Friday, February 27, 2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

In my opinion, this was the best movie of the Hobbit Trilogy and a worthy prelude to Lord of the Rings. It was truly the "Defining Chapter". As always the visual effects were stunning, and the cast was magnificent, but something that struck the most in this movie was Peter Jackson's vision. There were many shots in this movie that were just beautiful, and I would like to congratulate Peter Jackson on that. And also the song at the end sung by former cast member Billy Boyd was fantastic as well. 8/10.


Director: Peter Jackson
Music: Howard Shore
Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian Mckellan, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lily, Orlando Bloom, Aidan Turner, Dean O' Gorman, Graham Mctavish, Ken Stott, Ryan Gage, John Bell, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, James Nesbitt, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, with Manu Bennet, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Connolly, Stephen Fry, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Sylvester McCoy, Michael Persbrandt, Hugo Weaving, and Cate Blanchett
Release Year: 2014
Rating: PG-13

Into The Woods

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Into The Woods

With 3 Oscar nominations and a nomination for Best Comedy-Musical at the Golden Globes, Into The Woods has already been regarded as the best musical of 2014 and the best musical since 2012's Les Miserables. Adapted from the hit Broadway musical, this film interweaves many different fairy tales to create one big fairytale. Meryl Streep leads the ensemble cast that has astounded audiences around. Great singers, wonderful acting, fantastic costumes and set designs. 7/10


Director: Rob Marshall
Music: Stephen Sondheim
Cast: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie Mauzy, Tracy Ullman, Christine Baranski, and Johnny Depp
Release Year: 2014
Rating: PG-13