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Movie Review: Seven Pounds
I have always liked Will Smith and he did a terrific job in this heart-wrenching movie.
Driven by guilt, Ben Thomas is on a mission to help others in life-changing ways, both for them and him.
Ben also has amazing box jellyfish as pets. I didn’t realise how mesmerising they could be, especially in a lit fish tank.
The characters are portrayed beautifully by talented actors and the story line strong enough to hold on to you until the twist at the end.
Seven Pounds is an excellent movie. I definitely recommend it.
Will Smith in Seven Pounds
Movie Review: Terminator Salvation
Machines versus humans, again, but this time it’s the future and John Connor is no longer the kid with that 90s haircut but a rather spunky Christian Bale.
Answer my question - can you also make toast?
Jam-packed full of action, the latest Terminator installation is quite entertaining, especially with the choctop icecream and popcorn to keep the pregnant woman going (movie goodies are just as expensive as ever, ouch).
I spent a bit of time fretting about the little bub inside me jumping at every loud noise – which there was plenty. I think the Embassy Theatre had the volume specifically cranked up for Terminator Salvation.
The only thing I found annoying about this movie was the whole time-travelling thing. I can never get my head around it, and to me it ruins the story. John has to save a teenage Kyle Reese so that he can go back later and shag Sarah to create John so that he can lead the Resistance in the future – a role that sees him having to save his father and we loop back. Does it ever end?
Movie Review: Twilight
For those who love vampire movies, Twilight will probably disappoint.
There is a very weak story line, and hardly any vampire scenes. In fact, there isn’t much to the movie really.
It isn’t thrilling so it’s not a thriller, and there’s not much action either except for the single battle scene which was ‘meh’. I won’t go as far as calling it a love story, so I’ll say that for the most part it was a story of infatuation.
There are however some good special effects and breath taking scenery. I found the colours were a little washed out most of the time, probably to emphasise the paleness of the “cold ones”.
I’ll put this one in the category of teenage drama. An average movie for when there’s nothing else on TV.
Why so pale? Lack of iron?
Movie Review: The Uninvited
Have you seen The Ring and The Sixth Sense? The Uninvited is in the same scary boat with its crawling ghoulies and such. I’ve become a little immune to scary scenes over the years but this movie still managed to make me jumpy enough to hit my teeth with the mug of milo I was drinking.
As in the The Sixth Sense, Anna sees dead people. They’re everywhere (like stupid people). Well almost. They’re mostly in her home and she thinks they’re all trying to tell her that the evil step mother is their murderer.
And like The Ring which is a remake of the Japanese movie Ringu, The Uninvited is a remake of a Korean one called A Tale of Two Sisters. I’ll be looking out for that one too.
Although there are the usual “why the hell would you” moments, it’s a well written story with an ending I didn’t see coming.
Worth a watch if you’re not too wussy, but you might want to watch it with a friend.
Uninvited
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