Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

Monday, July 19, 2010

Shrek:The Final Chapter(2010)


Here’s a theory about movie franchises:
The first one is always a blockbuster hit, everyone loves it and cant get enough of it.(e.g Spderman,Ironman,Superman,Shrek, etc etc)
Second one is never as good as the first one but usually has a pretty decent storyline and since every fan is waiting for it, it works(Underworld2,spiderman2,Transformers,The Mummy Returns, etc )
The third one is the much awaited final chapter where you have to give a final ending and so most of the characters get killed off but the viewers are sent home satisfied that it was a fit ending (Spiderman3,X-men3,Pirates of the Caribbean3 , Star wars ep.VI etc)
Now what do you do when all the storylines are exhausted and and the characters dead!
You make a PREQUEL!!! And that’s one kind of movie that should have never been made at all(eg.Wolverine, The Scorpion King,Star warsI,II,III etc etc and soon to be made Spiderman too)

Still, Shrek movie-makers took the predictable path and made a “somewhat-prequel” for the fourth installment too.



Shrek:The Final Chapter starts with a scene of a time before Fiona has been rescued by Shrek .Her parents, desperate for a way to lift the curse off their daughter go to Rumpelstiltskin.He agrees to grant them a wish and make their worries go away, in exchange for the Kingdom of Far Far Away.
They are about to sign when the news of Fiona rescue comes and they don’t make the deal with Rumpelstiltskin.
So now Shrek is living in his swamp with three kids, Donkey and his hybrid family and Puss in boots ,Tired of his routine life, and wishing he could become a “real” Ogre once again
Rumpelstiltskin, who is mad that Shrek deprived him of the Kingdom of Far Far Away over hears Shrek’s desire to live just one day before all these things happens and tricks him into signing a deal with him.
Hence Alternate Universe/Prequel-ish movie:

Shrek has never been born, Fiona has never been rescued, Donkey and Dragon have never met, Puss in boots has let himself go and is now a Fat over pampered kitty!Without the boots and hat. And Queen Lillian and King Harold had signed the contract to make "all of their problems disappear", causing them to literally disappear.
Oh and Rumpelstiltskin is the King of Far Far Away living in the castle with plenty of Wizard of Oz-type disco dancing witches.

As an exit clause Shrek has until sunrise to find his true love:Warrior Fiona leading an Ogre Resistance to defeat Rumpelstiltskin, to make her fall in love with him and have that “true love’s kiss” which will make his contract null and void and give him his life back.
As Rumpelstiltskin says:
“How’s that for metaphysical paradox?”

And all that is happening because “Shrek didn’t knew what he had until its all gone”

Apart from the regular characters, the new additions are Rumpelstiltskin and Pied Piper, plenty of new ogres,and the witches.
As Fairytale endings go Shrek and Fiona fall in love AGAIN,Share the true love’s kiss all that yada yada and bring an end to a very unnecessary movie!

Trailer of the movie HERE

Killers(2010)**




The movie which got absolutely no hype and raked in Just $45.3M is ..well.. quite funny at times! Maybe it’s the fact that I saw Killers at a time when everyone, including my mind, was asleep, is making me say this: I enjoyed Killers!

Its is about Jen (Katherine Heigl), a newly-single twenty-something on vacation with her parents (Catherine O’Hara, Tom Selleck) who meets Spencer (Ashton Kutcher) and Bam! Falls in love with him.
Fast Forward a couple of years Jen and Spencer are living a life of Marital Bliss when suddenly Spencer’s Friend/Colleague turns out to be a assassin hired to kill him.
Jen learns the truth about Spencer that he is “a blah working for blah blah blah with a license to blah.” (That’s a direct quote from the movie incase you are wondering)
And Thus begins Killers-The movie.

Ok that doesn’t sounds so promising and we all know that’s the same storyline as Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Ashton and Katherine are no Brangelina!
Nevertheless, Jen and Spencer go on the run, while fellow cast members here and there keep turning up as villainous assassins. A few cool fight scenes thrown in between. A couple of funny moments with Jen’s alcoholic mother and over protective father, and a predictable happy ending.Not exactly an original plot here, but do watch for the Laughs.


Well thought I had good things to write for this movie but now that I am reflecting, I really don’t.
Watch the Trailer HERE, and judge for yourself if you want to kill time while watching Killers :P

Monday, July 5, 2010

Twilight -Eclipse! A Review.

Some books should not be made into movies AT ALL! specially if the book is about a annoying,whinny,16 year old who is "unconditionally and irrevocably in love" with a 100 something Vampire and has a hunky werewolf as her best friend!
But then there are things you just cannot stop and Twilight-Cult Status is one of them.Lets have a Twilight Review.



Eclipse finally did the unthinkable.It turned the memory of the earlier two movies as a bad dream that you know You did saw but don't remember.It is not as boring as Twilight neither as dull as New moon,it actually entertains you for a while.
The movie starts with a teenager named Riley being attacked by an unknown Vampire and a series of killings that have started happening in Seattle.The Cullens start investigating the killings and instantly know that a Vampire hand is involved.Meanwhile Bella and Edward are together again and Jacob is doing his Jilted-Lover thing.
Midway in the movie we learn that Riley has been made into a new-born Vampire,and is Raising and army of Vampires on Victoria's orders(Surprise.she is back to take revenge)The army of vampires have one purpose-To kill Bella so Edward can feel the pain Victoria felt when the Cullens killed James(In twilight)So the Mortal enemies, werewolves and vampires, join forces to fight the newborn army.
Now thats just 15 minutes of the movie!
The other many minutes are centered on the conflicting love Bella has for two leading men.We find Bella (Kristen Stewart) coming to terms with the reality of her desire to become a vampire, while continuing to find some middle ground between her love for Edward (Robert Pattinson) and friendship with Jacob (Taylor Lautner). Seeing as one is a vampire and the other a werewolf, they are already predisposed towards animosity, but with Bella in the middle – "Switzerland," as she calls herself – their jealousy only adds more fuel to the fire.
But all the intense love between Bella and Edward is a bit of an overkill.Yes Bella is torn between her two mythical men but Isn't Bella supposed to be happy with Edward.In the movie,they come across as two people who are together but who couldn't be more miserable!
As for the performances,Stewart has finally loosened up a bit and is more comfortable in her role.Pattison's delivery and acting is still flat and monotonous but atleast he looks good!Lautner is the only one who really puts an effort into portraying his character.
Apart from all the angst and fighting,we also learn about the human-pasts of Jasper and Rosalie Hale.They give pretty solid performances.And Jackson Rathbone as Jasper is at his best in Eclipse.The Volturi also make a brief appearance in the movie,with Dakota Fanning as Jane,portraying the merciless attitude of Volturi,intent on giving no second chances to vampire-rule breakers.

All in all the movie entertains twilight haters and lovers alike,maybe because this time they actually followed the book.Word for word.
Watch if you are a Twi-hard and you want be disappointed.
If you are not a twilight fan,watch for the Shirtless Quilletes(werewolves tribe)....and You wont be disappointed too ;)

watch trailer HERE
visit official web page