Monday, October 31, 2011

The Three Musketeers 3D Review










The Three Musketeers 3D


Release Date: 20th October 2011 - Australia


Production Companies
Constantin Film Produktion (Germany)
Impact Pictures
Nouvelles Editions de Films (NEF)
New Legacy

Distribution
Hoyts Distribution


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 110 minutes



Budget: $75,000,000

Box Office Gross: $132,274,484
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
The hot-headed young
D'Artagnan along with
three former legendary
but now down on their
luck Musketeers must unite
and defeat a beautiful
double agent and her
villainous employer from
seizing the French throne
and engulfing Europe in
war. (Source - Metro Cinemas)


Cast
Logan Lerman - D'Artagnan
Milla Jovovich - Milady de Winter
Matthew Macfadyen - Athos
Ray Stevenson - Porthos
Luke Evans - Aramis
Mads Mikkelsen - Rochefort
Gabriella Wilde - Constance Bonacieux
Juno Temple - Queen Anne
Freddie Fox - King Louis XIII
Orlando Bloom - Duke of Buckingham
Christoph Waltz - Cardinal Richelieu

Crew
Producer/Director - Paul W. S. Anderson
Based on Novel "Les Trois
Mousquertaries" - Alexandre Dumas pere
Screenplay - Alex Litvak & Andrew Davies
Producers - Jeremy Bolt & Robert Kulzer
Production Designer - Paul D. Austerberry
Cinematography - Glen MacPherson
Sword/Fencing Trainer: Logan
Lerman - Brian Danner
Visual Effects Supervisor - Dennis Berardi
Film Editor - Aledander Berner
Music - Paul Haslinger


Review
'THE THREE MUSKETEERS 3D' was a decent movie, but nowhere near as faithful to the book as it should have been. It has some fun action scenes, particularly the well-choreographed sword fights and the well-crafted battle of the airships, upbeat acting and splendid direction by Paul W. S. Anderson. This movie was rather disappointing in 3D, while I understand that the director had to push the limits as far as possible to meet fans' expectations especially when majority of new movies in cinemas today are shot in 3D.

The director may have felt pressured to also use 3D technology, however I feel for this particular movie. 2D would have be more appropriate as it could have complimented the traditional/aged feeling of this movie, should not mix modern 3D tech with a movie that is based on the 17th century.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Thor Review








Thor


Release Date: 21st April 2011 - Australia


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Marvel Entertainment (presents)
Marvel Studios

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Action/Fantasy

Rating: M

Runtime: 115 minutes


Budget: $150,000,000

Box Office Gross: $449,326,618 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Thor, the God of Thunder, is destined to sit on the throne of Asgard, but due to his arrogance, his father banishes him to Earth when he causes trouble in one of the Nine Realms and strips him of all his power. With Thor out of sight, his scheming brother, Loki,
assumes the throne and
prepares for his diabolical
scheme. With the humans he meets on Earth, Thor must stop Loki before he begins his iron-fisted rule of the kingdom.


Cast
Chris Hemsworth - Thor
Natalie Portman - Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Anthony Hopkins - Odin
Stellan Skarsgard - Erik Selvig
Kat Dennings - Darcy Lewis
Idris Elba - Heimdall
Colm Feore - Laufey
Ray Stevenson - Volstagg
Tadanobu Asano - Hogun
Joshua Dallas - Fandral
Jaimie Alexander - Sif
Rene Russo - Frigga
Clark Gregg - Agent Phil Coulson
Dakota Goya - Young Thor
Ted Allpress - Young Loki
Maximiliano Hernandez - Agent Sitwell
Adriana Barraza - Isabela Alvarez
Jamie McShane - Agent Jackson
Dale Godboldo - Agent Garrett
Patrick O'Brien Demsey - Agent Cale
Buddy Sosthland - Agent Delancey
Isaac Kappy - Pet Shop Clerk
Stan Lee - Stan the Man (Cameo)
Samuel L. Jackson - Nick Fury (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Jeremy Renner - Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Director - Kenneth Branagh
Based on the Marvel Comic Book/
Executive Producer - Stan Lee
Based on the Marvel Comic Book -
Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby
Story - J. Michael Straczynski and Mark Protosevich
Screenplay - Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz
and Don Payne
Associate Producer - David J. Grant
Executive Producers - Louis D'Esposito,
Alan Fine and David Maisel
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Patricia Whitcher
Producer - Kevin Feige
Co-Producers - Victoria Alonso and Craig Kyle
Casting - Sarah Finn and Randi Hiller
Technical Advisor - Harry Humphries
Production Designer - Bo Welch
Visual Development Supervisors - Ryan Meinerding
and Charlie Wen
Character Concept Designers: Legacy Effects -
Scott Patton, Ian Joyner and Simon Webber
Supervising Art Director - Maya Shimoguchi
Art Directors - Kasra Farahani,
Luke Freeborn, Sean Haworth and
A. Todd Holland
Set Decorator - Lauri Gaffin
Property Master - Russell Bobbitt
Costume Designer - Alexander Bryne
Costume Supervisors - James W. Tyson
and Dawn Y. Line
Specialty Costumes Supervisor - Russell Shinkle
Director of Photography - Haris Zambarloukos
"B" Camera First Assistants: Second Unit -
Dan Ming and Jan Ruona
Production Supervisor: Second Unit -
Leeann Stonebreaker
Second Unit Director/Supervising Stunt
Coordinator - Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator - Andy Armstrong
Fight Choreographer - Gary Ray Stearns
Special Effects Supervisor - Daniel Sudick
Suit Construction Supervisors: Legacy Effects -
Shane P. Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan
Visual Effects Supervisor - Wesley Sewell
Visual Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain -
Kelly Port
Visual Effects Supervisor: Fuel VFX - Paul Butterworth
Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer: Whiskytree -
Jonathan Harb
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor - Jake Morrison
Visual Effects Producer - Diana Giorgiutti
Visual Effects Producer: Evil Eye Pictures -
David S. Dranitzke
Animation Supervisor: Digital Domain -
Eric Petey
Animation Supervisor: Luma Pictures -
Raphael A. Pimentel
Compositing Supervisors: Digital Domain -
Darren M. Poe, Joel Behrens and Mark Richardson
Compositing Lead: Digital Domain -
Kevin Lingenfelser
Editor - Paul Rubell
Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor -
Richard King
Sound Designer - Michael Babcock
Sound Effects Recordists - John P. Fasal
and Eric Potter
Sound Mixer - Peter J. Devlin
Re-Recording Mixers - Anna Behlmer
and Andy Nelson
Foley Artists - John Roesch and
Alyson Dee Moore
Music - Patrick Doyle
Music Supervisor - Dave Jordan


Review
I remember when THOR came out on the big screen, and I didn't watch it in theatres as I'm not a Marvel fan. The film has a Shakespearean tone, which sums up the story in a way that its director, Kenneth Branagh, would want (or maybe that was his experience with Shakespeare that helped him. To be or not to be anyone?) I admired the feature's elegant production values with its visual effects, costume and set design.

Chris Hemsworth was the perfect actor to play the title character, who is charming but an arrogant god of thunder. Hemsworth is noticeably packed with heaps of muscle and did an excellent job in the role. It is good to see some Australian talent rising to the big screen. Other acting performances in the film include Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston. The latter did brilliantly as Thor's evil, manipulative brother Loki.

THOR is magnificent for its splendour and is the movie of the gods. It was spectacular if I had to describe the film. I highly recommend it to Marvel fans.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Stargate Review













Stargate


Release Date: 16th February 1995 - Australia


Production Companies
Le Studio Canal+
Centropolis Film Productions
Carolco Pictures (in association with)

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: PG

Runtime: 121 minutes
               128 minutes
               (special edition)
               130 minutes
               (director's cut)


Budget: $55,000,000

Box Office Gross: $196,567,262
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
When a mysterious woman
makes Professor Daniel
Jackson an offer he can't
refuse, he ends up in a 
secret Air Force military 
base. His mission: to 
decode an ancient Egyptian 
artifact known as the
Stargate. The mission
leader, Colonel Jack O'Neil,
a tough military man
with nerves of steel, 
commandeers their trip 
through the Stargate to
an ancient civilization
on the other side of the 
universe. Once there,
they must battle the 
astoundingly powerful 
Sun God, Ra, before they 
can find their way back 
home.


Cast
Kurt Russell - Colonel Jack O'Neil
James Spader - Dr. Daniel Jackson
Jaye Davidson - Ra
Erick Avari - Kasuf
Alexis Crus - Skaara
Mili Avital - Sha'uri
John Diehl - Lt. Col Kawalsky
French Stewart - Lt. Ferretti
Viveca Lindfors - Dr. Catherine Langford
Leon Rippy - General W. O. West
Richard Kind - Dr. Gary Meyers
Rae Allen - Dr. Barbara Shore
Derek Webster - Lt. Brown
Carlos Lauchu - Anubis
Djimon Hounsou - Horus
Christopher John Fields - Lt. Freeman
Jack Moore - Senior Airman Reilly
Steve Giannelli - Lt. Porro

Crew
Writer/Director - Roland Emmerich
Writer/Producer - Dean Devlin
Associate Producer - Peter Winther
Executive Producer - Mario Kassar
Producers - Oliver Eberle &
Joel B. Michaels
Co-Producer - Ute Emmerich
Casting Director - April Webster
Production Designer - Holger Gross
Art Directors - Frank Bollinger &
Peter Murton
Conceptual Designer - Oliver Scholl
Costume Designer - Joseph A. Porro
Cinematography - Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Stunt Coordinator - Andy Armstrong
Mechanical Effects Supervisor - Wayne Beauchcamp
Special Creature Effects Creator/Supervisor -
Patrick Tatopoulos
Visual Effects Supervisor - Kit West
Digital Effects Supervisor: Kleiser-Walczak -
Jeffrey A. Okun
Film Editors - Derek Brechin &
Michael J. Duthie
Music - David Arnold


Review
'STARGATE' is a sci-fi film which is based upon the concept of an inter-dimensional portal which takes viewers on a journey to a different planet with the characters in the movie. The film's story-line was intriguing and filled with action and comedy. I commend the good acting, particularly on the behalf of Jimmy Spader and Kurt Russell. These actors were made to be the perfect duo, Russell being the courageous action hero and Jimmy being the intelligent professor who is always in the wrong place at the right time. This brain/brawn combination only adds to this duo.

'STARGATE' inspired a hit television spin-off drawing on the ultimate fan-base. I watched some episodes of the series on TV in previous years and found that I'm not a big fan of it. The TV series is in no way comparable to the movie. If you're a lover of sci-fi, then it is likely you'll enjoy 'STARGATE'.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie Review











Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie


Release Date: 9th September 1999 - USA
(Direct to Video)


Production Companies
General Entertainment Co. Ltd
Sega Enterprises
Studio Perriot


Genre: Animation

Rating: PG

Runtime: 54 minutes


Plot Summary
Dr. Robotnik is banished
from the Land of Darkness
by an evil Metal Robotnik.
With no one else to turn to,
the devious doctor relies
on Sonic and informs him
that the Robot Generator
got sabotaged, which will
destroy Planet Freedom.
But what could make
Sonic trust his most hated
adversary?

What could make him risk
his life and claw? Certainly
not Dr. Robotnik and his
choice of words. Not even
the pleas of the President.
Only when he springs into
action does the President's
beautiful daughter Sara
turn on the charm on him.
However, as Sonic and his
friend Tails arrive on the
scene, they find themselves
(along with Knuckles)
walking into a trap when
the former is about to come
face-to-face with the mad
doctor's latest but deadly
robotic creation, the never-
before-seen Hyper Metal
Sonic.


Voice Cast: English
Language Version
Martin Burke - Sonic the
Hedgehog
Lainie Fraise - Miles 'Tails' Prower
Bill Wise - Knuckles the Echidna
Edwin Neal - Dr. Robotnik/
President
Sascha Biesi - Sara
Charles C. Campbell - Old Man Owl
Gary Lipkowitz - Metal Sonic

Crew
Production Designer/
Director - Kazunori Ikegami
Based on Characters/
Production Directors: Sonic
Team - Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima
Original Story - Masashi Kubota
ADR Script: English Language Version -
Jennifer Presto
ADR Script/Producer/Director: English
Language Version - Gary Lipkowitz
Executive Producers - Haruki Nakayama
and John Ledford (English Language Version)
Producers - Naoharu Hokutani,
Akinori Ohono, Koichiro Sugie and
Takayuki Sugizaki
Art Directors - Seiko Akashi
and Laura Atwell (English Language Version)
Character Designs & Director of
Animation - Tsuneo Ninomiya
Storyboards - Sadayori Sekijima
Production Manager - Kyoichi Mori
Director of Photography - Motokami Ikegami
Assistant Animation Director/
Key Animator - Fumie Minroi
Editor - Seiji Morita
Sound Effects - Daisuko Jinbo
Sound Effects Producer - Hiromi Kikuta
Sound Design: English Language Version -
Paul Kilam
ADR Recording Engineer: English
Language Version - Charles C. Campbell
Music - Mitsuhiro Tada


Review
I've played almost all of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games as I can remember. I first encountered the titular character in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: THE MOVIE, the only Sonic cartoon to feature Metal Sonic. The film is edited from two episodes from an anime miniseries and landed on direct-to-video shelves to promote the Sonic Adventure game. Though the English-language dub of the voice acting was cheesy, the animation is decent. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: THE MOVIE was faithful to the video game franchise. 

It was a good video game movie but could have been better if made for theatres on the big screen instead of direct-to-video. Still, it's worth a watch and worth finding.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

The Simpsons Movie Review












The Simpsons Movie 


Release Date: 26th July 2007 - Australia
            

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Gracie Films
Film Roman

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Animation

Rating: PG

Runtime: 87 minutes


Budget: $75,000,000

Box Office Gross: $527,071,022
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
When Lisa Simpson tells the
town of Springfield about 
their pollution problem, the 
town reacts and prohibits all 
pollution into the water. This 
doesn't stop Homer, who 
dumps a pig-waste silo into 
the water. Russ Cargill 
decides that  Springfield is 
too dangerous and places a 
dome over the town, 
stopping anything from
getting in or out. When the
town people find out the true 
culprit behind the problem,
they set out off straight for 
the Simpson's home. 
Escaping from the dome, 
the Simpsons decide to 
start a new life in Alaska,
whilst the remainder of
the town disappears. (Source - IMDb)


Voice Cast
Dan Castellaneta - Homer/
Grampa/Krusty the Clown/
Various Characters
Julie Kavner - Marge/Selma/
Patty Bouvier
Nancy Cartwright - Bart/
Ralph/Various Characters
Yeardley Smith - Lisa
Harry Shearer - Mr Burns/
Ned Flanders/President
Arnold Schwarzenegger/
Various Characters
Hank Azaria - Moe/Comic
Book Guy/Various 
Characters
Tress MacNeille - Colin/
Various Characters
Pamela Hayden - Milhouse/
Rod Flanders
Russi Taylor - Martin Prince
Maggie Roswell - Helen Lovejoy
Joe Mantegna - Fat Tony
Albert Brooks - Russ Cargill
Green Day - Themselves (Cameo)
Tom Hanks - Himself (Cameo)

Crew
Director - David Silverman
Based on Television Series/Creator/Developer/
Original Character Designer (Uncredited)/
Screenplay/Producer - Matt Groening
Based on Television Series/Developer (Uncredited)/
Screenplay/Producer - James L. Brooks
Based on Television Series/Developer/
Original Character Designer (Uncredited) - Sam Simon
Screenplay/Producers - Al Jean,
Richard Sakai & Mike Scully
Screenplay - Ian Maxtone-Graham,
George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss,
Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder & Jon Witti
Consultant Writers - Joel H. Cohen,
John Frink, Tim Long and Michael Price
Supervising Producer - Richard Raynis
Co-Producer - Jay Kleckner
Animation Producer: AKOM Production Co. -
Nelson Shin
Art Director - Dima Malanitchev
Sequence Directors - Mike B. Anderson,
Lauren MacMullan, Rich Moore,
Steven Dean Moore & Gregg Vanzo
Layout Supervisor - Razoul Azadani
Film Editor - John Carnochan
Sound: Design/Supervising Sound Editor (Uncredited) -
Randy Thom
Music - Hans Zimmer
Composer: "The Simpsons" Theme -
Danny Elfman
Composers: Additional Music - Ryeland Allison,
Lorne Balfe, Jim Dooley, Henry Jackman,
Michael A. Levine & Atli Orvarsson
Composer: Additional Music/Featured Musician:
Guitar - Heitor Pereira


Review
As a big fan of 'The Simpsons', I must say the movie adaptation was enjoyable but funny. The things of the film I find very remarkable includes how the story explores some plot points that haven't been used in new episodes of the long-running animated show. The hilarious scenes such as the few that include the Spider Pig and a vocal cameo of Tom Hanks are worthwhile.

'THE SIMPSONS MOVIE' is extremely loyal to the animated television sitcom in its golden age, especially to its purists such as myself. This feature is full of Simpson-ised humour that features Homer's antics and is possibly the greatest movie adaptation of a TV show that has ever been made.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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Monday, October 17, 2011

The Last Airbender Review













The Last Airbender


Release Date: 16th September 2010 - Australia


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Nickelodeon Movies (presents)
Blinding Edge Pictures
The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Fantasy/Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 103 minutes


Budget: $150,000,000

Box Office Gross: $319,713,881 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
The Fire Nation has devastated the world through its war against the peaceful Air, Water and Earth nations. Only a reluctant young boy named Aang can stop them and learn he's the Avatar, a rare being who can bend all four elements and restore peace to the world. Now, Aang has to fulfil his destiny with his friend Katara and other allies when they join him in his quest.


Cast
Noah Ringer - Aang
Dev Patel - Prince Zuko
Nicola Peltz - Katara
Jackson Rathbone - Sokka
Shaun Toub - Iroh
Aasif Mandvi - Commander Zhao
Seychelle Gabriel - Princess Yue
Cliff Curtis - Fire Lord Ozai
Summer Bishil - Princess Azula
Francis Guinan - Pakku
John Noble - The Dragon Spirit (Voice)
Damon Gupton - Monk Gyatso
Katherine Houghton - Gran Gran
Randall Duk Kim - Old Man in Temple
Dee Bradley Baker - Appa/
Momo (Voices) (Uncredited)

Crew
Writer/Director/Producer - M. Night Shyamalan
Based on the Series "Avatar:
The Last Airbender"/Executive Producers -
Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
Executive Producers - Kathleen Kennedy
and Scott Aversano
Producer - Frank Marshall
Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Sam Mercer
Co-Producer - Jose L. Rodriguez
Military Advisor - James D. Dever
Casting Director - Douglas Aibel
Production Designer - Phillip Messina
Supervising Art Director - Richard L. Johnson
Art Directors - Robert Fechtman,
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. and Gerard Sullivan
Construction Coordinators - Robert A. Blackburn
and Paul Williams
Set Decorator - Larry Dias
Property Master - Robin L. Miller
Costume Designer - Judianna Makovsky
Assistant Costume Designers - Holly Davis
and Lisa Tomczeszyn
Makeup and Hair Designer - Ivana Primorac
Makeup Department Head - Lori Hicks
Director of Photography - Andrew Lesnie
Production Supervisor - Gerald Scaife
First Assistant Director - John Rusk
Second Assistant Director - Allen Kupetsky
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Jeff Habberstad
Stunt Rigging Coordinators - Jake Lombard
and Jake Brake
Fight Choreographers - Ben Cooke
and Markos Rounthwaite
Assistant Fight Choreographer - David M. Morizot
Aerial Pilots - Frédéric North and Cliff Fleming
Special Effects Coordinator - Steve Cremin
Visual Effects Supervisor - Pablo Helman
Visual Effects Associate Supervisor: ILM -
Craig Hammack
Visual Effects Producer - Alison O'Brien
Creative Consultant: ILM - Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Art Director: ILM - Christian Alzmann
Concept Design: ILM - Devon Cutler,
Yanick Dusseault, Carlos Huante,
David Nakabayashi and David Yee
Digital Model Supervisor: ILM - Ken Bryan
Animation Supervisor: ILM - Tim Harrington
CG Supervisor: ILM - Daniel Pearson
CG Sequence Supervisors: ILM - Simeon Bassett,
Mathieu Boucher, Mark Casey, Brian Connor,
Brennan Doyle, Willi Geiger, Bryant Griffin,
John Hansen, Ryan Hopkins, Cyrus Jam,
Michael Jamieson, Katrin Klaiber,
Francois Lambert, Kent Matheson,
Brett Northcutt, Khatsho John Orfali, Greg Salter,
Lee Uren and Scott Younkin
Creature Supervisor: ILM - Michael Balog
Digital Matte Supervisor: ILM - Barry Williams
Layout Supervisor: ILM - Terry Chostner
Compositing Supervisor: ILM - Jeff Sutherland
Pre-Visualisation Supervisor: HALON -
Daniel P. Gregoire
Film Editor - Conrad Buff IV
Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor/
Re-Recording Mixer - Randy Thom
Supervising Sound Editor - Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editors - Will Files,
Collette Dahanne, Josh Gold, Scott Guitteau
and Pete Horner
ADR (Uncredited)/Dialogue Supervisor -
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Production Sound Mixer - Chris Munro
Re-Recording Mixer - Rick Kline
Foley Artists - Jana Vance and Dennie Thorpe
Foley Mixer - Frank Rinella
Music - James Newton Howard
Score Recordist and Mixer - Shawn Murphy
Additional Score Recordist - Alan Meyerson


Review
I've always loved the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender for its anime-like style, world-building, rare, complex storytelling in episodes and strong impact. Compared to most anime action shows featuring Dragon Ball Z, Avatar has needed to boost its potential as the new generation of Star Wars. This recent movie adaptation was disheartening and made no real sense due to a lack of momentum. I found the ending very disappointing as the movie should have concluded in an action-packed manner. However, the film's casting seems misplaced, and how could its director, M. Night Shyamalan, want to make those decisions with characters that are unmatched in their diversity? It lacks energy and direction. The acting is flat, which sums up the movie as having no structure or resonance.

To fans of the animated TV show, this film did not uphold the original qualities of the cartoon hit. There is news about a possible sequel to THE LAST AIRBENDER, which is in the works.

Star rating: (1/5) Not Worth Watching


And now, here's Team Avatar's reaction courtesy of the show's fictional characters, Aang, Zuko, Katara and others. ENJOY!


Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Real Steel Review








Real Steel


Release Date: 6th October 2011 - Australia


Production Companies
Touchstone Pictures (presents)
DreamWorks SKG (presents)
21 Laps Entertainment
Angry Films
ImageMovers
Reliance Entertainment

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 127 minutes


Budget: $110,000,000

Box Office Gross: $299,268,508
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
A future-set story where
robot boxing is a popular
sport and centred on a
struggling promoter
who thinks he's found a
champion in a discarded
robot. During his hopeful
rise to the top, he also
discovers he has an 11-
year old son who wants
to know his father. (Source -
Metro Cinemas)


Cast
Hugh Jackman - Charlie Kenton
Dakota Goyo - Max Kenton
Evangeline Lilly - Bailey Tallet
Kevin Durand - Ricky
Anthony Mackie - Finn
Olga Fonda - Farra Lemkova
Hope Davis - Aunt Debra
James Rebhorn - Marvin
Karl Yune - Tak Mashido
John Gatins - Kingpin

Crew
Producer/Director - Shawn Levy
Based on Short Story "Steel" - Richard Matheson
Story - Dan Gilroy & Jeremy Leven
Screenplay - John Gatins
Associate/Visual Effects Producer - Ron Ames
Executive Producer/First Assistant Director -
Josh McLaglen
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager - 
Mary McLaglen
Executive Producers - Jack Rapke, 
Steven Spielberg, Steve Starkey & Robert Zemeckis
Producers - Susan Montford
& Don Murphy
Co-Producers - Rick Benattar & Eric Hedayat
Casting Directors - Richard Hicks & 
David Rubin
Production Designer - Tom Meyer
Supervising Art Director - Seth Reed
Art Directors - Tino Schaedler, 
Jason Baldwin Stewart & Jeff Wisniewski
Set Decorator - Victor J. Zolfo
Cinematographer - Mauro Fiore
Dance Choreographer - Anne Fletcher
Stunt Coordinator - Garrett Warren
Special Effects Coordinator - Joe Digaetano
Animatronic Supervisor: Legacy Effects - John Rosengrant
Studio Coordinators: Legacy Effects - Lindsay MacGowan, 
Shane Mahan & Alan Scott
Visual Effects Supervisor - Erik Nash
Visual Effects Producer: Digital Domain - Daniel Brimer
Animation Supervisor - Danny Gordon Taylor
Animation Supervisor: Digital Domain - Erik Gamache
Motion Capture Supervisor - Ryan Champney
Virtual Production Supervisors - Glenn Derry
& Matt Madden
Film Editor - Dean Zimmerman
Music - Danny Elfman


Review
'REAL STEEL' is a robotic-boxing action movie that is the best thing of entertainment since Michael Bay's 'Transformers'. It has a terrific and emotional father and son story-line mended together with a plot made familiar to the people who have and have not seen the first of the 'Rocky' movies. It contains the compelling acting of Hugh Jackman and young Dakota Gayo, fantastic direction by Shawn Levy and the way the robots are made by using animatronics that is blended with motion-capture technology.

'REAL STEEL' is the kind of film that I would love and is an amazing experience for everyone who wanted to see the robots bashing each other on a fighting match for free.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever


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Monday, October 10, 2011

Zookeeper Review






Zookeeper



Release Date: 8th September 2011 - Australia


Production Companies
Columbia Pictures (presents)
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) (presents)
Broken Road Productions
Hey Eddie
Happy Madison Productions


Distribution
Sony Pictures Australia



Genre: Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 102 minutes


Budget: $80,000,000

Box Office Gross: $169,852,759
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
The animals at the Franklin
Park Zoo love their kind-
hearted caretaker, Griffin
Keyes. Finding himself more
comfortable with a lion than a
lady, Griffin decides the only
way to get a girl in his life is
to leave the zoo and find a
more glamorous job. The
animals, in a panic, decide
to break their time-
honoured code of silence
and reveal their biggest
secret: they can talk! To
keep Griffin from leaving,
they decide to teach him
the rules of courtship -
animal style.



Cast

Humans
Kevin James - Griffin Keyes
Rosario Dawson - Kate
Leslie Bibb - Stephanie
Donnie Wahlberg - Shane
Joe Rogan - Gale
Nat Faxon - Dave
Ken Jeong - Venom
Steffiana De La Cruz - Robin
Thomas Gottschalk - Jurgen Mavroc
Brandon Keener - Nimer

Animal Voices
Nick Nolte - Bernie the Lowland Gorilla 
Sylvester Stallone - Joe the Lion
Adam Sandler - Donald the Capuchin 
Monkey
Judd Apatow - Barry the Asian Elephant
Cher - Janet the Lioness
Jon Favreau & Faizon Love - Jerome &
Bruce the Grizzly Bears
Maya Rudolph - Mollie the Giraffe
Bas Rutten - Sebastian the Wolf
Don Rickles - Jim the Bullfrog
Jim Breuer - Spike the Crow


Crew
Director - Frank Coraci
Story/Screenplay - Jay Scherick & David Ronn
Screenplay/Producer - Kevin James
Screenplay - Nick Bakay & Rick Reuben
Producers - Todd Garner, Jack Giarraputo
& Adam Sandler
Cinematography - Michael Barrett
Visual Effects Supervisor - Peter G. Travers
Film Editor - Scott Hill
Music - Rupert Gregson-Williams


Review
While the opening of the movie was a bit boring, 'ZOOKEEPER' did get better with the humour and the talking animals were quite simply perfect crafted comedy which we haven't seen since hearing these animals talk in the box office smash 'Dr. Dolittle'. The acting of Kevin James was impressive as he brought a physical comedic energy to the screen and to top it of this movie included the voice talents of Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte and Cher.

'ZOOKEEPER' was a positive uplifting comedy which provides fun and entertainment for all the family and all the animal lovers.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie


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