2002
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen
“Fight and you’ll never survive…Run and you’ll never escape.”
Based on true events of a Brazilian slum in Rio de Janeiro, ‘City of God’ tells a harrowing tale of one boys fight to escape poverty and crime.
This came out on Blu-ray/DVD fairly recently, so I took the opportunity to rent it. From remembering previews, I wasn’t sure if it would be any good, but a few friends said it was hilarious, so I was pretty excited to watch it.
Picked this up because the video store was out of Transporter 3 when I went there a few days after Transporter 3 released. It’s a bit of an older movie, but I didn’t think it was worth seeing in theatres, and I wasn’t even too excited about renting it. I’ll try to keep this short, [...]
Noticed that Transporter 3 came out on Blu-ray and went out and rented it. I’ve seen the first two movies, so I went into Transporter 3 with fairly low expectations. Thankfully my expectations were exceeded – had they not been, I don’t think I’d even dignify this with a review.
Finally got around to seeing this movie the other day, after wanting to see it for a long time (I usually like Jim Carrey). I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from it, given Jim Carrey’s recent deviations from comedies. I must say, however, that I was pleasantly surprised.
Have you ever wanted to watch your media files on your HDTV rather than on your computer? If you have, you probably know that your options have always been limited by certain factors – how far your computer is from your TV, what codec is needed to play the media file, and the list goes [...]
Most of you are probably not aware that February 27 was Shinkai Day, celebrating Makoto Shinkai and his works. The day was celebrated by otaku everywhere gathering around their monitors or TVs to watch Shinkai’s movies, which were put up on CrunchyRoll for free streaming that day.
Fans worldwide were encouraged to participate in Shinkai Day [...]
Benjamin Button was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture (though it lost to Slumdog Millionaire), so it goes without saying that it was an impressive movie. What made it so great, though, and why might it not have won Best Picture? Read on to find out.
