It’s a prequel to Da Vinci Code but lacks the controversy and punch that the Da Vinci Code carried with it. It almost seemed like Dan Brown was trying to appease the Roman Catholic Church in this movie. Well, maybe he needed to, after the Da Vinci Code created a havoc in the christian world.

Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is back as the Harvard Symbologist that the church calls in to find out if the dreaded Illuminati–an age-old enemy of the church that believed in science rather than god and went underground when the church decided to fight back–is indeed back in play and out for revenge! It’s an exciting movie that takes you through the Roman Catholic Church and all it’s intricate (and possibly archaic) rules and proceedings. The movie starts with the death of the Pope and the proceedings to elect a successor. Unfortunately, there is only one problem: All four possible successors have been kidnapped and each of them will be publicly executed every hour. Adding to this problem is the theft of “anti-matter” or “God Particle” (this is not entirely fiction as Europe is gearing to see if they can isolate this particle from matter…google it!!) from a laboratory in Europe that can destroy a whole Vatican unless Robert Langdon gets to the bottom of this mystery. Aiding him, is a scientist, Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), who knows how to control the “anti- matter” and look sexy at the same time. Ewan McGregor & Stellan Skarsgaard are also part of the stellar cast and have exhibited excellent acting as expected from them. Ron Howard directs.

All in all, a good movie to watch for people who want the movie to move not-stop towards a thrilling end!! Go see it.

My Rating:  

Rating: ★★★½☆ 

Genre: Thriller, Action

A teenage girl, Mary,  (Sara Paxton) and her parents (Tony Goldwyn & Monica Potter) go on vacation to their secluded house in the hills where she finds herself in serious trouble when she finds herself (and her friend) in the clutches of a murderous gang on the run. After leaving one girl dead and the other half-dead, the gang finds refuge in her parents house not realizing what is in store for them once they discover their secret. What follows is murder and mayhem!

Beautifully carried story…very realistically portrayed from all angles though this may not be how normal human beings would react in real life.

My Rating:  

Rating: ★★★½☆ 

Genre: Thriller

Daniel Craig has shown that he is more than just a Bond. All the cast has acted very well and have delivered a stellar Performance. I loved it. Fairly good action scenes, fighting, shooting. Great show of determination of the people to survive.

This movie definitely deserves your attention whether it be on the big screen or DVD. Go see it.

My rating:  

Rating: ★★★★☆ 

Genre:  Action, War, Real-life drama

From what I hear, Valkyrie is one movie that MGM/UA is looking to be thier way out of their supposedly $3.7 billion debt and a $75 million budget in making the movie–the most expensive movie venture MGM has taken up in recent times…all on its own. Sorry guys…I think you’re tough out of luck this time. Even the star value of Tom Cruise is not going to save this movie.

My review in no way plays down the role of Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg (played by Tom Cruise), the valiant German military man that tried to bring down Adolf Hitler but as a movie, it was a disaster. I was falling asleep in the movie and it sucked BIG-TIME!!

Colonel Stauffenberg in the core of the resistance movement to assasinate Adolf Hitler. Known popularly as Operation Valkyrie, they plot to kill Adolf Hitler but as we all know already, they fail. The movie has absolutely no “edge of the seat” feeling…the plot is weak…the story was too bland…the drama factor was missing!! It’s an UTTER FAILURE. There is no point you wasting your money on this one…even on DVD. Just ignore it ever existed.

I went to the MGM/UA “official” sites and I am surprised to see critics like Pete Hammond, Anne Thompson, Kyle Osbourne, Gregory Ellwood, Scott Mantz, Doug Meehan and Jeffrey Lyons saying good things about the movie. Did they actually SEE the movie for god’s sake? Or are these critics being wooed by the studios to say good things?

One critic said, “If you think you know the ending, you are in for a big surprise.” WHAT???? We KNOW Hitler survived and Claus Von Stauffenberg was executed!!!!  Another one says, “This is why you go to the movies.” To sleep?  Yet another one says, “One of the year’s best surprises…” Yes….that’s for sure…a surprise FLOP!

For God’s sake…..don’t do movie reviews for the sake of it…so many people DEPEND on your reviews to go see a movie. You guys are complete disappointment to the public that look up to you. I am a nobody but I thought I wanted to be like you guys…I’ve changed my mind!!

Bryan Singer is the Director but I can’t blame him…he could do very little without a good script. His Usual Suspects and X-Men is the talk of legends!

My rating:  

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ 

Genre:   Historical Thriller, True story

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman prominently play the movie leads. An aristocratic lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) comes to Australia to catch her husband cheating but finds him dead and discovers a deep-rooted conspiracy to take over her land called the Faraway Downs. The villianous landowner neighbor wants to maintain a cattle supply monopoly to the army with her land and cattle.

A woman that comes to sell her property and take her husband back to England decides to stay and fight the corruption with the help of Drover (Jackman), a cowboy of sorts, who though initially relectant, later agrees to fight by her side!

Thenceforth starts a love story that goes through ups and downs and tests their bond in failure and success!

My take on this movie: Worth a watch on DVD. Nicole Kidman is a sight to behold for the guys and I guess the women would want to see Hugh Jackman, the People magazine’s 2008 sexiest man alive! But, the movie is slow and tedious in many parts and lacks the “epic” feel.

My rating: 

Rating: ★★★☆☆ 

Genre:   Historical, Romance

Since Daniel Craig took over as James Bond the series has taken on a new and exciting turn for the better. After multitudes of similar Bond movies, we are finally watching a new revolution. And, it’s important to see this one because I think this begins Bond’s new nemesis, Quantum.

James Bond heads out to find the people that blackmailed Vesper Lynd (Bond’s lady love who went to her watery grave in Casino Royale) and makes the battle very personal. In doing so, he discovers a larger-than-life evil organization hidden from the top intelligence agencies in the world and one particular member of this organization, Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric) who is plotting to control an essential ingredient of every day life in South America.

The difference with Daniel Craig is that he has gone back to the old glorious days of Sean Connery and the “rough and tough” James Bond that is not dependent on gadgets but gets down and dirty and I personally LOVE IT. This is the quintessential James Bond the way I grew up reading Ian Fleming’s books.

Adding to the list of 83 official Bond girls are Olga Kurylenko (on screen as Camille Montes) and Gemma Arterton (on screen as Strawberry Fields)…both possessing the requisite to be a Bond girl…being HOT or HOTTER!!

There you have it…So go out there and ENJOY the movie! Have fun!

Our rating: 

Rating: ★★★★☆ 

Genre: Action

Our rating:    

Rating: ★★★★☆ 

Genre:  Drama (Historical)