‘The Day After Tomorrow’ Download and Reviews

November 24, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

“The Day After Tomorrow” Movie Details

The Day After Tomorrow tagline: This year, a sweater won’t do.
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Actors:
  • Michael A. Samah
  • Dennis Quaid Jack Hall
    Jake Gyllenhaal Sam Hall
    Emmy Rossum Laura Chapman
    Dash Mihok Jason Evans
    Jay O. Sanders Frank Harris
    Sela Ward Dr. Lucy Hall
    Austin Nichols J.D.
    Arjay Smith Brian Parks
    Tamlyn Tomita Janet Tokada
    Sasha Roiz Parker
    Ian Holm Terry Rapson
    Nassim Sharara Saudi Delegate
    Carl Alacchi Venezuelan Delegate
    Kenneth Welsh Vice President Becker
    Saudi Translator
    Directors: Roland Emmerich IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 out of 86,238 votes

    “The Day After Tomorrow” Movie Review

    “The Day After Tomorrow” Plot Summary

    A climatologist tries to figure out a way to save the world from abrupt global warming. He must get to his young son in New York, which is being taken over by a new ice age.

    Very Good Film!

    This film is one of the better films of this decade. The best part of the film is the effects. They were utterly amazing. Dennis Quaid and Jake G. are father and son who gets caught in the worst storm the earth has seen since the last ice age. They battle their strengths and weaknesses to survive this storm. As I mentioned above, the effects were outstanding. I liked the tornadoes in LA part the best. The acting is superb especially with Quaid. Not to sound so political, the theme is a real-life issue. Global warming is a big problem with the earth’s environment. I am surprised about all the negative reviews about this film. I guess critics dislike just about everything these days. I recommend this film to everyone. I rate this film a 10/10.

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    ‘King Kong’ Download and Reviews

    November 23, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Romance

    “King Kong” Movie Details

    King Kong tagline: The eighth wonder of the world.
    Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World - DVD Cover

    King Kong DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • David Denis
  • Naomi Watts Ann Darrow
    Jack Black Carl Denham
    Adrien Brody Jack Driscoll
    Thomas Kretschmann Captain Englehorn
    Colin Hanks Preston
    Andy Serkis Kong/Lumpy
    Evan Parke Hayes
    Jamie Bell Jimmy
    Lobo Chan Choy
    John Sumner Herb
    Craig Hall Mike
    Kyle Chandler Bruce Baxter
    Mark Hadlow Harry
    Geraldine Brophy Maude
    Taps
    Directors: Peter Jackson IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 out of 126,262 votes

    “King Kong” Movie Review

    “Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World” Plot Summary

    In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.

    Jackson’s Soulful, Spunky, Spectacular Labor of Love

    I was one of the lucky winners of the Kong is King.net World Premiere Ticket contest, so my husband and I had the pleasure of seeing KING KONG in Times Square’s Loews E-Walk Theatre. I knew I’d like it the minute I saw the Art Deco opening credits, very reminiscent of RKO’s style. The movie only got better from there, carrying us moviegoers on a roller-coaster ride of adventure, romance, and eye-popping special effects. What raises Jackson’s take on KING KONG above other rock’em-sock’em action blockbusters is that it’s so clearly a labor of love in every sense of the term, a spectacle with soul and spunk. It’s not every rollicking adventure film that begins with scenes of life in 1933 New York City, when the Great Depression was at its worst. No wonder plucky but vulnerable actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts is at her most beautiful and winsome as a more proactive version of Fay Wray’s star-making role) is willing to take a chance with fast-talking movie producer/director Carl Denham (Jack Black, a rascally delight) on his latest project, involving leaving for the South Seas that very night

    The characters are no mere genre archetypes; before their adventure begins, Jackson and his talented cast let us get to know and care about every one of them. When crewmen from the S.S. Venture get injured or killed by Skull Island’s various fearsome natives and beasts, we mourn them. When Ann and playwright Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody combines strength and sensitivity wonderfully as this unlikely hero. He gets my vote for Movie Mensch of the Year!) connect on screen, we’re moved and rooting for them to get together, especially after they share one of this year’s best screen kisses. Even the calculating Denham wins us over with his sheer force of will. A real Orson Welles type, the guy just loves making movies — and money — so much he’ll go to insane lengths to make his project a reality, whether it involves outrunning his creditors, shanghaiing Driscoll on the Venture, or tricking his cast and crew onto uncharted Skull Island

    Most importantly, King Kong himself captivates us, thanks to a combination of WETA’s amazing special effects and the range of emotion provided by a motion-captured Andy Serkis. If only one cast member gets an Oscar nomination, I say give it to Serkis for his wonderful performances as both Kong and Lumpy the cook! :-) Kong has never been just another scary big ape in any of the previous film versions of his story, but Jackson and Serkis make him particularly engaging, not just because he looks so convincingly weatherbeaten, but he moves like an ape (on all fours, thank you) and has the facial expressions of a human. As a result, we can see how Kong’s terrifying side is influenced by his tender side. Yes, I said ‘tender.’ How else can you describe his protectiveness towards Ann on Skull Island after she wins him over by performing her lively vaudeville act? When Kong does go nutzoid, it’s because either he or Ann are being threatened, whether by people, planes, or Skull Island’s jaw-dropping, scream-inducing array of monsters and aborigine tribespeople. Jackson & Company give the big guy plenty of dizzying set pieces to show his stuff, involving everything from dinosaurs, toothy insects as long as your arm, and speeding taxicabs in New York City traffic (the scene where Brody did his own stunt driving; all those years of drag-racing on the streets of Woodhaven, Queens really paid off! :-), to say nothing of the dazzling Empire State Building climax. Moreover, Andrew Lesnie’s cinematography is as gorgeous as it is kinetic; Adrien Brody should make sure Lesnie photographs every film he’s in from now on, because he’s never looked so handsome as he does here! :-) KING KONG is over 3 hours long, yet I never once thought to look at my watch. It’s 3+ hours and the price of admission well-spent.

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    ‘Planet of the Apes’ Download and Reviews

    October 14, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

    “Planet of the Apes” Movie Details

    Planet of the Apes tagline: The battle begins November 20th
    Planet of the Apes - DVD Cover

    Planet of the Apes DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Chris Ellis
  • Mark Wahlberg Captain Leo Davidson
    Tim Roth General Thade
    Helena Bonham Carter Ari
    Michael Clarke Duncan Colonel Attar
    Paul Giamatti Limbo
    Estella Warren Daena
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Krull
    David Warner Senator Sandar
    Kris Kristofferson Karubi
    Erick Avari Tival
    Lucas Elliott Birn
    Evan Parke Gunnar
    Glenn Shadix Senator Nado
    Freda Foh Shen Bon
    Lt. General Karl Vasich
    Directors: Tim Burton IMDB Rating: 5.5/10 out of 68,741 votes

    “Planet of the Apes” Movie Review

    “Planet of the Apes” Plot Summary

    An astronaut lands on a planet inhabited by human-like apes, who rule the planet with an iron fist. add synopsis

    Great movie!!!

    Good movie, actors, and plot…what more would you need? Nothing in this movie is lacking definition or explanation….it’s all right there! The only part that needs description is the ending, but it’s just a great leading into the sequel, which obviously there will be. I don’t think anyone should criticize this movie unless this is the kind of movie they like. Also, all you old POTA fans, you can’t compare this one to the original. The only thing in common is the basic plot….it’s not the same movie!!! So I think anyone who likes this type of genre of movies really will like this movie, but only see it if it interests you, not because you like the old POTA because it’s just not the same.

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    ‘Fantastic Four’ Download and Reviews

    September 27, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Fantasy

    “Fantastic Four” Movie Details

    Fantastic Four tagline: 4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.
    Fantastic 4 - DVD Cover

    Fantastic Four DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • G. Michael Gray
  • Ioan Gruffudd Reed Richards
    Jessica Alba Sue Storm
    Chris Evans Johnny Storm
    Michael Chiklis Ben Grimm
    Julian McMahon Victor Von Doom
    Hamish Linklater Leonard
    Kerry Washington Alicia Masters
    Laurie Holden Debbie McIlvane
    David Parker Ernie
    Kevin McNulty Jimmy O’Hoolihan
    Maria Menounos Sexy Nurse
    Michael Kopsa Ned Cecil
    Andrew Airlie Compound Doctor
    Pascale Hutton Nightclub Girlfriend
    Nightclub Boyfriend
    Directors: Tim Story IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 out of 67,378 votes

    “Fantastic Four” Movie Review

    “Fantastic 4″ Plot Summary

    A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom add synopsis

    Amazing, funny and fantastic!

    When I bought my ticket to see this movie I had no idea what to expect. I seen previews, previews that drove me to buy this ticket. My friend and I walked into the theater, took a seat and watched the red screen. After the previews had pasted the movie finally started

    I have never read any of the comics on this story, so I payed close attention to the screen. We were slowly introduced to the characters. Reed Richards (Gruffund), Susan Storm (Alba), Johnny Storm (Evans), Ben Grimm (Chicklis) and Victor Von Doom (McMahon) are five scientists that go into outer-space to study DNA.After a cosmic radiation exposure hits them they wake up in Von Doom’s ‘care center’ where they are studied for injuries. Slowly they all learn their powers. Johnny being set on fire, Susan turning invisible, Reed being able to stretch his arm to an amazing length(catching a falling champagne bottle), Ben turning into a ’stone monster’ and Victor’s hand/forearm turning to metal

    Reed, Susan, Johnny and Ben are forced to not go out in public after revealing their powers and being chased by screaming fans (Susan). Johnny seems to be the only one who’s happy with his powers, while the other three wish to turn themselves back

    Reed swears to create a machine to turn them back, but not before testing everyone’s powers. Victor’s company quits on him and that causes him to kill a few people, well many people. Then he vows to steal everything Reed has, again. First eliminating his ‘body guard’ Ben ‘The Thing’. This breaks them up Johnny and Ben going their separate ways while Susan and Reed stayed together. Once Reed tried it on himself and it failed; Doom learns it needed more power. So Doom talked ‘The Thing’ into using the machine. Success caused Ben to turn back into himself and Doom to become more powerful than ever. Becoming all metal, except his face. This brings them back together to take him on. They finally decide to keep their powers and use their powers to take him down

    Speacil effects are awesome, lines were funny, and the entire movie was fantastic! I loved it and would even go to see it again in the near future. This is definitely going to be in my DVD/VHS collection once it comes out. I give it a 10/10 and recommend it to everyone!

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    ‘Back to the Future Part II’ Download and Reviews

    August 10, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Comedy

    “Back to the Future Part II” Movie Details

    Back to the Future Part II tagline: Getting back was only the beginning.
    Back to the Future 2 - DVD Cover

    Back to the Future Part II DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Marc McClure
    George Di Cenzo
    Joe Flaherty
    Michael J. Fox Marty McFly/Marty McFly Jr/Marlene McFly
    Christopher Lloyd Dr. Emmett Brown
    Lea Thompson Lorraine Baines/McFly/Tannen
    Thomas F. Wilson Biff Tannen/Griff Tannen
    Elisabeth Shue Jennifer Parker/McFly
    James Tolkan Mr. Strickland
    Jeffrey Weissman George McFly
    Casey Siemaszko 3-D
    Billy Zane Match
    J.J. Cohen Skinhead
    Charles Fleischer Terry
    E. Casanova Evans “Michael Jackson” Video Waiter
    Jay Koch “Ronald Reagan” Video Waiter
    Charles Gherardi “Ayatollah Khomeini” Video Waiter
    Ricky Dean Logan Data
    Directors: Robert Zemeckis
    IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 out of 79,243 votes

    “Back to the Future Part II” Movie Review

    “Back to the Future 2″ Plot Summary

    After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985… without interfering with his first trip. add synopsis

    The best sequel ever made

    Continuing a movie as perfect as ‘Back To The Future’ must have been a really tough job. What made it even harder was that the writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale had to ignore an important character from part one. Because Crispin Glover asked for too much money, his character George McFly, Marty’s wacky Dad, hardly appears in the sequels, which constricted the storyline a lot beforehand.

    Still, ‘Back To The Future II’ turned out to be a huge success, commercially and artistically. The movie is every bit as clever and delightful as part one. I think most viewers don’t realize how extremely complex this story is, because it’s so enjoyable to watch. Gale & Zemeckis wrote a screenplay that takes place in three different periods of time, changes storyline more than once, has characters interacting with themselves all the time, but never seems overdone or confusing. The most original trick the two Bobs pulled was to virtually return to part one and have the main character interfere with the original storyline. I don’t think that has ever been done before or since.

    No, the movie isn’t flawless in a sense that everything can be explained logically. Bob Gale admitted himself that Marty and Doc shouldn’t be able to visit their future selves in the first place. There are a lot of impossible time travels in part two (you can read about them in detail here: http://mjyoung.net/time/back2.html). ‘Mistakes’ like that don’t take away any of the fun, though, and I still think that the ‘Back To The Future’ trilogy incorporates the logics of time traveling better than any other movie ever did.

    Besides the perfect script the trilogy’s success is due to Zemeckis ever so beautiful direction and his eye for detail, and of course the great cast. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson, all shamelessly underrated actors, are once again brilliant. It’s a REAL pity that Crispin Glover didn’t return for the sequels, but as I’ve said before, Gale & Zemeckis did a great job writing their way around his memorable character. The only other actress that didn’t come back was Claudia Wells, who played Jennifer in part one and was appropriately replaced by Elisabeth Shue here.

    Summing up, ‘Back To The Future II’ is a more than worthy follow-up to one of the best movies of all time. In fact, I think it’s the best sequel ever made, only rivaled by ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’. But that’s a different story…

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    ‘Sex and the City’ Download and Reviews

    August 9, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Drama, Romance

    “Sex and the City” Movie Details

    Sex and the City tagline: Get Carried Away.
    Sex and the City - DVD Cover

    Sex and the City DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Sarah Jessica Parker Carrie Bradshaw
    Kim Cattrall Samantha Jones
    Kristin Davis Charlotte York
    Cynthia Nixon Miranda Hobbes
    Chris Noth Mr. Big
    Candice Bergen Enid Frick
    Jennifer Hudson Louise
    David Eigenberg Steve Brady
    Evan Handler Harry Goldenblatt
    Jason Lewis Jerry ‘Smith’ Jerrod
    Mario Cantone Anthony Marentino
    Lynn Cohen Magda
    Willie Garson Stanford Blatch
    Joanna Gleason Therapist
    Joseph Pupo Brady Hobbes
    Directors: Michael Patrick King
    IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 out of 42,329 votes

    “Sex and the City” Movie Review

    “Sex and the City” Plot Summary

    A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her. add synopsis

    Love and the City

    Mr. Big (Chris Noth) and Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) buy a magnificent penthouse in Manhattan and they decide to get married. Enid Frick (Candice Bergen) invites Carrie to take pictures for a special edition of Vogue about marriage of women of forty and something years. During the preparation, Carrie raises the guest list from seventy-five to two hundred guests, and a simple wedding dress to a fashionable Vivienne Westwood, intimidating Mr. Big in his third wedding. Meanwhile Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) has no sex with Steve (David Eigenberg) and he confesses that he had had one night stand with a woman. On the eve of the wedding, in the rehearsal dinner, the upset Miranda tells Mr. Big that marriage ruins everything. On the next day, the scared Mr. Big calls off the wedding leaving Carrie in the church. Carrie feels humiliated and depressed and Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Miranda and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) decide to travel to Mexico with Carrie to the hotel where she was supposed to spend her honeymoon. When Carries returns, she hires the assistant Louise (Jennifer Hudson) to help her to organize her life. When Miranda discloses what she told to Mr. Big to Carrie in the rehearsal dinner, their friendship is shaken

    The disappointing ‘Sex and the City: The Movie’ is a pale shadow of the wonderful TV series. The wittiness of the shows is completely lost in a shallow and too long story full of merchandising; most of the situations are naive and silly for characters of forty and something years old; and the conclusion is corny, but I liked the celebration among friends in a simple restaurant. I found contradictory that a movie explores love while a TV show uses sex as the central theme. What Miranda could expect after six months without sex with her husband? The new color of the hair of Sarah Jessica Parker fits very well to her type and the fabulous Kim Cattrall is still a very beautiful woman in spite of crossing the age of fifty years old. Miranda and Steve together on the Brooklyn Bridge may be corny, but I found it one of the best moments of the movie. The behavior of Samantha is sexually too contained, and I indeed expected more eroticism of this character in a feature. My vote is five

    Title (Brazil): ‘Sex and the City: O Filme’ (‘Sex and the City: The Movie’)

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