This is a film about an assassin and a police officer and detective who crosses paths through a series of murders targeted to big business mogul. In turn their encounters turn into personal vendetta. The assassin gets annoyed by this prying detective. He then turns to victimize the detective's family. This then becomes a sensitive matter for the detective and take into dramatic turn of real enemies made by grudge between the two. In the end they are victimize by the real villain that made the assassin.
Its a usual police suspense drama with Tyler Perry doing action and Matthew Fox donning a skinny look. Edward Burns plays the detective's partner/ colleague with a love angle on the side that the movies just left behind or it was just an unnecessary sub plot.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
5 - Knocked Up
Back in the day when this movie would just be another chick flick with that famous (pretty) actress from that doctor TV series that gets a break into the real movie business. But when I saw this today for its subsequent spin off or sequel, no its not. It is a classic comedy, with great funny parts, funny characters and tell of weird stuff, situations, unconventional but real about life, love, family and friends. Movies about babies always feel good despite of the F+in words said n it.
Katherine Heigl looks incredible as the expectant mom and Seth Rogen plays the undeniably lovable uneasy accidental dad. This movie will be in the ranks of Fools Rush In and Father of the Bride 2 even Look Who's Talking (anything about babies, getting pregnant etc.)
The sequel/ spin off This Is 40 lacks what it has from Knocked Up. It just has to much swearing and vulgarity and less and less interesting characters and sadly no story to boost, its just overdone.
Katherine Heigl looks incredible as the expectant mom and Seth Rogen plays the undeniably lovable uneasy accidental dad. This movie will be in the ranks of Fools Rush In and Father of the Bride 2 even Look Who's Talking (anything about babies, getting pregnant etc.)
The sequel/ spin off This Is 40 lacks what it has from Knocked Up. It just has to much swearing and vulgarity and less and less interesting characters and sadly no story to boost, its just overdone.
4 - The Giant Mechanical Man (January 4)
This movie stars one of the new actors I find very attractive, Chris Messina. Topher Grace also stars as the annoying with a ridiculous hair other guy. The lead actress I haven't heard of or seen. Her younger sister is played by that girl from Rock of Ages. I almost forgot the title of that Tom Cruise rock musical. Oh yes I am right and she's that Canadian actress.
This is a relatively simple love story. Two people who struggles in avery convenient life without the drama or burden of having a feeling of heaviness due to its reality. Fairly its very light comedy, romance of finding their way into not knowing what exactly what to do in life. Until they meet that special someone. Which echoes the main idea of romantic movies which is very highly debatable that one's sense of life depends on finding a partner or love or a boyfriend/ girlfriend.
he is a struggling street performer (as the robotic giant man in stilts), dumped by the girlfriend who relatively lives a spacious warehouse apartment. She is broke and forced to live with her controlling and ideal sister. And both find each other and finally gets some sense in their life, a direction and meaning. It is that simple and light.
This is a relatively simple love story. Two people who struggles in avery convenient life without the drama or burden of having a feeling of heaviness due to its reality. Fairly its very light comedy, romance of finding their way into not knowing what exactly what to do in life. Until they meet that special someone. Which echoes the main idea of romantic movies which is very highly debatable that one's sense of life depends on finding a partner or love or a boyfriend/ girlfriend.
he is a struggling street performer (as the robotic giant man in stilts), dumped by the girlfriend who relatively lives a spacious warehouse apartment. She is broke and forced to live with her controlling and ideal sister. And both find each other and finally gets some sense in their life, a direction and meaning. It is that simple and light.
3 - After Fall, Winter (January 3)
A writer, suffering from depression and debt, comes to Paris after a friend invites him to spend Christmas holidays. He is struggling after several passes on his new manuscript for his novel after years since his last three works were published. He meets a Parisian girl, who he encounters on some occasions and admittedly got smitten by.
She is a dominatrix and a care giver for people with terminal diseases, dying people. She loves two things who don't lie to her; pain and death. He on the other hand turns to SNM to cope with his secret depression. These are the secrets that they keep as they develop and fall in love with each other.
There conversations and relationship is not the conventional one. It may turn to sadistic and even very vulgar confessions but never revealing there hidden dark secrets. Basically they fall into the entrapment of just finding the right person when you meet someone. But it fiction and they are bound to discover the secret and smashes this relationship into a hopeless tragedy.
The film leads us through a thought that this may be very fictional in sense and sake of a narrative. But the drives of attraction and trust evolves into this simple and meaningful relationship that one finds luckily but once in a life.
Truly an honest work from actor director Eric Schaeffer whose works I am not so familiar with but accustomed to his annoying very American accent. I will check out his other works the one familiar If Lucy Fell from the 90's and his recent somehow (I guess) related work Fall.
Somehow the films that I see are in timely fashion as to the current season. In this case Christmas. This film is not your conventional love affair.
She is a dominatrix and a care giver for people with terminal diseases, dying people. She loves two things who don't lie to her; pain and death. He on the other hand turns to SNM to cope with his secret depression. These are the secrets that they keep as they develop and fall in love with each other.
There conversations and relationship is not the conventional one. It may turn to sadistic and even very vulgar confessions but never revealing there hidden dark secrets. Basically they fall into the entrapment of just finding the right person when you meet someone. But it fiction and they are bound to discover the secret and smashes this relationship into a hopeless tragedy.
The film leads us through a thought that this may be very fictional in sense and sake of a narrative. But the drives of attraction and trust evolves into this simple and meaningful relationship that one finds luckily but once in a life.
Truly an honest work from actor director Eric Schaeffer whose works I am not so familiar with but accustomed to his annoying very American accent. I will check out his other works the one familiar If Lucy Fell from the 90's and his recent somehow (I guess) related work Fall.
Somehow the films that I see are in timely fashion as to the current season. In this case Christmas. This film is not your conventional love affair.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
2 - Butter
BUTTER is a family movie that is not so good for the whole family. It is because of its hardcore theme and wild characters that involves sex and swearing. Fairly enough its an unheard of movie that has a stellar cast of interesting stars with equally brilliant characters. We have in the cast Jennifer Gardner, that guy from Modern Family, suprisingly Alicia Silverstone and Hugh Grant who did a funny semi-cameo role. So we have in the characters a prize winning butter sculpture artist dominated by his obsessive red neck trophy wife, a hooker, a typical happy married couple, a brilliant black orphan girl and a comedic ex-boyfriend who is not so smart as you think and a stellar bunch of other characters.
This is a movie which is the Ateela and the Bee but with Butter sculpture competition. It is a charming story about people, almost like a modern day fairy tale with the funny and adult humor that is not necessarily for children's entertainment but intended for the more mature and adult audience.
Since I do not know some of the lead characters I did a bit of researching. This movie is from 2011 and released in 2012. Ty Burrell is the actor who plaved Bob Pickler, the butter artist who won 15 years straight in this competition. he is the Modern Family guy. Another actor isrob Corddry as the adoptive dad who awkwardly supports but very sweet to the young talent. Olivia Wilde, plays the hooker. This actress I must say is interesting seeing from the string of movies and variations of roles she did from them.
Definitely a good movie to see and an enjoyable watch at that. Just watch out for the not so wanted scenes that could spoil the younger audience's viewing like the hooker's dance, her swearing and her smooch with that girl from Twilight.
This is a movie which is the Ateela and the Bee but with Butter sculpture competition. It is a charming story about people, almost like a modern day fairy tale with the funny and adult humor that is not necessarily for children's entertainment but intended for the more mature and adult audience.
Since I do not know some of the lead characters I did a bit of researching. This movie is from 2011 and released in 2012. Ty Burrell is the actor who plaved Bob Pickler, the butter artist who won 15 years straight in this competition. he is the Modern Family guy. Another actor isrob Corddry as the adoptive dad who awkwardly supports but very sweet to the young talent. Olivia Wilde, plays the hooker. This actress I must say is interesting seeing from the string of movies and variations of roles she did from them.
Definitely a good movie to see and an enjoyable watch at that. Just watch out for the not so wanted scenes that could spoil the younger audience's viewing like the hooker's dance, her swearing and her smooch with that girl from Twilight.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
1- The Soloist
First movie for 2013.
A film based on the book written by LA Times journalist Steve Lopez played by Robert Downey Junior. I was curious of this film since I like films about classical musicians/ or music. The cello prodigy Nathaniel Ayres was played by Jamie Fox.
A familiar name at the end directed this film Joe Wright, maybe a note worthy name to remember. The cast with Catherine Kinear made it impressive how they can look as ex-couple with Downey.
Basically the film tackled the relationship between Lopez and Ayres with flashbacks on Ayres past and a side story of Lopez that was equally laden with personal issues. This was a balance shown that both the sane and the mentally ill have both things to patch up.
In the end was a dance were friendship can heal and make things better. It is also realistic look on the sad side of the homeless and disturbedof Los Angeles. This was not made into a cute, funny comedy or romantic psychological movie to make it amusing but almost realistic to make us look on the troubles these kind of people make.
It made me think, can anyone just spark a friendship with a mentally ill person regardless if they are special or not. In the end they are as lonely anyone can be. May I go back in my first statement. They are special. That is where we can measure the braveness and kindness of our hearts.
In this movie it was his talent that bridged a light a helping hand to come along. Music indeed is a powerful force.
Interludes of orchestra playing segments of classical numbers make up parts of the films in either a dance of colored lights or flying city birds over greater Los Angeles.
A film based on the book written by LA Times journalist Steve Lopez played by Robert Downey Junior. I was curious of this film since I like films about classical musicians/ or music. The cello prodigy Nathaniel Ayres was played by Jamie Fox.
A familiar name at the end directed this film Joe Wright, maybe a note worthy name to remember. The cast with Catherine Kinear made it impressive how they can look as ex-couple with Downey.
Basically the film tackled the relationship between Lopez and Ayres with flashbacks on Ayres past and a side story of Lopez that was equally laden with personal issues. This was a balance shown that both the sane and the mentally ill have both things to patch up.
In the end was a dance were friendship can heal and make things better. It is also realistic look on the sad side of the homeless and disturbedof Los Angeles. This was not made into a cute, funny comedy or romantic psychological movie to make it amusing but almost realistic to make us look on the troubles these kind of people make.
It made me think, can anyone just spark a friendship with a mentally ill person regardless if they are special or not. In the end they are as lonely anyone can be. May I go back in my first statement. They are special. That is where we can measure the braveness and kindness of our hearts.
In this movie it was his talent that bridged a light a helping hand to come along. Music indeed is a powerful force.
Interludes of orchestra playing segments of classical numbers make up parts of the films in either a dance of colored lights or flying city birds over greater Los Angeles.
360 movies and films that I will watch for 2013
I will try to post about movies of films that I wil watch for 2013. One movie or film to post for one day. One TV Episode would be 0.5 of a post and oe whole season would be equal to 1 post.
Here goes. Goodluck to 2013 folks.
Here goes. Goodluck to 2013 folks.
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