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Margin Call

I think most businessmen and women should see this movie and this can help them as well...

17 / 11 / 2011, 07:19

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Puzzle #4: Working Days

Oh!I really hate mathematics..I had to take a lot of efforts before I already comprehend the...

15 / 11 / 2011, 19:46

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Johnny English Reborn

I love this movie! Very entertaining and funny.. :)

15 / 11 / 2011, 02:25

Marvel teased us with the release of this film near the end of various previously released super hero flicks like Captain America and Iron Man 2. This would be the movie that unites all the super heroes from the Marvel universe. Well actually, only those that had not been previously licensed to other studios. Hence, you will not find characters from X-Men, Spiderman, or the Fantastic Four in this movie. Director Joss Whedon brings back fond memories of creative television series like Firefly and Dollhouse, but what does he make of a 220 million blockbuster production?

Hugo

Almer S. Tigelaar 06 / 03 / 2012

Hugo is based on a relatively recently released (2007) award winning book by Brian Selznick. It is not surprising that the film rights to the books were quickly sold, and certainly not by the least of directors either: Martin Scorsese. He has a career spanning decades and has directed a string of movies in recent years which I liked, among which are Shutter Island, The Departed and Gangs of New York. However, those were admittedly all in different, less family friendly, genres. So, I went to Hugo hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

How long would it take to read Wikipedia?

Almer S. Tigelaar 21 / 02 / 2012

Wikipedia has become the de facto encyclopedia on the Internet. A traditional encyclopedia spans many textbook volumes which would take any normal person ages to read. Few people would likely engage in such an endeavor. However, since Wikipedia is readily accessible: should you take up the challenge?

Almer S. Tigelaar » Movies

The Hangover Part II

Almer S. Tigelaar 21 / 06 / 2011, 08:00

Shows the three main characters and a monkey lying on the floor

As the name implies, this is the follow-up to 2009′s surprise hit movie The Hangover. The creators kept predominantly the same cast of main characters as the original, which really is a good choice. I admit I am impressed by Bradley Cooper’s recent work particularly in Limitless and to a lesser extent in The A-Team. Unfortunately, the creators of the Hangover recycled nearly the same format as used for its predecessor, which is a bad choice and leads me to the main point of criticism: the movie fails to surprise. The sequence of photos, revealing what really happened during the night out, shown at the end of the movie, got the most laughs of the audience, which is not a good sign: this is supposed to be an entertaining movie after all, and not a funny slide show .

The first half is slowly paced and contains relatively sparsely placed jokes. There are a couple of laughs, although too much of these are already revealed in the trailer. The second half has more energy and seems somewhat better developed. Although, both Ed Helms, known from The Office, and Bradley Cooper deliver a solid performance, it is Zach Galifianakis as Alan that really steals the show with well-timed jokes, over the top bluntness and double interpretations.

Even though I liked the first movie, I felt it was somewhat overrated, perhaps this was because of its, then novel, storytelling. As far as this follow up movie is concerned: Even though it is entertaining, I can not shake the feeling that it was developed solely for cashing in on the first part’s success. Understandable perhaps from a commercial point of view, but a disappointment for movie goers.

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