Published: Fri, 26 Jun 2009
Description: (NECN) - One of the biggest film's of the summer hit theaters on Wednesday, and it is joined by two others this weekend. Tom Meek, film critic for the Boston Phoenix, shares his thoughts on these films. Transformers: Rise of the Fallen ...
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" It is Friday morning and that means time to take our weekly look at the new movies out in theaters in joining us with a few reviews is Tommy movie critic. For the Boston Phoenix good to have you with us could -- and we're gonna start with what was a blockbuster when it first came out transformers now transformers two and sequels don't normally do that well."
" Well well job. Actually this movie opened Wednesday in an age sixty million I have the first -- so yes so before you start going I've ever let's just look at a clip from quickly. So what -- and just at midnight pretty. This is for teenage boys because it."
" Have a lot of things blown off that -- lot of robots travel audit testosterone and it's got you're not matter much in the clips but it has a lot of young provision swimming in not wearing very much and -- close exit what she's a lot of them there's another problem of course Megan Fox. And it doesn't matter what blows up and how much debris follows about her lip gloss is always perfect. Armed storyline here is totally nonsensical they're trying to save the earth because he's you bought the -- you know. Robots that want a takeover -- this -- to cons want to steal this and so they can. Powered their planet back home in the -- trying to protect us. I -- can make a ton of money at the box office it'll go off and whimper it'll be a transformers three. I -- mustard teenage boy there's no really no reason to see this movie army it's it's an assault on your senses boom boom bang bang from the very beginning. Our pass out of probably the greatest thing this might do is maybe give. A little rise to buying American cars because he ought to box which are the good guys are mostly GM caliber cars okay -- about the economy."
" exotic stars are back like we have Megan Fox just in now Charlotte a bluff yup art and."
" I let's go on to the next one a little bit more serious movie my sister's keeper let's take a look at the --"
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" You're kidding."
" At Abigail Brad -- but you know really this movie and there's been a lot of hype about Cameron Diaz like for taking this very serious role."
" Right well this movie based on the popular book it is that we -- of the highest order. Upon as you see there Avago Breslin in little miss sunshine her character. Was conceived with the intent of keeping. The older sibling who has leukemia alive for. I ask themselves. Redundant organs and bone marrow transplants. And she's just gotten off of it towards the end of at least that's the premise of the book she goes to an attorney medical immense patience for parents to use dream. Cameron Diaz does do a great job it's kind of this movie has like genuine moments and it but it also has allowed documentary and artifice to it so for every genuine moderate or something this sort of undercuts. Cameron Diaz gets the thankless role playing the tough. I'm gonna fight fight fight to the end where is everybody else's sort of on different pages and she's too. Struggling so large camps yet so it's a little over the top role she does a great job with actually the other people with whom Jason Patrick. And the young girl who plays the cancer ridden patient soapy. The C Yuba -- I don't know I got. She's a great little newcomer under a lot of great nuance performance in this. It works for what it is but then again as a whole I don't think it works on the level let's sit here in terms of endearment."
" My fear now. It's a mixed back he's back okay let's go into an independent film. The stunning answer Ryan. And this is very timely. Because it's about Iran and what an international exposing based on yeah yeah."
" Yeah I was based on the novel from a journalist who is Iranian heritage went back the time the shops or shortly after shot fell. And in a village he's holed up in waiting for car repair there is the stoning of a woman who was allegedly unfaithful to her husband a fact of matter is. The husband actually just wanted to move onto another girl concocted a rumor and all the man behind it and them locked. Back to him because of political maneuvering and stuff. The stoning the stoning does happen it's incredibly grim. It's incredibly brutal and so at all they do short odds kind of ironic that you income diesel was in the passion and crisis here. And the passion of the Christ that was service's celebration of the holy Christ here it's just brutal mean and down spirited you don't need this is just way too graphic. I laughed along why wait to -- is definitely not for the faint of heart. But the film itself the shortest. Should shop only made it looks like for college students first time documentary feature are which is too bad because the woman. Our actual ram -- actually -- she was nominated for best supporting actor actress in the house of sand and fog she buoys the film. From the beginning to the end but overall this film is trumped up a little -- over -- And it takes what could you really provocative issue and sort of makes it flap do you recommend that I don't recommend it really for much of anything -- you're curious and seeing. Seeing such a thing I mean there is a lot of anger you'll feel part because of the way it's also. Jury rigged against -- the stoning of the do you mean -- there autonomy from the Boston Phoenix thank you so much you welcome."