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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
It comes down to this...You are watching Transformers.
As a huge Transformers cartoon fan and awesomely enchanted by the first movie I went to see T2 without second thoughts. What I saw in this 145 minutes movie is all I ever wanted to see...Pure transformers. This time special FX are improved and you get to see whats happening when Autobots and Decepticons are fighting. The movie score is similar to the previous one but can't help to say that Steve Jablonsky did an awesome job. The movie has its pro's and con's but con's don't have such a huge impact as many people believe. Firstly let me address this, Of course and we don't see many human dialog in the movie..your are watching transformers. Second, you don't get to see many autobots but I believe that Bumblebee and Jetfire even the little guy or the twins steal the show. Now for real life cast, Hotie Fox is just another decoration in the movie without adding nothing to the story. Sam from the other hand is still the same character you've saw in the first movie which of coarse is good. To all the Bay haters out there and to culture geeks, this movie is not about realism or have a deeper meaning hidden inside, this movie is all about...the same thing that made us love the cartoon series and... "To all the fans out there, hidden among the stars, the movie is pure awesomeness, you have to watch it"
Kuranado (2007)
It will captivate your heart.
Seeing how well the original clannad series did, I was expecting the same with Clannad After Story...but no, the creators went and gave everything they had for this sequel. All I have to say is...excellent job minaaaa!
Clannad After Story Continues right after the original series ended and it spans 10 years into the future After Story mainly focus on Okazaki and Nagisa and their lifes after school. Also we finally get some answers for most of the questions we had in Clannad. Ofcorse all the previous characters make an appearance again but I wont delve any deeper into the story.
Clannad After Story is, funny as always but above all its a drama, a drama that will definitely bring tears to your eyes, your heart will always go from happy to sad mode and visa versa...making you feel uneasy for what the future holds for the main characters.
Visuals are the same as clannad but the strongest part is music. They put a lot of feeling in the music and it goes along with the flow of the series. I don't need to say anything about the characters because Clannad is all about the character development and if a series want to create a strong character background...just take a hint from clannad.
Overall Clannad After Story is a worthy sequel that surpass even its predecessor. Prepare to enjoy this series because what After Story does... few anime series do it so good as this out there.
Casshern Sins (2008)
After all its Casshern Sin's
As the name implies, this series is about a robot called Casshern. It is said he killed another robot called Luna and the world begun to faid into the ruin. 100 years after he is coming back with no memories what so ever. As he walks down to the path of finding himself he meets a lot of characters and learning a lot about his past...
This is the fastest way to describe the plot of this awesomely done anime series. The series is crafted in a way to make your heart shutter. Visuals and animation is topnotch(well madhouse), Music is breathtaking and binds with the atmosphere very nice, Plot is very well done and will keep you guessing...but the strongest part of all is the character development. Its not easy to talk about character backgrounds because Casshern meets a lot of interesting characters on his journey but even if Casshern interacts with some characters briefly, it leaves you satisfied.
This is not your average anime series. Casshern Sins is a drama unlike anything else you've ever seen. And its granted that when you finish the series you will remember it for a long time. If you are looking for a typical sci fi anime look elsewhere. Casshern Sins is all about finding one's self and the road to redemption....
Max Payne (2008)
Max Fail
So I had tickets for avaunt premiere of max payne so without second thoughts I went to see it.
From fun's point of view:
I was very enthusiastic about the movie also. Trailers I saw indicate that the movie was going to be very close to what the first game was all about....Oh boy how wrong I was. What was in store for me was 90mins of a movie without meaning or sense to some points. First things first.
Atmosphere:, the scenes where so messed up you couldn't actually feel the max payne atmosphere. They where some good scenes and some similarities with the game but only 2-3 scenes, nothing more, all the rest is bad scripting and directing.
Acting: Mark Wahlberg seems to have a fever after The Happening, he fails to deliver the expressions of a man who had all the tragedies fall upon him..he was to calm and you know Max Payne can't stay calm! Mila Kunis, fails to deliver as Mona. In the game, Mona played a big role into Max Payne's life, something which don't happen here and Mona play's maybe the smallest part in the movie. I won't say about the villains because its like spoiling the movie. But let me say this, I still don't know if there where any villains at all. You'll see what I mean when you see the movie yourself.
Action: When you hear "Max Payne" you can only think of one word: "Massacre" Shootings here and there, shoot first ask questions later, bodies flying around, and slow motions. OK from a 90 mins movie or so, 10 mins of combined action scenes is unacceptable for Max Payne. If you erase the bullet time you get 8 mins of shooting. All and all the action scenes where good although without blood, they were great and in combination with nice FX. You going to say now, "okey all good so far but 10 mins of action scenes? are you kidding me? what where they doing in the rest of the film?" well apparently they where asking questions first and shoot later.
Sound: Sound was the best thing about the movie, the sound FX where amazing but even more amazing was the theme, the music was nicely placed into the movie, too bad the movie wasn't good for that music.
From a none-fun point of view you might enjoy this film or hate it. But I'm certain you will like it more than those who have played the game.