Movie Reviews: Theatrical Releases
I have been the movies alot lately and thought I'd give you a quick review about what's showing in your nearest Cinema's!
The Holiday
Despite being separated by the Atlantic Ocean, Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and Iris (Kate Winslet) share the same dilemma: they've both
been disappointed by their significant others, Ethan (Edward Burns) and Jasper (Rufus Sewell), and are now facing a dull Christmas in isolation.
After they meet online, however, they decide to join forces and give each other a hand. They will swap houses and lives for the holidays, hoping new experiences will result in less glum holiday depression. Amanda, a Los Angeles resident, will stay at Iris' home in rural England and Iris will live in Amanda's home in the States. While on holiday, each meets a new lover: Amanda falls for dashing Graham (Jude Law), while Iris finds herself attracted to quirky Miles (Jack Black). But where does the magic of the holiday end and the reality of real life begin?
My Review:
Bit of a weak movie and not what I expected to be. Rather a romantic comedy, and key word on romantic. There are few laughs, and the plot moves very slow, but still and enjoyable move. Light and predictable. Just what we need for the holidays?
My Rating: 7/10
In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a corrupt banker, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament and using the prize money to pay back threatening terrorists who lost money because of Le Chiffre. 
Imagine our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world used that technology as a doorway into ours. Now, imagine the connection we made can't be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your e-mail, they'll get in, you'll be infected and they'll be able to take from you what they don't have anymore -- life.
The Holiday
Despite being separated by the Atlantic Ocean, Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and Iris (Kate Winslet) share the same dilemma: they've both
been disappointed by their significant others, Ethan (Edward Burns) and Jasper (Rufus Sewell), and are now facing a dull Christmas in isolation. After they meet online, however, they decide to join forces and give each other a hand. They will swap houses and lives for the holidays, hoping new experiences will result in less glum holiday depression. Amanda, a Los Angeles resident, will stay at Iris' home in rural England and Iris will live in Amanda's home in the States. While on holiday, each meets a new lover: Amanda falls for dashing Graham (Jude Law), while Iris finds herself attracted to quirky Miles (Jack Black). But where does the magic of the holiday end and the reality of real life begin?
My Review:
Bit of a weak movie and not what I expected to be. Rather a romantic comedy, and key word on romantic. There are few laughs, and the plot moves very slow, but still and enjoyable move. Light and predictable. Just what we need for the holidays?
My Rating: 7/10
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Borat
The film involves Borat leaving his home in Kazakhstan to go to the "U.S. and A." and record a documentary at the behest of the fictitious Kazakh Ministry of Information. He leaves behind his mother, wife, and the town rapist, bringing along his obese producer Azamat Bagatov (Ken Davitian). Much of the movie from this point on features unstaged vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with Americans who believe he is an actual foreign TV personality with no understanding of American customs.
My Review:
The most hilarious movie of all time! If you haven't seen it, go and see it NOW! It's better to watch it in the cinema and laugh amoungs the people! Its amazing, because I've never been to a movie where everybody laugh's so much and so hard. No matter how down you are or whatever, Borat will make you laught the sh!t out of you!!
My Rating: 11/10
Borat
The film involves Borat leaving his home in Kazakhstan to go to the "U.S. and A." and record a documentary at the behest of the fictitious Kazakh Ministry of Information. He leaves behind his mother, wife, and the town rapist, bringing along his obese producer Azamat Bagatov (Ken Davitian). Much of the movie from this point on features unstaged vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with Americans who believe he is an actual foreign TV personality with no understanding of American customs.My Review:
The most hilarious movie of all time! If you haven't seen it, go and see it NOW! It's better to watch it in the cinema and laugh amoungs the people! Its amazing, because I've never been to a movie where everybody laugh's so much and so hard. No matter how down you are or whatever, Borat will make you laught the sh!t out of you!!
My Rating: 11/10
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Casino Royale (007)
In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a corrupt banker, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament and using the prize money to pay back threatening terrorists who lost money because of Le Chiffre.My Review:
I'm no James Bond fan, however you gotta give the movie credit for pulling of the awesome stunts without the overuse of SFX. Infact the first few scene's alone are brilliant! On a whole the movie is great, a bit drawn out, especially when (at three parts of the movie this happened) they resolved everything and it seemed like it was ending, when next thing a new storyline was presented! Daniel Craig's first apperance as Blonde 007, err i mean Bond 007! Soon you forget about Bronson and Connery and the other 100 guys that played the role and. One good thing about Daniel Craig's role is that the movie goes 'back to basics' and Bond isn't super hero, rather human with a few good tricks up his sleeve!! One thing is the producers should have cast Julian McMahon (Cole in Charmed) in the role rather
I'm no James Bond fan, however you gotta give the movie credit for pulling of the awesome stunts without the overuse of SFX. Infact the first few scene's alone are brilliant! On a whole the movie is great, a bit drawn out, especially when (at three parts of the movie this happened) they resolved everything and it seemed like it was ending, when next thing a new storyline was presented! Daniel Craig's first apperance as Blonde 007, err i mean Bond 007! Soon you forget about Bronson and Connery and the other 100 guys that played the role and. One good thing about Daniel Craig's role is that the movie goes 'back to basics' and Bond isn't super hero, rather human with a few good tricks up his sleeve!! One thing is the producers should have cast Julian McMahon (Cole in Charmed) in the role rather
Rating: 9/10
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Pulse
Imagine our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world used that technology as a doorway into ours. Now, imagine the connection we made can't be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your e-mail, they'll get in, you'll be infected and they'll be able to take from you what they don't have anymore -- life.My Review:
Certainly not your average horror. The film is an okay movie, production-wise the cinemetography is brilliant. The storyline jumps and is rather random at times and relies on the viewer having to put it together and work it out. The SFX are substantially good and the ghosts are fearful, but the death scene's need to be reworked. Kirsten Bell (Veronica Mars) pulls of a good job. The ending... we'll it's not your average horror ending, but can be understood why it ends like that!
Certainly not your average horror. The film is an okay movie, production-wise the cinemetography is brilliant. The storyline jumps and is rather random at times and relies on the viewer having to put it together and work it out. The SFX are substantially good and the ghosts are fearful, but the death scene's need to be reworked. Kirsten Bell (Veronica Mars) pulls of a good job. The ending... we'll it's not your average horror ending, but can be understood why it ends like that!
My Rating: 7.5/10
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Friends with Money
Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) is a single, cash-strapped woman working as a maid in Los Angeles in order to make ends meet. [Big Understatement!] She is surrounded by a support network of well-off friends consisting of Franny (Joan Cusack), Christine (Catherine Keener), Jane (Frances McDormand), and each of their respective husbands. While the disparity in financial situations between Olivia and her friends creates some friction, each woman is facing her own individual struggles. Olivia can't seem to find love or money and resorts to questionable tactics to satisfy both. Franny's inherited money sometimes causes tension between her and her husband who likes to spend it. Christine's marriage is falling apart due to the inability of her and her husband to communicate effectively. Finally, Jane's attitude is becoming increasingly caustic. Together, these women attend charity benefits, have lunch, lean on each other, and wade their way through this slice of life.
Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) is a single, cash-strapped woman working as a maid in Los Angeles in order to make ends meet. [Big Understatement!] She is surrounded by a support network of well-off friends consisting of Franny (Joan Cusack), Christine (Catherine Keener), Jane (Frances McDormand), and each of their respective husbands. While the disparity in financial situations between Olivia and her friends creates some friction, each woman is facing her own individual struggles. Olivia can't seem to find love or money and resorts to questionable tactics to satisfy both. Franny's inherited money sometimes causes tension between her and her husband who likes to spend it. Christine's marriage is falling apart due to the inability of her and her husband to communicate effectively. Finally, Jane's attitude is becoming increasingly caustic. Together, these women attend charity benefits, have lunch, lean on each other, and wade their way through this slice of life.My Review:
It's Desperate Housewives in the cinema. Because that's the feeling that I get. There is not satire, comedy, or some mystery, and heck you dont even get the sex appeal that Eva Longoria (Gabrielle on Desperate Housewives) adds to the show, the only slight sex appeal is Jennifer Aniston's maid/sex thing which is wierd. The movie is mis-titled and it does only contribute to a slight part of the story, but its just a small angle the movie is taking to present the lives of these four women, who aren't happy with thier lives. Unlike most movies, there is no resolution or conclusion. Are the writer's trying to tell us that Happily Ever After doesn't exist? Well it was probally the best thing about the movie!
It's Desperate Housewives in the cinema. Because that's the feeling that I get. There is not satire, comedy, or some mystery, and heck you dont even get the sex appeal that Eva Longoria (Gabrielle on Desperate Housewives) adds to the show, the only slight sex appeal is Jennifer Aniston's maid/sex thing which is wierd. The movie is mis-titled and it does only contribute to a slight part of the story, but its just a small angle the movie is taking to present the lives of these four women, who aren't happy with thier lives. Unlike most movies, there is no resolution or conclusion. Are the writer's trying to tell us that Happily Ever After doesn't exist? Well it was probally the best thing about the movie!
My Rating: 5/10
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