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Kazed reviews: Friends With Benefits (2011)

Synopsis: While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover however that adding the act of sex to their friendship does lead to complications. Watching this film, I fully expected what I was getting myself into. I knew it was going to be a Rom-Com, I knew that there would have been many clichéd moments, lines and all the other things that Rom-Coms to come out of Hollywood have. I sitting there, just watching the film, minding my own business eagerly awaiting the typical Rom-Com stuff to happen. This is what I was expecting to happen: Timberlake and Kunis have sex, they continue having sex until one of them (or both) falls in love with each other. They both realise that being FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS is a bad idea and both go their separate ways until they realise what they were looking for the whole time was each other. BOY was I right. Thing is, although it did follow the typical formula of a Rom-Com, it was delivered in such a way that was actually watchable, and the obvious, clichéd moments in the film were spread out quite far apart, and in between we were given Woody Harrelson, an emotional mini sub-plot involving Timberlake's on-screen Father, Richard Jenkins, and some hilarious moments with Kunis and her on-screen Mother, Patricia Clarkson. Ironically, the premise of the film ended up being it's (partial) downfall, but for the most part, Friends With Benefits was actually a well rounded, semi-clichéd rom-com with witty humour and charming performances from the both co-stars. Kunis and Timberlake provided some brilliant chemistry, and proved that not all Rom-Coms are bland, boring and repetitive. Sure, it was a little predictable and formulaic, but it was the bread for the humour sandwich that was Friends With Benefits. Performances: 7/10 Plot: 5/10 Visuals: 6/10 Dialogue: 8/10 Overall: 6.5/10

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Black Swan on DVD & Blu-ray 16 May

The awesome-ass Black Swan starring the ever so beautiful Natalie Portman is set to release on home video in three days. That means Monday. I'm so buying this. Check out the trailer for it's awesome awesomeness, and a few clips from the film to prepare you for the release on the 16th of May: Trailer "Attack it" "Go Away!" "Rough Start" Also, check out the website, "Becoming the Black Swan" Kazed

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Kazed reviews: Black Swan (2011)

Synopsis: A thriller that zeros in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival. It's an amazing time in a young woman's life when she transforms into a Swan. All of her beauty is multiplied by 6 billion and transferred to her feathers n shit. Director of such films as The Wrestler and The Fountain, comes an interesting take on Swan Lake. What stood out the most in this film were the incredible performances by Natalie Portman (Nina Sayers) and Mila Kunis (Lily something- It's not really clear what her full name is in the film). The contrast between the two characters in the film was ever so fitting to the story, and it worked so well that I didn't care much about the story or the film at all. That's a lie. The entire film was a brain intercourse, and it was like watching an episode of Lost; every 15 minutes or so was me trying to figure out what just happened. After getting up to speed with the story, I slowly began to realise how badass the film is. The film was a little slow from the outset, but about 20 minutes into the film, business picked up. there was more going on, the hallucinations began which made it that little bit more intense. As Nina's 'visions' started to become more intense, so did the pacing of the film, which made for incredible watching. It was so freakin amazing, the film was as gorgeous as The Wrestler and as exciting, if not better. Like I mentioned before, the performance were most definitely the highlight of the film, other than Kunis and Portman, Vincent Cassel (playing Thomas Leroy) and Winona Ryder (Beth MacIntyre) were simply incredible in their respective roles, and added that extra bit of class to the already brilliant film that was Black Swan. 8/10 Kazed

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Black Swan (2011) International Trailer

I'm looking forward to Black Swan, it should be an interesting film, definitely a unique one at that. Darren Aronofsky is an inspirational filmmaker. BEHOLD: Beautiful. So is the film. Kazed

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Book of Eli review

I had some relatively high expectations walking into this film, and I suppose around 90% of those expectations were met. I love post-apocalyptic films, and when they're done right, it's something that I appreciate the bejesus out of. The Book of Eli was a film which impressed me in many scenes, but ultimately fell short of my expectations. The fight scenes within this were superbly choreographed, albeit a tad bit choppy in the CG department. Reminiscent of X-Men Origins: Wolverine's visuals (Which weren't impressive in the least), these effects were better, but when looked at closely it was obvious where some of the effects were used, notably in the bar fight scene. All of this, however, was completely (positively) overshadowed by the shots that were used in the film, most notably the shot in the Desert, and the one(s) on the road, the metaphorical significance of these shots were effective, and really stood out the most throughout. One thing I simply have to address was the overuse of product placement. Ok, so a couple of products is okay, but when there's about 7 or 8 names in a film, it begins to get ridiculous. Example- GMC, Rover, Puma, KFC, Apple to name just a few. There were countless amounts of placement in this film, but let's move away from that. The plot to the Book of Eli was intriguing, albeit a little under-explained, although the beginning had some indication as to what happened within the location it was set, it was rarely talked about, and even then, minimally. Denzel Washington impressed me with his noteworthy performance, portraying his character quite well, after realising what the outcome was. Mila Kunis was a wonderful addition to the film, surprised me in many parts, although a little clichéd at parts; the 'innocent' charm she holds so greatly is gently wearing off, but she seemed to hold onto it.  She was a lovely supporting member of the cast, however, but honestly do not think the ending can lead to anything good. Not so sure about the biblical references though, it definitely worked the way they used it within the film, and it didn't bother me, but it may have been somewhat controversial. That's what makes cash I guess. That's what it seems to be these days. Good film, decent visuals, great dialogue, great choreography, great product placement, 6/10 Kazed