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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Review Aug 14, 2014

(Reposted from movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on August 9th, 2014) I watched ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ for the third time in theaters last night and felt that it was over due for a review on my part. So here it goes. 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' is a sequel to 2011's brilliant 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'. Rise was a prequel to the original 'Planet of the Apes' films, which were made in the late 60's to the mid-70's. Dawn was also a remake of the fourth original film called 'Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'...

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Review of Snowpiecer Aug 14, 2014

(Reposted from movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on August 7th, 2014) 'Snowpiercer' takes place in the not too distant future and begins 17 years after a massive global environmental catastrophe, when humans try to reduce the effect of global warming by releasing a chemical into Earth's atmosphere. This chemical was suppose to lower global temperatures and reverse the effects of global warming but instead it made the planet freeze over and uninhabitable. 'Snowpiercer' follows Curtis (Chris Evens) who lives at the tail end section of a train that was built by the mysterious Wildford (Ed Harris), who for the past 17 years has been...

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Guardians of the Galaxy Review Aug 13, 2014

(Reposted from movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on August 1st, 2014) My first review on my revamped movie blog… My first concern about this film, after seeing the trailers, was how is Marvel going to pull this one off? I read the Guardian’s origin story in the really great Season One graphic novels that Marvel put out a few years ago. So going in I knew the story of how Starlord, Gamora, Drax, Groot and Rocket all got together. Of course the film detracts from the comic book origin story slightly but for the movie’s sake, it worked. What I wasn’t prepared for was...

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Great Films About The “Great” War Aug 13, 2014

(Reposted from movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on July 28th, 2014) I've already mentioned this on my Facebook page but today is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1. Yes, 100 years ago today, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after a month of ultimatums following the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Hollywood has made some terrific war movies in the past. My favourite happens to be ‘Platoon’, which was written and directed by Oliver Stone. Stone himself, fought as an infantryman during the Vietnam War and wrote ‘Platoon’ as therapy to get over his PTSD and a drug addiction. There...

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2014 Films I’m Looking Forward To Aug 13, 2014

(Reposted from movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on July 31st, 2014) The summer blockbuster seasons is almost over and while it’s been pretty terrific. there have been some lackluster showings too. I’m looking at you ‘The Amazing Spiderman 2’ and ‘Godzilla’. After the last two major studio releases this month, which are ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, the summer season’s pretty much over. And now, comes the fall. I remember being disappointed in last year’s summer season. I really didn’t enjoy ‘Man of Steal’ or ‘Iron Man 3’ and am morally opposed to the total butchering of the beloved villain...

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My Favourite Film of the Year… So Far Aug 13, 2014

(Reposted from movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on July 27th, 2014) Like I said in a previous post, 2014 has been an excellent year for movies. Not just for comic book movies either or for sci fi movies or for fantasy movies but for all movies in general. My personal favourite… so far, has been ‘Begin Again’, staring Mark Ruffalo, Kiera Knightly, Haliee Stienfled, Catherine Keener and Adam Levine. This small, independent film was produced by The Weinstein Company and takes place entirely in New York City. Down and out Record Producer Dan Mulligan (Mark Ruffalo) is fired from his long-time job at the record...

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The Differences Between Independent Films and Studio Pictures Aug 13, 2014

(Originally posted to movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on July 25th, 2014) In the movie world, there are two very distinct ways that films are made. One, are Independent films, which are made outside the Studios system and the others are Studio Pictures, which are made within the Studio system. Within these two unique brands, movies can differ greatly. While it’s true that Studios can back Independent Films by giving them a wider distribution, many Studios have created independent production companies, which create films that have a more independent feel. These award winning production houses include the likes of Fox Searchlight Pictures, owned by the...

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Why This Good Summer Has Gone So Bad Aug 13, 2014

(Reposted from my movie blog, movies4maniacs.tumblr.com on July 24th, 2014) I think that as far movies go, this summer has been more than stellar. ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’, ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, ‘Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier’, ‘22 Jump Street’, ‘Neighbors’, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and ever smaller films like ‘Chef’ and ‘Begin Again’, have all been excellent. (I will write reviews for all these films so please look out for those). But according to a recent article at the Hollywood Reporter, box office sales are the worst they have been in eight years. Here’s the...

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