J.A.M.'s BookCorner

6.12.2011

The Way Back

"The Way Back" is a Peter Weir film about prisoners escaping from a Siberian prison camp in World War 2 and walking all the way to India. It was very good,and well acted.I loved the scenery. But,there was brief strong language at one part,and other brief language at another part. Also there are brief suggestional sketches in the beginning. And if you can't watch people dying of thirst in a desert with swollen,bloody feet,then this is not for you. I cried at one part.
(But anyone who knows me knows that I cry alot of things). Apparently, it was harder to make this movie accurately,because the Siberians didn't keep records on how they treated prisoners
(The Germans kept records and videos and such on the concentration camps).
Overall 8/10 stars. The cast includes:
~Ed Harris
~Jim Sturgess
~Saoirse Ronan(pronounced Ser-sha)
~Colin Farrell
~JAM~ <3

6.09.2011

Nicholas Nickleby

Oh my, this is such a good movie. If you have not been acquainted with this movie/book, it is a Charles Dickens classic. And here's the plot.

"Common Dickensian themes of poverty, social class, and honor come across clearly in this tale of a 19-year-old country gentlemen (Charlie Hunnam) who is suddenly impoverished when his beloved father dies after losing his fortune. Nicholas, with his mother (Stella Gonet) and sister Kate (Romola Garai), find themselves at the mercy of their rich, loutish uncle Ralph Nickleby (Christopher Plummer) who delights only in their misery. He sends Nicholas away to work as a teacher at Dotheboys Hall, a decrepit boarding school attended by sad, soiled, abused urchins. Meanwhile, Kate's reputation is at stake with uncle Ralph trying to marry her off to a foulmouthed client to whom he owes a debt. With the help of his faithful sidekick Smike (Jamie Bell), Nicholas avenges Kate's honor and conspires with some new friends to bring down horrid uncle Ralph."

I did not just write that. I didn't feel like I could express the story line well enough. Forgive me for that. But anyways,there is some child abuse at Dotheboys, so sometimes it is hard to watch.

But the reason this is so good, Charles Dickens was able to express tragedy,comedy,and adventure all the the same book. The acting was done terrificly well. My favorite character, Smike, is a cripple,who was a former student at Dotheboys,but having no family,the Squeers keep him on "out of the kindness of their hearts". If you watch the movie, you will see the reason for the quotation marks. Christopher Plummer is the evil Uncle Ralph,and he does that wonderfully.The cast also includes Charlie Hunnam(Nicholas),Nathan Lane, Jim Broadbent,Juliet Stevenson,and Barry Humphries. This is a wonderful adaption of the book,

and it is definitely worth watching. ~JAM~ <3

6.07.2011

KUNG FU PANDA 2.

Here's Kung Fu Panda 2. I saw it yesterday afternoon, and I liked it.
For once,a sequel that doesn't have rebellious sons or daughters! I really got tired of that.
The bad "guy" is a peacock named Lord Chen.
The 5 are still as awesome as ever.
So in ancient China,the peacocks created fireworks. The rulers of the peacocks have a son(Chen)and bring him to a soothsayer. She says that Chen will meet his doom by a white and black panda. Lord Chen then destroys all the pandas(or so he thinks).His parents are horrified,and band him from China. But then Chen creates a weapon to destroy kung fu, and take over China. So,can the furious 6 :) stop him?
It wasn't as good as the first one, but I would still go see it in the cheap theater again.
It's very safe for younger kids, and finally just PG content!
Thanks! ~Jam~

6.04.2011

More Movies......

Hey guys,
My trip is going great so far, and so I have access to a laptop, I thought I would write a few posts about the recent movies I've seen. Here's the first:
Pirates of the Caribbean-On Stranger Tides

I just saw this on Wednesday with my grandmother in 2D and it was really neat.
Even though you could tell it had a new director(Rob Marshall replacing Gore Verbinski) and screen writer. And of course,the cast. They pretty much ditched everyone except Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush.
Well,anyway, Jack once again appears in the search for the Fountain of Youth.
He joins Black Beard,on the Queen Anne's Revenge,along with his daughter,Angelica (who has a connection with Jack). But the only way to find the Fountain,they have to capture a mermaid. With a mermaid and 2 other important artifacts, will they make it to the fountain? Or will Captain Barbossa beat them?
If you saw the trailer, Jack says "We'll have to go thru Zombies....."
It was kind of random, because they do not play a big part at all.
All the actors did an amazing job. And it still has the original spirit of the Pirates Trilogy. I definitely recommend this. The mermaids are a little creepy, but it's not as violent as the others. And there were a few references as well,but it was still good.I loved it!