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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
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DECEMBER 2015
POINT BREAK Release date: 25 December And lo – another remake nobody asked for! Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 crime thriller of the same name was a gloriously indulgent genre fare. Now comes this update, directed by Ericson Core (cough), who previously directed The Invincible. The story remains the same: a young FBI agent, Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey), infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes led by the charismatic Bodhi (Edgar Ramirez), and suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in extremely unusual ways. It apparently features the most extreme big-wave surfing, wingsuit flying, sheer-face snowboarding, free rock climbing, and high-speed motorcycling ever seen on the silver screen so, like, even if the story isn’t up to scratch, like, bro, it should still drill your adrenal gland. Bro. Anticipatometer: n n
MOVIE GIVEAWAY See page 18 for details
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA Release date: 31 December This sounds like fun. In the Heart of the Sea is based on the book of the same name by Nathaniel Philbrick, about the sinking of the whale ship Essex, which inspired the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Confused? Anyway, in the winter of 1820, the Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth proportions and will, and an almost-human sense of vengeance. In the aftermath, the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive (whatever that might entail), while their captain (Benjamin Walker) tries to lead them home and their first mate (Chris Hemsworth – this one’s for you, ladies) seeks to end the great whale’s life. It should be worth a watch, if only to drift back to the 1820s. Anticipatometer: n n n n
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TROUVOETE Release date: 18 December Of course we need a film with a grumpylooking bloke dressed as Santa on the poster! And look at all those smiling faces behind him. And all those Christmas trees! Afrikaans cinema’s forays into the rom-com genre continue, and why not? It’s been pretty lucrative so far, and they’ve tapped into the national desire for lessdepressing local cinema. Anyway, Darrell Roodt directs this tale of Louis (Bouwer Bosch), a shy doctor, and Ella (Erica Wessels), who has sworn off love, who have never met but have been conversing online for a while. With Christmas approaching, Louis suggests they meet at last… You know what happens next, right? Complications, misunderstandings, comedy, romance, CHRISTMAS. It’s all here, folks. Don’t be so cynical. Anticipatometer: n n n
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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
Release date: 16 December After 38 years, three great films, three pretty awful prequels (which turned one of the most iconic bad guys into a pouty brat), countless fanfics, games, books, religious conversions, and much more, the new Star Wars film is here. There’s not much point saying any more than that. You’ve already made your mind up about whether or not you’re going to watch it. Basically, the story is set about 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, it’s directed by JJ Abrams, who rebooted Star Trek to reasonable acclaim, and Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are back. May the Force be with you. Anticipatometer: n n n n n
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