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Not in this movie:   Melanie Laurent and Isla Fisher(Lizzy Caplan takes her place) ( source ) ( source ) Director:  Jon M. Chu Film series: Now You See Me Film Series Cinematography: Peter Deming Screenplay:  Ed Solomon , Pete Chiarelli After fleeing from a stage show, the illusionists (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson) known as the Four Horsemen find themselves in more trouble in Macau, China. Devious tech wizard Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe) forces the infamous magicians to steal a powerful chip that can control all of the world's computers. Meanwhile, vengeful FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) hatches his own plot against Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman), the man he blames for the death of his father. -WWW Now You See Me 3 is already in development .  I learned about it when I wondered if Melanie Laurent would be appearing in it because I didn't see her in "this" installment. It was really a big disappointment for me because thei...

Bambanti means scarecrow in Ilocano Although very different, scenes of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables played in my mind while watching this film.  I couldn't help but feel miserable for the plight of the poor relatives being accused of stealing a watch, just because of their status in life.  Every scene was so vivid and very, very real. The town of Luna, Isabela...a place unfamiliar to me(I've been to Isabela, but not there), became very familiar, indeed.  I never knew of the Bambanti Festival and it was great to know that such a festival exists.  Who knows, I might go and experience the festival one day. Alessandra de Rossi , as Belyn, became the pilot of my journey to this quaint and mysterious town.  At least, that's what the movie conveyed to me.  The town was a bit mystical, but their problems were real as real could be. Ms. de Rossi is really a very beautiful and talented person.  The expressions of her eyes and her every movement b...

The four horsemen (Isla Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco) My brother told me this when we were watching INDEPENDENCE DAY for the nth time, "Goofs? What goofs? It's only a movie." With that in mind I would not dare mention the goofs of this film . The scenes are simply wonderful and the story and treatment are almost perfect.  The car chases are exciting and so are the magic tricks  and illusions.  I know that a lot of people were kind of expecting more, so they just got disappointed. Yet, there were also those who did not expect anything, but just relaxed and enjoyed every minute of the film. When I watched this for the first time, I didn't see it coming .  I just kind of guessed it when Dylan and Thaddeus were talking at a place Thaddeus did not imagine he was going to be. There were hints, I believe, but... I have seen this film I think about four(4) times, more or less and for one reason or another, it's not the il...