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Crank 2 High Voltage Movie Review

Autor Reviews | 17.04.2009 | Category English Movies

Directed by: Mark Neveldine,Brian Taylor Produced by : Michael Paseornek,Tom Rosenberg,Gary Lucchesi,Skip Williamson,Richard Wright,David Rubin Written by: Mark Neveldine,Brian Taylor Starring Jason Statham,Amy Smart Music by: Mike Patton Cinematography: Brandon Trost Distributed by: International:Lakeshore Entertainment, North America:Lionsgate Films Release date(s): April 17, 2009 Running time: 96 min. Country: United States Language: English Budget: $12,500,000 USD

For those of you who’ve seen “Crank”, the so called “action packed thriller” and enjoyed it, good for you and I’m sorry. I’m glad that you enjoyed it, but sorry that you didn’t watch a better one because in my opinion, “Crank” made much sense in terms of having a storyline then a babies Pampers having the sense of staying dry 24 hours after being used on a newborn. “Crank” is an action packed movie all right and it does have the thrills and chills of an action movie, but I couldn’t find the storyline/plot anywhere because nothing made sense (in fact I’m still looking for it even after having read the 20 or so words on the back of the DVD box). Apparently “Crank” is about a man who is dying and is trying to find the culprits who were trying to do him in. He buys some crack from the black market and sniffs it until he feels better (sure, when you gotta go, you might as well live it up I guess). He even goes into the drug store and swipes several boxes of nose spray because a customer tells him it has some kind of chemical that’ll make him feel better (I didn’t and I had to go run to the toilet to make myself feel better after sitting hrough another piece of “cinematic brilliance–NOT!”). The acting suffice as to say was pretty good despite what the cast of “Crank” had to deal with it. The direction was pathetic because all the twists and turns were hard to swallow and follow and they were harder to swallow then a pretzel with a Molson Canadian (ouch, now that’s pretty hard). The cinematography was okay and the pace was pretty consistent (faster then Speedy Gonzales and “Angulay! Angulay!). If you like action packed movies that doesn’t have much of a plot (Those Die Hard movies at least had somewhat of a plot to it) then by all means see this movie, but let me try and save you some time when I say, hey, the weather’s getting warmer; so why don’t you go outside and enjoy it rather then watch this disappointment. “Crank” left me feeling “cranky” after viewing it and rightly so (pun intended). Also don’t get the soundtrack because the consistency with the music was apalling (like mixing opera with heavy metal–PEW!!).

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Angels and Demons

Autor tdomf_2061d | 27.02.2009 | Category Hollywood 2009

Angels & Demons is a film adaptation of Dan Brown\’s novel of the same name, due for release on May 15, 2009. It is the sequel to The Da Vinci Code (2006), another Brown film adaptation, although the novel Angels & Demons takes place before the novel The Da Vinci Code. Filming took place in Rome and the Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles. Tom Hanks reprises the lead role of Robert Langdon, while director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also returned.

The Novel, Angels & Demons is a bestselling mystery novel by American author Dan Brown. The novel revolves around the quest of fictional Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon to unravel the mysteries of a secret society called the Illuminati, and preclude a plot from annihilating the Vatican City using destructive antimatter. The story recounts the conflict between science and religion that brought the establishment of the Illuminati, and, after centuries of non-existence, the group is thought to have resurfaced for retribution against the Roman Catholic Church.

The “Angels and Demons Movie” tells the story of Robert (Tom Hanks) Langdon\’s brush with a shadowy secret society, the Illuminati, and his frantic quest for the world\’s most powerful energy source, in the company of a beautiful Italian physicist whose father, a brilliant physicist, has been murdered.

When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati – the most powerful underground organization in history – he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization\’s most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican\’s only hope for survival.

Get Smart

Autor tdomf_2061d | 17.02.2009 | Category English Movies

The movie Get Smart is an adaptation of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry’s 1960s spy parody television series. The film stars Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99. Alan Arkin plays the Chief. Dwayne Johnson, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, Masi Oka, Ken Davitian, Larry Miller, Patrick Warburton and Dalip “The Great Khali” Singh also star. Bernie Kopell, who played Siegfried in the original series, makes a cameo appearance. Bill Murray also appears as Agent 13 hidden in an empty tree trunk.

Part of the film was shot on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Quebec. Other scenes were shot in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, California.

Bungling secret agent Maxwell Smart, also known as Agent 86 for CONTROL, is on a mission to battle the forces of their evil crime nemesis known as KAOS with his more-competent partner Agent 99, (whose real name is never revealed) at his side. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreams of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart will do whatever it takes to thwart the latest plot for world domination by KAOS.

Hellboy 2

Autor tdomf_2061d | 14.02.2009 | Category English Movies

When it’s a battle between this world and its invisible counterpart, you just have to call in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence to take charge. That’s precisely what happens in the second part of Hellboy. The red, hard-scaled, hulk-sized Hellboy, rejected by this world and the other, along with his other BPRD colleagues, are set to save the earth from the ruthless mythical creature that threatens to unleash an unstoppable army that will wipe away all existing life on earth.

This is the tale of powerful leader Prince Nuada who treads the world above and the one below and commands an unstoppable army of creatures. It’s up to the planet’s toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. Hellboy is helped on his mission by his pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz Sherman, aquatic empath Abe, and protoplasmic mystic Johann Krauss, the newest member of the BPRD. How they put and end to Nuada’s force of goblins, fairies and other magical creatures is the story. If you liked the first part, you’re sure to love the sequel!

Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a 2008 comic book film based on the fictional Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy. The film is directed by Guillermo del Toro and is a sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy, which del Toro also directed. Ron Perlman reprises his role as the titular character. The film was commercially released on July 11, 2008 in the United States and Canada.

Hellboy 2 ends up being a fun, beautiful looking fantasy / adventure type movie that manages to be a tiny bit better than the first one. No, it’s not as funny and the lack of David Hyde Pierce was painfully obvious, but other than that it’s a truly fun time at the theaters. Del Toro does it again! Overall I give Hellboy 2 a 7.5 out of 10.

Batman The Dark Knight

Autor tdomf_2061d | 14.02.2009 | Category English Movies

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. Written by Peteagassi.

With just one year passed after taking out Ra’s Al Ghul’s plan to have Gotham eliminated and the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Jonathan Crane AKA the Scarecrow, after the city was nearly plundered with his toxins, Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter-ego the Batman, continue the seemingly-endless effort to bring order to Gotham, with the help of Lt. James Gordon and newly appointed District Attorney Harvey Dent, but a new threat has now emerged into the streets.

The Dark Knight faces a rising psychopathic criminal called The Joker, who’s eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him more dangerous than what he has yet to unleash. It becomes an agenda to the Batman to stop the mysterious Joker at all cost, knowing that the both of them are in the opposite line. One with no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to lit. One who represents the symbol of hope and uses his own shadow to bring the peace and order he has yet to accomplish on doing. Written by Anonymous

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman’s struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to “confront everything he believes” and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. Written by Leon Lombardi

Friday the 13th movie stills

Autor Reviews | 14.02.2009 | Category English Movies

Directed by: Marcus Nispel Produced by : Michael Bay,Andrew Form,Brad Fuller Written by Story: Damian Shannon Mark Swift Mark Wheaton Starring Jared Padalecki,Danielle Panabaker,Aaron Yoo,Amanda Righetti,Travis Van Winkle,Derek Mears Music by: Steve Jablonsky Cinematography: Daniel Pearl Editing by: Ken Blackwell Distributed by: North America: New Line Cinema Foreign: Paramount Pictures Release date(s): February 13, 2009 Running time: 93 min. Country: United States Language: English

I realize it’s not easy to get anyone to feel sorry for movie critics. We work from home in our pajamas, see all the movies early and for free, and spend most of our free time bitching to you about what terrible taste you have in cinema. But keep in mind we often get stuck seeing movies we would never, ever see on our own– and I don’t just mean bad stuff like Confessions of a Shopaholic, or tawdry genre stuff like Underworld. I mean stuff like Friday the 13th, a movie I hated, moment for moment, more than any I’ve seen this year. I scare easily, and have no fond childhood memories of Freddy or Jason or any supernatural killer targeting teens. I have no idea what appeal anyone can find in this tired formula, especially when it’s used so poorly here, 13 years after Scream parodied it so brilliantly. But the people in the theater with me screamed at all the right moments, and even got in a few unintended laughs, so Friday the 13th seems to have a few things going for it. Even so, there are enough needless musical cues, fake scares, and suspense-free moments for even gigantic horror wimps like me to see through it for the trash it is. Whether or not it’s good, entertaining trash probably depends on how much you grew up fearing Jason’s hockey mask, but fans looking for that same horror jolt they got from the first film 19 years ago will probably find themselves too old for this shit. It’s not much that the movie traffics gleefully in the genre cliches– hot dumb teenagers trapped by a killer in the woods– but that it doles it all out so haphazardly. The movie opens powerfully by recreating the end of the first movie, the final surviving camp counselor (attractive female, of course) chopping off Mrs. Vorhees’ head. Then there’s a second prologue that theoretically distills everything you’re looking for into 10 minutes, but drags on even longer than you’d think possible for something so content-free. There’s sex and drugs, but when it comes time for the gore, director Marcus Nispel has no idea how to pace things to create any kind of suspense. By the time they bite it you’re ready, not so much for entertainment but just to finally move on to the real story. When we do, we’re “rewarded” with the most obnoxious group of teens this side of The Hills, a handful of bleached blond dudes complemented by some girls in tight T-shirts and the token minorities, an Asian guy (Aaron Yoo) and a black guy (Arlen Escarpeta) who obviously aren’t allowed their own love interests. The gang has piled into the summer home belonging to Trent (Travis Van Winkle) and his parents, and we learn that we’re supposed to hate Trent both because he’s a jerk to his girlfriend and to kindly strangers, and because he’s obsessed with keeping the house clean. Meanwhile his pretty, virginal girlfriend Jenna (Danielle Panabaker) is sympathetic when they run into Clay (Jared Padalecki), a soulful guy looking for his missing sister Whitney (Amanda Righetti), who just happens to be one of the victims we saw Jason slice and dice at the beginning of the film. Or did we? As soon as we meet Clay it’s pretty obvious that Whitney is alive somewhere, just as it’s obvious in which order the stupid teens will die, and how. Jason shows up to dispatch them all in various creative ways, including a truly surprising arrow to the head in one scene and later, a disappointingly generic tire-gauge-to-the-throat. Since this is a franchise reboot, rather than a sequel, Jason doesn’t feel the pressure to top his previous antics, and the screenplay follows suit by failing, at every turn, to add anything new to the formula. The flawless production values and rock and roll songs are great, sure, but a reason to care about the characters or even a hint of wit could have gone a long way toward validating this movie’s reason to exist. But as I said at the beginning, I’m an automatic hater– it takes a lot for me to enjoy any slasher movie, which I admit makes me a less-than-objective critic. Whatever you loved about the original movies, be it the blood and guts or the blatantly obvious sound cues that SOMETHING SCARY IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN!, you’ll find it here in full force. But mostly Friday the 13th is proof that horror movies haven’t progressed at all since Jason first emerged from Crystal Lake, and bothering with the new stuff is mostly going to be exercise in gruesome disappointment.

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Transformers Revenge of the Fallen

Autor Reviews | 13.02.2009 | Category Hollywood 2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an upcoming science fiction/action film due for release on June 24, 2009. It is the sequel to 2007’s Transformers, which was the first live action Transformers film. Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg return respectively as director and executive producer, while Shia LaBeouf reprises the role of Sam Witwicky, the human caught in the war between Autobots and Decepticons. The film introduces many more robots and the scope has been expanded to numerous countries, the most important of which is Egypt.

The main hurdle in getting the film produced was overcoming the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, as well as possible strikes by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild. Bay met his shooting date with the help of previsualization and a scriptment by his writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and series newcomer Ehren Kruger. Shooting from May to November 2008 predominantly took place in the United States, including the majority of scenes set in outside countries, a minimum of which was conducted in those actual nations.

Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers something about the origins of the Transformers and their history on Earth. The evil Decepticons need to capture him for information.The climactic battle takes place at the Giza pyramid complex, where a temple is located within. Lorenzo di Bonaventura explained the film will show the Transformers who visited Egypt before the pyramids were built, and “all our heroes end up here because of the Decepticons’ masterplan.” Furthermore, Egyptian hieroglyphs resembling helicopters and other present day vehicles in real life will be explained in the film as being depictions of those Ancient Cybertronians who visited Earth.

This time, the story finds Sam and Mikaela under attack by the evil Decepticons because of something Sam has learned about the origins of the Transformers and their ancient history on Earth.

To acquire this knowledge, the invading Decepticons need to capture Sam instead of kill him. Meanwhile, the U.S. military and an international coalition has united with the good-guy Autobots to fight back the villains’ attack.

Some of the most important newcomers are in the robot cast: Decepticons Soundwave, a fearsome communications expert, and Devastator, whose arms and legs are built out of other Transformers. And on the Autobots’ side is Jetfire, a villain whose age and broken-down physicality leads him to help the Autobots.

Terminator Salvation

Autor Reviews | 13.02.2009 | Category Hollywood 2009

Terminator Salvation is an American science fiction war film set for release on May 22, 2009. Directed by McG, it is the fourth Terminator film and stars Christian Bale as John Connor and Sam Worthington as the Terminator Marcus Wright. It also introduces a young version of the first film’s hero, Kyle Reese, played by Anton Yelchin. The film, set in 2018, focuses on the war between humanity and Skynet. It abandons the formula of previous entries in the series, which involved the Terminator and various other characters traveling through time to protect or kill John Connor. It is simultaneously a sequel and prequel to the previous films.

Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale), the man fated to be the leader of the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators, and the future he was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they find out a terrible secret that may lead to the possible annihilation of mankind

x-men origins Wolverine

Autor Reviews | 13.02.2009 | Category Hollywood 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an upcoming superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Wolverine, due for release on May 1, 2009. The film is directed by Gavin Hood and stars Hugh Jackman as the title character. It is a prequel to the X-Men film trilogy, focusing on the mutant Wolverine and his time with Team X, before Wolverine’s skeleton was bonded with the indestructible metal adamantium. The film was mostly shot in Australia and New Zealand.

Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar – as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long been anticipated.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Autor Reviews | 13.02.2009 | Category Hollywood 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is an upcoming 2009 fantasy-adventure film, based on the novel by J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth film in the popular Harry Potter films series. David Yates, the director of the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, returned as director for this film. David Heyman and David Barron are producing the film, and Steve Kloves, writer of the first four films (but not the fifth), has returned as screenwriter for this film.[4] Filming began on 24 September, 2007 and the film was originally planned for a UK and U.S. release on 21 November 2008, but on 14 August 2008, it was announced that the release date for the film was to be pushed back to 17 July 2009. Like the previous film, the sixth film will be simultaneously released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3-D.

There are a number of changes from the book in the film. Much of the book’s ending has been changed, with the climatic battle and Dumbledore’s funeral being removed. Heyman commented that the end battle was removed to “[avoid] repetition” with the forthcoming adaptation of Deathly Hallows. The funeral was removed as it did not fit with the rest of the film.The collapse of a Muggle bridge mentioned briefly in the book serves as the film’s opening sequence.All but two of the memory scenes, including that of the Gaunts, have been cut. Only the flashbacks of Tom Riddle at the orphanage and Riddle asking Slughorn about Horcruxes (shown twice) remain. Yates said they made the decision to compress the memories, but still have some really cool ones. Characters who are cut include the Dursleys, Kreacher, Dobby, and the Muggle Prime Minister. However, Quidditch, being excluded from the previous film, returns.

The film is scheduled for release in the United Kingdom and the United States on 17 July 2009 and Australia on 16 July 2009. It was originally set to be released on 21 November 2008 and 11 December 2008, but was pushed back by eight months, despite being completed. Warner Bros. executive Alan Horn noted that the move went ahead “to guarantee the studio a major summer blockbuster in 2009,” with other films being delayed due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The box-office success of summer WB films Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and The Dark Knight also motivated the decision. An unnamed “rival” studio executive told Entertainment Weekly that the move was to “stop next year’s profits from looking seriously underwhelming after the phenomenal success of The Dark Knight,” as “they don’t need the money this year anymore.” Dan Fellman, WB head of distribution, said that the studio had considered the date change for three to four weeks prior to the announcement, but gave it serious consideration a week before they came to their final decision.