Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Movie review of Jumper

Jumper - 2/10
Directed byCast - Samuel L Jackson, Hayden Christensen

Plot Summary
A genetic anomaly(Just think of nightcrawler of Xmen) allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them"paladins".

Review
What a waste of money. Do not watch this movie cause it is shit! Everything in it is shit. What was the director thinking??? From Bourne Identity to this...what the fuck happened??? The direction was terrible and so was the cinematography. The editing was one of the worst for this year.and for the special effects department... I say go jump off a building or something. It was ridiculous and terrible at the same time.
Acting....sometimes I just wish someone would slap the stupidness out of Samuel L Jackson. Why does he keep taking shitty roles and shitty movies?? I'm also getting tired of that "Sam Jackson Angry Look". He really should fire his agent for making him do these movies.
Hayden Christensen...this fella can't act. It's that simple. He will only be remembered as Anakin Skywalker, even that he was quite bad but it's STAR fucking WARS so it's fine. Darth Vader's helmet has more facial expressions than Hayden. In jumper, half the time the fucker is mumbling.wtf....
Don't even bother watching this movie,even if it's paid for.

Best Quote
Cox: Only God should have this power.

Recommended movies by the director
The bourne Identity(Matt Damon)
Mr and Mrs Smith (Brad Pitt)

Movie review of Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War - 7/10
Directed by Mike NicholsScreenplay - Aaron Sorkin
Cast - Tom Hanks,Julia Roberts,Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Plot Summary
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson(Hanks) is a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas who seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring(Roberts), Wilson learns about the plight of the people that are suffering in the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of a maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos(Hoffman), Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with weapons and support to defeat the Soviet Union. However, Charlie Wilson eventually learns that while military victory can be done, there are other consequences and prices to it that are ignored.

Review
Everytime Phillip Seymour Hoffman is in a scene, its marvelous. This fucker can act and all his lines are funny and cool. I've always like Tom Hanks ever since he did BIG but his make up... his hair..what the fuck...was he trying to look like Nicholas Cage or what? Despite the wig..he does a decent job. Julia Roberts on the other hand looks like a fat cow and can't act for nuts. She should have just stuck to being a hooker. It's also been awhile since I saw om puri act as well. Loved him in City of Joy.
Direction is pretty good in this movie but the editing was so so only. The script is fucking brilliant and you got to thank Sorkin for that. All in all it's worth watching on a weekend. The script and all of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's scenes are worth the ticket money spent.


Best Quotes

Charlie Wilson: You know you've reached rock bottom when you're told you have character flaws by a man who hanged his predecessor in a military coup.

Larry Liddle: Does the Congressman only hire beautiful women?

Charlie's Angel #2: As the Congressman says, "you can teach them to type, but you can't teach them to grow tits."

Gust Avrakotos: [after smashing his boss's office window] My loyality?For twenty four years people have been trying to kill me! People who know how. And do you think thats because I'm the son of a Greek soda pop maker, or because I'm an American spy. Go fuck youself, you fucking child!

Cravely: I don't know why I didn't fire you then. Gust Avrakotos: Oh, I think you know why. Cravely: What's that supposed to mean?

Gust Avrakotos: You're fucking Roger's fiance, and you know I know.

Cravely: I'm not even gonna dignify that with a response.

Gust Avrakotos: Yeah, you're dignifying her in the ass, at the Jackson Motel, Room 1210...

Charlie's Angel #4: The Congressman has never been to rehab. They don't serve whisky at rehab.

FYI - his secretaries are called charlie's angels.

Recommended movies by the director
The Graduate(Dustin Hoffman)
The Birdcage(Robin Williams)
Closer(Julia Roberts) but seriously fuck this movie...it does sucks ass.

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Movie review of Atonement

Atonement - 7/10
Directed by Joe Wright
Cast - Keira Knightley,James Mcavoy

Plot Summary
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.

Review
Keira Knightley is still a horrible actress and butt ugly as well, not to mention ...no tits. I love the cinematography and the camera work for this movie. The 51/2 min track shot was brilliant but I wouldn't say this is one of the best (Children of men is better) but it's still beautifully done. The love thingy between Knightley and Mcavoy does look rather exaggerated at times. As usual the book is better but the movie is commendable. It's rather slow in the beginning but nonetheless this movie is a cool "whodunit" kinda thing. The twist in the end is somewhat predictable but interesting enough. Soundtrack is excellent.
Worth watching on a weekday only. Watch it on a weekend if you like anything British.

Best Quote
Tommy Nettle: Never trust a sailor on dry land.

Recommended movies by the director
Pride and Prejudice(Knightley)

Monday, 11 February 2008

Movie review of The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters - 6/10
Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast - Karl Markovics,August Diehl,Devid Striesow

Plot Summary
The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936.
Review
Even though the movie has a great plot, everything else falls short in this German movie. The acting is very mediocre and monotonous. The editing is bad and the ending is very rushed. Cinematography and direction is not good. There is nothing special nor memorable about this movie and sadly it is Austria's submission for the best foreign movie for the oscars this year.It won't win. Don't bother watching this movie if you are gonna pay for it.

Movie review of Juno

Juno - 6.5/10
Directed by Jason Reitman
Cast - Ellen Page,Micheal Cera(Arrested development),Jennifer Garner(Alias),Jason Bateman(Arrested development)

Plot Summary
16 year old juno gets pregnant. She tells her best friend and her parents about it. Instead of going for an abortion she decides to give birth to the baby and then give it up for adoption.Her boyfriend,best friend and parents are supportive of it.This would have been a horror gore slasher SHORT film if they were Indian parents.

Review
Feel good movie. Acting is nice. Ellen Page is nominated for her role as Juno. Micheal Cera does his standard role just like the one in Aressted Development. Cinematography and editing is fine as well. All in all it is a good movie. Even though the script is rather very American and probably more what teenagers talk like nowadays, it is still wonderful and witty. kudos to Diablo Cody for that. Worth watching on a weekday or if there is nothing else to do on a weekend.

Best Quote
Juno MacGuff: You should've gone to China, you know, 'cause I hear they give away babies like free iPods. You know, they pretty much just put them in those t-shirt guns and shoot them out at sporting events.
Rollo: You better pay for that pee-stick when you're done with it. Don't think it's yours just because you marked it with your urine!

Recommended movies by the director
Thank you for smoking(Aaron Eckhart)