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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

[could have been a great Die Hard movie]

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
IMDB- 6.9
RottenTomatoes- 47%
RJG Ratings- 70

The White House is taken hostage by terrorists.

Starring- Gerard Butler,Aaron Eckhart,Morgan Freeman
Director- Antoine Fuqua

The cast is good.Gerard Butler gives in a good performance and supported by Aaron ,they both give the movie a charged atmosphere.Morgan Freeman is great too.

The story for Olympus HF ,is not one to be closely examined.Its an action movie with not much priority for story.The story they do use is pretty decent but very over the top.Its hard to believe majority of the stuff that happens in the movie.Not to mention it has a cliched president character.Much of the dialogue are way too cheesy.

Direction by Antoine is good.He has maintained a good pace for Olympus and 2hrs easily slip by without the movie getting dull at anytime.With a good cast and some nice action scenes ,hes able to cover up for the lacking story.

Watching Olympus HF ,reminded me of the good ol Die Hard Part1.This had all the ingredients of such a movie and is a 100 times better than the recent Die Hard movies.

Overall ,Olympus HF is a good timepass action movie.It isnt anything great but will please those who love movies like Die Hard.

Acting- 3/5
Story- 2.5/5
Direction- 3.5/5
Action- 3.5/5
Drama- 2.5/5
Thriller- 3.5/5

Latest reports from AmazingSpiderman2

Amazing Spiderman 2 is one sequel that is piling the story with major characters.Other than the main 2 leads ,Peter Parker/Spidey and Gwen from the first movie ,we have Mary Jane and 3 villians Electro ,Harry Osborn ,Rhino.

Mary Jane's addition to the story was a bit weird considering ,Peter-Gwen relation was just starting off by the end of the first movie.But now Shailene ,who plays Mary Jane ,revealed that her scenes were being cut from the movie.As of now ,its not sure whether Shailene is being dropped from the movie completely,or if her scenes are being transferred for the Amazing Spiderman 3.

As one character is dropped off ,another was sort of revealed! Felicity Jones joined the cast for a role that has not yet been revealed to the public.But in a recent interview ,she mistakenly "sort of" admitted that she was going to play Black Cat.The best way to describe Black Cat is, she is a Marvel version of DC's Catwoman.Sometimes a villain ,sometimes a heroine ,Black Cat is in the grey area.

So it takes the number of villains in the sequel to 4 ,which i think is the most number of villains in a superhero movie (except the X-Men series).And as time has told us ,if a movie exceeds 2 villains ,its headed towards disaster.

Terminator reboot gets a date!

The Terminator series will be rebooted and the first part of the newly planned trilogy will be released on June 26, 2015.
After the poor response to Terminator Salvation ,and the legal issues of the franchise , a reboot was the best option.This will completely wipe the slate clean from the old series which consisted of 4 movies from 1984-2009.Arnold Schwarzenegger's involvement is still in doubt ,and a director hasnt been attached to the project as of now.

The planned reboot will be a stand-alone trilogy ,which means it would not be made on the existing storyline.Characters such as John Connor may not be even in the movie.
Dwayne Johnson is rumoured to have a major part in the movie ,but its still a rumour.

On the other hand ,2015 is gearing upto become one hell of a summer...Check this out!
The Avengers 2 (May 1)
Assassin's Creed (June 19)
Terminator (June 26)
Independence Day 2 (July 3)
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (July 10)
Jurassic Park IV
Star Wars: Episode VII

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Monsters kick out Zombies & Superheroes

Monsters kick out Zombies & Superheroes

[Jun21-23]

#1-Monsters University made a solid debut as it opened with a powerful $82million.This is the 4th highest debut for a animation movie with only Toy Story3,Shrek2&3 ,making bigger openings.MU made $54million overseas to bring its worldwide total to $136million.

MU is the prequel to Pixar's classic Monsters Inc (2001) ,and follows the story of how Mike & Sully met.Critics were pleased with the result and MU has been getting good reviews.The movie has a rating of 77% which in Pixar levels ,is below average.

Excluding MU ,in Pixar's 13 movies ,only 3 movies have got a rating below 90% ,Cars 1&2 [74%&39%] and Brave[78%] ,and all 3 were a far cry from the usual Pixar standards of quality story telling.

MU's reviews pales in comparisons to previous Pixar classics ,but its definitely this years best animation movie (so far).

#2-Brad Pitt returned to big budget action movies ,with his World War Z ,the latest zombie apocalypse movie.The movie made a powerful $66million domestically and $45 overseas ,to make a worldwide gross of $111million.World War Z's budget of $190million looks to be easily recoverable considering the big opening.WWZ's opening is the highest debut for a zombie flick (Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead held that record for almost 9years with a distant $26million) ,and also Brad Pitt's highest weekend debut.

Reviews for the movie was average with a rating of 67%.WWZ's altering its source material (the novel its based upon) and its uneven plot is the major criticism.Although the action and Brad Pitt's acting is praised.

#3-Man Of Steel had a steep fall of 65% as it stumbled to $41million in its second week.But with a world wide gross of $398million ,the movie has safely recovered its budget and might be able to cross $600million if it doesnt lose steam this week.

MOS has now become the highest grossing Superman movie ,beating 2006's Superman Returns ($200million).

#4-This is the End held on making $13million ,bringing its total gross to $57.7million.For a small budget movie ,TITE is a big success.

#5-Now You See Me stuck around making $7.8million in its 4th week.The movie has so far made a worldwide gross of $134million.

2013 Top 5

#5-Star Trek Into Darkness -$430million

#4-Oz The Great and Powerful -$491million

#3-The Croods -$577million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $645million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.207 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

This week is going to be another action movie oriented one.And i must admit both dont look to be any good.One is an action comedy,The Heat, and the other an all out action movie,White House Down.My pick of the week is....WHD

White House Down- JUN28

story- after a group take over the White House ,a Secret Service Agent must rescue the President.

+ Stars Channing Tatum & Jamie Foxx who are both on a good run.

- its directed by Roland Emmerich ,who is known more for his liking of destruction rather than a good story.

Heat on the other hand is directed by Paul Feig ,who directed the superb Bridesmaids.The Heat stars Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy.The trailers havnt been too funny and i think this will be a disaster.

As for WHD ,its directed by Roland (2012,Day After Tomorrow) and could be entertaining.

What your pick?

Robert Downey Jr. signs for Avengers2 & 3!

It isnt a shocking news as Downey is an integral part of Marvel's Avenger movies,but his contract renewal was in doubt after IronMan3.Even though no new Iron Man movies are planned as far as 2016 ,fans will atleast get to see him back in action in 2015's Avengers2

James Gandolfini passes away.

James ,most famous for his lead role in the hit TV series The Sopranos ,passed away at the age of 51 due to a heart attack.As Tony Soprano ,he rose to fame winning various awards during the shows 6 seasons.

James has done plenty of movie work as well ,last appearing in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.He also did appeared in the Oscar Nominated movie Zero Dark Thirty.

The LEGO Movie Trailer & Poster

Trailer & Poster for 'The LEGO Movie"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnY2NjSjrg

Yep,LEGO as in the playing blocks you probably had when you were a kid.The trailer looks interesting ,directed by the creators of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.Plus ,cameos from Batman...the lego version i mean lol .
The movie comes out in 2014!Interested?

Superhero Sequels

Sometimes producers get over enthusiastic about stuff and just go nuts making sequels even before the actual movie is released.Its a big gamble ,but its also inevitable.

Man Of Steel 2 - 2014
Amazing Spiderman 3 - June 10th 2016
Amazing Spiderman 4 - May 4th 2018
Recent rumors are saying that not only is Man Of Steel sequel green lit ,its supposed to release NEXT YEAR!Zack Snyder (director) ,Goyer (story) and Henry Cavill (actor) are all said to be ready for the sequel ,but isnt it too soon?
I loved MOS ,and i think a sequel should definitely come out ,but only after proper planning and not a rushed attempt.Quality is ruined if the producers rush the director for a sequel.A sequel should be one that takes the series to the next level,for MOS its tough considering how high it went with the first movie itself.
For example Nolan took his time to create the Dark Knight trilogy which released in 2005,2008,2012.And each movie had a high standard of quality and outdid its predecessors.

With Justice League (A DC equivalent to Avengers) planned initially for 2015 ,its important for a DC movie to bridge the MOS series to JL.But in my opinion a sequel to MOS should be out only in 2015 or later.Justice League cannot be rushed either,it should be out after 2017 at the minimum.


On the other hand we have the Amazing Spiderman franchise that has released the dates for a 3rd AND a 4th part! Considering only the first part has been released ,that too to just above average reviews ,Sony is piling too much hope on the Part 2's performance.
In my opinion ,from the various set pics and cast ,Amazing Spiderman 2 doesnt look good.

Wolf of Wall Street Trailer

Wow!! Teaser Trailer for Wolf of Wall Street has been revealed!And its awesome!Leo rocks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszwuX1AK6A

Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring his favourite collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio ,WOWS ,is about a stockbroker who refuses to join a large scale fraud.The movie also stars Matthew McConaughey and Jonah Hill.The movie is set for release on November-15-2013.This is also Leonardo's last movie.

Man Of Steel makes a smashing debut

Man Of Steel makes a smashing debut

[Jun14-16]

#1-Man Of Steel outdid all expectation as it opened to a wonderful $113million on its first weekend.Man Of Steel's strong crew led by Zack Snyder & Chris Nolan had a solid collections on each of its 3 days.

It has made $125 in 4days domestically.The movie made a strong $71million from overseas bringing its total 4day collection to $196million

MOS is the reboot of the first superhero movie ,Superman (1978). Written by Goyer and Nolan ,they injected Superman with the same amount of gritty realism they had given the Dark Knight Trilogy.

Majority of the critics were pleased and the movie has been getting good reviews ,even though its controversially rated rotten at Rottentomatoes with 56%.

MOS first weekend collection is the 2nd highest  of superhero origins.

1-Spiderman $114million

2-Man Of Steel $113million

3-IronMan $98million

4-X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85milion

5-Incredibles $70million

**UPDATED -check below

#2-Even though with crushing competition from MOS , comedy This Is The End scrapped up an encouraging $20million.The comedy movie starring the top comedians of the recent times ,play themselves in this movie about the apocalypse.Critics are very happy with the movie and have rated it at 85%. Reviews say its the best comedy movie so far.

The movie has already recovered its $30million budget this weekend!

#3-Now You See Me held on to the 3rd spot making $10million this weekend.The movie has been a success so far and has already made $108million worldwide from a budget of $75million.

#4-Fast Furious 6 continued its steep fall as it fell by 55% this week. It made $9.4million this week ,just enough to become the top grossing movie of the Fast Furious series.With the exception of Tokyo Drift,the Fast Furious series has been consecutively topping its predecessors ,a very rare occurrence for a franchise.Fast Furious 6 has so far made a worldwide gross of $636million!

#5-The number 1 movie of last week ,Purge fell by 75% this week to end up making $8.2million this week.The thriller has so far made $58million ,and for a movie made on $3million ,Purge is a gigantic hit.

2013 Top 5

#5-Star Trek Into Darkness -$386million

#4-Oz The Great and Powerful -$491million

#3-The Croods -$576million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $636million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.201 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

This week we have 2 heavyweights clashing against each other.First my early analysis on the two.

Monsters University 

story-The story of how Sully & Mike met ,10 years before the events of Monsters Inc.(animation)

+ PIXAR ! The animation studio has brought about multiple animated classics and this is the sequel to one of their earlier classics.

- Being a sequel to a classic carries a lot of weight.And Pixar hasnt made a classic since 2010's Toy Story 3.Cars 2 was horrible and Brave too kiddish ,can Monsters University break the bad run?

World War Z 

story-A UN employee travels around the world trying to stop the Zombie virus.

+ Brad Pitt & Running Zombies ! whats there not to like !This is an adaptation of the novel of the same name.

- The movie going over budget ($200million +) ,re-writes ,delays ,re-shoots could have made the movie a mash up of second hand work.

Both the movies have got respectable reviews.76 for WWZ ,and 87 for Monsters.But being a big fan of Pixar ,my Pick for the week will be Monsters University.Whats yours?

*****UPDATE*****

As i earlier reported ,initial estimates for MOS first weekend was $113million ,but according to latest reports MOS has actually made $116million!Whats the big deal?
With this ,MOS has now become the biggest debut for an Superhero origin story beating Spiderman's 11 year record!MOS is also June's biggest debuting beating Toy Story3

1-Man Of Steel $116million
2-Spiderman $114million
3-IronMan $98million
4-X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85milion
5-Incredibles $70million

With the foreign collections ,MOS has now made $200million worldwide!

Man Of Steel (2013)

[action packed to the brim]

Man Of Steel (2013)

IMDB- (coming soon)

RottenTomatoes- 60%

RJG Rating- 85

The origin story of the greatest superhero of all time ,Superman.

Starring- Henry Cavill,Michael Shannon,Amy Adams,Russell Crowe

Director- Zack Snyder

Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman is great.He puts in a lot of effort behind the role and he is successful most of the time.You could sense the pain and loneliness behind his character ,which is essential to the tale.Amy Adams as Lois is good.She proves to be a much better representation of Lois than her earlier predecessors.Micheal Shannon as Zod is great.As a villain he is excellent and truly the best villain to face off against Superman.

On a surprising note ,Russel Crowe as Jor-El, has a good amount of scenes and hes amazing in them!Diane Lane and Kevin Costner do good as the foster parents.Theres a tight bond between Superman and both his parents (his dad and both foster parents) and the actors do an excellent job bringing it out.

The stumbling block for MOS is its story.Dont get me wrong ,its good ,but theres some heavy structural problems and thats mostly the directors fault.Other than that ,the story is engaging.The excellent depiction of Krypton and explaining Superman's powers on Earth were all done neatly.Goyer has brought in the realistic natures that were seen in The Dark Knight Trilogy and lends MOS the same ,a hard task considering the highly out of the world powers of Superman.

The relations between Superman and his parents were excellently highlighted.But his romance with Lois was not good enough.Some scenes do go a bit over the top (ex:The tornado flashback) ,and its hard to understand the choices the characters make.Zod's character was well developed and this helps in making him a great villain.

The visual effects were amazing.The Krypton sequences and especially the climax was wonderful!Music from Hans Zimmer was as usual amazing.It really gives the movie an intense atmosphere.

Direction by Zack Snyder was good.He keeps the movie packed with emotion and drama and amazing action scenes.The pace of the movie is a bit uneven at the start as it shifts back and forth from action to drama in the course of minutes ,but the latter half is fast paced and action packed.One of the issues i had with MOS was, Zack trying to 'Nolanise' the movie.The first half is riddled with jumping from the past and the present almost continuously.Juggling with timelines is best left to Nolan.Some scenes end all of a sudden and others just jump ahead without proper clarity.Editing is weak especially in the middle ,and this could irritate some viewers.

But Zack does master one aspect of the movie and thats the ACTION.I really have to talk about the action of this movie.

It was just mindblowing!!! The entire third half of the movie is one gigantic EPIC battle.I have to say that its the best superhero fight sequences ive EVER seen.Mixed with the soundtrack and the visuals ,the action is just jaw dropping.The scale of destruction was immense.It was really great to see Superman actually fighting someone that matched his powers.The finale left me speechless  

There are plenty of powerful scenes showcasing Superman's powers and all of them are spot on.Zack has made no mistake handling the action sequences ,and thats what keeps this movie afloat.

Overall ,Man Of Steel will go down as an excellent reboot of Superman made memorable with those jaw dropping action sequences.Its not perfect but its a blast!Its a must watch if you love action!

Acting- 4/5

Story- 3.5/5

Direction- 3.5/5

Action- 5/5

Drama- 4.5/5

Thriller- 5/5

Visual Effects- 5/5

Hobbit Part 2:The Desolation of Smaug Trailer

Much awaited Trailer for Hobbit Part 2:The Desolation of Smaug has been finally unveiled!!Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnaojlfdUbs
Excited for Part 2?

ELYSIUM Poster & Trailer

New poster & Second trailer for ELYSIUM

Trailer #2

Elysium is the second movie by Neill Blomkamp ,director of District9.The anticipation for the movie is high ,especially with the excellent cast and the visual effects.But can Neill do it again? The trailer is amazing ,but i fear it could fail in its attempt to reach for the high levels of scifi its promising.Fingers crossed!