Iron Man

Here's another superhero movie, from the web-crawler, to the green giant, to the burning skull.. here's the iron man. Yes, the Iron Man movie starring Robert Downey Jr, is coming to theaters. And in some areas, it is now showing. But I haven't watched the movie yet, and I'm not quite interested in superhero movies such as this, like superheroes who build their own stuff, or armors and devices, and save the world from evil and chaos. I am more interested to those superhero who are being made naturally (sorry for Iron Man fans and the like). But this is just an opinion, since it's a new movie, i'll be watching it, and if it's good, then maybe my mind will change, and i'll be liking self-made superheroes. (hehe)

Click here to see the trailer.

Phantom of the Opera

I've just finished watching the Phantom of the Opera, a 2004 film. The reason I watched this film is that I was wondering if its really Gerard Butler (starred as Spartan King Leonidas in the movie "300") who played Phantom in this movie. Can he sing? Yes! He can! Actually, he's a good singer, and he's got talent. Maybe it's too late to say these stuff since the Phantom of the Opera was way back in 2004, so probably a lot of people already noticed that its Gerard Butler. But again, I'm just sharing my (so late) reaction.

The movie is based on a classical act, and it was filled with music, singing and dancing. Although some scenes were quite annoying (because they sing their dialogues even it's not needed anymore), for me, the whole movie was great and the actors and actresses where really good in singing.

Gerard Butler on 300:

Gerard Butler on Phantom of the Opera :

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Upcoming Movie Sequels

Being a movie-goer, I have watched a lot of movies, and most of them are sequels. Other sequels are not as good as the first one, however, they're still to watch out for since they provide answers to hanging questions at the end of the first, the second.. and so on sequels. Upcoming movie sequels on this list are ones to watch out for, however, fans may be disappointed since some of them changed the original cast (which is not a good idea). But, just wait and see.. maybe the new cast will be better.. or worst.. who knows.

1. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2008) - sneak peek
2. Arthur and the Vengeance of Maltazard (2009)
3. Scary Movie 5 (2008)
4. Saw V (2008)
5. Final Destination 4 (2009)
6. Fast and the Furious (2009)
7. Transformers 2 (2009)
8. Spider Man 4 (2010)
9. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) - sneak peek
10. The Incredible Hulk (2008) - trailer

30 Days of Night

I just finished watching the movie 30 days of night. I was unable to see this movie on the cinema since I wasn't interested on another "vampire" movie. But I take back my word, since I liked the movie, especially the bloody scenes (I like the effects, not the blood thing.).

Hope that another vampire movie would come out this year, with a very good twist, and a good story. Actually, I'm getting tired of watching vampire movies, since the story is just the same, like: the vampires came to kill people, there's a hero who would kill the vampire, there's a love story, and the end. I am looking for a more different vampire movie, more exciting, more action, more eating and killing (???).

But, to score this movie, I will give it a thumbs up (especially on the effects).

Watch the movie trailer:

(Courtesy of Youtube.com)

The Incredible Hulk: July 2008

This year, our old friend Hulk, will again invade the cinemas. At first, I didn't believe that there would be another Hulk movie, since some fans just doing teaser trailer about the second movie. However, as I was looking for another topic on this blog, I came upon websites, that announces the new movie "The Incredible Hulk". For me, this movie would do better, than the last one, I didn't quite enjoy it. Another information about this new movie is that the cast are different from the first movie.

Director: Louis Leterrier
Release Date: July 13, 2008
Cast: Edward Norton as Bruce Banner ("The Incredible Hulk")
Liv Tyler as Betty Ross
Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky
William Hurt as Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Watch the trailer:

(Courtesy of Youtube)
For more info on this movie, click here.

Upcoming movies in March, 2008

Just a few weeks from now, and it's summber break! We can now enjoy relaxing, go to the beach, have party with friends, or just watch a movie on cinemas with family, friends, or just by yourself. To give you some guidelines on what to watch this summer, here's a list of upcoming movies, for the month of March:

Movie Title: CJ7

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Distributor: Sony Pictures Classic

Director: Stephen Chow
Cast: Stephen Chow, Xu Jian, Kitty Zhang Yuqi
Release Date: March 7, 2008
Movie Info: From the director and star of "Kung Fu Hustle", Stephen Crow, comes another comedy, with sci-fi action. Ti(Stephen Crow), has worked so much just to get his son, Dicky Chow (Xu Jian), to attend to an elite private school. Because they are poor, Dicky never got the chance to wear "clean" clothes, and never brought "cool" toys at school, which never made him stand out from his classmates. Ti, can't afford to buy his son expensive clothes and toys, so where else can he go? - - to the junk yard! While searching for a "new" toy for his son, he stumbled upon a mysterious orb, which turned out to be a bizarre "pet" with extraordinary powers. Dicky amazed with CJ7's ability, the orb, brought it at school with him, where he got the chance to show off to his classmates, for the first time. Little that he knew, that bringing CJ7 to school... was very bad idea.



Movie Title: Penelope
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Distributor: Summit Entertainment

Director: Mark Palansky
Screenwriter(s): Leslie Caveny
Cast: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant, Simon Woods, Ronni Ancona, Nick Frost, Richard James
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Movie Info: The movie is about a story of a young girl, Penelope Wilhem (Christina Ricci), who was afflicted by a curse, which can only be broken when she'll be loved by a rich man. In searh of a new adventure, she decided to live her own life and with her own terms, so she went far away from the placed where her secrets lies.



Movie Title: College Road Trip
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Distributor: Buena Vista

Director: Roger Kumble
Screenwriter(s): Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
Cast: Donny Osmond, Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symone, Will Sasso
Release Date: March 7, 2008
Movie Info: A story of a young woman, played by Raven, who wanted to become a public defender. Raven takes a trip to visit a number of potential universities. Her father, played by Martin Lawrence, happens to be a cop.


Movie Title: Shutter
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Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox
Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Screenwriter(s): Luke Dawson
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor
Release Date: March 21, 2008
Movie Info: A young newly wed couple (Jackson and Taylor), began to see ghostly images when they had their honeymoon in Tokyo.


Movie Title: The Bank Job
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Distributor: Lionsgate

Director: Roger Donaldson
Screenwriter(s): Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson, Richard Lintern, Don Gallagher, David Suchet
Release Date: March 7, 2008
Movie Info: This movie was inspired by a real bank robbery which happend in London, 1971, which was never solved. The robbers got on their hands million dollars and a handful of jewelry. The robbery was on the headlines for several days, but the reports where stopped by the government. The 'Bank Job'", involves murder and corruption and a sex scandal which links to the royal family.



Movie Title: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who
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Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Screenwriter(s): Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Cast: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Dan Fogler, Dane Cook, Isla Fisher, Jaime Pressly, Jim Carrey, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Steve Carrell, Will Arnett
Release Date: March 14, 2008
Movie Info: This movie is based on the book, firt published in 1954, by Ted Geisel, under a pen name Dr. Seuss. It is about an elephant who hears a cry for help from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Believing that there might be life on the tiny speck, despite what the comunity thinks about him, a complete lunatic, Horton tried to help.

Movie Charts: 28th February 2008

Here is a list of the highest grossing films, as of thursday, February 28, 2008:

1. Vantage Point


2. Jumper


3. Spiderwick Chronicles
   
4. Fool's Gold


5. Step Up 2: The Streets
   
6. Definitely, Maybe


7. Juno


8. No Country for Old Men


9. Be Kind Rewind
   
10. There will be blood

Source: BoxOfficeMojo Website