News+Teaser from Amazing Spiderman 2

First teaser clip from Amazing Spiderman 2 featuring Jamie Foxx as Electro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEHcD9XFhhA

    

News from Entertainment World -Tom Hanks,Spiderman and more

1- Tom Hanks is set to return as Robert Langdon ,the famous character from Dan Brown's novels.Although its not for The Lost Symbol (the 3rd novel featuring Langdon) ,but for Inferno (Dan's 4th novel in the Langdon series).

Inferno was released this year and as usual featured some controversial subjects ,this time being about Dante's legendary poem ,"The Divine Comedy".

Sony has announced a date for the movie ,December 18, 2015 ,and hopefully will bring back director Ron Howard as well.

Tom Hanks & Howard were to reunite for The Lost Symbol ,but due to unknown reasons ,the production was delayed and now its shelved.

2-Paranormal Activity 5 ,to be postponed to next year.After the failure of the 4th part and due to the high competition during the October-November time ,PA5 is thinking of shifting the movie off to January  2014.With movies such as Counselor (Ridley Scott) ,Oldboy ,Carrie & Enders Game ,the chances of PA5 to be a disaster was almost certain.Especially with the poor content and the way the franchise has turned rotten ,it seems to be a wise move.Theres no news about PA5 as of now,no news about whos directing or starring or whats it even about.

3-Neill has confirmed that he is working on the script to District 10,the sequel to his grand debut back in 2009 ,District 9.The climax of D9 ,left the viewers in a sort of cliffhanger and anxiously waiting for more.

4-Fast and Furious 7 is being directed by James Wan (Insidious 1-2 ,Saw ,Conjuring).James promises to take the franchise in a totally new direction with a revenge fueled story.

5-Hans Zimmer has been revealed to be the music director of The Amazing Spiderman 2.Even though the movie has garnered very poor set of news with its casting and story ,Hans Zimmer's addition might be a bright spot for the sequel.

6-Initial reviews for The Wolverine has not been too great.Reviews have all been average ,and it has a rating of 56% currently.

7-New Posters

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Insidious Ch2 - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=693043574055903

New Arkham Origins video

ok Arkham ...you have me sold on your latest game!!Check out this awesome trailer for the latest villain reveal for Arkham Origins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYxiqIf6rdY

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300:Rise of an Empire

 Poster for Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise.The movie is about a soldier who relives on a loop, the last day of his battle with aliens.The movie is set for a June 2014 release.
Sounds a bit like Source Code

Despicable survives Grown Ups ,but Pacific falls

Despicable survives Grown Ups ,but Pacific falls

[JUL12-14]

#1-Despicable Me 2 made a strong stand against the new releases and managed to come on top.It made $43.8million ,in its second week.So far the sequel has been a giant hit for Universal Studios.From a budget of just $76million ,the movie has already made a worldwide collection of $471million ,and has already tied up with Monsters University to be the biggest animated movie of this year.

#2-Sadly Grown Ups 2 also proved to be a bigger success than its predecessor.Making $41.5million ,Grown Ups 2 had no problem getting the crowds in.But like most Adam Sandler movies ,this too is a TERRIBLE movie.The critics panned it ,giving it just 06%.Making it this summers worst movie ,overtaking Shyamalan's After Earth.

#3-Pacific Rim was the real loser of the week ,falling behind Grown Ups.Although most expected it to suffer bigger losses ,it somehow managed to keep the hope up ,making $37million.For a movie with a huge $190million budget ,this is way too short ,but its hope now is on the overseas collection.So far from over seas it has made $53million ,bringing in a grand total of $90million.

Critcs were pleased with the movie ,and gave it 71%.Most said it was definitely trying to be more stylish rather than pack in a good story.But it was still a fun summer movie with its high dose of epic fantasy ,battling robots and sea monsters.

#4-The Heat wasnt affected much by the top 3 ,as it made $14million ,bringing its worldwide total to $128million.The movie still lags behind Bridesmaids and this years Identity Thief.

#5-Lone Ranger crashed down heavily as it barely managed to make $11million.This is a very steep fall and confirmed Disney's (its producers) fear that Lone Ranger is another massive flop for the studio.So far the movie has made a worldwide total of $119million.

2013 Top 5

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

#4-The Croods -$581million

#3-Man Of Steel -$619million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $704million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.211 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

On the top 5 news ,Fast 6 crossed the $700million mark ,while MOS became the 3rd biggest movie of 2013.

This week is a packed one.4 big movies go head on head.So which one is My Pick ??? First my analysis on the 4:

Turbo (JUL17) (Animated)

story-A snail gets super speed powers after getting into contact with some chemicals.It now aspires to compete in a car racing event.

+ 

- a snail competing in a car racing event? ,it looks to be just for kids

R.I.P.D. (JuL19)

story-a dead cop joins a team of dead cops ,called RIPD (Rest In Peace Dept) ,to capture his murderer.

+ Jeff Bridges & Ryan Reynolds are there in this movie

- just read the synopsis above,its terrible! the trailers were boring ,looks like a ripoff of Men In black.Jeff Bridges goes way way over the top, judging by the trailers.

Red 2- JUL19

Story-Frank brings together his team to track down a stolen nuclear device.

+ original cast of Bruce Willis,Mary Louise,Malkovich,Helen return.

- Itll be a hard task to replicate the fun of the first.Filling the movie with too many stars can be too much for the movie to handle.

The Conjuring- JUL19

story-2 paranormal investigators investigate their last suspected haunting case.

+its directed by James Wan of Saw(the first one) and Insidious fame.The initial response has been awesome.

-horror movies have not been upto any good standards this year,and theres a chance that Conjuring too will fall for the usual cliches.

MY PICK OF THE WEEK IS - CONJURING!

Im a big horror fan ,and Conjuring is by James who has dished out some good horror flicks.Initial reviews have been highly positive.

My second pick will be RED2,it looks fun but i doubt whether itll be great as the first one.

BUT PLEASE SKIP Turbo and RIPD! Save your money.Both these Ryan Reynolds movies look terrible and are up to no good!

So whats your pick of the week?

RIP Cory (May 11, 1982 – July 13, 2013)

The lead actor for Glee (seasons 1-3),Cory Monteith ,passed away today at the age of just 31.Not much details is available ,but foul play is ruled out.

Cory's substance abuse had made him join a rehab and in turn missed the finale episodes for Glee Season 4.
Cory played Finn Hudson,the lead star in Glee ,the comedy/drama musical TV Show.After his character graduated in the Season 3 finale ,Cory played a supporting role in Season 4.
RIP Cory (May 11, 1982 – July 13, 2013)

How to train Your Dragon 2 Trailer

WOW!! An amazing teaser trailer for How to train Your Dragon 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68AqHwgk2s8
The movie comes out in June 2014.

The Heat (2013)

[timepass buddy-comedy]

The Heat (2013)

IMDB- 7.0

RottenTomatoes- 63%

RJG Rating- 50

A female FBI agent is paired with a female cop to take down a drug lord.

Starring- Sandra Bullock,Melissa McCarthy

Director- Paul Feig

Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy take the lead in the Heat.They have a good chemistry with each other and at certain scenes it carries off.Among the two ,it was Melissa that stole most the scenes.Sandra on the other hand seems a bit out of place in some scenes.She looks too anemic and a bit old to play such a role.Melissa & Sandra are no strangers to comedy.But like most of her recent movies,Melissa is great in comic scenes ,and it shows in The Heat.

Story for the Heat is nothing special.Its the usual buddy cop movie ,this time replaced with female leads.The story is too simple ,and it relies on Sandra & Melissa to cover up this deficiency.The climax itself is cliched and extremely predictable.

Direction by Paul Feig is good.He manages to keep the movie afloat even with all the above mentioned issues.The pacing of the movie was ok.

Overall ,The Heat is just another one of the buddy-cop movies that you might have seen plenty of times before.Theres nothing interesting nor that funny in this movie.See it if you are a fan of Melissa or Sandra or if you have nothing else to do.

Acting- 3/5

Story- 2/5

Direction- 3/5

Comedy- 2.5/5

Oldboy Trailer

Oh boy!!! First trailer for the much anticipated OLDBOY!And it looks awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrLcnrnEqyI

Starring Josh Brolin & Sharlto Copley ,the movie is about a man who is mysteriously kidnapped and held prisoner for 20years.After which he is let go and given time to track the guy who imprisoned him.
Oldboy is the remake of the acclaimed Korean movie of the same name.

Traialer+Poster Out Of The Furnace

Trailer for Christian Bale's new movie ,Out Of The Furnace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClzRVlMhU2E

First pics from the movie Out Of the Furnace was realesed today.Also starring Woody Harrelson and directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Hearts).
Christian Bale plays Russell Baze and Casey Affleck plays his younger brother Rodney Baze Jr.
The movie also stars a powerful list of actors such as Woody Harrelson,Willem Dafoe,Forest Whitaker and also Zoe Saldana.

Here is a synopsis for the movie:

The film is a drama about fate, circumstance, and redemption. Russell and his younger brother live in the economically depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother is lured into one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northeast – a mistake that will almost cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother

The movie is set for release on December 6 ,2013

Troy leaves Community hanging

Whenever i update any news about Community ,its always bad news.This is one show that constantly followed by bad luck.The latest bad news for Community fans is about Donald Glover who plays Troy Barnes.

Its being said that he will be appearing in just half of the episodes of the next season of Community!Considering Community was renewed for a new season of just 13 episodes ,Troy will appear in just 5 episodes.Donald is said to be doing this so that he can concentrate more on his upcoming music career.This is a major blow for the show.

As you might remember,Chevy Chase left the show last year mid season.Unlike Chevy's character ,Pierce Hawkthorne, Donald's Troy is a much beloved character and holds a prime spot in the Study Group.With his departure theres sure to be a huge hole and only God knows how Dan Harmon is supposed to cover it up.

Community has been struggling to stay on air ,ever since Season 2.Even though the show has gained critical appreciation ,the low ratings keep it in the chopping block.Every season its renewed is met with a huge sigh of relief and is usually considered to be its last.So for now ,it can be said Season 5 is the end of the show ,and itll be sad to have Troy play a minor role in the shows final season.

Heres a quick recap of events from Community.

-Dan Harmon (the creator) is fired for arguing with Chevy Chase.New directors are brought in for Season 4.

-Season 4 is postponed by 4months.

-During the shooting of Season 4 ,Chevy Chase leaves the show mid season.

-Season 4 is poorly received and is considered to be the worst in the shows history.

-In a stroke of good luck ,NBC renews Community for a 5th season but only with 13 episodes.

-Dan Harmon is rehired to manage the show once again.

-Donald Glover to appear in just 5 episodes.

Despicable eliminates Rangers & Monsters

Despicable eliminates Rangers & Monsters

[June6-8]

#1-Despicable Me 2 had a wonderful start as it blasted off to making $82million in its first weekend.Its opening was on par with Monsters University ,and is currently the 4th biggest debut for an animated movie.

Despicable Me 2 follows the latest adventures of villain-turned hero ,Gru and his league of adorable minions.Critics were very much pleased with the result giving the movie a positive 75%.

So far the movie has made $142million domestically within 5 days ,and $151million overseas ,giving it a gross total of $293million!Made at a simple budget of $76million ,this sequel has already been declared a blockbuster!

#2-Although the same cant be said for Disney's Lone Ranger.The movie slumped and hit the rocks pretty bad ,making just $29million.The Johnny Depp starrer ,was completely out gunned by Despicable as it staggered to make a worldwide total of $72million.

Critics heavily panned the movie  ,complaining about the poor story ,bloated action sequences and the lengthy duration of the movie.It holds a rotten rating of just 25%.This makes it Depp's 6th rotten movie in a row (excluding the animated Rango).His last highly rated movie was 2007's Sweeney Todd.

But Depp is an international box office gold and most of his domestic flops have been saved by the international market.But Ranger's huge budget of $215million is a daunting task for Depp fans.

#3-The Heat slid to 3rd with $25million.The movie is doing very well and doesnt seem to have been caught in the firing line of Despicable Me 2.Heat has made $92million worldwide so far and is still growing.

#4-Monsters University was brought crashing down by this weeks entries.The movie made $19.5million ,bringing its worldwide total to $400million.Its now the 12th highest grossing Pixar movie out of 14 movies.Still a long way to go ,but it seems tough with the strong competition.

#5-World War Z is enjoying its time as it made $18million this weekend.The zombie movie easily recovered its budgets and has enough money to calm down and start planning for its sequel.The movie has so far made $366million.

2013 Top 5

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

#4-Man Of Steel -$586million

#3-The Croods -$578million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $695million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.211 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

This week we have one very very anticipated movie and one loathed movie.Which one will win box office gold?

My analysis on Pacific Rim

story-When Monsters from the oceans arise , humans build giant robots to defend themselves.

+ This is acclaimed director ,Del Toro's first movie since 2008's Hellboy 2.The trailers looks great,action scenes and visuals look awesome too.

- Chance of being all visuals ,dull story.

Grown Ups2

story-After moving his family back to his old hometown,Lenny (Adam Sandler) finds trouble following him.

+

- The cast are actors who barely have any good movies in their resume.Adam Sandler has not been in a good movie since 2009's Funny People.The original Grown Ups has a rating of 9%.Trailers look awful.Director Dennis Dugan hasnt made even one positively reviewed movie in his life!

My obvious pick of the week is---------PACIFIC RIM!!

If you do go for Grown Ups 2 by avoiding Pacific Rim ,please stop by the doctors to have your brain checked as well.

White House Down (2013)

[fun and entertaining]

White House Down (2013)

IMDB- 6.1

RottenTomatoes- 47%

RJG Rating- 75

The White House is captured by unknown forces ,while only one man is left to protect the president.

Starring- Channing Tatum ,Jamie Foxx

Director- Roland Emmerich

Channing & Jamie Foxx play the lead roles in WHD.The entire movie heavily depends on these two to carry the job, and they definitely do a great job at it.They both support each other and the chemistry between them is great.Both are more than capable to do action scenes and can quip funny dialogues with ease.Maggie Gyllenhaal ,plays a supporting role but her role could have been done by anyone.As i said the movie heavily centers upon Jamie & Channing to carry this all the way to the end.

The story for WHD ,is undoubtedly almost 85% similar to March's Olympus Has Fallen.But i will prefer WHD to OHF.The story is more simple and lighter.Unlike OHF ,WHD doesnt have too many over the top patriotic scenes.The climax falters a bit,but its entertaining all the way till there.

The story cannot be taken too seriously and you must understand that its just a popcorn summer action flick.The story has its usual conspiracy cliches ,and some over the top action ,but its all in all fun.

Direction by Roland is good.He manages to unfold a pretty decent action flick.Its similar to the rest of his filmography like 2012,Day After Tomorrow and so on.The pacing of the movie was fast and there were almost zero dragging scenes.The movie rolls on pretty quickly ,thanks to the lead stars.

Overall.WHD is a fun movie which is entertaining all the way till the end.You are bound to love White House Down if you like Channing ,Jamie or are fans of movies by Roland.

Acting- 4/5

Story- 3/5

Direction- 3.5/5

Action- 4/5

Comedy- 3.5/5

Thriller- 3.5/5

Drama -3/5

PS:My pick between Olympus Has Fallen vs White House Down...

WHD!

Evil Dead (2013)

[cliched and least horrifying]

Evil Dead (2013)

IMDB- 6.8

RottenTomatoes- 63%

RJG Ratings- 45

5 teenagers visit a cabin in the middle of the woods ,where they find signs of witchcraft.

Starring- Jane Levy,Shiloh,Lou Taylor

Director- Fede Alvarez

Acting is below average.All are relatively new actors.They dont manage to bring the audience into the movie's worlds ,and neither are they very likeable.Its the usual set of cast that are present in most horror movie ,and they die in that order too.

The story for Evil Dead runs somewhat similar to the original 1981 movie.But just like the original ,this story is better suited to the 80's than the present.Almost every action of the characters are either dumb or have been done a million times in other horror movies.For ex:A satanic book ,found in a place where witchcraft has been practiced,has warnings saying not to be read.So what does the nerd guy of the group does?He takes an extra effort to write them down and read it out loud.

The writers havnt even thought of updating the script thats so outdated.Last years "Cabin in the Woods" was excellent because they did something new.

Another flaw is the lack of humour.The original movie escaped cliches and ridiculousness mainly because there was humour backing it up.The new version takes itself too seriously and ends up being ridiculous.

The direction was ok.The movie doesnt drag too much but its a dull experience sitting through this movie.After boasting that "this movie is the most terrifying movie youll ever see" on all their ads ,i expected some good horror.Unfortunately horror factor is pretty low.The scares are the same old gimmicks and arent too creative.Its really surprising on how poor its horror was.Aside from 2 or 3 quick flashes of torn faces ,Evil Dead can barely scare anyone.On the upside,the climax was good and gave the movie some redeeming factor ,but its too late to save the movie.

Like the original ,the movie has plenty of gore scenes.Cutting tongues in half,ripping off faces and more.But for some reason it doesnt really scare you.

Overall Evil Dead is a very poor remake,and also a very poor horror movie.Give it a watch if you are into bloody horror movies ,if not skip it.

Acting- 2/5

Story- 2/5

Direction- 2.5/5

Horror- 1.5/5

Gore- 4/5

New Cloudy2 Trailer

Latest trailer for Cloudy 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw6dECrl-BE