Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Side Effects
With it being terrible weather outside I decided that today would be a good day to catch a movie. I went and saw Side Effects. Now, this is supposedly Steven Soderbergh's last film. He goes back to the kind of story telling he did in Contagion, this time dealing with therapists and prescription drugs. Steven works with one hell of a cast. Jude Law (Contagion) is fantastic. Catharine- Zeta Jones (Ocean's Twelve) is as mysterious and sexy as ever. Channing Tatum (Magic Mike, Haywire) is phenomenal here, he turns in another strong performance. The real talent in this is defiantly Ronney Mara. Work wise she has been doing amazing, starring in The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo and coming out with an oscar nomination. She is simply amazing in this, her performance is real and gripping. The story over all is very Hitchcockian. One last thing. Thomas Newman does the score for this film, not Cliff Martinez, and it is fabulous. He does an amazing job and crafts one of the best scores of the year. I'm seriously hopping he gets a nod for his work on this one. And I hope he finally wins. He lost out to Life of Pi this year, but hopefully next year he'll finally grab a win!!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Die Hard 5.0
In the fifth instalment in the die hard franchise we finally meet John McClane's son Jack. He's tied up in an investigation involving highly dangerous uranium. The film's main plot is weak but the chemistry between the leads Jai and Bruce works well and having Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the film was a plus too, she makes more than just a brief cameo at the beginning. What I would have liked is more of a well known cast. With it being such a blockbuster franchise you'd think they could get a stronger cast "John Noble, Naomi Rapace??" John Moore's direction is solid but Skip Woods script is complete trash. Not much of an interesting plot here but it is still an entertaining instalment, though the shortest one in the franchise. On the plus side, there were some very good twists in the third act and it was a very explosive finale. The film could of also done better with a more interesting villain. The main cast is good but the villains and the script are horrible.
3 1/2 out of 5
2/18/13 7:07pm
Today I revisited A good day to die hard, and you know what, I loved it. Yes, the script is thin but it is still a very enjoyable movie. It changes the formula, this time John McClane goes looking for trouble aka his son needing help "even if he does not admit it". A nice lack of CGI, most everything is done in a realistic manner. Jai Courtney is terrific as John's son Jack and the ending is very heartwarming. Most of all the movie is hugely entertaining. A thrilling car chase, shootouts and massive explosions. I also find that there is a reasonable explanation as to why John McClane survives so much with little scratch. He's developed a hard skin. He can take it. He's badass and so's his son. I loved Die Hard 5 and thought the director, John Moore, did a fantastic job with what he had to work with in ways of a weak script. The one reason to see this movie is to learn of his relationship with his son and who his son is. People may say that John is barely in the movie and I do believe Jai may be taking over the franchise as the new John McClane. And I am okay with that, in fact I'm thrilled. Jai is fantastic in this. I find that the people who complained about that are the ones who complained about Batman being absent from The Dark Knight Rises or Matt Damon not being in Legacy, or Arnold having little to do with Terminator 4. Movie franchises evolve and we should let them, stop living in the past!
4 out of 5
7:38pm
What would have really benefited the movie is a prologue detailing the villains backstories about Chernobyl.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Correction, in 5 Days Time
In 5 days time this movie will be available. It's like waiting for the big paycheque to arrive. I have never been more excited for any movie since The Dark Knight!!!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Roommate
Well, I just finished watching the movie The Roommate. It's a good thriller, nothing brilliant but it really wasn't terrible. And cameos from the Vampire Diaries cast wasn't half bad either. I watched the movie for Leighton Meester's performance and she did not disappoint. She was possibly the best part of the movie. Her, Katie and Nina, and Cam were all pretty good. Minka Kelly wasn't bad. But in truth I would have liked someone a little more well known playing the main character Sara. But as the poster shows, the movie really belongs to Leighton Meester. The ending reminds me so much of how they would end a Flinestone's episode, in a funny good way. A good movie, I enjoyed it.
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Minka as Sara |
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Cam as Stephen |
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Leighton as Rebecca |
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Katie Graham, one of Sara's first friends |
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Nina as Maria, Becca's old ex-friend |
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