Don't say the zed word!
People start turning into zombies. Worldwide chaos ensues. Brad Pitt helps to save the day. Having read the book and loved it, I was skeptical about a film being made from it. And while the film version is very different than the book, it is still pretty great. It is rare than a big budget Hollywood action film keeps my attention like this one did. The first and third acts of this film were dripping with tension. The story was great, the acting was great, the zombies were great, everything was great. The high caliber scribes and very able director deliver a very satisfying addition to the zombie genre. And even though the zombie craze may fade away someday, this film will remain a great film which will stand the test of time.
World War Z claws its way to 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Stranger Than Fiction, Quantum of Solace)
Writer: Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom),
Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, Cloverfield)
Starring: Brad Pitt,
Mireille Enos (The Killing),
Daniella Kertesz
Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
Metacritic: 63%
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
Free indeed
A free man from Saratoga, NY is robbed of his freedom and sold into slavery. He spends the next 12 years of his life separated from his family, longing for the moment when he can be free again. Steve McQueen definitely made me feel what it was like to have lived as a slave in the United States. This is a powerful film on so many levels. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who portrays Solomon, is beyond fantastic in this role. The rest of the spectacular cast also put out some very powerful performances. There is currently a lot of Oscar buzz around this one and it will definitely deserve any awards that it gets.
12 Years a Slave gets the full 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
A free man from Saratoga, NY is robbed of his freedom and sold into slavery. He spends the next 12 years of his life separated from his family, longing for the moment when he can be free again. Steve McQueen definitely made me feel what it was like to have lived as a slave in the United States. This is a powerful film on so many levels. Chiwetel Ejiofor, who portrays Solomon, is beyond fantastic in this role. The rest of the spectacular cast also put out some very powerful performances. There is currently a lot of Oscar buzz around this one and it will definitely deserve any awards that it gets.
12 Years a Slave gets the full 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Steve McQueen
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o,
Michael Fassbender, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Michael K. Williams, Paul Dano
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 97%
Friday, October 7, 2011
The Tree of Life (2011)
Feeling that transcends film
Childhood memories and family tensions populate Terrance Malick's Cannes favorite. The plot meanders through time, but emotion holds center stage. Brad Pitt shows his acting prowess as the father of three young boys. A great display of film as art which invokes many emotions. Recommended if you like The Thin Red Line.
Ambitious, transcendent, thoughtful, and impacting, Malick's The Tree of Life produces 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Terrance Malick
Writer: Terrance Malick
Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain
Rotten Tomatoes - 85%
Metacritic - 85 out of 100
Childhood memories and family tensions populate Terrance Malick's Cannes favorite. The plot meanders through time, but emotion holds center stage. Brad Pitt shows his acting prowess as the father of three young boys. A great display of film as art which invokes many emotions. Recommended if you like The Thin Red Line.
Ambitious, transcendent, thoughtful, and impacting, Malick's The Tree of Life produces 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Terrance Malick
Writer: Terrance Malick
Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain
Rotten Tomatoes - 85%
Metacritic - 85 out of 100
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