#MoviesPH in 2015, Part 5: Sequels, Reboots and Remakes

Every year, more and more films get rebooted or being remade, sequels getting another shot. Here are the list that gets another shot at the big screen this year: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (J.J. Abrams). So, everybody probably know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the biggest film of 2015. Breaking every record …

Movie Review: Terminator Genisys (2015)

Terminator: Genisys (2015) Review 2.5/5 Average Hollywood popcorn flick. Terminator Genisys invests too much on the big action sequences the story could offer but it forgets to carefully write other and better (but anticlimactic) options the film could have gone. There’s a lot of time-travelling sequences that only worsens how these characters’ intelligence supposed to …

Movies Opening This Week: July 1 -July 7

(JULY 1) Boychoir (2015) Rated G Directed by: François Girard Starring:  Dustin Hoffman, Kevin McHale, Josh Lucas An inspirational story of a rebellious kid with a remarkable gift who is challenged by a demanding teacher to make the most unlikely of dreams come true. A stellar ensemble – including two-time Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman, Oscar-winner Kathy Bates, …

Filmmakers Say ‘Genisys’ is Largest Scale Terminator Movie

Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ “Terminator Genisys,” the reset of the blockbuster franchise, “is the largest scale Terminator movie that’s ever been made,” claims producer David Ellison. Directed by Alan Taylor, “Genisys” stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Smith and Byung-hun Lee. “There are bigger action sequences in Genisys …

Schwarzenegger is Both Protector and Terminator in ‘Genisys’

Arnold Schwarzenegger brings The Terminator character back to iconic life again in Paramount Pictures’ new action-thriller “Terminator Genisys.” According to producer David Ellison, “’Terminator Genisys’ is not a remake, it’s not a reboot, it’s not a sequel—it’s really a reimagining based on the James Cameron source material. Exploiting the inherent nature of time travel, we …

Jason Clarke Re-Invents John Connor in ‘Terminator Genisys’

He is most known for his lead roles in the Academy Award®-nominated film “Zero Dark Thirty” and the hit sci-fi sequel “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” Now, Australian actor Jason Clarke returns to the big screen to re-invent the iconic character, John Connor, in Paramount Pictures’ new action-thriller “Terminator Genisys.” In the film, …

Jai Courtney, The New Kyle Reese in ‘Terminator Genisys’

Australian actor Jai Courtney (Starz’ “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” “Divergent”) stars in Paramount Pictures’ “Terminator Genisys” as Kyle Reese, a rebel soldier from the future who travesl back in time to save John Connor’s (Jason Clarke) mother Sarah (Emilia Clarke) from the Terminator sent to destroy her. In regards to the plot, Courtney reminds, “There …