The Wolfman review : Are You Afraid of the Dark? ..

Perhaps we should say that the movie I was expecting. Three years. But just last year, when "possible" issue, I firmly realized: the film intriguing and worth a look. Unfortunately, due to various disagreements, until the removal of the director of the project, a controversial situation, with many of his not very joyful nuances that doomed the film to obscurity. Ignorance. How many times have transferred out pictures, so many times I grieved. However, looking ahead, I will say that my expectations were justified. Off.

So, from watching a movie, I firmly believe: frustration will not follow. Moreover, all the anticipation, that I fed from the trailer, just attracted to her, forcing as quickly as possible to meet every day growing interest in the project, the actors, the storyline. Contrary to the views of some people who already looked a, I say: the film is definitely intriguing, fascinating for its scenery, opposition to the dark side of the personality, and perhaps not even one, shiny and not plaintive dialogue. The film does not suggests to the viewer a comprehensive and terrors, that his knees should tremble with fear, and a tooth for a tooth will not fall – far from it. Salt of the film, rather, in the confrontation of man with external challenges, obstacles, and, most frightening and horrible – with himself. Personally, I saw the sincerity in setting – from directing to a magnificent panorama of the UK at that time.

Human fears, gossip, rumors and legends are interwoven together when threatened with the lives of ordinary civilians. In the film, it is worth mentioning, there is still inherent in horror movies is a surprise and suddenness of the event, a dangerous moment. But, overall, the film looks at one go, without causing any "spectator panic and screaming in the hall. In other matters, it's everybody's (personally, I allowed myself a couple of times startled exciting moments, not necessarily unexpected). Besides, the plot is not so predictable that you can "tell all in advance for 30 minutes." None. Honestly, I forget about everything – for you, there is only one world of the main characters (which, incidentally, the director presented us with an interesting light). Cruelty on the screen is present, but not enough to say with certainty that it is man-wolf – is a real beast. Rather, bullying, ridicule, rebuke in poloumii hurts more than pity for these same people who, a few moments ago, plenty of mocking, in hysterics scatter in different directions. The Dark Side of the hero, which he considers a curse, not just the upper hand – in addition to loss of control, it appears, incurable.

Unfortunately, the original could not see, however, during the show feel that without hypocrisy, for sure, played an original 1941. At the head comes to mind: what if the truth, to find a movie and watch it, learn a moral. This, of course, classic horror films. Something, perhaps, will now look at oneself in sham, too pretentious. However, the remake, in my opinion, failed. In other matters, attracted by the fact that the maximum paid makeup characters. – A minimum of graphics, with a maximum of naturalism, acting, and naturally, the audience award. By the way speaking, was very pleased to observe the plasticity of the character, his actions, the actions of "live". And even if honest, I was glad concealed the fact that computer graphics, is still taking place in the picture, invisible eye, the real acting is interesting, makes love with the heroes, sometimes notice and sympathy for the characters, which occurs in the process of watching quietly and quickly .

Needless to say, apart from the film for the viewer creators saved up elegant end – who knows, maybe this is an allusion to continue? In any case, I want to say one thing: the film is not just liked, but delighted, pleased, certifying that really waiting for it for a reason. So without a shadow of doubt –

10 of 10

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Despicable Me review : "I'm Boring '

Everyone wants a chaise lounge under the sun, and mint cocktail bread with red caviar, even if it is a big film studio like Universal, languidly licking at the famous rivals in the face of Sony, Disney and Dream works, which one year zashibayuschih money on green ograh, ice ages and creations piksarovtsev talented.

But how to win the viewer? And most important than its surprise? You can go two ways: to create something original, soulful, like "Dragon Hunter", "Coraline," or try to shoot a cheap pop art – yet another set of forged jokes, characters and moralistic themes.

Needless to say, that having mediocre budget, Universal chose an easier way.

The first thing that I want to note: if you are a parent and you have a very very young offspring, I would recommend to refrain from viewing. There are too many controversial humor, on the verge of "toilet", and in some places outside climbs ordinary Chernukha. Who are older – get ready for composting hour and a half of your brain, because there are no surprises Cartoon not prepodneset. Miserable villain, devoid of maternal warmth, orphans and the competition, who quickly realizes his righteousness – a kind we had eaten hundreds of Disney pictures.

Remembering the great computer game "The evil geniuses" like to see something ironic, a parody of "Superman and the villains," no worse than a series of films about the "Austin Powers", but without there the vulgarity. And we palmed teenage collection of anecdotes.

Linear plot, predictable events, even jokes, like a yes to another. Our evil genius named Gro is infantile hypochondriac who wanted to commit crime of the century and to steal the moon – how clever. This brings to mind KI Chukovsky with his "The Stolen Sun". Is necessarily so depersonalize character, turning it into a buffoon, and waiting, whoever did it, "welled up on the right path?

Saving lifesaver for the picture were "local Krysobelka and penguins – the yellow assistants Gro. In order to hide all the flaws – animators naplodili their whole hundred. They squirm, build hilarious faces and did try to diversify the dull routine of the protagonist. But for some reason i do not want to laugh so much as a tired sigh. Was seen, we know. Once again, the fun of gags in the style of Dumb Dumber "there are no forces.

Claims to the visual part is much smaller. Special effects, lush picture spoils the eyes detail, animation, lively and natural, despite the caricature the main actors. After working on the appearance of the newcomer, the creators have completely forgotten about the interesting and profound history. Do not set gags and punches, but what we call an exciting adventure for all ages. In "Ugly Me" story wag only to beat the next scrap Gro funny.

Insolvency scenario, the cartoon is, of course, the problem for an adult audience, the younger generation, for which the dynamics and the amount of fun per square inch of the film is more valuable, simply dissolve in this silly 3D attraction.

The question is whether or not to pay attention to it depends on how old you are and how much you are willing to turn off their brains.

7 out of 10.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince review : Bon Bon!

First, will outline what the film adaptation: Production of a film based on works of art, most often on a literary work (Wikipedia) I always share the books on their lifetimes on the screen. And if you so desire literal retelling – buy the audio book and enjoy.

First of all, movies about Harry Potter for me it's special atmosphere. At the Half – Blood Prince it is. It is this, what I like.

I want to note Cinematography Bruno Delbonnelya. Magnificent views, together with visual efffektami work wonders.

In the Harry Potter films have always played a brilliant actor. Even in the background. And sixth is no exception.

Music. During her one I am ready to make a film ten points. This is something unbelievable. Never felt anything like this since the Lord of the Rings.

But I said to myself and cons, and where do without them. I do not like the ending is slurred, and the Prince – Blood is not enough.

But even with these shortcomings, the viewing experience are assessing

10 of 10

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2012 review

After seeing the trailer for the movie "2012", in anticipation of a good evening, I went to the cinema to watch … For me, this movie was a disappointment of the year because of the "American" film I saw long ago. Actually, in order:

Pluses of the film. They are almost there, but – still …

1. The special effects are elegant, all done at a very high level of destruction look very realistic.

2. Music. Music does not separated, but not annoying, even in some places, catching the atmosphere. That's all …

Cons. It's everything else.

1. Going to a movie – a disaster, I was hoping to see a movie with elements of drama, not comedy with a blunt American humor. And there's a lot of humor, and is absolutely not the topic. For example, we show how broken the whole area, hundreds of people die in their homes, and then show granny, who yells to her husband "just did not break the eggs!" In the end, the audience laughs. Those moments very much. The director did not disclose the topic quite the end of the world, using the crowd, "dying" people only to the picture looked spectacular. Not shown the attitude of people to the whole situation, the whole plot revolves only around the normal American family, as if apart from them and no one was hurt.

2. Completely delusional developments. A lot of unrealistic moments. The protagonist, an ordinary writer – a loser, suddenly turns into a super – hero, riding as Schumacher, who can not breathe under water for 5 minutes, and saving all their senseless little family. In the water, he drowns in the fire is not lit, and even from the abyss is chosen. All arks why – it is in one place, the Chinese are building an ark for these wealthy politicians and oligarchs, and themselves quietly – quietly left to die on land. Or, for example, "tearjerker" speech scientist at the end, after which all the scum suddenly become good, realize their mistakes, good triumphs over evil, and eventually we portrayed a happy all-American – end, so sugary that it becomes funny.

3. Pile of blunders, such as clean clothes the main characters even after all the disasters, but other mobile communication after half of the world disappeared from the face of the earth, it is the whole little family everyday reaction to various disasters, and. etc.

4. Sluggish movie. All very much prolonged, the movie is almost 3 hours. Well, if it would be interesting, and constantly fidgets in his chair, looking at the clock and think, but when it's over already …

Outcome. Filmets at once, which is worth watching only because – for special effects, nothing more good you will not find it.

4 out of 10 for special effects

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Despicable Me review

Let me begin by saying that watching this cartoon back in the summer at the cinema. Write a review just now for one simple reason – the residue after the cartoon was so strong that still remember him as a model of banality.

My opinion is more than subjective, but wait 'Ugly z "began with the first roller. Not that the official trailer (otherwise, I swear I would do anything suspect), but absolutely brilliant passage about the substitution of the pyramid and soaring in the sky, the boy-Hippo. Delighted at the novelty did not even ideas, and its filing, I enrolled in a cartoon anticipated premiere. Possibly have played a role too high expectations may still have to see the official trailer, but the thread Slizkov-sweet-pink mass with a movie screen, I did not expect.

I'm not talking about eternal moralizing, without the American family cartoons is not available. Promote family values ​​- also a necessary thing. That is, having no claim to the idea, as mentioned above, look at her filing was beyond my strength.

If it is short and to the point:

With the story can be found in the synopsis. There is, of course, only tie, but the culmination is not difficult to predict and anticipate end up yawning.

Heroes simple as glass jars – are seen through. Bad – on the left, good – right, because what Grew, in essence, good man is visible at once. Not that much, but it does irritate me only the main villain – Vector. Amidst all the others, he stood not commonplace nature.

Can not help but notice that the majority opinion (judging by the ratings) is not on my side. So my advice – watch or compose your own opinion, if only it will be the sole and true for you.

PS I remembered about the minions. Not say anything about "sparkling and witty" humor emanating from this strange absurdities. But why the "minions"? I am about the word itself. As a person more or less well-read, it I have been associated with some other spheres of social life, far from children's cartoons. Wikipedia agrees with me.

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Red Riding Hood review : And where gothic something?

Really waiting for this movie. Although me and tore some doubts when I saw the name of Catherine Hardwicke as the director. But wanted to see this story, look at my favorite Seyfried, and I'm still flooded into a cinema, hoping that my doubts are not justified.

The film left vague impression because he was not bad at all one hundred percent, but at the same time and has not held up to my expectations. Waiting for a fascinating gloomy, atmospheric happening, emotions, nerves and stress is much stronger than seen. But the game and the plot does not hold out, love the line of heads of heroes, unfortunately, do not cling.

Actors.

Amanda is beautiful, it is not trivial, fresh beauty is well suited to such roles. Even the almost complete lack of make-up makes it almost a no more beautiful than the abundance thereof.

Less – not completed, emotions were not enough.

Terribly irritated by the actor playing the beloved heroine. Miss Hardwick is generally very strange taste in the young guys on the principal male role, and more and more. Licked with ukladochkoy, Shiloh Fernandez by no means pulls on hunky guy earns his bread and then chopping firewood from dawn until late at night.

Well, where have you seen these lumberjacks? He seemed like just got out of the spa, having visited before, and repeatedly, in the solarium and hairdressers. His nifiga not medieval clothing also did not convince.

The so-called rival, woodcutter, blacksmith (!), Max Irons, with exactly the same diagnosis of the boy-models also did not cause any confidence in his own image. Plus, a bad game and uncertain sour face. And this is a blacksmith?))) A brutal man, with no less than that of wood, then Hammering in the forge iron?

The film would have been much better if at the main male roles would have chosen other actors with a more appropriate appearance and make-up and more compelling game.

But pleased with the selection vtoroplanovyh actors: a well-played their role, attractive actors in the roles of parents and Grandma heads of heroes.

But they provoked some more detail. Winter in the yard, around snowdrifts, but Seyfried Valerie persistently and bravely throughout the film was running in a light dress with open boobs. And not one she is so ran as if the yard red summer. Huge buagaga summoned to the scene dark-skinned actors. It was also funny to look at the strange reaction of Valerie, when she saw her lover, dancing with another: that she was trying to prove pathetically in front of him dancing with his girlfriend (also a girl!), It is not clear.

In principle, if the movie does not expect much, he might like, it looks easy, great soundtrack. Thanks to the film has opened up great music Fever ray.

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The Green Hornet review : The first disappointment of the year

The last thing you see – will be red

Prehistory

This film will soon go to the cinemas in Russia. And many will go to the movies in order to looking at the genre of this movie, have fun and stress from the militants, and at the same time, the smile of comedy. In fact, the film is neither one nor the other is not. Below is a step by step review of this creature of Hollywood.

So, we came across a beautiful green sign that says about the premiere of the new superhero movie. According to the description is pretty easy, looking at the poster and prochitad what film can have in your head scroll, this creation, and to highlight some parts:

– The main character, a kind of "papa's son." Lives and of course hanging out for the father's money, of course not interested in his work.

– The father of the above person – the owner of the newspaper, accurate network information publications. (Seeing, though, the amount of machinery, furniture in the house, think it's rather some sort of Sheikh Arab country).

– Naturally, father and son relationship during the lifetime of the latter were not so hot, but after his death, interestingly enough, this does not change.

– Finally, the presence of "bad uncle" dvuhstvolnym with a gun in order to finally share – who's good and who is not.

Next – Preview:

From the very beginning of the movie is visible inexpressive playing the main character picture. Getting tape is like something in the eye is not evident, but by mid already delivers. It's funny to see that the father's death he learned from press reports that had already made a report about it. The cell phone as he did not think to call anyone apparently.

Moments of comedy in the film is almost there. But prevails silly humor that is absolutely not original, and is repeated except that in nizkoklassnyh soap operas. Seth Rogen remembered me even in the film "Pineapple Express" – and if he becomes a comedian year – then I feel sorry for people who think so.

"Green Hornet" is almost two hours. Quite a long time, and in interesting and dynamic films do not notice it at all ("Lord of the Rings," "Avatar," "Meet Joe Black," etc.). But not in this case. And the blame – the dialogues. They are so simple and meaningless, that sometimes you want to rewind. The first such idea appears already in the beginning of the movie, and not leaving until the end.

Cameron Diaz as an actress I've always been like that parallel. But it seems – its worst part. It is unclear why she agreed to play the role of the hysterical secretary.

What's good in the movie? The main plus of it is that it generally can watch until the end. And so if you have already decided that you will watch it this movie, then get ready, that perhaps after watching, you will have the feeling that you were waiting for a little more than what they got.

Sincerely.

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Season of the Witch review : Riddle is. Alas, finding out too.

Trailer seemed interesting, so allow time for this film. Ambiguous impression.

Firstly, I can not say that the actor's game was a very high level, though, Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman looked pretty unusual. Generally pleased with the composition – as a poor girl is now hard to imagine anyone else besides Claire Foy.

Further, the appeal of the plot to the story. There are so many versions of an explanation of burning witches and the Inquisition, so interpretation literally looked a bit boring. However, thanks to some sharp moments of the film looked when bated breath.

Filmed pretty dark, gloomy – what you need for movies of this genre: to create an oppressive atmosphere and keep the audience on tenterhooks, but not throughout the whole show – that a huge plus. In addition, in some scenes to add emotion original music.

So if you wanted a little scary and a bit of adrenaline in the blood – safely refer to the "Season of the Witch."

7 of 10

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Megamind review : – Do you know what the total of all the villains?? They always lose …

DreamWorks studio has always been able to please the audience with quality animation project. And Megamozg was no exception. Although he gives a lot of references to global Hollywood projects such as Superman and MSN (the color of the skin of the protagonist, certainly there), its distinguishing feature is the custom for the comic plot twists, no one has hitherto not imagined superheroes defeated. I'm sure many children after watching Spider-Man or Batman at least once suffered a question – what would have happened if the Joker win? How would that affect the fate Gotem City? What would have happened after the reign of evil in the city, etc. Well, Megamozg tried to meet some children's fantasies, and let's see, what came of it …

The plot, in a word can be characterized as a struggle between good and evil. But this is not always clear who is on whose side, this storyline and intriguing. Though initially Megamozg a negative character, these fantastic, good and clear eyes inherent rather offended child, than a villain reveals that for him evil – just an exciting game, not a way of life, like the Joker, for instance. By and large it is – not played enough child who shied away and avoided all his life due to its original appearance. It is so often the case when the outer man seems strange, bad, but it is to peer into it, so you can see a completely different – a sensitive, kind, brave, ready to help in difficult moments. But, unfortunately, not all hunting is to peer into people. And Megamozgu nothing left to do, how to become a villain, the expectations of residents from him, that though a genius to realize their abilities. But deep inside, when he came out of the image megazlodeya, are born gay, full of vitality and mischief in the eyes of people. And because of the lack of passion for the game in his life, he creates a superhero in order to regain his former life taste. Well, look beyond themselves … .

I went to him immediately after school, and after the treatment I received lots of positive emotions. I felt like a kid out there who are in the world of adventure and magic. A high quality graphics in the popular genre of 3D now had the effect of entering into a fairy tale. Many have read it may seem that I am now more motivated by emotions from the viewer than a sober criticism. Maybe they're right, because it was my first film screening in the glasses. Definitely I can say one thing: to all fans of good, funny movie, I advise to look. You will not regret the time spent and experience a rush of positive emotions. Also, it is worth seeing suffering from the fall of depression – I think the presence of excellent humor, you cheer. And waiting for unrealistic special effects better than to sit home and wait for a month in December – on the throne you will be far more interesting …

9 of 10

PS Of all the animated films released in this year until this most worthy contender for an Oscar. I hope he wins, after he Incredibles God himself commanded.

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The Warrior’s Way review : Bloodthirsty sentimentalism.

The film surprisingly uneven.

The producer's work is not by definition, a pity it was, something to hope for. Very many allusions, including a fairly open, many released over the past few years movies. I would say obscenely much. No one finds a worthy and was not found.

Special Effects – kill me on the spot. I do not think you can all shoot on a blue screen.

In this case, all, oddly enough, I did not mean to spit. Happy audacity with which the director bends his line, and a sort of shamelessly simplicity in everything. Katana flying asassinov, a love story, of course, a child flowers. In the best case, so sorry if the film industry, you can call the movie "symbolist" and that to me has always been close.

Especially, the situation greatly saves Actor Yang Dong-Gun (Jang Dong-Gun), which is simply charming. Joy girls. (By the way, perhaps it is thanks to him and Geoffrey Rush film can hope for a decent box office)

Naive, cheap, stupid, but this place is really heartfelt movie, funny and touching.

True, the fighter I was not called in any case. It looks more like a melodrama with a touch of mysticism.

Anyone who is not too picky refers to the Korean-Golivudschine stupid, there's no reason not to look.

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