Mirror Mirror Song..

Nice song from the movie Mirror Mirror, " I Believe in love ", I quite enjoyed the film, very cute family movie that i found joy while watching with my kids, a new take at Snow White, and the actress playing her was very good. not to mention cute.

I highly recommend this film to enjoy with your family !!

the Hunger Games Review

Well, much hype was given to this movie, and after watching it, i have to say that it is a bit disappointing, and probably aimed at teens as the target audience.

Now the films starts out pretty well, and Jennifer Lawrence starts by playing a character similar to her character from Winter's Bone, a young independent woman named Katniss Everdeen who takes care of her family.

the movie moves at a pretty decent pace, and we move with Katniss as she witnesses the draw for the Hunger games from her village, the movie takes too much time in details through the transportation, preparation and training for the hunger games, which was a slow build up with aim of building up tension in the veiwers, i certainly couldn't wait for the games to start.

finally, and after like one hour, the games started, and here is where the film fails in my opinion, as many has mentioned, a film the centers around games with killings should be rated R and not PG 13 like this film's rating !!! not a lot of action, not a lot of fights, not a lot of brutality. in short, quite disappointing in action and events.

However, I can see some who might still find something to enjoy in the Hunger Games, some good Drama, good characters, and probably, very entertaining for the teens.

I never read the books, so i really can't compare the film to the book.

in short, if you are looking for a solid and brutal thriller film like Battle Royale, then you will most likely be diappointed, but if you are 12 years of age then you'll probably enjoy it.

Immortals review

So I was wating anxiously for the Blu ray of Immortals to arrive in the post, and finally, it got here !
I immediately sat and started watching with excitment. I have to say, it was really enjoyable.

the story about the Greek gods and them watching over humans who are constantly in war, not willing to interfere was interesting. Henry Cavil, who will be playing Superman in the up coming Man of steel film, plays the role of a peasant here named Theseus who seems to have quite the fighting skills in him, but refuses to engage in any battles, untill he is forced to !! and it seems the Gods are watching over him.

it is visually impressive as well, with vivid colors and beautiful scenery of mountains and the ocean. the battle scenes were also interesting, however, were a bit limited me thinks.

I was not really happy at first with lead actress here Frieda Pinto, but she did grow on me with time and i found myslef accepting here. Mickey Rourke was very good as the evil villian.

generally, it was quite enjoyable, much better than i was expecting. i just hope people stop comparing it to 300, as they are both two different films.

8.5 out of 10

Drive review

Finally watched this last night, I found it to be entertaining for the most part, only it was a bit slow paced. the plot is nothing new, which involves a professional driver that falls for a single mom whom her husband is in prison, and just as their relationship is about to flourish, her husband is back and is involved in big problems with some gangsters.
Ryan Gosling is pretty good here, but i do think the role was some what an easy one, playing a cold and calm driver who smiles a lot ;)
some pretty good action, though i did expect more action ! it turned out more of a drama. which isn't a bad thing.

7.5 out of 10

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RESIDENT EVIL 5 Retribution Trailer - 2012 Movie -

Can't wait for this one..looks awesome !!

the Artist review

I think by now, everyone who is into the entertainment business or follows film and movie news already knows that the Artist is the movie that one big at the Oscars this year.

Not only did it win the Oscar for best picture, but also, the best actor in a leading role went to Jean Dujardin, and deservedly so.

Once I heard that the movie was about Silent movies, I must admit I wasn't that excited to see it, especially that i don't know any of the leading roles before. But once I started watching it in a weekday night with almost half an empty theater, I immediately started getting hooked with the plot and the characters.

the two lead actors, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo are one of the most talented actors i have ever seen in film. they were brilliant and brought their characters to life depending only on their body language and acting. the movie which is about a successful silent movie actor, who starts to suffer when Hollywood starts the transition to sound movie making, and follows his struggling and difficulty to adapt to this change, meanwhile, a rising star who starts progressing into fame through this change, and the on and off silent love develops between the two during these times. 

it was such a great experience for me, and quite a new one as well, I was completely lost into the film and bonded with the characters. the chemistry between the two was rattling.

I definitely became an instant fan of the two leads, especially Jean who reminded me a lot with one of my favorite actors Sean Connery in his facial features, his looks and his body language as well.

not the best two pictures of the two, but one can notice the slight resemblance between the two !

Jean does seem like a younger version of Sean !!

Puss in Boots

Watched this with the kids, I enjoyed it thoroughly, and the kids were glued to the screen as well. What i liked the most about it, is that it appeals for both adults and young ones, it was executed in a very professional manner, and was balanced just right to be suitable for both the old and the young.

the movie is basically a tale of Puss' start, how he came to be, and the story behind his character, adding to it lots of action and adventure, and the movie never drags, with the right amount of pace.
new loveable characters were added here, Kitty voiced by the charming Salma Hayek was an attractive and interesting love interest for Puss, but she is not your regular female cat as she has some very exceptional skills as well, think a Bond type if girl.

Visually, it was spectacular, everthing was done so perfectly it appears so real, one of the best visually imoressive CGI films i have seen, the texture, the colors and characters, all done so professionaly, Bravo to the animators and people behind it.

I'd say 8.5 out of 10,