May 2 - Iron Man
May 16 - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
May 23 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
June 6 - Kung Fu Panda
June 13 - The Incredible Hulk
June 27 - WALL-E
July 2 - Hancock
July 11 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
July 13 - The Dark Knight
August 1 - The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
August 8 - Vinay’s Birthday Bash
August 10 - Unfortunately Naveed’s wedding
Based on Ben Mezrich’s bestselling novel “Bringing Down the House,” 21 is about MIT math genius Ben Campbell’s adventure into the world of blackjack card counting. It is a movie inspired by a true story, but don’t look for solid facts. The real Ben is actually an Asian kid. Ben needs $300,000, or a full scholarship, to get into Harvard Medical school. Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) has an unusual blackjack club at MIT. On weekends, Micky flies the “MIT Blackjack Club” to Las Vegas where four members count cards at the blackjack tables and bet strategically to make thousands of dollars. The casinos start to catch on as the money flows away from them, and security pro Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne) begins to uncover Micky’s elaborate scheme.
21 is fun weekend movie because of its carefree style and attitude. It has its flaws as some points during the movie were boring, but if you enjoy the adrenaline and glamour of Vegas gaming, you’ll enjoy it. I won’t ruin the it, but the ending is a damn good one.
Saw “No Country for Old Men” this weekend and it was tense, haunting and terrifying, hence an excellent movie that makes you ponder it’s meaning a day after. Set in 1980 near the Texas/Mexico border, the story is based on three characters. Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), a working-class veteran who lives in a trailer park and makes the fateful decision to keep the $2 million he finds at the scene of a drug deal gone bad. Anton Chigurh (2008 Oscar Supporting Actor winner, Javier Bardem), the pyhcho sociopath killer on his trail, who will do anything to recover the stolen money and then there is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), who is trying to find Moss before Chigurh does, because he knows that encounter can only lead to one possible outcome. All three are locked in a chase that takes them through different motels in the West Texas border area. Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin played their roles naturally. Carson Wells, played by Woody Harrelson, had a small role as a bounty hunter trying for the DEA trying to find the money. His personality was typical to any other American (similar to George Bush). You need to watch the movie to get the impression.
The movie was produced by the Coen brothers who are famous for thrilling movies. They also produced the “Fargo,” which I have not seen yet. The movie is an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel which touches on brutal themes. Javier’s famous sinister line “Call it, Friendo” had all of talking after the movie and he deserved to win the Oscar for best supporting actor.
“No Country of Old Men” was a slow-moving movie but every scene draws you to the next scene. The storytelling was excellent that this is a film you can’t stop watching even though you very much wish you could. Then there is the ending, or should I say non-ending. It was an ending that required thought and left multiple possibilities. I would watch this movie again.
There Are No Clean Getaways!
One of my favorite scenes from the Coen’s “No Country For Old Men”
Due out next June, Prince of Persia is set to start filming in Morocco this June. The film is being produced by powerhouse Disney producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Still not sure if the cast has been set. Prince of Persia productions photos.
Rumour is another instalment of Jason Bourne is coming to a theatre near you!
Saw the movie this afternoon. My reaction was mixed. The film opened and we were introduced that the entire thing was going to be shown to us through the first person lens. We were told the video footage we were watching was found in an area of what was formerly known as Central Park and it is part of something code-named Cloverfield. That’s as much explanation as we were going to get over the next 84 minutes (about the length of a standard miniDV tape).
The monster didn’t disappoint one bit, although I think it should have had a bit more screen time. The shaky camera was rough, but it served a purpose. The way the video was shot is exactly that feeling and gives the viewer a way to feel like they were actual in the middle of all of that chaos. The acting was completely believable, and the monster, was just damn ugly. Click Here to see the monster!! I hope JJ. Abrams answers some questions on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD. There were unbelievable scenes, but every movie has those scenes. Just after they barely escaped the monster and ran into the subway, Rob checks his message on his cellphone inside the subway stations. HOW THE HECK DOES YOUR CELLPHONE WORK IN THE SUBWAY?? Comon…only the phones Sami has works in the subway!! LOL!! What about Lily??
Overall, the movie was creative and compelling, but it won’t be for everyone. The ending was abrupt, it remains consistent with the way the rest of the film is shot. It left some things unanswered, but I expected that from a JJ Abrams production.
The news is out given that that every “other” movie site out there thinks they have a scoop and jumps on it before anyone really confirms. British actress Sienna Miller (Jude Law’s EX) will play The Baroness in this live action depiction of G.I. Joe. Dennis Quaid has been cast in the lead role as General Hawk, the team leader of the G.I. Joe squad. Who will play Duke??
After reading poor reviews about Rambo 4 this morning, I still decided to go see it. In case you didn’t know, Rambo IV was directed by Stallone himself (which is another reason why it sucked!). Summary: In Thailand, a group of Christian aid workers recruit John Rambo to guide them up the river to deliver medical supplies to a tribe of neighboring Burma (aka Myanmar). When the missionaries fail to return, Rambo is persuaded to take a group of mercenaries back into the war-torn border region to find them. What follows next is hell on earth. The story isn’t anything to be concerned about because it’s just another basic giant killing spree style story. Basically, 2 out of ten for the script, 1 out of ten for acting, and 8 out of ten for entertainment value.
DOWNLOAD/CITYTV/BUY VERDICT: DOWNLOAD
I finally watched American Gangster last night. The movie was directed by Ridley Scott. He has directed some of the best films ever made - Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and Aliens. (more…)
Last night I saw “I am Legend” starring Will Smith. The movie is an adaptation of the book. I haven’t read it so I did not know what to expect.
Summary: Will Smith (a.k.a. Robert Neville in the movie) plays a military scientist who thinks he may be the only human not affected after a worldwide epidemic wipes out all humans on Earth. He works to create a cure for the virus while living in a city with mutant victims of the plague. The production of the movie was done very well. I thought the CGI was excellent. The sets were very real - especially seeing New York City overgrown with weeds, wild herd of deer roaming free, cars scattered everywhere and no people anywhere!! I’m not sure if anyone saw the poster in Times Square showing Batman vs. Superman?? I guess different parts of Manhattan were closed during filming which is impossible in NYC. Since Will Smith joined Tom Cruise’s Scientology cult, anything can happen with that freaks direction. Next thing is to see Will Smith jumping on Oprah’s couch!! The best part of the movie was the 4-minute trailer of Joker robbing the bank in the new Batman - The Dark Knight movie….j/k I yawned twice but that was not because of the movie. It was the Nando’s chicken!! Overrall, I thought the movie a fascinating movie but they could’ve made the mutants look different (every mutant looked like Amit!!). I’m sure the DVD will have lots of extra features. And once again, another Will Smith movie with no swearing!
DOWNLOAD/CITYTV/BUY VERDICT: BUY
