Imagine That 2009

Summary: A father (Eddie Murphy) is consumed with her life and neglects his daughter. When he discovers she has the gift to predict its activities through a roof, he discovered the world of fantasy.

Review: I Miss "bad" Eddie Murphy. You know, the one who swore that a storm in a film, Billy Dee Williams in the 1990s and the edgy comedian had everyone in the neighborhood of the same. Well, I think we all have to grow, but I hope Murphy is another day to his "Raw" roots.

Imagine This is not the most imaginative film, but Eddie Murphy is still a comic genius and has mastered the art of films for children. The man was overseen by Bill Cosby now pretty appealing to children. It's funny, charismatic and appears to be a physical chemistry of working with children on the big screen have. This time it's Yara Shahidi, in his first film. Shahidi is certainly adorable, and if the film GAL, she watched only enough to increase the cute factor of this movie from Nickelodeon.

The plot is not "AND", but the children are not on the inconsistencies, predictability, or a script concerned lazy. Kids want to have fun and imagine that it actually does.

Imagine That was also met Nicole Ari Parker and Vanessa Williams, the sisters in the popular Showtime series Soul Food. Although they do not get much screen time, one can only hope that someone from these two veterans of the television recording a movie.

Overall, Imagine That is definitely a film for children, and we do not go beyond this category. However, it is good to see an African American father and daughter bonding to the screen. This is the perfect film for Father's Day.

"Imagine That" is now in theaters.

The Hangover 2009

If Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" and Judd Apatow's "Funny People" do not fly with us, then I could say that Todd Phillips' The Hangover 'is fun movie of the year. But in recognition of the competencies of the Apatow comedy, and Cohen, they have a very high bar, to oppose Phillips unashamed sexy guy humor, pause for a moment of the disease when they are a shit about this topic touchy-feely crap. "The hangover is wood coarse, loud, unpleasant, painful and funny.

Alan (Zach Galifianakis), Stu (Ed Helms), Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Doug (Justin Bartha) are not friends, if Stu, Phil, and Doug and Alan are friends is a lightweight, but socially and perhaps a little mental - tag-along is on the way, Doug's brother-in-law. Stu has his own problems, as he totally whipped by his cat-dog about a girlfriend and Phil is a teacher of English, the sleazy fortunately against his disciples with her money and then say, Doug, the horrors of life, marriage. None of these guys as a "different" (Cooper, although it is difficult to sell, and I will do but a little), but they are definitely not in the vein of Apatow's Cuddly inappropriate. The four heads in Las Vegas a few days before the wedding of Doug, a night, they never forget ... unless they wake up and can not remember one thing. It's funny when you ask how a tiger has bathroom or is there a baby in the cupboard. It's a race against the clock, if you do not find the husband. Alan, Stu, Phil and the rest of the race Vegas to watch the film, he tries, the events of the night, back together to find them again and Doug before the wedding.

the_hangover_movie_image_bradley_cooper__ed_helms__zach_galifianakis__1_.jpgI left "The Hangover," two things convinced. First, Todd Phillips, the hard-R comedy. He has success with "Road Trip" and "Old School" ausgewichen prices with him such as "Starsky & Hutch" and "School for Scoundrel." "The cat" is simply his best film to date, and c is because he is not from a single punch. It is confident that its actors charismatic and very likeable, that we are sympathetic to their misfortunes, even if they are not to blame but themselves. At the same time we must Unlike enough, so we laugh at their punishment without guilt. It is a delicate balancing act, but he brings Phillips.

But the real standout here, and the main reason why this film is Zach Galifianakis. Those who are already dealing with his humor is not surprised to see, to steal, but after every scene of the movie is, I am appalled, if not straight Galifianakis in the upper part of the A-list. His time of comedy and the performance is flawless. Every time he opens his mouth, I am ever to breathe, because I laughed so loud. Mention in all its lines, but I can not because I do not want to spoil all the movie per person. If the Academy had the balls, the recognition of benefits from a sexy comedy, Galifianakis, would be shoo-in for Best Actor nomination. There are no other actors there as Galifianakis and I'm grateful that "hangover" finally gives him a chance to shine in a film.

Film the_hangover_movie_image_bradley_cooper__ed_helms__zach_galifianakis.jpgThe also a high performance, and satellite Helms characters played by Rob Riggle and Ken Jeong. The film's biggest lies in miscasting Cooper. It is not that nice or not to shabby. The problem is that he is not to charm. His first scene is essentially stealing his money in front of her students to talk about for one of them shit. It has enough charm to us, but still shocked by this behavior and mood Cooper not simply do not have to. It is friendly, but enough that it is essentially the same function as Vince Vaughn's "Old School" Honeymooners guys who are fighting to the young people involved in the irresponsible attitude of the sea, but Vaughn, this type of role sleep, Cooper is always difficult victory over us.

"The cat" is not a friend of the film, so that there is a survival film, both for people and for the public. Because of the accident, they may try, their friend and also with the consequences of their forgotten night in Las Vegas, we are always hard to breathe, because we both surprised and thrilled by the big laugh of the film offers. "The Cat" by the end of May is not the funny movie of the year, but it is a major competitor.

G.I Joe:The Rise of Cobra

I do not know exactly why the people behind GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the need for this one of the reviewers, the hands. Do you know why in a second.

First, is the act. Someone apparently had the "Patriot Act", a little too far and has a strong illegal and very well equipped, the soldiers in the world (I do not want here to think of how international law, the ability of breaks). And frankly, it's a good thing that they have, because they are in a quasi-equality with high performance and power with terrorists / mercenaries / general bad. There is so much more that it happened here, but suffice it to say that all parcels can be reduced to the essentials "GI Joe is currently in the fight against Cobra, similar to that already in your childhood." Although not expect this design to your children, they of course also be teaching with the gun. Which sucks I WISH they kept the old order Cobra converted vehicle used mercenaries.

Clarify: It is not an Oscar Contender. This is the scene of the attention his absolute peak. I do not think at a time with me, but something or someone shot / skip / dagger / Run with a sliced alarming. The film is primarily a long battle, the stage sometimes broken through dialogue. Sometimes even both overlap, creating a way to develop and back story.

In a narrower sense, that's not really a great movie. He has no history and it is not really against the audience in any way. This May-why critics would have it, so that they can not go on any dispute (as) to how the film is essentially on the world in a real Cobra Commander style plot (double irony bonus points! Woo hoo!). Legion in a mindless sheep to a regular diet of shit.

Basically, you could take this movie with the title "Violence" and no one had noticed that there is a difference, maybe supported.

But that was the point. It is just a film look, something that you will see an increase of adrenaline and watch hot chicks fight and see stuff go on a regular basis. It is very likely the new golden rule of "popcorn movie". This movie could be in a dictionary next to the term "aggressive mediocrity."

Thus, the Ten Screen Head a scale of seven to ten, to exactly what he has to do and nothing more. In logic, there is a C-student is wrong, but it is definitely the best student-C at all. There is nothing wrong with this film, but there are not so right, because it could have been, either.



DOWNLOAD MOVIE NOW!

The Proposal 2009

Not to be confused with 2005, west of the proposal (which I did, for whatever reason, I know I am stupid), the romantic comedy 2009 The proposal is an entirely different animal. For one thing, this film stars Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds instead of Guy Pearce and Ray Winstone, for another you're the manager of 27 Dresses (Anne Fletcher) instead of the Director of the BAV delayed The Road (John Hillcoat). It is time that the films are not connected, and I am glad about this topic you can imagine Ray Winstone as a romantic lead? I do not. Of course, I can not imagine Reynolds and Bullock leads in the west, at least not bad.

The romantic comedy was a staple food cinema, as long as I can remember. Everyone knows that its romantic location value of salt is also ripe for comedy. Hollywood has certainly noticed that the space and thus on the romantic comedy with regularity. This means that almost any situation, romantic comedy was more and again and again, and that any person who is employed in a romantic comedy to have to work hard to stand out their version, a very good job of using the recordings to their advantage, or be prepared to be ignored. As the proposed fare? Not so bad.

The proposal is not the kind of film, the borders, we should not expect that this film, skip away. This means that it is everything you need and it is worthy, but your attention, even if it is fairly easy to guess where the story is.

Let's on the stage. Ryan Reynolds is Andrew Paxton, a book editor suction works as assistant to the senior management in one of the most demanding and incentive for the publishers of fear in the company. Sandra Bullock is Margaret Tate, the hard-nosed chief editor whose approach is relatively easy to send, the office in a frantic activities to ensure that they are not noticed. It is also the publisher of Andrew. Trouble begins, Margaret is in his office by the boss, where she learns that she be deported to Canada because of a visa for the conduct of the work. That can not, how will they be able to his nose into the dough when they are not in the office and not about their work? The solution sounds easy - a sham marriage to his assistant, followed by a quickie divorce.

Flame and Citron

"Do you know who is coming? You go outside and look what have you been?"

This time together with the opening of the lines in black and white images of the Nazi invasion of Copenhagen immediately start in a setting from the Second World War, the fear, violence, and moral ambiguity.

Danish director Ole Christian Madsen makes a testimony of two Danish anti-fascist heroes in an exciting story and stylish and a beautiful femme fatale subplots in his last film of the flame and lemon.

Twenty-three years, Bent Faurschou-Hviid (Thure Lindhardt), called the flame, intrepidly murdered Danish traitors and high German officers. The objectives of the flames of the immediate supervisor, Aksel Winther, in turn, receives orders from London.

Famous for its unpredictable shots, the flame will soon see the man mostly by Karl-Heinz Hoffmann, the head of the Gestapo in Denmark.

Of the flame, 33-year-old Jørgen Haagen Schmith (Mads Mikkelsen), aka lemon, works as a driver, but it is not long before the father sensitively recognize the needs and firing rifles.

The plot revolves around the romance, when the flame is deeply drawn Ketty Selmer (Stine Stengade), a beautiful, courier, at the Subway. How is the relationship deeper, the risk to the flames of employment begins to rise.

It is clear that there is an informant in the strength and the accusations fly flamme loyalty, heart and head.

Beneath the surface, the film is an exploration of betrayal, courage, heroism, the disappointment, the weakness of the people and good and evil. Amid the tensions, and the injustice, the narrator continually flashes back issues and how the film footage of initiation. And these words begin orbiting in your head.

"Am I afraid of? Will I continue? What would I do if I'm in their place?"

The ever-so-often close to catch the complexity of the feelings of the individual characters, even if the permanent representation of the main characters cigarettes away in the middle of the voltage will be too distracting.

However, the flame of a scope and shocking presentation with a quick pace that allows you to breathe hard. The brutality of the Nazis and the courage of the Flame and Citron left a deep impression.

Even if a reflection and action-packed film is too good for the children, the lovers of farce games, or those who are too lazy to read the subtitles.

The film begins on Friday, 31 July to Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and Sunshine, New York. A national edition will be.

Funny People (2009)

Judd Apatow is willing to bet on his wife's ability at the expense of their own success to the stratosphere? Is the question I keep asking, after the wonderful first half of his last film, Funny People, a film that Apatow is the attempt, his films in a more mature direction. Even including some of its directory of artists like Seth Rogen (Knocked Up) and Jonah Hill (Superbad) and the addition of Adam Sandler (demonstrates the ability to dramatically, it is in Punch-Drunk Love is not a coincidence) Apatow cleverly succeeds in holding a mixture of theater, from the rails to his custom sophomoric, even higher, humor area at least this part of the video.

Do not be fooled, because they fear that the theater disappointed. Despite its large spread of stand-up comedian and its corresponding frame in the middle, Funny People is a drama. Sandler plays George Simmons, a stand-up comic who suggested this big in the film industry. After the diagnosis of an incurable disease, so is life and wonders what would have been as if he is not so arrogant and egotistical. George cheated on Laura (Leslie Mann), the only woman who ever loved by him, on his right to marriage and family Clark (Eric Bana), a gangster with the same trend towards Otherwise Phil. George speaks little of his parents and his sister. And he has no friends outside of the cynical, it depends on knowledge in the stand-up world (played by all actors to know how a version of himself). So George decides to set up a wizard, which for him as a writer, friend and confidant, a younger, more naive, that the new version of itself and we hope he can join the abyss, it must now cope with the ROE Ira Wright.

For the first half hour, which is quite natural, that is a premiere for a movie in high-concept Apatow universe. DRUGS Sandler characters and link to their love for comedy, the desire, the right of the people, and even on usual Apatow dick jokes. George Sandler plays close to his heart, with the small screen Sandler comedy routines help the feeling that it is a little version of Sandler himself to be open to all. It is the first time one sees the strong emotional increase of age on the actor for his performance of a man and a child. And it helps. ROE shows a significant tax deduction to its predecessor, comedy, Sandler. He wisely plays Ira optimistic a sounding board and human rights Misanthrope old is quite frequent. , Is often the target of the joke that the driving force.

And yes, there are many jokes in this drama, which is expected in a movie with the title Funny People. But we must also be accompanied by an appeal to be irony in the title, like a so-called comedy constitute criticism that they already have. So Funny People is a drama yet. I could say all the people in my play midway in the film, if the property is even more difficult with the introduction of Leslie Mann, Apatow, the woman in the mix.

Sandler as a man and the characters of the film transforms into a family drama. Sandler, whether life is alive, with her husband and their two daughters. He believes in the severance of relations with Clark, because almost animal unfaithfulness of man, even if his own previous opinions with her. Todd McCarthy of Variety, the test seems to equal treatment of parties in the responsibility of both the screenplay and the performance by Leslie Mann for Funny People just come in the second half. I am.

Funny People's story line May, but the fact organically, never committed. The change in the tone of the film, and the complexity of feelings that the situation requires a big demand for an actor, Sandler, and is at the height. Mann did not. Yes, it is quite funny and the spaces in the above Apatow efforts, but here it is not the dramatic series for us sympathize with his character of the rapid change of circumstances. Another paradox, since its Laura is a former actress who is not with Cameron Diaz, when both went up by The Mask (1994), Bana and Clark does it mean for the same failure.

So please keep husband in the amount of your next film by Judd, because all the blame for Funny People from the second half of the derailment, even on his shoulders, and your in for the casting of his play an important role in a film, unfortunately, relegated be interesting footnote in your filmography.

Thirst (2009)

Do you have a priest in the Korean War, which is a vampire? Anything it wants to do good for mankind, he volunteers for the experimental vaccine to treat a deadly disease 
 blood. The next thing you know it's a creature, revered by the population for the 
 seeming miracles of healing - and the bloody struggle with appetite increased close to a beautiful young girl, the unhappy wife of his childhood friend. This man committed to the idea of a good drink is a transfusion bag suspended in a hospital, where he was praying for the souls of the damned. Off, it attracts the precious bodily fluids.

There are more, much more in the Durst, a blind man, bold, lyrical, funny and bloody provocation a melodrama by Park Chan-wook. The elegant Korean movie bad boy (Author revenge trio Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Lady Vengeance) makes intelligent jumps between the desires of the Spirit, the desires of the flesh and 
 between the traditions and restrictions of the former Korean culture, and bait, and the confusion the new. Priests such as thirst, Song Kang-ho, a directory, and South Korea first movie star player, if tempo is Pustules or naked, and with lighter skin, Gambino meat. And in the role of a woman dominated crappy Bossy his mother, the former winner of the Beauty Pageant, Kim Ok-wine breaks dementia, once bitten by the splendor of the priests thirst. As always, the films in the thirst is great, all the trains from one owner, even if the blood is flowing into the rivers and calls to hell.

Disney's G-Force

Over-the-top as accurately describes G-Force, and not necessarily in the wrong direction. This terribly ridiculous movie follows a trio of special agents and their companions guinea mole who try to participate in a conspiracy against Leonard Saber, a manufacturer of machine hell-bent on world domination doubt. On the way, but the group of rodents (formerly known as the G-Force) taking its fair share of obstacles, while the clock next to them.

This movie directed the voice-overs of legitimate stars, including John Favreau (Hurley), Penelope Cruz (Juarez), Nicholas Cage (speckles), Tracy Morgan (Blaster), and Steve Buscemi (Bucky), while d ', the support of Will Arnett Arrested Development fame (Kip Killian), and the hangover funnyman Zach Galifianakis (Ben). Casting a homerun, Galifianakis character in this film would not be perfect for his brand of subtle humor ( "Is it me look fat?") And the charm of the behavior.

Of course, G-Force can not really be explained without looking at the incredible animation and special effects that only a budget of Disney can buy. In fact, there were some moments in which the retail sector is so wonderful that I want to remember, which I animated characters. Guinea pigs for cockroaches, mice and hamsters in the pier house flies - in the end a series of incredibly fun - the computer animation and special effects are enough to not more entertainment throughout the film.

Absolutely not boring, G-Force is designed for people of every age and every stage of maturity. For me, I have a handful of péter jokes, someone like my girlfriend more satisfaction in the attention as the men and women to maintain relationships. And for the children? Well, as I said earlier, G-Force is very ridiculous, pleasant on the top and simply adorable.

In The Loop

The cheeky / hero in the loop is not so, as it is applied, and that what is not clear as director Armando Iannucci and a staff of five talented writers are a clever, and beautifully executed political comedies I've ever seen, if not the absolute peak of the genre. It is not often, I watch a movie and feel the confidence to say that the "best" or "one of the best", whatever, without a doubt in the loop is one of the best comedies I've ever seen and not get old (I saw it three times). But do not wait to see it on DVD. It is responsible for a wide audience, to all laugh so loud that you go to the next line momentum, and if you do it, the words are not the only thing you need to laugh, as well a sculpture from metal, according to evidence that he is not a single detail is neglected.

In the Loop is a satirical look at the British and the governments of the United States than the threat of impending war with a country in the Middle East largely dominated. Shipping things spiral out of control is the beginning of British Secretary of State for International Development Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), is a question about the war in an interview on the radio while in the middle of discussing the impact of diarrhea and explains that in this "war is not predictable. " When told that this is not, he tries to "justify" his statement in an interview off the cuff and increases even lower, saying: "To go on the road of peace, sometimes we must be prepared to the mountain of the conflict . This is a set of adopted Barwick Linton (David Rasche), one of the two competitions, the head of U.S. and other frequent for the rest of the film as two governments will meet with only one goal in sight, but something must be completed.

Political maneuvering, tactics dubious documents and discussions behind closed doors, are part of the entertainment as the real strength of this film is the humor and dry blasphemous humor, which is safe, the only thing that may become a member of the audience not to love this film. If you are offended by the word "fuck" and will no longer be heard again and again, not even bother to take in the loop because he is not from that agent in the British press, Malcolm Tucker, played to absolute perfection by Peter Capaldi, an editor, when it comes to reducing the opposition, or one dependent on the failed, either on foot or the errors are within range of voice, when he at one of its Schimpftiraden.

Oddly, when Malcolm is not occupied his evil, it's almost like a hero of the film is underway to improve the performance Capaldi and the words which he can work with you really do feel sad for the people as he is over a matter of course self-esteem. Then when he says Simon: "I want all the possibilities of the forces of darkness, to give you a hound assisted suicide," you can not laugh at me, even when you are laughing, c 'is really terrible.

The film ends here, if, as a fleet of talented image surrounds, including James Gandolfini as General George Miller, who, while in a debate about the number of soldiers in the Middle East, the U.S. Department of the tip Karen Clark (Mimi Kennedy), a toy for children, the number of troops and focus on a little wisdom says: "At the end of a war, you need a bit of soldiers or from the left, it seems that you've lost." As I said, intelligently written.

Phrases like "I hate the prostitutes who are not so aggressive, but no, thanks", pronounced as Foster and Assistance (Chris Addison) have their first move of the U.S. and "You May, and I believe, may not believe but it is hypocrisy ", is now in talks with the United Nations shortly before the war to the point to explain.

But it must not be in the loop with a kind of message on the basis of war film, even if they fully perceived incompetence on an issue very seriously. It is a comedy characterized broadly as it jumps from one side to the other while no one is safe from fire. The struggles and the back are common, such as the Department of State aid in Chad (Zach Woods) and Liza (Anna Chlumsky) never had a chance Zing another and you never know when a fax is a whipping.

If you like the BBC "The Office" and this film is a non-head to see If you and miss you. Very good, like "The Office", you'll find yourself laughing hysterically, but sometimes the feeling, even a little uncomfortable. If there are lots of smiles for everyone as a result can be quite dark, especially in regard to the proximity to real life you take this to be satire. However, the laughter and too many to see on a large screen improves your ad. Do not wait until it is on the DVD, you'll thank me for the end

Aliens in the Attic

Adventure/comedy films about kids on a family vacation who must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions. At the same time, the youngsters work hard to keep their parents in the dark about the battle upstairs. It's the Pearsons versus the aliens who "came from upstairs," in an all-out battle that will decide the fate of the Earth - and kick-off the ultimate summer vacation. It all starts as a meteor shower rockets across the dark galaxy. Four glowing pods sparkle and crackle while hiding behind the meteor show. A mysterious force makes the meteor shower turn a hard right towards a bright blue ball in the distance - planet Earth. In a comfortable suburban house in Michigan, Stuart Pearson (Kevin Nealon) and his wife Nina (Gillian Vigman) head a family that includes adorable seven-year-old Hannah (Ashley Boettcher); 15-year-old Tom (Carter Jenkins), a techno-geek whose grades have gone south; and big sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale), who's just returned from a secret outing with boyfriend Ricky Dillman (Robert Hoffman). Deciding the family needs some good old-fashioned togetherness, Tom packs up the clan and heads to a three-story holiday house in the middle of nowhere. Joining them is Uncle Nate (Andy Richter), Nate's son Jake (Austin Butler), dear old Nana Rose (Doris Roberts), and identical 12-year-old twins Art (Henri Young) and Lee (Regan Young). An unexpected arrival is Bethany's beau Ricky, who wrangles an overnight visit with the extended family. As day turns to night, dark storm clouds start swirling around the house. Suddenly, four glowing objects shoot toward the roof. The alien crew inside the objects is made up of Skip, the tough commander, Tazer, a muscle-bound dude armed to the teeth, Razor, a lethal female alien soldier; and Sparks a geeky four-armed techie, who is the only non-threatening alien intruder. Ricky is placed under the spell of the aliens, courtesy of a high-tech mind-control device and plug implanted into the base of his skull; Ricky's mind and actions now belong to the alien crew. The alien "Zirkonians," via Ricky, lay claim to the planet. Like a puppet/robot/zombie, Ricky moves towards the boys - but Tom and Jake break free. It isn't long before all five kids see the strange new arrivals. Tom takes charge and the kids come to realize the alien mind control device only works on grownups, giving them a fighting chance against the invaders - and the responsibility to protect the adults by keeping the aliens' existence a secret. Left to their own devices, the kids unleash their imaginations, creating makeshift weapons, like piping ingeniously rigged as a home made potato spud gun. They even learn to use the mind controller. First order of business: taking control of Ricky - and turning his robot/zombie/ idiot actions against himself and the aliens. The adults remain oblivious to the alien presence and figure the kids are being...kids...and insist that the youngsters partake in a fishing expedition. Meanwhile, a touching friendship is struck between Hannah and Sparks, the friendly alien with four arms and hands. Unlike his alien cohorts, Sparks has no stomach for battle; he just wants to return home to his Zirkonian family. Nana Rose comes under the spell of the alien mind control device, which gives her super-human powers. She comes to the kids' rescue -and into a battle with Ricky, who is again under alien control. Nana Rose gives Ricky a huge jolt causing the alien plug to dislodge. Skip joins the kids fight and uses his four arms relentlessly creating devices that eventually help the kids fight on. As the battle continues, the laughs, action and danger escalate. But the kids rise to the occasion, finding new strengths and self-sufficiency. And it becomes clear that the aliens never stood a chance.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

It was eight long years since the first Harry Potter series was on the big screen, and although the hardcore fans are always so engaged as never before, it is difficult to say that this is also the magic and the admiration for the rest rest of us. There are not many other franchise (if any) which have too many slices in a short time, but as the race for Warner Brothers films before discarding about their characters, which are clearly meeting the exhaustion is the cause of their minds.

In fact, the formula of the type of stories that begin to thin for me. I can not say with certainty whether JK Rowling is to blame, because I do not really read the books, but I liked the first of many films, and in this moment they are all in the blur in my mind. The only thing that interests me the situation is the fact that there is a brief insight into the epic confrontation with Voldemort at the end of everything. My hope is that this sixth episode finally no longer to pedal Wacky intrigue secondary meaning to the teachers and the development of the main story arc. In this sense, it only partially.

Collection of the intense end of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the story of Harry and the Death Eaters and Voldemort increasingly strengths. Horace Slughorn Dumbledore convinced teachers to retire back to Hogwarts, but with ulterior motives: he already has a student named Tom Riddle, told a young Voldemort. Dumbledore tries to memories associated with the big V to determine how he managed to immortality. During this time, Professor Snape is the desire to help Draco Malfoy a task for the Lord of Darkness, and how Ron and Hermione ... Well, they are simply taste the joys of youth.

One of the most remarkable about this film is that more than soap into flakes and the romantic elements of opera, one of the earlier films. I suppose it must be expected, since more and more children, but it feels like the state of people in a few years' delay after casting his first, now almost twenty years. How is this kind of thing is pretty goofy and childlike. Some of them are really funny and charming, but not intentionally so, it's just funny and awkward. Half-Blood Prince finally into the heart slightly strange territory much more often than I thought it was what seems given the fact that these stories should gradually darker. But I think the biggest problem is that the relationship of theater really far too much time and offers few surprises, or the development of character.
The best thing about this episode is that the first is at 100% to Voldemort. Yes, there is another new teacher with a secret, but it is very important for the whole plot, and the true evil in order to attend at the beginning of the movie. The flash-backs to Voldemort as a young assistant convincing and strange, but there are a little too rare. In addition to a confrontation with Death Eaters in the Weasley residence there is not much at this video to the finals - and even the finale feels a little underwhelming. As I understand it is not a big battle, because (surprise), a similar battle going on in the next book. Go figure.

Every time there as a step of Harry Potter could be a little different, then returned to the input field. Beginning of the film there is an exciting sense of black magic begins to bleed, the more in the real world, as the example of a Death Eater attack on the Millennium Bridge in London. Somewhere, when I like, That is a huge disappointment for the settlement of returning to Hogwarts Quidditch games and watch the meeting through potion classes. We already know that Harry is the "chosen" ... It is really more than what they learn in school? To be fair there was not a lot of sweets or funny eccentrics, this time, but it seems that each character has to do symbolically appear, and few changes in Hogwarts itself

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by David Yates, who was also the latest film out and handling the two parts of the death and Hallows. Visually, I like his style and the cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel (Amelie, Across the Universe) makes it quite possibly the best movie of Harry Potter at this time. The performances are solid, especially the addition of Jim Broadbent plays the bumbling as Professor Slughorn and victim blame. It is difficult to criticize the film from a technical perspective, but ... They make the people so that, on the right of the screen? Then again, maybe that option if you have many avid readers, their encyclopaedic knowledge and enthusiasm for hard in the table.

It seems that every time a new Harry Potter film, is the answer to every call for the best time ... But as so often in the end be? Although I am not the only one that has the magic to wear for a certain time. Standout there are some scenes that show that the potential of this tax has, but if you have two hours for the stuffing, it is very difficult to recommend the film (for non - readers, at least). In every respect, it seems, than the final film is certainly the best, but with the decision, in two parts, we must deal with another snoozefest where nothing really happens? All I know is that the finale more worthwhile to wait to learn because it is fairly laborious damn.

Movie Details:

• Director: David Yates
• Studio: Warner Bros.
• Year: 2009
• Run Time: 153 minutes
• Country: USA
• Language: English

• MPAA Rating: PG (for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality)
• Category: Feature
• Genre/Type: Children's/Family, Fantasy
• Filmed in: Color
• Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter

Drag Me To Hell

It is still a bit hard to believe that the man who has taken the lead in the budget horror flick The Evil Dead is to support potentially the biggest blockbuster franchises of all time, but now that Sam Raimi has undoubtedly was himself a few times. He has a long way since the days of the filming of "8mm films as a child in Michigan, and yet the passion and dynamism, drive it, where it is today.

After Spider-Man 3 climbed into a huge animal, which ultimately beyond the control Raimi did not want to go back to the bulk of his next film. Drag Me To Hell will be his first horror film in more than 15 years, a bargain with a small casting for his product by his friend and collaborator Robert Tapert. But could it be in a position to revert to coarse, creativity and urgency of their first films, after so long in the big budget, or those things that are lost, in his time in Hollywood superstar?

Everyone was worried about the adoption of a new layer of Raimi will facilitate all their worries in the first minutes of the movie. We have become a curse Roma with a dramatic session was followed by a beautiful recording of loans for the full sequence of the old books and drawings at the Necronomicon from Evil Dead. From there, we reach with Christine Brown (Alison LOHMAN), a trustee for the funds in the race for promotion to the bank, which is forced to close to an old woman of the house. When the old woman capture an error and causes a scene, we quickly know she has the same curse Christine. A local fortune teller out that for three days, a demon to pursue and harass, and then it will be around in hell for eternity - unless they can break the curse first.

Although the story was definitely Drag Me To Hell shall like The Grudge (a suspicion reinforced by the fact that Raimi and Tapert Ghose House photos of the U.S. remake), it seems that there is not much influence in Asia, all here. The film is Raimi classic through and through, and it is so nice to see the style back to the screen back into the frame a bit of horror. There is no substitute for the kinetic energy and a bit cheesy, that it in your movie, but in any case it has to create the excitement and thrill over the years.

There is a feeling that Raimi is more fun anymore, it's been with us to play and a memorable scenes, such as the fight garage and house the various events. How gratifying that the film, it is also amazingly intense, and probably really frightening Raimi film until today. The use of shadows is so frightening and effective, and there is a constant feeling that something you jump at any time. The damage to music by Christopher Young, you're on the edge of your seat and never leave the place.

Alison Lohman, Nicolas Cage previously, the daughter in Matchstick Men, relies on a perfect performance here. It is soft and easy to sympathize with, but also for building up the physical requirements, with the main actor in a horror film Sam Raimi (something tells me that she and Bruce Campbell now have something more to bail). You will receive at the end of all kinds of tricks gross paid on his face, most of them seem to the practical implications. There were one or two bad beats digital effects (one of whom is apparently an homage to Looney Tunes goofy), but they are short and forgiveable. The film from PG-13 courses will be maintained, since it is not tons of blood and Gore, but there are many other raw cause discomfort.

If Drag Me To Hell is not so strange that Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, there are undoubtedly a lot of black humor in pulverized. Justin Long would have been a little odd choice for a film like this, but it works well in this minor comedy and also plays the role of friend support. The writing in this film is solid and good that the script is not 100% credible that all the spiritual values of Mumbo Jumbo in the discussion, but the main characters of depth and offers interesting secondary act play. For example, the scene where Clay Dinner Christine are the parents for the first time, is a brilliant blend of humor and excitement.

I can say that most fans of Sam Raimi will not be disappointed with Drag Me To Hell, but it is difficult to know how to react in general film freaks. It feels quite differently than many horror films, the cinemas in recent years, and the comedy, the tone suddenly some people scrub wrong. For me, that this class as one of the best films of the year until today, from planning another ideal in the summer blockbuster, and with a fine back in the form of Sam Raimi. Here's to hoping that Spider-Man 4, 5 o'clock-6 o'clock should not be kept away from the horrors of another 8 years!

Movie Details:

• Director: Sam Raimi
• Studio: Ghost House Pictures
• Year: 2009
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Country: USA
• Language: English

• MPAA Rating: PG13 (for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language)
• Category: Feature
• Genre/Type: Horror
• Filmed in: Color

The Hurt Locker

Films about the Iraq war have been known to not be successful with the public in recent years, and in most cases, this makes sense: The people go to the cinema, to which in reality are not preached, or to remember things that in other parts of the world. Films like Stop-Loss and The Lucky Ones than a political, and more than that, they deal with all the soldiers returned to their home back after serving in active service. Even though I am sure there are stories are here to say, it sounds a bit strange cutting of a soldier's life. I think I can understand why it is not more films than the modern war, set in the middle of the action, especially since it's so easy for the accused to be operating or glorifying violence. But the fact is that the war to make some incredibly dramatic and intense emotions, and veteran director Katherine Bigelow shares that this is fact. With his new film The Hurt Locker, she has the first Iraq-war film, this is really for entertainment first, and a meeting place for the movies of 2009.
Focuses on three members of the Bravo bomb disposal, follows the presentation of the arrival of Staff Sergeant William James Exercise (Jeremy Renner), an experienced, which leads to replace fallen comrades. During their first deployment, however, by the books Sergeant Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Eldridge naive specialist (Brian Geraghty) know that James is a bit of a wild card: fear of not yet predictable. Slowly over time they learn to trust others and to their work, but as a particularly horrible task leaves James shook the foundation for his impulsive nature finally throw their comrades in the encounter dangerous and unnecessary. The Hurt Locker is capable of both an action and excitement, which, without being pro-or anti-war because of its central characters are a group of soldiers who are in compliance with a very specialized. Its goal is to save lives, not take, even if some of the situations that they are not in the commitment to the arms. This film features scene after scene of tense, white ankle-bombing investigations, which are caught in commodities, camera bag. You feel the warmth of the sand and the pressure they are, not to mention the unbearable fear of the unknown. It is not anything to disarm the explosive device was built, but as one of the scenes, an unforgettable surprise attack by the elite shooters in the desert. During the casting includes a number of names, including recognizeable Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, and Evangeline Lilly, they only play characters device that makes it possible to carry the film. There are also people like Jeremy Renner a chance to shine so far probably better known for his appearances in 28 Weeks Later and the assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford, and the short life ABC The unusual series. Here he plays a man of much faith and a little defeated, but not crazy or stupid. The scenes of the hold time between two tasks in support of the meat from these figures and to make credible. Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty Kontrapunkte big hit on performance, under control. It is a film that is independent enough explosions and feel like a big budget Fotostudio, but without compromising the character. Kathryn Bigelow directed Point Break and K-19: The Widowmaker (more worship Near Dark Vampire Strip), she knows how to get the audience in their seats She has no fear, to exaggerate a little fun and do not like the movie is not free of stereotypes action films, but they only season debates that without you from history. Only missteps in the whole film is an increase in the end, where the figure of Jeremy Renner decided to do something, the things in his own hands. It's a bit hard to swallow and realistic throws out the window, but fortunately it is quite short distracted, both exciting and important lead in one of the main themes of the film. With all the entertainment value, it is important that Hurt Locker is not stupid and completely empty. It is in the mentality of the soldiers, only their profession, by the survivors to another day. Her life is in the limbus and the real world is foreign to them after a certain time. It is not all wave flags, and it shows not the fingers, but it is up to you whether they are heroes or something else. The Hurt Locker is a film that is easy to recommend whole-heartedly, almost everyone, and everyone (well, maybe with the exception of the children ... It should be noted, R, after all). It is simply one of the best films of the war I have ever seen, which is somewhere between Black Hawk Down and the mini-series from HBO Generation Kill. It is a small film that deserves support, but he may be another blockbuster with this summer there purely for the adrenalin and the heart beat stress. If you have the chance to see what is happening on the big screen, leave yourself a favor and into the cold water. You will not be disappointed.

Movie Details:

• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
• Studio: Voltage Pictures, Kingsgate Films, First Light
• Year: 2008
• Run Time: 127 minutes
• Country: USA
• Language: English

• MPAA Rating: R (for war violence and language)
• Category: Feature
• Genre/Type: War
• Filmed in: Color
• Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, Evangeline Lilly, David Morse

(500) Days of Summer

The term "romantic comedy" is not very good today, thanks to years of formulas, and sappy love stories Entertainment emissions produced specifically for couples, on a date. Films about but not always to the cheesy and predictable. Take first film Marc Webb (500) days in the summer, for example. It is a fun film on the decline in and out of love, the rules are not standard rom-com.

The film has a unique and life-cycle of love, jump, and it comes with time, the different phases of a relationship from their order. It is an intelligent and fascinating, and that both fantastic. Unfortunately, like the boldness of this film, it is difficult to shake the feeling that there is a different set of rules, is the restoration of the place: art house indie dramedy.

The title, (500) days in the summer, comes from the name of the girl in the film, played by Zooey Deschanel, and 500 days is the period in which they are a part of life the main character. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Tom Hansen, an architect working on an employment shit a greeting card company is very pleased with the new interns, was Finn. After some clumsy attempts to capture her finally win more and have a Jacuzzi for romance. A long time ago, but the changing of the tides, and the summer begins to me to wonder if Tom is really the right man for her, from where Tom spiral into depression.

(500) days of summer reminds both Eternal Sunshine Spotless Mind and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, where he dissects the development of a relationship (albeit on a shorter duration). In this case, however, there is no science fiction in order to facilitate the movement through time. It is a story submitted for the good of the listener with an omniscient narrator them through it. The story itself seems to create a kind of fable, the short and neat, but it can also be emotional, that we are at the end of the arms. Although the constant to jump through time seems to be a good idea might be, I do not know that it really used their potential here. For the majority of snapshots appear randomly, and not always very well connected with each other.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of my favorite and future actors working today, and during his next appearance of integration in GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra obviously misinformed, it is a great role for him and another strong performance. There is surf on the line between comedy and drama, very good, and in some points on the hyper-reality of his role in 10 Things I Hate About You. Zooey Deschanel is so attractive as never before, and moved, but the problem is that she has played this ditzy girl a little too often lately (Gigantisch, Weeds, The Happening). His character is never really all that meat, but I suppose that since the film from the perspective of Tom, it was decided, its mystery.

Scenes in this film stood out as bright as Joseph Gordon-Levitt sequence dancing and singing, after the first night together, black and white film art and the dream sequence, and use of a screen contrast "expectations" with the "reality ". Marc Webb has a name for himself as director of music video, and with the help of the beautiful photo of Eric Berg Steel (Juno), each of which would have awesome short films on their own initiative. Strange, I was just looking for Woody Allen Annie Hall, for the first time a week ago, I saw that, and there must be a source of inspiration for a few moments surrealists.

Now there is something in this film a little merit a minor rant. Can you tell us please, please, PLEASE have a moratorium on the release dramedies indie bands for a certain time? Hey, I have nothing against it, The Smiths, and they seem to vary according to the tone of the movie is good, but the scene in the elevator and the referencing of the band just felt so artificial. That does not mean that people are not based on common interests, but between that and Jo-Go Levitt karaoke sing The Pixies and the discussion on their favorite of the Beatles, it's really Diablo Cody area here. And yes, I have noticed that Zooey Deschanel in a group itself, but when Tom and summer were less than a lover of music from the beginning, it would not appear even superficially and space. I am all for good music in the films, but not so pointed out to be.

At the end, although I do not believe that all was particularly innovative, I have to assess a large number of bits and pieces of the (500) days of summer. It is not necessarily funny, and it is not really a Tearjerker, but it is nice, pleasant, and certainly deserves to be seen - especially if you are in the summer blockbuster blues. It is a solid start Marc Webb, and even if they do not fall under the category of unfortunate "romantic comedy", a film, it's very much about your expectations in this category.

Movie Details:

• Director: Marc Webb
• Studio: Watermark Productions
• Year: 2009
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Country: USA
• Language: English

• MPAA Rating: PG13 (for sexual material and language)
• Category: Feature
• Genre/Type: Comedy
• Filmed in: Color