thor is being exiled by his father odin, after he reaks the truce between asgard and the ice-giants. odin takes his hammer mjölnir and sends thor to earth. meanwhile thor's brother loki (the god of chaos, yay!) takes over the kingdom, when their father falls into a coma. thor meets jane, a scientist, who thinks thor flying to earth to be some kind of storm, a bridge into a wormhole...
a fantastic sci-fi-mythology-mix with a superhot hammer-wielding hero... and funny =)
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water for elephants, a circus-tale based upon the bestseller by sara gruen.
jacob is in the middle of his vet-exam, when he learns that his parents have died. he's lost everything and leaves his home to find work in a larger city. he stows away on a circus-train, but soon is discovered and almost thrown off the traveling train. but then he gets a job as vet and befriends ringmaster august and his wife marlena...
a stuning, visual masterpiece starring robert pattinson, reese witherspoon and christopher waltz.
book ?
jacob is in the middle of his vet-exam, when he learns that his parents have died. he's lost everything and leaves his home to find work in a larger city. he stows away on a circus-train, but soon is discovered and almost thrown off the traveling train. but then he gets a job as vet and befriends ringmaster august and his wife marlena...
a stuning, visual masterpiece starring robert pattinson, reese witherspoon and christopher waltz.
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I loved Water for Elephants when I read the book. The movie had moments: the setting was perfect and matched the one I'd imagined from reading the book, the ring master was exceptional, but the lover were so-so. No chemistry in film, but lots in the book.
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ReplyDeletei haven't read the book yet, but i think i will! i think the film was really great but i believe you, when you say that to book is even better =)
sometimes you can enjoy the movie more if you haven't read the book...
christopher waltz is such a great actor! i really enjoyed him in "inglorious basterds" and also here he was fantastic, perfect for this role...