Chernobyl Diaries (2012)

Chernobyl Diaries (2012)

Genres: Horror | Drama | Thriller

IMDB – 5.8

Rotten Tomatoes – 25 %

Metacritic – 31/100

Director: Bradley Parker

Writers: Shane Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke

The story of six tourists hiring an unusual super energetic tour guide who takes them to Pripyat in Moscow, an abandoned city where the workers died from Chernobyl nuclear reactor. In their stay on the abandoned place they soon discover that they are not alone and now they are being hunted.

A semi star-studded low budget film directed by Parker including the casts Jesse MCartney, Nathan Philips and Olivia Taylor.

A little dull movie who’s few nice shocks are appreciated but if you like “Paranormal Activity” then you will certainly like this movie.

Main Cast:

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal           ...        Zoe

 Dimitri Diatchenko           ...        Uri

 Olivia Dudley                      ...        Natalie (as Olivia Taylor Dudley)

 Devin Kelley             ...        Amanda

 Jesse McCartney                 ...        Chris

 Nathan Phillips                   ...        Michael

 Jonathan Sadowski           ...        Paul

 Milos Timotijevic               ...        Russian Check Point Guard

 Milutin Milosevic               ...        Ukrainian Thug

 Ivan Djordjevic                   ...        Ukrainian Thug

 Ivan Jovic                             ...        Ukrainian Thug

 Zinaida Dedakin                 ...        Restaurant Owner

 Ivana Milutinovic               ...        Little Girl

 Alex Feldman                      ...        Medic Goldshmidt

 Kristof Konrad                    ...        Medic Grotzky

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy

Director: Brad Peyton

IMDB Movie Rating: 6.1/10

Metacritic Rating: 41/100

Rottentomatoes Rating : 42%

The movie is the sequel of the Journey to the Center of the Earth. Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded signal from the Mysterious Island from his grandfather. The story of the movie is completely different from the first one and its only similarities are the author of the books. . The adventures of Andersons continue in this movie.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is visually stunning through its 3D effects, colourful scenarios and amazing visualizations. The movie is really for all ages which mean that there are neither sex scenes nor violent sequences

I like the story between Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and his stepson Sean, who falls in love to Vanessa Hudgens. The movie will be enjoyed by both kids and adults.

I like the sense of humor of “The Rock” which was pretty funny and enjoyable. This is really a kid’s movie.

I would love to watch Journey 3! The movie is worth your money and time! Fantastic!

Main Cast:

            Dwayne Johnson    ...       Hank

            Michael Caine         ...       Alexander

            Josh Hutcherson    ...       Sean

            Vanessa Hudgens   ...       Kailani

            Luis Guzmán           ...       Gabato

            Kristin Davis            ...       Liz

            Anna Colwell           ...       Jessica

            Stephen Caudill      ...       Cop

            Branscombe Richmond    ...       Tour Guide

            Walter Bankson      ...       Hockey Player

John Carter (2012)

John Carter (2012)

Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Director: Andrew Stanton

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 132 min

IMDB Movie Rating – 7.0/10

Metacritic Rating – 51/100

RottenTomatoes Rating – 52%

A Civil War veteran John Carter played by Taylor Kitsch had so many adventured in the Earth as well to other dimensions. This is a must see-movie with its fantastic visual effects and unique story.

The movie is based on the book written by Edgar Rice Burroughts, the book Princess of Mars which is actually the first of 11 novels he wrote a hundred years ago. The series is popularly known as The Barsoom or John Carter of Mars Series.

If you like the movie Avatar, Star Wars and Indiana Jones then you will surely like this movie. The movie showcases different visual plots and effects. If you want to improve your imagination about the picture of Mars, this is a must-watch movie for you.

Taylor Kitsch did a great job in portraying John Carte in the bigger screen. You will like his attitude and personality in the movie.

The movie is without exaggeration one of the most fantastic and impressive movie I have ever seen. I like the way the team put the story into a movie with its breathtaking landscapes and panoramic views, costumes and visual effects.

Main Cast:

            Taylor Kitsch           ...       John Carter

            Lynn Collins ...       Dejah Thoris

            Samantha Morton ...       Sola

            Willem Dafoe          ...       Tars Tarkas

            Thomas Haden Church    ...       Tal Hajus

            Mark Strong            ...       Matai Shang

            Ciarán Hinds           ...       Tardos Mors

            Dominic West         ...       Sab Than

            James Purefoy         ...       Kantos Kan

            Bryan Cranston       ...       Powell

            Polly Walker            ...       Sarkoja

            Daryl Sabara           ...       Edgar Rice Burroughs

            Arkie Reece             ...       Stayman #1 / Helm

Total Recall (2012)

Total Recall  (2012)

Genres: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Release Date: August 2 - 3

Director: Len Wiserman

Writers: Philip K. Dick, Mark Bomback

            Colin Farrel is a factory worker and the thing is others suspects that he is a spy and even Farrel suspects himself  and he does not know which side he belong, whether a spy of New Shanghai or the spy of the state of Euromerica.

            In the Company Rekall where Douglas Quaid works, played by Colin Farrell, can turn your dreams into real memories. The idea sounds like a perfect vacation for his very frustrating life but the procedures gone wrong and he becomes a hunted man. He is now wanted by the police who is controlled by Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston) and this is where his journey starts.

           A must-try to watch movie for the year, directed by Wiserman who is the director of the hit movie “Underworld”.

Main Cast:

            Kate Beckinsale                 ...        Lori

            Colin Farrell                        ...       Doug Quaid / Hauser

            Jessica Biel                           ...       Melina

            Bill Nighy                             ...       Kuato

            Bryan Cranston                   ...       Vilos Cohaagen

            Ethan Hawke                      ...        Qualiscumque

            John Cho                              ...       McClane

            Bokeem Woodbine              ...       Harry

            Will Yun Lee                        ...       Marek

            Steve Byers                          ...        Henry Reed

            Currie Graham                   ...        Bergen

            Warren Belle                       ...       Customs Officer

            Brooks Darnell                    ...       Stevens

            Jesse Bond                          ...        Lead Federal Police

            Michael Therriault             ...        Anderson

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The Expendables 2 (2012)

The Expendables 2 (2012)

Genres: Action / Adventure / Thriller

Release Date:  August 12

Director: Simon West

Writers: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Wenk

Hey Everyone! The Expendables are back with their newest members Billy, voiced by Liam Hemsworth Maggie, voice by Yu Nan. The Expendable are united one again when Mr. Church, voice by Bruce Willis enlist them to take on a simple mission. The task is just a piece of cake for Mr. Ross and his band.

I am very much excited to watch this move. I liked the first expendable so I believe that part two will be on a higher level. The movie is a story about revenge and series of surprising events.

Main Cast:

            Liam Hemsworth   ...       Bill 'The Kid' Timmons

            Jason Statham        ...       Lee Christmas

            Bruce Willis             ...       Church

            Sylvester Stallone   ...       Barney Ross

            Arnold Schwarzenegger               ...       Trench

            Jean-Claude Van Damme            ...       Jean Vilain

            Chuck Norris                                 ...       Booker

            Jet Li                                    ...       Yin Yang

            Charisma Carpenter          ...       Lacy

            Scott Adkins            ...       Hector

            Dolph Lundgren      ...       Gunnar Jensen

            Terry Crews            ...       Hale Caesar

            Nikolette Noel         ...       Sophia

            Randy Couture        ...       Toll Road

            Novak Djokovic       ...       Himself

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The Bourne Legacy (2012)

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Genres: Action / Adventure / Thriller

Release date: August 2-3

Director: Tony Gilroy

Writers: Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy

               The movie will be focused on a new CIA operative in the universe. The story is based on one of the Rober Ludlum’s novels.

               The fact that this is a Ludlum story then definitely, the script should be interesting and thrilling.  Ludlum plus the Bourne film series director, Tony Director would be a good tandem.

               Jeremy Renner is the main character of this movie and his life is always in threat just like the first three Bourne movies. The question now, will Hawkeye of “The Avengers” give justice to the Bourne movie? Well, it’s up for us to find out. I’ll watch the movie definitely..

Main Cast:

 Jeremy Renner                   ...        Aaron Cross

 Edward Norton                  ...        Byer

 Rachel Weisz                      ...        Marta

 Joan Allen                           ...        Pam Landy

 Donna Murphy                  ...        Dita

Albert Finney                       ...        Dr. Albert Hirsch

Scott Glenn                          ...        Ezra Kramer

David Strathairn                ...        Noah Vosen

Stacy Keach                         ...        Turso

 Corey Stoll                           ...        Vendel

 Louis Ozawa Changchien           ...        Actor

 Sheena Colette                   ...        Candent Woman #2

 Elizabeth Marvel               ...        Dr. Connie Dowd

 Michael Papajohn             ...        Larry Hooper

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The Amazing Spiderman (2012)

The Amazing Spiderman (2012)

Genres:  Action  / Adventure  / Fantasy / Drama  / Sci-Fi

Director : March Webb

There will be a new main cast for the new Spiderman. Tobey Maguire is not on the scene anymore, Andre Garfield is the new Spiderman. Just like most of the adolescents now, Peter have been trying to  figure who he really is. He is being raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May.

One day, he accidentally discovered his father’s briefcase and the mysterious item gave a lot of clues to the disappearance of his parents. The briefcase leads to his father’s former partner, Dr. Connors.  In this movie, his biggest villain will be the one called “The Lizard”.

In the meeting with his father’s friends and enemies, there will be lots of actions and the new Spiderman (Garfield) needs to shape his destiny.

This movie is one of the must-watch movie for the year. A brand new start for the new Spiderman.

Release Date : July 3 – 6

Main Cast:

            Emma Stone            ...       Gwen Stacy

            Andrew Garfield     ...       Peter Parker / Spider-Man

            Stan Lee        ...       Stan the Librarian

            Rhys Ifans    ...       Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard

            Martin Sheen          ...       Ben Parker

            Chris Zylka   ...       Flash Thompson

            C. Thomas Howell ...       Ray

            Sally Field    ...       May Parker

            Embeth Davidtz     ...       Mary Parker

            Denis Leary  ...       George Stacy

            Irrfan ...       Dr. Ratha (as Irrfan Khan)

            Kelsey Chow            ...       Sally Avril

            Annie Parisse           ...       Martha Connors

            Campbell Scott       ...       Richard Parker

            Michael Massee      ...       David Lowell








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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Snow White and theHuntsman (2012)

Genres: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Release date: June 1

Director: Rupert Sanders

Written By: Evan Daugherty

What a very interesting a story. A modern Snow White with a twist. This fantastic story is enough to convince us to watch this Movie.

Just like the original story of the fairy tale, Snow White (Kristin Stewart) is the only person fairer than the Evil Queen (Charlize Theron). The queen ordered the killing of Snow White. The Huntsman( Chris Hemsworth) was ordered to take Snow White into the woods and kill here. But the situation is now different, the Huntsman is now Snow White’s mentor to obliterate and defeat the Evil Queen.

Main Cast:

Chris Hemsworth               ...        The Huntsman

Kristen Stewart                   ...        Snow White

 Charlize Theron                 ...        Queen Ravenna

 Toby Jones                          ...        Coll

 Ian McShane                      ...        Beith

 Ray Winstone                     ...        Gort

 Nick Frost                            ...        Nion

 Sam Claflin                         ...        Prince William

 Eddie Marsan                     ...        Duir

 Lily Cole                               ...        Rose

 Bob Hoskins                       ...        Muir

 Vincent Regan                    ...        Duke Hammond










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Prometheus (2012)

Prometheus (2012)

Genres: Action / Horror / Sci-Fi

Release Date : June 7-9

Director: Ridley Scott

Writers: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof

A team of scientists/explorer travelled the spaceship “Prometheus” to the outside of the earth and investigate the Alien world. But things happened and the team are struggling for survival because of dark experiences they are going and a situation that is not only life threatening to them but to all mankind. The team need to save the future human race.

This movie is one of the best works of Ridley, by opening a great genre of mythology and put it on a bigger screen. This science fiction movie is a big deal

A must-watch sci-fi movie of 2012!

Main Cast:

            Noomi Rapace        ...       Elizabeth Shaw

            Michael Fassbender          ...       David

            Charlize Theron      ...       Meredith Vickers

            Idris Elba     ...       Janek

            Guy Pearce   ...       Peter Weyland

            Logan Marshall-Green      ...       Charlie Holloway

            Sean Harris  ...       Fifield

            Rafe Spall     ...       Millburn

            Emun Elliott            ...       Chance

            Benedict Wong       ...       Ravel

            Kate Dickie  ...       Ford

            Patrick Wilson        ...       Shaw's Father

            Lucy Hutchinson    ...       Young Shaw




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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)

Madagascar 3: Europe’s MostWanted (2012)

Genres: Animation / Adventure / Comedy

Release Date : June 8

Director : Eric Damell, Tom McGrath

Writer: Eric Damell and Noah Baumbach

The main characters Alex the Lion, , Gloria the Hippo, Marty the Zebra and Melman the Giraffe are all eager and fighting to go back to the Big Apple, New York. But this is the twist, their journey takes them to the far away countries of Europe and tried all the adventurous misadventures.

Come to think of it, a lion, hippo, zebra, giraffe, penguins, monkeys and lemurs will be travelling all over Europe! What a fantastic ride and journey of ever energetic characters of Madagascar.

One of the Madagascar movies that stand out when it comes to animation and story.

Main Cast:

            Ben Stiller                           ...        Alex (voice)

            Chris Rock                            ...       Marty (voice)

            David Schwimmer             ...       Melman (voice)

            Jada Pinkett Smith            ...       Gloria (voice)

            Sacha Baron Cohen           ...       King Julien XIII (voice)

            Cedric the Entertainer      ...       Maurice (voice)

            Andy Richter                      ...        Mort (voice)

            Frances McDormand        ...       Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)

            Bryan Cranston                   ...       Vitaly (voice)

            Martin Short                      ...        Stefano (voice)

            Jessica Chastain                 ...       Gia (voice)

            Paz Vega                              ...        Carmen (voice)








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