Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Tag Line: It All Ends

Running Time: 2 Hours 10 Minutes

Casts:  Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes

Directed by: David Yates

Produced by: David Heyman, David Barron, Lionel Wigram

Story:

Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction -- the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort...alive. 
Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale -- the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks. Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became "the Boy Who Lived." No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.

Written by Official Site  

Review: 

Ok... Where should I begin?... :D
Here comes the last installment of Harry Potter series, this finale, I conclude in one word which is  "AMAZING", it should be one of the masterpiece of all time. I am not a big fans of Harry Potter, but I really enjoy the last goodbye of him. I had been disappointed at first when the last series of Harry Potter was torn into two parts. But after watching this last one, I know that they save the best for last. It's really recommended for everyone whether you are a fans or not.
The beginning picks up straight after where Part 1 ended, Voldemort (Ralph Finnes) has the most powerful wand in his hand and he's finally ready to succeed in what he tried to do over 15 years ago. He finally has the power to kill Harry Potter. I won't go into much more detail in what happens as I don't want to drop spoilers here. You really have to watch it yourself. It's worth it. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) need to seek out and destroy remaining Horcruxes. This is the only way to stop Voldermort. Everything is great from the beginning till the end. The whole battle is fascinating. I bet you will like it. I will review it from few point of views. 
First, the story, I can't say more about the story, it's not really similar to the book. There are some parts of the movie which not be mentioned in the book are made up here to make this movie more "entertaining". It's up to you guys to criticize the story. For me, even it has little differences, it still entertain me a lot. For you all who haven't read the books, it may be a bit confusing in some places especially the unusual terminology. But, hopefully that will just encourage you to read the books, it's really amazing books, big applause to J.K.Rowling. 
The second one is the direction. For me, it's not the best I've ever seen in the movie, some scenes are a bit lame but I still can feel and see the beautiful, the epic of this whole masterpiece of all time.
Next, is the acting. I really want to give my credit to Alan Rickman who plays Severus Snape character. You all must be agree with me for this one. He is the most reliable and consistent actor from the first series till this finale. He has done his job as Snape excellently. His act is undeniably perfect as a consistent cool and cruel person. Rupert Grint who plays Ron Weasley is also great, he is the most development actor in Harry Potter series for me. His funny act, silly sometimes, is perfectly done from the kid version to the last adult one. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson are also do a good job in this finale. I hope they will get a suitable character for the next performance. Last but not least, Ralph Fiennes as Voldermort, is also perfect. We already know him as one of a phenomenal great actor.
Last one is for the visual effects, I can't say nothing rather than amazing, stunning, perfect, beautiful, pretty, and masterpiece. Lots of action, you'll be well entertained here. The most stunning part for me is the first attack done by Voldermort to the Hogwarts. It's one of the most beautiful scene in this finale. The color, the effect is wonderful. Everything looks great, from the magic to the dragons it all is fantastic. 
Overall, I have also read some reviews that say this finale had a bad ending, for me it's still great. It's the best series of all. Some of you maybe who had thought this finale will be done wrongly has been done right. It's really a great great end for this Harry Potter saga. It is more than just an ending, its an entire decade, the generation that grew up with these series of books and movies now has to move on. At this opportunity, let me say thank you and goodbye to Harry Potter and friends, well done for J.K.Rowling who creates such an amazing story. This is one of memorable movie of all time. Believe me, the story will pass on to our children, grand children, and it will not die forever in every fans heart. Great job. :D

Good points: 
-   The visual effects are absolutely amazing and stunning
-   The beginning is great and the ending is perfect
-   The story will become legend and fairytale to our next generation
-   All the acts develop very well from the beginning of the series to the ending of this saga

 Bad points:
-   A little lame scene (but it can be covered by a lot of great scenes)

 Rating: 9.1/10.0

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama


Tag Line: Witness The Moment That Will Change Our World 


Running Time: 2 Hour 12 Minutes


Casts: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Bryne, January Jones Kevin Bacon
 
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
 
Produced by: Bryan Singer, Gregory Goodman, Simon Kinberg

Story:

Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to prevent nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.

Written by Official Site  

Review: 

I was never a really big fan of the first 3 X-Men movies. The first one was okay, the second one was also just okay, and the third one, honestly I don't like it at all, it's lacking of something in the story I can't tell about, the story was so lame and I don't like how they eliminated the main characters. 
But in this last installment or prequel of X-Men, I may call it superb and amazing. I really like it from the beginning to the end. This one is different. A great different!
Normally prequel movies are made because the main characters of the first movie died (or in the end achieved their goals) and the producers still want to make money out of the franchise, but I cannot imagine that anybody will be complaining about that. Director Matthew Vaughn created a great, thrilling and sometimes even moving picture that without any doubt will get raving reviews and be a huge commercial success. 
The movie itself consists of 2 brilliant parts. The first half plays like a 70s spy thriller with Micheal Fassbender is playing the young Erik Lehnsherr, he is really nothing like the Magneto that we know. Fassbender owns the first half of the movie so well that we could really just want to watch the entire movie play out like some really cool spy thriller, where the hero just happens to have this ability to control metal. But then, the story at this point is split to showcase the other side of the coin, that of young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy). What we get is basically a glimpse into how their two different backgrounds inform their characters, their philosophies and the path towards their destinies. Comparatively, Erik's story is just the more compelling, but both are given due attention, and interestingly is how Mystique's (Jennifer Lawrence) story is woven in as well. I am really impressed by this young cast, she is playing really good as Raven.
The second half tells the story about the new team of mutants that make up the First Class of the title. Because the bad guy of the story has a team of mutants helping him, our heroes decide that they need their own team of young and very inexperienced mutants to help with the fight. The addition of these new mutants seem really superfluous, thrown in just so we do have some "X-Men" in the story.
For me, all the casts play really good part in it. They are really suit or their character in the movie. I give credit to Micheal Fassbender itself because I think he really suited for the Magneto character.  He is really well played actor. The biggest letdown in the movie, is January Jones as Emma Frost. True, she is appropriately ravishing, there can be no denying that, but she lacks the character she played. There is very little intelligence or even personality behind her interpretation of this most intriguing of mutants. She's just kind of stand there and look pretty.
Overall, this prequel is a smart and brilliant reset of X-Men movies. I give applause to the director Matthew Vaughn who did all the best thing in it. He deserved all the praises for this installment. The story develops so well, is not lame and chessy, it's well done script and plot, great acts, the visual effects are great as always, it's recommended for you all the fans of X-Men or wannabe to watch this one. Even there are so many characters in the story that needs to be developed later in the next story if there is. 


Good points: 
-   Great plot and script, the development of the story is really good
-   Magneto character is really suited and well played
-   The visual effects are absolutely great as always 
-   The direction goes very well in the hand of Matthew Vaughn 

Bad points:
-   Some characters are formed just to meet the title "X-Men"
-   Emma Frost character is too 'cool' to be true 

Rating: 8.3/10.0