Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (Jul 2012)

Animation movies, especially those in 3D, always managed to attract crowds to the cinema. That's the reason why the sequel or prequel of animation movies are constantly in the pipe-line. During this summer holidays (Jul 2012), sequel of the Ice Age franchise, Ice Age 4 - Continental Drift will be released in between 2 superheroes blockbusters i.e. The Amazing Spiderrman (4th Jul) and The Dark Knight Rises (20th Jul 2012).

By the way, it has been exactly 10 years since the first Ice Age (2002). What makes this fourth installment slightly different from the previous 3 is the joined directorship from Mike Thurmeier (director of the last 3 installments) and Steve Martino (director of "Horton Hears A Who![2008]"). Regardless, I am pretty sure that lots of laughter are expected from this highly popular animation franchise.  

Official Release Dates of Ice Age 4: Continental Drift:

USA           : 13 Jul 2012

Singapore  : 12 Jul 2012

Malaysia    : 12 Jul 2012

Enjoy...

 

Director: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier

Writers: Michael Berg, Jason Fuchs

Stars:  Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy 

Synopsis: Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

If you can to rekindle with the previous 3 installments from Mike Thurmeier, click on the image below for more details of the movie.

Ice Age (2002):

Ice Age - The Meltdown (2006):

Ice Age - Dawn of The Dinosaurs (2009):

Official Trailer #1:

Official Trailer #2:

Official Trailer #3:

Official Trailer #4 - Master Of The Seas:

#1: Official Site: N/A
#2: The Internet Movie Database Link: Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
#3: Rotten Tomatoes Link: Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

Cheers!

New Hot Trailers Not To Be Missed (#8) - Total Recall (2012), Hotel Transylvania, Frankenweenie

Here come the latest hot trailers for the upcoming 3D/IMAX movies. 

In this post, all of them are reboot or sequel (Total Recall Aug 2012 - by Colin Farell], Resident Evil - Retribution [Sequel - Sep 2012] and Monsters University [Sequel - 2013]). 

Enjoy!

1. Total Recall - Trailer 2 [Aug 2012]:

Yet another reboot! Some title with the 1990's version (by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone). Basing on the trailer, except for the movie title and the similar machine used to "recall" (or "reset") the memories, there seems to be no link between the 1990 and 2012 version. 

2. Hotel Transylvania - Trailer 2 [Sep 2012]:
An animation about dracula and monsters (voiced by Adam Sandler).

3. Frankenweenie - Trailer 2 [Oct 2012]:

An animation in black and white by visionary director, Tim Burton. It is about doing a frankenstein on a dog! Go figure...

Cheers!

P/S: If you are a returned visitor, you will notice that I've changed the background wallpaper to greyish tone. Let me know your view on this background. Thanks in advanced.  

Weekly Box Office Movies in US, Singapore and Malaysia (#14-20120624)

Here are the TOP 5 Movies for the week ending 24th June 2012 (Sun).

SPECIAL NOTE (US): This week, there are 2 new releases: Brave (Pixer's latest animation) and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (a horror and fantasy genre). Brave tops the chart with better than expected result whereas the Axe wielding Vampire Hunter failed to make a big bang in the US box office (I've watched the premiere and find it very entertaining with one of the best slo-mo fighting sequences I've ever seen). 

Note:

1. The number next to the poster denotes their Box Office Position

2. Those number with * denotes 3D Movies.

USA:

For more details of the movies, check out the links below:
1. Brave [3D] (New) 
2. Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted [3D]
3. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter [3D] (New) 
4. Prometheus [IMAX-3D]
5. Snow White And Huntsman 

SINGAPORE:

For more details of the movies, check out the links below:
1. Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted [3D]
2. The Dictator 
3. Sadako [3D-Japanese] (New)
4. Prometheus [IMAX-3D]
5. Snow White And Huntsman 

MALAYSIA:

For more details of the movies, check out the links below:
1. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter [3D] (New)  
2. Mael Lambong [Malay] (New) 
3. Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted [3D]
4. Saguni [Tamil] (New)
5. Brave [3D] (New) 

Cheers!

Short Preview on "The Amazing Spiderman" And "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter"

Managed to catch the movie premiere for "The Amazing Spider-man" and "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" on Monday/Tuesday respective. Both movies are about HEROES, one being super-hero and the other, the nation hero.

Following are my short preview and hope it helps in your decision in picking up the movies to watch:

1. The Amazing Spider-man (3D):

A reboot with similar story line from brand new casts. Andrew Garfield (Spiderman) and Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy) both live up to my expectation in the lead roles. As per the earlier Spiderman movie, the villain (aka The Lizard) is a scientist turned monster creature. Even though the director go on a darker/gloomier tone for this reboot but it still splashes with many memorable funny moments. 

For more details on the movie, check out my earlier post: The Amazing Spiderman (Jul 2012) 

My Rating: 4 out of 5

Worth To watch it in 3D? : Yes 

(look out for the different angles of web-swinging sequences)

2. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (3D): 

A history retold with a fantasy touch. In this case, Abraham Lincoln being the vampire hunter! After watching his mother died from a fatal touch of a vampire when young, Abraham set to take revenge and become a vampire hunter and along the way become the President Of America. A fast paced movie with sleek slo-mo fighting sequences.

For more details on the movie, check out my earlier post: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (Jun 2012)  

My Rating: 4 out of 5

Worth To watch it in 3D? : Yes 

(look out for 2 impressive fighting scenes [with massive special effects]: one is among a herd of running horses and the other is on the train, the finale )

 

Cheers!

NEWS: What's Next For Transformers 4

Michael Bay, the famous director whom brought us the successful Transformers franchise movies, shared during the recent launch of the Transformers Ride - 3D in LA that his 4th Transformers movie will be something out of this world! In short, he is taking the story into a brand new direction, most probably into the outer space. Besides, the director is looking into a brand new casts too, so, there might not be Shia LeBeouf's Sam in the 4th installment at all.

Once again, Bay claimed that this will be his final Transformers movie (which he claimed so for the last one too, Transformers : Dark of The Moon). Only time will tell whether this will really be his last but basing on this latest piece of information, it does mean that we are going to have a totally brand new Transformers.

Michael Bay, Director of Transformers

So, to all the Transformers fans, stay tuned and look out for the brand new experiences!

Cheers!

P/S: Following are the last 3 Transformers movies directed by Michael Bay (click on the images for more details):

1. Transformers (2007)

2. Transformers - Revenge Of The Fallen (2009)

3. Transformers - Dark Of The Moon (2011)

New Hot Trailers Not To Be Missed (#7) - Dredd ; Resident Evil - Retribution ; Monsters University

Here come the fifth post of the new hot trailers for the upcoming 3D/IMAX movies. 

In this post, all of them are reboot or sequel (Dredd [Reboot - Sep 2012], Resident Evil - Retribution [Sequel - Sep 2012] and Monsters University [Sequel - 2013]). 

Enjoy!

1. Dredd [Sep 2012]:

Still remember the 1995 movie, Judge Dredd (starring Sylvester Stallone as title role)? This is the reboot after 17 years and the new Judge is Karl Urban. The poster looks simple yet stylish and the hot from oven trailer looks cool especially with its slo-mo scenes.

2. Resident Evil - Retribution (3rd trailers) [Sep 2012]:
This is the 6th installment of Resident franchise since 2002. Milla Jovovich continue to be the lead as Alice. What makes this installment special is the inclusion of the Chinese actress Li BingBing as Ada Wong.

3. Monsters University [2013]:
This is a reboot of the 2001 Monster Inc. animation. Looks more like a prequel as the story seems to be focusing on the days at the university.

Cheers!