movie taco: july 2013

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Anchorman: The

Legend Continues

Camp X-Ray

Despicable Me 2

Fast & Furious 6

The Great Gatsby

Grown Ups 2

The Hangover Part III

Interstellar

The Lone Ranger

Man of Steel

A Million Ways to Die

in the West

Muppets Most

WantedNow You See Me

Pacific Rim

R.I.P.D

The Spongebob

Squarepants Movie 2

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JULY 2013


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GRU AGAINbsolutely nobody, not least Illumination Entertainment, expected the 2010 animated comedyespicable Me to be such a financial and critical success, and become as much of a cult classic

mongst children and adults as it has. Unlike the studios (and most other animation studios) oth

ms, it had original, genuinely funny characters, like Steve Carrell villainously charming Gru. Not

rname: just Gru. Also, it had Jason Segals surprisingly unthreatening baddie, who nobody ever

pects to win, but is still captivated by the appearances of, and Grus three adorable adopted yo

ughters, whose nave behavior and endlessly quotable lines have been sprawled across both thcial network-verse and the minds of anyone whos seen the film since its release. So, how cou

ssibly be more excited about its extremely promising (both in terms of quality and financial

pendence) sequel, released worldwide this month? We couldnt, as even when Al Pacino dropp

t of the voice cast at the last minute, we still didnt lose an inch of faith. Kristen Wiig joins that

wesome cast, alongside Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove and more! If you still need convincing,

ok at this picture of Steve Carrell appearing as Gru on The Ellen DeGeneres Show:


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APOCALYPSE WOW

er the past few months, we havent been very positive in our anticipation of Guillermo Del Tor

onsters-vs-robots blockbuster Pacific Rim.Weve called it a flop in the waiting and no better t

chael Bay, but now weve slightly changed our minds. This is because, in recent trailers and tv

ots, weve been given a peek at the human characters and story arcs in Pacific Rim, and they lo

etty darn interesting.

stly, the third trailer has shown off a very Nolan-esque idea about the humans who control the

bots being able to link their minds together, and see each others thoughts. Bet Mr. Bay never

ought of that! Also, Idris Elbas character seems to have a bit more depth than just a big guy wh

outs We are cancelling the apocalypse over and over and over again! God help us!

R cant be all that bad. After all, it is

cupying the Warner Bros Nolan/Potter

d-July slot which hasnt been filled by a

d film for almost a decade. Unless you

unt Order of the Phonenix, which went.


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FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

he physics of R.I.P.D are to be believed, there is an alternative universe in which the first Men in Blackfilm was

assive flop and was seen by few, let alone remembered by many. It never spawned any sequels, and so this new

m, based on a little-known graphic novel and starring the too-perfect duo of Jeff Bridges and Ryan Gosling, wou

considered extremely original, and probably be hailed as a masterpiece. It may be a masterpiece, and the trail

omising. However, if both leads last ventures into sci-fi blockbusters are anything to go by (Tron: Legacyand

een Lantern, respectively the worst film of 2010 and 2011), it will be a massive, toxic pile of alien sh*t, which wquire the wearing of top-level hazmat suits to go near.

.P.D opens in the US on July 19, and the UK in late August.

HOW TH

WESTWAS FU

r a full-throttle feature on Gore Verbinskis Pirates-

th-Cowboys reboot/make/imagining blockbuster,

u can catch up on our February issue.

s is looking certain to be the most loud fun

End, anyone?) This features Johnny Depp in an

extremely different role to Captain Sparrow, but

that it appears he has made almost exactly the sthrough his sleepwalking acting method- the

revolutionary technique of playing the same cha


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MOVIE TACO PRESENTS.

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COMEDY

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wonder if Adam Sandler knew, when he began his long and illustrious film career back in the mi

neties, that he would be so utterly hated by film critics (and some viewers) around the world in

13. After the beloved Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer, the liked Big Daddyand Billy

adison and the tolerated 50 First Dates, Sandlers relationship with smart cinemagoers went ou

ntrol. He mocked the gays (lovingly) in Chuck and Larry, remade a classic in The Longest Yard,sgusted almost everyone with ClickandJust Go With It, and, oh yeah,Jack and Jill. Personally, I

any of these films, especially ClickandJack and Jill, which I found to be two sweet and funny fa

medies which were unfairly dismissed as trash merely because of their high concepts, and the

at the man behind them has become a scapegoat. Whenever a poor comedy comes out, for

ample: Movie 43 or 21 & Over, the critics end their reviews with Its like something Adam San

ould make. This is not true. Sandler never sets out to offend or horrify, the way filmmakers like

dd Phillips do. He sets out to make the audience laugh, and laugh they do. Its upon the release

ndler film that I think Who needs critics? I enjoy these films, and they cant tell me to do

herwise.

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WORDS: JERRY COLLINS


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eal mid-Summer release date and fun, family Summer holidays-theme made it Sandlers highes

ossing film ever. Adults and kids alike went to see it, some of them enjoyed it, many of them dit. Why then would Sandler choose to use the template of the film to produce his first sequel:

own Ups 2? Why? Because he expects people to go to see it anyway. Thats why hes gotten

ylor Lautner onboard, last seen (outside ofTwilight) in the truly awfulAbduction, a film that

oved that no matter how good a cast you have on board, you cant guarantee a decent movie.

utner will attract the teenage girls (the weekends other release is Pacific Rim, a film for teenag

ys solely), Sandler will attract the Sandler fans, and everyone else will hopefully go along becau

ey dont want to watch Guillermo Del Toros robots-vs-monsters epic!

HAPPY MONEY: ADAMS BIGGEST HITS

Rank Title (click to view) Studio Worldwide Domestic / % Overseas / % Year

1 Hotel Transylvania Sony $346.9 $148.3 42.8% $198.6 57.2% 2012

2 Grown Ups Sony $271.4 $162.0 59.7% $109.4 40.3% 2010

3 Click Sony $237.7 $137.4 57.8% $100.3 42.2% 2006

4 Big Daddy Sony $234.8 $163.5 69.6% $71.3 30.4% 1999

5 Just Go With It Sony $214.9 $103.0 47.9% $111.9 52.1% 2011

yway, Grown Ups 2wont be the worst film

the world. Sandler knows his audience, and

e trailer looks promising. Plus, weve come

fall in love with Mario Bello through FOXs

dly-cancelled Touch recently, so seeing her

screen with Sandler and co will be nice.

nally, Rob Schneider is the one member of

e cast to not return for 2, after his

parently major falling out with Sandler. He

ont be darkening our doorstep again!
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If one were to carry out a survey of the most-

quoted, most-memed films of all time, 2004s

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundywouldsurely come in at Number 1, just ahead ofPulp

Fiction, The Godfatherand Die Hard. Its charact

are so uniquely hilarious, its script so full of orig

humour and its heart so full of, well, heart, it ha

become the definition of cult classic. After ten

years, a sequel is finally about to arrive in cinem

and boy does it look great! The first full trailer, ju

released at time of writing, includes all the same

and charm that made the first film so utterly

beloved by millions, despite not being particularfinancially successful upon original release (then

again, what comedy is?) In this film, its the 1980

The Channel 4 news team are no longer

working at Channel 4, but have moved to N

York to work for World Action News, a

pioneering 24-hour cable news station. Will

team be able to tolerate staying up late eve

night? Harrison Ford, Kristen Wiig, Nicole Kidma

and James Marsden are all new to the cast.

Anchorman: The Legend Continues is released i

December.

ou're like a miniatureuddha, covered in hair.

m very important. I haveany leather-bound booksd my apartment smellsrich mahogany.

m in a glass case ofmotion.

h, I'll take a Manhattan,d kick the vermouth in

e side with a pair of

eel-toed boots.

hich one of you convicts

th the longest record can

ss me the mashed

tatoes?

RONS

BEST

QUOTES


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MUPP

EThen Christoph Waltz, the extraordinary charactertor and star ofInglorious Basterds, Django

chained, and quite unfortunately, Carnage and

e Green Hornet, drops out of a major role in a

ajor film, almost everyone is usually upset. For

Hollywood breakthrough came so late in his

reer that fans of Waltz (in other words, everyone

Earth) want him to stock up his resum of

glish roles very quickly, and every role missed

t on is a joyous 2-hour experience missed-out

.

wever, when Waltz dropped out of James

bins upcoming super-sequel, Muppets Most

anted, he was replaced by Mr. Ty Burrell, the

en-better character-actor who has needed a film

eakthrough for years, despite his highly-paid role

Phil Dunphy on ABCs Modern Family. His

rformances in National Treasure: Book ofcrets, The Incredible Hulkand Fair Game won

Again! Will introduce the great man to THE WORLD!

will be in the role of Jean Pierre Napoleon, a ruthles

Interpol investigator. We already cant wait. The eve

better news, Waltz is back onboard in a different rol

Know who else turns up? Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, To

Hiddleston, Danny Trejo, and, oh yeah, some Muppe

Bobin is off to makeAlice in Wonderland II after this

which hed better do a better job with than Tim Burt

did! Grrrrrr!


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BOTTOMS UP!

hy has it taken a decade for a second Spongebob Squarepants movie to be made? The first, released in 2004, w

ry successful (for a classically-animated adaptation of an, at the time, 5-year old cartoon). Since its release, the

ckelodeon show has gone from being a barely-noticed daytime slot-filler to one of the most critically-acclaimed

d widely-watched programmes in the history of television. Its about time they made another movie!

e sequel, announced this time last year and in production at time of writing, is set for a late 2014 release. Whe

not well be able to wait that long with digging out the old Spongebob boxset and Movie One DVD is the quest

every fans lips. Especially exciting is the fact that the film will combine animation with live-action sequences,

e last-act of Movie One did. Will David Hasselhoff make another cameo? Who knows? What we do know is that

r favourite Bikini Bottom-breeders, Squarepants and Star and Tentacles (who is, I have always argued, an octop


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e reason explained to Kal-El constantly throughout

ck Snyders highly-anticipated reboot of

sSuperman franchise, Man of Steel, for the fact his

stence has not been revealed to the American public,

hat they would not understand him, and hence be

rful of him. However, it makes one think, after a few

ore like him lived on Earth, would they still be scared?

ey would surely be so used to the presence of the

yptonian immigrants amongst their society that they

uld care no more for them as they would for a regular

man. Similarly, when so many CGI-filled, big loud

ckbuster films are smashed in a cinema audiences

e over a period of 10 or so years, will anything shown

a cinema screen impress an audience any more?

ectors like Christopher Nolan, Joss Whedon and Brad

d have proven through their use of intelligent stories,

mpathetic characters and shiny visuals that action-

venture films can still surprise audiences with their

liance, despite the fact that everyone watching knows

at the director can show them ANYTHING. After all,

not what you CAN show, but what you CHOOSE to

ow that defines who you are as a filmmaker. Its not

at Kal-El CAN do with his powers (eg. take over a

untry, kill his school bullies) but what he CHOOSES to

i h h h k hi h h h i

Firstly, it is the name by which is he referred to almost

exclusively throughout Man of Steel. The S word is only us

once, as part of a joke, and he is only known as Clark Kent t

his parents and childhood acquaintances. Secondly, Kal-Els

Kryptonian heritage plays a far more integral role in this film

than it did in any of the Reeve films or Bryan Singers now

boring-looking Superman Returns. The opening scene on

Krypton is, for me, the visual and emotional high watermar

of the film. It is slightly over the top, but feels like it would f

very well into a Star Warsstory. The image of method-acto

Russell Crowe riding on a dragons back is one of the funnie

things ive ever seen on a cinema screen! At this point, the f

feels about as epic in scope as nothing has

since Inception orAvatar. Thats not to say its as superb as

the former and as boring as the latter, but it feels really, rea

big. This atmosphere of awe never ceases, as the visuals

never, even on the Kent farm, let the eyes rest, with the

camera moving constantly (there isnt one single still shot in

the film, even the Warner Bros logos). Surprisingly, this

method of filmmaking isnt as headache-inducing as it was

in The Hunger Games or24, and it actually benefits the film

Trying to compare Man of Steelto Christopher NolansDar

Knighttrilogy is like trying to compare Harry Potterto The

Breakfast Club: same scenery, different world. While Nolan

fil ll b h d i il h i d ll

Man of Steel


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en trying to be accepted by humans. Christian Bales moody Batman would probably shoot Kal-El on sight! Its much eas

compare this film to last years brilliantThe Avengers, as they both share the presence of aliens, flying people, people w

d on their fists after flying and a big, loud ending in a city. Although the threat facing Tony Starks superteam in The

engers third-act was extremely big and knocked down many buildings, the final Metropolis-set (however, the city is nev

med) battle feels more frightening and realistic. The villain is still from another world, but he is more grounded, more of

man military leader, poisoned by hatred and violence, than Loki ever was. After all, Loki was only angry because he was

st giant. Michael Shannons General Zod is angry because hes going through a very expensive existential crisis: I was b

ight to protect my planet, now there is no planet. What do I do? Its the most philosophically thought-provoking quest

ce Jean-Paul Sartre explained nausea.

annons great acting skills are never shown off, similar to Benedict Cumberbatch inStar Trek Into Darkness. These acto

brought on board the film to attract TV viewers who have come to love them over several years, but not given enough

aty dialogue or screen-time to prove themselves to the cinema-goer. While I have come to love Cumberbatch for his wo

Sherlock, I am not a viewer of HBOsBoardwalk Empire, and so am not particularly familiar with Michael Shannons if-o

were-passive aggressive performance style. Bryan Cranston transcended this problem inArgo, and was likable to all, non

eaking Badfans. Shannon at times looks practically ready to literally chew the films scenery apart, but gets punched in t

e by Superman, and/or have his green laser-eyes turned on, before he gets the chance to say I will find him for the 12t

e.

eres an episode (or two) or FOXsFamily Guywhere Peter Griffin fights a chicken for several minutes. It goes on and on

until they get bored. Zack Snyder clearly didnt get the joke, and thought that scene was designed as a serious, exciting

ion set-piece, as he recreates it in the final 10 minutes ofMan of Steel, with a budget 9,000 times the size of the original


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Every single person in my screening was bored at th

nt, especially as it was about the 20th fake ending the film had had. There was a big scene in Smallville, then one on the

eets, then one in a field, then another, and another. Its worse thanBreaking Dawn- Part 2! This doesnt feel like the ope

m of an, obviously planned, series. The stakes are SO massive, will all of human existence at risk of extinction, that there

ssible threat Kal-El could face in a sequel or threequel that would make for good tension. Snyders only possible option o

ere to go with the story next is to pare it back, and focus on Kal-Els relationship with Amy Adams Lois Lane, his job at t

ly Planet and the strangely hypnotic, Terence Malick-reminiscent nature shots first displayed in last Summers teaser tr

my Adams does look in this film like she was contractually obliged to turn up and doesnt actually want to do any acting.

es do good acting in the film, but she looks like shes been forced. Seriously, Russell Crowe came straight into this from

ming a big musical, Cavill from starring in the awful Immortals. Adams last role was in Paul Thomas AndersonsThe Mas

e film may be overly loud and overly flashy at points (lots of points), but at least Zack Snyders seems to be trying to mak

cent film at the same time, unlike, say (and dont we always say), Michael Ben Bay, who just wants his movie made ASA

can get money, money, money, money! With Bay, everything is squeezed until it is no longer a solid. With Snyder, its

eezed until he loses his patience, and only then does he change his view. Its not as hateful or hatable a technique, but i

at Chris Nolan would even dream of working with.

vin Costner, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne all fill space on the screen, KC playing a man twenty years his younger.

their best, and to be honest, were a nice balance to Henry Cavills pretty face but inexperienced-actor performance. He

y charismatic presence, like Ryan Reynolds, but does he fill the almighty Kal-El boots? Not too sure.

s is blockbuster filmmaking at its most extreme: a film that expects to become the biggest film ever made. The mid-Jun

ease date is surprising for something Warner Bros, Snyder and Chris Nolan (oh yeah, did we mention he produced it) are

ting such a massive amount on: not just the $200m+ budget, but the future of the potentially massive DC cinematic

verse. Its a fun watch mostly, and feels shiny and new, unlike some other recent superhero fare. However, it reminds o

y Nolans trilogy was so fantastic: subtlety. The trick ever director needs to have up their sleeve, but only a few can fit. N

edon and Bird all have big sleeves. Snyder does not.


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Now You See Me

ms featuring ensemble casts of big Hollywood players often vary in quality. For every The Avengers and Les

srables, there is a Valentines Dayor Battleship. Now You See Me is the latest magician-thriller to hit the big

een, and the first decent attempt at a good film in the genre since 2006s double bill ofThe Illusionistand

ristopher Nolans spectacular The Prestige. Sure there was the wonderful animation The Illusionistand this ye

medy flop The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, but they presented the magician in very new, different ways to t

ditional magician-thriller, making them brilliant and mediocre, respectively. Now You See Me comes from

ector Louis Leterrier, who has given us such utter tripe as Clash of the Titans, but also the fairly likable The

credible Hulkand The Transporter. Since Mark Ruffalo is in this film (heres anotherAvengers reference),

terrier recently joked that he has worked with three of the four living actors who have played Bruce Banner on

een, as Lou Ferrigno provided voice work for The Incredible Hulk! Now You See Medoesnt feel very fresh, bu

es very, very hard, and for that it must be praised. The opening montage highlights the four very different area

agic the leads work in. Jesse Eisenberg does impressive card tricks (a craft I hope to master, in the style of Barn

nson and Gob Bluth, myself), Dave Franco (brother of James) does sleight of hand theft, Woody Harrelson rea

nds and Isla Fisher is a master of escape art. Its rare for one story to cover all these areas of the magic trade in

ual light, and its a sign of Leterrier and the producers respect for magicians and their skills. All the leads to a v

od job, although the repetitive scenes of them walking back and forth on their shows stage whilst talking

dlessly to the crowd began to irritate me after a while The tricks they perform whilst onstage are brilliantly


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w You See Me begins like a

ghtly cheaper and more

py version of a film Chris

lan would make, with

autiful visuals, a fast pace

d a smart script. The

rformances are not

ards-worthy in the least,

t keep the story moving

ng quite nicely, and make

e respective characters

rly sympathetic. However, the second-third

scends into utter chaos for a temporary period, with

unnecessary car chase and an unengaging chase

ough the New Orleans streets. On the topic of

eans, a side-plot involving Michael Caines

urance company boss corrupt refusal to pay victims

Hurricane Katrina is handled emotionally and

oudly, the the film in general shows off an attractive

e of the city not seen in a major film for years-

asts of the Southern Wildcertainly didnt help its

use as a holiday destination! Towards the end, the

ry gets back on track, with an impressively executed

st and some fun magic tricks, which dont look as

I as they could.

e Prestige was a brilliant film about

gic. Burt Wonderstone was a film about

gic which wasnt very funny.Now You

e Me is a film about crime that USES the

ol of magic to amp up its set-pieces and

ke its characters more interesting and

que. It succeeds as a thriller, and

cceeds as a solid, thought-provoking

rk. Louis Leterrier may have

racadabraded-up his best film yet.

OUT THIS MONTH

Pacific Rim

The Lone Ranger

Grown Ups 2

The Worlds End

Despicable Me 2

The Wolverine

R.I.P.D The Smurfs 2

RED 2

Only God Forgives


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Its only June, andFurious 6 (as the director intended it to be called) is already the fourth Dwayne Johnson

released in the US. Then again, how hard can it be to make that many films, when your idea of acting is

shouting, walking really really fast and throwing people in the air? That said, Johnson is joyfully fun to wat

screen, and never lets his fans down with his work. He even managed to make G.I. Joe: Retaliation that mu

better!

The same can be said for the acting skills of pretty much everyone in Furious 6. They shout, they run, they

drive, and thats why we love them. When I say we, I mean we people who only discovered how enjoyable

these films are when we saw Fast Five (2011), the groundbreaking turning point that turned the Fast and

Furious franchise into something more than just a, lets face it, pretty much DVD-movie series of films. Th

reason for this shift was that Fast Five was completely different from the other films. The first four entirely

consisted of underground street racing, which gets boring after a while, whilst the fifth (apart from bringin

Johnson on board) was more of a heist thriller, and was much funnier.

Fast & Furious 6


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Furious 6 is even better than Five. Obviously, that doesnt mean itsCitizen Kane. That doesnt even mean

itsStar Trek Into Darkness, but what it does mean is that, if you go to the cinema on a Friday night looking f

some fun, light action with humour and sexy ladies thrown in for good luck, youll leave feeling content.

Speaking of sexy ladies, the one real problem I did have with this film was the fact that it was a bit more

misogynistic than the last entry. Although all the female characters get butt-kicking action bits to do, every

shot of them starts at either their ass or breasts, and moves up. Also, do any women who spend their daysrunning and driving need to wear thigh-high boots? Its not very practical.Losts Michelle Rodriguez turns up

the film (apparently she was in the first few), and is slightly less sexualized than, say, Gal Gadot, whose

posterior should be credited on the poster, if screen time is anything to be credited for. One other problem: I

was unaware that the British pop singer Rita Ora was involved in the vicious London street-racing scene (whi

is non-existent).

The final action scene, which is brilliantly put together, is almost entirely in the trailer, so dont expect any

twists until you see who turns up in the post-credits bit. (Hes really famous. And British).


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It is written that F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, which millions believe to be the 'great

American novel', will never be adapted into a good film. It is also written that camp (but, crucially

hetrosexual), middle-aged, Australian dance-instructors with very short attention spans should n

be allowed to even attempt to make films of_The Great Gatsby. With these two cardinal rules in

mind, I went into Baz Luhrmann's Gatsbywith expectations of vomiting, cringing and walking-ou

actually quite enjoyed myself.

You see, the last time Luhrmann tried to make his own version of a classic text, it was old Bill

Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, which Mr. Baz (let's just call him that from now on, shall we)

transformed from heartbreaking romance epic into ugly, loud crime thriller. The best thing about

that film was Harold Perrineau's Mercutio, not Leonardo DiCaprio's arrogant Romeo. Hence, the

prospect of another Mr Baz/ DiCaprio team-up involving a classic text didn't seem very appealing

The difference is, all the things Mr Baz changed for the worst in R+J, he left as they are in Gatsby.

the things he could have gotten away with changing in the former, he has changed for the better

the latter. For example, in this new film, the audience, as well as Nick, are under the impression t

Gatsby was the one driving when you-know-what happened to you-know-who. Then again, may

you don't know, as this film is clearly directed at people of younger generations. There is, of cour

no reason h people of o nger generations o ldn't ha e read Gatsby It's on the US high sch

The Great Gatsby


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em to see a film starring Spider-Man, with music by Jay-Z and Lana Del Rey. Aaaaah, the soundtrack,

rtainly one of the film's strong points, it fits in surprisingly well with the party scenes. You see, just as

ople argue that modern-day interpretations of The Bard's texts are better than true ones (Mr Baz's be

example of one gone terribly wrong), as the audience are relating to the setting more, the music in th

m is as current and 'hip' to the teenage audience as the music used in other Gatsbyfilms was to the 20

ungsters.

hough the acting isn't particularly impressive, the casting is superb. The Great Gatsbyis really a Tobe

aguire film, as he is in every single scene. DiCaprio doesn't show his face for half an hour, and when he

es, it doesn't do much. He sleeps his way through this role, not because he isn't trying, but because th

k of any new qualities in the Gatsby character prevent him from, God forbid, trying any interesting. H

most definitely the best actor around for the role, but that's not really saying much. Carey Mulligan, w

ave not been looking forward to seeing as Daisy, surprised me, and I was drawn in in the early scenes

r intriguing interpretation of the role. Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki and Isla Fisher were also in the

-huh.

e new Gatsby-ism I noticed watching this was the similarity between Fitzgerald's story and that

Casablanca. Think about it. OK.

e Great Gatsbyis one of my favourite books, and the first time I read it, I read it twice. Mr Baz has mad

erpretation, rather than an adaptation, but there's nothing wrong with that. I enjoyed myself for mos

e ride, as the majority of the mainstream most likely will, and I came out feeling slightly, just slightly,

sitive feelings towards Mr Baz. This is, after all, Baz Luhrmann's best film.


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09's The Hangoverwas called, at time of release, "one of the funniest comedies ever". It wasn't. Sure, it has its

oments: Mr Chow jumping out of the trunk nude, the taser gun scene, but as a comedy film, I wasn't a big fan.

en came 2011's Part II, one of the most violently unfunny, homophobic and racist films ever released, and a wo

ich I will never forgive Paul Giamatti for appearing in. Although both of those films had many, many problem

e one I always thought they could have easily fixed was that there wasn't enough Mr Chow!

n Jeong's Leslie Chow, the constantly scheming, high-voiced criminal mastermind, is, along with Ron Burgund

rney Stinson and Sheldon Cooper, one of the absolute great comedy characters in TV or film from the pastcade. His introduction in the first film was spectacular, but it all went downhill from there, with the writer(s)

The Hangover Part III


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great, they couldn't keep up with him. So, in Part III, they have finally gotten their act together and made Mr C

major character! Yaaay! He gets thrice as much screentime as, say, Justin Bartha's endlessly boring Doug (a

appointing role for an actor who was so great in the National Treasure films), and has the majority of the best

ysical gags and memorable scenes to himself. The film begins with a prison riot in Chow's prison, a scene whic

ncludes with a Shawshank-style 'hole-behind-the-poster' gag (of which we saw another in last year's Moonrise

gdom), setting us up for the fact that he is the film's real star. Then, we get to see a giraffe decapitated under

dge (a scene which even I, a lifelong vegetarian and lover of giraffes, laughed at) and Alan's funeral. Feel like y

en all that? You probably do, especially if you've seen the bloody trailer. Just like it's main competition at the U

ice, Fast and Furious 6, Part III's best bits are all in the trailers. Mind you, they were funny trailers, but it does m

u feel a bit let down watching the actual film.

cut to the chase: The Hangover Part III is, in my opinion, the superior film of Todd Phillips' trilogy. It has enoug

ow, enough John Goodman and a nice lack of offensiveness to make it a very enjoyable romp. It's not extreme

nny, but I don't think much of it was intended to be funny! The female characters are even worse than those in

(who at least had something to do). The nagging wives from Parts I and II aren't even mentioned, Heather Gr

s about 30 seconds of screentime and Melissa McCarthy is, well, you know...

ere are attempts at emotion involving Alan and Carlos the baby (now 5), which I must admit I fell for. The post

dits scene is both the most grossly horrific thing I have ever seen, and the best ever mockery of what the first

ms (particularly the second) were all about. SPOILER ALERT: It involves a boob-job, a wedding dress and Mr C

mpletely naked, stating his famous catchphrase (or should that be 'drop before it explodes- phrase'):"We had a

ht, bitches!"Yes we did, but we sure learnt from our mistakes, Mr Phillips, and we'll never do it again. Promise


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THE HOT LIST MONTHLY

sten Stewart is set ton the cast of Oliviersayas' Sils Maria,adline reports. She'lloot the drama back-to-ck with her long-in-velopment Guantanamoy drama Camp X-Ray,ich begins a Losgeles-based productionxt month.

eady set to star Chloeoretz, Juliette Binoched Mia Wasikowska, the

m is said to examineddle age. Moretz starsJoann, a youngactresswho signs on to play ae that made Binoche'saracter famous whene herself was young.ewart will play ansistant to the Binochee.

st known for her role aslla Swan in Summittertainment's The

wilight Saga, Stewarto recently starred inpert Sanders' Snow

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THE HOT LIST MONTHLY

hat kind ofHot List Monthly would this be without the two hottest actresses working in Hollywood this year (a

13 Oscar winner and nominee, respiectively) being cast in the hottest sci-fi of next year, directed by the hottes

ector of the decade? Yes, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastaine will both appear alongside Matthew

cConaughey, Bill Irwin and Michael Caine in Christopher Nolans next film, Interstellar.

rected and written by Nolan,Interstellaris based on a script by Jonathan Nolan. The film will be produEmma Thomas and Christopher Nolan of Syncopy Films and Obst of Lynda Obst Productions. Kip

horne will executive produce.

athaway can be seen coming up in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debutDon Jon and will then provvoice in the animated sequelRio 2

terstellarwill depict a heroic interstellar voyage to the furthest reaches of our scientific understanding. ovie hits theaters on November 7, 2014.

so confirmed this month was the news that frequent Nolan composer Hans Zimmer will score the film.

hat is, once that hes finished working on The Lone Rangerand Man of Steel. Oh wait, thats out alread


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ur July 2012 issue was a The Dark Knight Rises special, with fifteen pages of coverage and two awesome collector

overs featuring Catwoman and Batman.

so in the issue were features on The Watch, Brave and Seth McFarlanes Ted, and reviews ofThe Amazing Spider-

ndAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.


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