What if Santa Claus was the leader of magical superheroes whose primary job, besides delivering toys and hiding eggs, was to protect kids– and the world– from villainous characters that would rather strike fear than deliver good-natured holiday cheer. Think The Avengers, except instead of Tony Stark, you have Santa Claus. It’s silly and goofy, but that’s kind of the point. In “Rise of the Guardians” we are introduced early on to Jack Frost (voiced by Chris Pine) after he is resurrected by the man in the moon following a tragic and mysterious accident. (Continue Reading at Examiner.com)
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‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 2’ brings saga to goofy ending that will please fans
There has rarely been a series of movies as polarizing as the “Twilight Saga”. Fans of the books love these movies with a blind passion, not caring that Kristen Stewart has no range besides “zombie mode”. Non-fans, on the other hand, tend to despise these movies to the point of extremist hatred. Sure, the first four have gradually gotten worse. Thankfully, director Bill Condon manages to squeeze as much entertainment as he possibly could from the final installment of this vampire romance saga. “Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 2” picks up right where “Breaking Dawn part 1” left off, with Bella waking up as a vampire. (Continue Reading at Examiner.com)
Spielberg’s ‘Linconln’ is crafted for Oscar glory but at times is a bit of a snooze — movie review
Steven Spielberg has tried for years to bring the story of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, to the big screen. The main problem with telling the story of the man who is arguably one of, if not the greatest American President, is deciding which story to tell. It took Spielberg over ten years to bring “Lincoln” to the big screen. At one point, Liam Neeson was attached to play the Great Emancipator before he backed out and Daniel Day Lewis took the part. It’s definitely a case where karma was kind to those involved here, even though the film is more bloated at times than it is epic. (Continue Reading at Examiner.com)