December 26, 2013

Watch Justin Biebers Believe Online Full Stream

Justin Biebers Believe

A backstage and on-stage look at Justin Bieber during his rise to super stardom.

Director:
Jon M. Chu
Writer:
Sarah Landman
Stars:
Justin Bieber, Scooter Braun, Ryan Good |

Reviews:

Another Justin Beiber documentary where this “super” kid pop star still manages to make 9 year old’s girls scream to death. Pretty pathetic if you ask me. His voice tends to be death to my ears and everyone else’s. His music will always be terrible even “if” he tries to put more effort into his music. He will never go down to be a great,incredible, and talented musician. He is a waste of space in the music industry to make it stupidly worse as it already is. Why make a documentary on a wasted teenager that has no talent that’s unnecessary garbage that needs to be thrown out and forever will be gone for good. I hope Justin Beiber realizes that his dumb pretty boy look will never last and that his music career will be dead within seconds.

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December 12, 2013

Watch Tyler Perrys A Madea Christmas 2013 Full Streaming Online

Watch Tyler Perrys A Madea Christmas 2013 Full Streaming Online – What Parents Need to Know? Parents need to know that this 1988 movie starring actor Jim Varney’s oddball alter ego is short on both strong content and Christmas cheer, but his trademark slapstick humor will keep a range of ages entertained nonetheless. Young kids may be confused by thestoryline, which centers on an aging Santa (who’s not

dressed in the traditional red, so as to blend in) seeking out his replacement for the job, so it likely will raise more questions about the St. Nick legend than it’s worth. Older kids and tweens will have more patience for Ernest’s particular brand of comedy, and they’ll be able to recognize the heartening story surrounding a runaway’s journey back home. This movie is a fun blast from the past for parents for whom Ernest is a recognizable face from their formative years, and they’ll probably spot the blatant product placement (Coca-Cola, Nissan, Bic) more easily than will their kids because of their familiarity with the ads of the time.

Families can talk about comedy. How have the style and tone of comedy changed over time? What kinds of topics are subject to humor now that weren’t decades ago? Does this change reflect a more lenient cultural view on certain issues or something else?
Teens: Do you enjoy holiday movies in general? What are some of your favorites? Do you think this movie is attempting to teach a lesson, or is it meant solely for entertainment? Does entertainment always have to have a point?
Did you notice any advertising throughout this movie? Does it seem like the rules about promoting products in TV shows and movies has changed over the years? Should there be different guidelines for advertising in shows aimed at adults and those aimed at kids? read more http://www.movies.com/movie-reviews/ernest-saves-christmas-review/m13188

December 10, 2013

Watch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Full Movie Megavideo

Rather than suffering from that ‘middle film in a trilogy’ syndrome, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is a freewheeling and exciting second film that moves at a breathless pace offering up entertainment and excitement in equal measure and ends on a dramatic high that will have fantasy fans desperate for more. Likely to be a strong Christmas performer, it may well be hefty in terms of its running time but its epic scale and sheer dramatic zest will likely see it leaving other festive films in its wake.

Director Peter Jackson seems now so at ease in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth (and even sneaks in a quick cameo in the film’s opening scene) that he is able to take subtle liberties with the source material and not upset hardcore fans. This time round the welcome appearance of Elvish archer Legolas (Orlando Bloom) from the original The Lord Of The Rings trilogy may not tally with the original book, but it fits nicely into this version of Tolkien’s fantasy world, especially when it comes to helping momentum and pacing at the core of the film.

The first Hobbit film headed north of the $1billion mark, and this next film, which opens December 13 in many international territories seems likely overtake that figure. Technically it is superb – one takes the top-notch 3D and high frame rate as read these days – but more importantly it connects as a romping adventure film that moves with a breathless quality and which also fleshes out its many characters in between bouts of action.

Yes the heart of the film is still the grand adventure and quest facing Bilbo Baggins (an increasingly excellent Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and their company of 13 dwarves lead by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and their journey to the Lonely Mountain where waits the dragon Smaug, but around the edges the characters and their places in Middle Earth are so well drawn that the film.

The story picks up straight from the last film – though there is also a nice prologue, taken from The Quest of Erebor, one of Tolkien’s supplemental Unfinished Tales that details a meeting between Gandalf and Oakenshield in which they play the assault on the Lonely Mountain – with more shots of the group wandering over majestic landscapes with a band of nasty Orcs on their trail.

But Jackson soon injects some dark tension into the proceedings as the party head into the gloomy and frightening Mirkwood (and a close encounter with some gigantic spiders) before being held captive by the Wood-Elves ruled by Thranduil (Lee Pace). This allows the re-entry to the film series of Legolas and the introduction of beautiful elf warrior Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), and also racks up the martial arts style combat as the pair of expert archers and fighters defend the dwarves as they escape downriver, floating in barrels and fighting off Orcs as they bounce along the rapids.

The pace settles briefly as the band are smuggled into Laketown by Bard (Luke Evans), a seemingly mild-mannered bargeman who naturally has his own secret. The town – which straddles numerous waterways – is ruled by the gluttonous Master (an engaging performance from Stephen Fry), with the townspeople living in fear of their proximity to the Lonely Mountain.

With their number dwindling due to injury or ineptitude (plus Gandalf leaves the band to pursue his own mission) the Hobbit and the dwarves finally make it into the Mountain where Baggins’ supposed skills as a ‘burglar’ sees him finally come face-to-fire-breathing-face with Smaug (voiced with slithering and cruel charm by Freeman’s Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch).

A wonderfully sustained tussle between dwarves and dragon ensues before Peter Jackson ends the film on an action-packed high and leaves his audience desperate for more with yet another cliffhanger. The final section simply flies by and is a miracle of special effects, especially as Bilbo slips and slides his way around the mountains of gold coins as he does verbal battle with Smaug.

Martin Freeman does an excellent job as the loyal and brave Hobbit, gradually layering his performance and developing it from the fun-loving type in the first film to someone who finds courage and determination in the second. His battle his not just with Smaug but also with temptation as he starts to find the lure of the Ring almost unbearable. Ian McKellen delivers his usual haughty gravitas as Gandalf while Evangeline Lilly (who handled action pretty well in Lost) brings some much needed female perspective to the proceedings and proves her character is as much a bad-ass as Legolas when it comes to the Orc-killing stakes.

As expected, the film looks magnificent with the New Zealand locations as atmospheric as ever and the special effects sequences dove-tailing perfectly with this tale of epic adventure. As a film it may well have its emphasis on rollercoaster-ride action, but it always looks terrific.

December 6, 2013

Watch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 Full Movie

With Gollum’s iconic cave scene out of the way, we finally get to clap our eyes on the infamous dragon in the second instalment of Peter Jackson’s three-part Tolkien adaptation. An early trailer showed us plenty of leg, with dramatic landscapes, barrel-hopping action, CGI monsters, marching orcs and scarifying spiders. But we’re not yet convinced by the shoehorned love story between Legolas and lady elf Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly). The highlight was undoubtedly a first hint of Benedict Cumberbatch’s lugubrious tones as Smaug the magnificent, lord of lizards.

Release Date: December 13, 2013 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX)
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Peter Jackson
Screenwriter: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Michael Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images)
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Plot Summary: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all — a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself — the Dragon Smaug. read more at: http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=40305

December 3, 2013

Watch The Last Days on Mars 2013 Free

REVIEWS:

On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses, and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not yet dead. As the group begins to fall apart it seems their only hope is the imminent arrival of the relief ship Aurora.

The Last Days on Mars is a sci fi thriller about a group of astronauts who embark on a manned space flight to the red planet. Things go smoothly at first, the crew land safely on Mars, set up a base and begin to explore the barren surface. On the final day of their mission two crew members discover fossilized remains of an alien life form, the men fall into a pit at the excavation site and are infected with something nasty when they come into contact with the alien fossil. It seems the alien remains are not quite dead yet and the creature carries a virus deadly to humans. The situation worsens as the men stagger back to base and risk infecting their colleagues with this mysterious malady.

Ruairi Robinson directed the film and it has a diverse cast including Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas and Olivia Williams. It’s an unusual cast for a sci fi thriller and some of the actors here are new to the genre, Romola Garai in particular was attracted to the role she auditioned for because it is unlike anything she’s done before.

The trailer is quite mysterious, the virus is not explained, the alien creature is not shown and the infected crew members are also only seen in fleeting glimpses. This is interesting as the viewer is allowed to use their imagination to fill in the blanks. The special effects that are briefly shown look good and the film doesn’t appear to be overloaded with CGI which is refreshing. Apparently the film was made on a limited budget but the effects on display in the trailer and the set design are noteworthy.

Sci fi thrillers are always popular and this movie appears to be inspired by films such as Prometheus and The Andromeda Strain. Those films were also about a small group of people under threat from an alien force or a virus. When people are trapped in a confined space and under pressure they become a danger to each other, throwing an alien into the formula can also increase the tension a fair bit. This well known plot is always intriguing and actually based on a short story by the author Sydney J. Bounds called “The Animators.” The story in this film is derivative and that may put off some viewers looking for something new, however the solid cast and set design elevate the film and make it worth a look.

Intriguing sci fi thrillers are usually worth a look and eager fans can catch The Last Days on Mars when it is released. There isn’t a UK release date yet but keep an eye out for one in the future. Have a look at the trailer and share your thoughts.

December 3, 2013

[Download]Watch Inside Llewyn Davis 2013 Full Movie

REVIEWS:

Homer’s “The Odyssey” was the inspiration behind the Coen brothers’ “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou.” And that ancient epic provides the loose structure and coded, contemplative essence of their latest, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” a brooding folk-music-on-the-brink-of Dylan period piece built around a heroic quest.

Not that “heroic” leaps to mind when watching Llewyn, beautifully underplayed by Oscar Isaac. He may sleep on a succession of friends’ and acquaintances’ sofas and not be able to afford even a winter coat. But at least this folk music failure is doing more than merely “existing,” which is what the “squares” of 1961 did.
Llewyn is a soulful, melancholy member of that ever-so-brief folk “craze” that peaked with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter Paul and Mary making their marks in the late ’50s and early ’60s.

“If it was never new and it never gets old, it’s a folk song.”
Llewyn has a new “High Fidelity” LP to his name and no one is buying it. He plays a Greenwich Village “basket joint,” where if he’s lucky, his rapt, turtlenecked audience will drop enough in the passed basket to allow him to eat, smoke and hang on another day.

And from the minute he leaves the stage and is subjected to a back-alley beat-down, we know Llewyn is his own worst enemy, a chilly embittered jerk who keeps making wrong-headed decisions and keeps wondering why things don’t work out for him.
He was half of an up and coming folk duo, but the partner is gone. He’s mooching off friends, slept with Jean (Carey Mulligan), even though he’s pals with Jim (Justin Timberlake). And Jim and Jean are a folk duo, on and off stage.

Llewyn is rude to his sister (Jeanine Serralles), has an abortionist on standby in case of “accidents,” and is little value to his small-time record label. And he keeps seeing earnest, WASPy, clear-voiced newcomers get the breaks he’s never had.

But he’s trying to do better. The cat of some friends gets out as he’s leaving their apartment, and he totes it all over New York, waiting for the chance to give it back. He wants to make peace with a furious, foul-mouthed Jean (Mulligan has never show us this). Because whatever he wants to call it, this unhappy life is just existing and it is not working out.

The Coens, perhaps inspired by the life story of their fellow Minnesotan Bob Dylan, impeccably re-create that era, from the seedy venues to the perpetual winter of the best folk music record covers. Davis (“10 Years”) performs several folk classics in their entirety, another layer of “authentic” in a movie all-too concerned with that.
But “Inside Llewyn Davis” goes nowhere, even when Llewyn joins a dope-addled jazz player (John Goodman) and his “valet” (Garrett Hedlund) on a cross-country drive straight out of “On the Road” — which starred Garrett Hedlund. It’s like the too-perfectly groomed “down and out” Llewyn is living through a Coens’ version of purgatory. The movie is so “interior,” it so zeroes in on Isaac and his baleful stare, that we’re relieved any time something overtly funny happens — a studio session with Jim (Timberlake) cutting a parody ditty about John Glenn, or a Goodmanesque rant about “real music” (jazz, where “we play twelve notes, ALL the notes on the scale”) vs. folk.

“Folk singer? I thought you said you were a musician.”
A few fine performances (F. Murray Abraham plays a folk impresario) burnish a lot of seemingly random scenes, many of which place choices in front of Llewyn, who is sure to make the wrong one. And with all the brooding that goes on “Inside Llewyn Davis,” the movie, which never has much momentum, stops cold with every bit of perfectly-recreated music on a stage. read more at http://rogersmovienation.com/2013/11/25/movie-review-inside-llewyn-davis/

December 3, 2013

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Russell Baze (Christian Bale) and his younger brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) were born and raised in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a hardscrabble Rust Belt hamlet that has been home to generations of American steel workers. Russell followed their father into the mills, while Rodney took the only other option open to young men like him and enlisted in the Army, hoping to find a better life outside of Braddock.

But after four brutal tours of duty in Iraq, an emotionally and physically depleted Rodney returns to a recession-weary town that offers even fewer options than before he left. When a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his younger brother tries to make ends meet by betting on horses and competing as a bare-knuckle boxer. Mired in debt, he soon finds himself enmeshed with a vicious sociopath, Harlan DeGroat (Woody Harrelson), the leader of a ruthless backwoods crime ring in the New Jersey Ramapo Mountains.

When Rodney suddenly disappears shortly after his brother is released from prison, Russell descends into a corrupt and violent-fueled world seeking answers. Embarking on a road that few dare to travel, Russell will stop at nothing to bring his brother home. read more at: http://www.cinemareview.com/main.asp?movieid=600249

November 29, 2013

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Few people would ever accuse Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy of being subtle cinema, but Spike Lee’s remake of the 2003 feature smashes any lingering vestiges of the restrained right into the ground with a bloody, looming hammer. Strangely enough, the opening credits of Oldboy provide some insight into the feature itself – this is “a Spike Lee film,” not “a Spike Lee joint,” and it’s “based on the Korean film,” not “based on Park Chan-wook’s film” or “based on Garon Tsuchiya’s manga.” This is not a unique feature and even its own director isn’t interested in putting his signature touch on it.

As with Chan-wook’s film, Oldboy centers on a seemingly regular man who is abducted, thrown into a prison-like hotel room for two decades, and framed for the heinous murder of his ex-wife. Josh Brolin is effective enough in the role, and he’s got the fiery anger and unswerving drive element of his character down pat. Emotions not fueled by rage and revenge aren’t quite his forte, at least here, but those don’t really come into play into further down the line. For the first act of the film, he’s just about perfect. Brolin’s Joe Doucett is a flabby, drunk loser who thinks that a smooth-talking attitude will help him succeed at work (it won’t) and just yelling about things to his beleaguered ex-wife will get her to shut up (it also won’t). He’s unsympathetic, but he certainly doesn’t deserve his punishment (or, well, does he?).

Once Brolin is tossed into his hotel cell, the film picks up significant momentum, and Oldboy impress when it comes to the sequences used to portray Joe’s imprisonment. While Lee utilizes some familiar bits from the original film, the entire thing is so engrossing and engaging that any recognizability is soon forgotten. Brolin cycles through a believable series of emotions and actions, from depression to anger and back and forth and back and forth, until finally springing into something that resembles action. Current events flip by on his television screen – Bill Clinton’s election, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama’s election, and still more – and the crushing weight of two decades in one room steadily adds up.

Yet, when Joe is finally released, Brolin hasn’t appeared to age much. He actually looks better than before – buffer and with a more suitable haircut and a simmering rage that sort of works for him. It’s a minor quibble, but it showcases some of the shoddiest elements of the film and a continued lack of quality that keeps Oldboy from achieving anything close to craftsmanship. He’s been imprisoned for twenty years. Give him some gray hair. Something. Anything.

Let loose, Joe is taunted by threats against the life of his still-living daughter, who he has observed growing up by way of a cheapy television series that chronicles crushing true crime. Tasked with discovering the identity and reasoning of his captor, Joe sets out on a quest that he thinks will lead to redemption, but which has far more nefarious consequences in store for him. Along the way, he’s joined by his old pal Chucky (Michael Imperioli) and an alluring young new friend, the softhearted Marie (Elizabeth Olsen), who just so happens to be one of the first people he encounters when he’s released from his prison. See more at: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/reviews/oldboy-review-spike-lee.php#sthash.JfOgeLUp.dpuf

November 26, 2013

Watch Frozen Full Movie Online – Movie4k Film

It’s been a long time coming, but Disney magic is back! The glorious fantasy of storytelling, the beauty of fairy tales filled with princes and princesses, magic, wonder, beauty and eye-popping ultra widescreen Technicolor, this is just what we have from Walt Disney Animation Studios with FROZEN; ethereal, beautiful, perfect use of 3D and all to glorious magical effect creating a winter wonderland that sparkles as far as the eye and heart can see. The epitome of wide-eyed wonder and amazement as exhilarating as seeing your first snowflake, FROZEN will have a smile on your face and your heart, twirling you into a flurry of magical delight. FROZEN is timeless classic Disney animation in every sense of the word – and pure Oscar gold.

Loosely based on “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Anderson, FROZEN is a tale as old as time, and one that Walt Disney himself wanted to bring to life on the big screen but was never able to do. Enter screenwriter and director Jennifer Lee (the first female director in Disney Animation feature history) who, along with co-director Chris Buck, found a way to honor the tradition of the 1845 fairy tale, develop and contemporize core themes of love and family and the driving force of love versus fear, while presenting engaging and entertaining characters in a beauteous and lush animated setting punctuated with signature song.

We first meet sisters Anna and Elsa as very young girls. Members of the Norwegian royal family, Elsa has the power to create snow and ice with the wave of her hand, a little bit of magic that the girls use to heartwarming delight whenever Anna wants to build a snowman or play in the snow – in the great hall dining room. But when Anna is injured by Elsa’s powers, the King and Queen must call on the mountain trolls to save her from “freezing” – and make her forget, forcing Elsa to now hide her power. Always afraid that she might hurt Anna again, Elsa spends the next 10 years avoiding her at all costs, imprisoning herself in her own room, with her powers growing and her own heart becoming ice. Even the gates of the kingdom of Arendelle are locked and no one is permitted in or out. Sadly, the King and Queen are tragically killed, forcing Elsa to assume the crown.

Where Elsa fears the coronation and an inability to hide her now formidable powers, Anna is ebullient. As the gates of Arendelle open for the occasion, so does Anna’s heart with the meeting of Prince Hans. But Elsa, trying to control her powers and rein in Anna, gets caught in her own cross-fire, exposing her powers, freezing the kingdom and fleeing high into the mountains determined to never hurt anyone else ever again. With Arendelle frozen solid and coronation guests unable to leave, there is only one solution. Someone must find Elsa and bring her back to undo the magic. And Anna appoints herself as the person to do it. Joining forces with Anna, she meets Kristoff and his reindeer Sven along with some other interesting creatures along the way, including Olaf, a bouncy little snowman from Anna and Elsa’s youth, an abominable iceman (named Marshmallow of all things) and ultimately Elsa, sitting high atop a mountain in her ice castle. Can Anna save Elsa? And what of Arendelle? And what about Prince Hans? And Kristoff? Suffice to say, we’ve got more than a few snow moguls to manage along with some hard hitting story snowballs.

Where Lee excels with story is by never making Elsa the villain. Elsa is instead empowered and emboldened once accepting her powers, while we are continually reminded of the love and lightness of the fun she and Anna experienced at her hand as children. Female driven with confidence and positivity, Elsa and Anna are like two sides of a coin, both strong, albeit one through power and confidence and the other through clumsy sticktuitiveness and love, and through it all Lee maintains a timeless classicism that we all hold dear. As comes as no surprise, supporting characters are a delight and none moreso than snowman Olaf and reindeer Sven!

With strong voicing led by Kristen Bell, who fulfills a life long dream to voice an animated Disney film and now does so as Anna (and K-Bell does her own singing, too!), joining her are Idina Menzel as Elsa, Jonathan Groff as Kristoff, Josh Gad as the warm-hug liking snowman Olaf, Alan Tudyk (quickly becoming a Disney fave) as the Duke of Weselton (often pronounced in jest by all as “Weasel-town”), Ciarin Hinds as Pabbie the rock troll and young actresses Livvy Stubenrauch and Eva Bella as young Anna and Elsa, respectively.

When it comes to animation, the word is WONDROUS! Calling on a team of more than 60 animators led by Lino DiSalvo, great attention was paid not only to the ambient background animation but creation of the characters, elevating the level of subtleties in individual design through facial rigging and even breathing exercises so as to add more dimension, character and “soul” to each with eyes, sighs, shoulder slumps, gesture. And when it came to animating Sven, animators looked no further than the reindeer who came to visit and provide their natural talents as inspiration. And of course, there’s snow and ice and snowflakes! Just as every six-sided snowflake is unique in nature, so they are in FROZEN, as is the use of snow as an emotional tool depending on the type of snow, depth, fury, softness. And then there’s Elsa’s ice palace! As if the world of FROZEN isn’t magical enough, your eyes will go wider still at its glistening crystaline beauty.

Musically this is the most complex score and individual song components that I have ever heard in a Disney film. With songs written by husband & wife team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, each song is as unforgettable as the last and none more so than “For the First Time in Forever” – a duet by Bell and Menzel that soars – and “Let It Go!” Must buy soundtrack now! (In stores November 25th.)

Sparkling with wonder, FROZEN is magical. Won’t Oscar gold look beautiful glistening in Elsa’s ice palace!

Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck

Written by Jennifer Lee

Voice Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Ciarin Hinds, Alan Tudyk read more at: http://www.culvercityobserver.com/story/2013/11/21/movies/movie-review-frozen/3271.html

November 19, 2013

Watch The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Full Movie

Once again we are in a not-too-distant future dystopia where President Snow (a leonine Donald Sutherland suggestive of Aslan’s dastardly brother) rules his fascist state by fear. Every year, two teenage representatives of each outlying district are tossed into an arena and forced to fight to the death until only one survives – all for the delight of a baying TV audience.

Here last year’s victor, 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen (superb Jennifer Lawrence), finds her dreams of returning to a quiet home life and sorting out her love triangle between a cute, sensitive baker (Josh Hutcherson) and a hunky miner (Liam Hemsworth) dashed.

As a reluctant symbol of a burgeoning revolution Katniss is a danger to Snow, who hurls our traumatised heroine back into his death games, this time to do a kind of super battle against previous adult victors (including pretty Brit Sam Claflin and Magda the cleaning lady from Sex And The City) as well as some slightly ‘seen it’ CGI peril such as dry ice and killer baboons.

The second part of a trilogy is inevitably a bridging story and this is not an ideal entry point for newbies. Those fans who are panting for ace archer Katniss to get back into the arena, or those who haven’t seen the first movie, may be frustrated by a talky first half that is mainly interested in intelligently exploring Katniss’s moral responsibilities and the ethics of revolution as well as media manipulation, the cult of celebrity and the politics of oppression.

Personally I found this the most compelling section. However, it’s essentially a 3 ½ star movie, raised to a 4 by Jennifer Lawrence. Officially Hollywood’s hottest property after winning the Best Actress Oscar earlier this year (Silver Linings Playbook), Lawrence’s mature, penetrating performance lifts this material to another level. Her character is wonderfully unlovable, ‘You are a strangely dislikeable person’ Woody Harrelson’s boozehound mentor tells her ‘But you have your virtues’. read more at: http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/12/the-hunger-games-catching-fire-is-a-movie-of-great-moments-rather-than-a-triumphant-whole-4183173/