The Scorpion King (2002)

Posted by maneesh On December - 6 - 2010

Cast: Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)
Steven Brand
Kelly Hu

The movie was okay, not bad or not pretty good. It's okay for a one time watch. The man to lookout for is definitely The Rock. Kelly Hu looked great in her dress. The story is to save the world from an evil villain king. You know how stories are in these kind of movies. I like the OST "I Stand Alone" by Godsmack.

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Voices: Matthew Broderick
Jeremy Irons
James Earl Jones
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Nathan Lane
Ernie Sabella
Moira Kelly
Robert Guillaume
Rowan Atkinson
Madge Sinclair
Whoopi Goldberg
Cheech Marin
Jim Cummings

All the three movies are great and legendary. It is considered as the best work of Walt Disney pictures. The story is amazing and it has everything like a normal movie emotions, great dialogues, comedy, thrill, etc. Hakuna Matata song by Elton John is quite amazing. The first part received two academy awards: for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". The second part is the one in which Simba gets old. The third part is all about the adventures of Timon and Pumba.

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The Fisher King (1991): Good comedy/drama movie

Posted by maneesh On August - 9 - 2010

Cast: Jeff Bridges
Robin Williams
Mercedes Ruehl
Amanda Plummer
Michael Jeter
Tom Waits

The movie is about two guys, one of them is a radio jockey. A guy commits suicide after he hears the stuff said by him in a radio show. The other is an insane guy. The movie goes well and has good story. Mercedes Ruehl won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Cast: Nigel Hawthorne
Helen Mirren
Ian Holm
Amanda Donohoe
Rupert Graves
Rupert Everett

The movie depicts the life of a mad king George. I found the movie boring. The film won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.

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Cast: Forest Whitaker
James McAvoy
Kerry Washington
Simon McBurney
Gillian Anderson

The movie is about a Scottish doctor who goes to Uganda to practice. There he meets the General of Uganda and the drama starts, its a good movie. Forest Whitaker won an academy award for this movie

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Cast: Elijah Wood
Ian McKellen
Viggo Mortensen
Sean Bean
Liv Tyler
Sean Astin
John Rhys-Davies
Orlando Bloom
Billy Boyd
Dominic Monaghan
Cate Blanchett
Christopher Lee
Lawrence Makoare
Hugo Weaving
Ian Holm
Sala Baker
Andy Serkis

All the three movies are great adventure movies and a treat to senses. It is one of my favorite movies. The movies are based on the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. The first part The Fellowship of the Ring is just the beginning of the movie which shows the characters, the purpose of the ring and stuffs like that. The first part won 4 academy awards for: Best Cinematography, Best Effects (Visual Effects), Best Makeup, and Best Music (Original Score). The second part The Two Towers shows the preparation of the war. The movie won 2 academy awards for Visual Effects, and Sound Editing. The most important is the third part The Return of the King which shows the war and it is a great one. The third part also shows the life of Gollum, the mystic creature who was once the bearer of the ring. The movie won 11 academy awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Song, Visual Effects, Art Direction, Costume Design, Make-up, Sound Mixing and Film Editing. It is the only movie after Ben Hur and Titanic to won 11 academy awards. All the three movies are must watch.

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Cast: Naomi Watts
Jack Black
Adrien Brody
Thomas Kretschmann
Kyle Chandler
Jamie Bell
and Andy Serkis

The movie is about few movie makers who go to a stranded island and find a huge gorilla. The movie has good story and really nice visual effects. The movie won 3 academy awards for Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing.

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