9

A Kids film for Adults

Lover: Taken from IMDB
“Man I got to tell ya it is so nice to see something different that has the intensity of a mature movie yet lies within the realm of the animated world. Every scene was beautifully done and you can literally hang every frame up on a wall if you so choose to. The story was great, the suspense was amazing. Who ever complained about it not having a story, tell that to the crowd I saw jumping every so often from the intense confrontations. What I also liked about it was the hidden parts of the story. They give you enough information to enjoy the film but yet you can extract more of the back ground thought that went into what we saw in the completed film. For the first time ever I saw half of the audience stay behind after the credits role to not just see who worked on the movie but to debate back and forth about what they thought of it, what the characters represented, what happen in this or that scene, and of course the animation style and technique and how it moved them. Never seen anyone ever do that after watching a movie.”

I think that’s a great review for what is great movie

Hater: Taken from IMDB
“It used to be my thinking that movies required plots, or some other means of making you care at all about the story line or anything that is going on. This movie has showed me that you don't actually have to have anything like that. I could sum it up simply as that. But, IMDb wants me to have more lines. It was kind of pretty. not compelling in the slightest. The way the characters talk in the movie makes you think it should have taken place over a matter of days, but there is no passage of time and i'm pretty sure it all happens in an hour. If you are looking to entertain yourself, then buy a gallon of milk and see how fast you can drink it before throwing up. It would be a far better use of your time. Time that you will never get back. Jurassic Park 3 was pulled off better than this movie.”

Overly harsh, there is a story! A depressing Terminator like world where the machines have turned on us, it’s not that hard to follow! I’ll agree with the passage of time thing, it’s very fast paced and does seem to move in a couple of hours but I’m not sure that really matters!

What I thought:
9 is one of the most adult themed animated movies I’ve seen, kids will get a kick out of the animation and the action scenes. It is however very much an adult story, 9 is set in post apocalyptic world where machines have turned on their masters and these 9 “stitch punk” dolls are all that’s left of humanity. The film is loaded with interesting themes and subjects for conversations long after viewing. These subjects and Themes not only would make no sense to children but would scare the hell out of them if explained to them.

The animation is sublime and the voice cast is superb but I’d have to agree again the hater, there is no passage of time; though you can argue that these “dolls” would have no perception of time especially in a post apocalyptic world. However the movie speeds by in what seems like next to no time, the pace is so fast that it hardly gives you time to think. It’s a shame because it’s quite a cerebral film and having a bit more time to stop and think about what happens would have been nice. That all being said 9 is a fun little movie that deserves at least one viewing!

The Buzz: 30/09/10

Daniel Radcliffe on the set off "The Woman in Black"

leaked footage from Captain America?

Some Alien prequel news

Leon sequel? oh please no

The Buzz: 29/09/10

Hurray another money spinner for George Lucas as Star Wars goes 3D!

Lost star Maggie Grace cast in future Twilight movies

The Avengers Hulk to be motion-captured

Russell Brand to be in Sherlock Holmes 2?

Babylon A.D

Vin Diesel, please quit your day job!

Lover: Taken from IMDB
“I really liked Vin Diesel in the Riddick movies, and when I saw he'd made another science fiction-ish movie I looked really forward to it. Then I read the reviews and almost decided not to see it. I'm really glad I did though. I saw nothing of the averageness other people have wrote about, instead my opinion about Babylon A.D is that it's an action movie with a good story and good acting. Also the movie is in just the right gear, so you won't feel bored at any time. If you liked the Riddick movies (or just prefer a good action movie) you owe it to yourself to give this movie a chance.”

Can’t see where this person is coming from at all! The Riddick movies they refer to? Pitch Black was not a starring vehicle for Vin Diesel or Riddick it was a horror movie. The Chronicles of Riddick was just vaguely entertaining. This film may have a good story at some point but the movie you watch is pretty boring and there most certainly is no good acting!

Hater: Taken from IMDB
“I hate to say it... but this movie was terrible. Let me start off with this. You can't squeeze a story line that should be as long as Lord of the Rings into 1 hour and 30 minutes, its impossible to try to explain what the heck is going on. When they made this movie, thats what they did. Half of the time, you have no clue what the heck is going on. When you start to figure out what is happening, the movie is over... The woman he is trying to bring to the USA is a mix between a man and a computer... Then we find out the daughter is pregnant with twins... But she is still a virgin that her mom is trying to use to say she is the next virgin mother...I honestly have no clue what the heck I just watched, but will try to tell everyone I know to avoid this cheap, pathetic, terrible movie...Babylon A.D. = Failure”

Even if the story was easy to understand the whole film is so bogged down in convention it hurts your eyes to watch it!

What I thought:
This film had a tough time coming out; the director disowned it after the studio apparently butchered it! When you watch the film knowing this, it does feel like there’s a good movie in there somewhere. It’s a post apocalyptic sci fi action movie and as such is horribly clichéd, a story that despite getting lost on the way does seem like it had some promise. So all in all the evidence is there that at some point, the Director was onto something.

However, when you cast Vin Deisel in your movie you have to expect that most people with approach your movie with apprehension. The reason for this and I fail to see how he still gets work, is that Vin Deisel is a terrible one trick pony who cant even do that one trick very well! There I have said my piece, and with maybe the exception of Pitch Black and the first Fast and the Furious, I’m sure most people agree.

The Buzz: 28/09/10

Kane and Lynch Delayed

This is why i hate the big studios! Warner's are apparently going to insist that Chris Nolan film the next Batman in 3D!

Red Hill sequels?

Del Toro hunts trolls

The Buzz: 27/09/10

Chris Nolan ponders on directors for the new Superman

Peter Jackson speaks out against "Aussie Bullies"

Underworld 4?

Del Toro and his Mountains of Madness!

The Buzz: 26/09/10

Stephen Fry is Mycroft Sherlock Holmes 2


Why didn't they do this when i was at school!?


Michael Nyqvist to be Mission Impossible 4 villain


Emma Stone for lead role in new Spiderman

The Buzz: 25/09/10

photos from the Captain America movie


casting call for the hobbit

The Godzilla reboot

Jon Favreau Confirms Black Panther Easter Egg in IRON MAN 2

The Buzz: 24/09/10

Day of the Triffids remade in 3D

Rob Zombies next (thank god its an original, don't think i could take another one of his torturing remakes!)

Hope Springs gets more cast members

Zana Marjanovic to be lead in Angelina's Bosnian film

The Buzz: 23/09/10

The Black Widow get her own movie after The Avengers?

Inside the UK's oldest cinema

Joaquin Pheonix back to acting in Clint Eastwoods "Hoover"

What should Ryan Reynolds do next?

Twilight

Glittery skin!? Seriously!?

Lover: Taken from IMDB
“I am obsessed with the books. I was a little nervous to see the movie because books are always better.... and I was worried this movie would ruin everything. But WOW! It was so good. Much better than I expected it to be. The cast for it was all perfect. They couldn't have picked anyone better for Edward. Bella, Esme, Charlisle, James, Jacob, Jasper, Rosalie and especially Alice were all perfect. I think anyone should go to this movie. It follows the book well, leaving out some things but thats OK because they can't fit everything in it. I encourage all of you to go see it! Im going to it again tomorrow night. Its my new favorite movie. I love it so much and everyone needs to go see it!”

Clearly a “Twi-hard” fan and who am I to batter a fans opinion of something they are passion about.

Hater: Taken from IMDB
“I've never wanted to walk out of a movie so badly. I think you should give the film a chance to develop fully before forming an opinion. This was certainly not a "film" with any substance. The acting was horrible, the script was horrible, the whole thing was rushed and insubstantial. For being such a predicted box office hit, given the already large fan base, the budget must have been dismal. I think you would need to be no older than 10 to enjoy this film, but the kissing scene in Bella's bedroom was too passionate for a kid's movie (Bella's in her panties!?). In the books it takes them a long time to move forward with their physical relationship. The story was clearly written with teens in mind but still enjoyable for adults. The movie was a cringer.”

Well “nail on the head springs to mind” written for teens.

What I thought:
I should say first of all, I have never read the books. That’s mainly because it’s shelved in the teenage section of a bookshop. It’s just not something I want to read. That out of the way lets look at Twilight as a movie shall we. My first point I want to make is that I’m all for re writing a myth or legend for your story, it works in movies. Just look at Blade, Steven Dorff can magically go outside just by wearing sun screen!? It’s still a wicked movie! However explaining that vampires don’t go out in the sun because if they do they glitter like diamonds? You can not be serious! I mean it, say just for argument sake that the books had never come out and someone said that to you? It’s just stupid!

I can see where the movie is going, a strong central relationship, it should evoke teenage feelings of insecurity, isolation and even discrimination. However despite strong actors, (Kristen Stewart was great in Adventureland and Robert Patterson who I thought was a great Cedric Diggory) the central pairing had no chemistry. The chemistry they did have felt forced and not natural, if that fails so does the film. Especially when anything else in the film, the family Cullen, the school friends, the father daughter relationship and some random rogue vampires fall completely at the wayside. So when they do come into the film its like wow, where did you come from!

It’s a fan thing though I understand; I liked The X-Files: I Want to Believe but the critics gave it a beating. I didn’t care because I’m fanatical about the X Files. So this opinion is mine and looking forward to seeing if the movies like with the Harry Potter series get better as they go on.

The Buzz: 22/09/10

Steven Spielberg up for Robopocalypse

Hellraiser: Revelations

X-Men: First Class gets one more

Abrams and Speilbergs "Super 8" gets more cast members

The Hangover

Definitely worth re-watching

Lover: Taken From IMDB
“I just saw the first screening of the movie, and it is very worth the money you will pay for it. I was skeptical about it at first, thinking that the previews would have only the funny parts, but they are just the tip of the iceberg... Everyone hit a home run in this movie. Even Mike Tyson generated a few laughs for everyone. If you need a pick me up from a bad day, just watch this and you will definitely feel better about everything that may be going wrong in your life. I will DEFINITELY be buying this to watch over and over again once it comes out on DVD, probably even see it in theaters again. I hope you find this review helpful because this movie is definitely a must see in my opinion.”

I think the trailer was a problem, the trailer put me off seeing this at the cinema as it had all the hallmarks of being one of those “all the best bits” trailer. Put simply its just the tip of the iceberg.

Hater: Taken from IMDB
“I feel burned for going to watch this super stupid movie. I am baffled that so many other people in IMDb thought it was funny and that it has good reviews. There were about 30 people in the theater when I watched it of a pretty good demographic spread and there were nearly NO LAUGHS through out the whole movie. At best a few people chuckled a few times. Some of the attempts at comedy are so, so old. OK, here are a couple little spoilers. In one scene one of the guys is face down on the ground about to get up & another one of guys opens up the car door and opens it bumping the guy laying down on the ground in the head- so, so stupid! This scene was funny in cartoons when I was under 10! Another spoiler coming- in a different scene one of the guys finds a used condom in there car and they start grossing out and tossing it around- so stupid and not funny anymore since I was 17. I can only understand the high reviews on IMDb that there are so many more potheads these days. If you are a pothead under 25 is the only demographic I can understand that can laugh from this.”

Firstly just because immature dumb comedy is not for your sense of humour doest not mean you have top write the film off as rubbish! Seeing a Person knocking their head on things is universally funny and always will be. As for the condom it’s not so much the situation for me it was the reaction on the characters, brilliant!

What I though:
It’s got the set up, a Stag do! It’s that’s simple, speaking from someone who’s had one thrown for him, I can tell you that it always brings laughs before during and after the affair. The Hangover is a well written comedy without irony and a story that could be unrealistic; however it’s grounded by some great central performances.

The bits in the trailer are what you would expect and although not everyone’s cup of tea are still funny. You need to look closer though and maybe even re-watch it as the story is very clever and its full of some great one lines and cameos! One of the funniest films I’ve seen in the last couple of years!

The Buzz: 21/09/10

Live action Pokemon!?

Timecop remade

Jeremy Renner on his Hawkeye costume

Bill and Ted 3!!!! oh please please please please!

The Buzz: 20/09/10

The "Contagion" spreads

"Kings Speech" Wins at the Toronto Film Festival

PS3 set for 3D movies

Christopher Nolan