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THE REVENANT looks the bomb !! From Academy Award Winner Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman) brings his exciting, original style of film-making to the American Wilderness, pitting DiCaprio against the elements – Iñárritu’s revenge thriller also stars Tom Hardy, Domnhall Gleeson, Will Poulter and Lukas Haas and opens in Cinema’s later this year !!

“Deep in the uncharted American wilderness, hunter Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is severely injured and left for dead by a traitorous member of his team, John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). With sheer will as his only weapon, Glass must navigate a hostile environment, a brutal winter, and warring Native American tribes in relentless quest to survive and exact vengeance on Fitzgerald”

47 Ronin (2013/4) – Movie Review

Posted by absolutebadasses on April 8, 2014

Posted in: Reviews. Tagged: 18th-century Japan, 47 ronin, adventure, army, Carl Rinsch, demons, dragons, fanboys, filming location, films, fire, Hiroyuki Sanada, instagram, isle of skye, japan, Jin Akanishi, Keanu Reeves, Kou Shibasaki, like, love, love film, magic, movie photos, movie stills, movies, pacific rim, poster, Rinko Kikuchi, ronin, samurai, swords, warlord. Leave a comment

47 Ronin (2013/4) – Movie Review ★★★★

Director: Carl Rinsch – Cast: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki, Rinko Kikuchi and Jin Akanishi – Synopsis: A fictional account of the forty-seven Ronin, a real-life group of Ronin in 18th-century Japan who sets about to avenge the death of their master who was set to death after a demon used magic tricking him into an act of aggression that resulted in him betraying his kind and execution – after his death the band of Ronin led by Oishi must seek the help of Kai – a half-breed previously shunned by the Ronin to help them defeat an evil Warlord and his magical army – Verdict: Forget all the haters ! rent it or buy it 47 Ronin is worth the watch – the movie has everything from some decent CGI, a whole bunch of fun & colorful characters and action delivered on a grand scale with some fantastic sword fights and hand to hand combat – now okay I’m a big fan of Keanu Reeves and adore his films from the 1990s that includes Point Break, Speed and The Matrix but 47 Ronin has more to offer than just Neo – Hiroyuki Sanada (The Last Samurai & Helix) gives an intense performance as the proud Samurai turned Ronin leader and Pacific Rim’s Rinko Kikuchi looks deliciously evil and totally bad ass as the Warlord’s magic squeeze – some of the locations used in shooting the film were impressive & atmospheric including the backdrop of The Isle of Sky doubling for 18th Century Japan – overall: Carl Rinsch’s film debut is all sorts of bonkers fun and whilst the story has been slightly bastardized for entertainment value 47 Ronin is without question an enjoyable movie romp that’s dark in it’s story telling and respectful in it’s execution….

here’s some new movie stills from the upcoming Rodriguez & Miller’s sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For that stars Eva Green, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dennis Haysbert, Juno Temple, Ray Liotta and Stacy Keach – loved the first movie and this sequel promises much of the same, fabulous visuals, beautiful & sexy ladies and a gritty, dark storyline – I for one can’t wait…. Enjoy!

Here’s two new posters – firstly on the left Joe Lynch’s KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM a film that follows some live-action role players who manage to conjure up a badass demon from Hell and they must deal with the consequences – the film stars Ryan Kwanten, Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau and Steve Zahn and has a January 21st release date in the US – the second poster comes from the big screen adaption of VERONICA MARS with Veronica back in her home town lending a helping hand to friend Logan Echolls – looks like Rob Thomas the director and creator has managed to bring back most of the cast from the TV Show including Kristen Bell, Gaby Hoffmann, Ryan Hansen, Jason Dohring & Francis Capra – Veronica Mars hits our screens Mid March

Godzilla (2014) – Movie Trailer

Posted by absolutebadasses on December 10, 2013

Posted in: Trailers. Tagged: Aaron Taylor Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, film geek, film remake, films, gareth edwards, godzilla, godzilla movie, Juliette Binoche, love film, m film trailer, monster, monsters, movie, movie poster, movie stills, movie trailer, posters, remake, science fiction, scifi, trailers. Leave a comment

Gareth Edward’s latest is a movie remake of GODZILLA that will hit our screen’s in 3D next summer and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston and Juliette Binoche – I got high hopes for this movie as I loved 2010’s Monsters directed by Edwards – here’s the trailer…. enjoy!

Godzilla – US (16th May) – UK (16th May) – Australia (15th May)

Carrie (2013) – Movie Review

Posted by absolutebadasses on December 9, 2013

Posted in: Reviews. Tagged: academy awards, ansel elgort, bluray, carrie, carrie 2013, carrie movie remake, Chloë Grace Moretz, cinema, dvd, films, Gabriella Wilde, horror movie, Judy Greer, Julianne Moore, Kimberly Peirce, love film, love movies, movie poster, movie review, movies, oscars, photos, pictures, review, stephen king, stills. Leave a comment

CARRIE – (2013) – Movie Review ★★★★

Cast – Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Judy Greer and Ansel Elgort – from the mind of Stephen King and a remake of De Palma’s 1976 horror comes a re-telling of CARRIE, a supernatural tale of a child born by her deeply religious mum who abuses her and shelters her from society, at times locking her in a “prayer closet” beneath the stairs punishing her for any wrong doings & telling her to to pray for forgiveness – as Carrie grows into her teenage years, she discovers she has telekinetic powers and starts to control them – but during an incident at her senior prom Carrie unleashes an almighty fury on her peers and the town that pushed her too far VERDICT having loved Stephen King’s novel and being a huge fan of Sissy Spacek’s Oscar Nominated deliverance of Carrie back in ’76 I was initially dead against yet another dumb Hollywood remake – but having just seen Kimberly Peirce’s horror movie on the big screen, I’m here writing whilst eating humble pie and reflecting on a 100mins of fabulous acting, great camera work and a film that comes awfully close to surpassing it’s original – Julianne Moore is pretty terrifying and gives an unforgettable performance as Carrie’s mum, a religious woman who takes to self harming to rid herself of her demons, she truly is creepy, sadistic and unbalanced and if the Academy Awards rewarded great performances from ALL movie genres and not consistently ignore that of the Horror Film then Ms Moore would certainly be in the running for a gold statue, her turn as Margaret White is in my opinion that good – Kick-Ass’s Chloë Grace Moretz filmed this movie aged 15 and once again displays a talent far beyond her years, stamping her own disturbing print on that of Carrie White – also I must comment on an impressive movie debut by Ansel Elgort he is certainly one for the future – overall Kimberly Peirce’s Carrie is one to savor, a remake that’s truly worth watching and after a five year absence the Boys Don’t Cry director returns to helm one of 2013’s Best Horror pictures that will not only scare the bejesus out of you but also delivers a message to what can happen if one is pushed too far by those evil bullies of society….

Scenic Route (2013) – Movie Review

Posted by absolutebadasses on December 5, 2013

Posted in: Reviews. Tagged: california, characters, Dan Fogler, death valley, film review, films, friends, geek, instagram, Josh Duhamel, Kevin Goetz, love film, love movies, Michael Goetz, movie geek, movie review, movies, review, road trip, scenic route, scenic route movie, writer. Leave a comment

SCENIC ROUTE – (2013) – Movie Review ★★★★

Cast – Josh Duhamel & Dan Fogler – from the directing duo of Kevin and Michael Goetz Scenic Route follows two friends, Mitchell (Duhamel) and Carter (Fogler) on a road trip through Death Valley – when Carter orchestrates a breakdown and attacks some of Mitchell’s life choices their friendship gets seriously tested and things slowly start to spiral out of control VERDICT having not read any publicity or watched the trailer to Scenic Route I went into the movie not knowing what to expect, yes I’d seen Duhamel in Transformers and some rom-coms and laughed at Fogler in comedies such as Fanboys and Balls of Fury but paired together in a psychological thriller directed by two relitavely unknown’s Kevin & Michael Goetz a couple of filmmakers who’s only other venture behind the camera was 1998’s independent short Mass Transit – surely this film was doomed for failure? – thankfully my negative thoughts were turned to positive within the first 30mins, along with the beautifully shot exteriors and Kyle Killen’s gripping story the real success of Scenic Route was the electrifying chemistry between the films two leads, it was like watching two actors plying their trade on the Broadway stage, pummeling each other, getting under each other’s skin and finally breaking down – it was at times a very dark, emotional and brutally gripping 87 minutes – overall this under the radar thriller is one of the best of it’s kind & deserves your viewing – hopefully it won’t be too long before we’re treated to the next movie by Kevin & Michael Goetz….

Static (2012/3) – Movie Reviews

Posted by absolutebadasses on December 3, 2013

Posted in: Reviews. Tagged: bluray, cinema, dvd, film fan, film reviews, films, gas mask, home invasion, home invasion movie, horror, horror films, horror movie, invasion, like, love, love film, Milo Ventimiglia, movie geek, movie night, movies, netflix, reviews, Sara Paxton, Sarah Shahi, scary movies, static movie, todd levin, vod. Leave a comment

STATIC – (2012/3) – Movie Review ★★★½

Cast – Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Shahi and Sara Paxton – Static is the directorial debut of Todd Levin and in centered around a young couple Jonathan (Ventimiglia) and Addie (Shahi)who are facing marital difficulties after loosing their young child in a freak drowning accident, their life is thrown in to further disarray when a mysterious visitor knocks on their door in the middle of the night VERDICT all credit goes to first time director Todd Levin (who also wrote the script) on delivering a home invasion movie with a twist – the movies slow pace lends to the tension and creates some descent character building, Ventimiglia is an excellent young actor who handles the lead extremely well and is solidly backed up by Shahi & Paxton – the director does well in veering away from the standard slasher style flick and unlike most modern day horror’s Static has very little violence but is one of eerie suspense and great use of sound to deliver it’s message – overall Static doesn’t break any new ground but is a well produced, well acted and entertaining thriller that leaves you more than satisfied when them end credits roll….

Muppets Most Wanted (2014) – Movie Trailer

Posted by absolutebadasses on November 29, 2013

Posted in: Trailers. Tagged: Christoph Waltz, Danny Trejo, film blog, film stills, film trailer, fonzie, gonzo, images, instagram, james bobin, kermit, like, love film, love movies, miss piggy, movie blog, movie trailer, muppets, muppets most wanted, photos, Ricky Gervais, Salma Hayek, Tina Fey, Tom Hiddleston, trailer, Ty Burrell, Zach Galifianakis. Leave a comment

Muppets Most Wanted is the movie sequel to 2011’s The Muppets that stars Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey – “on a global sell out tour The Muppets run across a Kermit lookalike and his dastardly sidekick and get unwittingly entangled in an international heist” – James Bobin returns to the directors chair whilst Danny Trejo, Tom Hiddleston, Christoph Waltz, Zach Galifianakis and Salma Hayek are amongst the stars making cameos in the movie – here’s the latest movie trailer and some new stills…. Enjoy!

Muppets Most Wanted – US (21st march) – UK (28th March) – Australia (3rd April)

Definitive Action Movies of 1986

Posted by absolutebadasses on November 26, 2013

Posted in: Views. Tagged: 1986, 80s, action heroes, action movies, aliens, big trouble in little china, blog, burt lancaster, camer, chinatown, Cobra, definitive action of 1986, film, films, follow my blog, geek, goose, hicks, highlander, hudson, instagram, james cameron, john carpenter, kirk douglas, like, love, love film, love movies, maverick, movie sequel, movies, newt, out of africa, photooftheday, photos, ripley, scottish highlands, sequel, sylvester stallone, tom cruise, tony scott, top gun. Leave a comment

It was the year that Pixar Studios opened, Amber Heard was born and Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa won a Best Picture at the 58th Academy Awards – it was also the year screen legend James Cagney died and Mike Tyson became the youngest Heavyweight World Champion in the history of Boxing – it was also the year two of my movie heroes starred opposite each other for the last time – Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster first appeared together in 1957’s Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and in 1986 they would star in their seventh & final movie together Tough Guys….

My Definitive Action Movies of 1986 : at Number 1 is James Cameron’s epic scifi movie ALIENS that sees Ripley alongside a group of kick-ass Colonial Marines trying to stay alive down on LV-426 – at Number 2 Maverick & Goose fly into Top Gun coming up against the best Fighter Pilots the navy has to offer – and at Number 3 Sylvester Stallone plays Marion Cobretti a cop and part of the “Zombie Squad” who loves nothing better than Telling it to the Judge and putting the bad guys down in Cobra – at Number 4 is John Carpenter’s superb Big Trouble in Little China that sees Burton played by Kurt Russell battling a sorcerer named Lo Pan down in Chinatown – and finally there can be only one at Number 5 and that’s Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander don’t you just love that Queen soundtrack, that amazing Scottish backdrop and Clancy Brown’s villainous Kruger? – as you can see 1986 was an incredible feast of action movies, I was only 15 years of age at the time and my love affair with the movies was only just beginning….

Hours (2013/4) – Movie Review

Posted by absolutebadasses on November 24, 2013

Posted in: Movie Reviews. Tagged: a nightmare on elm street, baby, blog, cinema, criminal, death, dvd, Eric Heisserer, film review, films, Génesis Rodríguez, hours, hours film, hours movie, Hurricane Katrina, like, looter, love, love film, love movies, movie collector, movie director, movie photos, movie review, movies, new orleans, newborn, Paul Walker, photos, pictures, review, the thing, writing. Leave a comment

HOURS – (2013/4) – Movie Review ★★★¾

Cast – Paul Walker, Génesis Rodríguez – set in 2005 during the time Hurricane Katrina was raining havoc down on New Orleans – Nolan (Walker) has just become a father to a newly born baby who is prematurely born & is placed in an incubator to help with her breathing – then the storm hits placing the hospital on high alert, the hospital’s power goes off, the flooding begins and then the criminal, looting scum come out to play – Nolan must do whatever it takes to keep himself and his new baby girl alive VERDICT Eric Heisserer who’s writing credits include the recent remakes of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Thing makes his directorial debut with Hours – unlike other Paul Walker features this movie does not include a car instead it’s completely set in a hospital and requires Walker to step up to the plate and deliver some of his finest acting work to date – the scenes in the hospital with the corridor full of bodies left on the floor and the moments Nolan attempts to communicate with his new born by placing pictures of him & his wife on the incubator glass are quite emotional – overall Heisserer‘s Hours is a gripping, well shot and superbly executed movie that may get overlooked due to people’s preconceived ideas about it’s leading star – in my opinion Hours is well worth a watch….

Grudge Match (2013/4) – Retro Posters

Posted by absolutebadasses on November 22, 2013

Posted in: Stills. Tagged: anger management, bluray, boxing, boxing movie, cinema, comedy, drama, dvd, film, film photos, grudge match, grudge match movie, kim basinger, love film, love movies, movie poster, movie stills, movies, peter segal, photograph, pictures, poster, raging bull, retro, retro posters, Robert De Niro, Rocky, sylvester stallone. Leave a comment

This movie looks a blast – dubbed as Raging Bull vs Rocky – A pair of retired, aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one last time — 30 years after their last match – here’s a group of retro style movie posters for Sylvester Stallone & Robert De Niro’s latest – Boxing Comedy GRUDGE MATCH…. Enjoy!!

Stallone & De Niro reunite after appearing together in 1997’s Cop Land – Peter Segal (Nutty Professor II: The Klumps & Anger Management) is on directing duties….

GRUDGE MATCH opens of Christmas Day stateside and 24th January in the UK

Essential Jodie Foster

Posted by absolutebadasses on November 19, 2013

Posted in: Views. Tagged: best actress, bluray, brutal, bugsy malone, catchfire, cinema, contact, david fincher, dennis hopper, dvd, essential jodie foster, films, jodie foster, kristen stewart, like, love film, maverick, Mel Gibson, movies, oscar, oscar winner, panic room, scifi, taxi driver, the accused, the silence of the lambs, trailers. Leave a comment

Who would have imagined from them early days playing characters such as Tallulah in Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone or Iris in Scorsese’s Taxi Driver that this young lady born on this day in 1962 would have become a screen legend and bagged 2 Academy Awards for Best Actress and countless other awards in the process? – It was 12yrs after her brilliant role in Taxi Driver that Jodie Foster delivered one of the best performances of her career as Sarah Tobias who is brutally raped in Kaplan’s The Accused them opening scenes in the bar were pretty horrific, this film sits at number 3 on my Essential Jodie Foster – at number 2 is one of my favorite films of 1997 Robert Zemeckis’s scifi movie Contact starring alongside Matthew McConaughey & William Fichtner – and at number 1 is The Silence of the Lambs playing F.B.I. agent Clarice Starling attempting to catch a serial killer with the help of psychopath Dr. Hannibal Lecter played wonderfully well by Anthony Hopkins, the relationship between Foster & Hopkins is what gave this film it’s bite, them scenes with Clarice trying to gain Lecter’s trust are compelling viewing – the film went on to win the Top 5 Academy Awards – Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Screenplay – now I have named my Essential Jodie Foster it’s only fair to mention the one’s that just missed out but still rank high on her CV : i must confess to having a soft spot for the wonderful Maverick (with Mel Gibson) Jodie looked amazing in this movie and the chemistry between the two is beautiful to watch – Catchfire (with Dennis Hopper) this movie usually gets panned but I really enjoyed it, the film was also directed by Hopper – and David Fincher’s 2002 home invasion movie Panic Room (with Kristen Stewart) such a gripping thriller with a wonderful cast and shot by the the master Fincher….

Divergent (2014) – Movie Trailer

Posted by absolutebadasses on November 14, 2013

Posted in: Trailers. Tagged: 2014 films, beatrice, books, cinema, divergent trailer, future, futuristic, kate winslet, love film, love movies, love scifi, Maggie Q, movie geek, movie stills, movie trailer, movies, novels, scifi, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, trailer, trilogy, tris, upcoming movies, veronica roth, Zoë Kravitz. Leave a comment

Set in a future Chicago where people are divided into five factions based on their personalities. “Tris” (Woodley) discovers that she is DIVERGENT meaning that she does not fit into any one faction, she’s soon on the run and alerted to a plot brewing that involves extermination of her kind – Based on the book of the same name by American author Veronica Roth – the movie is directed by Neil Burger (Limitless) and stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz, Maggie Q and Kate Winslet – here’s the trailer…. enjoy!

We’re the Millers (2013) – Movie Review

Posted by absolutebadasses on November 7, 2013

Posted in: Reviews. Tagged: blog, bluray, Caravan, cinema, comedy, DEA, drugs, dvd, Ed Helms, Emma Roberts, film review, follow, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, laugh, like, love film, love movies, mexican border, mexico, movie blog, movie review, movie watching, review, RV, stripper, were the millers, Will Poulter. Leave a comment

WE’RE THE MILLERS (2013) – Movie Review ★★★¾

Cast – Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter & Ed Helms – a low level pot dealer gets robbed of his drug stash and money and in order to pay his debts to a local mobster he undertakes a job in transporting drugs across the Mexican border – to do this he decides to bring in the help of a fake family and that’s when the fun really begins VERDICT before watching anything with Jennifer Aniston I immediately think the worst, since playing Rachel in Friends back in the mid 90s her film career has been a mixture of the average to pretty dismal – but are we about to see a change? – We’re the Millers is not only one of the surprisingly fun films of 2013, but Aniston gives a performance full of gusto, sex appeal and delightful charm, very reminiscent of her days back at Central Perk – my favorite scenes in the movie include the couch kissing scene between Rose, Casey and Kenny, the garage strip scene and of course the Tarantula bite on Kenny’s genitals that reminded me of Ben Stiller’s Something about Mary – Rawson Marshall Thurber, the movie’s young director has lots of promise, he’s not only managed to get the best out of Aniston, but he’s crafted a really enjoyable comic romp that’s full of likeable characters and fun scenarios – overall We’re the Millers is well worth a watch!