Find a person who does not know this story. This is that story we all love with a twist. Honestly the first time I saw the trailer made me laugh and go down back memory lane. From Walt Disney comes a new rendition to the tale of a princess and a frog; in this one however the princess is a waitress named Tiana who kissed a desperate frog prince who just wants to be human again. The kiss gave the result anyone who had read or heard the original never expected—Tiana was turned into a frog instead.

It was set in time of the jazzy 1920s New Orleans, Louisiana; by the mystical bayous where the Tiana and the frog prince met. Background check on the characters reveals that Tiana was actually a waitress while Prince Naveen was an arrogant and carefree prince who was transformed into a frog by a voodoo magician. When Tiana kissed him (in his frog form both believing that it will break the spell) she was turned into a frog thus starting their journey to be turned back to humans.

Records search shows that this is Disney’s comeback to the hand drawn films we all love. The makers of Disney’s the Little Mermaid and Aladdin—the team has returned to make this a possibility. It’s a jazzy remake that receives good reviews and continues to raise itself in the movie charts. And why wouldn’t it be a big success? With award winning crew and a cast that rocks nothing can go wrong. And speaking of cast they have Anika Noni Rose, the third person of the Dreamgirls; plus there’s Oprah for her mother although she is named Eudora.

It’s a feel good film that gives us a rest from the digitalized versions we’ve been seeing lately. It’s definitely something worth seeing.

For a girl my age (take note of the girl word and my age is way beyond 20), I still enjoy Ben 10 since he was a kid to becoming a teen (and I like it especially when he became a teen). The story of Ben Tennyson, Gwen, Kevin and Grandpa Max continues as they are brought to life in Ben 10: Alien Swarm.
It’s a whole new adventure with the Plumbers, the secret organization that watch over alien activities (with all their locators much better than all the phone number reverse stuff). Bringing it to life actually started with the heroes being kids in Ben 10: Race Against time. This time around, in Ben 10: Alien Swarm, Ben and the rest of the gang are teens who deal with solving the mystery behind a swarm of aliens infecting the human populace—placing them under their control.

The film starts with the green Challenger racing to meet illegal Alien technology dealers who happened to be just a set up by Elena Validus. Character background check: Elena was a childhood acquaintance of Ben and a daughter of a former Plumber who was removed due to taking with him alien technology without authority. In this event they were dealt by a swarm of alien bees commanded by an unknown person.

After temporarily defeating the alien bees, Ben and the rest of the gang learned of Elena’s troubles (her dad had mysteriously disappeared). In addition to this was information of an alien threat as what her father once warned the Plumbers. Even with the rest of the team, especially his grandfather, distrusting Elena’s story, Ben still pushed through to help her go for an instant people search in pursuit of her lost father until the whole story was proved to be correct….

Last December 1, Ben 10: Alien Swarm was released in Blue Ray. Filling in the shoes of our heroes are Ryan Kelley, Nathan Keyes and Alyssa Diaz; Directed by Alex winter, this Nick-treat is a good gift to kids, especially during the holiday season.

It’s an ass kicking flick that for the rest of the 99 minutes it’s being played all you’ll see are kicks, slashes and red—blood splattering everywhere in the movie. It’s Rain-ing gruesome and cool-some in this action pact flick Ninja Assassin.
Taken from the streets as a child Raizo, played by pop Korean sensation Rain (Speed Racer), was raised and trained to be its top assassin by the Ozunu clan who’s existence are even said to be a myth. However as Raizo grew up and saw his only friend being killed by the clan which he calls family, he runs away with the promise of vengeance.
In Europe, Europol agent, Mika Coretti, found out link in the murders she’s investigating. Going through records search other confidential files she connects her findings to a secret organization from the Far East. To silence her forever, The Ozunu clan hunts her down but was saved by Raizo. The story moves on with Raizo and Mika helping each other out in order to survive.
Rain is a total star with this one. Seeing Korean novellas where he starred on especially his music public records search shows Rain to be surpassing every talent. From his appearance in Speed Racer which somehow became a sign that there’s that Hollywood promise shining through (like how Zang Zi Yi shined on From Crouching tiger Hidden Dragon to Memoirs of a Geisha). This role will surely optimize Rain in his acting career.
Speaking of Asians reigning in the Hollywood screens, there have been some which are presently note worthy so to speak. Jet Lee is one; there’s also Michelle Kwan who definitely starred in a lot of Hollywood film (including Memoirs of Geisha with Zang Zi Yi). At present, with the trailer of The Last Airbender being shown in television screens, Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire has transcended indeed. With all things said, Rain is definitely at his peak in stardom and has every chance of going farther.
Whenever in an instant people search for the action pact bloody film especially those who had delved into the Asian flavor (and I don’t mean just the goodies) this is definitely the film to watch. And with the director of V for Vendetta, James McTeigue, expect only the best.