Movies. Films. And movies.

Monday, December 30, 2013

The Wolf of Wall Street


Jordan Belfort: My name is Jordan Belfort. The year I turned 26, I made 49 million dollars which really pissed me off because it was three shy of a million a week.



The Wolf of Wall Street
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Written by Terence Winter; based on the book by Jordan Belfort
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Plot: The true life story of Jordan Belfort and his rise to become a wealthy stockbroker who lived the high life and his fall due to drugs, sex, and corruption.

"An excessively long film filled with excess... But one that is excessively fun to watch!"

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Saturday, December 28, 2013

American Hustle


Irving Rosenfeld: Did you ever have to find a way to survive and you knew your choices were bad, BUT you had to survive?


American Hustle
Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
Written by Eric Singer, David O. Russell
Directed by David O. Russell
Plot: A con man and his lovely partner are forced to work together with a wild FBI agent to con the mafia and various New Jersey powerbrokers into admitting their illegal activity.

"Great acting, great writing, great storytelling... A great film. David O. Russell does it again!"

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Friday, December 27, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire


Primrose Everdeen: Since the last games, something is different. I can see it.

Katniss Everdeen: What can you see?

Primrose Everdeen: Hope.



The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Written by Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt; based on the novel by Suzanne Collins
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Plot: With the 75th anniversary of the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta find themselves trying to survive again, as well as lead a rebellion against the Capital.

"Much more engaging and entertaining than its predecessor... Even with a 146 minute running time -- the ending had me begging for more!"

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Sunday, December 22, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug


Dori: Was that an earthquake?

Balin: That, my lad, was a dragon.



The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage
Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro; based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien   
Directed by Peter Jackson
Plot: The second part in The Hobbit trilogy finds the dwarves and Bilbo Baggins continuing their quest to reclaim Erebor from Smaug, the dragon that destroyed their homeland.

"Yet another great example of what an adventure movie is from Peter Jackson... An obvious must-see."

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Saving General Yang


General Yang (to his sixth son): I want you to go back and marry the princess.

   
Saving General Yang
Starring Ady An, Adam Cheng, Ekin Cheng
Written by Edmond Wong, Ronny Yu
Directed by Ronny Yu
Plot: In Northeast China, early Northern Song dynasty, seven sons of General Yang attempt to rescue him from the Khitan army and bring him home - facing many deadly obstacles along the way.

"Some nice battle sequences and a classic story make for a good watch. Not great, but good."

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Sunday, December 01, 2013

The Hangover Part III


Stu: I told myself, I would never come back.

Phil: Don't worry, it all ends tonight...


The Hangover Part III
Starring  Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
Written by Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin
Directed by Todd Phillips
Plot: The Wolf Pack is back and must track down Mr. Chow and trade him to an angry gangster for Doug.

"Definitely not as good as the previous two parts, but it is hard not to have fun with the Wolf Pack. If this is the last part, I will definitely miss them..."

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