01-03-10 to 10-03-10


The secrets of Kells




A beautiful movie, a purposeful old-fashioned and gorgeous artwork surrounds every frame of the hand-drawn animation which is simply dazzling. In the Middle Ages, as Vikings threaten to attack the abbey where 12-year-old scholar Brendan lives and studies, a visitor arrives with an unfinished book that contains the power to defeat evil. As Brendan searches for the book's missing elements, guided through a wild enchanted forest by a fairy girl. The reminiscent of stained-glass figures draws you in, though, as does the lovely Celtic music. The bright colors and its sweet background score makes the movie an absolutely must see it’s more an art less a movie.


A Clockwork orange




One of the most thought-provoking films ever to be made, the language used may be a bit strange and the setting slightly unfamiliar, it may be Kubrick's most disturbing film but the film is fun to watch. In a futuristic Britain, a gang of teenagers go on the rampage every night, beating and raping helpless victims. After one of the boys quells an uprising in the gang, they knock him out and leave him for the police to find. He agrees to try "aversion therapy" to shorten his jail sentence. When he is eventually let out, he hates violence, but the rest of his gang members are still after him. It is an intelligent, visually stunning, disturbing and yet an entertaining adaptation of what was already a great work of literature. The movie is quite lengthy but worth watching.



Fifty dead men walking




It’s a pretty fine film, the movie may sound familiar in both content and style the movie is some what similar to Donnie Brasco. The movie is based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story. Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s, who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives. Well-acted and visually engaging, you are encouraged to overlook the film’s flaws by the quality of the performances. The film has a lengthy flashback, the script is sharply uneven, they tried to add too much to make successful spy story, rather than using a straight, linear biographical account of McGartland’s experiences



Sherlock Holmes




A decent action movie, it’s not going to rock your world but its pretty good entertainer. Guy Ritchie did add some extra special effects to make the movie bit modern specially the action sequences. After catching serial killer and occult "sorcerer" Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes takes up the hunt once again. There are two big things in this film, which take it to new levels of interest the acting and the art direction, the movie is well detailed and the actors did their part well, production designer Sarah Greenwood does a wonderful job re-creating 1890s London on-screen. Sherlock Holmes is a surprisingly enjoyable action movie



Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs




A mouth-watering movie, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs serves up a riot of colour, absurdity and fun. This film is uneven, but it has enough effective humor, good characters and nice 3D animation to make an entertaining movie. Inspired by children's book of the same name, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs follows inventor Flint and brainy weathergirl Sam, Flint's latest invention, a machine that can turn water into food. But something goes wrong and the machine ends up in the atmosphere. Later it starts raining food, but when Flint sense something's wrong with the machine, the mayor convinces him to ignore it. But as Flint predict chaos ensues. The animated movie greatly expands on the kids' book on which it's based in a clever and engaging first half, but the second half is not up to the mark. Terrific use of 3D, beautiful size perspective, a stunning rendering of the ocean and witty character design make it an eye candy. The movie is funny and at times wonderfully weird, and even has a few meaningful things to say.




Rashomon




Astonishing, the film that struck the world of film like a thunderbolt, not many movies make such an impact. An impressive piece of work visually and rhythmically, the movie take place in ancient Japan, a woman is raped and her husband killed. The film gives us four viewpoints of the incident, one for each defendant, each revealing a little more detail. Which version, if any, is the real truth about what happened? An ultimate classic that changed how films were told forever, innovative, experimental and brilliantly constructed, Rashomon is one of world cinema's truly great works, that questions the notions of truth and morality with its multiple perspectives, Rashomon is a great piece of entertainment that engages your brain and your emotions.