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The film stars Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman as knights who return from the Crusades to find their homeland ruined by the Black Plague. A girl is accused of being a witch and causing the devastation. The film will be released on January 7, 2011.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ESeason of The Witch 2011 Synopsis :\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nMany years have Behmen (Nicolas Cage) and Felson (Ron Perlman) lives in battle. Sharply honed instinct they have their instincts as a fighter while also not be underestimated. Unfortunately, the two soldiers of the Crusades was not aware that they face a task that would have proved far more terrible than a battle they've ever experienced.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nHow disappointed Behmen and Felson when returned to their hometown and found their shattered homeland ravaged, not by enemy but because of an outbreak that has swept the land. Rarely can survive the deadly plague and the only hope left is Behmen and Felson. Church and Felson Behmen ordered to arrest and bring a young girl named Anna (Claire Foy), who was accused as the cause of the horrible plague to a monastery for this plague to an end.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nAnna should follow a cleansing ritual that will end the storm that has engulfed the death of the entire European continent. Behmen and Felson not alone. There was a priest named Debelzaq (Stephen Campbell Moore), a soldier named Eckhardt (Ulrich Thomsen, a con man named Hagamar (Stephen Graham), and a young man named Kay (Robert Sheehan). None of them are aware of how much danger would they face in bringing Anna's journey into the remote monastery. And no one knows who the real Anna.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSeason of the Witch\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGenre : Thriller\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRelease Date : January 7, 2011\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDirector : Dominic Sena\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nScript : Bragi F. Schut\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nProducer : Alex Gartner, Charles Roven\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDistributor : Relativity Media\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDuration : 92 minutes\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBudget : -\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOfficial Site : seasonofthewitchthemovie.com\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7958168551590085019\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/watch-season-of-witch-online.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/7958168551590085019"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/7958168551590085019"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/watch-season-of-witch-online.html","title":"Watch Season of the Witch Online"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aLFXYggwOXY\/T1CcWY0yo4I\/AAAAAAAAFrI\/3z7kt3HtNy8\/s72-c\/Season+of+the+Witch+new+poster.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-5849208946983662310"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T01:36:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-02T17:53:10.692-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trailer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Watch The Great Gatsby Online Free"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-14s5t2B97nU\/VWNKtaLonfI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/_38dO7lPQKw\/s1600\/The%2BGreat%2BGatsby.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Watch The Great Gatsby Online Free\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-14s5t2B97nU\/VWNKtaLonfI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/_38dO7lPQKw\/s1600\/The%2BGreat%2BGatsby.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe great gatsby Movie ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nMovie Details\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nDirector: \u003Cb\u003EMatthew Vaughn\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nCast: \u003Cb\u003EJames McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nRunning Time: \u003Cb\u003E131 Minutes\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nLike the four previous series, the film adaptation of the Marvel comic is also predicted to be as successful as the previous films. Film-film adaptation of the Marvel comic is much demand and has proved more successful even in the year 2011 alone 4 movie Marvel is ready to call it aired Thor (already aired last May and had topped the box office), X-Men: First Class (aired June 3 of this), Captain America: First Avenger (aired in July), and Spider-Man 4 (TBA).\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nX-Men: First Class Movie Synopsis :\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EX-Men: First Class Movie tells of the friendship of Charles Xavier (played by James McAvoy) and Eric Lehnserr (played by Michael Fassbender). Their friendship eventually dropped out due to disagreements. Charles then formed the group X-Men while Erick formed Brotherhood of mutants. In addition to Professor X and Magneto, another character known in previous X-Men series is Dr. Henry \"Hank\" McCoy, aka Beast (played by Nicholas Hoult) and Mystique (played by Jennifer Lawrence). Antagonist character in this film are a group of Hellfire Club, chaired by Sebastian Shaw (played by Kevin Bacon) who has the power to absorb the kinetic energy weapon fire and then use it to increase strength and speed.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nX-Men: First Class Youtube Trailer Video\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5849208946983662310\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/watch-great-gatsby-online-free.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/5849208946983662310"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/5849208946983662310"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/watch-great-gatsby-online-free.html","title":"Watch The Great Gatsby Online Free"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-14s5t2B97nU\/VWNKtaLonfI\/AAAAAAAACYs\/_38dO7lPQKw\/s72-c\/The%2BGreat%2BGatsby.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-1029758582826058478"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T01:26:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-02T17:53:23.671-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trailer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Reckoning"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9Sc1qx3wey0\/T1CSCtFU-qI\/AAAAAAAAFq0\/njvpXsWfkEU\/s1600\/aebd6_.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Reckoning\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9Sc1qx3wey0\/T1CSCtFU-qI\/AAAAAAAAFq0\/njvpXsWfkEU\/s1600\/aebd6_.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nHaving simply just a pair of episodes associated with Spartacus: Gods on the Area left in order to weather, Now i'm pondering of which items are usually stocking up on towards one thing significant. To get those of you that have happen to be viewing your Spartacus prequel, we've found a clip and many specifics of the following Comes to an end night’s show of which you’ll undoubtedly wish to think about.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nFinal Comes to an end night’s show has been information on decadence within the section of Lucretia and Batiatus’ pals. The following Comes to an end nighttime, it appears your gladiators are increasingly being place on the test as Titus wants to discover which usually analysts actually are worthy of his or her make. Will certainly the following often be Crixus’ possible opportunity to glow?\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nSpartacus Gods from the Arena Episode a few on Feb 18, 2011 along with preserve one of the best of your respective Fri while using sequence with this is the prelude to the previous fitting up in such a six units connected with episode from the prequel sequence.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSpartacus Gods of the Arena Episode 5 Reckoning Synopsis:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\nBatiatus’s father arranges a tournament between his gladiators to put his ludus into a test and determine the worth of his men. Fully committed to succeed, Crixus finds himself drawn into the power play within the house.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1029758582826058478\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/spartacus-gods-of-arena-reckoning_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/1029758582826058478"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/1029758582826058478"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/spartacus-gods-of-arena-reckoning_2.html","title":"Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Reckoning"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9Sc1qx3wey0\/T1CSCtFU-qI\/AAAAAAAAFq0\/njvpXsWfkEU\/s72-c\/aebd6_.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-2414798080858197031"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T01:12:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-02T17:53:52.348-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mystery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trailer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on Stranger Tides"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IQEHXV1SsYA\/T1CPAyDo2DI\/AAAAAAAAFqs\/31zUYGWwIms\/s1600\/Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+4+On+Stranger+Tides+2011.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on Stranger Tides\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IQEHXV1SsYA\/T1CPAyDo2DI\/AAAAAAAAFqs\/31zUYGWwIms\/s1600\/Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+4+On+Stranger+Tides+2011.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nJohnny Depp goodness.  Is there really anyone out there who could make a sexier pirate that Johnny?  Not bloody likely!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EON STRANGER TIDES\u003C\/b\u003E is one of the best \u003Cb\u003EPIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN\u003C\/b\u003E movies to date.  There were some doubts going into this as two key characters from the original trilogy are missing, Will and Elizabeth Turner.  While Will and Elizabeth added a lot to the first three films their absence in the fourth is hardly worth mentioning.  A new cast mixed with many old favorites makes for a great story.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nOn this adventure Jack faces off against Blackbeard, vicious mermaids, and an old girlfriend while searching for The Fountain of Youth.  It’s good to see that Jack is keeping busy.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThis movie is fun and exciting, loaded with action.  There’s even a nice cliff-hanger to encourage the idea of a \u003Cb\u003EPIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5\u003C\/b\u003E.  It seems like this franchise can truly go on forever without getting stale.  Jack is such a great character that movies about him can never be boring.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe only disappointing aspect of this movie is the very minimal amount of screen time allotted to Jack the Monkey.  That monkey is darn cute and kind of serves as a mascot for these films.  Besides it’s a simple fact that monkeys should always have maximum screen time.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EON STRANGER TIDES\u003C\/b\u003E is a great addition to a great franchise.  This movie is not to be missed.  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWatch Pirates of the Caribbean 4 On Stranger Tides Youtube Trailer :\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2414798080858197031\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-4-on-stranger-tides_2.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2414798080858197031"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2414798080858197031"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-4-on-stranger-tides_2.html","title":"Pirates of the Caribbean 4 on Stranger Tides"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IQEHXV1SsYA\/T1CPAyDo2DI\/AAAAAAAAFqs\/31zUYGWwIms\/s72-c\/Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+4+On+Stranger+Tides+2011.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-3730191352799489888"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T01:00:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-02T17:54:06.331-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RiABKEIs22M\/T1CMAWau92I\/AAAAAAAAFqk\/qjKsfnpHu2Q\/s1600\/Urban+Legends+Fina;+Cut.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RiABKEIs22M\/T1CMAWau92I\/AAAAAAAAFqk\/qjKsfnpHu2Q\/s1600\/Urban+Legends+Fina;+Cut.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe first Urban Legend film ended with the death of the serial killer shrouded in mystery clearly pointing at a sequel. Urban Legends: Final Cut completely ignores that scenario (except until the very end) and comes up with a new one that is a rehash of the original film, but arguably executed slightly better.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nIn this film, Amy Mayfield (Jennifer Morrison) is a film student at Alpine University trying to come up with a thesis project. Given that her father is a famous director, there are heavy expectations placed on her. She finally decides on a project featuring a serial killer whose modus operandi is based on urban legends, myths where young college students are killed in hideous and gruesome ways.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nNeedless to say, this idea takes on a life of its own as people around Amy start dying. As in the Scream films, there are a lot of red herrings as to the identity of the real killer. In this film, the ending was one of the more surprising ones for me (though not completely a shock).\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe suspense level in the film is fairly high (thanks in part of the surreal visual effects) and perhaps the cleverest aspect of the movie is that it dismisses the events in the first one as an urban legend (also the multiple choice involving guns at the end is amusing). The acting is passable. Urban Legends: Final Cut is a decent time killer and worth the matinee fare on the big screen. I don't recommend renting it though, unless you're a fan of the self-referential slash\/gore horror genre.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3730191352799489888\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/urban-legends-final-cut-2000_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/3730191352799489888"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/3730191352799489888"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/urban-legends-final-cut-2000_2.html","title":"Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RiABKEIs22M\/T1CMAWau92I\/AAAAAAAAFqk\/qjKsfnpHu2Q\/s72-c\/Urban+Legends+Fina;+Cut.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-8094264187258299232"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:48:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-02T17:54:15.528-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7L_WRoKMGw0\/T1CJUskqfdI\/AAAAAAAAFqU\/KliyFz-ZW0g\/s1600\/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_movie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7L_WRoKMGw0\/T1CJUskqfdI\/AAAAAAAAFqU\/KliyFz-ZW0g\/s1600\/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_movie.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThere are few roles in which I like Johnny Depp, but every time he plays an off-beat character, I really enjoy his performance. The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is one such occasion.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nHere Depp stars as Jack Sparrow, the famous pirate captain of the Black Pearl who was abandoned on an island by his first mate Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). Through luck, Jack manages to survive and ends up on Port Royal in the Caribbean where he encounters an ongoing soap opera featuring Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightly) the governor's daughter; Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), the son of a former pirate but taken in by the governor, and Norrington (Jack Davenport), the commander in charge of the armed forces on the island who is set to marry the governor's daughter. Jack not only has to deal with the governor and the commander who consider him a thieving pirate, but also with Barbossa and his crew who have now acquired the infamous curse of the Black Pearl.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nOne of the best aspects of the film is Depp's walk, which people say I mimicked when I was in Thailand and handed a drink which I just took a sip from but made me feel really woozy (there are stories of people drugging foreigners to take their money but fortunately I was with friends). It completely dominates the film. There's also a clever, but predictable, way out of the situation that Jack ends up being thrust in (namely, how does one kill things that can't die). In general the movie is characterised by situations where at first Jack appears to be doing something stupid but in reality is doing something very smart. This leads to some comic relief.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a surprisingly good movie, much better than I expected. I highly recommend checking it out on the big screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8094264187258299232\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-curse-of-the.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8094264187258299232"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8094264187258299232"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/pirates-of-caribbean-curse-of-the.html","title":"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7L_WRoKMGw0\/T1CJUskqfdI\/AAAAAAAAFqU\/KliyFz-ZW0g\/s72-c\/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_movie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-8634920878484999988"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:46:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-02T17:54:27.197-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ySBhfDsOlmQ\/T1CI1P8-ScI\/AAAAAAAAFqM\/DprbAW1zrsU\/s1600\/JP2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ySBhfDsOlmQ\/T1CI1P8-ScI\/AAAAAAAAFqM\/DprbAW1zrsU\/s1600\/JP2.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nJurassic Park 2: The Lost World is essentially a rehash of the original. Man messes with nature. Things go wrong. People get eaten. The major difference is in the last part which is quite sophomoric and not at all fitting of Steven Spielberg.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nIt is four years after the horrific disaster that happened at Jurassic Park. Again, we meet the good doctor, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), no longer at the head of his company but still pulling a few strings behind the back of his son, Peter (Arliss Howard). The original base camp of operations set up by Hammond on Isla Sorna, Site B, still exists and there are living colonies of dinosaurs there. Hammond, who has gone from capitalist to naturalist, wants to observe the creatures in their natural habitat and put to rest years of speculation about the lives of the great animals.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nDr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) is asked to come on board the team sent to scout the island where the dinosaurs live. He refuses until he learns that his girlfriend, paleontologist Dr. Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore) is already alone on the island. He then becomes part of a rescue mission including himself, photographer Nick Van Owen (Vince Vaughn), equipment specialist Eddie Carr (Richard Schiff), and his daughter Kelly Curtis (Vanessa Lee Chester) who stowed away in the back of the van.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nBesides the animals who would like to have humans for din-din, Malcolm's team has to cope with Peter Hammond and Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite). Tembo's goal is to kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex to prove man is the greatest hunter. Peter wants to capture the animals and bring them to the mainland to create \"Jurassic Park, San Diego\". Bad idea.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nSpielberg and company, clearly realising they had a winning formula the last time around, don't deviate very much from it. By the time the Tyrannosaurus Rex gets to San Diego, I couldn't help but thinking I had just seen Jurassic Park again.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nWhat is missing in this movie compared to the original is the intellectual aspect. There's no talk of chaos, no background about how the animals were bred and raised, no delving into evolution about how the animals could overcome their lysine deficiency, and no \"this is Unix, I know this stuff!\" Viewers are simply expected to have this knowledge, and this means more time for bone crunching effects. As a result, we have a movie that is darker and gorier than the original.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThe movie is entertaining and has some interesting messages about cruelty to animals and leaving nature alone to do as it will. See it for the matinee price but don't spend the big bucks on this one.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8634920878484999988\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/jurassic-park-2-lost-world_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8634920878484999988"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8634920878484999988"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/jurassic-park-2-lost-world_2.html","title":"Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ySBhfDsOlmQ\/T1CI1P8-ScI\/AAAAAAAAFqM\/DprbAW1zrsU\/s72-c\/JP2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-2024717741154824474"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:43:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.593-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cLkj9_EM_Gg\/T1CJs-vxlTI\/AAAAAAAAFqc\/XWzyxNQDh8Q\/s1600\/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_movie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cLkj9_EM_Gg\/T1CJs-vxlTI\/AAAAAAAAFqc\/XWzyxNQDh8Q\/s1600\/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_movie.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe second Harry Potter film is better than the first, not because it is true to the book's story, but because it is true to the book's atmosphere.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe first Harry Potter movie was very good, but it stayed so close to the book that it spread itself too thin trying to get at every single detail. This adaptation of Joanne Rowling's second book (which I think is the weakest among the entire series) does indeed have all the good parts but focuses primarily on the main storyline. The film skips a lot of the background details, which makes for effective pacing, while taking liberties with the story to fit the big screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHere Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliff) and his friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) once again encounter Voldemort (Christian Coulson) as a memory that has the power to become real. Voldemort opens the Chamber of Secrets freeing a fearsome Basilisk, an Alien-like snake that can kill with a glance. The snake's attacks threaten to close down Hogwarts School and Harry must stop them or be sent home to live with his foster parents (you can understand his motivation when you meet them at the introduction of every book\/film).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe film is darker than the first, with scenes that are definitely creepy: Harry's encounter with a strange hand in Diagon Alley, Ron and Harry getting stuck in a willow tree that attacks them with its branches, Harry and Ron escaping from the giant spiders, and Harry's final battle with the Basilisk. There are also some Orwellian themes touched upon here, including Dobby the Elf's masochism and slavery, the ideal of some of the \"Purebloods\" to cleanse Hogwarts of the \"Mudbloods\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe familiar high-profile cast do a fine job, with the newcomers, Kenneth Branagh as the pompous (and hilarious) new Dark Arts teacher Gilderoy Lockhart, and Jason Isaacs as an evil-oozing Lucius Malfoy, particularly standing out. While the child actors carry their roles well, some of them do tend to overact. The score does a great highlighting the suspense, which there exists a lot of.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe set design and accompanying cinematography and production deserves a paragraph of its own. The integration of computer generated images and the actors is very seamless. The Hogwarts school, the surrounding countryside, and the brief Quidditch match are all rendered with amazing reality.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIf the first film was the setup, this one's definitely the payoff. Even though I know what happens next, I can't wait to see it. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ram.org\/ramblings\/movies\/harry_potter.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2024717741154824474\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/harry-potter-and-chamber-of-secrets_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2024717741154824474"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/2024717741154824474"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/harry-potter-and-chamber-of-secrets_2.html","title":"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cLkj9_EM_Gg\/T1CJs-vxlTI\/AAAAAAAAFqc\/XWzyxNQDh8Q\/s72-c\/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets_movie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-7680782347690945065"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:39:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.608-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YtNioJs2pAk\/T1CHNWOoMkI\/AAAAAAAAFqE\/zsEQp8yMQgM\/s1600\/harry+potter.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YtNioJs2pAk\/T1CHNWOoMkI\/AAAAAAAAFqE\/zsEQp8yMQgM\/s1600\/harry+potter.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIt is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to translate a book into a movie. The problem has to do with one's imagination: words in a book conjure up images that are highly personal and subjective, and any attempt by a third party to lend form to them ends up disappointing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is no exception in this regard, but fortunately, the imagery presented is awesome and wondrous in its own right.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe film is made strictly by the book: Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), a young boy mistreated by his foster family, learns that he is special and comes of age... in the Hogwart's School of Magic (!) where he learns wizardry, plays Quidditch and fights an evil despotic wizard (who does not turn out to be his father).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhile the movie stays fastidiously true to Joanne Rowling's book, perhaps one of the best adaptations ever, the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words doesn't hold true here. For the most part, from the initial victory of the baby Harry Potter upto the Quidditch match, a lot of the details are skipped. What we're presented with is a jump from one scene to another (sometimes too quickly) that illustrates with painstaking effort the magical realm that Rowling has constructed in her series. For example, while the opening sequence shows Professor Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris) turning out the lights in a street, Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith) changing to her true form from being a cat, and Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) bringing Harry on his flying motorcycle, we're not really shown the celebration of Lord Voldemort's fall. This isn't criticism but just an observation; in fact, I think doing this is especially okay if one is familiar with the Harry Potter books, but it does impart a sense of urgency in the beginning portions of the film.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI marvelled at how technology enabled the film makers to make possible the wonders of Harry's world, including Diagon Alley and Gringotts Bank, the moving pictures, Hogwarts Castle, the Sorting Hat (Leslie Phillips), the ghosts in the Castle (including a cameo by John Cleese), Fluffy the three-headed dog, the ugly troll, and so on. I believe that it is technology that makes the Harry Potter film authentic, in the same way as in the X-Men or the How the Grinch Stole Christmas movies, by letting at least the imagination of a few people come to life as vibrantly as possible. Most of what I imagined and what was projected on the screen weren't really colinear, but it was still cool, incredibly so at times, to watch.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe movie, however, picked up with the first Quidditch match where Harry, on a broomstick, plays the position of a Seeker after the Golden Snitch, a particularly hard-to-catch ball, which is key to winning a game. The inspired depiction of the game meshed with my imagination extremely well, and from there on, the story of Harry's second encounter with the dark Lord Voldemort (Richard Bremmer) enfolded in a less fragmented and more cohesive manner. The final confrontation, and what Harry and his friends have to do get there, is a delight to watch.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor those paying attention, the main change from the book has to do with how Hagrid's dragon is disposed of and the resulting consequences. The ghosts also play a smaller role here though given the movie's running time, I'm not surprised parts like those were omitted.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe actors playing the young leads give decent performances, with Emma Watson as the know-it-all Hermione Granger standing out. The adult actors aren't given much time but they all present solid performances. The score by John Williams is simple but effective. The set design, cinematography, and visuals are impressive. Director Chris Columbus does a great job of bringing to the big screen the Enid Blyton-like atmosphere that Rowling's books exude.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a great movie to watch. I viewed it from the perspective of someone who is intimately familiar with the books, and I believe there is strong merit to watching it being completely unfamiliar with the story, a choice I do not have given that I've read the four books a few times. Definitely check it out on the big screen and make sure you goto the bathroom before. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ram.org\/ramblings\/movies\/harry_potter.html#2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7680782347690945065\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/harry-potter-and-sorcerer-stone_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/7680782347690945065"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/7680782347690945065"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/harry-potter-and-sorcerer-stone_2.html","title":"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u0026#39;s Stone"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YtNioJs2pAk\/T1CHNWOoMkI\/AAAAAAAAFqE\/zsEQp8yMQgM\/s72-c\/harry+potter.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-5702005528375469861"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:34:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.651-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spiderman 3"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZB2FL6mM5X8\/T1CGE4ZJJzI\/AAAAAAAAFp8\/936gUbRLs8k\/s1600\/Spider-Man_3,_International_Poster.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZB2FL6mM5X8\/T1CGE4ZJJzI\/AAAAAAAAFp8\/936gUbRLs8k\/s1600\/Spider-Man_3,_International_Poster.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe Spiderman movies have definitely changed the story from the comic book. Watching the first of the film , I wasn't happy with the depiction of Peter Parker as more self-centred and vain, which is unusually in the context of the comic books. At this moment, Peter Park goes through so much crap that it's a wonder he doesn't commit suicide (it's kind of like Jack Bauer in 24).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESome factual points that were changed, which I'll agree was necessary to make a decent movie, are as follows: The Venom costume is an alien being acquired during the Secret Wars battle with the Beyonder (which was one of the best \"cosmic\" series Marvel has put out). Spiderman doesn't want to kill villains; even when he is beaten and pulverised, he holds back from taking the ultimate step (in fact, it is rare to show people dying in the comic books). Harry Osborn is more like the depiction of Normie Osborn (the son of Harry and Liz Allan) who is friends with the daughter of Spiderman (Spidergirl). Gwen Stacy is killed by the first Green Goblin (Norman Osborn). The people of New York have rarely been on the side of Spiderman. J. Jonah Jameson has always had a point in saying that it is people like Spiderman who create the villains. And so on.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIt's difficult for me to reconcile what I know of Spiderman's history with a movie story that does its best and I admire that. A problem with the movies is that they can't intersect with the other characters from the Marvel Universe. It would be great to have movies like the Secret Wars or the Infinity Gauntlet, War, and Crusade series where a bunch of the Marvel superheroes get together and the stories make more sense (for example, explaining the origin of the Venom symbiote), but I guess that would be a logistic and budgetary nightmare.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHalfway through the movie, the story gets in line with what you'd expect from the book. The rejected symbiote bonds with a humiliated Eddie Brock to become Venom, one of the coolest villains to be introduced in the later years. The Sandman is a villain who is ambiguous. And Spiderman has a run of bad luck and is pummeled constantly but triumphs in the end against all odds.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI once wrote a review of the Batman series where I connected them to a lot of the comic books (I own a huge number of Spiderman comic books) and some other reviewer criticised my review. The perspective I offer is fairly unique: it is based on an experience I can't ignore or negative, and I think it helps place the movie in context of a long history of the books. So if you're interested in the saga of Spiderman beyond what you see in the three movies, I recommend buying some of the great story arcs of Spiderman just to see how complicated and mythological the creations are. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ram.org\/ramblings\/movies\/spiderman.html#spiderman3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5702005528375469861\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/spiderman-3_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/5702005528375469861"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/5702005528375469861"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/spiderman-3_2.html","title":"Spiderman 3"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZB2FL6mM5X8\/T1CGE4ZJJzI\/AAAAAAAAFp8\/936gUbRLs8k\/s72-c\/Spider-Man_3,_International_Poster.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-7350970855991793954"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:26:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.666-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tVPGGhsN8Cc\/T1CEQe4TyCI\/AAAAAAAAFp0\/o6HZnaxAU64\/s1600\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-movie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tVPGGhsN8Cc\/T1CEQe4TyCI\/AAAAAAAAFp0\/o6HZnaxAU64\/s1600\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-movie.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is better than its predecessor, and that's a rare occurrence when it comes to Hollywood films.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe story begins where the first film left off: Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) continues on his quest to Mordor to destroy the powerful ring in the same fires of Mount Doom from which it was created. Aiding him, directly and indirectly are, fellow Hobbits Samwise Gamjee (Sean Astin), Meriadoc Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan) and Peregrin Took (Billy Boyd); Gandalf (now) the White (Ian McKellen); Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen); Legolas Greenleaf the elf (Orlando Bloom); Gimli the Dwarf (John Rhys-Davies); and Treebeard the Ent (voice of John Rhys-Davies). Against him are Saruman the White (Christopher Lee) and Sauron the Dark Lord, whose spirit is intertwined with the ring. And a creature whose intentions are ambiguous (quite literally) is Smeagol\/Gollum (voiced by Andy Serkis).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe main goal of this episode is to showcase the unleashing of the Saruman's forces to conquer middle earth. The movie actually ends on a positive note, with our friends having the upper hand in the two epic battles--between Saruman's 10,000 strong army and the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Rohan at their Helm's Deep fortress; and between the Ents and Sarmuan's war machine in Isengard--as well as several minor ones.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe cinematography, along with the computer graphics, is awe-inspiring. Gollum is animated brilliantly, so much that I thought he was more convincing than any of the real actors. The CGI in general is state-of-the-art; the only time I could clearly discern the computer generated images was when they had the battle with the Wargs, There is a lot of humour in the film, which shows that nothing in life is worth taking too seriously. The soundtrack, which is reminiscent of old Westerns, is excellent.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIt's hard to fault a film that is as well-made as this one. In my view, The Two Towers is best judged on its own merits. While it would help to be familiar with Tolkien's works (including The Hobbit, which really fills in a great deal of the background material), this tale can stand on its own if you use your imagination.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe reason Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, are such big successes is because of the mythology they create. The Lord of the Rings, which predates these works, is no exception and is one of the richest. The film itself can be described only in superlatives. Go see it. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ram.org\/ramblings\/movies\/the_lord_of_the_rings.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7350970855991793954\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-lord-of-rings-two-towers_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/7350970855991793954"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/7350970855991793954"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-lord-of-rings-two-towers_2.html","title":"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tVPGGhsN8Cc\/T1CEQe4TyCI\/AAAAAAAAFp0\/o6HZnaxAU64\/s72-c\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-movie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-8716523017211729120"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:21:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.709-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vYP5ZDD0WvA\/T1CC3OB9fZI\/AAAAAAAAFps\/0tmSDp-QsIY\/s1600\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-movie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vYP5ZDD0WvA\/T1CC3OB9fZI\/AAAAAAAAFps\/0tmSDp-QsIY\/s1600\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-movie.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EPower corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This is an old adage that has been the basis for many a story. It is the primary plot device behind John Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings classic. Written in 1954-55, with origins dating back to 1937, the first of the three movie installments, which have already been filmed, tries to stay true to the mystical world present in the book. The resulting effort is a definite success.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe star of the story, and the film, is not a person, but an object, a ring. The ring allows one to control a host of other rings handed down to the different peoples of Middle Earth: three rings belong to the immortal elves; seven to the dwarfs; and nine rings to mortal humans. The ring that rules all the others, forged using the fires of Mount Doom by the evil Wizard Sauron (Sala Baker), gives its holder so much power that it corrupts all those who seek to wear it, even the purest.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOf course, there are some peoples that are more pure than others. Humans generally seem incapable of wearing it without being corrupted by its influence (no surprise there). But there exists a diminutive people, the Hobbits, who do seem at least capable of carrying it without being polluted too much. It falls upon one Hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), to take the ring to Mt. Doom, which is the only place where it can be destroyed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFrodo is aided in his quest by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), the elf Legolas Greenleaf (Armando Bloom), the dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), two humans Strider aka Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Boromir (Sean Bean), and three other Hobbits including Frodo's friend Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin). The story chronicles how Frodo, being a reluctant hero, travels through mysterious and dangerous lands of breathtaking beauty, and fights terrific monsters in the context of awesome towers and citadels, to achieve his goal.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EPerhaps one of the most visionary aspects about Tolkien's work is how he set the stage for a Dungeons and Dragons style video-game. Director Peter Jackson imbibes to the film the same feel present the book, in terms of traversing a diverse variety of landscapes, while encountering a diverse variety of creatures, friend and foe alike. Watching the film, it's easy to become mesmerised by the fantasy that is unfolding purely based on the cinematography.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ELike with Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter (or for that matter, Stephen King's It), this film does not live up what I imagined, but it does a great job of presenting what Jackson and his co-workers imagined. The special effects are spectacular and meticulously done, perhaps even better than those observed in Harry Potter. There are no cop-outs here and every place that it matters, the effort and the expense have been evidently put in. The soundtrack sometimes overwhelms the dialogue, of which there is a lot, interspersed between the action sequences. Do not miss seeing this on the big screen. This is how movies should be made. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ram.org\/ramblings\/movies\/the_lord_of_the_rings.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8716523017211729120\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-lord-of-rings-fellowship-of-ring_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8716523017211729120"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/8716523017211729120"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-lord-of-rings-fellowship-of-ring_2.html","title":"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vYP5ZDD0WvA\/T1CC3OB9fZI\/AAAAAAAAFps\/0tmSDp-QsIY\/s72-c\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-movie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-4331898993388129800"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-02T00:16:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.727-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best sellers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-x4jlTd4OROc\/T1CB5Mf78RI\/AAAAAAAAFpk\/S_jGPoxnpJ4\/s1600\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-movie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-x4jlTd4OROc\/T1CB5Mf78RI\/AAAAAAAAFpk\/S_jGPoxnpJ4\/s1600\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-movie.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThere's definite value to making a series of films at the same time: the quality and the \"look and feel\" is consistent, and the passion of the people involved, if present in the first film, is present in all of them. Most important of all (unlike in The Matrix or even the Star Wars series), it shows that the creators have thought through the implications of their story arc, rather than just generating sequels due to public pressure. In the case of The Lord of the Rings, it probably didn't hurt that the plot was based on a famous well-established book.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAnd this is how it ends. In The Return of the King, the filmmakers tell a fairly simple story: how the two Hobbits, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) finally return the powerful ring to the fires of Mount Doom. They take a well-paced 200 minutes to do so and every minute is worth watching.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe best character throughout the whole series of films for me was Smeagol (voiced Andy Serkis) whose history as he becomes the Gollum is showcased here, as is the corrupting nature of power. This is how the movie starts, and as everyone knows, it ends with his death. Perhaps the best lesson from this film is that Frodo is a potential Gollum, and Gollum is a potential Frodo.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe graphics were absolutely perfect. The final epic battle is a visual spectacle. And as has been the trademark in this movie series, the are interspersed with poignant scenes that are irrelevant to time and place, when viewed from an anthropomorphic perspective. Further, the visual scenes themselves a great mix of live action with computer-generated images which blend together seamlessly. The most anticlimactic moment had to do with the defeat of Sauron, which in the end I thought happened a little too easily. I would've liked to see him go head to head a little more with Frodo's friends.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENo set of words in a review can do justice to The Lord of the Rings movies, save to say that it's best watched on a large screen with great surround sound so you can see for yourself why. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESource"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4331898993388129800\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-lord-of-rings-return-of-king_2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/4331898993388129800"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/4331898993388129800"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-lord-of-rings-return-of-king_2.html","title":"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-x4jlTd4OROc\/T1CB5Mf78RI\/AAAAAAAAFpk\/S_jGPoxnpJ4\/s72-c\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-movie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-6893905060881763255"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-01T11:18:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.769-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Taking of Pelham 123 : movie review"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Written by Film critic : \u003Ci\u003EMatt Willey : Movie Reviews Dvd and Blu-ray Reviews   \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2xa6XPcRPgk\/T0_LbUHj_pI\/AAAAAAAAFpc\/aXta8dmiX08\/s1600\/movies-2009-film-critic-movie-review_Taking_of_palham123_4.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2xa6XPcRPgk\/T0_LbUHj_pI\/AAAAAAAAFpc\/aXta8dmiX08\/s1600\/movies-2009-film-critic-movie-review_Taking_of_palham123_4.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Is a New thriller starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta directed by Tony Scott shot in the subways of New York City. The story starts as a man who calls himself \"Ryder,\" (John Travolta) leads a band of thugs as they highjack a subway train and MTA dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) who is Reluctantly forced to be the Lead negotiator.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003Emovie review The Taking of Pelham 123\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThis Film is a remake of a 1974 movie of the same name and reworked to meet a new audience. With modern dialog and cell phones, laptop computers and of course the fact that 911 effects the city still, this film was a really fast pace based roughly on the old plot. There are some wild scenes in this movie of New York City as the Mayor, (James Gandolfini) agrees to pay a $10 million ransom and they try to get the money across the city to the subway station. If nothing else is worth the price of admission to see James Gandolfini, Tony Soprano  as mayor of New York it’s so cool.  Denzel Washington and John Travolta work wel together and their voices are what id cool to have to big name actors in a dialog driven story about two characters that interact over a radio on the subway car. This film was made for a younger audience and I think that those are ones that do go to the movies regularly.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI think my fellow Critics just didn’t get that part of the puzzle, that  this film was made with the 17-27ish age group in mind, so it’s fast cuts and rough, realistic dialog.  What would a career family man with a Wife and kids and an ex-con straight out of prison talk like, what would the banter be? I think the writers nailed it dead on and the two main actors and Gandolfini included deliver the lines flawlessly. Also, the fact that this film has scenes filmed on the streets of New York to would in my opinion must have been a logistical nightmare and an undertaking that is in itself a commendable feat. This film also has some great editing and that’s often overlooked, editor Chris Lebenzon stitches together a compelling series of images that suck you in, and work well with the Music by Harry Gregson-Williams. This is a good film, not a great film and it overcomes a story that is antiquated, and turns it into a new and improved version that is engaging to watch.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirected by \u003Cb\u003ETony Scott\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProduced by \u003Cb\u003ETony Scott, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWritten by Screenplay: \u003Cb\u003EBrian Helgeland, David Koepp (uncredited)\u003C\/b\u003E,\u003Cbr \/\u003ENovel: \u003Cb\u003EMorton Freedgood\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStarring \u003Cb\u003EDenzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Frank Wood\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMusic by \u003Cb\u003EHarry Gregson-Williams\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECinematography \u003Cb\u003ETobias A. Schliessler\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEditing by \u003Cb\u003EChris Lebenzon\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudio Relativity Media, \u003Cb\u003EScott Free Productions,Escape Artists\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDistributed by Columbia Pictures, \u003Cb\u003EMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brickthrewglass.com\/index.php\/Latest-Reviews\/the-taking-of-pelham-123-movie-review.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6893905060881763255\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-taking-of-pelham-123-movie-review_1.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/6893905060881763255"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/6893905060881763255"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/the-taking-of-pelham-123-movie-review_1.html","title":"The Taking of Pelham 123 : movie review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2xa6XPcRPgk\/T0_LbUHj_pI\/AAAAAAAAFpc\/aXta8dmiX08\/s72-c\/movies-2009-film-critic-movie-review_Taking_of_palham123_4.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-9034059755837830639"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-01T10:44:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.791-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"animated"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cartoon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hot movie"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kung Fu Panda (2008) Movie Review"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-q_PYLuEMdmM\/T0_DgXa2G5I\/AAAAAAAAFpU\/m4tcy6MYORA\/s1600\/kung-fu-panda-movie-review-11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-q_PYLuEMdmM\/T0_DgXa2G5I\/AAAAAAAAFpU\/m4tcy6MYORA\/s1600\/kung-fu-panda-movie-review-11.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E“Kung Fu Panda” is the story of a fat (is there any other kind?) panda that dreams about being an awesome kung fu warrior, and when given the chance, rises to the occasion. In-between those moments, we get plenty of fat jokes at the panda’s expense, and enough cartoon kung fu violence to, possibly, convince parents this may not be the right movie to be taking your very impressionable kids. Especially if said kids have a bad habit of using little sis as a punching dummy to try out his new “moves”.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe above said, Dreamworks’ “Kung Fu Panda” is a fun little movie, although “little” may be a bit of an exaggeration. Take a look at the voice cast: Jack Black as Po the panda, Angelina Jolie as Tigress, Jackie Chan as Monkey, Dustin Hoffman as Shifu, and of course, the always incredible Ian McShane (of Deadwood fame) as the villainous Tai Lung. Which reminds me: I was never really sure why Tai Lung was supposed to be such a villain; as far as I can tell, his only qualification for the mantle is that he’s really good at kung fu, and he really, really wants that kung fu scroll that, when read, will endow the reader with incredible kung fu mastery. But to hear the movie talk about him, you would think the guy went around eating babies or some such.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EBut I digress.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIn “Kung Fu Panda”, Jack Black voices Po, a happy-go-lucky panda who toils away in his father’s (voiced by the venerable James Hong, no less) noodle shop. His father dreams of passing on the family business, which includes the family’s secret ingredient noodle soup recipe to his son, but Po has other dreams – namely joining up with his idols, the five martial arts masters known as the Furious Five, and fighting the good fight against villainy and such. Alas, being a panda, he’s a bit, well, fat, and not all that coordinated. Or fast. Or able to climb a lot of stairs really fast. Because, you know, being fat and all. But as it turns out, Po’s secret weapon is none other than his appetite and prodigious belly, which comes in mighty handy when Tai Lung escapes his prison (guarded by 1,000 soldiers to Tai Lung’s singular prisoner) and seeks vengeance after 20 years of captivity..... \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.beyondhollywood.com\/kung-fu-panda-2008-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eread more\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9034059755837830639\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/kung-fu-panda-2008-movie-review_1.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/9034059755837830639"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/9034059755837830639"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/kung-fu-panda-2008-movie-review_1.html","title":"Kung Fu Panda (2008) Movie Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-q_PYLuEMdmM\/T0_DgXa2G5I\/AAAAAAAAFpU\/m4tcy6MYORA\/s72-c\/kung-fu-panda-movie-review-11.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429354979337071323.post-5916378818258552812"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-01T10:36:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-31T18:33:43.833-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"drama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"youth"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Step Up 2 - Movie Review"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEFBUiC_Cvo\/T0_A-yWCszI\/AAAAAAAAFpM\/f7K1zKxF8yc\/s1600\/step-up-2-the-streets-movie-review.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEFBUiC_Cvo\/T0_A-yWCszI\/AAAAAAAAFpM\/f7K1zKxF8yc\/s1600\/step-up-2-the-streets-movie-review.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI went to the special premiere screening of Step Up 2 \u003Cstrike\u003Ecoincidentally\u003C\/strike\u003E with all the Top 12 finalists from So You Think You Can Dance (Australia) and honestly it was one of the \u003Cb\u003EWORST \u003C\/b\u003Emovies I've ever seen, hands down the \u003Cb\u003EWORST dance\u003C\/b\u003E  movie I've ever seen that it's the type of movie only worth downloading  and watching from your computer. Or even just cut scenes from Youtube.  That's because you can skip all the talking BS and go straight to the  mediocre and overdramatized dance sequences which is probably the only  reason people go to watch it anyway.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOk, so I'm probably not the target audience. I'm a street dancer and as my fellow crew member Chux would say, \u003Ci\u003E\"You're not a street dancer, if you're not on the street.\"\u003C\/i\u003E Maybe I just had higher expectations, considering \u003Cb\u003EJabbawockeez \u003C\/b\u003Ewere involved, and their 30 second spot was the best part of the film. That, and Chase's (Robert Hoffman, \u003Ci\u003EYou Got Served\u003C\/i\u003E) freestyle solo in class.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe lead actors were dull and plain, lacking the street cred they claim  in the film. There was so much cleavage or stomach being shown but at  least it distracted me from the crap talking (and I don't mean the  amusing type of crap). \u003Cb\u003EAnd Cassie, her role was so useless\u003C\/b\u003E, she  would've been better if her character was the evil bitch ex-girlfriend  of the popular guy, or maybe they could've scrapped her altogether from  the film, it prolly wouldn't have made a difference. \u003Cb\u003EStoryline? What storyline?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThere were around 3 main dancing scenes, the first with the trampolines  was not all that impressive, and the ending was a piece of crap. They  took Omarion's rain scene from \u003Ci\u003EYou Got Served\u003C\/i\u003E, added a lot more people and a lot more rain and a longer routine. Sure, the dancing was cool but it wasn't all that fresh. \u003Cb\u003EI've seen much better on the streets and battlegrounds of Sydney.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EI think watching \u003Cb\u003EAmerica's Best Dance Crew\u003C\/b\u003E and the \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dancing.net.au\/review-360-freestyle-crew-battle-competition-unsw-march-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E360 Crew Freestyle Battles\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E  a few weeks ago, set my standards for the dancing in this movie, so  it's not so bad to those who don't watch a lot of live freestyle dance  battles or street group showcases (i.e. \u003Cb\u003EKabamodern and Jabbawockeez\u003C\/b\u003E - youtube them!)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESo just because I really disliked it doesn't mean I'm going to advise other people not to watch it because F*** \u003Cb\u003Eyou are all capable of making your own decisions and I encourage that\u003C\/b\u003E. I actually thought the first one was alright, and it sh*ts all over this one.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dancing.net.au\/step-up-2-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESource\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5916378818258552812\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/step-up-2-movie-review_1.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/5916378818258552812"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6429354979337071323\/posts\/default\/5916378818258552812"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/the-reviewer-soratemplates.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/step-up-2-movie-review_1.html","title":"Step Up 2 - Movie Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"SoraTemplates"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07131513716671825275"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnxtXEvdta67jscd2lttpcaaUeIM8_2BYK1RvDh_TVnJXI5lhTdIqHh4x7oVr7qklzjH5NqJWnVdRAgfS9uNjQIFsbhkWpTI33rVc5nmEcSAC6gbDh5etA5ojaEpWzrLc\/s113\/Sora.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEFBUiC_Cvo\/T0_A-yWCszI\/AAAAAAAAFpM\/f7K1zKxF8yc\/s72-c\/step-up-2-the-streets-movie-review.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});