Monday, November 26, 2012

Twilight & Skyfall brush off new releases



1-Twilight 5 ,held on to its top place with $43million.The Twilight finale has become a huge hit and has already raked in $577million worldwide.Said to be the best movie of the Twilight series ,Breaking Dawn part 2 is catching up with its predecessors in the box office.

2-Skyfall ,stood strong in 2nd place with $36million.Skyfall has already surpassed a
ll the other 22 James Bond movies and is still going strong at the box office.The movie has made $221million domestically (2nd place is Quantum at $168million) .Worldwide it has made $790million (2nd place is Casino at $599million).As you can see ,Skyfall is miles ahead of its predecessors.

3-Suprisingly Lincoln not only overcame 3 new releases ,it also made more money than its first week.Lincoln made a strong $25million.The movie has already made $62million just from its domestic release ,and easily on course for $100million.

4-Rise of the Guardians ,the new animated movie from Dreamworks made $24million.ROG was expected to do a much bigger business but with its weak opening it looks like a big disappointment.The movie has got good reviews and is rated at 75%.Made at a budget of $145million ,ROG will find it hard to recover its budget especially with the neck to neck competition in the coming weeks.

5-Life of Pi didnt have much expectation in the box office ,but it yet remarkably well making $22million.The movie has got excellent reviews with many praising its breath taking visual effects and heart touching story.It is rated at 86% and is a guaranteed favourite among the Oscars voters..

The 3rd new release ,Red Dawn made it to #7 with $14million.Facing poor reviews and a weak debut ,Red Dawn is heading towards a flop.Its currently rated at 11%.

The next 2 weeks wont have many great movies due to the fact The Hobbit will be releasing soon.This week we have a crime thriller and a horror movie.My pick will be neither.Both are dull.Will rather see Rise of the Guardians.

The Collection: Sequel to the Collector (2009) ,the Collection brings back the notorious villain of the first movie.The movie is currently rate at 100% ,which is quite surprising since these type movies usually get rated less than 30%.The first part wasnt so great (30%) , but the concept was good.

Killing them Softly:Brad Pitt stars in this crime thriller about thieves ,robbing a casino game.The Mob sends Brad Pitt to sort things through.Im not a fan of Brad Pitt ,so i will be giving this one the skip.Initial reviews are highly positive ,and its currently rated at 92%

JTHJ & SOS continue to make magic.Life Of Pi makes grand debut



Jab Tak Hai Jaan [to be declared as Blockbuster]

Yash Chopra's final movie is going with full power.After 2 weeks ,the movie has crossed the Rs.100cr milestone.With Rs.109cr from the Indian market ,this is Shahrukh's 3rd consecutive 100cr movie (Ra.One,Don2 being the earlier ones).
Overseas JTHJ is doing incredible business overseas.The movie has collected Rs.52cr in 10days.

Son Of Sardaar [to be declared as Hit]

Much like JTHJ ,SOS continued to run successfully all over India.The movie is just shy of the 100cr mile stone and currently stands at Rs.94.5cr.But overseas,SOS was clearly overshadowed by JTHJ .SOS has earned around Rs34cr in 10 days.

Life Of Pi

Ang Li's adaptation of the novel about an Indian boy lost at sea with a tiger is doing excellent business.The movie has amassed Rs.19.5cr over the weekend across India.The movie has been critically acclaimed and is a visual delight.

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Ted (2012)


[for fans of Family Guy]

Ted (2012)
IMDB- 7.4
Rottentomatoes -69%
RJG Rating- 75

A movie about 2 best friends, a man and his talking teddy bear.

Starring- Seth MacFarlane,Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis
Director- Seth MacFarlane

The highlight of the cast is definitely the CGI animated ,Ted ,voiced by comedian Seth MacFarlane.Mark Wahlberg gives a good support.Its their 'bromance' that drives the whole movie and it works.Mila Kunis plays a role that usually is forgettable ,but she manages to shine and at times overshadows Wahlberg's character.

The story is nothing new.Replace the talking teddy bear with an annoying/party crazy friend ,and youll end up with countless number of films.But ,with the concept of Ted ,Seth manages to bring some freshness to the old story.

Direction is above average.Seth is known for his animated TV show ,Family Guy ,and his transition into the movie world is smooth.The pacing is a bit slow at start ,goes great after that.One of the positives of Ted ,is that the titular character is likable from the start itself.The way such a character is introduced too is nicely explained.Ted carries the same sort of jokes you might see in Family Guy and its definitely not for all.

Overall ,Ted is a pleasant movie to watch ,especially if you are familiar with the type of humor seen in Family Guy and such other shows.

Acting- 3.5/5
Story- 3.5/5
Direction- 3.5/5
Comedy- 3.5/5
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