A New Logo and a New Lead Human

Director Michael Bay announced last week that Mark Wahlberg will be the new star of the latest film in the Transformers series. He will be replacing former Transformers star Shia Labeouf who said that there wasn't really much more of the story of Sam Witwicky to tell. Although Wahlberg will be a playing a completely new character, the story will still continue four years after the last movie.

I actually did not go and see the last Transformers movie ('Dark of the Moon') because I was told that it was long and drawn-out and I felt that it would be very repetitive. I felt that the storyline would be too much like the last ones. That is why I feel that it might be a good move to introduce a new character. It might make it a bit more refreshing and induce less deja vu.  Let's hope Wahlberg can revamp this series (with a little help with a sleek new logo, this might actually be possible).

More information can be found here:
http://www.technologytell.com/entertainment/8484/mark-wahlberg-joins-transformers-franchise/

Bucket List #7: Lincoln

Film: Lincoln
Actors:Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Director: Steven Spielberg

I love history - especially American history. Judging by the trailer this movie brings history to life with its drama and action. Hopefully with the right amount of drama and historical accuracy, this movie will make our country's history all the more fascinating through the eyes of one of it's greatest presidents. I'm sure the cinematography will be amazing, thanks to Mr.Spielberg and that will help history come to life even more. I am amazed at how accurately they got Daniel Day-Lewis to look like Lincoln and I have always liked Joseph Gordon-Levitt so I am looking forward to watching them portray these historical figures.

Bucket List #6: A Good Day to Die Hard

Film: A Good Day to Die Hard
Actors: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch
Director: John Moore

They are adding a fifth movie to the Die Hard series. I need to re-watch the first four before I go see this one in February 2013 because I know I loved them, but the details are getting a bit hazy. I think I am also starting to mix up some of the plot-lines.

As far as the trailer for this movie, I enjoyed the action, but I am not so sure about the plot. I can not seem to find a plot-line for this movie based off of the trailer. The only bits of information that I have gathered is that he goes to Russia and works with his son. Hopefully in the actual movie, the plot is not completely concealed by the action and the movie will have some story.

I also hope that this movie does not become completely technological as the fourth one did. I feel like the basis of these movies is McClane using his intuition and the abundance of technology in the last movie somewhat spoiled that.

Bucket List #5: Skyfall

Film: Skyfall
Actors:  Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem
Director: Sam Mendes

I have always been a Bond fan. My favorite Bond is Sean Connery. I am actually quite surprised at how little the new Bond movie has been promoted. I knew it was coming out sometime soon but I didn't actually see a trailer on T.V. until today. I am surprised they didn't start promoting it earlier.

The action and the plot in Skyfall seem intense and I excited to see what new tricks they will come up with... although I am still puzzled as to how they could just replace the classic vodka martini with a Heineken!? You can't just get rid of "shaken, not stirred"! It is one of his catchphrases. Next thing you know, they will be scratching "Bond, James Bond" from the script as well.

    

Bucket List 4#: The Bourne Legacy

Film: The Bourne Legacy
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Edward Norton
Director: Tony Gilroy

I have seen all of the Bourne series, but I got a bit bored towards the end, so I don't really remember much about them. At first when I heard that they were making another Bourne movie, I decided that I did not want to see it at all and it was just ridiculous to make another one. Then I found out that Matt Damon was not going to be in it, I was even more annoyed. After watching the trailer, I have changed my mind. I love Jeremy Renner (especially as Hawkeye in the Avengers and as William Brandt in Mission Impossible) and I feel like it might be okay without Damon. The plot also seems like it is refreshingly different from the others. I like how it is somewhat of a continuation of the others, but it is completely different. Hopefully it will shed some light onto the past of Jason Bourne as well, seeing as it looks like it will be all about the organization that made him who he was. The action scenes also seem pretty intense and, based off of the trailer, it looks like they have forgone the shaky, homemade video camera angles that the other movies in the series were known for. I am excited to see this movie and see how Renner will do in a role like this.

The Rascals of my Childhood

One of my all-time favorite movies when I was a child was The Little Rascals. This is a classic and will hopefully be a favorite for generations. I could watch it today and still laugh myself silly throughout the entire movie. It is a cute movie because the main cast is made up of all children and there are many moments in the movie where there is a meaningful lesson being explained. The best part is that the children are hilarious and they teach through the comedy. I wonder where these actors are today...

Movie for old people? I think not...

Film: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Actors: Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel
Director: John Madden

The last movie that I watched in theaters before I took up my movie challenge was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. When I walked into the theater with a group of my friends, the seats were filled with mostly elderly couples. After seeing that, I thought maybe I made the wrong choice and I should have joined my other group of friends who were going to watch The Avengers for the third time. In the end, I decided to stay since it was based in India and I am an Indian so I thought I might actually enjoy it. That was a good decision on my part.

The movie is about a group of elderly British retirees who end up at the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which is an old peoples home in India. It is about the stage in their life where they look back and reflect upon their life and also make changes as to who they are. To me, this was a very inspiring theme/message.

I enjoyed seeing India and it's beauty and how it was portrayed in the movie. India is a somewhat dirty country, but this movie was able to capture the true majesty of the country. They were able to find the glory in the landscape as well as the culture and portray it to the American population in a beautiful manner.

I love elderly people and my Grandfather actually lives with us (as per Indian custom) and so I truly enjoy spending time with him. Therefore, I really connected with this movie. I could not imagine having my Grandfather living alone at an old peoples home. Thus, I was really struck by the characters in the movie and what they were going through and was inspired by their stories. I also loved all the actors in the movie (particularly Judi Dench and Maggie Smith).