The 2005 release casts "Jake Gyllenhaal" as Lance Corporal Anthony Swofford who joins the US Marines and is posted to Iraq.
The marine soldiers call themselves Jarheads. The movie is narrated by Anthony. Instead of the war, the movie shows the pre-war settlements of soldiers on the battlefields and their state of mind. It shows how they live in deserts and wait for the war to begin, patrolling procedures, their companionships, how they build their morale and stabilize their state of mind. At the end the war only lasts 4 days for their company and they return back. Thus they live in the desert and prepare themselves not for the war but their life after war.
It is a must watch for anyone who wishes to know the life at the actual battle site.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The movie released in 2005 is the 4th in the series and the fastest to earn most revenues in the series & broke many blockbuster records. With the same cast and Voldemort is back in full form.
The Triwizard Cup is in Hogwarts and only one student from the 3 participating schools can compete. The candidates are shosen by the Goblet of Fire. Only students above 17 years are allowed to compete. But then somehow a 4th name comes out of the Goblet and the name is Harry Potter. Every one takes him as a cheat. The boy is also attaining adolescence and is attracted towards someone. Ron and Hermione are also attracted towards thier respective crushes. There are 3 dangerous tasks to be completed but in the end Harry meets Voldemort somehow and both fight. Harry's friend Cedric is killed in the end.
Harry wins the cup. The movie is interesting as all other in the series but the visual effects aren't that good as in the 3rd movie. But that doesn't mean this is trash. The movie is worth watching.
The Triwizard Cup is in Hogwarts and only one student from the 3 participating schools can compete. The candidates are shosen by the Goblet of Fire. Only students above 17 years are allowed to compete. But then somehow a 4th name comes out of the Goblet and the name is Harry Potter. Every one takes him as a cheat. The boy is also attaining adolescence and is attracted towards someone. Ron and Hermione are also attracted towards thier respective crushes. There are 3 dangerous tasks to be completed but in the end Harry meets Voldemort somehow and both fight. Harry's friend Cedric is killed in the end.
Harry wins the cup. The movie is interesting as all other in the series but the visual effects aren't that good as in the 3rd movie. But that doesn't mean this is trash. The movie is worth watching.
Garfield – The Tale of Two Kitties
The 2006 release is the sequel of Garfield. "Bill Murray" is at his best.
The movie has a double role of Garfield with the other cat being a Prince in a London Suburb Castle. Liz has a seminar work in London in the same castle an dJon follows her to propose for marriage. Both cats get exchanged and the man who wants to kill the Prince is After Garfield by mistake. The man inherits all the property of his aunt who has given the possession of her belongings to Prince after her death.
Garfield and Prince team up to crush his evil plans. The movie has some great sites and Garfield is cool but the movie sometimes gets boring. All the comforts of the Prince seem tempting but the movie isn't up to the mark of its predecessor.
The movie has a double role of Garfield with the other cat being a Prince in a London Suburb Castle. Liz has a seminar work in London in the same castle an dJon follows her to propose for marriage. Both cats get exchanged and the man who wants to kill the Prince is After Garfield by mistake. The man inherits all the property of his aunt who has given the possession of her belongings to Prince after her death.
Garfield and Prince team up to crush his evil plans. The movie has some great sites and Garfield is cool but the movie sometimes gets boring. All the comforts of the Prince seem tempting but the movie isn't up to the mark of its predecessor.
Garfield
The orange fat cat is the hero with the voice of none other than the perfectionist humour man "Bill Murray". "Breckin Meyer" is Garfield's owner Jon and "Jennifer Love Hewitt" is the Vet Liz. The movie was a 2004 hit.
Jon is in love with Liz while Garfield is goofing and lazing around. But then Jon brings a skinny looking dog "Odie". Garfield wants to shoo it away and a hit TV pet show anchor Happy Chapman wants to kidnap Odie for his show and succeds. When Garfield realizes his mistake he along with his animal friends brings Odie back.
The whole process of Bringing Odie back is humorous and funny. You'll love the cat if you see him move and groove.
Jon is in love with Liz while Garfield is goofing and lazing around. But then Jon brings a skinny looking dog "Odie". Garfield wants to shoo it away and a hit TV pet show anchor Happy Chapman wants to kidnap Odie for his show and succeds. When Garfield realizes his mistake he along with his animal friends brings Odie back.
The whole process of Bringing Odie back is humorous and funny. You'll love the cat if you see him move and groove.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry is back in the 3rd movie released in 2004. The boy is a teenager now and is more liberal and courageous.
When Harry goes to Hogwarts the train stops midway and scary looking Dementors attack him. At the school Professor Dumbledor Warns eveyone that a prisoner from Azkaban has escaped and might come towards Hogawarts. The Dementors would catch him and anyone who goes out of school premises. Harry Comes to know the prisoner is Sirius Black ("Gary Oldman") and he had betrayed Harry's parents and helped Voldemort. Harry wants to take revenge of his parents and he does meet Sirius and shows that he is one of the most powerful wizards in the world.
The visuals along with the bluish-green theme works magic for the movie and all the breathtaking scenes are the finest. MAGIC Rules!!!!!!!!!
When Harry goes to Hogwarts the train stops midway and scary looking Dementors attack him. At the school Professor Dumbledor Warns eveyone that a prisoner from Azkaban has escaped and might come towards Hogawarts. The Dementors would catch him and anyone who goes out of school premises. Harry Comes to know the prisoner is Sirius Black ("Gary Oldman") and he had betrayed Harry's parents and helped Voldemort. Harry wants to take revenge of his parents and he does meet Sirius and shows that he is one of the most powerful wizards in the world.
The visuals along with the bluish-green theme works magic for the movie and all the breathtaking scenes are the finest. MAGIC Rules!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Shrek 2
The green ogre in "Mike Myers" voice is back and so is his wife Fiona dubbed by "Cameron Diaz". This 2004 hit is the sequel of Shrek and is more fun filled.
Shrek come to the land Far Far Away with Fiona to meet her parents the King and the Queen. Everyone is taken aghast by their ogre image. The King is sort of unwilling to accept Shrek as his son-in-law and thus with the help of the Fairy God Mother tries to shoo him away and instead bring Prince Charming in Fiona's life. When Shrek drinks a magical potion he and his love both change in to humans. Fiona is told by her father that Prince Charming is Shrek in the ogre form. Shrek sees them intimitating and goes away. He meets Puss in Boots dubbed by "Antonio Banderas" sent by the King to kill Shrek. Puss befriends Shrek and find out the bad deeds of Fairy Godmother.
The ending 30 min of the movie are quite interesting, especially Shrek's transportation and the part.
Shrek come to the land Far Far Away with Fiona to meet her parents the King and the Queen. Everyone is taken aghast by their ogre image. The King is sort of unwilling to accept Shrek as his son-in-law and thus with the help of the Fairy God Mother tries to shoo him away and instead bring Prince Charming in Fiona's life. When Shrek drinks a magical potion he and his love both change in to humans. Fiona is told by her father that Prince Charming is Shrek in the ogre form. Shrek sees them intimitating and goes away. He meets Puss in Boots dubbed by "Antonio Banderas" sent by the King to kill Shrek. Puss befriends Shrek and find out the bad deeds of Fairy Godmother.
The ending 30 min of the movie are quite interesting, especially Shrek's transportation and the part.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
This is the 2nd movie in the Harry Potter series written by J K Rowling. The main cast is the same as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".
Young Harry is in the 2nd year at Hogwarts and Ron's sister Ginny is in the first year. The Chamber of Secrets has been opened by some one and every time it opens a mogul is killed. Most probabaly it is someone from the students only. Harry finds out an old boyTom Riddles' 50 years old diary and through it he becomes suspicious of Hagrid, but then all mogul students start getting petrified one by one and even Hermione is not spared from the ill fate. Later he comes to know it is some one else.
The movie adds a new chapter in the series and has great visuals. Must watch for non H Potter fans too.
Young Harry is in the 2nd year at Hogwarts and Ron's sister Ginny is in the first year. The Chamber of Secrets has been opened by some one and every time it opens a mogul is killed. Most probabaly it is someone from the students only. Harry finds out an old boyTom Riddles' 50 years old diary and through it he becomes suspicious of Hagrid, but then all mogul students start getting petrified one by one and even Hermione is not spared from the ill fate. Later he comes to know it is some one else.
The movie adds a new chapter in the series and has great visuals. Must watch for non H Potter fans too.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Starring "Brad Pitt" as John Smith and "Angelina Jolie" as Jane Smith the movie was released in 2005 and was a major hit.
John is a secret agent and so is Jane but in different organizations with same assignments but different motives. They meet in Columbia and after a love affair get married. The story of the movie goes on sideways with John and Jane talking about themselves to a marriage counsellor. Everything goes fine until one day when both come to know about each other. They shoot bullets at each other, throw knives to kill each other, but then they find out some one wants to kill them both. They rejoin and rest is history.
The movie with great latino music along with great action sequences is a must watch.
John is a secret agent and so is Jane but in different organizations with same assignments but different motives. They meet in Columbia and after a love affair get married. The story of the movie goes on sideways with John and Jane talking about themselves to a marriage counsellor. Everything goes fine until one day when both come to know about each other. They shoot bullets at each other, throw knives to kill each other, but then they find out some one wants to kill them both. They rejoin and rest is history.
The movie with great latino music along with great action sequences is a must watch.
Rush Hour
The 1998 blockbuster starrs "Jackie Chan" as Chief Inspector Lee and "Chris Tucker" with his hilarious acting as Detective James Carter.
Lee ruins the plans of a Hong Kong mafia leader Juntao who smuggles ancient Chinese pots, utensils, etc. Lee also is a close ally of Consul Han who is the incharge of the Juntao case. Han is posted to Los Angeles in the Chinese Consulate where his daughter (Lee's student) is kidnapped. Lee comes to LA and is partnered with Carter. the FBI wants to keep both the police men away from the case but they find out it is Juntao's deed.
The movie is interestingly humourous, especially due to "Chris Tucker" and "Jackie Chan" again gives his best. Its Rush Hour time guys.
Lee ruins the plans of a Hong Kong mafia leader Juntao who smuggles ancient Chinese pots, utensils, etc. Lee also is a close ally of Consul Han who is the incharge of the Juntao case. Han is posted to Los Angeles in the Chinese Consulate where his daughter (Lee's student) is kidnapped. Lee comes to LA and is partnered with Carter. the FBI wants to keep both the police men away from the case but they find out it is Juntao's deed.
The movie is interestingly humourous, especially due to "Chris Tucker" and "Jackie Chan" again gives his best. Its Rush Hour time guys.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The movie was released worldwide in 2002 starring "Daniel Radcliffe" as Harry potter, "Rupert Grint" as Ron Weasley with "Emma Watson" as Hermione Granger.
Potter is an orphan of 11 living with his aunt at her home. She along with her husband and son treat him like a servant. His life is miserable until one day he finds out he is a wizard. He is taken to the Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry where he makes the friends for the first time in his life with Ron and Hermione.
Young Harry comes to know about how his parents were killed by a villainous wizard Lord Voldemort. Voldemort wants to kill Harry also but can't because of the Scorcerer's Stone in the school castle which can make anyone immortal.
Thus Harry puts his life in danger to save the stone from going into wrong hands. The film is an excellent entertainer with great MAGIC.
Potter is an orphan of 11 living with his aunt at her home. She along with her husband and son treat him like a servant. His life is miserable until one day he finds out he is a wizard. He is taken to the Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry where he makes the friends for the first time in his life with Ron and Hermione.
Young Harry comes to know about how his parents were killed by a villainous wizard Lord Voldemort. Voldemort wants to kill Harry also but can't because of the Scorcerer's Stone in the school castle which can make anyone immortal.
Thus Harry puts his life in danger to save the stone from going into wrong hands. The film is an excellent entertainer with great MAGIC.
Malena
This 2000 Italian movie starrs "Monica Bellucci" as Malena Scordia and "Giuseppe Sulfaro" as a teenage boy Renato Amoroso.
Malena's husband is an army man and goes to the war front during the World War II. Renato is a young teenager stepping into his adolescence and he falls in love with Malena. When Malena does not get any information about her husband she takes it, that he is dead. She has nothing to eat and no money to shop. At that time many men come to help her but only to exploit her body in return. Renato witnesses all the crimes of these men on Malena.
The movie revolves around Renato stepping into his adult life and how Malena is treated and humiliated by her townsmen.
This is an excellent film with all the emotions and drama.
Malena's husband is an army man and goes to the war front during the World War II. Renato is a young teenager stepping into his adolescence and he falls in love with Malena. When Malena does not get any information about her husband she takes it, that he is dead. She has nothing to eat and no money to shop. At that time many men come to help her but only to exploit her body in return. Renato witnesses all the crimes of these men on Malena.
The movie revolves around Renato stepping into his adult life and how Malena is treated and humiliated by her townsmen.
This is an excellent film with all the emotions and drama.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Speed
This is a 1994 blockbuster film. Starring "Keanu Reeves" as Officer Jack Traven, "Dennis Hopper" as Howard Payne with "Sandra Bullock" as Annie Porter.
Jack is a LAPD officer who along with "Jeff Daniels" or Harry ruins the plans of Howard Payne (a retired police officer) to blow up a lift (elevator) in which civilians are stuck. Payne asks for ransom but is supposedly kiiled by his own bomb.
One day near a food joint a vacant bus blows up in front of Jack along with the driver, then Jack gets a call from Payne that a bus has a bomb on it, the bomb gets activated if the bus speed exceed 50 miles/hour and would blow if then the speed lowers 50. The movie then passes into how Jack gets int othe bus and take care of it with the commutors on it, and how some people die.
The scenes at the airport are Great and the ending is not an everyday expected one (the end shoot was massive, guys!!).
Jack is a LAPD officer who along with "Jeff Daniels" or Harry ruins the plans of Howard Payne (a retired police officer) to blow up a lift (elevator) in which civilians are stuck. Payne asks for ransom but is supposedly kiiled by his own bomb.
One day near a food joint a vacant bus blows up in front of Jack along with the driver, then Jack gets a call from Payne that a bus has a bomb on it, the bomb gets activated if the bus speed exceed 50 miles/hour and would blow if then the speed lowers 50. The movie then passes into how Jack gets int othe bus and take care of it with the commutors on it, and how some people die.
The scenes at the airport are Great and the ending is not an everyday expected one (the end shoot was massive, guys!!).
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This is an outstanding hilarious movie. The movie has a great story. Adam Sandler is a guy named "Michael Newman" an architect in a firm owned by none other than the famous Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. Kate Beckinsale, the famed actress from Pearl Harbour is Michael's wife.
Michael is a busy man, always working for company projects. He starts completely ignoring his family. One night he goes to a store and gets "Universal Remote Control". He plays a lot with his life, avoiding all problems by fast-forwarding them. But after some days the stuff starts forwarding his life without Michael's will and here the twist comes. Michael is no longer able to spend time with his family, not even with his wife in bed. Running behind promotions he loses 16 years of his life, gets divorced, fat and ugly and dies painfully.
But as in all the movies, there is always a happy ending and finally Michael finds out it was just a bad dream.
The movie is an eye opener for anyone who keeps on running behind worldly matters and loses his precious family time which he came cherish later.
Michael is a busy man, always working for company projects. He starts completely ignoring his family. One night he goes to a store and gets "Universal Remote Control". He plays a lot with his life, avoiding all problems by fast-forwarding them. But after some days the stuff starts forwarding his life without Michael's will and here the twist comes. Michael is no longer able to spend time with his family, not even with his wife in bed. Running behind promotions he loses 16 years of his life, gets divorced, fat and ugly and dies painfully.
But as in all the movies, there is always a happy ending and finally Michael finds out it was just a bad dream.
The movie is an eye opener for anyone who keeps on running behind worldly matters and loses his precious family time which he came cherish later.
