Archive for the ‘Fantasy’ Category
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Wow, Tim Burton has done it again; Alice in Wonderland will blow your mind. It’s a gripping and entertaining film from start to finish and it gives the classical children’s tale a new lease of life that will appeal to a huge array of people.
Burton’s Alice in Wonderland takes us on a journey that combines aspects of the original Disney film with aspects from Lewis Carroll’s books as Alice returns to ‘Underland’ in her teenage years to face her destiny.
Alice (Mia Wasikowska) needs an escape from the pressures of a high class engagement party where she is in the spot light and facing an unexpected marriage proposal from a ginger Lord with sensitive digestion, so she follows the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) down a hole in a tree trunk and finds herself in the fantastical world from her childhood dreams. (more…)
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Ong-Bak: The Beginning is the epic tale of one boy’s journey into manhood and the demons he must face in order to accept the loss of his beloved family and exact revenge on those responsible. Set in feudal Thailand 600 hundred years ago we follow Tien as he evolves into one of the most dangerous warriors in the land. These events lead to some the most jaw dropping fight scenes that have ever been portrayed on screen, shot against the epic backdrop of Thailand’s diverse and unforgettable landscape.
The DVD and Blu-Ray versions are out on 15th February.
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
I am always wary of films that have their genesis in the manga market – it’s not necessarily that there aren’t any good storytellers in manga, just that the stories so very rarely survive the transition to the big screen.
Unfortunately this is no exception. Dragonball Evolution tells of High School student Goku and his mysterious dragonball that he receives from his grandfather when he turns 18. Despite being called a Dragonball and having the name Goku, apparently he is unaware that it might have powers!
Of course there are not only more Dragonballs out there – 7 in total – but there is also an evil adversary out to collect them all. The wonderfully named Lord Piccolo kills Goku’s grandfather while trying to find the dragonball, setting Goku off on his mission to collect all 7 before Piccolo can get them all, seize control of the world and then destroy it – an act which makes the seizing control bit a tad pointless….
The cast isn’t too bad with Chow Yun Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and James Marsters (Buffy, Angel) but the whole thing is only a little diverting and probably not worth the effort!
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Prince Caspian is an entertaining watch with plenty of action and excitement but, as sequels go, this isn’t the best. The film is overshadowed by The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and will fail to live up to the popularity of the original release.
The film sees the Pevensie children return to Narnia as Kings and Queens after 1,300 Narnian years. They find a completely different world to the one they left and have to battle to restore harmony. They come across the rightful heir to the throne, Prince Caspian, who is in hiding as his uncle is out to kill him. They have to fight to help him to his rightful position in order to bring the magic back to Narnia.
The array of different creatures in the film makes an interesting watch as they have to work together to save Narnia and the battle scenes that take place are riveting. However, the acting of the Pevensie children often leaves a lot to be desired and the character of Lucy is the only real star out of the four of them.
All in all, Prince Caspian will be a summer hit with both children and adults, but it won’t meet the standards the audience will be expecting.
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