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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Review

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLENOk let’s just get one thing clear – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an uncomplicated science fiction comicbook action bonanza of a movie. Intelligence completely flies out the window when you’re watching a Michael Bay movie anyway, but with the Revenge of the Fallen, and it’s predecessor, it really doesn’t matter.

This movie kicks arse… and even kicks some big brass Decepticon cohones, but I’ll be getting to those a little later. ;)

Ok before I start going into any detail whatsoever, I’m going to give you the standard SPOILER WARNING, as I can’t really discuss a movie without going into detail about it… so don’t tell me I didn’t warn you! If you haven’t seen the movie yet, and like surprises… read no further!

Synopsis:
TF2 picks up two years after the first movie left off – however Captain Lennox (Duhamel) & Sergeant Epps (Gibson) are now part of a crack Decepticon-hunting squad known as NEST, and are backed up by the Autobots including newcomers Arcee, Sideswipe, Jolt and the twins Skids and Mudflap. Sam (Lebouf) on the other hand, is leaving for college… much to Bumblebee’s dismay as he’s not taking his protector with him.

All seems fine, until Sam finds a shard of the Allspark attached to some of his clothes… and upon touching it, he starts having visions of Cybertronian hieroglyphs.

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Coraline Review

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Coraline PosterTitle: Coraline
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman, Robert Bailey Jr, Ian McShane
Release Date: 8 May 2009 (UK)

Rating: ★★★★☆

Synopsis: A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including “Other Mother”) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.

Review: From the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas comes a suitably surreal offering based on a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman (Sandman), and from the start the movie exudes style born from the fusion of these two visionaries. Unfortunately I have not yet read the graphic novel, so I’m unable to compare the two mediums – and as usual, I will give you all a SPOILER WARNING so that nothing is ruined for anyone.

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Star Trek Review

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Title: Star Trek
Director: J. J. Abrams
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho
Release: 8 May 2009 [UK]

Rating: ★★★★½

Synopsis: The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk (Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. Chronicling Kirk’s rise from farm boy genius to starship captain, we see Kirk, Spock, Bones(Urban), Scotty (Pegg) et al thrust into bitter conflict with rampaging Romulan Nero (Bana).

Review: I’d just like to get one thing straight – I am not a “Trekkie”, and I never have been. The extent of my Star Trek knowledge comes from watching The Next Generation (aka TNG) with my father when there was literally nothing else to watch on TV. I was always more of a Star Wars kid myself… though as an adult I really couldn’t give a toss either way.

This being said, I loved Abrams’ Star Trek for a multitude of reasons – and should another series based on this movie, or more sequels emerge (I hope they will)… then you may be able to brand me as a new-gen Trekkie. However… new-found fanboy-ism aside, let me divulge a little more about my opinion on the movie.
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Terminator Salvation – Reigniting the franchise?

Friday, May 8th, 2009

The more I see of McG‘s Terminator Salvation, the more faith I have bestowed in him that he’ll do an ok job… but will it be enough to jump-start a franchise killed off by it’s terrible threequel?

From the footage that follows, I hope so. I’m hoping that the four minute “supertrailer” isn’t all the best bits rolled into one, leaving the rest of the movie to be terrible.

In all honesty, I didn’t mind McG’s Charlie’s Angels movie – it was cute, funny, had some ok action and was cheesy… just like the series was. So I’ve got the feeling that he can probably do a good job. *crosses fingers*

Anyway here’s the newly YouTube’d 4-minute “Supertrailer” for your enjoyment:

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Blood The Last Vampire Trailer

Monday, May 4th, 2009

I’m a big fan of the anime (not seen the series yet…), but the live action trailer looks very very nice!

Anime details:
The story is set in the American Yokota Air Base located in post-WWII Japan, a few months before the beginning of the Vietnam War. Its main protagonist is a girl named Saya, who hunts hematophagous bat-like creatures called chiropterans for a secret organization known as the Red Shield.

Live Action incarnation:
In May 2006, Bill Kong, producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero, announced that he was producing a live-action film adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire, directed by Ronny Yu, and, like the source anime film, primarily filmed in English rather than Japanese. The film’s setting, however, will be shifted to 1948 at a United States Army camp in Tokyo, shortly after the conclusion of World War II during the American occupation of Japan.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Director: Gavin Hood
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Reynolds, Dominic Monaghan
Release: 29 April 2009 [UK]

Synopsis: Leading up to the events of “X-Men,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” tells the story of Wolverine (born James Howlett)’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.
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