PROMETHEUS VIRAL CLIPS

This will be short.

Prometheus' marketing campaign is ingenious. These neat, well-shot, well-acted viral clips effortlessly transport us to Ridley Scott's brave new world. What a brilliant way to entice an audience!? Scott doesn't bother with clips FROM the film - that's for the masses of directors - he gives us a raw look at this futuristic world, and provokes us to consider the social implications. The implications become intensely frightening as we realise their relevance to our society , dear god, this is Bladerunner all over again. BRAVO!

The first clip is Guy Pearce's compelling, playing god speech. Good luck to him, because we all know how THAT turns out in Bladerunner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb7gspHxZiI

The second one, my personal favourite, is Michael Fassbender's robotic/robots advertisement. Is there anything he can't do? After having seen SHAME, my response is an ear piercing NO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWmbqH_z7jM

P.S. I love Carey Mulligan. Period. It's not random, she was considered for the heroine role... I'm sure the ORIGINAL girl with the dragon tattoo will be delightful.

My film?

A nice short from Walking Dead to illustrate my RAW LOVE for films.

So I've been "OFFICIALLY" reviewing films for about a year now, and sometimes I have been very critical and harsh; don't you ever wonder what qualifications I ACTUALLY have!? I mean, I had a small part in the school musical OLIVER!, I can't actually sing, I got A.s in junior drama, and edged out ferocious competitors to be crowned DRAMA QUEEN at my Year10 formal (prom). Other than that, I'm absolutely unqualified. PLEASE don't hit Close yet.

I can ramble on about my artistic sensibilities and instinctive love for cinema, OR I can show you.

IN THE ONE DAY, I have my name attached to two published videos! Now, to prevent any unwarranted excitement, I DID not direct a massive, multi-million dollar music video. Without further ado, here's the first! It only lasts for 9 seconds, so don't hesitate to take a CHANCE.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=276219412463815&set=vb.100002272765408&type=2&theater

As can be SEEN, I am paying tribute to Elizabeth Bank's wild performance in The Hunger Games and Yuki Kaijiura's thrilling song Declaration of War. The final video was my 36th take, and some of the earlier takes were a lot more loose and, well, creepy. SADLY, we're all confined by context, this video is used as the INTRODUCTION to a sort-of EASTER HUNT, and so being too creepy may have been counterproductive. I did get to use the MASK and the VOICE though, hehe, my voice isn't that deep in reality.

SO, I hope that was not only SHORT, but also SWEET.

The stakes, and possible flaws, are magnified for the second video, which is almost 3 minutes in length. I can honestly say that, even after watching it half a dozen times, it feels a lot shorter than 3 minutes. Of course, with "marketing" videos there isn't too much room for CRAZY CREATIVITY, but we did manage to pay homage to Coraline (with gorgeous animation from the Black Hole) and, the PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER genre in general. YAY! ALSO, featured on the soundtrack is the lively MONDO BONGO, which famously appeared in the sexy dance scene in MR. AND MRS. SMITH.

I did co-write and co-direct this, my partner in crime actually also did a neat job with editing, and our narrator's voice is superbly smooth. See? I can't help but CRITIQUE my own videos. I hope you find it succint, impactful and somewhat INSPIRATIONAL. After all, teachers DO shape the world, and apparently engineers BUILD it, but what do I know? All I'm sure of right now is that I LOVE CINEMA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-XUsbuou5E&list=UU6wYNNkHDq2avsrpA6ezRbQ&index=1&feature=plcp

P.S. COMMENT.PLEASE. Feeback much appreciated. E.T. phone home. It's late, I'm overwhelmed with advertisement, haha, I mean EXCITEMENT - FORGIVE E.T.

Mirror, Mirror

Good, but flawed.

The film is a visual spectacle. The director paints a spellbinding world, where glorious towers cast their shadows on an icy lake below, and the queen's mirror is a portal to a desserted deck on a serene lake. This world is both beautiful and enticing, and I was entirely seduced by the sleek, silklike cinematography. Plus, the mysterious, snow-covered woods have yet to lose their novelty for me.

The script, on the other hand, is rather disappointing. I do not fault the writers for the  occasionally cornball and clumsy dialogue, and I give credit to Singh for the competently choreographed fights. However, it IRRITATES me that the script lacks heart. Notice that entertainment and humour are not on the list, although the adult themed humour, which made me inappropriately hysterical, does nothing for the little kids. Well, you can't please everyone, now, can you?

Whilst Lily Collins is gorgeous, and oozes vulnerability and innocence, the spotlight belongs to ,as the opening narration claims, Julia Roberts. The evil queen is a strange and unbalanced mix of sarcastic, playful humour and sincere sinisterness. So, *CONGRATULATIONS* Julia for not OVER-acting and for nailing the delivery by the final act. I may, perhaps, be slightly biased because the evil queen and I are roughly the same person, but there is no denying Roberts' natural charm.

Nathan Lane's comic timing is spot on as always, and Armie Hammer is ever so charming as prince charming, especially when he's under the puppy-love potion. Even with this solid cast, the film fails to explore these characters in ANY depth. I'm NOT demanding a soulful and heartwarming representation of the age-old love story; a neat and somewhat believable romantic development is all that I desire. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!?

The evil queen is the most believable, entertaining and compelling. We know that she is insecure, vain, rather impulsive and obsessed with attention, we don't know why, and her insecurtiy could have been projected more clearly, but who cares? At the end of the day, I connect with her better than I do with Snow, and that is where the script fails. Then again, the queen is the one with the glorious wardrobe, and all the best lines.

In retrospect, though, the film is a visual treat and provides genuine laughs. It's great fun, and the younglings will definitely love it - it even has a supposedly terrifying monster. It is an entertaining adaption of our classic fairy tale, but not a great one.

Out of 10, it's probably a 7.5 because I really do love the visuals, including Julia Roberts!!!

http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2012_Mirror_Mirror/2012_mirror_mirror_056.jpg

P.S. The use of voodoo magic is GENIUS, haven't seen that in a while. The strange Bollywood number at the end is quite energetic, and somehow, the song has yet to leave my head. I believe I believe in love... love! Not sure if I'm sure about that, but it sure is catchy!