The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

[a lovable little movie]

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
IMDB- 6.8
Rottentomatoes- 86%
RJG Rating- 80

Captain Pirate sets out for an adventure in search of treasure that could fetch him his life long wish.

Starring- Hugh Grant,Martin Freeman,David Tennant
Director- Peter Lord

Pirates is a claymation movie created by the makers of the hit Wallace & Gromit.

Animation is excellent and is the perfect choice for the movie.But it could have set up on a larger scale for such an adventurous movie.The animation also felt a bit rough and not as smooth as expected.

The story is what can usually be expected from a claymation movie.Its a bit weird but manages to deliver loads of fun.The story wasnt as clever or outstanding but it was funny.The main highlight were the brilliant set of characters.The story has its own set of twists and turns that make PiratesBOM an enjoyable movie.

Peter Lord, has done a great job in building up this movie.Its pace is even and the movie doesnt falter much.The movie is fun and adventurous from start to finish.

Overall ,Pirates is be a welcome change from the usual type of animated movies released this year.And thanks to its great characters its great fun.

Animation- 4/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 4/5
Action- 4/5
Comedy- 4/5

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

[the worst POTC movie yet]

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
IMDB- 6.6
Rottentomatoes- 34
RJG Ratings- 15

Jack Sparrow, joins with Barbossa to find the fountain of youth.

Starring- Johnny Depp,Geoffrey Rush,Penélope Cruz,Ian McShane
Director- Rob Marshall

Stranger Tides is not an exact continuation of the events of the previous POTC trilogy,its more of a fresh start for Jack Sparrow with new supporting casts.The movie was one of the most anticipated movies of 2011 but unfortunately it failed to gain critical acclaim like those for the previous 3.

Johnny Depp returns once again as the iconic Jack Sparrow.Its safe to say that hes the only highlight of this movie.But yet the movie's lack of proper story takes a heavy toll on Jack Sparrow.So in Stranger Tides ,we have Jack Sparrow running around and having sword fights but thats as far as we get to the old Jack Sparrow.The dull story manages to make the most exciting character seem dull.Somehow as each movie progresses ,Jack Sparrow has become younger and less menacing compared to the Curse of the Black Pearl (POTC 1).The supporting cast includes Penelope Cruz & Geoffrey Rush.While Geoffrey (Barbossa) gives an ok performance,Penelope disappoints.

Before watching Stranger Tides ,i had considered Worlds End(POTC 3) to be the worst POTC movie.But upon watching this movie,i was much more appreciative of Worlds End.There is absolutely no decent story in Stranger Tides.Its an awful collage of previous Pirates movies mixed together with cliches and lazy writing.The story brings up one dimensional characters and useless twists.

Direction by Rob Marshall is completely a waste.Known for his musical movies such as Chicago,Memoirs of a Geisha ,Rob Marshall is out of place in an action movie such as that of the Pirates series.The 2hr movie is stretched to such a point that the viewers feel tortured for seeing this monstrosity.The movie was one of the most dullest and boring movies of 2011.

On release Pirates failed to win the audience like before and resulted in poor domestic collection compared to the other Pirate movies.But the movie was a giant hit overseas and earned more than thrice the domestic collection .This made POTC4 the second movie,after POTC2 (Dead Man's Chest) ,in the POTC series to enter the Billion Dollar league.

Overall,this is one of the worst & boring movies of all time.Miss at all costs.

Acting- 1.5/5
Story- 0.5/5
Direction- 0.25/5
Action- 2.5/5
Comedy- 2/5
Romance- 1/5
Drama- 1/5

Avengers reaches 600million

Avengers has finally reached the $600million club domestically.It reached the mark on the 54th day since its release.Titanic would have been crossed had it not been for its April 3D release which added around $58million to its 1997 collection of $600million. Meanwhile Avatar still reigns on top with $760million.

Here are the top 10 domestic grossers
1-Avatar -760m
2-Titanic -658m
3-Avengers -600m
4-Dark Knight -533m
5-Star Wars 1 -474m
6-Star Wars -460m
7-Shrek2 -441m
8-ET -435m
9-Pirates of Caribbean2 -423m
10-Lion King -422m

MIB3 breaks Avengers reign

Men In Black 3 broke The Avengers' three week reign on the top of the box office.MIB3 made a solid 55million in its first week,while Avengers slipped to 37million in its 4th week.

This brings Avengers' domestic total to $513million,overtaking Star Wars 1&4,Lion King,Shrek 2,PiratesOfThe Caribbean 2 and ET.It now sits at #4 in the domestic list, with only Dark Knight (533m) ,Titanic(600m) & Avatar(760m) in its way.

Avengers blasts forward.

 On its 3rd week , Avengers made a solid $55million. Leading to a domestic total of $457 million and adding the Foreign gross of $723million has led to a worldwide collection of $1.18 BILLION ,and this puts Avengers at the 4th spot of All Time Top Grossing Movies (overtaking LOTR 3,Toy Story 3,Transformers 3,PiratesOTC 2&4 & Star Wars Phantom Menance).The top 3 that are currently ahead of Avengers are ,Harry Potter 8 ($1.32b) ,Titanic($2.18b) & Avatar ($2.78b).Will Avengers beat these 3?