Archive for the ‘Movie Reviews’ Category
March 7th, 2010
Alice in Wonderland. What can I say… I wouldn’t say it was a bad movie, but also not all that great. It’s not one of those movies that when it ends up on M-Net you’ll watch again. Not really the Alice I expected it to be where she has to slay a dragon type creature… Again another Disney film that is not really “fun” to watch. I would think twice if you were planning on taking the kids to watch this as there are some nightmarish scenes in this one. The 10M Age restriction should rather have been 13PG.
One thing I did enjoy about a movie like this one is you can just see how powerful the imagination can be. So many different creatures being born out of mind. Also the idea of going off to a magical imaginary place to get away from real life sounds like a good one in this crazy, busy, stressful world we live in today.
Johnny Depp’s performance in this is brilliant as expected, but for the rest of the cast… not so sure. Mia Wasikowska does not make for a good Alice and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen fail to impress.
So if you are a fan of weird and wonderful then check this out, but if you are wanting to see the original Alice in Wonderland story then give it a miss.
PEVibe Score: 6/10
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January 25th, 2010
A new South Africa is born in 1994 after Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the new President of the country. A really great movie to watch and both Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon deliver outstanding performances as Madiba and Francios Pienaar. To be honest I had a tear in my eye every now and then during it.
It was very interesting to see what actually happened on the first day Nelson walked into the office, most people had packed up already thinking they will be asked to leave. Madiba let them know that they still play an important role whether black or white. Amazing that after spending 27 years in jail that he can come out and see the country as one entity and forgive and forget the past.
The Springbuck emblem also caused some friction, the majority wanted it to be changed to the Protea as to them the Springbuck still represented apartheid. Madiba did not agree with the change and managed to convince the people to keep it.
It was so great to see how he got into the Rugby so much, wanting to know the scores at all times during the World Cup in 1995, wanting to know who we would play next. It was awesome. A chill went down my spine when that Airplane went low down over the stadium before the Final Match started. An extraordinary moment in history.
I would really recommend seeing this movie. No doubt you will enjoy it.
PEVibe Score: 8/10
December 28th, 2009
Sci-Fi meets Fantasy in this visual feast which will amaze even the most seasoned of movie goers. The amount of colour and detail that went into the digital world of Pandora is truly astounding!
The story is about a paraplegic marine (Jake) who is able to take control of an Avatar through nervous system interaction. In his “new” body he is able to walk and run around freely. His mission however is to infiltrate a local native tribe (The Na’vi) on Pandora and negotiate mining rights to a valuable mineral on the planet.
He falls in love with the the tribe, their way of life and inevitably the main female character (Neytiri). The mining company’s greed and the Na’vi’s refusal to surrender their homeland spark a war and Jake gets caught up trying to salvage the situation.
As previously mentioned, this movie is simply beautiful. There is very little violence or themes of an adult nature and I noticed many younger children in the audience. Maybe a little long for the younger crowd, but I would highly recommend it as a must see.
PEVibe score: 8.5/10
December 26th, 2009
If you are a fan of Armageddon, Apocalypse and End of the World movies then this one is definitely for you. “Dr Adrian Helmsley” discovers that the earth’s core is heating up at an abnormal rate in 2010 and tries to warn everyone of what is coming. As per usual not everybody listens.
The special effects were awesome, which kind of made up for the lenghty 2 and a half hours we had to sit through. They could have done everything in 1 hour 45 minutes if you ask me.
As like Noah did in Biblical times “Arks” are built to save the human race from extinction, but at a hefty 1 Billion Euros per ticket. This was typical of humans… to still try and make some cash out of the end of the world… Yes they had to have money to build the “arks”, but please… to let the nobodies of the world perish just because they didn’t have the cash… Shame on us…
If you are going to be watching this, you will be surprised at the very end…
Overall not a bad movie
PEVibe Score: 7/10
December 24th, 2009
Again, the kiddies will love this one. The Girl chipmunks or should I say Chipettes are very cute. Adults going to watch this with the kiddies might be a bit disappointed as it follows pretty much the same story as the first movie. Dave (Jason Lee) almost never features in the movie, which was also disappointing. After he is involved in an on stage accident the Chipmunks get left in the care of Dave’s cousin Toby which is more interested in his video games than looking after them.
The only real difference here is that the Chipmunks are sent to school and there they discover the challenges of High School especially when you are only 8 inches tall in a normal human school. Still a good movie for the kiddies to go and watch however.
PEVibe Score: 6/10
