Premiere Screening of Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

If you have already watched the Horrible Bosses (2011) it is really normal for you to be curious over its sequel which is to be opened to the public tomorrow, 27th of November 2014.

The Horrible Bosses 2 stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx, Chris Pine, Kevin Spacey and Christoph Waltz. It is directed by Sean Anders, produced by Brett Ratner, Jay Stern and John Morris and the screen play was written by Sean Anders and  John Morris.

Story Line:

After Nick, Dale, and Kurt decide to launch their own business, Burt Hanson, a savvy investor, appears to take them down. With no other viable option in sight, the trio decide to kidnap Hanson's son Rex in order to put up a ransom to take back their business.

Similar to the  previous one the story line is a not so complicated piece that focuses on bringing humor in every situation. Even if the movie does not carry a strong storyline, simply the presence of  Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis gives a really good edge for the comedy loving fans.

I will stiff prefer the first one compared to the sequel although I did enjoyed the movie. A really big thanking note to Churp Churp for giving the premiere Screening tickets to catch the Horrible Bosses 2 yesterday. If you are searching for a stress reliever this can be the perfect remedy. :)

Director : Sean Anders

Starring :Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx, Chris Pine, Kevin Spacey, Christoph Waltz

Running Time : 108 minutes

Rating: 5.5/10 

Premiere Location : TGV, One Utama
25th of November 2014

Premiere Screening of Interstellar (2014)

As I expected, Christopher Nolan's new movie is one of the best movies that you will be watching in this fall. And of course a combination of Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine and Anne Hathaway has a very slight chance of going wrong.  

The storyline is as follows. In Earth's future, a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Professor Brand (Michael Caine), a brilliant NASA physicist, is working on plans to save mankind by transporting Earth's population to a new home via a wormhole. But first, Brand must send former NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and a team of researchers through the wormhole and across the galaxy to find out which of three planets could be mankind's new home.

 
Specially if you are a sci fi movie freak this is going to be the perfect recipe in this season. The length of the movie is rather long so there are moments that you will be lost in thoughts. It will give you ample of aspects to think about if one day life on earth face extinction. Nearing the end this movie will remind you of Inception (2010) because of the settings and themes.

Despite all the hardships everyone go through it keeps bringing hope, telling that human race always finds another way. I think Christopher Nolan tries to explore the many possibilities on earth and universe that one day human race will learn to survive all the obstacles they have faced.
 

Its good to watch a scifi movie that opens our understanding of the Earth's future and where we are heading. It provides food for thoughts. :)

Director : Christopher Nolan

Starring : Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Micheal Caine and Jessica Chastain

Running Time : 169 minutes

Rating: 7.5/10 

Premiere Location : GSC, One Utama

Premiere Screening of The Equalizer

The Equalizer (2014) is a action thriller genre movie based on the television series on the same name staring Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloe Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Haley Bennett, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo.

The plot unveils introducing Robert McCall a retired black ops working in a hardware store having a quiet life.  He has given a promise to his late wife he will not go back to his old life, yet when his friend a young girl was beaten by a Russian mob member he involves in a series of fights with them. McCall learns that he can continue to help the desperate people in need and identify himself as 'The Equalizer'.
 

I thought it would be a lone ranger movie that does not carry any authenticity. But then with the Denzel Washington charisma it could not go wrong. Even the other characters, specially the sociopath Russian fixer also deliver a strong performance. And Denzel Washington has given some cheeky one lines throughout the movie only to find that in some scenes it sound s off the storyline.

One negative aspect of this movie is that it carries higher level of violence. Even the fighting and killing scenes are shown in a slow motion that almost looks creepy to the audience.  And the length of the movie is longer than the usual time, so the viewers find many dull and unexciting moments.

Nevertheless The Equalizer  is a entertaining movie one will not regret watching. Thanks to Nuffnang for providing the premiere tickets.

Premiere Screening of The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls (2014) is one of the best animations movies of this season as it is a movie that you expected to show the children for sure.

The Boxtrolls (2014) is a 3D motion animated movie based on a fantasy comedy novel 'Here be Monsters'.  It stars Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan.

It is a story about a boy named "Eggs" (you have to watch and get to know why this weird name is given for him) who was raised by the trash collecting trolls. The story unfolds relieving his adventures to save the destiny of the boxtrolls from the hands of evil pest controller named Archibold Snatcher and eventually finding his lost family. 

The storyline is very effective in bringing out the adventurous journey Eggs takes to bring peace to the boxtrolls. It is one of the animation movies that will bring so much of entertainment for the children and the adults.

This wide eyed boxtrolls who wear empty boxes as clothes and run around collecting garbage are the most innocent creatures one can ever create. Although they are harmless the legends about them says that boxtrolls are destroyers, man eaters and steal children. The truth is they are so frightened of the humans.

It is a good movie for children, as it shows the importance of not believing everything they hear but to learn to explore the world. 
Overall it is a pretty awesome movie that cannot be missed. I bet you will have a good time watching it. 
 And not forgetting a huge thanking note for Nuffnang for giving the premiere screening movie passes to watch The Boxtrolls. 

Premiere Screening of Planes: Fire and Rescue

Planes: Fire and Rescue (2014) is a American animated adventure film which is a sequel to the 2013 movie Planes. It is produced by DisneyToon Studios. The voices for the main characters are given by Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Danny Mann and Cedric the Entertainer.

 
The storyline is about a plane named Dusty Crophopper finally gives up his famed role as a racer as he finds that his gearbox is damaged and that specific type of gearbox is out of production. He then gets an offer to become a firefighter, which eventually teach him winning is not the most important thing in life.

Although the storyline is a clear and a simple one, it represents some of the negative aspects in the adult world such as competition, work politics and bureaucracy. So I don't believe that this movie is only intended for children.

It carries amazing images of the landscape when dusty fly over the mountains of the national Park will remain in the children's mind for along time. And this movie is dedicated for the firefighters, which indeed is remarkable as the children are given an opportunity to be open for the sacrifices the others make each day to make this world a better place.

When comparing to the movies such as "Up" this movie lacks certain aspects of bringing out emotions, even-though can recommend as a suitable movie for the children.

I would like to thank Nuffnang for giving me the movie passes for the premiere screening of the Planes: Fire and Rescue (2014) and for the merchandize. 

Premiere Screening of The Maze Runner

This may be the season of sci-fi movies since several movies on this genre has appeared on screen for the past few months. The maze Runner (2014) is a sci-fi thriller movie created based on a fantasy trilogy novel in the same name by James Dashner.

The story unveils as Thomas, a boy in his teens waking up inside a huge maze with a group of other boys. He has no memory of the outside world or how he came to this place which they call the Glade. Later he finds out that every 30 days once the Glade receives a boy who's memory has totally wiped out. The usual happens when they receive a girl (Theresa), with a note saying this is the last one. Thomas finds that there is a connection between him and the girl, but he could not figure it out.

He started remembering the past in a scattered manner after he got stung by a mechanical creature called Grievers. There he finds that he might be their only hope of escaping from the maze and end this misery. The rest of the story revolves around him and his friends trying to escape from the place. They finally manage to escape and for their despair they find that they all had been part of an experiment.

As the movie is based on a young adult fantasy novel, their target audience also seemed more towards the teenage viewers. The cast is full of young actors and actresses. Among them is the Dylan O. Brien (Thomas) from the TV series Teen Wolf, who indeed shows some strong performance.

This futuristic teen thriller seems dragging as the viewers waiting for more and more information, most of the beginning part of the movie shows a set of incidents taking place in a large field. Nevertheless the landscape and the scenery of the countryside  is indeed remarkable.

The storyline is different from the others. In much deeper meaning it looks like the storyline is speaking of the bravery of a young boy to break free of the ordinary social systems and the oppression he receives on this battle.

I hope the teenagers will enjoy this movie, as this adventurous journey of a small group of adolescents for freedom is a very enthusiastic  one.

Premiere Screening of The Signal

The Signal (2014) is one of the recent Sci-fi movies that failed to keep the viewers amused. This 97 minute sci-fi thriller keeps you confused from beginning to the end. 

It is directed by William Eubank starring Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites and Olivia Cooke and was released in the United States on the 13th of June 2014. The story begins with three MIT students Nick, Johah and Haley going on a road trip, while following a hacker named NOMAD. They end up at a facility that looks like a laboratory compound that does human experiment (with white background). The rest of the movie is built on them trying to break out of that facility.

The Signal director tries to keep the plot too mysterious and too smart as the main character Nick and his friends are MIT students who runs after a powerful hacker leaving you to think that this will be hard for normal people to understand. And then the plot suddenly gets highly mysterious as no information is given on the location or the processes that have been taken place. That you can at least bear thinking the explanation will sort out all the doubts and confusion.

The viewers get more frustrated as nearing the end huge amount of information is thrown but rather than lessening the confusion it creates more questions ever. I guess the director failed to give the explanation in a artistic manner or the shocking experience that he wanted the viewers to feel.

The storyline is loosely connected and the performances of the actors are not justifying each character's personality. The romantic connection between Nick and Haley is given much importance yet they failed to prove that to the audience. Even if the girl's character is there or not it does not affect the main message the plot brings.

This movie seems spooky at times specially when Nick meets the lady stranger and what takes thereafter in the laboratory. I feel it deviates from the main story the director wants to represents because he tries to make it so mysterious in every sense. And the flashbacks from the past Nick running in the woods, happy moments with Haley, them trying to find this NOMAD hacker and the river that flows peacefully in front of him keeps the viewer so confused. I believe that certain scenes brings metaphorical perspective into a cinematic experience, but showing unrelated scenes just confuse people when taking this as a sci-fi movie.

The publicity that they yearn when the slogan saying ' Are You Agitated?' finally sounds like a bluff as nothing seems really related to the story. And similar like The Anomaly (2014), The Signal (2014) keeps reminding the viewers that its a very low budgeted movie. And not forgetting to mention that the only experienced actor in this movie is Laurence Fishburne, yet you could not expect such poor performances from him. 

Nevertheless I really do appreciate the Team KLIPS for providing me the movie premiere screening passes for The Signal (2014).

Director : William Eubank

Starring : Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke

Running Time : 97 minutes

Rating: 4.5/10 

Premiere Location : GSC, One Utama