The film is incredibly faithful to the book and it is a definite upgrade from the already satisfyingly great first film entry to the series. The film has I Am Legend and Constantine's Francis Lawrence at the helm and the amazing cast that includes Academy Awards winners and nominees. Jennifer Lawrence is at her all best in this film and had this film is not a blockbuster and more of a awards season fare, Lawrence would've had a shot at Best Actress. The supporting cast is superb like Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. The newcomers Sam Claflin and Jena Malone fit perfectly to the film. The scenes in the games are gorgeous and the pre-Games story is nicely done. It is a very promising entry to look forward to this year's Mockingjay. However, it should be noted that unlike the first film's great soundtrack album, this film's soundtrack album is so bad. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: rated 4/4.Rush
It's a rare Formula 1 drama, mainly because the Americans are alien to this high-risk sports. The film chronicles the rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt in the 1976 Grand Prix where Lauda had an horrible accident. Ron Howard's direction is top-notch, Hans Zimmer's score is perfect and not too attention-grabbing, but the real star here is Daniel Bruhl. He played Niki Lauda amazingly and flawlessly. It is a gigantic question mark that Bruhl isn't a serious contender in the awards' season. This film could make you feel the pressure, tension and pride between Lauda and Hunt. I knew it would be great right from the trailer but this is beyond my expectations. Rush: rated 4/4Carrie
Right from the first scene, it has already tried to differentiate itself from the superior Brian DePalma film. While it successfully inserted today's lifestyle with social media and cyberbullying stuff, Carrie still doesn't work mainly because Chloe Moretz's unfortunate casting. She's too good to be Carrie White. And the comparison between the original film is inevitable. Even the brilliant Julianne Moore-although here showed her best performance-still pales in comparison to Piper Laurie. The climactic prom scene is not as shocking as the original, it was too fast and too CGI-filled. The score for the film is cool and I loved Gabriella Wilde here (new crush!). And of course Chloe Moretz gave her all, but she's not Carrie. and what's up with the name Brian Cranstone among the prom king noms? Carrie is a unnecessary remake that shouldn't arrive here in the first place. Carrie: rated 2/4About Time
ONE. OF. THE. BEST. FILMS. EVER. That was my reaction after finishing this film. It's currently up there with Gravity and The World's End for my top 2013 films (this is before the awards season, of course). And it's also up there with (500) Days of Summer for my all time favorites. This is a film that celebrates love and live, which could relate with everyone. Add that with a small dose of fantasy and you got your dream film. Add that again with casting Rachel McAdams and a handful of brilliant Brits and you got a perfect film. The film is pleasant, sad, and heart-pounding--just like life. Rachel McAdams is adorable as always and Domnhall Gleeson successfully carried his first leading man film. I love this film to death. It was such a pleasant film, albeit its strange rule-bending for time travel. About Time: rated 5/4.The blog title refers to a Sherlock Holmes story, which relates to the recent BBC Sherlock episode and also the number four relates to 2014. Neat. Smooth. Strange. Anyway, next post would either be a late review of Ender's Game or a review of Sherlock's series three (whispers: I think it's the latter).
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