The Ruins
Starring:
Jonathan Tucker ... Jeff
Jena Malone ... Amy
Laura Ramsey ... Stacy
Shawn Ashmore ... Eric
Joe Anderson ... Mathias
Plot: A bunch of friends are taking vacation/break from school at a Mexican resort. A German tourist befriends them and convinces them to take a trek to an uncharted Mayan temple. But not all is what it seems. The temple is cursed and the locals aim to keep the curse contained.
Review:
Surprisingly this movie is better than the horror/suspense movie that are being released. It all takes place on top of a Mayan temple. What I like about this movie is it doesn't pull "let's wrap this up in the last 5 minutes of the movie crap". The story really does unfold in front of the audience eyes. I do like how the plot revolved around the 5 main characters and I also liked how the they were contained in one relatively small space, giving the audience a feeling of being right there in the same predicament as the characters. I also liked how there were no subtitles when it came to the locals talking, making language a barrier, just like it is if someone who is not multi-lingual feels if they travel abroad. Though the movie does leave room for a sequel, hopefully it will be left alone. Sometimes not knowing if that last survivor really did make it adds to the movie's appeal.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
Starring:
Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne / Batman
Heath Ledger ... The Joker
Aaron Eckhart ... Dist. Atty. Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Michael Caine ... Alfred
Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman ... Gordon
Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox
Not even doing a synoposis going to straight to the review
Review:
Fantastic. This move lives up to everything. I have already seen it twice. I already know there is not much more I can say that hasn't already been said. If you haven't seen this movie yet, I have no idea what you are waiting for, it is worth the admission price!
Starring:
Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne / Batman
Heath Ledger ... The Joker
Aaron Eckhart ... Dist. Atty. Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Michael Caine ... Alfred
Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman ... Gordon
Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox
Not even doing a synoposis going to straight to the review
Review:
Fantastic. This move lives up to everything. I have already seen it twice. I already know there is not much more I can say that hasn't already been said. If you haven't seen this movie yet, I have no idea what you are waiting for, it is worth the admission price!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast:
Kenji Sawada ... Masao Katakuri
Keiko Matsuzaka ... Terue Katakuri
Shinji Takeda ... Masayuki Katakuri
Naomi Nishida ... Shizue Katakuri
Kiyoshiro Imawano ... Richâdo Sagawa
Tetsuro Tamba ... Ojîsan Jinpei Katakuri
Naoto Takenaka ... TV Reporter / Singer
Tamaki Miyazaki ... Yurie Katakuri
Takashi Matsuzaki ... Utanômi
Description: A morbid musical about a family's plight to make their Bed and Breakfast venture success. The Katakuris family buy and fix up an old house in the boonies and turn it into a Bed and Breakfast, but their guest keep dieing and the situations leave the family scrambling to avoid local scandal and financial ruin. Based on the Korean movie "The Quite Family".
Review: This movie is surprisingly amazing and hilarious. I rented this from Blockbuster expecting a zombie/horror movie but what I got was something much better. It was entertaining with the way the musical numbers were embedded and how the claymation was used to replace expensive stunts and CGI; it gave it a surrealistic edge and added to the comical feel. The movie does have serious points but the scenes are not long and do not interfere with the films corkiness. If you are looking to watch a soon to be cult classic in America this would be it. It is right up there with Dead Alive and Army of Darkness.
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast:
Kenji Sawada ... Masao Katakuri
Keiko Matsuzaka ... Terue Katakuri
Shinji Takeda ... Masayuki Katakuri
Naomi Nishida ... Shizue Katakuri
Kiyoshiro Imawano ... Richâdo Sagawa
Tetsuro Tamba ... Ojîsan Jinpei Katakuri
Naoto Takenaka ... TV Reporter / Singer
Tamaki Miyazaki ... Yurie Katakuri
Takashi Matsuzaki ... Utanômi
Description: A morbid musical about a family's plight to make their Bed and Breakfast venture success. The Katakuris family buy and fix up an old house in the boonies and turn it into a Bed and Breakfast, but their guest keep dieing and the situations leave the family scrambling to avoid local scandal and financial ruin. Based on the Korean movie "The Quite Family".
Review: This movie is surprisingly amazing and hilarious. I rented this from Blockbuster expecting a zombie/horror movie but what I got was something much better. It was entertaining with the way the musical numbers were embedded and how the claymation was used to replace expensive stunts and CGI; it gave it a surrealistic edge and added to the comical feel. The movie does have serious points but the scenes are not long and do not interfere with the films corkiness. If you are looking to watch a soon to be cult classic in America this would be it. It is right up there with Dead Alive and Army of Darkness.
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