Saturday, August 30, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [2014]

Genre: action, adventure, fantasy

Duration: 142 min

Rating: 7,1/10
My Rating: 9/10

About:
Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends up a slew of super villains against him, impacting his life.

Director: Marc Webb

Stars: Andrew GarfieldEmma StoneJamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan

The Amazing Spider-Man [2012]

Genre: action, adventure, fantasy

Duration: 136 min

Rating: 7,1/10
My Rating: 9/10

About:
Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.

Director: Marc Webb

Stars: Andrew GarfieldEmma StoneRhys Ifans

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

What to Expect When You're Expecting [2012]

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Duration: 110 min

Rating: 5,7/10
My Rating: 5/10

About:
Follows the lives of five interconnected couples as they experience the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and realize that no matter what you plan for, life does not always deliver what is expected.

Director: Kirk Jones

Stars: Cameron DiazMatthew Morrison Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Ben Falcone, Anna Kendrick, Dennis Quaid

Children of Men [2006]

Genre: drama, sci-fi, thriller

Duration: 109 min

Rating: 7,9/10
My Rating: 9/10

About:
The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate journey to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth.

Director: Alfonso CuarĂ³n

Stars: Julianne MooreClive OwenChiwetel Ejiofor

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi [1983]

Genre: action, adventure, fantasy, sci-fi

Duration: 134 min

Rating: 8,4/10
My Rating: 10/10

About:
Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2-D2 and C-3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia - disguised as a bounty hunter - and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the Rebels. Will Darth Vader and the Dark Side overcome the Rebels and take over the universe?

Director: Richard Marquand

Stars: Mark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher 


Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back [1980]

Genre: action, adventure, fantasy, sci-fi

Duration: 124 min

Rating: 8,8/10
My Rating: 10/10

About:
Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the Rebels abandon their new base in an assault with the Imperial AT-AT walkers on the ice world of Hoth. Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and the droid C-3PO escape in the Millennium Falcon, but are later captured by Darth Vader on Bespin. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and the droid R2-D2 follows Obi-Wan Kenobi's posthumous command, and receives Jedi training from Master Yoda on the swamp world of Dagobah. Will Skywalker manage to rescue his friends from the Dark Lord?

Director: Irvin Kershner

Stars: Mark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher 


Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope [1977]

Genre: action, adventure, fantasy, sci-fi

Duration: 121 min

Rating: 8,7/10
My Rating: 10/10

About:
Part IV in George Lucas' epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a Rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farm boy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a Rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empire's most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.

Director: George Lucas
Stars: Mark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher