Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

[one of the most the cheesiest and lamest movies of 2013]

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

IMDB- 6.8

RottenTomatoes- 59%

RJG Ratings- 15

Oscar ,a magician, is transported to the land of Oz ,where hes mistaken for a prophesied Wizard

Starring- James Franco,Mila Kunis,Michelle Williams,Rachel Weisz

Director- Sam Raimi

James Franco does an okay job.He gives his usual performance.Nothing great nor noteworthy ,just a walk through role.Mila Kunis gives one of her worst performances of her career.She was utterly lame in the first half and turned even worse in the second half.Be it the cheesy dialogues or the poor makeup ,or the irritating laugh ,Mila screwed this up.She was a wrong choice for this role.Rachel Weisz does a standard evil witch role ,and Michelle Williams does the cliched good queen role.There is no innovative ideas here.The chemistry is zero between James,Mila and Michelle.Zach Braff voicing the flying monkey was the only one worth watching.

The first 30min ,Oscars life in Kansas ,was good ,but what followed next was just plain rubbish.The story is so cliched and cheesy it gets unbearable after a point.It easy to notice that the story is made along the way to fit the background visual effects.Plotholes are numerous and the etire movie reminded me ,of the equally disastrous Alice in Wonderland.But even Alice had some logic within it.The characters for Oz is poorly drawn up.Especially Mila's role.The finale battle climax ,was again stupid and corny.Another irritating thing was how much they tried to make it kid friendly.If this movie was meant for kids below 8 ,well its excusable ,but otherwise its an insult to people who actually know what a story is.

Direction by Sam is poor.Other than the first 30min ,which was in black and white ,the rest was garbage.The entire movie was made with one objective....make a movie about a CGI filled world.Thats all.Very disappointed with Sam.Even for a kid friendly movie ,the movie uses plenty of scare tactics.As with usual Raimi movies ,its the "ugly face pops out of nowhere and screams" type.This was done just to show that this is still a 3D movie.

The visual effects were beautiful.Thats the only plus point for Oz.

Overall ,kids below 8 may enjoy the movie.Oz is a cheesy movie ,give it a miss.

Acting- 1/5

Story- 0.5/5

Direction- 1/5

Action- 3/5

Visual Effects- 4/5

Romance- 2/5

Drama- 1.5/5

Mama (2013)

[a wasted horror movie]

Mama (2013)

IMDB- 6.3

RottenTomatoes- 66%

RJG Ratings- 45

2 abandoned sisters are reunited with their uncle.But things go wrong as it seems they might have brought someone with them.

Starring- Jessica Chastain

Director- Andrés Muschietti

Mama is led by Jessica Chastain ,who is on a streak of excellent performances.And she doesnt break it with Mama.Jessica's performance holds center stage even though shes playing a cliched role.The kids do an okay job.They dont connect too well with the audience.Other than these 3 ,the rest of the cast do an okay job as well.

The concept of Mama isnt too unique.A spirit protecting kids ,killing people is a formula that has been tried multiple times.The story tries to keep an air of freshness in the first half but it all collapses in the second.The second half is filled with cliches and plot holes.No thoughts are given to even rectify the most obvious plotholes.Scenes such as where a doctor goes to investigate a haunted house in the middle of the night with a flash camera is as predictable as the sunrise.The climax gets even more unbearable as it tries to wrap all the horror with a 'feel good' ending ,which really ruins the horror aspect .

Direction is below average.The second half is riddled with issues.The scare tactics were the cheap ,"pop up out of the corner and scream" type.The movie is based on a scary clip of 2 children finding a ghost in their house.This scene is adapted directly into the movie ,without bothering to apply any logic behind it.The actions of the girls now dont make any sense because in the movie they are sort of friends with the ghost.

Overall Mama had potential ,but loses it entirely in the second half.Give it a watch if you are a horror fan and have nothing else to do.

Acting- 2.5/5

Story- 2/5

Direction- 1.5/5

Horror- 3/5

Drama- 2/5

Knight Of Cups Pic

First official pic from Christian Bale's next movie -Knight Of Cups!

Directed by Terrence Malick ,the movie stars a bevy of beauties ,such as Natalie Portman,Cate Blanchett,Isabel Lucas,Teresa Palmer,Frida Pinto.
The movie is set for release in the end of 2013.The synopsis isnt yet revealed ,and all we know is that it is a romantic-drama.
Thanks to Christian Bale ~ Baleheads Blog for the pic ,like the pages if you are a bale fan!

Fan Made Posters from Man Of Steel

Visit Jordy Roelofs at - http://sysmatic.tumblr.com/

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Heres are the links for the set
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Man Of Steel Trailer

New trailer for Man Of Steel

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlOF03DUoWc

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

[an action packed space drama]

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

IMDB- 8.3 (Top 250: #158)

RottenTomatoes- 86%

RJG Ratings- 85

Kirk and his crew hunt a terrorist by the name of John Harrison.

Starring- Chris Pine ,Zachary Quinto ,Benedict

Director- JJ Abrams

The strong performances boosts this movie from the start itself.Chris Pine as Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock deliver powerful scenes.Benedict as "Harrison" is yet another gem in the movie.He totally rocks the scenes hes in and makes ,"Harrison" a very multidimensional character.Scenes between these 3 are just amazing and forms the core of Star Trek:ID.Supporting actors such as Zoe,Karl,Simon do a good job.

The main story was well written and enough substance within it.The characters have been well written and brought up excellently.All the characters big or small have a good role in Star Trek:ID.The twists and turns kept the audience guessing and at the edge of their seats.The dialogues were well written with Kirk,Spock & "Harrison" getting some really great dialogues.On the downside was the first scene ,which though at first seems like a simple mission ,but infact resonates throughout the rest of the movie.It could have been given a bit more of a proper start than jumping straight into the action.The actions of the first half also get unraveled with the revelations of the second half ,making the first half be a series of convenient plot progressions.The writers could have done a better job strengthening the first half.

Direction by Abrams was good ,but upto his usual standards.The pacing of the movie was uneven in the first half as the movie rolls around with discussions and quick action scenes.But the second half is worth all of the wait (Enterprise stopping mid warp).Abrams brings the best out of his cast and handles the script with care.But unlike the 2009 movie ,this one is more specifically made for Star Trek fans,and for those who have some knowledge of Star Trek history.

The biggest irritation i had with Star Trek:ID ,were the lens flare.Although many have ridiculed Abrams for the overuse of flares ,it seems he doubled the amount in this one.Some action sequences (ex:Klingon fight) were filled with flashing lights and zoomed in shots.I must admit i had a minor headache after watching the movie.

Editing was not too great.The action sequences were brilliant and thrilling.The entire second half is packed with back to back action.The visual effects were stunning ,especially the 'warp-speed'. Another factor i found to be outstanding was the music by Michael Giacchino (Up,Ratatouille,Lost etc).It was really a wonderful addition to various scenes.

Overall, Star Trek:ID falls short of its brilliant predecessor ,but the movie boasts of strong acting performances and action scenes,and is definitely one of 2013's best.

Acting- 4.5/5

Story- 3.5/5

Direction- 3.5/5

Drama- 4.5/5

Action- 5/5

Suspense- 4/5

The Wolverine trailer

Latest trailer for The Wolverine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th1NTVIhUQU

The main villain of the movie is the one you see at the end ,called the Silver Samurai.
Im still on the edge on Wolverine.Theres a good chance it could disappoint.

Posters!

Man Of Steel 

The Wolverine 

Batman:Arkham Origins Trailer

First Lengthy full Trailer for Batman:Arkham Origins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pnK8akbd2M

Also confirmed in the game is a more healthier Joker! The trailer was amazing! And the fight was excellent! Great to see the ol Batman back.
But i still am not fully convinced the game will be great ,untill i see some gameplay.

Trek falls short [May17-19]

Trek falls short

[May17-19]

#1-As expected Star Trek Into Darkness grabbed the top spot with $70million ,but this was way below expectations.The movie was expected to make atleast more than $100million.Star Trek is now in a bit of a muddle as it needs to score a powerful second week to keep from being an overall disappointment.Even though the movie had enough juice in it ,and was loved by the majority ,it was the tight competition that ate into Star Trek's collection.

The critics praised the movie for its amazing action sequences ,and the performances of the actors.The movie is currently rated at 87%.

Star Trek is doing a good job globally as well ,as it collected $80million from its debut.As of now ,the movie has made $164million from its budget of $190million.

#2- Iron Man 3 ,continued to fall in a consistent manner ,as it fell by 50% again to a 3rd weekend collection of $35million.The movie has been a roaring hit ,as it crossed the billion mark last week.With $337million from domestic ,and $736million from overseas ,IM3 has made a gross total of $1.073billion ,which ranks it at #9 in all time grossing list.Its next targets are last years Skyfall & TDKR ,and will most probably end its run at #7.

#3-The Great Gatsby too suffered a 50% fall ,as it made $23million.Gatsby is safely out of harms way ,as it has managed to collect its budget of $105million.Gatsby is a low grossing movie for both Leonardo as well as director ,Baz Luhrman.With bigger competition arriving this week ,Gatsby will soon shut down.

#4-Pain & Gain continued to scrape off the leftovers of the box office.Making $3million ,the action movie has so far made $46.5million solely from the domestic market.

#5-Croods made a surprise entry back into the Top 5 by trumping over 42.Croods made $2.75million ,for a overall collection of $550million ,which is the 2nd highest of 2013.

2013 Top 5

#5-A Good Day to Die Hard -$303million

#4-G.I. Joe: Retaliation -$358million

#3-Oz The Great and Powerful -$488million

#2-The Croods -$550million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.073 billion (#9 on all time grossing list)

This week we have more blockbusters lined up! And this time its going to be a face-off between two beloved franchises! Hangover & Fast Furious!

First my analysis from earlier this year:

Fast and Furious 6

story- Dom & Team is called upon to nab Letty's gang.

+ the original cast is back after the successful Fast Five.Action Scenes look amazing.

- Chances of repeating the success of Fast Five is a hard task to pull off.The synopsis doesnt sound too fresh.

The Hangover Part III

story-no wedding or bachelor party ,this time the guys go on a road trip to Tijuana.

+looks to be different this time.

- The second part was huge disappointment critically and theres no guarantee whether the third will be any good.the second ruined all the goodwill of the first part.

Which is the RJG PICK OF THE WEEK ? -----Its definitely Fast & Furious 6

Fast Furious is promising some kickass action scenes and some edge of the seat sequences.With a positive rating of 78% ,it seems FF6 is worth watching.

Banners for MOS

Europa Report Trailer

Trailer & Poster for Europa Report

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbw9hlBnG74

Starring District9's breakthrough actor ,Sharlto Copley ,Europa Report is a movie about a group of astronauts landing on Jupiter's moon -Europa .
The trailer was awesome!The movie looks damn real! Check it out!

Assassins & Moses in 2015

May 22 2015 -Assassin's Creed
It has been doing the rounds for sometime actually ,but Assassins Creed has finally got a green light to proceed! Starring Michael Fassbender the movie is scheduled for release on May 22 2015

December 12 2015 -Exodus
Ridley Scott is in the process of making a film based on the Biblical story of Moses.Christian Bale was in talks for the lead role ,but so far nothing is confirmed.

IRONMAN3 Billion !

Making $700 million overseas & $300million domestically ,IRONMAN 3 ,became the 16th movie to cross the Billion Dollar mark!

-Time Taken - 14 Days
-2nd movie starring Robert Downey Jr. to make a Billion ,after last years Avengers.
-The 6th franchise to have its 3rd part make a Billion .The others are - Transformers3 ,TDKR, ToyStory3 ,PiratesOTC3, LOTR3.
-4th superhero movie to make a Billion (after Avengers,TDK & TDKR)

The Guilt Trip (2012)

[boring and predictable]

The Guilt Trip (2012)
IMDB- 5.6
RottenTomatoes- 38%
RJG Ratings- 15

A mother and son take a cross country trip.

Starring- Barbra Streisand,Seth Rogen
Director- Anne Fletcher

Seth Rogen and Barbra bring nothing new onscreen.Both play a standard cliche role of a lonely mother and a busy son.Seth seems too tired throughout the movie and doesnt have any spark in him.Barbra on the other hand is a bit more better but due to the high predictability nature of the movie ,audience might not have the patience to listen to her character's whining.

The storys only selling factor is the combo of Seth-Barbra as son and mother taking a trip.Thats it.Theres nothing else interesting.Within 15-20min ,you can predict the entire movie.Comedy is poor.

Direction is dull.Anne Fletcher doesnt try to make anything new ,and follows a standard ,tried to death , formula.

Overall Guilt Trip ,is guilty of being too predictable with boring performances.

Acting- 1.5/5
Story- 1/5
Direction- 1.5/5
Comedy- 1.5/5
Drama- 1/5