Movie Review: Wanted
by Kellye Crittenden
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Suspense, Thriller, Action, Adventure- expect to have all six of these genres satisfied with the June 27th premiere of the movie Wanted. The perfect film to satiate any man’s craving of secret societies, luxury vehicles, weaponry, and well of course Angelina Jolie. Having opened almost two and a half weeks ago, Wanted has netted over $112 million, luring in a rated-R crowd whose expectation may have been superseded by the winding plot and shifting motives of the characters.
James McAvoy, known in the movie as Wesley becomes our “hero” as he transforms from an apathetic-nemo sales clerk to a coveted assassin in The Fraternity.
The Fraternity consists of Morgan Freeman as Sloan the Fraternity’s leader; Angelina Jolie, as Fox the allusive and sometimes-scantily-dressed initiator; musician Common as the gunsmith and other lesser known actors. The Fraternity has for 1,000 years made its vocation to be the killing of men and woman who fate determines, not themselves, to be a future abruption in earth’s homeostasis. They unfortunately receive their orders from fate through encodings weaved on textiles. With that said, be willing to suspend your disbelief for the extent of the movie, all 108 minutes, as there are scenes that make you go “hmmm”, but that is where the Fantasy and Sci-Fi aspects come in.
Don’t expect anything less than fantastic visuals from director Timur Bekmambetov, as he bases this movie off of Mark Millar’s “explosive graphic” novel series.
Movie Review: Hancock
by Serena Green
With an already skeptical attitude I entered the movie theater and sat fairly towards the front. As a huge Will Smith fan and a Philadelphia native I almost feel obligated to support his movies. Unfortunately, I Am Legend left a bad taste in my mouth, thus, causing my skepticism for this movie. Sure enough, while the end credits were rolling, I sat with a broken face. A dropped jaw and cropped left eyebrow. "Thats it?"
I didn't blame Smith for these unanswered questions, after all, he had amnesia the entire movie. The story was originally written by Vincent Ngo in 1996 and remained in development in Hollywood for some time. Apparently, there were no editors around in the last 12 years. The best explanation of his superhuman powers was that he was created 3,000 years ago paired with Charlize Theron. There were others of their kind but they all died?
Superman was from another planet, but had kryptonite...Spiderman was bitten by a spider, thus able to spin webs...Batman is human, however, he is trained in all types of Martial Arts. Even the X-Men have an entire school dedicated to their powers and they know who they are, mutants.
Hancock, like I Am Legend, fails to build character and plot. It puts the movie-goer in the middle of a story that we can't even research because it's fiction. I think Mr. Smith should start reading these scripts more carefully. I know that he may be in regret for turning down the part of Neo in The Matrix, but it is time to let it go and move forward. On to bigger, better and funnier character plots.
Juice's Hottest Musts!
by Alexis Rydbom
Hottest TV Must:
Brooke Knows Best – Sundays 10PM on VH1
Brooke Hogan gets her own reality TV show. The show follows her family drams, starting college, and batteling the press. In a an interview with Access Hollywood, the blonde says of the Hogan's recent turmoils, "I don't think our family is falling apart and getting destroyed. I just think it's rearranging itself in the way God meant it to be because it wasn't working how it was."
Hottest Movie Must:
The Dark Knight
The follow-up to 2005’s Batman Begins is one of this summer’s most anticipated movies.
The role of the Joker represents the last completed role for actor Heath Ledger, who died in January. Critics are so impressed with Ledger’s performance that they have already started talking about a possible Oscar nomination for the role!
Hottest DVD Must:
Stop-Loss
Ryan Phillippe gives one of his strongest performances in the war drama Stop-Loss. Phillppe players a sergeant who fights the system when he is called back to Iraq after his tour of duty has ended. It is reported that Phillipee and co-star Abbie Cornish started having an affair on the set of the film.
Hottest Celeb Of The Moment:
Angelina Jolie
After weeks of false births, Angelina Jolie finally gave birth to a son and daughter on Saturday at the Foundation Lenval in Nice, France. Reports are circulating on the value of their first baby photos. The newest members to join the Pitt-Jolie family, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, may be the highest paid children ever!
