Men in Black II Review

Men in Black II


Release Date: 3rd July 2002 - Australia


Production Companies
Amblin Entertainment
Columbia Pictures (presents)
MacDonald/Parkes Productions (in
association with)

Distribution
Sony Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi/Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 88 minutes


Budget: $140,000,000

Box Office Gross: $441,818,803 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
It is another day at the
office for Agent J as he is

surveying, licensing and
policing all alien activity
on Earth. One day, he
receives a report of an
unauthorised landing of
an alien spacecraft near
New York. It is a Klyothian
named Serleena, an old
enemy of MIB searching
for a powerful artifact
called The Light of Zartha.
J does some research and
quickly realises he will
need help. Unfortunately,
the other MIB agents are
not so quite effective. So
J decides to take K back.
J has to restore K's
memory as an MIB agent
and stop Serleena before
she succeeds.


Cast
Tommy Lee Jones - Kevin
Brown/Agent K
Will Smith - James Darrell
Edwards III/Agent J
Rip Torn - Chief Zed
Lara Flynn Boyle - Serleena
Johnny Knoxville - Scrad/

Charlie
Rosario Dawson - Laura Vasquez
Tony Shalhoub - Jack Jeebs
Patrick Warburton - Agent T
Jack Kehler - Ben
David Cross - Newton

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine - Hailey

Peter Spellos - Motorman

Michael Rivkin - Man with Dog

Michael Bailey Smith - Creepy

Lenny Venito - New York Guy

Howard Spiegel - New York Guy

Alpheus Merchant - MIB Guard

Jay Johnston - Agent

Joel McKinnon Miller - Agent

Derek Cecil - Repairman Agent

Rick Baker - MIB Passport Control Agent (Cameo)

Martha Stewart - Herself (Cameo)

Michael Jackson - Agent M (Cameo)

Sid Hillman - Agent Gee

Tom Whitenight - Agent C

Nick Cannon - MIB Autopsy Agent

Jeremy Howard - Bird Guy

Alien/Postal Sorting Alien

Mary Stein - Bird Lady Alien

Martin Klebba - Family Child Alien
Peter Graves - Himself
Tim Blaney - Frank the Pug (Voice)

John Alexander - Jarra/Family Dad Alien

Ernie Grunwald - Young Postal Employee

Chloe Sonnenfeld - Young Girl at Post Office

Doug Jones - Joey

Biz Markie - Rapping Alien

Linda Kim - Ambassador Lauranna

Paige Brooks - 'Mysteries in History' Lauranna

Michael Dahlen - Fresh Balls

Michael Garvey - Corn Face

Kevin Grevioux - Pineal Eye

John Andrew Berton Jr. - Split Alien Guy (Cameo)

Derek Mears - Mosh Tendrils

Sonny Tipton - Dog Poop

Greg Ballora - Sleeble (Voice)

Carl J. Johnson - Gleeble (Voice)

Thom Fountain - Neeble (Voice)

Brad Abrell - Mannix (Voice)

Richard Pearson - Gordy (Voice)

Barry Sonnenfeld - Neuralyzed Father (Cameo)

Crew

Director - Barry Sonnenfeld

Based on the Malibu Comic - Lovell Cunningham

Story/Screenplay - Robert Gordon

Screenplay - Barry Fanaro

Executive Producer - Steven Spielberg

Producers - Laurie MacDonald

and Walter F. Parkes

Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager - Graham Place

Production Designer - Bo Welch

Illustrators - James Carson and

Tim Flattery

Art Directors - Alec Hammond,

Sean Haworth and Thomas P. Wilkins

Art Director: New York - Michael Wylie

Assistant Art Directors - François Audouy

and Maya Shimoguchi

Set Decorator - Cheryl Carasik

Property Master - Doug Harlocker

Costume Designer - Mary E. Vogt

Alien Makeup Effects - Rick Baker

Designers/Sculptors: Cinovation - Matt Rose,

Mitch DeVane, Jeff Buccacio, Steve Koch

and Chris Ayers

Director of Photography - Greg Gardiner

Directors of Photography: New York

Second Unit - Kim Marks and Florian Ballhaus

Second Second Assistant Director - Marie Battle-Campbell

Second Unit Director - Artie Malseci

Second Unit Director: New York Second Unit -

Michael Owens

Puppet Master - Tony Urbano

Stunt Coordinator - Charles Croughwell

Animal Trainers - Cristie Miele and

Janine Aines

Special Effects Coordinator - Thomas L. Fisher

Production Supervisor/Shop Foreman (Uncredited):

Cinovation - Bill Sturgeon

Project Supervisors: Cinovation - Kazuhiro Tsuji,

Bart Mixon, Eddie Yang, Chad Waters,

Jim Beinke, Chet Zar, Moto Hata and

Glen Griffin

Animatronics: Cinovation - Kyle Martin,

Bud McGrew, George Bernota, Dave Kindlon

and Nicholas J. Esposito

Visual Effects Supervisor - John Andrew Berton Jr.

Visual Effects Co-Supervisor - Edward Hirsh

Visual Effects Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

Scott Souter

Visual Effects Co-Supervisor: Tippett Studio -

Jim McVay

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: SPI - Ken Ralston

Visual Effects Supervisors: SPI - Jim Berney

and Sheena Duggal

Visual Effects Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -

Bill Westenhofer

Visual Effects Supervisor: Pacific Title Digital -

David Sosalla

Visual Effects Associate Supervisor - Erik Mattson

Visual Effects Producers - Ned Gorman

and Lori J. Nelson

Visual Effects Producer: Air Chase and Post Office

Sequences, ILM - Ginger Theisen

Visual Effects Art Director: ILM - David Nakabayashi

Animation Supervisor - Tom Bertino

Computer Graphics Supervisor: ILM - Michael Bauer

CG Supervisors: SPI - Daniel Eaton

and Mark Lambert

Compositing Supervisor: ILM - Thomas Rosseter

Sequence Supervisors: ILM - Will Anielewicz,

Amelia Chenoweth, Russell Earl, John Helms

and Kevin Reuter

Sequence Supervisor: Air Chase and Post Office

Sequences, ILM - Joel Aron

Digital Model Supervisor: ILM - Ken Bryan

Viewpaint Supervisor: ILM - Catherine Craig

Conceptual Designers: ILM - Christian Alzmann,

Larry Chandler, Brice Cox, Carlos Huante,

Sangjun Lee, Wayne Lo, Aaron McBride,

Brian Pohl, Evan Pontoriero and Daniel Slavin

Digital Matte Artists: ILM - Jonathan Harb,

William Mather, Kent Matheson,

Brett Northcutt and Simon Wicker

Matte Artist: SPI - Robert Stromberg
Editors - Richard Pearson and Steven Weisberg

Associate Editor - JC Bond

Main Title Designer - Pablo Ferro

Supervising Sound Editor - Skip Lievsay

Sound Effects Editors - Eugene Gearty,

Sean Garnhart, Craig Berkey, John P. Fasal

and Paul Hsu

Supervising ADR Editor - Juno J. Ellis

Production Mixer - Peter F. Kurland

Re-Recording Mixers - Kevin O'Connell

and Greg P. Russell

Supervising Foley Editor - Steven Visscher

Foley Artists - Marko A. Costanzo

and Jay Peck

Foley Mixer - George A. Lara
Music - Danny Elfman

Review

MEN IN BLACK II has consistent humour but feels like a rehash of the first instalment (click here). The story was far-fetched and boring in some parts, lacking the originality the first one has. The only things that could save the second movie were the character expansion, like Frank the Pug and the Worm Guys and a cameo by Michael Jackson (MJ).

If MEN IN BLACK II had an engaging plot, it would have brought back the basics and not gotten too carried away with the visual effects, and it could have been more acclaimed than its predecessor. What makes this movie disappointing is it didn't meet or surpass the impact of the original MIB movie. Unfortunately, this is a common weakness of some sequels.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Review

Star Wars: The Clone Wars


Release Date: 14th August 2008 - Australia


Production Companies
Lucasfilm Animation
Lucasfilm Ltd.


Genre: Animation/Family/

Sci-Fi

Rating: PG

Runtime: 98 minutes


Budget: $8,500,000

Box Office Gross: $68,282,844 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
While the galaxy gets ravaged by the Clone Wars, the son of Jabba the Hutt gets kidnapped, and the notorious crime leader has no choice but to turn to the Jedi and Republic in need of assistance. It is up to Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, to get

through this risky task of

rescuing the young Hutt

into the frontlines and from

the clutches of the Separatist

leader Count Dooku and his

assassin Asajj Ventress.


Voice Cast
Matt Lanter - Anakin Skywalker
Ashley Eckstein - Ahsoka Tano
James Arnold Taylor - Obi-

Wan Kenobi/4A-7
Tom Kane - Yoda/Narrator/
Admiral Yularen
Christopher Lee - Count Dooku
Dee Bradley Baker - Captain
Rex/Commander Cody/Clone
Troopers
Samuel L. Jackson - Mace Windu
Nika Futterman - Asajj

Ventress/TC-70
Anthony Daniels - C-3PO
Ian Abercrombie - Supreme
Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Catherine Tabor - Padmé

Amidala
Corey Burton - Ziro the Hutt/
Whorm Loathsom/Kronos-327
David Acord - Rotta the Huttlet
Kevin Michael Richardson -
Jabba the Hutt
Matthew Wood - Battle Droids

Crew
Development Artist/Director -
Dave Filoni
Based on Characters &
Universe (Uncredited)/

Executive Producer - George

Lucas
Writers - Henry Gilroy,
Steven Melching and Scott Murphy
Producer - Catherine Winder
Art/Animation Directors - Kevin Jong and Jesse Yeh
Designers - Russel G. Chong and Darren Marshall
Character Designer - Sergio Paez
Character Supervisor - Mark Therrell
Animation Supervisor - Phillip Stamp
Animation Consultant - Rob Coleman
Sequence Directors - Dave Bullock and
George Samilski
Layout Supervisor - Adam Schnitzer
Visual Effects Supervisor - Matthew Gidney
Film Editor - Jason Tucker

Sound Designer/Sound Editor - David Acord

Supervising Sound Editor - Matthew Wood

Dialogue Editor - Cheryl Nardi

Foley Editor & Mixer - Frank Rinella

Foley Artists - Ellen Heuer,

John Roesch, Dennie Thorpe and

Jana Vance

Re-Recording/Sound Mixer - Juan Peralta

Composer: Star Wars Theme - John Williams
Music - Kevin Kiner


Review
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS managed to start the highly-rated animated TV series of the same name that later aired on the Cartoon Network channel. Releasing this extended pilot on the big screen was not a good idea, especially when its plot feels like three episodes are mashed together to create an attempt at a full-length feature. It proved more contentious to fans than the prequel trilogy, mainly due to its tone, writing and animation. I finally understood why critics hated the film so much that they compared it to a Saturday morning cartoon.

While not a bad introduction to the series, the movie still has flaws. The dialogue is occasionally juvenile, which may be cringe-worthy. I'm no fan of Ahsoka Tano, though the female character was good as she got better in the series. I do like the film's artistic animation style and the voice performances of Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker (I think his portrayal is better than Hayden Christensen's). I'm surprised a few actors (apart from Anthony Daniels as C-3PO) from the previous Star Wars movies, including Christopher Lee and Samuel L. Jackson, have returned to do the voices for this one.

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS was quite decent, but it would have been good if it aired instead as a TV movie or a three-part episode or went straight to video. However, it's not too late to miss this film when you watch it in the chronological order of the Clone Wars show, whether you're a Star Wars fan or not.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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Eragon Review

Eragon

Release Date: 14th December 2006 - Australia

Production Companies

Fox 2000 Pictures

Davis Entertainment

Dune Entertainment

Ingenious Film Partners

Major Studio Partners

Mid Atlantic Films

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Distribution

20th Century Fox Australia

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: M

Runtime: 99 minutes

Budget: $100,000,000

Box Office Gross: $249,488,115

(Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Prepare to enter a dazzling

world of myth and magic as

the first thrilling chapter of

the Inheritance Trilogy takes

flight! In a kingdom ravaged

by darkness and tyranny, one

small ray of hope emerges

when Eragon finds a

mysterious blue "stone" that

turns out to be the last

dragon's egg in existence.

From the moment the egg

hatches, the fates of Eragon

and the dragon Saphira are

forever entwined, as they join

forces to battle the evil King

Galbatorix.

Cast

Edward Speleers - Eragon

Jeremy Irons - Brom

Sienna Guillory - Arya

Robert Carlyle - Durza

John Malkovich - Galbatorix

Garrett Hedlund - Murtagh

Alun Armstrong - Garrow

Chris Egan - Roran

Gary Lewis - Hrothgar

Djimon Hounsou - Ajihad

Rachel Weisz - Saphira (Voice)

Richard Rifkin - Horst

Steven Spiers - Sloan

Joss Stone - Angela

Caroline Chikezie - Nasuada

Crew

Director - Stephen Fangmeier

Based on Novel "Eragon" -

Christopher Paolini

Screenplay - Peter Buchman
Executive Producers - Gil Netter & Chris Symes

Producers - John Davis &

Wyck Godfrey

Co-Producer/Film Editor -

Roger Barton

Production Designer - Wolf

Kroeger

Dragon Concept Artist - Patrick Tatopoulos
Character Designer - Derek Thompson
Art Directors - Michael Diner, Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson, Helen Jarvis, Stuart Kearns,
Tibor Lazar & Stuart Rose
Set Decorators - Elli Griff, Sandy Walker
and Simon Wakefield (Uncredited)

Costume Designer - Kym Barrett

Director of Photography - Hugh Johnson
Director of Photography: Additional Photography/
Second Unit - Shaun O'Dell
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Andy Armstrong
Second Unit Director/Unit Director:
Visual Effects Unit - Peter MacDonald
Stunt Coordinators - Steve M. Davison &
Gabor Piroch

Sword Master/Fight Coordinator - C.C. Smiff
Special Effects Supervisor/Coordinator -
Gerd Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor: Second Unit -
Uli Nefzer

Creature Effects Supervisor/Visual Effects
Modeller - Brian Best

Visual Effects Supervisor - Michael J. McAlister
Co-Visual Effects Supervisor - Guy Williams

Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM - Samir Hoon

Visual Effects Supervisor: Weta Digital -
George Murphy
Visual Effects Supervisor: Cinesite - Matt Johnson
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor - John T. Van Vilet
Visual Effects Producers - Denise Davis,
Gretchen Libby & Arthur Windus
Visual Effects Producer: Weta Digital - Eileen Moran
Visual Effects Art Director: Weta Digital - Gus Hunter
Creatures Supervisors - Aaron Ferguson
& Dana Peters
Animation Director - Glen McIntosh
Animation Supervisor: Weta Digital - David Clayton
CG Supervisor: ILM - John Helms

Film Editors - Masahiro Hirakubo &
Chris Lebenzon
Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/
Supervising Sound Editor - Randy Thom

Music - Patrick Doyle

Review
'ERAGON' was not bad for a fantasy movie but I must say it has similarities to 'Star Wars' except that the sci-fi trilogy doesn't include dragons. The film was based on a best-selling book series called 'The Inheritance' which I haven't read. It was unoriginal and inconsistent as the storyline was filled with odd choices and I was fortunate to notice each trace of these. Every bad choice was deemed unacceptable by the fans of the original novel.

The film has good CGI visuals and some solid acting performances except for John Malkovich who should have been omitted for his portrayal of the evil King Galbatorix. He was ultimately miscast and wooden for a menacing role that doesn't suit him at all. I was beginning to like the English actor Jeremy Irons, who did an exceptional portrayal of Brom and I didn't even realise that Garrett Hedlund out of 'Tron: Legacy' was in the feature.

Had the movie been accepted by audiences, the trilogy would have continued in the next instalment called 'Eldest'. Overall, 'ERAGON' was a less than incredible adaptation and the one fantasy adventure that I would like to forget.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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Armageddon Review

Armageddon

Release Date: 20th August 1998 - Australia

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures (presents)

Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Valhalla Motion Pictures (in association

with)

Distribution

Walt Disney Studios Motion

Pictures Australia

Genre: Sci-Fi/Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 151 minutes

Budget: $140,000,000

Box Office Gross: $553,709,788 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

When an asteroid threatens to destroy Earth in 18 days, NASA hires a group of oil drillers to head off to outer space to land in the meteor and place a nuclear bomb in its core.

Cast

Bruce Willis - Harry Stamper

Ben Affleck - A. J. Frost

Billy Bob Thornton - Dan Truman

Liv Tyler - Grace Stamper

Will Patton - Charles 'Chick' Chappel

Steve Buscemi - Rockhound

Michael Clarke Duncan - J. Otis 'Bear' Kurleenbear

Peter Stormare - Lev Andropov

William Fichtner - Colonel Willie Sharp

Ken Hudson Campbell - Max Lennert

Keith David - General Kimsey

Owen Wilson - Oscar Choice

Jessica Steen - Jennifer Watts

Jason Isaacs - Dr. Ronald Quincy

Judith Hoag - Denise Chappel

Chris Ellis - NASA Flight Director Clark

Grayson McCouch - Gruber

Clark Heathcliff Brolly - Noonan

Marshall R. Teague - Colonel Davis

Anthony Guidera - Co-Pilot Tucker

Greg Collins - Halsey

J. Patrick McCormack - General Boffer

Ian Quinn - Astronaut Pete Shelby

John Mahon - Karl

Grace Zabriskie - Dottie

K.C. Leomiti - Samoan

Eddie Griffin - Bike Messenger

Stanley Anderson - President

James Harper - Admiral Kelso

Ellen Cleghorne - Helga the Nurse

John Aylward - Dr. Banks

Mark Curry - Stu the Cabbie

Harry Humphries - Chuck Jr. (Cameo)

Dyllan Christopher - Tommy

Judith Hoag - Denise

Sage Allen - Max's Mom

Charlton Heston - Narrator (Voice)

Lawrence Tierney - Eddie 'Grampa' Stamper (Uncredited)

Michael Bay - Scientist (Cameo) (Uncredited)

John Frazier - Priest (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew

Producer/Director - Michael Bay

Story - Robert Roy Pool and
Jonathan Hensleigh

Adaptation - Tony Gilroy and
Shane Salerno

Screenplay - Jonathan Hensleigh
and J.J. Abrams

Associate Producer/Second Unit Director/
Stunt Coordinator - Kenny Bates

Associate Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Barry H. Waldman

Executive Producers - Jonathan Hensleigh,
Chad Oman and Jim Van Myck

Producers - Jerry Bruckheimer
and Gale Anne Hurd

Consultant: NASA - Joseph P. Allen

Technical Advisor - Harry Humphries

Mission Control Advisor - Jerry Bostick

Casting Director - Bonnie Timmermann

Production Designer - Michael White

Vehicle Designer - Harald Belker

Illustrators - Wil Rees, James M. Carson,

Tani Kunitake, James Oxford and

Derek Gogol

Supervising Art Director - Geoff Hubbard

Art Directors - Lawrence A. Hubbs

and Bruton Jones

Assistant Art Directors - Doug J. Meerdink

and Ron Mendell

Set Decorator - Rick Simpson

Property Master - Charles Stewart

Costume Designers - Magali Guidasci
and Michael Kaplan

Director of Photography - John Schwartzman

Director of Photography: Second Unit - Mauro Fiore

Aerial Directors of Photography - David B. Nowell

and Kurt E. Soderling

Aerial Director of Photography: New York -

Larry Blanford

Underwater Photographer - Pete Romano

"A" Camera Operator - Mitchell Amundsen

Second Assistant Camera: Second Unit -

Harry Zimmerman

Production Supervisor - Diane L. Sabatini

First Assistant Director - K.C. Hodenfield

First Assistant Director: Second Unit/Second

Assistant Director - Jeff Okayabashi

Second Second Assistant Director - Nick Satriano

Aerial Coordinator/Helicopter Pilot - Alan D. Purwin

Aerial Coordinator: International Unit -

Frédéric Notth
Special Effects Supervisor - John Frazier

Special Effects Lead: Paris Destruction

Sequence, DQI - John Ziegler

Special Effects Coordinator: Paris Destruction

Sequence, DQI - Richard O. Helmer

Physical Effects Supervisor: Physical Effects -

Richard Stutsman

Visual Effects Supervisors - Richard R. Hoover
and Pat McClung

Visual Effects Supervisor: Buena Vista Imaging -

Mark Dornfeld

Visual Effects Supervisor: Matte World Digital -

Craig Barron

Visual Effects Supervisor: Blue Sky/

VIFX - Richard E. Hollander

Visual Effects Supervisor: Tippett Studio -
Bruce Nicholson

Visual Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain -
Erik Nash

Visual Effects Supervisor: Paris Destruction
Sequence, DQI - Hoyt Yeatman

Visual Effects Creative Supervisor: Digital

Domain - Robert Legato
Visual Effects Producer: Digital Domain -

Cari Thomas

Visual Effects Producer: DQI - Rae Griffith

Visual Effects Producer: Blue Sky/VIFX -

Josh R. Jaggars

Additional Visual Effects - John T. Van Vliet

Digital Effects Supervisor: DQI - Darin Hollings

Digital Effects Supervisor: Paris Destruction

Sequence, DQI - Dan DeLeeuw

Digital Visual Effects Supervisor: Cinesite -

Carlos Arguello

Digital Effects Supervisor: Digital Magic -

Bryan Grill

Digital Effects Supervisor: CFC - Rob Hodgson

Digital Supervisor: Blue Sky/VIFX -

Anthony 'Max' Ivins

Digital 3D Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Matthew E. Butler

Digital Visual Effects Producer: Cinesite - Aaron Dem

Animation Supervisor: Tippett Studio - Blair Clark

Directors of Photography: Visual Effects Shoot

Crew - Philip Timme and Tony Cutrono

Matte Painting Supervisor: Cinesite - Charles Darby

Digital Compositing Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Mark O. Forker

Composite Supervisor: Cinesite - Kevin Lingenfelser

Senior Technical Supervisor: DQI - John Murrah

Editors - Mark Goldblatt,
Chris Lebenzon and Glen Scantlebury

Additional Editor - Michael R. Miller

Associate Film Editors - Roger Barton

and Todd E. Miller

Sound Designer - Christopher Boyes

Supervising Sound Editor - George Watters II

Sound Editors - David A. Arnold,

Frank E. Eulner, Scott Guitteau,

Doug Jackson, Suhail Kafity, Jason King,

Adam Kopald, Andy Kopetzky,

F. Hudson Miller, R.J. Palmer,

Bruce Richardson, Christopher Scarabosio,

Ethan Van der Ryn, Gary Wright,

Steve Boeddeker, Ed Callahan, Midge Costin,

David Farmer, Tom Myers, Robert L. Sephton

and Marshall Winn (Uncredited)

Re-Recording Sound Mixers - Kevin O'Connell

and Greg P. Russell

Additional Re-Recording Mixers -

Gregory H. Watkins, Bill W. Benton and

Greg Orloff

Music - Trevor Rabin

Additional Music - Harry Gregson-Williams

Executive in Charge of Music: Walt Disney

Motion Pictures Group/Music Supervisor -

Kathy Nelson

Music Supervisor - Bob Badami

Music Programmers - Don Harper,

Steve Jablonsky, Paul Linford and

John Van Tongeren

Scoring Mixers - Steve Kempster and

Alan Meyerson

Awards

1999 Academy Awards
Best Sound - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell
and Keith A. Wester (Nominated)
Best Sound Editing - George Watters II (Nominated)
Best Visual Effects - Richard Hoover, Pat McClung

and John Frazier (Nominated)
Best Music, Original Song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" -
Diane Warren (Nominated)

Review

A very entertaining disaster movie is ARMAGEDDON. This film delivers the audience laughter and drama that gives them an appreciation for this entire picture. I don't care about scientific errors; even the space goofs some people noticed. I liked Michael Bay's direction with his incredible action and explosions. The acting performances of Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Steve Buscemi were predictably good for a sci-fi/action movie.

ARMAGEDDON was the second-best film from the director. It's also an explosive and enjoyable popcorn smash for those who love a terrific disaster feature and even the ones directed by Bay (like the Transformers series, which includes Bay's best film ever.)

If you want to see this blockbuster, you must find it on DVD, Blu-ray or the Internet. If you prefer a different asteroid flick, try Deep Impact from DreamWorks.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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Stealth Review

Stealth

Release Date: 8th September 2005 - Australia

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Original Film

Phoenix Pictures

Laura Ziskin Productions

AFG Talons Productions

Distribution 
Sony Pictures Australia

Genre: Sci-Fi/Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 121 minutes

Budget: $135,000,000

Box Office Gross: $76,932,872

(Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Marine fighter pilots Ben

Gannon, Henry Purcell and

Kara Wade have the task of

training a state-of-the-art,

fully automated, pilotless,

super-stealth aircraft to

carry out strikes on key

foreign targets. After

the plane gets struck by

lightning and rewired, Ben

lacks faith in artificial

intelligence technology.
But even after it takes on its

own, the Navy is determined

to keep it in the air. With the

plane wreaking havoc

worldwide, the team must

embark on their deadliest

mission to stop it before it

causes World War 3!

Cast

Josh Lucas - Lt. Ben Gannon

Jessica Biel - Lt. Kara Wade

Jamie Foxx - Lt. Henry Purcell

Sam Shepard - Capt. George Cummings

Joe Morton - Capt. Dick Marshfield

Richard Roxburgh - Dr. Keith Orbit

Ian Bliss - Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury

Ebon Moss-Bachrach - Tim

David Andrews - Ray

Wentworth Miller - EDI (Voice)

Alexandra Davies - Ben's Date

Caroline de Souza - Henry's Date

Jaipetch Toonchalong - Henry's Thai Girlfriend

Megan Gale - Dr. Orbit's Secretary

Jason Lee - Colonel Young

Michael McCabe - Commander 3rd Fleet

Robert L. Keane - Aircraft Carrier Chaplain

Nicholas Hammond - Executive Officer

Joel Tobeck - Black Ops Leader

John Waters - Black Ops Doctor

Michael Denkha - Naval Controller

Rocky Helton - Master at Arms

Clayton Adams - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Maurice Morgan - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Woody Naismith - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Charles Ndibe - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Sara Saliba - Korean Girl

Jim Diamond - Rangoon Terrorist

Jaffar Hussain - Rangoon Terrorist

Gary Quiy - Rangoon Terrorist

Jason Lee - Colonel Yune

Rowan Schlosberg - EDI Technician

Jason Chan - EDI Technician

Matthew Wilkinson - EDI Technician

Johann Walraven - EDI Technician

Randall Mettam - Naval Controller

Lucia Mastrantone - Naval Controller

Dorian Nkono - Naval Controller

Miles Paras - Naval Controller

Harli Ames - Naval Controller

Adriano Cappelletta - Naval Controller

Blazey Best - Naval Controller

Paul Pantano - Naval Controller

Ilya Melbokoff - Russian Pilot

Nikolai Nikolaeff - Russian Pilot

Warwick Young - Russian Pilot

Paul Donazzan - Russian Pilot

Vanessa Grimm - Sky News Reporter

Matthew Jorgensen - Barricade Officer

Colby Sanders - Aviation Plane Captain

Diego Corral - Ships Safety Officer

Crew

Director - Rob Cohen

Writer - W.D. Ritcher
Executive Producer - Arnold Messer

Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager:

Aircraft Carrier Units - E. Bennett Walsh  

Producers - Mike Medavoy,
Neal H. Moritz and Laura Ziskin

Casting Directors - Sarah Finn,

Randi Hiller and Christine King

Senior Military Advisor - David M. Kennedy

Production Designers - Jonathan Lee and
J. Michael Riva

Supervising Art Director - Richard Hobbs

Model Supervisor - Peter Wyborm

Set Decorator - Suza Maybury
Costume Designer - Lizzy Gardiner

Assistant Costume Designer - Jane Johnston

Key Makeup & Hair Supervisor - Lesley Vanderwalt

Director of Photography - Dean Semler

Director of Photography: Second Unit - Brad Shield

First Assistant "A" Camera: Aircraft

Carrier Units - Clyde E. Bryan

Lear Jet Pilots - Alex Kvassy and Craig Hosking

Unit Production Manager - Catherine Bishop

Production Manager: Second Unit - Libby Sharpe

First Assistant Director - PJ Voeten

First Assistant Director: Aircraft Carrier Units -

Lars P. Winther

Second Assistant Director - Deborah Antoniou

Third Assistant Directors - Scott Lovelock

and Eddie Thorne

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Lance Gilbert

Stunt Coordinator - Guy Norris

Stunt Coordinator: Second Unit - Glenn Suter

Parachute Stunts - Tim Rigby

Australian Aerial Coordinator - Gary Tocehurst
Special Effects Supervisor - John Frazier

Special Effects Supervisor: Flying Fish/

Human Dynamo - Scott Harens
Special Effects Coordinators - David Young 
and Jim Schwalm

Visual Effects Supervisor - Joel Hynek

Visual Effects Supervisor: Animal Logic -

Chris Godfrey

Visual Effects Supervisor: Pacific Title and

Art Studio - David Sosalla

Visual Effects Producer: Digital Domain -

Julian Levi

Visual Effects Executive Producer: Digital

Domain - Nancy Bernstein

Executive Producer: Animal Logic -

Zareh Nalbandian

Visual Effects Director of Photography:

Digital Domain - Erik Nash

Director of Photography: Flying Fish/Human

Dynamo - Richard Bluck

Digital Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain - Kelly Port

Computer Graphics Supervisors: Digital Domain -

Markus Kurtz and Vernon R. Wilbert Jr.

Compositing Supervisor: Digital Domain - Bryan Grill

Digital Compositing Sequence Leads:

Digital Domain - Brian Begun, Paul Kirwan

and Lou Pecora

Senior Digital Compositors: Digital Domain -

Ted S. Andre, Eric M. Beaver, Alette Boyce,

Paul Lambert, Kevin Lingenfelser,

Michael Maloney, Michael Melchiorre,

Marc Morissette, Robert Nederhorst,

Marc Dominic Rienzo, Jason Selfe and

Deborah Siltman

CG Effects Animation Sequence Leads:

Digital Domain - Robert A.D. Frick,

John Gibson and Garman Heritstad

CG Animation Lead: Digital Domain - Erik Gamache

Film Editor - Stephen E. Rivkin

First Assistant Editor - Andrew S. Eisen

Supervising Sound Editor - Bruce Stambler

Sound Designer - Tim Walston

ADR Supervisor - Becky Sullivan

Supervising Sound Mixers - Jeffrey J. Jaboush,

Bill W. Benton and Rick Kline

Music - BT

Additional Music - Trevor Morris

Music Supervisor - Bob Badami

Orchestra Recordist and Mixer - Alan Meyerson

Review
STEALTH could have been a good film, but unfortunately, it needs to be improved to match some of its contenders, such as Top Gun. Many viewers claim this box office misfire has taken some elements and a few ideas for this unoriginal picture. Yes, the premise is cheesy, but what more could moviegoers want? STEALTH has had its share of criticism for its lack of originality and thin characterisation, which were its shortcomings. The aerial sequences, camerawork and special effects make this film a visual delight and somewhat enjoyable. It even includes intriguing parts, such as in the movie's middle act, where something happens to one of the main characters. The acting is typically good, coming from a few leading actors like Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx. They weren't good enough to save STEALTH from crashing down.

This movie is simply average and probably not Rob Cohen's finest work. It's worth the watch for one time, but there is nothing to rush out and watch in a hurry.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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