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Showing posts with label New Movies 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Movies 2013. Show all posts

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Movie Review: Elysium


In the year 2154, a small percentage of the world's elite is enjoying life in luxurious habitat in Space called Elysium. The rest of the population still resides in Earth which is now overpopulated and it's resources almost used up.


Max Da Costa a former car thief and now parolee is working in an assembly line for Armadyne Corporation. Armadyne provides the Elysian weaponry and Robots that police the earth's population. Max was forced to take a job from a smuggler named Spider after he accidentally got a lethal dosage of radiation while working in the Assembly line.

Spider helps the non-Elysian Citizens illegally enter Elysium. In his last attempt a group of immigrants were shot down after trying to reach Elysium without authorization. Secretary of Defense Delacourt has activated a sleeper agent on Earth to shoot down the shuttles. Delacourt was reprimanded by the Elysian President Patel. Delacourt fears losing her authority, so she made a deal with Armadyne Corp Ceo John Carlyle to overwrite the program that controls Elysium Robot and get her the Presidency.



Caryle then downloads the program and neurally stores it and prepares to deliver it to Elysium. Da Costa intercepted Carlyle shuttle and got the program. Delacourt then orders Kruger to track down Da Costa and retrieve the data that was stolen. During the firefight, Carlyle was killed along with Max's accomplice.


Max then escapes Kruger and seeks the help of his childhood friend Frey. Frey is also having her own set of problems. Her daughter  Matilda is suffering from Leukemia and needs to get to Elysium and use a device called Med-Bays that help all sort of human illness.

Kruger uses Frey and Matilda to lure Max out. Max then decided to surrender to get to Elysium but did not expect Frey and Matilda to be in Kruger's shuttle. Kruger and his colleague tried to secure the grenade that Max was holding. But unfortunately the grenade exploded causing the shuttle to crash. Eventually Frey, Matlda and Ma was caught. Delacourt orders the retrieval of the data from Max's head even though she is aware that the process would kill him. Kruger then kills Delacourt and plans to steal the information in Max's head.

Moments later Max was able to escape but Kruger was trying to catch him with the intention of using the data to rule Elysium for himself. Max managed to kill Kruger in the end and as able to reach Elysium's computer core and downloaded the file killing himself in the process. After the system rebooted, All Earth's population became Elysium citizens and those who were living in Elysium got their citizenship revoked. Frey used one of the Med Bay to cure Matilda. In the end a group of shuttles carrying multiple Med bays were deployed to Earth.

What can I say about the movie? It is pretty good in my opinion. Compared to district 9 it is not bad. It is quite memorable. The idea that in the future, the rich people would enjoy a comfortable life while the masses suffer is something that is not impossible from happening. In fact it is happening now. The concept though is not new. I have seen similar story line from other TV shows and movies. A particular show that comes to mind is Terra Nova. In that show, in the future the air has become unsafe to inhale. The rich people has the luxury to live in Domes that has clean air. Same concept here. But it is not bad. Matt Damon and Jodie Forster were both great and played their roles well. The graphics was great as well. I wouldn't mind watching the whole film again.

What are your thoughts on Elysium?

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Movie Review: Man of Steel


After years of harvesting of Krypton’s natural resources, Krypton is faced with its imminent destruction. The chief scientist Jor-el has warned the council about repercussions of harvesting the natural resources which caused the planet’s core to be unstable. General Zod has staged a coup to gain the leadership of the planet. Jor-el and his wife Lara has decided to send their son Kal-el to earth after infusing his cell with the genetic codex of the entire Kryptonian race. Zod killed Jor-el but was unable to stop the spacecraft that would bring Kal-el to earth. He and his followers were captured and were sent to the Phantom Zone as their punishment. After the destruction of Krypton, Zod was free. Since then they travelled to different colonies that were previously controlled by Krypton but found no survivor. They instead salvage what they could use include a world engine.

On Earth, Kal-el was found in Smallville Kansas by Jonathan and Martha Kent who raised him as their own and named him Clark. He discovered his abilities as he grew older. Jonathan warned Clark not to use his abilities in fear of humans discovering his true nature. Even in his death, Jonathan refused to be saved in order to keep his secret.  Years after, Clark was wandering and has taken several identities to keep his secret. He learned of a discovery in the Artic of an Alien Spacecraft and joined the team that is investigating it.
The ship allowed him to communicate of a preserved image of his father Jor-el. He explain that the reason for his abilities. Also in the Artic, Lois Lane was part of team investigating the spacecraft. After seeing Clark sneaking in to space craft, she followed him. She was injured and Clark was forced to use his heat vision to cauterize the wound to prevent her from bleeding out.

The Spacecraft has sent a distress signal which Zod use to locate Clark. He demand that the Humans handover Clark or face the consequence. Clark agreed to have the Military surrender Clark. After learning of Zod’s planning repopulating the planet and changing the planet’s atmosphere using the world engine Clark refused and decided to oppose his fellow Kryptonians.



Clark was able to destroy the World engine but was unable to prevent the damage that it caused to Metropolis. Clark was able to defeat Faora and Nam-Ek and was able to send them to the Phantom Zone again with the help of Lois Lane. Only Zod was left and able to adapt to Earth’s atmosphere and learn how to use his abilities the way Clark can. They engaged in a fierce battle that caused more destruction. In the final moments of the battle, Zod was about to kill a group of civilians using his heat vision. Left with no choice, Clark snapped Zod’s neck and killed him.



The military is still trying to find out more about Clark. A sent a drone crashing and told General Swanwick that he is willing to help but it would be on his own terms. Clark then took a job with the daily planet as a reporter as part of his cover.

Like most people, I found that the movie is lacking. It was a good movie but it was not great. The characters were underdeveloped. The fact that Lois Lane learned of Clark’s identity took away a lot of mystery. And it was too easy for Lois to put the puzzle together. Clark’s cover in the end doesn’t really mask his identity. Unlike the previous movie, Superman returns, they provided an Alibi by showing that Clark was clumsy.
Also I found it odd that Superman killed Zod in the end of the movie. Generally Superman does not kill. There are versions of superman in Comics that he does but generally he doesn’t. In TV series version, Smallville, Clark has gone to great lengths to prevent from killing. I think that part of Superman is what keeps him apart from other superheroes. We all know that he is flawed and at times has fallen prey to his dark side but killing is something that most viewers and fans would not approve. The battle scene was good but I think it was too excessive. It seems that he did not mind all the destruction and the people getting hurt.
What I enjoyed about the movie was the first part in Krypton. It is something that Movie makers really dwell upon. We all know that the sun is the source of his abilities but the idea that his cells absorbs them, the gravity is lesser in earth than Krypton and the atmosphere is more nourishing is somewhat refreshing.

There are references to Wayne Enterprise and Lex Corp in the movie. Is this a set up to future superman films? News has already emerged about the possible sequel which would involve Batman. I would guess that Lex Luthor, Superman’s greatest nemesis, would soon be part of the sequels. What are your thoughts?

Friday, November 23, 2012

Upcoming Movies 2013: Star Trek into Darkness, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters , Fast and Furious 6


Star Trek into Darkness
Release date: May 17, 2013
 
 
This new installment is directed by J.J. Abrams. He is better known for his work in Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Super 8 and Cloverfield. He is also involved with TV series such as Person of Interest, Alcatraz , Lost and Revolution.
 
The extended trailer for this film would be shown in IMAX during the showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected journey. It is still unknown what the story is but knowing J.J. Abrams previous work, this is definitely a movie to watch out for.
 
Chris Pine (Captain James T. Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Karl Urban (Dr. Leonard “Bones” Mccoy), Zoel Saldana (Nyota Uhura) and John Cho (Hikaru Sulu) will reprise their role in this coming movie.

Since I have only watched Star Trek Nemesis and Star Trek (the 2009 reboot), I am started to get hooked with this franchise. I’ll be watching the rest but I am glad they started the reboot.
 
 
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters
Release date: August 16, 2013
 
 
This is the second movie based on the novel written by Rick Riordan’s pentalogy Percy Jackson and the Olympians and is set to release on August 16, 2013.
 
Percy Jackson is the son of Poseidon and a mortal named Sally Jackson. At the beginning of the story, Percy has not met his estranged father and does not know that he is a demigod. As the story progress, he will meet other demigods and other mystical creatures including Satyr name Grover who is not only his best friend but is also a protector. Protectors are bodyguards and guide for new Demigods who are newly discovered. They are tasked to lead newly discovered demigods to Camp Half-blood for their training.
 
In this book, Percy will meet his half-brother Tyson. He is the son of Poseidon and a nature spirit.  They would have to retrieve the Golden Fleece to cure the poisoned Thalia’s Pine Tree. The Tree provides magically defense against monsters and Human.
 
They also have to search for their friend Grover Underwood has gone missing while currently on Quest. It is later revealed that he is also in the Sea of monster where the Golden Fleece is also located. They will also meet their former ally, Luke who is trying to revive Kronos, a powerful Titan and the father of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.
 
 
 
Fast and Furious 6
Release date: May 24, 2013.
 
 
This is sixth installment of Fast and Furious film series. Almost all of the cast from Fast five will reprise their role including Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto), Paul Walker (Brian O’Conner), Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto), Dwayne Johnson (Luke Hobbs), Tyrese Gibson (Roman Pearce), Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (Tej Parker), Sung Kang (Han Seoul-Oh), and Gal Gador (Gisele Yashar)
 
Only the last film, Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes) showed Luke Hobbs photos of Toretto’s ex-girlfriend Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez). Letty was presumed dead but has not resurfaced. The story would definitely involve Dominic and Letty meeting in this film.
 
I almost gave up on watching the fast and furious series. It seems like seeing 2 films from the series is enough. But Fast Five has gone beyond the simple Car racing plot. It has more to it now. The story is now more about how Dominic and his friends evade capture from the authorities. In the previous films, they seem untouchable and it capturing them seems like an impossible task. But I still enjoy watching the car chase.
 
For those who enjoyed watching Fast Five, this is a movie to see.

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