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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Zoe Saldana has a unfilable appitite for revenge in "Colombiana"

"I did not want the fighting scenes to be forgiving or flexible
because there was a women fighting a man"
Zoe Saldana is one of very few female actresses who not only can do a role that some would have you to believe it was meant to be for a male, but she has such determination and charisma and plenty of heart to show the world that this role was not fitting for a male, but that it was not meant for another actress either.  
Saldana plays the character of  "Cataleya Restrepo" who at the age of 9yrs old witnesses the slaughter of her mother and father right before her very eyes. Cataleya's uncle takes her in and teaches her how to become the ultimate assassin... literally. Colombiana is going to be like mission impossible meets taken, and like taken it will have some pretty intence violence and jaw dropping moments. Saldana is going to be showing real grit in this film by taking audiences on a real thrill ride that will keep you at the edge of your seat and give you such an amazing feeling that you will feel like the film gave you a 100% pure adrenaline rush.
One important note to keep in mind when you watch this film is to remember the old phrase "Hell hath no fury like a women's scorned". Saldana is going to remind the world why that phrase should always be remembered, cause she will show audiences around the world what happens when a women is left with her last option in life, you can either give up and crawl under a rock and die from regret and fear... or you can fight to the very end with every breath that pumps threw your very body. "Colombiana" will be Saldana's first solo debut, and from what the trailers show, Saldana will make a huge impact to audiences everywhere. Some people however believe that Saldana will fall on her face and not get recognized for her hard work. I can assure you that is no doubt false. How do you know you might ask? My answer is quite genuine and simple. Saldana stood along side James Cameron as Cameron released one of the and if not the biggest film in cinema history "Avatar". Any one who truly knows anything about film or is a big fan would not debate the fact that when James Cameron makes a film the words groundbreaking and earth shattering don't even complete the full words to describe a James Cameron film. Cameron only wants the best in his films, Cameron has no room for a margin of error and  actors and actresses who do not want to share his vision. Saldana took Cameron's hand and she let him guide her to a world no one to believe possible, and in the end of that amazing ride Saldana had more confidence in herself to be everything that not only did James Cameron see, but her loved ones in her life that will always stand beside her.
I would like to leave you with this final word.
I truly feel that Zoe Saldana is the real deal, she brings such rawness and amazing talent to the silver screen, that if you miss Colombiana you will be missing a great film with pure talent and good old fashion ass kicking action.                         

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Rebirth of Conan:The Barbariean!!!

" This will be the "origins"  for Conan, to see how it all began"- Jason Momoa

When the name Conan comes to your mind, what word best describes him? The irresistible force, The immovable object? both those strong words truly show how Conan is, was and will always be the king of kings of warrior and barbarian films.
This is a definite challenge for three big parties in this film. The first party is the studio house responsible for making this film which happens to be "Lionsgate" and they have quite the resume and reputation for making successful films. Since 1998, "Lionsgate" has released a little over 130 films, some of there big films include "American Psycho, Monsters Ball, Crash, The Punisher" and of course there well known franchise "Saw".
This is not Lionsgate's first bull ride, and it sure is not the first re-make that they have been apart of. 2007 is when Lionsgate rolled the dice on one of the most gutsiest remakes in the filming industry, "3:10 to Yuma". It did quite well at the box office bye grossing over seventy million dollars world wide, and when its budget was fifty five million dollars so everyone can agree that it was a no doubt success.
I am so out spoken about the filming industry doing remakes, and I feel the only reason the studio bosses are so open to remakes is cause they want more money and they truly do not understand nor appreciate the uniqueness, and connection the original film left with audiences when they watched it. If the remake can leave the audience with the same feeling as the original did then I would say the studio bosses know what they are doing, unfortunately that is not the way most studio bosses look at it as. They fail to see the big picture cause they are blinded bye dollar signs and they fail to see the art they are about to ruin.

The second party is the director. It takes a very skilled, passionate and gifted director to do a remake. Marcus Nispel is going to take a big leap of faith with re-making Conan, because he has so much to achieve in order to please audiences around the world. Nispel has to make sure he gives the audience what they want out of this film. A great story, solid acting, non stop action and a ton of gore. I mean were here to watch a film which is suppose to have a good 90% of action that involves sex, severed heads, chopped limbs, and total carnage.
Nispel has done some very successful films in the past like "Pathfinder" and Nispel did the re-make for the Texas chainsaw massacre  in 2003 and Friday the 13th in 2009, so he has a very good sense in what to do on doing a successful remake.

The third is probably the most important one of them all. what actor would take on the responsibility of playing a role that will always be remembered as an Arnold Schwarzenegger role.
Jason Momoa is his name and he is showing the world just how capable he is buy taking the reigns of a role most seem to believe to be irreplaceable. 
If you were to ask me six years ago who Jasson Momoa is I would of just replied WHO?
From 2005-2009 Momoa played a big part in the hit T.V series Stargate: Atlantis. and Just this year Momoa stared alongside Sean Bean, Lena Headey in the HBO original series "Game of Thrones". Momoa's character in the show was so original that you could not watch him without getting the slightest bit intimidated from the performance he gave. A lot of people would say it is fate, but Momoa was actually offered the role as Conan from the casting director who does the casting for game of thrones and he just believed Momoa would be perfect for this role. I'm sure most people are just set in their ways that Momoa will try and repeat the way Schwarzenegger did Conan back in 1982, but "Lionsgate", Marcus Nispel and Jason Momoa want to assure audiences that this is a reboot of Conan, not a prequel nor a sequel. Momao wants to bring a new attitude and image for Conan, and leave the irreplaceable part that Schwarzenegger did alone... in fact Momoa has not even seen the Conan films Schwarzenegger did so you can leave your mind at ease that there will be no copy cat in this Conan.

I will leave you all with this final word that I believe Conan: The Barbarian will be a film you have never seen before in so many ways. Conan will take you on a remarkable journey into a world you would never imagined possible. If you let your mind just go with the flow in this film I am quite certain you will be happy with the results at the end of this spectacular film.