Star Trek Into Darkness Review

Star Trek Into Darkness


Release Date: 23rd April 2013 - Australia
(premiere)


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Bad Robot Productions
Skydance Productions

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 133 minutes


Budget: $190,000,000

Box Office Gross: $467,381,584
(Worldwide)



Plot Summary
When the crew of Enterprise
is called back home, they
find an unstoppable force
of terror from within their
own organization has
detonated the fleet and
everything it stands for,
leaving our world in a state
of crisis. With a personal
score to settle, Captain Kirk
leads a manhunt to a war-

zone world to capture a 

one-man weapon of mass 

destruction.

As our heroes are propelled
into an epic chess game of
life and death, love will be
challenged, friendships will
be torn apart, and sacrifices
must be made for the only
family Kirk has left: his crew. (Source - Metro Cinemas)


Cast
Chris Pine - Captain James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto - Commander Spock
Zoe Saldana - Uhura
Karl Urban - Dr. Leonard
"Bones" McCoy
Simon Pegg - Montgomery
"Scotty" Scott
John Cho - Hikaru Sulu
Benedict Cumberbatch -
Commander John Harrison
Anton Yelchin - Ensign Pavel Chekov
Bruce Greenwood - Rear
Admiral Christopher Pike
Peter Weller - Starfleet Admiral
Alexander Marcus
Alice Eve - Dr. Carol Marcus
Noel Clarke - Thomas Harewood
Deep Roy - Keenser

Nazneen Contractor - Rima Harewood

Amanda Foreman - Ensign Brackett

Jonathan Dixon - Ensign Froman

Aisha Hinds - Navigation Officer Darwin

Kimberly Armand - Madeline

Beau Billingslea - Captain Abbot

Anjini Taneja Azhar - Lucille Harewood

Jason Matthew Smith - Cupcake

Chris Hemsworth - George Kirk

Jennifer Aniston - Winona Kirk

Heather Langenkamp - Moto

Leonard Nimoy - Elder Spock (Cameo)

Crew
Producer/Director - J.J. Abrams
Based on Television Series
"Star Trek" - Gene Roddenberry
Writers/Producers - Roberto Orci,
Alex Kurtzman & Damon Lindelof
Executive Producers - Jeffrey Chernov, 

David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Paul Schwake
Producer - Bryan Burk
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director -
Tommy Gormley

Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager - 

Tommy Harper

Co-Producers - Michelle Rejwan and 

Ben Rosenblatt

Language Consultants - Britton Watkins and 

Marc Okrand (Uncredited)
Production Designer - Scott Chambliss

Supervising Art Director - Ramsey Avery
Makeup Designer - Don Lanning
Creature Designer - Neville Page
Costume Designer - Michael Kaplan
Director of Photography - Daniel Mindel

Stunt Coordinator - John Stoneham Jr.

Fight Choreographer - Marcus Young
Special Effects Supervisor - Burt Dalton
Second Unit Director/Visual Effects Supervisor -
Roger Guyett
Visual Effects Co-Supervisor: ILM - Patrick Tubach

Visual Effects Producer - Ron Ames

CG Supervisor: ILM - Robert Weaver
Film Editors - Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo Markey

Composer: Theme "Star Trek" - Alexander Courage
Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer - Ben Burtt

Music - Michael Giacchino


Review
Casual but mildly intense, 'STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS' is a good sci-fi movie that evidently delivers a compelling solid story. Unfortunately, I must diagnose this film with having a few shortcomings which will not work in the sequel. The scene from the feature's final half feels to be a bit of a metaphorical retread of 'The Wrath of Khan'. The director J.J. Abrams is not taking his signature technique of lens flare too seriously and has overused it in each of his shot scenes. I don't think that'll change me from liking Star Trek again, but its at least better than the other features I've seen in the cinemas such as 'Iron Man 3'.

Many of the aspects have graciously saved the movie from failing such as its astonishing visuals. The action goes into tension and the actor that portrayed the main antagonist Benedict Cumberbatch surely makes his character move and act very nightmarish. He has his vocal cords sound even more haunting than Jeremy Irons when he did the vocals for Scar in 'The Lion King'.

No, I won't make an observation that I have any more liking for Star Trek. 'INTO DARKNESS' is not the best sequel I have watched, but sufficiently enjoyable for the audience and for them to feel they are being treated with respect.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

 

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Spaceballs Review

Spaceballs


Release Date: 10th December 1987 - Australia


Production Companies
Brooksfilms
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)


Genre: Sci-Fi/Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 96 minutes


Budget: $22,700,000

Box Office Gross: $38,119,483 (USA)


Plot Summary
The rogue mercenary Lone Starr and his faithful half-man/half-dog companion Barf set out to rescue Princess Vespa and save Planet Druidia

from the evil clutches of Dark

Helmet and his group of

Spaceballs. While at the

same time, the gooey gangster Pizza the Hutt is after them. It is there that Lone Starr comes across the wise and powerful Yogurt as he teaches him to harness the mystical power of the Schwartz that will be able to stop Dark Helmet from stealing the air of Planet Druidia and save the day.


Cast
Bill Pullman - Lone Starr
John Candy - Barf
Rick Moranis - Dark Helmet
Mel Brooks - President Skroob/Yogurt
Daphne Zuniga - Princess Vespa
Dick Van Patten - King Roland
George Wyner - Colonel Sandurz
Joan Rivers - Dot Matrix (Voice)
Lorene Yarnell - Dot Matrix
Dom DeLuise - Pizza the Hutt (Voice)

Sal Viscuso - Radio Operator

Ronny Graham - Minister

Jim J. Bullock - Prince Valium
Leslie Bevis - Commanderette Zircon
Jim Jackman - Major Asshole

Mike Pniewski - Laser Gunner

Sandy Helberg - Dr. Schlotkin

Stephen Toblowsky - Captain of the Guard

Jeff MacGregor - Snotty

Henry Kaiser - Magnetic Beam Operator

Denise Gallup - Charlene

Dian Gallup - Marlene

Gail Berle - Waitress

Dey Young - Waitress

Rhonda Shear - Woman in Diner

Robert Prescott - Sand Cruiser Driver

Jack Riley - TV Newsman

Tom Dreesen - Megamaid Guard
Rudy DeLuca - Vinnie

Tony Griffin - Prison Guard

Rick Ducommun - Prison Guard

Ken Olfson - Head Usher

Bryan O'Byrne - Organist

Wayne Wilson - Trucker in Cap

Ira Miller - Short Order Cook

Earl Finn - Guard with Captain

Mitchell Block - Video Operator

Tommy Swerdlow - Troop Leader

Tim Russ - Trooper

Ed Gale - Dink

Antonio Hoyos - Dink

Felix Silla - Dink

Arturo Gil - Dink

Tony Cox - Dink

John Kennedy Hayden - Dink

Dee Booher - Bearded Lady

Johnny Silver - Caddy

Brenda Strong - Nurse

John Hurt - Himself (Cameo)
Michael Winslow - Radar Technician

Terence Marsh - Spaceball Drum Beater

(Cameo) (Uncredited)

Thomas Meehan - King Roland's Aide

(Cameo) (Uncredited)

Rick Lazzarini - Pizza the Hutt/Ape #2

(Uncredited)

Crew
Writer/Producer/Director - Mel Brooks
Writers - Thomas Meehan and Ronny Graham

Co-Producer - Ezra Swerdlow

Casting Directors - David Rubin and

Bill Shepard
Production Designer - Terence Marsh

Art Director - Harold Michelson

Set Decorator - John Franco Jr.
Costume Designer - Donfeld

Makeup Designer - Ben Nye III

Makeup Artists - Ken Diaz and

Melanie Levitt
Director of Photography - Nick McLean

Camera Operators - Stephen E. Bridge and

Michael D. O'Shea

Production Manager - Robert Latham Brown

Assistant Director - Dan Kolsrud

Location Manager - Michael John Meehan
Stunt Coordinator - Dick Warlock
Special Effects Supervisor - Peter Albiez

Barf Ear Animatronics - Rick Lazzarini
Visual Effects Supervisor - Peter Donen

Special Visual Effects Producer: Apogee, Inc. -

Percy Angress

Visual Effects Art Director: Apogee, Inc. -

Stephen Dane
Chief Model Maker: Apogee, Inc. - Grant McCune

Model Department Special Design: Apogee, Inc -

Ron Thornton and Rae Burkland

Matte Painting Effects - Bill Taylor and Syd Dutton

Motion Control Camera Operators: Apogee, Inc. -

Mat Beck, David R. Hardberger, Douglas Smith

and John E. Sullivan

Optical Supervisor: Apogee, Inc. - Roger Dorney

Optical Camera Operator: Apogee, Inc. - Jerry Pooler

Video and Graphic Displays: Apogee, Inc. -

Richard E. Hollander, Gregory L. McMurry

and John C. Wash

Editor - Conrad Buff IV

Additional Editor - Nicholas C. Smith

Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer

(Uncredited) - Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer - Randy Thom

Production Sound Mixers - Don Coufal,

Jim Steube and Jeff Wexler

Sound Effects Editors - Sandina Bailo-Lape,

Ken Fischer, Ernie Fosselius and

Ronald Jacobs

Re-Recording Mixers - Richard Beggs

and Gary Summers

Foley Recordist - Tom Johnson

Foley Artist - Dennie Thorpe

Music - John Morris


Review

On May 25th, 2013, Star Wars celebrated its 26th anniversary, and I will travel back in time to review a movie that isn't related to the franchise: SPACEBALLS. This film makes fun of the original trilogy and is probably the best of all science fiction parodies. It spoofed the saga and many other sci-fi classics like Star Trek, Alien and Planet of the Apes, among a few non-sci-fi films. Mel Brooks' comedic masterpiece has brought us materialistic gags and intergalactic amusement of jokes. Complementing the film are decent makeup and old-school special effects. In the presence of a lighthearted motion picture, many moments and quotes are hilarious in every way possible. The cast consists of Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks, who are funny in their roles. Michael Winslow and John Hurt are among the cameo appearances of SPACEBALLS.

SPACEBALLS surrenders itself to the light side of laughter and requires Star Wars fans and audiences to have a sense of humour when watching this hilarious send-up. Even George Lucas knows that Brooks had given us the legendary comic-buster of the century, and I'm sure he got a laugh out of it. I loved this parody movie and took no offence to the jokes made at the expense of the franchise, as I am a huge Star Wars fan.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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Iron Man 3 Review

Iron Man 3


Release Date: 24th April 2013 - Australia


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Marvel Studios
DMG Entertainment

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures Australia


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 135 minutes


Budget: $200,000,000

Box Office Gross: 
$1,215,439,994
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Industrialist Tony Stark/
Iron Man is pitted against
an enemy whose reach
knows no bounds. When
his enemy destroys Stark's
personal world, he sets off
on a harrowing journey
that will test his mettle at
every turn as he tries to
find those responsible.
When his back is put
against the wall, Stark has
to survive by his own
devices, counting on his
ingenuity and instincts to
protect his friends and
family. During his struggles,
Stark discovers the answer
to the question that has
secretly haunted him: does
the man make the suit or
does the suit make him a
man? (Source - Metro Cinemas)


Cast
Robert Downey Jr. - Tony
Stark/Iron Man
Gwyneth Paltrow - Pepper
Potts
Guy Pearce - Aldrich Killian
Don Cheadle - Col. James
"Rhodey" Rhodes/Iron Patriot
Ben Kingsley - The Mandarin
Jon Favreau - Happy Hogan
Paul Bettany - JARVIS (Voice)
Rebecca Hall - Dr. Maya
Hensen
Stephanie Szostak - Brandt
James Badge Dale - Savin
Ty Simpkins - Harley Keener
William Sadler - President Ellis
Miguel Ferrer - Vice

President Rodriguez
Ashley Hamilton - Taggart
Stan Lee - Pageant Judge (Cameo)
Bill Maher - Himself (Cameo)
Joan Rivers - Herself (Cameo)
George Kotsiopoulous - Himself (Cameo)
Pat Kiernan - Himself (Cameo)
Josh Elliott - Himself (Cameo)
Megan Henderson - Herself (Cameo)
Thomas Roberts - Himself (Cameo)
Mark Ruffalo - Bruce Banner (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Screenplay/Director - Shane Black
Based on Characters - Don Heck, 

Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby
Based on Characters/Executive Producer - Stan Lee
Screenplay - Drew Pearce
Executive Producers - Victoria Alonso,
Stephen Broussard, Louis D'Esposito, Jon Favreau,
Alan Fine, Dan Mintz, Charles Newrith, Bing Wu
& Wen-ge Xiao
Producer - Kevin Feige
Casting Director - Sarah Finn
Production Designer - Bill Brzeski
Supervising Art Director - Desma Murphy
Art Directors - Alan Hook, Jay Pelissier,
Brian Stultz & John Eaves (Uncredited)
Set Decorators - Danielle Berman & Lauri Giffin
Costume Designer - Louise Frogley
Director of Photography - John Toll
Second Unit Director - Brian Smrz
Second Unit Director (Uncredited)/Stunt Coordinator -
Jeff Habberstad
Stunt Coordinator - Markos Rounthwaite
Fight Choreographer - Eric Oram
Special Effects Supervisor - Daniel Sudick
Visual Effects Supervisors: Weta Digital -
Guy Williams, Matt Aitken & Keith Miller
Visual Effects Supervisors - Mark Bakowski,
Erik Nash, Saravanan Stalin & Christopher Townsend
Visual Effects Supervisors: Fuel VFX - Paul Butterworth
& Simon Maddison
Visual Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain - Erik Nash
Visual Effects Supervisor: Cinesite - Simon Stanley-Clamp 

Visual Effects Production Supervisor: Scanline VFX - 

Bryan Grill
Second Unit Visual Effects Supervisor - Dan DeLeeuw
Visual Effects Producer - Mark G. Soper
Visual Effects Producer: Digital Domain - Daniel Brimer
Senior Animation Supervisor: Digital Domain -
Erik Gamache
Animation Supervisor: Luma Pictures - Raphael A. Pimentel
Film Editors - Peter S. Elliott & Jeffrey Ford
Music Supervisor - Dave Jordan
Music - Brian Tyler


Review
Unfortunate but without a pity, 'IRON MAN 3' underwhelms me on seeing that the premise for the new lacklustre sequel is unfolded makes me want to less proclaim it in a serious occasion. Ben Kingsley is the reason why I'm disappointed and though he was a good actor. I was thrilled that he would act as the protagonist's main nemesis and most difficult foe The Mandarin and be like all the other English villains. I was not pleased when the character Kingsley was portraying is actually a nobody. I was shocked, it really starting my nerves to bust and makes me not deserving false advertising that pranks everybody. In the midst of its controversy, Robert Downey Jr. is still appreciated for his continuing role as Iron Man. The action, visuals and actor Guy Pearce's performance are more privileged than the useless twist of the story-line. 

It’s a semi-bad ending of a final conclusion that all great chapters end like this aren't made anymore and they got 'IRON MAN 3' into the deep package. The film should be very crucial to the people and fans of this unimaginable black sheep. I feel sorrow that 'IRON MAN 3' failed to live up the previous instalments but I'm still not a big fan of the character and the result was indifferent.

Star rating: (3/5) Average 

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Review

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra


Release Date: 6th August 2009 - Australia


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
Hasbro (in association with)
Di Bonadventura Pictures

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 113 minutes


Budget: $175,000,000

Box Office Gross: $302,469,017
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Two soldiers stationed in
Kazahkstan (Captain Duke
and his partner Ripcord)
are ordered to transport
special warheads created
by MARS, an arms
manufacturer controlled by
James McCullen. When
they are attacked by thieves
(led by Anastasia DeCobray,
with whom the Duke has
history), they are saved
by a top secret, international
special forces unit known as
G.I. Joe. The leader of G.I.
Joe/General Abernathy
(or Hawk) is on the trail of
thieves: an evil organization
called Cobra. While Duke
and Ripcord train to join
the Joes, McCullen (Destro)
is secretly working for
Cobra and plotting to
recapture his metal-eating
Nanomite warheads. Duke
and Ripcord (with the help
of Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes,
and the rest of the Joes)

must prove that they are 

Real American Heroes -- 

by stopping the launch of 

these warheads before 

Cobra uses them to take
over the world. (Source - IMDb)


Cast

G.I. Joe
Channing Tatum - Duke
Marlon Wayans - Ripcord
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje -
Heavy Duty
Dennis Quaid - General Hawk
Rachel Nichols - Scarlett
Ray Park - Snake Eyes
Leo Howard - Young Snake Eyes
Said Taghimaoui - Breaker
Karolina Kurkova - Cover Girl

Cobra
Joseph Gordon Levitt - Cobra Commander
Christopher Eccleston - James McCullen/Destro
Sienna Miller - The Baroness
Lee Byung-hun - Storm Shadow
Brandon Soo-hoo - Young Storm Shadow
Arnold Vosloo - Zartan
Kevin J. O'Connor - Dr. Mindbender 

Others
Gerald Okumara - Hard Master
Jonathan Pryce - U.S. President
Gregory Fitoussi - Baron de Cobray
David Murray - James McCullen - 1941
 

Crew
Story/Executive Producer/Director -
Stephen Sommers
Story/Screenplay - Stuart Beattie
Story - Michael Gordon
Screenplay - David Elliot and Paul Lovett
Executive Producers - Gary Barber,
Roger Birnbaum, Erik Howsam and
David Womark
Producer/Film Editor - Bob Ducsay
Producers - Brian Goldner and
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Casting Directors - Nancy Bishop

and Ronna Kress
Production Designer - Ed Verreaux
Concept Artists - Tim Flattery,
Matt Codd, Francoia Baranger and
Kim Frederiksen
Supervising Art Director - Greg Papalia
Art Directors - Chad S. Frey,
Kevin Ishioka, Randy Moore,
Brad Ricker and Anne Seibel
Costume Designer - Ellen Mirojinick
Director of Photography - Mitchell Amundsen
Second Unit Directors - Greg Michael

and Mohammed Yusef
Stunt Coordinator - R.A. Rondell
Special Effects Coordinators - Daniel Sudick

and Zuzana Milfort
Visual Effects Supervisors - Amit Dhawal,
David Ebner, Boyd Shermis

and Gregory L. McMurry
Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC - Greg Butler
Visual Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Bryan Grill
Visual Effects Supervisor: CSI Hollywood -

Bryan Horita
Visual Effects Supervisor: Framestore -

Jon Thum
Animation Supervisors - Julio Del Rio Hernandez,
Berne Angerer and James Straus
Film Editors - Kelly Matsumoto and

Jim May
Music - Alan Silvestri


Review
Okay, movie viewers, I'm not as brave to comment about G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA and being the only person with some knowledge of the G.I. Joe toy line. The Stephen Sommers adaptation was cheesy and not translated right to the big screen. The movie failed to comprehend the success of Michael Bay's Transformers film series. Many fans didn't seem to like this movie very much. The main cast was not so good that actors Channing Tatum and Marlon Wayans were bland and miscast. Some of the visuals were usually terrible, but a few times good. The only things that make up for the whole film were Ray Park's portrayal of one of the series' memorable characters, the acting cameo by Brendan Fraser and the fight coordination.

This movie is average. My advice is see the action and the comedy, not its flaws. THE RISE OF COBRA is partly enjoyable to many viewers who have never seen the G.I. Joe cartoon. Let us hope that the new sequel of G.I. Joe: Retaliation might cleanse the sins of its predecessor.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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Oblivion Review

Oblivion


Release Date: 11th April 2013 - Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
Chernin Entertainment
Relativity Media (in association with)
Monolith Pictures
Radical Studios (in association with)

Dentsu Inc. (presented in

association with)

Fuji Television Network (presented

in association with)

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 124 minutes


Budget: $120,000,000

Box Office Gross: $286,168,572 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Drone repairers have been
stationed on Earth to
extract precious resources
after decades of war with
a terrifying threat known
as the Scavs. His mission
is almost complete for
Jack Harper, one of the

repairmen. However, he
has two weeks left before
he has to rejoin his fellow
survivors in a distant
colony.

His lofty existence gets
shattered when he rescues
a beautiful stranger from
a crashed spacecraft while
patrolling the breathtaking
skies from a height of
thousands of feet. Her

appearance sets off a chain

of events, culminating in

Jack fighting almost single-

handedly to save humanity.

Cast
Tom Cruise - Jack Harper
Andrea Riseborough -
Victoria Olsen
Morgan Freeman - Malcolm
Beech
Olga Kurylenko - Julia
Rusakova
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Sykes
Melissa Leo - Sally

Zoë Bell - Kara

Abigail & Isabella Lowe - Kara's Child

Crew
Based on the Graphic Novel
Original Story/Producer/
Director - Joseph Kosinski
Screenplay - Karl Gajdusek and Michael Arndt

Associate Producer - Michael Cheung

Executive Producers - Jesse Berger, 

Dave Morrison and Justin Springer
Producers - Peter Chernin,
Dylan Clark, Duncan Henderson and

Barry Levine
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director -

Bruce Franklin
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -

R.J. Mino
Co-Producers - Steve Gaub and

Mike Larocca

Casting Director - Marcia Ross

Military Technical Advisor - Doug McQuarrie
Production Designer - Darren Gilford

Concept Illustrators - Nick Pugh,

Daniel Simon, Thom Tenery and

Andrée Wallin

Supervising Art Director - Kevin Ishoika 

Art Director - Mark W. Mansbridge

Set Decorators - Ronald R. Reiss,

Ron Cookson (Uncredited) and

Gena Vazquez (Uncredited)

Property Master - Doug Harlocker
Costume Designer - Marlene Stewart

Costume Designer: Military Scav - Jose Fernandez

Assistant Costume Designer - Lisa Tomczezyn

Makeup Designer & Supervisor - Michèle Burke

Department Head Makeup - Desne J. Holland

Tattoo Makeup Artist - Rick Stratton
Director of Photography - Claudio Miranda

Aerial Director of Photography: Aerial Unit -

David B. Nowell

"A" Camera Operator - Lucas Bielan

Production Supervisor - Candice Campos

Supervising Location Manager - Michael John Meehan

Location Manager: Iceland Unit - Thor Kjartansson

Unit Production Managers: Iceland Unit -

Michael J. Malone and Leifur Dagfinnson

First Assistant Director: Second Unit -

Basti Van Der Woude

Second Assistant Director: Second Unit -

Marvin Williams

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -

Robert Alonzo

Stunt Co-Coordinator - Joey Box

Stunt Rigging Coordinator - David Hugghins

Aerial Coordinator: Aerial Unit - David Paris

Jack's Moto Bike Technicians - Justin Kell

and Eric Orr

Special Effects Coordinator - Michael Meinardus

Special Effects Set Foreman - Chris Brenczewski

Visual Effects Supervisors - Eric Barba and

Bjorn Mayer

Digital Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Paul Lambert

Animation Supervisor: Digital Domain - Steve Preeg

CG Supervisor: Pixomondo - Gavyn Thompson

Compositing Supervisor: Digital Domain -

R. Matt Smith

Compositing Supervisors: Pixomondo -

Dan Akers and Theresa Ellis Rygiel

On-Set Integration Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Geoffrey Baumann

On-Set Integration Lead: Digital Domain -

Jesse James Chisholm

Previs Supervisor: The Third Floor - Nicholas Markel

Editor - Richard Francis-Bruce

Supervising Sound Designer - Ren Klyce

Assistant Sound Designer - Coya Elliott

Supervising Sound Editor/ADR Supervisor -

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

Supervising Sound Editor/Additional Sound

Designer - Al Nelson

Assistant Supervising Sound Editor -

Steve Orlando

Sound Effects Editors - Scott Guitteau,

David C. Hughes, Frank E. Eulner and

Stuart McGowan

Dialogue & ADR Editors - Marilyn McCoppen,

Cheryl Nardi and Brad Semenoff

Re-Recording Mixers - Gary A. Rizzo

and Juan Peralta

Assistant Re-Recording Mixers - Nathan Nance

and Tony Villafor

Foley Artists - John Roesch

and Alyson Dee Moore
Original Music - M83

Score Composers - Anthony González

and Joseph Trapanese


Review
An ordinary sci-fi adventure with a plot bit derivative with several plot twists made everyone oblivious to what this film is about. OBLIVION is in the post-apocalyptic setting and is a dark and stylised interpretation. Aside from the glossy effects and scenery of OBLIVION, Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman are good in their roles. The action becomes quickly intense, and the movie's score is defining, very atmospheric and nearly excels the music of the director's first picture, Tron: Legacy by Daft Punk.

Drawing on the sci-fi adventure genre, the film OBLIVION seems half-clichéd and not nearly as good as I hoped. However, it represents a unique vision and provides a pure impact. Some are looking forward to this experience, while others are not. Perhaps you might feel good about seeing the film in whatever you want it to be.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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Fanboys Review

Fanboys


Release Date: 5th June 2009 - Australia
(Limited)


Production Companies
The Weinstein Company (presents)
Triggerstreet Productions
Picture Machine


Genre: Comedy

Rating: M

Runtime: 86 minutes


Budget: $3,900,000

Box Office Gross: $960,828
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
In 1998, four childhood
friends with a shared love
of all things Star Wars
reunite for one final,
hilarious odyssey. Their
insane plan: a cross-country
road trip to storm George
Lucas' Skywalker Ranch
and steal a copy of Episode
I before it's released. With
the police, a crew of angry
Trekkies, and a crazy pimp
hot on their trail, what
could possibly go wrong?


Cast
Dan Fogler - Harold "Hutch"
Hutchinson
Jay Baruchel - Windows
Sam Huntington - Eric Bottler
Chris Marquette - Linus
Kristen Bell - Zoe
David Denman - Chaz
Christopher McDonald - Big Chuck
Seth Rogen - Admiral
Seasholtz/Alien/Roach
Danny Trejo - The Chief
Ethan Suplee - Harry Knowles
Billy Dee Williams - Judge
Reinhold (Cameo)
William Shatner - Himself (Cameo)
Carrie Fisher - Doctor (Cameo)
Kevin Smith - Himself (Cameo)
Ray Park - Security Guard (Cameo)

Crew
Director - Kyle Newman
Story/Screenplay - Ernest Cline
Story - Dan Pulick
Screenplay - Adam F. Goldberg
Producers - Dana Brunetti, Kevin Spacey,
Matthew Perniciaro & Evan Astrowsky
Director of Photography - Lukas Ettlin
Film Editors - James Thomas & Seth Flaum
Music - Mark Mothersbaugh


Review
Sincere about 'FANBOYS' gives me a likeable thought as a part-time humorous, part-time drama and of-course part-time road trip movie that pushes it real heavy to the Star Wars lovers. There are noticeable cameos that include the original Star Wars actors to be thrice are Billy Dee Williams, Ray Park and Carrie Fisher and non-Star Wars people like William Shatner and Kevin Smith and there's the big and most important scene that every fanatic should like is where the main characters get into a fight with the Trekkies.

While many critics were negative about the whole film of 'FANBOYS' because some of the content of the laughs isn't suitable for the younger fan-boys, I don't care what the others would say about the lowbrow feature, it can be very appreciative and touching to the older Star Wars fans even those who haven't seen the famous and popular original trilogy.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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