Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011)

Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
  
Tag Line: Evolution Becomes Revolution

Running Time: 1 Hours 45 Minutes

Casts:  James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Tom Felton, Brian Cox

Directed by: Rupert Wyatt

Produced by: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa

Story:

An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
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Review: 
Rise of The Planet of The Apes is a reboot project. It just has two options here whether you like it or you hate it if it compares to the original. All I have to say is this is a really good reboot project. Everything seems so great, the story flows in a really good way without being excessive. The script is smartly incredible for the acts. I like the whole thing in this movie, I think it's one of the great movie of the year 2011. It's one powerful movie you should watch in the theater, I bet you'll like it.
The story is all about a guy named Will Rodman who is a doctor/professor who discovers a medicine to cure alzheimer disease. Before running a human test, he tested on chimpanzees and the effect was great. He decides to test it on human before a female chimpanzee goes crazy and harm the workers there. She is shut down by the guard and lately it is known that she acted like crazy because she tries to protect his new born son (chimpanzee). To protect the new born chimpanzee, Will take it home and raise him. He knows that the genetic is also in him like his mother was. The only purpose of Will created this medicine is to cure his father from alzheimer disease. Is everything going OK? Does that medicine cure his father? What about the chimpanzee named Caesar then? I can't tell you much here, it's something interesting you should watch. 
The plot moves slowly but sure. The timing is good. It's not too fast and it's not too slow. Some scenes moves so fast because it should be like that. The script for the acts is also perfect, it's not lame or boring. At the first part, it should be the boring part if it can't developed really good. The middle part increases its intense and you shouldn't feel boring about that. The last part which I wil say the last 20 minutes is the greatest part of this movie. Every great thing come into a great scenes. I bet you will feel amazed of that last scenes. It's beautiful yet scary but perfect. 
The acts like we know James Franco who was well known in Spiderman, 127 Hours, ect is a really great actor. I like his movies and he also did great on this movie. He raises his character to the max and I enjoy it. Since it's not a really love drama thing so, the main actress is not too much showing in scenes, but Freida Pinto as Caroline Aranha is not bad. I want to give credit to Tom Felton who we should have known him from Harry Potter Saga, really plays good here as a jerk. All the acts is in a good proportion of story here.
The effects since it is made by the same person who created the beautiful world of Avatar, it's perfect. All the chimpanzee is CGI effects and maybe some of you will not like it because they didn't use a real chimpanzees but I really appreciate all their work to make it real. I bet if they used the real one, they can't make it this great. The effects is perfect, everything looked so real. The last twenty minutes showed everything about it and you should enjoy it. You will feel the greatest of the effects in this movie. 
Overall, like I said, it's a great movie from its story to the acts to the effects and everything. I just can't for its next installment since it was set to be a trilogy movies. It's recommended to everyone, really. :D

Good points: 
-   All the scenes is in a good timing and proportion
-   Every acts is great in raising their character 
-   The effects to rise the chimpanzees is so real, you will feel it 

Bad points:
-   I don't know that there is really a bad point on this movie but if I have to mention one is I don't really like the ending. ;) 

Rating: 8.5/10.0 

Limitless (2011)

Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller

Tag Line: What If A Pill Could Make You Rich and Powerful?

Running Time: 1 Hours 45 Minutes

Casts:  Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro

Directed by: Neil Burger

Produced by: Leslie Dixon, Scott Kroopf, Ryan Kavanaugh

Story:

Aspiring author Eddie Morra is suffering from chronic writer's block, but his life changes instantly when an old friend introduces him to NZT, a revolutionary new pharmaceutical that allows him to tap his full potential. With every synapse crackling, Eddie can recall everything he has ever read, seen or heard, learn any language in a day, comprehend complex equations and beguile anyone he meets - as long as he keeps taking the untested drug. Soon Eddie takes Wall Street by storm, parlaying a small stake into millions. 
His accomplishments catch the eye of mega-mogul Carl Van Loon, who invites him to help broker the largest merger in corporate history. But they also bring Eddie to the attention of people willing to do anything to get their hands on his stash of NZT. With his life in jeopardy and the drug's brutal side effects taking their toll, Eddie dodges mysterious stalkers, a vicious gangster and an intense police investigation as he attempts to hang on to his dwindling supply long enough to outwit his enemies.
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Review:  
Limitless presents one new concept which is something beyond your imagination, to make a human limitless. It tells something that hasn't been told before. The keynote is a pill. A pill created by unknown pharmacy or company (maybe well known in the story) that can unlock human's brain power till its full potential 100%. That means a human can be a super smart human ever in this life it he/she takes this pill. The concept is simple but interesting. I really excited when I first saw the trailer. It turned out just ok after I watched it. 
The story tells us about Eddie Mora, an author, failed to be author, his life is miserable, and his wife had left him too. Everything changed when he accidentally met his brother in law who introduced him a pill called NZT. A pill that changed his life forever. After he took the pill, he become smart successful person like he became somebody else new. One pill last for 24 hours. And he should consume it everyday. But like a medicine, the pill also have a side effect, when he doesn't take it anymore or run out of it, he will become weaker than ever. He will feel sick and die slowly because of this. No cure is offered for this one beside you continue take the pill. Eddie find his way, whatever way to get the pill and defend his position to be smart people. He has to face the gangster, killing accusation, and a corporate leader. 
The story should be exciting if it is developed well with a good script, it also has a new exciting concept, bring something different to a movie which can create super human. It hasn't been told before about a pill who can change the world. Unfortunately, the story is just ok. The beginning is good, everything move in a good proportion, after few scenes, everything turns out really fast till the middle part. From here to the ending, everything is lame for me. It has so many boring part that doesn't developed perfectly. So for me, the story part is just ok.
Great acts save the movie. Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro as we know are great actors. Robert is a legend and Bradley always perfect for this kind of movie. Their acting power really save this movie from its lame and boring part. Some of you may enjoy their acts and forget all the boring part. It's all because they can bring up the down part and keep it fun. Their lineament really show it. The other acts are ok too but usual.  
We must remember the director Neil Burger from his unforgettable masterpiece, The Illusionist. The movie I just said was a great movie in 2006 about a magician. He really did a great job there for sure. In this Limitless, he also did a good job for me beside the story part. The direct was good and the added effects were in line with the story. It not as great as limitless but still it will be something for you guys to remember his work.
This kind of movie mustn't be run away from its effects. The effects for this movie are great. The slow motion part after the act took the pill is really great and fun to see. Beside the acts, the effects save the movie too. Some of you who doesn't look at the story part may say this movie is great because of the amazing effects through the movie because it is. I enjoy all the effects in it.  

Overall, this movie is ok, a little disappointed for me, but the acts and effects save it all. It's all about the choice. All you can learn from this movie is how to make a good choice for your life. Whatever choice you take, it may has a risk whether it's big or small. So, consider it carefully before you take the choice. Enjoy it. :D

Good points: 
-   The acts are great, they actually save this movie
-   The effects are awesome, the slow motion part win this movie 

Bad points:
-   There are some boring and lame scenes through this movie

Rating: 7.0/10.0 

Source Code (2011)

Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller

Tag Line: Make Every Second Count

Running Time: 1 Hours 33 Minutes

Casts:  Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright

Directed by: Duncan Jones

Produced by: Howard Koch Jr., Jeb Brody, Fabrice Gianfermi

Story:

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he's ever known, he learns he's part of a government experiment called the "Source Code," a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack.
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Review:  
Source Code is a smart movie. I have never watched a movie like this before which is not boring even it had a same scene for like 8-10 times. It will be boring if it doesn't have any development on its plot and story because of the same setting. But this one will really made you can't hardly wait for the next scene. It's not boring at all. Like a source code, it can be reprogram into something new with the same setting. Let's see it one by one.
The story is about a soldier Captain Colter Stevens who wakes up in a body of an unknown man and has a mission to find the bomber of Chicago commuter train that happened and killed many people. It is suspected that it is a terrorist attack. To prevent something worst happening, this soldier has to stop the bomber no matter what. The government has a program called "Source Code", a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life, then turns Captain Colter Stevens to catch the bomber before the bomb explodes. 
This 8 minutes scene that happened like 8-10 time will be boring if it is not packed well with the plot and story. The concept is simple but great. You can't guess what will happened in the next scene. I bet the producers of this movie is taking risks while making this movie. It will be a mess and boring movie if it can't developed well at the same scene, but it will be a great success if everything turns out thrilling and chilling. And it is not vain at all. That same scene is developed really good and not boring at all. It can chill you to the bone while waiting for the exploding. It also looks like a detective movie, you can try to guess who is the bomber between the passengers in the train. Is it great rite? ;)
This movie also has a great twist at the ending that I believe it will make you a bit confusing and you should really watch it well.It's confuse but great when you have understood it.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan are really good at play their characters. They can really make the same scene fun and interesting. Jake is a great class actor, everybody should have known his great act in other movies like The Day After Tomorrow, Bubble Boy, Brothers, etc. Michelle is also a well known actress like we see her in Gone Baby Gone, Due Date, Eagle Eye, etc. The two well known acts are not denied that make this movie even better. They are a great deal. I will also give my credit to Vera Farmiga who is I think did a really great job to develop Colleen Goodwin character who is strict and static but still has a humanity inside of her. She makes me felt what Colleen felt at the same time, how to handle the situation. It must be hard. 
The Director, Duncan Jones, is not a well known director for me. He hasn't created something best but this one is really good. He proves that he can direct a so good movie with simple concept, same setting but different script, plot and story. This one maybe his early brilliant masterpiece. Just can't wait for his next movie. 
Since it's Sci-Fi movie, it should have many effects in it. But all the effects is good at a place. It's the same effect that happened few times but good in proportion. It is not really wow me all the time but it's still something you have to see. 

Overall, this movie is great enough, with its unusual same scene and the twist at the end, it is really worth it to watch this movie. It's recommended to all of the action and science fiction lovers. It's really tense movie and it's not disappointed at all. For Information Technology graduated, it must be something good to learn about the "Source Code". Enjoy it. :D

Good points: 
-   It's a good movie with simple concept
-   The same scene develops really good so it's not boring at all 
-   The twist is good but you have to understand it

Bad points:
-   A bit confusing at the end

Rating: 8.0/10.0 

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Genre: Action, Comic Book Adapt, Superhero, Sci-fi

Tag Line: Avenge

Running Time: 2 Hours 4 Minutes

Casts:  Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving

Directed by: Joe Johnston

Produced by: Kevin Feige, Stephen Broussard, Victoria Alonso

Story:

Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.

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Review:  

Captain America, This is the super hero that I have waited for a very long time to be screened in a big cinema. I was really excited when I read the synopsis and watched the trailer. It seems that everything was so great. I also loved they picked Chris Evans as Captain America figure, ithink he suited really good as that American Superhero. I just watched it and this movie was really good. I love, after waiting for such a long time for this big hero, and it's not disappointing at all. For me, everything was great on this movie. Let's see it side by side. :D
The story, there is not much to tell about the story. It's again adapted from a successful comic book. Like we all know, it's all about a weakest kid on the block tries to be a superhero and there is he, at last be a superhero who stops the super enemy. I can say that superhero story is have many things in common from the customs, the powers, the enemy, the girls, the vehicles, even the story itself. It's cliche and nothing is new here. But Captain America, even it's cliche, but the story is good in proportion, I mean it's not too long and it's not too short, but it tells everything the audiences have to know. It's not lame just like the other superhero movie lately. I will call it good for Captain America.
The acting, I really want to give credits to all of the acts of Captain America here. Chris Evans is not really showed up in Fantastic Four, even worse in Push, but this Captain makes him really a Captain. He really suites the character. He is big, strong and of course American, he proves that he is capable to play that first avenger in the history. He gives a good proportion also to this character. The others are also did a good job, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Dominic Cooper, and Hugo Weaving did a good play on their character. It develops in a right way. 
The Director, Joe Johnston, we all have known him from his great movie like Jumanji and Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. I also want to give him credit to direct this movie in a proper way. Everything seems to walk in a right way. It's not too much and too little. It's just complete by everything that he has done to the movie. Good job brother.
The effects, it doesn't show up much effects like the other superhero movie but again, the effects used in a proper way too. It's just good to see a movie like this. The greatest effect movie for me was when Chris Evans was made up to be a skinny short guy. That's not his body, it's all computer effects. But everything was well done here. At first, I just don't believe he was him, I mean Chris Evans, but that body was so real and I ever thought that they found another act who looked like Chris but skinny one, but I've got wrong. It's all Chris Evans himself with computer effects. What an amazing effect. 
Overall, this movie is great, it's recommended to watch it in a theater especially for you who have been Captain American fans for a long time. I know you all have been waited for this movie just like me. It's not a greatest superhero  movie of all time but it's still great. Can't wait for him in the Avengers next year with other superheroes. Just enjoy it. :D

Good points: 
-   It's not lame, well scripted
-   Proper effects make this movie greater than any other full effects superhero movie.
-   Chris Evans fans, this time is yours, he is great :D 

Bad points:
-   The story is similar like the other superhero movie

Rating: 8.3/10.0