Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: December 2009
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This has to be one of the best movies of all time! Even the opening scene shows that this is something special. Seeing it in 3D in the cinema was one of those experiences that I'll never forget and even on a smaller screen without 3D this movie is awe inspiring.
A true labour of love for James Cameron, everything he worked hard to achieve pays off. The casting is perfect, Sam Worthington is very likable as Jake and Zoe Saldana brings respect and strength to Neytiri. Sigourney Weaver is great as tough talking Grace and Stephen Lang makes me love to hate his hard as nails Col. Quaritch!
The use of motion capture makes everything about Pandora totally believable and when watching this I too, like Jake, want to remain in Pandora and forget everything else, which is ultimately what great movies are all about!
Jake's first night in the forest is one of the most beautiful scenes ever put on film and is breathtaking every time I see it!
A truly remarkable movie, Avatar is groundbreaking, magnificent and about pure escapism. Perfection!
~~Nikki~~
Director: Chris Miller
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris
Distributed By: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: October 2011
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Puss in Boots quickly became my favourite character in the Shrek movies and he's a star in his own spin-off!
Antonio Banderas brings charisma to Puss as he reunites with Humpty Dumpty wonderfully voiced by Zach Galifianakis, whilst Salma Hayek brings street smarts to Kitty Softpaws who intrigues our hero!
The animation is wonderful throughout and the story brings forth more fairy tale characters for us to enjoy.
The thing I love about this movie is that for me, Humpty almost steals it from Puss, some of his mannerisms and facial expressions are hilarious and make this a movie that I'll happily watch whenever I want to brighten my day!
~~Nikki~~
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Suzy Amis, Kathy Bates, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Jason Barry, Victor Garber, Bernard Hill
Distributed By: Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox
Release Date: December 1997
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I still love this movie even after all this time.
Most people are aware of the tragic events that led to the sinking of the most impressive ship ever built and the huge loss of life that went with it.
I'm so glad that some actual footage was used as this makes the film even more poignant.
I still enjoy seeing Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as Jack and Rose and I always get caught up in their sudden and brief romance. The casting is perfect throughout and I really like Billy Zane as Cal and Kathy Bates as Molly who brings humour to the first class ensemble!
Gloria Stuart brings an engaging quality to Rose's character and the ship itself is absolutely majestic and seeing its demise is heartbreaking!
A true masterpiece this movie honours the memory of the Titanic and its passengers and deserves to be held in great esteem.
~~Nikki~~
