LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!
1
Title: The way of war
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Genres: Action and Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Language: English
Directed by: John R. Carter
Written by: Scott Schafer
Written by: Scott Schafer
Music by: James Melvin
Cinematography by: Kevin Sarnoff
Cinematography by: Kevin Sarnoff
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr. (David Wolf), John Terry (Secretary of Defence), Clarence Williams III (Mac), J.K. Simmons (Sgt. Mitchell), Lance Reddick (Black Man), Vernel Bagneris (Samir/Ace of Spades), Jaclyn DeSantis (Sophia), J.Omar Castro (Sanchez), Bill Perry (Bluesman), Jayson Warner Smith (Seven) and Sarah Ann Schultz (Eleven)
2
Title: Death defying acts
Cinematography by: Haris Zambarloukos
Cast: Guy Pearce (Harry Houdini), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Mary McGarvie), Saorise Ronan (Benji McGarvie), Timothy Spall (Sugarman), Malcolm Shields (Leith Romeo), Leni Harper (Leith Romeo's wife), Ralph Riach (Mr. Robertson), Billy McColl (McTavish), Melanie Harris (Rose), Aileen O'Gorman (Effie), Shaun Mason (Heckler), Tom Cotcher (Boxer's manager) and Anthony O'Donnell (Olly Librarian)
Plots:
1Story about a paramilitary group that gets out of control after discovering a conspiracy with warlike interests.
2 When Harry Houdini, the famous escapist magician, arrives in Edinburgh on his world tour, he offers a great reward to the person able to get in touch with the spirit of his recently deceased mother. Mary, an attractive and mysterious Scottish parapsychologist and medium, accepts the challenge attracted to money. Houdini will do everything possible to unmask the mysterious woman, but he can't help feeling more and more attracted to her ...
My review:
The way of war is the story of David Wolfe, a paramilitar who worked for the american secret services. His next mission is murdering a dangerous terrorist in Arabia. During the mission he discorvered a conspiracy by the government that involved the president and his secretaries. David is decided to reveal the truth. Will he achieve it?
My review is that ''The way of war'' has an interesting premise, which is the protest against government corruption and war, but there is a big mistake: it has too much flashbacks that do not make you follow the plot of the film. Cuba Gooding Jr. did not do a good job in this film, he seems a bit bored and tired about everything and he is not the only one, J.K Simmons has dissapointed me in his acting. The only good thing about the film is the soundtrack.
My conclusion? The way of war is a waste of time.
On Death defying acts, the film tells the story of escapist magician Harry Houdini, who offers £10,000 to prove he is wrong with his exposal of fake con-artists. When parapsychologist Mary McGarvie arrived, he suddenly felt in love with her at first sight. Mary takes advantage of his heart and decided to find out the key to his private life alongside her daughter, Benji. Sugarman, Harry Houdini's manager did not like the McGarvies but eventually befriends Benji, watching her as a free spirited teen with common sense. When they discovered Houdini's secret, it is not as it seems...
I really enjoyed watching this film, since it is thought-provoking due to the fact that you can feel the pain of Houdini on making a mistake (I would not say it since it is an spoiler alert) and the difficulties Mary and Benji had to overcome to get the money. Altough this story is a mixture between fiction and reality, it is well explained but at the same time, quite predictable.
The results in this sixth round are clear:
Movie 1 Film mark: 1,5 out of 10
Movie 2 Film mark: 5,9 out of 10
DEATH DEFYING ACTS IS THE WINNER OF THIS ROUND!
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2
Title: Death defying acts
Countries: UK and Australia
Year: 2007
Genres: Drama, History and Romance
Runtime: 1 hour and 37 minutes
Languages: English and Hungarian
Directed by: Gillian Armstrong
Written by: Tony Grisoni and Brian Ward
Music by: Cezary Skubiszewski
Music by: Cezary Skubiszewski
Cast: Guy Pearce (Harry Houdini), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Mary McGarvie), Saorise Ronan (Benji McGarvie), Timothy Spall (Sugarman), Malcolm Shields (Leith Romeo), Leni Harper (Leith Romeo's wife), Ralph Riach (Mr. Robertson), Billy McColl (McTavish), Melanie Harris (Rose), Aileen O'Gorman (Effie), Shaun Mason (Heckler), Tom Cotcher (Boxer's manager) and Anthony O'Donnell (Olly Librarian)
Plots:
1Story about a paramilitary group that gets out of control after discovering a conspiracy with warlike interests.
2 When Harry Houdini, the famous escapist magician, arrives in Edinburgh on his world tour, he offers a great reward to the person able to get in touch with the spirit of his recently deceased mother. Mary, an attractive and mysterious Scottish parapsychologist and medium, accepts the challenge attracted to money. Houdini will do everything possible to unmask the mysterious woman, but he can't help feeling more and more attracted to her ...
My review:
The way of war is the story of David Wolfe, a paramilitar who worked for the american secret services. His next mission is murdering a dangerous terrorist in Arabia. During the mission he discorvered a conspiracy by the government that involved the president and his secretaries. David is decided to reveal the truth. Will he achieve it?
My review is that ''The way of war'' has an interesting premise, which is the protest against government corruption and war, but there is a big mistake: it has too much flashbacks that do not make you follow the plot of the film. Cuba Gooding Jr. did not do a good job in this film, he seems a bit bored and tired about everything and he is not the only one, J.K Simmons has dissapointed me in his acting. The only good thing about the film is the soundtrack.
My conclusion? The way of war is a waste of time.
On Death defying acts, the film tells the story of escapist magician Harry Houdini, who offers £10,000 to prove he is wrong with his exposal of fake con-artists. When parapsychologist Mary McGarvie arrived, he suddenly felt in love with her at first sight. Mary takes advantage of his heart and decided to find out the key to his private life alongside her daughter, Benji. Sugarman, Harry Houdini's manager did not like the McGarvies but eventually befriends Benji, watching her as a free spirited teen with common sense. When they discovered Houdini's secret, it is not as it seems...
I really enjoyed watching this film, since it is thought-provoking due to the fact that you can feel the pain of Houdini on making a mistake (I would not say it since it is an spoiler alert) and the difficulties Mary and Benji had to overcome to get the money. Altough this story is a mixture between fiction and reality, it is well explained but at the same time, quite predictable.
The results in this sixth round are clear:
Movie 1 Film mark: 1,5 out of 10
Movie 2 Film mark: 5,9 out of 10
DEATH DEFYING ACTS IS THE WINNER OF THIS ROUND!
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