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This is the one you have all been waiting for, the one you need to race out and buy tickets for as soon as they are onsale - that is unless they aren't all sold out. Look out Academy Awards and all trophies start quivering because this monumental film of total awesomeness has arrived.

Welcome RoboGeisha. RoboGeisha, Noboru Iguchi's delicate meditation on feminism in Japan, is your typical awards-baiting costume melodrama: Geisha assassins who kill adversaries with deadly swords and chainsaws sprouting from their mouths, transform into tanks, have machine-gun busts, katana-sword hips and... use shrimp tempura daggers to take out the eyes of villains. And that's just the half of it - we can't quite describe certain other elements here, so be warned: this is gonna rock.

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Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($11-)

July 1st 2009 10:57

: A Great One for the Kids in Digital 3D

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($11-)

It's back - the whole crew from the first two are back in this third installment of our favourite frozen prehistoric mammals. Manny, Sid, Diego, and Ellie are back in this third film in the computer-animated Ice Age series but this time also in Digital 3D. With those creatures in starring roles, fans also get another dose of the vocal talents of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah, who are joined by Simon Pegg. In this installment, Manny and Ellie are expecting their first baby, while Sid the sloth tries an unconventional way of starting a family that gets him into trouble. With all this talk of babies, Diego might be losing his saber-toothed edge, but a journey to save Sid may just turn the whole group into heroes. In addition to all that adventure, it wouldn't be an Ice Age film if Scrat weren't on a desperate hunt for an acorn, but he might get distracted by a shapely female squirrel.

Ice Age 3

The first installment I absolutely loved, the second one I thought went straight to video until someone told me today it got a cinema installment - to me it looked so much cheaper and without much budget. This one looks like it had more poured into it than the first two but I think it fits in the middle for my joy factor. The characters are fine. The usuals are the usuals and Sid is getting himself into mischief but he has done that in the first two, in fact all the returning characters are pretty much doing the same thing they have in all the films. Manny and Ellie I found broing and in the film less but this works as some of the new characters are more entertaining. Diaego is just cool. But this time their is Simon Pegg as Buck and he is just hilarious - thanks to Sean for telling me he is based on Johhny Depp's Pirate.

Buck is the saving grace for adults. I found this film low on the adult enjoyment level except for the visuals. It is directed for kids and Mannie and Ellie are all for the kids - Sid appeals to everyone becuase he is the loser we all love. Diaego is the angry old guy we all know and love but Buck is the rogue funny guy hero - the Indiana Jones, Pirate who is a bit nuts like Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. I also want a baby TRex - they are so funny in this one and their rythmic trio of noises had me giggling.

Then there is the coolest of the bunch who never hangs with the gang but always crosses path. The mighty dynamo that will do anything for his acorn - Scrat. I want a full length feature film just of Scrat - I love him. This time there is also Scratte - the evil beyatch who connives for the acorn but may be swayed by Scrat's charm.

Being presented in Digital 3D I was excited to see it in all its glory. But unfortunately I found the Digital 3D did not utilise the possibilities they could do with Digital 3D - sure you get see the characters in Digital 3D but there was limited interactive Digital 3D and this was disappointing. There is one scene, towards the end, flying on the pterodactyls that finally grabbed the extent of where they could push the Digital 3D but I never saw it before this one brief but spectacular Digital 3D scene. It used the interaction of things flying past you quickly and took you on the back of that flying dinosaur.

If you have kids this will become a renewed craze for them and you. You may also enjoy it yourself - it's gotta be better than The Wiggles for the 3000th viewing. Worth $11-. It's out now and is available to watch on film or Digital 3D at selected places.

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Three Cool Upcoming Trailers

June 29th 2009 11:34

: Watch the TRAILERS Here

Amelia, The Perfect Getaway and Thirst

These are a few great trailers I have sen lately that you may not have - so thought I would share - see how kind I am

The first one is Amelia - the next heroine film for Hillary Swank to sweep the Oscar floor with in this guaranteed Oscar grabbing film about the life of legendary Amelia Earhart. This film also stars Richard Gere, Ewan Macgregor and has a HUGE budget. It looks sensational and am looking forward to it massively.

Thirst Movie

The next one is a foreign film named Thirst. This one one the Jury Choice Award at Cannes this year and is about a priest who becomes a vampire - it looks bloody brilliant!!

The Perfect Getaway

The last one some friends told me to suss out. The Perfect Getaway, it has a great cast. Firstly Chris Hemsworth - newly Hollywood christened Captain Kirk's dad and playing Thor in another upcoming film. This film also has Steve Zahn, Mill Jovovich and Timothy Olyphant. Two pairs of lovers (Zahn & Jovovich, Olyphant & Sanchez) on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands. - looks good on your edge stuff.

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R2D2 has been found in Star Trek

June 29th 2009 08:32

: Little R2 Gets Around

You may remember a month or so ago I posted the article R2D2 is in Star Trek. Well he has finally been found.

R2D2

During the Drill Machine sequence as the Enterprise comes out of its barrel role amidst destruction of the other Federation ships above Vulcan, we cut to an interior Enterprise bridge over the shoulder of Kirk that is looking out through the front viewscreen. In space, R2-D2 is floating in the debris from about the top middle of the screen to the bottom right.

R2D2 in Star Trek

Rumors are now spreading that ILM has been putting R2 in every film they do the effects for. One person claims he is in "The Will Be Blood" and all the Pirates movies. Anyone seen any of these??

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12 and Holding ($16.50)

June 29th 2009 08:02

: Released in 2005, From the Director of L.I.E.

12 and Holding ($16.50)

12 and Holding

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Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen ($14.25)

June 23rd 2009 08:00

: PLUS A PRICE INCREASE!!

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($14.25)

Reposting as out tomorrow and thought you may have missed it first time around
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The Proposal ($14-)

June 21st 2009 06:16

: One of Sandra Bullock's Best

I was forced to watch this one and would have probably waited for a DVD release as I did not have much love to see it. Admittedly I do like Sandra Bullock and I find Ryan Reynolds funny and incredibly sexy. The trailer looked OK but it looked predictable and mildly funny but I had seen the trailer so many times I was just over it.

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2012 - Full Trailer

June 19th 2009 07:54

: Awesome End of World Film

Firstly I want to apologise for not being on for a week - I have had my parents staying with me for my birthday week

. I have about 12 articles to write on Sunday and am looking forward to catching up with my films and restaurants and meals. I have been to two great Sydney places and went to the Transformers premiere and watched a gazillion films on my new Blu Ray player.

But I am just about to head out but found the full length trailer for 2012 finally online and it looks brilliant!!! I just loved The Day After Tomorrow and all those end of the world films and this looks like it is going to take it to the next level AWESOME!! Hope you like it

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June 13th 2009 23:24

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Shutter Island (FULL TRAILER)- Scorcese and DiCaprio

June 11th 2009 05:36

: THIS WILL FRACKING ROCK

Most of you know that Leo is my all time favourite actor. Everyone knows that Martin Scorcese knows how to make a decent film. If any of you have read the insanley brilliant novel known as Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane then you will be as if not more excited than me at how bloody brilliant this film is going to be. If you can get a copy of the book do it otherwise this trailer looks nearly page for page so it could be worth the wait - the suspense is brilliant. BRING IT ON!!!!!