AHHH!! IRON MAN 3. A movie that I have waited long and wide for! One of my favourite Marvel characters to the silver screen and I can assure you, IT DOES NOT DISAPPOINT !
With 2 episodes already done and records achieved, what more can we expect from the series? Oh well, why not even more AWESOMENESS! Alright, back to the review~
Iron Man 3 takes place in the events after the Avengers. After Aliens and Gods attack the earth for power supremacy, dictatorship, resources, blah blah blah, one cant wonder Tony Stark is getting paranoid about the next attack that might happen. With Stark Industries in the capable hands of Pepper Potts, Tony now spends his time building more and more Iron Man suits preparing for an impending attack.
Cool Tony
The Star of the show this time around will be the Iron Man Mark 42 or XLII which will be Tony's default suit. This sequel will take the audiences through the emotions and responsibilities that a super hero goes through (even though he's a billionaire, playboy, philanthropist) in their lives.
Emo Tony
As everyone should already know by now, War Machine has been rebranded as the "Iron Patriot" with all its "Stars and Strips" and the all American dream. *Seriously, Captain America looks much cooler even with his hideous mask/cap* HAHAHAHAHAH
*Captain Stars and Strips*
The villaineous core for this movie will be "The Mandarin" which for Iron Man fans, translates into his arch nemesis that keeps popping out in every reincarnation of the series. Playing The Mandarin will be Ben Kingsley which no doubt carries "his character" to a "whole new LEVEL" =p
Look at me you fools!
With Iron Man 3, I would say we will have a complete cycle of being a superhero. Rather than most hero movies in the past (The Dark Knight not included), where storylines are boring and predictable, Iron Man 3 does provide audiences with more suspense and drama than the usual. The acting of actor and actress are superb through their understanding of their character (except the screaming human extras =.=). The special effects are much better compared to the previous incarnations, and I particularly love the motion controlled computers which makes touch screens obsolete. One particular effort I see from this movie is that THE BAD GUYS DONT WAIT FOR YOU TO TRANSFORM!!! which is very refreshing to watch.
Overall, it is a very fun and stress relieving movie to watch for all ages, and it could serve as a movie which one can watch over and over again.
Here are some movie stills from Iron Man 3:
*Lansi Tony
*Lansi = Arrogant
Serious Tony
Romantic Tony???
Shocked Tony
Worn-out Tony
No Tony
Out of Sorts Tony
Act-Calm Tony
Do take note of this guy. HEHEHEHE
LET'S GET THE PARTY STARTED!
A trailer to get you into the mood~~
And before I end, (SPOILER ALERT), let me warn you......
And so says the tagline of the movie that I've waited since the last year. Many locations around the world has already screened this movie before it finally arrived on Malaysian shores (with minimum cuts; I hope?? NOTTTT)
Before I head into some bits and bytes about the movie, I would like to thank fellow blogger Missburunghantu again for sharing the tickets for me to catch the movie before everyone else!; in Malaysia though. =( *Tickets were distributed by Nuffnang*
I've been waiting for this movie for months ever since I saw the trailer around 6 months ago. A mixture of sci-fi, drama and philosophical statements are blatantly shown in the trailer to induce the eagerness and curiosity of the viewers wanting more. And with free tickets to its movie premier, THAT, I couldn't miss!
The following contents may contain SPOILERS and "steam killers" (POTONG STIM! =p) for movie goers~
Cloud Atlas is first introduced to the world back in 2004 as a science fiction novel written by David Mitchell with 6 nested story arcs. With great reception and a budget of approx US100 million for the movie, the stakes are as high as EVER! A great cast with noticeable accolades does help in bringing a great story to life.
With that said, Cloud Atlas is a movie that explores on how actions of one's individual lives affects one another disregarding the past, present and future. Cloud Atlas has 6 story arcs with some stories directly intertwine with each other and others indirectly. In the beginning of the film, viewers are well introduced to the various story arcs with well documented timelines and eras which the following stories will play out. A piece of advise when watching this movie: PAY ATTENTION in the first hour! No kidding. HAHA!
1849:
A young American lawyer, Adam Ewing (Jim Sturgess) crosses the pacific to the Chatham Islands to seal a business engagement for his father in-law. Subsequently he has fallen ill due to a supposed parasitic worm infection. In fact, he is slowly poisoned by a scheming Dr. Henry Goose (Tom Hanks) who has eyes on his gold. There he too met a slave, Autua (David Gyasi) who came aboard to the sailing ship.
1936:
An aspiring musician Robert Frobisher(Ben Whishaw) bids goodbye to his partner Rufus Sixsmith (James D'Arcy) to work along side a great composer in the form of Vyvyan Ayrs (Jim Broadbent) in Edinburgh. With a telling talent and resilient work horse attitude, Frobisher scripts his masterpiece in the form of the Cloud Atlas Sextet.
1973:
A courageous journalist Luisa Rey (Halle Berry) tries to find evidence regarding the safety of a new nuclear reactor run by Lyold Hooks (Hugh Grant) with deathly consequences in California. There too she meets an older Rufus Sixsmith with compelling evidence to the nuclear reactor. With Hooks plans under treat, Rey is hot on the heals of a hitman, Bill Smokes (Hugo Weaving).
2012:
London, publisher Timothy Cavendish (Jim Broadbent) is tricked by his brother Denholme (Hugh Grant) and sent to a nursing home with a fiendish Nurse Noakes (Hugo Weaving). There, Cavendish and few of the "inmates" plot their escape from the "nursing prison".
2144:
Old Seoul (Korea) is devoured by rising sea levels which leads everyone to live in Neo Seoul. However, life in Neo Seoul is not like it's used to as the people are heavily monitored by the "Unanimity". Clone fast food worker Sonmi-451 (Doona Bae) soon discovers the will to freedom and escapes the vicinity with Union rebel Hae-Joo Chang (Jim Sturgess).
2321:
After "The Fall", life on earth has turn back to a primitive state. In this timeline, Sonmi is regarded as a goddess. Zachry (Tom Hanks) lives in "The Valley" and is visited by a technologically advanced human (Prescients) named Meronym played by Halle Berry. Zachry is not alone in this era as he is constantly haunted by "Old Georgie", a devil who constantly wispers in his ears and affects his judgments. Both Zachry and Meronym heads to the mountains to find a communication station called, Cloud Atlas.
With the various story arcs with its sometimes vague but equally telling connecting plots, Cloud Atlas is a movie that convey messages. Different people might have different opinions, but I will leave mine short. The workings of life remains the same even though we are in a different time, space and settings. Some things never change but everyone can make a difference!
That said, Cloud Atlas is definite must see, however do prepare some snacks and refreshments as it will take up 3 hours of your life. HAHAHAHA!
My first movie premier screening!!! ****Screams in excitement****
Alright calm down SL, calm down... ok, back to the post.
Yesterday was my first premier movie screening in my life and the movie was Wreck-It Ralph which really brings back memories from the old days due to both the subtle and enigmatic characters that were featured in the movie. My ticket was courtesy from a fellow blogger, Miss BurungHantu. *Tickets were distributed by Nuffnang*
Synopsis/Review/SPOILER (Please turn away now if you know what I mean =p!)
The movie revolve around the title character, Ralph which is the bad guy in the game "Fix-It Felix Jr". Well as the world of video games in an arcade goes, they are actually a one big family and both the good and bad guys really don't bash each other up after the arcade closes or game ends. Which in case is good! but reality starts to kick in whereby the bad guys are rather marginalized compared to the "Heros" of the game.. =(
Some bad characters takes their role as it is and doesn't care about it as it is "coded" into them. Ralph is tired being the bad guy or I would say he is lonely as no one in his game care about him and this brought him to leave his game and venture out to the other games (yes they have a superhighway that carries them between arcade game worlds) to win himself a "Hero's medal" that is only awarded to "Heros" of the game.
He sucker-punched an infantry from the game, "Hero's Duty" in the attempt to get himself a medal. This is where all troubles and adventure starts. By attempting to get a medal, Ralph accidentally brought a virus (Cy-bug) from that game into another game "Sugar Rush". Here, he meets an out of water character from the game known as Vanellope. Vanellope loves to race but she was considered a glitch in the game and is forbidden by "King Candy" to race. As both felt cast out in their respective games, they decided to help each other (though after some disagreements and fortitude) to obtain their goals. In the meantime, the commander from Hero's Duty, Calhoun and Felix (the protagonist) from Fix-It Felix Jr. came to Sugar Rush to hunt down those Cy-bugs and find Ralph. But danger was looming underneath the sugar-encrusted land....
All's well above with Ralph and Vanellope training their way into the race competition, the Cy-bug was happily multiplying and playing to devour Sugar Rush as we know it! Before the actual race can begin, King Candy met Ralph with a value preposition (and lies) with the condition that Vanellope does not get to race. Ralph fell for it and destroyed Vanellope's race car that they built together for the most gut-wrenching moment of the movie. Venellope was thrown into the "Fun-geon" where Felix is captured as well.
After the truth is revealed, both Vanellope and Felix is saved from the Fun-geon by Ralph. Vanellope gets to start the race while Ralph and Felix cheer her on. A peaceful race is inevitable as the Cy-bugs came roaring out from the ground and start wrecking havoc on Sugar Rush. It is then revealed that King Candy is actually "Turbo" who is a sore-loser win it all racer from an old game, "Turbo-Tastic" and the reason Vanellope is kept in the cold is because she is the actual Queen of the game. Turbo is later consumed by a Cy-bug but the world of Sugar Rush is fast being destroyed. Ralph decides to sacrifice himself in order to save the world of Sugar Rush by attempting to create a volcanic eruption (of coke and mentos!) to sway the swarm of Cy-bugs as they are attracted to the light. Just before Ralph feel into the volcano, he is saved by Vanellope and watched together as the Cy-bugs get destroyed from the eruption.
After all the mess, Vanellope finally crosses the finish line of the race and managed to reset the game which restores the order and memories of all its inhabitants. Ralph and the rest bids goodbye to Sugar Rush returned to their respective games but with everyones attitude towards him changed.. for the better!
*The plot summary above focuses mostly on Ralph and there may be missing elements that is not mentioned. Please watch it for the full plot!*=p
Overall, it is a very fun movie to watch and shouldn't be missed, especially if you've played or encountered all the retro games of our time. With that, here's a trailer of the movie. ENJOY!!
