Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Armoured

What happens when a group of disgruntled armoured vehicle guards have to transport $ 40million dollars? A cash in transit heist carried out by the guards themselves. But throw in a dead hobo, a wounded cop plus a young guard, who has a change of heart and you, have a recipe for tension, drama and a lot of action. I think the movie does a good job of telling a gripping story from a meagre 20 mil budget. Young, black and talented Columbus Short holds his weight among seasoned acting veterans to rise as the movie’s hero. This star studded movie stars Laurence Fishburne, Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Columbus Short.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Bloody saw 6

I have to say, I actually enjoyed this blood fest of a movie. Maybe it’s because a lot questions that fans have about this gory franchise finally get answered. In the sixth instalment of the Saw series Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

adult kiddies flick

Alice in Wonderland confirmed what I have always thought- that children’s movies are actually not intended for a young audience. Why do I say this? Last week I took my two nieces and nephew to watch this ‘Goth’ inspired fairytale and with moments of the movie my young nephew started to cry in fear. So after my futile attempts to calm down I eventually had to walk out of the cinema before I was murdered by an angry mob of Tim Burton fanatics….So much for an All Ages film.

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton, written by Linda Woolverton, and starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway. It is an extension of Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The film uses a technique of combining live action and animation.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The Book Of Eli is Not just Another Post Apocalyptic Picture

The Book Of Eli

There has been a plethora of post apocalyptic films in recent years- I am Legend, The Road, Zombie Land, 2012, Terminator Salvation the list goes on. Perhaps it is a sign of the looming end. The latest movie to come out this gory genre is The Book of Eli starring the ever impressive Denzel Washington. The film tells the story of Eli (Washington) a seemingly normal person on a journey to deliver precious cargo, a book, across the desolate and violent waste land that was once America. We soon learn that Eli posses deadly combat and survival skills which he uses to protect himself and the book that could hold the future of the human race.

This futuristic thriller is delivered with a new-fangled flavour from the black filmmaking duo Albert and Allen Hughes who gave man birth to fine films like ‘From Hell’ and ‘Dead Presidents’. Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Michael Gambon and Ray Stevenson co-star in the violent and action packed thriller.Though The Book Of Eli is similar to most post apocalyptic stories it still manages to be refreshing and its biblical overtone will appeal to the Christian audience.