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I remember seeing the trailer for this movie and it grabbed my attention, but somehow I never got to see it on the big screen.

After watching it last night and really enjoying it, I searched for it on IMDB

The Curious case of Benjamin Button is a story about Benjamin Button who is born very old and ages in reverse. He gets younger as the years go by – and this leads to some very thought provoking and interesting scenarios. IMDB also mentions a few interesting facts that the humming bird seen in the movie is the only bird that can fly backwards and all hurricanes spin counter clockwise…keeping to the theme of “reverse”.

It may have been a little long as movies go, but Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are truly magnificent in their respective roles as Benjamin and Daisy.

You can’t help but notice that there are many hidden messages in this movie about life and destiny, fate and what your perceptions and experiences are. You are able to change your circumstances, you can start again at any age and you never have to resign to the hand you are dealt. Even in “reverse” opportunities arise all the time and there is an interesting comparison of infants and the elderly. When you are very young, you require care – and when you are old and frail, you find yourself in the same position.

If you enjoy a different type of movie, something that took a lot of time and effort to produce into a film, this one is for you.

PEVibe Score 8/10

If you can handle a little gore, find movies that are a tad unusual, appealing and enjoy a good laugh (although I have a demented sense of humour)- this one is for you. It isn’t going to win any Oscars and you wont have a pajama party with a bunch of friends – watching a rerun, but I found it to be entertaining and a little mindless as most Zombies are.

The plot, has been used more than your favourite pair of jeans, Zombies have overrun the USA and a few stragglers hook up on a voyage to find a refuge. But when the movie leads are played by great actors like Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg – it was immediately engrossing and I enjoyed watching the story unfold. It is more a comedy with a little gore, than a hardcore horror.

PEVibe Rating 7.5/10

Yesterday we watched “Did you hear about the Morgans” in the nice cold rainy weather. It wasn’t great but alright to watch if nothing else is available. Hugh Grant is his old self in this one and Sarah Jessica really plays the part of Hugh’s wife well.

A romantic comedy where a separated couple witness a murder and must be placed in protective custody until they can find the suspect. Paul Morgan (Grant) fights desperately to regain his wife’s trust during their time in isolation after he had an affair with another woman. They are totally removed from the world… no internet and no cellphones. Can you imagine that?

I have read some other reviews on this and looks like about 80 to 90% of them really hated this movie. I reckon it wasn’t too bad so…

PEVibe Score: 7/10
IMDB Page

This movies plot reminded me a little of Taken, where a man loses his wife and daughter to a crime and decides to take matters into his own hands. He targets the Judicial system that failed him, when one of the two men found guilty, gets a light sentence after turning states witness. All of this while he is under arrest and being held in prison.

I enjoyed the story in that you are never quite sure what is going on and it has a couple of twists that definitely keeps you entertained. How is he able to reach out from his prison cell? Does he have an accomplice on the outside helping him?

The main character Clyde Shelton does however, step over the line while perpetrating his vengeance, but we are led to believe that the pain and suffering he has endured is so severe, it drives him to these violent acts.

Very clever, laced with metaphors and entertaining all the way through.

Be warned however that some scenes are quite violent and not suitable for sensitive viewers.

IMDB Review

PEVibe Score 8/10

The idea of being able to have a robot version of yourself go into the world and experience anything you want without any fears or worries and not being able to die is very alluring. In this movie all of that becomes a reality in the world of the future. You control the robot version of yourself with your mind from the comfort and safety of your home.

Like with most things in the world there will always be people that are against something and will form protest groups around the world. Here we see the same thing happen where there are groups of people that oppose the idea of surrogates.

Tom Greer, (Bruce Willis), starts investigating the first murder in years where both surrogate and their operator were killed using an OD (Overload Device). He feels the need to connect with his wife Maggie, (Rosamund Pike), in real life and not through her surrogate. Their lives changed when their son was killed in a car accident and now Maggie feels she can only interact via her surrogate and not the person she really is.

More than that I won’t give away. If you are into sci-fi and futuristic movies then this is for you.

PEVibe Score: 7/10