A FILM REVIEW by Carlos

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

The film The Wolf of Wall Street is based on the memories of Jordan Belfort. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese. It starts Leonardo Di Caprio as Belfort and Mathew McConaughey as Mark Hanna. The film was nominated for five Oscars but won none.

The film is location in NY in the early 1990s. It was filmed on set in New York and New Jersey.

The film is about a broker Belfort. He starts working for a firm, the firm Bankrupty after the famous Black Monday. Then Belfort does his own company. He hires former colleagues and his neighbour. He becomes rich selling low worth and high risk stocks. He and his partners are always in parties with alcohol, drugs and prostitutes but he is jailed for an FBI investigation.

I strongly recommend the Wolf of Wall Street because I think it is funny and smart. I would like to be Belfort although only once in life.

TELLING A STORIE by Carlos

TELLING A STORY

A FANTASTIC TRIP TO USA

I’m going to tell you about the time when I went to USA, a few weeks ago.

I went to California last month. My company needed me to check a new building.

My secretary booked a room in one of the best hotel in the city, but I was worried because that week was the great festival of cinema “The Oscars” and it was possible that I may have problems with my booking.

I arrived in California in the morning so I was working all day. When I finished my work I was tired. I just wanted to go to the hotel to rest.

I arrive at the hotel at night. The hotel was crowed. The receptionist  looked very tired when I spoke to him and he answered me that he didn’t find my booking and there weren’t empty rooms for that night.

I couldn’t believe him, then I went to the bar. Suddenly Charlie Theron appeared in the bar she came close to me. She looked at me worried and she asked me why.

I told her I didn’t have where I could sleep, then she told me that she has an empty bed in her room for me.

I’m sorry but I can’t tell you more about this because my partner studies with me and I don’t want her to ask me about this topic.

Do you understand me? 

A FILM REVIEW by Carmen

THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001-2003)

 

 The film the Lord of the rings is based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien and comprises 3 epic films: the fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and, finally, The return of  the Kind (2003).

   The 3 films were written and directed by Peter Jackson. It stars Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn and Elijah Wood as Frodo Bolson. Between the three films won 17 Oscars including Best Movie, Best Director, Best Soundtrack and Best Visual Effects.

   The films are set in the fictional world of Middle-Earth. They were filmed on location in New Zeland during three years.

   The films follow the adventures of the Hobbit Frodo Bolson and his friends in their mission to destroy the One Ring and annihilate the Dark Lord. Frodo, Sam and Gollum try to reach the Sauron’s Castle. While the wizard Gandalf and Aragorn unite and lead free people during several battles against the forces of evil.

   I strongly recommend The Lord of the Rings. The three films have action, adventures and a lot of fantastic visual effects. If you like fantasy films, you love The Lord of the Rings.

ENGLISH BOOK (1) by Carmen.- STARGATE

STARGATE

   StarGate tell us a fantastic story about the Egyptian civilization and a travel through space.

   The plot is about a young archaeologist with a different theory about Egyptian civilization. Catherin Langford seeks help from Daniel to discover the meaning of the Egyptian stone with strange words. They discover that it is a StarGate, a machine to travel across the space. Daniel and some soldiers travel to a place many light year away where there are humans and a God of the sun called Ra, like in ancient Egypt.

   The main character are Daniel Jackson: the young archaeologist, O’Neil: a soldier whose mission is to protect the Earth and Ra: the evil character.

This book is the film adaptation of the StarGate. And it was directed and written by Roland Emmerich, who also directed films like Independence Day, Godzila, The Patriot, …

   I love reading science fiction books, however, in this case, I prefer to see the film in the cinema.