Ghafla! Movies This Weekend (30th Mar 2012)
GHAFLA! Movies This Weekend was introduced to you last week and we’re overwhelmed with the positive response. Our aim is to keep you up to speed with movies as they premiere at all the leading cinema outlets in Nairobi, along with brief synopsis, our own ratings and opinion pieces.
There’s a brand new IMAX theatre opening at the heart of the city tomorrow, the IMAX 20th Century on Mama Ngina Street (now under new management), though the first IMAX movie to be screened is the Wrath of the Titans in 3D, on Saturday 31st March 2012.
Read about the IMAX theatre opening here >>
Below is the bouquette you can enjoy with your special ones at the theatres this weekend of March 30th 2012:
THE WORLDWIDE RELEASE of: WRATH OF THE TITANS in 3D
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring: Sam Worthington and Rosamund Pike
Ghafla Rating: 8.5/10
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.
SHOWING AT:
IMAX 20th Century
Fox Theatres, Sarit Cinemax
*****
JOHN CARTER OF MARS
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Starring: Taylor Kitch, Lynn Collins
Ghafla Rating: 6/10
Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.
SHOWING AT:
Fox Theatres: Sarit Centre and Capital Centre
*****
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH 2
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson
Ghafla Rating: 6/10
Sean Anderson partners with his mom’s husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
SHOWING AT:
Starflix Theatres: Prestige Plaza and Village Market
*****
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IN 3D
Genre: Animation
Starring: (voices of)Paige O’Hara and Robbie Benson
Ghafla Rating: 8/10
Belle is a girl who is dissatisfied with life in a small provincial French town, constantly trying to fend off the misplaced “affections” of conceited Gaston. The Beast is a prince who was placed under a spell because he could not love. A wrong turn taken by Maurice, Belle’s father, causes the two to meet.
SHOWING AT:
Fox Theatres: Sarit Centre
*****
CONTRABAND
Genre: Drama, Action
Starring: Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale
Ghafla Rating: 7/10
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
SHOWING AT:
Fox Theatres: Sarit Centre and Capital Centre
*****
SAFE HOUSE
Genre: Action, Mystery
Starring: Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds
Ghafla Rating: 8/10
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
SHOWING AT:
Fox Theatres: Sarit Centre
*****
MY WEEK WITH MARYLIN
Genre: Docu Film, Drama
Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie Reydman
Ghafla Rating: 6.5/10
Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier’s, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl.
SHOWING AT:
Starflix Theatres, Village Market
*****
SEEKING JUSTICE
Genre: Drama
Starring: Nicholas Cage and January Jones
Ghafla Rating: 7.5/10
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a ‘favor’ from him in return.
SHOWING AT:
Staflix Theatres, Village Market
*****
THIS MEANS WAR
Genre: Romance, Action, Comedy
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy
Ghafla Rating: 6.5/10
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.
SHOWING AT:
Starflix Theatres, Village Market
*****
MARGIN CALL
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Starring:Kevin Spacey and Paul Bettany
Ghalfa Rating: 8/10
Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis.
SHOWING AT:
Starflix Theatres, Prestige Plaza
*****
