to be a normal rat and do things that normal rats do like disgust humans and make like another million more babies so they can disgust humans more and probably take over the world…!!! That last bit is my improvisation. Then there’s also the drama involved of who is going to take over the restaurant and blah, blah, blah!!! A good one, if you’re looking for an easy weekend evening with
kids, or your girlfriend as she just might start appreciating the jerk inside
you.
Live Free or Die HardA very comprehensive layout which is different to the regular Die Hard sequels, though the concept and the amount of action involved remains blatantly similar; how Mr. Willis takes it upon himself to save the day. But here he goes to a different level and tries to save the whole of U.S. in a cyber active era full of geeks and hackers. I’m going to stop bagging this movie because it in fact is one that is worth a watch, if you’ve enjoyed the action pumped, daring earlier sequels of the Die Hard series. Worth mentioning is also that the writers have made an effort not just to cater to the old fans of Die Hard but to zombify new teenagers through a different style of action; I quote the lines Mr. Willis uses, “I was out of bullets”, before ramming a car into a chopper and taking it down. Though entertaining, I think Die Hard’s existence should be brought to an end soon as more of it would only taint the glory it has accumulated over the years. P.S. Same goes for the Rocky series as well.
Surf's UpNot the best animation this year!!! And as I was not entirely impressed with Happy Feet, I’d rank this a bit better than that one as both Happy Feet and Surf’s Up have penguins walking around and doing weird shit such as dancing and surfing (surprise, surprise), respectively. I’m going to stop comparing now, just because it’s lame. Surf’s Up sums up as your average “where there’s a will, there’s a way”, sort of movie that showcases a young rebellious penguin’s efforts to become a champion surfer although everyone else, including me, disagree. The story takes us through a surfing competition to another island where the wannabe surfer penguin meets his all-time surfing legend, who the whole world thinks is dead; which makes me think the story was written by some middle-aged, midlife crisis suffering, desperate guy locked up in a prison cell with nothing but comic books that never hit the real world as they were too lame. A predictable movie from the start to end, but if you’re up
for a laugh on a Sunday afternoon with a slice of pizza, I’d say there’s no
harm.P.S. Keep an eye out for the chicken. He's GOLD!!! I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryThe first impression I got was another version of “Brokeback Mountain”, but I was relieved to learn that it was not. So that’s 3 points straight-up for the movie. I am going to refrain from bagging the shit out of this movie as I did have a laugh here and there, because Mr. Sandler does not fail to amuse me, in his own stupid way. The movie inches forward in the weirdest way, going from scene to scene, leaving you wondering, WTF??? But to ruin everything the climax decides to turn around, bend forward and fart in the faces of every soul watching the movie and shattering the little expectation left that the movie ‘might’ have redeemed itself. On the contrary something worth watching in the movie is Jessica Biel, who does a fabulous job with her specially by taking her clothes off. P.S. Not suitable for children below 16 and homo-phobes. Links: http://imdb.com/title/tt0762107/ Perfume: The Story of a MurdererEven after I finished watching this movie, the morbid imagery that grips you or rather disgusts you at the start, on which premise the whole story is based, refuses to haunt my thoughts. A very different movie compared to the many other serial killer movies released last year, and the constant narrations make sure you don’t lose track of the storyline while the main character; a scrawny young boy, which leaves you wondering how he does what he does; goes around killing young pretty girls for………. I should stop before I give away the whole concept on which this movie revolves, though I must admit it’s not a complete surprise to any half-wit that watches half hour of the movie to realize where this ones heading. The only scene that is a bit tacky is the fact that the main
character; a scrawny young boy, which leaves you wondering how he does what he
does (just reiterating); is a complete moron as he does not even realize that
people die if they can’t breathe due to lack of air. If this sounds completely
out of context and you’re pounding your head and cursing yourself for reading
this, put yourself out of your misery and watch the movie.
Critics Corner for U-571This film is a fictional acount of the capture of a German submarine in 1942 by an American crew, but is based on the historical reality of the Battle of the Atlantic and the secret capture of the Enigma cipher machine from German boats. The film was inspired by several real events: the British seizure of U-110 south of Iceland in May 1941 with an Enigma machine and Hydra cipher; the U-559 in the Mediterranean with a short weather Enigma cipher book in Oct. 1942 that allowed the British to break the new German Triton cipher; the capture of the U-505 by U.S. Navy in June 1944. It was also inspired by director Jonathan Mostow's visit to several World War II submarines on exhibit in the U.S., including the USS Pampanito in San Francisco, the U-505 in Chicago. In Malta, Mostow built full-size replicas of a German type VII U-boat and an American S-boat for exterior shots filmed in large water tanks and in the open ocean. Interior scenes were filmed on sound stage #5 at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome, the largest sound stage in Europe. Technical consultant David Kahn, in an interview for the History Channel documentary History or Hollywood? U-571, said the movie is an accurate portrayal of the Battle of Atlantic and importance of Ultra intelligence to Allied victory and the great risks taken to acquire this intelligence and sacrifices of submariners. However, veterans James Healy and former German submariner Herbert Werner (author of Iron Coffins) said the film was more Hollywood than history and did not portray life on World War II submarines accurately. Werner said the depth charges were wrong and the boat would have been destroyed by the force of so many near explosions. In the boats during these attacks, nobody was thrown around, no rivets flying (subs were welded, not riveted). In reality, depth charges would have exploded below the boat and caused cracks that would have been enough to sink the boat very quickly. Also, Healy and Werner agreed that it would have been impossible for an American crew to operate a German sub so quickly, even if some of the crew could read German. Also, subs were not used to attack other subs in World War II. The movie fails to portray how a sub smelled, how everyone shared a single toilet, ate spoiled food, suffered weeks of boredom before sighting a convoy. The young actors in the film quickly lost their Navy haircuts and only the Germans grew beards after weeks at sea without being able to use scarce fresh water for shaving or bathing. Tonya Allen in the uboat.net review is critical of the film for perpetuating the myth of German submarines machine-gunning helpless liferafts. However, the film accurately portrays the poor condition in 1942 of American S-class subs that dated from World War I, the service on Navy ships of African-Americans. U-571In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazi's have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. That is, until a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, and the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'. But masquerading as Nazi's and taking over the U-boat is the smallest of their problems. The action really begins when they get stranded on the U-boat.
U-571 ... The Official Site
The Green MileDeath Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift. Paul Edgecomb is a slightly cynical veteran prison guard on Death row in the 1930's. His faith, and sanity, deteriorated by watching men live and die, Edgecomb is about to have a complete turn around in attitude. Enter John Coffey, He's eight feet tall. He has hands the size of waffle irons. He's been accused of the murder of two children... and he's afraid to sleep in a cell without a night-light. And Edgecomb, as well as the other prison guards - Brutus, a sympathetic guard, and Percy, a stuck up, perverse, and violent person, are in for a strange experience that involves intelligent mice, brutal executions, and the revelation about Coffey's innocence and his true identity.
GREENMILE .. Official Site
The LadykillersA remake of the 1955 comedy, the story revolves around a Southern professor who puts together a group of thieves to rob a casino. They rent a room in an old woman's house, but soon she discovers the plot and they must kill her, a task that is more difficult than it seems.
The OthersA woman named Grace retires with her two children to a mansion on Jersey, towards the end of the Second World War, where she's waiting for her husband to come back from battle. The children have a disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight without being hurt in some way. They will live alone there with oppressive, strange and almost religious rules, until she needs to hire a group of servants for them. Their arrival will accidentally begin to break the rules with unexpected consequences.
OTHERS .. The official Site
The Butterfly EffectEvan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single working mom and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evans friends and mom hardly believes him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. And it does seem to always happen something bad during these blackouts. Something that makes his friends depressed and violent. As Evan grows up he has less of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments as a kind of therapy. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick!
An Amazing movie in short... MUST SEE...
BUTTERFLY .. Official Site
The Italian JobThe plan was flawless... the job was executed perfectly... the escape was clean. The only threat mastermind thief Charlie Croker (Wahlberg) never saw coming was a member of his own crew. After pulling off an amazing gold bullion heist from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice, Italy, Charlie and his gang -- inside man Steve (Norton), computer genius Lyle (Green), wheelman handsome Rob (Statham), explosives expert Left-Ear (Mos Def) and veteran safecracker John Bridger (Sutherland) - can't believe when one of them turns out to be a double-crosser. Enter Stella (Theron), a beautiful nerves-of-steel safecracker, who joins Charlie and his former gang when they follow the backstabber to California, where they plan to re-steal the gold by tapping into Los Angeles' traffic control system, manipulating signals and creating one of the biggest traffic jams in LA history. Now the job isn't the payoff, it's about payback.
ITALIAN JOB .. The Official Site
Notting HillEvery man's dream comes true for William Thacker, a successless Notting Hill bookstore owner, when Anna Scott, the world's most beautiful woman and best-liked actress, enters his shop. A little later, he still can't believe it himself, William runs into her again - this time spilling orange juice over her. Anna accepts his offer to change in his nearby apartment, and thanks him with a kiss, which seems to surprise her even more than him. Eventually, Anna and William get to know each other better over the months, but being together with the world's most wanted woman is not easy - neither around your closest friends, nor in front of the all-devouring press.
NOTTING HILL .. Official Site
Requiem for a DreamDrugs. They consume mind, body and soul. Once you're hooked, you're hooked. Four lives. Four addicts. Four failures. Doing their best to succeed in the world, but failing miserably, four people get hooked on various drugs. Despite their aspirations of greatness, they succumb to their addictions. Watching the addicts spiral out of control, we bear witness to the dirtiest, ugliest portions of the underworld addicts reside in. It is shocking and eye-opening but demands to be seen by both addicts and non-addicts alike.
The film depicts the lives of four different people living in Brooklyn on their quest for satisfaction in life. It shows the direct and indirect effects that drugs and various addictions have on each of the individuals, and then portrays their downward spirals from the hopes of blossoming dreams into the helpless state of moral and physical decay
These dreams are addictive
One of the "MOST DISTURBING MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN"... Its still taunting me... the movie... Really... So Disturbing, I cant begin to Imagine...
Girl Next DoorA straight-arrow high-school senior falls in love with the perfect 'girl-next-door', only to discover she is a former porn star. He comes to realize that if he wants this very special woman, he better be willing to risk it all and experience a journey for which he never could have prepared
A very "cool" movie... Something i always dream of, an Adventure.. I always make it through, victorious, like this one..
Very Cool.. I guess its a must watch for all those dreamers out there..
Keeps you hooker on till the end!!!
 Dirty Pretty ThingsAn illegal Nigerian immigrant discovers the unpalatable side of London life.
Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel. The hotel is run by Senor Sneaky and is the sort of place where dirty business like drug dealing and prostitution takes place. However, when Okwe finds a human heart in one of the toilets, he uncovers something far more sinister than just a common crime.
Very Intriguing... A must watch.. and Audrey Tautou, after her role in Amelie, has done a fabulous job..
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