Movie Reviews
Recently animation powerhouse Disney has been re-releasing some of its classics in the cutting edge 3D format. I personally saw the Lion King in 3D earlier this year and while it was great seeing it on the big screen, there were only one or two "Wow!" 3D moments for me. Not so with this beauty...
The creators of the Spiderman franchise have decided to leave the most recent 3 movies (2002-2007) as a trilogy, so this new offering from director Marc Webb is a reboot. For those unfamiliar with this term, to reboot a series simply means to wipe the slate clean to begin the story again. This gives the filmmakers a chance to do things differently, and I personally love what they have done with The Amazing Spiderman.
How great is it to revisit a film years after you first saw it - and still find that it is as good as when you saw it the first time around?? If you enjoyed Beauty & The Beast, you are going to love it in 3D.
For those who haven't seen the film, it tells the story of Belle (voiced by Paige O'Hara) who lives with her inventor father and is pursued by the local himbo, Gaston (Richard White) who is determined to have her hand in marriage, however Belle wants more to life than this and dreams of escaping the town by reading whatever books she can lay her hands on.
Perhaps being promoted as 'from the people that brought you Transformers' isn't the best way to make people go and see Battleship: after all the last two Transformers movies were pretty groan-worthy. In fact if the you think the whole concept behind Battleship the film seems like it is heading up hill from the very beginning... it is in fact based on the good ol' game, Battleship!
The world is obsessing about a new series - The Hunger Games - which will likely have you on the edge of your seat for some of the suspenseful scenes! Based on novels by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games follows Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), a young girl who lives in a world run by a restrictive government. To make matters worse, she lives in District 12 - one of the poorer districts of the land. Review includes disclaimer.
The name Aki Kaurismaki probably doesn't mean much to most Australians; a pity really, seeing this movie director has been making brilliant films for a few years now. But even if you haven't heard of him, his new film Le Havre is a must see. It's one of few films that really show the power of community, and it offers up a great conversational piece: is it okay to break the law in order to help someone in need?
All aboard everyone: it is time to re-board Titanic! You haven't stepped back into 1997, but Titanic is once again about to grace our big screens and this time in full 3D beauty. This reviewer is normally critical of 3D conversion, but this is one film that is actually enhanced by the idea.
Looking for a film that is okay to take the whole family to? Then you can't go past Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, a film whose message is just as important today as it was when the book was first published in 1971.