Monday, February 25, 2013

Identity claims top spot on dull week [Feb 22-24]




#1- Identity Theft claimed back its first spot on its 3rd week with $14million.While it isnt much impressive ,the movie got into first place just because everyone else failed better.The movie is so far the highest grossing movie of the year with $93.6million.

#2-The Rock starrer ,Snitch couldnt make much an impact either.Making just $13million ,it was good enough for just a second place on this poor week.Critically the movie has been getting average reviews.Rated at 54% ,the critics have given the thumbs up to Rock ,but a thumbs down to Snitch's story.

#3-Escape From Planet Earth somehow managed to hold up even with a strong negative buzz.The movie made $11million.Made at a budget of $40million ,the movie has managed to collect $34million so far.

#4-Safe Haven fell down one place to #4 making $10.6million.The romantic movie has survived the valentine week and has made so far $47.9million ,from a small budget of $2million ,so Safe Haven is quite safe at the box office.

#5-The biggest fall was of Die Hard 5.The movie made just $10million ,which is around a 60%drop.The poor reviews seem to be pulling this sequel down.With almost twice the collection of the domestic ,Die Hard 5 has so far made $184million from a $92million budget.


Next week ,4 new releases fight among each other for the top spot.
1- Jack the Giant Slayer.Although some fairytale reboots have made itself money ,none have actually made the critics happy.So could an established director such as Bryan Singer (X-Men 1,2) twist the case? The marketing is pretty quiet .And the visuals dont look too great either.But with Nicholas Hoult starring ,this might be the rare case that might actually work.So this is RJG's PICK OF THE WEEK.

2-21 & Over,is a pretty quiet in its promotional strategy.Theres barely anything much being said about this.And considering this is the last chance for producers to dump wasted movies ,this might not be worth a watch.But i think its a Project X type movie ,so if you liked that watch this one.

3-The Last Exorcism Part II, another horror movie claiming to be the last.Poor marketing and trailers have given the movie a negative buzz.Skip It

4-Last we have the crime thriller -Phantom.Ive never even heard about this one before writing this report! So its either so bad or something you have to wait for proper reviews before going to see this one.

Oscar Winners



Best Film- Argo
Best Director- Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Best Actor- Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) 
Best Actress- Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Supporting Actor- Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Best Supporting Actress- Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Best Original Screenplay- Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Best Adapted Screenplay- Chris Terrio (Argo)
Best Film Editing- Argo
Best Animated Movie- Brave
Best Foreign Film- Amour
Best Cinematography- Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)
Best Visual Effects- Life of Pi
Best Production Design- Lincoln
Best Costume Design- Anna Karenina
Best Makeup & Hair- Les Misérables
Best Original Score- Mychael Danna (Life Of Pi)
Best Original Song- Adele (Skyfall)
Best Sound Mixing- Les Misérables
Best Sound Editing- Skyfall & Zero Dark Thirty
Best Documentary -Searching for Sugar Man
Best Documentary Short- Inocente
Best Animated Short- Paperman
Best Live Action Short- Curfew

Frankenweenie (2012)


[a dark and funny movie]

Frankenweenie (2012)
IMDB- 7.0
Rotten Tomatoes-88
RJG Rating-75

A boy attempts to bring his dead pet back to life.

Starring- Charlie Tahan,Winona Ryder,Catherine O'Hara
Director- Tim Burton

Animation of Frankenweenie is quite beautiful.2012 has been the year of claymation type animation ,and Frankenweenie is another great addition to them.The entire movie is shot in black and white ,but Burton's story is justifies its usage.

The story for Frankenweenie is good at heart.It holds enough interest in both kids as well as adults.But towards the end it moves towards the kiddish zone.Plus a lack of proper explanation does tend to keep sensible viewers from being fully connected to the story process.The characters are a disappoint too.Other than the titular dog ,all the rest are not very connectable to.You fail to love any of them and soon start getting irritated with them.

Tim Burton's direction is great.It holds all of his trademark ,except Johnny Depp that is.Emo type characters ,dark humour have been used appropriately.The pacing of the movie is fast ,and there isnt any lagging or dull moments.Burton has made the movie very kid friendly but still has added enough substance and humour for the mature viewers.This is one factor most of the other animated movies of this year missed out on.

Overall ,even though Frankenweenie is a movie catered for kids ,the adults wont get bored.

Animation- 4/5
Story- 3.5/5
Direction- 4/5
Comedy- 3.5/5
Drama- 3.5/5


Oscars

Nominated- 1
Best Animated Film

The Master (2012)


[powerful acting]

The Master (2012)
IMDB- 7.4
Rottentomatoes- 86%
RJG Rating- 70

Story of an aimless man finding his master.

Starring- Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour
Director- Paul Thomas Anderson

The acting is the most powerful pillar of The Master.Every scene is powered by raw intensity of its lead actors.Joaquin has just immersed himself in this complex role of his.Its raw and tests his acting skills to the core.Excellent from start to finish and one of the best of this year.Playing the titular role ,but infact a supporting role is Philip Seymour Hoffman.He brings the character to its peak of perfection and controls it brilliantly.The way he has portrayed the character is amazing.Couple of scenes where his character suddenly loses his outside layer of emotion is handled perfectly ,showing Philip's strength of acting.Amy Adams has done a good job as well ,although not as great as the main.

The story for The Master is undeniably based on the scam-cult ,Scientology.But the origination of a cult isnt its primary subject.Its the story of a troubled soldier finding his place in this cult ,and his faith in the cult's founder ,aka The Master.The 2 main characters are so rich in its development that we are drawn into their worlds.But the story isnt meant for all.The story pretends to be deep, but its infact pretty simple.Its nothing but a tale about 2 men and at times its infuriating trying to understand them.

Direction is beautiful.Paul Thomas Anderson is known for such movies.The cinematography is beautiful and some scenes are just gorgeous.Hes extracted the best from his cast and created a great movie.The pacing of the movie is mixed ,it varies from slow to fast during its run.He tries to give the movie a false sense of impotence and towards the end ,its all just falls apart leaving you with a somewhat poor and forgettable ending.

Overall ,Master is an excellent watch if you want to see some great acting ,but the story isnt meant for all.

Acting- 5/5
Story- 3/5
Direction- 3.5/5
Drama- 4/5


Oscars

Nominations - 3
Best Actor -Joaquin Phoenix
Best Supporting Actor -Philip Seymour Hoffman
Best Supporting Actress -Amy Adams
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