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Megamind (2010) MEGAMIND Hey there good people! I’m feeling a little evil today. “Muahahaha!” That was my failed attempt at making you guys believe I’m evil. Today's movie will be based on my mood. Anyways, aren’t you guys always tired of speaking about the good, the good and the good? I mean come on bad matters to the world too, doesn’t it? The good and bad both make the world how it is and make the people who they are. Let’s face it, there’s no good without evil and there’s no fun in life without the “bad stuff”. *Wink*. To be a little more philosophical here, I think well the bad helps us in ways we can’t even imagine. Well that was tonnes of good and bad, now let’s get on track – yes, I’ll be reviewing a movie and it’s an animated movie, it is- Megamind! We’ve had heaps of good superheroes saving the day, well now it’s time for the evil super-villain to save the day! As terrifying as it sounds, trust me it happens…just trust me. I’m so glad that Dreamworks produce...

Oceans 11 Ladies and Gentleman of the movie-blog-reading world: Following on from my review of the 'Dark Knight' last week,  I'll be continuing my theme of absolute classics this week with a film that will have you both on the edge of your seat in suspense in some parts and rolling around on the floor dying of laughter in others. Stephen Soderbergh's star-studded 2001 remake of the 1960 heist film 'Oceans Eleven', which originally stared Frank Sinatra, is a film that will both have you begging to visit Vegas and perhaps more worryingly, thinking of ways of stealing 160 million dollars worth of goods from Casinos like the Bellagio, The Mirage and The MGM Grand in Sin City (I do not endorse this! ;)). Starring the likes of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Andy Garcia, this movie was bound to receive plenty of critical attention from the get-go and let me tell you, it delivers! The films protagonist is Daniel Ocean, p...

By Abir To celebrate the release of the Kingsman 2 trailer, I’ll be reviewing the original. We’ve known for a while that the spy genre is as stale as mouldy bread. Collectively 007, Jason Bourne and Jack Bauer have drained any life there was left in the category. Kingsman remarkably breathes new life into this genre by being a smarter spoof than that of Austin Powers, yet lacking the over seriousness traditional to spy fiction. Mr. Darcy & some kid The movie is directed by Matthew Vaughn of comic book movie lore and like all his previous films Kingsman is balls to wall fun. The premise is the Kingsman, an independent, secret intelligence service of overly formal gentlemen run by Arthur (Michael Caine). When one of their agents dies in battle, new recruits are gathered then put through a literal elimination process. Top agent Galahad (Colin Firth) sponsors a troubled youth Eggsy (Taron Eggerton) out of guilt and as a favour to Eggsy’s father who died 17 years ago saving ...

Jurassic Park 1993 THE JURASSIC PARK (1993) I'll be reviewing a classic movie, perhaps one of the greatest movies ever made. Jurassic Park, yes, the classic one that was released over two decades ago. As I sit to write this I am sitting in my all black attire today. All black you ask? Well I'm wearing all black because Dr. Ian Malcolm does. (Pfft...it's totally not weird because everyone lives by that rule… I think) Moving on to the movie, Jurassic Park is an American sci-fi adventure film directed by the great Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the book with the same name by Michael Crichton. Although it does not accurately follow the book and is not an exact adaptation of the book, it still captures the essence of it. So, if you're looking for a movie that represents the book exactly then it's not the most accurate representation but it's still one of the GREATEST movies ever made (especially considering the time and age it was made in).  ...

The Dark Knight With over $1 billion in revenue, 2 Academy Award wins, Golden Globes and countless other accolades Christopher Nolan's epic never-to-be-forgotten 'The Dark Knight' (not to be confused with the 2001 flop 'Black Knight' starring Martin Lawrence) is a film that can not be missed! Following on from 'Batman Begin's' in Nolan's trilogy chronicling The Caped Crusader, this movie shines with stellar performances by Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and of course the brilliant and masterful late Heath Ledger who shone in his role as the menacing villain, The Joker. The movie takes us on a roller-coaster journey  revolving around the Joker’s quest to expose what he see's as the hypocritical nature of humanity and those who claim to be "good" and ultimately find out what The Batman’s real identity is. Gordon and Dent (played by Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart, respectively) are included on his hit list, and of cou...

Star Wars is one of the greatest movie franchise of all time, it spans 40 years, beginning with the classic “A New Hope”, which was first released in theatres in 1977. In 2012 Disney coming of the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, acquired Lucas film and all the intellectual property associated with the franchise for 4.05 billion dollars. Following this, Disney kicked started the process to create a series of films called the sequel-trilogy along with a set of anthology films, as of April 2017 we have both opening entries, with the sequel trilogy being Episode VII: The Force Awakens and the first of the anthology films Rogue One: A Star Wars story. Yet there has been a “great disturbance in the force”, fans have been arguing back and forth, which is the better movie? So, let’s solve this most necessary of issues and decide which is the best new Star Wars Movie? ( Spoilers are ahead if have not seen the movie ) Episode VII is set 30 years after Return of the Jedi (Epis...

Welcome to the movie of the year that will mess with your mind. Have you ever heard someone say that they find movies wayyyyyy too simple and easy to understand?. Well, look no further as you prepare to get mindf*cked by this movie that is 7 times more difficult to understand than anything you've ever watched before. Inception. How do I begin to explain it?. Essentially, Nick Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio - yeah that guy from Titanic) is a dream thief who steals ideas from people and then sells them to the highest bidder. He does this by invading the "dream land" of the mark while they sleep and then steals the idea from them. However, as life tends to give us lemons when we are least prepared to deal with them, everything goes t*ts up during one heist and Cobb ends up on the run. Funnily enough, the previous mark had actually allowed Cobb into his mind. Now, why the f*ck would anyone ever allow anyone into their mind?. Personally, I'd never do that unless i was und...

Hello world We are a group of students at Macquarie University studying ISYS 100. Just to clarify, we do not sponsor the millitant group known as ISIS, and if you clicked on our Blog to see some of their interesting video where they study in detail the human anatomy, you'll be sadly disappointed. I hope you enjoy our blog, and if you enjoy what we write then follow us. Our elite team of bloggers (I'm kidding, most of us are completely incapable of tying our own shoelaces, let alone being able to read and write) include: Abir (former spec ops - don't ask, he wont tell) Arya (on NSW's most wanted list for the assault of a police officer using a frozen bagel) Maeesha (................you're waiting to read something aren't you.  The suspense should be killing you) Manuel ( Works part time as a Spanish matador. He served 3 years in a Cuban prison for something involving a jar of mayonnaise and the Cuban government) Ken (Apparently, ken is an ex-police off...