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Fallen Mini-Series starring Paul Wesley

Posted on December 16, 2010 Written by ripitup

Fallen was shot as a TV movie in 2006, also starring Paul Wesley. The movie’s plot was continued as a 3-part mini-series in 2007, each episode lasting about 80 minutes. Paul Wesley plays Aaron Corbett, a half-angel, half-human hybrid.

The first episode of Fallen also features some of the other cast members, in addition to Paul Wesley – Alex Ferris, Chelah Horsdal and Russell Porter.

I don’t know what happens exactly in the movie, but the series is good enough even if you haven’t seen the film. I know I haven’t. The series provide enough background info.

The Plot

Aaron Corbett (Paul Wesley) is a successful high school senior. He is also a good wrestler and he can obtain a wrestling scholarship. He is getting along well with his latest foster parents, Tom and Lori (Russell Porter, Chelah Horsdal) and their problematic biological kid Stevie (Alex Ferris). In fact, Stevie seems to be responding better to Aaron.

However, strange things start happening as Aaron turns 18. He starts hearing voices in his head and he gains the ability to hear what animals are saying. He also starts being able to speak any foreign language at will. He comes up with the only explanation that makes sense – that he is losing his mind.

However as he is tracked down by two separate angels, and told the impossible, he truly feels stuck. He wants no part of being an angel, although he will be left no choice as there Angels after him that want him dead and he needs to protect his family. Being 18 probably never had been that complicated…

The Verdict

The show was shot in 2007, before Paul Wesley got the leading vampire part in the hit series The Vampire Diaries. The Fallen is easily watchable and it has pretty decent effects for a mini-series.

The fight/battle scenes between the angels are pretty glorious and Aaron’s quest to respond to his calling is full of exciting twists and turns.

Paul Wesley does in fact look younger than his actual 25 and he has perfectly captured innocence, angst and frustration as well as pure love.

It goes without saying that The Fallen is recommended for any Paul Wesley fan, as well as the fans of the fantasy/adventure genre.

6.6 on IMDB. 7/10 from me.

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The Tourist starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie & Paul Bettany

Posted on December 11, 2010 Written by ripitup

The Tourist starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie & Paul Bettany. Feat. Rufus Sewell, Timothy Dalton & Raoul Bova.

Paris, France. Elise Ward (Angelina Jolie) is a mysterious, beautiful woman with the Scotland Yard after her. The Yard is really after Alexander Pearce, who owes quite a sum in tax money. The investigation is run by John Acheson (Paul Bettany), who is obsessed by catching Pearce. His chief Jones (Timothy Dalton) is not all that pleased with how much the case is costing them.

Pearce is rumored to have gone under severe plastic surgery, so no one has a clue what he looks like. Knowing this, he sends Elise a note. He tells her to get on the train to Venice and sit down next to a guy that has his built and height. Elise picks Frank Tupelo (Johnny Depp). Tupelo is a math teacher from Wisconsin and is mesmerized by Elise’s beauty. Elise seems to like Frank too but she is more interested in using him get to Alexander, the love of her life.

This encounter leads them to a luxury hotel suite in Venice, and some fun action happening on the water…

The Tourist is a fun romance/adventure that has a pretty impressive cast. Hell, even the mysterious English guy following Elise around is played by Rufus Sewell and the Italian man chatting up Elise at the ball is the famous Italian actor Raoul Bova.

Now, I was expecting the movie to have a similar pace and action/romance/comedy ratio with Knight and Day starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. It doesn’t. It starts like a spy movie, but quickly turns into a romance film. You might feel the movie drags for 10 minutes or so, when Johnny Depp is acting like a bewildered love sick puppy, but worry not. The movie picks up pace, the funny situations become more apparent and fun boat & roof chases follow…

But let’s not call it a drama/thriller like IMDB did. It is a romantic adventure. And it is a little slower than Knight and Day.

But all in all, it is a fun movie. It combines the genres that I like, presents them at the adorable Venice setting and well, an adorable cast. Sure, it could have been faster, sexier and/or funnier. And it might not have interested me that much without such a cast. But it is what it is.

7/10 from me.,

The Tourist Trailer

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2012 starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover & Woody Harrelson

Posted on December 4, 2010 Written by ripitup

2012 starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover & Woody Harrelson. Directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. 2009.

The Mayans were right after all…2009. Scientists run across some scary figures that can be bad news. They try to find another explanation other than the most obvious and terrifying one: the world is coming to an end.

These results are shared with world leaders and some very rich men. Only a selected number of people will live through the disaster and unless you are really important, you don’t stand a chance: In the name of preventing anarchy, the bad news is kept from the public until the last minute (with the insistence of Oliver Platt’s character Anheuser).

Enter Jackson (John Cusack), a published but not exactly financially successful author. He is divorced with two young kids, who live with his ex-wife Kate (Amanda Peet) and her boyfriend Gordon (Thomas McCarthy).When he takes his kids to camping, Jackson realizes something is way off and they run into military officials. Then he meets a nutty blogger/podcaster/radio DJ Charlie (Woody Harrelson) who lives in a caravan at the national park and is sharing his conspiracy theories about the world’s end. Jackson at first dismisses his wild assumptions but shattering earthquakes convince him that Charlie may not be so nutty after all.

From then on, the world really starts falling apart. Jackson takes his family & Gordon and he drives them to the small plane he has rented, with the city literally coming down on them. They find the pilot dead so they rely on Gordon’ flying lessons to survive. Jackson decides to see Charlie one more time, since he had every theory right so far and he was talking about the “spaceships” the government was building.

The movie continues to get faster with bigger adventures and effects, with disaster following the family in the air, on the ground and more… Can anyone really make it alive? Will the “spaceships” work?

Now, I have to say 2012 turned out to be better than I was expecting. OK, I am not talking about the script. It is full of your typical clichés, complete with heroic characters, doting family members and all that But Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day) is usually good at making the best of these clichés and providing great effects. I was bored early into the film but you just need to hang on for the first 25-30 minutes or so (the movie is about 158 minutes long).

So Roland has done it again- average story with impressive effects, typically likeable characters, an insane theory and lots of human vs. nature action. I had a lot of fun. Now, if the world was really coming to an end, would I recommend this movie? Probably not. But then again, despite being a total movie nut, I wouldn’t recommend any movie in that scenario. Hey, if we had 1 year left to live, we would go out to live life to the fullest and not watch film. Especially not by Emmerich.

5.9 on IMDB. I don’t have an overall verdict. Instead:

5 – for the story (it is as average as it gets).

6.5 – for the cast (Danny Glover, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson)

8- for the effects.

Enjoy.

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The A-Team starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, Sharlto Copley & Quinton Rampage Jackson

Posted on December 3, 2010 Written by ripitup

: The A-Team starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, Sharlto Copley & Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson. 2010. Directed & co-written by Joe Carnahan.

The Cast

The moment I heard about the cast, I knew I’d see the A-team. Sure, nostalgia is a part of it but I was a kid when the show aired (1983 – 1987) and all I really remember were the concept and characters. But I am huge fan of Liam Neeson. Bradley Cooper makes entertaining movies and Patrick Wilson reminds me of Patrick Swayze and Michael Keaton (yes, both of them, at the same time). Weird, I know. Oh, and I also thought Luke Wilson would be in the movie. I can’t believe how much Sharlto Copley resembles him!

So a modern adaptation with a great cast, a nostalgic trip with lots of action and comedic moments, The A- Team was an inevitable choice. And I wasn’t disappointed.

The Plot

The story starts with how the team is formed: Colonel Hannibal Smith (Liam Neeson) makes his escape from the Mexicans so that he can save his friend/fellow soldier Lt. “Faceman” Peck (Bradley Cooper) from even a worse situation. On his way he runs into B.A. Baracus (Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson), a big man and ex-soldier. After a pretty loud and fun rescue operation, they realize they need to fly in order to survive so they team up with the first pilot they run into, the nutty Captain H.M. Murdock (Sharlto Copley), who was staying in the psych ward.

Many years and successful operations later:

The movie s only gets faster from this point. The strong female part is filled in by Jessica Biel, who had also co-starred with Bradley Cooper in Valentine’s Day. Biel plays Captain Sosa, ex-girlfriend of Face who he doesn’t seem to be over. Hannibal and his team retrieve some valuable metal plates used in money-manufacturing. Unfortunately, they get side-tracked by a hired soldier and his team. The plates are stolen and General Morrison (Gerald McRaney), who has granted them the mission, is killed.

With their only witness dead, The A-Team is put on trial. Captain Sosa is demoted while the men are discharged from the military and sentenced to 10 years jail time in a maximum security prison. Of course Lynch (Patrick Wilson), the CIA agent who wanted the team on the mission in the first place, visits Hannibal and helps him break out of jail so that he gets his team back, retrieves the plates and clears their names. However they just might have more enemies than they anticipated and well, Sosa may also get in their way…

The Verdict:

Pure fun! I had a blast watching this movie. Sure, there were many logically and physically impossible scenes as well as some really bad computer effects but I am willing to ignore those because it is a really great action/comedy. I love the character interactions, the one-liners, the flight-phobic ex- commando, the crazy pilot, kick-ass leader Hannibal and the flirty and funny Face…

Favorite Scenes:

– Well every time Sharlto Copley’s Captain Murdock flies a plane and how he “lands” it.

– The prison rescue scenes

– Face’s prison cell and his equipments

– Face’s retrieval plan in execution

– Germany scenes where they are trying to retrieve the plates….

7.1 on IMDB. Fine with me. Leave logic aside and have fun!

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