Ok, a couple weeks ago was the release of the trailer that broke the internet, now this weekend there was a realse of a Japanese trailer with tons of new footage. There was far less use of the Oscar Issac character Poe this time around which I didn't think would happen. There has been a lot of Rey and Fin, maybe there is a surprise in it for when the film comes out.
I do love the trailer it has the action that feels the same as the original trilogy which is exciting.
I do hope that keeping Mark Hamill out of the trailers doesn't mean bad things for Luke. We will see!!
When it comes to cop films, for the most part, I tend to be a huge fan. When this came out, I was not very sure what to expect from it because there was such little press for it. A professional group of thieves lead by Michael Atwood (Chiwetel Ejiofor) does the biding of Irina Vlaslov ( Kate Winslet). The guys want out of her buiding, but her being a big player in the Russian mafia, she gets what she wants. She drags the crew into a final heist with a huge payoff, what could possibly go wrong? The biggest thing that hurt this film was the scope was so huge for this film with how many characters it has. It is hard to care or, for that matter get to know any Of the characters when the time spent with them is so short. On top of that, this film does not go in any new directions for the crime thrillers. I feel like if they may have added twenty to thirty minutes to get to know all the characters it may have added an edge it do...
Just to start off quickly, it has been two years since I have done one of these. They have always brought me joy doing them, so I thought why not give it another try. Alex Garland started out in 2000 with "28 days later " and has gone 25 years. In that time, he has ventured into video games and directing. He has had a lot of films that I have loved through the years (Ex machina, Sunshine, and Dredd). The film revolves around a platoon of SEALs that embarked on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq. This film is all about the experience, it wants you to be there with these soldiers and make you feel what it's like to be on the front line. The editing is fast to try and cause discomfort. The cinematography has a lot of medium and close ups to show the emotion and destruction of it all. The co- director of the film really is the key to this. Ray Mendoza was part of the operation depicted in the film. If you want to get authent...
Happy Easter to all !!! As I have done in the past, every holiday I like to take a look at a favorite of the current holidays films. This time around, the 1979 comedy "Life of Brian". Monty Python started out as a sketch show in 1969 that ran for four seasons. The success of this show go them their first feature, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." It was a critical and financial hit. It was produced for 175 thousand pounds and made 7.7 million world wide. A follow up was all but guaranteed. In 1979 we got, "The Life of Brian." The story revolves around Brian, who happened to born one stable down and on same night as Jesus. Brian becomes intrigued by a young rebel, Judith. To try to impress her, Brian joins the movement against the Roman Empire. While running from the Romans, he recites some o f the teachings he heard from Jesus. This ends up getting the crowd to believe he is the Messiah....
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