rp({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","xmlns$georss":"http://www.georss.org/georss","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-28T19:31:36.978+07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"MOVIE CAFE"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d26\u0026max-results\u003d25\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"366"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4120716768081059774"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-27T15:26:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-27T15:40:52.281+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Angels Will Come Forth In Legion"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d20114691\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 133px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sw-NtC3VLvI/AAAAAAAABXc/VrGy4MFcgas/s400/legion.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408697482497830642\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003ehe \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/legion-got-its-badass-red-band-trailer.html\"\u003e“Legion”\u003c/a\u003e story takes place after God loses faith in humanity. Using his legion of angels as the act of Biblical judgment, God's wrath descends on Earth to exterminate the world's population. Meanwhile, the archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) comes to stand between mankind and the Judgment Day. In a desperate, last-chance gambit, Michael leads a group of strangers, including \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/gi-joe-rise-of-cobra-leave-your.html\"\u003eDennis Quaid\u003c/a\u003e, Charles S. Dutton, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/transformers-revenge-of-fallen-its-all.html\"\u003eTyrese Gibson\u003c/a\u003e, and Lucas Black, to a small New Mexico diner to protect a young waitress (Kate Walsh) who may be pregnant with Christ in his second coming. Based on a script originally written by Peter Schink and re-written by director Scott Charles Stewart, this is yet another \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/2012-spectacular-visual-on-border-of.html\"\u003eapocalyptic flick\u003c/a\u003e with dark, religious undertones. This \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/disaster-flick-knowing-by-numbers.html\"\u003eend of the world\u003c/a\u003e theme has arrived many times in movie frame, and it's getting more frightening and countless these days, a sign that either the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/if-senses-and-signs-become-happening.html\"\u003eapocalypse\u003c/a\u003e is indeed at hand or that special effects have become, like, totally awesome. “Legion” story now has the fallen angel Michael whose mankind’s only hopes to fight the apocalypse. However, the introduction of Angels as the bearers of the revelation is a standing feature. At least four types or ranks of angels are mentioned in biblical scripture: the Archangels, Angels, Cherubim and the Seraphim. God may give instructions through the medium of these heavenly messengers, and who act as the seer's guide. God may also personally give a revelation, as is shown in the Book of Revelation through the person of Jesus Christ. The book of Genesis speaks of the \"Angel\" bringing forth the apocalypse. The lore of the apostle Matthew speaks of the day when the angel's tears will rain like fire down upon the Earth and clear away all of the evil, and is implied as humanity. In a chat with one site, Stewart provided more info on the action thriller which marks his directing debut. \"We always talk about having to have faith in God, but what happens if it happens in reverse? God loses faith in man and says 'do it over'? This is our approach to that,\" he said. \"It's also about a bunch of characters who are dealing with lost fathers or lost children, trouble between parents and children, dysfunctional families, and standing over all of that is this idea of an angry father, which is very much God in the Old Testament.\"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114683-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114683.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114684-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114684.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114687-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114687.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114690-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114690.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20322512-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020322512.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20322515-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020322515.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eThough certain parts of the plot, at first glance, sound a bit too reminiscent of Kevin Smith’s undervalued 1999 comedy “Dogma”, this upcoming film is a thriller through and through, and it also may end up be a surprisingly entertaining film that combines epic scope, an ensemble cast, and of course, lots and lots of guns. From ComicCon on, the film seems to have been attracting a curious buzz, probably helped greatly by Bettany's wing-framed figure. A sneak peek for “Legion” in a form of red-band trailer also dashed a bit of “Preacher,” “Dogma,” and “The Prophecy”, it just a surprise that it isn't based on an edgy graphic novel because frankly it has that mash-up of camp and blasphemy that generally only find in a book published by Vertigo or Dark Horse. So “Legion”, an action-fueled movie with religious overtones, may end up being a surprising hit. But it also has possibility to be a not-so-surprising flop, as another apocalyptic flick, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-bleak-future-within-book-of-eli.html\"\u003e“The Book of Eli,”\u003c/a\u003e opens the previous week, so who knows if audiences will want to look so bleakly into the future on back-to-back weekends.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20322507-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020322507.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20322508-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020322508.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20322509-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020322509.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20322510-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020322510.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20322511-Action-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020322511.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# As one treatment for the film, IDW Publishing announced that Scott Stewart and Tom Waltz have penned a four issue miniseries that will serve as a prequel to “Legion”. Entitled “Legion: Prophets”, it will introduce the Theologians, the Guardian, the Codebreaker and the Voice, five very different and unlikely individuals who become humanity's only hope in surviving the Apocalypse. \"There were a lot of cool and scary characters and situations that I wasn't able to include in the main narrative of the movie, so I'm very excited to be able to expand the Legion universe beyond the film and explore those other stories through the comic book series,\" says Stewart.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/07/hellboy-trapped-in-golden-army.html\"\u003eDoug Jones\u003c/a\u003e (Silver Surfer in “Fantastic Four” and Abe Sapien in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/07/hellboy-to-become-box-office-real-deal.html\"\u003e“Hellboy”\u003c/a\u003e series), who play one of the film's most fearsome creatures, The Ice Cream Man, reportedly took the role because it was the first one he'd been offered that didn't demand he cover up his face.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOpening prediction: $15 million\u003cbr /\u003eDomestic gross prediction: $ 45 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJan 21, 2010: Malaysia, Singapore\u003cbr /\u003eJan 22: Canada, USA\u003cbr /\u003eJan 28: Russia\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 25: Slovenia\u003cbr /\u003eMar 05: UK\u003cbr /\u003eMar 18: France, Germany\u003cbr /\u003eMar 26: Brazil\u003cbr /\u003eMay 06: Argentina\u003cbr /\u003eMay 19: Belgium, Denmark, Sweden\u003cbr /\u003eMay 20: Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: Wikipedia, IMDB – Photos courtesy of Screen Gems\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4120716768081059774?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4120716768081059774/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4120716768081059774\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4120716768081059774"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4120716768081059774"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/angels-will-come-forth-in-legion.html","title":"The Angels Will Come Forth In Legion"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sw-NtC3VLvI/AAAAAAAABXc/VrGy4MFcgas/s72-c/legion.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4083824577707343112"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-24T13:10:00.002+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-24T13:14:50.714+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sequel movies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Moon’s Hallway of Achievement"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d444149\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SpDeiIjFGGI/AAAAAAAAA2s/XgXAXNnWNMU/s400/twilight_saga_s_new_moon_images.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373039033444538466\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eI\u003c/span\u003en its first opening day, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/twilight-drained-box-office-blood.html\"\u003e\"Twilight\"\u003c/a\u003e sequel \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/twilight-saga-new-moon-tortured-pained.html\"\u003e\"New Moon\"\u003c/a\u003e set box office history with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-moon-is-set-to-be-next-record.html\"\u003ebreaking all records\u003c/a\u003e for midnight runs, grossing a whopping $26 million as it debuted in 3,514 theaters at 12:01 am on Friday. The score easily beats the $22.2 million collected by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/half-blood-princes-hallway-of.html\"\u003e\"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\"\u003c/a\u003e this \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/til-movies-of-summer-comes-around.html\"\u003esummer\u003c/a\u003e. Even \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/07/early-why-so-serious-appraise.html\"\u003e\"The Dark Knight\"\u003c/a\u003e which eventually \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003etook a high weekend gross from the box office only had $18.5 million from the midnight sale. The next history made by the overall Friday haul of the vampire romance sequel which vanquished the best single day previously held by the $67.2 million opening of \"The Dark Knight.\" \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-featurette-offers-closer-look-at.html\"\u003e“New Moon\"\u003c/a\u003e took in a massive $72.7 million in its first day to easily break the record. Consensus pre-release forecasts put the likely first-weekend tally for “New Moon” at $85 million-plus. Not even a meteoric burnout on Saturday and Sunday would keep the largely female-fueled film from soaring well past those projections. However, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/lautner-introduced-his-transformation.html\"\u003e\"New Moon\"\u003c/a\u003e is screened in 4,024 locations that relatively fewer numbers compared to \"Dark Knight\" that was played widely in 4,366 theaters. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe abysmal reviewed \"New Moon\", continues its success story with the first three days domestic gross that however failed to top \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/07/dark-knights-hallway-of-achievements.html\"\u003e“The Dark Knight's”\u003c/a\u003e three-day opening weekend record of $158 million. Instead, after claiming the Best Midnight Opening record and Best Opening Day record, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/for-fans-twilight-saga-new-moon-first.html\"\u003e“New Moon”\u003c/a\u003e will have to settle for third on the Best Opening Weekend list after walking away with a pretty astonishing $142 million when it was all said and done. On the all-time domestic chart, now it’s only behind last year's $158.4 million opening weekend for the “Batman Begins” blockbuster sequel and 2007's $151.1 million haul for \"Spider-Man 3.\" Twi-hards really almost gave \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/buzzes-and-verities-around-next-batman.html\"\u003eBatman\u003c/a\u003e and Spider-Man fans a run for their money. Among the top-10 all-time openings, \"New Moon\" is the only one that came outside of Hollywood's busiest time, the summer season. The current ruler of the pop culture world also does become the biggest November opener ever, beating three \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/harry-potter-and-half-blood-prince.html\"\u003e“Harry Potter”\u003c/a\u003e flicks by a country mile (the top Potter in November is “Goblet of Fire”, with a $102.3 million opening frame). Overseas, the film also added $118.1 million from 25 countries. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” is already set to hit theaters next June 30th. And if the Twilight franchise can do this well in November, just imagine how well it'll do in the summer. Spidey and Bats might not be holding on to their weekend records for long.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eCHECK THE FULL ARTICLE \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-moon-is-full-and-bright-in-summit.html\"\u003eHERE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4083824577707343112?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4083824577707343112/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4083824577707343112\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4083824577707343112"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4083824577707343112"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-moons-hallway-of-achievement.html","title":"New Moon’s Hallway of Achievement"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SpDeiIjFGGI/AAAAAAAAA2s/XgXAXNnWNMU/s72-c/twilight_saga_s_new_moon_images.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-9099449096997602721"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-21T23:12:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-21T23:37:59.405+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"drama movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sequel movies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Twilight Saga New Moon: Tortured, Pained, Distant and Difficult Sequel"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d444149\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SwgTt8Jo5YI/AAAAAAAABWM/DRX5ak2Se70/s400/new_moon_review.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406593032619877762\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003ehe first of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series books was published four years ago, like a fast train it has now become a global phenomena every bit as huge as \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/harry-potter-and-half-blood-prince.html\"\u003eHarry Potter\u003c/a\u003e with just four novels and one smash hit movie. The success of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/twilight-drained-box-office-blood.html\"\u003e“Twilight”\u003c/a\u003e caught Hollywood and the rest of the world by storm when the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/twilight-of-classical-forbidden-romance.html\"\u003efirst adaptation\u003c/a\u003e arrived in theaters late last year. This year, the second film in the franchise, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-moon-for-flamingly-twilight-saga.html\"\u003e“New Moon”\u003c/a\u003e which \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003ebased on the novel of the same name, offers even more tortured teenage romance than before, as well as a wealth of mythology about vampires, werewolves and other monsters that inhabit the series' supernatural universe. This one also came with the possibility of a year-topping box office performance due to the massive anticipation by its target audience which now not only those teenage girls, but has swept over all demographics of the female population.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818445-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818445.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114249-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114249.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114250-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114250.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114251-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114251.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114252-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114252.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114253-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114253.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114254-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114254.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114296-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114296.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114298-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114298.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eAt the end of the first film, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattison) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) returned to Forks, Washington together. As “New Moon” begins, Bella’s 18th birthday begins with a nightmare and Edward with his family leave town in an attempt to keep the lovely girl safe. Feeling hurt and confused, Bella takes to an old motorcycle and hits the road. Bella has discovered that she can have visions of her love Edward whenever she get’s an adrenaline rush, so she goes out in search of danger. With the help of ‘beefed up’ Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), her childhood friend and member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, Bella refurbishes a motorbike for her adventures. In the process, Bella gets to know Jacob, who has a supernatural secret of his own. When Bella wanders alone into a meadow, she encounters a deadly attacker, and it takes wolves to save her from what looks like a grisly fate. Meanwhile, believing that Bella is dead, a distraught Edward travels to Italy to commit suicide. He hopes he can anger the peace loving Volturi, led by Aro (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/back-to-beginning-of-underworld.html\"\u003eMichael Sheen\u003c/a\u003e), by revealing the existence of vampires, leading them to destroy him.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114297-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114297.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114299-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114299.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114300-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114300.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114301-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114301.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114362-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114362.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114365-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114365.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114367-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114367.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114369-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114369.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114370-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114370.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# The story takes Bella and Edward’s fledging relationship to more intense and dangerous levels, and reveals a haunting conflict, the evergreen rivalry between the werewolves and the vampires.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The chemistry between Lautner and Stewart is so much strong this time, perhaps even stronger than between her and Pattinson.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The technical perspective and effects here are better than the first film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# “New Moon” also shares the semi-awkward character interactions that generate the same humor as the first one.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The first half runtime maintains a gloomy atmosphere that is wrecked by spells of PG-13 violence and several nifty cinematic tricks including the flawless 360-degree camera movement circles three times around Bella as she sits in her room. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The second half of “New Moon” actually far more entertaining and invigorating than that first, as conflict builds and the stakes are raised for the three central protagonists.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19663790-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019663790.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19663795-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019663795.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19663800-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019663800.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19663875-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019663875.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19663877-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019663877.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664863-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664863.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664867-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664867.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664871-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664871.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664873-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664873.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665133-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665133.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114372-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114372.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20114397-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020114397.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# There is a number of moody, beautifully composed set pieces.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The CG work for Jacob and his “pack” in wolf form is so impressive, the f/x artists have recreated Lautner's expressions of pain, anger and doubt on the creature's face.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The Italy sequence boasts some stunning cinematography by Javier Aguirresarobe (2008's \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\").\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The Volturi are suitably creepy, each of them in their own way. Michael Sheen was rather intriguing as the leader Aro, whilst \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/coraline-magical-antique-world-in-every.html\"\u003eDakota Fanning\u003c/a\u003e also looked good in amber contacts, but her role was extremely brief as the sadistic Jane.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Pattinson has the most minimal role, only appearing at the beginning and the end in person, and occasionally as an apparition. Although it may be true the novel, fans are still likely to be disappointed by the actors absence.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# For the wolf pack - Taylor was decent but the rest of them need to take some acting lessons.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The film had very little momentum, mostly due to the structure and pacing of the film that was slow and incoherent.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The screenplay feels padded and the different strands of the plot do not fit together seamlessly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The music throughout the entire film felt unsuitable. Nothing like it was from “Twilight” which was a perfect fit and made you feel connected to the dialogue and character emotions.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/11/fellowship-of-golden-compass.html\"\u003eChris Weitz\u003c/a\u003e falls down in capturing the genuineness of the teen behavior and the personal interactions at the story’s heart, which controlled well by Catherine Hardwicke in first film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The natural lighting makes the vampire makeup and light brown contact lenses seem more artificial than before.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The ultimate confrontation with the Volturi coven in the final scenes is disappointingly anticlimactic.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19663793-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019663793.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664185-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664185.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664305-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664305.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664312-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664312.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19664317-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019664317.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca 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border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665146-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665146.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665150-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665150.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665154-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665154.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665506-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665506.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665507-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665507.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665509-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665509.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665513-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665513.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665515-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665515.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19665519-Twilight-Movie-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019665519.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eOverall Score: 5/10\u003c/span\u003e (In terms of production values this is a far more polished effort, but the storyline is uneven and the pace is slow-moving at 130 minutes ‘way too long’ duration) \u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-9099449096997602721?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/9099449096997602721/comments/default","title":"Post 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Sequel"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SwgTt8Jo5YI/AAAAAAAABWM/DRX5ak2Se70/s72-c/new_moon_review.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-74265818336325924"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-19T19:55:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-28T14:48:01.413+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film posters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hongkong Film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"epic fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"14 Blades From The 14th Century Secret Service"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d20224724\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SwVA73gb7GI/AAAAAAAABV0/l1zq6tiKWuo/s400/14_blades.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405798324984605794\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eA\u003c/span\u003enother upcoming film from the most sought after Kung Fu star in Chinese cinema today, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-chapter-of-bodyguards-and.html\"\u003eDonnie Yen\u003c/a\u003e, is \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/kung-fu-espionage-in-14-blades-full.html\"\u003e“14 Blades”\u003c/a\u003e. And it’s a mix of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/once-upon-time-legend-continues.html\"\u003emartial arts\u003c/a\u003e and espionage flick that quite sounds like a potential spectacle. The Chinese title for the film, “Jinyiwei”, means “The Brocaded Robe Guards” was a nickname to the Ming emperors' own version of the CIA. The organization was \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eset up in the late 14th century by Ming dynasty founder Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Hongwu), first as his own personal guards numbering in the hundreds, and later gaining many more other responsibilities (including intelligence, of course), reaching their apex in the 16th century with a total force around the low six figures. “14 Blades” is the latest from Hong Kong director Daniel Lee, who made the brainless “Dragon Squad” and the much improved \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/03/again-chinese-colossal-look-in-three.html\"\u003e“Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon”\u003c/a\u003e. Beside \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/ip-man-one-of-best-kung-fu-movies-of.html\"\u003eYen\u003c/a\u003e, other cast members feature a mix of new and veteran performers. The film is expected to contain heavy doses of stylized fight sequences as it populated by a large number of veteran \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/return-of-storm-cgi-martial-arts.html\"\u003emartial arts\u003c/a\u003e stars. Veteran genre actors who make appearances include Chen Kuan-tai, one of Shaw Brothers’ top kung fu stars of the 1970s who starred in cult Kung Fu classic “Flying Guillotine which are very similar in plot to this film, Wu Ma (The Dead and The Deadly), Sammo Hung (Martial Law, Resurrection of the Dragon), mainland wushu champion Xu Xiang-dong (“Wing Chun” TV series), Chen Zhi-hua (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/ip-man-legend-still-alive.html\"\u003eIp Man\u003c/a\u003e), and Damian Lau (Duel to the Death). However, all of the young stars featured are idols rather than dedicated martial artists. Wu Chun is a member of Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit and has starred in several TV series. Qi Yuwu is a former Star Search China winner from Singapore. As the leading lady is mainland actress Vicki Zhao Wei who made appearances in John Woo’s \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/red-cliff-2-grandeur-battle-finally.html\"\u003e“Red Cliff”\u003c/a\u003e as well as the forthcoming \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/mulan-legend-of-tough-side-of-lady.html\"\u003e“Mulan”\u003c/a\u003e, Chinese live version for the country’s legendary epic tale. Donnie Yen has suggested that \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/awesome-character-posters-for-14-blades.html\"\u003e“14 Blades”\u003c/a\u003e has some of the most plentiful and challenging fight sequences from among his recent films. A likely reason for the injury and the challenge might be Ku Huan-chiu, who as action director is reportedly pushing the film’s fighting stars.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224728-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224728.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224729-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224729.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224733-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224733.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224734-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224734.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224735-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224735.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224736-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224736.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224726-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224726.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224727-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224727.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224737-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224737.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eSet in the final years of China's Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), the Imperial Guards are raised and trained to be ruthless killing machines since childhood, to execute whatever questionable orders from the Imperial Court or Emperor without questions, and Green Dragon (Yen), being the most highly skilled of them all, is no exception. Each of them possesses a chest containing 14 blades, and the Imperial Guards would use different weapons under different situations, with 8 being used for all forms of tortures, and another 5 for killings, and the last one for hara kiri. And they are also experts at psychological warfare, negotiating or weakening the enemies' minds in order to accomplish their missions. But deep within his heart, there's still an iota of conscience left in Green Dragon, who begins to question its motives and runs away from the organization while being hunted down, when he discovers a big conspiracy as an evil eunuch gains control of the Imperial Court and Imperial Guards. While on the run, Green Dragon becomes acquainted with Qiao Hua (Zhao), daughter of the chief of an Armed Escort Agency. Initially, like all Imperial Guards do, he's merely making use of her. However, he gradually falls for her while she finds out that she's being made use of.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661906-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661906.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661910-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661910.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661913-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661913.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661915-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661915.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661919-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661919.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661922-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661922.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19855037-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019855037.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19855039-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019855039.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19855040-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019855040.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20333725-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020333725.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20333726-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020333726.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20333727-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020333727.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eAccording to wu-jing.org site, which has described some other roles in the film, actor Law Kar Ying is playing villainous character eunuch Jia, one who is scheming, treacherous and insatiable. His portrayal of one who is vile and effeminate is very piercing. Sammo Hung plays a prince stationed at the frontiers defending the nation. Though he is of royal blood, and a lofty prince with great ambitions, his aspirations could never be fulfilled. While he doesn't get any action here, his mannerism is very imposing. As the elder armed escort Qiao Yong, Wu Ma has the most scenes among the cameo roles. He is a doting and kind father to his daughter Zhao Wei. Being the more cautious and suspicious type, he objects to Zhao Wei having any connections with Imperial Guard Donnie Yen when they first meet.\u003cbr /\u003eMeanwhile, legendary star Chen Kuan Tai plays Reverend Tong Ming, one of Donnie Yen's enemies. He makes a very grand entrance, fighting Yen to a very fierce death duel. His character hired by eunuch Jia to get rid of Green Dragon. With a really exceptional martial arts ability, Chen Kuan Tai still displayed great prowess in his one week shoot, despite being over 60 years old. Finally, Xu Xiang Dong plays a commander under \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/sammo-hung-vs-donnie-yen-in-ip-man-2.html\"\u003eSammo Hung\u003c/a\u003e but he later conspires with eunuch Jia.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661992-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661992.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19661993-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019661993.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20121874-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020121874.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20121875-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020121875.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20121877-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020121877.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20121878-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020121878.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20121879-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020121879.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224724-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224724.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20224725-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020224725.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20333728-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020333728.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJan 28, 2010: Singapore\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 2010: China, Hong Kong\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: KungFu Cinema, Wu-Jing.Org – Photos courtesy of Visualizer Film Productions\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv 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film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science fiction"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Moviegoers Are Lining Up For The Disaster Tale \"2012\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d684857\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SwK5Y7jrlVI/AAAAAAAABUw/ENQ1-T-ZXcQ/s400/2012_box_office.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405086340753364306\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003ehe apocalyptic-minded flick \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/2012-spectacular-visual-on-border-of.html\"\u003e“2012”\u003c/a\u003e brings a tsunami of moviegoers to theaters across the world this weekend. Sony's pic directed by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/03/10000-bcs-mammoth-survives-in-box.html\"\u003eRoland Emmerich\u003c/a\u003e (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) has surpassed predictions by grossing an estimated $160 million at the foreign box office and an estimated $65 million domestically for a total haul of $225 million. Columbia, \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003ea unit of Sony Corp, said \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/expecting-mother-of-all-disasters-in.html\"\u003e\"2012\"\u003c/a\u003e marked the highest worldwide opening ever for an original film not based on an established franchise, brand or best-selling novel. The record for a worldwide opening is $394 million, set in July by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/half-blood-princes-hallway-of.html\"\u003e\"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.\"\u003c/a\u003e The movie earned $158 million from North America and $236 million from 54 foreign territories, but that film enjoyed a two-day head start by opening on a Wednesday. However, domestically, the extremely expensive \"2012\", which carried a $200 million production price tag, came in just shy of the $68.7 million opening weekend for Emerich’s previous catastrophe effort \"The Day After Tomorrow.\" \"Roland is that type of filmmaker that casts his net really wide,\" said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony. \"The story is something people could really relate to. It's a story of the survival of humanity.\" The domestic debut also lands “2012” as one of the top seven openers ever for the month of November, coming in behind three “\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/harry-finally-return-to-uncover-half.html\"\u003eHarry Potter”\u003c/a\u003e films ($88.4-102.4 million opening), “The Incredibles” ($70.5 million opening), \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/twilight-drained-box-office-blood.html\"\u003e“Twilight”\u003c/a\u003e ($69.6 million opening), and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/quantum-not-as-solace-as-royale.html\"\u003e“Quantum of Solace”\u003c/a\u003e ($67.5 million opening). It could be interesting to know how \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-moon-for-flamingly-twilight-saga.html\"\u003e“The Twilight Saga: New Moon”\u003c/a\u003e jumbling the chart next weekend.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHECK THE WHOLE ARTICLE \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/2012-set-box-office-tsunami-this.html\"\u003eHERE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-8185518252220123146?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/8185518252220123146/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d8185518252220123146\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/8185518252220123146"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/8185518252220123146"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/moviegoers-are-lining-up-for-disaster.html","title":"Moviegoers Are Lining Up For The Disaster Tale \"2012\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SwK5Y7jrlVI/AAAAAAAABUw/ENQ1-T-ZXcQ/s72-c/2012_box_office.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-6773929524882279144"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-14T17:40:00.003+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-14T17:55:41.281+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science fiction"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2012: Spectacular Visual On The Border Of Realism"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d684857\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sv6KXlJ2oHI/AAAAAAAABUA/f-9T90upWBg/s400/2012_review.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403908740606238834\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eH\u003c/span\u003eaving messed up several parts of the globe via extraterrestrial invasion, Japan based lizard monster and massive climate-changing storm, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/expecting-mother-of-all-disasters-in.html\"\u003eRoland Emmerich\u003c/a\u003e now ups the ante by demolishing the whole damn thing in a giant blaze of mayhem and calamity through the Mayan calendar prophecy. Emmerich's not pleased with just crushing the White House, but also adds in the \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eVatican, Rio and just about everywhere else for good measure. The infamous filmmakers would just have an earthquake, a flood, a volcano or meteors, but no – he pretty sure combines the entire into one uber-disaster, using them all up. With \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/movie-caf-most-awaited-2009-flicks.html\"\u003e“2012”\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/03/10000-bcs-mammoth-survives-in-box.html\"\u003eEmmerich\u003c/a\u003e apparently determined to end his career with a bang as the ‘disaster film’ director of record. Ridiculousness out-of-the-way, this catastrophe porn will undeniably be an international box office smash, luring any moviegoer willing (and able) to turn off their wits and go along for the 158 minute thrill ride.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148391-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148391.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148392-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148392.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148393-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148393.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148394-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148394.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148395-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148395.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148396-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148396.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eLong long time ago, the Mayans left us their legacy, a calendar with a clear end date and all that it implies. Since then, astrologists have discovered it, numerologists have found patterns that predict it, geologists say the earth is overdue for it, and even government scientists cannot deny the cataclysm of epic proportions that awaits the earth in 2012. A prophecy that began with the Mayans has now been well-chronicled, discussed, taken apart and examined. So take note, humans: Life on Earth will end on December 12, 2012. Therefore, plan your Christmas shopping accordingly. Central to the movie plot is loser author Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) whose brilliant novel led to the breakup of his marriage to his wife Kate (Amanda Peet) who, consequently, has recently taken up with another guy named Gordon (Tom McCarthy). But Jackson remains a loyal dad and when the chips are down, he will prove he will do anything to save his family. In the meantime, the world’s governments also have their own plan. They will not be able to save the entire human race, but they will be able to save some, and those will have the chance to begin a new civilization. U.S. President Thomas Wilson, played by Danny Glover, is very quick to comprehend the calamity the humanity is about to face – and equally quick to prevent mass hysteria by keeping the information secret. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/10/american-gangster-rise-and-fall-of.html\"\u003eChiwetel Ejiofor\u003c/a\u003e plays the president’s chief science advisor, Adrian Helmsley, who has managed to decode the earth’s messages and is determined to do what he can to help as many people as possible. Carl Anheuser, the president’s chief of staff played by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/analyze-this-groundhog-day-from-year.html\"\u003eOliver Platt\u003c/a\u003e, might be pompous and quick-tempered, but he is equally determined to see society – at least, those in society who can afford it – survive. Thandie Newton, playing the president’s daughter, Laura, is shocked to find out what her father’s government has hidden from the world. In fact, it seems that the only man outside the government with any clue as to what is about to happen is the radio host (and maybe prophet) Charlie Frost (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombieland-28-days-later-played-for.html\"\u003eWoody Harrelson\u003c/a\u003e), who broadcasts his predictions to anyone who will listen.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688771-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688771.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688774-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688774.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688962-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688962.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688998-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688998.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148431-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148431.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148432-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148432.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148433-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148433.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148434-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148434.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20148435-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020148435.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# In Emmerich’s style, “2012”  contained with a lengthy build-up to the core climax where we are introduced to several characters from around the world who are either proficient who are alert of what is waiting or ordinary human caught up in the massacre. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# With over-the-top action sequences depicting a lot of stuff getting destroyed,  exposed the fall of every significant monument from every side of the world, this CGI wetdream of a movie really keeps the special effects houses in business.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# There are two loud action set-pieces not only dare our logic but are so blatant that you simply have to sit back and applaud.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Emmerich knows how to develop and conceive of larger-than-large action set-pieces that leave the viewer thrilled, jarred and on the edge of their seat. But in terms of story and especially character development, he missed.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The characters are fairly stereotypical, but they are camped by a good cast of actors who do their job.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# John Cusack managing to be a frumpy action hero without loosing too much of his natural charisma and coolness.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# One most memorable performance is absolutely the extended cameo by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/have-safe-trip-while-traveling-in.html\"\u003eWoody Harrelson\u003c/a\u003e as Charlie Frost, a wildly enthusiastic environmentalist of sort who believed in the Mayan’s prediction.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Cusack and Harrelson only have 2 or 3 scenes together but bounce off one another really well and all their work together is hilarious.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Chiwetel Ejiofor more effectively fits the bill as an unlikely protagonist, virtuous in his beliefs that the people of the world should not be lied to, but not powerful enough to do anything about it. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# On the humanity side, this movie is simply inferior to “The Day After Tomorrow”, and the story a little bit took itself too seriously that even “Independence Day” had some rich developments compared to it.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# There's very little mention of the Mayan prophetic wisdom that has foreseen the supposed end of days. The fear, examination, curiosity, and everything else you've ever wondered about the puzzling year that is quickly approaching is almost entirely removed from this film.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688965-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688965.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688534-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688534.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688529-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688529.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688525-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688525.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688518-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688518.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688954-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688954.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688952-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688952.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688949-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688949.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688697-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688697.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688696-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688696.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688691-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688691.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19688689-2012-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019688689.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# '2012' is just full of too many coincidences which made it appear perfectly unrealistic. There are also too may convenient plot turns and too much humor.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# With the latter two stories are filled with clichés and very unsurprising. The last act is just such a feeble, predictable attempt to pull the sequence where audiences are cravings to know more after 157 minutes of running time. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eOverall score: 6,5/10\u003c/span\u003e (Very good CGI that able to manage the crowd, but the scenario was too simplistic and naïve)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-6773929524882279144?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/6773929524882279144/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d6773929524882279144\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/6773929524882279144"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/6773929524882279144"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/2012-spectacular-visual-on-border-of.html","title":"2012: Spectacular Visual On The Border Of Realism"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sv6KXlJ2oHI/AAAAAAAABUA/f-9T90upWBg/s72-c/2012_review.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-1405073184120454899"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-12T21:56:00.005+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-28T00:31:05.092+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film posters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hongkong Film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asian Drama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"epic fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holiday movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Another Chapter Of Bodyguards And Assassins Epic History"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d737994\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SvwjaXg1BeI/AAAAAAAABTA/SrRGKSF3pco/s400/bodyguards_and_assassins.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403232588833031650\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eH\u003c/span\u003eistorical epic movies have bombarded Chinese cinema today, as well as many \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/mulan-legend-of-tough-side-of-lady.html\"\u003eaction-period\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/return-of-storm-cgi-martial-arts.html\"\u003eblockbusters\u003c/a\u003e which tried to please everyone. In addition to numerous released and upcoming titles is a film that will portray one chapter from the history of Dr. Sun Yat-sen who is popularly referred to as the Father of Modern China. Sun played a critical role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the subsequent \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eestablishment of a short-lived republic. He is one of few political figures in 20th-century China who is admired by otherwise opposed politicians on the mainland and in Taiwan. However, the story of this star-studded film entitled \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/first-footage-of-donnie-yen-bodyguards.html\"\u003e“Bodyguards and Assassins”\u003c/a\u003e is not precisely based on Dr. Sun’s biography, but it’s a fictional account of an assassination attempt on revered Chinese revolutionary and the efforts of kung fu masters who protected him before the Chinese Revolution overthrew the Qing Dynasty in 1911.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329953-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329953.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329955-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329955.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329958-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329958.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329959-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329959.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329960-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329960.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330020-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330020.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330021-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330021.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330034-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330034.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eThe film boasts a cast of Chinese and Hong Kong cinema superstars who led by one of the busiest \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/once-upon-time-legend-continues.html\"\u003eKung Fu stars\u003c/a\u003e in Chinese cinema today, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/ip-man-one-of-best-kung-fu-movies-of.html\"\u003eDonnie Yen\u003c/a\u003e. He will portray “Gambler,” a character that is shaping up to be somewhat antiheroic in that he is described as not being patriotic or righteous and is uncertain of his place in the revolution. Other leading cast members include Leon Lai as “Beggar,” Wang Xueqi as “Scion,” Nicholas Tse as “Rickshaw Puller,” Tony Leung Kar-fai as “Revolutionary,” Hu Jun as “Assassin,” Eric Tsang as “Police Commissioner,” Simon Yam as “General in Exile,” Fan Bing-bing as “Mistress,” Wang Po-chieh, and Zhou Yun. The film that previously known as “Dark October” has been in development for a decade, it’s directed by Teddy Chan who formerly made \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/04/jet-and-jackie-kickin-forbidden-box.html\"\u003eJackie Chan\u003c/a\u003e’s “The Accidental Spy”. “I really wanted to make this (film) 10 years ago but the market then just could not support such an expensive and costly film,” Teddy explained. Teddy actually hasn’t done anything of consequence since that substandard Jackie Chan actioner and it’s still ambiguous if he’s up to the task of heading a project of this magnitude, even with 10 years of preparation. On the other hand, “Bodyguards and Assassins” producer Peter Chan does have a good track record with such films as “The Eye”, “Three… Extremes”, “Protégé”, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/12/warlords-of-chinese-delightful-epic.html\"\u003e“The Warlords”\u003c/a\u003e. Perhaps with the presence of Peter Chan, and the virtually everyone who matters in current Hong Kong film in the cast, this film should at least do well commercially.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127685-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127685.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127686-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127686.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127687-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127687.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127741-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127741.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127745-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127745.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127747-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127747.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127748-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127748.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127750-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127750.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127751-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127751.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127808-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127808.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127809-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127809.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127810-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127810.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e1905, City of Victoria (British Colony of Hong Kong). Before Dr. Sun Yat-Sen can become the Father of Modern China by instigating the revolution of 1911 that overturns the Qing Dynasty, his life is almost cut short when he arrives at Hong Kong for a secret meeting to establish a united anti-Qing revolutionary front.\u003cbr /\u003eIn the distance of thirteen blocks, the one man Dr. Sun Yat-Sen who holds a nation’s fate must survive relentless attempts on his life with only five bodyguards, a group of ordinary men and women who actually possess extraordinary fighting skills. Against hundreds of assassins, these men must put their courage to the test in order to protect the hope of millions even if it means fighting to the death…\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329954-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329954.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330016-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330016.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330018-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330018.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330022-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330022.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330023-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330023.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20330035-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020330035.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFacts behind the impressive scale of production:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The role of Sun Yat-sen was originally offered to Chow Yun-fat who opted instead to play Chinese philosopher \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/see-and-remember-superior-legend-of.html\"\u003e“Confucius”\u003c/a\u003e in an upcoming biopic.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The film features a truly awesome set which recreates a bustling Hong Kong in the early 20th century. It was the biggest set of its kind ever constructed for a Chinese film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# According to producer Peter Chan, the actioner is an attempt to make a “new mainstream commercial film” to attract audiences from around the world with a universal storyline, quality acting and inspiring scenes.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Nicholas Tse had actually auditioned for this film several years ago before the production was held up.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# 150-million yuan of budget have gone into the undertaking, including nearly 50-million yuan and eight months time to construct of a replica of Hong Kong's urban core in 1906.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127529-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127529.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127530-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127530.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127531-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127531.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127533-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127533.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127534-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127534.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127535-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127535.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127680-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127680.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127682-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127682.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20127684-Bodyguards-and-Assassins-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020127684.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# The majestic set which is the first one-to-one scale reproduction of old Hong Kong, build in the Song Jiang Province, a western suburb of Shanghai, and is about the size of 10 football fields. Painstakingly focused on keeping historical accuracy and attention-to-detail, the streets and arcades vary from traditional Chinese shophouses to colonial-style buildings to gothic architecture enhanced by props meticulously true to the time, like rickshaws, alcohol bottles and signboards.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# About 500 homes, 200 shops and 4,000 signboards were created for the film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Hollywood actress Andie Macdowell and Oscar-winning \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/when-oscar-fall-in-love-with-slumdog.html\"\u003e\"Slumdog Millionaire\"\u003c/a\u003e director Danny Boyle, who were in town for the Shanghai Film Festival, were duly impressed as they toured the set.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d20127811\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Svwiz8GnhqI/AAAAAAAABS4/f0gnRkygnt0/s320/bodyguards_and_assassins_poster.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403231928640308898\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e# The film features performances by many of the top actors in Hong Kong. Among them are nine previous winners for Best Actor and one for Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# In their promotional slogan, the producers are promising sixty minutes of non-stop fighting.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: $23 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDec 18, 09: China, Hong Kong, Singapore\u003cbr /\u003eDec 24: Malaysia, Taiwan\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: KungfuCinema, Today Online, WuJing.org – Photos courtesy of Cinema Popular\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-1405073184120454899?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/1405073184120454899/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d1405073184120454899\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/1405073184120454899"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/1405073184120454899"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-chapter-of-bodyguards-and.html","title":"Another Chapter Of Bodyguards And Assassins Epic History"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SvwjaXg1BeI/AAAAAAAABTA/SrRGKSF3pco/s72-c/bodyguards_and_assassins.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-9208583030105843696"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-09T21:41:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-09T21:58:14.417+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie Remake"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Some Secrets Take Us To Edge Of Darkness"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d20076713\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Svgs6JguK5I/AAAAAAAABSQ/qioYBUDSs_0/s400/edge_of_darkness.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402117130528107410\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eS\u003c/span\u003eince Mel Gibson headlined \"Signs\" and \"We Were Soldiers\" in 2002, he choose to concentrated on his directing career, and subsequently \"The Passion of the Christ\" and \"Apocalypto\" came from his vision as a filmmaker. Now, his first film as a leading actor after seven years is a mystery thriller called \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/suspenseful-first-official-trailer-for.html\"\u003e“Edge of Darkness.”\u003c/a\u003e In the film, he is playing a cop investigating the murder of his daughter, which leads to unraveling a \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003egravely important national security secret. “Darkness” puts Gibson back in familiar territory, to the type of role he has already proven more an adept at handling. Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that, even at the age of 53, Gibson is still one of Hollywood’s most credible action stars. It is also probably easier to sell Gibson now than it was in 2006 where he was dealing with numerous real-world incidents, and it's probably easier to sell something he's just acting in, since as a movie star, very few guys have ever enjoyed the run Gibson had for about 20 years. In the other hand, the parent-getting-revenge genre is pretty hot right now, just check last year surprise hit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/taken-bourne-daddy-in-exciting-action.html\"\u003e“Taken”\u003c/a\u003e and recently “Law Abiding Citizen”. Thus, akin to previous Russell Crowe-starred, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/nothing-is-off-record-in-state-of-play.html\"\u003e“State of Play”\u003c/a\u003e, “Darkness” is actually a big screen adaptation to a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television. Also like “Play”, this film has quite a keen suspicion about politicians and where business and politics intersect. The serial that first aired on 1985 has won several prestigious awards, remains highly regarded to this day, and often cited as one of the best and most influential pieces of British television drama ever made. This big screen version directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael Wearing, who also directed and produced the series respectively. Since Campbell directed the BBC drama, he has gone on to develop several Hollywood Blockbusters such as “Vertical Limit”, “The Mask of Zorro” and two Bond movies, “Golden Eye” and “Casino Royale. Next, the director should soon be getting to work on DC comic adaptation, “The Green Lantern.” I love a good mystery thriller, and with Gibson kicking ass, Winstone being all mysterious and Campbell directing, I’m just so excited to watch “Edge of Darkness.”\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d20076714\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Svgsyj_4KJI/AAAAAAAABSI/nAvzxCMepj0/s400/edge_of_darkness_image1.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402117000199153810\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThomas Craven (Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assume that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter's secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder - and to CIA operative Darius Jedburgh (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-indy-success-in-selling-reunion.html\"\u003eRay Winstone\u003c/a\u003e) who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven's solitary search for answers about his daughter's death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Gibson is a fan of the television series, he attended a gun club with two policemen to improve his marksman skills for the film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Robert De Niro had been cast in CIA officer, Darius Jedburgh, role, but dropped out due to 'creative differences' after spending a few days on the set.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Because principal photography has been started, director Martin Campbell will have to settle with the shooting around De Niro's character until the filmmakers find his replacement.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The Sugarloaf Mountain reservation was shut down for a few days while it rented out for the filming of “Darkness”.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/body-of-lies-suspenseful-new-political.html\"\u003eBody of Lies\u003c/a\u003e) has re-written the script completely with the action transferred to American way and given a more contemporary theme.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Rumor has it that Mel Gibson wants to cast Britney Spears in the movie.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# A couple who own a building in Boston have turned down a proposal to use their site in the film because of the movie's affiliation with Gibson.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: About $90 million\u003cbr /\u003eOpening prediction: $21 million\u003cbr /\u003eDomestic gross prediction: $80 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJan 28, 10: Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003eJan 29: Finland, USA\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 04: Singapore\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 19: Norway, UK\u003cbr /\u003eMar 11: Malaysia\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia – Photos courtesy of Warner Bros.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-9208583030105843696?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/9208583030105843696/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d9208583030105843696\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/9208583030105843696"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/9208583030105843696"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/some-secrets-take-us-to-edge-of.html","title":"Some Secrets Take Us To Edge Of Darkness"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Svgs6JguK5I/AAAAAAAABSQ/qioYBUDSs_0/s72-c/edge_of_darkness.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4807841863538276894"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-06T23:35:00.005+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-25T23:50:05.798+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"superhero film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film posters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Korean film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asian Drama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"epic fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"comedy movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holiday movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Matchless Kind Of Superhero Found In Jeon Woo Chi"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d20042672\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 185px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SvRUQVrltcI/AAAAAAAABRY/dxvm8HVmnhY/s400/Jeon_woo_chi.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401034492798678466\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eI\u003c/span\u003enspired by an anonymously written \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/portrait-of-beauty-lust-caution.html\"\u003eChosun Dynasty\u003c/a\u003e novel, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/awesome-first-teaser-trailer-for-jeon.html\"\u003e“Jeon Woo Chi”\u003c/a\u003e is a ‘Korean superhero flick’ that fused with local folklore and used Taoism and tradition as its narrative devices. The movie is highly anticipated not just because of buzzes that has been building about a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/day-after-tomorrow-in-haeundae.html\"\u003eKorean production\u003c/a\u003e that looks set to take on \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/buzzes-and-verities-around-next-batman.html\"\u003e“Batman”\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/iron-man-strongly-fly-to-attack-box.html\"\u003e“Iron Man”\u003c/a\u003e and “Spider-Man” at their own game, but also because of \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eits super star cast and director, Choi Dong-hoon, who made a splash in Korean film industry with his high stakes thrillers, The Big Swindle (2004) and Tazza: The High Rollers(2006). Since the big success of “Tazza”, peoples are concerned about what that Choi would tackle next. While, the fact a young director with two jackpots in the can ends up helming a big budget fantasy action blockbuster is not much of a surprise, but seeing someone like Choi sitting on the director's chair for a likely quite irreverent \"Korean superhero\" flick like this is not something you see every day. Particularly considering how much of a departure “Jeon Woo Chi” is compared to his first two works. By only taking the basic concept of the legendary character, Choi came with an idea of throwing the ancient hero 500 years in the future, in our very time, but with the same villains, goblins and whatnot to fight with. So you get the unlikely hero coming to terms with a completely unfamiliar environment, some Crocodile Dundee moments ensuing, and then your assorted ass-kicking bonanza in the second act. Though the main plot will be something that doesn't sound like anything you've never seen before, but the idea that the folk idol will find drinking, fooling around and womanizing a lot more fun than going after the baddies is a little more alluring. Of course until justice will call, and he'll have to answer. \"It's going to be very different from a Hollywood clear-cut 'good' superhero,\" the filmmaker told reporters. \"Jeon Woo Chi is a rascal and quite mischievous.\" An ensemble of promising cast this film has also comprised with many alumni of Choi's past works. As the titular role is Kang Dong-won, young star of 'M' (2007) and The \"Duelist\" (2005) who plays the naughty time transported hero fighting against Kim Yoon-seok the detective anti hero in last year's surprise hit, thriller \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/join-thrilling-ride-of-chaser.html\"\u003e\"The Chaser\"\u003c/a\u003e (2008). Im Soo-jeong from Kim Jee-woon's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://homecinemasia.blogspot.com/2008/07/asian-cult-horror-tale-of-two-sisters.html\"\u003e\"A Tale of Two Sisters\"\u003c/a\u003e fame and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/thirst-of-passion-and-blood.html\"\u003ePark Chan-wook\u003c/a\u003e's \"I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK\" also appears in the film along with Yoo Hae-jin who worked with Choi on \"War of the Flower\" and a host of other films.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989504-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989504.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20042673-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020042673.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20042674-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020042674.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20042675-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020042675.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20042681-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020042681.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20042683-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020042683.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20042700-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020042700.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20294332-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020294332.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e500 Years Ago in the Chosun Dynasty, the Pipe of the prophecy has fallen into the evil hands of the goblins, propelling the world into a whirlwind of disorder. The ancient Taoist wizards turn to the greatest ascetics of their time, the Master and Hwadam for help in vanquishing the goblins and trust each wizard with one half of the Pipe. Meanwhile, the Master’s rascal student Jeon Woo Chi tricks the king with the art of transformation and creates a fiasco, which makes the three Taoist wizards and Hwadam visit the Master. But the Master has been murdered and his half of the Pipe is missing! By taking his master’s pipe out to the market streets, Jeon Woo Chi has been pushed into a corner, ultimately getting sealed into a painting along with his trusty dog, Chorangyi.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20294333-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020294333.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20294334-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020294334.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20294335-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020294335.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20294336-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020294336.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20294337-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020294337.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20294358-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020294358.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eFast forward to Seoul, 2009. For some strange reason, goblins that had been sealed up in the past begin to appear one by one and reek havoc on the world. The three Taoist wizards had been enjoying their years of retirement as a priest, a monk, and a shaman. However, they are now brought together in a search for Hwadam, who is nowhere to be found after going into training over five hundred years ago. After much discussion, the three wizards seek a certain picture scroll in display at the museum. They unseal it and call forth Jeon Woo Chi and Chorangyi. Being offered freedom in return for catching the goblins, Jeon Woo Chi sets out on his task. What began as a hunt for goblins slowly turns into Jeon Woo Chi’s personal sightseeing expedition of the modern day world. To top it off, he meets a woman with the same face as the one that had captivated him so many centuries back. He begins his adventure and the quest for Seo In-kyung, his new, yet old love. When Hwadam finally appears in front of the wizards because of Jeon Woo Chi, it is only to reveal where he has hidden the other half of the prophesized Pipe.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: About $12 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDec 23, 09: South Korea\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: Cine21, KOFIC, Asian Media Wiki – Photos courtesy of CJ Entertainment\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4807841863538276894?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4807841863538276894/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4807841863538276894\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4807841863538276894"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4807841863538276894"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/matchless-kind-of-superhero-found-in.html","title":"A Matchless Kind Of Superhero Found In Jeon Woo Chi"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SvRUQVrltcI/AAAAAAAABRY/dxvm8HVmnhY/s72-c/Jeon_woo_chi.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-6920211936580603386"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-03T21:23:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-03T22:06:57.875+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"western"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science fiction"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Another Bleak Future Within The Book Of Eli"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d733629\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 210px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SvBD2omghnI/AAAAAAAABQI/RJcxEb1ViEA/s400/the_book_of_eli.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399890559108154994\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eP\u003c/span\u003eost-apocalyptic sceneries are becoming one of director’s favorites as their movie setting these days, though the idea of the end of the world certainly wasn’t new as it gained vitality in the West during the Cold War. The stories for these films are often taking place in an agrarian, non-technological future world, or a world where only scattered elements of technology remain. In the film, mankind itself hangs in the balance -- a reality which \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003elends the post-apocalyptic action its urgency. It is precisely insofar as the future of mankind is at stake that heroism becomes a sensible and important theme in post-apocalyptic films. For the viewer, the real thrill of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/12/anybody-out-there-i-am-legend.html\"\u003epost-apocalyptic film\u003c/a\u003e is feeling the heroic in him or her being called out into a world that in many ways already feels post-apocalyptic. Thus, part of the revelation of post-apocalyptic film concerns what is illuminated in the viewer's own person and world-situation. There are some titles that become genuine classics such as “The Road Warrior,” “Mad Max”, and “Terminator”. Hollywood's obsession with the end of the world also has found its place in 2009 with releases such as \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/disaster-flick-knowing-by-numbers.html\"\u003e“Knowing”\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/terminator-salvation-larger-explosions.html\"\u003e“Terminator Salvation”\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/9-good-for-its-unique-style-and-design.html\"\u003e“9”\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombieland-28-days-later-played-for.html\"\u003e“Zombieland”\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/journey-through-road-of-broken-dreams.html\"\u003e“The Road”\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/expecting-mother-of-all-disasters-in.html\"\u003e“2012”\u003c/a\u003e later this year. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/cool-official-trailer-for-book-of-eli.html\"\u003e“The Book of Eli”\u003c/a\u003e is the next film in line depicting survivors of a cataclysmic event. The film is helmed by acclaimed director siblings the Hughes brothers whose last big feature was 2001 \"From Hell,\" a gory and gothic period piece that starred a pre-\"Pirates\" \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/meet-americas-most-wanted-public.html\"\u003eJohnny Depp\u003c/a\u003e as an eccentric and slightly unbalanced investigator chasing Jack the Ripper through the rain-slick cobblestone streets of 19th century London. “Hell” met mixed reviews and middling box office, and not long after that, Albert and Allen Hughes, once considered two of the more urgent and authentic voices in Hollywood, seemed to disappear. While never A-listers in the Hollywood sense, their smaller films earn positive notices and solid box office, and the duo has developed a respected name in the industry. “Menace II Society” pulled in $27.9 million against a $2.5 million budget in 1993, and has an 86% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Two years later, their next offering, “Dead Presidents”, brought in $26.3 million back from a $15 million budget and earned a less impressive, but still solid, 63% positive rating from Rotten Tomatoes. With dusty, gritty images and more than a handful of big guns and bigger explosions, “The Book of Eli” looks like “Mad Max” on a bigger budget, which is perhaps, can be a huge return for the duo. It has its strengths, such as \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/like-deja-vu-of-taking-of-pelham-123.html\"\u003eDenzel Washington\u003c/a\u003e’s charisma which hopefully providing a solid anchor for the film, and its weaknesses, the western genre.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989641-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989641.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989642-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989642.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989643-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989643.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989644-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989644.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989708-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989708.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e30 years in the future, in a post-apocalyptic world where a major war has left few people behind and a lot of environmental changes, there’s a lone hero named Eli, whose destiny is to save humanity. He guards a mysterious book which provides knowledge that could offer its owner large amounts of power to guide, lead, control, and manipulate society. Making his way across the desolate wasteland of near-future America, he faces challenge as the despot of a small makeshift town is determined to take possession of the book.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eCast and Characters:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/10/american-gangster-rise-and-fall-of.html\"\u003eDenzel Washington\u003c/a\u003e as Eli: Lone warrior who fighting his way across a desolate wasteland in order to guard the book with information that can bring back civilization.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/07/dark-knight-is-dare-to-be-not-so.html\"\u003eGary Oldman\u003c/a\u003e as Carnegie: A ruthless yet charismatic despot in charge of a town near Sacramento; he's an extortionist, slave driver, saloon keeper, and antiquarian. Age has hardened him. Brutal intelligence is etched on his face. His cruel, ambitious eyes show him to be a man with power, but never enough to satisfy. He built his rotten town out of poisonous rubble and rules it with an iron fist -- but he wants more. A smooth talker, decisive and ruthless, Carnegie is on a collision course with Eli.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/for-love-of-max-payne-game.html\"\u003eMila kunis\u003c/a\u003e as Solara: she is caught in a terrible trap: local strongman Carnegie can force her to do anything he wants by threatening her mother. Ordered to seduce Eli and keep him off guard, Solara fails in her mission, and soon realizes that Eli is like no man she has ever met: he balks at being reduced to animalistic behavior, and he uses violence to serve a cause greater than his own. Moved by Eli's heart and spirit, Solara opts to follow him on his journey, and becomes his friend and pupil.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Jennifer Beals as Claudia: she is Carnegie's mistress and Solara's mother, a blind woman who has been sightless since birth. Captured as a prize by Carnegie long ago, she tolerates her life as his sexual plaything, knowing that to refuse him anything will only mean torment for her child. Eventually, she settles the score.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Ray Stevenson as Redrige: A thin-faced, violent man, Redridge is Carnegie's muscle, the leader of his crew of gunmen and enforcers. Redridge is extremeley loyal, but he’s always watching for an opportunity to win Solara, for whom he lusts, as a prize from his boss.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989709-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989709.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989737-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989737.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19989738-The-Book-of-Eli-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019989738.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFacts from the desolate wasteland of near-future:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Hughes Brothers admitted that “Book of Eli” was actually inspired by Planet of the Apes, though not in a literal way… more of an obscure inspiration.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The movie’s tone is being compared to “The Road Warrior”.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Denzel Washington trained in martial arts by Bruce Lee's protégé Dan Inosanto, so that he could do all of his own hand to hand fight sequences.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/twilight-of-classical-forbidden-romance.html\"\u003eKristen Stewart\u003c/a\u003e turned down Solara role due to scheduling conflicts with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-moon-for-flamingly-twilight-saga.html\"\u003e“The Twilight Saga: New Moon”\u003c/a\u003e (2009).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: About $80 million\u003cbr /\u003eOpening prediction: $35 million\u003cbr /\u003eDomestic gross prediction: $75 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJan 14, 2010: Russia\u003cbr /\u003eJan 15: UK, USA\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 03: Egypt\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 10: Belgium\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 18: Australia, Netherlands, Estonia\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 26: Germany, Finland, Sweden\u003cbr /\u003eMar 04: Argentina, Czech Rep\u003cbr /\u003eMar 05: Romania\u003cbr /\u003eMar 12: Brazil\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia – Photos courtesy of Warner Bros\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-6920211936580603386?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/6920211936580603386/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d6920211936580603386\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/6920211936580603386"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/6920211936580603386"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-bleak-future-within-book-of-eli.html","title":"Another Bleak Future Within The Book Of Eli"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SvBD2omghnI/AAAAAAAABQI/RJcxEb1ViEA/s72-c/the_book_of_eli.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-772889875456330293"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-01T17:55:00.017+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-01T19:21:08.353+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Europe films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie list"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Korean film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asian Horror Movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thailand film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Contemporary Films That Were Born For Halloween"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su10P0okriI/AAAAAAAABPo/fPiAvIX79pY/s1600-h/best_halloween_flicks.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su10P0okriI/AAAAAAAABPo/fPiAvIX79pY/s400/best_halloween_flicks.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399099343462772258\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eE\u003c/span\u003every decade produces terrible \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/search/label/horror%20film\"\u003ehorror movies\u003c/a\u003e and great horror movies and I think most universally recognized horror classics are from years ago. Such titles as “Halloween”, “Friday the 13th”, “Nightmare on Elm St”, “Carrie”, “The Exorcist”, and “Evil Dead”, are all antiques by today’s standards, but they were revolutionary at the time and heavily influenced modern horror. When it comes to the genre, the 2000s also have \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003esupplied plenty of thrills, chills and kills. But, what of those that have been released recently that can compare to such classics, while many of them are terrible and lack the originality and scare-factor of those from the “Golden Age”? But here, I try to conceive some of the best this decade has to offer and this is based solely on my own opinion. There may be better films out there that I just haven't seen yet. But for now, these will certainly do.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/let-right-one-horror-gem-in.html\"\u003eLet The Right One In\u003c/a\u003e (2008 - Swedish)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Tomas Alfredson\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1yqnKJFeI/AAAAAAAABPg/DcJ3LIwTQKs/s1600-h/let_the_right_one_in.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1yqnKJFeI/AAAAAAAABPg/DcJ3LIwTQKs/s400/let_the_right_one_in.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399097604678686178\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e “She just moved in next door”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWith all of the crazy hype surrounding the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-moon-for-flamingly-twilight-saga.html\"\u003e“Twilight”\u003c/a\u003e books and films, along comes one of the best vampire movie ever made. “Let The Right One In” is one of the most beautiful, touching and downright disturbing horror films we’ve probably ever seen. The story centers on a bullied 12-year-old boy (Kåre Hedebrant) newly befriended by an equally solitary girl (Lina Leandersson) who has just moved in next door to him. Their friendship leads to them forming a “blood bond” ... which becomes all the more complicated when she turns out to be one of those bloodsucking creatures. Absolutely a breathtaking film, the cinematography of this film is spectacular, and the direction is sometimes inspired, and always good. LTROI proves that a well made horror film can still have a good story to tell if the horror elements were to be stripped away. It is without doubt a cult classic already and I hope Hollywood, with their \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/overture-announced-cast-for-let-right.html\"\u003eupcoming remake\u003c/a\u003e, don’t mess the excellent scores this film has built up. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e[REC] (2007 – Spanish)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/rec-2-bring-quarantine-stuffs-all-back.html\"\u003eJuame Balaguero \u0026 Paco Plaza\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1yWNHXJuI/AAAAAAAABPY/D-UQGsoiWRs/s1600-h/rec.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1yWNHXJuI/AAAAAAAABPY/D-UQGsoiWRs/s400/rec.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399097254090319586\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e “One Witness. One Camera” \u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNamed for the record button found on a video camera, this zombie-type film is actually shocky and scary. It turn the hand-held camcorder (ala Blair With Project) that usually annoying, into a really well equipment here. Through the POV viewfinder, the horror freaks joins a television reporter and her cameraman who are covering a fire station for a documentary TV series. While tagging along during a routine call, they become eyewitnesses to a nameless plague that forces the police and military to seal off the apartment building they’re occupying. The gore of this film is fantastic, the scares are all adrenalistic, and the storyline is good enough to keep our interest the whole time. In addition, the ending of this thing is probably one of the better endings for a horror film in quite some time. “[REC]” is absolutely far superior than the American shot-by-shot remake \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/quarantine-not-bad-enough-remake.html\"\u003e\"Quarantine\"\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1yA_YodsI/AAAAAAAABPQ/ljAAvS_bIms/s1600-h/the_others.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1yA_YodsI/AAAAAAAABPQ/ljAAvS_bIms/s320/the_others.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399096889627408066\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Others (2001)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/other-philosophy-inside-ancient-agora.html\"\u003eAlejandro Amenabar\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Close Every Door, Turn Off Every Light”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis film is probably one of the most underrated horror flicks since 2000, but in fact, “The Others” really does make for a top-notch, classy horror movie. In the film, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/from-chicago-to-whole-nine-musical.html\"\u003eNicole Kidman\u003c/a\u003e, with her brilliant and strong acting, plays the role of a single mother who trapped in a big mansion because of her two children's sensitive and allergic problems with sunlight. Suddenly ghosts are hunting the house. Kidman, her kids and the servants are disturbed by this and the movie shows us the fight on how they try to solve the problem. Chilling and suspenseful without even a hint of gore, it may well be the finest haunted house movie ever made. The foggy landscape around the house and the dark, moody tone of the entire film set a tone in which the scares seem perfectly in step with the rest of the movie, as well as the emotions of the central characters. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ring (2002)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirected: Gore Verbinski\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1xxsP27lI/AAAAAAAABPI/Rws814iGuE4/s1600-h/Ring.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1xxsP27lI/AAAAAAAABPI/Rws814iGuE4/s400/Ring.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399096626792296018\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Before you die, you see the ring”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThough the original's Sadako is even more creepy and terrifying than the remake's Samara, but with its visual nature and strong plot, “The Ring” which quite a critically-acclaimed movie is the only Hollywood remake of an Asian horror movie to perhaps stood on the same level with the original. Gore Verbinski proved to have a great handle on the horror genre. He showed a natural instinct towards making this film visually striking while still keeping it about the characters and the story. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/two-for-international-money.html\"\u003eNaomi Watts\u003c/a\u003e stars as a Seattle journalist investigating the urban legend of a videotape that puts a seven-day death curse on anyone who watches it. Weird, scary and with a terrifically wicked ending that best remembered for its signature scene.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1xgEV48EI/AAAAAAAABPA/BnMII8p78u4/s1600-h/the_descent.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1xgEV48EI/AAAAAAAABPA/BnMII8p78u4/s320/the_descent.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399096324022399042\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Descent (2005)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Neil Marshall\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Afraid of the dark? You will be”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe horror in “The Descent” is a slow build up, and then suddenly you are immersed in it. It’s about A caving expedition staged by a group of female friends that goes horribly awry. They’re exploring an unknown cave system and get trapped by a tunnel collapse. And all getting worse when they encounter “crawlers,” a blind, feral humanoid race that evolved entirely underground. The film treats its audience with intelligence by never explaining things, but giving you enough clues to let you form your own conclusions. Rather than relying on outlandish death scenes and over-the-top gore, it's slightly restrained in its old-school approach that values tension over eye-candy. In this British movie, you also don't see the banal, formulaic Hollywood treatment such as trying to give each character a special, but superficial \"story\". In addition, Writer-director \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/descent-part-2-shocking-teaser-trailer.html\"\u003eNeil Marshall\u003c/a\u003e also introduces one of the most compelling plot twists of the decade.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrate-halloween-with-paranormal.html\"\u003eParanormal Activity\u003c/a\u003e (2009)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Oren Peli\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuWqET5zvzI/AAAAAAAABK8/rzqwvoZvfkw/s1600-h/paranormal_activity_box_office.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuWqET5zvzI/AAAAAAAABK8/rzqwvoZvfkw/s400/paranormal_activity_box_office.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396906719512346418\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Don't See It Alone”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFirst-time director Oren Peli using his claustrophobic camera made this 2-year-old indie bombshell an immediate classic. This is a film that has been described by many, many critics and movie lovers alike as being one of the scariest, unbridled, hyper-realistic movies in a very long time. Thanks to the realistic performances by its leads, the film delivers the suspense and terror in a way that leaves you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. The scene of the camera videotaping the characters as they sleep and hearing things go bump in the night is horrifying because it preys on a primal fear of ours. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/get-spooked-by-paranormal-activity.html\"\u003e“Paranormal Activity”\u003c/a\u003e may have been a cheap movie to make, but the scares are anything but cheap.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1xFjOwl0I/AAAAAAAABO4/dGmhrlmYpEw/s1600-h/emily_rose.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1xFjOwl0I/AAAAAAAABO4/dGmhrlmYpEw/s320/emily_rose.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399095868457523010\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Scott Derrickson\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e “What happened to Emily?”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnother horror entry about demonic possession that is actually very creepy and has a very nice concept. The plot is based on Anneliese Michel, a German girl who was said to be possessed by demons and subsequently went exorcism. It adapted into a story that tells the trial of the priest accused of negligence resulting in the death of the young girl who is believed to be possessed In an rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognises the demonic possession of the 19 year-old college girl Told in flashbacks, the lawyer Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) takes on the church when she fights in defense of a priest, Father Richard Moore (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/observing-risky-business-of-valkyrie.html\"\u003eTom Wilkinson\u003c/a\u003e) who performed an exorcism on a young woman, Emily Rose (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/record-is-quarantine-in-hollywood.html\"\u003eJennifer Carpenter\u003c/a\u003e). The acting is excellent from all the cast, particularly Wilkinson and Linney. The exorcism scenes that shown in the flash-backs may be reminiscent of \"The Exorcist\", but they are terrifying, intense, disturbing, and stays with you long after it's finished.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d634699\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1wq4M7gGI/AAAAAAAABOw/uujp-xZfC9A/s320/drag_me_to_hell_images.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399095410230526050\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/drag-me-to-hell-raimi-drag-horror-back.html\"\u003eDrag Me to Hell\u003c/a\u003e (2009)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Sam Raimi\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Even nice people can go to hell”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRaimi is certainly summoned as one of the maestro of horror films as he created what many consider to be the untouchable classic Evil Dead series. His returns to the basic with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/drag-raimi-back-to-horror-hell.html\"\u003e“Drag Me To Hell”\u003c/a\u003e is electrically charged with scares and, in classic Raimi fashion, cranking it up full volume with maggots, vomit, projectile nosebleeds, and a demon possessed goat, which reminding us that horror can be entertaining and fun and not just centered on gore and torture. Actress \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/maintain-high-voltage-action-in-gamer.html\"\u003eAllison Lohman\u003c/a\u003e also successfully steps in as the new Bruce Campbell in Raimi’s horror canvas. Never ever she looked so cute and mesmerizing, she really brought us care to her character by her innocent charm. And it goes without saying that Lorna Raver’s creepy old woman has become a pin-up of 2009’s horror characters.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/11/asian-horror-remakes-invasion-return.html\"\u003eShutter\u003c/a\u003e (2004 - Thai)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/two-times-of-phobia-bring-addiction-to.html\"\u003eBanjong Pisanthanakun\u003c/a\u003e \u0026 Parkpoom Wongpoom\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1v_2iQp3I/AAAAAAAABOo/J4jWTLqibnM/s1600-h/shutter.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1v_2iQp3I/AAAAAAAABOo/J4jWTLqibnM/s400/shutter.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399094671048746866\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e “The most terrifying images are the ones that are real”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/search/label/Thailand%20film\"\u003eThailand horror\u003c/a\u003e movie was adapted by the Hollywoods, with the same title, but not as good (scary) as the Thailand version. The story is about a man who is tormented by a girl he killed in a car accident. The girl haunts the man because of it via “creepy” images developed from his camera. A genuinely homegrown, genuinely frightening Thai take on J-horror, “Shutter” is well made and contains more than its fair share of supremely creepy moments. The supernatural power of the piece is how cleverly it is wired into the main character’s guilt. The plot of this one is complete, which is a rare thing in horror movies. It creates substantial tension, backs off beautifully, then when you think it's over it takes you deeper. In addition, there’s also the final chilling twist that is worthy of Hitchcock. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1vykQc6mI/AAAAAAAABOg/7X5wRAo4HIo/s1600-h/tale_of_two_sisters.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1vykQc6mI/AAAAAAAABOg/7X5wRAo4HIo/s320/tale_of_two_sisters.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399094442803915362\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Tale of Two Sisters (2003 - Korean)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Ji-woon Kim\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Fairytales have never been this Grimm”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBased on an old \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/search/label/Korean%20film\"\u003eKorean\u003c/a\u003e fairy tale, this horror is a dash of haunted house, a dash of reliable evil stepmother, and a helping handful of fashionable questionable narrative reality. This movie is so clever that it will keep you confused until the very end when it just clicks even though no words are said. The twist ending also explain the nature of some of the horrors and past events. It superbly made it clear that this is a carefully structured film about grief and guilt, as well as horror. The acting is excellently done especially from the 2 sisters and their stepmother; the relationships between them are so well thought out and acted that you'll never see the end coming. The soundtrack is faultless, the furnishings in the house, and the use of colors are fantastic. The film also has been \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/tale-of-uninvited-two-sisters-remake.html\"\u003eremade by Hollywood\u003c/a\u003e and of course easily turned into just another Asian horror remake junk.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/crash-in-horror-film-can-turn-into.html\"\u003e4bia\u003c/a\u003e (2008 – Thai)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: B. Pisanthanakun, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/phobia-2-when-fears-become-entertaining.html\"\u003eP. Wongpoom\u003c/a\u003e, P. Purikitpanya \u0026 Y. Thongkongtoon\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1veD5u-2I/AAAAAAAABOY/PMEbDeovG00/s1600-h/4bia.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 186px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1veD5u-2I/AAAAAAAABOY/PMEbDeovG00/s400/4bia.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399094090521312098\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Face Your Fears”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhen you watch \"4bia\", you not only pay for the price for one horror movie but four put together! What a bargain! It's rather refreshing to see this kind of anthology played on the big screen. It’s like watching episodes of The Twilight Zone. Each bite-sized tale is a surprise and leaves you with a sick feeling in your gut when it’s over.  Talking about taste, there are lots of different flavors packaged within this horror so that there is certainly something for everyone’s savors and vulnerabilities to enjoy. “4bia” also manages to keep the viewer engaged throughout, and as such, it certainly stands as one of the better horror anthologies of recent years.. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1u9SjD0LI/AAAAAAAABOQ/H1MedpvhXfo/s1600-h/28_days_later.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1u9SjD0LI/AAAAAAAABOQ/H1MedpvhXfo/s320/28_days_later.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399093527517057202\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Days Later (2002)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Danny Boyle\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e “The Days Are Numbered” \u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter the success of his Oscar winning \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/when-oscar-fall-in-love-with-slumdog.html\"\u003e“Slumdog Millionaire”\u003c/a\u003e, it’s nice to go back and look at the craziness that Danny Boyle is capable of doing within the horror genre. In this zombie flick, Boyle applied his gritty indie style to this visceral tale of a highly infectious \"rage virus\" that turns people across England into red-eyed, zombie-like marauders, and reinventing the walking dead genre for the 21st century in the process. The plot is untraditional in its organization giving it more interest. There’s relatively little gore here, but it's scarier than many recent horror movies because of the combined effects of its great camera work, unconventional movement and interesting settings. Cillian Murphy with his great acting gives us a man in the middle of a crisis, that we truly believe his arc from a pained and scared man just waking up at the end of the world to a man who will fight through all hell to protect those he cares about. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/trick-r-treat-most-proper-halloween.html\"\u003eTrick R Treat\u003c/a\u003e (2008)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDirector: Michael Dougherty\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1tvkmEKtI/AAAAAAAABOI/kaZIoeXcnMw/s1600-h/trick_r_treat.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 153px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su1tvkmEKtI/AAAAAAAABOI/kaZIoeXcnMw/s400/trick_r_treat.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399092192331705042\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you don't follow the rules tonight, you won't live to see tomorrow”\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA really fun anthology movie specially made for \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/fears-of-halloween-horror-episode-2.html\"\u003eHalloween\u003c/a\u003e which has received enough positive feedback to peek my interest. This long-delayed anthology of intertwined Halloween tales sadly never got the major theatrical release it deserved, but that's no indication of its quality. It's an entertaining, crazy ride that confines the magic of Halloween with intriguing characters, twisty storylines and an absorbing mythology surrounding the holiday. There's the gruesome, the macabre, the frightening, and perhaps most importantly the hilarious. The film falls in line with Raimi's comedy horror classics “Evil Dead.” If you're looking for a great way to spend a creepy night, definitely pick this one up. As an anthology, it works very well; but, as an overall film, it's even better.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-772889875456330293?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/772889875456330293/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d772889875456330293\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/772889875456330293"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/772889875456330293"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/11/contemporary-films-that-were-born-for.html","title":"Contemporary Films That Were Born For Halloween"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Su10P0okriI/AAAAAAAABPo/fPiAvIX79pY/s72-c/best_halloween_flicks.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4499922635900762944"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-30T21:40:00.007+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-30T22:19:59.599+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Europe films"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sequel movies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rec 2 Bring The Quarantine Stuffs All Back"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19935671\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 205px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SusAuUUHIlI/AAAAAAAABMQ/f1NnO8B7R-A/s400/rec_2.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398409374060716626\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003ehe genuinely creepy Spanish horror film “Rec” surely is one of the biggest independent horror success stories of 2007. In the US, the film was quickly snapped up by Sony Picture’s Screen Gems division and put on the studio shelf before being remade in English the following year under the title of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/quarantine-not-bad-enough-remake.html\"\u003e“Quarantine.”\u003c/a\u003e However, not thrilled with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/record-is-quarantine-in-hollywood.html\"\u003ethe remake\u003c/a\u003e, the two “Rec” directors, Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, decided to go back and \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003emake the highly anticipated follow up \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/short-but-horrifying-second-teaser.html\"\u003e\"[REC] 2\"\u003c/a\u003e entirely on their own again. “Reading the internet blogs, especially the Spanish and Mexican ones, we felt that the film was no longer ours,” Plaza says. “Fans loved it and spent hours talking about it, developing theories. We didn’t want to spoil it for them. We wanted to give them more of what they liked and surprise them.” Two Spanish directors indisputably gave audiences a unique look into \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombieland-28-days-later-played-for.html\"\u003ethe zombie\u003c/a\u003e sub-genre with a handheld, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrate-halloween-with-paranormal.html\"\u003efirst person perspective\u003c/a\u003e film taking place within a single building which bore witness to a zombie outbreak that spread like wildfire. Due to the quarantine lock down of said building, the film also gave us a claustrophobic and dark tone which helped in creating one of the scariest films of all time which quickly became a cult phenomenon. Co-director Balagueró also said that the new story adds some twists, turns and revelations that audiences will appreciate. “At the end of the first movie, we suggested some supernatural elements. But, they were only suggestions, or insinuations. We always wanted to explore them in greater detail. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/phobia-2-when-fears-become-entertaining.html\"\u003eThe sequel\u003c/a\u003e was perfect because we could use it to totally enter and deal with the [\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/so-dark-angels-and-demons-code.html\"\u003eCatholic\u003c/a\u003e] church and the demonological landscape. We were really, really excited about it.”\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19935635\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SusB5JVFN0I/AAAAAAAABMY/RNr0yN_moy4/s400/rec_2_image.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398410659602184002\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIn the way to amaze viewers, the filmmakers are attempted to bring back many of the actors who appeared in the first film as well. Perhaps one of the most surprising is the return of actress Manuela Velasco, though her character, the TV reporter Angela, was getting dragged in the darkness at the end of the original. Balagueró found it impossible not to involve her in the follow-up. “She was the iconic face of the first one. We found that most people who liked the movie loved her. Her character really got you through the first movie. We decided that it would be very interesting in the sequel to bring back this very familiar character. But not only Velasco, all of the characters from the first movie appear again. Just for a second, or sometimes a minute. I think the impression for audiences is very familiar and adds continuity.”\u003cbr /\u003eThis sequel of course will take viewers back to the familiar blood-drenched hallways, corridors and isolated rooms that had terrified them and the tension is expected will be much more intense than it was before for the attacks are exceedingly relentless this time round. But will this sequel ties up loose ends, plot holes, and unanswered questions that fans have been wondering about since the previous installment’s startling and its ambiguous ending? To know the answers, we can check on some available reviews from movie critic who had stamped their appraisals with nothing but a gold token.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935637-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935637.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935638-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935638.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935639-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935639.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935640-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935640.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935643-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935643.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935670-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935670.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eBegins mere minutes after part one’s credits have rolled, “[REC] 2” picks up the story outside the quarantined apartment complex, where a special group of elite soldiers- along with a mysterious health department official -  are sent into the building to search for survivors, eliminate threats, and most importantly, collect a blood sample from ‘patient zero’ to help create an antidote. Naturally, things become far more complicated and gruesome than expected. A huge twist also comes when the group finds the apartment lab and discovers that there is a far more powerful force behind the exposed virus.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSome facts within the quarantine building:\u003c/span\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Producing company Filmax International describing the film as having \"the same claustrophobic concept\" as REC but with \"new means of transferring fear from the screen to the spectator through the recording lens.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# “Rec 2” went on general release in Spain the first weekend of October, going to number 1 in the Spanish box office and achieving the best opening weekend of the year for a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/sin-nombre-in-searching-for-american.html\"\u003eSpanish film\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró dubbed some of the infected people.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Pablo Rosso, the camera from the original \"[Rec]\", returns this time as the SWAT member Rosso.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The clothes worn by Manuela Velasco were exactly the same that she worn in the original movie.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# In sound design, the film features ear piercingly sharp, unexpected blips from the video image, moments of silence followed by monstrous screams of the infected, as well as other vocal manipulations.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# New in this sequel is the use of multiple cameras as each member on the squad has their own camera which can be flicked to on a moment’s notice.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOct 24, 09: Japan\u003cbr /\u003eOct 29: Argentina, Germany\u003cbr /\u003eDec 23: Belgium, France\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 11, 10: Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 19: Brazil\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia, Fangoria – Photos courtesy of Filmax International\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4499922635900762944?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4499922635900762944/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4499922635900762944\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4499922635900762944"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4499922635900762944"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/rec-2-bring-quarantine-stuffs-all-back.html","title":"Rec 2 Bring The Quarantine Stuffs All Back"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SusAuUUHIlI/AAAAAAAABMQ/f1NnO8B7R-A/s72-c/rec_2.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-1921144397333423684"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-28T20:28:00.003+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-28T20:47:55.626+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Should We Open This Horrific Case 39"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuhJGbqN06I/AAAAAAAABLs/rQNCPatBlxA/s1600-h/case_39.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuhJGbqN06I/AAAAAAAABLs/rQNCPatBlxA/s400/case_39.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397644528256406434\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eA\u003c/span\u003enother horror thriller preview for this \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrate-halloween-with-paranormal.html\"\u003eHalloween week\u003c/a\u003e special, this time we’ll talk about a film titled “Case 39” and interestingly it starred by the two who have no household names in the genre, Renee Zellweger and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/lets-celebrate-season-of-love.html\"\u003eBradley Cooper\u003c/a\u003e. The director is a German filmmaker, Christian Alvart, who could be recognized from his second work in Hollywood, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/horizon-of-science-fiction-horror-in.html\"\u003e“Pandorum”\u003c/a\u003e that funnily was released first. Alvart came to the \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003efore in Europe and attracted Hollywood producers after he made the innovative psychological thriller “Antibodies”, the riveting tale of a serial killer whose malevolent state of mind just might be virally contagious to the police officer questioning him. Celebrated as engrossingly stylish and provocative, the film thrust Alvart into the limelight of today's fastest rising new filmmakers. When invited to bring his vision in the States, Alvart was planning to make a radical departure from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/horror-doses-for-2009-halloween-season.html\"\u003ehorror-thrillers\u003c/a\u003e, but something probably changed his mind and he just stretched his \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/fears-of-halloween-in-january.html\"\u003ehorror\u003c/a\u003e opus with two more titles. If in “Pandorum”, Alvart had taken us to experience some horrors in outer space setting, but “Case 39” is completely playing in a different arena as it will presenting a familiar terror that often illustrated around a house and troubling child. So, just like currently released “Orphan”, this one is an additional scary kid flick that represented with the presence of actress Jodelle Ferland, who seems to have found a niche playing creepy children in creepy movies (The Messengers, Silent Hill). Also starring in “Case 39” are Golden Globe-winning actor Ian McShane, accomplished Broadway stage actress Kerry O'Malley, and award-winning Canadian star Callum Keith Rennie. Initially scheduled to open wide in U.S. theaters on February 8, 2008, this R-rated movie for violence and terror including disturbing images faced a number of release date changes and was, at one point, totally removed from Paramount's slate before finally resting in the new January 2010 date. Many of cinema's most memorable horror stories have emerged from the tiny cracks in family relationships and the volatile emotions of anxiety, paranoia and uncertainty that hide within. As examples we can take such titles as “The Exorcist,” “Rosemary's Baby,” “The Others,” or \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/12/welcome-to-orphanage.html\"\u003e“The Orphanage”\u003c/a\u003e, but would this Alvart’s effort landed on the same level with them when the distributor itself has no confidence to release it?\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19923530-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019923530.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19923531-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019923531.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19923532-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019923532.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19923533-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019923533.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19923534-Horror-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019923534.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eDevoted family services specialist Emily Jenkins (Zellweger) has seen it all - lies, neglect, abuse - domestic horrors of every type. That is, until she takes on Case 39: the case of 10-year-old Lillith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland), whose eerie, secretive family leaves Emily shaken and disturbed. When Lillith's parents attempt to harm their only child in a late-night ritual, Emily intervenes. Heartbroken by Lillith's loneliness and innocence, Emily decides to do something she has never allowed herself to do in the past: get personally involved. Hoping to do the right thing for the withdrawn girl, Emily offers Lillith a caring, happy home until she can find an adoptive family. That's when the real terror begins. What pushed Lillith's family to the breaking point? Why does everyone who comes into contact with Lillith seem to suddenly become mad?  And how will Emily survive the devastating secret fears that have come to the fore? To discover the truth, Emily must leave behind her rational beliefs and confront her most terrifying nightmares as she enters a supernatural realm where evil preys on humanity. Now, the one thing Emily has to fear is the power of fear itself.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# To gain a more intimate understanding of what real urban social workers deal with on a daily basis, Renée Zellweger spent time at Los Angeles Child Protection Services, making the rounds with visits to troubled families.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Chloe Moretz (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/its-more-than-meet-eye.html\"\u003eThe Eye\u003c/a\u003e, The Amityville Horror) and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan, Ghost Whisperer) were considered for the part of Lillith.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# While shooting one of the fire scenes for the movie, a special effect fire got out of control and burned the whole set down, including the studio stage it was built into and almost all of the crew's equipment. Nobody was seriously injured and filming resumed the very next day with equipment being hauled in from all over the world.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# With one exception, all the shots with Zellweger being close to and around fire are real (practical effects). The one CG-enhanced shot is the wide angle of her sitting passively on the couch while the room was burning around her. This was shot twice: Once with her and no fire and once with fire and no Renée.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Director Trademark: [Christian Alvart] [mirror shot] As Doug (Bradley Cooper) pulls hornets out of his right ear with a cotton swab, Doug is reflected by three mirrors, effectively showing him four times from all angles (and the hornets as well).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The film has had many release dates, since it first began production back in 2006. Its initial US release was February 8, 2008 which was changed to February 22, 2008. It was then moved to August 22, 2008, and then moved again to April 10, 2009. It was then totally removed from Paramount's release schedule before set to open the year of 2010.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Its release has also been bumped many times in Australia, but was settling for a August 20, 2009 date, with promotional posters being seen in cinema foyers, but the release date was changed yet again, to November 5, and an official Australian website has been produced to promote the film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# On 4 September 2009, The Spanish language version of the movie was leaked onto the internet via various torrent and warez websites.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The film was released to New Zealand cinemas on August 13, 2009 and in it's opening weekend was ranked #12 with $35,056. Averaging $1,845 at the 19 cinemas it was released, the film failed to garner attendence most likely due to extremely negative reviews.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOpening prediction: $3 million\u003cbr /\u003eDomestic gross prediction: $15 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNov 05: Australia, UAE\u003cbr /\u003eNov 12: Argentina\u003cbr /\u003eNov 26-28: Singapore, Taiwan\u003cbr /\u003eDec 02: Egypt, Hong Kong\u003cbr /\u003eDec 04: Mexico\u003cbr /\u003eDec 10: Lebanon, Thailand\u003cbr /\u003eDec 17: Germany\u003cbr /\u003eJan 01, 10: USA\u003cbr /\u003eJan 14-15: Malaysia, India, Romania\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 03: Philippines\u003cbr /\u003eMar 05: Ireland, UK\u003cbr /\u003eMar 11-12: Chile, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela\u003cbr /\u003eMar 17-18: Belgium, Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003eApr 09: Brazil\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia, Movies Central – Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-1921144397333423684?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/1921144397333423684/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d1921144397333423684\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/1921144397333423684"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/1921144397333423684"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/should-we-open-this-horrific-case-39.html","title":"Should We Open This Horrific Case 39"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuhJGbqN06I/AAAAAAAABLs/rQNCPatBlxA/s72-c/case_39.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-2934970470393535611"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-26T20:55:00.002+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-26T21:09:48.663+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"box office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Celebrate The Halloween With Paranormal Activity Phenomenon"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuWqET5zvzI/AAAAAAAABK8/rzqwvoZvfkw/s1600-h/paranormal_activity_box_office.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuWqET5zvzI/AAAAAAAABK8/rzqwvoZvfkw/s400/paranormal_activity_box_office.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396906719512346418\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eI\u003c/span\u003et is on track to gross more than $100 million domestically and will easily become the most profitable film for Paramount Pictures. This week, the very modest budget Halloween special flick \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/get-spooked-by-paranormal-activity.html\"\u003e\"Paranormal Activity\"\u003c/a\u003e, banked a hefty $22 million from 1,945 theaters and win the weekend top spot after five weeks in theaters. The result is easily knocked out the loser \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/horror-doses-for-2009-halloween-season.html\"\u003e“Saw VI”\u003c/a\u003e that got stuck in his own trap of sequel greed. Now, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/paranormal-activity-welcomes-new.html\"\u003e“Paranormal”\u003c/a\u003e \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003ehas a running tally of $62.5 million and the film’s October run has seen it accomplish any number of remarkable box office feats that are unlikely to be matched ever again...and Halloween isn't even until next weekend. As the movie continued its impressive run, words are flying in that Paramount is eying to give it a sequel treatment. To the Los Angeles Times, the studio chairman Brad Grey expressed the desire, saying \"We have the rights on a worldwide basis to do Paranormal 2 and we're looking to see if that makes some sense.\" It seems the mountainous studio is not ignoring the fact that \"The Blair Witch Project\" sequel only earned $26 million domestically on a $15 million budget, while the original took in a shocking $140 million on a $60,000 budget. Anyway, I still hope they will make a decent one for \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/horrifying-trailer-for-paranormal.html\"\u003e“Paranormal”\u003c/a\u003e sequel.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eCHECK THE FULL ARTICLE \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/box-office-phenomenon-paranormal-is.html\"\u003eHERE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-2934970470393535611?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/2934970470393535611/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d2934970470393535611\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/2934970470393535611"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/2934970470393535611"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrate-halloween-with-paranormal.html","title":"Celebrate The Halloween With Paranormal Activity Phenomenon"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuWqET5zvzI/AAAAAAAABK8/rzqwvoZvfkw/s72-c/paranormal_activity_box_office.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-1297737967552015051"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-24T22:55:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-28T20:59:18.742+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science fiction"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Twist The Bloodsucking Way With The Daybreakers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d729685\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuMmUPb2fTI/AAAAAAAABK0/Qz5Iy_NPebk/s400/daybreakers.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396198907702574386\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003ehe vampire flick has become almost as tired as the zombie’s, but with even greater presence in the mainstream. It's saturated with things like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-moon-for-flamingly-twilight-saga.html\"\u003e“Twilight”\u003c/a\u003e and “True Blood”, transforming the terrifying Draculas and Nosferatus into pop icons and teen idol like Edward Cullen. Now, the vampires will be back in the big screen once again but they will getting more violent and arbitrary as new film \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/daybreakers-trailer-another-film-in.html\"\u003e“Daybreakers”\u003c/a\u003e will bring them to the \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003etop authority, the majority, and no need to stay hidden anymore after a plague turns most of humanity into creatures of the night. Directed by Michael Spierig \u0026 Peter Spierig, the twin \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/gone-with-australia-wind.html\"\u003eAustralian\u003c/a\u003e filmmakers who unleashed the no-budget, frenetic, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombieland-28-days-later-played-for.html\"\u003ezombie\u003c/a\u003e opus titled “Undead” in 2003. After a six year hiatus, they have finally returned and bring this ambitious tale of a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/fantastic-voyage-to-magical-world-of.html\"\u003efuturistic\u003c/a\u003e Earth populated entirely by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/thirst-of-passion-and-blood.html\"\u003evampires\u003c/a\u003e, and the efforts made by the creatures to ensure that their food supply doesn’t run out as humankind is faced with extinction. Three leading actors are also gladly to contribute their sharp acting skill for this new spin on the general world of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/let-right-one-horror-gem-in.html\"\u003evampires\u003c/a\u003e. Two-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke plays a vampire researcher who tries to save humanity from extinction, Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in his role as Max Schreck in “Shadow of the Vampire”, Willem Dafoe, plays a former vampire that has miraculously converted back to human, and Sam Neil as the commander of the vampire central government. As vampire films go, this one certainly has an interesting take coz the Spierig brothers seems to take liberally from “Blade” and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/back-to-beginning-of-underworld.html\"\u003e“Underworld”\u003c/a\u003e as well as slotting in several social commentary into the batter. “Daybreakers” might end up as a ground-breaking new horror franchise, or might end up as one of the most stupid things on screen in some time. But according to several peoples who have saw it at the current Toronto Film Festival, they actually thought the film was great and surpassing all of their expectations, which makes me even more excited to eventually see it.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871077-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871077.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871081-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871081.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871083-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871083.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871085-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871085.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871086-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871086.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871087-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871087.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eThe year is 2017, most of the human race have been infected by a mysterious disease which in turn has transformed the world into a civilization of vampires. The remaining humans are gathered and farmed for their blood which is now the sole food source for an entire planet. The problem is that the human race is now nearly extinct and a crippling blood shortage is causing world-wide starvation. When vampires starve, they degenerate into nasty, winged demons that lose all capacity for rational thought. These creatures, fueled by a primal, predatory instinct, begin feeding on other vampires causing massive panic. The only hope is to find a synthetic blood substitute that can reduce or completely eliminate the need for human farming. Enter hematologist Edward (Hawke) whose experiments with blood substitutes have thus far been explosive failures. He is motivated by an overwhelming sympathy for the human race and a desire to see them revived. When he is contacted by one of the last human tribes in existence, he must choose between upholding his morals and a grizzly death at the hands of his people.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935499-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935499.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19935503-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019935503.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871173-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871173.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871175-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871175.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19871183-Daybreakers-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019871183.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# The Spierig brothers received financing from Australia's Film Finance Corp., with production take place in Queensland.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Spierigs wrote the script with an Ethan Hawke-type actor in mind while never thinking that they would actually get him into the role.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Hawke described the film as an allegory of man's pacing with natural resources, \"We're eating our own resources so people are trying to come up with blood substitutes, trying to get us off of foreign humans.\" The actor also said that despite the allegory, the film was \"low art\" and \"completely unpretentious and silly\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The character played by Ethan Hawke and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/twilight-drained-box-office-blood.html\"\u003eTwilight's Robert Pattinson\u003c/a\u003e share the same first name.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Weta Workshop which output came to worldwide prominence with director \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/meet-heavenly-creatures-of-lovely-bones.html\"\u003ePeter Jackson\u003c/a\u003e's film trilogy “The Lord of the Rings”, take responsibility to create the creature effects.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: $21 million\u003cbr /\u003eOpening prediction: $20 million\u003cbr /\u003eDomestic gross prediction: $65 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJan 08, 10: Canada, Russia, USA\u003cbr /\u003eJan 14: Singapore\u003cbr /\u003eJan 21: Australia\u003cbr /\u003eJan 28: New Zealand\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 25: Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003eMar 19: Italy\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia, FilmSchoolRejects – Photos courtesy of Lionsgate\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-1297737967552015051?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/1297737967552015051/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d1297737967552015051\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 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Daybreakers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SuMmUPb2fTI/AAAAAAAABK0/Qz5Iy_NPebk/s72-c/daybreakers.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-2734314226392755741"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-21T21:05:00.003+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-21T22:24:51.736+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film posters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"epic fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The One Name They All Fear Is Solomon Kane"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d728160\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/St8kxJDHcuI/AAAAAAAABJs/ifO6cDeuq6o/s400/solomon+_kane.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395071305274323682\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eS\u003c/span\u003eolomon Kane is a 16th century anti-hero created by Robert E. Howard, the legendary creator of Conan the Barbarian. It’s about a horrifically nasty and bloodthirsty warlord who crosses swords with the devil's right-hand reaper and actually lives to tell the tale. With Kane, Conan and his other heroes, the iconic American writer has created this genre now known as “Sword \u0026 Sorcery,” in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His work has spawned \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003ecountless imitators and given rise to his influence in the fantasy genre which can be rivaled only by J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings). Now, just a shy decade later, a live action feature has been developed for the iconic and serialized character. Michael J Basset, whose directorial debut is war horror “Deathwatch” in 2002, was hired as writer and director of the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/exciting-first-trailer-for-solomon-kane.html\"\u003e\"Solomon Kane\"\u003c/a\u003e adaptation movie with the brief to write an origin story based loosely on the Howard Poems and classic text. Combining through the several dozen Kane stories in existence, the director sets the film in 1600 in puritan England, a well-chosen era for action purposes as it has both gun and sword as well as violent religious conflict between \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/other-philosophy-inside-ancient-agora.html\"\u003epagans\u003c/a\u003e, puritans, Protestants, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/so-dark-angels-and-demons-code.html\"\u003eCatholics\u003c/a\u003e. Not only tells the origins of Solomon Kane, it’s also hoped to be the first of a trilogy of movies. Unfortunately, in this age, fantasy is not as outstanding as some would lead you to believe. Sure, we get a handful of releases a year -- mostly big budget studio adaptations of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/chronicle-of-prince-caspian-returned.html\"\u003eyoung adult fantasy\u003c/a\u003e fiction or \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/harry-potter-and-half-blood-prince.html\"\u003esummer tentpole\u003c/a\u003e releases -- but when it comes to more mature fare, fantasy fans are forced to turn to foreign language efforts. And on the festival circuit there isn't much in the way of solid fantasy floating around. Several years ago, Stephen Sommers also has plagiarized quite a bit of style and substance from Howard's character to create his own “Van Helsing”, placing the Puritan monster hunter in the world of the popular Universal's monster. However, the initial reviews for “Solomon Kane,” that already become a part of the Toronto International Film Festivals Midnight Madness currently, have been strongly positive so far. Some reviewers even recommended it as one of the best fantasy efforts in recent years, with the glowing reviews were based on the standout performance by James Purefoy as the titular character, CG creature design, slick photography and plenty of gut-wrenching action and horror, in spite of its independent roots and somewhat meager (at least by Hollywood standards) budget.\u003cbr /\u003eMax Von Sydow (The Exorcist), Pete Postlethwaite (The Omen remake), Rachel Hurd-Wood (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), and Alice Krige (Silent Hill) are also among the star in this strange tale of a 16th Century Puritan tormented by his past evils.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818726-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818726.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818728-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818728.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818729-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818729.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818731-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818731.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818733-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818733.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818735-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818735.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eSolomen Kane is a somber and gloomy man of pale face and cold eyes, all of it shadowed by a slouch hat. He is dressed entirely in black and his weaponry consists of a rapier, a dagger, and a couple of flintlock pistols. Kane who is a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting in Africa, is known for his brutal and cruel actions in battlefields. But after an encounter with a demon, The Reaper, he realizes he must seek redemption or have his soul damned to Hell. He returns to England and lives a life of peace, converting to puritanism, but soon his peaceful life is threatened when dark power arrives. The innocent daughter of a Priest (Pete Postlethwaite) who had befriended Kane is taken prisoner and to save her, Kane will do whatever he needs to do — even if that means killing a few people along the way. Plus, an all-consuming evil is threatening to take over England and Kane has decided that man of peace or not, he can’t let that happen.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818779-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818779.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818778-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818778.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818777-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818777.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818776-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818776.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818780-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818780.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818784-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818784.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818783-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818783.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19818781-Solomon-Kane-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019818781.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# In 2001 when it was announced that producers Samuel Hadida, Paul Berrow, Michael Berrow, and Don Murphy were developing the film for New Line Cinema, Christopher Lambert was offered the role of Kane and was seriously \"considering it as it's a very compelling part\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Jan Cileček, a czech artist produced a number of sculptures for the movie and there are some photographs available on his website.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# An article in the Daily Mail states that during the production Purefoy was injured while staging a sword-fight with a stuntman, resulting in his getting five stitches to the forehead. The article also mentions that Michael J. Bassett is into extreme measures \"so his cast and crew have been working in the cold, the rain, and as much mud as possible.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The final scenes of the film were shot in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/f-for-franklyns-vendetta.html\"\u003eEngland\u003c/a\u003e on the North Devon coast. It was all done on a private estate which used to belong to the real Sir Richard Grenville\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: About $40 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDec 23, 09: France\u003cbr /\u003eDec 31: Russia\u003cbr /\u003eJan 14, 10: Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia – Photos courtesy of Davis-Films\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-2734314226392755741?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/2734314226392755741/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d2734314226392755741\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/2734314226392755741"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/2734314226392755741"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/one-name-they-all-fear-is-solomon-kane.html","title":"The One Name They All Fear Is Solomon Kane"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/St8kxJDHcuI/AAAAAAAABJs/ifO6cDeuq6o/s72-c/solomon+_kane.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-3146817474988846386"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-18T23:25:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-18T23:50:23.510+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"epic fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"drama movie"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Where The Wild Things Are: Not Another Children's Movie"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d592124\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SttEJ4p1ZkI/AAAAAAAABI0/foecB6vgD3E/s400/wherethewildthingsare_review.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393979915323663938\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eI\u003c/span\u003ef you do go see \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/being-adaptation-of-where-wild-things.html\"\u003e“Where the Wild Things Are”\u003c/a\u003e with an idea that you’ll have the same feelings with watching \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/up-pixar-continues-soaring-up-with.html\"\u003e\"Up\"\u003c/a\u003e or even \"Shrek\", then think again, this film is entirely different. Though it taking the picture of childhood, but this Spike Jonze-directed film is actually not fully contributes for children. However, it was adapted from the beloved classic children's literature written in 1963 by Maurice Sendak, which theme of dealing with \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003edark emotions was also rare in children's literature, especially in picture book format for young children. But what keeps it popular is not the impact of the book on the field of children's literature, it is the impact of the story and the illustrations on young readers. The story, as millions of children and grown children know, is about nine years old lonely boy called Max (Max Records). The little boy feels betrayed when his teenage sister (Pepita Emmerichs) no longer wants to play with him and a harmless snowball fight ends with her friends trashing the snow igloo he's made in the front yard. Max's caring single mother (Catherine Keener) tries to comfort him, but his unruly behavior only gets worse after she invites her new boyfriend (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/departed-reunion-in-moody-shutter.html\"\u003eMark Ruffalo\u003c/a\u003e) over for dinner. In a night where everything goes wrong, the boy left the house, shipped in a small sailboat which went to sea and discover a remote island. It was inhabited by mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he tries to reign over these nice monsters, but not without difficulty. The child-like autocracy of fun is easy, but the party's sheen wanes, and Max faces the actual responsibilities of leadership. When forced to deal with being a caretaker, mediator, and confidant to his kingdom's dysfunction, Max is in way over his head. The monsters of his fantasy world engage in the same frustrations and pettiness he sees in adults of his real childhood, and the solutions to their problems reveal deeper fissures in the group's fabric. Five years in the making, the part live-action, part puppetry, part computer-animated version of \"Where The Wild Things Are\" by Spike Jonze, a visionary director with two original films to his credit (\"Being John Malkovich\" and \"Adaptation\"), now arrives in theaters across the world to a mixture of glowing reviews and deep reservations.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589337-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589337.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589338-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589338.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589347-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589347.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589355-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589355.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589357-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589357.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19750923-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019750923.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# The style and spirit of Spike Jonze are recognized in every scene and even every shot of the film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e#  As in his earlier features, Jonze's approach here is also to situate a peculiar outsider characters into unfamiliar, ominous conditions, where they might not have been in before, and then force them to deal with those positions in a fresh, individualized manner.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e#  This Jonze's adaptation which expands Maurice Sendak's narrative is a heartfelt and very emotional interpretation.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The plot offers a fresh view at the many aspects of childhood, particularly the tough ones, the isolation and loneliness, the inability to communicate with a parent and sibling.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Although the film is as inventive and enigmatic as a dream, but it's thematically and psychologically rich.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Through puppetry and computer animation, the filmmaking teams have successfully put a world of childhood imagination on the screen. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The film not consistently engaging from an emotional standpoint, because it leaving plenty of time for the audiences to think over about what they're seeing.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589344-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589344.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589346-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589346.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589356-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589356.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589359-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589359.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589362-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589362.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589363-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589363.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19751120-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019751120.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19751123-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019751123.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19751127-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019751127.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# There was one significant alteration from the original source which is how Max enters the world of the Wild Things. In the book, his bedroom transforms into a lush forest while in the picture, Max runs away from home, running down city streets and past dark parking lots until he finds a waterfront with a boat, and then he sails to the world of the Wild Things.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Though this film is his acting debut, but Max Records, who plays the little Max, is clearly a natural. He gave an excellent acting throughout.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The wild things are played by an ensemble of gifted actors. While covered with costumes, they still manage to be impressive and singular in both delivery of dialogues and behavioral gestures. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/like-deja-vu-of-taking-of-pelham-123.html\"\u003eJames Gandolfini\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/be-kind-to-rewind-vantage-point.html\"\u003eForest Whitaker\u003c/a\u003e, Catherine O'Hara, Lauren Ambrose and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/09/trip-to-disaster-in-kingdom.html\"\u003eChris Cooper\u003c/a\u003e make valuable contributions for these characters.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Children might enjoy the goofy monsters and their fights and squabbles, but some scary scenes, cartoon violence, and a lot of talky parts that slow down the pacing, could be enough reasons that make the film might not be kid-friendly as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The story loses some of its steam toward the middle, when certain scenes seemingly have been drawn out as long as possible to give the film a bump to above an acceptable hour and a half mark.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Cinematographer Lance Acord superbly takes huge advantage of the hills, sand dunes and shores of the outer Melbourne area to create the changeable landscapes of the visually striking world in this film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Jonze's decision to use a hand-held camera also affords a lot of maneuverability, allowing us to experience the world from the viewpoint of a child.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The music for the film is also perfect. Written by Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), the songs provide a youthful energy that complements the action on screen.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589397-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589397.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589400-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589400.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589403-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589403.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589404-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589404.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589405-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589405.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589406-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589406.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589495-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589495.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589496-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589496.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589497-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589497.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589500-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589500.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589501-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589501.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589502-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589502.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589623-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589623.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19589625-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019589625.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eOverall Score: 8/1\u003c/span\u003e0 (Satisfy, visually entertain, and open your eyes)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' 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Movie"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SttEJ4p1ZkI/AAAAAAAABI0/foecB6vgD3E/s72-c/wherethewildthingsare_review.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-1836878344320364583"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-16T23:35:00.007+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-28T16:52:40.446+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spring movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hongkong Film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asian Drama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"true story"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"See And Remember The Superior Legend of Confucius"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d725679\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/StijI3-Ev2I/AAAAAAAABIM/njqkWfApR7g/s400/confucius.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393239926634757986\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eB\u003c/span\u003eorn in 551 B.C., the same time as the Greek philosopher Socrates and the Buddhism founder Siddhartha Gautama, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/dazzling-first-trailer-for-chow-yun.html\"\u003eConfucius\u003c/a\u003e is one of the most important persons in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/mulan-legend-of-tough-side-of-lady.html\"\u003ehistory of Chinese\u003c/a\u003e philosophy. He was the greatest teacher, philosopher, educator and founder of Confucianism whose theories and principles not only have influenced how the Chinese government has run the country for the past 2000 years, but also \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eKorean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life. Confucius’s teaching style was more in the way of informal conversations than formal classes. Roughly speaking, his discourse covered three fields, the classics and philosophy, including his views on reforms which would bring the government of the ducal states back to what he considered the ideal of ancient times, the forms and ceremonies of those past times; and poetry and music. Though his teachings were banned under Mao Zedong, who oversaw the destruction of his family home during the Cultural Revolution, but Confucius has finally been given the Chinese government's seal of approval with the announcement that \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/red-cliff-john-woos-ambitiousness-epic.html\"\u003eChow Yun-fat\u003c/a\u003e will star in a big-budget, state-backed film to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the 2,560th birthday of Confucius himself. Chow Yun-Fat, now in his 50s, is a legend of Hong Kong cinema for his spectacular performances in action and martial arts movies. Very well known with such high-octane Hong Kong gangster fare by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/red-cliff-2-grandeur-battle-finally.html\"\u003eJohn Woo\u003c/a\u003e like “Hard Boiled” and “A Better Tomorrow”, also Oscar-winning “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” by Ang Lee, but much like his peers \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/04/jet-and-jackie-kickin-forbidden-box.html\"\u003eJackie Chan\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/once-upon-time-legend-continues.html\"\u003eJet Li\u003c/a\u003e, he has been seizing the opportunity for more dramatic roles as he gets older. Besides, after the walking train wreck that was “Dragonball Evolution”, it's absolutely nice to see the actor in a respectable film once again. However, the challenge of playing Confucius is rather like taking on the role of Socrates or Moses. To many people, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/some-photos-of-chow-yun-fat-in.html\"\u003eConfucius\u003c/a\u003e was a saint, everybody has powerful, fixed ideas about the revered figure and people are bound to be offended by some aspects of any portrayal. Thus, after the project was announced, the reaction in China was decidedly mixed. As the film is made in Mandarin, many have expressed concern that Chow, a native of the Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong SAR, will lack the requisite Mandarin-speaking skills to portray the revered philosopher. Others were concerned that Chow, a veteran of action and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/return-of-storm-cgi-martial-arts.html\"\u003eKung Fu-cinema\u003c/a\u003e, would turn Confucius into a \"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/12/ip-man-one-of-best-kung-fu-movies-of.html\"\u003ekung-fu hero\u003c/a\u003e.\" Such concerns were only exacerbated after mainland star Pu Cunxin criticized Hu Mei's script as containing inappropriate levels of action and romance for a film based on Confucius' life. But so far, the production values and the decorated sets featured in the images and video previews for this film are looks absolutely gorgeous. Perhaps this is instead could turn out into the role that will catapult Chow back into the winning spotlight after his last couple misfire.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719725-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719725.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719726-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719726.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719675-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719675.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719676-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719676.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719677-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719677.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719678-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719678.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719679-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719679.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719674-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719674.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eThe film is directed by Hu Mei of “Army Nurse”, “Far from War”, and “For All Eternity” previously. She is one of the best known female directors of China's vaunted fifth generation, and a classmate of more famous Fifth Generation directors like Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang. The film-maker has her own history with the authorities as her father, a conductor for an army orchestra, was imprisoned by the Red Guards, while her grandfather died in custody. Also starring in the 150-million-yuan (US$22 million)-budgeted biopic are veteran actor Jiao Huang as Laozi or Laotzu, another Chinese philosopher and the founder of Taoism who gave Confucius advice on history and the arts, and Zhou Xun (Painted Skin) as Nan Zi, an imperial concubine of the Wei Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC).\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334100-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334100.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334101-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334101.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334102-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334102.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334103-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334103.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334104-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334104.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334105-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334105.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334891-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334891.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334892-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334892.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eConfucius was a famous Chinese philosopher, who was born Kong Qiu in 551 BC and died in 479 BC. He was the second son of a minor aristocratic family that had fallen from power and as a result, Confucius was orphaned as a child and grew up in relative poverty. A voracious reader, he educated himself, eventually becoming a private tutor for the sons of wealthy gentlemen. Distressed by the division of China into fiercely competitive and often warring states, Confucius, like many other thinkers of his era, devoted much time to pondering ways to restore order to the chaotic world in which he lived. For a decade beginning when he was about 55, Confucius wandered through neighboring states, attempting to convince various rulers of his worthiness for political positions through which he could introduce his planned reforms. Confucius was able to gather a substantial number of students who devoted themselves to his school of thought. Though it has been described as a religion, Confucianism is more of a political and social philosophy based on humanism, rationality, education, and virtuous example.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eConfucius has enjoyed a radical rehabilitation in China in recent years – vilified during Mao's rule, when his philosophy of harmony and respect of social hierarchies was at odds with Marxist ideology of progress through conflict, his teachings are now popular again. A recent book on his classic text, the Analects, became a literary hit and a Confucian quote formed a key part of the lavish opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics last year. The government is also investing in Confucius Institutes abroad to promote Chinese culture. Even prison inmates are reportedly being taught Confucian philosophy.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334893-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334893.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334894-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334894.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334895-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334895.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334896-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334896.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334931-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334931.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334932-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334932.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334933-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334933.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334934-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334934.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334935-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334935.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334936-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334936.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20334937-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020334937.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eStudy the past if you would define the future:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \"Confucius\" will be China's first feature film about the sage who lived from 551-479 BC.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Two years ago, when director Hu Mei offered him the first draft of the film's screenplay, Chow refused, because the character of Confucius was too young. He only said yes when the script was revised and Confucius was made older.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Chow is expensive and the payment to him will probably equal to a third of US$21 millions, budgeted for the film. But director Hu said it was well worth.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Some cybercitizens say they don't want to see a Cantonese-speaking Confucius, suggesting Chow first needs to improve his Mandarin Chinese. Some also doubt whether Chow knows enough about the philosopher's thoughts and teachings to deliver a convincing portrayal. But the director is very confident in Chow's ability to deliver a convincing Confucius.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# It is reported that before Chow was cast, the producers had approached distinguished TV and stage actor Pu Cunxin. Pu reportedly turned it down because of script problems, saying Hu's film portrays the sage as a \"kung fu master\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Strikes back Pu’s statement, director Hu Mei said there was 25 editions of the script and it took them two years to develop the final draft. What Pu read was very different from the one given to Chow Yun-Fat. She said the final draft was approved by several historians and every story in it was backed by historical record. She claimed Confucius knew how to drive a cart, how to shoot arrows, and even once commanded a little war. Some historical book describes Confucius as a big guy who was \"strong enough to fight a bull.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# It rumored that the story of the film will reflect eight historical events in the life of Confucius and the final film will be split into two episodes\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Kong Demao, a 93-year-old descendant of Confucius and renowned calligrapher, has given her stamp of approval to Chow Yun-fat's impersonation of her ancestor. \"His Confucius is convincing and the setting is faithful to history,\" she says. \"I think this would be a good film to promote Confucius' thoughts across the world.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The biopic is scheduled to hit screens in Chinese mainland during the new-year season of 2010.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719727-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719727.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719728-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719728.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719729-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719729.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719730-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719730.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719731-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719731.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719732-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719732.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19719734-Confucius-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019719734.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eSources: IMDB, English CRI, Wikipedia - Photos courtesy of Dadi Cinema\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-1836878344320364583?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/1836878344320364583/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d1836878344320364583\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/1836878344320364583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/1836878344320364583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/see-and-remember-superior-legend-of.html","title":"See And Remember The Superior Legend of Confucius"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/StijI3-Ev2I/AAAAAAAABIM/njqkWfApR7g/s72-c/confucius.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4530911452255419176"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-12T21:24:00.007+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-28T00:11:32.693+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie Remake"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"film posters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hongkong Film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asian Drama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"epic fantasy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mulan: Legend Of A Tough Side of a Lady"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19615078\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 190px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/StM8tPR4X1I/AAAAAAAABHE/0-OAlpC7pC4/s400/mulan.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391719926785924946\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eA\u003c/span\u003efter \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/get-on-road-trip-with-lightning-bolt.html\"\u003eDisney\u003c/a\u003e has had international success with their animation version of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/leaked-cannes-preview-trailer-of-mulan.html\"\u003e“Mulan”\u003c/a\u003e, news concerning \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/return-of-storm-cgi-martial-arts.html\"\u003eChinese\u003c/a\u003e-speaking filmmakers shooting a new real-life version of the movie since Shaw Brother's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/12/warlords-of-chinese-delightful-epic.html\"\u003eepic\u003c/a\u003e in 1964, has been endless. And now there are currently multiple projects about the Chinese folk heroine Hua Mulan, the same figure who inspired the Disney’s 1998 animated feature, in the works in China and it looks \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eas though the first out of the gate will be Jingle Ma's version with Vicky Zhao (Red Cliff) in the title role. Hua Mulan is a war-faring female made famous in a Chinese collection of 12th century lyrics and poetry. When the country is threatened by invaders she sneaks away from home, dresses as a man and joins an all-male army where she eventually has a critical role in defending the nation in a time of war. A feature film about Mulan has been in development for years with a number of actresses considered for the lead role including Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/04/jet-and-jackie-kickin-forbidden-box.html\"\u003eLiu Yifei\u003c/a\u003e before Zhao was finally picked. Best known for her supporting role opposite Stephen Chow in the action comedy “Shaolin Soccer”, and has prominent roles in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/red-cliff-john-woos-ambitiousness-epic.html\"\u003eJohn Woo\u003c/a\u003e’s \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/red-cliff-2-grandeur-battle-finally.html\"\u003e“Red Cliff”\u003c/a\u003e, Zhao is not an action star by trade but has had some screen fighting experience in past film and television roles under the action direction of veterans like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/ip-man-legend-still-alive.html\"\u003eCorey Yuen\u003c/a\u003e and Ching Siu-tung. The question of whether Zhao is an appropriate Mulan will be answered once the movie is in theaters. Right now, the media is just curious about the degree of similarity between her role as Mulan and her portrayal of Sun Shangxiang from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/witnessing-final-big-battle-in-red.html\"\u003e“Red Cliff”\u003c/a\u003e. When talking about her role, Zhao Wei admited that playing Hua Mulan is harder than playing Sun ShangXiang, \"Mulan's male impersonation cannot be portrayed as simply wearing a man's clothing, or imitating the way a man spoke. The ancient battlefield has brought me some inspirations. In my opinion, for Mulan to be able to impersonate a man and rise from a small soldier to a great general, the key is that she is broad-minded and has an ambitious vision.\" Also joining the cast are Chen Kun (Painted Skin, Playboy Cop), who will play general Li Guang, a close friend of Mulan; Xu Jiao (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/close-encounters-of-cj7-kind.html\"\u003eCJ7\u003c/a\u003e), who will portray young Mulan; Jaycee Chan (The Sun Also Rises), and Russian singer Vitas.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329807-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329807.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329808-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329808.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329810-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329810.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329811-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329811.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329812-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329812.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329813-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329813.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329816-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329816.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-20329817-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/020329817.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003eThe story of Hua Mulan was described in a famous Chinese poem known as the Ballad of Mulan. The poem was first written in the Musical Records of Old and New from the 6th century, the century before the founding of the Tang Dynasty; the original work no longer exists, and the original text of this poem comes from another work known as the Music Bureau Collection, an anthology of lyrics, songs, and poems, compiled by Guo Maoqian during the 12th century. Whether Mulan was a historical person or whether the poem was an allegory has been debated for centuries—it is unknown whether the story has any factual basis.\u003cbr /\u003eChina 450AD, the dynasty was under constant threat from ruthless Rouran tribe. With such a major security threat at hand, the Chinese army conducted a nation wide draft. A retired soldier named Hua Hu insisted on enlisting again to serve his country. Mulan (Zhao Wei), his young daughter was intelligent and skilled in martial arts. But as a girl, she couldn’t be enlisted. Unable to bear the thought of her father suffering, Mulan got her father drunk, dressed as a boy and entered the army to take his father’s place. Through the harsh military training, Mulan proved to be a courageous and unstoppable, and always helped others to fend off the army bully. She gained the attention of Wentai (Chen Kun), the battalion’s Vice Commander. They soon developed a mutual admiration. However, Mulan was in constant danger of revealing her gender. When Wentai ran into her bathing by accident, Mulan was fortunate enough to escape without exposing her identity, but Wentai was determined to uncover the woman hiding among the troops. To make things worse, the army bully had lost a jade pendant and a strip-search was ordered. Terrified to reveal herself and tarnish her father’s reputation, Mulan admitted the theft and was sentenced to death. In prison, she told Wentai the truth and he promised to keep this secret till the end. When Rourans launched a surprise attack, Wentai released Mulan from jail to let her flee. But Mulan stayed for a battle and decapitated the Rouran General. Her life was spared of this merit and even promoted to be Vice commander. Together, Mulan and Wentai fought through various battles, and their friendship gradually turns into romance. However, the Rourans were getting stronger as their Prince Mudan murdered his father and seized the throne. Facing an unprecedented scale of attack, Mulan was vastly outnumbered, and both her love and brevity were put to the ultimate test. Would she sacrifice true love for the peace of her nation?\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615079-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615079.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615081-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615081.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615083-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615083.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615085-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615085.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615087-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615087.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615120-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615120.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615121-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615121.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19615122-Asian-Film-Images-2.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019615122.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# Director Ma thinks the Hollywood Mulan doesn't match his impression of the heroine. \"Zhao Wei's appearance is closer to that in my imagination,\" he said\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Ma took the directing baton of \"Mulan\" from Stanley Tong, who was reportedly hoping \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/saw-bloody-horsemen.html\"\u003eZhang Ziyi\u003c/a\u003e could play the character.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Shooting was held up for two days after villagers in Yixian, in China's Hebei Province, took revenge for an earlier film shoot they allege left town without paying the bills. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Russian pop singer Vitas’ agent told the media that the film director had planned voice dubbing for Vitas but the pop singer insisted on using his own. What kind of role Vitas plays in the film is still a secret. Unnamed sources revealed he plays a singer who is later captured.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: Wikipedia, WuXia Society\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4530911452255419176?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4530911452255419176/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4530911452255419176\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4530911452255419176"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4530911452255419176"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/mulan-legend-of-tough-side-of-lady.html","title":"Mulan: Legend Of A Tough Side of a Lady"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/StM8tPR4X1I/AAAAAAAABHE/0-OAlpC7pC4/s72-c/mulan.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4114142528949048742"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-08T23:56:00.002+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-09T00:15:10.592+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holiday movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"true story"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"drama movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Invictus Is A Game Played By Gentlemen"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Ss4cZQDVClI/AAAAAAAABGE/n4rLupNNMkI/s1600-h/invictus.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 233px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Ss4cZQDVClI/AAAAAAAABGE/n4rLupNNMkI/s400/invictus.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390277024140298834\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eA\u003c/span\u003efter \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/clint-eastwood-make-record-for-himself.html\"\u003e\"Gran Torino,\"\u003c/a\u003e in which he also starred, became the biggest box-office success of his directing career, the 79 years old actor turned director, Clint Eastwood, shows no signs of slowing down. He’s soon will be back with his latest film “Invictus” which is based on the book “Playing The Enemy: Nelson Mandela And The Game That Changed a Nation” by John Carlin. The book which \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003efocuses on a true story around rugby and Nelson Mandela is in fact has this storyline that needed to be told in a much broader media because it was beautiful, heart warming, if not mildly simplistic story of what sport can do for a country. John Carlin explores the intersection of the end of apartheid with the World Cup of Rugby held in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/district-9-amazing-movie-deserves-to-be.html\"\u003eSouth Africa\u003c/a\u003e for the first time since being boycotted by the rest of the world. The adaptation film, which previously titled \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/damon-and-eastwood-on-set-of-human.html\"\u003e“The Human Factor”\u003c/a\u003e, sees \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/informant-frenzy-of-corn-lies-and.html\"\u003eMatt Damon\u003c/a\u003e as rugby star Francois Pienaar, who created, along with Mandela (played by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/wanted-audacious-and-alive.html\"\u003eMorgan Freeman\u003c/a\u003e), an event that gave whites and blacks in South Africa a common cause to rally around as the country was trying to heal from the wounds of apartheid. Freeman, who had the idea for the film, brought \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/discovering-truth-of-changeling.html\"\u003eEastwood\u003c/a\u003e and Damon on board, and has previously described the Mandela role as the role of his life and the most challenging one of his career. Damon himself who has previously played a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/08/bourne-win-ultimate-box-office.html\"\u003econfused secret agent\u003c/a\u003e, a crooked cop, a trouble serial killer, Las Vegas robber with Brad Pitt and George Clooney, and just recently appear as a chubby corporate whistle-blower in Steven Soderbergh’s \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/have-corn-experience-with-informant.html\"\u003e“The Informant!”\u003c/a\u003e, is now set to take on the role of another South Africa's most iconic figures, the captain of South Africa's 1995 World Cup-winning rugby team. Eastwood pairing with Freeman to create the story of such an important historical figure seems like it could print its own Oscar ballots, and that late-December release date definitely backs that theory up. Hopefully we're really in for a fantastic film just like the novel version.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Freeman), from the fall of apartheid, joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team and using a sporting event—the Springboks rugby team in the 1995 World Cup—to mend South Africa. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela encouraged his countrymen to rally behind their Rugby’s team, The Springboks. Sports and politics are always mixed together into the cultural fabric of a nation. Rugby in South Africa shares a unique past. As \"the opium of the boer,\" rugby was traditionally the most segregated of all sports in South Africa, it represented the worst of humanity, of the tyranny and endemic white racism that oppressed the black majority. It was therefore significant that Rugby was the sport that would bring the 2 sides together. Mandela understood this, and so therefore Rugby was a critical component in his plan for the healing process. Led by their captain Francois Pienaar (Damon), the South African team wins the tournament; make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match by upsetting the favorites New Zealand 15–12 in the final.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSome facts from the field goals:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Minutes after completing press for \"Gran Torino,\" Eastwood soon tackled the task of directing \"Invictus.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Eastwood drew the title of the film from a short poem often recited by Mandela.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Morgan Freeman knows Mandela personally and has spoken of the role as one of the most desired and challenging of his career. He also having starred in both of the films of Eastwood's that won Academy’s Best Picture: \"Unforgiven\" and \"Million Dollar Baby.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Freeman studied video and audio of Mandela to master his dialect.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# At the time of filming in early 2009, Freeman was still recovering from his near-fatal car crash of August of 2008 and required therapy for his hands.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# For his role in this film, Matt Damon who’s actually 13cm shorter than the real Pienaar, had to quickly get himself back into shape after getting doughy for his role in Soderbergh's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-hilariously-wacky-poster-from.html\"\u003e\"The Informant!”\u003c/a\u003e. He also has dyed his hair an uncharacteristic blond for the role.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Damon was given intensive coaching by Chester Williams at the Gardens Rugby Club.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Over Christmas 2008 auditions had taken place in London to try and find a well-known British actor to play Pienaar's father, but the casting agent couldn't find anyone who they trusted to handle the accent, so the part went to a local actor without name recognition but with lingual accuracy.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Eastwood’s son, Scott, was cast in an unspecified role, but it is understood to be flyhalf Joel Stransky (whose drop goal provided the Springboks' winning margin in the 1995 final).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The ex Bath Rugby player Zak Feaunati, who now is head of Rugby at Bishop Vesey's Grammar school in Sutton Coldfield, has been cast as New Zealand player Jonah Lomu.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: About $50 million\u003cbr /\u003eOpening prediction: $1,5 million\u003cbr /\u003eDomestic gross prediction: $55 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDec 11, 09: USA\u003cbr /\u003eJan 21, 10: Australia, Czech Rep\u003cbr /\u003eJan 28: Argentina, Spain\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 04-05: Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, UK\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 12: Italy\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 17-19: Belgium, Germany, Romania\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 24: France\u003cbr /\u003eFeb 26: Finland\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, WP, Wikipedia – Photos courtesy of Warner Bros\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4114142528949048742?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4114142528949048742/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4114142528949048742\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4114142528949048742"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4114142528949048742"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/invictus-is-game-played-by-gentlemen.html","title":"Invictus Is A Game Played By Gentlemen"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Ss4cZQDVClI/AAAAAAAABGE/n4rLupNNMkI/s72-c/invictus.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-3060141212104631131"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-05T21:11:00.005+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-11T14:25:40.249+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie facts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"comedy movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"drama movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thank You For Being Up In The Air"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19583162\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 252px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SsoEPv_4pUI/AAAAAAAABFc/U6eG-BKaWwQ/s400/up_in_the_air.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389124572731188546\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eI\u003c/span\u003en 2007, director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody brought teen-pregnancy comedy \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/juno-going-strong-with-big-belly.html\"\u003e\"Juno\"\u003c/a\u003e to the widescreen; the movie went on to become a $225m global breakout and scoop up a batch of Oscar noms. This year, Cody made a comeback with new piece called \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/revenge-of-transforming-cheerleader-in.html\"\u003e“Jennifer’s Body”\u003c/a\u003e, while Reitman also set another arrival with a comedy drama entitled \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-teaser-trailer-for-clooneys-up-in.html\"\u003e“Up in the Air”\u003c/a\u003e. But different with \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eCody which “Body” was hated by critics and moviegoers, Reitman is luckier with his new project cause reviews for “Up in the Air” have been generally positive and the film was the highest profile hit during the current Telluride film festival. Loosely based on Walter Kirn's novel with the same name, Reitman also co-wrote the script with Sheldon Turner which he indicated is a more deeply personal effort than his previous two films. According to him, \"In one sense, it’s a movie about a man who fires people for a living. In another sense, it’s a movie about a man who collects air miles excessively. In another sense, it’s about a man who meets a woman who’s so similar to him that even though they both believe in the idea of living solo, they begin to fall in love.\" This film should land the director back in the coolly satirical territory of his 2006 debut “Thank You for Smoking” – another Reitman-penned adaptation. While “Up in the Air” probably has a nervy subject for a feature film in the midst of a global economic recession like now, but critics instead admire it especially for the sure-handedness with which it navigates the country’s current economic turbulence. A positive reception that film has garnered could establish Reitman among the year's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/when-oscar-fall-in-love-with-slumdog.html\"\u003eAcademy Award\u003c/a\u003e heavyweights while furthering the 31-year-old's status as one of his generation's best new filmmakers. A serious contender in this year's award race is somewhat a notion \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/departed-reunion-in-moody-shutter.html\"\u003eParamount Pictures\u003c/a\u003e looks to be betting heavily on. A strong award prospects also goes for main actor \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/08/something-must-be-burn-after-reading.html\"\u003eGeorge Clooney\u003c/a\u003e who play Ryan Bingham, the man who spends so much time traveling, as well as the supporting cast which include Vera Farmiga (The Departed), as the seductive fellow traveler whose disdain for commitment rivals Bingham's own, and Anna Kendrick (Rocket Science, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-moon-for-flamingly-twilight-saga.html\"\u003eTwilight\u003c/a\u003e) as an ambitious young colleague who threatens Bingham's way of life by devising a new method to fire people online and eliminating the need for travel.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19583131-Comedy-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019583131.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19583132-Comedy-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019583132.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19583134-Comedy-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019583134.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19583135-Comedy-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019583135.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19583136-Comedy-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019583136.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19583137-Comedy-Film-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019583137.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\"Up in the Air” is a comedy described as a story of the self-realization and self-redemption of a man who fires people professionally. Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose job is to travel around to different companies and determine who needs to be terminated. On occasion he delivers motivational speeches about the virtue of a relationship-free life. Spending most of his time flying around from city to city for his job, his only joy in life comes from the prospect of scoring his 10 million frequent flier miles and relishes the comfort of being anonymous during his perpetual travels. Bingham does not have a personal life and he numbs himself with sex, booze and drugs. But, as he closes in on his goal and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams, his company chooses to ground him and keep him at the corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFacts about traveling via airplane:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Reitman has started working on the adaptation film to Walter Kirn’s novel since six years ago.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Reitman wrote the main characters specifically for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-hitch-to-save-day-with-hancock.html\"\u003eJason Bateman\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/stranger-ballad-from-land-of-lost.html\"\u003eDanny McBride\u003c/a\u003e, Melanie Lynskey, Amy Morton, Sam Elliott and Zach Galifianakis.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Approximately 4,600 people signed up for the chance to be an extra in the film during the open call on January 24, 2009 and January 25, 2009 at Crestwood Court in St. Louis, Missouri. “Up in the Air cast 2,000 extras with 15 to 25 Missouri actors in minor speaking roles. TalentPlus was resposible for casting in St. Louis. Competing talent agencies in the area complained they were excluded from the casting of the film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# About 250 extras were used from the Omaha, Nebraska area. They were used for filming inside and outside the terminal at Eppley Airfield, while Clooney shot most of his scenes inside the terminal.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Reitman placed classified ads in Midwest newspapers indicating that he was filming a documentary on the effects of layoffs. He interviewed 100 people who lost their jobs and included footage from 20 people in the film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The film includes 80 different sets at 50 locations throughout the St. Louis area, including Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Concourse D, the Mansion House in downtown St. Louis, Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, Hilton St. Louis Airport, and the Cheshire Inn.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Some of the scenes were shot inside the Visitor's Bureau and in a condo in the Old Market area of downtown Omaha. Filming also occurred at the south end of the main terminal at Eppley Airfield. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Reitman needed fifty days to shoot the film, eight of which were devoted to aerial shooting. The aerial shots turned out to be more difficult than he had expected. He was unable to use three days of the aerial filming. Many of the aerial shots, such as the crop circle on fire, are featured in the trailer but are not used in the film. The pilot who flies the Boeing 747 that carries the space shuttle flew the aircraft used for the aerial shots.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The movie wasn't supposed to be ready for this year release but Reitman badly wanted to keep the Toronto streak going.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# After the press showing held during the Toronto International Film Festival, Jason Reitman introduced his father, Ivan Reitman, and many of the producers associated with the film. Jason Reitman stated that his father wrote the best line in the film.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBudget: $30 million\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19583162\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 293px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/StGIEe0HeBI/AAAAAAAABGk/EbYmvPLv184/s320/up_in_the_air_poster.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391239839511705618\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eParamount had originally scheduled the North American release for a December 4, 2009. With the enthusiastic reception it received at Telluride, Paramount later planned a release in limited markets on November 13, 2009, and a wide release on November 25, 2009 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. However, this release schedule conflicted with the release of “Men Who Stare at Goats,” another Clooney film. Paramount later scheduled back the limited North American release on December 4, 2009, broadening the release the next week on December 11, 2009. Wide release is set for Christmas, December 25, 2009. The release date for other countries will be later.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eDec 04, 09:\u003c/span\u003e US\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eJan 07:\u003c/span\u003e New Zealand\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eJan 13-14:\u003c/span\u003e Switzerland (Fr), Australia, Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eJan 15:\u003c/span\u003e Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, UK\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eJan 21:\u003c/span\u003e Greece\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eJan 28-29:\u003c/span\u003e Denmark, Switzerland (Ger), Austria, South Africa\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFeb 03-04:\u003c/span\u003e Belgium, Argentina, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Peru, Serbia \u0026 Montenegro, Slovenia, UAE\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFeb 05:\u003c/span\u003e Brazil, Colombia, Cyprus, Mexico, Panama, Romania, Spain, Venezuela\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFeb 10-12:\u003c/span\u003e France, Croatia, Korea, Portugal, India\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFeb 17-18:\u003c/span\u003e Egypt, Israel\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFeb 20:\u003c/span\u003e Japan\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFeb 25-27:\u003c/span\u003e Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Poland, Turkey, Taiwan\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMar 03:\u003c/span\u003e Philippines\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMar 05:\u003c/span\u003e Indonesia\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMar 11:\u003c/span\u003e Czech Rep, Hungary\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMar 19:\u003c/span\u003e Finland\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia – Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-3060141212104631131?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/3060141212104631131/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d3060141212104631131\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/3060141212104631131"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/3060141212104631131"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/thank-you-for-being-up-in-air.html","title":"Thank You For Being Up In The Air"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SsoEPv_4pUI/AAAAAAAABFc/U6eG-BKaWwQ/s72-c/up_in_the_air.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-7542649417078739419"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-02T23:04:00.004+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-11T14:16:54.164+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"comedy movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"action film"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Zombieland: A 28 Days Later Played For Laughs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d719833\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SsY6KLrIuoI/AAAAAAAABEs/TsCiqL9mtI0/s400/zombieland_review.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388057950802197122\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eA\u003c/span\u003et first, I think that there are already too many zombie films that have been made, so I hope \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/have-safe-trip-while-traveling-in.html\"\u003e“Zombieland”\u003c/a\u003e will be a good one. Hopefully, this movie also has the right comedy and some sort of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/phobia-2-when-fears-become-entertaining.html\"\u003escary moment\u003c/a\u003e that will make me jump out of my seat. In the film, a young boy Columbus [Jesse Eisenberg] is headed East when a lethal virus has broken out and wiped most of the population, turning all the infected into flesh eating zombies. Along the \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eway, he has created 32 rules for staying alive. Those rules get posted on the screen each time he applies one to some life-threatening situation, often to very comic effect. While wandering lonely across the burnt-out highways of America, Colombus runs into the \"bad-ass tough guy\" (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/expecting-mother-of-all-disasters-in.html\"\u003eWoody Harrelson\u003c/a\u003e) who refuses to give his name but invites Columbus to call him Tallahassee. Things start to change when they hitches a ride together, although it takes a while for their relationship to thaw. The pair is an opposite numbers, evidenced when they see a zombie woman devouring a corpse: Columbus remarks that it’s a reminder of how far the world has fallen; Tallahassee, on the other hand, says it makes him hungry to burst the zombie’s head. The journey takes the guys into a supermarket where they find their female counterparts in a feeble situation. Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/03/continue-fantasy-to-nims-island.html\"\u003eAbigail Breslin\u003c/a\u003e) aren’t as innocent as they seem, but the tension fades and the four decide to join forces and drive cross-country so Wichita can make good on her promise to take Little Rock to an amusement park in California.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582823-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582823.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582825-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582825.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582828-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582828.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582830-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582830.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582831-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582831.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582833-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582833.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582837-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582837.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582838-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582838.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582839-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582839.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# New director Ruben Fleischer proves to be a capable enough helmer for “Zombieland”. He shares lot of good moments in the film which likely comes out of his own understanding of what kind of zombie flick this is.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The screenplay that scribed by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick is full with great laughs throughout the entire duration.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The opening credit sequence is astounding, showing moments from the zombie outburst in its slow motion glory, filmed with the Phantom camera, and set to Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls. However, the style was also nearly identical to what Zack Snyder did in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/watchmen-its-truly-not-ordinary.html\"\u003e“Watchmen”\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The cinematography is a top notch, scene to scene are packed with vivid imagery and dazzling set designs.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# There are some original zombie situations and action that added up to a huge amount of fun.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# There's also a lot of gore, plenty of famous curse coming out of mouths and a very vigorous dose of exploding heads are all included.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Woody Harrelson owned most of the remarkable one liners to himself. He chews them up and shouts them out with a natural hilarity.\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582791-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582791.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582792-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582792.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582793-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582793.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582794-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582794.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582795-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582795.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582796-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582796.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582840-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582840.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582841-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582841.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/View-19582843-Zombieland-Gallery.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://preview.shareapic.net/preview6/019582843.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/center\u003e# Eisenberg play this Mountain Dew-chugging loser whose introverted ways have turned him into an ideal loner for the post-apocalyptic realm. He does the unconfident shtick but he also adds in personality – some heart and some guts added convincingly when the story calls for it.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Harrelson and Eisenberg play very well off each other and provide plenty of memorable moments.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin are fine in roles in which they're not asked to do much beyond handle various firearms.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Breslin steals quite a few scenes from the rest of the cast, including one in which she fires a shotgun into the air as a warning, then smilingly remarks on the improbability of it.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The story also shares each character’s troubled past and even a hint of distress over the current zombie infestation, but never enough to slow the film down.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19582884\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 300px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/StGGLktiy5I/AAAAAAAABGc/IIslOwX9-Wo/s320/zombieland_poster.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391237762330577810\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e# Here, the zombie holocaust is more or less just the scenery to the actual narrative on the subject of lonesomeness and associations.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# The film has this surprising ‘special cameo’ in its later half that appearances will certainly be one of the best and most unforgettable cameos of the last decade.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/hilariously-awesome-new-trailer-of.html\"\u003e“Zombieland”\u003c/a\u003e is another example of a lower budget studio movie but with some of the surprisingly big budget visuals.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Just stick around until the end of the credits, and you will get an extra glimpse of worthy guffaw moment.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eOverall Score: 8/10\u003c/span\u003e (A lot of fun movie with lots of clever humor and lots of flesh eating zombies.)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-7542649417078739419?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/7542649417078739419/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d7542649417078739419\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/7542649417078739419"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/7542649417078739419"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/10/zombieland-28-days-later-played-for.html","title":"Zombieland: A 28 Days Later Played For Laughs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SsY6KLrIuoI/AAAAAAAABEs/TsCiqL9mtI0/s72-c/zombieland_review.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4203348561434775083"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-29T23:13:00.003+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-29T23:29:20.715+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie Remake"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"drama movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Remake In The Name Of The Brothers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19494208\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 257px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SsIzAVGOQ_I/AAAAAAAABCs/cxk6s2f2Ip8/s400/brothers_poster.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386924185044796402\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eF\u003c/span\u003eor me, the premise of Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film, “Brothers” (aka Brødre) sounds a bit similar with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/transformers-revenge-of-fallen-its-all.html\"\u003eMichael Bay\u003c/a\u003e’s “Pearl Harbor”. But rather step forward with the complicated affair tale between a soldier, friend and his girlfriend, this “Brothers” follows the intricate relationships between a marine, his wife and his fresh-out-of-jail sibling. The gripping drama which stars some of the \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003ebiggest actors in Denmark at the moment won a number of accolades including a number of audience awards from festivals like Boston, Creteil, and Sundance. Now, a couple of years later, the story went to Hollywood that adapted it into an English language film starring three really high profile Hollywood actors. The two brothers who get torn apart by war, assumed death, and familial drama starred by Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas previously, but for this Hollywood version, two rivals for the web of Spider-Man, Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire, took their chairs. Meanwhile, role for the gorgeous wife that played by Connie Nielsen who earned 2005 Bodil (the Danish Academy Award) Best Leading Actress for her performance in the original film, went to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/movie-cafe-version-of-81st-oscar.html\"\u003eOscar nominated\u003c/a\u003e actress Natalie Portman. Portman’s involvement in the film was announced in Variety all the way back in 2007, so this one seems to have taken its time in getting to the screen. “Brothers” Hollywood remake is directed by Oscar nominated filmmaker Jim Sheridan. His prior films have garnered 16 Academy Award noms and won two statues, for lead actors Daniel Day Lewis and Brenda Fricker in “My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown.” Sheridan himself has personally been nominated six times, for writing the screenplay of “In America”; for writing, directing, and producing the best-picture nominee “In the Name of the Father”; and for writing and directing “My Left Foot”. “The Boxer”, “In America”, and “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” also some of his previous work. Will this remake film finally open his chance to win the statues? \"Brothers\" is seemingly aiming for one of those ten \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/11/benjamin-button-is-most-curious-case-of.html\"\u003eBest Picture nomination\u003c/a\u003e spots in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/meet-heavenly-creatures-of-lovely-bones.html\"\u003eAcademy Awards\u003c/a\u003e, it surely has this tough story for many reasons and also has a good cast, but is it going to actually be any good like the original? We'll find out in December whether it is or not.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e“Brothers” tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirtysomething Captain Sam Cahill (Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Portman), with whom he has two young daughters (Bailee Madison, Taylor Geare). Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison, at Sam’s farewell dinner with their parents, Elsie (Mare Winningham) and Hank Cahill (Sam Shepard), a retired Marine.\u003cbr /\u003eShipped out to Afghanistan, Sam is presumed dead when his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains. At home in in a small, snowy Pennsylvania town, the Cahill family suddenly faces a shocking void, and Tommy tries to fill in for his brother by assuming newfound responsibility for himself, Grace, and the children.\u003cbr /\u003eBut Sam is not dead; he and a fellow soldier have been captured by Taliban fighters. In Afghanistan’s harsh, remote Pamir Mountains, Sam is subjected to traumas that threaten to rob him of his very humanity. At the same time that Sam’s sense of self is being destroyed overseas, Tommy’s self-image is strengthening at home. And in the grief and strangeness of their new lives, Grace and Tommy are naturally drawn together. Their long standing frostiness dissolves, but both are frightened and ashamed of the mutual attraction that has replaced it.\u003cbr /\u003eWhen Sam unexpectedly returns to the States, a nervous mood settles over the family. Sam, uncharacteristically withdrawn and volatile, grows suspicious of his brother and his wife. Their familiar roles now nearly reversed, Sam and Tommy end up facing the ultimate physical and mental challenge when they comfort each other. In the shifting family dynamics, who will dominate? And how will the brothers come to terms with issues of love, loyalty, and manhood – and with the woman caught between them? \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTheatrical release dates:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eDec 04, 09:\u003c/span\u003e USA\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eDec 10:\u003c/span\u003e Netherlands\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eDec 23:\u003c/span\u003e Belgium\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eJan 22, 10:\u003c/span\u003e UK\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eJan 28:\u003c/span\u003e Denmark\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFeb 26:\u003c/span\u003e Sweden\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMar 05:\u003c/span\u003e Finland\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, Wikipedia – Photos courtesy of Lionsgate\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4203348561434775083?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4203348561434775083/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4203348561434775083\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4203348561434775083"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4203348561434775083"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/remake-in-name-of-brothers.html","title":"Remake In The Name Of The Brothers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/SsIzAVGOQ_I/AAAAAAAABCs/cxk6s2f2Ip8/s72-c/brothers_poster.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-4106339052861486806"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-26T16:50:00.009+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-11T20:28:32.107+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"movie review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asian Horror Movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thailand film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie stills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sequel movies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Phobia 2: When Fears Become Entertaining And Addictive"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?gid\u003d681084\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 258px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sr3lTHBzbiI/AAAAAAAABB0/k71vYXexGn8/s400/phobia_2_review.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385712845871869474\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eL\u003c/span\u003eike its first effort which is one of the best anthologies I’ve seen in a long time, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/two-times-of-phobia-bring-addiction-to.html\"\u003e“Phobia 2”\u003c/a\u003e also has these variety of short horror tales that each story was uniquely has its own beast and could have all worked as stand-alone shorts. But while there was no thread connecting them other than them all being horrors about karma, they flowed very naturally into one another. It’s like watching episodes of The \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/out-from-box-and-push-right-button.html\"\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c/a\u003e. There are lots of \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003edifferent flavors packaged within \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/horrifying-full-trailer-of-phobia-2.html\"\u003e“Phobia 2”\u003c/a\u003e so that there is certainly something for everyone’s tastes and vulnerabilities to enjoy. Each bite-sized tale is a surprise and leaves you with a sick feeling in your gut when it’s over. Also does toy a bit with the conventional \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2007/11/asian-horror-remakes-invasion-return.html\"\u003eAsian horror\u003c/a\u003e themes, the new anthology which now consists of five shorts by five directors still manages to deliver some good scares as well as bringing about huge laughs and quality film making. Also, in this kind of film, restless spirits aren’t looking for sweet, warm closure. They want someone to pay, and aren’t particularly choosy about whom. And in the end, isn’t that what we’re looking for in a scary movie? If brutal, unfair, bloody twists of fate aren’t your bag, you might be better off keeping your head under the blankets.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBy sequence, the stories are \"Novice\", \"Ward\", \"Backpackers\", “Salvage” and \"In The End\". Each runs about almost half an hour and you will find that they go straight to the point, without much hesitation and the unnecessary chitchat in between.\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19587905\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sr3lKA9idDI/AAAAAAAABBs/CrHv5TdoQEs/s400/phobia_2_image1.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385712689624544306\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIn \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e“Novice”\u003c/span\u003e, there’s a boy who committed a crime, so his mother decides to put him in a monastery in hope to avoid being caught and sent to jail. However, the karma of his action is catching up with him quickly. This story takes us deep into the remotest jungle in the darkest nights where ghastly creatures without restraint are ramble and ready to petrify us. As the first segment, this will give you all the creep you need to start the horror-coaster. Combined the urban legend, Buddhist teachings and old school horror, “Novice” also has this great use of special effects especially in the last scene. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/crash-in-horror-film-can-turn-into.html\"\u003e“4bia”\u003c/a\u003e returnee director Paween Purijitpanya already known for his visualization and CG characters, and the result here is effective also conceivably could be his best work yet.\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19587906\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sr3k9ByJV2I/AAAAAAAABBk/z8cXF3CZA4Y/s400/phobia_2_image2.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385712466506897250\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e“Ward,”\u003c/span\u003e the second short, is focusing on a young man in hospital because of his motorcycles accident. The story reiterates how frightening an empty hospital ward at night can be, especially when a hapless man recuperating from broken legs rests on a bed next to a brain-dead patient who comes alive (and vengeful) when no one else is around. This shortest of all the short segments goes pretty standard and lack of details. But while the story may seem pedestrian with an outcome that you can expect, it still provides some shocking moments. However, credit must go to the actor Dan Worrawech with his one-man show.\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19587908\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sr3k14PzSKI/AAAAAAAABBc/xk8z6QHozW4/s400/phobia_2_image3.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385712343687841954\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThe third one is called \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e“Backpackers”\u003c/span\u003e and this is somehow a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/queens-of-langkasuka-bombardiers-box.html\"\u003eThailand\u003c/a\u003e’s answer to Hollywood \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/have-safe-trip-while-traveling-in.html\"\u003ezombie movie\u003c/a\u003es. Sadly, that’s actually what make this segment not original and openly borrows the stock atmosphere of lonesome highways and creepy truck drivers from American B-movies. It telling the story about two Japanese teenagers who decide to go hitchhiking around \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/06/thai-scary-ritual-out-from-coffin.html\"\u003eThailand\u003c/a\u003e. But when they manage to get a ride on a truck heading to Bangkok, the horrific truth is about to be revealed in the back of the truck. Don't expect some parts of this segment to make any sense though, just enjoy it for its popcorn zombie fun flick that would make George A. Romero proud. Anyway, the bleak ending really screams for any possibility to bring the backpackers back in a sequel.\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19587909\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sr3kulvGuLI/AAAAAAAABBU/xkUlmBgmwFg/s400/phobia_2_image4.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385712218459781298\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFor sure, the majority of the five segments are sharing a theme of karmic retribution, and this fourth short, \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e“Salvage”\u003c/span\u003e by Parkpoom Wongpoom would love to show you once again about those karma and chicanery stuffs. This one features Thai beauty lady Nicole Theriault who plays a dealer of secondhand cars who, probably as her profession requires, has tricked a number of customers into buying retouched, repainted wrecked cars - some involved in fatal accidents - as new. Seem to borrow a couple of scenes from contemporary Hollywood horrors such as Sam Raimi's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/05/drag-me-to-hell-raimi-drag-horror-back.html\"\u003e“Drag Me to Hell”\u003c/a\u003e, and Franck Khalfoun's “P2”, “Salvage” loses focus as the plot wavers between the woman’s hysterical search for her missing son and her being haunted by gore-drenched spirits of the people who died in the cars that end up in her used automobile business. The segment also face a letdown by its execution aspect and some scenes that felt terrifying in the trailer didn’t appeared to excel so much while played out in full.\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19587910\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sr3kiJ7VB0I/AAAAAAAABBM/Lon3nPMd5YQ/s400/phobia_2_image5.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385712004836427586\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFinally it’s \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e“In the End,”\u003c/span\u003e my most favorite segment of all. This one is again benefits tremendously from Banjong Pisanthanakun’s clever blend of humor and suspense like his previous “In the Middle” short in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://homecinemasia.blogspot.com/2008/12/4-bia-hong-kong-version-dvd.html\"\u003e“4bia.”\u003c/a\u003e The plot has you laughing from start to finish but there is enough spooky haunting going on to give you the chills and thrills you would expect from this growing master of horror. Story is happens in a shooting of a horror film called “Alone 2″ the fictional sequel to a popular real-life horror flick by Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://homecinemasia.blogspot.com/2007/09/are-you-dares-to-watch-this-dvd-alone_08.html\"\u003e“Alone”\u003c/a\u003e. One of Thailand’s superstars, Marsha Wattanapanit who is the lead actress of that real-life prequel, is comeback to playing herself here. And there are also four camper guys from “In the Middle” who are back to play clownish members of the film crew. They are trying to finish the last scene when an aspiring actress who plays the ghost suddenly passes out on the set. Though she is immediately sent to the hospital but the supporting cast mysteriously dies. The crew debate whether they should let the main actress know the truth so they all can start running while the dead girl is also return to the set and ready to finish her part. Plenty of fun in this piece with the top notch acting amongst all actors involved, excellent horrific make up, and of course the plot that traverses through so many exciting twists and turns that are worth re-watching. The director once again skillfully alludes to clichés often used in modern day horror movies, he even went on to poke fun of overacting in the genres and how bad decisions were made on set while filming. Audiences may think that they are one step ahead of the story, but this ultimate segment manages to deliver a satisfying jolt at the end.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eOverall Score: 8/10\u003c/span\u003e (Can’t wait for “Phobia 3”!)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-4106339052861486806?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/4106339052861486806/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d4106339052861486806\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4106339052861486806"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/4106339052861486806"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/phobia-2-when-fears-become-entertaining.html","title":"Phobia 2: When Fears Become Entertaining And Addictive"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sr3lTHBzbiI/AAAAAAAABB0/k71vYXexGn8/s72-c/phobia_2_review.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995974660848982890.post-6742038803909099058"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-23T22:13:00.003+07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-23T22:32:09.835+07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fall movies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"upcoming movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2009 films preview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horror film"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"synopsis"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Get Spooked By The Paranormal Activity Project"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id\u003d19299052\u0026owner\u003dJcsteph\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 243px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sro8ng2geYI/AAAAAAAABAk/8ZoBW84mvPk/s400/paranormal_activity.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\"id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384682954005969282\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"float:left;color:darkred;font-size:70px;line-height:50px;padding-top:1px;padding-right:5px;font-family: times;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003ehe homevideo documentary style films got their own charm. When \"The Blair Witch Project\" which cost only $35,000 to make, brought in a massive $250 million of ticket sales, people start to think about the prospective of this micro-budget production. In 2008, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/03/next-generation-of-beloved-star-trek.html\"\u003eJ.J. Abrams\u003c/a\u003e released his big-budget monster-movie crammed with visual effects, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/01/attack-of-mysterious-panic-at.html\"\u003e“Cloverfield”\u003c/a\u003e, but it borrows admiringly from the \"Blair Witch\" playbook. The formula \u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003eis still the same, making the film as real as possible by casting unknowns who can improvise and build suspense by not showing everything. There are also some \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/quarantine-not-bad-enough-remake.html\"\u003eother titles\u003c/a\u003e which put their effort to following the trend but somehow the charm that made “Blair Witch” so special in the first place is gone. Now, you might have thought that the horror-captured-on-videotape genre was all played out, but next up on the docket is \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzzescafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/horrifying-trailer-for-paranormal.html\"\u003e“Paranormal Activity,”\u003c/a\u003e a shocker that Paramount hopes will develop into a “Blair Witch II,” in a way that the real “Blair Witch II” obviously never did. “Paranormal” is a $15,000 horror movie made by Oren Peli, an Israeli-born \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/06/maintain-high-voltage-action-in-gamer.html\"\u003evideo game\u003c/a\u003e designer who had no formal film training, which actually was completed in 2007. He used a hand-held video camera and a crew of several San Diego friends. But his project has built up so much good buzz that both \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-indy-success-in-selling-reunion.html\"\u003eSteven Spielberg\u003c/a\u003e and DreamWorks have become involved. The ultra-low-budget horror film build the praise for the past few years—with its successful showings at the Screamfast and Slamdance film festivals, and most recently at Telluride. Judging from the critical response to this film at the various festivals (As at 15th of September 2009, the movie has a 100% Fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 ratings), Peli’s low budget experiment will also get some sort of reaction out of you.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe idea for \"Paranormal Activity\" came when Peli and his wife moved into a new house in a San Diego suburb and were frightened by strange noises. \"What if a video camera filmed the house at night?\" Peli asked. \"Then we would know what was happening.\" The film centers around a young, middle class couple (played by Micah Sloat and Katie Featherstone) who moves into what seems like a typical suburban 'starter' tract house. They soon learn that their house is \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-hauntingly-true-story-from.html\"\u003ehaunted\u003c/a\u003e, and end up having increasingly disturbing experiences. It consists entirely of home video footage, which is probably why it’s drawing comparisons to “Blair Witch.” But according to people who’ve seen it, this film crams a lot more story and character development into 10 minutes than the entire “Blair Witch,” and the crappy sequel. In late 2007, an intimate fear is what Paramount-based producers Jason Blum and Steven Jay Schneider responded to when they decided to take on \"Paranormal Activity\" after seeing a screener in Screamfest Film Festival. Blum who is now an exec producer, and Schneider a co-producer for the film sent out DVDs to anyone who would take one, looking for a theatrical distributor for the film and future jobs for Peli as a director. No one stepped up to distribute the movie, but Schneider and Blum thought Peli's first feature was so compelling that it deserved better. And when Spielberg and the DreamWorks team believed, the movie held a special appeal -- it was original and scary -- the next challenge was to fit this round peg into a DreamWorks square hole, a process that would ultimately take more than a year and a half, the delay exacerbated by the slow collapse of Paramount's acquisition of DreamWorks.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBack when the studio was trying to decide whether it wanted to be part of the supernatural thriller, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-indys-adventure-in-old-fords-day.html\"\u003eSpielberg\u003c/a\u003e had taken \"Paranormal Activity\" DVD to his Pacific Palisades estate, and not long after he watched it, the door to his empty bedroom inexplicably locked from the inside, forcing him to summon a locksmith. Spielberg refused to have the disc anywhere near his home, so he quickly brought the movie back to DreamWorks in a garbage bag. At that point, the studio made up its mind and wanted to make a deal with Peli, but instead of releasing the film theatrically, it would hire him to remake it with a bigger budget and more resources. Peli agreed, but he and Blum, knowing that the movie played much better in a theater than on a TV set, wrote language into their deal that DreamWorks had to hold one \"Paranormal Activity\" test screening before starting the remake. In March 2008, a screening was held in Burbank with both screenwriters and movie-goers in attendance. Not long into the movie, audience members started to walk out, claiming that it was just too scary for them. At that point, DreamWorks abandoned the remake idea and began focusing on editing the original film. Yet as preview and film festival audiences can attest, \"Paranormal Activity\" exhibits something many fright flicks don't -- goose-bump inducing, gore-free scares. Now it's up to the film (and Paramount) to translate Internet buzz into a \"Blair Witch Project\"-style phenomenon.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e“Paranormal Activity” is kicking off its screenings at Austin’s Fantastic Fest at midnight on September 24th, with select showings the following day on September 25th. Here’s the short list of locations where the film is showing:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e# Austin (Alamo Draft House)\u003cbr /\u003e# Seattle (Neptune)\u003cbr /\u003e# Ann Arbor, Michigan (State)\u003cbr /\u003e# Durham, North Carolina (Southpoint 16)\u003cbr /\u003e# Baton Rouge, Louisiana (RAVE Mall of Louisiana 15)\u003cbr /\u003e# Boulder, Colorado (Cinemark 16)\u003cbr /\u003e# Columbus, Ohio (Studio 35)\u003cbr /\u003e# Orlando, Florida (AMC Universal Cineplex)\u003cbr /\u003e# Madison, Wisconsin (Marcus Eastgate 16)\u003cbr /\u003e# Santa Cruz, California (Del Mar 3)\u003cbr /\u003e# State College, Pennsylvania (Premiere College 9)\u003cbr /\u003e# Tucson, Arizona (El Con)\u003cbr /\u003e# Lincoln, Nebraska (Ross Media Center)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMore screenings are set to follow on September 26th and October 1st, 2nd and 3rd. But it will get a much wider release if you can \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.paranormalactivity-movie.com/\"\u003e“Demand It”\u003c/a\u003e at the film’s website.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources: IMDB, LA Times\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6995974660848982890-6742038803909099058?l\u003dmovie-cafe.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/feeds/6742038803909099058/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d6995974660848982890\u0026postID\u003d6742038803909099058\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/6742038803909099058"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6995974660848982890/posts/default/6742038803909099058"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://movie-cafe.blogspot.com/2009/09/get-spooked-by-paranormal-activity.html","title":"Get Spooked By The Paranormal Activity Project"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jaccstev"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08268227476649183171"},"email":{"$t":"moviecafe@ymail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03573258240571770951"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_akv5ibl1L8g/Sro8ng2geYI/AAAAAAAABAk/8ZoBW84mvPk/s72-c/paranormal_activity.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}}]}});