The Losers

In trend with a lot of other comics that have been brought to life on the silver screen(see previous post), Vertigo Comics' The Losers' is the latest of the lot. With an ensemble cast inclusive of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, and Idris Elba, this tale of an elite covert force which has been betrayed and are thought to be dead by the agency they work for while on a mission in a south american jungle. Sounds familiar? well it is from a comic (duh!). They come back stateside to seek out their nemesis, and while cliched as it goes, the battle ensues!

Right from start to end, it's action packed, and loaded with slick slow-mo moves, explosions galore, mind-blowing stunts and witty, sometimes comic-style corny one-liners. While thoroughly entertaining, it's not really strong on the story or depth of characters.

And that's where i truly enjoyed it! As a comic-brought to life in full comic style, and it's totally unapologetic about it.

Morgan is believable as the troubled leader of the troupe, with Elba as the conflicting 2nd in command with a grip on reality. Evans provides a lot of the comic relief (loved his Glee highlight!) while Saldana sizzles as the mysterious benefactor with more then a hidden agenda. And to borrow a line from the movie "Man, she's volatile".

verdict : pure popcorn laugh-action enjoyment.

Stewart and Colbert renew contracts!

Good news for fans of the Comedy Central duo who provide the best fake news in Tinseltown!

read here for the full news:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=65353

Kick-Ass

Mathew Vaughn brings this tale originating from a comic of the same name to life. But unlike most of the past few years big budgeted, high-profile Marvel/DC type comic-movie, this one is sans a big name actor in the main role, and sort of takes a funny look into a superhero's life.

Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is a high-school loner who always wandered why people didn't really become superheroes. After several failed attempts, a video of him protecting an innocent on Youtube sets him on his way. His adventures bring him across fellow 'superheroes' Red Mist and father/daughter pair Big Daddy and Hit Girl. Now these two characters saved this movie from being mediocre.


Semi Batman costumed Nic Cage(Con Air, Face Off etc etc) and purple wigged Chloe Moretz (Wicked Little Things, The Eye, but most notable for 500 Days of Summer) hit it off really well, and provide a lot of the drama and some of the comic relief, while managing to stay totally bad ass! And they have a lot of the best lines. even the vulgar ones (director and production team took a lot of flak from the public for the language content, especially for the 11 year old's lines)! If I was a 12-year old, I'd definitely fall for Hit-Girl. hahaha.

But all in all, the story of how a hero is born, and then picked on and ridiculed and finally comes into his own is sooo cool! And this is one i'd hope for a sequel.

Verdict: Booking my ticket for second viewing as you are reading this!

**update (21/10/10) - watched it for second time, and it still rocks!! woohoo!

Carla Gugino joins Showtime's Californication

woohoo!

Carla Gugino will have a season four-long arc on Showtime’s Californication, Deadline Hollywood reports. She’ll play a “likeable corporate attorney” and new love interest for David Duchovny’s Hank Moody. Hank was arrested in the season three finale after physically assaulting Mia’s boyfriend/manager, who’d suggested Hank and Mia come clean about having sex when she was 16 — and her blackmailing him into letting the world think she wrote his novel about their affair — on Oprah. (Hank finally had to tell Karen about the secret — on the eve of them moving back to New York together as a family — and, well, that didn’t go well.)

What do you think? If anyone could make a corporate attorney “likeable,” it would be Gugino. She has that sweet face, and the rare ability to see-saw between family-friendly fare (the Spy Kids trilogy, Night at the Museum, Race to Witch Mountain) and decidedly-adult offerings (Entourage, Watchmen, Women in Trouble). I think she’ll be an interesting match for Moody — she’s someone the audience will feel protective of, and yet trust to take care of herself.

Cashmere Mafia’s Addison Timlin has also been cast in a recurring role.

Rachel Weisz is Jackie Kennedy

Entertainment Weekly reports that Rachel Weisz is attached to star in Jackie, about the immediate days following President Kennedy's assassination. Weisz's fiance, director Darren Aronofsky will direct and produce, along with his producing partner Scott Franklin and their Protozoa Pictures film company.

The project had been rumored to be a TV film, but it is going to theaters instead. Noah Oppenheim wrote the script. The magazine says that Jackie "catalogs the four days between Kennedy's assassination and his burial, showing the beloved Kennedy at both her most vulnerable and her most graceful."

How to Train Your Dragon

Now this is what you call a 3D movie (see the prev movie review)!!

Dreamworks comes up with an awesome awesome movie with great graphics, superb animation, a strong enough storyline coupled with Scottish-sounding Nordic vikings (compliments of Butler and Ferguson!) all came in together comfortably!

Kudos to on the animation, and the ideas to give different breeds of Dragons and the best of course is Toothless, the main dragon in the movie. Shaped and following a Stealth-based theme, he was awesome!!

I loved the way it wasn't too Disney-ish but at the same time kept up the action level, and made full use of the 3D effects to give the audience (well, me at least) a joyful ride from start to end. And i wanted more! to me that's alwiz a sign of a good movie for me!!

verdict : go watch it in 3D!!