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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole , a review by Critter

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole



Year: 2010

Director(s): Zack Snyder

Run Time: 90 min

Plot: When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with newfound friends to seek out the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.

Cast:
Emily Barclay - Gylfie
Abbie Cornish - Otulissa
Essie Davis - Marella
Adrienne DeFaria - Eglantine
Joel Edgerton - Metalbeak
Deborra-Lee Furness - Barran
Helen Mirren - Nyra
Ryan Kwanten - Kludd

DVD Extras:My Thoughts
This is without a doubt the best 3D I have seen in the cinema since Avatar. LOTGLOTGRedwallA sample how visually stunning this film is (I recommend you watch in 1080p):


My Rating



(From Critter's Animated Film/Anime Marathon on October 17th, 2010)

Moon, a review by Tom

Moon (2009/United Kingdom) IMDb | Wikipedia Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Director: Duncan Jones Writing: Duncan Jones (Story By), Nathan Parker (Writer) Length: 97 min. Video: Widescreen 2.40 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: Bahasa, Chinese, English, Hindi, Thai

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Stars:
Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell
Kevin Spacey as GERTY (voice)
Dominique McElligott as Tess Bell
Rosie Shaw as Little Eve
Adrienne Shaw as Nanny

Plot:
Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell, Frost/Nixon,Kevin Spacey, 1999 Best Actor, American Beauty) as his sole companion, Bell's extended isolation has taken its toll. His only link to the outside world comes via satellite messages from his wife and young daughter. He longs to return home, but a terrible accident on the lunar surface leads to a disturbing discovery that contributes to his growing sense of paranoia and dislocation so many miles away from home.

MOON is an engrossing, intelligent sci-fi thriller that ranks with genre classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Awards:
Won:

BAFTA (2009)		Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer (Duncan Jones)
Hugo Award (2010)		Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
National Board of Review Awards, USA (2009)		Spotlight Award (Duncan Jones)

Nominated:

BAFTA (2009)		Outstanding British Film
Scream Awards (2009)		Best Director (Duncan Jones)
Scream Awards (2009)		Best Science Fiction Actor (Sam Rockwell)
Scream Awards (2009)		Best Sci-Fi Movie
Scream Awards (2009)		Best Scream-Play (Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker)

Extras:

• BD-Live
• Bonus Trailers
• Commentary
• Featurettes
• Scene Access
• Short Film: Whistle
• Trailers

A great slow-paced scifi movie. Sam Rockwell did a great job playing a dual role and no other actors around (except for Kevin Spacey's voice of the HAL like robot).

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on April 9th, 2011)

Smallville Marathon #2, a review by DJ Doena

Synopsis: A solar flares makes Clark's abilities go kablooey. Unfortunately there's a witness to his accidental uses of his powers: Perry White, a former reporter, whose career has been terminated by none other than Lionel Luthor. Now he works for a TV show that deals with paranormal events and Smallville is the Mecca for this.

My Opinion: I didn't like that Perry White that much, most likely because of the way he's portrayed. And I can't imagine that a man like him would ever forget what he has seen in Smallville. So, when one day he is the editor of a certain "Daily Planet" and a young reporter called Clark Kent gets his job there, I doubt he would have forgotten that young man, especially when soon after a certain "Superman" appears. But then again, who says that this Perry White will ever become editor of the "Daily Planet"?

Synopsis: Lana visits his great uncle, who is convicted of the murder of his wife. It happened back in 1961 but some things don't add up. He claims that there was a mysterious drifter and that drifter looked a lot like Clark Kent. Clark helps investigate this case and finds a "journal" hidden in the Kawatche cave: Jor-El of Krypton had been visiting Earth 40 years ago.

My Opinion: I liked the episode because it made Jor-El much more "human". Before this we just knew his voice and his orders. Now we've learned that he had the same problems as Clark currently has. I also liked that there's a link between Jor-El and Jonathan's father Hiram. Martha said in the pilot that they didn't find him, but he found them. How right she was.

Synopsis: A young man is attacked and an infection of his blood with kryptonite and an MRI give him the ability to move metal objects as well as control emotions of persons he touches. He uses this to "persuade" Lana to go out with him but Clark sees through the charade and tries to help.

My Opinion: FotW episode with Lana once again as the victim and Clark once again accused of jealousy.

Synopsis: Lex is attacked in his mansion but can escape. He hides out at Clark's and Clark tries to help him. But was Lex really attacked or did he have a mental breakdown?

My Opinion: One thing I have to admit: Michael Rosenbaum is a way better actor than Tom Welling. I really like Tom and I don't know if it's due the role or not, but his range of facial expressions is rather limited (smiling, backing off, lying, looking worried and a few others). Michael on the other hand did a great job in this one. I "loved" to see him go nuts and the end was great.

(From Smallville Marathon #2 on May 31st, 2008)