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The Fighter Movie Review

December 30, 2010 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

By Divina Let me just start by saying I love Christian Bale. I have loved him from Disney's Newsies film. He is just so talented. Every movie he is in he just becomes the character. It's not Christian Bale acting as this person or role it's this person or character taking over Christian Bale's body to tell a story. The Fighter is no different. Based on the true story of half brother boxers "Irish" Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale) from Lowell, Massachusetts, the movie takes you on the real life journey and struggles of these talented and passionate brothers. The movie starts with an HBO film crew following around the locally "famous" big brother Dicky Eklund through the streets of Lowell as they document his supposed comeback attempt. … [Read more...]

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Public Enemies Movie Review

July 15, 2009 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

Has Director Michael Mann lost his marbles or transgressed to a whole new level? By Jeff What a divider this one has been. Critics and moviegoers have either been all-for-it (New York Times' Manohla Dargis, Hollywood Elsewhere's Jeffrey Wells, Roger Ebert, the majority of my friends), or simply impressed by the high level of historical production value but ultimately unswayed and unsatisfied by the hi-def camera action employed throughout and powerful but somewhat silent and muted script phrasings. No other director I have ever watched has as gradually enveloped me as much in his vision, upon repeated viewings, as Michael Mann (and maybe David Lynch). Mann's other primarily cited masterpieces, Manhunter , The Last of the Mohicans and yes, 1995's Heat , were all met by critics and audiences alike largely with ambivalent or negative reactions upon original release Today, Heat is considered one of the top 10 best films of the 1990s. With his last two films, the … [Read more...]

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Terminator: Salvation Movie Review

May 22, 2009 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

By Jeff The Final Nail in the Coffin It can be justifiably said that Terminator Salvation bears no prominent resemblance to The Terminator or Terminator 2: Judgment Day , both of which owe their ongoing legacy as two of the best horror/action films of all time to one person, directorial craftsman extraordinaire James Cameron Terminator Salvation was given birth for one reason, and one reason only: because fans have a deep-seeded love for those aforementioned films (I don't feel the need to reference Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines here at all). How can anyone forget the moment they first witnessed Arnold Schwarzenegger, naked and stalking abandoned parking lots and bars, that terrifying blank look on his face, with a single mission in mind - kill Sarah Connor. Or the chilling ‘liquid-metal' T-1000 (played by lean Robert Patrick) sprinting after his targets and shape-shifting with the help of never before seen special effects. This fourth installment, given an … [Read more...]

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Blog: New Batman Villans

September 16, 2008 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

I just heard on the grapevine (ie. rotten tomatoes) that the next batman film is expected to have some heavy hitters for villains. Johnny Depp as the Riddler and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin. I smell Spiderman3!?! Is this a good thing? Well, I guess if the director stays the same as well as Bale as Batman it is hard to say that things won't go right, but I have fallen in that same trap before. It does leave for some interesting speculation, is the franchise trying to "jump the shark" due to the performance and death of Heath Ledger. It is going to take a hell of a movie to top the last one. Who better to supply the performances than Captain Jack Sparrow and Truman Capote. … [Read more...]

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Blog: The Dark Knight

August 1, 2008 by Divina Rodriguez 2 Comments

Just saw "The Dark Knight" a couple days ago and I am still reeling from it. Much like a one night stand, I am left with a huge bag of questions and emotions: should this continue? Did I enjoy the experience? Did I get anything from this? Did I love it? Needless to say I need a couple of days to get my head straight so I would expect any phones calls the next day...meaning, it might take me a bit before I write a review on this. So cut me a little slack. Yet, let me give this much about the movie: Ledger's performance was actually better than I thought, and I had a huge amount of expectation. It actually disturbed me to the point were I am not sure if I enjoyed the movie, it was almost like watching a truly crazy person. It made me uncomfortable. God knows, what he had to do to get in that mind set, but considering the reports of his behavior before he died it seems to have affected him even after the movie. It's pretty sad that it had to come to that. It sucks … [Read more...]