Posts tonen met het label Blade Runner 2049. Alle posts tonen
Posts tonen met het label Blade Runner 2049. Alle posts tonen

vrijdag 28 augustus 2020

Netflix Friday - Volume 18

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.

Action: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy (Ron Perlman) and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.

Drama: Flight (2012)
An airline pilot (Denzel Washington) saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.

Comedy: Step Brothers (2008)
Two aimless middle-aged losers (Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly) still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry.

Animation: Puss in Boots (2011)
An outlaw cat (Antonio Banderas), his childhood egg-friend (Zach Galifianakis) and a seductive thief kitty (Selma Hayek) set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name, restore his lost honor and regain the trust of his mother and town.

Romance: 13 Going on 30 (2004)
A girl (Jennifer Garner) makes a wish on her thirteenth birthday, and wakes up the next day as a thirty-year-old woman.

Horror: Little Evil (2017)
Gary (Adam Scott), who has just married Samantha (Evangeline Lilly), the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son (Owen Atlas) may be the Antichrist.

Science Fiction: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Young Blade Runner K’s (Ryan Gosling) discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who’s been missing for thirty years.

Crime: Mean Streets (1973)
Charlie (Harvey Keitel) is a young Italian-America in Little Italy, New York City. He is hampered by his feeling of responsibility towards his reckless younger friend Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), a small-time gambler and hoodlum who refuses to work and owes money to many loan sharks.

Thriller: Daglicht (2013)
Upon learning she has an autistic brother (Fedja van Hûet), Iris (Angela Schijf) is convinced that he is unjustly behind bars for a brutal murder, she sets out to prove her sibling’s innocence, only to uncover even more life-changing secrets in the process.

Documentary: American Factory (2019)
In post-industrial Ohia, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

Family: The Addams Family (1991)
Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.

donderdag 8 maart 2018

10s Movie Review - Blade Runner 2049

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Genre: Science Fiction/ Thriller
Runtime: 163 minutes
Year: 2017
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Sylvia Hoeks, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista

Description: A young blade runner's (Ryan Gosling) discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who's been missing for thirty years.

Review: In 1982 director Ridley Scott brought us “Blade Runner”, a film loosely based on “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick. After “Alien” he took another big step in the sci-fi genre. The film was, because of the combination of film noir and a philosophical take, not for everyone. Even critics weren’t agreeing at the time.
In 2017, the opinions about the sequel, are extremely positive. Some even call it an instant classic and a masterpiece. “Blade Runner 2049” will still not be everybody’s cup of tea, but I do agree with the positive responses. And I even think it’s better then the film from 1982.
Ridley Scott passed the directorial position over to Denis Villeneuve, a talented director that yet has to make his first mistake (let’s hope not off course). After “Arrival”, from 2016, Villeneuve showed the audience he knows his way around science fiction. But “Blade Runner 2049” is so very different.
Villeneuve asked all the journalists not to talk about the plot to much in their reviews. He wanted all the moviegoers to experience this film to the fullest and give them the same experience as he critics.
“Blade Runner 2049” is a film filled with emotion, beautiful shots, deeper layers and fascinating characters. So I will not share any plot details with you either, you really have to see for yourself. I do think it’s a shame that I didn’t get to see it in theaters at the time. Literally no one around was talking about this film and I simply missed it. And now, I don’t understand why and how.
Villeneuve often manages to make your jaw drop. And that’s also happening here. The images of misty cities filled with big in-your-face billboard commercials, immense garbage piles and abandoned factories. But also the ochre colored field with giant statues of women.
The role of K, was written for Ryan Gosling. He gives his role depth and he proofs again that he chooses his projects wisely. Harrison Ford’s role isn’t as big, but noteworthy, just like in the first film.
Like I stated before, “Blade Runner 2049” is not for everyone, just like the first film. The slow sci-fi by Denis Villeneuve is not to everybody’s taste. The film is hard to grab and its unpredictability could trouble the average moviegoer. All those things are just why I love “Blade Runner 2049”. Besides the gorgeous images and great performances, it’s very pleasant to see a sequel this good and this surprising. Better then “Blade Runner”, mission accomplished!

Rating: 5/ 5

zondag 14 mei 2017

Movie Trailer Sunday (292)

Here are this week's trailers.

The Big Sick
Director: Michael Showalter
Description: A couple deals with their cultural differences as their relationship grows
Starring: Zoe Kazan, Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter
Trailer: Trailer "The Big Sick"
Comment: Indie!!!

Blade Runner 2049
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Description: Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Starring: Ryab Gosling, Harrison Ford, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Mackenzie Davis, Lennie James
Trailer: Trailer "Blade Runner 2049"
Comment: This escites me so much. Blade Runner, Denis Villeneuve, Gosling, Ford. AAaaaaah!

Home Again
Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Description: Life for a single mom (Reese Witherspoon) in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Lake Bell, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Nate Wolff
Trailer: Trailer "Home Again"
Comment: Meh...

Love Actually 2
Director: Richard Curtis, Mat Whitecross
Description: After 13 years, the cast of Love Actually reunite to pick up from where they are now.
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Thomas Sangster, Colin Firth, Rowan Atkinson
Trailer: Trailer "Love Actually 2"
Comment: I'm not really sure. Is this an actual thinr, or just a TV special or something.*confused*

Kill Switch
Director: Tim Smit
Description: A pilot (Dan Stevens) battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.
Starring: Dan Stevens, Bérénice Malhone, Charity Wakefield, Tygo Gernandt, Gijs Scholten van Aschat
Trailer: Trailer "Kill Switch"
Comment: I just love Dan Stevens.

zondag 25 december 2016

Movie Trailer Sunday (272)

Here are this week's trailers.

Blade Runner 2049
Director: Denise Villeneuve
Description: Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright
Trailer: Trailer "Blade Runner"
Comment: Promising!

John Wick: Chapter 2
Director: Chad Stahelski
Description: The continuing adventures of former hitman, John Wick (Keanu Reeves)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Ruby Rose, Ian McShane, Bridget Moynahan, Peter Stormare, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Peter Serafinowicz, Common, Lance Reddick
Trailer: Trailer "John Wick: Chapter 2"
Comment: I hope this is not just another action sequel, because the frist "John Wick" was so surprisingly good.

The Emoji Movie
Director: Tony Leondis
Description:
Starring: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Ilana Glazer, Steven Wright
Trailer: Trailer "The Emoji Movie"
Comment: That's what I feel, meh.

A Cure For Wellness
Director: GOre Verbinski
Description: An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth
Trailer: Trailer "A Cure For Wellness"
Comment: This movie looks super creepy and disturbing, but I'm putting it on my must-see list for 2017 movies.

Alien:Covenant
Director: Ridley Scott
Description: The crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but it is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, James Franco, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride
Trailer: Trailer "Alien: Covenant"
Comment: What a Christmas present, getting this trailer today!