‘G.I Joe’ - The Next Box Office Hit!

Ray Park as Snake Eyes
Photo Source: Yahoo! Movies

When I was young, I used to watch the cartoons show of this great American hero also known as G.I Joe. But hang on guys, ‘coz we’re about to see this brave man in real life! Ooops! Not in our own lives but just in the movie screen. This is another blockbuster hit to be released in summer of 2009 coming from the Paramount productions which is also the great name behind the success of “Transformers”. And way to go for the first release of two photos (one shown above) of the ever popular Snake Eyes played by Ray Parker who also portrayed the great Darth Maul in "Star Wars". Director Stephen Sommers was impressed with Snake Eyes’ fame and even said to his interview with USA Today that, "He's the world's greatest ninja, but he's also next-generation. He's not afraid to use a sword one second, and a split-second later he's pulling out his Glock. His chief nemesis is arguably the world's other great ninja, Storm Shadow. The two grew up together, were blood brothers and now are mortal enemies." Also, according to Channing Tatum who plays Duke as the G.I. Joe's leader, describes the film as mixing the adventures seen in 'X-Men' with the action-packed 'Mission Impossible’. Well, what else can I say? This is really another great film to watch out for!!!

Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century

I was glad to see the site for Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century. Reading it gave me an idea about the best movies of all times. I actually don't know and haven't watched most of the films simply because I was born during the 80's but I know, based on the description that these films are really exceptional. Here's the complete list in case you might also want to know:

===Silent Years===

The Birth of a Nation (1915)
186 minutes, D: D. W. Griffith

Intolerance (1916)
178 minutes, D: D. W. Griffith

Our Hospitality (1923)
74 minutes, D: Buster Keaton

Greed (1924)
140 minutes, D: Erich von Stroheim

The Gold Rush (1925)
82 minutes, D: Charlie Chaplin

Potemkin (1925 - Russian)
65 minutes, D: Sergei Eisenstein

The Big Parade (1925)
141 minutes, D: King Vidor

The Freshman (1925)
70 minutes, D: Sam Taylor and Fred Newmeyer

Metropolis (1927 - German)
120 minutes, D: Fritz Lang

The General (1927)
74 minutes, D: Buster Keaton

Sunrise (1927)
110 minutes, D: F. W. Murnau

The Crowd (1928)
104 minutes, D: King Vidor

===1930s===

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
133 minutes, D: Lewis Milestone

City Lights (1931)
86 minutes, D: Charlie Chaplin

M (1931 - German)
99 minutes, D: Fritz Lang

Dracula (1931)
75 minutes, D: Tod Browning

Frankenstein (1931)
70 minutes, D: James Whale

Trouble in Paradise (1932)
83 minutes, D: Ernst Lubitsch

King Kong (1933)
103 minutes, D: Merian C. Cooper

Duck Soup (1933)
70 minutes, D: Leo McCarey

Sons of the Desert (1933)
69 minutes, D: William A. Seiter

It Happened One Night (1934)
105 minutes, D: Frank Capra

It's A Gift (1934)
73 minutes, D: Norman Z. McLeod

A Night at the Opera (1935)
92 minutes, D: Sam Wood

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
75 minutes, D: James Whale

The 39 Steps (1935 - British)
87 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock

Swing Time (1936)
103 minutes, D:George Stevens

Modern Times (1936)
89 minutes, D: Charlie Chaplin

Dodsworth (1936)
101 minutes, D: William Wyler

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
115 minutes, D: Frank Capra

Grand Illusion (1937 - French)
117 minutes, D: Jean Renoir

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
83 minutes, D: Ben Sharpsteen

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
102 minutes, D: Michael Curtiz

The Lady Vanishes (1938 - British)
97 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock

Stagecoach (1939)
96 minutes, D: John Ford

Gone With The Wind (1939)
222 minutes, D: Victor Fleming

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
101 minutes, D: Victor Fleming

===1940s===

His Girl Friday (1940)
92 minutes, D: Howard Hawks

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
129 minutes, D: John Ford

Fantasia (1940)
120 minutes, D: Ben Sharpsteen (production supervisor)

Sullivan's Travels (1941)
91 minutes, D: Preston Sturges

Citizen Kane (1941)
119 minutes, D: Orson Welles

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
100 minutes, D: John Huston

The Lady Eve (1941)
94 minutes, D: Preston Sturges

Casablanca (1942)
102 minutes, D: Michael Curtiz

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
75 minutes, D: William A. Wellman

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
99 minutes, D: Preston Sturges

Double Indemnity (1944)
106 minutes, D: Billy Wilder

My Darling Clementine (1946)
97 minutes, D: John Ford

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
129 minutes, D: Frank Capra

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
172 minutes, D: William Wyler

Great Expectations (1946 - British)
118 minutes, D: David Lean

The Bicycle Thief (1948 - Italian)
90 minutes, D: Vittorio De Sica

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
124 minutes, D: John Huston

Gun Crazy (1949)
86 minutes, D: Joseph H. Lewis

===1950s===

All About Eve (1950)
138 minutes, D: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Sunset Boulevard (1950)
110 minutes, D: Billy Wilder

Rashomon (1950 - Japanese)
88 minutes, D: Akira Kurosawa

Strangers on a Train (1951)
101 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock

Singin' In The Rain (1952)
102 minutes, D: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen

High Noon (1952)
84 minutes, D: Fred Zinnemann

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
103 minutes, D: Stanley Donen

On The Waterfront (1954)
108 minutes, D: Elia Kazan

The Seven Samurai (1954 - Japanese)
141 minutes, D: Akira Kurosawa

The Searchers (1956)
119 minutes, D: John Ford

Paths of Glory (1957)
86 minutes, D: Stanley Kubrick

The Seventh Seal (1957 - Sweden)
96 minutes, D: Ingmar Bergman

Vertigo (1958)
128 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock

North By Northwest (1959)
136 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock

The 400 Blows (1959 - French)
99 minutes, D: Francois Truffaut

Some Like It Hot (1959)
119 minutes, D: Billy Wilder

===1960s===

Psycho (1960)
109 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock

La Dolce Vita (1962 - Italian)
175 minutes, D: Federico Fellini

Lawrence of Arabia (1962 - British)
216 minutes, D: David Lean

8 1/2 (1963 - Italian)
135 minutes, D: Federico Fellini

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying... (1964 - British)
93 minutes, D: Stanley Kubrick

Mary Poppins (1964)
140 minutes, D: Robert Stevenson

Blow-Up (1966 - British/Italian)
111 minutes, D: Michelangelo Antonioni

The Graduate (1967)
105 minutes, D: Mike Nichols

Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
111 minutes, D: Arthur Penn

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 - British)
139 minutes, D: Stanley Kubrick

The Wild Bunch (1969)
134 minutes, D: Sam Peckinpah

Midnight Cowboy (1969)
113 minutes, D: John Schlesinger

===1970s===

The Godfather (1972)
175 minutes, D: Francis Ford Coppola

Mean Streets (1973)
110 minutes, D: Martin Scorsese

The Godfather, Part II (1974)
200 minutes, D: Francis Ford Coppola

The Conversation (1974)
113 minutes, D: Francis Ford Coppola

Blazing Saddles (1974)
93 minutes, D: Mel Brooks

Jaws (1975)
124 minutes, D: Steven Spielberg

Nashville (1975)
159 minutes, D: Robert Altman

Annie Hall (1977)
94 minutes, D: Woody Allen

Star Wars (1977)
121 minutes, D: Geroge Lucas

The Deer Hunter (1978)
183 minutes, D: Michael Cimino

Apocalypse Now (1979)
150 minutes, D: Francis Ford Coppola

====1980s====

Raging Bull (1980)
128 minutes, D: Martin Scorsese

E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
115 minutes, D: Steven Spielberg

===1990s===

GoodFellas (1990)
146 minutes, D: Martin Scorsese

Schindler's List (1993)
195 minutes, D: Steven Spielberg

Pulp Fiction (1994)
154 minutes, D: Quentin Tarantino

Fargo (1996)
97 minutes, D: Joel Coen

A Very Rare Match-up

I think “The Forbidden Kingdom” which is now showing on cinemas is really a sensationally rare movie that I should not dare to miss. This action packed movie filled with Kung Fu highlights with a touch of fantasy and science fiction combines the famous casts Jackie Chan and Jet Li. This is really a one-of-a-kind match-up of the great actors known for their great talents in Kung Fu. And since Jackie Chan plays one of the leading roles in this movie, I must expect a slight comedy to thrill me up once I get the chance to watch it. Oh I can’t wait to watch it on the big screen! I just don’t have much time to go to the movie cinemas right now and will still have to wait for the weekend.

Join me in having a glimpse to this film’s teaser which I have found in Yahoo! Movies…

A Must-See “10,000 B.C.”

It was last Saturday, a weekend get-away when my boyfriend and I decided to watch a movie. He chose 10,000 B.C. among all the lineup of films featured in every Cinema. From the beginning till the end of the film, we were both mesmerized by the things we were viewing in the wide screen. Maybe because the film directed by Roland Emmerich provides a great setting; the action-packed scene where mammoths were running all over the place and of course, the very beautiful faces of the casts. This especially pertains to the mysterious blue-eyed girl named Evolet played by Camilla Belle. Her face looks so lovely in the screen even with mud and bruises on her face and body. Aside from this, it was really unique to have seen a love story behind an epic with a prehistoric plot. The journey of D’Leh (Steven Strait) also gives life to the entire film. He really portrays the role so well and the tagline “It takes a hero to change the world” really suits his character.

As a whole, I was glad to know that the movie was worth every penny we spent. For me, the rating of this movie is 3 out 5 (5 as the highest). And in case you haven’t seen this movie yet, you can have a quick view of the trailer here. This teaser was actually featured in YouTube:

Batman returns in "The Dark Knight"

Photo Source: Warner Bros

It will be mix emotions for Heath Ledger fans to wait for the upcoming continuation of the Batman story. It may be hard and exciting at the same time to see and watch the late Heath Ledger who was known for his versatile talent to perfectly play the role of “Joker” that will surely make this movie a big hit. Undoubtedly, a lot of movie fans out there (even yours truly) can’t wait to grab a ticket for the premier of Batman: The Dark Knight not only because of the casts but also for the story itself. I have seen a similar post at Everyday Discovery regarding this most talked about film. I know, we’re not the only individuals who were fascinated and thrilled to know that this movie will be out in theaters…soon!

The Box Office Hit, "Semi-Pro"

Will Ferrel’s Semi-Pro Trailer (source: www.youtube.com)

Another comedy film starring Will Ferrell captivates the interest of movie lovers across the globe. Semi-Pro obtains the box office hit by garnering the top earnings worth $15.3 which outperforms the rest of the movie entries being released. Maybe the major reason why Semi-Pro gets the biggest ticket sales is that it is a sports-comedy combination. Aside from this, people love watching Will Ferrell even on his other movies like "Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," and "Blades of Glory" rated PG-13 which are both box-office hits as well.

To give you the most recent but not yet finalized tally of the top placers in having the highest ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters, based on Media by Numbers LLC research, take a quick look at the following:

1^st “Semi-Pro” --- $15.3 million
2^nd “Vantage Point” --- $13 million
3^rd “Spiderwick Chronicles" --- $8.8 million
4^th “The Other Boleyn Girl” --- $8.3 million
5^th “Jumper” --- $7.6 million
6^th “Step Up 2 The Streets” --- $5.7 million
7^th “Fool's Gold” --- $4.7 million
8^th “Penelope” --- $4 million
9^th “No Country For Old Men” --- $4 million
10^th “Juno” --- $3.4 million