Wednesday, July 9, 2008

INDIANA JONES and the KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

The newest Indiana Jones adventure begins in the desert Southwest in 1957 - the height of the Cold War. Indy and his sidekick Mac (Ray Winstone) have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield. Now, Professor Jones has returned home to Marshall College - only to find things have gone from bad to worse. His close friend and dean of the college (Jim Broadbent) explains that Indy's recent activities have made him the object of suspicion, and that the government has put pressure on the university to fire him. On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt (Shia LaBeouf), who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventurous archaeologist: If he'll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaeological finds in history - the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition, and fear...

(From INDIANA JONES official site:www.indianajones.com/site/index.html)



I went to see this movie last week. It was very interesting and I recommend you to see it right away!!!
I watched only 2 movies that Indy stared in when I was a child. Both are really interesting and I still remember the stories. It has been about 10 years since the last INDIANA JONES was shown. Although there is a lot of time between this and the last one, I thought Indy was still young and strong. Also, its story was so exciting as same as the other stories in this series! It had a lot of thrilling and funny scenes, so I had never felt boring during the movie.
And I like Shia LaBeouf 's acting. Actually He is my favorite actor and I saw this movie for him:) He had appeared in "Transformer" and "Disturbia", and I saw both! I think he has a talent as an actor and especially I like his funny acting. He is appearing in "EAGLE EYE" in October, so I'm sure to see it:D
If you have some interest in him, you should see or watch the newest INDIANA JONES!!!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Batman Begins

Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city...
(Story and Picture From the Batman Begins official site:http://www2.warnerbros.com/batmanbegins/index2.html)



When I was in a primary school, I saw "Batman" for the first time. My father often watched Batman series. I always sat next to him and watch it with him, so I love Batman very much!
This is the newest one in the series. I know a little about the cause of beginning Batman, but the first duty was unexpected turn. Batman always fight with villains such as The Joker, The Penguin, Two-face etc. This movie had a new villain, Ra's Al Ghul who Ken Watanabe played. In fact, the scene he appeared was really short!X( So I don't remenber about him. I think the main enemy is actually his former master, but he looked ordinary people and was different from villain I knew. This point was new and very interesting for me!!

The actor of Batman is my favorite actor, Christian Bale. He appeared "The New World" as John Rolfe. He plays many kinds of people and his acting is so great! His next movie is "The Dark Knight" which is the latest Batman series. This is a movie about the fight between The Joker and Batman, and Heath Ledger played The Joker. He was famous as a actor in "Brokeback Mountain". Though some people have already known, he passed away 6 month ago. I was really shocked at the news, but I'm looking forward to the Dark Knight!!!
(The Dark Knight official site:http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/)

Monday, July 7, 2008

21

Columbia Pictures' action/adventure "21" is inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country - and how they took Vegas for millions.Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who - needing to pay school tuition - finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos' menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
(From official site:http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/21/)



As stated above, this is based on the fact. I couldn't believe it at first!
The story was well arranged. it had many elements including friendship, romance, betray, and so on. Counting cards is difficult for me to understand, but I enjoyed the story and felt exciting very much!! It is a wonder that this movie is not so famous in Japan. Although I cannot tell the last part of the scene, I think you will be very surprised and grin with delight and fun when you see it. So if you have a opportunity to see or watch this, I'm sure that you can enjoy it:)