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Introductory post 2008-07-10 08:09:38 Hello everyone, I’m writing this post because I feel the need to introduce myself. So, here I go. My nickname is Alexius, I’m a 19 year old guy, and I live in Bucharest, Romania. I’m currently a student at the Faculty of Political Science in Bucharest.
Obviously, I’m quite interested in movies and TV series, and [...]
Taken (2008) 2008-07-24 11:50:07 I was looking for a good thriller and I found the movie “Taken
”, which I have to admit I hadn’t heard about. Fortunately, the movie was quite a good one, and I can say that it was a well spent hour and a half.
Synopsys: The movie tells the story of a former spy, Bryan (Liam [...]
Watchmen - Behind the scenes 2008-07-24 04:50:46 Watchmen is so far promising to be one of the best movies of 2009. Yesterday a new special behind the scenes
video was released, showing several locations, presenting some of the actors, and some interesting stunts that are pulled off. I also found a video which makes a comparison between the official trailer and the [...]
The dark knight (2008) 2008-07-23 12:13:44 I’ll say from the beginning that I’m going to have a hard time reviewing this movie, because I have mixed opinions about it, and the audience is going exactly through the same thing, but I’ll give my best. So, let’s go.
Synopsys: the events in the Dark Knight are set a year after the story in [...]
Flash of Genius (2008) trailer 2008-07-20 11:54:33 Synopsys: Flash
of Genius is a movie which tells the true story of the man who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. The action takes place in Detroit in the 1960’s, where the Kearn family is living a normal life. Things change when Robert Kearn (Greg Kinnear), an engineer, invents a device which could be used [...]
Watchmen (2009) trailer 2008-07-20 11:20:08 Synopsys: Watchmen will be yet another movie made after a comic book. Being inspired from Alan Moore’s comic book series, the action is set in 1985, when a superhero is murdered. The world has changed, and now masked superheroes have been outlawed. In spite of this, one ex-superhero, Rorschach starts to investigate the murder, and [...]
Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army (2008) 2008-07-15 08:26:13 Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy
2 - The golden army has managed to bring a breath of fresh air, and promises to be one of this summer’s blockbusters. I have to admit that I enjoyed this movie more than the first one, and I’m pretty sure it will make my DVD collection once it [...] Read more:Golden
Stargate Continuum (2008) 2008-07-13 09:29:08 I have to say that Stargate
is my all time favorite TV series, and none of the other ones I’ve watched so far lives up to it. Needless to say I was eagerly waiting for Stargate Continuum
to be launched, and it was worth the wait.
Stargate Continuum is the second of two planned movies which [...]
Max Payne (2008) official trailer 2008-07-12 04:50:37 First of all, I have to admit that Max Payne
is one of my all time favorite games, and, coincidentally or not, a few days ago I kept thinking I would absolutely love to see a movie made after this game. I also have to admit that I was totally unaware that the movie was [...]
Get Smart (2008) 2008-07-11 12:14:46 I was really in the mood for a good comedy, so I decided to give “Get Smart
” a chance, mainly because the lead actor was Steve Carell, and I love most of his movies. So, let’s take the movie piece by piece.
“Get smart” is the story of a secret agent, Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), who [...]
The day the earth stood still (2008) new official trailer 2008-07-11 08:48:25 Today a new official trailer for the movie “The day the Earth stood still” starring Keanu Reeves has been released. “The day the Earth stood still” is a remake of the 1951 film with the same name, in which an alien visits Earth along with his giant robot counterpart. Being directed by Scott Derricksson and [...]
Comedian Bernie Mac dies 2008-08-09 11:41:50 I have to say that I was absolutely shocked when I heard this news today, and this shows us just how fragile life is, and how it can be lost in a second.
Bernie
Mac, aged 50, had been hospitalized in Chicago for over a week due to pneumonia. Even though his publicist had confirmed that [...] Read more:Comedian
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) 2008-08-09 11:13:11 I have to start by saying that I absolutely enjoyed the first movie in the series, the second was a huge disappointment, and Marauder, the third movie in the series, didn’t impress me that much either. The movie could have been so much better, but that’s up for every viewer to decide.
Synopsys:The war against the [...] Read more:Starship
, Troopers
The X Files: I want to believe (2008) 2008-08-08 13:24:35 I have to admit I was quite eager to see this X Files movie, since I am a great fan of the TV series. So, when it came up at my local theatre I went to see it. All I can say is that “I want to believe
” it was a good movie.
Synopsys: the plot [...]
You don’t mess with the Zohan (2008) 2008-07-27 05:27:22 I was in the mood for a comedy, and I stumbled upon “You don’t mess with the Zohan” starring Adam Sandler. Since I generally like Sandler’s movies, I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, the movie was disappointing, and all I could feel after it ended was that I could have spent my time [...]
Twilight teaser trailer 2008-07-26 09:39:51 This is the first time I’ve laid my eyes on a trailer for the movie Twilight
, even though apparently several have been released for quite some time. From what I’ve seen, Twilight promises to be an interesting movie, combining action with drama. From what I could find, the movie tells the story of Edward Cullen [...]
Journey to the centre of the Earth (2008) 2008-07-25 11:30:13 I hadn’t seem a fantasy movie in quite some time, so I decided to give “Journey
to the centre of the Earth
a chance”, also because I loved the book written by Jules Verne. I can say that I made the right choice, because after 92 minutes I kind of remembered how it is like [...]