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As always a new creation from Pixar, Up, has captured the hearts of many people. Both little children and their parents have admired the movie that has good plot, perfect computer animation, correctly picked voices and is “told with wit and depth” (RottenTomatoes).
It is a story of an old man that lost the joy of life when his beloved wife died. When they were young, Carl and Ellie had a dream to go to Paradise Falls, a beautiful place in South America. Finally, Carl comes up with an idea to go to the place and keep his promise to Ellie. However, his means of transportation is unusual: he uses thousands of helium balloons that lift the house and take its owner anywhere he wants to go…
Up was a great success. In the first opening weekend it grossed $68 million. The total collection in North America was $293 million, worldwide box-office gross was $731 million. This is Pixar’s third highest grossing film after Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3.
Up won two Academy awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. It also received 2 Golden Globe Awards, 2 Annie Awards, a Golden Tomato from the RottenTomatoes.com for the highest rating feature in 2009, 2 Critic’s Choice Awards, a 2009 Teen Choice Award, and a 2010 Kids Choice Award.
The Empire Magazine wrote: “it remains the best animated flick of 2009, a funny, moving, beautifully made argument that dreamers can move mountains.”
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Disney High School Musical star, Zac Efron has brought success to a New Line Cinema comedy 17 Again. This film takes an idea that has been shown by various film-makers: a person in his middle age is returned back to his youth to reevaluate his life and change it to a better one. Don’t we all wish that this happened to us one day?
17 Again was released on April, 17, 2009. It was a big commercial success: the $20 million spent on the budget came back as a box office collection of over $136 million. While many fans went to see the film just because of Zac Efron, there is really some charm in the comedy too. The critic from Cinerina, Karina Montgomery wrote, “17 Again manages to be very sweet and romantic for the most part, and despite the fetishizing of living in the past, it really more about being responsible for one’s choices and grateful for what one has.”
It is a plain movie which will be interesting for both teens and their parents. It teaches good lessons of life and makes you treasure every moment of it. 17 Again is enjoyable, romantic, sweet, and peaceful.
Buy and Download “17 Again” here
He is a spy who used to work for MI6. She is a spy and used to be a CIA agent. They are professionals and now they can work together and receive a great reward. But can they trust each other?
Duplicity stars wonderful actors: Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. They really fit these roles well. Daily Telegraph even wrote, “Duplicity is really all about Roberts and Owen. They’re con artists, but they don’t fool us. Their pairing here feels duplicitous.”
The shooting of the film was done primarily in New York City, but some short scenes were made in Paradise Island (Bahamas), in London, and in Rome. It was released in March, 2009 in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. The Duplicity grossed over $78 million.
The critics were positive about the film. They said it was entertaining, captured attention and kept you interested and intrigued from the first scenes to the last moments. EfilmCritic.com wrote, “Duplicity is a cleverly charming and sophisticated film about treacherous people.”
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