Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf- Theatrical Poster
So as I promised you guys I am going to write about another movie that released in 2005. I just watched this a couple of days back. This may really turn off hardcore movie buffs who follow each movie as they are released. But for the few of us, movies are like the rains that grace the Kandahar desert (any desert for that matter!). Very rare and a refreshing change from the usual scenario of our lives.
I watched the movie Cry Wolf . The genre for Cry Wolf is murder mystery. And guess who stars in the movie…it is none other than Jon Bon Jovi. That was really an eye-opener. Anyways, as I began watching the movie I felt my worst fears were coming true as the plot was getting too predictable. Then the movie takes a rocking twist that finally got me interested in the movie.
Also, I did not recognize any actor/actress in the movie other than Bon Jovi who does the role of Journalism Professor. The Its My Life singer looked at total ease with the role and I personally enjoyed his acting. Funnily, Bon Jovi looked like some character from Harry Potter.
Bon Jovi in a scene from Cry Wolf (lahiguera.net)
The movie was made with One million dollar budget exact. The reason is that the director of the film Jeff Wadlow used his million dollar prize money that he won in the 2002 Chrysler Film Competition. Incase, you can recall, Jeff Wadlow is the same guy who also directed the movie Never Back Down after Cry Wolf.
Director Jeff Wadlow
Well, the investment paid off I guess because the movie grossed a total of $15,585,821 worldwide!
The movie I felt was winding up quite unpredicatably, it seems that the story had its biggest surprise saved for the end. It was a very creative story that was directed okay. But again, I would not consider watching this film in a movie hall (if it was the year 2005 obviously). So check out the movie on DVD if you have not yet seen it.
House Of Wax
House Of Wax- Theatrical Poster
Well, I have been having a lot of free time lately (semester holidays) and I took the time to check out a few old movies. I watched House of Wax and Cry Wolf, both are movies that released in 2005. Almost 4 years back. Here is what I think about House of Wax, will let you know about Cry Wolf soon.
Paris Hilton in a still from the Film
First I will tell you about the movie House of Wax, the movie was rather unremarkable except for the fact that it had Paris Hilton and Elisha Cuthbert in it. That kind of kept me interested (I can almost hear “All you guys are the same!” from my female readers) apart from the fact that I have a fetish for horror movies. Later I learnt that as part of the promotion, the phrase “See Paris Hilton Die” was used to advertise the film. Hmm…interesting. Anyways her acting was pathetic frankly speaking and deservingly she won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress.
The lead actress for this movie was none other than one of my crushes Elisha Cuthbert, I fell in love with her after I watched the movie The Girl Next Door. She was good in the movie ( I wont ever say bad about her, ever, sorry about the partialism).
Anyways, if you look at Paris to your left and if I was the killer then I really would not consider killing her. Can you just see how sexy she looks even in the murder scene?
- The Complete Movie Cast- House of Wax
As far as the movie is concerned, you will not fall short of eye-candies thanks to Paris and Elisha especially. The plot is kind of engaging if you are watching it on a rented DVD from home. But definitely annoying and unsatisfactory when you spend hard-earned bread and watch this movie in a theater. But obviously no multiplex will be running this movie right now so my advice, go ahead and watch it. After all, this marks Paris Hilton’s debut in films apart from those films that we are generally used to!