*** MIGTH CONTAIN SPOILERS! ***
Featuring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard
Genre: animation, sci fi
Plot: What becomes of the human kind in a few hundred years… maybe…
Official website: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/wall-e/
Comments: It was the best movie I’ve seen in a long time. Visually beautiful, funny in the right places, heartfelt and making you think about the ideas presented. Really really good, just a little too long and dragging in the segment on the spaceship but that part was fun too. I recommend it to everyone regardless the age.
Rating: 9/10
Friday, July 11, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Movie Review: Wanted
*** MIGTH CONTAIN SPOILERS! ***
Featuring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common
Genre: action, thriller
Plot: Little nobody becomes somebody… sort of…
Official website: http://www.wantedmovie.com/
Comments: If you want to see James McAvoy play a torn character watch Penelope, if you want to see Angelina Jolie look hot and kick ass watch Tomb Rider, if you want to see Morgan Freeman do a good part watch just about anything else. Don’t watch Wanted. The script is so poorly written, even aberrant at times, that I would have to grade it with a minus in front. Cool special effects, way too much unnecessary gore. And the ending sucks. For a movie whose message is supposed to be ‘take control of your life’ I won’t be surprised if we have another Natural Born Killers on our hands when some poor shmuck grabs a gun and start shooting everything around only to blame it later on this lame excuse of a movie.
Rating: 6/10
Featuring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common
Genre: action, thriller
Plot: Little nobody becomes somebody… sort of…
Official website: http://www.wantedmovie.com/
Comments: If you want to see James McAvoy play a torn character watch Penelope, if you want to see Angelina Jolie look hot and kick ass watch Tomb Rider, if you want to see Morgan Freeman do a good part watch just about anything else. Don’t watch Wanted. The script is so poorly written, even aberrant at times, that I would have to grade it with a minus in front. Cool special effects, way too much unnecessary gore. And the ending sucks. For a movie whose message is supposed to be ‘take control of your life’ I won’t be surprised if we have another Natural Born Killers on our hands when some poor shmuck grabs a gun and start shooting everything around only to blame it later on this lame excuse of a movie.
Rating: 6/10
Saturday, July 5, 2008
New Wolverine Photo
A new Wolverine photo from X-men Origins: Wolverine is featured in Empire Magazine.
Check it out at:
XMO: Wolverine - An Unofficial Website
Check it out at:
XMO: Wolverine - An Unofficial Website
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Short story - Freeze
A bit of good news today, on of my stories appeared in Nautilus, a sci fi and fantasy online magazine run by Nemira publishing house. There's no pay involved since it's an online magazine, I just get to choose a free book from them, but what is important to me it's the fact that I grew up reading sci fi novels from Nemira. I think I've got every book they published in the 90's. And on top of all my story came online right on my birthday so yey!
Here's the story, in Romanian:
http://www.nautilus.nemira.ro/povestiri/inghetul/
Next step, a novel!
Here's the story, in Romanian:
http://www.nautilus.nemira.ro/povestiri/inghetul/
Next step, a novel!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Movie Review: The Happening
*** MIGTH CONTAIN SPOILERS! ***
Featuring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo
Genre: thriller, horror
Plot: Nature gives the humanity a warning?
Official website: http://www.thehappeningmovie.com/
Comments: Honestly I don’t think M. Night Shyamalan made a decent movie since the Sixth Sense. I don’t know why I had hoped this one was better. The story is highly unbelievable, with little logical explanation and too much gratis gore. The plot is so full of holes you wouldn’t catch a fish with it in a tub with no water at all. Totally disappointing.
Rating: 6/10
Featuring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo
Genre: thriller, horror
Plot: Nature gives the humanity a warning?
Official website: http://www.thehappeningmovie.com/
Comments: Honestly I don’t think M. Night Shyamalan made a decent movie since the Sixth Sense. I don’t know why I had hoped this one was better. The story is highly unbelievable, with little logical explanation and too much gratis gore. The plot is so full of holes you wouldn’t catch a fish with it in a tub with no water at all. Totally disappointing.
Rating: 6/10
Friday, June 20, 2008
Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda
*** MIGTH CONTAIN SPOILERS! ***
Featuring: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu
Genre: animation, comedy
Plot: Oversized Panda saves village from fearsome enemy.
Official website: http://www.kungfupanda.com/
Comments: It was amusing and fun. Some of the scenes are very well done with acute attention put on details and since it involves animals I was less bothered by the CGI work. It was also one of the very few films in which I tended to like the villain better than the hero. Purrrrr… What worries me is what kind of message the movie sends to the obese kids who sit on the sofa stuffing themselves while watching kung fu/action movies on the TV and dreaming about the cool things they would like to do. Will it encourage them to go and do something about it or just sit there and wait for those things to come to them?
Rating: 8/10
Featuring: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu
Genre: animation, comedy
Plot: Oversized Panda saves village from fearsome enemy.
Official website: http://www.kungfupanda.com/
Comments: It was amusing and fun. Some of the scenes are very well done with acute attention put on details and since it involves animals I was less bothered by the CGI work. It was also one of the very few films in which I tended to like the villain better than the hero. Purrrrr… What worries me is what kind of message the movie sends to the obese kids who sit on the sofa stuffing themselves while watching kung fu/action movies on the TV and dreaming about the cool things they would like to do. Will it encourage them to go and do something about it or just sit there and wait for those things to come to them?
Rating: 8/10
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Movie Review: The Incredible Hulk
*** MIGTH CONTAIN SPOILERS! ***
Featuring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt
Genre: action, sci fi
Plot: Direct sequel to Hulk.
Official website: http://www.incrediblehulk.com/
Comments: I only watched this because it had Edward Norton in it and William Hurt, though I didn’t recognize William Hurt at first. He looks just odd rounder and with white hair. For a sequel it wasn’t bad, in fact it was better than the first one. My main complaint is that like with most comics inspired movies, there's lots of action and not enough plot. Sure, the CGIs are cool, but one cannot stop thinking that Edward Norton is wasted in such a part. He needs more screen time as himself. The appearance of Robert Downey Jr./Stark in the end was a hoot. Better than Iron Man because it was less schematic and more heartfelt.
Rating: 8/10
Featuring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt
Genre: action, sci fi
Plot: Direct sequel to Hulk.
Official website: http://www.incrediblehulk.com/
Comments: I only watched this because it had Edward Norton in it and William Hurt, though I didn’t recognize William Hurt at first. He looks just odd rounder and with white hair. For a sequel it wasn’t bad, in fact it was better than the first one. My main complaint is that like with most comics inspired movies, there's lots of action and not enough plot. Sure, the CGIs are cool, but one cannot stop thinking that Edward Norton is wasted in such a part. He needs more screen time as himself. The appearance of Robert Downey Jr./Stark in the end was a hoot. Better than Iron Man because it was less schematic and more heartfelt.
Rating: 8/10
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
*** MIGTH CONTAIN SPOILERS! ***
Featuring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, John Hurt
Genre: adventure
Plot: Indiana Jones 20 years later.
Official website: http://www.indianajones.com/
Comments: I saw the movie after just having seen the other 3 one per weekend, it just happened that way. I’m not a big fan of the Indiana Jones movie, I think they’re ok but that’s about it and I won’t feel the need to watch them again for another decade. So I didn’t have great expectations when I saw the 4th one, I didn’t know what to expect really. It was very funny, I’d say. Indy’s aging character was done right, and a few others too, though the alien plot was a bit too far stretched. I mean, come on, Indiana Jones deals with the past, not with the future, but anyway… it wasn’t bad, and it was entertaining. Might not have the patience/will to watch it for another decade though. In a way, it’s like Dumas’ musketeers saga. The Three Musketeers was great. Twenty Years Later was a step down, but it brought back found memories and you can’t just miss it because of that.
Rating: 7/10
Featuring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, John Hurt
Genre: adventure
Plot: Indiana Jones 20 years later.
Official website: http://www.indianajones.com/
Comments: I saw the movie after just having seen the other 3 one per weekend, it just happened that way. I’m not a big fan of the Indiana Jones movie, I think they’re ok but that’s about it and I won’t feel the need to watch them again for another decade. So I didn’t have great expectations when I saw the 4th one, I didn’t know what to expect really. It was very funny, I’d say. Indy’s aging character was done right, and a few others too, though the alien plot was a bit too far stretched. I mean, come on, Indiana Jones deals with the past, not with the future, but anyway… it wasn’t bad, and it was entertaining. Might not have the patience/will to watch it for another decade though. In a way, it’s like Dumas’ musketeers saga. The Three Musketeers was great. Twenty Years Later was a step down, but it brought back found memories and you can’t just miss it because of that.
Rating: 7/10
Saturday, June 7, 2008
2008 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Rank Name NOC Code Total Score Rk PenScore Rk Pen Score Rk Pen Score Rk Pen
1 KANAEVA Eugenia RUS 75.725
2 BESSONOVA Anna UKR 73.850
3 KAPRANOVA Olga RUS 73.375
4 ZHUKOVA Inna BLR 73.375
5 GARAYEVA Aliya AZE 71.800
6 GODUNKO Natalia UKR 71.425
7 PEYCHEVA Simona BUL 69.300
8 RISENSON Irina ISR 69.200
9 CID Almudena ESP 68.600
10 CHARKASHYNA Liubov BLR 67.350
11 GIMATOVA Dinara AZE 66.750
12 WEBER Caroline AUT 66.400
13 MITROSZ Joanna POL 66.125
14 RIVKIN Neta ISR 66.125
15 CANTALUPPI Julieta ITA 65.500
16 KIKKAS Irina EST 64.675
17 VASS Dora HUN 64.250
1 KANAEVA Eugenia RUS 75.725
2 BESSONOVA Anna UKR 73.850
3 KAPRANOVA Olga RUS 73.375
4 ZHUKOVA Inna BLR 73.375
5 GARAYEVA Aliya AZE 71.800
6 GODUNKO Natalia UKR 71.425
7 PEYCHEVA Simona BUL 69.300
8 RISENSON Irina ISR 69.200
9 CID Almudena ESP 68.600
10 CHARKASHYNA Liubov BLR 67.350
11 GIMATOVA Dinara AZE 66.750
12 WEBER Caroline AUT 66.400
13 MITROSZ Joanna POL 66.125
14 RIVKIN Neta ISR 66.125
15 CANTALUPPI Julieta ITA 65.500
16 KIKKAS Irina EST 64.675
17 VASS Dora HUN 64.250
Monday, June 2, 2008
Bryce Dallas Howard to replace Charlotte Gainsbourg in T4
Bryce Dallas Howard is in talks to replace Charlotte Gainsbourg in Terminator 4. She is going to play the part of Kate Connor, the wife of John Connor, along side Christian Bale.
A Terminator 4 Bale - An Unofficial Website
A Terminator 4 Bale - An Unofficial Website
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