The Bounty Hunter- Not much fun in here

Gerard Butler plays Milo Boyd, an ex-cop turned unwashed, unshaven bounty hunter who gambles and drinks too much. He’s also ex-husband to intrepid girl reporter Nicole Hurley (Jennifer Aniston). At the start of the film, she’s investigating a mysterious suicide for a story in the New York Daily News but is held up by a pesky court date for a traffic accident. When her source contacts her needing to meet immediately, she skips out on her trial, and a bench warrant is issued for her arrest. (more…)

A sequel that is poorly entertaining

What could have prompted director Troy Duffy to make a sequel to his popular film The Boondock Saints- He himself might not have gotten the answer for this.

Boondock Saints was made a decade ago, which made a mark for itself and after such a success it is rather sad to watch the latest of its sequel. Probably, you will never get an answer even if you watched the film. (more…)

Mother of all disaster films!

For people who are of the belief that the earth will be doomed on the 21^st December 2012 this is the movie to watch, which will give you a fair idea as to what is in store for all of us. Jokes apart the movie 2012 has all the elements to qualify to the league of films depicting the end of world. Director Roland Emmerich is back with large-scale destruction film after Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and Godzilla. Sony has blown out $250 million in producing the film and the movie released in 105 territories around the globe. The production company is expecting to make a huge turnover and why not? It has spent a handsome amount in marketing the film. (more…)

Makes you feel his magical power…

Astro Boy is yet another animated movie and a family-friendly flick directed by David Bowers. This movie is based on Osamu Tezuka’s Japanese comic book. As the name suggests the hero of the film is the Astro Boy, a robotic boy that first appeared in the 1950s as an important part in the Japanese serial and then one would have caught a glimpse of Astro Boy in small screen cartoons in the 60s and now you can find Astro Boy in the silver screen. So, Astro Boy is quite familiar with arcs and spotlight. (more…)

Waste of time and money

Cirque du Freak-The Vampire’s Assistant is based on series of books by Darren Shah. It is not the atypical vampire film with bloodshed; instead it will leave you untouched and unmoved with Crepsley (John C. Reilly) as the lead vampire. (more…)

Didn’t explode quite well

The audience might wonder how a 1970’s blaxploitation inspired film will work in the present day cinema. But director Scott Sanders along with writers Michael Jai White and Byron Minns have pulled it off quite to the safe zone. (more…)

For a laughing riot

Zombieland can be termed as a horror-comedy, and one cannot really be affected by the horror element in the film but be sure to have some jaw-cracking moments.

Zombieland movie is a good blended package of horror and some good humor that you will hardly complain about. However, it is more of a fun film than a horror flick and nobody would have expected that a movie about zombie killings could be really funny; that’s the best part, watching the unexpected. (more…)

Fictional Life in a real world…

Surrogates is a science fiction film based on the graphic novel titled Surrogates. The movie takes place sometime in the future in which man has evolved into a robot of himself who does all the work of the actual human being whereas the real person comfortably sits at home wired to machines. (more…)

Delightful basterds

The film Inglorious Basterds is yet another delightful offering from director Quentin Tarantino. The film was unveiled in the Cannes Film Festival this year and has taken the audience by shock with its unexpected climax. But the movie will certainly have a greater impact if watched a couple of times more and only then you will understand what a cinematic splendour it really is. (more…)

District 9 is a film that focused on extraterrestrial refuges trapped in the land of South Africa. However, this film is based on a short film that was also directed by Neil Blomkamp called Alive in Joburg. District 9 is not a high budget film but again the film is not devoid of special effects. In this film the audience can enjoy a seamless integration of extra-terrestrial people with human life and living. Built around chase, this sci-fi film builds quite suspense.

As to the plot of the movie, the aliens land in a giant ship and are considered as refugees forced to live in the shanty towns of Johannesburg as their ship lost all fuel. But it is the presence of these aliens that is giving gooseflesh to the residents of that area as the creatures appear disgusting and scary. Yes, the aliens were all in hard shells but with enormous strength.

The government of South Africa has made a makeshift home in District 9 for the aliens but the debate was on between world leaders and politicians as to how to handle the whole situation with the aliens. The land of South Africa is chosen as the location of District 9 for reason all too obvious and that includes the township style, the accent and the dusty air amidst harsh environment.

As the movie unfolds the audience find that the people of that area was continuously growing scared of the intruders and this led to the formation of MNU (Multi-National Union), a private company. This group was formed with the intention of controlling and restraining the aliens. But, on the contrary instead how the aliens worked, MNU group was more interested about the welfare of the aliens.

If the MNU can decode the secret of the aliens’ weapons then they would have enough profit to fund the research. What was required to activate the weapons was alien DNA. What happens is a Nigerian underworld mafia leader gets hold of the alien weapons by luring them with cat food. Again, Wikus van der Merwe, a MNU field operative is contracted with virus from alien and this leads to rapid change and mutation of his DNA. His hands got transformed into alien claws. Did you get how the rest of the movie will rotate?

Yes, it is through those claws that aliens’ weapons can be operated and in no time Wikus became the most valuable asset. The growing tension between human and aliens get further intensified as Wikus become the main force and key to unlock the potential of alien technology. In no time, he becomes the most needed and wanted man on Earth. The chase continues and hit the theaters to see how it ends.