Wednesday 17 June 2015

Lights, Camera, Action


Sabotage trailer
Action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, Mireille Enos. You might like The Expendables, Escape Plan. Cert 15, Lions gate 2013. Directed by David Ayer. 5055761903119 I have plenty of items for sale on ebay and amazon. I rented this from the library. It is out to buy. See the reviews. No bonus features.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
John 'Breacher' Wharton

Sam Worthington
James 'Monster' Murray

Joe Manganiello
Joe 'Grinder' Phillips

Josh Holloway
Eddie 'Neck' Jordan

Terrence Howard
Julius 'Sugar' Edmonds

Max Martini
Tom 'Pyro' Roberts

Kevin Vance
Bryce 'Tripod' McNeely

Mark Schlegel
'Smoke' Jennings

Ned Yousef
Dubai Money Launderer

Mireille Enos
Lizzy Murray

Maurice Compte
Sapo

Martin Donovan
Floyd Demel

Michael Monks
ASAC Phelps

Nick Chacon
DEA Sniper

Tim Ware
Stan Morris (DEA Interrogator #1)

Gary Grubbs
Lou Cantrell (DEA Interrogator #2)

B.J. Winfrey
DEA Agent #1

Kendrick Cross
DEA Agent #2

Hakim Callender
DEA Agent #3

Troy Garity
Agent Spolcheck

Morgan Alexandria
Stripclub Waitress

Jermaine Holt
Stripclub Bouncer

Jaime FitzSimons
Captain Walther

Everton Lawrence
Deputy Hayes

Neko Parham
Deputy Richards (as Marty Neko Parham)

Olivia Williams
Det. Caroline Brentwood

Harold Perrineau
Jackson

DeWayne Calhoun
Coroner

Maia Moss-Fife
Coroner's Assistant

Parisa Johnston
Forensic Technician

Alan Gilmer
General Counsel

Emily B. Torres
Mexican Federal Shooter

Catherine Dyer
Karen Wharton

Patrick Johnson
Jacob Wharton

Jose L. Vasquez
Apartment Hitman #1

Eddie J. Fernandez
Apartment Hitman #2

Adrian F. Gonzalez
Apartment Hitman #3

Jared Woods
Apartment Hitman #4

Antony Matos
Apartment Hitman #5

Laurence Chavez
Apartment Hitman #6

Maya Santandrea
Latina Hostage

Travis Lee Young
Redneck #1

Terry Gragg
Redneck #2

Paul Anthony Barreras
Brujo

Amy Parrish
APD Officer

Elizabeth Davidovich
Hostage in Monte Carlo

Andrew Comrie-Picard
Car Crash Driver

Andrew Fincher
Cop #1

Mario Ramirez Reyes
Mexican Commandante

Melissa Martinez
Pretty Bar Girl #1

Michelle Alvarado Martins
Brujo's Bar Girl

Jimmy Ortega
Sicario #1

Sabrina LeBrun
Brujo's Female Sicario #1

Luis Moncada
Brujo's Sicario #2

Chris Trouble Delfosse
Brujo's Sicario #3

Carlos Ayala
Brujo's Sicario #4

Daniel Moncada
Brujo's Sicario #5

Opening scene John (Arnie) is watching a ransom video possibly his wife is the one on it. Being tortured by some criminals. 8 months later the team of DEA agents are on a mission. There are drug cartels that they're up against. At this party there are some hot girls. A short scene with two girls kissing. One is topless, superb tits. Contains strong violence, sex references, swearing. Good action pieces and stunts. There was a load of cash. The squad are taking their cut. Very sneaky. Lizzy (Enos) is a hot red head, she was working on the inside. Monster (Worthington) is her husband. Enos was in Devil's Knot, World War Z. Two great films. Two of the cast played main Lost characters (Michael and Sawyer). The team are under investigation. Each character is introduced. The strip club wasn't very lively. They had become targets. One by one they are being taken out. Focusing on dialogue. The strippers were hot, as was the hostage lady in the safe house. Clever editing and camera work. Some accents are slipping. Expecting some twists. John's son was also taken. There is a delay with the special effects. A good cast of actors that a long career behind them. Feel free to check it out.
5017239142833 Cert 12 Weinstein Company/Walden Media 2014. The Giver cast Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Alexander Skarssgard, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, Odeya Rush, Emma Tremblay, Meryl Streep. Based on the novel by Lois Lowry. Screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B Weide. Directed by Philip Noyce.
There are a few good trailers for films which I may just watch. Released by the same company. I like the music that's playing on the menu screen. This is a SciFi drama. Jonas is a teenage boy coming to the end of his college days. At the graduation ceremony the teens are given their roles. It is set in the post apocalyptic future. Mankind has decided to start over. The Elders watch over everything. New rules are in place. Good cinematography. Lots of stock footage representing the history of mankind. In the new society everything is monochrome. It has scenes in colour too. If you like Equilibrium, Inception, Hunger Games, Ender's Game then you should see this. Beautiful soundtrack. Jonas gets training from The Giver. He must harvest all the memories and advise the people on difficult situations. I was not sure what to expect. The girl friend Fiona is pretty, looks like Mila Kunis. Brenton was in Snow White And The Huntsman. He is cute. It is emotional and sentimental. I recommend this film.
X-MEN Days Of Future Past. Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen
A scifi action drama based on the Marvel comic book series. It's a much darker tone. Contains swearing, violence, nudity and humour. Cert 15. 20th Century Fox 2014. Directed by Bryan Singer. Brings together the old cast and new. Ellen Page, Halle Berry also appear. You might've seen Kick-Ass, Super, Man Of Steel, Dark Knight trilogy. Starts of in the apocalyptic future where most mutants have been wiped out. Huge indestructable beings called Sentinels are hunting the X-men. The scene is in several locations. I like the special effects. Great action and funny moments. One girl opens up portals which helps her dodge the enemy. Another moves really fast which sets up a good scene. Charles and Eric are working together. Kitty Pryde helps Logan to travel back in time to 1973 Quantum Leap style. He must locate the young X-men, prevent Mystique from killing Trask (inventor of Sentinels). Good attention to detail. Page and JLaw look hot. Nice music. There's a post credit scene. I saw this at Odean for £5. Pre-order your dvd.
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Special 26. Bollywood movie starring Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Manoj Bajpayee, Divya Dutta, Anuparm Kher, Jimmy Sheirgill, Rajesh Sharma, Mukesh Bhatt, Deepraj Rana. Crime drama PG 8902985210332 Viacom subtitled widescreen NSTC. Based on true, yet unreported cases of fake raids that took place in India in the 80s. It has been years since I watched an Indian film. CBI agents are interviewing a young lady in the opening scene. Very different to what I remember of Bollywood. I think the songs are still there. Directed by Neeraj Pandey. There are odd uses of English words in the script which seems daft. Set in Dehli. Camera and cinematography are given an old school look. Two of the actors I watched a few of their films. Worth seeing Mohra. CBI are there to tackle corruption. Intense music. I'd bought this from the library for my mum. It's available now. Abit of slapping. P.K Sharma is the boss I assume. AK looks good. If you like Hustle, Ocean's Eleven then this might be for you. Some humour and twists.


Big Hero 6. A Disney animation. Cast: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, Damon Wayans JR, Jamie Chung, TJ Miller, Genesis Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk.
Set in San Fransokyo in the future. Has a lot of Asian influence. Hiro is a teenage boy living with his big brother and hot aunt Cass. I assumed they are mixed race. Where Frozen was aimed at girls and the bond between sisters, this is for boys. About brotherhood. There is a lot of comedy. Impressive special effects. I like the robot convention and Baymax the nurse robot. The music is cool. The DVD that I borrowed from the library is skipping. It stops at the warehouse scene. It's from the creators of Wreck It Ralph. PG cert. 8717418450885 2014. There are other interesting characters in this film. Worth checking out. Award winning short Feast is the bonus feature. I always take a look at the reviews and discussion forums after having seen the film. You are guaranteed a good price on Amazon. If you like previous Disney works, Anime/Manga and Marvel films then I recommend this to you.
WILD starring Reece Witherspoon. You might also like The Way, Tracks, The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. From the director of Dallas Buyers Club. Cert 15, 20th Century Fox 2014, 5039036072632. Based on a true story, book by Cheryl Strayed. A woman makes a decision to embark on a trek across the Pacific Crest Trail. It's a journey of discovery. A drama. There are some special features. I quite like the song playing during the DVD menu. Laura Dern also stars. There was a nice glimpse of nudity. Some flashback scenes are edited together with the journey Cheryl makes. It's a physically demanding role. Some interesting scenery. The writing is small. The sounds are blended together especially the speeches that Cheryl makes. Reese was in Cruel Intentions, Walk The Line and Devil's Knot which were excellent films. Wasn't sure when or how the film would end. The soundtrack is good. Reece is also a producer.
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley McClane, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn. Directed by Stiller. Cert PG, drama. 2013 20th Century Fox. Walter is sat at his desk going over his finances. He has a love interest Cheryl. It's one of those character based slow moving films. Sort of like About Schmidt, Everything Must Go, Up In The Air. He was having a strange conversation with a man from Eharmony. There are fantasy sequences. He is an ordinary man with a wild imagination. His loud actress sister turns up at his workplace to wish him a happy birthday. Tower Heist is another good film of Ben's. Ted Hendricks is the MD of a company that's just acquired Walter's firm (Life Magazine). The scenes between fantasy and reality are blurred/edited together. There is some writing on the wall "To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the Purpose of LIFE." There are people that might connect with Walter. The solitary man, the underdog. You get some strange characters. Sean is a photographer that lives the quiet life. walter is in search of him. The special effects are good. Stunning cinematography. I like the soundtrack. A good film 

Saturday 6 June 2015

I am watching some indie horror flick called Breathing Room. The DVDs have been downloaded/copied. A group of people have been placed in some building. It is a game that they've been forced to play. You might have seen Saw, Exam, Truth Or Die, Chatroom, Cube, Devil, Elevator, The Chaos Experiment. I'm unsure about the acting or the characters. Some annoying people. I thought that one of the ladies was in Buffy. There are several rules written on notices around the room. It was boring me and I went to sleep. Have continued to watch it. It is probably one of the worst films that I have seen. So we have the blonde (Ailsa Marshall) that is kind of pretty. Tits are OK. I just look at the nipples poking through that see through tee. The big black guy is like Danny Glover, there is a Jack Shepherd type. An overreacting Susan Boyle. An old Sylvester McCoy. I can't take this film seriously. I have fast forwarding through this film. There is a twist. Just skip the dialogue. I do not recommend this. To the film makers: what was the point? If I was an investor of this film, I would ask for my money back.

I have also decided to watch The Visitor starring Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Guira, Him Abbass. Similar films: About Schmidt, The Bucket List, Robot And Frank. Universal Pictures 2008. Cert 15, 5060103791460. Bonus: commentary, deleted scenes, trailer and featurettes. The pace of the film goes to suit it's protagonist. Walter Vale is a professor at a uni in Connecticut. He is a widower. He is sent to a conference in New York where upon he meets a young couple, Tarek and Zainab. It tackles the issues of the US immigration system. A culture clash. A meeting of strangers. Middle class Walter and working class couple. He is polite, but the couple might not seem that way, more outspoken. It's the mannerisms. Tarek's mother Mouna makes a visit. She is a milf. This is a drama with a nice soundtrack. You might like Lost In Translation, Two Days In New York, Green Card. They are an attractive couple. She has a great body. A friendship blossoms. It's a great cast. Written and directed by Tom MacArthy. www.participate.net