Monday, July 02, 2012

Samples from TDKR Soundtrack version 2



Third set of TDKR Soundtrack samples ,a whole minute long (most of them). Enjoy. If you cant access it check them out here http://snd.sc/N73ACn

Ted ,Mike,Ice Age & Spiderman blast off



The R-Rated comedy ,Ted made a solid opening of 54million.Its the 8th best opening for an R-rated movie.Ted is a partially animated movie directed by Seth MacFarlane ,from Family Guy, and co-starring are, Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis.Ted defied expectations by opening to 20million on its opening night.It currently has a rating of 69% at Rotten Tomatoes.Made at a budget of around 50million,the movie is already a big hit.

The 2nd release of this week , Magic Mike,opened to an excellent collection of 39million.Magic Mike is directed by Steven Soderbergh (Oceans 11 series) and stars Channing Tatum .This is Channing's 3rd release of the year (not counting Haywire ,in which he had a supporting role) after the Vow & 21 Jump Street (both of which made more than 120million). Considering Magic Mike was made with a budget of around 10million,it too is going for a huge hit.It currently is certified fresh at RottenTomatoes with 79%.

Ice Age 4 opened early to international viewers and collected 78million in its opening weekend ,breaking opening records in South American countries.Considering the first 3 Ice Age movies did amazing business,its safe to say the 4th part will follow in the same footsteps.

The Amazing Spiderman opened in parts of Asia and made a solid 50million in its opening weekend.With positive reviews pouring in and a 4th of July opening,Spiderman may make 100million opening in the domestic market.

So far July is looking excellent.Success of Ted & Magic Mike this week, followed up with a guaranteed hit of Spiderman (July 4) ,and later on a mega opening for Ice Age 4 (July 13) ,and topping it off with a box office killer -The Dark Knight Rises (July 20).

After Earth Synopsis



After Earth is M.Night Shyamalan's next project ,starring father-son duo Will & Jaden Smith.The movie set for release in 2013 ,has revealed its synopsis.Take a look.

In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (played by Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father is injured in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

The concept looks good and i personally feel it to be some sort of sequel to Will Smith's I Am Legend (very similar settings).Shyamalan has been having a rough patch , his last couple of movies flopping heavily and tarnishing his name ,but can After Earth rescue it ? The only reason anyone will be watching it will be solely because of Will Smith's presence.

Scans from Magazines-TDKR


     

New TDKR viral site



A new viral site for TDKR has been revealed.With just days left for the big release,marketing is at full force.The new site activates your webcam and and puts you behind one of the 3 masks of Gotham City's Most Wanted(plus one with you and the bat logo). Try it out !

http://apps.warnerbros.com/thedarkknightrises/ar/us/

American Reunion (2012)


[only for the fans]

American Reunion (2012)
IMDB- 7.3
RottenTomatoes- 44
RJG Rating- 50

The gang returns after 10 years for a high school reunion.Will they be back to their old tricks?

Starring- Jason Biggs,Chris Klein,Thomas Ian,Seann William,Eddie Kaye,Alyson Hannigan
Director- Jon Hurwitz ,Hayden Schlossberg 

American Reunion is the 8th part of the American Pie series and the 4th of the Jim-Oz-Kevin-Finch-Stifler group.This is said to be the final part of the hit series.

The cast is pretty impressive since they brought not only every original cast member (from the first 3 movies) ,but they also managed to sneak in some new ones too.Acting hasnt been a strong point of the series and they dont try to make it a big deal either.Out of the group Sean William (Stifler) was the main highlight.The others do a decent job.

Story could have been good but unfortunately the fun starts to drain by the second half.American Pie is known for its outrageous as well as funny gags ,but by now it isnt as great as it used to be.Those who havnt watched the previous movies will feel left out of many jokes.But for the fans, American Reunion is more of a "reunion" since its been a long time all the cast members have united.Reunion is an improvement over the 3rd part (American Wedding),but still falls behind the game changing movies-American Pie 1&2.

Direction is okay.The movie runs out of steam in the second half ,concentrating more on relations (that seem to get fixed/broken in seconds).But as a fan i wont mind seeing another American Pie with the same cast.

Overall,Reunion is just for the fans of the series,others may find it dull.

Actin- 3/5
Story- 2.5/5
Direction- 2.5/5
Comedy- 4/5
Romance- 2.5/5

Wanderlust (2012)


[interesting concept gone wasted]

Wanderlust (2012)
IMDB- 5.7
RottenTomatoes- 60
RJG Rating- 50

After struggling to live in New York ,a couple move into Elysium ,a rural commune.

Starring- Paul Rudd,Jennifer Aniston,Justin Theroux,Malin Akerman
Director- David Wain

Wanderlust is about a couple who move into a community,called Elysium. Elysium doesnt depend on the modern world.It instead uses home-made stuff , and the group live together in a peaceful environment without the hassles of todays social rules.

Paul Rudd ,an upcoming comedy actor ,once again gives a great performance.Hes completely at ease and being a very likeable character its easier for the audience to relate to the movie through him.Unfortunately its not the same with Jennifer Aniston.She gives another rigid performance.The rest of the cast too arent very great either.

Wanderlust had a great concept and a good start but it squanders it away in the second half.The concept of a commune had a lot of potential here,but it isnt fully explored.After a brief introduction to a communes positives,the second half entirely shows a negative aspect.

David Wain tries to present a movie in the same vein as Role Models (his earlier directorial venture) ,but ultimately fails.The second half is filled with cliches and becomes very predictable.Also something that bothered me was the extended scenes of monologues by Paul Rudd(ex: him trying to get confident by ranting out expletives in front of a mirror) .At first it was funny but soon it becomes boring.Many scenes go into the awkward silence moments too often.Comedy is okay ,nothing great.

Overall ,Wanderlust wont be interesting for the majority ,but fans of Paul Rudd should give it a watch.

Acting- 3.5/5
Story- 3/5
Direction- 3/5
Comedy- 3/5
Romance- 2/5

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