Day 132 - Outcast(American/Chinese/Canadian)

"When the heir of the imperial throne becomes the target of assassination by his despised older brother, the young prince's only hope is the protection of his sister, and the reluctant aid of a war-weary Crusader, Jacob (Hayden Christensen), who must overcome his own personal demons and rally the assistance of the legendary Crusader-turned-bandit, Gallain (Nicolas Cage), to return the prince to his rightful place on the throne" -Wikipedia

I was looking forward to this movie because of the multiple cultures present in the film and fact is you don't see a whole lot of movies that are willing to do this in Hollywood. This movie was a great let down destroyed by horrible acting and a botched story as well as direction. Hayden Christensen simply destroyed his role, I can see why so many Star Wars fans dislike him. Nicholas Cage was alright but something in his performance was missing. Oh! I know what it is, it's heart! I felt nothing from his performance and I simply wish he would go back to seriously acting like he in the movie Leaving Las Vegas. It was nice to see Liu Yifei in the movie but I wish the director had used her better. I don't know what the director was thinking by making this film, it have no real value. It was directed by Nick Powell a stuntman who made his directing debut on this film. Maybe its already time for him to go back to doing stunt work. Overall skip the movie at all costs. 

0.5/5

Day 109 continued - WolfCop (Canadian)

"The plot revolves around an alcoholic small town cop who transforms into a werewolf after being cursed." - Wikipedia

I think the film is quite clever, even though you don't expect it too. I like the comedy present in the film, it wasn't too much at any point. I like the graphics, I'm glad they didn't use CGI. I think that added realism to the film. I was quite entertained but felt like the film could have been longer. This is a good movie to watch on a slow night and you don't want anything too serious.

 

 

2.9/5

Day 16 continued - Rampage: Capital Punishment (Canadian/German)

"A man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money"

 

It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I overly enjoyed this film and its message plus the lead actor Brendan Fletcher who did an amazing job. The direction was good but could have been better. I also wish the supporting could have been better as well. Its still a good low budget movie to watch if you are bored and are in need of entertainment.

 

 

2.5/5

Day 14 continued - Indie Games The Movie (Documentary)

"The film shows the high level of personal expression that typically goes into independent games, through the story of three games: Braid was released in 2008, Super Meat Boy was preparing for its 2011 release, while Fez was struggling with development hell for several years.
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A great documentary that shows us the difficult world of indie games. It was quite interesting to hear their stories and their struggles. I think it should have been slightly longer but it was still was directed well as it was entertaining. I wish we could have seen more of the development process but I am still satisfied with everything present in the film.

2.9/5

 

little info

During the making of super meat boy McMillen he had to go under an emergency gallbladder surgery which put him into debt.

Day 7 - Burt's Buzz (canadian)

"A look at the world of Burt Shavitz, the face and co-founder of Burt's Bees"

A nice documentary of an Icon who doesn't want to be one and doesn't understand why he is. I enjoyed it quite a lot, the beginning was a little show but it starts to get more interesting. Its heartfelt at times because we start to connect with Burt. Though the direction of the documentary could have been better as there were a lot of things missing from this film. I like the fact that they show us his time in Taiwan as it was interesting to see all the Taiwanese fans of the product and of the Burt Icon.

3/5