In the Loop

Director: Armando Iannucci

Run Time: 106 min

UK

Concept:

    The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy, who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall.

Pros:

• If you wanna learn how to cuss someone out, this film will teach you how
• One of the funniest films, I have seen in the past year
• Shows that a well written film is just as entertaining as a action film

Work Safe Trailer

Not Work Safe

My Thoughts:
   
    This movie scares me, because I believe government really happens likes this. Yet as this movie scares me to death, it makes me laugh so much with its witty comments. For example, when the one character Macolm declares "You know, if I could, I'd punch you into paralysis!", I couldn't breath because I was laughing so hard. This movie is not for children or adults who don't like a lot of swearing, but for those who can stand swearing, and loves political movies, this film is a gem. 


What did you think of the trailers?
Are you Ok with swearing?

Sunshine

Director: Danny Boyle

Run Time: 107 mins

UK

Concept:

   The sun is dying and Earth's days are numbered in this sci-fi thriller helmed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). With permanent darkness looming, scientists devise a plan to reignite the sun before the lights go out forever. To do so, a crew of astronauts is sent hurtling through space on an intense mission to determine the fate of the planet.

Pros:

• A serious take on a popular concept done in films
• The music, the lighting effects and dialogue are all well done
• I have never seen a film, where it has made me the feel the sun as a actual physical thing
• A must see for science fiction geeks

Cons:

• HAS THE WORST PLOT TWIST ENDING EVER-it almost ruins the whole film, but the beginning was so good, that the film is still worth seeing 

Check out the Trailer

This trailer has SPOILER scenes in it

Don't watch it if you want to be surprise 

My Thoughts:

      

    I saw this film on HBO one night, when I couldn't sleep and it blew my mind. It was almost everything, I could have ever wanted in a scfi film. A powerful score, visual effects that made my TV shine like the sun, characters that I cared about, and dialogue that didn't make me wanna put my hair out. Then the ending happen, it was like someone came in my room and shot me in the heart. I don't want to focus on the ending cause this film has so much going for it but the ending twist is the worst thing that I have seen happen to a good film, in a long time. 

What did you think of the trailer?

Can you think of a good film that has the worst ending ever?

Extra

The soundtrack for this film is so awesome and has been used in a few trailers, that I wanted to leave a track here for people to hear.

John Murphy

Angel-A

Director: Luc Besson

Run Time: 91 min

France

Concept:

   When André, a down-on-his-luck gambler, dives into the icy Seine to end it all, he winds up instead rescuing Angela, a gorgeous, mysterious blonde. Filled with renewed passion for life, they set out to settle André's scores as they wander the City of Lights. Along the way, André finds himself, but he still has some questions about his leggy, lovely companion -can she really be as heavenly as she seems? Filled with wit, warmth and eye-popping visuals, Angel-A shows just how high you can soar when passion takes flight.

Pros:

• One of the few movies that you can see Paris in all its glory
• After awhile you won't notice that it is in black in white
• This movie is exactly what you think is, yet it is done so well, you won't mind the unoriginal idea

Check Out the Trailer

 


My Thoughts:


    This film is one of the few romance films that doesn't make me wanna gag. Usually in the states,  romance films show a guy that is a asshole in the beginning of the film and yet somehow changes into an awesome guy by the end of the film, without really showing the progressiveness of how he changes. Plus, when the guy does change he does it effortless, without making any mistakes. 
    Angel-A kicks all those other films asses by using the guy changes from asshole to gentleman plot correctly. It shows how the guy struggles with change and in accepting blame for his situation. The woman does come into his life and fixes a lot of his problems but she also shows him the causes of his problems.


What did you think of the trailer? 
What do you think of romance films in general? 

Triangle

Director: Christopher Smith

Run Time: 98 mins

Uk/ Australia 

Concept:

  When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Her suspicions are realized when the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner to get to safety, a ship Jess is convinced she's been on before. The ship appears deserted, the clock on board has stopped, but they are not alone... Someone is intent on hunting them down, one by one.

Pros:

• Has a awesome plot, that you won't see coming ( as long as you don't read any articles about the movie)
• Great mind bender that after the film is over, you will want to talk to someone else about the film
• Film is fun to watch twice, because after the first time watching it, the second time the viewer can look for clues

Check Out The Trailer

 This trailer has SPOILER scenes in it

Don't watch it if you want to be surprise 

My Thoughts:

  This movie is my favorite movie beside Inception, that I have seen this year. When I first heard of the concept, I wasn't sold on this movie. The plot was too close to the plot of Ghost Ship and I hated that movie. I was expecting a boring, same old slasher film, what I received was a heart pounding action, science fiction movie that woke me up from the stupor that I was in.
   Now, this movie isn't perfect, the budget is low, so everything has a not enough money look to it. The computer graphics looks like something that came from a syfi movie. The main set piece, the ship, seems to be lacking a lot of details. But what this movie lacks in budget, it more than makes up for it, in story.
   The ending alone is reason enough to watch this film. When the ending hit me, my mouth was open in shock, amazement and horror.

13 Tzameti

Director: Gela Babluani

Run Time: 93 mins

French/ Georgian/ German

Concept:

   Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos behind closed doors in which men gamble on the lives of others men. 

Pros:

• Tension so thick, that my heart was in my throat 
• Shows that even with the lack of music, emotions can still run high in a film
• Once this film starts the  ball rolling, it doesn't stop
• Images that will stick in your mind, even though its a black and white film

Cons:

• It takes awhile for this film to really pick up it pace
• Part of the greatness of this film is the surprise of the game, the less you know about the film going in, the better it is

WARNING the trailer has SPOILERS in it, if you don't want to know what the game is, don't watch it

Check Out The Trailer

My Thoughts:
     
     When I was first trying to watch this movie, I almost didn't make it. The beginning of this film is so slow and it doesn't explain anything so it was really hard to get through the first half hour. But after that period, this film goes places that I would have never guessed in a million years. Somehow in a film, where there is no music and is filmed in black and white, I was able to get engrossed with the main character plight and couldn't stop watching.