TIN TIN NEWS FINALLY!!

We all obviously know that Steven Speilberg is bringing 'Tin Tin' to life, and for the first time, he has been keep the project very secretive from the fans, to create as much anticipation as possible.

Thanks to our friends at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.totalfilm.com/news/steven-spielberg-discusses-motion-capturing-tintin">Total Film</a> we have a cheeky interview with the director, and the risk involving motion capture, and the procedure he took in deciding whether or not it was a good idea., using the controversial filming method.

Here is what Mr Speilberg had to say.

<em>“It was based on my respect for the art of Hergé and wanting to get as close to that art as I could,”</em> Spielberg says. <em>“Hergé wrote about fictional people in a real world, not in a fantasy universe.”</em>

<em>“It was the real universe he was working with, and he used National Geographic to research his adventure stories. It just seemed that live action would be too stylised for an audience to relate to.</em>

He also went on talking about making 'Tin Tin' look realistic, but keeping with the look we all know and love.

<em>“You’d have to have costumes that are a little outrageous when you see actors wearing them. The costumes seem to fit better when the medium chosen is a digital one.”</em>

He went on saying just how much he has fallen in love with the method of filming.

<em>“I just adored it, It made me more like a painter than ever before. I got a chance to do so many jobs that I don’t often do as a director.”</em>

<em>“You get to paint with this device that puts you into a virtual world, and allows you to make your shots and block all the actors with a small hand-held device only three times as large as an Xbox game controller.”</em>

We all think 'Tin Tin' looks great lets just hope it lives up to the anticipation, we all have for it.

<h2>Can you see Speilberg doing more motion capture films? How about Younger version of Indiana Jones? This is Hollywood after all, anything could happen.</h2>

Skyline Review

We are back to that time again, another alien invasion of the blue light kind. I'm not sure why I always find myself watching films about E.T on a period so interesting, maybe its because there always that feeling that one day it could actually happen, well it hasn't. What has happened Ill tell you is another film has arrived of another awful alien invasion film, with yet more screaming humans scared about the human race being wiped away.

I checked out the trailer, and actually thought 'Skyline' look pretty bloody amazing, so I got myself comfortable put on my t-shirt that read 'I was abducted by aliens and all I got was the shit t-shirt' and I was ready. Wow is this film boring, I know it was directed by the guys that brought us the less than eventful 'Alien vs Preditor: Requiem, but this is ridiculous. I mean how many time do you want to look out the window at an alien invasion and take pretty pictures for your Facebook profile.

The film follows a group of friends, in which two of the guys are reunited from college for the others birthday bash, and apart from waking up with a terrible hangover, they wake up with ET shining a blue light in there face, which makes them fly off into the spaceship. If you ask me, this film was pretty predictable, with a clever and different start to the film, with a flash back of what happened a few hours ago, this really felt like a typical unappealing Sci-Fi film.

Don't get me wrong this film does deliver a bit more on the scare side than previous movies, and the two man males do leave a little place in your heart for some bizarre reason, so its not all bad. Heading off the Will Smith and Jeff Goldbum wannabes are Eric Balfour (Yeah I didn't know who he was either) and one of scrubs main men Donald Faison, who I must say has done some weird to his teeth, could stop looking at those munchers through the whole film. They show who is the boss, but unfortunately that fails. There is however a pretty awesome killing that Eric Balfour does to one of the aliens, does make you want to punch the air a little.

I am usually a big fan of these high budget, Hollywood block busters, but this seriously bored me, I was almost contemplating start a rumour that I was an alien because I was so bored.

If you are an easy film night human who will watch anything that has CGI in then this is probably your film, but I think I will stick to 'Independence' and big Willy!

Due Date Review

From the director that brought us the hilarious comedy 'The Hangover' we have another release with the same kind of ridiculous humour and crazy storyline with 'Due Date'

Starring Robert Downey JR and the leader of the 'Wolf Pack' Zack Galifianakis as two unlikely couples who end up having to make to long journey to the heart of LA. With Robert Downey trying to get back for his due date of his new born kid, things take a turn for the worst unsurprisingly, when he bumps into Ethan (Zack Galifiankis) and he manages to cause a hell of a lot of hassle for Mr Downey JR. With a lot of set backs you would expect with this kind of film, for some reason you don't seem to get inpatient, or bored which I was kind of expecting.

Starting off quite slow, which almost made you second guess to why you was watching it, I was seriously having some doubts about this film. Setting the story and the characters and almost 25 minutes through, I was still yet to laugh out loud. Is this the film that made me cry with laughter when I saw the trailer? At the moment it was non excistant.

However, this soon changed!, with Robert Downey soon coming to life, this film burst life as if you gave pro plus to a three year old. With several jokes and silly scenes which made you think I shouldn't be laughing at this, but oh what the hell and crack up laughing, 'Due Date' was the film I knew I was going to love from the trailers.

With a clever twist mid way in the film, which made you complete expect the unexpected, I found myself second guessing this film, which when its directed by the guy that did the hangover, I hang my head in shame.

Galifiankis, setting the standard now, and he really shows he is the new fat, curly, hairy kid on the block, with his great comedic acting and very clever camp walking, which I was seriously impressed with. I can't wait to see this guy next.

Leaving open a possible sequel, my head says no, because it would be far too much, but my heart will seriously beat again for a sequel, I loved it, well all apart from the first 20 odd minutes.

Due Date really is one to purchase, if you like any kind of silly, serious comedy with a lot of hilarious jokes, then please get 'Due Date' and let me know what you think.

Special Features.

Special Features, or do I say lack of special features, with this DVD all you really do seem to get is the film and nothing else. I love my special features and this has infuriated, there a gag reel, woop woop, my dreams have been answered. We can only be releaved because this film is so much better than its special features.

Is Megan Fox going to be 'Knocked Up'?

With news coming out in Hollywood that Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann will reprise there former roles from the comedy 'Knocked Up' for a sequel, there have been more casting rumours inform of pouted lipped Megan Fox also joining them on set.

Thanks to our pals at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/megan-fox-talks-judd-apatow-168444">Hollywood Reporter</a> we know that Jude Apatow is set to reprise his role of Writer/Director, so fingers crossed he has something different to bring to this sequel. Although its unconfirmed that Megan will be in 'Knocked Up 2' it would defiantly be funny to see her with a huge ass and baby bump.

Its obvious that Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann's characters will be the mother and father to be, but maybe Megan will come in and play a weird and funny love triangle. I however can't really see this kicking off, and see another 'Meet the parents' trilogy and crashing and burning. But we have all been wrong in the past.

<h2>What do you think about a 'Knocked Up' sequel? yay or nay?</h2>

Paradox Soldiers

When I was given this film to review, I read the description sheet and when I saw the sentence 'World II meet Sci-Fi,' I was already looking forward to this film and planning my night around it. So Dominos on it's way, sitting comfy in the sofa and volume on full, Lets travel back to 1944.

However which shouldn't of made me second guess this film did, It was in subtitles, I was ready to press play thinking 'oh here we go'. But my oh my did the subtitles not even matter! Paradox Soldiers certainly gives a few world war II films a run for its money. The film follows a group of four who go to an annual re-enactment of WW II in Russia to relive what could be a few memories for some. After coming across an abandoned time capsule the four soon get transported back through time without realising to the year 1944, the heart of the war. Still thinking that they are part of the act back in 2009, they believe the bullets are fake, and the generals are putting on an act, soon realising what has happened, they set there own mission to escape.

Starting off slow, and not like any sci-fi film I have seen, I was still paying more attention to the the chunks of pineapple on my pizza than the screaming Russian rock band, but as soon as they are thrown back through time, this you couldn't help but get pulled into the war. With OK acting, and with a wild storyline that somehow fits perfectly, and needed the sci-fi twist.

The film seems to be quite low budget, but with unique explosion through out the film used with amazing slow motion effect that Michael Bay probably should use to make his films better, This film could of really worked for 3D and shows, that you don't a high budget and use CGI all the time to make a great adventure film.

Definatly surprised by this film, and will certainly have to purchase this on DVD Paradox Soldiers is a film for the geeks, kids and grandparents because it does cover a lot in just a short amount of time. I mean who needed Miss Ranger history lesson a few years ago when we could have had this.

If you want a change from typical Hollywood films, I guarantee 'Paradox Soldiers' Is the film and will argue until I'm Blue, Red, yellow and green in the face.

Special Features

Sadly this film didn't come with special features, but don't need anything else we do have a Sci-Fi war film, can't be greedy.

Quarantine: Terminal has infected us with a trailer, kill us all now

The sequel to the 2008 kinda hit, thriller has a new name and brand new trailer, and it's what we all must of thought, looks incredibly average. Probably why its going straight to DVD.

Quarantine: Terminal is pretty much going to be 'The Terminal' which starred Tom Hanks, but less lovey dovey, and with a lot of ill zombie looking people eating and chewing on each others flesh, so nothing really like the Tom Hanks film apart from they are in a terminal and not allowed to leave.

Quarantine: Terminal, follows swiftly on from the first film, and the virus is spreading more than other, and now its taken effect on a plane and to make it even more thrilling, the plane is in mid air, yeah, how thrilling can one get? After having to make a emergency landing to the local airport, you have guessed right they have been 'Quarantined' to stay inside the terminal and try and survive the infection, will they do it? Well that's why you have to buy the DVD isn't it.

<h2>Check out the trailer below and let us know if this will put you off flying any time soon.</h2>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzu5eAKGuh4

The Residents Cinema Review

Thriller, stalker, jumps and scares, victim finds out at the end what is happening and kills the stalker, The End. That's pretty much what this film is about if I'm being completely honest with you.

Starring Hilary Swank as Juliet Devereau the hopeless, naïve damsel in distress. After splitting up from her boyfriend she decides to move into a new apartment alone, so she can think about her future and what she wants in life, and stalker or a boyfriend pretty much. After meeting her more than helpful landlord she immediately falls in love with the apartment, and not for the landlord, who is played by have a shave actor , Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The two immediately hit it off, with no surprise, and her trust for her landlord is at its maximum even after the first day, what a surprise.

At the start of the film, you automatically judge every male character that Juliet meets, trying to figure out, is he the stalker or not, and I actually found myself sitting back really trying to get my head around the possible suspects, but then they blow the cover of the stalker about 10 minutes into the film and spoils the whole plot for the audience. For what started and could have been a very good psychological thriller like 'Seven' was back in the day, this film was well, boring. The best parts of the film were literally in the first 25 minutes. You get to see great chemistry between Hilary and Jeffrey, and really start to feel for the characters, but here is a lesson in life readers, if something is to good to be true, it normally is. I really thought this film was on to something but maybe not, cheap DVD rental maybe, not cinema smash.

Heading towards the climax of the film, well I wouldn't really call it that, there wasn't any points where you thought 'She might not actually make this' you just thought 'Oh my god, kill him already, I've got washing up to do and ironing, and work, and getting the hour and half back of my life, you stole from me'.

With not many twist or unexpected turns in the plot, this film was far too predictable, I mean even the clumsy looking and idiotic Brett Ratner could of figured this one out for himself.

If you like a typical thrillers, with the same old scenes and spooks, then this really is your film. However if you really want to do something more exciting like your washing, then I'm sure the pile you have lying around is more attractive than this film.

Steven Speilberg finally talks 'Tin Tin'

We all obviously know that Steven Speilberg is bringing 'Tin Tin' to life, and for the first time, he has been keep the project very secretive from the fans, to create as much anticipation as possible.

Thanks to our friends at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.totalfilm.com/news/steven-spielberg-discusses-motion-capturing-tintin">Total Film</a> we have a cheeky interview with the director, and the risk involving motion capture, and the procedure he took in deciding whether or not it was a good idea., using the controversial filming method.

Here is what Mr Speilberg had to say.

<em>“It was based on my respect for the art of Hergé and wanting to get as close to that art as I could,”</em> Spielberg says. <em>“Hergé wrote about fictional people in a real world, not in a fantasy universe.”</em>

<em>“It was the real universe he was working with, and he used National Geographic to research his adventure stories. It just seemed that live action would be too stylised for an audience to relate to.</em>

He also went on talking about making 'Tin Tin' look realistic, but keeping with the look we all know and love.

<em>“You’d have to have costumes that are a little outrageous when you see actors wearing them. The costumes seem to fit better when the medium chosen is a digital one.”</em>

He went on saying just how much he has fallen in love with the method of filming.

<em>“I just adored it, It made me more like a painter than ever before. I got a chance to do so many jobs that I don’t often do as a director.”</em>

<em>“You get to paint with this device that puts you into a virtual world, and allows you to make your shots and block all the actors with a small hand-held device only three times as large as an Xbox game controller.”</em>

We all think 'Tin Tin' looks great lets just hope it lives up to the anticipation, we all have for it.

<h2>Can you see Speilberg doing more motion capture films? How about Younger version of Indiana Jones? This is Hollywood after all, anything could happen.</h2>