Today i would like to intro the movie of "Brave". Brave
BRAVE is Pixar's first feature with a female main character, and Merida isn't your typical princess. Brought up in the Scottish kingdom of DunBroch, Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) would rather sling her arrows than learn the proper etiquette befitting a future queen. When the realm's three other clans arrive to present their leaders' firstborn sons as potential suitors for betrothal, Merida rebels against her regal mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), and runs away to the forest. Following a will o' the wisp, Merida encounters a witch (Julie Walters) who conjures a magical cake to "change the queen." But when the queen eats the magical treat, it's not her mind that changes; she (possible spoiler alert!) transforms into a giant black bear -- exactly like the bear that took the "Bear King" Fergus' (Billy Connolly) leg a decade earlier. With her mother a bear and her father on the hunt, Merida must find out how to break the spell before her mother stays a bear forever -- or worse, is killed by the king and his men.
Brave movie review
For one, the film is visually stunning. Our heroine, Merida, is a brash, young woman who takes after her barbarian father more than her prim and proper mother. She bears her father's curly red locks in a gigantic mane of hair that speaks volumes about her character while simultaneously standing as a technical achievement in CG design. Her horse gallops through stunning vistas lit by brilliant sunsets. Like everything Pixar makes, Brave is simply a lot of fun to look at.
It would be wrong to spoil too many of Brave's plot details, so I'll stick to the basics. Merida is to be married off to one of three possible suitors who all come to the kingdom to present themselves and compete. Her mother, the queen, has been grooming her for this moment since childhood, but Merida has always fought against it. As the day approaches, the conflict between the two comes to a head, and Merida's attempt to escape her fate comes with some unexpected repercussions. To fix it, she has to mend the bond between herself and her mother, and in true Disney fashion, they'll learn something about each other along the way.
That plot feels more Disney Princess than Pixar's typical brand of off-the-wall creativity. There's a child-like, whimsical quality to many of Pixar's ideas that's missing from Brave. Gone is the singular concept that makes their usual work so approachable. Toys, fish, cars, superheroes, robots... there isn't one word to describe Brave. Feminism? Perhaps, but that's more of a subtext, like the environmentalism messages in Wall-E. Brave's main focus is a mother and daughter working out their issues, and while it's perfect family film territory, it's missing that Pixar secret sauce.
Three films in, the Toy Story series still found brilliant humor in simple observations about toys. That's Pixar at their most basic and effective, and yet that whimsical humor has been maintained in their more complex fare. Wall-E, Up, Ratatouille; they all had that same brilliant sense of humor.Brave is a very funny film, but again, it's not Pixar's typical brand of humor. It's more in Dreamworks' wheelhouse, sticking to jokes that are more slapstick and lowbrow. Again, it's well-done and I laughed repeatedly, but it lacked that wit I expect from Pixar.
Brave doesn't feel like a Pixar film. Whether that will bother you or not depends on how highly you regard their previous films. But even if it's more Dreamworks or Disney than Pixar, it still manages to entertain. It just isn't as magical as I expected.
Today i would like to intro a movie of "Double Trouble" .
Double Trouble
Two security guards - one from Beijing, one from Taipei - are forced to work together to track down a legendary Chinese painting that has been stolen by international art thieves. Jaycee Chan, Xia Yu, Deng Jiajia, Jessica C and Shoko star in this ballsy action comedy from the action director of "Let The Bullets Fly"!
The pictures of Double Trouble
Jaycee Chan offers up this appetiser for audiences starved of the kind of ‘kungfu’ action-comedy the older Chan built his name on in the 1980s and 1990s.
Today i would like to intro a movie of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter".
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov reinvent the time-honored genre and present the terrifying creatures of the night as they were meant to be experienced -- as fierce, visceral, intense and bloodthristy. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter brings to the screen the secret life of our nation's favorite president...as history's greatest hunter of the undead.
If you're going to call your movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, then it damn well better be as surreal as its title suggests. Therein lies the underlying defect of the film. In its attempt to concoct a clever spin on both horror movies and historical dramas, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter forgets that it is, or at least should be, just a goofy exercise. That screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith (on whose novel the movie is based) takes the exercise so seriously—even if director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) seems incapable of doing so—actually robs the movie of any measure of credibility.
Forget its borderline offensive central concept: vampires precipitate the Civil War, secretly allying themselves with the South in order to harness its slave trade for the purpose of providing strong, healthy food stock for the undead. If you want to hear more about that, my friend Glenn Kenny addresses it better than I can here. Instead, let me hone in on one line in his review which best characterizes what I thought of the film: "...if you're going to sin against morality and insult history at the same time, you had better be ruthlessly, divertingly entertaining about it."
The movie instead tries to ground its flight of fancy with hollow references to slavery. It neither utilizes the vampire mythology as a metaphor about slavery/racism, nor does it use historical fact to give any kind of depth to the villainous monsters of the film. It's unfortunate too, given some of the setpieces imaginatively executed for the movie like an extended mano-a-mano between Abe (Benjamin Walker) and the vampire (Marton Csokas) that murdered his mother. More than just a mere duel, Bekmambetov ups the kineticism by placing the two in the midst of a seemingly endless herd of galloping horses.
Worse yet, the viewer is forced to watch appealing actors like Walker and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (who plays wife Mary Todd Lincoln) give it their all in the central roles of a vacuous movie not worthy enough to merit such performances. It is as if this might be the only chance they'll ever have to play such larger-than-life historical figures (a self-fulfilling prophecy if I ever heard one). Walker is especially fine in evoking the gentle but indomitable spirit of perhaps our greatest president. But the fact that he plays the role so straight is a major miscalculation.
Today i would like to intro a movie of "Snow White and the Huntsman".
Snow White and the Huntsman
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen. Unable to tolerate the insult to her vanity, the evil queen decides that Snow White must die. The queen sends a huntsman to kill Snow White. However the huntsman finds himself unable to murder the innocent young woman, and instead ends up training her to become a warrior capable of threatening the queen's reign.
Snow White & the Huntsman puts a twist on the original story, with Hollywood heavy-weight Charlize Theron as the icy queen Ravenna who sucks the life out of young girls around the kingdom to maintain her eternal youth. Why she wants to live forever, I’m not quite sure. She does however maintain a strict girl-power mantra that all men are scumbags that will double-cross you silly. The only man she trusts is her slimy-looking brother, her partner in nefarious activities, and even this trust is brought into question when a moment of tender weakness allows Snow White to escape his grasp.
Also, Theron’s mirror is a bit of a wow-er. It’s what looks like a large brass plate hammered smooth, that turns gooey with magic and – lo and behold – a bronze/gold version of Darth Vader flows out of it to stand before the queen and tell me who exactly is fairest of them all.
Ravenna and Golden Darth Vader Wannabe
Men are evil. They will use you and throw you away.
. The movie has some awesome effects, like these cool mythical beasts:
The movie of this story have 3 black men , Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
Men in Black 3: Anything and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
One of the most anticipated summer movies hits theaters this holiday weekend. It's packed with aliens, features awesome special effects and stars one of the biggest names on the planet: Will Smith! Yep, Men in Black 3, the third installment of director Barry Sonnenfeld's alien franchise, is all about a good time. So before you slip on those black Ray-Bans and head to the movie theater, check out our articles, photo galleries and even the full MiB 3 premiere to get pumped up.
MEN IN BLACK 3 Highlight Rick Baker’s Incredible Alien Make-Up
giant batch of new images from Men in Black 3 have hit the web. Though we get our fair share of looks at stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Jermaine Clement, the real highlight of the group is a handful of peeks at legendary makeup artist Rick Baker’s inspired alien designs. We saw a few of these in a recent batchof alien-centered pics, but this group is of much better quality. Baker took his inspiration from the sci-fi films of the 50s and 60s, so the impressive group of aliens on display in Men in Black 3 have that retro look down-pat.
Hit the jump to check out the images, but be warned that a few of them might be consideredminor spoilers. The film also stars Alice Eve, Bill Hader, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nicole Scherzinger,and Emma Thompson. Men in Black 3 opens in 3D on May 25th.
Today i would like to intro a movie of " Battleship ".
Battleship
A story of this movie is Based on a similarly named game, "Battleship" brings together an ensemble cast stationed in the Hawaiian Islands as an international naval fleet at Pearl Harbour. One day, all of a sudden, aliens are seen arriving, and little is known about them except that they are called "The Regents" and their mission is to build a power source in the ocean on planet Earth. However, "The Regents" have got it coming, for the navy fleet is there and they are determined not to let these invaders from outer space wreck havoc and destruction on their world. "Battleship" is also purported to show both sides of the story, from the aliens' perspective, as well as the humans' so the audience will know exactly where the opponent's ships are.
Battleship 2012
The Battleship Movie is going to focused around an alien attack on earth, which quite frankly.. is getting old. However, in 2012, the aliens, called The Regents, come here looking for something, we aren’t exactly clear on what till the end. Our guess? Probably water, or our women. Considering Rihanna is in the movie, maybe we’ll get lucky and they’ll take our women. Then again, Aliens never come to earth for anything else rather than our water…
Today i would like to intro a movie of "Dark Shadows to you .
Dark Shadows
This story is telling in the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas (Thomas McDonell), set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and a grown-up Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet—or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and care-free… until he makes the grave mistake (literally) of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique uses her powers to cause the death of Barnabas' parents and then, when she learns he has fallen completely in love with the beautirful Josette duPres (Bella Heathcote), bewitches Josette into falling to her death from Widow's Hill and, when Barnabas leaps after her to join her in death, dooming him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, turning the entire town against him and then having him locked inside a chained coffin and buried alive.
Dark Shadows': The story behind the grand, Gothic set design
For anyone familiar with the original long-running television series “Dark Shadows,” one of the biggest surprises of Tim Burton's big-screen remake opening this week may lie with what's behind the massive front doors of Collinwood Manor.
Freed from the budgetary constraints of a daily soap opera set and fertilized with the vision of Burton and production designer Rick Heinrichs, the interior of Collinwood was built on a soundstage as a full-fledged, exquisitely detailed character of its own. Fading Gothic grandeur is seamlessly combined with maritime motifs that reference the Collins family's ties to the sea.
The floor of the grand foyer is tiled in a blue-and-white pattern that evokes ocean waves, and upon closer examination, the immense chandelier overhead proves to have milky white octopus tentacles snaking among the strings of crystals.
“I designed the undulating floor tile based on a 12th century basket-weave design I'd found,” Heinrichs said. “It was made to our specifications out of extra hard plaster, since a movie production can be a lot of wear.” The production designer said the marine-themed chandelier had to be sketched out and then rendered in 3-D.
ilmgoers also will see sea horses flanking the fireplace, sea serpents encircling the newels at the bottom of the grand staircase and denizens of the briny deep, including a trident-wielding Neptune, standing sentinel on carved wooden panels throughout the house — figures that were first made in miniature before larger versions were milled.
“It was tricky,” Heinrichs said, adding that the inordinate level of detail was necessary. “When Barnabas [Johnny Depp] walks into Collinwood, he makes a reference to the artisans and craftspeople who worked on the house. So it needed to reflect that amount of effort.”
The Collins family of "Dark Shadows" inevitably gravitates to the grand foyer for key moments, but much of the action takes place in smaller, more intimate spaces inside and outside the ancestral home: behind barking dog fireplaces, in hidden treasure rooms. Let's just say that this Collinwood Manor holds as many secrets as the family that inhabits it.
-- Adam Tschorn
More of the fading Gothic grandeur created for "Dark Shadows," above and below.
Today i would like to intro a movie of " The Avengers" to you guys =)
The Avengers
Moive of The Avengers is Continuing the epic big-screen adventures beginning in "Iron Man," "The Incredible Hulk," "Iron Man 2," "Thor," and "Captain America: The First Avenger", "The Avengers" is the ultimate superhero ensemble that have ever existed. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.
“The Avengers” tells the story of how Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) of S.H.I.E.L.D. managed to bring together a group of heroes in order to defend the Earth from any danger that the military could not handle. These heroes (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow & Hawkeye) all come from disparate backgrounds and don’t always see eye to eye but they have a job to do. The job? Thor’s evil half brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has joined forces with an alien race bent on subjugating humanity because they look upon the human race as weak. They give Loki the power to open a portal in space through which they will enter our atmosphere and begin their takeover. Of course it’s not that simple but I can’t divulge too much of the story. Just believe me when I say it’s all worth it in the end.
The most amazing thing about “The Avengers” is the fact that with all of these larger than life characters to manage it doesn’t collapse like a house of cards in a windstorm. As a matter of fact every one of them have more than a few moments to shine throughout the movie. Capt. America (Chris Evans) is the heart & soul of the team, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) is the resident wise guy, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is the one who doesn’t suffer fools well, The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) just wants to be left alone, Black Widow (Scarlet Johannson) wants to make amends for her past deeds & Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) is just a bad ass who really wants to nail Loki with an arrow through the eye as payback for an incident that takes place early in the film. & Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is so repulsively evil that you had to respect the guy. Director/Writer Joss Whedon manages not only to give all of these oversized personalities some face time but QUALITY face time at that. All of them have individual setpieces as well as action scenes together. And yes, we do get to see them fight among each other also. Iron Man vs. Thor, Thor Vs. Hulk, Capt. America Vs. Thor, Black Widow vs. Hawkeye…it’s a total freaking nerd fantasy and it is just awesome!
Every one of the actors fill out there roles perfectly. You would think that Downey’s Iron Man would steal the show (He does have the best lines) but in actuality Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner is the standout performance here. As opposed to Edward Norton & Eric Bana (Who played Banner in the two previous “Hulk” films), his take on Banner is one of quiet fury. He acknowledges the Hulk as the “Other guy” and he knows what he’s capable of if unleashed but it almost seems like Banner is toying with the idea of letting him go free throughout the film. There’s something of a smirk on his face throughout the film although he does feel some remorse for his alter ego’s past deeds (“Last time I was in NY I broke Harlem”). He also hasn’t had an “Incident’ in over a year and he won’t say how he’s managed to stay so calm…
It seems like every character in the film has a secret they’re keeping to themselves. Nick Fury has the biggest one of all and once it is revealed the tonal shift of the film changes, it becomes more dramatic & tense. What’s great about this is that by the time it was revealed I felt just as disappointed as the heroes did. I had a vested interest in every character in the film which is not the case when it comes to superhero films. Somehow Whedon managed to fashion a script that will satisfy fans of each and every character, a script that combines all of the best elements of drama, action & comedy. It is so obvious that Whedon loves these characters and wanted to make a movie that did them all justice, he succeeded beyond anyone’s wildest imagination.
The final 30 minutes of “The Avengers” details the attack on NY by Loki & his alien army and it is VERY reminiscent of any one of the three “Transformers” films of the past few years but with one giant difference…it all makes sense! It isn’t just a bunch of scenes of tumbling buildings & giant menaces trashing the city as humans scurry back & forth. The final battle scene sets a new standard for all action/fantasy films to shoot for from here on. There is not one single moment where it is anything less than utterly believable and remember…we’re talking about a bunch of people wearing tights battling a horde of reptilian aliens led by a god so believability is something that shouldn’t be sought out while watching this film. It is so packed with action and outstanding set pieces from all of the principals that I could barely catch my breath in between scenes. It is just that good acolytes!
And to top it all off, we get not one but TWO scenes after the end credits start to roll. If you don’t know, part of the genius behind the Marvel superhero films of the last few years is that they always ended with a coda after the end credits began that tied them to the films to come. In essence, they acted as they were part of a serial film like the ones of the 30′s (Flash Gordon for instance) in which we had to return in a few weeks to see how the cliffhanger would resolve itself. Well, the first one made me mess my pants in excitement for “Avengers 2″! If you’re a comic fan you’ll understand what I mean when you see it. The second one is more of a comedic bit that ties into a line that Tony Stark utters near the end of the film. It’s a really nice way to end everything up & you will smile once it’s done.
If there are any problems with “The Avengers” it’s the running time and the long stretches of “Tech Talk” it features. My ten year old son (Lil’ Black Saint to you), found it a bit tedious at times and professed that he didn’t understand a lot of what was going on most of the time. Ten to fifteen minutes can be cut without losing any of the narrative. And the rapid fire pace that some of the dialog is spoken in can be a bit disconcerting to younger ears but neither one of them are a deal breaker. All of that “Tech Talk” is manna from heaven for the fanboys listening to it and despite it’s length I thought the film just flew by in a flurry of action & suspense.
“The Avengers” is the best film I’ve seen this year, bar none. It has it all, a great script, great acting, incredible action & characters we all care about. How often does this happen in a Summer “Tentpole” movie? Not too often folks, I daresay that it’s so good that it merits some Oscar attention next year and not just in the technical categories. Hiddleston’s performance must be considered in the Best Supporting Actor” category next year, he is slimy, repulsive, sexy, demanding & funny at the same time. He wears the crown of “Villain Of The Year” very well indeed. I hope he is remembered for his role here, he is so worthy.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, Five shrouds for “The Avengers”! Not only the best film of the year (So far anyway) but the best superhero film ever made up to this point. It does everything well and manages to pull off the impossible…it makes all of the superheroes feel just as human as we are in the end….no small feat. It is a masterpiece, see it immediately!
This 3D re-release of the 1997 film, starts out as a present day undersea expedition in search of a valuable diamond aboard the wreckage of the Titanic, however, it then uncovers a tragic story of love between 17-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) and Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a free-spirited artist and third-class passenger who ignites the unquenchable fires of passion inside her. As their story begins, the fate of the Titanic draws to a tragic end across the icy waters of the Atlantic.
If you didn’t think Roland Emmerich’s disaster spectacle 2012 had enough destruction in it – and lacked a pivotal third dimension – then here’s some news you’ll be interested in. James Cameron’s Oscar-winning and box office behemoth, Titanic, will be getting a 3D re-release in the Spring of 2012.
We’ve heard rumblings for a long time thatTitanic would eventually get a 3D release and more recently Cameron said the aim was to release it in spring of 2012 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the titular ship’s sinking. Now Los Angeles Times – in a piece celebrating Titanic actress Gloria Stuart’s 100th birthday – has confirmed the aim by saying that Cameron is, “converting the blockbuster into 3-D for re-release in April 2012, the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking.”
Today i would like to intro a movie of "The Cabin In the Woods".
The Cabin in the Woods
MOVIE INFO
Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen. If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes The Cabin in the Woods, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out. -- The Cabin in the Woods storyline provides a new twist on a classic scenario -- in this case, five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods and bad things happen. Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford will play white-collar co-workers with a mysterious connection to the cabin.
The Cabin in the Woods – Official Trailer
Release Date: 19 April 2012 / MALAYSIA Genre: Horror | Thriller Cast: Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth Directors: Drew Goddard Writer: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard Studio: Lionsgate
A feisty septuagenarian teams with a fearless wilderness ranger to do battle with a vicious band of beasts and villains in this computer-animated adventure scripted by Pixar veteran Bob Peterson and co-directed by Peterson and Monsters, Inc. director Peter Docter. Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home andfinally taking flight. But Carl isn't alone on his once-in-a-lifetime journey, because stowed away on his front porch is an excitable eight-year-old wilderness explorer named Russell. Later, as the house touches down on the world's second largest continent, Carl and his unlikely traveling companion step outside to discover that not only is their new front lawn considerably larger, but that the predators therein are much more ferocious than anything they ever faced back home. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
What's the story?
Septuagenarian Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) and his wife Ellie had a shared dream since childhood: to visit exotic Paradise Falls in South America, a place the once-famous explorer Charles Muntz (Christopher Plummer) claimed was the most beautiful in the world. After Ellie dies, Carl decides to make his beloved late wife's dream come true and unveils hundreds of helium balloons to fly his house to Paradise Falls. Unbeknownst to Carl, a young Wildlife Explorer scout named Russell (Justin Nagai) is along for the ride. When they finally arrive, the odd couple discovers that Muntz is more interested in killing an elusive rare bird than living in paradise.
Disney has released 38 photos from Pixar’s Up. Some of the photos you may have seen before. Others, like the photo above, you have not. You can even view some live-action production photos, showing you some of the people behind the film, for instance the actor who plays Russell.
But most interesting is a seven part series which shows the progression of a sequence from concept art, to set modeling, to texturing to lighting to the final shot. Check out all the photos after the jump. Click on any of the images to enlarge.
UP Official Movie Trailer
Is it any good?
After nine films, Pixar's legend is well known. It's the only studio with a perfect record both commercially (each of its releases has grossed more than $150 million) and critically. UP is no exception on the latter front, and considering the demand for family entertainment, it's sure to be a big hit money-wise, too. In Up, Pixar has brought to life a multi-generational odd couple in a film that's visually stunning, surprisingly touching, and unsurprisingly delightful.
The beginning of the film is an unexpected tearjerker following the entire marriage -- from first sight to widowhood -- of adventurous-at-heart Carl and Ellie Fredricksen. But he bulk of the story, as the trailer promises, is Carl and Russell's amazing skyward journey to Paradise Falls. Above the gorgeous and colorful animated vistas, Pixar's astonishing achievement is the sweet, funny, lasting relationship that it's odd-couple heroes share.
Brand New Up Movie Pictures Just Released From Disney and Pixar Animation,
This looks like it is going to be such a funny movie, we just love Disney/Pixar. What do you think of the Disney’s Up Movie Pictures?
