It's London and the year is 2027 and for some unknown reason women are infertile. This is what the entire movie is based on but there was not much explanation as to why. Theo played by Clive Owen is a middle-aged man who has lost passion for life after a lost child and failed marriage several years back. He was once the polar opposite being a very passionate human rights activist who had an incredible hunger for life. Before he has a chance to even grasp what is going on, he is caught in the middle of the world's newest miracle - a pregnant woman. He has been entrusted with the safety and transport of this young woman to the "Human Life Project".
The filming of the movie was excellent and there were several moments throughout it that you felt like you were right there with the characters. This film had a dark and cold feel. It seemed as though the world was in turmoil facing extinction and people had no reason for hope. Even though Theo seemed to be very sad and lifeless for some reason people & animals were drawn to him in several scenes. Unknowingly to himself these other people saw him as a helper and he gave them a sense of security. The only other well known actor in the movie was Julianne Moore who played Owen's ex-wife and was the leader of the "terrorist group" called the "Freedom Fighters" aka "fish".
Throughout the movie, Theo and Ki (the pregnant woman) had to go from one bad situation to the next while on the way to meet the "Human Life Project". They were caught in the middle of a civil war not only in Great Britian but the entire world. Besides the infertility it was not hard to buy into the futuristic setting. There were no flying cars or robots running around. There was some technology that had advanced to help the viewers feel like they were in the future.
On a five star rating scale, I would give this movie a 3 1/2 stars. I would not recommend it for children due to some spotty violence and bad language. The plot was definitely an original thought but I was not thrilled with the ending. That's my opinion but I'll let you judge for yourselves.
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Saturday, December 30, 2006
Rocky Balboa
I pity the fool who won't like this movie. Even if you didn't grow up watching the Rocky movies you will still enjoy this story. Doing the series great justice, Rocky Balboa who was written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, goes back to its roots as being more of a story of personal struggles and triumph rather than just a boxing match. This is what made Rocky I in 1976 an academy award winning movie. One thing that puts this one above the first few would be the cinematography and fight scenes.
One of the most pleasing aspects of this movie is that it creates a new ending to the Rocky story and leaves the Rocky 5 ending in the dust. Rocky 5 wasn't a big crowd pleaser. There were a few of the old characters in this final installment - Paulie (Rocky's best friend) and Duke (Apollo's trainer). We don't think we are spoiling anything by saying that during this movie Rocky is having to deal with the passing away of Adrian who was his inspiration and life. A new character was introduced not necessarily in place of Adrian but to serve as an encouragement to Rocky and she does happen to be a female. This was not as much a romantic connection as it was a good friendship.
We were very impressed with the training Sly had to go through to get his body back into boxing worthy shape. He really put on a great deal of mass and he looked better than George Foreman did the last time he was in the ring. It is hard to believe that Sly is as old as he really is after watching this movie. As with the first few Rocky's, Rocky made several off-the-wall statements and comments that made you laugh.
Paulie of course being his normal self with his "hate the world" grumpy old man attitude makes for a few laughs as well.
We give this movie four out of five stars. It was very "kid friendly" with its lack of foul language and sexual content. It was your typical Rocky "feel good" movie that left you leaving the theatre happy and encouraged. It was a great final chapter to the Rocky story!
One of the most pleasing aspects of this movie is that it creates a new ending to the Rocky story and leaves the Rocky 5 ending in the dust. Rocky 5 wasn't a big crowd pleaser. There were a few of the old characters in this final installment - Paulie (Rocky's best friend) and Duke (Apollo's trainer). We don't think we are spoiling anything by saying that during this movie Rocky is having to deal with the passing away of Adrian who was his inspiration and life. A new character was introduced not necessarily in place of Adrian but to serve as an encouragement to Rocky and she does happen to be a female. This was not as much a romantic connection as it was a good friendship.
We were very impressed with the training Sly had to go through to get his body back into boxing worthy shape. He really put on a great deal of mass and he looked better than George Foreman did the last time he was in the ring. It is hard to believe that Sly is as old as he really is after watching this movie. As with the first few Rocky's, Rocky made several off-the-wall statements and comments that made you laugh.
Paulie of course being his normal self with his "hate the world" grumpy old man attitude makes for a few laughs as well.
We give this movie four out of five stars. It was very "kid friendly" with its lack of foul language and sexual content. It was your typical Rocky "feel good" movie that left you leaving the theatre happy and encouraged. It was a great final chapter to the Rocky story!
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