One of the things I do online is I wach trailers to films that I am hoping to go and see. For any film, if I don't like the trailer, I will not see it. You have to wow me, or I have to know the story. I will not go and see any movie just because it might seem good. I have to know. Here are some trailers for future up and coming films that I am excited to go and see.
Red: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Karl Urban, and Richard Dreyfuss. About Retired CIA agents coming ouot of retirement to work together once more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmIbOoEVmow
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: The third installment to The Chronicles of Narnia film. Lucy and Edmund go on a journey with King Caspian and their cousin in search of the seven lost lords.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrJQDPpIK6I
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The last two films of the amazing Harry Potter films. These two films revolve are about the Terrifc Trio leaving Hogwarts in search of the Deathly Hallows and the horcruxes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EC2tmFVNNE
The Adjustment Bureau: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp. Two lovers, a dancer and a politician, fall in love and are being forced apart by a supernatural bureau.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHVU3fKhsjI
Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Chris Evans. Scott Pilgrim must defeat a girls seven evil exes in order to date her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ZXnYvRaA4
Dinner for Schmucks: Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. Office executives bring idiots to a dinner party to make fun of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FHlvEc3vaE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOMngejmwKE
I will continue to post trailer links as they come out.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Toy Story 3: 5 stars
Toy Story 3 is one of the greatest animated films out there. It has great humor, a fun plot, emotional scenes, and some action sequences.
The characters that have been around now for ten years have returned. I loved every minute of watching these characters that I have grown up with and loved. There are some fun moments, such as the few scene with the new characters, Ken being the most fun out of them all (Michael Keaton [Batman] having a fun time voicing the role). And it also had its heartfelt moments (it wouldn’t be Pixar without these scenes).
I was most attracted by the animation in this film. Every new Pixar film, I am blown away by how beautiful computer animation can be. With Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. and Wall-E, one might think that Toy Story wouldn’t count as beautiful, but it is. The toys look real and you actually feel like you are sweeping through the air with Woody in the kite.
The ending also was very emotional. This trilogy of films had a good ending that made me a little teary-eyed. That is what I like, a happy, but emotional ending. And Pixar does it the best.
The voicing of these characters are great. The old cast is back with Tim Allen and Tom Hanks leading them on, and newer voices join the ensemble. The best of these are Ned Beatty as Lots-O, a teddy bear, Michael Keaton as Ken, and Timothy Dalton (one of the James Bonds) as a stuffed hedgehog can Mr. Pricklepants.
So I would definitely say see this movie. If you love the first two films, see it. If you haven’t seen the first two, watch those and then watch this movie.
Next time: The Michael Sheen Collection (The Queen, Frost/Nixon, The Damned United, and Underworld Trilogy)
The characters that have been around now for ten years have returned. I loved every minute of watching these characters that I have grown up with and loved. There are some fun moments, such as the few scene with the new characters, Ken being the most fun out of them all (Michael Keaton [Batman] having a fun time voicing the role). And it also had its heartfelt moments (it wouldn’t be Pixar without these scenes).
I was most attracted by the animation in this film. Every new Pixar film, I am blown away by how beautiful computer animation can be. With Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. and Wall-E, one might think that Toy Story wouldn’t count as beautiful, but it is. The toys look real and you actually feel like you are sweeping through the air with Woody in the kite.
The ending also was very emotional. This trilogy of films had a good ending that made me a little teary-eyed. That is what I like, a happy, but emotional ending. And Pixar does it the best.
The voicing of these characters are great. The old cast is back with Tim Allen and Tom Hanks leading them on, and newer voices join the ensemble. The best of these are Ned Beatty as Lots-O, a teddy bear, Michael Keaton as Ken, and Timothy Dalton (one of the James Bonds) as a stuffed hedgehog can Mr. Pricklepants.
So I would definitely say see this movie. If you love the first two films, see it. If you haven’t seen the first two, watch those and then watch this movie.
Next time: The Michael Sheen Collection (The Queen, Frost/Nixon, The Damned United, and Underworld Trilogy)
5 Greatest Con and Heist Films
There are several great con and heist films out there but there are five that I find the greatest of the types of films.
5) Inside Man: This movie is not the greatest movie, but it has a great concept to it. Executed poorly, but a great bank robbery none the less, Inside Man does have a few good things about it. Other than the bank robbery itself, the other good thing about it is the acting. Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, and Christopher Plummer shine in this film. I don’t want to spoil anything, but the ending was a real shocker and I did not see it coming. If you don’t mind people searing every other word and several fowl, crude jokes, you might want to rent this movie.
4) Ocean’s Trilogy: For a trilogy, I often clump the three movies as one, especially if they are directed by just one person. The first and last films in this trilogy are really good, and very entertaining with a fun twist and complex robbery. You can tell that the actors are having a blast with their respective roles: George Clooney and Brad Pitt and Bernie Mac give some of their greatest performances. Matt Damon and Andy Garcia are also fun to watch. The endings to each of these movies are very satisfying.
3) RockNRolla: Gerard Butler’s greatest film, and Guy Ritchie’s last directed film before Sherlock Holmes, RockNRolla is a real treat, and like all con or heist films, they give the greatest trick for last. Thandie Newton (Mission: Impossible II) and Tom Wilkinson (John Adams and The Patriot) are also fun. But who really steals the show is my favorite actor, Mark Strong (Robin Hood, Stardust, and Body of Lies). Archy (Mark Strong) is Tom Wilkinson’s henchman, his right hand man. He plays a pivotal role in the overarching story. I’m not sure I recommend this movie because of the extremely sexual aspect of it, but the twist at the end of the film is amazing.
2) Duplicity: This movie is the director’s second directed film. It stars Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. I am not a fan of Julia Roberts at all, and I don’t think she did a particularly good performance in this film either, but it is the complex and twisted turn of events of the story that steals the show and not any actor. The film has a dual plotline, one that goes from one time in these characters lives to where they try to con these corporations. I can’t really say much or it will spoil the whole ending, but it is by for the second greatest con film ever done. I recommend this movie to anyone (though it does have a few risqué parts).
1) The Usual Suspects: The greatest con film ever. Throughout the whole movie, it might seem a basic, predictable, linear plotline, but it isn’t. I know I have been saying this, but it is true for all con and heist films, that the ending is the greatest. The whole movie is rewritten, literally, in the last minute. Of all of these movies, I recommend this film the most (though, like Inside Man, it does have a lot of swearing in it).
5) Inside Man: This movie is not the greatest movie, but it has a great concept to it. Executed poorly, but a great bank robbery none the less, Inside Man does have a few good things about it. Other than the bank robbery itself, the other good thing about it is the acting. Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, and Christopher Plummer shine in this film. I don’t want to spoil anything, but the ending was a real shocker and I did not see it coming. If you don’t mind people searing every other word and several fowl, crude jokes, you might want to rent this movie.
4) Ocean’s Trilogy: For a trilogy, I often clump the three movies as one, especially if they are directed by just one person. The first and last films in this trilogy are really good, and very entertaining with a fun twist and complex robbery. You can tell that the actors are having a blast with their respective roles: George Clooney and Brad Pitt and Bernie Mac give some of their greatest performances. Matt Damon and Andy Garcia are also fun to watch. The endings to each of these movies are very satisfying.
3) RockNRolla: Gerard Butler’s greatest film, and Guy Ritchie’s last directed film before Sherlock Holmes, RockNRolla is a real treat, and like all con or heist films, they give the greatest trick for last. Thandie Newton (Mission: Impossible II) and Tom Wilkinson (John Adams and The Patriot) are also fun. But who really steals the show is my favorite actor, Mark Strong (Robin Hood, Stardust, and Body of Lies). Archy (Mark Strong) is Tom Wilkinson’s henchman, his right hand man. He plays a pivotal role in the overarching story. I’m not sure I recommend this movie because of the extremely sexual aspect of it, but the twist at the end of the film is amazing.
2) Duplicity: This movie is the director’s second directed film. It stars Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. I am not a fan of Julia Roberts at all, and I don’t think she did a particularly good performance in this film either, but it is the complex and twisted turn of events of the story that steals the show and not any actor. The film has a dual plotline, one that goes from one time in these characters lives to where they try to con these corporations. I can’t really say much or it will spoil the whole ending, but it is by for the second greatest con film ever done. I recommend this movie to anyone (though it does have a few risqué parts).
1) The Usual Suspects: The greatest con film ever. Throughout the whole movie, it might seem a basic, predictable, linear plotline, but it isn’t. I know I have been saying this, but it is true for all con and heist films, that the ending is the greatest. The whole movie is rewritten, literally, in the last minute. Of all of these movies, I recommend this film the most (though, like Inside Man, it does have a lot of swearing in it).
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The A-Team 4.5 stars
The A-Team is a fun movie.
And I mean it is fun. Great action sequences, not much language, hysterical dialogue and jokes from every cast member, and great acting everywhere, this film truly is a must see.
(MAY INCLUDE SPOILERS) The A-Team is about a group of soldiers who are dishonorably discharged from the army and sent to four different prisons for a crime they did not commit. They escape and try to prove their innocence. (END OF SPOILERS)
For lack of a better word, the action was so much fun. There are so few movies left that can just make you sit back and enjoy the unrealistic fighting and aerial combat. As much as I thought that I would not like these grandiose, gravity defying sequences, I actually loved it. The director, Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces), fills the films with all of these funny, quick dialogue scenes and amazing actors that you are too immersed in the film to care about that they can “fly a tank.”
Though the story was a little weak, and the graphic effects were okay at best, it was the acting that made the movie. Liam Neeson (Taken, Batman Begins) as Hannibal Smith, Bradley Cooper (Valentine’s Day, The Hangover) as “Faceman” Peck, Sharlto Copley (District 9) as James Murdock, and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as B.A. Baracus were all amazing. Rampage Jackson was a little hard to understand, but other than that, they all portrayed their respective characters perfectly. However, Sharlto Copley was the best. He is so funny and can do so much humor with his characters.
I definitely recommend this film. See it, no question.
Next time: The Greatest Con Films
And I mean it is fun. Great action sequences, not much language, hysterical dialogue and jokes from every cast member, and great acting everywhere, this film truly is a must see.
(MAY INCLUDE SPOILERS) The A-Team is about a group of soldiers who are dishonorably discharged from the army and sent to four different prisons for a crime they did not commit. They escape and try to prove their innocence. (END OF SPOILERS)
For lack of a better word, the action was so much fun. There are so few movies left that can just make you sit back and enjoy the unrealistic fighting and aerial combat. As much as I thought that I would not like these grandiose, gravity defying sequences, I actually loved it. The director, Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces), fills the films with all of these funny, quick dialogue scenes and amazing actors that you are too immersed in the film to care about that they can “fly a tank.”
Though the story was a little weak, and the graphic effects were okay at best, it was the acting that made the movie. Liam Neeson (Taken, Batman Begins) as Hannibal Smith, Bradley Cooper (Valentine’s Day, The Hangover) as “Faceman” Peck, Sharlto Copley (District 9) as James Murdock, and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as B.A. Baracus were all amazing. Rampage Jackson was a little hard to understand, but other than that, they all portrayed their respective characters perfectly. However, Sharlto Copley was the best. He is so funny and can do so much humor with his characters.
I definitely recommend this film. See it, no question.
Next time: The Greatest Con Films
The Emperor's Club: 4 stars/ Dead Poets Society: 4 stars
The Emperor’s Club was a film made in 2003 about a history teacher at a college preparatory school for boys. Kevin Kline (Wild Wild West, Midsummer Night’s Dream) plays Mr. William Hundert, the history teacher who tries to instill into his students a sense of morals and wisdom by studying the Greeks and Romans.
Dead Poets Society was another film about a teacher trying to teach more than the basic curriculum. Robin Williams plays John Keating (“Oh Captain, My Captain”), an English teacher at a college preparatory school for boys. He teaches the young boys how to think on their own and not to be told what to think.
Though Dead Poets Society came first (1989), I believe that The Emperor’s Club is the better of these two films for one important reason (and I am not saying that Dead Poets Society is not good, in fact just the opposite): there are no long breaks in between the classes or the next insightful teachings of the main character. What I mean is that in DPS, we don’t see very much of the in classroom teachings or even of the outside teachings. It follows the boys very closely outside of the class, which isn’t a bad thing, but the premise of these films in my belief is the teachings of the teachers.
These two films are similar in plot but very different in the telling of the story. Each director gives their own talent to the telling of the story and never do these films have parallel plot details. Each film stands its own ground and gives new meaning for each viewing.
The Emperor’s Club has a very real-life ending that you don’t see very often in films (no spoilers). Dead Poets Society has a sad ending that did make me cry, but it was what you might expect from a film. Throughout DPS we see the lives of each of these boys which provided the film with some weight and depth in the story, but at times it takes too long to get back to the main character, Mr. Keating.
Both of these films are amazing in their own way. I say watch Dead Poets Society if you have not seen it: it is a classic. And I say watch The Emperor’s Club. For both of these films, you will come out enlightened and with a respect for teachers.
Dead Poets Society was another film about a teacher trying to teach more than the basic curriculum. Robin Williams plays John Keating (“Oh Captain, My Captain”), an English teacher at a college preparatory school for boys. He teaches the young boys how to think on their own and not to be told what to think.
Though Dead Poets Society came first (1989), I believe that The Emperor’s Club is the better of these two films for one important reason (and I am not saying that Dead Poets Society is not good, in fact just the opposite): there are no long breaks in between the classes or the next insightful teachings of the main character. What I mean is that in DPS, we don’t see very much of the in classroom teachings or even of the outside teachings. It follows the boys very closely outside of the class, which isn’t a bad thing, but the premise of these films in my belief is the teachings of the teachers.
These two films are similar in plot but very different in the telling of the story. Each director gives their own talent to the telling of the story and never do these films have parallel plot details. Each film stands its own ground and gives new meaning for each viewing.
The Emperor’s Club has a very real-life ending that you don’t see very often in films (no spoilers). Dead Poets Society has a sad ending that did make me cry, but it was what you might expect from a film. Throughout DPS we see the lives of each of these boys which provided the film with some weight and depth in the story, but at times it takes too long to get back to the main character, Mr. Keating.
Both of these films are amazing in their own way. I say watch Dead Poets Society if you have not seen it: it is a classic. And I say watch The Emperor’s Club. For both of these films, you will come out enlightened and with a respect for teachers.
Monday, June 7, 2010
The Illusionist: 4.5 stars/ The Prestige 5 stars
The Illusionist is about a magician who is in love with the emperor’s girlfriend. A rivalry ensues between these men and the chief inspector is caught between this fight. The Prestige is not a rivalry between emperor and magician but between two magicians. As the film unfolds, betrayal and death surround these men.
Both of these films have great twists in the end in which none of them could be predicted the first time through. The screenplays were fantastically written, both written by the director of the films. The films have many clues that are not obvious when first seen. A clever person could catch a few things coming, but the clues were so well hidden that they would not be obvious until the ending comes. And both of these films require two viewings and not just one.
The acting is also well done. Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk, Italian Job), Paul Giamatti (John Adams, Cinderella Man), and Rufus Sewell (A Knight’s Tale, Amazing Grace) were tremendous in The Illusionist. Giamatti in particular was very good with a nice accent. And Edward Norton is always reliable for a good performance. In The Prestige, Hugh Jackman (X-Men, Kate and Leopold), Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Terminator: Salvation), and many others were so well cast in this film, I applaud Christopher Nolan. From Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings) to David Bowie to Michael Caine, these actors did a great job at portraying their respective roles.
Other things I liked were the costume design and production design. In period pieces like this, it is so important for detail. If any scene looks wrong, then everything will start to fall apart. Detail is always essential in period films and many forget that these costumes have to be made from scratch. And in production design (that is the set design), all of the props need to be made and placed in the proper place. The set has to be accurate to the time. This all may sound very obvious, but it is not easy, and both of these films do brilliantly at this very thing.
In conclusion, see both of these films. If you had to pick, see The Prestige, only because it is the more complex of the two.
Next time: Dead Poets Society and The Emperor’s Club.
Both of these films have great twists in the end in which none of them could be predicted the first time through. The screenplays were fantastically written, both written by the director of the films. The films have many clues that are not obvious when first seen. A clever person could catch a few things coming, but the clues were so well hidden that they would not be obvious until the ending comes. And both of these films require two viewings and not just one.
The acting is also well done. Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk, Italian Job), Paul Giamatti (John Adams, Cinderella Man), and Rufus Sewell (A Knight’s Tale, Amazing Grace) were tremendous in The Illusionist. Giamatti in particular was very good with a nice accent. And Edward Norton is always reliable for a good performance. In The Prestige, Hugh Jackman (X-Men, Kate and Leopold), Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Terminator: Salvation), and many others were so well cast in this film, I applaud Christopher Nolan. From Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings) to David Bowie to Michael Caine, these actors did a great job at portraying their respective roles.
Other things I liked were the costume design and production design. In period pieces like this, it is so important for detail. If any scene looks wrong, then everything will start to fall apart. Detail is always essential in period films and many forget that these costumes have to be made from scratch. And in production design (that is the set design), all of the props need to be made and placed in the proper place. The set has to be accurate to the time. This all may sound very obvious, but it is not easy, and both of these films do brilliantly at this very thing.
In conclusion, see both of these films. If you had to pick, see The Prestige, only because it is the more complex of the two.
Next time: Dead Poets Society and The Emperor’s Club.
Prince of Persia: 3 stars
There were some interesting things about this film. Prince of Persia has many things in its favor, such as great action, a good looking lead actress, and some good British actors like Alfred Molina (Spider-man 2).
But this film flounders in many other respects. Though Jake Gyllenhaal is a good actor, he can’t quite do a British accent. I still stand by my belief that if you want a British accent, get a British actor and not an American who can’t do a genuine one. He does nail the action part down very well, but that can’t move a film along. Other actors are good, like Ben Kingsley who plays Dastan’s uncle, and Alfred Molina who plays a businessman of sorts.
The main place this film flops is in the screenplay. I know this is a Disney film and I shouldn’t expect much out of it, but I always do. I look for the good and the bad in films no matter what it is. And there were a lot of bad things to be found in this screenplay. There were random one-liners that had no premise on what was at hand; some quick shots of the landscape and then one line to the camera and that was it; and a monotonous vocabulary cursed the script with words like “princess” and “destiny” and many others.
This does have many good scenes, though. Again, Alfred Molina does a really good job as a humorous sheik who gives the best lines. The fighting scenes had a few fresh ideas and not reusing stunts from other films. And the music was very well done, however Harry Gregson-William’s score is strangely familiar to his score for The Chronicles of Narnia. But the premise was very predictable, and that could be due to the videogame, I don’t know, I have never played it.
And other problems surround Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), the director, surrounds himself with British accents in an ancient Persian time. Yes, many films do that now, but it doesn’t mean that I am okay with it all. The final problem is that he tries to mimic Ridley Scott’s cinematography by doing so many landscape shots and aerial shots. It just doesn’t come out as good when someone tries to copy Ridley Scott.
So I would say don’t see it. Wait for it to come out on DVD.
But this film flounders in many other respects. Though Jake Gyllenhaal is a good actor, he can’t quite do a British accent. I still stand by my belief that if you want a British accent, get a British actor and not an American who can’t do a genuine one. He does nail the action part down very well, but that can’t move a film along. Other actors are good, like Ben Kingsley who plays Dastan’s uncle, and Alfred Molina who plays a businessman of sorts.
The main place this film flops is in the screenplay. I know this is a Disney film and I shouldn’t expect much out of it, but I always do. I look for the good and the bad in films no matter what it is. And there were a lot of bad things to be found in this screenplay. There were random one-liners that had no premise on what was at hand; some quick shots of the landscape and then one line to the camera and that was it; and a monotonous vocabulary cursed the script with words like “princess” and “destiny” and many others.
This does have many good scenes, though. Again, Alfred Molina does a really good job as a humorous sheik who gives the best lines. The fighting scenes had a few fresh ideas and not reusing stunts from other films. And the music was very well done, however Harry Gregson-William’s score is strangely familiar to his score for The Chronicles of Narnia. But the premise was very predictable, and that could be due to the videogame, I don’t know, I have never played it.
And other problems surround Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), the director, surrounds himself with British accents in an ancient Persian time. Yes, many films do that now, but it doesn’t mean that I am okay with it all. The final problem is that he tries to mimic Ridley Scott’s cinematography by doing so many landscape shots and aerial shots. It just doesn’t come out as good when someone tries to copy Ridley Scott.
So I would say don’t see it. Wait for it to come out on DVD.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Gladiator: 3.5 stars/ Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut: 4.5 stars
Ridley Scott’s greatest films are his period pieces, Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven. Gladiator stars Russell Crowe as a vengeful general, bent on killing the emperor of the Roman Empire. Kingdom of Heaven stars Orlando Bloom about a blacksmith who looks for redemption in Jerusalem where he is entangled in the dispute between the Muslims and Christians. However, in this review, I will be picturing the Director's Cut, not the Theatrical because the Extended is told better and acts like an epic film rather than masquerading as one.
Where both of these films succeed are in the cinematography and costume design. The costume designer of both these films, Janty Yates, gives a tremendous ensemble of costumes that are both realistic and beautiful. The director of photography, John Mathieson, has worked on almost every Scott film. The landscape shots, just like in Robin Hood, are what Mathieson and Ridley Scott are famous for.
But these films do differ in two ways: the music and acting. Though many believe Gladiator to have a great score, it sounds too much like Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard, and Klaus Badelt’s other scores (Pirates of the Caribbean). Harry Gregson-Williams’ (The Chronicles of Narnia) score, on the other hand, is unique and sounds nothing like his prior work or work he will later compose. The acting in Gladiator is terrible as well, with the exception being Crowe and Richard Harris (Harry Potter) as Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The main actor that I did not like was Joaquin Phoenix as the Emperor Comodus; he was too whiny and very child like in his acting. He gave one of the corniest lines in any Ridley Scott film: “It vexes me so. I terribly vexed.” In Kingdom of Heaven, Scott has an ensemble cast that gives some of their greatest performances: Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk, The Illusionist), Jeremy Irons (The Man in the Iron Mask, The Lion King), Eva Green (Casino Royale), and Brendan Gleeson (Green Zone, Harry Potter).
Both are tremendous films in many respects, but only Kingdom of Heaven is near perfect across the board. See them both, only if you can stomach some gruesome battles and scenes.
Next time: The Illusionist and The Prestige.
Where both of these films succeed are in the cinematography and costume design. The costume designer of both these films, Janty Yates, gives a tremendous ensemble of costumes that are both realistic and beautiful. The director of photography, John Mathieson, has worked on almost every Scott film. The landscape shots, just like in Robin Hood, are what Mathieson and Ridley Scott are famous for.
But these films do differ in two ways: the music and acting. Though many believe Gladiator to have a great score, it sounds too much like Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard, and Klaus Badelt’s other scores (Pirates of the Caribbean). Harry Gregson-Williams’ (The Chronicles of Narnia) score, on the other hand, is unique and sounds nothing like his prior work or work he will later compose. The acting in Gladiator is terrible as well, with the exception being Crowe and Richard Harris (Harry Potter) as Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The main actor that I did not like was Joaquin Phoenix as the Emperor Comodus; he was too whiny and very child like in his acting. He gave one of the corniest lines in any Ridley Scott film: “It vexes me so. I terribly vexed.” In Kingdom of Heaven, Scott has an ensemble cast that gives some of their greatest performances: Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk, The Illusionist), Jeremy Irons (The Man in the Iron Mask, The Lion King), Eva Green (Casino Royale), and Brendan Gleeson (Green Zone, Harry Potter).
Both are tremendous films in many respects, but only Kingdom of Heaven is near perfect across the board. See them both, only if you can stomach some gruesome battles and scenes.
Next time: The Illusionist and The Prestige.
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