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2014 movie trailer

 

In 2014, there are plenty of exciting movie coming soon. The movie trailer is one of the best way to advertise the movie. Below is a list of different movie trailer that i can't wait for it to come out.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

This is the 2nd installment for the amazing spider man. Spidey has come back and save the world. This time with stronger enemies.

 

Neighbors

 

 

 

 What happen when your neighbors get out of control, this humorous movie will knock your sock off for sure. Starring Funny men Zac Efron and Seth Rogen

RoboCop

 

 Combining a hero policeman and AI, you will get a RoboCop. Fighting Crimes like no other. Keeping the street safe from the Crime.

 

 video from www.youtube.com

-Eddy

My Favourite Films

For this post I decided it would be fun to introduce my top 10 films.
These are not neccessarily films I consider to undoubtedly be the best 10 films ever, they are just my personal favourites, although they are all excellent films worth seeing if you haven't.
Trying to cut my list of movies down to just 10 was very hard, so this is actually top 12 list.
I will list them in chronological order as orderering them from 1st -12th would be even harder.
For each film I will state the year released, directed, and the main cast, and a couple of sentences about the film and why I like it.

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope – 1977, George Lucas;  Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher.

image from: http://www.geekadelphia.com/2010/08/11/see-how-fans-remade-episode-iv-in-star-wars-uncut-2/

I shouldn't need to say much about this one. It was the first Star Wars to be released and is brilliant in every way possible. If you haven't seen it you've either been living under a rock or haven't had access to a television. Either way I feel sorry for you.

Apocalypse Now – 1979, Francis Ford Coppola;  Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Marlin Brando

image from http://sites.duke.edu/apocalypse/?page_id=92

This one is set during the Vietnam war and we follow a young Martin Sheen on his mission to deal with missing and presumed crazy Colonel Kurtz (Brando). The tone gets stranger and stranger as we follow Sheen deeper and deeper into the jungle. Pretty tough one to explain in a few sentences but with one liners like 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning', it's worth watching and rewatching.


The Terminator, 1984, James Cameron; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield.

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Another timeless sci-fi classic, and one that helped the careers of now hollywood big names James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hard to leave off any top 10 list.

Full Metal Jacket, 1987, Stanley Kubrick; Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, Ed O'Ross. 

image from:  http://www.hdwpapers.com/full_metal_jacket_wallpaper_hd_2-wallpapers.html

Another Vietnam war film. I could've picked one of many Kubrick films, but ultimately this is my favourite. Fun fact: the guy who plays the drill sergeant was one in real life.



The Silence of the Lambs, 1991, Jonathon Demme; Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine, Scott Glenn. 

image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_%28film%29

A excellent thriller that's a mix of horror and crime genres. Brilliantly led by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, despite the fact Hopkins has only 16 minutes screen time.

Dead Man – 1995 - Jim Jarmusch;  Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover.

image from:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Man

One of the lesser-known films on this list, described as 'psychaedelic western' by director Jarmusch and I think this is apt. Stars Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer, and also features interesting cameos from Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, Billy Bob Thornton, and Robert Mitchum in his final film role. The other big star, in my opinion, is Neil Young who provides a beautiful soundtrack. Oh and it's in black and white. If you can handle something different this is a masterpiece.

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, 1998, Guy Ritchie; Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, Sting.

image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lock,_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels_2.jpg

It's a British gangster crime film and it's also a comedy; has an epic storyline with plot twists beyond clever. Helped launch the hollywood careers of ex pro footballer Vinnie Jones, and Jason Statham.

Saving Private Ryan, 1998, Steven spielberg; Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon

image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan


This World War 2 epic is set during the invasion of Normandy by the allies. After a brutal opening scene showing events of Omaha Beach we see Captain Miller (Hanks) lead a small unit on mission to (yes you guessed it!) save Private Ryan (Damon) whose 3 brothers have already been killed in action.

Fight club 1999 – David Fincher;  Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter

 image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club

I'm not even sure what genre of film this is. Maybe thriller. Fight Club is based on a novel of the same name and I guess the main story is about the coming of age of the main protagonist, whilst it makes comments on consumerism and other parts of society.




The Matrix, 1999, The Wachowski Brothers; Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishbourne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving.

It's a sci-fi, action film, made by Australians, it's got Keanu and it heavily references philosophy. What else could you want in a film?


American psycho, 2000, Mary Harron;  Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Justin Theroux, Reese Witherspoon.

image from:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Americanpsychoposter.jpg

Kids these days would know him as Batman, but in my opinion, Christian Bale did his best work in this horror/thriller as the ultimate yuppie with good taste in music but a lot of problems.



28 Days Later, 2002 – Danny Boyle; Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher Eccleston.

Image from: http://veryaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/28-DAYS-LATER.jpg

This is a British post apocalyptic / zombie which follows the struggle of four survivors after the breakdown of society. Another movie made stronger by an excellent soundtrack, put together by John Murphy. The sequel isn't nearly as strong but is saved by the wonderful Jeremy Renner. If you're after an excellent zombie movie and you've seen all Romero's then this is highly reccomended.

-James

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

The story is about a group of thieves trying to get their revenge. Nearing the end of their job, Steve, a member in the group, decides to betray his friends and take the $35m worth of gold they've acquired in the last job. Steve ended up having to kill the mentor in the group, and fire random shots thinking that he had killed the others too. It's very difficult for Charlie to lose his loved mentor. The Italian job isn't one that they're going to forget easily. 

After some time, the team regrouped, now with the extra hand of the mentor's daughter. They want to take revenge and take back all the earnings that Steve stole from them. Steve is a great tactician, and in order to beat him, Charlie and the group will have to do some radical last-minute changes to their plan. 

The movie is good, remembering the fact that it's a 2003 movie. Some scenes in the movie are very tense, making it a very exciting one to watch. Additionally, we rarely see Mark Wahlberg in an action movie, and this one turns out to be awesome. Jason Statham is also featured in this movie!

Ref: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/italian_job/

-Adrian

Castaway (2000)

Thought I would do a brief review and discussion of one of my favourite films, Castaway, for the next post.
(SPOILER ALERT - this film is 13 years old, if you haven't seen it yet you should before you read this. I may give away important plot elements or endings for this film).

I guess I would label Castaway as an 'adventure' or 'survival' film. Maybe even drama but I don't think categories are that important.

So, it was released in 2000 and stars Tom Hanks. Helen Hunt has a minor role but the other major player is Wilson, who is actually an inanimate object but plays a crucial role. I'll get to him later.

                                                'WIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!'
               (image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Away)


As you can probably guess from the title, Tom Hanks get stranded on an island. It may be cliched but I think it is a very dense and interesting theme for a film and allows the director a lot of room for exploration in whichever area he or she wants.

Hanks is a fedex worker in the film. Apparently the company did not pay for the product placement but the exposure was priceless for them. As Hanks is traveling around the world for his job as a systems analyst the plane crashes in the ocean and he is eventually washed up on a small island somewhere in the pacific, as the only survivor.

Early in the film we see Chuck (Hanks) struggle with realising he is alone and cannot escape the island easily.

                                       (image from: http://www.casadecoimbra.com/castaway-tom-hanks-wilson)

Several fedex packages from the plane eventually wash up some of which are useful tools in his quest for survival and this includes Wilson. As a volleyball, he seems innocuous at first but quickly becomes the 2nd main 'actor' in the film. As you can imagine, in a film centred around one person it could be hard to construct dialogue and keep things interesting.
However, after cutting his hand and throwing Wilson away in frustration, Chuck leaves a bloody hand print on the volleyball and then draws on face. Hanks spends years on the island and eventually starts talking to Wilson. This allows us to experience Chuck's journey much better as he confides in Chuck and discusses all his thoughts and feelings. Without Wilson this film would probably fail as it is a lot more interesting than watching Hanks talk to himself for a large part of 2 hours.

We watch as Chuck becomes more and more adapted and successful with life on the island and eventually construct a raft and attempt to leave.  He times his departure perfectly with the weather conditions and manages to get away from the strong tide. During his time out on the ocean Chuck loses Wilson when he falls off the raft, and Chuck is overwhelmed with loneliness.
If you wanted to read too much into it, I guess Wilson essentially is Chuck, and this scene not only shows Chuck losing his only source of company and attempt to retain some sense of sanity, but symbolises Chuck losing a part of himself.

We then see Chuck rescued by an ocean liner and his difficulty with returning to civilisation.
His wife has moved on and a funeral had taken place. There is also one fedex package which Chuck never opened. He delivers it to the address but the house is empty so he leaves a note saying 'this package saved my life', and after leaving receives directions from a woman who appears to be the owner of the package. In the final scene we see Chuck standing at the crossroads looking at the different options and at the woman driving off. I didn't like that part of the film as much. I think Wilson saved Chuck's life but anyway...

-James


facts and info courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Away

Tucker & Dale vs Evil

This movie is directed by Eli Craig.  although this movie a horror movie, it also consist a lot or comedy.The rating for this movie is high, i would rate this movie to be a least 9/10.This movie is about two hillbilly are on vacation at their old cabin up on the mountain. They got attack by a group of college kids. Tucker and Dale who are mistaken for the murder by the college kids.as the movie go on, the college kid's misunderstanding grow and so does the body count


source from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/?ref_=nm_knf_i1


-Eddy

BRILLIANT, HILARIOUS, GENIUS. It truly is one of the funniest, brightest and just all-around fun horror movies in recent years - See more at: http://www.magnetreleasing.com/tuckeranddalevsevil/#sthash.AQpZunBI.dpuf

This is the End (2013)

This is The End

It's the end of the world!!! No, what's happening? Why is everybody getting zapped into that blue stream of light from the sky?

Yes you're right. This is the end is an epic and hilarious comedy movie. It features many well-known celebrities, mixing them into a huge bowl of talents, while bringing the best of each and every actor. The most prominent actors are Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen. Other famous figures in the movie include Rihanna, Emma Watson, Channing Tatum and Kevin Hart. The line-up of the cast is amazing, making the film an interesting one to watch.

This is the end seems like a loosely created film, with a lot of humor spaces for the actors to fill. Overall, the film looks very silly and stupid, as it takes a depiction of the biblical Apocalypse. The storyline is nothing bizarre - very easy and light for watchers. The story begins as Jay travels out of town and visits his best buddy Rogen. The two later come to James Franco's new mansion, where a housewarming party is held. The twist begins here. catastrophic events begin to take the wheel and the characters are faced with terror. 

One of the highlights in the movie is when Emma Watson goes rampage with an axe. She revealed her acting skills playing a wild girl.

The movie is so silly that you can laugh every minute. Furthermore, the ending takes an unexpected turn which may shock everyone. 

If you're looking for a funny and silly movie to watch with your friends, this is definitely a good shot. You can get a good laugh and have fun with your friends.

Ref: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_is_the_end/

-Adrian

When Harry Met Sally

When Harry Met Sally is a romance movie filmed at 1989, by Rob Reiner and stars by Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.

Harry and Sally are good friends for many years, Harry do not believe that man and woman can be purely friends because the "sex" part always get involved, and ruined the relationship. However, Sally don't seems to agree with his view, and they got separated before university career begins. 5 years later, when they meet on the plane again, Harry is going to get married while Sally is dating with his new boyfriend, and Harry told Sally when a man and woman have their own lovers, maybe they can become friend, but soon they will start to wonder why should they friends who can only be their friend. And Sally left him again without say goodbye.

Ten years later, Sally is still single and Harry got divorced with his wife, and Harry said to Sally:" Are we going to be friends again? maybe you are the only charming woman that I don't want to go to bed with.......

Ce

The Hobbit (2012) review

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, was released in 2012 and directed by Peter Jackson. It is based on the novel ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story is set 60 years before the events in The Lord of the Rings.

To begin with, I’m not a huge fan of Lord of the Rings movies. Too much walking, and they went for too long. The action and battle scenes were fun but it’s no Star Wars. I assumed The Hobbit would continue in the same manner as the LOTR trilogy and I was not wrong. Even though I knew exactly what I was getting into by watching this film, a few things still really annoyed me and I will whinge about them here.

First of the bat – the title. ‘An unexpected Journey’. Really??!?!? It’s the freaking hobbit – 90% of LOTR was walking, we all know it’s going to be a lot of walking and getting chased by bad guys. Maybe ‘The Hobbit: Put your walking shoes on’, ‘The Hobbit: let’s go for a stroll’, or even ‘The Hobbit: pack your lunch’ would have been more apt titles.

(image from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/)

The next thing that rather frustrated me was the length and pace of the film. Yes, I knew what I was getting into but it still sucked. The film runs for 169 minutes, if you’re terrible at maths that’s nearly 3 hours. It could have been closer to 2 and still told the story. IT TOOK 45 MINUTES FOR THEM TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. 45! Sorry for the caps but that’s ridiculous. Too much time spent mucking around and that stupid singing and dancing scene with the dwarves. Yes, we get it, they’re dwarves, they DGAF and they’re messy and loud. Awesome.

I’m not going to summarise the entire plot. You can read it on IMBD or if you have 3 hours to waste find out for yourself. It’s the usual, hobbits being short but brave, dwarves being dwarves, the elves being all pretty and helpful, wizards that need a shave and of course, the goshdarn orcs. They want your hobbits and they want them bad. Don’t forget Gollum and the ring and they even throw in a dragon for good measure. Smaug isn’t happy about something. I think he wants more jewellery, I forget but I’m sure that’s not important.

The scenery is lovely and the acting is quality. Martin Freeman makes a good hobbit, and Ian McKellen is the standout as usual. Financially it worked, according to Wikipedia it cost about $2-300 million to make and made a billion back at the box office. I’m not an accountant, but yeah, lots of money.

In summary, if you liked LOTR enough and have time to waste, then watch it.

If you’re impatient and sick of watching short people walk, don’t bother.

My rating is 6/10. If they cut out the unnecessary bits so it was shorter that would be closer to an 8.

James.

(facts and stats courtesy of :  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/)

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

This movie is the sequel of the first Thor movie, a part of Marvel's wide range of masterpieces. In tthis movie, Thor tries to defend Earth, as well as the Nine Realms from powerful forces that had been away for a long time. This time, Jane Foster is involved in his journey. As Asgard received a big blow from Malekith's army, it is now Thor's turn to come to Asgard's rescue.

The movie proves to be a very enjoyable one. There were a lot of twists during the story, and a lot of exciting fighting scenes. Additionally, Thor has to work together with his younger brother Loki, who is famous for his betrayals. At the end, an unexpected set of event took place, which may come as a surprise for many people. Overall, I give it 7/10.


References: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thor_the_dark_world/

-Adrian

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption was filmed at 1994, directed by Frank Darabont and starring by Tim Robbins and Morgan freeman.

The story begins in 1946, Andy Dufresne a banker who got into Shawshank prison, sentenced for a life term for double murder which he actually didn't convicted. In the prison he meet with Red who pick him as the new crew, and after receiving the torture from other inmate and the corrupted warden, Andy still has the hope of truly innocent.

After 19 years of suffering, Andy finally dig through a tunnel that allow him to break out from Shawshank, and reunion with his old friend Red in Mexico.

Reference: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/

-Ce

My favourite Movie in 2013

 

 

My personal favourite is Now You See Me directed by Louis Leterrier. This movie is about two agents track a team of magician who steal 3 million dollars during the on stage performance and give the money to their audiences. What I like most about this movie is that the twist at the end. (spoiler alert) One of the agents turn out to be the master mind behind all this performance. overall, I will give this movie a 9/10.

   

 

source from : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345/

 

-Eddy





The Godfather

The Godfather is an american mafia movie made by Paramount picture corporation in 1972, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, won several awards such as Oscar, golden global.

The story begin with "Don" Vito Corleone 's daughter's weeding, when his youngest son Michael came back from war and stay with the family, but he doesn't seem interested in the family mafia business at the beginning. 

But when there is a conflict between Corleone family and other New York mafia family, "Don" Corleone is nearly assassinated, and later his oldest son Sonny was killed as well, Michael start to take control of the family business and begin his bloody revenge.

During the Baptism of his nephew, Michael organised a serial movement, and have all the other mafia family leader killed. After the whole thing was settled, Michael become the new Godfather.

Reference: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

movie game

Movie Game

This movie is about a man's wife is heartlessly murdered by a killer and left his son disable. Later in life, his son got kidnapped and he requires to travel thousands of mile to find the kidnapper with the help of a mentally disable woman.

Hint: It is from Walt Disney Picture.

Scroll down for the answer.









 Answer: Finding Nemo

Picture from : http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_Nemo
-Eddy

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Catching Fire is the second movie of the Hunger Games series. In fact, it is the direct continuation of the first movie. After Katniss won the 74th Hunger Games with Peeta Mellark. As winners, they go on the "Victor's Tour", going around districts and speaking to the people of each districts. President Snow doesn't like the situation, with some rebels arising in some areas. Therefore, he held the 75th Hunger Games, called The Quarter Quell. Things are different now, as Katniss and Peeta no longer face newcomers but winners of the previous Hunger Games.

The movie runs for 2hours and 26 minutes and is rated PG-13.

The movie is well-directed. Elements in the movie are well organized, forming a stronger foundation for the Hunger Games series. Overall, it is better than the first movie. It has received many good comments, especially with a very unpredictable ending. 

Additionally, the casts have displayed remarkable performances. The spotlight goes to Jennifer Lawrence. As the main character, she showcased incredible acting skills, coupled with an awesome storyline.  

Reference: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunger_games_catching_fire/

-Adrian

Hello and welcome to our blog for ISYS100. This blog will be run by Adrian, Ce, Eddy and James. The topic for our blog is movies, so we will discuss some of our favourite films and post reviews of old and new films. We kept a simple layout for this blog as we are all new to blogger and felt it would be best to keep it simple. The simple layout is easy to navigate and is effective at displaying the important features of our blog. We changed the font to make our blog more interesting and unique. We used a font called 'Consolas' which makes it look different and fun to read. We increased the font size to 16 to make it easier to read and we also changed the colour to make it stand out against the background colour. Links are underlined and coloured blue since it's the widely accepted format for hyperlinks.The background picture of our blog is taken from http://smokingdesigners.com/care-movie-collection/. It's a picture of a movie collection, which is relevant to our blog topic.
Here is a draft of our blog layout using paint:

Here is a picture of the news team from the film Anchorman. Stay classy Mac Uni

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- James