‘Frost/Nixon’ Download and Reviews

December 25, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Drama, History

“Frost/Nixon” Movie Details

Frost/Nixon tagline: 400 million people were waiting for the truth.
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Actors:
Jason Ciok Brian
Albert Miranda Airport Traveller
Kevin Bacon Jack Brennan
Mickie Banyas Fina Sanchez
Jay Bird Protester
Gene Boyer Himself
Michael Patrick Breen Houston Ballroom Diner
Scott Bryson John Bryson
Carl Burhanan Himself
Shawn Card Smith House Photographer
Paul Caroul Edward Cox
Kaine Bennett Charleston Sydney TV Director
William M. Connor Premiere Reporter #2
Joe Fedio Secret Service Agent
Geoffrey Gould Burt’s TV programme producer
Directors: Ron Howard
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 out of 31,884 votes

“Frost/Nixon” Movie Review

“Frost/Nixon” Plot Summary

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Absolutely Brilliant

As a teenager in Australia when Nixon resigned, I didn’t really understand the impact of his actions at the time. It’s only later that I’ve come to believe in his betrayal not just of American politics but of all democracies that have the same fundamental beliefs

So I went to see this film with some anticipation and was not disappointed. If Ron Howard was not considered a great director before, then surely he must be after this. The greatest problem with filming stage plays is overcoming the sense of ’staticness’. But Howard’s superb use of different camera techniques which allow both a sense of movement but do not distract from the stunning acting performances

Whilst Frank Langella is quite rightly getting a lot of attention for his remarkable performance (he manages to humanise Nixon, a feat I would have thought impossible), do not dismiss Michael Sheen’s mesmerising effort as David Frost. Both men inhabit their characters, not just play them

The support cast is excellent; Kevin Bacon reminds me of Eastwood at times and they are the best roles Oliver Platt and Sam Rockwell have had in a while

A masterpiece.

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‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ Download and Reviews

December 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Comedy, Drama, Romance

“He’s Just Not That Into You” Movie Details

He’s Just Not That Into You tagline: Are you the exception…or the rule?
He's Just Not That Into You - DVD Cover

He's Just Not That Into You DVD Cover

Actors:
Ginnifer Goodwin Gigi
Jennifer Aniston Beth
Jennifer Connelly Janine
Scarlett Johansson Anna
Drew Barrymore Mary
Ben Affleck Neil
Douglas Barcellos Hot executive
Michael Bennett Home Depot Shopper
John Ross Bowie Dan the Wiccan
Greg Brown Parade marcher
Kevin Connolly Connor
Bradley Cooper Ben
Scot Cregan Baltimore Executive
Wilson Cruz Nathan
Erik David Slick Guy at bar
Directors: Ken Kwapis
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 out of 27,716 votes

“He’s Just Not That Into You” Movie Review

“He’s Just Not That Into You” Plot Summary

The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.

A good romantic comedy!

I happened to see this movie with my wife on Valentine’s day. I had entered the theater with low expectations and the only reason I was keen to watch this was because of Ben Affleck and host of other starts. However, as the movie progressed I found myself starting to like it. By the time it ended I was glad it didn’t turn out to be just another stupid romantic comedy made to pull the audiences with big stars

The story is not new yet the script is cleverly written as it juggles between couples all somehow intertwined/related with each other added with nice style of presenting it, thus keeping the viewer interested

The characters are from a wide range of people we encounter in real life. Alex, a guy who’s an ‘expert’ on relationships. He keeps himself away from emotional attachments, runs a bar and plays an agony aunt to Gigi; a lady desperately seeking a soul mate. Next is Beth, Gigi’s friend cum co-worker who is in a relationship with Neil since seven years and is very keen to tie the knot as opposed to Neil who loves Beth, is loyal to her but believes marriage is not an assurance of loyalty. This fact is proved by Ben; Neil’s friend who’s married to Janine (who also happens to be Gigi’s co-worker) for around 8 years, but falls for Anna. Next follows a typical chase of ‘A’ following ‘B’, ‘B’ following ‘C’, hidden meanings, signs, a little humor here and there and related stuff

Performances in this movie are fine by everyone if not exceptional. Ben Affleck and Drew Barrymore play their parts with ease. I liked Drew’s small part, especially where she expresses her frustration with today’s increasing use of technology which is leading people apart as opposed to bringing them together. Justin Long impresses with his performance and Scarlett Johansson is convincing as the temptress. The rest of the cast also do not disappoint as well

What I didn’t like about this movie was its length which I found to be a bit long. Also, the soundtrack of this movie is not very impressive, with a couple of exceptions. Finally it would’ve helped if it would have been more funny

I would recommend this fresh take on love, romance, loyalty, marriage and things similar, to anyone who is looking for a good romantic comedy.

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‘Windtalkers’ Download and Reviews

November 17, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, History, Romance

“Windtalkers” Movie Details

Windtalkers tagline: Honor Was Their Code.
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Windtalkers DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Holmes Osborne
  • Nicolas Cage Sergeant Joe Enders
    Adam Beach Private Ben Yahzee
    Peter Stormare Gunnery Sergeant Hjelmstad
    Noah Emmerich Private Chick
    Mark Ruffalo Private Pappas
    Brian Van Holt Private Harrigan
    Martin Henderson Private Nellie
    Roger Willie Private Charlie Whitehorse
    Frances O’Connor Rita
    Christian Slater Sgt. Pete ‘Ox’ Anderson
    Jason Isaacs Major Mellitz
    Billy Morts Fortino
    Cameron Thor Mertens
    Kevin Cooney Ear Doctor
    Colonel Hollings
    Directors: John Woo IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 out of 25,051 votes

    “Windtalkers” Movie Review

    “Windtalkers” Plot Summary

    Two U.S. Marines in WWII are assigned to protect Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher. add synopsis

    hong kong movies rock!

    first of all understand what you are going to see: a ‘hong kong’ movie.if you don’t keep that in mind, you will not like it and criticize it or even worse compare it to a Hollywood made movie like saving private ryan. it’s like going to the MOMA and trying comparing an impressionist and a cubist.and as a ‘hong kong’ movie, it’s great. just great.the characters are painted black and white. the war scenes are exaggerated and truculent. and in this crazy scenario the path to redemption of men from different places and different races and cultures that must join their resources to survive.again, to be seen, as long as you understand what you’re watching.

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    ‘There Will Be Blood’ Download and Reviews

    September 19, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Drama, Thriller

    “There Will Be Blood” Movie Details

    There Will Be Blood tagline: When Ambition Meets Faith
    There Will Be Blood - DVD Cover

    There Will Be Blood DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Daniel Day-Lewis Plainview
    Paul Dano Eli Sunday
    Kevin J. O’Connor Henry
    CiarГЎn Hinds Fletcher
    Dillon Freasier H.W.
    Russell Harvard H.W. – Older
    Randall Carver Mr. Bankside
    Kevin Breznahan Signal Hill Man
    Brad Carr Signal hill man
    Mark Flanagan
    Vince Froio Plainview Servant
    Hans Howes Bandy
    John Kerry Oilman
    Jim Meskimen Signal Hill Married Man
    Paul F. Tompkins Prescott
    Directors: Paul Thomas Anderson
    IMDB Rating: 8.2/10 out of 119,922 votes

    “There Will Be Blood” Movie Review

    “There Will Be Blood” Plot Summary

    A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

    The best film of the year. Daniel Day-Lewis gives one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen.

    There Will Be Blood is a story about greed, religion and vengeance due to the discovery of one of nature’s riches: OIL!Daniel Plainview(Daniel Day-Lewis) is a poor silver miner who is injured and taken in by a few men digging for oil. When one of them dies in a freak accident, Daniel brings up the man’s son as his own and becomes a self-made oil tycoon in the process. After receiving a tip-off that a seemingly impoverished town out west has a whole ocean of oil beneath the surface, Plainview rushes there and stops at nothing to get what he wants. Even if it means losing all the things most important to him, especially his SANITY. It was written for the screen and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who also directed Boogie Nights and Punch-Drunk Love. This is definitely a far better than the two. He should get a Best Director Nod for his work. The music is unlike anything ever I’ve ever heard, and it completely drew me into the haunting mood of the movie. The movie will get a lot of Oscar Nominations, hopefully Best Picture but most importantly:Best Actor. Daniel Day-Lewis is arguably the most talented living actor and his performance here clinches that title in my opinion. At first, you see how Plainview goes from being an extremely charismatic individual to a dark, insane and vicious oilman. Day-Lewis perfects all of these characteristics to a T and no other performance this year is even in the same league as this one. The movie is about 2 hours and 40 minutes long but it certainly didn’t feel like it when I watched it. Actually, I would’ve been happier if the movie was 3 1/2 hours. It was that good. I was simply enthralled by this work of art. It is the best movie of the year with the best performance of the year.

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    ‘The Mummy’ Download and Reviews

    September 14, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Action, Adventure, Comedy

    “The Mummy” Movie Details

    The Mummy tagline: The sands will rise. The heavens will part. The power will be unleashed.
    The Mummy - DVD Cover

    The Mummy DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Patricia Velasquez
  • Brendan Fraser Richard ‘Rick’ O’Connell
    Rachel Weisz Evelyn Carnahan
    John Hannah Jonathan Carnahan
    Arnold Vosloo High Priest Imhotep
    Kevin J. O’Connor Beni Gabor
    Oded Fehr Ardeth Bey
    Jonathan Hyde Dr. Allen Chamberlain
    Erick Avari Dr. Terrence Bey
    Bernard Fox Captain Winston Havlock
    Stephen Dunham Mr. Henderson
    Corey Johnson Mr. Daniels
    Tuc Watkins Mr. Burns
    Omid Djalili Warden Gad Hassan
    Aharon IpalГ© Pharaoh Seti I
    Anck Su Namun
    Directors: Stephen Sommers IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 out of 90,734 votes

    “The Mummy” Movie Review

    “The Mummy” Plot Summary

    An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a Mummy. add synopsis

    great mummy movie

    OK, hands down this movie is just awesome…Probably the best mummy movie

    Brendan Fraser as the gung-ho Rick O’Connel is really funny and one of the characters that just makes this movie so great. John Hannah as Jonothan is good comic relief. one of my favourite seens with jonothan is when he is pretending to be one of the mindless followers of Imhotep.basically Rachel Weisz’ character wakes up a mummy, Imhotep played by Arnold Vosloo (who i must say did quite a convincing job and i enjoyed his performance) and Imhotep sets plagues onto the land of Egypt and wants to resurrect his lost love.some people may find this movie has some scary parts in it, but its also a lighthearted movie in having comedy in it as well. you could say this is a horromedy.

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    ‘Old Dogs’ Download and Reviews

    September 13, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Comedy, Family

    “Old Dogs” Movie Details

    Old Dogs tagline: Sit. Stay. Play Dad.
    Old Dogs - DVD Cover

    Old Dogs DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Sherman Alpert Airline traveler
    William Alva Dock Hand
    Chris Astoyan Handsome Party Boy
    Kevin Aubin Lunchbox Dancer
    Oscar J. Castillo Panda Bear
    Chris Cullen Pretzel Man
    DeRay Davis Julio
    Kent Davis Doctor
    Kevin Dean-Hackett Priest
    Matt Dillon Yancy Devlin
    Connor Douglas Soccer Kid
    Michael Enright Mike the waiter
    David Gere Scout Parent
    Seth Green Ralph White
    Jet Harp Airplane passenger
    Directors: Walt Becker
    IMDB Rating: 5.0/10 out of 2,561 votes

    “Old Dogs” Movie Review

    “Old Dogs” Plot Summary

    Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins. add synopsis

    Very funny

    I do not like stupid films at all. This had a little bit of stupidity, but it didn’t stop me from laughing from beginning to end! My friend loved it too. Really good for a comedy and great actors! This is one to watch over and over and share with all

    It was fun to watch Travolta’s family in action. His daughter was adorable. Robin Williams was at his best. He handled being a new dad with aplomb. It is always great to see men deal with kids and feel their way through it

    Williams was the star – Travolta played second behind him. Williams is of course a natural comedian. Travolta has to work harder.

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    ‘Artificial Intelligence: AI’ Download and Reviews

    September 9, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

    “Artificial Intelligence: AI” Movie Details

    Artificial Intelligence: AI tagline: David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.
    A.I. - DVD Cover

    Artificial Intelligence: AI DVD Cover

    Actors:
  • Theo Greenly
  • Brendan Gleeson
    Haley Joel Osment David
    Frances O’Connor Monica Swinton
    Sam Robards Henry Swinton
    Jake Thomas Martin Swinton
    Jude Law Gigolo Joe
    William Hurt Prof. Hobby, the Visionary
    Ken Leung Syatyoo-Sama
    Clark Gregg Supernerd
    Kevin Sussman Supernerd
    Tom Gallop Supernerd
    Eugene Osment Supernerd
    April Grace Female Colleague
    Matt Winston Executive
    Sabrina Grdevich Secretary
    Todd
    Directors: Steven Spielberg IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 86,826 votes

    “Artificial Intelligence: AI” Movie Review

    “A.I.” Plot Summary

    A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become “real” so that he can regain the love of his human mother.

    I liked it

    I thought A.I. was a very good film. I’m sure it is somewhat different from what Kubrick had thought but he and Spielberg had worked on it for a long time. I liked the questions that it posed about such as what does it mean to be a being? Does the boy robot have genuine feelings or are they programmed? But we as people do we have genuine feelings or are they ‘programmed’ in our genetic code, by society, and by other factors? Intriguing questions from an intriguing film. Definitely a thinking persons movie. The acting by Haley Joel Osmet was outstanding and the supporting cast was equally good, too. The portrayal of the future was somewhat frightening but also extremely fascinating. Especially the ending of the film. I saw this film with my brother who’s first word when the film ended was ‘Wow!’ He only expresses that for films he really likes. Those who like science fiction and those who like films that make them think definitely see this film. Even if you are not as impressed as I am you will find parts of the film fascinating.

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    ‘Deep Blue Sea’ Download and Reviews

    August 22, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Horror, Thriller

    “Deep Blue Sea” Movie Details

    Deep Blue Sea tagline: Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner.
    Deep Blue Sea - DVD Cover

    Deep Blue Sea DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Arnold Schwarzenegger Jericho Cane
    Gabriel Byrne The Man
    Gabriel Byrne Satan
    Robin Tunney Christine York
    Kevin Pollak Bobby Chicago
    CCH Pounder Detective Margie Francis
    Derrick O’Connor Thomas Aquinas
    David Weisenberg OB
    David Weisenberg GYN
    Rainer Judd Christine’s Mother
    Miriam Margolyes Mabel
    Udo Kier Head Priest
    Victor Varnado Albino
    Michael O’Hagan Cardinal
    Mark Margolis Pope
    Directors: Renny Harlin
    IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 out of 41,901 votes

    “Deep Blue Sea” Movie Review

    “Deep Blue Sea” Plot Summary

    Searching for a cure to Alzheimer’s disease a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the bait as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back. add synopsis

    A survivalist’s dream!

    A team of doctors, scientists and other professionals are sent to a remote research facility to study sharks in the hopes of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. But the Bio-engineered sharks soon use their newly acquired intelligence to try and outsmart their human counterparts. One by one the team, a cast that includes Michael Rapaport, LL Cool J, Samuel L Jackson, Saffron Burrows amongst others, begin to be eliminated one by one as a struggle for survival begins when the sharks sabotage the facility by causing it to deliberately flood so that they (the sharks) can escape into the open sea. I thoroughly enjoyed the suspense and thriller aspects of the film, it wasn’t too gory (compared to some other films) but the script as well as certain situations were very annoying and not to mention predictable.

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