‘Big Fish’ Download and Reviews

December 26, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Adventure, Comedy, Drama

“Big Fish” Movie Details

Big Fish tagline: An adventure as big as life itself.
Big Fish - DVD Cover

Big Fish DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Steve Buscemi
  • Ewan McGregor Ed Bloom (Young)
    Albert Finney Ed Bloom (Senior)
    Billy Crudup Will Bloom
    Jessica Lange Sandra Bloom (Senior)
    Helena Bonham Carter Jenny (Young & Senior) & The Witch
    Alison Lohman Sandra Bloom (Young)
    Robert Guillaume Dr. Bennett (Senior)
    Marion Cotillard Josephine
    Matthew McGrory Karl the Giant
    David Denman Don Price (Age 18-22)
    Missi Pyle Mildred
    Loudon Wainwright III Beamen
    Ada Tai Ping
    Arlene Tai Jing
    Norther Winslow
    Directors: Tim Burton IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 out of 130,420 votes

    “Big Fish” Movie Review

    “Big Fish” Plot Summary

    A story about a son trying to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself.

    Beautiful and Unexpected

    As a lifelong Burton fan, I approached this film with high hopes, and no trepidation whatsoever. Honestly, I have never met a Tim Burton film I haven’t liked for one reason or another, but Big Fish is only the second to make me cry (Edward Scissorhands being the first). I was expecting a deep storyline, wonderful cast of characters, and little confusion from time to time, but I got so much more than these things. We have all had a ‘big fish’, it’s the one that grows and grows until it takes on a life of it’s own, before long you don’t need to tell the story anymore, because that fish is just one step ahead of you. Bloom didn’t lie, he told his own version of the truth, a heartwarming, romantic, and enthralling truth. The cast was nothing short of stellar (especially Billy Crudup making one of his rather rare on-screen appearances). The characters made Big Fish what it is, each and every one influencing the progression of an incredible story you can only hope holds some truth. The elements of love, friendship, and family are embedded in the symbolism and dialogue. The visuals are captivating and awe inspiring. No one does it like Tim Burton, and Burton will struggle to ever create a film to match this…I would (and do) recommend it to everyone.

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    ‘Public Enemies’ Download and Reviews

    December 6, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Biography, Crime, Drama

    “Public Enemies” Movie Details

    Public Enemies tagline: America’s Most Wanted
    Public Enemies - DVD Cover

    Public Enemies DVD Cover

    Actors:
    James Russo Walter Dietrich
    David Wenham Harry ‘Pete’ Pierpont
    Christian Stolte Charles Makley
    Jason Clarke John ‘Red’ Hamilton
    Johnny Depp John Dillinger
    John Judd Turnkey
    Stephen Dorff Homer Van Meter
    Michael Vieau Ed Shouse
    John Kishline Guard Dainard
    Wesley Walker Jim Leslie
    John Scherp Earl Adams
    Elena Kenney Viola Norris
    William Nero Jr. Toddler on Farm
    Channing Tatum Pretty Boy Floyd
    Christian Bale Melvin Purvis
    Directors: Michael Mann
    IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 57,653 votes

    “Public Enemies” Movie Review

    “Public Enemies” Plot Summary

    The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

    One of the best movies of 2009

    I am a big Michael Mann film, Heat & Collatoral are amazing films and I feel that Mann delivered the goods big time in Public Enemies

    Public Enemies is the story of the Depression Era bank robber John Dillinger (played by the charming Johnny Depp) who leads the FBI on a cat mouse chase. J. Edgar Hoover (played by Billy Crudup), the director of the FBI, orders Melvin Purvis (played by Christian Bale) to hunt down John Dillinger and his gang. With the FBI hot on his tail, Dillinger still manages to pick up a girl he likes in Billie Frechette (played by Marion Cottliard).

    This movie is very entertaining and mesmerizing, it may have started out slow for the first third, but during the last 2/3′rds of the film this movie picked up. Mann is a expert craftsman, he gets you to fall in love with John Dillinger, yet he gets you to feel sympathetic for Melvin Purvis, who was given a practically impossible task

    This movie is highlighted by the stunning cinematography that Mann is known for, as well as the action scenes such as the Little Bohmia shootout and the Dillinger jail break and others

    I honestly could see Billy Crudup getting an Oscar nod for this movie, because his Hoover was a scene stealer, and maybe Johnny Depp. Bale as always plays a great straight man like in much of movies to counteract the eccentric leading man (i.e. 3:10 to Yuma, The Dark Knight). Cotiliard is also solid as Billie, and the times when she hits her mark, she REALLY hits it and gets the audience behind her

    This is by far the best and most intelligent movie to come out in the summer of 2009. I recommend that most people buy the Blu-Ray/DVD because they will not be disappointed. No one in Hollywood does high octane crime dramas as well as Michael Mann.

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