Watched quite a few movies in last few days
After Earth
If you thought that this movie was a launchpad by Will Smith for his son then you are absolutely right
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The movie has central chahracters who take up 98% of screen time, out of which most is by Jaden Smith. Not surprisingly the story is by Will Smith but the surprise being that its an M. Night Shyamalan's movie too which I dont think was much publicized.
As for story, nothing much, its based in future where Earth is too polluted to live in & these guys crash on Earth, the problem is they have prisoner creature which is now on loose & the only way to escape is to find a beacon which has falled far. The catch Daddy dearest who is a Hero has broken his leg & son is all alone to do the task & also prove to daddy dearest that he is fitting to be a hero's son. Some nice techno wizardry which some how works perfectly on a crashed aircraft
AVoid if you can.
2.5/5 Elysium
Another movie based in future where the rich stay in elysium in space(it can be seen from Earth though) where no body gets sick. The poor who want to go to elysium are shot down by the wicked Defense Minister. Average story good actors & usual techno wizardry
3/5 The Wolverine
If you area wolverine fan then you must watch it. Just when you know you knew enough about wolverine this movie surprises you with another nice story of wolvorine. Good action & its always a pleasure to watch Huge Jackman essay the role wolverine so brilliantly.
A must watch
4.5/5 Prisoners
The movie is about the how far a father would go to find his missing daughter & how he trusts his gut feeling more than what cops tell him. Its also about a good cop who keeps looking for the girls in face of challenges that he faces.
A little stretched yet worth watching. Huge Jackman in a completely different role.
3.5/5 The Double
A retired cia agent is called back as an WW2 assasin which he had killed was back. He claims thats impossible but agency has a new agent who confirms it based on kill pattern.
Sounds like an interesting plot but overall story is dud & does not make much sense. Interesting in a flashback the actors looks exactly same 30 years ago than they do now. Also the secret is revealed too soon & in a very ungripping way.
Can be missed & watch it only if you are die hard Richard Gere fan.
1.5/5 Carrie (2002)
This is a 2002 movie based on Stephen King's novel about a girl who is constantly teased in school for being different. She creates a havoc later with her supernatural power.
The movie has very poor direction & filmography considering it was 2002. Its more at TV video quality than a full movie. This makes the special effects scenes even worse.
This was the 2nd adaption of the Stephen King Novel with 3rd one releasing last year. This one was disappointing so hoping that 2013 one would be better.
2/5 Olympus has fallen
A movie about how the white house is taken down as hostage along with president & his staff and how an ex-secret service agent beats up the bad guys & rescues everyone single handedly.
this is one of the few movies where I have liked Gerard Butler, overall direction is good but Morgan Freeman is completely wasted. The story leaves more to be desired & has some unanswered questions.
3/5 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
This is a documentary based on Wikileaks & shows the history of Julian Assange. As i wasn't much aware of his background it was good eye opener to know that this guy was a serious hacker before he came into limelight.
Also throws some light into how he got the leaks & some nice behind the scenes about how the big publishers were left untouched while he was made the only target. Also shows how he betrayed some folks on some journalist ideologies.
Overall a nice watch
3/5 Jobs
I had mixed expectation from this movie, on one hand there are these numerous films that are already done on Steve Jobs & Apple yet nothing which was done in a Hollywood style way. Besides his biography is already out so what could they possibly show that would still be interesting.
Without going into details, the direction was average, most of the well known characters were mimicked than played out (especially John Ivy & to large part Steve Jobs). Ashton Kutcher tries hard. Succeeds in some scenes & fails in other. The good part is that the movie doesnt try to either sugarcoat Jobs or beat him down & manages to offer a balanced view of this Iconic figure. However they do miss to join the dots e.g. the first scene of the movie is never connected back to any other part in movie, which one would expect to.
2.5/5