November 2009 Archives

As the name implies, the movie is set in the not too distant future. The film is based on a significant date in the Mayan calender that the world will end in 2012.

John Cusack must somehow survive the end of the world and save his children.

2012 is in cinemas now.

Teenage girls have been going crazy for the latest release in the Twilight series of films, adapted from the book series of the same name.

Twilight: New Moon returns to the romance of human Bella Swan and her boyfriend vampire Edward Cullen. But the two seperate and after a bad bout of depression Bella finds comfort in a new love interest Jacob Black. However, things get a little hairy when it turns our Jacob is a werewolf and Bella must choose between the two men.

Twilight: New Moon is in cinemas now.

Just when you thought the Disney Pixar shed would be running out of ideas for good films they go ahead and release this little gem.

A film not as hyped as some other previous titles, Up is nevertheless one of the better films to come out of the Pixar stable.

Seventy-eight-year-old Carl feels life has passed him by following the death of his wife. As a youngster he had always dreamed of travelling on an adventures but somehow never quite got round to it.

Following a row that gets out of hand with a construction site worker, it is decided Carl should be sent to a retirment home. However, the old zoo entertainer escapes by turning his home into a flying contraption with balloons.

It is then that he discovers Russell, a young scout he met a few days before clinging to his porch for dear life. Putting up with the ever inquisitive eight-year-old Carl continues his journey to the mystical Paradise Falls where he hopes to land his home and live out the rest of his days in peace.

But it is when they arrive and meet 'Kevin', a bizarre, blue coloured, over-sized ostrich-like bird that their adventure really takes off.

The CGI in Up is of noticable better quality than compared to some previous Pixar titles but without losing its cartoon magic. The tale is pacey with a slow introduction to the main characters and riddled with good one liners throughout (especially from the talking dogs).

Up is in cinemas now.