Alien 3 – Gloomy Doom

January 4, 2010 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Alien 3 taglines: Start running … again. The bitch is back
Alien 3 - DVD Cover

Alien 3 DVD Cover

Actors:

Sigourney Weaver Ellen Ripley
Charles S. Dutton Dillon
Charles Dance Clemens
Paul McGann Golic
Brian Glover Andrews
Ralph Brown Aaron
Danny Webb (V) Morse
Christopher John Fields Rains
Holt McCallany Junior
Lance Henriksen Bishop II
Christopher Fairbank Murphy
Carl Chase Frank
Leon Herbert Boggs
Vincenzo Nicoli Jude
Pete Postlethwaite David
Directors: David Fincher
IMDB Rating: 6.1out of 10

(68,515 votes)

” Alien?” 1992 by David Fincher – Movie Review

Ellen Ripley Closely Cropped

Ellen Ripley Closely Cropped

A rare case for Hollywood: the “Alien 3″ movie is so bizarre, so non-for-profit that it is pretty surprising it got shot and released to the theatres. The film has undergone an unusually complex preparation process: the script was at different times written by the famous cyberpunk writer William Gibson and screenwriter Eric Red, among the previous assigned directors were Renny Harlin and Vincent Ward (director of the “The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey”, 1988), some of Ward’s storyline ideas entered the final script, which was then modified by producers David Giler and Walter Hill. The latter said later that in the “Alien 3″ he sees a certain connotations associated with the AIDS virus: well, it might be the way it is. The last of the directors, David Fincher, by the time was known mostly for a few inventive rock-music videos. Subsequently this director got famous for strong thrillers “Se7en” (1995) and “The Game” (1997).

Alien 3 Plot Summary

A remote planet, neglected ore refinery- a correctional facility for especially dangerous criminals with extra Y-chromosome. An escape vessel in which Ripley, Newt, Hicks, and a droid called Bishop are traveling on crash lands on Fiorina 161. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, the brisk and tenacious form of life does and it is probably somewhere nearby, in the endless factory ventilation shafts. The rescuer team from the Corporation is already speeding to rescue, though who knows whom exactly they are going to save? Therefore Ripley and the local black sanctimonious leader have raised the convicts to fight the alien monster – and the alien habitually tears all the living beings into parts but somehow it doesn’t touch the heroine.

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‘Jurassic Park’ Download and Reviews

November 16, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

“Jurassic Park” Movie Details

Jurassic Park tagline: An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making
JP - DVD Cover

Jurassic Park DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Christopher John Fields
  • Sam Neill Dr. Alan Grant
    Laura Dern Dr. Ellie Sattler
    Jeff Goldblum Dr. Ian Malcolm
    Richard Attenborough John Hammond
    Bob Peck Robert Muldoon
    Martin Ferrero Donald Gennaro
    Joseph Mazzello Tim Murphy
    Ariana Richards Lex Murphy
    Samuel L. Jackson Ray Arnold
    B. D. Wong Henry Wu
    Wayne Knight Dennis Nedry
    Gerald R. Molen Gerry Harding
    Miguel Sandoval Juanito Rostagno
    Cameron Thor Lewis Dodgson
    Volunteer #1
    Directors: Steven Spielberg IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 out of 142,908 votes

    “Jurassic Park” Movie Review

    “JP” Plot Summary

    During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

    I LOVE this movie!

    This film is easily one of my favorite movies. I saw this movie when it came out in theaters back in 1993; I was only 9-years-old and, though some scenes scared the crap out of me, it blew me away. I was amazed at how, for the first time in a movie, I felt like I was watching REAL dinosaurs. For those who haven’t seen this movie (there are people like that?), it centers on a billionaire’s attempt to create a new amusement park on an isolated island creating bio-engineered dinosaurs; when a group of specialists are brought in to examine the park, things go terribly wrong

    I absolutely loved the story of this film; I loved it so much I had my parents buy me Michael Crichton’s novel and I read it 3 times through the course of my fifth grade year. It was then that I fell in love with the work of Crichton and found myself reading the rest of his work. While, yes, the movie did divert pretty heavily from the book, I still felt it was a great adaptation. It’s Spielberg’s version of Crichton’s story, so I don’t mind the mass differences. The movie is much more family-friendly than Crichton’s novel and I would love to see a another version eventually, a darker version that sticks closer to Crichton’s novel. Unlike most instances when I can say ‘The book was better’ or ‘The movie was better’, I don’t feel the need in this case because they were both fantastic

    The cast did a terrific job. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough…all were great in their roles. Though my favorite performance came from Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm, the arrogant chaos theoretician. I’ve been a fan of Goldblum for a while and I thought he was the perfect choice for the role in this movie. Of course, I have to rave a bit about the film’s special effects. As I mentioned before, this film contains probably the most realistic dinosaurs seen in cinema. A seamless combination of practical animatronics and CGI were used to bring the dinosaurs to life. By now, the effects seem a little dated but they continue to stand strong even now, 15 years later

    This movie is one of those films that every must see. It grossed $350 million in the US alone. The film marked yet another milestone in special effects in cinema. And most importantly, it’s just entertaining.

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    ‘Stargate’ Download and Reviews

    October 25, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Fantasy

    “Stargate” Movie Details

    Stargate tagline: It Will Take You A Million Light Years From Home
    Stargate - DVD Cover

    Stargate DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Derek Webster
  • Kurt Russell Col. Jonathan ‘Jack’ O’Neil
    James Spader Dr. Daniel Jackson
    Viveca Lindfors Catherine Langford, Ph.D.
    Alexis Cruz Skaara
    Mili Avital Sha’uri
    Leon Rippy General West
    John Diehl Lieutenant Kawalsky
    Carlos Lauchu Anubis
    Djimon Hounsou Horus
    Erick Avari ‘Good Father’ Kasuf
    French Stewart Lieutenant Ferretti
    Gianin Loffler Nabeh
    Jaye Davidson Ra
    Christopher John Fields Freeman
    Brown
    Directors: Roland Emmerich IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 out of 44,609 votes

    “Stargate” Movie Review

    “Stargate” Plot Summary

    An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra. add synopsis

    Greatly made movie!

    This is the sort of movie that shouldn’t had really worked out but yet it did. Everything about this movie screams B-movie. Just look at the title, read the script, see the characters, the cast, etcetera. Yet ‘Stargate’ works out tremendously fine as great and above all fine entertainment. It’s for most part due to the fine directing skills of Roland Emmerich, show really knows to uplifts this movie and its story. This movie also really marked the big breakthrough for Roland Emmerich. Yes, it’s true that his real breakthrough movie was ‘Moon 44′ and even though that movie was by no means a great one, it still showed that the director had lots of potential and took the maximum out of the movie. So, ‘Moon 44′ got him Hollywood’s attention but with ‘Stargate’ he for the first time really proofs that he can handle a multi-million dollar production as well and successfully, since ‘Universal Soldier’ was only a successful movie in certain circles. If it weren’t for ‘Stargate’, then now way we would had had movies such as ‘Independence Day’, ‘The Patriot’ and ‘The Day After Tomorrow’. Some people wouldn’t had minded that by the way

    Even though the story itself is not that much special, it still has a great and original as well as an intriguing concept, that somehow knows to connect an alien world to ancient Egypt and their Gods. It’s a great science-fiction story without ever really getting too ’science-fiction’ like. It’s uses lots of great and imaginative elements

    Once you start really thinking about it, there isn’t an awful lot happening in this movie, mostly action wise. Yet it’s a very entertaining movie to watch, which is due to the fact that it’s made with lots of pace and because of it’s greatly and perfectly adventurous concept of traveling to a far off planet. It’s a movie that never bores and is a perfectly fun one to watch actually. The movie gets also really uplifted by its David Arnold musical score

    The movie is fair enough looking. For 1994 standards the special effects are good, especially for the masks worn by the ‘Gods’. But because the movie is for most part set in a dessert like environment it’s not really one that jumps out in its looks and actually also really doesn’t looks and feels like a multi-million dollar production, even though it is. The movie actually looks and feels more cheap, which is also one of the reasons why this movie has already become a sort of a cult-classic

    The movie is greatly cast with James Spader and Kurt Russell in the lead roles. But man, did James Spader look still so much different and younger back then. He’s just not the kind of person that aged well. He went from a boyish look in 1994 to an old dirty wrinkly man look now days, even though he’ll turn only just 48 next month. Also greatly cast was Jaye Davidson as Ra. He’s a true memorable villain and it makes you realize what a great shame it is that Jaye Davidson has never acted in many movies, simply just because he never really enjoyed acting much, despite having also received an Oscar nomination for his debut role in ‘The Crying Game’.Truly a recommendable science-fiction classic from the ’90’s.8/10

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    ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Download and Reviews

    September 26, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Biography, Comedy, Crime

    “Catch Me If You Can” Movie Details

    Catch Me If You Can tagline: The true story of a real fake.
    Catch Me If You Can - DVD Cover

    Catch Me If You Can DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Leonardo DiCaprio Frank Abagnale Jr.
    Tom Hanks Carl Hanratty
    Christopher Walken Frank Abagnale, Sr.
    Martin Sheen Roger Strong
    Nathalie Baye Paula Abagnale
    Amy Adams Brenda Strong
    James Brolin Jack Barnes
    Brian Howe Earl Amdursky
    Frank John Hughes Tom Fox
    Steve Eastin Paul Morgan
    Chris Ellis Special Agent Witkins
    John Finn Assistant Director Marsh
    Jennifer Garner Cheryl Ann
    Nancy Lenehan Carol Strong
    Ellen Pompeo Marci
    Directors: Steven Spielberg
    IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 out of 123,174 votes

    “Catch Me If You Can” Movie Review

    “Catch Me If You Can” Plot Summary

    A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.

    very entertaining

    I watched this for the first time two years ago and it was a reminder of why Leo is an international cultural icon at a very young age. A lot of people claim it was because of his cute looks but this young fellow(unlike all pretty boys of Hollywood)oozes intangible charisma and charm, you couple that with a perfectly fit character and you get yourself a guaranteed winner(critically and financially). In this film,unlike Gangs of New York, Dicaprio gets to display a believable and much more interesting character than his character in GONY. not to mention that having Tom Hanks ALWAYS helps. Therefore, it was no surprise that this film made twice as much money as GONY. This movie had more fun scenes than 10 movies combined.

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    ‘World Trade Center’ Download and Reviews

    September 1, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Drama, History

    “World Trade Center” Movie Details

    World Trade Center tagline: The World Saw Evil That Day. Two Men Saw Something Else.
    World Trade Center - DVD Cover

    World Trade Center DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Nicolas Cage John McLoughlin
    Maria Bello Donna McLoughlin
    Connor Paolo Steven McLoughlin
    Anthony Piccininni JJ McLoughlin
    Alexa Gerasimovich Erin McLoughlin
    Morgan Flynn Caitlin McLoughlin
    Michael Pena Will Jimeno
    Armando Riesco Antonio Rodrigues
    Jay Hernandez Dominick Pezzulo
    Joe Starr Subway Rider
    Jon Bernthal Christopher Amoroso
    William Jimeno Port Authority Officer
    Nick Damici Lieutenant Kassimatis
    Jude Ciccolella Inspector Fields
    Martin Pfefferkorn Homeless Addict #1
    Directors: Oliver Stone
    IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 out of 32,373 votes

    “World Trade Center” Movie Review

    “World Trade Center” Plot Summary

    Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. add synopsis

    Very Well Done Movie!!! With No Political Agenda…

    We weren’t sure whether or not we would want to see this movie. Oliver Stone is someone who’s movies we don’t usually agree with. After reading many of the reviews on this site, we decided to give this movie a chance

    It is a very impressive, well executed movie… with excellent acting, directing and editing!!! It is a movie that will remind you of that day, however, it is a movie about heroes, friendships and triumphs. Yes, there are points in the movie that you will tear up and even cry, yet there is also laughter at some points and there is a lot of positive throughout the movie even though it is was a time of crisis and horror surrounding the situation. The horror of that day does exist in the movie, however it isn’t overplayed or too dramatic to watch…. Also, that is not the main part of the movie. The movie is based on the lives to two of the trapped survivors as they tell/recall what happened to them on that day

    The audience sat in awe watching the movie… nobody ever got up to leave their seats… and everyone was amazed at the end of how well the story was told. I’ve never seen the Theatre so crowded on a weeknight (almost at capacity)… and it was being shown on multiple screens at a big theater

    I do recommend all American’s see this movie… as it pays tribute to the heroes and shows some of the good that came from the tragedy.

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