Sunday, January 4, 2009

Valkyrie



Director: Bryan Singer

Cast: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson.

Release: 25 December 2008

Plot: Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

IMDb Rating: 7.5



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button



Director: David Fincher

Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond.

Release: 25 December 2008

Plot: Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences

IMDb Rating: 8.6



Marley & Me



Director: David Frankel

Cast: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin.

Release: 25 December 2008

Plot: A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

IMDb Rating: 7.3



The Spirit



Director: Frank Miller

Cast: Gabriel Macht, Jamine King, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson.

Release: 25 December 2008

Plot: When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader

IMDb Rating: 5.3



Bedtime Stories



Director: Adam Shankman

Cast: Adam Sandler, Guy Pearce, Courteney Cox

Realease: 25 December 2008

Plot: A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

IMDb Rating: 6.2





Saturday, January 3, 2009

Watchmen



Director: Zack Snyder

Cast: Jackie Earle Haley, Patric Wilson, Carla Gugino.

Release: 6 March 2009

Plot: Set in an alternate vision of the year 1985, the murder of an ex-superhero causes a vigilante named Rorshach (Haley) to look into the matter, an investigation that reunites him with his surviving old colleagues -- all of them former superheroes themselves -- and gradually unveils a conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.

Buzz: Zack Snyder is back again after the huge success of 300 with double the budget of 120 Million



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Director: Justin Lin

Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez.

Release: 3 April 2009

Plot: The feud between ex-con Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and agent Brian O'Connor (Walker) is reignited back in Los Angeles, where a crime has pitted the two men against one another yet again. However, when they realize they have a common enemy, they put their past behind them and unite to stick it to their foe.

Buzz: Vin Diesel's back in action! 

 

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Terminator: Salvation



Director: McG

Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, Helena Bonham Carter

Release: 22 May 2009

Plot: John Connor (Bale) is joined in his attempt to defeat Skynet and its army of Terminators by Marcus Wright (Worthington), a man who apparently has been rescued from the past, though Connor wonders if instead he's been sent from the future as a foil to his plan. As Connor and Wright push deep into the heart of Skynet, they get closer and closer to learning the secret behind the organization's mission to wipe humankind off the planet.

Buzz: This is also Filming at 200 million and this film is followed by Terminator 5



X-Men Origins: Wolverine



Director:
Gavin Hood

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds

Realease: 1 May 2009

Plot: An origins story that follows the early life of James Howlett (Jackman), also known as Logan, and best known as Wolverine. The chronicle of his younger years as a mutant connects to his relationship and eventual falling out with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Schreiber), and his fateful entry into the Weapons X project, the governmental program that turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons.

Buzz: They are planning to make X-Men Origins: Magneto.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen


Director:  Michael Bay

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro.

Release: 26 June 2009 

Plot: Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle.

Buzz: After the Success of the Transformers there much more hype for Transformers 2 and the Estimated budget for the film is 200 million.