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Journey to the Center of the Earth Release Date: 25th September 2008 - Australia
Production Companies
New Line Cinema (presents)
Walden Media (presents)
Journey Films (Uncredited)
Distribution
Roadshow Distribution
Genre: Adventure
Rating: PG
Runtime: 93 minutes
Budget: $60,000,000
Box Office Gross: $241,995,151
(Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Professor Trevor Anderson
receives his teenage
nephew Sean Anderson. He will spend ten days
with his uncle while
his mother, Elizabeth,
prepares to move to Canada.
She gives a box to Trevor
that belonged to his
missing brother, Max,
and Trevor finds a book
with references to the last
journey of his brother. He
decides to follow the steps of
Max with Sean and they
travel to Iceland, where they
meet the guide Hannah
Ásgeirsson. While climbing
a mountain, there is a
thunderstorm and they
protect themselves in a
cave. However, a lightining
collapses the entrance and the
trio is trapped in the cave. They
seek an exit and falls in a hole,
discovering a lost world in the
center of the Earth.
Cast
Brendan Fraser - Trevor Anderson
Josh Hutcherson - Sean Anderson
Anita Briem - Hannah Asgeirsson
Seth Meyers - Professor Alan Kitzens
Jean Michel Pare - Max Anderson
Jane Wheeler - Elizabeth Anderson
Giancarlo Caltabiano - Leonard
Garth Gilker - Sigurbjorn Asgeirsson
Frank Fontaine - Old Man
Kaniethtiio Horn - Gum Chewing Girl
Crew
Director - Eric Brevig
Based on Novel - Jules Verne
Screenplay - Michael D. Weiss,
Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
Executive Producers - Toby Emmerich,
Brendan Fraser & Tripp Vinson
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
W. Mark McNair
Producers - Beau Flynn & Charlotte Higgins
Co-Producers - Cale Boyter, Michael Disco,
Douglas Jones, Alex Schwartz,
Mylan Stepanovich & Evan Turner
Production Designer - David Sandefur
Supervising Art Director - Michele Laliberte
Art Directors - Jean Kazemirchuk &
Real Proulx
Costume Designer - Mario Davignon
Cinematography - Chuck Shuman
Second Unit Director - David Dozoretz
Stunt Coordinator - Marc Desourdy
Stunt Coordinator/Double - Patrick Kerton
Special Effects Director/Coordinator - Ryal Cosgrove
Special Effects Supervisor/Coordinator: Motion -
Martin St-Antoine
Visual Effects Supervisor - Christopher Townsend
Visual Effects Supervisors: Hybride - Thierry Delattre,
Mathieu Dupuis & Richard Martin
Animation Supervisor/Lead Character Animator:
Meteor Studios - Aaron Gilman
Film Editors - Steven Rosenblum, Paul
Martin Smith & Dirk Westervelt
Music - Andrew Lockington
Review
Some people may see 'JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH' as a decent adventure movie, but I think it is really an exciting picture worth-watching. Oddly enough, it really has good special effects and the 3D aspect contributes to the visual display of this film. There are even some moments of the movie where the 3D conversion enhanced scenes of certain peril and fun. This then marks the directorial debut of Eric Brevig who previously worked on the vfx for numerous films, he is more than able to direct a live action film that has the feel of a 4D attraction. The acting of Brendan Fraser is typecast, but it suits him in a different movie that isn't part of 'The Mummy' trilogy.
For me and the people who have read Jules Verne, this is considered to be not bad for a modern film adaptation of the novel. If you watched the first movie, you'll have to check out my review of the sequel 'Journey 2' which does not feature either Brendan Fraser and Anita Briem, but it only has Josh Hutcherson and the new actors Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine. Which I might add, the former done a superb job in replacing Brendan, they both brought a continuous humour to the screen which keeps you on the edge of your seat with laughter.
man labelled from everything everything from hero to charlatan to a sadist who
has blazed his way to glory
in the Arabian desert and
then sought anonymity as
a common soldier under an assumed name. Beginning with Lawrence's death
at age 46 in a motorcycle accident in Dorset, it flashes back to 1916, when, as a
young intelligence officer
in Cairo, he was sent on
leave to investigate an
Arab uprising against Turkey in World War I. He formed a guerrilla army in the desert. For two years, he led the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train wrecks and camel attacks.
Finally, he led his army
north and helped a British
general to bring down the
Ottoman Empire.
Cast
Peter O'Toole - T.E. Lawrence
Alec Guinness - Prince Feisal
Anthony Quinn - Auda Abu Tayi
Jack Hawkins - General Allenby
Omar Sharif - Sheriff Ali
José Ferrer - Turkish Bey
Anthony Quayle - Colonel Brighton
Claude Rains - Mr. Dryden
Arthur Kennedy - Jackson Bentley
Donald Wolfit - General Murray I.S. Johar - Gasim Gamil Ratib - Majid Michel Ray - Farraj John Dimech - Daud Zia Mohyeddin - Tafas
Howard Marion-Crawford - Medical Officer
Jack Gwillin - Club Secretary
Hugh Miller - R.A.M.C. Colonel
Fred Bennett - Sergeant at Cairo Headquarters
(Cameo) (Uncredited)
Robert Bolt - Officer with Pipe Gazing at
Lawrence (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Peter Burton - Sheik in Arab Council (Uncredited)
Kenneth Fortescue - Allenby's Aide (Uncredited)
Jack Hedley - Reporter at Lawrence's Funeral (Uncredited)
Ian MacNaughton - Michael George Hartley (Uncredited)
Henry Oscar - Reciter (Uncredited)
Norman Rossington - Corporal Jenkins (Uncredited)
John Ruddock - Elder Harith (Uncredited)
Robert Rietty - Majid (Voice) (Uncredited)
Fernando Sancho - Turkish Sergeant (Uncredited)
Stuart Saunders - Regimental Sergeant Major
(Uncredited)
Steve Birtles - Motor Bike Rider (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Barbara Cole - Nurse (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Roy Stevens - Truck Driver (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Crew
Producer (Uncredited)/Director - David Lean
Screenplay - Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson
Producers - Sam Spiegel, Jim Painten
(1989 Restoration) & Robert A. Harris
(1989 Reconstruction & Restoration)
Production Designer - John Box
Art Directors - John Stoll
and Anthony Masters (Uncredited)
Assistant Art Directors - Terence Marsh,
George Richardson, Tony Rimmington
and Roy Rossotti
Property Master - Eddie Fowlie
Costume Designer - Phyllis Dalton
Director of Photography - Freddie Young
Second Unit Photography - Skeets Kelly,
Peter Newbrook and Nicolas Roeg
Camera Operator - Ernest Day
Assistant Director - Roy Stevens
Editor/Editorial Consultant (1989 Restoration) - Anne V. Coates
Sound Dubbing - John Cox
Sound Recordist - Paddy Cunningham
Sound Editor - Winston Ryder
Sound Consultant - Richard L. Anderson (1989 Restoration)
Awards 1963 Academy Awards Best Picture - Sam Spiegel (Won) Best Director - David Lean (Won) Best Cinematography, Color - Freddie Young (Won) Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - John Box, John Stoll and Dario Simoni (Won) Best Sound - John Cox Best Film Editing - Anne V. Coates (Won) Best Music, Score - Substantially Original - Maurice Jarre (Won) ------------------------- Best Actor in a Leading Role - Peter O'Toole (Nominated) Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Omar Sharif (Nominated) Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson (Nominated)
Review
This review is a tribute to my Poppy, who passed away recently and was a big fan of this epic masterpiece. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is the longest movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture. It is a historical epic based on the true story of T.E. Lawrence and is about his journey to Arabia. Thanks to director David Lean, who made a masterpiece out of greatness. The movie influenced many film directors like George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg to imitate its visual style. Many film buffs consider it one of the greatest epics, but, in my opinion, it is not one of my favourites.
The desert scenery is immensely breathtaking. The time it took to shoot these scenes was quite extraordinary. While there is not much action, given the movie's length, the battle scenes are spectacular for their age. The biggest complaint about LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is that the running time can occasionally be a little slow, with some parts of the film being rather long.
I praise the perfectly crafted acting talents of Peter O'Toole (who brilliantly portrays T.E. Lawrence), Omar Sharif and Alec Guinness, along with beautiful cinematography and even the brilliant music score by Maurice Jarre.
LAWRENCE is such an incredible, if not a splendid film. Though the pacing is occasionally slow, itremains a defining filmmaking achievement ahead of its time. This movie should get people to see it at once.
Lady and the Tramp Release Date: 23rd February 1956 - Australia
Production Companies
Walt Disney Productions
Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia
Genre: Animation/Family
Rating: G
Runtime: 75 minutes
Budget: $4,000,000
Box Office Gross: $94,886,686
(Worldwide)
Plot Summary
She's a pampered spaniel,
and he's a debonair mutt-
about-town, but Lady and
Tramp discover that they
make a perfect pair. Lady
has always been the special
pet of her household, but
when dog-hating Aunt
Sarah and her scheming Siamese cats turn against
her, Tramp is there to help.
Lady discovers that the
world of Tramp and his
stray-dog pals, away from
the "leash and collar set"
holds excitement and even
romance. It holds danger
too, from the ever-present
dog catcher. When he saves the day, the Tramp
discovers that family life
isn't so bad after all, even
for a footloose fellow like
himself.
Voice Cast
Barbara Luddy - Lady
Larry Roberts - The Tramp
Bill Thompson - Jock/Various
Characters
Bill Baucom - Trusty
George Givot - Tony
Peggy Lee - Darling/Various
Characters
Verna Felton - Aunt Sarah
Stan Freberg - The Beaver
Alan Reed - Boris
Thurl Ravenscroft - Al the Alligator
Dallas McKennon - Toughy/Various
Characters
Lee Millar - Jim Dear/Dogcatcher
Crew
Directors - Clyde Geronimi,
Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske
Based on Book "Happy Dan, The
Whistling Dog" - Ward Greene
Story - Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi,
Ralph Wright & Don DaGradi
Writers - Joe Grant, Dick Huemer &
Louis Pollock (Uncredited)
Producer - Walt Disney (Uncredited)
Directing Animators - Les Clark,
Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Hal King,
Eric Larson, John Lounsbery,
Wolfgang Reitherman & Frank Thomas
Film Editor - Donald Halliday
Composer & Lyrics: Songs - Sonny Burke
& Peggy Lee
Music - Oliver Wallace
Review
Terrific and truly great is 'LADY AND THE TRAMP' that tells a story about two dogs who met up with each other, but also fell in love with each other. I praise its famous romantic moment where the two main characters are slurping the spaghetti and kiss each other with it.
'LADY AND THE TRAMP' is surely one of Disney's great love stories that is ever being made and is definitely a heart-warming animated classic. Remember all of you, this review is made for Valentine's Day of 2012. Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D Release Date: 9th February 2012 - Australia
Production Companies Lucasfilm Ltd.
Distribution 20th Century Fox Australia
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: PG
Runtime: 136 minutes
Budget: $115,000,000
Box Office Gross: $102,739,593 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary When the peaceful planet of Naboo gets invaded by the greedy Trade Federation, it's up to Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi to stop its leader, Nute Gunray, from taking control of the planet. After rescuing its Queen from the invasion, they end up stranded in the desert world of Tatooine, where they discover a young boy
named Anakin Skywalker
who has the unique power
of the Force. After winning
the podrace, Anakin joins
the Jedi, Queen Amidala,
with her trusted bodyguard,
Captain Panaka and a
banished Gungan, Jar Jar
Binks, to liberate Naboo.
Confront the Trade
Federation as well as a
dangerous enemy named
Darth Maul.
Little did they know that the invasion was the first part of a grander scheme from an evil force shrouded in the darkness known as the Sith.
Cast Liam Neeson - Qui-Gon Jinn Ewan McGregor - Obi-Wan Kenobi Natalie Portman - Queen Amidala/Padmé Jake Lloyd - Anakin Skywalker Ian McDiarmid - Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious Ahmed Best - Jar Jar Binks Pernilla August - Shmi Skywalker Ray Park - Darth Maul Peter Serafinowicz - Darth Maul/Battle Droid Commander/Gungan Scout (Voice) Anthony Daniels - C-3PO (Voice) Kenny Baker - R2-D2 Silas Carson - Nute Gunray/ Ki-Adi-Mundi/Lott Dod/
Republic Cruiser Pilot Jerome St. John Blake -
Rune Haako/Orn Free
Taa/Oppo Rancisis/Mas
Amedda/Horox Ryyder/
Graxol Kelvynn/Mik Regrap
Hugh Quarshie - Captain Panaka Andy Secombe - Watto (Voice) Frank Oz - Yoda (Voice) Samuel L. Jackson - Mace Windu Terence Stamp - Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum Brian Blessed - Boss Nass (Voice) Lewis Macleod - Sebulba (Voice) Oliver Ford Davies - Sio Bibble Warwick Davis - Wald/Pod Race Spectator/
Mos Espa Citizen Ralph Brown - Ric Olié Steve Speirs - Captain Tarpals James Taylor - Rune Haako (Voice) Greg Proops - Fode (Voice) Scott Capurro - Beed (Voice) Dhruv Chanchani - Kitster
John Fensom - TC-14
Lindsay Duncan - TC-14 (Voice)
Alan Ruscoe - Daultay Dofine/Plo Koon/
Bib Fortuna
Margaret Towner - Kira
Chris Sanders - Daultay Dofine (Voice) Hassani Shapi - Eeth Koth Gin Clarke - Adi Gallia Khan Bonfis - Saesee Tiin Michaela Cottrell - Even Piell Dipka O'Neill Joti - Depa Billaba
Michelle Taylor - Yarael Poof
Phil Eason - Yaddle
Mark Coulier - Aks Moe
Celia Imrie - Fighter Pilot Bravo 5
Benedict Taylor - Fighter Pilot Bravo 2
Clarence Smith - Fighter Pilot Bravo 3
Dominic West - Palace Guard
Karol Silva - Rabé
Sofia Coppola - Saché Keira Knightley - Sabé
Bronagh Gallagher - Republic Cruiser Captain
Amanda Lucas - Tey How (Voice)/
Diva Funquita
Toby Longworth - Lott Dod/Gragra
(Voice)
Marc Silk - Aks Moe/Sil Unch (Voice)
Matthew Wood - Bib Fortuna/
Ody Mandrell (Voice) (Uncredited)
Sally Hawkins - Villager (Uncredited)
Roman Coppola - Senate Guard
(Uncredited)
Richard Armitage - Naboo Fighter
Pilot (Uncredited)
John Knoll - Lt. Rya Kitsch - Bravo 4/
Flag Bearer (Cameo) Uncredited)
Rick McCallum - Naboo Courier (Cameo)
(Uncredited)
Ben Burtt - Naboo Courier (Cameo)
(Uncredited)
Paul Martin Smith - Naboo Courier (Cameo)
(Uncredited)
Dan Madsen - Kaadu Handler (Cameo)
(Uncredited)
Crew
Writer/Executive Producer/Director - George Lucas
Script Supervisor - Jayne-Ann Tenggren Producer - Rick McCallum
Casting Director - Robin Gurland
Production Designer - Gavin Bocquet Design Director/Visual Effects Production Designer: ILM - Doug Chiang
Concept Artists: USA - Marc Gabbana,
Kurt Kaufman, Iain McCaig, Ed Natividad,
Jay Shuster and Terryl Whitlatch Supervising Art Director - Peter Russell
Art Directors - Phil Harvey, Fred Hole,
John King and Rod McLean
Art Director: Second Unit - Ricky Eyres
Art Director: Tunisia - Ben Scott Set Decorator - Peter Walpole Property Master - Ty Teiger Live-Action Creature Effects Supervisor - Nick Dudman
Chief Makeup Artist - Paul Engelen Costume Designer - Trisha Biggar Director of Photography - David Tattersall
Director of Photography: Second Unit -
Giles Nuttgens
Production Supervisor - David Brown
Production Manager - Jo Burn
Production Manager: Tunisia - Peter Heslop
Unit Manager: Tunisia - Jeremy Johns
First Assistant Director - Christopher Newman
Second Assistant Director - Bernard Bellew
Third Assistant Director -Ben Howarth
Location Managers - Robert Jordan
and Richard Sharkey
Second Unit Director - Roger Christian
Helicopter Pilot - Marc Wolff
Stunt Coordinator/Sword Master - Nick Gillard
Special Effects Supervisor: ILM - Geoff Heron
Animatronic Model Design Supervisor -
Chris Barton Visual Effects Supervisors - Dennis Muren, John Knoll and Scott Squires Additional Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM -
Scott Farrar Associate Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM -
Barry Armour
Visual Effects Producers: ILM - Ned Gorman, Jeff Olson, Heather Snith, Ginger Theisen and Judith Weaver
Visual Effects Art Director: ILM -
David Nakabayashi
Visual Effects Storyboard/Conceptual Artists:
ILM - Brice Cox Jr., Warren Fu, Jules Mann
and Noel Rubin
Effects Directors of Photography: ILM -
Martin Rosenberg, Pat Turner, Ray Gilberti
and Pat Sweeney
Camera Operators: ILM - Carl Miller and
Vance Piper
Animation Director - Rob Coleman
Animation Supervisor: Ground Battle, ILM -
Tom Bertino
Technical Animation Supervisor: ILM -
James Tooley Lead Computer Graphics Supervisor: ILM -
Kevin Rafferty
Computer Graphics Supervisors: ILM - Jon
& Tim Alexander, Christophe Hery,
Douglas Smythe, Euan K. MacDonald, Greg Maloney, Patrick T. Myers,
Habib Zargarpour and Tom L. Hutchinson
Pre-Visualisation/Effects Supervisor - David Dozoretz
Viewpaint Supervisor: ILM - Jean Bolte
Motion Capture Supervisor: ILM - Jeffrey B. Light
Digital Modelling Supervisor: ILM - Geoff Campbell
Model Supervisor: ILM - Steve Gawley
Chief Model Makers: ILM - Charles Bailey,
William Beck, Barbara Affonso, Brian Gernand,
Keith London, Ira Keeler, Giovanni Donovan,
Lorne Peterson and Steve Walton
Chief Model Maker: ILM/Puppeteer: C-3PO
(Uncredited) - Michael Lynch
Model Maker: ILM/Puppeteer: R2-D2
(Uncredited) - Don Bies Editor/Sound Design/Supervising
Sound Editor - Ben Burtt
Editor - Paul Martin Smith
Supervising Sound Editor - Tom Bellfort
Supervising Sound Editor/ADR Recordist -
Matthew Wood
Sound Recordist - John Midgley
Sound Effects Editors - Teresa Eckton
and Christopher Scarabosio
Foley Editors - Bruce Lacey and Marian Wilde
Foley Mixer - Tony Eckert
Foley Artists - Dennie Thorpe and Jana Vance
Dialogue/ADR Editors - Sara Bolder
and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Re-Recording Mixers - Tom Johnson
and Gary Rydstrom
Re-Recording Mixer/Scoring Engineer -
Shawn Murphy
Music - John Williams
Music Editor - Kenneth Wannberg
Review In its 3D version, THE PHANTOM MENACE looked good in some parts, but the film still has flaws, like the dopey Jar Jar Binks. Star Wars fans will find the podracing sequence more exciting in 3D. I don't mind the character of Yoda changing from a puppet to CGI. It's the way that Lucas intended.
Those who have seen the 2D version and did not know about the Star Wars franchise will get a chance to watch this 3D experience of a movie that they have finally waited a lifetime. If you prefer the film in 2D, you might have to get it on Blu-ray. So please comment on what you thought of this version. Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie
In 1935, courageous archaeologist Indiana Jones is in China, negotiating with Chinese gangsters for an artefact when he narrowly avoids death. With night- club singer Wilhelmina
"Willie" Scott and a twelve-year-old boy, Short Round, they end up in far- off India, where they come across a small village in crisis, where the people believe that
evil spirits have taken all their
children away after a precious sacred stone got stolen!
So Indy embarks on a quest with Willie and Short Round as they set out to find the missing stone and children before stumbling
into a terrible discovery surrounding a booby-trapped temple called the Temple of
Doom! With the power of all five Sankara Stones at their possession, Thuggee is on a quest for world domination! It is up to Indiana to retrieve the stone, rescue the
kidnapped children and end the
Thuggee campaign.
Cast Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones Kate Capshaw - Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott Jonathan Ke Quan - Short Round Amrish Puri - Mola Ram Roshan Seth - Chattar Lal Phillip Stone - Captain Phillip Blumburtt Raj Singh - Zalim Singh D. R. Nanayakkara - Shaman Roy Chiao - Lao Che David Yip - Wu Han
Ric Young - Kao Khan
Chua Kah Joo - Chen
Pat Roach - Chief Guard
Dan Aykroyd - Weber (Cameo)
Crew
Director - Steven Spielberg Story/Executive Producer - George Lucas Screenplay - Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz
Property Master - Barry Wilkinson Costume Designer - Anthony Powell
Assistant Costume Designer - Joanna Johnston
Chief Makeup Artist - Peter Robb-King
Chief Hairdresser - Colin Jamison Director of Photography - Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography: California -
Allen Daviau
Additional Photography - Paul Beeson
Steadicam Photography: Sri Lanka - Garrett Brown
Operating Cameramen - Chic Waterson and
David Worley
Operating Cameramen: California - John J. Connor
and John M. Stephens
First Assistant Cameraman: California - Eric Engler
Location Manager: California - Richard Vane
Production Manager: USA - Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager: UK - Patricia Carr
First Assistant Director: USA - Louis Race
Assistant Director: UK - David Tomblin
Second Assistant Directors: UK - Roy Button
and Steve Harding Second Unit Director - Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director: California/Stunt Arranger:
Location/Stunts - Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Arranger: Studio/Stunts - Vic Armstrong
Choreographer - Danny Daniels
Mechanical Effects Supervisor - George Gibbs
Special Effects Supervisor: California - Kevin Pike
Chief Special Effects Technician - Richard E. Conway
Special Effects Assistants - Peter Davey,
Steve Hamilton, Joss Williams and Michael Dawson
(Uncredited)
Floor Effects Supervisor - David H. Watkins Visual Effects Supervisor - Dennis Muren
Effects Creative Consultant: ILM - Phil Tippett
Optical Photography Supervisor: ILM - Bruce Nicholson
Additional Photography: ILM - Rick Fichter
Chief Visual Effects Cameraman: ILM - Michael J. McAllister
Visual Effects Cameraman: ILM - Michael Owens
Assistant Cameramen: ILM - Kim Marks,
Pat Sweeney, Randy Jonsson and Joe Fulmer
Modelshop Supervisor: ILM - Lorne Peterson
Chief Model Makers: ILM - Paul Huston,
Barbara Gallucci, Charlie Bailey, Ease Owyeung
and Michael Fulmer
Matte Painting Supervisor: ILM - Michael Pangrazio
Matte Camera Supervisor: ILM - Craig Barron
Matte Photography: ILM - David Fincher
and Deborah Morgan
Stop Motion Animation: ILM - Tom St. Amand
Stage Coordinator: ILM - Edward Hirsh Editor - Michael Kahn
Assistant Film Editors - Bruce Green,
Steven Kemper and Colin Wilson
Sound Design/Re-Recording Mixer - Ben Burtt
Sound Mixer - Simon Kaye
Sound Effects Editors - John Benson,
Teresa Eckton, Ken Fischer and
Suzanne Fox
Dialogue Editors - Gloria S. Borders
and Richard Hymns
Re-Recording Mixers - Gary Summers
and Randy Thom
Foley Artist - Dennie Thorpe Music - John Williams
Supervising Music Editor - Kenneth Wannberg
Music Recording Consultant - Bruce Botnick
Marketing and Promotion - Sidney Ganis
Awards 1985 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, George Gibbs, Lorne Peterson and Michael J. McAlister (Won) ----------------------- Best Original Score - John Williams (Nominated)
Review
Technically, a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark,INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM is fun yet darker and threatening than its predecessor. This film indicates the personal turmoil that Spielberg and Lucas were experiencing at the time. DOOM includes nightmarish scenes like the evil priest pulling the heart out of a victim while he was still alive. I still liked Harrison Ford's performance in that movie despite pulling through. I find the mine cart chase sequence thrilling and the bridge fight scene impressive. My only complaint would be Jones' love interest, Willie Scott, who is nothing but a whiner and a cause of danger. It doesn't help that Kate Capshaw, the director's future wife, portrayed this character. They should have made her more serious and less of a damsel in distress and would have made the movie a 10 out of 10.
Although THE TEMPLE OF DOOM was not as good as the first and third Indiana Jones films, it's still an enjoyable and semi-decent adventure for fans if they are willing to get past some of its political incorrectness.
A great white shark has appeared in the ocean of the seaside town of Amity Island and is terrorising the entire community with its surprise attacks during the height of its beach season. Only the
town's police chief, a marine
biologist and an old shark
hunter will hunt down the
creature before it strikes
again.
Cast
Roy Scheider - Chief Martin Brody
Richard Dreyfus - Matt Hooper
Robert Shaw - Sam Quint
Lorraine Gary - Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton - Mayor Larry Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb - Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer - Hendricks
Susan Backlinie - Christine
"Chrissie" Watkins
Jonathan Filley - Cassidy
Ted Grossman - Estuary Victim
Chris Rebello - Michael Brody
Jay Mello - Sean Brody
Lee Fierro - Mrs. Kitner
Jeffrey Voorhees - Alex Kitner
Craig Kingsbury - Ben Gardner
Robert Nevin - Medical Examiner
Peter Benchley - Interviewer (Cameo)
Jonathan Searle - Boy Swimmer with Cardboard Fin
Steven Searle - Boy Swimmer with Cardboard Fin
Harry Shearer - Beachgoer (Uncredited)
Steven Spielberg - Amity Point
Lifestation Worker (Voice) (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Crew
Director - Steven Spielberg
Based on the Novel/Screenplay - Peter Benchley
Screenplay - Carl Gottlieb
Producers - David Brown and
Richard D. Zanuck
Production Executive - William S. Gilmore
Technical Advisor - Fred Zendar
Production Designer/Second Unit Director
(Uncredited) - Joe Alves
Set Decorator - John M. Dwyer
Director of Photography - Bill Butler
Underwater Photography - Rexford L. Metz
Camera Operator - Michael Chapman
Camera Operators: Live Shark Footage -
Ron & Valerie Taylor
Unit Production Manager - James Fargo
First Assistant Director - Tom Joyner
Second Unit Director (Uncredited)/Film Editor -
Verna Fields
Stunt Coordinator - Ted Grossman (Uncredited)
Special Effects - Robert A. Mattey
Special Mechanical Effects - Roy Arbogast
(Uncredited)
Sound - John R. Carter, Robert L. Hoyt,
Thomas E. Allen (Uncredited), Roger Hernan Jr.
(Uncredited) and Earl Madery (Uncredited)
Music - John Williams
Awards 1976 Academy Awards
Best Sound Effects - Robert L. Hoyt,
Roger Heman Jr, Earl Madery and
John R. Carter (Won)
Best Film Editing - Verna Fields (Won)
Best Original Score - John Williams (Won)
------------------------
Best Picture - Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown
(Nominated)
Review
Story-based on the Amity Island Regatta. WARNING! Due to the intense scenes, this film is unsuitable for young children. JAWS is action-packed and frightening for a feature in the 1970s era and has lots of blood and guts. That's why many people are terrified of going into the water because of this film. This film was truly innovative at its time, with the terrific cast of Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfus, who all gave marvellous performances and the fantastic direction by Steven Spielberg. However, it was the ultimate career-defining move for Spielberg as he went on to do many big hits in Hollywood.
Also, the movie was the first summer blockbuster in history and has inspired other major box office hits, such as Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Dark Knight and more. Oh, did I forget to mention the chilling music score by John Williams? This unmistakable tune leaves your ears ringing and is the best factor of JAWS (a part I loved).
JAWS is one of my favourite Spielberg movies, and I enjoyed it. It's for anyone who wants to see an excellent classic ocean thriller like JAWS. It launched three sequels, Jaws 2, 3 and the infamous Jaws: The Revenge. Yet none are scarier than the original, nor had Spielberg, who was by no means involved in making any of these films.
