‘Kung Fu Panda’ Download and Reviews

December 22, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Animation, Comedy

“Kung Fu Panda” Movie Details

Kung Fu Panda tagline: Prepare for awesomeness.
Kung Fu Panda - DVD Cover

Kung Fu Panda DVD Cover

Actors:
Jack Black Po
Jackie Chan Master Monkey
Dustin Hoffman Shifu
Lucy Liu Master Viper
Ian McShane Tai Lung
David Cross Master Crane
Michael Clarke Duncan Commander Vachir
Dan Fogler Zeng
James Hong Mr. Ping
Randall Duk Kim Oogway
Wayne Knight Gang Boss
Seth Rogen Master Mantis
Angelina Jolie Master Tigress
Directors: Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 out of 64,276 votes

“Kung Fu Panda” Movie Review

“Kung Fu Panda” Plot Summary

In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts.

Exceptionaly visual, funny, action packed and intelligent movie for all ages.

One of the best comedy movies I’ve seen, this animation feature is both packed with action and intelligent at the same time. It’s yet another variation on ‘You can do anything if you believe in yourself’ and carries strong morale and educational message. But the way it’s done, the incredible visual side of the story, as well as the dialogs, is just exceptional. You can’t but love the fat Panda boy who’s dreaming about being the greatest warrior of all China only to wake up to the reality of hawing to serve noodle soup in his father’s shop. Unlike his father, who also dreamed but never found the courage to act on it, Panda follows his calling and by ‘luck’ get chosen to be the legendary Dragon warrior by the Kung-Fu grand master, the old turtle, to defeat the evil tiger. That’s when his training and troubles start. It’s really for anyone between 3 and 100 and I laughed and loved it from the titles in the beginning to the very end. Much recommended.

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‘The Silence of the Lambs’ Download and Reviews

December 15, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Crime, Thriller

“The Silence of the Lambs” Movie Details

The Silence of the Lambs tagline: Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Brilliant. Cunning. Psychotic. In his mind lies the clue to a ruthless killer. – Clarice Starling, FBI. Brilliant. Vulnerable. Alone. She must trust him to stop the killer.
The Silence of the Lambs - DVD Cover

The Silence of the Lambs DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Jack Wild
  • Kevin Costner Robin of Locksley
    Morgan Freeman Azeem
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Marian Dubois
    Christian Slater Will Scarlett
    Alan Rickman Sheriff of Nottingham
    Michael McShane Friar Tuck
    Brian Blessed Lord Locksley
    Michael Wincott Guy of Gisborne
    Nick Brimble Little John
    Soo Drouet Fanny
    Daniel Newman Wulf
    Daniel Peacock David of Doncaster
    Walter Sparrow Duncan
    Harold Innocent Bishop of Hereford
    Much the Miller’s Son
    Directors: Jonathan Demme IMDB Rating: 8.7/10 out of 227,401 votes

    “The Silence of the Lambs” Movie Review

    “The Silence of the Lambs” Plot Summary

    A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

    It’s a classic!

    There is little doubt that the most memorable aspect of The Silence of the Lambs is Anthony Hopkins’ incomparable performance as Lecter. Taking over for Brian Cox, who was effective, but not especially memorable, as the good doctor in 1986’s Manhunter, Hopkins instantly makes the role his own, capturing and conveying the charismatic essence of pure evil. To his dying day, no matter how many roles he plays in the interim, Hopkins will forever be known for this part. (It is a credit to Hopkins’ ability as an actor that this part did not result in stereotyping. His post-Silence career has been greatly varied, with roles as widely diverse as a stodgy butler in Merchant-Ivory’s The Remains of the Day and an action hero in The Edge.) I can throw out any number of superlatives, but none of them do justice to this chilling performance, which I labeled as the best acting work of the ’90s. Want to feel the icy fingers of terror stroke your heart? Watch this mixture of brilliant eloquence and inhuman cruelty. As portrayed by Hopkins, Hannibal is both a suave, cultured gentleman and an unspeakable fiend. He is gracious and monstrous at the same time. (Hopkins also provided one of the most quotable lines in recent film history with ‘I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti’, which was followed by an inimitable slithering slurp.)

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    ‘Coraline’ Download and Reviews

    December 12, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Animation, Family

    “Coraline” Movie Details

    Coraline tagline: Be careful what you wish for.
    Coraline & The Secret Door - DVD Cover

    Coraline DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Dakota Fanning Coraline Jones
    Teri Hatcher Mother
    Teri Hatcher Other Mother
    Jennifer Saunders Miss Spink
    Dawn French Miss Forcible
    Keith David Cat
    John Hodgman Father
    John Hodgman Other Father
    Robert Bailey Jr. Wybie Lovat
    Ian McShane Mr. Bobinsky
    Aankha Neal Sweet Ghost Girl
    George Selick Ghost Boy
    Hannah Kaiser Tall Ghost Girl
    Harry Selick Photo Friend #1
    Marina Budovsky Photo Friend #2
    Directors: Henry Selick
    IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 out of 31,858 votes

    “Coraline” Movie Review

    “Coraline & The Secret Door” Plot Summary

    An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.

    Wonderfully animated; basically a ‘modern’ fairy tale…

    If you like fairy tales, you will love this movie. This film has everything: story, funny characters, entertaining dialog, good scenes, beautiful animation and a nice moral

    I loved Coraline. It’s a very kind, but also mysterious movie about a young girl who, by pure curiosity, travels to a parallel dimension of her house. There she meets her ‘other mother’ and ‘other father’. Everything is fantastic and everyone seems so nice. However, after awhile it becomes clear that a dark power is trying to lure Coraline away from her real family…There’s so much to tell about this movie, but I think it’s best that you go watch it yourself, before I spoil too much. Coraline is truly a wonderfully animated gem. It’s a movie you will watch again and again over the years, maybe as an annual tradition! 9 out of 10 stars!

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    ‘Shrek the Third’ Download and Reviews

    December 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    “Shrek the Third” Movie Details

    Shrek the Third tagline: Who’s ready for Thirds?
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    Shrek the Third DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Mike Myers Shrek
    Eddie Murphy Donkey
    Cameron Diaz Princess Fiona
    Antonio Banderas Puss In Boots
    Julie Andrews Queen Lillian
    John Cleese King Harold
    Rupert Everett Prince Charming
    Eric Idle Merlin
    Justin Timberlake Artie
    Susan Blakeslee Evil Queen
    Cody Cameron Pinocchio/Three Pigs/Ogre Baby/Bohort
    Larry King Doris
    Christopher Knights Blind Mice/Heckler/Evil Tree #2/Guard #2
    John Krasinski Lancelot
    Ian McShane Captain Hook
    Directors: Chris Miller and Raman Hui
    IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 out of 54,617 votes

    “Shrek the Third” Movie Review

    “Shrek 3″ Plot Summary

    When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d’etat by the jilted Prince Charming.

    Funny With a Great Message

    When Fiona’s father and King of Far Far Away passes away, the clumsy Shrek becomes the immediate successor of the throne. However, Shrek decides to find the legitimate heir Artie in a distant kingdom with his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to be able return to his beloved house in the swamp with the pregnant Fiona. Meanwhile, the envious and ambitious Prince Charming joins the villains of the fairy tales plotting a coup d’etat to become the new king.’Shrek the Third’ is very funny, having a great message in the end and completely underrated in IMDb. There are many unfair reviews and I really do not understand what these users have seen to dislike in this animation. There are many new characters from the fairy tales, but all of them has space along the plot, in at least one scene, and I liked, for example, the Cyclops with his beautiful daughter or the lines of Captain Hook just to mention two of them. I saw a version dubbed in Portuguese and the dialogs are excellent. The soundtrack is a plus and I loved ‘Immigrant Song’ and ‘Baraccuda’ in the attack of the heroines. My vote is eight

    Title (Brazil): ‘Shrek Terceiro’ (‘Shrek The Third’)

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    ‘The Golden Compass’ Download and Reviews

    October 13, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    “The Golden Compass” Movie Details

    The Golden Compass tagline: It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you’ll have to learn by yourself.
    The Golden Compass - DVD Cover

    The Golden Compass DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Nicole Kidman Marisa Coulter
    Daniel Craig Lord Asriel
    Dakota Blue Richards Lyra Belacqua
    Ben Walker Roger
    Freddie Highmore Pantalaimon
    Ian McKellen Iorek Byrnison
    Eva Green Serafina Pekkala
    Jim Carter John Faa
    Tom Courtenay Farder Coram
    Ian McShane Ragnar Sturlusson
    Sam Elliott Lee Scoresby
    Christopher Lee First High Councilor
    Kristin Scott Thomas Stelmaria
    Edward de Souza Second High Councilor
    Kathy Bates Hester
    Directors: Chris Weitz
    IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 out of 52,435 votes

    “The Golden Compass” Movie Review

    “The Golden Compass” Plot Summary

    In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

    Impressed and Very Satisfied

    I am about 2 thirds of the way through the book when I decided to go to the limited engagement sneak preview of The Golden Compass. I feel that the film exceeded my expectations regardless of the structure change made by the film adaptation

    The story was changed moderately, but not too much to take away from the mood of the book, and was in no way detrimental to the flow of the story. Otherwise, this movie was a roller-coaster ride from beginning to end! The effects exceeded my expectations. The flow of the daemons in the film was almost completely convincing, however there were times when the speech of the animals had that typical ‘computer animated falseness’ that you see in the cg cartoons. Other than some minor CG blemishes, the realism is some of the most convincing I have seen! The polar bear is completely lifelike and the animal morphing I felt was simply spectacular

    The flow of the film is very fast, which is a negative and a positive. While it really leaves us guessing or feeling unfulfilled in some of the crucial story elements, it also sets the pace for an exhilarating fast-paced adventure story that keeps you on the edge! The broad range of characters prevents the film from truly developing the characters that we really WANT to know. Since the book is a 3 part series, hopefully these characters will develop further in the next 2 films

    I must say that there were several parts in this film that surprised me, considering this is marketed as a family film. This is a dark film. This could frighten some small kids. I feel this film definitely belongs in the pg-13 rating, and might even be a bit much for a 13 year old for the more sheltering type parents. Not only can it be conceived as very violent, there are some very adult themes that could be considered questionable

    Overall, this is a film I would like to see again, and I am DYING to see the next film in the series. I walked out of this film excited, satisfied and wanting more. Might want to leave the young ones at home, but you won’t regretting fighting for front row seats on a Friday night for this flick.

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    ‘Death Race’ Download and Reviews

    August 27, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

    “Death Race” Movie Details

    Death Race tagline: Get ready for a killer ride.
    Death Race - DVD Cover

    Death Race DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Max Ryan Slovo Pachenko/Angel Wings
    Benz Antoine Joe’s Navigator #2
    Marcello Bezina Jensen
    John Canoe Steel Worker
    Jason Clarke
    Tyrese Gibson Machine-Gun Joe
    Frederick Koehler Lists
    Robert LaSardo Grimm
    Justin Mader Travis Colt
    Ian McShane
    Robin Shou 14K
    Jason Statham
    Jacob Vargas Gunner
    Joan Allen
    Melantha Blackthorne Pachenko’s Navigator
    Directors: Paul W.S. Anderson
    IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 out of 36,292 votes

    “Death Race” Movie Review

    “Death Race” Plot Summary

    Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world’s most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

    An amazing movie

    Before watching this movie, I’ve never heard of it. I watched this title because it was a spur of the moment kind of thing. I had no idea what this movie was going to be about, and no idea what genre it is. This movie was action packed, thrilling, amazing in every shot. Every scene and every shot is purposeful and totally meant to be there. The cinematography is flawless. The only flaw is that it was too good. It seems like a movie that seems worth watching again, but when you do watch it again, it seems kind of repetitive, kind of like transformers. It seems like it would be a good movie to watch if you’re going to reminisce.

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    ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ Download and Reviews

    August 5, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Drama

    “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” Movie Details

    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves tagline: For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - DVD Cover

    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Jack Wild
  • Kevin Costner Robin of Locksley
    Morgan Freeman Azeem
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Marian Dubois
    Christian Slater Will Scarlett
    Alan Rickman Sheriff of Nottingham
    Michael McShane Friar Tuck
    Brian Blessed Lord Locksley
    Michael Wincott Guy of Gisborne
    Nick Brimble Little John
    Soo Drouet Fanny
    Daniel Newman Wulf
    Daniel Peacock David of Doncaster
    Walter Sparrow Duncan
    Harold Innocent Bishop of Hereford
    Much the Miller’s Son
    Directors: Kevin Reynolds IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 out of 50,621 votes

    “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” Movie Review

    “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” Plot Summary

    When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. add synopsis

    Just one word: Brilliant!!

    ***MAY CONTAIN LITTLE SPOILERS***I watched ‘The Prince of Thieves’ once again two days ago and it is still one of the most brilliant movies ever made. Despite the fact the crew had so many obstacles while making the film

    Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) returns to England from his crusades with a Maori warrior Azeem (outstanding Morgan Freeman) and finds out that the evil sheriff of Nottingham (superb Alan Rickman) has taken over his fathers lands. From that one there begins a war to make a difference in sheriff’s terrorizing Nottingham. Robin becomes Hood and he is fighting to give the good days back to the people as they deserve it. There is a little bit of everything in the film. There is adventures, excitement, romance, humor, action. Everything you could ever wish from the great, enjoyable film! If you liked ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ starring by Errol Flynn you will also enjoy this timeless story about the man who stole from the rich and gave it to the poor!The film making was a struggle right from the start. The producers had some difficulties to hire a competent director to the job. Even the production manager and the other heads of department were hired before the director. There was a bit hurry to make ‘Prince of Thieves’ because there was two other Robin Hood pictures coming. They were just like in a race. Then a man called Kevin Reynolds was hired to the job of directing. Then the production team was short of lead actor to play Robin. Other major parts Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman and Christian Slater were already in place. Robin Wright was replaced with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio to play Maid Marian because of Wright’s pregnancy. Then there came Kevin Costner. He only signed up for the job because of Kevin Reynolds. After casting everybody the working team came across the difficulty of the lack of enough time. There was also some rough times between Costner and Reynolds. Even the guys had some disagreement the film opened in the year 1991 and managed to snatch a 25 million dollars at the opening weekend and was later going to bag 390 million dollars worldwide. Not bad if the production had some of bad critic and problems behind them. Obviously even Costner and Reynolds managed to put their hatred aside because later they teamed up in the flop ‘Waterworld’ which was by the way then (1995) the most expensive movie in the world! (Whopping 175 million dollars spent) Even if the film contains some of the most disturbing mistakes in film making it does not effect on the result. So what if Robin’s hair is suddenly turn from wet to dry and again back to wet it does not reflect to the essence of this marvelous piece of history. It is worth waiting the last scene where legendary Sean Connery makes an appearance as King Richard the Lionheart! (Connery donated his 400,000 dollar fee to charity)The legendary and undying ballad ‘Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams is the best movie theme song in the history of film making!Worth to watch with it’s faults and all!

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