Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skulls, a review!

The latest Indiana Jones installment from Stephen Spielberg falls short of the mark set by its predecessors, way short. The storyline is haphazard at the very best and does not cross all the t’s. The story is based primarily on the legend of the El Dorado, the mystical city of gold. The legend is that this city is built primarily of gold or that is how the story goes. The city is just a legend but going by it, it is a city that is built on gold and nothing else, something that this movie has played with.

In addition, the Indiana Jones, most of the installments had a very interesting prelude to the main movie, something that set the tone for the rest of the movie. But this one seems to have given all that a miss except for a nuclear explosion. What makes this a bit laughable is that a common refrigerator, one that is lead lined is supposed to offer one protection from a nuclear bomb. That is laughable at the very best, what a lead lined refrigerator will do is offer you protection from the radiation at the very best but not from the explosion, even a 6th grader would know that. But then again, we have to believe that it does and go with that.

The story line is not remarkable at all, from the quest of a missing friend to that of the city, the storyline is too vapid, one that is full of vapors, probably from all the helium, that we all need to see this movie with. The saving grace for this movie comes in the form of cate blanchett, who has performed her role to the very best, even exceeding it at certain points in the movie. It is a real pity that the story was too blasé to take advantage of her performance. For she made one of the best villains known so far, with all the series taken together. Her cool hard glaze was believable and her expressions of doubt that flashed across her face as she stood in the way of the moving truck did wonders to her performance.

For the story itself, well it seems that Stephen Spielberg did not do all the necessary hard work, for it would seem foolhardy to make a movie that uses archeology as a premise and connect it to outer space. But that is what has happened, with half the world believing that UFO’s are not real and the other half believing in them to the extent that half of the believers think that the UFO’s are a part of some government conspiracy, it is no wonder that this movie is not as popular as the rest of the series. For one, had the storyline been set in Russia, it may have seemed plausible. Anyway the damage is done and this is not a movie for serious moviegoers. The stunts, booby-traps and the rich content has all but disappeared from this movie. This is more like a B-grade movie at the very best and we can but pray that the next one, if there is going to be one will fare much better.

Id theft while traveling!

These days the criminals are getting bolder and bolder and they resort to all sorts of methods in order to steal from you. I am sure that most of you must have seen the movie 'The Net' where a programmer gets her identity stolen while she travels. This is not something that takes place in the movies alone. Whenever we travel, we often leave ourselves vulnerable to such thefts taking place. When I traveled to Morocco, my cards got stolen and since then whenever I travel, I make it a point to use LifeLock.

This way, I feel safe whenever I travel and until today it has been effective in preventing any such identity theft taking place. Life Lock is an id theft prevention company and as such they guarantee your identity up to $1,000,000.

This is the age of the internet where even the most complicated decisions are rendered simple by the digital age. As such, it has become a very easy thing top steal ones identity and steal whatever you want from them.
Here is where LifeLock.com steps in by making sure that such a theft does not take place. So check it out before what happened to Sandra Bullock in 'The Net' happens to you!

Rambo 4 - a journey into gore!

Of all the movies that one can be expected to see over a period of time, this is the one that one can be sure to contain all the gore and action. As far as those two are concerned, well, this movie will not disappoint you in the least. Besides a fast paced story, it has Rambo in a new role altogether, one where he actually thinks. Either way, for action alone, one can see this movie, but if you are expecting an Oscar performance from any of the actors, it is better that you stay at home! have fun!

Aliens - a short note!

I have seen many horror and sci-fic movies but none as enthralling as the 'Aliens'. This movie may not be as popular as the 'Star wars' but is much more interesting than a fancy movie about good versus bad. In the real horror movies, or ones that have a lasting impact, there is not much difference between the good and the bad and this movie exemplifies that very clearly.
There is no villain here except it is a case of one species against another, I think that is why this movie became so popular. That and the presence of Sigourney Weaver, made this movie, one to remember for a long time to come. I shall be doing an in depth review of this movie later on, just wanted to say a few words on it for now!

Beowulf- the review!

This is one movie that you need to see without your brain, it is all about the special effects and since it is in 3D the effects are really great and quite nice, with all blood and gore in the right amounts. This is one movie that is not for the faint hearted,and it is not one that we should analyse beyond belief.
What i found really funny in the movie is the fact that the writers seem to think that a dragon's heart is so tiny that it can be held in a humans hand. Since a dragon is big, it naturally follows that the heart will also be big and not small, of course it is all fantasy, but I think that they should have been realistic about the whole thing.
Anyway, the movie story as all stories that come with a great deal of special effects, starts off with a bang and simmers in the end. The Beowulf movie is just the same but I have to say that the beginning fantasy fight as well as the end fight were well choreographed. It seems that the Beowulf saga is not over yet and that Angelina jolie is all set to make an evil comeback in the second part!

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The good german - a REVIEW!

The good German is a nice book that has been written by the author Jospeh Kanon. The book was interesting in so many levels, with all the hidden layers of intrigue laid bare. The book by itself makes us look deep inside ourself to see what we many not want to see.
Yesterday I saw the The good German that was based on this book. The movie has been shot entirely in B&W and it does take one back to the time we all saw Casablanca. Some of the seedy portions have been cut out of the movie version for the main reason that they were too seedy. But the essence of the book has been caught in full.The movie may be boring to some but it was enthralling to me and I am sure to the others as well. And it most definitely not one of those action movies that one can see and immediately forget the minute that one steps out of the theater. This is not the 'Die hard' kind of movie, it reads more like a spy thriller and even the music is designed to take one back all the way to the 50's when the soundtrack could not be called perfect. That is the music goes off key in the middle of the movie just as it used to do so in all those old movies.
This movie is a must see for all those old movie buffs, it will definitely thrill them to see the way that the movie was shot, with blurry backgrounds, with off key soundtracks and with dialogue that is designed to catch your attention more than the action in the movie itself.
This is a 'Back to the past' kind of movie on all levels. The basic synopsis of the movie is that it involves a German couple, an ex Nazi officer and his Jewish wife and what they do to survive and get out of Germany. The book and the movie makes us take a really deep hard look into ourselves and see into that dark morass that we call the human heart. I remember seeing an old B&W movie about an American officer falling in love with a German women and he falls for her. And as he tries to help her get out of Germany, the treachery that is within that woman's heart lays exposed for all to see. This book and the movie follows along the same lines. That is the plot of the book and the movie is not something that we have not heard of or seen before. But the difference is in the way that this book as well as the movie makes us take a deeper look into what we may call our 'Priorities'. The movie, especially the second half, has the very essence of Casablanca built into it and I have to say that of all the people in the Movie, Cate Blanchett was impeccable all the way, She truly brought the 'cold heart' and the 'reality bites' that any war may impose on a Human soul into true juxtaposition! This movie is most definitely a 'Must see'.

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The coca cola Valhalla!

The age of the Coca cola is now on us,ladies and gentlemen.okay apart form joking and all puns aside,Coca cola has come out with this great new campaign called the Coke zero campaign.this campaign is one great opportunity for all of us to exercise that creative spark within ourselves and see what we can do with it.basically we have to make a short movie clip with all the resources that are provided at the site listed above and we can use other additional resources if we want to.but with the amount of help that is being provided i do not think that will be necessary.
Anyway we have to direct and edit our own clips and we can also record our own voices into the clips.what is really interesting about this opportunity is the fact that Coke has provided some great clips from old B&W movies and we can use those clips and remake it into our own as well.i guess it all depends on how creative you want to be.can you imagine Vivien Leigh talking to Rhett in your voice and Rhett replying back "I really do not give a damn".that is what show biz is all about and now you can be a part of it.so ready to take up this exciting opportunity?well,then click on the link given above and start making your movie!