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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">From all reports 2012 is set to be the biggest year for blockbuster Hollywood Movie releases in decades. Billed to be the year of the "Comic Superheroes" it would seem that just about every studio is set to release a super hero character to the big screen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">I have already noted in a previous article on the blog that the Men In Black will return in a third installment starring of course Will Smith in his role as 'J' and a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones in the form of Josh Brolin picking up the role as agent 'K'. The concept for Men in Black was originally pitched as a comic book series to Malibu Comics fro which Columbia Pictures decided to option and the rest is history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The Amazing Spider-Man breath's new life into Marvels iconic superhero. (June 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The entire Marvel Studios Clan get together for The Avengers. (April 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The Man Of Steel will offer us the next episode in the Superman series. (June 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Batman is back also in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.(July 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">In addition to the list of Comic Book Heroes heading to the big screen in 2012 are the list of returning heroes from our favorite film & TV franchises including:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Jason Bourne in a new installment of the widely received trilogy. Alas the latest addition is not to include Matt Damon. (August 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Sam Worthington is to return in Clash of the Titans II. (March 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">21 Jump Street is reborn with Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill (March 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Total Recall without Arnie who is to be replaced in the Doug Quaid character by Colin Farrell. (August 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Be on the lookout next year also for a couple of new hero characters:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Originally titled John Carter of Mars the film will now be released as simply John Carter. (March 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The highly anticipated The Hunger Games is billed as a Twilight meets Mad Max theme. (March 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Brave - The latest effort from Pixar is said to be a 'fairytale'. (June 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Now this has to be a success with a title like that. (June 2012)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">So there you have it! There is plenty of action and mayhem to come in what will surely be remembered as the Year of the Super-heroes.</span></div>
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Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) has somehow made it onto India's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, and he's answered every single question correctly. He's about to win it all - 20 million rupees - which is something that even the brightest contestants, which have included doctors and lawyers, have failed to do.</div>
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Yet Jamal is a poor, uneducated assistant working at a call center. And he's had a turbulent, rough-and-tumble childhood in one of Mumbai's worst slums.</div>
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On the night before he's about to answer the final question, Jamal is arrested on the suspicion of cheating. After he is subject to treatment that's far worse than anything that ever happened at Guantanamo Bay, Jamal is questioned by a burned-out police inspector (Irrfan Khan).</div>
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From there, we learn about Jamal's childhood in the slums, his troubled brother Salim (Madhur Mittal), and Latika (Freida Pinto), the girl he loves. And through experiences of both heartbreak and triumph, we learn how Jamal was destined to be a winner after all. But will his amazing story be enough to convince the police to let him go? Will he ever be reunited with his love?</div>
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Remarks: At its core, Slumdog Millionaire is an underdog love story. And what sets it apart is the way in which director Danny Boyle tells it. If you haven't seen the movie yet, let me just say it's very clever.</div>
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The structure of the movie is one of its greatest strengths, and if you've seen Boyle's previous works (such as Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, and 28 Days Later), you'll notice the kinds of stylized shots and lighting/color choices that mark his style.</div>
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I was a never a fan of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, but Danny Boyle incorporates that game show very well here, and manages to make it very suspenseful. Dev Patel, who's not a glossy-looking pretty-boy, is nonetheless a strong protagonist. He's truly believable as an ordinary guy, and possesses a subtle but natural charm that wins us over.</div>
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As you watch Slumdog Millionaire, it becomes very clear that the film was geared to be accessible to western audiences. Some have celebrated the idea that a movie ,which takes place in modern-day India, took home the Academy Award for Best Picture (as well as 7 other Oscars), while others have criticized Boyle for its portrayal of life in Mumbai.</div>
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One can argue the point that India is unfairly depicted as a place of rampant poverty, gangsters, random rioting, and general chaos. And many in India found the scenes which take place in the slums to be romanticized and inaccurate (and it should be noted that some of the child actors actually came from real slums). I haven't gone to India yet, so I don't know for sure. However, I do encourage you, the viewer, to discuss this point with your friends and come up with your own conclusions.</div>
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A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years -- which could shake the foundations of Christianity.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Igniting the wrath of many a theologian, monks and cryptographers, the Da Vinci Code doubtlessly sparks fiery debates between a slender line pitching freedom of expression versus religious sensitivity. Post-Mel Gibson's Passions, Salman's Satanic Verses, Taslima Nasreen, Theo Van Gogh and the Danish cartoon fiasco the debate leaves a sour an aftertaste. Yet the stench of pushing the envelope is again welcomed with alarming glee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Political pandering by Jacques Chirac for dishing out roles didn't bode well with Ron Howard (the architect of opuses as Backdraft, Apollo 13, Cocoon, Far and Away and Ransom) and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (both worked on A Beautiful Mind). Akiva's script fuels a baptism of fire. Hollywood seems ever-ready to salt the wounds of controversy and engineer scripts to artistically prostitute anything that feeds the public frenzy and cashes in good profitability and publicity stunts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Away from the pulpit of polemics, propaganda and protests of plagiarism, the Da Vinci Code seems like a racy rehash of well-worn out themes explored in movies such as "Art Heist, The Last Temptation of Christ, Passion of the Christ, Unlocking Davinci's Code, Davinci Code Decoded" and countless of their ilk. Thematic lack of originality seldom climbs such pedestal heights!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">This nouvelle age blitzkrieg begins with a Louvre gallery's dead curator scarred by unfathomable symbols etched unto his anatomy like tattoos. From tattoo to Tautou, as in Audrey </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">( "LesPoupées russes, Dirty Pretty Things and Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain") a coquetishly curious cryptographer, Sophie Neveu, who teams up with a Harvardian symbologist, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Tasting the fruits of forbidden knowledge, this "Adam and Eve" ensemble peels layered temptation unveiling the truth behind the Holy Grail. Stalking shadows of clues latent in the works of Da Vinci, ingeniously disguised by the painter. Da Vinci's profane heresy is absurdly over-punctuated in this film.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Langdon wrongly asserts that Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" seeks to infer androgyny supported through Egyptian anagrams. No renowned Egyptologist has ever confirmed this. Littering the movie with excruciatingly lose threads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The Da Vinci Code alleges that Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ tied the knot engendering a "royal bloodline," denoting the genuine Holy Grail. Leigh Teabing, played by Sir Ian Mckellen ("Lord of the Rings trilogy, X-Men, Six Degrees of Separation") is a duplicitous historian alleging that Da Vinci inserted Mary Magdalene into his painting "The Last Supper" and represented the Grail bloodline by dichotomizing Jesus and Mary with a V-contour manifesting the Grail as a womb.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">This negates critical analysis held by credible Renaissance art historians who identify the woman in the painting as a young-looking messenger John. The V-contour is a Renaissance technique deployed for artistic poise conveying the notion of "dynamic masses".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The presumption that Mary and Jesus wedded due to social Jewish decorum du moment supplants empirical evidence that celibacy was a norm amongst the devout. A testimony to this was the celibacy of Prophets Jeremiah, Elijah and John the Baptist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Predictably, the Opus Dei seek to circumscribe Neveu and Langdon's inquisitive proclivities. Such exaggerated reprisals are very OTT and the physical confrontational between Silas (Paul Bettany) and Neveu lacks convincing acumen. The Opus Dei, also thirsting for sips of the Priory's secret do their utmost to keep Langdon and Neveu at bay. Yet their stratagem is too predictable and ill-crafted. Ramping up the plot with such devout inconsistency rebukes serious historical chronicling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">As the countdown heightens to fever-pitch, the question demurs- can the dexterous duo of Langdon and Neveu decipher the inscrutable code? Do they bring to light the Priory's jealously guarded secret of a heretical bloodline kept hush for generations? Unless Langdon and Neveau connect the conundrum historical accuracy maybe compromised for all times to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The Da Vinci Code by blending Bible with Box Office and poorly rehashing discredited theories ill-satisfies those seeking in-depth plot and character development. Re-capitulating formulae wrought with factual inaccuracy replete with tired themes. Rather than trekking an alternate route, Ron Howard treads where Scorsese and Gibson already trail-blazed. Albeit with less dexterity and accuracy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">We must eschew this herd-like mentality, and be the torch-bearers in a winsome original reality-pursuit. Through such distillation reason itself shall dictate if the Da Vinci Code is contrived or conclusive, stoically helping us filter out true chaff from the grain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">(©) This piece was written in its entirety by Ozer Khalid. The author is a globetrotting movie-buff and can be reached on ozerkhalid@yahoo.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Igniting the wrath of many a theologian, monks and cryptographers, the Da Vinci Code doubtlessly sparks fiery debates between a slender line pitching freedom of expression versus religious sensitivity. Post-Mel Gibson's Passions, Salman's Satanic Verses, Taslima Nasreen, Theo Van Gogh and the Danish cartoon fiasco the debate leaves a sour an aftertaste. Yet the stench of pushing the envelope is again welcomed with alarming glee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The Da Vinci Code alleges that Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ tied the knot engendering a "royal bloodline," denoting the genuine Holy Grail. Leigh Teabing, played by Sir Ian Mckellen ("Lord of the Rings trilogy, X-Men, Six Degrees of Separation") is a duplicitous historian alleging that Da Vinci inserted Mary Magdalene into his painting "The Last Supper" and represented the Grail bloodline by dichotomizing Jesus and Mary with a V-contour manifesting the Grail as a womb.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">This negates critical analysis held by credible Renaissance art historians who identify the woman in the painting as a young-looking messenger John. The V-contour is a Renaissance technique deployed for artistic poise conveying the notion of "dynamic masses".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Innovative films do realign misinterpreted historical truths. Helping rekindle the candle of our understanding. Alan Parker's "Evita" brought to surface Eva Peron's shady past. Stephen Gaghan's "Syriana" demonstrated the sources of patronage and petro-politics. Fernando Meirelles' "Constant Gardener" unearthed the pharmaceutical industry's misdemeanors. Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" cast a discerning gaze on CIA complots. David Franzoni's "King Arthur" enlightened viewers on theories about the Knights Templar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">The Da Vinci Code by blending Bible with Box Office and poorly rehashing discredited theories ill-satisfies those seeking in-depth plot and character development. Re-capitulating formulae wrought with factual inaccuracy replete with tired themes. Rather than trekking an alternate route, Ron Howard treads where Scorsese and Gibson already trail-blazed. Albeit with less dexterity and accuracy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Post-modernity yet again leaves us at the precipice of waning theological persuasions. There is nothing wrong with such Descartian soul-searching. Though as hurried younger generations hunger for the truth, let them not be driven by the latest fad or movie en vogue but rather cross-reference alternate sources. Our culture and identity-cravers dyslexically starve themselves for new answers to old questions through revisionist theorem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">We must eschew this herd-like mentality, and be the torch-bearers in a winsome original reality-pursuit. Through such distillation reason itself shall dictate if the Da Vinci Code is contrived or conclusive, stoically helping us filter out true chaff from the grain.</span></div>
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The movie begins with showing us a scene from the first Saw film, we see Dr. Gordon cutting his leg off and getting away from Jigsaw's trap, which is a teaser because he ends up returning before the films ends, it then becomes clear that this Saw 3D film is just a continuation from the first film, we do get to enjoy a couple more of our villain's traps of death some of them or "public" than in the previous films (anyone who has seen the trailer should know what I am talking about) we are also given a series of rather pointless deaths such as a trap involving a car and a couple of racists which bring us a rather disturbing four-way death scene. These "pointless" deaths do nothing for the story overall which just adds to this films stupidity.</div>
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After that we are introduced to Bobby Dagen, who is one of the few survivors of the jigsaw death traps, he is able to use his horrifying story to convince other survivors to deal with their own horrible experiences with the Jigsaw traps. Of course, Jigsaw isn't too thrilled with Bobby's success and ends up forcing the new author to go through another set of tests; making him save the people he loves including Bobby's wife who was able to help him through his ordeal after surviving the Jigsaw traps.</div>
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One of the only good aspects of this film is the fantastic look it has going for it, which just ends up looking even better when it is filmed in 3D. Another good thing going for this film is the fact that the director choose not to use the quick cut editing that was used in previous Saw films, that being said Saw 3D is a rushed movie, even more so than the other Saw films in the franchise, everything from the development of a (at least) decent script all the way to boring score that is basically "reused" from the other six films.</div>
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Obviously, the only real good things that this film has for it besides the amazing look are the brilliant death traps and all of the gore. The building tension of whether the trapped people will die or be able to save themselves is there like it always has been, the movie of course continues like the previous Saw films and makes sure not to leave too many survivors. This seems cruel at certain times and sometimes even goes a little too far making even those with extremely strong stomachs squirm a little. This new film also seems to completely forget what Jigsaw's motivations were in the previous films for trapping the people in his death traps, he did it to test them but it seems in Saw 3D Jigsaw is nothing but a crazy murderer with no real focus and just likes to see people being tortured. This is one of the many things that just bring this film down even more than its ridiculous script.</div>
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Just like Saw 3, the movie's most obvious problem is that it tries to juggle a number of different stories in one film. The annoyance of trying to keep up with everything that is taking place at the same time really starts to hurt your brain (anyone who has seen the Grudge 2 should know what I am talking about). I mean are we really expected to believe that Jigsaw is able to put together two extremely complicated traps (one of which that is in public) and still manage to stay ahead of the police as well as put Bobby through a few elaborate traps and he is able to do this after almost dying in the previous film? This is not believable at all and just adds to the stupidity of the film. This has been a problem for all of the Saw films though, we have this sick old man who is somehow able to design and build complex death traps, kidnap the victims, avoid the police, etc. This film seems even more impossible to believe than the others though, feel free to watch it to see what I mean.</div>
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Maybe the biggest disappointment would be Tobin Bell, who is the bread and butter of the franchise, he is shown in less of this movie that the others, basically making a cameo that is made attempting to tie all of the different stories together, meeting Bobby where he is signing fans books a little while after he was able to escape from Jigsaw's death traps. How is this possible though? We already are aware that Jigsaw is dead and the first three films happened in a short time span from each other, so how could Jigsaw meet Bobby months or maybe even years after his death experience. It does not fit into the film at all and is just another plot flaw that has been ignored so we are able to get one more Tobin Bell scene.</div>
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All of these different flaws in the film are probably what led the filmmakers to bring a "twist" to the movie, basically one that has already been used in the other Saw films where they try to convince the viewers that Jigsaw was able to recruit more help than we are actually shown, this ends up (for me) confirming what I already knew watching the film, that they have run out of ideas for a solid movie and just threw that in there because they didn't know what else to do.</div>
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Watch Saw 3D if you want to, but if you are looking for an enjoyable horror film then look no further than "Paranormal Activity 2" or perhaps "Monsters", for me anything would be better than having to watch a mangled movie like Saw 3D again, I honestly would rather watch "My Soul to Take" again then be forced to view Saw 3D for a second time.</div>
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On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Science Fiction is one of the most popular genres of all times; it is read by the people of all ages and all fields. Time has been witness of the popular classics that emerged in the world of literature under the category of science fiction. Science Fiction brought a great appeal to the world literature and people began to look for more and more for this highly imaginative yet completely scientific writings. According to the Bedford Glossary science fiction is "a type of fiction that is grounded in scientific or pseudoscientific concepts and that, whether set on Earth or in an alternate or parallel world, employs both realistic and fantastic elements in exploring the question "What if?" The genre of Science Fiction is based on the exploration of different aspects of life; let it be social, psychological, moral or biological. It conveys new ideas, not only about the present but also makes great futuristic speculations.</span></div>
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Here I will discuss the novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth in the light of the given characteristics, and prove the significance of science fiction novel in the English literature.</div>
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Jules Verne's famous novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth is one of the first novels that become a beacon of light not only for the readers of science fiction but, for the writers as well. It is written by the famous French author Jules Verne, who is well known for his fantastic adventurous stories, and is acknowledged to be one of the pioneers of science fiction. Journey to the Centre of the Earth is recognized world over, is read by people of all ages and has been translated into many other languages.</div>
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a unique literary endeavor that incorporates great characterization, simple plot, and grand adventurous fiction, enveloped in scientific narrations. The story revolves around the characters of Otto Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel and their guide Hans. Otto Lidenbrock is a well-reputed geologist, mineralogist, and Professor at Johannaeum. Being a man of science he was an enthusiast about all new scientific discoveries, and always anticipated scientific adventures.</div>
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The story is being narrated by Axel, who is a timid, undecided and less motivated boy. But being brought up under the care of his uncle he had developed much interest in science, minerals, geology and other scientific works. Much of his time was spent in his uncles' laboratory. The story starts to unfold when Otto Lidenbrock comes across an old parchment with runic letters inscribed on it. That parchment revealed the secret passage to the centre of the earth, its author being a famous Icelandic scientist Arne Saknusseumm. This is when Lidenbrock is taken by the enthusiasm to become the first scientist to discover and make journey to the centre of the earth!</div>
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Jules Verne wrote the novel in a way that it contained scientific information throughout the story. One major tool of providing readers with a point to sift their mental faculties for scientific knowledge was to add scientific discussions and argumentsin the story. He brought about many such arguments that made the story gripping; for example, when Lidenbrock decides that they would leave for the Summit of Sneffels and make a quest to the centre of the earth, many questions arise in the readers minds. Questions like; how would the journey be made in utter darkness? When the earth is filled with magma, how will they pass through it? And won't the pressure inside earth's crust be unbearable? The author very intelligibly answered all these questions by setting the characters inn an argument about these notions. Take example of an excerpt from the novel:</div>
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'Yes, it is well known that the temperature increases by approximately one degree centigrade for every seventy feet you go below the surface of the globe. Now, assuming that this ratio remains constant, and given that the radius of the Earth is about four thousand miles, the temperature at the centre will be well over 200,000°. The substances at the Earth's core exist therefore as white-hot gases, for even metals like gold or platinum, even the hardest rocks, cannot resist such a temperature. My question whether it is possible to travel in such an environment is consequently a reasonable one!'</div>
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We can see clearly how Verne has added the chunk of scientific facts (temperature increases by approximately one degree centigrade for every seventy feet) into the story. Making scientific calculations, by keeping in mind the radius of earth and other variables, shows the great extent of knowledge that Verne has employed in writing the novel. Later through the story he creates the atmosphere of curiosity and adventure for the readers, and so one starts to anticipate what lays ahead in the story.</div>
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Adding scientific knowledge and fantasy for the readers in a science fiction knowledge is inevitable. Jules Verne in his novel takes full knowledge and responsibility of it. At one point in the novel when Lidenbrock is ready to make the journey, they prepare a complete list of provisions and instruments required on such a journey. The list is given in the form of a scientific list:</div>
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This list is important when one analyses the novel under the characteristics of science fiction novels. It gives us the details of scientific instruments and their information with much precision and accuracy. The valuable information given to the readers is immense and this part of the story gives thrust to the interest of the readers, and helps make it more and more 'grounded by a high degree of realism.'</div>
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Throughout the novel Verne refers to actual places, and real geographical locations and facts. For example when Lidenbrock along with Axel starts the journey to Iceland; Verne adds the following lines:</div>
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"Iceland is one of the biggest islands in Europe. Its surface stretches across fourteen hundred miles, but it has only sixty thousand inhabitants. Geographers have divided it into four parts, and it was the Region of the South-West Quarter, 'Sudvestr Fjordjngr', that we had to cross, almost diagonally."</div>
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This factual information given by Verne provides the readers with immense knowledge as well as entertainment; it becomes easier for the readers to relate to the real life places than to imagine a fantasy world. This adds to the general knowledge of the readers as well.</div>
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Once the journey beneath the earth's crust takes momentum, an adventurous aura envelops the novel, and one after another many discoveries occur. At one place in the novel Axel is lost and is left alone in the darkness to find his companions. In this situation he suddenly hears his uncle calling his name, this is the moment when Verne uses the famous scientific phenomenon known as 'acoustic effect'. Jules Verne further gives more knowledge of the special effect by saying the following words:</div>
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Jules Verne creates a fantastic world underground, and shares unique and daring adventures with the readers. His scientific imagination reaches great heights and opens new dimensions of though for the readers, as they are introduced to new ideas and possibilities. Journey to the Centre of the Earth makes its readers journey through the Lidenbrock Sea, which is "a vast sheet of water...", and around the shore there were "tall, dense forest..." which had plantation from all the ages, trees of medium height and dense vegetation. Through the imagery of this forest one can explore the different ages of evolution, the primary plats and animals, as well as the secondary vegetation growth. The readers become accustomed to the ideas of how different species had lived on Earth and evolved and became as they are at present.</div>
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One of the characteristics of the science fiction novels is that they include fantastic characters such as aliens or monsters. And Journey to the Centre of the Earth contains a whole chapter dedicated to the "Battle of monsters." In it there is the description of two ominous monsters, that are half- lizard and half whales. These monsters fight a ferocious battle and this adds to the thrill and excitement of the novel.</div>
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The discovery of the human skeleton, the fierce electronic storm, the powerful geyser and diverse subterranean life puts beauty in the novel and keeps the readers engrossed till the end. Journey to the Centre of the Earth not only provides scientific knowledge but also develops a sense among the readers to ponder on the scientific information and explore different areas and discoveries in science. This book enhances the interest of people in subjects like geology, geography and other natural sciences.</div>
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The movie Journey to the Center of the Earth was released to the public when 3D movies were not very popular; however, this $60 million budget movie managed to earn $250 million worldwide. Today, there is the highly publicized trailer for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which gives viewers a detailed look at the Atlantis (the magical lost island) that happens to be discovered by a few explorers. After reading this movie review, you will see why Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a must-see movie for 2012.</div>
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In just a few months, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will be released with only one returning member of cast: Josh Hutcherson, in addition to a few other newcomers such as: Michael Caine, Luis Guzmán, Vanessa Hudgens and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. You can check out the international trailer for this adventurous movie to find out more about what it entails, or you can continue reading this Journey 2: The Mysterious Island movie review.</div>
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The new chapter in this journey starts when Sean Anderson (played by Josh Hutcherson) gets a distress signal from an unknown island that is located where no island should be - a place that is filled with secrets, deadly volcanoes, mountains made from gold and bizarre life forms. It is rumored that Alexander Anderson, Sean's grandfather (played by Michael Caine) has something to do with this secret. Because he is unable to stop Sean from going on this journey, his stepfather (played by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) decides to go with him on the journey. Accompanying them on the journey are the helicopter pilot (played by Luis Guzmán) and his very assertive daughter (played by Vanessa Hudgens). They all set out to locate this mysterious island, save its sole inhabitant and try to escape before the island and its treasures are buried forever under sea by seismic waves.</div>
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It must be stated in this movie review that Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is an adventure filled and action packed film that will have you glued to the television screen. Even though a majority of the cast from the original film has not returned, the storyline is absolutely great and the new cast members really delivered.</div>
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With its talented cast, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a fun adventure film that is worth watching, which you can take your entire family to watch. You will most certainly not be disappointed with spending a few dollars to see this movie in the theatres. This 3D movie is set to be released on February 10, 2012, so ensure that you are ready to go and see it with your entire family.</div>
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Chronicle makes a compelling case for what would happen if a group of teenage boys were to suddenly attain superhuman powers. They would not stare at each other in awe, as if they had just been touched by the hand of God. They would have fun with it, not just at their expense, but also at the expense of others. Initially, the boys in this film behave like the cast of Jackass, using their powers to pull dangerous stunts strictly for cheap thrills and a few laughs. They even pull pranks on unsuspecting people. One of them moves a parked car into a different parking space, leaving its owner confused. Another one sneaks into a toy store and makes a teddy bear float in front of a little girl, who can't be any older than six or seven. She understandably screams in terror. Once they get this out of their systems, I can see how they would then fly through the clouds and toss around a football, never once stopping to consider the idea that they might be in the flight path of a passenger jet.</div>
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But what if these powers found their way into the life of a bullied, abused, socially awkward teen? At a certain point, it would no longer be enough to just have fun with it. In all likelihood, you would be pushed into using it against other people, people who have hurt you, humiliated you, ignored you for no real reason other than being who you are. High school can be a lot like that. The sad thing is that so few are willing to listen if someone is having a problem. It's common to even excuse teenage cruelty and hatred as "kids being kids." Some will look at this movie and see a reworking of the superhero genre, specifically the opening chapter in which the hero rises and the villain is unwittingly created. One could certainly make a case for such an interpretation. For whatever it's worth, I see it more as a sad parable about how mistreatment can only be tolerated for so long before a breaking point is reached.</div>
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Taking place in suburban Seattle, the film is constructed, as many films are nowadays, as a found-footage mockumentary. Much of the action is shot by the story's tragic figure, a high school senior named Andrew (Dane DeHaan) who has decided to document his life on videotape. His mother, whom he cares for deeply, lies in her bedroom dying of cancer. His father, an unemployed firefighter (Michael Kelly), is a bitter alcoholic who not only physically abuses Andrew but also blames him for all the family's troubles. At school, he's regularly picked on by many of the students. He gets along with his cousin, Matt (Alex Russell), although there's always the sense that it hasn't always been this way. One night, while attending a rave at an abandoned barn, Andrew, Matt, and a new friend named Steve (Michael B. Jordan) discover a hole in the middle of the woods and decide to go in. A quick journey through a series of underground tunnels leads to the discovery of a cavern containing... something mysterious.</div>
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They quickly discover that their exposure to the object in the cave has given them super powers, including telekinesis and the ability to fly. It's all fun and games until Andrew nearly kills a driver by pushing his car off the road and into a lake. Matt tries to establish some ground rules, although Andrew is less than receptive. Andrew then uses his powers to make himself more popular in school. Of course it works, but you can see his frustration building. These students are not really his friends; had he not performed amazing tricks at the school talent show, he would remain the outcast he had always been. And it's not as if his home life has improved any. There are stages to Andrew's emotional breaking point, but it begins when his mother is in dire need of an unaffordable prescription medication. In his distress, he begins to see himself as an apex predator, believing himself to be stronger and therefore more worthy than all other human beings.</div>
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Andrew's footage, filmed on a camera that he can make float in the air, is occasionally intercut with footage shot by a girl named Casey (Ashley Hinshaw), an internet blogger. Her purpose is pretty much limited to being a plot device, as she provides the audience with a camera perspective different from Andrew's. There are hints that she and Matt have a complicated romantic history, although it's alluded to so infrequently and comes off as so contrived that it begs the question of why it was included in the first place.</div>
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The movie We are Marshall tells the story of the rebuilding of the Marshall University football program after a tragic plane crash in 1970 that killed nearly the entire team and the coaching staff. The university president came close to suspending the program when he was persuaded by students and the community to rebuild. Matthew McConaughey plays the coach who is brought in to rebuild the program.</div>
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In one scene in the movie, McConaughey throws out the old playbook and designs a new offensive scheme. He realizes that the playbook was designed for a different time and a different team with different skills. His current team needs a different approach to have a shot at success, as they are clearly failing using the old playbook. As the coach, he makes a swift decision and rapidly implements a new playbook which immediately begins to build the confidence of the team. While it takes a few games for the team to get it, they ultimately win again. While the story of Marshall is about the triumph of the human spirit in the face of tragedy, this scene also holds a great lesson for leaders in today's uncertain environment. If the environment has changed and we are to succeed, it implies that old behavior will not work. If you are the leader, you must do more than cast a vision or rally the troops with a motivational speech. You must identify what new behavior is required and help your team learn that new behavior as fast as possible. In the past few months, I have heard leaders at several different companies make bold pronouncements that "failure is not an option." Upon hearing this message, do you feel your morale, confidence, and optimism improving? Do you feel better about your company's prospects? I don't either. Here are four reasons why this approach is a big mistake:</div>
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First, it is intellectually dishonest, so no one believes it. Failure is, in fact, a possible outcome. The intent of this statement is to assure employees that the business will survive and that employees will be ok, but this may not be true. Failure may not be a likely outcome and it is certainly not a desirable outcome, but it is within the realm of possibility. </div>
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Acknowledge the pain, frustration and fear of the situation. While a business failure or job loss is not life or death like the Marshall tragedy, it is immensely painful. Recognize that employees are wondering about their future but sitting idle in the face of fear is not a solution. </div>
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Acknowledge that we face significant uncertainty and it will likely continue for some time. There are multiple contingencies that depend on the overall economy, customers, competition, regulatory changes, and possible mergers or acquisitions. There may be several scenarios which we can envision, some good, some not so good. It is up to us to make decisions and to take action to capitalize on the best opportunities available. </div>
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Honestly assess your current situation and communicate the truth. Clarify your current cash position and how your long you can operate under your current structure. Do you have weeks, months, or years of cash? Demonstrate that you have adequate resources to operate without being paralyzed by fear. This approach will help everyone in the organization grasp reality and move forward. </div>
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Accelerate your operational planning process so that every single person in your organization knows their roles, responsibilities, and objectives for the near future. Instead of long term plans, these should be ninety-day plans which are revised a quarter from now. It is essential that each person have clear direction on their contribution. Hold your direct reports accountable for ensuring that each person they supervise has an individual action plan.</div>
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Specify what you will NOT do. Clarify which markets, customers, and opportunities you will not focus on during this period. It is essential to focus all of your time, energy, and resources only on the best customer opportunities in this environment. Identify specific ways of operating that may have served you in the past, but which will not work in this environment. "Keeping doing what you've been doing" is a recipe for disaster.</div>
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So how do you handle the question "are we going to survive?" Let me suggest a blueprint for what you ban say. My recommendation is to outline very specific actions that are required to succeed. The time for big sweeping vision statements is not now. Try something like this: "I understand that all of you are concerned about the current environment, how it will affect our business, and what it means for you. You may be expecting me to say that bankruptcy is not an option. We are currently generating (or burning cash), so our risk level is high/medium/low and we are confident that we can operate for at least a year. Technically, failure is always an option if we fail to execute our plan - that is the nature of business. So let's focus on the specifics of our plan: We will focus on specific customers and offerings. Make sure to name them here. This means that our sales and marketing organization must immediately refocus our lead generation, prospecting, and sales activities on this set of customers. We are going to not focus on other opportunities for the near term. </div>
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Our product development organization will focus on these specific projects for future growth, name them. Our operations groups will ensure that we are meeting all of our commitments effectively and efficiently. We are all responsible for managing our cash effectively. All of these specifics require each person in the organization to play a specific role. In the next thirty days, we will make sure that these specifics get translated into individual action plans for everyone - and each one of you will be `sked for your best thinking about how we can innovate, execute, and thrive in this environment. My direct reports are accountable for making this planning process happen. I welcome any further questions on any aspect of the business and commit to communicating on a weekly basis as events unfold. I appreciate the commitment each of you is making to the company." The coach of Marshall challenges the players to "lay it on the line until the final whistle blows, and if you do that, we cannot lose." As the leader, you cannot ask for this commitment until you work through a specific game plan that can win. Do you have a specific game plan? If not, it's time to get to work. </div>
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I will confess that I am becoming a big fan of Alex Kendrick's films, and Facing the Giants is certainly on my 'A' list. This is definitely a feel good movie that you can enjoy after a rough week of negativity. Now I'm certain you and the critics can find a plethora of things wrong with it, but a lacking list of positive messages will surely not be amongst them. It may be a little predictable, somewhat corny, and perhaps a little rough around the edges overall, but it will certainly entertain and send a few strong positive messages for everyone. I believe this is what its true intent is anyways. Made on a reported $100,000 budget and church volunteers, I'm impressed by what Alex Kendrick and his crew have accomplished.</div>
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Facing the Giants portrays Coach Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) as a struggling football coach with a 6 year losing streak. Christian high school students, fans, parents, and players have lost hope in him to do anything significant for season number seven and some are even conspiring to remove him from his position. In addition, he and his wife are struggling to maintain a decent living as well as having difficulties conceiving a child. He fears he may be part of the problem, and after a little prodding from his wife he visits the doctor only to confirm his greatest fear. At the brink of despair, due to the countless number of personal and profession setbacks, Grant is visited by a spiritually guided older gentleman who routinely walks the halls of the high school blessing the student's lockers. He steps into Grant's office to give him a message of encouragement just in the nick of time. This message uplifts his spirit and gradually becomes the catalyst for a change in focus, heart, prayer, and coaching style. Now, newly inspired, he pushes his players to give it their very best for God. This message resonates to not only his players, but the student body as well. Ultimately, a series of winning games puts his life on the upswing and the faith of parents and fans are renewed. The championship game is underway, and his team will now need to face the opposing "Giants" team as the underdog and overcome the odds. It will be easy enough to guess who will win knowing that God is in there hearts, doing their very best.</div>
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I am sure I do not meet the criterion that is required of an outstanding film critic. I know this because my movie assessments never seem to match that of other critic's reviews. It's true the professionals need to judge how well a film is made, how well the storyline is told, how well the actors perform their parts, soundtrack quality, and most importantly the success in directing, but I am a results oriented individual who wants to know if the job is getting done, and done right. This movie meets that criterion.</div>
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If you've enjoyed a steady diet of Twilight films, superhero movies, and sci-fi television shows, you might like I Am Number Four. But probably not. The film, based on the young-adult novel of the same name, derives almost its entirety from other related materials, leaving individuality a permanently absent entity. The most disconcerting problem is that Twilight does the high-school romances better, the comic-book movies handle the action with more finesse and the television shows contain fewer cardboard characters. If this is number four, I'm just thankful we didn't have to wallow through one, two, and three.</div>
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After their homeworld of Lorien is besieged by the Mogadorians, a ruthless race of alien intruders, only nine gifted youngsters escape to Earth and await their destiny. John (Alex Pettyfer) is one such survivor, who, along with his guardian Henri (Timothy Olyphant), must constantly stay on the run to avoid being found by the Mogadorians. After learning of the assassination of another Lorien, John and Henri head to Paradise, Ohio where they hope to lay low and discover a way to make contact with their remaining allies. When John falls in love with Sarah (Dianna Agron), a pretty photographer at his high school, he decides to stay and fight rather than continue running - a decision that will pit him against a relentless team of brutal alien executioners.</div>
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Sometimes, (though rarely) mediocre dialogue can be forgiven in thd presence of great action. Unfortunately, I Am Number Four has neither. The direction of conversation, if not the actual exchanges, can probably be guessed before anyone has spoken and the revelations often rival those found in an episode of Scooby-Doo. The dialogue drifts into extremely awkward territory on a number of occasions and can't even grasp realism when the conversations are supposed to be maladroit. Friendships, fatherly guidance, antagonistic threats, and confessions of love never felt so lame.</div>
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Leïto (David Belle) is a well-meaning punk who's in trouble with Taha (Bibi Naceri), District B13's tyrant drug kingpin. After stealing and then destroying a large stash of Taha's dope, Leïto escapes the drug lord's armed goons in a brilliant building-to-building chase scene that has to be seen rather than described.</div>
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Soon after Leïto's escape, Taha kidnaps Lola (Dany Verissimo), Leïto's feisty younger sister. Although Leïto manages to rescue her, their escape is thwarted by cowardly police officials who refuse to enforce the law, thus allowing Taha to go free.</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384268031715676765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798037345582011785.post-15804482029868237412012-08-11T12:40:00.000+07:002012-08-11T12:40:09.403+07:00Green Lantern - Movie Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The filmmakers are under the impression that audiences will accept anything, as long as it's drenched in special effects. Balls of gaseous substances, electrical fields of lightning, pulsing rays of color, billowing smoke, fiery explosions and glowing energy beams all shown rapidly and accompanied by piercing noises - these tricks are sure to impress even the most cynical critics. Unexplainable things happen all of a sudden and viewers are expected to sit back and soak up the visual zaniness without questioning all the cryptic events. This is simply not true. For an origins movie, Green Lantern certainly has a lot more explaining to do.</div>
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For centuries, the emerald energy of willpower has been fueling intergalactic peacekeepers known as Green Lanterns. Thousands of specially chosen warriors and guardians police the galaxies, using their unimaginable powers to quell the evil forces of fear. Legendary legionnaire Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison), aglow with purplish, translucent skin and rubbery tendons, discovers that an ancient monstrosity called Parallax has been steadily growing and is responsible for the recent deaths of several highly skilled Green Lanterns. When he encounters the frightful anomaly firsthand, he's mortally wounded and must crash land on Earth.</div>
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From the very start, solemn narration, intrusive flashbacks and countless tongue-twisting alien worlds, names and devices are utilized, going overboard to stay faithful to the DC Comics characters and entities. With such a swift running time, too much mindboggling content is thrown at the screen rapidly. In the vein of Star Wars or Star Trek, the ideas are completely science-fiction, working on a level closer to Thor than Iron Man. Almost nothing is grounded in reality, and because of this, little is deemed worthy of explanation. An "induction process" allows for communication between the human and his newfound comrades, along with quick acceptance of his lime green muscle suit, comical mask (to protect his identity, despite merely covering his cheekbones), and super powers. "The ring's limits are only what you can imagine," insists Tomar-Re, making further definition pointless.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384268031715676765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798037345582011785.post-31435586857353021072012-08-11T12:35:00.000+07:002012-08-11T12:35:13.104+07:00Battle Los Angeles - Movie Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The creators of Battle: Los Angeles have definitely played their video games and watched their alien invasion films. While derivative, this latest hostile encounter of the third kind still manages to provide solid entertainment with its no-nonsense nature, massive alien creations, and intense wartime operations, including classic rescue, recon, and offensive missions. In fact, these frantic maneuvers result in a rather relentless pacing, one that would be ideal in a video game but perhaps not so much in a movie. The film does have more conspicuous problems, including an obnoxious amount of camaraderie, an abundance of throwaway characters who receive entirely too much screen time, a cameraman suffering from seizures, and a horrendous title. But with the success of Halo, Resistance, Gears of War and more, and this film's similarities to video game structuring, it's likely people will enjoy watching evil alien invaders as much as they delight in controlling the conquering themselves.</div>
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One underlying theme of all the Scream movies, including this one, is the typical way a horror movie and series progresses. For the first Scream, it was about the basic rules of surviving a horror movie like, for example, never having sex or doing drugs. The sequel was about the conventional rules of a horror movie sequel such as a higher body count and more "elaborate" death scenes. The third, and seemingly final sequel, was about the particulars governing the rare occurrence of "a concluding chapter of a trilogy" in a horror movie series, the most obvious being that the star, in this case Sidney Prescott, could be killed in the end. Now this new sequel plays on a popular stereotype of movies these days: remakes, or reboots as they are frequently called. These rules are partially taken from the original movie with some new things added in by the (usually) different writer. Although, in this particular case, Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first two Scream movies returned to write this one.</div>
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Long before The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson directed another cinematic masterpiece, Braveheart. Filmed against the backdrop of majestic mountains and rolling meadows, it tells the historically-based (yet not entirely accurate) story of William Wallace, a common man's warrior who led the Scottish people in rebellion against King Edward I, also known as "Longshanks". Written by Randall Wallace, an American tourist fascinated with a Scottish statue of his namesake, the script collected dust in Hollywood for over a decade before Gibson made the brilliant decision to put it on the big screen. Just like The Passion, it's a decision he would not regret...</div>
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Set in the 11th Century, Braveheart catalogues the struggle of Scottish serfs who labor under the brutal oppression of English occupation forces. Amidst these terrible conditions, William Wallace (Mel Gibson) falls in love with Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack). Insistent on not sharing his wife (a proclamation by the king gives local rulers "first-night rights" to new brides) Wallace secretly marries Murron. Nevertheless, an English knight assaults her, sparking a fight with Wallace. Fleeing the village, Wallace believes Murron has escaped and will soon meet him at a secret rendezvous point. But Murron is captured and executed by the king's emissaries.</div>
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With elaborate costumes, vivid battle scenes, and a noble hero as its focal point, Braveheart is more than your typical run-of-the-mill action movie. Part history, part Hollywood heroism - its timeless idealism strikes a cord with every viewer. In fact, the movie itself led to a revival in nationalistic pride that fueled the successful Scottish independence movement of the 1990s. It's a testament to the strength and character of the real life William Wallace. A thousand years later, his enduring legacy continues to transform the European landscape, and Mel Gibson captures the noble warrior's passion with an awe-inspiring Academy Award-winning masterpiece...</div>
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In the year 2012 the American economy has collapsed (not a completely far-fetched scenario given the current state of affairs). Money is hard to come by these days. Jensen Ames, a former NASCAR driver, has been having a hard time and even spent a few years in prison. Once he got out of prison, he's started to make ends meet and even met a woman named Suzy and ended up having a baby girl.</div>
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<li>Director: James McTeigue</li>
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Everybody has to see it especially in time like ours, where 1984 is still going on, if you follow me, I hope so. This film is so actually and prophetic at the same time, full of means that goes longer our ages. You can feel it across the speeches, whoever speaks. Words can kill, but also could brings poems. The main character have no self-expression, the mask that he wears talks in its stead. The mask brings inside a legendary semblance of Guy Fawkes, I let you discover who this character is.</div>
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When the basements of the society are shaked from the inside, the reality that everyone sees change, when mainstream information lead to nowhere and the power of few men drags the people's imaginary into a sort of cage, something have to move on. What have to mutate? You know what. You have to reach the bottom to fill it, to start again, to reborn, or simply to understand.</div>
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Now, waiting in our homes, watching TV, talking about nothing, losing time, we are losing control. Let someone take the decisions cause we are not able to do it. This situation leads the society toward a dictatorship, a media's brainwash. Do you feel something? Are you still follow me? Sure you do.</div>
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"V" this is the name of our hero (Hugo Weaving), a very theatrical character, but also a fighter, pushed by his personal revenge against his jailer, only to personify the rape of all the world, "V" is a metaphor, the naughty characters are also metaphors, "V" is the ordinary people, exploited, caged, misled while the establishment is symbolized by the totalitarian government, in the person of Chancellor Adam Sutler (John Hurt).</div>
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<li><b><i>Director:</i></b> Francis Lawrence</li>
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All has been leading to this moment. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), form-fitted in a modern but elegant white wedding dress, walks down the aisle, surrounded by nature. She clutches the arm of her father (Billy Burke), who stays as reserved as he can, although he's clearly fighting back emotions. Eagerly awaiting her at the altar is her fiancé, the vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who continuously smirks at her gentleman-like in his well-cut tuxedo. We hear little of the preacher, although we do cut back and forth between Bella and Edward's vows. As they kiss passionately, the camera circles them both, revealing just how lost they are in this one perfect moment - all of the guests, including the entire Cullen clan and Bella's friends and family, have disappeared. Only when they hear applause do Bella and Edward snap back into reality.</div>
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<li><b><i>Ratings: </i></b>7.7/10 from 171,103 users Metascore: 68/100 </li>
<li><b><i>Reviews:</i></b> 561 user | 462 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com</li>
<li><b><i>Director: </i></b>Rupert Wyatt</li>
<li><b><i>Writers:</i></b> Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318514/fullcredits#writers" target="_blank">and 1 more credit »</a></li>
<li><i>Stars: </i>James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto | <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318514/fullcredits#cast" target="_blank">See full cast and crew</a></li>
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After all the theatrical features, multiple TV shows, documentaries, remakes, comics, action figures and more, having all seemingly fizzled out by the early 2000s, it's odd that 20th Century Fox would try and reboot this franchise with a prequel - of sorts. While the film certainly isn't necessary, it attempts to fill in the details (as opposed to bridging a gap) on the uprising of an intelligent ape takeover of Earth. To anyone unfamiliar with the major ideas in the Planet of the Apes series, this new chapter will make little sense and seem largely pointless, especially as it ramps up to the need for another film - one that, if made, would probably be far more exciting.</div>
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Dr. Will Rodman (James Franco) is on the verge of a revolutionary medical breakthrough at the Gen-Sys lab. His new gene therapy drug ALZ-112 has the potential to cure Alzheimer's disease, which he desperately wants to produce for the sake of his father (John Lithgow) who suffers from the affliction. Testing on chimpanzees goes awry, and a dozen apes are euthanized to halt research. But Will manages to save a newborn chimp to raise as his own, named Caesar (as in Julius), which matures rapidly thanks to residual experimental chemicals passed on from his mother.</div>
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Over time, Caesar continues to advance mentally, doubling his IQ astonishingly rapidly. He even learns basic sign language for communication and wears clothing (vestments he retains through the entire movie that raises plenty of questions that are never addressed). His upbringing still leaves time for romantic proceedings for Will with an oddly well-informed animal doctor, Caroline Aranha (Freida Pinto). As Caesar becomes more aware of the morally corrupt events taking place around him, he lashes out at a neighbor, which lands him in a court-ordered, abusive ape sanctuary. His integration into the new facility is directly equated to human prison, with initiations, gang fights and misuse of power. It's here that he fully realizes the brutal conditions of human supremacy and conjures a plan to overthrow his captors.</div>
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Impressively, the movie ends on a satisfactory note, despite the plot existing solely to build to a known outcome (or another new Apes movie, depending on the box office results). It's unfortunate that the use of nothing but computer-generated monkeys still can't fool the human eye, never appearing entirely believable in movement or appearance. Perhaps Hollywood should realize that something about good old-fashioned ape costumes never loses its B-movie appeal.</div>
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<li><b><i>Director: </i></b>Tim Burton</li>
<li><b><i>Writers: </i></b>Roald Dahl (book), John August (screenplay)</li>
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"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is a delightful family musical based on the children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. The movie stars Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, the highly eccentric candy manufacturer and owner of a huge whimsical mysterious chocolate factory, as well as Peter Ostrum as Charlie, a very poor boy who ends up inheriting the factory and Jack Albertson as his peppy old Grandpa Joe.</div>
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The movie begins in a small European town, where Charlie lives in an old shack with his mother and four bedridden grandparents. Charlie loves chocolate and passes by Willy Wonka's factory every day, following his paper route. Charlie longs to visit the factory, but the gates are locked.</div>
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One day, Mr. Wonka decides to let five lucky children visit his factory by hiding five golden tickets inside random Wonka bars. In addition, the winners will win a lifetime supply of chocolate. This starts a worldwide frenzy to find the golden tickets. Augustus Gloop, a very fat boy, finds the first ticket. Vercua Salt, an extremely spoiled girl, finds the second after her rich father, who owns and operates a nut shelling factory, makes his workers open wonka bars for a week. Violet Beauregarde, a compulsive gum chewer, finds the third ticket and Mike Teavee, an avid TV viewer and lover of Westerns, finds the fourth. After nearly all the world's Wonka bars have been consumed, it is announced that a millionaire from Paraguay won the fifth Golden ticket, but this turns out to be a hoax. Charlie, after finding some money on the street, buys two Wonka bars and finds the last golden ticket inside the second one, much to his delight.</div>
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The next day is the big day in which Mr. Wonka opens the doors to his factory and lets the golden ticket winners inside, each along with one guardian. Charlie's grandpa Joe accompanies him. Mr. Wonka takes them through dozens of strange rooms, including the Chocolate Room, in which nearly everything is edible, the Inventing Room, and the Television Chocolate Room. One by one, each of the children except Charlie suffers an unpleasant fate, forcing them to leave the tour. For instance, Augustus ends up being sucked up a pipe in the Chocolate Room, Violet gets transformed into a giant blueberry, Veruca and her father both up in the garbage shoot, and Mike gets shrunk to thumb-size.</div>
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Once only Charlie and his grandfather are remaining, Mr. Wonka tells them to go home. He then tells Charlie and Grandpa Joe, much to their disappoitment, that they won't be getting the lifetime supply of chocolate because they broke the rules when they stole some fizzy lifting drinks. This turns out to be merely a test of Charlie's loyalty, however, which he passes as soon as he returns the everlasting gobstopper which Mr. Wonka had given him. Mr. Wonka then proudly takes Charlie and his grandfather aboard the Great Glass Wonkavator, which shoots out of the factory through the roof and flies through the air. He then tells Charlie that he's giving him the factory and invites his family to live there with him.</div>
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<li><b><i>Ratings:</i></b> 6.3/10 from 111,840 users Metascore: 48/100 </li>
<li><b><i>Reviews:</i></b> 430 user | 168 critic | 28 from Metacritic.com</li>
<li><b><i>Director: </i></b>Shawn Levy</li>
<li><b><i>Writers:</i></b> Robert Ben Garant (screenplay), Thomas Lennon (screenplay), <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477347/fullcredits#writers" target="_blank">and 3 more credits »</a></li>
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This is an enjoyable family oriented movie, about a newly recruited museum guard by outgoing guard Gus played by the legendary Mickey Rooney(The Black Stallion), who finds that at night the models, and mannequins come to life, due to a life-giving tablet. Unfortunately they can only be alive up to sunrise, where they go back to their inanimate state, but that is ample time for them to chaos chaos to the museum, with Neanderthals, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Vikings and Huns and other malevolent characters to avoid.</div>
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Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder) plays Larry Daley the Museum guard with Jake Cherry playing his son Nick, Ricky Gervais(The Office) plays Dr. McPhee the manager of the museum. Robin Williams(Good Will Hunting) plays Theodore Roosevelt, Rami Malek plays Ahkmenrah, Steve Coogan as the miniature roman Octavius, Owen Wilson(The Wedding Crashers) as the cowboy Jedediah.</div>
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Larry has to prevent many of the animated characters from causing havoc to the museum, notably a Capuchin monkey called Dexter, and he also has to tolerate one of the workers at the musuem Rebecca, who doesn't take him seriously played by the lovely Carla Gugino(Snake eyes), after constantly having to battle wits with Dexter, Larry is amused when Rebecca the next day describes the Capuchin monkey as one of the most generous creatures.</div>
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