Monday, May 5th, 2008
6 years after the 9/11 event, we are getting movies such as CloverField 2008, filmed hiding the event as the storyline and motive behind them. This new monster thriller just like the monster movies in the 50s and 60s are often the allegories for America’s worst fears such as the Red Menace or nuclear testings. CloverField the movie is a mix of the Blair Witch Project and Godzilla. Set in the city of Manhattan, it talks about the story of a monster invasion and the city in panic as chaos surrounds them. Quite understandably, we know why they have to choose New York of all cities.
Some Facts About CloverField The Movie
It is a science fiction and adventure movie, set in the US in the year 2008, and was released on 18 Jan 2008. The running time is 78 minutes and is rated as PG-13. Cast comprises of Michael Stahl-David, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman. The movie is directed by Matt Reeves, with screenplay by Drew Goddard, and distribtuted by Paramount Pictures.
CloverField The Movie – The Plot
The films begins at a going away party for Rob who took up an offer or rather promotion that will take him to Japan. Just as all the festivities go into full swing, it turns out that a monster is on the loose, wading the partygoers into a terrifying, action-filled urban landscape. In the midst of all these, the entire scene was captured on the lens of these city dwellers.
Expect to see skyscrapers caving in, and endless spurts of explosive actions. It is a daring act of the directors to leave the entire soul of the movie into the hands of the young actors.
Every monster movie has its doomed human characters, so let’s look at them first. On paper, Rob might seem like the typical stoic action hero, risking life and limb to save the girl. The truth is, though, that Rob is a jerk. When Rob decides to go back for Beth, it’s not just because he’s “the good guy,” but it’s because he’s also looking to redeem himself and his actions, to make up for his past mistakes.
The movie does not have a major actor stealing the screen. This is not your usual kind of movie. Everyone is treaded just about equal. As the viewer you feel you are with the group as you are seeing the movie from the first person view. You feel connected to the characters as you understand that because of their loss, they have to set something right and not escape from the city. The movie draws you in and you feel like you are a part of the action.
One thing you must remember going into CloverField the movie. Remember the first 10 seconds of the movie. If you keep that in mind everything will make sense and make the movie more pleasurable.
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
“Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay” was released on 25 April 2008.
PopCorn Summary of Plot
The two leads Harold and Kumar (John Cho and Kal Penn) tried to fly to Amsterdam for a smoke-filled vacation but ended up being accused as terrorists.
The movie boasts of a cast such as John Cho, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Roger Bart, Neil Patrick Harris under the directorship of John Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The two gentlemen were also the script writers. The entire run time is 102 minutes, quite a short movie but for a comedy, the length is just nice. It has an R-rating for crude language, nudity, and drug use.
Plot of Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
All fans of the original classic Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle will remember this slapstick comedy 4 years ago. After a long wait, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay is poised to be the best comedy movie in 2008.
Treading on political and race (not racial) issues, this is a funny show that will tickle you for the entire length of the movie. The movie bounces between the raunchy and relevant and the political like Homer Simpson at a bake sale.
“Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay” The Movie promises to deliver their usual brand of stoner gags. While the movie tries to convey some serious subjects, they fail to really hit home the messages. Well, meant as a gag movie anyway, the movie does live up to their viewers’ expectations and is definitely a match for its first. Normally, sequels always fail and lose steam in its plot.
The movie tries to poke a little fun at the US president but somewhat is a harmless joke at best.
Watch the way the two stoners speak and how the story unveils in Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay now!
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Anyone wants to download and watch HairSpray the movie now? All it takes is a click of the button, search for the movie title “HairSpray” and you will be on your way to download the complete DVD quality movie.
Tons of people are fascinated by the HairSpray 2007 film. Others love it more as HairSpray the musical, rather than the movie. And many are totally awed by Zac Efron in the movie as Link Larkin.
A brief look at the cast before you download and watch HairSpray movie online:
John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle, Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad, Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton, James Marsden as Corny Collins, Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle, Brittany Snow as Amber Von Tussle, Zac Efron as Link Larkin, Elijah Kelley as Seaweed, Allison Janney as Prudy Pingleton, Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, Taylor Parks as Little Inez, Jayne Eastwood as Miss Wimsey, Paul Dooley as Mr. Spritzer, Jerry Stiller as Mr. Pinky
HairSpray the Movie – The Plot
The year is 1962. Tracy Turnblad is an overweight teenager who dances well with the right moves. This girl is fascinated to the point of obsession with the Corny Collins Show. Day after day, she and her buddy Penny Pingleton will rush home to watch the show and catch a glimpse of Link Larkin.
The chance comes when one of the stars of the show leaves. An auction is held for a replacement. With the help of Seaweed played by Elijah Kelley, Tracy finally gets on stage. But this got the dance queen Amber Von Tussle and her mum, Velma Von Tussle really upset.
In the Corny Collins show, there is a rule that the black kids can only dance once a month. This was unacceptable to Tracy and she together with the help of Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, Wilbur and Edna managed to change all these.
All the songs and dance moves will remind you of the 60s tempo. Even to the youngsters today, it still catches a heartbeat or two.
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer finds the group pursuing their argentine adversary as he glides across the globe wreaking havoc and preparing Earth for imminent destruction. Along the way they will unravel the mystery behind the appearance of the shiny surfboarder, battle with the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr Doom.
Reed Richards and Sue Storm are about to be married when a mysterious alien, the Silver Surfer crashes the proceedings and heralds Earths impending destruction. With time running out, the Fantastic Four reluctantly teams up with the nefarious Dr Doom. Reed can hack into computers and stretch to bridge large gaps; Sue can move heavy objects with her telekinesis; Ben can reach up and tear down fire escapes and ledges; and Johnny can set objects on fire. Yet, they realize that they are no match for the Silver Surfer who seems invulnerable.
Reed Richards plays a vulnerable figure– a geek or genius who is not good at all at acting on how he feels, but his character falls flat compared to Grimm’s. More interesting is Victor Von Doom whose resemblance to Darth Vader, in terms of career trajectory is striking, as striking as the resemblance in costume.
Silver Surfer, the one from the original comic book series from 1968 was much more powerful, pensive and deep than the one portrayed in the movie. Silver Surfer is the tortured herald of Galactus, a cosmic being that travels the universe devouring worlds.
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver’s effects is dazzling, but the Surfer looks too metallic, more like a skyriding T-1000 robot. He looks like a nude, silver-skinned man, and he flies around the universe on a silver surfboard.
Fantastic and Jessica Alba as The Invincible Woman were completely unconvincing and dull in the first movie but this time they really have grown into their characters. If you do choose to watch Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, at least this time round you won’t kick yourself for having spent time with the Fantastic Four.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer brings back the best elements in the first movie, and provides an avenue for more of such adventures with the familiar quartet. It’s a popcorn movie, and one which entertains throughout its relatively short 90 minutes duration.
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Find Out Everything You Need To Know About Downloading Movies Online
1. Where can you download movies?
You can download free movies at file-sharing networks or what people call peer-to-peer P2P networks. However, if you are looking for the latest movies, you can download full length movies from paid membership sites like those listed on this website.
2. Why do you need to consider downloading full length movies online?
Most city dwellers live a fast paced life. Going to the theatres nowadays can be quite a hassle. People either rent a video or DVD to watch at home, but even that can be costly. Almost every family has a computer and internet access and it is really convenient and fast to download movies from the internet.
Search a movie, and download the movie file. Within an hour or so, you can start watching the movie without even leaving your home.
3. What is making movie downloads more attractive over rental or purchase these days?
Millions of movies are downloaded these days. Global technology advancements have made it easy for the entertainment industry to create more powerful audio and video formats. This means that movie files can become smaller and the data transfer is much faster these days. High-speed broadband connection is also becoming more common at home which makes downloading full length movies faster.
4. What are the types of equipment or software needed to play the movie downloads?
You need a media player to play the movies. Different media players are able to play the movie formats. Do check the movie format and see if your media player can accept it.
Examples of different movie/video file formats include:
1. Flash Video Format (.flv)
2. AVI Format (.avi)
AVI files most commonly contain M-JPEG, or DivX codec’s, but can also contain almost any format.
The AVI format is supported by almost all computers using the Windows OS, and can be played on various players.
Some of the most common players that support the avi format are:
Apple QuickTime Player (windows & Mac)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Windows & Mac)
VideoLAN VLC media player (Windows & Mac)
Nullsoft Winamp
3. Quicktime Format (.mov)
4. MP4 Format (.mp4)
5. Mpg Format (.mpg)
6. Windows Media Video Format (.wmv)
7. Advances Streaming Format (.asf)
8. Real Media Format (.rm)
9. Flash Movie Format (.swf)
Common media players include Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, VLC Media Player, QuickTime Player and WinAmp Media Player.
5. What is the size of a typical movie download?
It is directly dependent on the runtime of the whole movie as well as the bitrate used when encoding the movie. Typically, it should be 600 – 800 MB in size for a 2 hour movie. Anything longer than that definitely takes up more disk space.
6. How long does it take for you to download a full length movie from the internet?
This depends on the size of the movie file as well as the internet connection of your computer and the transfer speed at the file source. Here is a simple table to give you a glimpse of how long it usually takes to download a complete 700MB movie file assuming no other disruptions. Note: 1 Megabyte per sec (1 Mbps) = 1000 Kilobyte per sec (1000 Kbps).
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Connection speed
56Kbps
128Kbps
256Kbps
512Kbps
1Mbps
2Mbps
10Mbps
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Transfer speed
7 KB/s
16 KB/s
32 KB/s
64 KB/s
128 KB/s
256 KB/s
1.25 MB/s
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Transfer time
28 hours, 27 mins
12 hours, 27 mins
6 hours, 13 mins
3 hours, 7 mins
1 hours, 33 mins
47 mins
12 mins
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The table displays the transfer speeds based on the maximum download speed of your internet connection. In most cases, the actual download speed will be slower since it really depends on how fast the source server is and that there is no interruption during the transfer.
7. How to play the movie downloads on your DVD player?
You have to first confirm if your DVD player supports playback in your movie format. For instance, if your player supports the DivX format, then all you need to do is to rip and burn the entire full length movie onto a CD or DVD. The movie should playback smoothly on your player. Alternatively, you may save it in other file formats supported by your DVD player. Use a video format conversion software if need be.
8. How to watch movie downloads on your TV?
You can always install a video card with TV output. Some video cards nowadays are already fitted with such capabilities. This allows you to plug a video cable from your PC to your TV set.
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