Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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[inSing] “Who’s up for an adventure?” asked a beaming Alexander Anderson (played by Michael Caine who can still run at his age). That question heard in trailers - and asked about three more times throughout the film - set the premise to what is to be an action-packed journey through an island where the only mythical thing about it is that its ecological system is flipped—small animals are huge and vice versa. And as the credits rolled, we caught ourselves asking, “What adventure?” Honestly, without the ingenious idea of changing the ecological system, the film would have been over in 30 minutes.
Review: I Spit On Your Grave
[inSing] Jennifer Hills (Sarah Butler - usually semi or fully naked) needs to get away from the bustling city life to write her novel and rents a riverside cabin. Unknown to her, the local hillbillies are plotting to shake her up for unintentionally humiliating one of them –Johnny (Jeff Branson), a gas station attendant. What was supposed to be a lesson taught ended up going too far with Jennifer being brutally gang-raped by two of Johnny’s friends, a mentally challenged plumber and a Sheriff. Jennifer survives the ordeal and dives into the lake, never to be seen again –or so they thought.
Review: 50/50
[inSing] The thing with disease themed movies is that one can expect high drama fragmented with tear-jerking moments. Peppered with a sense of hope (or demise) through characters that are as predictable as they are stereotypical, these supposedly inspiring stories can fall flat or come off as horridly cliché. But director Jonathan Levine’s 50/50 come from a sense of reality, a reality that in these situations, no one, not even the therapist, really knows how to handle the emotions that come with the pain.
Skulls, Spaceships and Playmobil: A Hospital Records Documentary by Tom Chambers is a short documentary showcasing Hospital Records’ 15 years of music, events and artwork through the eyes of its artists and supporters.
Review: Killer Elite
[inSing] Firearms that seem to not run out of ammo, fireworks from explosions, foul language and fiery sex: These are the parts of a sum that makes any film watchable. But is it worth watching? That’s another question altogether.
Killer Elite’s main appeal lies is one simple fact: Seeing Jason Statham and Clive Owen beat the crap out of each other. Robert De Niro is in there to provide balance to the story and to prove that his grey hair can still take all that red blood splatter. But as the credit rolls, the only thing that the all-star trio is left with is a bruised fist on one hand and an overtly messy script on the other.
Director Roland Emmerich gives 10 reasons why he believes Shakespeare was a fraud. His film, Anonymous (trailer below) is a political thriller advancing the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare’s plays; set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.
Marvel’s The Avengers
[From iTunes] Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”—the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.
‘The Avengers’: Exclusive Photos!
Get a look at Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, and director Joss Whedon on set!
Source: ew.com
