The Crazies

Un alt film apropiat de cele facute special pe baza " sfarsitului lumii ", insa acesta acopera doar o zona, urmand a se extinde... se pare ca imi plac din ce in ce mai mult aceste filme cu anumite contaminari (probabil si serialul 24 la care ma uit si nu-mi lasa timp de filme isi spune cuvantul).

Nota: 8/10

The Crazies

As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.

The Basketball Diaries

Filmul e unul destul de vechi si astfel surprinde 2 actori in floarea varstei , Di Caprio care sincer imi pare mult mai tanar fata de titanic , chit ca-i o diferenta de 2 ani , dar si Mark Wahlberg care arata foarte bine, zic. Are  un corp lucrat frumos si o atitudine de rau iesita din comun. In schimb , parerea mea e ca titlul nu prea defineste filmul, intradevar este o poveste care implica baschetul, dar destul de diferita de restul filmului. Se putea continua zic cu povestea echipei in care cei 3 jucau sau cu succesul celui care n-a cazut in patima dependentei de droguri , ca despre asta e mai mult filmul. Finalul este iarasi prea brusc si din scurt parca, cand intra la inchisoare si urmarea o vedeti voi. Filmul e bazat pe fapte reale, sincer ? nu ma mira !

Nota: 7/10

The Basketball Diaries

Jim Carroll is a high school basketball player. His life centers around the basketball, and his dream is being a basketball star. Once in a while he gets stoned with his friends, and step by step, he falls into the dark world of crime and drugs. Once his mother expelled him out of the house, he goes into the streets of New York, and together with his friends they take drugs for which they steal, rob and even kill. As the time pass, Jim's situation becomes worse. It looks like he will never get out from the his drug addiction.

The Bank Job

Da , am revenit si la un film totusi (Vplayul e de vina) , am inceput sa ma uit la serialul '24' si am lasat pentru o perioada filmele deoparte si azi s-a vazut putin, a intervenit plictiseala de cateva ori :D. De la filmul asta ma asteptam la mai multa actiune , in prima parte a fost foarte molcom si parca lipsit de chef revenindu-si in a 2-a parte cand lucrurile au inceput sa se complice, se descopera actantii jafului , apar mai multe chestii ce s-au furat si asa mai departe. Faptul ca au respectat destul de bine trasaturile anilor 1970 il face 'vazubil' doar ptr acest aspect , sau limbajul colorat si aici ma refer la accent :D

Nota: 7/10

The Bank Job

Business is slow for Terry Leather, a London car dealer, married with children. He's an artful dodger, so Martine, a former model with a thing for him, brings him her scheme: a bank's alarm is off for a couple weeks, so let's tunnel into the vault. He assembles a team, not realizing her real goal is a safe-deposit box with compromising photos of a royal: she needs the photos to trade for avoiding a jail sentence - and MI-5, or is it MI-6, is pulling the strings two steps removed. A Trinidadian thug, a high-end bordello owner, and a pornographer also have things stored in the vault, so the break-in threatens many a powerful personage. Is there any way these amateurs can pull it off?

The Avengers

Ok , incep prin a spune ca nu sunt adeptul filmelor de SF sau cele cu super eroi si bullshit de genul , nici cand eram mic nu am agreat desenele de genul. Filmul este destul de plictisitor si plat si nu apare nimic sa surprinda , e tipic acel cliseu de genul bine vs. rau cand e clar cine castiga (bun pentru bac la basm! :))). Mai e Downey Jr. acolo care da 2,3 glume si mai schitezi ceva pe chipul tau deja plictisit. Tinand cont ca Batman e ocupat cu propriile filme , Spiderman mai lipsea in film :)))). Probabil parerea se trage si de la faptul ca n-am vazut restul filmelor ce au ca personaj principal personajele de aici , doar Iron Man care a fost de 8 asa

Nota: 7/10

The Avengers

Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster.

Prea incarcat posterul

The Great Debaters

Filmul este inspirat din realitate si sincer nu ma mira , e vorba despre tema rasismului disputata la inceput doar de cei negrii , urmand apoi si albii sa iasa la rampa, concluzia o stie fiecare presupun. Ce e fain la film e ca Denzel aici joaca si rolul de regizor, dar si actor si vad ca'i iese destul de bine , discursurile fiind foarte puse la punct , dar ce'i drept iti trebuie mult timp ca sa citesti la fel de mult sa stii cum sa contracarezi adversarul. James Junior e chiar fiul lui Whitaker , iar daca il searchuiti putin o sa vedeti o mare schimbare la el si o sa descoperiti multe filme in care a jucat cu roluri mai mari sau nu. La sfarsit am observat "produced by Oprah Winfrey" , that's nice :D

Nota: 8/10

The Great Debaters

Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated season that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience.

Cam individualista coperta asta , dar tinand cont ca e si regizor sa spunem

Way better!

That's What I Am

Filmul nu incepe foarte entuziasmant , tin sa precizez ca a doua jumatate e mult mai buna , dar e ok , e un film  mediocru zic in care fiecare are personalitatea lui si se vede asta. E ok ca inca se fac filme de genul , cu scolile de pe "vremuri" si modul lor de predare sa zic asa. E un film despre educatie,prietenie,dragoste. In film observ ca joaca si Randy Orton , vedeta din wrestling parca , bine ca n-are un rol foarte insemnat. Nu inteleg o chestie in schimb, cum fata e in clasa a 8-a si baiatul in clasa a 7-a , dar totusi au orele in aceeasi clasa :))

Nota: 8/10

That's What I Am

A coming-of-age story set in 1965 that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers. Everyone's favorite teacher, Mr. Simon (Ed Harris), pairs Andy with the school's biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley, aka "Big G" (Alexander Walters), on a critical term project. Sporting thick orange hair, a head too big for his body and ears too big for his head, "Big G" has been the object of ridicule since grade school. Before long, Andy will learn that there was truly a method behind Mr. Simon's madness as to why he teamed these two up. As the story unfolds, Mr. Simon finds himself the target of a malicious rumor after Principal Kelner (Amy Madigan) suspends a school bully for brutally...

Three (Survival Island)

Chit c-am vazut filmul acum ceva vreme , am vrut sa-l mai vad inca o data. Actiunea e slaba si constanta ca evenimente , Kelly Brook chit ca nu e cine stie ce actrita isi joaca bine partea (si cred ca stim toti care parte :)))))))). Finalul probabil e diferit fata de cum ne-am astepta toti , cu happy ending macar pentru doua persoane insa nu e chiar asa. Nu e genul de film pe care sa-l iei neaparat atunci cand cauti un film de genul asta(esuati pe insule) , recomand Cast Away in schimb. Punct interesant: oare cand i se terminau si lui tigarile/trabucurile ?

Nota: 6/10

Three (Survival Island)

Jack & Jennifer take a private cruise with friends, such as Captain Richards and his wife Maggie. Manuel is a staff member who catches Jen's eye. Thanks to chain of events sparked off between a dispute concerning Jack and Manuel, a fire breaks out and the ship blows up and sinks. Jen and Mannuel seem to be the only survivors to wash up on an island...but before long Jack shows lying in a rock pool...and here's where the tale turns nasty

Nu e posterul original , dar cred ca-i bun si asta :))

The Grey

E genul de film care se bazeaza pe un singur actor , in cazul de fata Liam Neeson , alt preferat de-al meu insa in cazul de fata filmul a fost cam dezamagitor. Povestea curge normal pana la o bucata cand personajele ajung sa moara din motive mult mai aiurea decat un accident de avion care e foarte previzibil de altfel. Alta chestie , sunt multe secvente care injosesc filmul (nu lasi cel mai ranit om sa mearga ultimul intr-o coloana, nu-l lasi sa doarma singur ingropat in zapada si asa mai departe). Ciudat e majoritatea se cunosteau intre ei ca lucrau in acelasi loc si imparteau aceleasi mese intr-un bar , dar de fapt la sfarsit ajung sa faca cunostiinta sau faptul ca apar secvente din familia lui Neeson , cu toate ca fiecare avea o poveste in spate si o familie.

Nota: 7/10

The Grey

In Alaska, a team of oil workers board a flight home; however, they cross a storm and the airplane crashes. Only seven workers survive in the wilderness and John Ottway, who is a huntsman that kills wolves to protect the workers, assumes leadership of the group. Shortly after they learn that they are surrounded by a pack of wolves and Ottway advises that they should seek protection in the woods. But while they walk through the heavy snow, they are chased and attacked by the carnivorous mammals.

Thick as Thieves

Filmul este chiar ok , nu foarte stralucit , dar e bun. Are parte atat de umorul lui Antonio Banderas , care by the way , nu mi se pare cea mai stralucita alegere pentru rolul avut in film , dar si de seriozitatea si momentele de uimire oferite de Morgan Freeman care cam imbatraneste ... Finalul e unul intortochiat si e bine daca mai intelegi ceva , oricum schimbandu-se cu 180 de grade :D

Nota: 8/10

Thick as Thieves

In New York, the experienced art thief, Keith Ripley, invites the bold thief from Miami, Gabriel Martin, to team up with him. He plans the heist of two valuable mysterious antique Faberge eggs, located in a safe, of the well protected Russian jewelry Romanov. Each egg is worth twenty million dollars on the black market, and Ripley needs his cut to free himself from his debt to a powerful mobster, known as Nicky. The reluctant Gabriel agrees to participate, after having a one night stand with Ripley's goddaughter Alexandra Karolin. Meanwhile, the persistent Lieutenant Weber, who has unsuccessfully tried to put Ripley in jail for twenty years, figures out how to anticipate the movements of the criminal in order to catch him.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Foarte frumos filmul chit ca are aproape 3 ore. Este vorba despre un "asa-zis" detectiv care e bagat in atatea belele si are o singura sansa (se pare) de a scapa, si de care profita maxim. El trebuie sa descopere disparitia unei persoane ce face parte dintr-o familie numeroasa si destul de dezbinata si intortocheata. Usor , usor descopera unele detalii , dar este ajutat si din jur , principalul venind de la persoana "diferita" din film , o tipa foarte dezinhibata pe toate domeniile. Finalul e frumos si ai impresia ca nu vei mai vedea jumatate de ora din film cand crezi ca s-a terminat. Schimbarea domnisoarei din final e surprinzatoare , dar arata foarte bine.

Nota: 10/10

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), as he investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.