Zombieland, which will almost certainly fill the last slot of my alphabetically organized DVD shelf, delivers laughs with more pinpoint accuracy than nearly any comedy this year. It’s not particularly deep, and it’s not particularly outlandish, but it is satisfying as can be, with a funny premise, terrific banter, convincing gore, and a swinging attitude that keeps things breezy even as the outlook for the main characters appears grim. It also boasts the funniest cameo appearance of the year by a country mile.

Unlike most zombie film protagonists, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a massive neurotic who has managed to survive the post-apocalyptic zombie-infested America by strictly following his list of rules. Rule #1: Cardio– if you’re going to be able to outrun zombies, you have to be in shape. Ruke #2: Double Tap– don’t just shoot a zombie once and believe it’s dead… your saved ammo won’t help when that sucker pops back up and gnaws at your leg. Rule #4: Beware of Bathrooms– see, zombies are smart in this future, and they know that humans will have to vulnerably stand at a urinal or sit in a stall at some point, so they wait for food there. As our narrator, Columbus continually shares bon mots from his survival list as the film progresses.

Eventually, he meets Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), a badass in an SUV with the number 3 painted on the side who has a craving for Twinkies. They also meet Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin)– they all agree to not use real names, instead choosing their destinations as their nicknames so that no true attachments are formed (Columbus’ Rule #5). Wichita and Little Rock are headed to Pacific Playland, a theme park where they had some great moments together when they were younger, and they hold out hope that it’s zombie-free, a place where innocence survives. I’m sure I won’t surprise you when I say the trip is more difficult than they imagine, and the park itself is the location of a giant showdown with an army of zombies.

This film was originally conceived by its director, Ruben Fleischer, as the pilot episode for a TV series. If there is a God in heaven, and he considers (as I do) zombie films one of his greatest creations, he will let HBO pick this up for at bare minimum a six-episode miniseries. The visuals are gorgeous, as Fleischer has turned highways and cities into believable wastelands. The action is fast-paced and witty– Harrelson making noise to alert the zombies of his presence, effectively beckoning them into battle, is a particularly welcome touch to the genre. The film might lack some of the dramatic oomph that several other zomcoms have, but its breezy delivery is part of its charm. Eisenberg doesn’t push the neuroses– he’s also an athletic enough hero that despite his Michael Cera-esque mannerisms, I buy him as someone who can outrun zombies and beat some down if push came to shove. Woody Harrelson is simply priceless in roles like these; when he can let his ham flag fly, he’s one of their best there is that does it (between this and 2012, Thanksgiving came early for Woody fans). Finally, Emma Stone shows that she has effectively captured all roles for the foreseeable future for the smart teenager with girl-next-door good looks. She has this way about her that makes her seem like she’s hiding something, so when she starts emoting, it always seems like a special private moment… that’s not really something an acting coach can teach you, you either have it or you don’t. She has it. And as for the cameo… skip the final paragraph if you don’t want it spoiled.

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Bill Murray absolutely delivers the funniest scene so far this year, rivaling the end credits in The Hangover for hardest sustained laughter over the course of several minutes. The gang finds a Hollywood map, and decides to sleep in style, finding Bill Murray’s mansion. His walls are covered with portraits of himself, from Renaissance-style to Andy Warhol homages. Of course, Murray appears as a zombie… but when Wichita whacks him with a golf club, he screams. He reveals that he had a makeup artist turn him into a zombie, and he’s been living his regular life, unbothered by other zombies, since they don’t eat their own kind. “I just shot 18 at Riverdale,” he utters, in that style that is so distinctive that it borders on national treasure. Funny without trying too hard, gory without being excessively so, Zombieland strikes the happiest of mediums, never delving into drama or politics or satire, instead content being exactly what it is. I was equally content.

Certamente, forse è un film del 2008, commedia romantica diretta da Adam Brooks, e interpretato da Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks e Abigail Breslin.

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Cela fait 2 jours que mes collègues mont déclarée perdue à jamais dans les flammes de la geekitude.
Pourquoi cette claire voyance soudaine ?
Non, pas parce que je blogue dans le métro, ni parce que ma liste de Noël inclut une étoile de la mort en lego.
Non, c’est seulement parce que je ne pouvais plus passer 1 heure sans parler de Zombieland.

On peut les comprendre, comment un être socialement normal peut comprendre qu’un film avec des zombies, des guns, du rock et un fan de WoW peut être la meilleure comédie de l’année depuis the Hangover ?

Et bien, je n’aime pas me la péter, mais, pour changer, j’avais raison : ce film est GÉANT !!!

Non sans blague, c’est le seul film de zombies à pouvoir concurrencer Shaun of the Dead.

Faut dire qu’il y a du beau monde : Jesse Eisenberg, un accro des fêtés foraines apparemment puisque son dernier film, le génial Adventureland (5 étoiles les gars, foncez le regarder) avait lieu dans un parc d’attraction, Woody Harrelson, Abigail “ais-je encore besoin de la presenter ?” Breslin, et surtout une guest star que si je vous disais son nom vous ne me croiriez même pas !

Pour tout vous dire, à la fin du film, y a même un mec qui a cru que s’il applaudissait tout le monde allait le suivre comme dans une pub coca ou une flash mob, sauf que, hé, c’est pas une pub mais une salle de cinoche dans Paris 8.

Bref, j’aime, j’aime, j’aime !!!!!

2009, l’année vampire,
2010, l’année zombies ?

Et un article qui tue sur les zombies : Comment les zombies savent-ils qui manger ?

La question qui est sur toutes les lèvres : Mais qui est la guest star qui a rendue folle toute la salle ?
Une devinette, quand there’s something wrong in the neigbourhood, who you gonna call ?

Llegan los zombies, la sangre, los infectados y un sin fin de situaciones disparatadas con el fin de mantenerse a salvo. La gran pregunta es ¿Se puede mezclar el genero del terror con el humor y un elenco plenamente hollywoodense? La respuesta, después de ver Zombieland, es claramente un si.   Zombieland es un film netamente comercial (y enfaticemos en que este término no es en absoluto algo malo), tiene sangre y gore suficientes como para no defraudar a nadie. Las mordeduras y las cabezas reventadas se mezclan en las divertidísimas maneras de aniquilar un zombie. El personaje que tiene el espíritu más sanguinario es Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), quien disfruta y es es el mejor matando muertos vivientes. 
 
 Si hay alguna falla que se le puede atribuir es su falta de ambición en el guión. No es nada malo, en absoluto; Columbus es un buen protagonista (Jesse Eisenberg hace un gran trabajo) y no hace falta que nos paremos cada dos por tres a recordar lo solos que estamos en Zombieland, lo difícil que es pensar que el mundo ha entrado en una fase avanzada de Apocalipsis. Ya hay otras películas que se toman suficientemente en serio para tratar estos temas; aquí solo hay diversión y ganas de pasarlo bien.  
 
Posiblemente Zombieland se postula como de las comedias más divertidas del año,  que posiblemente entregue nuevas secuelas y que ha estado en su primer fin de semana de exhibición en Estados Unidos se coronó como la numero 1.  

“Rule #1: Cardio. Rule #2: Beware of Bathrooms Rule #3: Seatbelts Rule #4: Doubletap Rule #5: No Attachments Rule #6: Travel in a Group Rule #7: When in Doubt, Know Your Way Out Rule #8: Don’t Be a Hero Rule #9: Limber Up Rule #10: Check the Back Seat” Remember Jamie Kennedy’s “Rules to Surviving a Horror Movie”? Well these aren’t it. These are just ten of the thirty two “Rules to Surviving Zombieland”.

“Zombieland” is set in present day America during the aftermath of a huge zombie outbreak. The remaining survivors the movie follows is Woody Harrelson as “Tallahassee”, Jesse Eisenberg “aka fake Michael Cera” as “Columbus”, Emma Stone as “Wichita”, and Abigail Breslin as “Little Rock”.  In a semi post apocalyptic world, everyone seems most afraid of getting attached to one another. They use the names of the places they’re headed instead of their real ones. At first I was skeptical of this movie but the minute the opening credits started rolling to “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Metallica I was hopeful.

Amidst the semi paranoid “rules” Columbus lives by, Tallahassee’s bi polar antics, and Wichita and Little Rock’s distrustful behavior, they all come together with a shared goal: Surviving, making it to California, and getting Tallahassee a “God Damn Twinkie”. Between destroying zombies, listening to Tallahassee complain about Twinkies or say “time to nut up or shut up”, and a cameo by Bill Murray, “Zombieland” proved me wrong and has been one of the better movies I’ve seen this year.

Random note: I realized half way through that I was wearing the same acid washed v neck shirt as Tallahassee. I’m not sure how I feel about that. Too bad I didn’t have some sweet cowboy boots or a cobra skin jacket to match.

I just finished watching the movie My Sister’s Keeper. I have never blubbered during a movie like that before- it took me 2 rolls of toilet paper. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a movie so powerful, I’m absolutely dumbfounded.

I recommend this movie, only if you’re already really depressed and in for a night of crying yourself to sleep.

Oh my. I don’t even know what else to say about it. Nuts.

What can I say? Zombieland is the perfect zombie movie. A potent mix of horror, gore, action, comedy and buddy movies, the film works on all levels and is seriously the most fun you can possibly have at the movies.

Movie Review – Zombieland
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Bill_Bonfanti]Bill Bonfanti

ZOMBIELAND – REVIEW

10 out of 10

What can I say? Zombieland is the perfect zombie movie. A potent mix of horror, gore, action, comedy and buddy movies, the film works on all levels and is seriously the most fun you can possibly have at the movies. It made me jump, made me laugh and also made me genuinely care about the characters. The film is a visually arresting, highly stylized treat that entertains all the way through and will leave you wanting more. The premise of the film is relatively simple. The world has been overrun by zombies and the few survivors of the human race are constantly on the move trying to find someplace safe to lay their heads at night. The movie starts out brilliantly with Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) telling us about his rules for survival in post-apocalyptic zombie filled America.

The opening credits ensue and we are shown various scenes of people running from zombies in the slow motion technique popularized by Watchmen. From there we are introduced to Columbus who explains what has happened to the world and why he has managed to survive so long. Being an introvert by nature, Columbus has managed to stay alive by sticking to his self created rules such as cardio good, avoid bathrooms and the double tap (always shoot twice). More rules are introduced as the film plays and the gag never grows old. Columbus decides to head towards Ohio in hopes that he will find his parents alive and well. On the way he hooks up with Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), the most bad ass zombie killer you can imagine. Just to clarify, the characters call each other by their destinations, not by their actual names. Tallahassee explains that it’s easier not to grow attached to each other that way.

The pair are complete opposites which allows for some great buddy movie comedy and from here on in Zombieland plays like a road trip comedy on acid. Attacked by zombies at every turn, the two soon meet up with two sisters (Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin) who have managed to survive and after a few false starts; the foursome begins to trust and like one another.

Woody Harrelson as tough guy zombie slayer Tallahassee is ideally cast and it is the best role of his career. Harrelson is hilarious in the film, displaying his impeccable comic timing while also showcasing his tough guy swagger. Watching him kill zombies is as pleasurable for the audience as it is for the character. Harrelson shares great chemistry with Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus, in effect portraying the Odd Couple as zombie killers. Eisenberg is solid, perfecting the nerdy, wimpy guy and he reminds me more than a little bit of king of the dweebs, Michael Cera. In fact Cera must be kicking himself for turning down this role (I’m assuming he was offered it). Emma Stone as tough older sister, Wichita, is quite good and I believe she has a bright future on the silver screen. Abigail Breslin as her little sister, Little Rock, is one tough little cookie and proves that she is much more than Little Miss Sunshine. There is also a side-splitting cameo from… I don’t want to ruin it… let’s just say it is a brilliant cameo from a comedy god.

First time director, Ruben Fleischer, does a great job of moving the film along at a breakneck pace while also mining the comedy gold out of every situation the characters find themselves in. He has a wonderful visual style that borrows heavily from Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead remake, Watchmen) and he is certainly a director to watch in the future. It’s not an easy thing to make something fresh out of a zombie flick, but Fleischer takes the genre (sub-genre?) to a whole new level.

To sum it up, Zombieland is a splatteristic, gory, jump out of your seat horror film that also happens to be one of the funniest films of the year. Anchored by terrific performances, Zombieland is a must see horror/comedy delight. Better than Shaun of the Dead or Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, Zombieland is the definitive zombie movie.

Bill Bonfanti is FilmGo.net’s movie critic and Box office analysis. http://www.filmgo.net Every week you will find new reviews and box office predictions for the current crop of films in the theater.

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Depois de “Shaun Of The Dead”, ainda tinha gente que duvidava de que é possível rir e render milhões com um filme de comédia sobre zumbis? “Zombieland” é a prova cabal disso. Aliás, não só simplesmente rir, estamos falando de uma ótima comédia com toques de ação e terror. E também, não só render milhões. A produção do diretor estreante Ruben Fleischer, que estreou nos EUA em 2 de outubro e tem lançamento previsto para 4 de dezembro aqui no Brasil, já se tornou o filme sobre zumbis mais rentável da história, arrecadando em bilheterias mais de US$ 60 milhões em 17 dias, desbancando o remake “Dawn Of The Dead” de 2004.

Na história, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg, de “Adventureland”) se vê obrigado a unir forças com o cowboy badass motherfucker Talahassee (Woody Harrelson) enquanto atravessam os EUA devastados por uma massiva proliferação de zumbis. No caminho, eles topam com as irmãs Wichita (Emma Stone, de “Superbad”) e Little Rock (Abigail Breslin, “A Pequena Miss Sunshine”) que, após demonstrarem seus meios pouco ortodoxos de sobrevivência, os convencem de seguir para um parque de diversões na Califórnia onde, até onde se sabe, os zumbis ainda não chegaram.

Na verdade, enquanto todos lutam pela salvação, Talahassee está em busca do último ‘twinkie’ (tipo um bolinho Ana Maria) do planeta. E num mundo infestado de humanos infectados transformados em cadáveres ambulantes, o personagem de Woody Harrelson vai chutar bundas com estilo para continuar vivo em sua jornada pelo ‘twinkie’ perdido (há!). Sem dúvida, esse veterano em meio a um elenco de jovens estrelas ascendentes, se destaca e dá um brilho a mais ao valentão Talahassee.

Outro destaque de “Zombieland” é o guia de como sobreviver num mundo infestado por zumbis de Columbus. São algumas pontuais regras que lembram em muito o conteúdo do livro “Guia de Sobrevivência Aos Zumbis” de Max Brooks. Até o final do filme, a lista soma trinta e três regras, mas só algumas são expostas, e de forma bastante irreverente, assim como feito também em teasers durante a campanha de divulgação da produção.

No início de dezembro, portanto, o Brasil terá a oportunidade de conferir um dos melhores lançamentos de 2009, que promente agradar a fãs do terror, comédia e ação, contando com ótimos efeitos, divertidíssimas cenas de destruição e extermínio de zumbis, personagens carismáticos e uma edição primorosa. Temos ainda como a cereja do bolo a participação brilhante de Bill Murray interpretando a ele mesmo. E pros ogros, como eu, deleitem-se com a sequência inicial de “Zombieland” que tem como trilha sonora “For Whom The Bell Tolls” do Metallica.

Cuando uno era jovenzano estaba de moda la música de un fulano con bombachos y gafas que con una canción llamada U can’t touch this copaba las listas de éxitos del mercachifleo musical. Como es obvio, aclamado como precursor del rap y el hip-hop, el tipo en cuestión fue olvidado como siempre en estos casos justo al cuarto de hora de su éxito. Perplejo se quedó quien escribe cuando, todavía de joven y para más inri, en una de las millonésimas reposiciones de El equipo A que emitía (y sigue emitiendo) cierto canal televisivo español con cierta inclinación a lo cutre, descubrió este tema del ya fallecido (pero no creemos que por eso) Rick James, Super Freak, todo un homenaje a sí mismo (mucho ojito, que aunque el meloncio éste gaste semejante pinta en la foto, en sus inicios compartió grupo con todo un Neil Young), en un capítulo que contaba con el intérprete en un pequeño papel. Luego resultó evidente que M. C. Hammer había destrozado la (ya de por sí triste) canción de James para “rapear” (en esa asquerosa moda consistente en tomar una melodía de éxito y devaluarla poniéndole chumba chumbas varios, costumbre convertida en habitual ya y a la que se ha consagrado lo más vomitivo del espectro musical mundial, empezando por ese engendro llamado Madonna), despojándola, eso sí, de la guasa con que se la tomaba el autor original.

Avispados, los responsables de Pequeña Miss Sunshine, esa joya de la comedia dramática dirigida por Jonathan Dayton y Valerie Faris en 2006 recuperaron la versión original para la escena final, el número musical de la pequeña Olive (Abigail Breslin) en el certamen de belleza infantil con cuyo despliegue coreográfico ensayado durante horas en compañía de su abuelo, habitual de los bares de strip-tease, la niña escandaliza a la concurrencia y defeca virtualmente sobre semejante bochorno de concurso (lo cual es extensible a los de la misma especie protagonizados por mayores de edad).

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A cowardly shut-in named Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie-slayer named Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee… A cowardly shut-in named Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie-slayer named Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances

El 27 de noviembre se estrenará en nuestros cines “Bienvenidos a Zombieland”, que, aunque probablemente no aporte grandes novedades a un género bastante trillado, y ya enfocado también desde el del humor (“Zombies party” -2004, estupenda película británica, es un ejemplo de ello), sí que su trailer ha conseguido despertar mi curiosidad.

Puede que el desenfado con el que el protagonista presenta la historia, me influya para pensar, que talvez me encuentre ante una comedia que puede hacerme pasar un buen rato, lo que ya sería mucho.

La peli está dirigida por Ruben Fleischer, un señor que no os sonará mucho (yo he tenido que mirar un poco por ahí para saber que ha dirigido), porque sus trabajos como director, guionista o productor, han sido hechos principalmente para televisión.

La protagonizan Jesse Eisenberg (un “jovencito” de 26 años, que mantiene intacta su estética de adolescente, y que sí tiene una filmografía bastante amplia para haber comenzado en esto del cine en el año 2002), Woody Harrelson (aquel camarero paleto e inocentón que conocimos en la barra de “Cheers”, y que luego ha conseguido llegar a aterrorizarnos con algunos de sus personajes), Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard y Bill Murray (al que imagino en una pequeña, pero suculenta intervención).

No comento nada de su sinopsis, porque creo que el trailer ya cuenta lo suficiente sobre lo que se podrá ver en la película.

Echadle un vistazo. Puede que también le encontréis algún atractivo y os decidáis a verla cuando se estrene.

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Swanson 

“A maioria dos bebés são acidentes. Eu não. Eu fui produzida. Nasci para salvar a vida da minha irmã.”

Assim começa “My Sister’s Keeper”, que conta a história de uma família consumida pela doença de uma das crianças, Kate, que tem leucemia.

Exactamente no sentido de batalhar contra a doença, nasce Anna, que, produzida, artificialmente, tem perfeita compatibilidade com a sua irmã. A partir deste momento, e ao longo de vários anos, todos os esforços e espírito de sacrifício de todos os elementos – pais, irmão e, especialmente, irmã – se reúnem para atingir um objectivo comum: prolongar a vida de Kate. Por entre operações, intervenções, internamentos, noites em claro estes pais investem todas as suas energias e atenção, esquecendo-se de um aspecto fundamental: aceitar a realidade e aproveitar, verdadeiramente, os últimos momentos que têm com a filha.

Da forma mais inesperada e peculiar, chega o momento de se aperceberem disso…

Esta é uma daquelas películas que faz chorar “até as pedras da calçada”. É, na minha opinião, praticamente impossível ficar imune a esta família e à luta que travam, porque na verdade o filme é mesmo produzido com esse fim: emocionar. Inicialmente vemo-nos presos à controvérsia do tema, mas à medida que os minutos passam, por entre flashbacks, esta passa a ser secundária, porque, no fundo, o que realmente interessa é a força que esta filha tem para enfrentar a sua doença e, simultaneamente, para ajudar os outros elementos da família a aceitarem-na também.

Ao longo de duas horas e meia, temos oportunidade para ver brilhantes registos de actores já experientes, como Alec Baldwin e Cameron Diaz e, de caras mais novas, que, sem dúvida, merecem grande destaque (nomeações para os óscars?): Abigail Breslin (a criança que supreende em “Little Miss Sunshine”), no papel da irmã Anna e Sofia Vassilieva (que apenas conheço pelo seu papel na série “Medium”) como Kate.

Nick Cavassetes, realizador deste intenso drama (rios de lágrimas!), já com bastante experiência neste tipo de filmes, conseguiu um resultado bastante semelhante ao obtido em “The Notebook”, se bem que, para mim, inferior: adaptar, com bastante criatividade, sensibilidade e autenticidade, uma obra literária emocionante.

Importante é, ainda, chamar a atenção para os pormenores interaccionais escolhidos, a banda sonora, alguns cenários, que, sem qualquer dúvida, aumentam a carga emocional do filme e nos fazem sentir mais próximos da situação de vida das personagens.

8/10

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Beberapa pencinta film pasti setuju bahwa The Notebook merupakan film drama romantic terbaik sejauh ini. Lalu apa hubungannya film ini dengan The Notebook? Kesamaan diantara kedua film ini adalah sama2 ditangani oleh sutradara Nick Cassavetes. Film2 arahan Cassavetes terbukti benar2 berhasil ‘menyentuh’ para penonton. Film ini salah satunya yang akan bikin anda ikut terbawa emosi dan ikut terharu ketika menontonnya.

Berkisah tentang kelurga Fitzgerald yang mempunyai seorang anak penderita leukimia, Kate yang diperankan oleh Sofia Vassilieva. Seluruh anggota keluarga berusaha dengan berbagai cara agar Kate bisa sembuh dari penyakitnya itu. Cameron Diaz yang memerankan ibu dari Kate digambarkan sangat peduli dengan kesehatan Kate, sampai2 berani mengorbankan kesehatan adik Kate, Anna (Abigail Breslin) dengan mendonorkan beberapa organ dan cairan tubuhnya agar Kate bisa tetap hidup. Masalah muncul ketika Anna merasa dinomer-duakan karena seringnya ia menyumbangkan organ dan cairan tubuhnya, sehingga ia mencari seorang pengacara untuk menuntut ibunya.

Kalau saya tidak salah, ini merupakan film pure drama pertama dari Cameron Diaz, yang sebelumnya lebih sering bermain dalam film komedi. Penampilan Diaz bisa dibilang sangat remarkable, ia dapat membawakan peran ibu yang sangat peduli dan protektif kepada anaknya dengan sangat baik. Tidak ketinggalan acting dari Sofia Vassilieva yang sangat memukau, hingga bisa membuat anda ikut menangis.

Film bergenre drama sebenarnya bukan merupakan genre favorit saya, tapi film drama yang satu ini benar2 membuat saya tersentuh. Bila anda pencinta film drama macam The Notebook, dipastikan anda akan suka dengan film ini.

8/10

Alla ricerca dell’isola di Nim è un film del 2008 diretto da Jennifer Flackett e Mark Levin. Il film è interpretato da Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster e Gerard Butler.Una ragazza, Nim, cerca aiuto da parte dell’autore della sua serie di avventura preferita, quando suo padre, uno scienziato, scompare. Nim, però, vive su un’isola nel Sud del Pacifico.

Leggi altre notizie su: | Jennifer Flackett | Mark Levin | Abigail Breslin | Jodie Foster | Gerard Butler

Little Miss Sunshine fait partie de ces films qui suscitent une forte réaction, surtout quand on avoue que non, on ne l’a toujours pas vu. Généralement, une exclamation en voix de tête du type : “QUOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIII??? Mais c’est TROP bien, il faut que tu le voies” avec 1 000 points d’exclamation derrière. Et ma sempiternelle réponse du “oui, oui, à l’occasion”…Il se trouve que l’occasion a pris la forme d’un DVD à 5€ à côté de chez moi, et surtout de mon sublime nouvel ordinateur, cadeau d’anniversaire de mon père, avec un écran qui fait honneur aux films (il faut dire que comme je ne regarde pas souvent la télé, je n’ai pas de lecteurs DVDs et mon poste est loin, mais alors vraiment très loin, des écrans plans qu’on voit en boutiques actuellement).

Alors comme souvent, quand on a tellement d’attentes d’un film, on reste un peu sur sa faim…Cela dit, dans la lignée de Away we go, la philosophie positive du film fait plaisir à voir.

Le pitch : le film tourne autour d’une famille composée d’un père qui prône la réussite en 9 étapes et qui est un loser fini, d’un fils qui a fait voeu de silence avant de rentrer dans la Airforce Academy et qui hait tout le monde, d’un grand-père libidineux qui se shoote à l’héro pour profiter de la vie, et de la mère qui fait le liant entre tous ces personnages. Là-dessus, son frère suicidaire se joint à la troupe, dont le dernier élément est la petite dernière, Olive, une petite fille de 7 ans. Pas très jolie, un peu ronde, elle gagne un concours de beauté de seconde zone et se retrouve qualifiée pour un concours de bien plus haut niveau, le concours de Little Miss Sunshine. Toute la famille se réunit donc pour lui permettre de participer à cette nouvelle aventure, et de concrétiser son rêve par la même occasion.

Il est faux de dire que c’est un film “drôle”, parce qu’il est à la fois drôle et touchant, triste, émouvant…Chaque personnage apporte une couleur particulière à ce film. Olive, bien que finalement assez peu présente, apporte un souffle de légèreté avec sa vision d’enfant et ses questions un peu naïves. Personnellement, j’ai particulièrement apprécié le personnage du frère, moine silencieux qui finit par rompre son vœu de silence dans un “FUCK” aussi monumental que libérateur…Le “Fuck” que tout le monde rêve de sortir au moins une fois dans sa vie….

Honnêtement, il y avait un moment où cette famille me semblait au-delà de tout espoir de réconciliation, et pourtant, à force de persévérance et de tolérance, non seulement ils y arrivent, mais c’est crédible ! Bref, un vrai moment délicieux, duquel on sort le sourire aux lèvres et l’optimisme gonflé à l’hélium…

La bande annonce de Little Miss Sunshine

Infos pratiques

Date de sortie cinéma : 6 septembre 2006
Film disponible en DVD depuis le : 21 mars 2007
Film disponible en Blu-ray depuis le : 11 février 2009

Réalisé par Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

Avec Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin
Durée : 1h40 min Année de production : 2005

While we’re on the subject of sexy, funny boys, how could I not take just a moment to talk about the lovely Ryan Reynolds. I have thought he was great ever since “Two Girls & a Girl (and a Pizza Place)” and he has always been hilarious in every role.

For a lesser known, underrated, but fabulous Ryan Reynolds movie, be sure to check out “Definitely, Maybe”. Also starring Rachel Weisz, Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Banks and Abigail Breslin. What more could you want??

Killing zombies has never looked so much fun!

Zombieland stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Together they take an extended road trip in an attempt to find a sanctuary free from zombies, following a set of “rules” designed to keep them alive where others have failed, all the while trying to “enjoy the little things”, killing zombies in a variety of creative ways.

When I first started following this film back in February I was interested a little bit because I love zombie films and I love comedies so you know when those two mash together I’m just gonna go crazy. Then I saw the trailer and thought,”well I guess we’re looking at the American Shaun Of The Dead”. However, now that I look at it, if people are choosing whether to see this or Shaun Of The Dead, I say this one.

Zombieland has some amazingly nice touches on its comedy in this film. It has a lot of comedy that you won’t get when its said, but afterward you understand it and find it hilarious. The jokes were either sarcastic, ironic, or plain and simply just obvious jokes but were still very funny, much ado to Eisenberg’s hilarious narration.

The film also isn’t all about the comedy it actually does have some “heartfelt” moments. I found this to be very odd since it is a zombie comedy, but overall very effective with it’s highly witty screenplay.

Shall I not forget to mention that there is plenty of gore and violence to keep any “gore-lover” happy. The way they kill the zombies are very creative and that’s what really makes this film stand out. Not just with your car, or with a piano, or with a shotgun, but at the end there is this whole amusement park sequence where they use some to kill zombies.

The whole cast does a great job at being really funny, witty, and most of all likable. The characters are mostly 2 dimensional  stereotypes, but they actually turn out to be funnier than some would expect. Eisenberg does once again at playing the same character he does in every film so not much changes here. Harrelson plays a stereotypical B-movie hard ass really well, and it seems like he’s the funniest and shows us that this was the role he was born to play (other than Natural Born Killers). But the best in the film that is definitely worth full price of admission is the secret cameo star, that once you see it you will not stop laughing.

I think my only problem with the film is that it seems very scary at the start, and then slows way down for alot of character and jokes, with barely any zombies at all, to the spectacular finale. I loved all aspects of the film, but it would of much needed to mix all these together better, to make it truly outstanding film, a shock indeed, plus the gore was alittle on the short side for me. Also, so much more could have been added to make this film even better.

Consensus: The makers of Zombieland aren’t really doing anything different for the zombie comedy genre, but make a great collection of gore, comedy, and violence with a little touch of heart to make this whole film a great and fun experience.

9/10=Full Priceee!!!

A-

Who knew that mad cow disease could morph into something much worse than a few sick cows?

Clearly not the American public.  By the time they become cognizant to the fact that mad cow disease is a bit more serious than they imagined, three quarters of the populace has been reduced to mindless zombies, oozing black bile from their mouths and attacking anyone not a zombie in an insane desire to feast on their flesh.  The only way someone can survive in this post-apocalyptic mess is to establish a few rules.

For a lone geeky college student dubbed “Columbus” (Jesse Eisenberg) after his home town, it’s more than a few rules.  It’s a list of at least thirty-one different rules that he religiously adheres to in order to keep all of his body parts intact.  They include things like “Cardio,” because as he points out, when the zombie disease began to spread, if you had an extra pound of flesh it was that much easier for the zombies to catch you and take it.  Or another rule, like “Beware of bathrooms.”  Because zombies may be mindless flesh-eaters, but they aren’t completely stupid.  Where better to catch unsuspecting prey then when they are at their most vulnerable?

For other survivors, there aren’t quite as many rules, but they have rules nevertheless.  For lone wolf Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), it’s pretty much one rule.  Kill every zombie you see.  And he’s pretty good at it too.  He finds inventive ways of killing zombies, including hedge trimmers, baseball bats, and a banjo.  He makes zombie killing look easy.  He’s a free spirit, pretty much the exact opposite of Columbus, but the two meet on the road and decide to team up.  Tallahassee has just one weakness:  Twinkies.  And its this craving that leads them to a supermarket where they meet two MORE loners, sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).  The sisters at first appear to be helpless and scared, but it doesn’t take long to figure out that they are scam artists using their talents to survive in a zombie infested world.  Nevertheless, this rag-tag team of survivors decides to stick together all the way to the Pacific coast in the hopes that teamwork might keep them all alive.

Zombie Killer of the Week?

This is, in my opinion, one of the most entertaining movies of the year.  Eisenberg’s dry wit, Harrelson’s sarcasm, and Stone’s cynicism make for the perfect combination, and when you combine that with goofy zombies of every shape, size, and color, it makes for a hilarious film.  I thought the chemistry between the stars was great, and the performances were excellent, particularly Harrelson as Tallahassee.  He always has a quick quip for everything that happens, and his character actually has some depth.

I also enjoyed the constant slow motion shots of zombies chasing people, usually accompanied by captions that explained Columbus’ “rules.”  They were usually good for a laugh, along with providing anecdotal points that added a great deal of humor.  I also enjoyed the way that backstories were provided for the characters, which really made them a lot more sympathetic and likeable.  And of course, there were the myriad inventive ways in which zombies were killed:  cars, sledgehammers, theme park rides,  pianos, and the usual shotguns and uzi’s.

The dialogue, though, was the best part.  Line after line of engaging, witty verbage that made you laugh…the best comparison I can make is that if you crossed Juno with any zombie movie Zombieland would be the result.  That’s high praise, considering Juno had one of the wittiest scripts in the last five years.  Harrelson, in particular, has some of the best lines, but Eisenberg’s constant narration throughout the movie has a lot of moments of dry humor contained in it, and the ripostes between he and Harrelson are fantastic.

Nut Up or Shut Up

There really wasn’t much here not to enjoy.  If you are a bit on the squeamish side there are a couple of bloody, gory moments, but most of it is over the top and not realistic violence, and it’s played for laughs.  I found it to be well crafted, well acted, and generally one of the better movies I’ve seen this year.  If I had any major complaint, it is that I could’ve watched a bit longer.