The Thing Movie Review

The Thing Movie Review

Several things in "The Thing" is advertised as the rights of the excluded assets. On the one hand, built in a half hour in the first place, as a paleontologist at the University of Columbia played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead is recruited to join a research team in Antarctica. The group made an important discovery in the history of UFOs. That means you found one. Nearby, on its own piece of ice, a frozen creature.

The Dutch by birth, first-time feature director Matthijs van Heijningen tighten the screws slowly, as expedition leader (Trond Espen Seim, despicable guard for Mr. Smith, "Lost in Space" way) live in the ice block to extract a tissue sample. We do not know if something terrible will happen immediately or very little, or what. Or to whom.

Another advantage Winstead. It's good. The skeptic in cold blood in a mass of bearded Norwegians, and one or two Americans and one Australian, who has hair patriarchy implicit remote control, the operation by the wind. It also has a flamethrower (there are many flamethrowing in this image - a lot) like a champ when the happen again occupied, impale and gnashing of teeth, its terrible terrible. The actress is right for this type of paper, his dark eyes serious intention of the task. Despite his impassive character or insufficient number of occasions remind horrible places his work in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", she brings a light, cold touch of hard questions.

This "thing" was filmed mainly in northern British Columbia, with me more than a Carpenter. This does not mean you can keep the candle superb 1951 "Thing from Another World," directed by Christian Nyby grants producer Howard Hawks, starring James Arness as cloves, clumsy, carrot enemy heads there. This film is a celebration of the indirect, the camaraderie and the gang in front of the Cold War period is unknown.

Compared to this picture, this new one just entertainment, oozefest well played. All three "things", along with all the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Alien", owe their key ideas in the Depression-era story "Who Goes There?" John W. Campbell, Jr. There, the concept of a solid story that a stranger can not take the human body and the cause of pure paranoia in the population. What is real and who is not? Why, and seems a little 'out today? And why is my dog ​​looked at me weird?

Footloose Movie Review

Footloose Movie Review

ENJOY a great headline järjestyksessä''Footloose''kun it takes, not only for the assembly of interesting-looking dancers legs and hot musical accompaniment, but also the promise of Jumpy, colorful, exciting films, which, unfortunately, does not follow. Instead,''Footloose''on''Flashdance''asettaa country farm where tractors offer an elegant blue-collar and flash mostly missing. Single burning idea of ​​the film can be summarized as follows: Do not Knock the Rock.

''Footloose,''which opens today at Loews State and other theaters, is located in a small town in the west of the religious balance of payments is strictly prohibited. In this climate of closure is Ren (Kevin Bacon), a young city with a portable cassette player and a punk haircut. Ren falls for a pretty girl and leads a crusade to force the elders of the city to allow a ball to be held, and that's the whole movie with her. That, and an attractive cast almost in spite of that material and a selection of hits-to-be driving the band greatly.

As directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford, the film has a Hollywood patina, too naive simplicity that no one and a tendency to overexplain. We are told, for example, that people do not trust Ren because he is an outsider and that Ariel (Lori Singer) love for this very reason. John Lithgow, playing fuddy-Duddy a minister who is the father of Ariel, given endless opportunities for opsige''dette obscene rock and roll, with its gospel of easy and relaxed morality.''

On a slightly less literal, we are led to realize that Ariel is a daredevil when it straddles both a car and a truck as a second truck approaches in the other direction. Although it would have been enough to make the point, Ariel later in the same spirit of adventure, dashes in front of an oncoming train.

Fortunately, Kevin Bacon is a very nice player, especially when he finally frees himself from the sluggishness is one of the allocation of Ren. Mr. Bacon tolerate many things here, including en''Flashdance''inspired solo dance number (should we really dancing around a lot of farm equipment in what he thought was a private moment? ) and a scene where the children the reader broke spontaneously into musical motion. It is even credible in a scene where he dances energetically after supposedly a club outside the city, his white T-shirt is miraculously sweat free.

The Big Year Movie Review

The Big Year Movie Review

led by Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black, with an unusual premise about three devoted to the "birders" and their competitive attempts to follow as many species as possible during the calendar year. But the film itself can be considered a rara avis: a benign, kind-hearted movie about three different characters in search of happiness. The fact that it is rated PG, and still is intended for adults, should tell you something

-The nature of the film.

Howard Franklin scenario, inspired by Mark Obmascik book dodges stereotypes and cheap jokes, because it gives an image of three men who could not be more different. Martin is a rich, happily married executive on the verge of retirement. His colleagues asked him to stay and manage their business at a critical juncture. Wilson is a success, also in the field of construction, but his wife (Rosamund Pike) is less tolerant than Martin absent on his role in their marriage. Black is a divorced working stiff who needs the support of his parents financial understanding and his boss, take the time to travel to remote locations under its "big year" birding.

The great year is the kind of film that sneaks on you. I was not sure how I felt about it at first, and at one time my interest began to wane ... seen the film turned around and came to me. I think it was when the filmmakers tipped their hand that the film is less about birding that is about to find satisfaction, no matter where you are on our way.

Colorful landscapes and an equally colorful supporting (including Anjelica Huston as a fishing boat skipper cranky) makes this an appealing and attractive experience. The Big Year will probably be a tough sell to moviegoers all important opening weekend, but if it sticks long enough, I suspect word of mouth will keep it for a while.

Dolphin Tale Movies Trailer

Dolphin Tale Movies Trailer

The story of Winter, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, the dolphin lost her tail and became the main attraction of Clearwater Aquarium is a lovely children's film Dolphin Tale.

No, not how it really happened. But director Charles Martin Smith ("Air Bud") wrings a lot of real tears and some laughs in this fictionalized account of how a dolphin helped humans survive almost fatal injury, and how this dolphin has become a source of inspiration for others.

Nathan Gamble stars as Sawyer, a 11 year old boy who helps a dolphin and fisherman, he is stranded on a beach, its tail coiled rope attached to a crab pot. Sawyer, an outcast who fights at school, the new purpose is to save this animal. Cozi Zuehlsdorff is Hazel, the girl who comes with his father Navy vet (Harry Connick Jr.) and a team from the nearby hospital to pick naval winter, as they call and try to save her.

Real Steel Movies Trailer

Real Steel Movies Trailer

In turbo futuristic setting, a hobby for the human species is a boxing robots. Can not Boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) to try to win at the end of his life-style, old style, bots, and ends up running the city to escape the monster of his mounting debts. Problems are combined when he discovers that it is a 11-year-old son Max (Dakota Goyo), who needs a father when his mother dies. But the father wants to take custody reluctantly, only in summer, and even then paid a hefty sum from the bedroom of the foster child. Needless to say, the summer turns out to be a monumental new bonds are forged in which robots and obsolete, atom, can be found in a scrap yard, comes a new masterpiece was bravado Bot.

Movie Review: A real bargain, the new Hugh Jackman film is imbued with heart as well, so that the soul and is so passionate, that will take you to your feet too proverbial avarice encourage the oppressed. And when you only play the flamboyant entertainer for the father and son - and his old-fashioned, yet adorable robot - which pays a silent cry for the awakening of tender of the most primitive, most natural bond between parent and the child away.

And no, the actors themselves do not shed tears (which would be in Bollywood), but they are shooting at your heartstrings with their clumsy attempts to resist or to join in this dysfunctional relationship that n 'is nothing going right for her, but strangely does not seem move toward a perfect future.

Ides Of March Movie Review

Ides Of March Movie Review

Mike Morris, Governor of Pennsylvania in "The Ides of March" is an image of liberal hearts desire, and not just because he is played by George Clooney. Morris, who keeps a cool head, and excite the passions of the primary Democratic voters, is a committed environmentalist and a sincere secular which evades questions about his faith by confessing that his religion is the US Constitution. It is against war and in favor of employment, even if the economy figures far less in his campaign that it would be fictitious in the real just around the corner.

Despite the political affiliation of Morris and positions - that are tailored to sounds both vague and provocative - "The Ides of March" is not a fairy tale ideology. It is quite easy, while Morris see in action, to be replaced by another set of talking points and imagine the governor as a Republican candidate dream, sweetness, low taxes and defend traditional values ​​in the same whisper seductively. (Who is the right of George Clooney? Is Tom Selleck still available?)

But it's hard to really connect with this fairy-tale world, claims to represent. What will happen in 2012, within one of the parties, or competition between them, it seems fair to say that more or less is at stake. This did not happen, "Ides of March", which is less an allegory of the American political process as busy, hazy, moderately amusing antidote to it.

Morris, locked in a battle for the nomination to a colorless Pullman (and barely visible) Senator (Michael Mantell), is somewhat of a figure, or perhaps a symbol. It represents an ideal of political charisma of this film, directed by Mr. Clooney and based on the play "Farragut North" by Beau Willimon, is to tarnish. Yet it is doubtful that, after more than a decade of scandals, bitterness and a bar-vaulted media reported that this fantasy noble exist elsewhere in the minds of writers and actors who look back tenderly on the wonderful make-believe governments of Henry Fonda and Martin Sheen.

"You stay in this business long enough, you get jaded and cynical," said a staff member country to another. "The Ides of March" defines the first to refute this bit of conventional wisdom, to confirm . It is largely the story of a loss of innocence political career. No Morris, but Stephen Meyers, a champion of young people on the campaign staff of the governor, who played with intensity the sad eyes of Ryan Gosling. His immense talent is mentioned rather than shown, but we can not accept that it is both a brilliant tactical brain and more importantly, a true believer, the work of Morris, because he believes Morris is the last hope for America.

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark Trailer 2011

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark Trailer 2011

Even if it comes out in less than three months, it feels like we've seen almost nothing Do not be afraid of the dark. Starring Guy Pearce, Katie Holmes and Madison depositary is a remake of a horror movie of the 70s TV the same name and has a considerable amount of buzz behind him, despite no real marketing.

There was a wonderfully effective claim to fight back in early August (when we thought the film would be released in January), and that's it was the publicity of things. Well, this shows that we had was quite nice, but sometimes needs a little more.

"Plus" luckily ran as a full trailer was posted on Yahoo, which does all the trailers - especially horror and comedy - it should do, because he manages to sell the film, while not giving too much. I like the atmosphere in most of the other qualities of a movie, and that seems to offer exactly that. For example, the design of the house that the characters move in a haunted house, as a classic. Fortunately, much of the interior seems to reflect this sensitivity. The feelings are there, but it must be remembered: Not far from given. It makes all the difference in the world, and know a lot before you can have a positive impact.

One Dayt Trailer

One Dayt Trailer

The first trailer was released to the drama of a day ahead, what happens in the halls of the country, July 8. on the video below for your first glimpse of the stars Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess.

make a trailer. This shows a profound lack of imagination that can only harm the commercial potential of the film that serves to promote.

Unfortunately, this is the case with the next theater Anne Hathaway, a romantic day. Although based on a novel by David Nicholls, meaning that most of the audience already knows how it ends, but for the rest of us the trailer is just a big spoiler after another. We go through it and see exactly how the story of a ruined trailer new day. Note, you should stop reading now if you do not know the whole plot of the film:

Tright Night Trailer

Tright Night Trailer

The first trailer for Fright Night in August, finally out of his grave and it appears that DreamWorks cold is both a black comedy, because it is a bloody knuckles white. Think Buffy the Vampire against a pale Colin Farrell in the business.

Directed by Craig Gillespie Lars and the Real Girl, 3-D update of the beloved 1985 film stars Anton Yelchin cult as a teenager in the suburbs who begins to suspect his new neighbor, whose mother (Toni Collette) seems to have sight. Of course, your suspicions are more vampire Oedipus, but Farrell seems to have sharpened their teeth for a friend of Yelchin (Imogen Poots), too.

With the help of her boyfriend school (yes, that's for sure Superbad McLovin in!), Yelchin Going head to head with delicious neckbiter Farrell who happens to be named Jerry. "Jerry? Vampire is a terrible name," Personally, I think I dig the movie jokey vibe. After all the unbearably self really started in the movie Twilight will be good to have a laugh or two, such as spills of blood.

Contagion Film 2011 Trailer

Contagion Film 2011 Trailer

When you enter Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Gwyneth Paltrow, and the film together, the expectations are certainly high. Steven Soderbergh to head to chair, and you're just asking for a strict control.

So what is the trailer, "communicable" reveal? "Ocean Eleven" (and "Twelve") and "Erin Brockovich" director of thrillers depend on some kind of biological warfare, apparently said the human race ... birds? I'm not really sure, but it seems a real case of bird flu infection in a weapon, which describes a character dramatically to have been armed by the same birds.

It's nice to see Gwyneth works mainly because it means that is not on top of a piano Cee-Lo looks uncomfortable. Damon and his role is a glad, because it is a thriller, suspense and not driving gloves Karl Lagerfeld.

In case you're wondering, the bird flu known as influenza A, and in fact is a very unpleasant thing, because we do not own immunity. If you're one of those who need excuses for not sleeping at night, you should know that the CDC says, "Influenza viruses are constantly changing, and that could be adapted over time to infect and spread in humans." So that, yes, the movie might come to life.

Dream House Movie Review

Dream House Movie Review

Directed by Jim Sheridan from a screenplay by David Loucks, "Dream House" feels like the filmmakers were to delve into a kind of bargain bin of the tales of spare parts - a touch of "The Amityville Horror", a piece of "The Shining", a bit of "The Sixth Sense" and why not throw in a "Shutter Island", also while we're at it?

Sheridan could never quite capture the tone and standard falls on a Dream (girls playing a wobbly version of "Für Elise" by Beethoven more than once) that never really convinces.

With its twists and pace telegraphed clumsy, the film would be unbearable if not for the fine trio of Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts, all slums, more or less Ming. Craig is such transformation of his character as a father happy for troubled loner, sometimes within the same scene, at least look credible. (And perhaps signals that the film is really done, what with no less than four times unnecessarily shirtless through a story set in a snowy winter.)

As his neck gradually becomes duller and less hair finely landscaped, Craig is the ability to turn Quicksilver from sophisticated to rude reminder of why it was such an inspired choice for the role of James Bond.

In this way, it must be said that, actually, in real life every so Weisz and Craig left a long-term partner, and recently married. Stenosis of the film can not quite see the sense of two people who belong to them, even if some of their calm-before-the-scenes of the storm along with a pair is not a simple chemical that seems to disarm and alleviate both.

'Dream House' is perhaps not a memorable film, but he will always remember playing in the personal stories of these two stars never convincing modern. This is not necessarily their "Mr and Mrs Smith", but it should not prove to be their "Gigli" either.

50-50 Movie Review

50-50 Movie Review

As you go to create a film about a young man fighting cancer, which fails to meet its purpose and the fun is still a mystery to me, even if the screenwriter Will Reiser, is basically telling her own story. But it is a rather neat trick to mix comedy with a story that moves and relevant, it helps to have an intelligent script, cast, and above all feel good. These features make the 50/50 bright star

The always friendly, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an employee of 27 years, public radio in Seattle who do not smoke or drink, not even cross the street when the light is red, but still has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer spine. How he and those around him his girl (Bryce Dallas Howard), his overprotective mother (Anjelica Huston), and especially his best friend (Seth Rogen), a reaction to the disease as it progresses is the heart of the film. There is also a green young therapist (this is a teaching hospital, say), played by Anna Kendrick, who plays an important role in the ability of Gordon-Levitt to confront the feelings they had never faced before.

It could not be more serious topic, but Gordon-Levitt, and in particular Rogen (who co-produced the film) to make comedy seem so spontaneous and organic. They are doing what all the guys are trying to hide their feelings and use humor to transform the real problems that they are looking in the face.