December 19th, 2011 | By Rono | 238 views | No Comments »
Late review, but I’ve been kind a busy. Here is a movie with fast, relentless action and no time to breathe coming to DVD and Blu-Ray this week. Colombiana relates the quest of a determined woman, named Cataleya, looking to avenge her parents’ murder.
Colombiana's Zoe Saldana kicks some serious butt without breaking a sweat.
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May 20th, 2011 | By Rono | 160 views | 1 Comment »
Most Hollywood studios caught the virus now (or should I say “again”); everybody wants to shoot in 3D, or so it would seem. A lot of the big budget movies of the coming summer have a 3D moniker attached to them. While it often brings good entertainment value, one should wonder is it worth the admission price hike?
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Because, after all, 3D is exciting now that it is new (sort of); people always crave what they haven’t seen before. But what happens later, after the audience has seen most monsters/aliens/giant transforming robots/cowboys/pirates/superheroes and villains in 3D? Read more »
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March 24th, 2011 | By Rono | 559 views | 3 Comments »
What if, in the eternal battle between hero and villain, the villain one day decides he is tired of being the bad one? This is the premise of the 3D animated Megamind
. It’s a refreshing satire of the superhero genre, a little like Pixar‘s The Incredibles
, told from the side of evil.
Megamind (Will Ferrell) and Minion (David Cross), the funny faces of the underdogs the day they finally win. They failed so many times in the past, they never exected to succeed. It feels weird.
Not quite as good, yet extremely funny in its own silly way. But it’s not just a superhero comedy, they managed to squeeze in a pretty convincing love story in the middle. Read more »
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March 19th, 2011 | By Rono | 449 views | No Comments »
The animated comedy Rango features a funny looking chameleon in a flapping red Hawaiian shirt who needs to deal with an identity crisis. Rango (Johnny Depp) fancies himself a stage actor in the opening scene. He ends up in a small town in the middle of the Mohave Desert, where sheer luck helps him impress the locals who make him the sheriff.
Typical situation from Rango: the main chameleon (voiced by Johnny Depp) involved in an old-fashioned western gun duel, with his belt around his ankles
I have never liked stories where the protagonist awkwardly pretends to be someone he is not, but Rango takes the smart approach and the result is totally enjoyable. Read more »
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March 10th, 2011 | By Rono | 261 views | 1 Comment »
Oh no, they didn’t! They put together a bunch of writers (really, a whole bunch) and they rewrote Shakespeare. Down to the ending. It’s not the first time and I don’t know about the other attempts, but this one works like a charm. Most of the time.
Gnomeo and Juliet first meet, unaware that they belong to opposite sides of the neighborhood rivalry.
Gnomeo & Juliet
is probably not about to win much in terms of awards and critical reviews, but its entertainment value is guaranteed. You get your 10 bucks worth of comedy and laughter, down to the gnome in the red thong! Read more »
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March 8th, 2011 | By Rono | 46 views | No Comments »
Polished to perfection is the phrase that comes to mind when you watch the DVD release of the Oscar-nominated How to Train Your Dragon
. This is the story of a young teenage Viking boy who captures a rare dragon and is the first to learn the truth about their true nature.
How to Train Your Dragon features Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his new and unlikely friend and partner Toothless
The level of polishing in this Dreamworks Animation little movie rivals the accomplishments of the wizards of Pixar (I for one respect anything Pixar does, and for a reason: they simply just rock.) Read more »
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February 27th, 2011 | By Rono | 1,163 views | 8 Comments »
Transcribed live, as the show unfolds, we bring you here all the 2011 Oscar winners of the 83rd Academy Awards. This is a complete list that includes the runners up in each category. The hyperlinks point to movies we have reviewed on Absolute Fiction. This post can be compared to the Academy Award nomination in which we had made our predictions for the winners among the nominees. This year, it’s a very close race. Almost anyone could drive home with a statue.
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards red carpet
And the winners are… Read more »
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February 7th, 2011 | By Rono | 79 views | 1 Comment »
The Writers Guild of America award winners have been announced, February 5th, for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing. The category breakdown follows here.
Chris Nolan's Inception nabs the win for original screenplay
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February 2nd, 2011 | By Rono | 682 views | 17 Comments »
As published by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, here is the complete list of the Oscar nominations, by category, for the 83rd Academy Awards.
Highlighted in yellow are our predictions. Let’s see how close our favorites can get to the outcome of the official votes. I will update this post as I see the movies and adjust my position. For the fun of it. The links on movie titles point to our reviews. Read more »
January 15th, 2011 | By Rono | 414 views | 1 Comment »
Not your mere family comedy anymore! The story of Robin Hood
has been upgraded. This well executed drama is sprinkled with characters and agendas that we can relate to. Ridley Scott and the writing team created a new classic with this prequel. It is not the story we are used to, but the “birth of a legend”.
Before he became Robin Hood, Longstride (Russell Crowe) mastered the bow as demonstrated in the first act
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