Tonight,we dine in hell!...Again,that is.Anyway,the first poster for the sequel to 300,300: Rise of an Empire has been just released and it looks cool and pretty bloody.Check it out below:
Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Blood! And the poster provided a big serving of that by putting what appears to be a wave of blood as the backdrop.Epic,huh?.If you want more of that epicness,why not give another look at the previously released poster:
Uh,pardon that August 2 release date.That was the old poster according to the new poster,the film's release date has been pushed back from August 2,2013 to March 2014.Oh,I forgot.The first trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire will be released tomorrow.
300: Rise of an Empire is directed by Noam Murro with a screenplay from writers Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad.The film stars Lena Headey (Dredd 3D),Eva Green (Casino Royale),Rodrigo Santoro (Rio/Che),Andrei Claude,David Wenham,Sullivan Stapleton,Jack O' Connell & Hans Matheson.
Here's the film's short synopsis:
The Greek general Themistocles battles an invading army of Persians under the mortal-turned-god, Xerxes.
300: Rise of an Empire is scheduled for battle in the box office March 2014 in 2D,Digital 3D and IMAX 3D for the most immersive movie experience.
*Catch Zack Snyder's newest film Man of Steel.Now showing in theaters in 2D,Digital 3D & IMAX 3D.
Last Monday,the first poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was unveiled and together with that unveiling,was the announcement of the trailer's first arrival.
This just in,the trailer has finally been released and it looks epic and better than the first.Watch the trailer in the link below:
Judging from the trailer,the film will be darker in tone and tinting and will probably have more action than the last one.And yeah,the trailer looks epic and just really dazzling.The trailer also gave us our best look yet at Smaug and the comeback of Legolas.Alongside that trailer,they also released official stills from the film.Here they are:
The Hobbits and a great shot of Erebor.
Looks like Thorin is upset and worried in this shot.What's happening? We'll all know soon.
LOTR fans rejoice! 'Cause the bow & arrow slinging elf Legolas is back in town!
What the hell is up with Bilbo's face?
Seems like this is Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel...
Gandalf looks pretty puzzled in this one...
The fierce and vicious Azog is back!
And finally,Luke Evans as Bard The Bowman
The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is directed by Academy Award Winner
Peter Jackson and stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into
Darkness),Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6/Immortals),Christopher
Lee,Martin Freeman (The World's End/Love Actually),Hugo Weaving
(Transformers/The Matrix),Richard Armitage,Ian McKellen
(X-Men Trilogy/The Lord of the Rings Trilogy),Cate Blanchett
(Elizabeth),Elijah Wood (Green Street Hooligans),Andy Serkis and
Evangeline Lilly.
Here's the film's synopsis: The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty
Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their
journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug arrives in theaters December 13,2013 in
Digital 3D,HFR 3D (High Frame Rate 3D) & IMAX 3D for the most immersive movie experience.Also
available in 2D.
In case you wanna give another look at the poster,here it is:
I just can't wait for this epic film.
*Before heading to The Desolation of Smaug,embark on An Unexpected Journey first in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.Available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video.Like their Facebook page in the link.
The only thing getting blown tonight is their cover.
Decided to re-watch 21 Jump Street again as a back-to-school movie yesterday and also because it is one of my favorite comedies.I've seen the film for about a several times already and I never get tired of it because of the overly-positive vibe (Even for a raunchy R-rated comedy that also includes violence).Every time I watch it,it always cheers me up for a reason I really don't know.Maybe because it's hilarious? Yeah,maybe because of that.21 Jump Street is a revamped version of the hit 80s cop drama of the same name only this time it's added with laugh-out-loud humor and freshness.And also,teen angst & delinquency.Let's not forget that.21 Jump Street is directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller (Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs) alongside a screenplay by Michael Bacall (Who was also one of those who wrote Scott Pilgrim VS The World's screenplay) and stars Jonah Hill (Superbad/Moneyball),Channing Tatum (Fighting/Coach Carter),Brie Larson (Scott Pilgrim VS The World),Dave Franco,Rob Riggle (The Other Guys),DeRay Davis,Ice Cube (Friday), and Dax Flame.21 Jump Street tells the story of two underachieving who are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
At first glance,you may think that 21 Jump Street is just one of those typical,raunchy,R-rated dumb comedies,but after you see this,your perspective at this film's quality might definitely change.Because it actually is good.Not decent,but good.Since the film is adapted from the 80s cop drama show of the same name,so the plot of this may come from an episode of the show.Nevertheless,the plot is typical but still good.And yeah,the film even homages the show even the characters.One of the screen writers of the film is Jonah Hill and he is possibly the reason why the film was filled of hilarity.I mean damn,Jonah Hill became funnier than ever in this.He served as a good writer,so maybe he can be a director sooner or later.21 Jump Street has a usual plot like other cop comedies (Taking down a drug syndicate/drug ring) but it still works.Specially because of the cast's hilarious performances and the wise writing by Michael Bacall and comedian Jonah Hill.The film had a lot of creative jokes,even though most of them are raunchy and explicit (See part in the bathroom stall & The phases of drug effects).And hell,this might even be a part of the best comedies you've seen in a while since there aren't much good comedies these days.Speaking of performances,let's talk about it now.
The performances in 21 Jump Street are just so hilarious and will make you laugh a lot.Jonah Hill plays the nerdy smart kid Schmidt.Jonah was typical ol' Jonah.But he was not the one we saw in Superbad.In this one,we saw him as the nerdy type but smart in the film's opening,then when he gets back to high school (undercover),he gets to be one of the cool kids.Jonah Hill was ever-funny,throwing off raunchy hilarious jokes one after the another.So,if you're a Jonah Hill fan,his performance here will make you laugh out loud and will definitely cheer you up.We never knew that Channing Tatum is good at comedy,well he tells us that he is in 21 Jump Street.Channing's character was the cool but uh,dumb character but always gets the fun.Channing was amazing and surprising in here since we haven't seen him star in a good comedy and also because we always see him act dramatically.His performance was a crowd-pleaser.Meanwhile,James Franco's younger bro Dave Franco also stars in this hell of a comedic ride.Dave Franco was good,but sometimes almost annoying.But good thing,he also throws out one of my favorite lines in this film (See It Rhymes With Grape Scene). Rapper turned actor Ice Cube has often been described as a bad actor,but he slightly redeems himself because he is actually good in this.He plays Captain Dickson,the Captain in the MPD Jump Street division.His character was one of my favorites due to his bad-ass,hilarious dialogue.Oh yeah,I forgot.There's a surprise appearance in this film that might make you go "whoa,really?".I'm not gonna tell who those are,because it is a damn surprise.Well yeah,fans of the show might know them.21 Jump Street isn't a comedic ensemble movie,but the cast are still pretty good at giving laughs specifically the duo of Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill and also,Ice Cube.
Since the film was a comedy and comedies don't usually have great cinematography (Except The Hangover),21 Jump Street's cinematography was good,it was well-shot specially the chase scenes which might make you jump outta your seat.It puts you right in the heart of the action.What I liked in the film was the visuals (Even for a comedy). The film had good,charming visuals like the explosions,the things in during the end credits,the drug effects' phases,almost everything.Those specific visuals made me happy while watching it.I dunno,I'm weird I guess.I get attracted to those things so easily.The film had a good score that also homages the said show.Although it is revamped for a new age by replacing the guitar riffs with electronic,techno beats,it still quite sticks good to the old show's theme song.And the score felt police-y,you know courageous and everything.Which fit the film well.
21 Jump Street is well-directed and well-written which is unusual for a comedy these days.The writers seem to have researched well and made the jokes with passion and care,and creativeness.Michael Bacall & Jonah Hill's involvement in writing the screenplay & story was amazing,they did a good job and I damn hope that they do it again in the sequel but better and improved regarding the jokes & story.Phil Lord & Chris Miller directed the film well without making the film too corny and look stupid.They are just one of the good guys these days that have made good comedies.I hope they team-up again to make more smart comedies soon.
21 Jump Street is a raunchy,comedic thrill ride that will make you cheer and laugh so hard,and maybe even applaud.To fans of the show,it might give a dose of nostalgic memories.And to newbies,don't worry,you won't get lost 'cause you can research.Haha.Well,just kidding.But overall,the film is a good comedy that is light-hearted and never heavy and dull with creative jokes that are actually funny and jolting amazing comedic performances from the cast.If you love comedies,then you are in for a treat.P.S: The film is also a great stress-reliever.
21 Jump Street gets 7.6 over 10 stars.
*Catch Jonah Hill alongside fellow comedians survive the apocalypse in This Is The End.Coming soon in Phil.theaters.
*Save the White House with Channing Tatum in White House Down,showing in Phil.theaters July 3,2013.Distributed by Columbia Pictures Philippines.Same with This Is The End.Anyway,like Columbia Pictures Philippines' Facebook page in the link attached.
*21 Jump Street is available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray today distributed by Magnavision Home Video.Like their Facebook page in the link.
Why not check this hilarious clip from the film anyway:
>Video clip courtesy of Movieclips.com,Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Columbia Pictures.
(C) 2012,Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Columbia Pictures.
The first poster for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug has arrived online and it really looks majestic.Give a look at the poster below:
Marvelous! Marvelous,that's how I describe that majestic,beautiful,mysterious poster.And I love the way how Bilbo stands there because it seems like he is ready for more adventures and quests as if he isn't afraid to do so.This poster unveiling really is good news since we get a first look at what's the film gonna be like.But what's even better is that in 2 days,the first trailer for the film will be released online.July 11,10am to be exact.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is directed by Academy Award Winner Peter Jackson and stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into Darkness),Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6/Immortals),Christopher Lee,Martin Freeman (The World's End/Love Actually),Hugo Weaving (Transformers/The Matrix),Richard Armitage,Ian McKellen (X-Men Trilogy/The Lord of the Rings Trilogy),Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth),Elijah Wood (Green Street Hooligans),Andy Serkis and Evangeline Lilly.
Here's the film's synopsis:
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty
Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their
journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug arrives in theaters December 13,2013 in Digital 3D & IMAX 3D for the most immersive movie experience.Also available in 2D.
*The predecessor to this film,The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video. **Own the one ring in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy available also in DVD & Blu-Ray distributed also by Magnavision Home Video.
You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.
It was a Saturday afternoon yesterday and I had nothing to watch.Then it popped into my mind that I had been planning to re-watch The Social Network since I haven't seen it in a while.And thus,I watched it again.End of story.Anyway,The Social Network is directed by David Fincher (Se7en/Fight Club),screen-written by Aaron Sorkin & Ben Mezrich and stars Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland/Adventureland),Andrew Garfield (Never Let Me Go/Lions for Lambs),Armie Hammer,Justin Timberlake (Black Snake Moan/Alpha Dog),Rooney Mara,Rashida Jones & Max Minghella.The Social Network tells the story of Harvard Student Mark Zuckerberg and his creation of the social networking website that would be later known as Facebook.He is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea.Later then,the co-founder of Facebook gets squeezed out of the business.The Social Network won 3 Oscars in 2011 including Best Achievement in Film Editing (Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall),Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) and Best Writing,Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin).
The Social Network doesn't easily tell the successful and innovative creation of the now ever-famous social networking website,Facebook but it also tells the hardships and lawsuits that the developers encountered while they were working on it.And,behind those stories are stories about Mark Zuckerberg's success,greed and arrogance.And underneath those stories is another layer of plot that centers on Friendship,Greed,Loyalty and Betrayal.Aaron Sorkin's complex but really brilliant writing on the film's story was really very impressing and breathtaking.He really deserved that Oscar he won because of his impeccable writing.The plot is emotionally strong and very dramatic and you will sometimes really feel the characters' emotional struggle throughout the film.And alongside that brilliant plot writing is a well chosen cast.The entire cast are really amazing in The Social Network.We'll talk about their performances in a little while.And yeah,Aaron Sorkin did a wonderful job in writing the film's screen play.Ben Mezrich did a good job too in adapting the book to film.Kudos to both writers of the film specially Aaron Sorkin.
The Social Network introduces us to real life characters and mainly one of those is Mark Zuckerberg,a hacker,Harvard Student and creator of Facebook.Jesse Eisenberg was a great choice to play Mark and he really was the perfect choice to fit the role.Jesse Eisenberg did a great job in playing Mark Zuckerberg.He was really so clever,witty and sometimes,arrogant.But all of the time he was amazing.All in all,Eisenberg's performance was phenomenal.Just like the film was.Andrew Garfield plays Eduardo Saverin,Mark's best friend,co-creator of Facebook and later turns into Mark's rival/enemy.Before seeing this,I really didn't know who Andrew Garfield is and I didn't really know he is one of the newest actors out there that really have the skill to act almost professionally.And once I noticed that he is great specially in the film,I was really impressed.He portrayed the character very emotionally and strong (See the argument scene near the end where he visits Mark's office).He was really impressing & amazing in that scene and the entire film.And believe me,once you see him act in this film you will be amazed and might applaud.His performance is my 2nd favorite in this film.First would be Eisenberg's. Armie Hammer plays Cameron/Tyler Winklevoss,Two of Mark's enemies who claims Mark stole their idea and they file a lawsuit against him.Armie Hammer did a wonderful job in playing the Winklevoss twins.Armie Hammer's performance was good,but not good enough.I don't know what it is,but I thought he was okay in the film.My 3rd favorite performance in the film would be Justin Timberlake's.Justin plays Sean Parker,founder of Napster and the one who destroys the friendship between Mark & Eduardo.Justin Timberlake is a versatile actor and he proves that he is once again in The Social Network.I loved the way how well JT performed here,and significantly I loved his character due to his traits.You know,playboy,millionaire,arrogant.And I loved his dialogues too,every word JT's chracter mutters in this film is just wonderful.And like what I said previously,The entire cast performed well in The Social Network and they will impress the viewers.And yes,they are a very well chosen cast.'Nuff said.
The cinematography in The Social Network is beautiful specially during the opening credits and the "Regatta rowboat" scene.The entire film was shot beautifully and gorgeously.I loved the film's camera work,but what I gave emphasis on the film's technical department was the music handled by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.The music felt very "computer-y","digital" and felt code-ish.That "digital" score I'm talking about was the one played in the "Facemash" part.You know,part of the score had music that sounded like they were made with computers.And that music fit the film properly because of the "innovation & technology" theme.But what I also liked is the fact that even though most of the scores in the film sounded "digital" there were still some scores that are somber and I don't really know how to describe it,but let's just say it was beautiful.Part of the "beautiful" score I was referring to was the one played during the opening credits.Aside from being somber & beautiful,the score played during the opening credits felt very dramatic and it set the right tone & mood for the film.
David Fincher's direction in The Social Network might be his best ever since Fight Club (Though I haven't seen it,that's what I knew & heard).He made the film very dramatically intense with a few unexpected witty laughs.And he chose the cast perfectly.None of them felt miscast.All of the actors performed brilliantly.And his team-up with writer Aaron Sorkin is just amazing.After re-watching this,this might be the best David Fincher film I have ever seen yet since Se7en (I haven't seen Fight Club nor Panic Room) but I have to say,this might be one of his finest works.
I absolutely had no conflicts with the film since I consider this as an "epic" drama for this generation.The Social Network is an irresistible modern classic that is brilliantly written,superbly acted,thrilling,emotionally strong,dramatically intense and beautifully directed thanks to David Fincher's incredible directing efforts.It is definitely a must-not-miss that everyone should watch.I guarantee that you'll "like" The Social Network.
I didn't like the film,but I definitely loved it so,The Social Network gets 8.7 over 10 stars.I was supposed to give the film 8.3 stars but since it is one of my all-time favorites ever since I saw it for the first time,I immediately changed my mind regarding my rating on the film.
That minimalistic poster above looks great by the way since the poster shows the algorithm used in making Facemash and later then,Facebook.That algorithm was made by Eduardo Saverin,by the way.And yes,the poster above is a big plot point in the film.
*The Social Network is available on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video alongside other David Fincher classics "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and Se7en.
For the meantime,why not check out this awesome clip from this film:
*Video clip courtesy of Movieclips.com & Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
