The new poster for the Escape Plan is here and well,it looks good,a little bit. Check out the poster below:
Last January/February of this year,Arnie made a comeback in The Last Stand and in October,he's gonna be back to do an "Escape Plan".
Meanwhile,Stallone has been recently active in Hollywood due to his blockbuster hit The Expendables 2 and the awful but entertaining Bullet To The Head.And together with Arnie,they'll team up again in Escape Plan this October 2013. From the look of the poster above,the film will possibly be dark but it still might be action-packed with gun slinging and the fistfights just because it has 2 Action movie icons starring in it.But,let's just hope that the film won't be as bad or near bad like Bullet To The Head.Thank God that film was entertaining at least.But from what I sense,it still might end up like that.Well who knows?,it still might be good.And yeah,it's good to see Sly and Arnie together again onscreen post-Expendables 2.
Escape Plan is directed by Mikael Hafstrom (1408/The Rite) and stars Sylvester Stallone (Rocky/The Expendables),Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator/The Last Stand/Predator),Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ/The Count of Monte Cristo),Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket/Men In Black),Vinnie Jones and 50 Cent.The film was formerly titled "The Tomb" and "Exit Plan" until the title was revised again to be called "Escape Plan".
Here's the film's synopsis:When a structural-security authority finds himself incarcerated in a
prison he designed, he has to put his skills to escape and find out who
framed him.
Escape Plan is set to open in theaters October 2013.
New set pics of Thor: The Dark World has been up and it features our best look yet at Christopher Eccleston's Malekith The Accursed.Check them out below:
Chris Hemsworth as Thor together with director Alan Taylor instructing him or something like that.
Whoa,wait...Why is Thor miserable or something? Is he grieving? We'll all know as soon as the film comes out.
Those are some cool shots above featuring Thor during a battle.Awesome.
Malekith's minions,otherwise known as The Dark Elves
And finally,our clearest look yet at Malekith:
Thor: The Dark World is directed by Alan Taylor (Who directed some episodes of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones) and stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor/The Cabin In The Woods),Natalie Portman (Black Swan),Tom Hiddleston (War Horse/The Avengers),Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs/Hitchcock),Kat Dennings,Idris Elba,Stellan Skarsgard & Christopher Eccleston (G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra/Elizabeth).
Here's the plot synopsis: When Jane Foster is targeted by the denizens of the dark world of
Svartalfheim, Thor sets out on a quest to protect her at all costs.
Thor: The Dark World will strike theaters November 2013 in 3D.
To get more pumped up for Thor: The Dark World,why not check its' trailer below:
*The first film,Thor is available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video.Like their Facebook page in the link provided.
In 2011,Saw director James Wan creeped us allout with Insidious.It was a great modern horror film that was really scary even without the gore.The ending hinted that a sequel is possibly in the works because the door was open for ideas.
Last February 2012,director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell were in talks to recur to do a sequel for Insidious.It is later revealed that the sequel will be titled Insidious: Chapter 2 as it is a direct continuation of the events of the first film.
Just yesterday June 5,2013 the first theatrical trailer was released online.You can check the trailer below:
From the looks of the trailer,the film will possibly more darker in tone as the plot-line centers on The Lambert Family's uncovering of the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world and the film will probably a good sequel to a good modern horror film.And yeah,the trailer also creeped the shit outta me.Also,the film looks more creepy than the first because of the much more haunted house setting and from what I believe,that creepy house is of Josh's mother who made an appearance in the first Insidious.One last creepy thing is that terrifying music in Insidious will be possibly played again in Insidious: Chapter 2.Oof.Creepy.
Insidious: Chapter 2 is directed by James Wan (Saw) with Leigh Whannell's screenwriting and stars Rose Byrne (X-Men: First Class/Bridesmaids),Patrick Wilson (Watchmen/Lakeview Terrace),Barbara Hershey,Ty Simpkins (Iron Man 3) and Lin Shaye.Also,Screenwriter Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson will reprise their role as the paranormal investigators from Insidious.
As the poster above says,Insidious: Chapter 2 is scheduled to terrify its' audiences once again September 13,2013.No announcement yet regarding its' Philippine theatrical release.
*The first film,Insidious is available on DVD distributed by Viva Video Inc.Like their Facebook page in the link provided above.
Secrets have a cost. They're not free. Not now, not ever. -Aunt May (The Amazing Spider-Man)
Who would've ever known that Sam Raimi's ever successful 2002 hit film Spider-Man would get a remake/reboot 10 years after? Anyway,That quote is great,specially for this film,but I still love Ben Parker's classic quote from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man better.But still,it's a great quote from TASM's Aunt May (Played by Sally Field).Both are just so valuable.I just watched Marc Webb's hit blockbuster comic-book movie The Amazing Spider-Man earlier today again for the 5th time maybe.The Amazing Spider-Man is directed by Marc Webb (Who previously worked on 500 Days of Summer) and stars Andrew Garfield (The Social Network),Emma Stone (Zombieland/Easy A),Rhys Ifans (HP7.1),Denis Leary (Ice Age),Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now/The Departed) and Sally Field (Forrest Gump/Lincoln).The Amazing Spider-Man finds Peter Parker a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when
he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt
Connors, his father's former partner.And because of that plot-line,the film revealed more secrets that were never discovered in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.
The Amazing Spider-Man's storyline showed Peter Parker on a quest to discover about the disappearance of his parents when he was young.The plot was fresh and justified the film's tagline (The Untold Story Begins) and it took the plot into deep places that Sam Raimi's Spider-Man never took.Well,what I mean is,TASM plot deepened and became serious because of the "discovering the past" theme and somehow,I liked that plot point better now than Spider-Man's plot that dealt with responsibility.But I really don't know,both plots from the 2 films are great but for me it's hard to decide which is the superior one.Maybe it's Spider-Man's because it is very valuable,but still,TASM's plot is still valuable because of the other theme that dealt with discovering who you really are.Despite the freshness of The Amazing Spider-Man's storyline,it still managed to homage some of Spider-Man's plot points such as "the scientist turning into a creature" scheme,The killing of Ben Parker,Peter hunting down Uncle Ben's murderer and so on and so forthwhich still felt like watching Spider-Man only darker in tone.And since I noticed those redundancies,the plot was still fresh but still managed to represent some plot points from Spider-Man.
In The Amazing Spider-Man,we are reintroduced to Peter Parker,only this time played by a new actor in the name of Andrew Garfield.Andrew Garfield played a moody and emotional Peter Parker.Spider-Man's Tobey Maguire was also emotional,but occasionally.If you're asking who's the better one in portraying Peter Parker,I would say both.Both were fresh in those times,both are great and both have wonderful acting.But IMO,Andrew's performance just ties in with Maguire's.'Nuff said.I really didn't knew he would become one great Peter Parker until I saw him act as one here.And he was so happy he landed the role.From what I read in an article,playing Spider-Man was his dream and his dream became a reality.And he was really great,seeing him act.In this film,we also reintroduced to Gwen Stacy only this time,instead of being portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard,she's played by the vivacious,amazing Emma Stone.In my opinion,Emma Stone's performance was even better than Kirsten Dunst in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy in playing Peter's love interest.But,Kirsten did a good job too in Raimi's Spidey trilogy but I just thought that Emma was better in playing the hero's damsel.Rhys Ifans plays Dr.Curt Connors/The Lizard here and I thought he was good.He was strong in his performance.But I thought Willem Dafoe's performance as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in Spider-Man was a tad better.But still,both were good and the 2 did well.But what I did like in both of the actors' performances is,that even though they played villains,both had heart somehow.Denis Leary plays Capt.Stacy (Gwen's dad) and he did a good job in playing the role.He had a cop's bad-ass virtue and also,a soft heart.And he was somehow,heartwarming and also reminded me of Norman Osborn's last words in Spider-Man.Meanwhile,Apocalypse Now veteran Martin Sheen plays Uncle Ben,who then again gets shot.Well,between the two Uncle Bens (Martin Sheen & Cliff Robertson's) I would vote for Cliff Robertson's because he was more emotional during his death scene and he brought a better message to the viewers.Well,Martin Sheen made a good Uncle Ben too,but Cliff was better.If you noticed how I tackled the performances and how I compared them is because almost all of the actors here were both superior and inferior to their Raimi Spider-Man trilogy equivalents.But all along the way,both of the performances in both films are just good.
The Amazing Spider-Man's cinematography felt more realistic this time and it felt more close-up.And one of the best things I loved in the cinematography was the dark tinting.If Raimi's Spider-Man had a light,orangey tint,this one had a dark bluish tint that made the film better since the film had a dark plot.Albeit having dark tinting,the film's color palette still looked vibrant because of the flashing lights of NYC specially during the film's climax.And speaking of cinematography,Spider-Man's web-swinging through the busy streets of The Big Apple never looked better and sharper.It felt like during Spidey was swinging,he brought a video cam with him.Taking over Danny Elfman in the score was James Horner (Titanic).The eeriness of Horner's score improved the film's dark vibe.But if I would compare the two great scorers,I would say both.Both of them did a tremendous job in scoring both films.Horner's score was dark and intense while Elfman's was comic-booky and cheesy.The Amazing Spider-Man was (In My Words) Spider-Man only more intense and deeply emotional but still managed to balance the dark and light.And you could feel TASM's dark vibe better thanks to Horner's score and the dark tinting.
Marc Webb's direction on The Amazing Spider-Man was brilliant and somehow,outdone Sam Raimi's direction on the first Spider-Man.It's because he tried to experiment Spider-Man taking a dark direction and a deeper plot.Which thankfully succeeded.He was a great director for this film.And I loved the fact that even though the film was dark (like what I said above) he was still able to mix light into the dark.
The Amazing Spider-Man is a great remake/reboot that lived up to the original even though it was fresh and different.Marc Webb was a great choice as the new director for the new Spider-Man film.I can't wait to see the results of him directing the sequel.But it will be definitely great and might outdo the first film.
The Amazing Spider-Man is dazzling and captivating thanks to Marc Webb's great directorial efforts,the incredible visuals and James Horner's dark,eerie,and sometimes emotional score and also because of the amazing acting talents of the fresh cast.Therefore,The Amazing Spider-Man gets an amazing 7.8 stars over 10.
*Its' sequel,The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is swinging into theaters May 2014. **The Amazing Spider-Man is available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video.Also available on DVD are Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy also distributed by said distributor.
Anyway,why not check out this funny clip from the film:
*Video clip courtesy of Movieclips.com & Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
I watched The Hangover again for the 5th time I think on DVD last Friday and it was still funny as the first time I saw it.The Hangover is directed by Todd Philips (Old School) and stars a comedic ensemble that consists of Bradley Cooper (Yes Man),Ed Helms (TV's The Office),Zach Galifianakis (It's Kind of a Funny Story),Justin Bartha (National Treasure),Heather Graham (Boogie Nights),Jeffrey Tambor (Hellboy), and Ken Jeong (Knocked Up).The Hangover is a Las Vegas set comedy that revolves around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures,then they must retrace their steps in order to find him.
At the time of its' release,The Hangover was admired for having a very original and exceptional storybecause of the Las Vegas setting (Which really isn't that original for a comedy) and the concept of "drinking too much alcohol,getting really drunk and forgot what happened last night" fiasco.And,the end credits in the end that shows the pics of the "night they forgot" was just a smart move to answer the questions about what happened during that night.That all said,the plot was executed in a proper wayandnever became too messy and out of place.Again,like what I said,The Hangover was praised by film critics for havinga well-scribed,clever and genuine storyline thanks to scribes Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.And like the critics,that's exactly also the way I praise the film's plot.This film was just one of the most creative comedy films I've seen in the recent years and also one of the funniest.
The Hangover's performances never lose thanks to its' great comedic ensemble that mainly consists of the trio of Bradley Cooper,Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.Bradley Cooper plays the Wolfpack (That's what they call themselves,or at least Zach's character Alan) member that is all cool,loves the ladies and is just really the slickest of the pack.Cooper's character is the one who doesn't really make jokes,but when he does,it is just funny,even though he isn't the funniest one.Ed Helms' was just amazing in playing Stu.Stu was the one who is all clueless about everything that happen to them.And Ed Helms just nailed that part.Zach Galifianakis portays Alan,the child-minded of the bunch and the one who is just mentally retarded (no offense,but that's who he really is),but the thing is,he is very likeable and perhaps my favorite "wolf" in the Wolfpack.I just love his sometimes corny,cheesy jokes and also,the way he thinks about things.I forgot one actor who plays a "wolf" in The Wolfpack too,and that is Justin Bartha who plays the about-to-be-wed Doug.Justin was good,but he isn't in the film for too long 'cause (SPOILER ALERT) his character goes missing.Too bad.But his character is the one who helped made the story and Justin Bartha's character Doug was just the perfect one to go missing because he's just a small fry in the pack.No offense,but maybe that's also what the writers thought of.But the "Doug goes missing" part is a plus.Without Doug,the film wouldn't be all genuine and smart.It would just turn out to be another usual R-rated raunchy dumb comedy.I dunno.Maybe I just messed up on my thoughts.The Hangover's trio wins and so does the supporting cast.Ken Jeong was good in playing the cocaine-loving,wealthy Mr.Chow,who plays a part in the film's storyline as the film's sort of antagonist.And he was all diabolical,but funny needless to say.The Hangover has great comedic performances,credits to the film's charming trio.
Comedies usually don't have great cinematography,but when it does,it is just beautiful and pleasing to the eye and The Hangover just had exactly that.Those helicopter shots of Las Vegas was just marvelous,The images in the opening credits with the different Vegas backdrops are just so,I dunno.Elegant maybe.Yeah,that's the word for that.And also,the camera work on Stu's awakening and the way the camera moved as he was looking The film's score by Christophe Beck was wonky and silly as that is how I would like to describe.Nonetheless,it fit the film due to the plot's wackiness.The Hangover is directed by Todd Philips (Who also worked on comedy classics in the likes of Old School and Road Trip) and he directed the film really well.He executed the plot properly,writ down the dialogue well,and put together one of the best comedic ensembles in the history of comedy.
All in all,The Hangover is a well-made comedy that is really genuine and will really make you laugh.Also,like what I said above,this really is one of the funniest comedies I have seen in the recent years.If you wanna have a good time,do yourself a favor and feel The Hangover.Promise,you will not regret this fun,wacky and enticing film experience.
The Hangover gets 7.9 over 10 stars
*The Hangover is available on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video.It's sequel,The Hangover Part II is also available on said home video formats distributed by the same distributor,Magnavision Home Video.
Meanwhile,why not check out this clip from the film:
*Film clip courtesy of Movieclips.com & Warner Bros.Pictures.
