Saturday, August 10, 2013
The second trailer for Thor: The Dark World
Epic in every way, I can't wait to see Eccelston (The Ninth Doctor) as Malekeith. Also, Loki and Thor in a adventure together? Sign me up.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Willis out, Ford in
Slyvester Stallone had some exciting news to share on his Twitter account for Expendables 3 yesterday. He confirmed that Bruce Willis and his charachter, Mr.Church will not return for the movie, but had even more exciting news as Harrison Ford as joined the cast. Wow, Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Ford in one movie? This is turning into another great throwback action film. I do not care for Willis's departure as he appeared in both movies and I do wish they use more 'fresh blood' for this sequel.
Source: http://collider.com
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Steven Spielberg will not adapt American Sniper
Steven Spielberg (E.T., Schindler's List) will not direct American Sniper and his production company DreamWorks also left the project. The report from Collider.com cites, that what Spielberg envisioned for the film, did not mesh together well with the budget of the project. Too bad Spielberg left this, this type of a movie would be a good challenge for the director, as it is something different than what he has done in recent years. The autobiography of Navy Seal Chris Kyle, who will be played by Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook, The Hangover Trilogy) now has to find a director fast, if they want to make and release the film for a closer date.
Source: http://collider.com
Monday, August 5, 2013
Christopher McQuarrie has accepted the mission.
It seems that we know who will direct the upcoming Misson Impossible V. The director is Christopher McQuarrie. He directed Jack Reacher, which starred Tom Cruise. McQuarrie has a good eye for action scenes because those where the highlight of Jack Reacher. Both him and writer Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) have their work cut out for them. All they have to do is maintain the quality of the previous one, Ghost Protocol.
Source :http://collider.com
SIZE MATTERS - Pacific Rim review
We all carry a great sense of wonder. It seems to hide away as we get older, but was always strong and persistent when we were children. We could sit down and really make something out of nothing physical, or tip our toy-box all over the floor and just go mad. Pacific Rim is Guillermo Del Toro at his most unleashed. He's been given the toys for his sandpit and has gone completely beserk, but he has also created a sense of wonder from completely nothing.
The plot is simple. Kaiju (monsters) from another dimension break through to ours and wage war on the planet and us humans must do what we can to stop them. So we build giant machines called Jaegers. General audiences are doing the worst thing by comparing this to Transformers or Battleship simply because of some simple image traits. Well I'm here to tell you that you're way off and also working comparisons in the wrong league. Del Toro has crafted an insane Sci-Fi movie, full of old-school thrills, special effects and brilliantly entertaining set pieces that all meld together in beautiful harmony, with just enough satisfying human moments and arcs that carry a nice balance of emotion and action. It all blends well with the loopiness of it all.
There's just so much to love, that not even some minor pacing problems or a couple of sub-par performances can destroy the experience. Mainly its in the lesser background characters, but for me I'd say that Charlie Hunnam doesn't quite shine in the lead. He's certainly more than commendable, but he just doesn't break out here. Idris Elba steals the spotlight with a look and a bellowed delivery and its amusing to watch and Rinko Kikuchi has such an incredible skill with her mannerism and in her eyes, that's its a shock that she isn't in more films. Ron Perlman comes and goes and works his usual incredible moments.
Pacific Rim is triumphant above the rest of the blockbuster herd. It knows what is missing from the norm and just goes crazy with it. Its a big, giant load of awesome fun. Prepare your jaw muscles, because you'll be smiling throughout.
"Pacific Rim" is just simply awesome. Now, it may not be for everyone, but if you love action, giant monsters, and giant robots, you'll definitely love this. Or if you're just trying to have some fun, watch this. It's got both brains and brawn.
"Pacific Rim" is just simply awesome. Now, it may not be for everyone, but if you love action, giant monsters, and giant robots, you'll definitely love this. Or if you're just trying to have some fun, watch this. It's got both brains and brawn.
9/10
Ivan Ivancan
Review-Videodrome
Allow me to explain. I won't bother to go into detail about the plot. A sleazy, lowlife TV producer named Max Renn (James Woods) rapidly becomes obsessed with an unusual television signal, which in turn begins to warp his perceptions of reality. Get it? Nah, of course you don't.
I won't even try to pretend I understood what was going through Cronenberg's mind when he wrote and directed this picture. It's warped, it's perverted, it's depraved, and it's insanely intriguing and fascinating. The masses are frightened by "Videodrome" and with good reason. "Videodrome" is Cronenberg's dastardly take on mass-media consumption during a time when television was afraid to be real. Media violence had not yet become a major issue and hypocritical politicians weren't condemning it. But keep in mind this film was made in '83, years before the mind-blowing reality-morphing of "The Matrix" (1999).
There's a little more that I think I can get away with in describing the plot. Renn eventually traces the signal to Pittsburgh, and is introduced to the station's enigmatic programmer Brian O'Blivion (Jack Creley) and his daughter Bianca (Sonja Smits). He learns of the bizarre nature surrounding Videodrome, and the fate of those of who watch it. As he becomes more and more obsessed, he finds it nearly impossible to turn it off, or turn away. Then those mutations and hallucinations Cronenberg is famous for start happening and when that does, things become nasty and the queasy may want to keep a finger on the fast-forward button. It's no secret Cronenberg loves torturing his protagonists and here, the "new flesh" wants to live long and Woods has the nice warm body perfect for it - he becomes a literal media assassin with a vaginal slit in his stomach that doubles as a programmable VCR and also has a handgun fused to his wrist - he's a virtual slave to Videodrome.
Lastly, the eerie, driving score by Howard Shore swells up during the film's most intense and surreal moments, the most lovely being Woods's lovemaking with his television.
"Videodrome," I think, has a lot more relevance today than it did 22 years ago. It's a movie that is more creepy than it is scary, more visceral than gross, is quite brilliant, and doesn't spare us graphic violence and gore. It's alive, it's "Videodrome."
There's a little more that I think I can get away with in describing the plot. Renn eventually traces the signal to Pittsburgh, and is introduced to the station's enigmatic programmer Brian O'Blivion (Jack Creley) and his daughter Bianca (Sonja Smits). He learns of the bizarre nature surrounding Videodrome, and the fate of those of who watch it. As he becomes more and more obsessed, he finds it nearly impossible to turn it off, or turn away. Then those mutations and hallucinations Cronenberg is famous for start happening and when that does, things become nasty and the queasy may want to keep a finger on the fast-forward button. It's no secret Cronenberg loves torturing his protagonists and here, the "new flesh" wants to live long and Woods has the nice warm body perfect for it - he becomes a literal media assassin with a vaginal slit in his stomach that doubles as a programmable VCR and also has a handgun fused to his wrist - he's a virtual slave to Videodrome.
Lastly, the eerie, driving score by Howard Shore swells up during the film's most intense and surreal moments, the most lovely being Woods's lovemaking with his television.
"Videodrome," I think, has a lot more relevance today than it did 22 years ago. It's a movie that is more creepy than it is scary, more visceral than gross, is quite brilliant, and doesn't spare us graphic violence and gore. It's alive, it's "Videodrome."
9/10
Ivan Ivancan
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