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Monday, May 30, 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 3D computer-animated action comedy film and the sequel to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda. The cast of the original film reprised their voice roles. The film was released on May 26, 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D.

Plot

Long ago, Lord Shen (voiced by Gary Oldman), heir to the peacock clan that ruled Gongmen City, sought to harness the power of fireworks as a weapon with which to rule China. When he learned from the court's goat soothsayer (voiced by Michelle Yeoh) that "a warrior of black and white" would one day defeat him, Shen assumed she was referring to the giant pandas and had them exterminated to avert the prophecy. Shen's parents were horrified at this atrocity and exiled him. He vowed to return and take revenge.
Years later, Po (voiced by Jack Black) is living his dream as the Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five, but Master Shifu (voiced by Dustin Hoffman) tells him that the greatest masters are disappearing and he fears it is the work of Lord Shen and he has yet to achieve inner peacewith this new threat. While fighting off a pack of wolf bandits who have been stealing refined metal for Shen to use for his newly developed cannon, Po is distracted by a symbol on the head wolf's (Danny McBride) armor that causes Po to have a flashback of his mother, allowing the wolves to escape. Po asks his goose father, Mr. Ping (James Hong), where he came from, but all Ping can tell him is that he found Po as an infant in a vegetable crate and adopted him.
Afterward, Shifu receives word that Master Thundering Rhino (voiced by Victor Garber), leader of the kung fu council protecting Gongmen City, has been killed by Shen's new weapon, which threatens to destroy kung fu tradition. Po and the Five are sent to stop him, reaching Gongmen City to find it under the control of Shen's forces. The heroes ask the imprisoned council members Storming Ox (voiced by Dennis Haysbert) and Croc (voiced by Jean-Claude Van Damme) for their help to liberate the city, but both masters cite their helplessness against Shen's weapon and refuse to escape. Po and the Five are then discovered by the wolf leader, who they chase to prevent him from alerting Shen, only to be captured.
Upon being brought before Shen in his tower, Po and the Five free themselves and destroy Shen's weapon. However, Po is again distracted by flashbacks upon seeing the same symbol as before on Shen's plumage, allowing Shen to escape and destroy the tower with an arsenal of cannons, though Po and the Five escape. After confronting Po over his distractions, Tigress (voiced by Angelina Jolie) tells him to stay behind for his own safety while she and the Five leave to destroy Shen's cannon factory. Hoping to question Shen about his past, Po ignores Tigress and finds Shen in the factory, inadvertently foiling the Five's plan to destroy it. Shen admits to destroying Po's village and, claiming that Po's parents abandoned him, blasts Po out of the factory and captures the Five. Po is rescued by Shen's soothsayer, who has been exiled by Shen to the ruined village where Po was born. Guided by the soothsayer to embrace his past, Po remembers that his parents endangered themselves to save him as an infant and attains inner peace.
Po returns to Gongmen City to save the Five from being executed by Shen at the city harbor. During the ensuing battle (in which Shifu also participates after having persuaded Ox and Croc to do the same), Po uses his inner peace to gauge Shen's cannon fire and redirect it against Shen's armada, destroying it. He then urges Shen to come to terms with his own past, but Shen refuses and attacks Po until he inadvertently slashes the ropes holding up his cannon, which falls and kills him. Victorious, Po returns to the Valley of Peace and reunites with Mr. Ping, declaring him to be his father. At the same time, Po's biological father (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is shown to be living in a hidden village inhabited by other pandas, and senses that his son is alive.

Cast

Production

Kung Fu Panda 2 is the sequel to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda. The first film was released in June of 2008, and by the following October, the studio DreamWorks Animation announced plans for a second film. Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who was head of story for the first film, was hired to direct the sequel. The original film's cast members reprise their voice roles. Like the other DWA films beginning production in 2009, Kung Fu Panda 2 was produced in stereoscopic 3-D technology. The studio also plans to release the film in IMAX theaters worldwide.
Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger were screenwriters and co-producers for the first film, and while they returned for the sequel. Charlie Kaufman later helped to revise the screenplay.

Marketing

DreamWorks Animation has invested $100 million in creating promotional partners and building up marketing for its films. For Kung Fu Panda 2, DWA has partnerships with McDonald's, AT&T, Best Buy, General Mills (cereals), Sun-Maid (raisins), Airheads (candy), Hint Water and HP. The film's characters are used in products and advertising campaigns across various media. The studio is also pursuing social media efforts to promote the film.
DWA partnered with House Foods America to brand its products, notably tofu, with advertising of the film. Variety reported that the partnership was the first-ever between a film studio and a tofu company. The studio also enlisted the parade balloon of Po from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to tour in six cities, concluding with Los Angeles over Memorial Day weekend in late May of 2011.
Merchandise is also being produced for the film: Mattel (toys), THQ (video games), Hallmark Cards (cards), and Jem Sportswear (apparel). Publishers VTech, Penguin Books, Dalmatian Press, and Ape Entertainment are releasing books tied to the film.

Release

Theatrical release

Kung Fu Panda 2 was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in early May before its commercial release. Box Office Mojo reported the film's release date as advantageous; the computer-animated family film Rio is concluding its theatrical run, and another computer-animated family film, Cars 2, is scheduled to open in four weeks. The website also noted that 3-D sequels in territories outside the United States and Canada typically outgross the original films.
The film was released in the United States on May 26, 2011, a Thursday. It earned an underwhelming $5.8 million, taking second place to The Hangover: Part II. This trailed recent Thursday holiday openings including Shrek 2 ($9.2 million) and Tangled ($8 million). However, only 10% of US children were out of school on Thursday, and DreamWorks predicts that business will pick up over the four-day holiday weekend. On Friday, Panda's woes continued as it earned $13.2 million, which was far behind the originals' $20.3 million opening Friday. But, yet again, only 20% of kids were out on Friday, and DreamWorks is expecting a nice bump over Saturday through Monday. Over the three-day weekend, Panda earned an estimated $47.8 million, which was far behind the first Panda's $60 million start. However, the sequel is expected to catch up with its predecessor on Memorial Day in five days. Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing for Dreamworks Animation, said the company was pleased with the film's opening since it was part of a record-breaking weekend. She also went on to say that the opening came in at high end of expectations and the film played very strong to families and kids, who made up 60% of their audience. CinemaScore concurs that the film is finding favor with audiences as evidenced by their audience survey giving the film an "A." The film's three day opening weekend also beat Rio's opening weekend of $39,225,962 for the highest opening weekend for an animated film in 2011.[ Kung Fu Panda 2 went on to make an estimated $14.4 million on Memorial Day bringing its four day weekend total to $62.2 million. Overall the film made an estimated $68 million in its first five days, but it still trailed behind the original film's five day opening of $72.8 million.

Critical reception

Kung Fu Panda 2 has received generally positive reviews, with many critics praising its animation, 3D effects, and character development. The film received a "Certified Fresh" score of 80% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 101 critics and a rating average of 7 out of 10, with the consensus being that "The storyline arc may seem a tad familiar to fans of the original, but Kung Fu Panda 2 offers enough action, comedy, and visual sparkle to compensate." It also received a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 at Metacritic, based on 23 reviews from mainstream critics.
Variety called the film "a worthy sequel that gets an extra kick from the addition of dynamic 3D fight sequences" while The Hollywood Reporter similarly praised the film. Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the sequel as superior to the original and as an ambitious extension of the previous story.
Some critics noted the influences of executive producer Guillermo del Toro's works in the film's darker themes, and Jim Tudor of TwitchFilm.net describes that with del Toro on board, the film "effectively probes deeper into Po's emerging hero's journey and personal issues, evoking a truly fulfilling Campbellian archetype, but also remains fully viable as mainstream entertainment suitable for all ages."
As with the first film, the animation has been praised. Frank Lovece of Film Journal International describes the film as "truly beautiful to behold" and states it "works on both aesthetic and emotional levels." Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times writes that "For Panda 2 is not just wall-to-wall animation, it is artistry of the highest order."

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Knowing

Knowing is the 2009 science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. Production of the film is financed by Summit Entertainment. Knowing filming done in Melbourne, Australia, took a variety of settings to describe the situation of Boston. The film was released on March 20, 2009 in the United States. The film is about the phenomenon of prophecy is telling.

Player
     * Nicolas Cage as Professor Jonathan "John" Koestler
     * Rose Byrne as Diana Wayland
     * Chandler Canterbury as Caleb Koestler
     * Lara Robinson as Lucinda Embry / Abby Wayland
     * Nadia Townsend as Grace Koestler
     * Ben Mendelsohn as Professor Phil Beckman
     * Alan Hopgood as Reverend Koestler
     * Adrienne Pickering as Allison Koestler
     * D.G. Maloney, Joel Bow, Maximillian Paul, and Karen Hadfield as The Strangers
     * Danielle Carter as Miss Taylor in 1959
     * Alethea McGrath as Miss Taylor in 2009

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 is an animated film by Pixar production that aired in 2010 in the form of 3D film. This film is a sequel of the movie Toy Story series and is the latest sequel to be published. On the first day of the launch of this film, his reaction is very powerful. This film managed to pocket $ 41 million just from the first day of screenings only, and in three days managed to get a $ 109 million, creating a new record for animated films. This film failed to match Toy Story and Toy Story 2 at Rotten Tomatoes, where the film was rated 100% clean, the film gets its rating of 99% net.

In addition to the response from critics who are very positive, Toy Story 3 is also getting income well above the other Pixar films. Toy Story 3 broke the record Pixar film Finding Nemo as the most successful in North America and in the World, with a net profit of $ 405 million in North America and $ 1.005 billion in the World. Toy Story 3 also beat the record for an animated film Shrek 2 as the world's highest profit of all time. Toy Story 3 is the seventh film that managed to gain advantage over one billion dollars and the first animated film to get this record. Year 2010 also recorded as the year when Disney became the first studio that produced two films with over one billion dollar profit in the same year, namely Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland.


Synopsis
The film opens with scenes of cowboy-style movie in which Woody, Jessie, and Buzz united against Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head and the Aliens, which was just an imagination Andy visualization of small. The next scene shows periods of little Andy with toys.
Andy has 17 years old and have old toys when small, some have been sold or given away. The others have been stored in boxes and stored away as a list for Andy while on campus. He decided to bring along with him and Woody ddiletak other games in the plastic waste with the intention to keep them in the attic, but Ms. Davis was wrong to put the bag on the roadside as trash. Believe that Andy is no longer wanted them, they sneak into the toy to be donated to Sunnyside Daycare. Woody, who saw what really happened, trying to clear up any misconceptions, but other games that refuse to mendengarinya.
The game was taken to Sunnyside where they received a greeting from the game that promotes child care, led by Lots-o'-Huggin 'Bears (Lotso). Woody tries to convince others to return to the bosom of Andy, but they feel that they will be happy in Sunnyside, so they let him go without mereka.Yang other Woody finally finds Lotso provides young children, and they were abused and tortured. Meanwhile, Molly Barbie, who also donated began to fall in love with Ken, which is the right person Lotso and also has fallen in love with Barbie. Buzz went to ask Lotso move them to the kids who are older, but was captured by some toys Sunnyside and return it to the system origin, as a space ranger.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Devil May Cry 4

Devil May Cry 4 is an action game that was published and developed by Capcom in 2008 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows platforms. The game is the fourth installment to the Devil May Cry series.
In the game, the player controls both Nero and Dante, the game's protagonist and the series' title character as they fight enemies in close combat using firearms, swords, and other weapons. The characters Lady and Trish from previous games in the series makes an appearance, along with new characters Nero, Kyrie, Credo, Gloria, and Agnus. The game is set after Devil May Cry but before Devil May Cry 2.
The game received generally favorable reviews, receiving an average 82% over three consoles from Metacritic (84% on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and 78% on the PC). GameSpy gave it 4 stars out of 5, stating that "DMC4 succeeds on many levels because it fuses fan service with entertaining gameplay", finding that "visually, DMC4 is a dynamo."
It spawned a handheld version, Devil May Cry 4: Refrain, that was released on iOS.

Gameplay

Gameplay in Devil May Cry 4 is similar to previous games in the series. The player must fight through levels called "missions", occasionally solving puzzles or gathering items. Performance in a mission is graded from D being the bottom grade through C, B, A, and S being the highest grade. Grades are based on items used, Red Orbs gathered, time taken, and the amount of Style Points accumulated. Each Style Point grade has its own tag-word. The stylish grade shows up on the side of the screen and starts at "Deadly"(D); progresses through "Carnage"(C), "Brutal"(B), and "Atomic"(A); then, progresses through one last bar of grade containing the phrases "Smokin'"(S), "Smokin' Style"(SS), and lastly "Smokin' Sick Style"(SSS). Stylish combat is the main focus of the game, which is conveyed through unbroken combos of varied attacks while avoiding damage. The player must avoid enemy attacks to continue performing combos, often by memorizing attack patterns.[2]
The Devil Trigger is a super state that enables the player to become more powerful adding a slow but steady health regeneration, with increased damage done. Devil Trigger can be activated by pressing the button to trigger it when the minimum amount on the gauge is filled or when the player is near death during combat, and also through items called Devil Stars.

Some changes introduced into Devil May Cry 4 are the presence of two playable characters, Dante and Nero, and a slight modification to the shop system. A new currency, Proud Souls, is used to buy new abilities while Red Orbs are used to buy items. Proud Souls are rewarded at the end of missions and the amount varies depending on how well the player performed. Cost of abilities also increase with the purchase of other abilities, though all abilities can be sold back for the original price.
The player plays as Nero throughout most of the game. He starts and ends the game with his Red Queen sword, Blue Rose revolver, and the powers of his Devil Bringer (his demonic right arm). The Red Queen features an Exceed Gauge that can be charged up, allowing for subsequent attacks that are more powerful than regular slashes, until the gauge empties. The Exceed Gauge can also be filled by pressing the rev button at the peak of each slash, which allows for more powerful combos capable of breaking the opponent's guard. Nero also has the powers of his Devil Bringer, and can use it to pull himself towards enemies or vice-versa. The Devil Bringer may also be used for context-sensitive throw attacks, leading to high damage and various effects depending on the enemy. Nero's Devil Bringer also gains new abilities during the course of the game, such as being able to detect secret missions or caches of Red Orbs. Nero eventually gains the ability to use Devil Trigger after getting the katana known as Yamato, which increases his Devil Bringer's power, thus changing his Devil Bringer attacks into more powerful versions with different animations.
The player plays as Dante through seven missions, taking over halfway through the game. His gameplay is similar to that of Devil May Cry 3, with him having access to multiple melee and ranged weapons which he gains after boss battles, and being able to cycle through them freely in combat, being no longer limited to equipping two weapons of each type as he was in the previous game. Dante also starts with his four styles (Trickster, Royal Guard, Sword Master, Gunslinger), each of which grants him different abilities, but he may now switch them at will with buttons or pads on the PlayStation 3 controller or the Xbox 360 controller, unlike in Devil May Cry 3. He also gains the Dark Slayer style near the end of his appearance, which only has one style level and can be accessed by pressing a direction button twice. Styles do not level up through experience as in the previous game, but must instead be upgraded in the shop screen in between missions or at statues. Dante can also enter Devil Trigger; in his Devil Trigger he gains most of the benefits that Nero's Devil Trigger has, though, as he does not have the Devil Bringer, he gets animation and property changes on some of his normal attacks instead.

 Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (or simply just Madagascar 2) is a 2008 animated film written by Etan Cohen, and directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. This sequel to the 2005 film Madagascar continues the adventures of Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo. It won the 2009 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie.[2]
It stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter. Also providing voices are Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd, Elisa Gabrielli, and will.i.am. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and was released on November 7, 2008.
The film starts as a prequel, showing a small part of Alex's early life, including his capture by hunters. It soon moves to shortly after the point where the original left off, with the animals deciding to return to New York. They board an airplane in Madagascar, but crash-land in Africa, where each of the central characters meets others of the same species; Alex is reunited with his parents. Problems arise, and their resolution occupies much of the remainder of the film.
The previous title was Madagascar: The Crate Escape, which was featured on a teaser trailer with Ben Stiller.
The movie was released posthumously after the death of Bernie Mac who voices "Zuba The Lion." The movie reads:For our friend Bernie Mac, thanks for all the laughter in the final credits.
There were many cultural references in this film, one being Sandy Koufax on the cover of a Life magazine.

Studio DreamWorks Animation
Pacific Data Images
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) November 7, 2008
Running time 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $150 million
Gross revenue $602,308,178

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to Transformers (2007) and the second film in the live-action Transformers trilogy. The plot revolves around Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), the human caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and Decepticons. Sam is having visions of Cybertronian symbols, and being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of their long-trapped leader, The Fallen, who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source, destroying the Sun and all life on Earth in the process.
With deadlines jeopardized by possible strikes by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild, Bay managed to finish the production on time with the help of previsualization and a scriptment by his writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and series newcomer Ehren Kruger. Shooting took place from May to November 2008, with locations in Egypt, Jordan, Pennsylvania and California, as well as air bases in New Mexico and Arizona.
Revenge of the Fallen was released on June 24, 2009, and was a box office success, setting records upon release, and grossing a total of $402 million in North America and $836 million worldwide. It was the second most successful film of 2009 (behind Avatar) and 11th overall domestically, and the 23rd highest-grossing film of all time and fourth highest of the year (behind Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) internationally. Despite its success at the box office, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen received mostly negative reviews by film critics and won three awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony.

Studio
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) June 19, 2009 (United Kingdom)
June 24, 2009 (United States)
Running time 150 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $200 million
Gross revenue $836,297,228
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/

















Cheat Call Of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare

Codes.



  • Call of Duty 4 Demo & amp; Full Game Cheats

    Cheat Codes (DEMO VERSION)
    Enable the console from the game's in-game options.
    Hit the tilde key (~) to drop the dev-console.
    Type seta thereisacow "1337" and then press ENTER.
    Type spdevmap bog_a and then press ENTER.
    This will start the demo with cheats enabled.
    When playing, drop down the dev-console and enter
    the following codes and hit ENTER to activate or toggle them.
    Cheat Codes (COMPLETE VERSION)
    Same as above but after you load up the spdevmap bog_a exit out and load the level you are currently at, or a new game.
    You can not select "resume" and have the cheats function you can however select the map/act you want to start at with the cheats enabled.
    EffectCode
    Access All Weaponsgive all
    Add Laser Sights to ALL Weaponscg_LaserForceOn 1
    Adjust Gravity Default = 39jump_height #
    Adjust Time Default = 1.00timescale #
    Allows you to shoot without reloading.sf_use_ignoreammo 1
    Easier to see thingsr_fullbright
    Enemies Ignore Younotarget
    Full Ammogive ammo
    God Modegod
    God mode but screen still shakesdemigod
    Kill playerkill
    No Clipping Modenoclip
    Removes all your guns and healthtake all
    Removes your ammotake ammo
    Removes Your Guncg_drawGun
    Same as noclip?ufo
    Set player's sprint speedplayer_sprintSpeedScale
    To draw the light emitted from the lasercg_laserlight 1
    Zoom with any Guncg_fov

Unlockables

  • Epilogue Mission

    If you sit through the credits at the end of the game, there's one more mission available.
    UnlockableHow to Unlock
    Epilogue MissionView the ending credits to unlock one final mission
  • Golden "camouflage" for weapons (multiplayer).

    There is one golden version for one weapon in each class of weapons in the game.
    UnlockableHow to Unlock
    Golden AK47 (Assault Rifle)Complete all the headshot challenges for all the weapons in the Assault Rifle weapon class.
    Golden Auto Shotgun (Shotgun)Complete all the headshot challenges for all the weapons in the Shotgun weapon class.
    Golden Deagle (Handgun)Reach Rank 55
    Golden M60 (Light Machine Gun)Complete all the headshot challenges for all the weapons in the Light Machine Gun weapon class.
    Golden Mini-Uzi (Sub-Machine Gun)Complete all the headshot challenges for all the weapons in the Sub-Machine Gun weapon class.
    Golden SVD (Sniper Rifles)Complete all the headshot challenges for all the weapons in the Sniper Rifle weapon class.

  • Source :  http://www.gamefaqs.com/