A young woman discovers her destiny as an heiress of intergalactic nobility and must fight to protect the inhabitants of Earth from an ancient and destructive industry.
Directors: Andy Wachowski (as The Wachowskis) , Lana Wachowski (as The Wachowskis) Writers: Andy Wachowski (as The Wachowskis) , Lana Wachowski (as The Wachowskis) Stars: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne
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Jupiter Jones was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she
was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars
but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people's houses
and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine Wise, a genetically
engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does
Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all
along - her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an
extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.
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So..yes,
this isn't the best sci-fi movie in existence, but I don't think it's
half as bad as everyone is saying. Let's start by the visuals. The
visuals are AMAZING and are what makes this movie worth seeing on the
big screen. The universe the brothers created is huge,which gives room
for a lot of breath-taking scenes. This however, is one of the drawbacks
of the film. The fact that the universe is so big and that it is a 2
hour film, makes the story a little sloppy. There are a lot of things
left unexplained which is a pity,and too much time filled with love
scenes. Moreover,the characters are either good or bad, there's not much
depth to them. Despite all this, the movie is good, I decided on 7
instead of 6.5 mainly because of the visuals. You need to consider this
movie as a sci-fi flick, taking into account that you don't see many
original sci-fi movies around,and that the plot isn't that bad,it's just
not mind blowing, I'd encourage you to see it for yourself, grab some
popcorn and enjoy the movie for what it is.
Five married guys conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city--a place where they can carry out hidden affairs and indulge in their deepest fantasies. But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman in the loft, and they realize one of the group must be involved.
Director: Erik Van Looy Writers: Bart De Pauw (screenplay), Wesley Strick (screenplay) Stars: Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller
Storyline
The architect Vincent Stevens; the psychiatrist Chris Vanowen; the real
estate agents Luke Seacord and Marty Landry; and Chris' half-brother
Philip Trauner are married and best friends. Vincent proposes his
friends to share a wonderful penthouse loft in a brand new building
designed by him to become their rendezvous instead of using their credit
cards for love affairs and one night stands in hotels. When they
discover the body of a beautiful woman cuffed on the bed in the loft,
they have argument to find who is the responsible and secrets are
disclosed affecting their friendship.
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If
you ever want to know how to make a well directed and well acted
mystery thriller without the good directing, acting and absence of
mystery and thrill then study this film. How this director managed to
take a very interesting premise and create something so dreadfully
boring completely baffles me. Firstly, the structure of this film just
made no sense whatsoever, it jumps back and forth from the past, present
and future in an attempt to slowly reveal the mystery, but 90% of the
time these flashbacks were so boring because you had no idea how they
were related to the mystery until the very end. The overall directing of
this film was so poorly done that there was no sense of thrill or
interest in what was happening, meaning you could not at all care about
the mystery that is supposed to be carrying the film. When you do
finally get some sort of reveal as to what is going on, it is supposed
to shock the audience, but even though i did not see it coming, it had
absolutely no effect on me at all; i just thought about how dumb it was
and how it made most of the film make even less sense. THEN the multiple
utterly stupid twists that occur within the last 15 minutes are just
desperate attempts to continue 'shocking' the audience. But rather than
making the audience realise things that they didn't notice before it
just completely confused everyone, because the flashbacks are supposed
to provide clues that make you question things that then get answered /
revealed in the end but no-one was questioning anything because they
didn't know why the flashbacks were relevant.
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Director: Brad Peyton Writers: Carlton Cuse (screenplay), Andre Fabrizio (story) Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Carla Gugino
Storyline
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper
pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his
estranged daughter.
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side.
Director: Robert Schwentke Writers: Brian Duffield (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), 2 more credits » Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo James
Storyline
One choice can transform you-or it can destroy you. But every choice has
consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris
Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while
grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and
loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been
marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the
day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between
the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must
be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more
irrevocable--and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions
but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and
shifting relationships. Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if
she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
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For
those of you who missed the first one, Insurgent is the sequel to
Divergent, Divergent is a series aimed at the new teen girl audience, so
think Twilight and Hunger games and you are along the right lines. But
the reel question is after the disappointment of Divergent will this
second be a Maze Runner or just a Runner Runner? If you look at the
poster for Insurgent it looks like it's been directed by the Wakoski
brothers, with the two main leads free falling in air, shattered glass
surrounding them with guns drawn, but the truth is that Insurgent is
nowhere near as physisophrenic as any of the matrix movies. No,
Insurgent is a film with it's head on it's shoulders and it's goals
always in sight.
I think it's this narrow mindedness that makes
Insurgent worth watching, you can feel the movements are counting for
something, they are part of a bigger scheme, it's not all juts random or
pointless, every scene is measured to fit within it's play in the story
and that story is buried within the many levels of social commentary
that the movie makes.
Insurgent never gives into the pressure of
feeling like "the middle child" with not having any real beginning or
end, that's the norm for movies like this, but not Insurgent. Instead it
has a clearly defined beginning, middle and end, and just to help us
along the setting changes for all three times. It's little things like
that which can really lift a film out of the ordinary.
Really we
should credit the director Robert Schwentkes for this change. Schwentkes
has had VERY mixed success, being responsible for last year's awful
R.I.P.D. but before that the quite good Red and the very acceptable Time
Traveller's Wife. In Insurgent it feels like Schwentkes has found his
calling, he makes something as simple as a shower look incredible, with
his expert eyes for framing, but it is in none reality when Insurgent
really comes alive.
For at least half the film Insurgent is set
in this strange SIM reality which is made to test each of the abilities
of a candidate. This setting is both surprising and engaging. I think
that's a good way to describe all of Insurgent really. Surprising and
Engaging.
It's true Insurgent does not mind bringing out the big
guns, with mass suicide being one of the major ones, the entire film has
an air that anything could happen and in justice often does. I also
like that all those things that no one really cared about from the
original, for instance, all the different virtues of each discipline.
Yeah that's mostly forgotten about in Insurgent and if not it's made
REALLY clear what is required from the given party.
It's
interesting to me to see how the 3 main teen leads carry themselves and
the film, Shaliene Woodly is clearly trying hard to bring out the level
of talent that Jennifer Lawrence has as Tris. Theo James looks like he
can have the only troubled expression on his face and nothing else and
Miles Teller makes it all look so easy. As for the rest of the players
they are all fine, especially Nomi Watt's who I personally didn't even
recognise.
The truth is that Insurgent is just flat out better
than it's predecessor, it is succinct, clever, brave and beautiful, and
I've got a feeling the best it yet to come.
When Mother Malkin, the queen of evil witches, escapes the pit she was imprisoned in by professional monster hunter Spook decades ago and kills his apprentice, he recruits young Tom, the seventh son of the seventh son, to help him.
Director: Sergey Bodrov (as Sergei Bodrov) Writers: Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Steven Knight (screenplay) Stars: Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges
Storyline
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local
spook, has protected his country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all
manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young
anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most
have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named
Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so
many others couldn't? Should he trust the girl with pointy shoes? How
can Thomas stand a chance against Mother Malkin, the most dangerous
witch in the county?
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This
film tells the tale of a seventh son from a village, who is chosen by a
master to fight the evil witch who will rule the land.
"Seventh
Son" is one of the rare mediaeval fantasy film, that don't seem to be
made anymore. This fantasy tale is entertaining, and Julianne Moore
gives a good performance of a cold blooded witch. The story itself is
not particularly interesting or engaging, and there is little thrill.
The film is heavily reliant on computer generated graphics, but we have
been wowed by "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" already. Hence,
"Seventh Son" offers nothing new, and only offers a brainless way to
kill two hours.
Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Director: Josh Trank Writers: Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Jack Kirby (characters), 3 more credits » Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan
Storyline
FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's original and
longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who
teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their
physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the
team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work
together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly.
Director: Colin Trevorrow Writers: Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), 5 more credits » Stars: Chris Pratt, Judy Greer, Ty Simpkins
Storyline
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park
(1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme
park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10
years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a
corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's
interest, which backfires horribly.
The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Director: Bryan Singer Writers: Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Jane Goldman (story), 2 more credits » Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman
Storyline
Sentinels, robots that were created for the purpose of hunting down
mutants were released in 1973. 50 years later the Sentinels would also
hunt humans who aid mutants. Charles Xavier and his X-Men try their best
to deal with the Sentinels but they are able to adapt and deal with all
mutant abilities. Charles decides to go back in time and change things.
He asks Kitty Pryde who can send a person's consciousness into the
person's past to send him but she can only send someone back a few weeks
because if she sends someone back further it could harm them. So Logan
decides to go back himself because he might be able to withstand it. So
Charles tells him that it's Mystique who's responsible because when she
learned about the Sentinels she sought out Bolivar Trask the man who
created them and killed him. She would be caught and studied and her
ability to change was somehow added to the Sentinels which is why they
can adapt.
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I
was so intrigued about this movie. I had a terrible feeling of
disappointment because First Class was absolutely fine and riveting.
That one was even better than X-Men 2 (the last one directed by Brian
Singer before this). So I tried to went to see this with low
expectation. And what a wonderful entertainment and surprising
thoughtful story I found here. Days Of Future Past is the best X-men
movie so far for two main reasons:
Fans of the original trilogy
and First Class will definitely enjoy this one thanking its nostalgia
and its perfect and well balanced mix between the original characters
and the new ones (with just a few ones who maybe deserved more credit,
but is not at all a problem for the movie). & This movie delivers a
surprising top notch entertaining with a potent story and some good
twists that help to live up expectations mixed with terrific special
effects and cinematography. 3-D is very cool here.
The actors are
fantastic. Fassbender and McAvoy still delivering amazing performances
meanwhile Stewart and Mckellen give their reflections in the same
excellent way that in the trilogy. Hugh Jackman finally finds his
character as a true important one in comparison with the last movies.
Wolverine/Logan finally has a proper treatment in this movie that will
help anyone who could be annoyed with his solo adventures to love him
again. They are the five main stars of the story with the inclusion of a
spectacular and skillful Mystique (impressive Jennifer Lawrence who
steals almost every scene of hers) who is undoubtedly the sixth one. The
other actors made good performances and make possible the transitions
of the story until the amazing finale.
It has been so many
comparisons with The Avengers. Let me tell you something with all my
respect. I found this one truly better. X-Men: Days of Future Past will
please the fans and moviegoers and will inject fresh blood and joy to
the franchise. This is a terrific time at the movies. Don't miss the
opportunity to see it.
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
Director: James Wan Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters) Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson
Storyline
Dominic and his crew thought they left the criminal mercenary life
behind. They defeated an international terrorist named Owen Shaw and
went their seperate ways. But now, Shaw's brother, Deckard Shaw is out
killing the crew one by one for revenge. Worse, a Somalian terrorist
called Jakarde, and a shady government official called "Mr. Nobody" are
both competing to steal a computer terrorism program called God's Eye,
that can turn any technological device into a weapon. Torretto must
reconvene with his team to stop Shaw and retrieve the God's Eye program
while caught in a power struggle between terrorist and the United States
government.
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watched this movie first day, first show. It started with a bang and
ended with a bang, and in a way that would have crumbled even hearts of
steel.
This has everything one might need in a blockbuster movie.
There were smoking hot chicks, electrifying dialogs, fantastic humor,
awe inspiring stunts, and a menacing addition - Jason Statham.
This
is a movie which you dare not miss, because if you miss this one you
are never going to see another. Be prepared for one last lovely
beautiful and thrilling ride ahead of you, that's well worth your time
and memories.
In terms of cast and crew, Vin Diesel proves to be
the man of the series aided by brilliant performances by Michelle
Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, and Dwayne Johnson. And
finally the unforgettable Paul Walker. Walk into the sunset, walk
through the rain... Walk straight into our hearts, and never abandon our
memories again. For Paul... May your soul rest in Peace.
