A big thank you to winter in Wisconsin for making me feel like I'm actually in the Revenant. The Revenant is directed by Alejandro Inarritu and stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hardy. The movie takes place in the 1800's, Dicaprio and Tom Hardy are trappers. They're hunting game and collecting pelts when a bear attacks Dicaprio. He gets left for dead and Tom Hardy kills his son so now he's trying to survive in this frozen wilderness and get revenge on Tom Hardy.
The cinematography in this film is absolutely phenomenal! Inarritu shot this in natural light. When the sun was shining where he wanted it, that's when they would start filming. Which meant they didn't have a lot of time to get the scene right. If someone made a mistake, they would have to try again another day when the sun was just right again. I'm sure that drove the studio up the wall, but it made for a film that looked and felt so real.
Leonardo Dicaprio was great in the movie. He's Oscar nominated right now. I've heard a lot of speculation that this could be his year to finally take home the statue. It could be tough to beat the defending champion Eddie Redmayne, but I think he's got a great chance to do it this year. Tom Hardy was also great as the villain he's also up for best supporting actor. Will Poulter and Domhall Gleeson was also great He's really had a fantastic year in 2015 with Ex Machina, Star Wars, and now The Revenant.
I don't really have a negative with this film. However there are some things that need to be addressed. If you go into this movie expecting a straight up revenge story, you will be disappointed. Dicaprio fights the conditions more than he fights anyone else. This is more of a survival story than a revenge story in my opinion. This didn't bother me because it made the movie feel very real.
Overall I really enjoyed The Revenant. It was directed flawlessly, the acting was great, the cinematography was astounding. This is a day one blu-ray purchase for me. It gets 4.5 out of 5. Feel free to leave a comment below. Let me know if you saw the Revenant, or if you want to see it. This weekend it want to see The Hateful Eight, and I'm also want to finish reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I'll have reviews up for those hopefully soon. Thanks for reading.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Top 10 Anticipated Movies of 2016
Hello everyone and a happy new year. One thing I want to do this year is post on this blog more often. So I thought I would start off with my top 10 most anticipated movies of the year.
Number 10: Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice
I might regret putting this so low on my list, or I might regret putting this on my list all together. I really want this movie to be great. The first trailer looked pretty exciting, the second one had some issues. I'm still excited to see this one and it comes out on March 25th.
Number 9: Independence Day Resurgence
This one I might regret putting this one on my list. Roland Emmerich who hasn't done anything worth merit since the first Independence Day. Will Smith is not going to be in this one. But Jeff Goldblum is back. Independence Day is one of the best movies of the 90's so I'm willing to give this movie a try. It comes out on June 24nd.
Number 8: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series. Eddie Redmayne has the lead role and he won the Oscar in 2014. J.K Rowling wrote the script for this movie. It looks like the right team is working on this movie and it comes out on November 18th.
Number 7: Doctor Strange
I was excited to see this movie in October when they announced it. Then they cast Benedict Cumberbatch to play Steven Strange, then a photo was released recently of Cumberbatch as Strange and he looked exactly like Steven Strange from the comics. This movie is directed by Scott Derrickson and he's going to bring a lot of horror elements to this movie. It comes out on November 4th
Number 6: Bourne 5
I love the original Bourne trilogy. The Bourne Legacy with Jeremy Renner was a forgettable film. But Matt Damon is coming back for this one. Paul Greengrass is coming back to direct it. This movie is in the right hands and it comes out July 29th.
Number 5: Deadpool
Finally! Six years after X-Men Origins Wolverine, Deadpool is finally getting done the way it should be. Even in X-Men Origins a lot of fans were saying Ryan Reynolds was a good choice to play the character. This looks like the movie fans of Deadpool have been waiting for. The trailers have really got me excited and it comes out on February 12th.
Number 4: Suicide Squad
Yes this movie is higher on the list than Batman V Superman. In Batman V Superman we're going to introduce Batman and Wonder Woman in the new DC cinematic universe. In Suicide Squad we're getting The Joker and Deadshot amongst other great villians in the DC universe. The one I'm most excited about is Harley Quinn making her big screen debut. She is being played by Margot Robbie who looks awesome in the trailers. I can't wait to see this one and it comes out August 5th
Number 3: X-Men Apocalypse
X-Man Days of Future Past is my favorite movie in the X-Men franchise. Bryan Singer is back and he's a great director for these movies. Oscar Issac is Apocalypse and I know there's been some controversy on how he looks. I'm reserving judgement until I see the movie. This movie comes out on May 27th.
Number 2: Captain America Civil War
The Civil War comic book has one of the most iconic storylines ever in comic book history. I'll be interested to see if Spiderman shows up at some point in the movie. Ever since the first Avengers film, I've wanted to see Iron Man and Captain America fight. That's what we're going to see. This comes out on May 6th.
Number 1: Rogue One
This movie takes place in between episodes three and four. It's the story of the Bothan Spies stealing the Death Star plans. Gareth Edwards is directing this one. He's taken members of the crew of Saving Private Ryan and Zero Dark Thirty. In an interview he said it's called Star "Wars" for a reason. This movie sounds like it's going to be pretty intense. I loved the Force Awakens. Disney knows what they're doing. It comes out December 16th.
So that' my most anticipated movies on 2016. There are so many movies coming out this year that look exciting. This could've been a top 15 or 20 movies. There probably will be movies that I don't know about yet, that I will love and would have put on this list had I known. What movies are you all looking forward to. As I stated above, I will try to post more stuff on here this year. Thanks for reading everybody.
Number 10: Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice
I might regret putting this so low on my list, or I might regret putting this on my list all together. I really want this movie to be great. The first trailer looked pretty exciting, the second one had some issues. I'm still excited to see this one and it comes out on March 25th.
Number 9: Independence Day Resurgence
This one I might regret putting this one on my list. Roland Emmerich who hasn't done anything worth merit since the first Independence Day. Will Smith is not going to be in this one. But Jeff Goldblum is back. Independence Day is one of the best movies of the 90's so I'm willing to give this movie a try. It comes out on June 24nd.
Number 8: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series. Eddie Redmayne has the lead role and he won the Oscar in 2014. J.K Rowling wrote the script for this movie. It looks like the right team is working on this movie and it comes out on November 18th.
Number 7: Doctor Strange
I was excited to see this movie in October when they announced it. Then they cast Benedict Cumberbatch to play Steven Strange, then a photo was released recently of Cumberbatch as Strange and he looked exactly like Steven Strange from the comics. This movie is directed by Scott Derrickson and he's going to bring a lot of horror elements to this movie. It comes out on November 4th
Number 6: Bourne 5
I love the original Bourne trilogy. The Bourne Legacy with Jeremy Renner was a forgettable film. But Matt Damon is coming back for this one. Paul Greengrass is coming back to direct it. This movie is in the right hands and it comes out July 29th.
Number 5: Deadpool
Finally! Six years after X-Men Origins Wolverine, Deadpool is finally getting done the way it should be. Even in X-Men Origins a lot of fans were saying Ryan Reynolds was a good choice to play the character. This looks like the movie fans of Deadpool have been waiting for. The trailers have really got me excited and it comes out on February 12th.
Number 4: Suicide Squad
Yes this movie is higher on the list than Batman V Superman. In Batman V Superman we're going to introduce Batman and Wonder Woman in the new DC cinematic universe. In Suicide Squad we're getting The Joker and Deadshot amongst other great villians in the DC universe. The one I'm most excited about is Harley Quinn making her big screen debut. She is being played by Margot Robbie who looks awesome in the trailers. I can't wait to see this one and it comes out August 5th
Number 3: X-Men Apocalypse
X-Man Days of Future Past is my favorite movie in the X-Men franchise. Bryan Singer is back and he's a great director for these movies. Oscar Issac is Apocalypse and I know there's been some controversy on how he looks. I'm reserving judgement until I see the movie. This movie comes out on May 27th.
Number 2: Captain America Civil War
The Civil War comic book has one of the most iconic storylines ever in comic book history. I'll be interested to see if Spiderman shows up at some point in the movie. Ever since the first Avengers film, I've wanted to see Iron Man and Captain America fight. That's what we're going to see. This comes out on May 6th.
Number 1: Rogue One
This movie takes place in between episodes three and four. It's the story of the Bothan Spies stealing the Death Star plans. Gareth Edwards is directing this one. He's taken members of the crew of Saving Private Ryan and Zero Dark Thirty. In an interview he said it's called Star "Wars" for a reason. This movie sounds like it's going to be pretty intense. I loved the Force Awakens. Disney knows what they're doing. It comes out December 16th.
So that' my most anticipated movies on 2016. There are so many movies coming out this year that look exciting. This could've been a top 15 or 20 movies. There probably will be movies that I don't know about yet, that I will love and would have put on this list had I known. What movies are you all looking forward to. As I stated above, I will try to post more stuff on here this year. Thanks for reading everybody.
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