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Tropic Thunder

06 Nov

posterThe main reason Tropic Thunder works so well though is it’s down to the cast.

The likes of Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Steve Coogan, and Nick Nolte all turning in terrific comedic performances that they had fun with.

In the action-comedy “Tropic Thunder,” Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced.

He sets out to Southeast Asia with a “Who’s Who” of celebrity co-stars.

Soon after the production begins the actors are thrown into a real-life situation and are forced to become the fighting unit they’re portraying, in order to find a way out of the jungle in one piece.

enjoy! ;) magic

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Director
Ben Stiller

Writers
Ben Stiller
Justin Theroux

Release Date
19 September 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Adventure | Comedy 

Tagline
The movie they think they’re making… isn’t a movie anymore.

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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

05 Nov

The film moves along at a steady, exciting pace, with skillfully staged action and suspense that will have audience members on the edge of their seats

In general it stays very faithful to the source material, there is quite a bit of added embellishment to make for a grander and more spectacular epic, with added battle and chase sequences that are deftly handled and add to the story and the level of excitement, where in less skilled hands they could have easily overtaken it.

The level of action, and violence, is really quite a bit stronger than in the first film, and the film has a darker, grittier tone, which makes it something of a surprise that the filmmakers got away with a PG rating :P

A year after their first adventure in Narnia, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are pulled back in by Susan’s magic horn.

They find that hundreds of years have passed, and Narnia is now ruled by the bloodthirsty General Miraz, uncle to the true heir, Prince Caspian, now in exile.

have fun! ;) magic

The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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Director
Andrew Adamson

Writers
Andrew Adamson
Christopher Markus

Release Date
26 June 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller 

Tagline
A New Age Has Begun.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

03 Nov

posterFor anyone interested in a bizarre, unique, visual stunner of gleeful monster madness (like me) I’d say catch this flick.

For anyone else…I might suggest you stay away. ;)

In the first creature-feature, the story was a near laughable plot involving Rasputin, a couple of regenerating hell-hounds, and some other forgettable nonsense.

What made “Hellboy” succeed, was the director’s visual panache and enriching vision, Ron Perlman’s insta’ classic turn as the titular character, a bizarre yet beautiful set and monster design, and a superb, hilarious dose of self-aware humor.

Take all those ingredients, and add some elements that better it, and you have the upgraded, perfected version of what del Toro attempted to achieve in round 1.

In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity.

He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race.

ooohh yeeahh!! ;) magic

Hellboy II The Golden Army

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Director
Guillermo del Toro

Writer
Guillermo del Toro

Release Date
20 August 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Adventure | Fantasy 

Tagline
Saving the world is a hell of a job

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Loaded

30 Oct

Loaded was kind of boring at first but once it started to get going it really hooked me.

I know the feeling of being sucked into something dangerous where you feel helpless but to do things that you do not want to do.

Other people have commented on various sites how this movie was silly and implausible but I beg to differ.

These kinds of things do happen, and I’m sorry but not everyone lives in a dream world where nothing bad can happen and crazy situations are “implausible”.

Really sorry but the reality of the world is that they do happen.

The creator of this movie as well as the actors did a great job of portraying how things can just go bad and how people can make really bad choices.

Sometimes things turn out good, sometimes they turn out bad and such is life.

“Loaded” tells the story of Tristan Price (Jesse Metcalfe), a young man who’s about to make his mark on the world.

He’s the son of a well-to-do family with a good reputation, and he’s on his way to law school.

But like so many such settings, things aren’t quite as perfect as they appear.

;) magic

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Director
Alan Pao

Writers
Kyle Kramer
Corey Large

Release Date
25 March 2008 (USA) 

Genre
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Saw 5

26 Oct

Saw V

The Saw films have demonstrated an unfeasibly high success rate over time in terms of pulling off twist after twist and having them nearly all hit home.

With this track record, it seems inevitable that there’d be a significant stumble at some point.

They’ve never been bulletproof films (and thrillers are the genre that are hardest to bulletproof), but I’d say Saw V is definitely the stumble.

In spite of this, it still keeps in enough with the series in general for me to be ready for Saw VI in 2009 – which I hope will be better work. :P

Following Jigsaw’s grizzly demise, Mark Hoffman, the final apprentice to the serial killer is reigned a hero.

Agent Strahm is tested and puts the pieces together, Strahm realizes that Hoffman is helping Jigsaw, five seemingly unconnected people face a horrible lesson of teamwork.

enjoy! ;) magic

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Director
David Hackl

Writers
Patrick Melton
Marcus Dunstan

Release Date
24 October 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller 

Tagline
You won’t believe how it ends.

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Kung Fu Panda

25 Oct

posterLet me get this out of the way: this movie has some of the greatest 3D animated fight scenes. Ever.

What elevates them from good to great is that while I expected the unbelievable, gravity-defying stunts that are REQUIRED of a good kung fu movie, there is an amazing amount of ‘realism’ to the physics in this movie.

Just watch the jailbreak and you’ll understand.

It’s the story about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, named Po, who is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around…which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop.

Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols.

have fun! ;) magic

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Directors
Mark Osborne
John Stevenson

Writers
Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger

Release Date
4 July 2008 (UK)

Genre
Animation | Action | Comedy | Family

Tagline
Prepare for awesomeness.

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The Hunt For Eagle One

24 Oct

This is a surprisingly good movie, considering it is basically low budget. It is fairly realistic, too. The weapons sound like the real weapons. The actors act like real Marines and soldiers.

There are some lapses in dialog, though. Some of the things the Marine lieutenant says would not be uttered by a Marine.

Far and away the biggest lapse is Rutger Hauer. He is starting to show his age – unfortunately. Plus, with his long hair a scraggly 3-day-old beard, he looks more like a street person than a Marine Corps General.

That notwithstanding, the military advisers did a much better job than in other movies of this genre. It held my attention, even if it wasn’t Saving Private Ryan.

Not a bad movie overall but lacks some special effects to beef it up

The Plot is at times a little weak, I get the thought – that the production team may have worked on the A-Team (Once you’ve watched the movie you’ll understand) :P

Other reviews say its pretty bad – each to their own :D

enjoy! ;) magic

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Director
Brian Clyde

Writers
Michael Henry Carter

Release Date
17 January 2006 (USA)

Genre
Action

Tagline
The only thing harder than combat is rescue.

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MAX Payne

18 Oct

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As an adaptation, the Max Payne film is very different from the game in pretty much every aspect besides the tone and the characterizations.

I found it to be the dark and effective thriller that the game was.

A brooding performance from Wahlberg and a matching score only add to the film.

Stunning visuals, engineered by the fictional hallucinogenic drug in the film, in addition to the dark cinematography, steal attention away from the fact that the film’s editing is … eh well :) .

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent (Wahlberg) whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin (Kunis) out to avenge her sister’s death.

The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

nice! ;) magic

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Director
John Moore

Writers
Beau Thorne
Sam Lake

Release Date
14 November 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Wanted

17 Oct

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Wanted tells the story of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice.

In 2008 – the world will be introduced to a hero for a new generation.

Wesley Gibson,  25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known.

Wesley discovers the  Fraternity a secret society lives by an ancient, unbreakable code. “carry out the death orders given by fate itself”.

With wickedly brilliant tutors—including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman)

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Director
Timur Bekmambetov

Writers
Michael Brandt
Derek Haas

Release Date
25 June 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Drama | Thriller 

Tagline
Choose your destiny.

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Journey To The Center Of The Earth

15 Oct

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He has a knack for these adventure movies as he has in the Mummy movies, and the kid who plays his nephew Sean link up for family time to uncover some of the mysteries of the notes Seans father left in his journey to find a Lost land.

They decipher the notes and their adventure takes them to Iceland where they meet the other member of this trilogy a mountain climber who has the energy and smile to melt any glacier and keep up with the boys.

During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth.

happy digging!! ;) magic

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Director
Eric Brevig

Writers
Michael D. Weiss
Jennifer Flackett

Release Date
11 July 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller 

Tagline
Same Planet. Different World.

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