Tag: michelle

0

Kazed Reviews: Battle: LA (2011)

When I first saw the trailer for B:LA, I had mixed feelings about it, considering the shitfest that was Skyline had been released around the same time. No matter though, onto the review. So basically, this film was about a bunch of aliens, who invade Earth with no ACTUAL explanation as to where they came from, or why they were doing what they were doing. It was all just so...sudden. But whatever, i care not for this unexplained nonsense. B:LA was an enjoyable film, but the plot was a substandard piece of balls which tried way too hard to be something more epic than it actually was. This, couple with the atrocious one-liners and the 'aliens' ripped right out of a Transformers flick equaled to, well, a disappointment. Don't get this confused with anything else though, for it was only the blegh dialogue and the Decepticons which the brought the film's  credibility a little down. Aaron Eckhart was an incredible addition to the film, and his performance overshadowed the rest of the cast without a doubt. One particular scene where he gave me braingasms was when he was in the F.O.B. talking to a fallen soldier's brother. That 3/4 minute monologue was brilliant. It was Eckhart's expression that made that scene. Although the plot was a little thin, and the dialogue was below average, it didn't detract from the otherwise incredible visuals used in the film. There were multiple scenes where there were overhead views of the war torn Los Angeles, and it was in these scenes that the visual effects looked superb. Granted, they weren't the best visuals I've ever seen, but it worked great with the context of the particular scenes. The destruction, the chaos, the blood, the children dying (TOTALLY kidding) aliens exploding were all little elements that ultimately made an otherwise average film, a little above average. Great effort from the rest of the cast, although not up to par with Eckhart's brilliant performance. The over-the-top (random)explosions and the stunning visuals saved Battle: Los Angeles from it's downfall, but unfortunately, it's downfall was its- uh....downfall. 5/10 EDIT: One thing I forgot to mention was it's handheld style camera-work. I loved this. I absolutely loved it. There aren't a lot of films doing this, but it was a brave move shooting it how it was. So, for this, It gets a: 6/10 Kazed

0

Lola reviews: Machete (2010)

I don’t really know how to explain this film in a proper review-type-fashion? So I'm going to bullet point words which express my views: ridiculous sexy amazing unbelievable hilarious mexican explosive Basically, Machete is amazing. It’s ridiculous in a BRILLIANT way, and absolutely hilarious. You get to see Jessica Alba naked, Danny Trejo use a living mans intestines to swing out of one window and smash through a window on the floor below, Lindsay Lohan have a threesome with Trejo and her on-screen mother, and also, Michelle Rodriguez is so sexy in it, I almost wanted to dump my boyfriend and start a worldwide hunt to make her my girlfriend. It’s so strange, that when you go and see it, you’ll understand my inability to write a proper review for it, but I will go as far to say that it is the best movie I have seen in a long time. Well done Rodriquez. 10/10 Thats right. TEN OUT OF TEN.

0

Shutter Island review

Synopsis: Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island To be completely honest, I really wasn't expecting much from this film, but of course, if the past has taught us anything, it's that trailers aren't to be trusted. With the incessant twists and psychological mindf*%@s, Shutter Island proved to be a pretty impressive film. There was a steady pace to the film, and I didn't find myself getting impatient waiting for something to happen, but instead found myself trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Looking back at the film, the ending was quite foreseeable, but wasn't obvious enough for me to realise throughout the duration of the film. The film had several 'abstract' scenes intercut with a lot of the dialogue, something I really thought worked beautifully well in a lot of the scenes, with the subtle volume of the dialogue, and the silence of the overlaid scenes. The flashbacks that DiCaprio was having were very nicely shot, really well done, and weren't explained all at once; something which I felt contributed to the factors which kept my interest. Leo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo as the two 'cops' didn't seem to have a lot of chemistry together, although the reason for this becomes apparent, there wasn't a lot of relationship between the two, DiCaprio just seemed to saunter through the film with Ruffalo tethered to his backside. DiCaprio, however was quite astounding. I was taken by his incredible emotionally-driven performance, especially in the closing minutes of the film. I wasn't as taken by Ben Kingsley's performance as the institution's proprietor, although he had his shining moments (notably the final 10 minutes or so), DiCaprio overshadowed Kingsley. Not by far, but overshadowed nonetheless. In any case, the positives about Shutter Island far outweigh the negatives, with it's gripping story and an intense performance by (some of) the cast, and interesting psychological thriller with sudden twists and an ending which, in all honesty was simply adequate. 7/10 Kazed