‘A Beautiful Mind’ Download and Reviews
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A Beautiful Mind tagline: The Only Thing Greater Than the Power of the Mind is the Courage of the Heart
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“A Beautiful Mind” Movie Review
“A Beautiful Mind” Plot Summary
After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.
Beautifully done
Now this is the Russell Crowe I know and love. The Insider, L.A. Confidential… and now chalk up another calculating masterful performance
A Beautiful Mind tells the autobiographical story of John Forbes Nash Jr. a distinguished professor from Princeton who went on to make some great theories and win the nobel prize. The centerpiece of the story is the fact that John Nash suffers from schizophrenia a debilitating condition for most people which leaves them helpless. Thus it is amazing that Nash has been able to achieve what he has. For the most part of the story his hallucinations turn out to institutionalize him at one point, when he thinks the Russians are trying to secretly send him coded messages through news publications
First off the main performance by Crowe as Nash is amazing. This is the performance that I know he is capable of, complicated, passionate and serious, none of this gutteral one line BS that he uttered in Gladiator. Here we have a marvelous performance that Crowe spins as we watch Nash fall into despair, every twitch, eyes darting, and Nash’s helplessness this is not an easy task for any actor. Nash is a recluse, almost an autistic savant, we see how he trys out his theories by writing on glass windows and stuffing himself in a corner of the library. He is seriously gifted, but a social misfit. Early on we hear how Nash describes how a grade school teacher mentioned that he was born with 2 heapings of brain but only 1/2 of heart
Ron Howard’s direction is great in exposing Nash’s life. Probably the best scenes involve the use of how Nash comes up with his theories such as why the dynamics of a colleagues tie is so bad, or how a plan to get all of his college buddies laid leads to a theory that makes him famous
Also what else can I say about Jeniffer Connely who plays his wife in the film. She is passionate and gives a full perfect 10 performance as well as the wife who is trying to survive with a husband she can’t help. But the greatest achievement of this film is how it portrays mental illness from the perspective of the person suffering it
Most films that deal with someone with a mental condition always place the focus on the people who are outside the person suffering, watching from a distance, trying to understand. Here we have a film that literaly puts us in the mind of the sufferer, as to what it is to live with such a debilitating illness. We get Nash’s sense of accomplishment, but also his demons and paranoia. And probably the most important thing is that we understand that mental illness isn’t something that gets cured, the people have to live with it, and it never goes away
Also Crowe and Connely age in this film wonderfuly, so many films try to age actors/actresses in makeup and it doesn’t work, but here it is done flawlessly..Minor faults in the film deal with that some of the supporting characters are reduced to props and people we don’t know, and at one point the film bogs slightly when Nash is trying to return to Princeton to study. But these points are minor since the performances of the main characters are so well done, and the stories focus is on them to begin with
Crowe will probably get the best actor for this. Great film
Rating 8 out of 10.
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‘(500) Days of Summer’ Download and Reviews
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(500) Days of Summer tagline: Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn’t.
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| IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 out of 49,037 votes |
“(500) Days of Summer” Movie Review
“(500) Days of Summer” Plot Summary
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn’t believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
Fresh & Original Romantic Comedy
This was an excellent romantic comedy, although many might not agree that it is either romantic or a comedy. I found myself laughing out loud at many of the scenes, but the laughs in the theater were few, and I think most people would label this a drama with streaks of black comedy
The driving force behind what makes this movie work (beside the script) is Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom Hansen, who carries the movie on the basis of his physical comedy and acting ability. He is the unrequited love interest in the film. JGL does have brief glimpses of true love with Summer (Zooey Deschanel) but it’s clear she’s not interested in anything permanent, just a good time. After his initial sexual encounter with Summer, JGL engaged in a choreographed dance routine of Hall & Oats ‘Your Making my Dreams Come True’, which should win JGL some type of award
Deschanel plays the role she usually plays, soulful & pretty free spirit. She played the character very well and the movie viewer could well understand her reticence to engage in a long term affair with Tom
These types of movies might leave some cold, but the ending turned out well
One additional bonus was Chloe Moritz, who played Tom’s younger teenage sister and Psycho-Analyst. She was great
A very good movie worth checking out. A near perfect date movie I might add.
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‘Hairspray’ Download and Reviews
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Hairspray tagline: Get ready for something big July 20th!
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| IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 out of 39,469 votes |
“Hairspray” Movie Review
“Hairspray” Plot Summary
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
I Am Shocked
I am shocked at how much I liked this movie. When I first heard about it, I wasn’t too excited. I’m not a big fan of musicals and I didn’t think this would make me warm up to them. But I really loved this movie. It was absolutely fantastic. I was forced into seeing this movie and I didn’t expect it to be that good
My sister asked me to take her daughters, Jacqueline and Emma to see the movie and I was a little reluctant to at first, but I eventually agreed to go. It wasn’t as good as Transformers, but it was a ton of fun! My nieces were smiling to the whole movie and so was I. It was just very funny and extremely enjoyable
The whole cast was absolutely superb. Nikki Blonsky has talent. She pulled off the role of Tracy great. Amanda Bynes was great as Tracy’s pal, Penny. I like Amanda, she is a funny girl. John Travolta as Edna, Tracy’s mom. Wow. Pretty good. Michelle Pheiffer and Brittany Snow play snotty mother and daughter, Velma and Amber Von Tussel. They were pretty funny. Christopher Walken is excellent as always. Queen Latifa as Motormouth Maybelle was pretty damn hilarious. Zac Efron as the dreamy Linc Larkin. He was pretty cool. Elijah Kelley as Seaweed was just awesome!The script was pretty awesome. The songs were good and you may find yourself tapping your feet to the music. The dialogue was fun and absolutely hilarious. The characters were very, very likable. You may even grow attached to the antagonists. It was very well written and the cast proved that even more
If you want to have a fun time at the movies, I really recommend Hairspray. Even the guys will love it. The songs, script, and cast were all excellent and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Even though I loathe musicals, this one was great. Go watch it. It’s very entertaining
Cast: 10/10 Songs: 9/10 Choreography: 9/10 Writing: 10/10 Characters: 10/10Overall Score: 10/10
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‘Insomnia’ Download and Reviews
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Insomnia tagline: Days never end. Nightmares are real. No one is innocent.
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| IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 61,140 votes |
“Insomnia” Movie Review
“Insomnia” Plot Summary
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn’t set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Solid thriller with strong acting
Glad to be getting away from the Internal Affairs investigation in their department in LA, Will Dormer and his partner Hap Eckhart fly up to assist on a murder case in Alaska. Will quickly makes the progress that his reputation led young officer Ellie Burr to expect. However when a suspect is chased through fog, Will accidentally shoots Hap. He covers it up and blames the suspect, conscious that IAD will assume that he killed Hap to prevent him cutting a deal with them. However later he gets a call from the killer who saw the whole thing and is holding it over Will in return for him framing someone else. With fewer options and Ellie investigating the shooting, Will finds himself unable to sleep in the 24 hour sunshine and getting increasingly strung out
Better known as part 2 of Robin Williams proving he can do more than just sentimental crap, I was looking forward to seeing it. I haven’t seen the original film so I can’t contrast the two and say which is better – I could only judge this on its own merits. I found the film to be a very enjoyable thriller that was very atmospheric. The story itself is quite intriguing and is at its best when Will and Walter are playing cat and mouse games with each other. The main investigation and the investigation into Hap’s shooting all add to the intensity
Although it is quite slow at times it is actually well paced – some fast paced exciting moments but mostly dialogue driven scenes that are just as exciting. The direction is excellent and the whole film has a bright crisp feel to it. The final shot of the film is powerful yet still, with the protagonists frozen against a background of lake and mountains
The film’s main driver is the strength of the performances. Williams is excellent, I was never sure what to make of his character because Williams kept him complex enough to hold the interest. Pacino is also great. He actually looks dog tired progressively through the film. Like Williams, his character has enough meat on it to be of interest and when either of them was on the screen, my interest was guaranteed . Swank had a difficult task to play opposite Pacino in the majority of her scenes but she really holds her own. Donovan is good but brief, but to be honest it is Pacino and Williams’ film the whole way
Overall this is a classy little thriller that has more than enough going on to keep it interesting. The plot is well written so that it avoids a simplistic good/evil approach and the performances bring the well-drawn characters to life.
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‘Scream 2′ Download and Reviews
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Scream 2 tagline: Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.
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“Scream 2″ Movie Review
“Scream 2″ Plot Summary
It has been two years since the tragic events at Woodsboro. Sidney Prescott and Randy Meeks are trying to get on with their lives… add synopsis
My favorite of the three films.
Two years has passed… the infamous murders at Woodsboro has turned into a movie. Since the novel is written by reporter Gale Wheaters (Courtney Cox). Two college students (Jada Pinkett Smith and Omar Epps) were killed in a sneak peak of a horror movie called ‘Stab’, which is based on Wheaters’ book. Now Sidney (Neve Campbell), Randy (Jamie Kennedy), Dewey (David Arquette), Gale and Cotton Weary (Liev Schreiber) find themselves in danger. This killer certainly wants something from Sidney, so she’s also putting her boyfriend (Jerry O’Connell) and her two friends (Timothy Olyphant & Elise Neal) in deep trouble as well
Directed by Wes Craven (The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Shocker) made an truly enjoyable sequel to ‘Scream’ that is even more entertaining and funnier than the original. The script by Kevin Williamson (Cursed, Teaching Miss Tingle) certainly made some truly fun writing about the rules of a sequel. This was just as a blockbusters as the original was. Some film critics (For example the late Gene Siskel) felt the sequel was much better. There’s an amusing film within the film, which those scenes are directed (uncredited) by Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids Trilogy, Grindhouse, The Faculty).
The Original DVD has an sharp non-anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD includes Cast & Crew information and the original theatrical trailer. The only flaw in the sequel is the conclusion, which is a bit too much. ‘Scream 2′ has many funny moments as well for suspenseful moments. A good cast certainly helps. Heather Graham, Joshua Jackson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tori Spelling, Luke Wilson and others appears in bit parts. ‘Scream 2′ is certainly one of the better sequels has to offer these days and don’t miss it. Also available in a collector’e edition DVD with anamorphic widescreen, commentary by the filmmakers and more. Panavision. (****/*****).
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‘Interview with the Vampire’ Download and Reviews
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Interview with the Vampire tagline: Drink From Me And Live Forever
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“Interview with the Vampire” Movie Review
“Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles” Plot Summary
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Vampire Sociology
Brokeback Mountain is said to be the ultimate exam of viewers’ homophobia, but before everybody that’s straight heads out to test their endurance with that film, I think Interview with the Vampire is keeping the throne warm for now. There technically isn’t anything sexual in Interview, but author and screenplay adapter Anne Rice does a fine job establishing the ‘bisexual in nature’ sociology of the vampires and how it compares with the mortals. Goes like this: the vampires cannot be sexual (all of one’s body is dead, so… use your imagination), but when they quench their thirsts for blood on their victims, male or female, the thrills they achieve are so exhilarating that the act is comparable to sex. Once the viewer understands this, with some parts of the movie, it’s hard to decide whether to be disgusted or not, not with the near homosexual relationship between Tom Cruise’s Lestat and Brad Pitt’s Louis (which is acceptable) but with Louis’ little girl companion, in a pedophiliac sense. Kirsten Dunst, who was about 11, gives (still) the best performance of her career as Claudia, an aging vampire whose physical form stays childlike. However, since Claudia becomes adult and beyond and tries to do away with Lestat so Louis can be all hers, it’s hard to watch what still seems to be a child to the naked eye grow so lovelorn for an adult. Their relationship raises tons of questions, some you may not want the answers to. My favorite scenes (tie) are toward the end when Louis seeks fiery revenge on some misled vampires in the name of Claudia and the edgy dialogue and body language exchanged between Louis and Armand (Antonio Banderas, fresh off playing Tom Hanks’ lover in Philadelphia) in the scene after. My beef with the movie is not homophobic by any means. I just don’t like getting beat over the head repeatedly for a point to be made, and casting all ‘pretty boys’ like Cruise, Pitt, Banderas, and Christian Slater as the current-day interviewer is doing just that (though it’s really the only case of it). Other than Pitt, I wish the casting director would have chosen the parts by acting ability and not by shock value.
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‘Shakespeare in Love’ Download and Reviews
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Shakespeare in Love tagline: …A Comedy About the Greatest Love Story Almost Never Told…
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“Shakespeare in Love” Movie Review
“Shakespeare in Love” Plot Summary
A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
This movie is my favorite film of all time.
The first time I went to see ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ I went because the commercials on television were hilarious. So, I went to see it opening day (Christmas), but that isn’t extremely special because I see movies on holidays as a rule. When I left the theatre, I was in love with the film, and the more I thought about the more I loved it. Later that day, I went to see ‘The Prince of Egypt’ and ‘Stepmom.’ Really bad and decent, respectively. I thought of them in comparison to ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ and they got worse and worse and ‘Shakespeare in Love’ got better and better
And why shouldn’t it? Gwyneth Paltrow turns out an amazing performance especially since she is using an accent, speaking in verse, and playing four parts (Viola, Thomas, Romeo, and Juliet). She is also phenomenal in the way she can switch from being horridly funny to evoking tears. Joseph Fiennes no less of an actor than she. He brings such life to someone seen as a god to many and he is so believable as this writing giant. Geoffery Rush is absolutely hilarious as Mr. Henslowe. I must say that he will make you roll in the aisles. Then of course there is Judi Dench, who has a meek 8 and a half minutes of screentime but is so awesome that she won Best Supporting Actress. And last, there is Ben Affleck, who also has a small role as Ned Alleyn (the prima donna of the group), but will make you laugh so hard that you will beg for mercy. I’m really not kidding, he has the best lines
Now, if performances aren’t enough to make you see it, there are the costumes. Or the music. The music has to be one of the best scores I’ve ever heard. Or there’s the fights (yes, there are fights in a Shakespearean film), which are hilarious, tense, and full of suspense
So, if I’ve been able to laugh at every joke all fourteen (yes, you read it correctly, 14) times that I’ve seen ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ I think you’ll enjoy it at least once.
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‘Roxanne’ Download and Reviews
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Roxanne tagline: Roxanne dreamed of a handsome, intelligent, romantic man. C.D. Bales is two out of three… but looks aren’t everything!
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| IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 out of 14,642 votes |
“Roxanne” Movie Review
“Roxanne” Plot Summary
Based on the play “Cyrano de Bergerac”, large nosed C.D. Bales falls for the beautiful Roxanne while she falls for his personality but another man’s looks. add synopsis
Best romantic comedy ever…
This is the sweetest intelligent romantic comedy ever made. It is a brilliant reworking of the classic play on which it is based. Steve Martin has demonstrated in movie after movie his ability to make people laugh, and with Roxanne he has shown his ability to create comedy, in addition to spouting the creation of others. There is no downside to this movie. By far the greatest romantic comedy of the last 25 years. Potentially the greatest romantic comedy ever made.
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‘The Weather Man’ Download and Reviews
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The Weather Man tagline: In life, accuracy counts.
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| IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 33,461 votes |
“The Weather Man” Movie Review
“The Weather Man” Plot Summary
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive. add synopsis
Brilliant outlook.
Up until seeing The Weather Man, I had maintained Nicolas Cage had only been in one decent film this entire decade and that was Adaptation. The Weather Man has proved me wrong, in the sense he’s actually been in two particularly good films this decade with The Weather Man really standing out. It’s always going to create speculative opinions when a film tries to tackle the issues surrounding mid-life crisis’ or a human-being in need as his life threatens to fall apart and the whole thing is played for laughs of some sort. Fortunately, The Weather Man finds its spot between success and failure in this retrospect, delivering a film that is engrossing; interesting; funny but never exploitative
I think part of the reason The Weather Man is such a good film is because it finds this balance, with the film-making aspect of it backing it up rather than becoming obviously apparent. Items such as Michael Caine’s character’s reaction to certain things more-so his dodgy accent aid in getting across a humorous moment or two and a lot of Nicolas Cage’s voiceovers complete with flashbacks are less so ‘laugh out loud’ funny and are more sombre due to their sad and somewhat pathetic nature. It also works in the sense we know exactly what happens next in his life and thus, if the entire film, including flashbacks, had been presented in a linear form the film would have been attempting to exploit a man’s life crisis by way of comedy
As for Nicolas Cage, he plays David Spitz who’s the weather man of the title but it could really be any individual in almost any job and that’s part of the brilliance of the film. David struggles in balancing his rocky relationship with his wife Noreen (Davis) as she begins a new one with someone else; his relationship with his daughter Shelley (de la Pena) as she struggles in a world obsessed with fashion, what’s ‘hot’ and beauty in general and he also tries to balance his son’s, named Mike (Hoult), misfortunes after he has a dangerous encounter with a paedophile. All the time this goes on, he tries to come across as a decent individual to his own father, Robert (Caine).
But the film isn’t a quick fire, multi-strand picture flipping from one story and situation to the next. The Weather Man takes time in its setting up of events and certain situations that develop; sometimes pausing to place them on a backburner to concentrate on another thing entirely. This can be a bullying problem that arises for Shelley; David’s new job opportunity that arises in another city or his gradual interest in archery. The Weather Man is shot in a dark and snowy location, using greys and other metallic colours perfectly to get across a feeling of feint despair; a feeling that any tilt either way could result in either full blown Technicolor or out and out black and white for a depressing effect
The film begins with a series of odd camera compositions, setting up the tone and the visualisation of the film perfectly. The traffic is strangely symmetrical; pictures on the sides of walls seems to make their own way backwards as certain actions are undertaken in an impressive example of focus pulling and when we see David standing in a room, the on television is at the side of the screen thus presenting David as an individual distancing himself from the active world or the activity that is clearly going on in his immediate vicinity. But from here, the film delves into what it’s like to be a father or an individual that is trying to balance too many things at once. As a presence, David’s father Robert is someone that shows up at the worst of times and has prior success already under his belt in a Pulitzer prize. His look on life and opinions of David’s own come across as calm and obvious, further embedding David with issues that are made to come across as quite easy to deal with
So the film is about a man trying to seek recognition from his father whilst attempting to be a good one all the same. The issues with Shelley in the sense she is a 12 year old girl that swears, smokes and wants to kill animals provide David with an overall goal in which he must achieve, at least for Shelley’s sake much-less his own and the sub-stories revolving around Mike’s issues are dealt with enough but never feel like they are dominating proceedings. Another piece of evidence of the film’s neutral tone see it set up its product placement of McDonalds before bashing the chain and fast-food in general as ‘non-nourishing’ before allowing its lead to recognise that it’s only ever fast-food people throw at him. He does this whilst sitting in a fast-food restaurant
As a stand alone film, The Weather Man suffices on multiple levels. It’s a comedy of sorts albeit thanks to a lot of Caine’s downbeat and lateral observations on life without ever feeling like an obvious comedy; it carries a certain degree of menace as Cage’s character gradually has things pile on top of him, rendering his position seemingly impossible to recover from and it allows each character and certain scenario to arrive, settle and then expand again if the film so wishes it to. I just wonder if Cage will indeed make a better film this decade or if director Verbinski will ever be remembered for this film amongst all his inglorious ‘Pirates’ exploits. If neither happen, then that would be a great shame.
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‘Requiem for a Dream’ Download and Reviews
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Requiem for a Dream tagline: From the director of [Pi]
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“Requiem for a Dream” Movie Review
“Requiem for a Dream” Plot Summary
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control.
This movie really blows you away
I am in shock. Shock should be the word to describe this movie. It’s truly a work of art. The colors, the images , all about this movie relates to art. It’s a masterpiece. Darren Aronofsky put’s you’re mind in situations you couldn’t imagine , the characters are extraordinary , the acting outstanding ,the music also is perfect … i don’t know , maybe Requim of a Dream relates somehow to Stanley Kubrick’s ‘ A Clockwork Orange ‘ , it’s that kind of quality that is very rare in the cinema industry that should put this movie in my opinion in a top 10 all time films. Maybe i am being subjective but you will have to sea this movie to understand what i really mean by that.
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