It's confirmed,the famous Paranormal Activity movies won't scare us this Halloween,but instead next year...twice!
That's right,not one but two Paranormal Activity movies will be released next year.Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is set to open in theaters January 3,2014 while the real sequel,Paranormal Activity 5 will continue its' Halloween treating October 2014.So,whatd'ya think about that? Two Paranormal Activities in one year? Sounds big.But question is,will the two movies be good horror sequels/spin-offs? That question will be answered next year...
So far,no details regarding both the film's plot have been revealed,but expect in a few months' time...
Once again,Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is marked to open in theaters Jan.3,2014 while Paranormal Activity 5 scares us once again October 2014...
*Paranormal Activity 2-4 are available on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video.While Paranormal Activity is available also on DVD distributed by Viva Video Inc.That's all for today folks! Stay tuned for my next MovieNews update here on TheMovieGeek.Thanks for reading.
Earlier this day,Fast & Furious 7 director James Wan went to social media to post the latest behind-the-scenes pic that reveals the return of another Fast & Furious star,and that is Tyrese Gibson.Behind the background of these two guys appears what seems to be an early promotional poster for the film.Take a peek at the pic:
Besides Tyrese Gibson,Vin Diesel,Paul Walker and Jason Statham have already been confirmed to return again for Fast 7,but in a few days or months,more cast members to this high-octane sequel are expected to be added.So,aside from the glimpse of that early poster and Tyrese's return,what are your thoughts about James Wan regarding about him directing it? Do you think he will make it better than Fast 6 or Fast Five? Well,for me I think he will make a good job like Justin Lin did,but I still think Lin would still be a better director.But who knows? He might take this to a higher level...
In other news,Fast 7 has been announced to be in production this August.Expect more set photos shortly after...
Fast & Furious 7 will be released in theaters July 2014.
*Fast & Furious 6 will be available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray this September,while Fast & Furious 1-5 is now available on DVD & Blu-Ray.All distributed by Magnavision Home Video.
That's all for today folks! Stay tuned for my next MovieNews update here on TheMovieGeek.Thanks for reading.
"After all this time,now you come to visit me brother...Why?"
Just hearing Loki say those words in his deep,gravelly voice gave me goosebumps.Anyway,those are the words he said in the opening moments of the newest full trailer for Thor: The Dark World.Give it a watch in the video link below:
Now that's a damn cool trailer.But will it deceive us like Iron Man 3 did? Hopefully not.But from what I sense,this will definitely be better than the disappointing Iron Man 3.Anyway,this new trailer for Thor: The Dark World is definitely bigger,badder and better than the last trailer released 'cause here,more about the film is revealed...
In the opening minutes of the trailer,we hear Loki's gravelly,evil voice once again then we see him inside a solitary glass chamber again (Like in The Avengers) but this time in Asgard,or probably somewhere else.He talks about why Thor came to visit him,so we can probably assume that Thor will definitely need Loki's help due to all the evil Malekith has been brewing,also Thor says that he should trust Loki 'cause well,he might betray him once again like what happened in the first film.After those moments in the trailer, we go back to Earth where we get to see the shot of Malekith's ship invading our planet once again sadly with no new footage,shortly after we journey back to Asgard where Thor has brought Jane with him to secure her.After that,we get to see a glimpse of Thor and Loki walking over what seems to be a new dimension they get to visit in the film filled with forests and trees in background of the invasion of Malekith's forces.Then we hear a voiceover which seems to be Malekith's saying "Thor,your bravery will not ease your pain your family,your world will be extinguished!" and during that voiceover,we see the dark things happening to both Asgard and Earth caused by Malekith and his Dark Elves.In the trailer's final minutes,we get to see Thor smashing a stone monster or something like that.
First of all the trailer looks so cool that it makes us believe that this will be a good/better sequel.Second,the trailer made it seem to look dark but of course,the humor is never lost.Third,it is quite reminiscent of Iron Man 3's trailer with Mandarin's voiceover and all the crazy shit happening only this time,it's Thor style and the music in the trailer sounded so similar to the music used in IM3's trailer.Well maybe it's a variation.Anyway,to sum it all up,the trailer makes the second movie look bigger,better and darker than ever.
Here's the film's plot synopsis:
"In Thor: The Dark World, A new evil is brewing and it goes by the name of Malekith and the Dark Elves from the dark realm of Svartalfheim and targets Jane Foster.Upon knowing that there's a new threat,Thor sets out on a quest to protect and secure her at all costs." Thor: The Dark World is directed by Alan Taylor (TV's Game of Thrones) and stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor/The Cabin In The Woods),Natalie Portman (V For Vendetta/Black Swan),Idris Elba (Prometheus/Pacific Rim),Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers/Midnight In Paris),Kat Dennings (TV's 2 Broke Girls),Ray Stevenson (G.I Joe Retaliation),Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs/RED 2),Zachary Levi,Jamie Alexander,Stellan Skarsgard,Rene Russo,Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Christopher Eccleston.
So,will Thor 2 have a plot twist like in Iron Man 3? I really hope not.And I have high hopes that this will be better than that disappointment which was Iron Man 3.Thor: The Dark World opens in Philippine theaters maybe November if not October in 3D to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Philippines.
So,what did you think of the trailer? Did you like it,did you hate it or did you thought that it was great? Tell me what you thought about it in the comments section...
*Speaking of Iron Man 3 for several times,keep an eye out 'cause it's coming to DVD & Blu-Ray August 28 to be distributed by Viva Video Inc.Want more Thor? Check him out in his solo movie and predecessor to this sequel Thor and catch him team up with Earth's mightiest heroes in Marvel's The Avengers both also available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray.Thor is distributed by Magnavision Home Video while Marvel's The Avengers is distributed by Viva Video Inc.
By the way,a new poster for the film has been released,so in case I missed the chance to post it,I'll just squeeze it in right here (in this post).Take a look:
Damn.Even the poster looks like Iron Man 3's.I just hope this would be so much better.
That's all folks! Stay tuned for my next TrailerZone update here on TheMovieGeek.Thanks for reading...
Bang! Bang! Bang! Django's here to save the day! Not in a superhero style but in a bloody brutal fashion by using big-ass guns.Finally watched Django Unchained and it was bloody entertaining and all the way great.Before digging into my insights,let me give you brief details about the film.Django Unchained is the 8th feature-length film directed by Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction/Inglorious Basterds) and stars a wonderful cast that includes Jamie Foxx (Ray/Dreamgirls),Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds/The Green Hornet),Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed/Inception),Kerry Washington (Mr & Mrs Smith/TV's Scandal) and Samuel L.Jackson (Pulp Fiction).
Story:
Django Unchained's story is set in 1858 and tells about Django,a slave set free by a German bounty hunter and with the help of his German friend,King Schultz,he sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.Django Unchained's story is compelling due to the revenge theme and I found it even better than Basterds' plotline since it is interesting to watch a Tarantino movie set in the western 1800s.About the film's story quality,it is quite competitive.That's one of the reasons why I loved this more than Basterds upon seeing it.If Basterds had Nazi-killing,then well,Django had a bad-ass nigger,bodies blowing up bloodily and the Wild Wild West.And that's a wide variety that Django Unchained has to offer.But one of the best things about the film's story is that as it progresses,the storytelling just gets better and better as it reaches its' end.Out of anything,I didn't find any flaws/problems about the film's plot whatsoever.It is an action packed movie with smart storytelling after all.Plus,it's Tarantino,so I had no doubt the storytelling would be great and well-told.It's just no wonder it got an Oscar for best writing/original screenplay credits to the legendary Quentin Tarantino.
Acting/Performances:
Director Quentin Tarantino is always chooses wonderful ensembles for the movies he make,and in Django Unchained,you won't be disappointed about the cast.'Cause here,you got Oscar winners Jamie Foxx & Christoph Waltz,Good ol' Leo DiCaprio,the beautiful talented Kerry Washington and the always bad-ass Samuel L.Jackson.First things first,Jamie Foxx was excellent as Django.He fit the role perfectly and he was born to play the role of Django in this Tarantino film.His lines were well-delivered and his one-liners are just damn awesome.Christoph Waltz on the other hand served as a nice partner for Django,their chemistry onscreen was charming,his character Dr.King Schultz was the smart-ass while Django is the bad-ass.His acting here is better than it was in Basterds,and here he is given a bigger role as he plays the hero's second-in command.As he is always,Leo DiCaprio's acting was wonderful as he played the film's maniacal antagonist Calvin J.Candie.I thought that Leo was brilliant here,I loved how he spoke his lines and you just gotta love his evil flair.Kerry Washington's acting in the film was good,but not great.But one thing I loved in her performance here though is you can somehow be able to feel her emotions specially during the flashback whipping scene.Now,for Samuel L.Jackson,his onscreen presence was still enjoyable depsite the fact that he doesn't shoot a gun's trigger in the film.Not even once.In replacement for his trademark violent onscreen action was enjoyable dialogue delivered by him.It still would've been better though if they let him hand a gun,at least once.To top it all off,Django Unchained's amazing cast aren't disappointing,the performances are all top-notch and just enjoyable.
Visuals/Music/Miscellaneous:
If you missed Tarantino's trademark over-the-top violence in Inglorious Basterds,then you'll be relieved to see it again in here.Django Unchained is filled with stylishness and violence,If you're a sucker for bloody fights,then Mr.Tarantino's got you covered.The shootouts in the film sure are bloodily brutal,but at the same time just pure awesomely entertaining and jaw-dropping.Specially the shootout in the Big House.The film balances masterful storytelling with stunning,bad-ass action and it all works perfectly.Since one of Tarantino's trademarks is blending action with a little comedy and Django Unchained uses this quite effectively.It is perhaps funnier than Inglorious Basterds and a little charming too.Specially with Jamie Foxx's performance and the "KKK masks scene".For the run time,some may complain that it was too prolonged,but for me I had no problems with it.In fact,I have more fun watching a film when it is a little prolonged 'cause that way,the story becomes better.For the music,a Western needs to have music that are made by banjo strumming,well in Django,it still had that type of music,but mixed with modernism.By modernism,I mean today's music.The film had the music of Rick Ross,2Pac & James Brown,John Legend and many more.At most times,the use of hip-hop music in the movie was sometimes cool and sometimes out of place.But mostly cool.But aside from the modern music in the film,it had the western styled score.And it was amazing,particularly Django's theme that is played throughout the film's opening credits.For the film's pacing,it may be a little slow paced,but once it hits the middle part of the film,it builds its momentum that leads up to a slam-bang finale.To put it all in a nutshell,the film had great bloody visuals that are cool as always and the cinematography/camera work was just majestic as well.The music was mixed from a range of banjo strumming to hip-hop,some would love it but some would be feel a little awkward.But for me,I loved it.I thought it made the film more awesome.Specially John Legend and 2Pac's song used in the film.The run time didn't bother me at all,so it was definitely no fuss.The movie itself has a sort of black comedy all the way through,but once it reaches the climax,shit happens and the film's atmosphere goes from darkly comedic to utterly serious.But still,the ending made me cheer and you might too.
Direction/Director's Effort:
For Quentin Tarantino's directorial effort on this film,I definitely loved it.He became capable to make a modern era Western great and it homages the old Western shows/movies perfectly.To some,it might give slight nostalgia even.What I loved even more about Tarantino's directorial effort here is that he really tried his best to outdo his last film,Inglorious Basterds.Inglorious Basterds was thoroughly entertaining,but I felt that it lacked a little action.As for Django Unchained,he balanced the action and talking just right.And the action was satisfyingly bloody.So,for Tarantino,I would love to give him two thumbs up for delivering me a Western unlike anything I've seen before.
Overall:
Django Unchained is a bloody feast of entertainment filled with laughs,gruesome action and star-powered performances from an electrifying cast,therefore it may be one of the best Westerns you'll ever see.Django Unchained becomes one of Tarantino's masterpieces in his long career and probably his best yet in his later years of filmmaking.It is entertaining,it is darkly funny and it is just great despite its' offensiveness and controversy towards the movie.
The D Is Silent.Django Unchained gets 8.6 stars over 10.It is definitely one of Tarantino's finest works and a true must-see for this year.
*Looking for more Westerns? Try Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven,True Grit (1969 & 2010 Versions) and Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars,For A Few Dollars More and The Good,The Bad and The Ugly).Available to own on DVD distributed by Magnavision Home Video. **Looking for more Tarantino films? Check out Inglorious Basterds (2009).Available to own on DVD distributed by Magnavision Home Video.
For the meantime,check out this 60-Second clip of the film:
(C) 2013 Sony Pictures Entertainment/The Weinstein Company.
The Hero. The Fugitive. The Warrior. The Survivor. The Legend...The Wolverine!
Alright,that's really not the tagline for the film but I just modified it to sound awesome. After belting his heart out by singing in the 2012 hit drama-musical Les Miserables,Oscar Nominee Hugh Jackman is back as our favorite clawed mutant in The Wolverine,the follow up to X-Men Origins: Wolverine.So,is Hugh's comeback as Wolverine good,better or best? Find out when we talk about it in a little while.For now,let me give you information about the film first.The Wolverine is directed by James Mangold (3:10 To Yuma/Walk The Line) and stars Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables/X-Men 2),Tao Okamoto,Rila Fukushima,Hiroyuki Sanada (The Last Samurai/Rush Hour 3),Svetlana Khodchenkova,Brian Tee (The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift),Hal Yamanouchi (The Way Back/Push),Will Yun Lee (Total Recall/Red Dawn) and Famke Janssen (X-Men: The Last Stand/Taken 2/GoldenEye).
The film's plot brings Wolverine to Japan as he is summoned by an old acquaintance,but upon arriving,he becomes embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.Well,okay a bit of the plot sounds a bit familiar 'cause it was used in another recent Marvel movie which was Iron Man 3.And that's sort of the reason why it started to feel familiar and reminiscent,well I'm pertaining to the "facing his own demons" part of the plot which was executed properly and it fit the film quite well.It made the film serious and dark in tone.If one of X-Men Origins: Wolverine's weakest points was the storytelling,then that's the factor that The Wolverine gains the highest or at least the improved.Writers Mark Bomback and Scott Frank were able to strengthen the story really well by providing us a deeper story about Wolverine's past as well as his present and maybe his future.But one of the best parts of the plot that I loved was "Wolverine losing his immortality" story arc.It was sort of painful and interesting to see Wolverine struggle without his healing factor.But like any hero who loses his power in the beginning,his immortality is brought back in the film mid-way.Also,we get to see something that has never happened to Wolverine onscreen before.And that is losing his precious,sharp adamantium claws.It was shocking but in another way,interesting.So all in all,in terms of story,The Wolverine is able to present it excellently thanks to writers Mark Bomback and Scott Frank.
Like what I said earlier,Hugh Jackman is back once again in The Wolverine,but the question is: is his comeback good,better,or best? Easy question.For me,I would say better and best.Better than his performance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine,but best throughout his entire role as Wolverine in all X-films.Hugh Jackman was able to connect to Wolverine better this time by expressing the pain and struggle his character's been through and for that,I would give him two thumbs up.But for the aggresion as Wolverine,Jackman did it the best in this film than in any other X-film from the past.'Cause here,we get to see Wolverine like we've never seen him before,here he really kicks a lot of ass.Awesome.Star power aside,Tao Okamoto was good as Mariko,the granddaughter of Master Yashida.While I liked Rila Fukushima's performance more 'cause she was fierce and feisty as Yukio.Hiroyuki Sanada was dastardly evil as Shingen,but he still felt generic.Svetlana Khodchenkova was sorta weak as Viper.Her character didn't develop properly and she only served as a minor character.But still,she was able to excruciate Wolverine in pain.The Wolverine's main antagonist would be The Silver Samurai or Yashida.Yashida was played by Hal Yamanouchi and I can say that he portrayed the role well.His character has an obsession with Wolverine because of his immortality and in the film,Yashida's sorta dead body is immortalized in the form of The Silver Samurai.And his aggresion towards Wolverine was great.Their battle in the end was awesome and stunning.For Famke Janssen,her minor cameo served as big factor in Wolverine's story arc,for she was kind of responsible for haunting Wolverine in his dreams.Or nightmares rather.But speaking of her performance,her's was well.I loved the way how she haunted Wolverine in the film.For the performances,I would say that Jackman,Famke and Hal Yamanouchi anchored the film as well as Rila Fukushima.For the supporting cast,they were fine but their dialogue was well written,they just need to improve their acting.Not too bad though,just needs a bit of improvement.
The Wolverine's trailer provided us a handful of stunning action shots and in the film,we get to see them all (obviously).But sad to say,those stunning action-packed shots in the trailer were all there is.But the good thing is,in the film,all those action shots looked cool.If not,cooler.The bullet train fight scene was amazing above all (IMO),I loved how they played it in silence by not accompanying it with the music.Therefore,it worked perfectly.All the music were replaced by whooshing sounds.And Wolverine was awesome in that scene.If there would have to be another,I would say it would be the awesome ambush at Yashida's funeral.In that scene is where we really see Wolverine kick ass like never before.He just releases the beast within him.Totally cool.Honorable mention for the action scenes would be The Silver Samurai fight scene.It was good to see Wolverine face his real opponent in the film.And the part where he loses his adamantium claws was kinda shocking.In terms of special effects,The Wolverine vastly improved in this department.The special effects look cool during the bullet train scene and also,Wolverine's claws never looked more awesome than before.But his real bone claws make another appearance here,but it looks improved than in the last film.Good job to the SFX designers.One of the technical things I loved in The Wolverine was Marco Beltrami's amazing score,I would have to say he did a wonderful job on the score by making it sound authentically Japanese with a bit of guitar strummings and other oriental music instruments.Thus,I would like to give two thumbs up.The cinematography for the movie was fine,particularly during the high-speed bullet train fight scene.Even though it looks obviously CGI-ed,the camera work in that particular scene was cool.But to sum it all up,the cinematography was amazing.That's all.So,for the visuals,it was definitely cool 'cause they were able to make Wolverine's sharp claws look better than usual and the SFX were vastly improved after the first film's failure in terms of such.As for the music,it was fine but it could've been better.So,yeah the visuals will wow you.That's it.But wait...If you're looking for a Stan Lee cameo,you won't get it,but do stay tuned for the end credits 'cause it'll definitely be shocking and relieving.Seriously.
For the direction,I would like to salute James Mangold for giving us the Wolverine movie we've always wanted.He provided us a Wolverine movie with nice storytelling,amazing visuals,great character development (Particularly with the clawed mutant) and yes,Wolverine kicking a lot of ass.If there would ever be another Wolvie movie,I hope he would return to do it once again.
All in all,The Wolverine is a relieving sequel after the disappointment which was X-Men Origins: Wolverine.It has everything you would want for in a Wolverine movie: great action,nice character development,fine storytelling and Wolverine going berserk! This is a must-see specially if you're an X-Men fan or a Wolverine rager.Or if you just wanna have a good time.
SNIKT! The Wolverine gets 7.5 over 10 stars.
*Like what I said,don't dare to leave your seat while the credits are rolling.You'll miss one of the best things in the film.
*See where it all began in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and follow his adventures with the X-Men in X-Men,X-2: United and X-Men: The Last Stand.Available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Viva Video Inc.Look for X-Men: First Class as well to see Wolverine flip off.
**Catch Wolverine,the past X-Men and the future X-Men fight off a new evil force in X-Men: Days of Future Past.Coming to theaters in 3D May 2014.Stay Tuned.
For now,check out this awesome video clip of a scene from the film:
*Video courtesy of Movieclips.com,20th Century Fox & Marvel.
(C) 2013 20th Century Fox/Marvel/Dune Entertainment
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