District 9 - The Greatest Sci-Fi Movie Ever?

2009 is rapidly coming to a close, which can only mean one thing. Hollywood's award season will soon be kicking into high gear all across the film industry. Movie studios have already begun their ferocious marketing campaigns for this year's biggest Oscar contenders in hopes of persuading the Academy in their favor. Unfortunately, one movie that will most likely be missing from the Best Picture Oscar ballot this March is District 9, the Peter Jackson produced sci-fi masterpiece that was released at the end of this past summer. District 9, which makes it's way to DVD and Blu-ray on December 22, is by far my favorite film of 2009 and in hopes of spreading the word to people who have not witnessed this film in all of it's incredible "awesomeness," here's a quick review.

With the movie's intriguing premise and that absolutely genius "Non-Human" marketing campaign, District 9 quickly became my must-see movie of the last summer. And even though I was well aware of the fact that I was going to dig this movie before I even bought my ticket and opened my Milk Duds, I had no possible way of knowing that I would fall so madly in love with it. Never mind the fact that District 9 quickly secured the top spot as my favorite science fiction film of all time (and I've seen some great ones), it might very well have become one of the greatest movies I've ever seen, period. Seriously, it was that good!

The film begins as sort of a mockumentary that brings viewers up to date on the film's alternate world where we learn that an alien spacecraft appeared in South Africa 28 years ago and apparently broke down right over the city

of Johannesburg. With the ship suspended over the city showing no signs of life for three months, human beings decide to take it upon themselves to make their way into the ship in an attempt to make first contact. What they found was millions of malnourished members of an alien race on the verge of death. With no other choice, humans transport the extra terrestrials down to earth and move them into a squalid, overcrowded slum in the Johannesburg area that government officials refer to as District 9, so the name of the film isn't just a clever title.

The aliens, or "prawns" as they're referred to in the film, are stranded on earth with no way of getting back to their home planet and quickly become a nuisance to the human residents of Johannesburg. The government contracts the zillion-dollar corporation Multi-National United (MNU) to relocate the 1.3 million prawns to the new but far from improved District 10. Heading the operation for MNU is the educated dimwit Wikus Van De Merwe, the film's ultimate protagonist, who believes he has the giant task under control. But after foolishly exposing himself to a biological alien chemical, Wikus's DNA becomes infused with that of the alien race's and he slowly begins to transform into a prawn. Desperate to stop the transformation, Wikus must seek refuge in District 9 where he befriends an intelligent prawn who holds the key to curing Wikus's anomalous condition.

With the orgy of unnecessary remakes, boring sequels and franchise reboots that Hollywood has been partaking in for the last few years; District 9's most refreshing attribute is the film's awe-inspiring originality. Neil Blomkamp, the director and co-writer, is simply astonishing with his feature-length debut and will no doubt be finding plenty of work in Hollywood for years to come. The 29-year-old (only three years older then me, which thoroughly bums me out) who is actually from Johannesburg, South Africa, seamlessly weaves both the documentary and traditional narrative styles of camera work together, with no apparent pattern or motivation, to create an absolute thrill ride of a movie unlike anything you have ever seen.

Now, if originality is the film's most refreshing attribute, then the story it has to tell is its most powerful. It does not take an advanced intellectual brain to realize that there are some serious political undertones to this movie. There is a specific message that this film wanted to get across, but it does so by not once preaching to the audience. Instead, it keeps everything within the confines of the sci-fi action realm by making entertainment the primary objective and let's viewers interpret the message for themselves. And the end result to this method is simply fantastic.

The characters (both human and alien) of District 9 are just one more positive element that this film has to offer. Wikus, who is played perfectly by newcomer Sharlto Copely, is a humorous office drone that you love one minute and a despicable human being that you despise the next. His prawn confidant, the aptly named Christopher Johnson, is a tough-as-nails alien who is sickened at what his people have been subjected to on earth and just wants to get himself and his young son back to their home.

This movie is not War of the Worlds. It's not Independence Day. It's not like anything you've ever seen before, which is a key reason why it's so great. It takes place in a realistic world with believable situations and outcomes. It's been four long months since I saw District 9 and I personally can't wait to own this film on DVD. I feel I've done a pretty good job on informing you just how amazing I found this movie. But who the hell am I, right? If you like smart science fiction with balls-to-the-wall action and breathtaking special effects, see District 9 and gauge an opinion for yourself. The movie will most likely go down as one of the best movies of 2009, regardless of what the award season tells you. And if you're like me, it will seriously make you reconsider your best movies of all-time list. I'm telling you, it's that good!

Adam Krause is a huge film buff. If he is not watching a movie, he is most likely writing one or about them. To read film reviews, blog posts and more articles like this one, please visit adamkrause.webs.com. Or visit http://www.staticmultimedia.com, a website that Adam writes for that thoroughly covers film, television, video games and music for all of your entertainment needs.

The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010) - New Movie Review

The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010) - What is with all the expository dialogue in "thrillers" lately? When did such great directors such as Scorsese and Polanski decide they should model their films after a Kevin Smith yak-fest? Usually when you write "REVEAL" in a screenplay it's a camera direction, not a general principle of dialogue. Lately I've seen a lot of this tendency. First it brought Shutter Island to a standstill, then the tendency showed up in Flame and Citron out of Denmark (see my review), and now it's infected Roman Polanski in his much-praised new "thriller" The Ghost Writer. In all of these films, major elements of the plot which had remained unrevealed during their dramatic and effective build-ups, come tumbling out of characters' mouths with such exacting specificity that I can imagine (and have witnessed) people leaving the theatres scratching their heads, saying, "What?" The wealth of information fed to us with a spoon makes us wonder if we are being secretly slipped something we aren't expecting, and when "the big reveal" takes an entire hour to unfold, it feels like it never unfolded at all, and we wonder if we missed it. Alas, we did not. Nobody awake could. It's a cliche to write that a good thriller "keeps you guessing." These films "keep answering you" - so does that make them anti-thrillers? Maybe this time I'll cleanse my pallet, and satisfy my desire for nostalgia, with a screening of The Tenant.

The Ghost Writer refers to the unnamed protagonist played by Ewan MacGregor, who is hired to help publish the memoirs of Adam Lang, a stand-in for Tony Blair, who is holed up in Cape Cod to escape the anti-war protesters that plague him back home. The Ghost is replacing another writer who recently washed up on a beach with lungs full of seawater. Just as Lang and his new colleague begin working, charges come down from the International Criminal Court accusing Lang of aiding the CIA in conducting torture on secret flights run by Hatherton, a stand-in for Halliburton. The Lang team goes on full defense and discusses their strategic options, which leads them to conclude that they have to stay in the US to avoid the ICC.

As the sharp, womanizing, pretty-boy Lang, Pierce Brosnan has never been better, nor has he ever been better cast. The casting choices across the board are brilliant, especially Jim Belushi as a brash American publishing executive, and Kim Cattrall as Lang's composed and intimidating assistant/mistress. There's no Best Casting Oscar category, but casting director Fiona Weir deserves some sort of award.

Polanski demonstrates his impressive directorial skill by controlling the frame with such precision that no detail goes without notice. However, the details are exceedingly mundane. The film suffers from a lack of motivation and a lack of locomotion. The Ghost himself doesn't care enough about the stakes; all he wants is to get his paycheck, and curl up with a bottle of scotch at the end of the day. He decides he doesn't want to investigate, so Polanski makes his investigation turn on a totally unserious desire to check out how well a Mercedes-Benz dashboard navigational system works. Then later, laughably, the Ghost discovers a crucial bit of information by running a Google search. Later he tells what he "discovered" to Robert Rycart, a major political opponent of Lang's, and he seems genuinely surprised by the news. Apparently Rycart is not very tech-savvy.

The problem isn't just how the information is fed to us, but also just what that information is. Once we connect the dots (or rather, have the dots connected for us in slow motion) we aren't left with anything solid to hang our hat on. Before the (long, slow) reveal, we knew that there were shady dealings between the British government and the US government and that the previous ghost writer was likely killed to cover up some deeper corruption that he uncovered in his research. After the (long, slow) reveal, we know that there were shady dealings between the British and US governments and that the previous ghost writer was likely killed to cover up some deeper corruption, only now we know who two of the "bad guys" are. The stakes of the plot are pretty low.

Maybe The Ghost Writer is mocking the thriller genre from a lofty, postmodern point-of-view. Since he doesn't spend any energy building suspense, Polanski does have ample opportunity to make dry, ironic jokes with a wink and a nod to the audience. If there were any tension, these jokes would cause it to dissipate. But there really isn't any, so actually they are quite welcome distractions. MacGregor is a charmer, and carries the movie quite well, engaging the audience whenever given the opportunity. So does the irony mixed with the literalism of the plot make the film one big ironic "wink and a nod" at the thriller genre? Is this film hunting bigger game than the mere effective thriller twist? Maybe (I'll let you decide that for yourself). Polanski is dealing with themes of exile and the trouble that personal charm can get you in, which, as those of you who haven't been living in a hole the last 30+ years can attest, might be notions weighing on the director's mind. Further, the plot could be read as an indictment of the Bush and Blair regimes and how they ran foreign policy. Ultimately, though, the political messaging is pretty slight. Lang is allowed to make an unchallenged "Come on get real" defense of the handling of the War on Terror, and then the issue hits the backburner as we focus on the less interesting matter of resolving the fate of our young ghost writer.

Maxwell Anderson is an avid film watcher and blogger. He is also a freelance assistant video editor in New York City. You can contact him through his blog Ecstatic Text: http://ecstatictext.blogspot.com

Titanic - A Love Story Movie Review

'Titanic' is a love story that captures the romance of two young lovers as the tragedy of the doomed vessel, RMS Titanic, unfolds around them. It was released in 1997 and was a great commercial and critical success, winning 11 Academy Awards (the first to do so since 'Ben Hur') and 3 Grammys.

It was was written, directed, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron, who also won the Academy Award for best director. 'Titanic' became the highest grossest movie of all time, earning $1.8 billion at the box office, until it was surpassed in 2010 by 'Avatar', another movie by James Cameron.

The story concerns two young people from different social classes - Leonardo DiCaprio appears as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet has the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater - who fall in love while aboard the doomed maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912. Although the love story is fictitious, many of the characters - crew and passengers - were based on those who were actually aboard the real vessel.

For instance, the brash Margaret "Molly" Brown (played by Kathy Bates) was famous for her heroic efforts (not shown in the movie) of trying to save drowning passengers. She later became known as the "Unsinkable Molly Brown".

There were many scenes in the movie, although only briefly touched on, which added greatly to the emotional impact of the inevitable sinking on passengers and crew. Two historical characters were Isador and Ida Strauss. Isador was a former owner of R.H. Macy and Company and was also a former NY Congressman. In the movie, his wife Ida has a chance of leaving the ship in a lifeboat but declines and returns to her husband, saying she will honor her wedding vow and remain with Isidor. She is last seen embracing him as they lie on a bed in their stateroom, with the water rushing in.

Layers of emotion are added with other scenes that depict obvious heroism by crew members. Joseph Bell, the Chief Engineer, and his men work desperately until the last moments to maintain the power for lights and so distress signals can be sent. All are lost.

Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster, and his orchestra, continue to play uplifting music to the very end, even as the ship sinks.

The two lovers, Rose and Jack, initially come together when he rescues her from a suicide attempt brought about by her despondency at a loveless engagement, having been pressured to marry a wealthy suitor, Cal, because of her family's financial needs.

Jack is scorned as inferior by Rose's mother and Cal but he does manage to attend a stuffy first-class dinner, where he renews his acquaintance with Rose and their bond deepens.

The next day, Rose defies her mother and Cal and goes to the bow of the ship where she meets Jack, realizes her feelings for him and the two passionately embrace. They then go to the privacy of Rose's stateroom and she asks him to sketch her wearing only the Heart of the Ocean, a blue diamond necklace which was an expensive engagement gift from Cal. She later leaves the sketch in Cal's safe.

While attempting to escape from Cal's bodyguard, Rose and Jack enter the cargo hold where they enter one of the cars stored there and make love on the back seat.

They witness the collision with the iceberg and overhear the lookouts discussing how serious it is. Rose and Jack decide to warn her mother and Cal but, in the meantime, Cal has discovered the nude sketch of Rose and furiously plants the necklace on Jack; then accuses him of stealing it. Jack is arrested and taken below deck, where he is handcuffed to a pipe.

The emotional elements of the 'Titanic' are very powerful, with the later scenes showing the aftermath of the collision, the desperate attempts of those aboard to find shelter on a lifeboat, or the brave acceptance of their fate. As there were not enough lifeboats, more than 1500 passengers and crew perished in this catastrophe. Throughout, the musical score strongly reflects their feelings and the dangers they face. The closing song, 'My Heart Will Go On' (sung by Celine Dion) won an Academy Award and two Grammies. Following the success of 'Avatar', a 3-D version of 'Titanic' will also be released.

Read more of the story of Rose and Jack and what happens to them here: Titanic A Love Story and also on this page: Titanic Romantic Movie.

6 Secrets to Success in 2010

Time is not waiting around for anyone, is it?

I wanted to share some thoughts on how to make your day and your life lovelier - starting NOW. Today, I'll share with you the 6 Secrets to Success in 2010 - the 6 things that you can do to guarantee you don't get sucked away in 'crisis management' and see the year become 2011 in the blink of the eye. Frankly, most people will wake up one day and say, "What! It's a new year again? What happened to 2010?" They will still be in debt, still stuck in a job or relationship they had and their dreams will be further away than before.

PLEASE - DON'T let this happen to you!!

(Hint: Follow these 6 Secrets and CLAIM 2010 as YOUR Best Year EVER!)

SECRET 1: SEE, HEAR & FEEL YOUR PERFECT DAY

When I ask people about their vision, they often reel off a long list of things they want (a new car, more money, new house, etc). Few actually put themselves in the picture - and see, feel and hear what it is like to BE there in that vision as if they were living that NOW. The secret is to clearly embody this experience and discover what is NEW and Different in your life NOW that you have attained this new life. See a full day: What you do, eat, drive? Who do you spend time with? How do you feel? What do you spend your time on?

See a full week, a full month, 6 months, a year...

The more you embody the details, the more powerful it is. Most people don't even know their own vision or their dharma / mission / purpose and so their visions are not their own- they are conditioned from the media. If they do manifest these 'imitation visions', they will be unhappy and often stressed and depressed. It is critical that you know your purpose and see your perfect, deeply satisfying day - that is YOUR real vision.

SECRET 2: THE MAGIC PLAN

The movie 'The Secret' ignored this part of the secret! Just having a vision won't achieve results 95% of the time - and if it's not your vision but a conditioned vision, you won't be happy anyway. The Secret to Planning is to take one aspect of your real vision and break it down into 'Next Steps'. David Allen in his Book 'Getting Things Done' has an in-depth system just for this. Choosing one aspect of your life at a time and deciding realistically, what are the next steps I need to do to make this happen, activates your 'Automatic Success Mechanism' to kick into gear and find answers to what needs to happen to get where you want to go. For example, if you wanted to eat all Raw Foods, you will maybe choose to ? Buy the ingredients I need to make raw crackers and alternatives to cooked food

? Eat - or give away- tempting foods from your fridge/cupboards

? Plan what new foods you will eat to replace the old ones

? Maybe buy a new recipe book

? Maybe ask a friend if they want to do this with you to make it easier and more fun

? Make yourself a superfood smoothie NOW and enjoy it fully

? Visualise daily that 'I now love and enjoy raw foods every day and I feel vibrant and alive'

As you can see each of these steps will help you move closer to the reality you want. It focuses your mind and actions. You could choose a next step for each of these and write a list of what practical things need to happen for all this to manifest. Once you know what you are doing... then comes the next secret - ACTION!

SECRET 3: WISE, SKILFUL ACTION

Sadly, many people have some kind of vision - but fail to act on it. They may even have worked out the whole plan in precise detail - but they do not act. The result? Nothing. Stagnation. Wasted Dreams. Wasted Life. On the death bed it is ALWAYS they things people DIDN'T do that haunts them most. If there is something you want to do - DO IT NOW. Action is one word, but like everything else, not all actions are equal. Some actions lead to fast, powerful results. Others are just time-wasting nonsense. Because so many of us have been conditioned to believe that DOING is what makes us valuable and useful there is a tendency in many to constantly look as if they are busy...even if what they are doing has no valuable result either to them or to anyone else! Just doing stuff doesn't mean it's useful. There are two expressions that sun this up wonderfully: "There is nothing as fragile as action without prayer" Buddhist Proverb "The Helping Hand Strikes Again!" Action without stillness and clarity is mostly a waste of time. The ENERGY behind the action matters just as much as the action itself. If you make food out of obligation and with resentment and the same exact meal with love and gratitude: Which will taste better? Which will bring you joy and nourish you most? As you know the Law of Attraction states: 'That which is like unto itself is drawn'. What many people fail to realise is that ACTION is also a vibration and is part of the law of attraction. It is not just thoughts and feelings. It is also words and actions. The Secret to Action is to understand the 80/20 rule (do the 20% that has the greatest effect) and act with good vibrations and clarity. To stay in the right state of being brings us to our next secret...

SECRET 4: THE ART OF STAYING HAPPY

"Happiness is the Greatest Nourishment" Ancient Proverb Without happiness, life is dry and meaningless. Even if you manifest all the things you though you wanted, if you are not happy, you will not have a good life. On this Island I have many millionaire friends who I bump into now and then. I met one the other day who looked like death! He has all the cash, but something is missing and it's written all over his face. Remember: Money and Stuff does NOT buy you happiness! To be happy we need to follow our dharma / purpose and live a balanced and meaningful life. So... if: your health is good your relationships are supportive and inspiring, your work/service REALLY touches the hearts of others, you are connected to your spirituality you enjoy time in nature and having fun...

Then you will be happy. I could talk about all the different levels of life all day, but for now, its just good to know that happiness comes from SERVICE and having our real needs taken care of. If you just act, act, act without being in balance - what will be the result? Learning how to look after ourselves fully is a real art and a critical part of living a meaningful balanced life. This state of happiness and power leads to actions that get results. Be in your flow; be in your power - and THEN act. You will see the difference. The training will include plenty of ways in which you can stay empowered and happy. This is what I love sharing about the most. If you have the Best DAY Ever, every day - you will have the best Year Ever.

SECRET 5: SUPPORT SYSTEM

he power of negative influences is amazing. The other day I was holding a Self Mastery Course and someone begin to cry for a long time- releasing the memories of not being good enough, criticism, disapproval from parents. Point: Sometimes years later these beliefs of not being good enough are still massively impacting lives on a daily basis.

Stephen Covey asked a question often in his trainings and seminars: How many of you attribute your current level of success, largely or partly to someone else believing in you when you didn't believe in yourself? Nearly everyone raises their hand. Having Supportive people who can SEE the good and potential in you, is 10000% essential for your success. If your immediate friends offer you no support, look elsewhere. Ultimately we don't need this support, but few have reached a state where they are 100% self-Sovereign and need nothing from anyone. If you want to manifest something amazing in 2010 - make sure you meet often with people who care about your success and who empower that in you. In many ways just the group energy alone is the key to success. Never underestimate the power of the gathering - even if it is virtual, the connections reach anywhere in a second.

SECRET 6: BEING ACCOUNTABLE

When I was at Art College in England, I was extremely grateful for that fact that there was a system of accountability in place. Each semester (normally about 2-3 months) we would be accountable to our tutors to submit our projects - which would then go on to be marked. The grading of art work is a tricky business as it's so subjective and there are all kinds of problems with that... However, the system of having a period of time with which to do something and being accountable for that was a godsend for me. I love art and I love to be fully creative and expressive. The fact that I HAD to be creative and do whatever creative work I wanted nearly every day for 4 years helped me to develop many skills and have a wonderful time. Once I left college (after 2 Degrees doing whatever I wanted to) my level of artistic out put dropped to nearly nothing. Why? I was no longer accountable. Since then I have developed the power to get things done without being accountable because I have the inner power. However, I still have an accountability group meeting each week where we all share our plans and review what we did and didn't do in the previous week. This system massively increases productivity and capacity to get things done. I have worked with mnay programs that contains this same accountability process so one can experience and see the shifts. You can go ahead and create an accountability group for yourself now if you like. Simply state what you are going to do. Write it down and each week, come back together with whoever your are accountable to and check what happened. The psychology is amazing. The power of social pressure kicks in and things happen. Use this pressure to your advantage. YOU are choosing what you want to, the pressure is only there to free you from laziness, procrastination and lack of self-belief. YES - I can do it... and I will do it. It feels so good to do this each week.

So, there you go. Apply these 6 Secrets into your life and see miracles small and big begin to happen. Please claim this year as the year in which you learned how to make it happen, and MAKE IT HAPPEN! I wish you all the success and happiness you can imagine and more

Much love

Michael Hawaii, Jan 2010

by Michael Mackintosh, founder of Living in Magic. He is a spiritual teacher who lives on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. To have YOUR Best Year Ever check out: http://www.2010bestyearever.com/

2010 Top Best Summer Movies

We've found this to be an interesting summer for movies. Not earth shattering by any means, but not a total dud either. Toy Story 3 and Inception were the highlights for us, and I think they were for most people. Toy Story 3 has made over 400 billion dollars worldwide with Inception closing in at near 300 billion. We won't forget Avatar either, but that's in it's own class as is its maker James Cameron.

I'm sure there'll be some movies that we leave out that you all will be yelling bloody murder about so just comment away since we always appreciate dissent, it's a good thing over apathy. There have been some quiet contenders that we mentioned in our earlier review on here that most people may have heard about or not at all. One that was pretty cool on the small side was The Kids Are All Right about two lesbian mothers (Julianne Moore and Annette Benning) who wind up discovering who the sperm donor is for their child (Mark Ruffalo playing a wonderful lowkey role). What we loved about this one was it didn't focus on a big gay marriage debate; it just was a film about a relationship with its ups and down like any other. It's well worth checking out and the cast really bring out the best in this gem of a film

We loved The Expendibles just for the kickass shoot em up style, and the fact that Sylvestor Stallone was able to bring together all our big action stars of the past and present (basically just Jason Statham) was the perfect guilty pleasure. Plus, it showed us once again that Sylvestor Stallone is alive and kicking and knows what we want in our action films. We've already weighed in on Eli Roth's The Last Exorcism and gave it another shot just to make sure we weren't just being mean to Eli Roth.

Sadly, the 3D technology is already getting raped by Hollywood with films like Clash Of the Titans and Airbender so hopefully audiences will speak up by not going to these films to make Hollywood once again realize that you just can't throw anything out there expecting the ticket buying public to rush out to them in droves. Especially in this economy no matter what the news channels keep trying to tell us that things are looking up.

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Samsung 3D LN46C750 Reviews

Samsung puts out a great High Definition Television and the LN46C750 Samsung 3D 46 inch 1080p HDTV 240 Hz LED 3-D is clearly no slouch. This is a beautiful picture, and features and are rivaled by few. The search for the appropriate LED LCD televisions that stood out from the crowd.

Samsung LN46C750 a beautiful 46-inch television, and which shows a large picture in full 1080p HD. This Samsung high-definition television offers 240 Hz technology, which is the fastest full-screen gesture of life as the light does not matter what movie or television show to watch.

The Samsung 3D 46 inch LN46C750 also offers 3D technology, the pictures jump off the screen, which feels as if a part of the action. You can make your Sync Samsung Blu-ray player to experience movies in Samsung 3D Ready TV and enjoy more TV broadcasts stunning 3D high-definition television, which is offered by a number of television stations in the near future.

If the game is a gaming mode, which enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sound of the game. Picture and sound quality optimized for the special needs of gaming systems, the touch of a button.

The Samsung also LN46C750 57% energy efficiency and ENERGY STAR 4.0 minimum to ensure that everyone is happy because it will save a bit more about the electricity bill is similar to LCD HDTV models.

Experience the Wonder of Samsung 3D 46 inch at home

There is only one way to make a 3D experience, you're not in the theater. And it's the TV Samsung 3D 46 inch. Offering the ultimate immersive experience visual content deliverer of the aircraft and the training of explosive limits of TV images. The effect is stunning - rewarding life, image quality, ultra-real competitors in the movies - imported from your own living room. innovation of Samsung is it possible to convert your favorite movies of 3D-2D. For the Samsung 3D 46 Inch TV requires attention, no matter what.

Samsung 3D 46 inch glasses is active in the gate to the Samsung 3-D entertainment.

Samsung has a new battery and re-chargable Active powered 3D glasses, the gateway to the Samsung 3-D entertainment. Impressive, how they operate and what makes it possible to experience the technology works as follows: If you hold up and look at the screen, the technology is the first block on the left, then right lens. This happens faster than the blink of an eye - so the eye does not notice it. But if you show images to each eye separately, the 'quantitative' is worth much more realistic 3D images.

Samsung 3D 46 Inch experience allows you to:

? Watch 3D movies and shows Samsung 3D HDTV style and comfort for active 3D glasses (optional).

? Connect the Samsung 3D Blu-ray Disc player and immerse yourself in the latest Hollywood 3D hits.

? Connect the Samsung 3D 46 inch HDTV and a 3D Blu-ray Disc player and convert 2D movies, sports, and shows the 3D.

That the full 3D Experience for Samsung:

? Samsung's 3D HDTV (Includes: 2010 C750 Series LCD, 2010 LED C7000, C8000 and C9000 Series, C7000 and C8000 Series PDP 2010)

? Samsung's 3D Blu-ray Disc player (BD-3D C6900 1080p Blu-ray Disc player)

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Toy Story 3 - Movie Review

The Toy Story 3 movie opened up on Friday June 18th 2010 in most theaters across the United States and abroad. I must say that this was by far the best of the three Toy Story movies. This movie has everything that a family needs to share 100 plus minutes together. My kids span the ages of 7 to 14 years of age, and without a doubt everyone of us walked away from the theater with smiles from ear to ear and recalling the funny moments of the movie as well as the sad.

Parents get ready to laugh, this movie fell short by approximately 3 million dollars of being one of the all time greats at the box office. I am sure that the following weeks will allow that stat to correct itself. The movie is that good. The Walt Disney Pixar touch has come together to create so many memorable movies in the last 10 plus years, you just know it has to be a top shelf movie.

Now doing a review without giving the key points of the movie away is difficult, but I can tell you that most of the cast returns to come together on this outstanding sequel times two. Tom Hanks is back as Woody, Tim Allen returns as the great intergalactic Buzz Lightyear toy, and Don Rickles the infamous and very funny Mr. Potato Head. The movie does an incredible job of tying together sentimental moments, with action and very, very funny scenes and lines. Some how, Mr. Potato head ends up putting his body parts on a fajita or soft taco shell, and when that does not work, he is off to the cucumber patch, very funny!

Toy Story 3 does not just appeal to kids, it truly is a movie that shares that family time that we all crave. In my opinion, no one delivers that better than Disney and Pixar. My family was split on the favorite scenes of the movie and there is no other way to put it, but to say that this movie will most definitely have something for everyone. We watched the movie in 3-D and I can tell you that it is worth the extra $3.00 dollars or so for the kids and nearly $7.00 for adults to watch the movie with today's 3-D technology. No cheap 3-D pranks here. In closing, this is a movie that allows each family to share a movie together, create a beautiful memory, and if nothing else, It convinced my wife to never toss out another one of my kid's toy no matter how old it may be! May the Buzz Lightyear Toy forever fly!

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Hot Tub Time Machine (New Movie Review)

Hot Tub Time Machine (Steve Pink, 2010) - Despite what Kevin Smith would have you believe, there is a difference between a good stupid movie and a bad one. The good kind will make you laugh hard with offensive jokes; the bad kind will offend your sensibility with boring characters, too much plot, or, at their worst, a knee-jerk conservative preachiness that sometimes creeps into raunchy comedies toward the end. When you go to a stupid movie, you should prime yourself to just go with the flow, not think too hard and get in the mood to laugh, but if the jokes don't hit, or if the movie gets bogged down in pointless plot machinations, the experience can leave you offended in the wrong way. Hot Tub Time Machine, with its premise of four guys being transported back to the 80's after a night of drinking in a hot tub with magical powers, seemed like it could have had the right balance of clever pop culture references and talented comedic actors willing to humiliate themselves to be a good stupid movie. I was mostly right.

John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, and a memorable Rob Corddry star as Adam, Jacob, Nick and Lou, the reluctant hot tub time-travelers. Adam has recently separated from his wife, who apparently made him miserable in the later years, as we see him wander through his newly emptied apartment while listening to a message from his ex explaining what she took and why in a very funny and effective opening scene. Adam wanders down to the basement where his sarcastic lazy nephew Jacob plays Second Life as a character doing time in jail. Nick is bored at his dog-training job and frustrated by his juvenile and untrustworthy friends. The only thing he looks forward to anymore is seeing his wife at the end of the day. Lou has neither wife nor ex-wife, and we first meet him pulling into his garage as he rocks out to Poison while drinking vodka and Redbull, not mixed, but one swig after another, a neat trick while simultaneously lip-syncing, revving your engine, and air drumming the cheesy hair-metal pop perfectly. This lands Lou in the hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning, which the doctors assume was a suicide attempt. As therapy his friends take him to a ski resort that once provided these men with their best adolescent memories. Soon they hit the hot tub and the booze and wake up in 1986, as their actual adolescent selves from the past.

The film doesn't get as much mileage out of the nostalgic referencing of 80's pop culture as I had hoped, but it does a lot with time-machine cliches in movies. Much is made of the butterfly effect ("I love that movie!" one character exclaims - one of a number of well-timed references to awful movies). The character of Jacob, who wasn't born yet in 1986 and therefore is very much concerned about altering the timeline, phases in and out of existence, a clear reference to Michael J. Fox in that Polaroid photograph in Back to the Future. The casting of Crispin Glover as the hotel bellhop also references the classic time-travel movie from 1985. Several good bits ensue of the men reliving past humiliations because they don't want Jacob to disappear forever, despite being radically different people who earnestly want to make better choices in adolescence the second time around. Soon, however, they stop worrying and start thinking about how to benefit from the experience ("We could invent Zac Efron!" Lou realizes.).

One of the best jokes in the film is a running gag about Glover's character's arm being chopped off. When we meet him in 2010, he has one arm and is a miserable prick. However, in 1986 we find that he's very friendly and has both his arms. Over and over the guys watch as Glover looks as if he's about to lose his arm in one ridiculous scenario after another, and Lou cheers for it to happen, only to be disappointed as each time Glover escapes unscathed, and blissfully unaware of his predestination. The "suspense" builds for Lou and us as we anticipate how exactly the limb gets severed. Funny stuff.

Soon, a girl walks into Adam's life, giving him a second chance at a happy marriage. She is such a one-dimensional and unconsidered part that one could say it's a huge step backward for roles for women. The film doesn't bother to make her anything more than a symbol, legs metaphorically spread, giving sage advice to our male lead while patiently waiting around for him to get over his phobias and make a decision. It's a throwaway plotline, dragging the rest of the movie down. The sooner we're done with these scenes the better, and they are mercifully short. The film is decidedly made by, for and about men, and so the lack of any serious consideration of a female point of view is not really a surprise.

There are some serious matters at hand here, and they're handled in a way that isn't preachy and doesn't interfere with the comedy. The movie is really about how one lets his closest friends down consistently through selfish behavior, and about aging's negative effects on one's social life causing overdependence on committed relationships that often turn out to be not as loving as you originally hoped. Lou's desperate antics manage to be both outrageously funny and still very much credible as the manic energy of a man trying desperately to stay one step ahead of his anxieties, and I mean that as a big compliment to Corddry, who is the heart and soul of this film. He sells the genuine desperation of his character in a way that Cusack doesn't even attempt. (Cusack sleepwalks through the picture, as he's been doing for years now.) The movie has a whitewash happy ending, which is both consistent with its genre but also necessary as a tonic for the depressing implications of its more serious undertones. In the end, it locates a justification and a place for these kinds of movies, because adult life can be painful and we need larger-than-life delusions to help keep us sane. Remaking your present by changing the mistakes you made in the past is exactly the kind of fantasy that can provide such relief, so let us (men) take the bait and revel in it.

Maxwell Anderson is an avid film watcher and blogger. He is also a freelance assistant video editor in New York City. You can contact him through his blog Ecstatic Text: http://ecstatictext.blogspot.com

Solitary Man (New Movie Review)

Solitary Man (Brian Koppelman, 2010) - Why in the world is this out now? This is usually a pretty lousy time of year for this kind of movie. Solitary Man is an intelligent drama that mixes veteran stars and literate, adult storytelling, with a decent budget and a lean to the mainstream. It could have been released in October or November and given an Oscar campaign, a la Up in the Air. So, why was it released in the middle of summer blockbuster season? Solitary Man is not quite "best picture", but it deserves a lot more praise than it's going to get. I certainly will be rooting for Michael Douglas to get some kind of recognition during award season for his performance here.

Douglas has been this good before, many times, so it really shouldn't be a surprise to see him knock a leading role out of the park (though, with all that is going on in his personal life recently, it is heartening to see such a game effort - I look forward to Wall Street 2). This is a role for which he has a great instinct - an aging ladies man who loves the sound of his own voice and runs frantically from his demons as quickly as he kicks his one-night-stands out of bed. Ben Kalman was a big-shot who had it all and flushed it away. He's got a gambling addict's personality, and he treats his life like a game of roulette and all his chips are on black 23. Kalman's only comfortable in the extremes, where, he says with an earned bitterness, you are always alone. His attempts to save his career and broken relationship with his daughter are thwarted by his reckless tail-chasing, but Douglas never lets his character become a two-dimensional scumbag, showing us with his nuanced performance how he is a victim of his own psychological fears.

Solitary Man bears a striking resemblance to 2002's Roger Dodger, Dylan Kidd's fantastic debut feature starring a never-better Campbell Scott in the troubled douchebag role, the difference being that Campbell's Roger is not nearly as successful in business (and less so with the ladies) as Kalman, yet the running-from-home self-justifying male neurosis is equally on-point. The two films even share some overlap in casting, as the brilliant Ben Shenkman and Jesse Eisenberg turn up in Solitary Man as well (although Koppelman criminally underutilizes them). The male leads from both films have a "high verbal ability" for never-ending bullshit emanating from their mouths that is their Achilles heel.

When I wrote my review of Breaking Upwards, I failed to mention Olivia Thirlby. This was an oversight. Thirlby is a talented young actress who hopefully does not become the next Kristin Stewart, and so far she shows a tendency for the independent and intelligent, which is good. I first took notice of her in David Gordon Green's Snow Angels, from 2008. (I saw New York, I Love You, in which she starred, and fully intended to review it but never did out of sheer laziness - I apologize - it wasn't very good). The best scene in Solitary Man, the one that pushes the film to a higher level, is the one Douglas shares with Thirlby at a frathouse party on a Massachusetts college campus. She's the only other female actor in the film who can hold her own with Douglas, and she delivers a dressing-down we've been waiting for. Crucially, Koppelman allows Douglas the parting, devastating, line. I would have been too easy for her to be allowed to simply get on a soap-box and put Kalman in his place.

This is the second directing gig for Koppelman, after Knockaround Guys (which I haven't seen). In Solitary Man, Koppelman shows his screenwriting roots quite clearly (this is the guy who wrote Rounders, by the way). The entire film is motivated by and generated with words flying out of people's mouths. The upside is you get great scenes like the one I described above, and you have the potential to get a great, Oscar-worthy performance from an actor who can turn the well-turned phrases into spoken word poetry. The downside is that often something quality on the page doesn't necessarily translate to quality on the screen. As strong as the script is, there is something schematic about it. While it's satisfying to see lines repeated that carry different loaded meanings in different scenarios, Koppelman doesn't always hide his devices with enough truism. One such device - Kalman swallows baby aspirin every morning - is dramatic because it reminds us of his heart issues, yet doesn't quite jive with Kalman's reckless personality.

It is unfortunate Jenna Fischer is such a limited actress, because she is given such an important and deep role as Kalman's patient yet exasperated daughter, for which she shows very little feel. She is actually quite terrible, and often grinds the impulse of the picture's themes to a halt. Another problem in the film is the overly explanatory final scene. Douglas sits down and chats with his ex-wife and proceeds to unnecessarily explain everything we just saw, and introduces a barely-dramatized element to the story that is suddenly given central attention. It feels forced and unsatisfying.

While not perfect, this is the kind of film I take special pride in pointing out to those who tend to beat up on Hollywood, presumably for being populist and trashy, as evidence that every piece of garbage Hollywood puts out is worth it because the really big earners make it possible for studios to support midbudget projects such as this. "One for them, one for me" can work for studios, too, not just directors, although the ratio isn't exactly one-to-one. For example, Millenium Films, responsible for Rambo, Righteous Kill, and the upcoming The Expendables (not to mention countless direct-to-DVD action titles), also helped make the superb The Grey Zone, Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, and now Solitary Man. The extra 10 or 15 million dollars big producers give to small dramas like this make all the difference, allowing talented filmmakers to assemble the cast they want, scout the proper locations, and ultimately do justice to the material without having to find financial shortcuts at every turn. Yes, there are compromises and strings attached when you take the money, and you have to make something at least somewhat commercial. But is that always such a bad thing?

Maxwell Anderson is an avid film watcher and blogger. He is also a freelance assistant video editor in New York City. You can contact him through his blog Ecstatic Text: http://ecstatictext.blogspot.com

Movie Review - Tender Mercies

Commentary on "Tender Mercies"

The motion picture "Tender Mercies" is a music-drama that was released in 1983 by Antron Media Production and EMI Films. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Horton Foote. The movie starred the well-known veteran actor Robert Duvall (as Mac Sledge) and Tess Harper (as Rosa Lee). Duvall won an Oscar? for Best Actor in a Leading Role for this film, and Foote was awarded an Oscar? for Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen). The plot of the movie is about "a broken-down, middle-aged country singer [who] gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together." (IMDB, 2010).

"Tender Mercies" is a story of success, collapse, and deliverance. It portrays the man, Mac Sledge, as a successful country singer; but then was broken financially and divorced due to his problem with alcohol. The primary theme brought out by the film is the prospect of Mac Sledge being able to repair his life.

The movie does a good job in developing the characters in the story. The director, Bruce Beresford, portrays Mac Sledge's sad condition at the beginning of the movie. He was divorced, a drunk, with no money, and living in a motel out in the desert. He was in need of help. The hotel manager (Rosa) was a widow with a young son. She had mercy on Mac by offering him a room and food for only $2.00 a day. Mac accepted the offer. Hence, another primary them of the movie is redemption.

As the movie proceeds, the viewing audience will observe different aspects of the characters that are progressively revealed and confirmed. For example, when Mac Sledge was faced with the obstacle of trying to sell his songs, he was discouraged. In reflecting this part of Mac's life, Beresford does a good job in directing the film by showing Mac's frustration through action packed driving scenes and the temptation he had in going back to alcohol to drown his woes. However, Mac decides to not go back to his old ways. He refuses to drink alcohol, he marries the widow, and even gives his life to Christ by getting baptized. Beresford shows the faithfulness of Mac's new wife through her attending church and praying for her husband as he goes through times of discouragement.

From an overarching perspective, this movie has logical structure and does a good job in adding more information about the characters as time progresses on through the story. There is emotion, drama, and good dialogue to help the viewing audience understand the story as it unfolds. Simply stated, this is a superb film that demonstrates how people can still have hope in times of discouragement due to "tender mercies" bestowed upon them by God. Moreover, the movie has a clear, articulate message and emphasizes the benefits of change as well as endurance. The motion picture "Tender Mercies" is highly recommended.

REFERENCE

Internet Movie Database (IMDB). 2010. Tender Mercies. Retrieved on 5 July 2010 from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086423/

Adrian Robbe has a Master of Arts in Communication Degree in Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His passion is the art of cinema and filmmaking. Adrian is the author of several books, to include:
- "Techniques of the Film Masters" (ISBN 978-1-4357-4347-2)
- "Metamorphosis of Hollywood Filmmaking" (ISBN 978-1-4357-3290-2)
- "Exploring the Nativity" (ISBN 978-0-5570-0665-6)
- "And the Oscar? Goes to..." (How does a filmmaker become an Academy Award? winner?) (ISBN 978-1-84728-487-7) [Note: This book is neither authorized nor endorsed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.]

Movie Review - The Karate Kid? Or is it the Kung Fu Kid?

Yet another remake hits the cinemas as this year's version of the 1984 movie The Karate Kid makes it to the big screen. The movie stars Will Smith Jr, Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. As far as casting goes I'm happy. One thing that I'm not happy about though is the title. The Karate Kid? Isn't this movie filmed in China?

I'd like to think that audiences have become a little more informed in the information age and know that Japan and China are two different countries. Just like Kung Fu and Karate are two completely different kinds of martial arts. I can't help but feel it's the whole "Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, what's the difference exactly? All you Asians look alike" stereotype by Hollywood.

Really? Common this is 2010, nobody bothered to Google this? Apparently is it called The Kung Fu Kid in China and Best Kid in Korea and Japan. Maybe its the Silat Kid in Malaysia and the Ju Jitsu kid in Brazil?

As a movie though I found it very entertaining. Jaden Smith is a very good actor for his age. His character was very believable and I'm sure he's all set to walk in his dad's footsteps. All the way to getting the girl as he has an on screen kiss in this movie. This was also a much better movie for Jackie Chan after playing a babysitting spy. The action was good and the new take of wax on, wax off worked.

Some parts of the movie were a little cliche though. Like during the tournament they made it look like it was Street Fighter or something. The problem with adding tacky scenes like that is that it can ruin the believability of the movie. From actually buying the story and characters as "real" you are suddenly reminded "Oh yeah this a movie".

Overall it was good though not ground breaking. So if you were a fan of the original movie don't expect a like of like adaptation and you might enjoy this one.

My Movie Review Rating is 3.5/5

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The 2012 Movie Analysis

The 2012 movie, an edge-of-your-seat, mindless escapism created by veteran apocalypse director Roland Emmerich, though of poor plot structure and underdeveloped characters, is the perfect thrill for anybody who likes to see the earth smattered into tiny pieces or people running desperately for their insignificant lives. It has lots of visual candy, lots of plausible premises, and lots of goings-on that keep the entire movie moving 'til the end. It's not executed at its best, however, and while the extent of destruction is much larger and more horrific than what we've ever seen before, this doesn't make up for the incapacity of the movie to deliver a strong story.

The movie has been criticized negatively because of the reasons aforementioned a lot of times, however, and this article is not going to bash the movie any further. The 2012 movie, inconsistencies aside, is a plausible and genuine outlook of the future should the date of destruction, December 21, 2012, comes. It mashes up all the general theories regarding 2012, and presents possible outcomes and solutions to save not only humanity, but its virtues and its long-recorded history. Here is a list of what happened in the 2012 movie that could also happen in the real 2012 apocalypse:

1) The global destruction of the movie is based on the "Earth's Crust Displacement Theory" and in the movie, it's stated that neutrinos are bursting within the Earth's core, causing the crusts to be rapidly displaced. The neutrino explosion is in turn supposedly caused by the peaking of the solar flares in the Sun.

2) In 2010, international leaders begin a massive, secret project intended to ensure humanity's survival, by building futuristic arks designed to hold 400,000 people. Additional funding for the project is raised by selling tickets to the private sector for ?1 billion per person, effectively cutting off the chances of majority of people to survive.

3) By 2011 they start to secretly move humanity's valuable treasures under the guise of protecting them from terrorist attacks, such as the Mona Lisa, to save humanity's history as well.

4) The Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, or the Mayan Calendar, is referenced in the movie.

5) Earthquakes of intensified magnitudes wreak havoc all over the globe as a result of crust displacement. Huge buildings are destroyed, bridges are split in two, major cities are literally broken in pieces.

6) Yellowstone Caldera, a volcano in the USA, erupts, sending massive igneous stones skyrocketing in the air, resembling meteors and asteroids.

7) A mega tsunami destroys several key cities, including Washington, D.C., which kills the president of the United States.

8) The arks save the people who luckily got in. The water levels recede, new lives are beginning and a new civilization and world order is created.

If yIf you look beyond the inefficacy of the 2012 movie to show great story material that can match its great cinematography, the creators indeed have made a future that is not far from what we, as a species, are bound to do just so we can survive. The arks are very welcome options if ever those destructive events occur, especially the mega tsunami. However, these are not the only things that could happen in December 21, 2012 - we have to take into account that radiations, asteroids, or other similar stuff are also predicted to happen, so we can't count in an ark to save us all.

In the most general sense, the 2012 movie is simply a message to all of our subconscious minds to be prepared and be vigilant even in the dreariest of moments. We are humans, and we are gifted with the ability to hope for the future, to fight for it. If and when the 2012 movie indeed comes out of the screens and into our lives, we shall be prepared, we shall come out conquerors, we always do.

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Toy Story 3 Movie Review

At what point in your life did you realize that you were too old to play with toys any longer? For me, I guess it was about the age of 14. Yes, I realize that is probably older than most people, but I was still having fun with my GI Joe and Star Wars toys up until that time. Once I came to this realization it seemed that my childhood officially ended. I needed to let go of that part of my life and accept the fact that a new chapter of adulthood was about to begin. This is essentially what the new Toy Story 3 is all about, closing one chapter to begin a new one. With this new entry in the Toy Story franchise, we have witnessed the closing of one of the best motion picture trilogies of all time.

It's hard to believe that Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Rex, Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, and Slinky Dog have been around in three movies over the span of the last 15 years. I was 20 when the original Toy Story hit the big screen and I remember being blown away, not only by the incredible animation I was seeing but also by a story that was one of the most imaginative I had ever seen. With this first film, Pixar emerged as the epitome of what an animation studio should be. Year after year they have created films that entertain children and adults of all ages. And it all began with Toy Story.

If you haven't seen the first two films in this trilogy, do yourself a favor and check them out before going to number three. I watched them both again before seeing the new film and it helped me to remember how great these films truly are. Thus prepared and refreshed on what Toy Story is all about, I went into the theater with incredibly high expectations. I prayed that the Pixar Midas touch was still alive. What I witnessed was sheer perfection. I'm really at a loss for words as to how good this film truly is. I personally believe that this was the best of the three films and certainly the best film I've seen in 2010. If this film is not nominated for Best Picture this year, a tragedy will have occurred.

We moviegoers have grown up over the past 15 years just like Andy, the owner of all the toys we know and love. Andy has finally graduated high school and is off to college. As he begins packing and getting ready to move, he comes upon all of his toys that he's grown up with. When he finds them, you can see the love for them in his eyes. You feel him reliving memories of playing with them throughout his life. He's unsure if he should keep them, store them or just give them away. He doesn't want to part with them because of all the good times they had together, but he also knows that he is an adult now and toys are not generally apart of adult life. Does he let them go or not? This is the question throughout this movie.

I hate to go into details of the plot, because honestly I didn't know much about it myself and therefore most of what I saw was completely unexpected. It was like visiting some old friends again and remembering why you liked them so much in the first place. Go see this movie. If you are a fan of Toy Story, a lover of all things Pixar, or just a movie buff, you owe it to yourself to view this. Because, like Andy, who knows when we are likely to see these friends again.

J. Chandler - A+

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2010 Maro Charitra Telugu Movie Review

Maro Charitra (1978), a movie by K.Balachander starring Kamal Hassan and Saritha is a story that revolves around a simple "Telugu - Tamil" neighboring girl and boy falling in love and later separate with the interference of their family which makes the story end in tragedy. This movie was the biggest hit of the decade with heart-touching songs composed by M.S.Viswanathan.

Now, the same story was remade using the same old title "Maro Charitra" starring Varun Sandesh and Anita in lead roles under the direction of Ravi Yadav with good production values by "Dil" Raju in 2010. The story of this new maro charitra was same but only thing is that it takes place in U.S where the old movie story takes place completely in Vizag. The Songs were all remixed from the old ones by Mickey.J.Mayor.

Story of Maro Charitra (2010)

Well the story is a romantic tale with the backdrop of U.S where Balu (Varun Sandesh) is a free-going guy who discontinue his studies as he didn't like the course. It is here he sees the heroine Swapna (Anita) and in no time, both fall in love. At no matter of time, the parents will come to know about their love and disapproves their love due to a constant fight between Balu's Father and Swapna's mother (Urvashi). Then, an agreement is signed in the presence of Paul Sastry (Naresh) who is a cop cum Priest. As per the agreement, Balu and Swapna will not talk, see or meet each other for 1 year and if they still maintains the same love, their love is true.

Do they really meet after an year? Will their love stand still after the long gap? All this forms the rest of the story.

Secret: Well, the Old movie Maro Charitra have a tragedy ending, this new story had been changed to a happy ending love story.

Actors Performance

Varun Sandesh gave an OK Performance but not as expected from him. He could have worked more on creating an impact. Anita as a debut actor has done a good job. Shraddha Das was the best as she justified her role and made her existence felt. Music was average and not good as expected.

Conclusion

The technical values are good in the film but the depth and content of the film are very weak. The story was received well by the people of 70's as it was a fresh concept at that time but it was boring to the people now as they have seen a lot of similar stories in the meanwhile from 70's to now.

Overall, the movie was an average go with A Class people and it's a fail in the sections of B and C. Not a must watch film.

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Top 5 Best TV Shows of 2010 - You Need to Start Watching Now

The top 5 best shows of 2010 are all popular for many different reasons. Some are hilariously funny and some are suspenseful. What they have in common is that these TV shows are from a series and make up a complete set. They also boast a incredibly large and cult-like fan base.
The fact that you can easily find these hit shows, in their complete box sets, demonstrate how big the shows have actually become. Which is why we have compiled a simple list of...
The top 5 best TV shows of 2010 you need to start watching now.
5. Californication (Showtime - 2007 - Dramedy)
David Ducovny plays character Hank Moody who is a semi-famous Los Angeles writer from New York City. The procrastination of his new book leads Moody to explore his sexual desires. This affects his former wife Karen, who is played by Natascha McElhone. This playboy lifestyle also affects Hank's lawyer Charlie Runkle, played by Evan Handler.
Season one is known for it's controversial scene where Hank encounters a nun in a church. There has been talk about removing this scene from the Californication DVDs.
The one pride Hank Moody does not take for granted is his daughter Becca. Because of Hank's liberal affairs with women, Becca's Mom doesn't think Hank would continue to be a good role model. This adult comedy is both entertaining and will make any viewer reminisce about California's beauty as a state.
4. Weeds (Showtime - 2006 - Dramedy)
Weeds is a TV series about a suburban, mother of 3, who experiences the hardships of being a widow after her husband's unplanned death. Nancy Botwin, played by Mary-Louise Parker, has to deal with her financial situation by becoming the neighborhood pot dealer. All the while Nancy tries to protect her new profession from her best friend Celia Hodes, played by Elizabeth Perkins.
The town of Agrestic, California even has the city councilman Doug Wilson, played by Kevin Nealon, buying from the main character to support his own habit.
The Botwin boys are going through a rough time growing up with out a dad. They quickly become part of their mom's empire. Nancy and the boys take viewers on a comedic journey through a practical, yet elusive, means of living in this Showtime hit series.
3. Simpsons (FOX- 1989 - Comedy)
Now the longest airing, American television series on primetime, the Simpsons show is still going strong in 2010 and is better than ever! Matt Groening, the creator of the TV show, has the main cast set up for episodes that are already produced one year in advance.
After the Simpsons movie was released in 2007, viewers knew the famous Fox family would be around for a long time to come.
Taking the Simpsons TV series into it's twenty second season will mean more special features. Some features already include the Simpsons in high definition, a new opening credit sequence, and 3D effects that allow the camera to pan through the entire city of Springfield. This is a must for anyone into what is considered on of the best TV shows of all time.
2. Seinfeld (FOX- 1990 - Comedy)
Speaking of the best TV shows of all time, we cannot leave out Seinfeld. Even though the show has experienced it's final season and is not making anymore new episode, the Seinfeld show will continue to be aired on primetime. This means that new Jerry Seinfeld fans are more than welcome to get into this hit TV show series. Better late than never.
Lasting to season nine, Jerry Seinfeld and his friends explore life's nuances as they happen. The scene is set on Jerry Seinfeld's apartment block. Here, Cosmo Kramer, George Costanza, and Elaine Benes (Jerry's good friends), take viewers on a practical journey through a show about nothing.
Show creator Larry David added Seinfeld as a co-writer so the show's evergreen humor would last throughout the ages. The entertainment value is truly remarkable and makes 30 minute episodes seem like no more than 10 minutes. Truly, time flies when having a laugh with Seinfeld.
1. Dexter (Showtime - 2006 - Thriller)
Do you have a alter ego that leads you to kill people in your spare time? Do you like film shots and scenery of South Beach, Miami Florida? How about the two combined? Then you need watch Dexter free from all distractions. The Dexter TV show is about a blood spatter analyst, who works for the forensics department of the Miami Metro Police Department. Dexter Morgan is also a serial killer.
In Dexter, season one, audiences watch Dexter online, in his apartment, carefully planning his next murder. He has this system, called The Code of Harry (Dexter's father), which protects him from getting caught. Dexter reviews anywhere will tell you this television show is nothing short of thrilling, and suspenseful yet witty and comical.
That completes our list of the top 5 best TV shows of 2010 that you need to start watching now. Hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed picking them.







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Iron Man 2 (New Movie Review)

Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau, 2010) - The pleasure of the Iron Man franchise is watching one of our most gifted and entertaining actors play a man who is unabashedly in love with himself. Iron Man is the masculine ideal for the modern high-tech age. Robert Downey, Jr., teaming again with director Jon Favreau, relishes in playing Tony Stark, the genius, muscle-bound inventor who is the best at what he does and knows it. Because his value and uniqueness is so high, the superhero can essentially do whatever he wants, outside the law, flaunting US senators who try to force him to turn over the technology. He is also so charming that he can sleep with whomever he desires without turning off his close confidante "Pepper" Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). He's achieved the American dream, and he doesn't mind showing off by putting on a year-long "Stark Expo" and opening it with a show consisting of rock and roll and some good ol' American T and A.

Stark is an exemplar of American entrepreneurship and inventiveness, who, apparently, has caused all wars on the planet earth to cease, merely because of the threat posed by him in his suit. This is like nuclear deterrence times a hundred, and there is only one man with his finger on the button. Understandably, the US government wants Stark to give them the suit. In turn, he doesn't want them or anyone to get it. If it was perceived that the suit could guarantee world peace for years, as seems to be the case, Stark would seemingly need loads of heavily-armored protection for all those times he's not in his suit. Further, the four or five models of suits he has as "extras" would be a bit better protected than they are. In any case, how exactly would he be able to cause Israel and Palestine to stop launching attacks against one another? Or ethnic/tribal wars in Africa and South Asia? Or the drug war? Or Islamist terrorism? The effect Iron Man has on world peace seems like it'd be much more measured than indicated by the hyperbolic declarations in this film ("I have successfully privatized world peace!").

Mickey Rourke's Ivan Vanko, an inventor's son who blames his misfortunes on Stark because of some obscure generational spat, and Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer, a rival inventor overshadowed by the success of Stark Industries, both want to get their hands on the suit and the man in it (although, again, providing personal reasons for making Iron Man a target strikes me as redundant, as anybody should see the value in getting their hands on one of those suits). Don Cheadle takes over for Terrence Howard to play James Rhodes, Stark's supposed best friend who for some unexplained reason throws his buddy under the bus in front of a Senate committee, and later actually steals one of Stark's suits and brings it to the hands of the US military, who, again for some unexplained reason, is contracting the whole operation out to Justin Hammer. What operation is that? The operation to kill Tony Stark, I guess. Finally, there's also a secret organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. headed by the eye patched Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) who're also in league with the government, have a mole in Stark Industries (Scarlett Johansson) and somehow know how to save Stark's life by inventing a new element, which is also somehow related to some revelations on some old film reels of his dad's infomercials.

Not much of it makes any sense at all, and the whole thing is mind bogglingly overstuffed with what seems like filler. Not only is the film failing to explain the motivations of many of its characters, but it's actually failing to convey what exactly is supposed to be happening. One-liners spoken rapidly amid quick transitions are supposed to carry the heft of significant elements of the story. The film is paced terribly; it's either dragging on with unnecessary length and convolution, or it's speeding too quickly through dialogue which could be useful, at least to keep our facts straight. The whole thing is too busy, with too many characters. Vanko gets lost in the mix.

Another problem, also true of the original, is that we really have nothing invested in the inevitable climactic battle. The men are enclosed in robotic suits, completely protected. Not only is this not interesting to watch, but it removes the human element from the battles. It winds up being a contest between who's blasters are more powerful (or who's metal is, uh, heavier?). Who cares? We know the answer anyway.

One of the first film's major flaws was that it did not provide Gwyneth Paltrow with enough to do. The second film sees her role much expanded, and she plays off of Downey wonderfully. The constantly womanizing, manically upbeat Stark trades banter with Pepper, an attractive and strong independent woman. Favreau directs by overlapping the dialogue and keeping everything moving quickly. I liked these scenes. They evoked old Hollywood in a way, like in Cary Grant movies.

I like Jon Favreau. It's nice to see him successful, but this is not the movie for him to be directing. Perhaps this convoluted plot was conveyed more clearly and dramatically in comic book form, but film is a different medium, involving a set time parameter. Filmmakers should be free to adapt the plot to make it work best as a film. Often they are not, as seems to be the case here. Thinking back, my favorite scenes were between Stark and his clumsy robotic personal assistant, voiced by Paul Bettany. There was a quiet vulnerability to Stark in these scenes that contrasted quite beautifully with all the narcissism in the rest of the film. Favreau needs to stay small, not beholden to the needs of blockbuster fantasies.

Maxwell Anderson is an avid film watcher and blogger. He is also a freelance assistant video editor in New York City. You can contact him through his blog Ecstatic Text: http://ecstatictext.blogspot.com