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Venom (2018)

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From Google Images Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady(mid credits) a.k.a. Carnage, Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake the host of Riot, Michelle Williams as D.A. Anne Weying, Jenny Slate as Dr. Dora Skirth, Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock the host of Venom Matthew Labatique is the Director of Photagraphy Honestly, I thought I was not going to watch this.  I was really grossed out by the trailer and was convinced I would not be seen alive in a theatre showing it. What made me change my mind?  People were talking about it when we were having coffee and they were saying it was funny and witty. Funny?  What? So I searched for reviews and here's one of those that I read: Venom is a fun, twisted rom-com disguised as a bad superhero movie I read these two below after watching the movie: Movie Review: Venom Shows That Even When Executed Horribly, You Can’t Keep a Great Idea Down ‘VENOM’ REVIEW: TOM HARDY IS A TREASURE, EVEN IF THIS MOVIE IS...

Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi (2017) Rated G (Not really a review)

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( source ) ( source ) Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.-WWW Director: Rian Johnson Music composed by: John Williams Screenplay: Rian Johnson Whew.  Finally, I've seen episode 8.  My nephew wanted to watch it with us and we had to see it together for the first time, so we won't spoil anything for him.  We watched it on his birthday, which was yesterday...well, a few hours ago.   Is this really Rated G?  I'll still go with PG, but hey, the kids understood it and they enjoyed it.  We enjoyed this as well. There are a few people who were not contented of the outcome of this movie, but I know a lot of people who have seen this a gazillion times.  Of course, I am exaggerating.  My point is, they watched it more than once. There are many funny an...

Dunkirk (2017) 14 and up

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In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of th is heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated. -WWW Note: All images below are from the World Wide Web We watched this in 2D and it seem real.  I could imagine that it would be more real if you watch this in IMAX or 4DX. Christopher Nolan made us all experience the terrors of war in Dunkirk.  It was real as real could be, so if your heart is faint, don't attempt to watch it for you would feel like drowning when they are drowning and you would get a glimpse of hell too. This is one of Nolan's best works ever.   The actors have expressive eyes.  The explosions are like real explosions.   Everything seem r...

The REVENANT (2015)

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rev·e·nant ˈrevəˌnäN,-nənt/ noun a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead. The Revenant 2015 is a story based on true events and in part from the book written by Michael Punke .  Most of the story was conjured by  by Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith .  It's called a semi-biographical film because some of the characters and events were just figments of imagination of Iñárritu and Smith. The story is very heavy and I couldn't help it...I cried during a lot of parts.  I also got very, very angry at some of the conquerors.  I was able to empathize and sympathize with a lot of characters, real or reel.  I honestly don't know the difference, because every scene and every character is very real to me. Tom Hardy is really quite versatile(he made me hate Fitzgerald) and Will Poulter, who used to play roles of children when he was already a teenager(just like Leonardo DiCaprio in Lassie etc.) is really good as Bri...

Legend (2015) The Notorious True Story of the Kray Twins

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From the WWW:   Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray (Tom Hardy) and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety The start of the movie with Frances narrating  reminded me of the stories narrated beyond the grave like AMERICAN BEAUTY and some others, but they weren't biopics.  If you followed the lives of Ronnie and Reggie Kray, you would know that Reggie's young bride killed herself in the 1960s at the age of 24. More than thirty years later, one of the twins died and a little later, the other died too(just more than a decade ago) so you would really wonder why Frances was narrating the story. The first parts of the story...

Child 44 (1st of the MGB Agent Leo Demidov Trilogy-2008/Movie-2015) Ayala Mall Cinemas Exclusive

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In 1950s Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) loses everything when he refuses to denounce his wife, Raisa (Noomi Rapace) as a traitor. Finding themselves exiled to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with Gen. Mikhail Nesterov (Gary Oldman) to capture a serial  killer who preys on young boys. They soon find that their investigation threatens a system-wide cover-up enforced by Vasili (Joel Kinnaman), Leo's psychopathic rival. -WWW Official Website "There is NO murder in paradise !"  Directed by: Daniel Espinosa Written for the screen by: Richard Price Produced by: Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Greg Shapiro    (Source) The Ayala Cinemas boasted  about having exclusive rights in showing this film to the general public, but that wasn't what attracted me to this film.  I was attracted by the tagline: "How do you find a killer that doesn't exist ?" Yes.  I wondered to myself. ...