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The Last Airbender (2010)

11 Dec

Genre: Action, Adventure, Family/Kids, Fantasy

Starring: Noah ringer, Nicola Piltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel

Director & writer: M. Night Shyamalan

Released in theaters: 1 July 2010 (Wide)

US Box Office: $131.6M

Rated: PG (Parental Guidance)

Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

Storyline:-

Water, Air, Fire and Earth are the elements of the world. In this world there are four Kingdoms named after each of those elements. Each of those Kingdoms have their people master its element. They are all under the supervision of the avatar ‘Aang’ (Noah ringer) who masters all those elements’ crafts and who is the only link to the spirit world. When the avatar was lost, the fire nation took the chance to control the world. The avatar appears to start his journey with his faithful friends Katara (Nicola Peltz) and her brother Sokka (Jackson Rathbone) to prevent the fire nation’s vicious intents. But, The avatar’s fear of responsibility, fear of making rigid decisions and the incapability of handling the four elements as he’s supposed to, make this movie interesting.

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Fire And Ice

29 Nov

The acting is okay in this, John Rhys-Davies and Arnold Vosloo were the strongest, and the rest of the cast were ho-hum.

The special effects are predictably terrible, however, that only applies to the stingray-like dragons because the landscapes are quite enjoyable to look at. ;)

The dragons do not look good, and it was quite a letdown to be honest.

All in all, Fire & Ice has an overall okay production value, making it seem like an expensive project, but with a mediocre story, all it really adds up to is a snooze-fest. :)

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Director
Pitof

Writers
Michael Konyves
Angela Mancuso

Release Date
18 September 2008 (USA) 

Genre
Fantasy | Adventure | Drama 

Tagline
When danger strikes from above, either burns your soul or freeze you to death.

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Shrek The Halls

29 Nov

This is what Shrek the third should have been.

High on comedy, magic soundtrack and a nice little moral at the end.

This is a wonderful holiday special that will no doubt be added to our family holiday rotation. In the plus column it was completely family friendly. nice ;)

A Shrek-style Christmas, as funny as it gets! The Christmas  tree isn’t the  only thing green  in this  new holiday classic. :P

Shrek is back and trying  to get  into the spirit of the season.

After promising Fiona and the kids a Christmas they’ll remember, he  is forced to take a  crash course in the holiday.

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Director
Gary Trousdale

Writers
Gary Trousdale
Sean Bishop

Release Date
24 December 2007 (UK) 

Genre
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Twilight

22 Nov

Surprisingly, Twilight wasn’t that bad of a film.

I expected it to be much worse, it’s hard to make a convincing film – they had to over act looks to try and communicate without many words.

Edward falls in love with Bella but knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk.

Edward warns Bella that she should leave him but she refuses to listen and to understand why he is saying this.

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Director
Catherine Hardwicke

Writers
Melissa Rosenberg
Stephenie Meyer

Release Date
19 December 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller 

Tagline
When you can live forever what do you live for?

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Bolt

21 Nov

Disney has done nothing but pump out rehashed ideas in the form of inane sequels to classics loved by my generation or weak under developed characters.

Well not this time.

Bolt the “super” dog was full of funny and emotional characters the likes of which Disney has not produced in a while.

When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet – a cross-country journey through the real world.

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Directors
Byron Howard
Chris Williams

Writers
Dan Fogelman
Chris Williams

Release Date
13 February 2009 (UK) 

Genre
Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy 

Tagline
A hero is unleashed 2008.

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City Of Ember

20 Nov

Easily the most impressive piece of the City of Ember puzzle is the delightfully ominous science-fiction visuals.

The massive sets were built in Northern Ireland in the shipyard-turned-soundstage of the location the Titanic was actually constructed in (now the largest soundstage in the world) and it’s never more apparent than in the beautiful crane shots through the underground city.

The CG elements are also top-notch, but the practical effects flawlessly immerse the audience in the fantasy world of pipeworks and generators.

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights.

But Ember’s once powerful generator is failing … and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Something needs done.

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Director
Gil Kenan

Writers
Caroline Thompson
Jeanne Duprau

Release Date
10 October 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Adventure | Family | Fantasy 

Tagline
Discover The Secret

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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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Puffball

29 Oct

The film re-unites Roeg with Donald Sutherland although his role is relatively minor, and Miranda Richardson surpasses herself as an unhinged, tormented soul who craves a fourth child.

Despite some dark themes and darker deeds, humour abounds and Roeg watchers will spot numerous in-jokes and allusions to other works.

There are some uncomfortably tense and gruesome scenes including one nightmarish flight of fancy which almost rivals the climax of ‘Don’t Look Now’ for nerve-shredding tension. :)

As always with Roeg, there are some startling and provocative visual surprises.

Kelly Reily plays a young architect who arrives in a beautiful but remote backwater of Ireland with a dream – to build a spectacular home upon the deserted ruins of a burnt-out cottage.

The cottage carries its own dark, secret history, and when Reilly falls pregnant, the envy of the superstitious, witchcraft-practising locals is aroused and old enmities are stirred.

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Director
Nicolas Roeg

Writers
Dan Weldon
Fay Weldon

Release Date
18 July 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Tinker Bell

22 Oct

Cast is uniformly excellent, including Lucy Liu, Kristen Chenoweth and Anjelica Houston.

This was much better than some of the theatrically released Disney animated films I’ve seen (notably “Atlantis”), making it among the best of the Mouse’s direct-to-video titles.

Well worth checking out with your kids, but don’t be surprised if you find a tear in your own eye at the conclusion of this fantastic production :P

By the way Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is being released in 2009.

Enter the magical world of fairies and meet the enchanting creatures of Pixie Hollow, who “nurture nature” and bring about the change of the seasons.

Changing the colors of the leaves, moving a sunbeam to melt snow, waking animals from their winter slumber, or giving a patch of sproutlings a sprinkle of water are all within the realm of these seasonal specialists.

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Director
Bradley Raymond

Writers
J.M. Barrie
Jeffrey M. Howard

Release Date
28 October 2008 (USA)

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