‘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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‘Alpha Dog’ Download and Reviews

November 27, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Crime, Drama

“Alpha Dog” Movie Details

Alpha Dog tagline: Inspired by true events.
Alpha Dog - DVD Cover

Alpha Dog DVD Cover

Actors:
Bruce Willis Sonny Truelove
Matthew Barry Interviewer
Emile Hirsch Johnny Truelove
Fernando Vargas Tiko “TKO” Martinez
Vincent Kartheiser Pick Giamo
Justin Timberlake Frankie Ballenbacher
Shawn Hatosy Elvis Schmidt
Heather Wahlquist Wanda Haynes
Alex Solowitz Bobby “911″
Alec Vigil P.J. Truelove
Harry Dean Stanton Cosmo Gadabeeti
Frank Cassavetes Adrian Jones
Nicole Dubos Neighborhood Girl on Couch
Regina Rice Dance Bitch Girl
Laura Nativo Party Girl
Directors: Nick Cassavetes
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 35,245 votes

“Alpha Dog” Movie Review

“Alpha Dog” Plot Summary

A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI’s most wanted list.

Powerful and realistic. Well done by Cassavetes and Timberlake.

Alpha Dog starts off as what seems like a movie all about a group of friends who life their idea of the American dream: doing drugs, having sex, and hanging out with each other not a care in the world. However, when their leader, Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch), decides to kidnap the brother (Anton Yelchin) of a man (Ben Foster) who owes him drug money, their perfect world begins to shatter as they realize that their mindless prank has become a situation that could get them stuck in jail for the rest of their lives.

The acting is pretty good considering the cast is mostly young men with little to no experience. First, you have Anton Yelchin, whom the plot centers around. He is the young man trying to grow up, and finds a real sense of comfort in his captors, as weird as it sounds. He does a great job building a likable, yet flawed character. The film definitely displays likable characters, but the audience has to remember that these characters are not good people. Ben Foster has always been around in my eyes, and he delivers his most intense role yet as the scary and sadistic Jake Mazursky. Very good job. Emile Hirsch is steadily developing into a good leading man after nice turns in Lords of Dogtown and The Girl Next Door. He’s the leader of the group, and he has a certain presence despite his small size that reminds the viewer who’s in command. Sharon Stone continues to defy my expectations of her after watching her in Bobby and this film. Very intense and powerful performance, which is very heartfelt at the end of the film. However, none of these performances stack up close to that of GASP Justin Timberlake. Timberlake really stood out to me in the film as Frankie, Johnny’s best friend. He develops a strong friendship with Yelchin’s character, and Timberlake really steals the show the whole time. His character is the most believable and likable of the bunch. Bruce Willis and Shawn Hatosy are also good in limited screen time (I don’t think I’ve seen Willis have this much hair in a long time).

Nick Cassavetes does a good job as director, giving us the exact opposite of his most famous work to date, The Notebook. He delivers the gritty and realistic feel of 1999 Southern California and gets great performances out of actors who you don’t really expect it from. The film definitely was better than I expected because of Justin Timberlake. I thought he would make the film worse but he made it better. It has some sex scenes and nudity, not to mention a lot of language, so Alpha Dog isn’t really appropriate for anyone under 16 or 17. With a good ensemble cast, a good script, good direction, and a heart wrenching climax, Alpha Dog is a good movie to watch.

8/10 –spy

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‘Black Snake Moan’ Download and Reviews

October 5, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Drama, Music

“Black Snake Moan” Movie Details

Black Snake Moan tagline: Everything is hotter down south.
Black Snake Moan - DVD Cover

Black Snake Moan DVD Cover

Actors:
Samuel L. Jackson Lazarus
Christina Ricci Rae
Justin Timberlake Ronnie
S. Epatha Merkerson Angela
John Cothran Jr. Reverend R. L.
David Banner Tehronne
Michael Raymond-James Gill
Adriane Lenox Rose Woods
Kim Richards Sandy
Neimus K. Williams Lincoln
Leonard L. Thomas Deke Woods
Ruby Wilson Mayella
Claude Phillips Bojo
Amy Lavere Jesse
Clare Grant Kell
Directors: Craig Brewer
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 26,582 votes

“Black Snake Moan” Movie Review

“Black Snake Moan” Plot Summary

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it.

The Best Movie I’ve Seen All Year

I just saw this movie at the Atlanta Premiere (2/14/07) and it was fantastic. Craig came out for a brief Q&A session afterwards and was very gracious. The cinematography was lush, no other way to describe it. It absolutely captured the small-town South in terms of its feel, seeing this movie was like being there. It’s difficult sometimes to divorce big names from characters and see the actor as the character he/she is supposed to be playing, but not in this film. In very short order Jackson, Ricci, and even Timberlake had me believing. In short, a superb effort, and one I’d highly recommend.

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