Quantum of Solace

November 28, 2008 – 8:53 pm

If we take a look now 20 years when the first James Bond movies appeared, we can see a major change from flying hats that killed you (Sean Connery) to invisible Aston Martin cars (Pierce Brosnan) we finally arrive at Daig Craig and his “new” kind of Bond. These changes had some good parts and some bad parts, for example Pierce Brosnan has that wit and charms that 007 needs to have while in the case of Daniel Craig, well let’s just say he lacks it. On the other side the James Bond series became more “real” in the sense that you can now say, yes this might be real and that’s how an agent would be. An agent relying heavily on his skills in combat, stamina and endurance that doesn’t always get out throw an ingenious gadget. That being said we have Quantum of Solace the newest addition to the series is exploiting the current crisis in the world with oil, but in a different matter one that will surprise you none the least. All the major focus is on Bolivia and the tide of the power there, when old ex commanders want to retake a country and a lot of political issues are addressed, but in the end it all resumes to a grand scheme of making money from natural resources.
You will undoubtedly enjoy this movie but feel also a bit sad if you a major fan of the series, since Bond is becoming or is being shaped into a new character and the old ways pass.

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: Nov 14, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $108,790,786

Starring: Daniel Craig, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton
Director: Marc Forster
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis
Composer: David Arnold
Studio: MGM

Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)

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Max Payne

November 24, 2008 – 7:43 pm

Coming from a very successful game line, Max Payne is now available on the big screens director John Moore undertook this challenge, and if you look over all the movies with a game as its base storyline you would know that making such a film is not that easy, at least making it and being a good one. The storyline follows a DEA agent which had his family killed in what appeared to be a common robbery. But recent event with several murders that were made in the same way uncovered some interesting facts and ignited Max Payne interest again in the investigation of his family’s deaths. The whole movie is a web of lies that involve a major pharmaceutics company Aesir Pharmaceuticals and an experimental drug that was meant to make soldier impervious to fear. Of course the drug had a major sideefect and it was banned but always there is someone who can benefit from a mistake. Mark Wahlberg plays Max Payne quite good and the film is well plotted out, with the exception of some few bloopers and when you consider Mila Kunis also as Mona Sax along side Max you got a great combo in action wise.
The negative character is a bit doubtful but I won’t spoil the movie for you and will let you decide if this is a good movie, all what I can say is that will have a sequel 100% since the ending left many open doors for it.

Rated: PG-13 for violence including intense shooting sequences, drug content, some sexuality and brief strong language
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: Oct 17, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $39,963,832

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Olga Kurylenko, Chris O’Donnell, Donal Logue, Amaury Nolasco, Kate Burton
Director: John Moore
Screenwriter: Beau Thorne
Producer: Julie Yorn, Scott Faye, John Moore
Composer: Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)

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Tropic Thunder

November 19, 2008 – 1:36 pm

What can I say except that this is a first comedy movie that has major special effects and a “more than impressive” and I don’t know how to approach it , because all its aspect were so well made. It is even hard to distinguish it from a action movie, the actors were all world rank comedians like Ben Stiller and Jack Black that made the movie such a good comedy. But on the other hand if you look at Robert Downey Jr. acting it is very impressive, even thaw its funny and hilarious his impersonation of an “Afro American” marine is very impressive. The whole movie is a blur to start with and from top to bottom its one disaster after another; from the first scene it is obvious the dualism view of the action is very good and well thought since they are making a film about another film about a book that had not a bit of reality in it. Just to show you how Hollywood acts now and that great movies don’t always have a solid story behind them. Even Nick Nolte and Tom Cruise were in the movie and played a interesting part.
Over the entire movie is all about some rich celebrities that cannot make a 3 min scene without making a deal out of something … but the director puts them to the test when they are dropped in the real jungle and left there to “thought them out”. On their journey some get caught up by some local drug lords and they have to work together to rescue a common friend, by doing so their journey teaches them how to act, and a lot of thing about themselves. You can imagine that all of the things are put into a very comical context that will keep you close to the screen until the end. The movie is a really good work piece for a comedy and you will definitely enjoy it !

Rated: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Aug 13, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $110,416,702

Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Steve Coogan, Bill Hader, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise
Director: Ben Stiller
Screenwriter: Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Etan Cohen
Story: Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux
Producer: Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfield, Eric McLeod
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: Dreamworks SKG


Rating: 10.0/10 (3 votes cast)

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Far Cry 2

November 19, 2008 – 1:21 pm

After a while Ubisoft released the sequel to FarCry, and from the beginning I can tell you this is a really bad and even worst game that I could have imagine from a respectable company like ubisoft and even more for the sequel of farcry. From the start I can tell you that the only good thing about the game is its graphical engine and the way they depicted Africa, it really emerges you in an amazing world and the engine will squeeze every drop from it. But now to the downside, the storyline is close to none very little with politically-charged setting you get thrown in the middle of it and not to many things are explained, it may be due to the poor story. Also the huge traveling distances will not always be to your pleasure that being said the game gets really boring after a very short time and you will soon find yourself deleting it. My personal opinion Ubisoft screwed this up big time, what should have become a great title they rushed it into a mindless game.


Rating: 10.0/10 (2 votes cast)

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Bookmarks for November 6th through November 19th

November 19, 2008 – 1:14 pm

These are my links for November 6th through November 19th:


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Fallout 3

November 19, 2008 – 1:12 pm

Finally, finally we can say we have a King of games this game is here to show all others how to make a real game look like and feel. Bethesda Softworks really outdone themselves with the 3rd series game from Fallout we now have a Role-Playing game that is both 1st person and 3rd person view point. The main story is the same the world as we know it was bombarded by nuclear weapons and 90% of the life died as we know it, some survived in hollow bare lands while others emerged from nuclear silos only to find the world had majorly changed.

Nuclear Holocaust City

Nuclear Holocaust City

As you start you will be just a baby and quickly grow up in a series of guide missions, which is really good since it gives a more real feeling to the game. The major aspect of the game is that you will become what you do, that loosely translates in do bad thing and you’ll be bad, do good things and you’ll be good, and all the people will know of your reputation and will fear or adore you. The exceptional AI in this game makes that possible; you need to convince a NPC with your charisma you can even get lower prices for ammo, weapons, and other things or you can get specific information about a quest. The best part of the world is that you have the absolute freedom to explore what you want when you want it and how you desire it.

Hellipad

Hellipad

All the quests can be done in several manners, they will always have a peaceful resolve or a harmful one, even a sneaky resolve is possible. Also the world is beyond praise, because even the smallest detail is well done and the world and you have the immerse feeling very well draw out which gives you a feeling of apocalypse.
The world is also HUGE and you are allowed to explore anything you desire, combined with very short loading screens equals a very good environment. Also the game is taking the step always into leveling skills, and trusts me you got a huge array of those from better shooting to better handling of blunt weapons all witch will influence you in combat combined with a huge inventory of itemization and amours you will forever want to play to find something new. Also the combat system is an entire new system VATS combat system that will undoubtedly keep you on the chair playing and also on the edge while in tense situations.

Combat Scene

Combat Scene

This game is a wonder to play its beautiful in any way and it’s the culmination of the best that you can find now on the market. I strongly recommend this game to all players as a benchmark for all the other games that will learn from it.

Rating: 10.0/10 (2 votes cast)

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Step Brothers

November 8, 2008 – 6:31 pm

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly start as 40 year old guys in the comedy Step Brothers. The movie tries to show a difficult situation in which 2 sons that are 40 years old fail to launch on their own and stick to their adolescent life’s, unemployed and pretty much a failure life. The comedy itself is very pleasant to watch and some of the parts of the movie really seem true, but yet again some are really farfetched. The enjoyable part is that the 2 actors play their part really good and from the start you will be able to see them in both their lifestyles and throw their parents acquaintance they will become step brothers. At first they are reluctant to be brothers but after a few incidents they become best friends and thus the adventure starts, that’s when you have the feeling you would like also to do some of the things they are doing and just let yourself go sometimes and be a kid again.
The movie shows a very important side also because it has a fundamental issue at hand, that of being able to do something with your life no matter how old you are , and as in the movie at the end they are able to get a job and live by their self’s . You will definitely enjoy this comedy !


Rating: 10.0/10 (3 votes cast)

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Bookmarks for October 30th through November 3rd

November 5, 2008 – 2:40 pm

These are my links for October 30th through November 3rd:


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Ping Pong Playa

November 3, 2008 – 8:06 am

Ethnic jokes are always used in comedy movies and this movie is no exception. It refers to a young child that wants to pursue his dream of becoming a basketball star, the only hitch is that he is Chinese and lacks the height, talent and skill. He speaks like he is a “brother” from the streets and has all the bad parts of a multicultural country, but due to a series of accidents he is being put in charge of his parents ping pong class. At first he is being very difficult with the matter but as time passes he gets attached to the children there and they start to help each other. The main plot is around a Ping Pong contest in which Cristopher, the main character will undertake to uphold the honor of the Chinese as the best ping pong players in the world. The movie is very funny throw the situations it places its main characters and throw the silly conversations that occur. It is a “light” movie enjoyable with the whole family that ultimately teaches some family values that all of us should remember, family comes first.


Rating: 10.0/10 (2 votes cast)

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Burn after reading

October 31, 2008 – 12:22 pm

It seems like people are fed up with a certain kind of movies, and this example is the peak of it, featuring the day to day life of some of the most bizarre people you would probably meet. It also reflects what old stupid movies did to our brain and making each individual more susceptible to some false statements. This movie is all about being at the wrong place at the wrong time, its full of miss happenings that at first seem harmless and then lead to full out disasters with no beautiful outcome.

It also reflects the problem of love and human feelings, for example the character Harry Pfarrer is pretty much a lades man although we he is married, he has a lot of adventures with other women and seems to be impregnable to any kind of feelings but as it turns out he is a normal man like any other and once he is faced himself with being cheated he crack up and shows his real face. One thing about this movie is the extraordinary cast the director managed to gather from George Clooney to Brad Pitt to Frances McDormand and a lot more other actors that are well known and you can really see some extraordinary acting.

So if you’re in the mood of something different from the normal Hollywood bunch this is your kind of movie.

Starring: George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Rated: R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Theatrical Release: Sep 12, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $58,273,819


Rating: 10.0/10 (2 votes cast)

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