Best Movies Of 2012 [RJG's picks]
Hunger Games
Cabin In The Woods
Lorax
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Five-Year Engagement
Brave
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Best Movies Of 2012 [RJG's picks]
Hunger Games
Cabin In The Woods
Lorax
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The Five-Year Engagement
Brave
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
[Action packed & Unlimited Fun]
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
IMDB -8.8 (Top 250: #30)
Rotten Tomatoes -93
RJG Rating-90
A group of superheroes have to unite in order to take down an Intergalactic attack that aims to destroy the Earth.
Starring- Robert Downey Jr.,Chris Evans,Mark Ruffalo,Chris Hemsworth,Scarlett Johansson,Jeremy Renner,Tom Hiddleston,Samuel L. Jackson
Directing- Joss Whedon
Avengers had one of the longest marketing technique used in the movie industry.Its marketing started way back in 2008 with the release of Iron-Man.After 4 years and 5 movies later, that movie is finally released.The Avengers fulfills all the expectations that were raised in this 4 year duration.All the main actors have returned (except Edward Norton ,replaced by Mark Ruffalo for The Hulk) ,and the story is fun ,witty and action packed.
The biggest drawbacks most star-studded movies encounter is giving the comparatively more famous actor the biggest chunk of role.Thankfully this was not the deal for Avengers.All the main heroes (IronMan,Captain America ,Thor & Hulk) got equally big as well as important part in the story.The secondary actors (Nick Fury & Black Widow) were not brushed off ,and even with all the superheroes getting the good parts ,these 2 still had major roles.The only character felt unused and a bit expendable was Hawkeye.
This speaks volumes of how the story has been handled.Juggling 6-7 heroes and giving each ample screentime is no easy task.
In the acting department ,Robert Downey stole the show as he usually does.He was born to play IronMan.In every scene he appears he is in total style and gives IronMan his soul.
Both Chris Evans(Captain America) & Chris Hemsworth (Thor) were not bad.Both did equal justice to their roles.Tom Hiddleston (Loki) delivered yet another excellent villainous role ,similar to the one he did in Thor.Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) had a surprisingly longer and major role and she too gives her best.Jeremy Renner (HawkEye) was too rigid ,this may be due to his role not being fully fledged.Samuel J(Nick Fury) was good.
But the true show stealer was Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk.The Hulk will indeed be EVERYONE's favourite character once they have seen Avengers.Every scene & action scene by Hulk is just Pure Awesomeness.
Story as i previously said is truly noteworthy because of the huge juggling acting of giving each Hero their own connection with the movie.But in terms of story telling ,it falters just a bit.The story makes way for the action and takes the backseat.While the first half concentrates on the story ,the second is completely action based.
Action scenes are superb.The numerous fight
scenes,hero vs hero,hero vs hoardes ,heroes vs the villain ,ALL are
properly choreographed and exciting.
Direction was great.The way Joss Whedon managed to direct this movie with these many superheroes and mixing them and giving one solid movie is truly remarkable.On the downside the first half was riddled with pacing issues.Some dragging scenes in the first half drained the excitement after some great fights.But once the Hulk appears ,the movie just blasts off to high levels of awesomeness never to go down again.The real Avengers movie starts with The Hulk and ends with him too.
The dialogues were witty and funny ,and Robert Downey's style of delivery & Hulk's grunts of words steal many scenes away.
Overall Avengers is a colourful,funny,action packed movie that delivers its promise of a United Super Heroes movie.The movie might not be legendary ,but The Hulk & Robert Downey will not be forgotten. A must watch movie.
Acting-4.5/5
Story-4/5
Direction-4.5/5
Action-5/5
Comedy-4.5/5
IMDB -8.8 (Top 250: #30)
Rotten Tomatoes -93
RJG Rating-90
A group of superheroes have to unite in order to take down an Intergalactic attack that aims to destroy the Earth.
Starring- Robert Downey Jr.,Chris Evans,Mark Ruffalo,Chris Hemsworth,Scarlett Johansson,Jeremy Renner,Tom Hiddleston,Samuel L. Jackson
Directing- Joss Whedon
Avengers had one of the longest marketing technique used in the movie industry.Its marketing started way back in 2008 with the release of Iron-Man.After 4 years and 5 movies later, that movie is finally released.The Avengers fulfills all the expectations that were raised in this 4 year duration.All the main actors have returned (except Edward Norton ,replaced by Mark Ruffalo for The Hulk) ,and the story is fun ,witty and action packed.
The biggest drawbacks most star-studded movies encounter is giving the comparatively more famous actor the biggest chunk of role.Thankfully this was not the deal for Avengers.All the main heroes (IronMan,Captain America ,Thor & Hulk) got equally big as well as important part in the story.The secondary actors (Nick Fury & Black Widow) were not brushed off ,and even with all the superheroes getting the good parts ,these 2 still had major roles.The only character felt unused and a bit expendable was Hawkeye.
This speaks volumes of how the story has been handled.Juggling 6-7 heroes and giving each ample screentime is no easy task.
In the acting department ,Robert Downey stole the show as he usually does.He was born to play IronMan.In every scene he appears he is in total style and gives IronMan his soul.
Both Chris Evans(Captain America) & Chris Hemsworth (Thor) were not bad.Both did equal justice to their roles.Tom Hiddleston (Loki) delivered yet another excellent villainous role ,similar to the one he did in Thor.Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) had a surprisingly longer and major role and she too gives her best.Jeremy Renner (HawkEye) was too rigid ,this may be due to his role not being fully fledged.Samuel J(Nick Fury) was good.
But the true show stealer was Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk.The Hulk will indeed be EVERYONE's favourite character once they have seen Avengers.Every scene & action scene by Hulk is just Pure Awesomeness.
Story as i previously said is truly noteworthy because of the huge juggling acting of giving each Hero their own connection with the movie.But in terms of story telling ,it falters just a bit.The story makes way for the action and takes the backseat.While the first half concentrates on the story ,the second is completely action based.
Direction was great.The way Joss Whedon managed to direct this movie with these many superheroes and mixing them and giving one solid movie is truly remarkable.On the downside the first half was riddled with pacing issues.Some dragging scenes in the first half drained the excitement after some great fights.But once the Hulk appears ,the movie just blasts off to high levels of awesomeness never to go down again.The real Avengers movie starts with The Hulk and ends with him too.
The dialogues were witty and funny ,and Robert Downey's style of delivery & Hulk's grunts of words steal many scenes away.
Overall Avengers is a colourful,funny,action packed movie that delivers its promise of a United Super Heroes movie.The movie might not be legendary ,but The Hulk & Robert Downey will not be forgotten. A must watch movie.
Acting-4.5/5
Story-4/5
Direction-4.5/5
Action-5/5
Comedy-4.5/5
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Community [3x16]
Community [3x16] Virtual Systems AnalysisRJG Rating-8
Abed's dreamatorium gets turned around due to Annie's interference.
In terms of comedy,this episode was a bit low ,but in terms of story telling this one was deep as well as highly creative.The show started off a bit slow but ended up pretty good.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Batman Special from Total Films
The magazine released a Batman special
edition.It has some new pics + interesting stuff on the Nolan's Batman .Here are the scans.Thanks to the Baleheads Blog.To see the whole set visit Facebook Link
Dark Shadows fails to Impress
Dark Shadows ,the new Depp-Burton collaboration
has not struck a chord with the critics.Early reviews for the movie say
Dark Shadows fails to stick with a proper plot and tends to be very
dull and dragging.
This seems to be another low for Johnny Depp
whose recent movies have all been critically dull.Its been a long time
since a movie starring Depp has been awesome (2007's Sweeney Todd and
2005's Charlie & The Chocolate Factory being the last 2 great movies
of his).Community renewed for Season 4
Its great news for the fans of one of the most
hilarious & entertaining show currently on air.NBC has renewed
Community for its 4th season with 13 episodes.While its great to know
the show will be back for another year ,13 sounds a bit small.Hope they
commission for more later !
The Big Bang Theory [5x24] (Finale)
The Big Bang Theory [5x24] The Countdown Reflection
TV com Rating-8.9
RJG Rating-9.5
Howard's marriage.
The finale for Big Bang theory ended as expected in the marriage ceremony of Howard & bernadet.The story was presented very neatly through flashbacks since Howard is remembering his wedding while he awaits his departure into space.
RJG Rating-9.5
Howard's marriage.
The finale for Big Bang theory ended as expected in the marriage ceremony of Howard & bernadet.The story was presented very neatly through flashbacks since Howard is remembering his wedding while he awaits his departure into space.
The comedy was very consistant and
towards the end it was very sweet and funny.Leonard ,Penny ,Sheldon
& Howard were the highlights of the show.
The Big Bang Theory [5x23]
The Big Bang Theory [5x23] The Launch AccelerationRJG Rating-7.5
Howard has fears about his mission into space ,while Leonard & Sheldon have contrasting girl troubles.
An good episode.The story is mainly focussing on Howard at this stage ,while Sheldon & Leonard give great supporting acts.The comedy was a bit scattered but ovaerall a good one.
The Big Bang Theory [5x22]
The Big Bang Theory [5x22] The Stag ConvergenceRJG Rating-8.5
Howard has his Big Bachelor Party
A great episode,Raj was the highlight of the first half while Howard stole the show in the second.The comedy was a bit risque but Raj & Howard manage to get the comedy rolling.
Two And A Half Men [9x23]
Two And A Half Men [9x23] The Straw in My Donut Hole
TV com Rating-5.2RJG Rating-3
Alan exploits his family.
This is seriously getting worse as each episode passes.Alan must be the most hated character of the show.The jokes are practically non existent.
Two And A Half Men [9x22]
Two And A Half Men [9x22] Why We Gave Up WomenRJG Rating-4
Alan gets a heart attack.
Two and a half men once again strikes new levels of lameness.Half the show was filled to the brim about Alan being gay.The highlight was Charlie's cameo.Yes,Charlie comes back !Dont get excited though.Charlie is not played by Charlie Sheen but by Kathy Bates (a woman).
Ghost Adventures [6x07]
Ghost Adventures [6x07] The Riviera Hotel
TV com rating- [unavailable]RJG Rating-6.5
The crew visit Las Vegas once again ,searching for evidence at the Riveira ,where once Sinastra used to throw lavish parties.
It was a mixed experience watching this episode.Tagging along celebs as guests for these lockdowns always tend to seem artificial.This was certainly on the borderline of fake with a crowded lockdown.But if you are a GA believer ,this time quite a lot of stuff was captured,from 2 floating balls to some very evil sounding EVPs[sound of spirits through recording devices].But the location used was quite random and had the usual long and boring intro.
Quite hard to believe overall.
Ghost Adventures [6x06]
Ghost Adventures [6x06] Gary Galka's House RJG Rating-8
The crew visit the Galka family who lost their daughter 7 years ago in a car accident.But the family experiences her presence to this day
This episode was very different from the usual run. The episode was carried out quite sensitivelly. The show used minimal to zero music.About the evidence collected ,it had lots of class A EVPs [sound of spirits through recording devices].The show had a lot of emotional content this time.Overall it was a good show ,but i expected more.
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