The Goonies

The Goonies!

Anyone who grew up in the 80's will list the Goonies as one of their favourite films, or at least look back at it with a misty eye. The Goonies is a Steven Spielberg production, directed by Richard Donner. if there was a top 5 80's kids movie ranking The Goonies will share the list along with E.T., The Neverending Story, Ghostbusters & Stand by Me.
 
The Goonies was the kind of film that had everthing you could want, thrills, spills, pirates, booty, adventure, freaks and bad guys. I just wanted to be a Goonie or go on a Goonie style adventure. Even the place where they lived was cool. A big old house in a picturesque bay town.

Then there were the Goonies themselves who just seemed so cool. Data's gadgets and smart mouthed ..erm.. Mouth.

We are first introduced to them one by one in the fantastic introductory sequence. The bad guys of the piece, the Fratellis, organise a jailbreak in a huge 4x4. In the process of doing so they speed past every member of the Goonies, introducing their character traits. Then they all get together at the leader Mikies house and just doss around for a while feeling sorry for themselves, because a property magnate wants to but there little town and turn it into a country club (although the bay looks like it would make a poor golf course, but hey). So this is the Goonies last day together and they have to do something about it. And don't they just.

a Secret map that may save the day.

You better eat your vegetables sonny!

What follows is like a comedy Hardy Boys crossed with a game of Mousetrap. Some of the set pieces are genius (the pirate, One eyed Willie, had a penchant for elaborate traps to stop people pinching his booty) and the sets are equally inventive. The gang get themselves into various scrapes with the traps, or the Fratellis or both and somehow always come out on top.

Richard Donner's direction is always brisk, the young actors performances are superb (specially the fantastic 'Chunk'), the senior cast is very good and the dialogue is chock full of hilarious lines.

I must admit I look back at it through rose tinted glasses. I was in awe of it when I was a kid, and now when I watch it, it reminds me of my childhood and all the things that was great about it. I cant fault the Goonies, even now. I still believe it is the perfect kids film.

Andy loved flashing her panties!

I am probably preaching to the converted, but if you havent seen the Goonies, go and buy it now! And if you don't like it, what the hell is wrong with you!?!?!? 

Anyways, the film may have its flaws, or perhaps it may it be a bit corny compared to today's kids films but,  You got to believe me, this movie is totally iconic. In fact, I'd say this movie is the perfect depiction of what it was like to be a kid in the 1980's. If I was asked about items that would define the 80's I'd pick Pepsi, Michael Jackson, Star Wars, Transformers, Robotech & The Goonies. Some may say that this films may feel "too American" to be enjoyed by a wider audience but, that is just bullshit. 

So, what The Goonies is about?

Mikey Walsh and Brandon Walsh are brothers whose family is preparing to move because developers want to build a golf course in the place of their neighborhood -- unless enough money is raised to stop the construction of the golf course, and that's quite doubtful. But when Mikey stumbles upon a treasure map of the famed "One-Eyed" Willy's hidden fortune, Mikey, Brandon, and their friends Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen, Clark "Mouth" Devereaux, Andrea "Andy" Carmichael, Stefanie "Stef" Steinbrenner, and Richard "Data" Wang, calling themselves The Goonies, set out on a quest to find the treasure in hopes of saving their neighborhood. The treasure is in a cavern, but the entrance to the cavern is under the house of evil thief Mama Fratelli and her sons Jake Fratelli, Francis Fratelli, and the severely disfigured Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli. Sloth befriends the Goonies and decides to help them.

Still better than Superman Returns!

Richard Donner directed this movie and another famous director, Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay, based on a Steven Spielberg's story. Matt Sweeney was responsable for the special effects and the main theme ( They 'r good enough ) was written and performed by Cindy Lauper.

After the film, none of the kids became famous actors. Corey Feldman and Kerry Green took part in some teenage comedies, while Sean Astin showed up in "Memphis Belle" and Ke Huy Quan was the young Indiana Jone's chinese taxi driver in "The Temple of the Doom". The only one who joined some serious projects was Martha Plimpton.

I have an eye for business.

But these are just technical details. What really counts in "The Goonies" are the two hours of humanity, pleasure, inocence, friendship - and even the first love - that only children can show in their eyes. In fact, it's a small journey to our past, to a time when your deepest worries were about the girl (or the boy) on the next chair. 

 Here's the movie trailer:



And as a bonus, "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" as performed by Cindy Lauper:

Man of Steel

At long last the movie Kal El deserves!

Superman movies have always been subject of the most diverse opinions. Most of the positive critiques about the character agreed there was one Superman that stood tall among all of the impersonations the character had on mass media: Christopher Reeve! The one human being who was born to suit up under the red S. But, is it fair to keep on thinking that no one, but no one could ever outdo what has already been done with the character? I certainly think the answer is a bold no.

Man of Steel is a great film and believe me this film is up there with Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, Ironman 1 & The Avengers. All of them outstanding films. Although, comparisons seem inevitable, as a matter of fact most of the critics of this film drives us way back in time to the original Richard Donner's Superman films. Let just say that it is about time we stop thinking about Christopher Reeve's Superman as the ultimate impersonation ever. I grew up watching good old Christopher Reeve making me believe a man could fly, and I love his films, all of them, including Superman III & Superman IV no matter what critics said about them but, I have always wanted to see an updated rendition of the character. The boy scout Superman times are far gone now, and believe me, comic book fans will be pleased when watching Man of Steel.

Finally, such an influential character gets the movie he deserves.

We can all kiss Marlon Brando's Jor El goodbye now.

Russel Crowe does the job!

Man Of Steel does a amazing job on giving us a Modern Superman approach ten thousand times better than Brandon Routh ever did (although Bryan Singer is the one to blame for Superman Returns) In fact, all I can remember about  going to the theather with my wife to enjoy Superman Returns was the homage to vintage Superman & the timeless John Williams' Superman main theme.The rest of it is long forgotten. On the other hand, Henry Cavill's Superman is pure Kingdom Come superman blended with Golden Age Superman and Bruce Timm superman from the 90s (the original vision writers had about Superman was that of a serious science fiction character who dealt with crime and corporate greed) However, the Comics Code Authority came along and we were delivered Silver Age campyness Superman...

Anyways,  we're talking about the movie here haha, You know, I get a bit carried away when it comes to subjects I do like. Man of Steel is all I was expecting to see in the Superman movie I've been picturing in my mind for years. Pure action, solid acting, high quality special effects and above all, a script that makes you believe a man can fly.

We've all done this in our childhood.

How much would Apple pay for this technology?

Man of Steel Cast/Characters 101

Russel Crowe was awesome in this film. He has plenty of screen time to develop his character at maximum, and everyone will agree this is the best Jor El ever. Besides, his character has a lot to do with the end of Krypton and how General Zod and his Mob would react when they meet with his offspring on earth. Jor El is a leading force in Krypton but, as he knows their world is destined to dissapear after the huge resources abuse they done to the planet for centuries, His only hope is to recover the Kryptonian DNA and send it far away to a safer destination...

Micheal Shannon as General Zod, plays a very different character from the original Zod seen in Superman II (1981) He's a tough military trained general with a clear purpose: Securing the survival of the kryptonian race no matter how.

Amy Adams as Lois Lane is great. She's drop dead gorgeous, and the strong personality Loise Lane has in the comic book is masterfully transferred to the big screen through her acting. I read somewhere, that her rendition of the character wasn't better than Kate Bosworth's rendition in Superman Returns but, boy they're so wrong. I guess when the sequel strikes theaters we'll see how her relationship with Kal El has evolved to the point she lives with him like in the comic books. Besides, she plays a key role in the movie, offering a fresh vision on how she meets Clark Kent & the Superman myth.

Knock knock! wet redhead comin' yer way!

You want to know what the Matrix is Kent?

Kevin Costner and Diana Lane are great, showing us a more realistic depiction of the Kent's whose special child drives them a bit overprotective towards young Clark Kent's growing awareness of his super abilities. Can you imagine little Clark Kent being bullied in school? 

Lawrence Fishburne, world famous for portraying Morpheus in the Matrix trilogy, plays Perry White, the director/owner of the Daily Planet. Although he spents little onscreen time, He delivers.

Henry Cavill, as the main character simply steals the show. Just like Robert Downey Jr. is Ironman, Cavill is Superman, period!

Wait a minute! you didn't tell us what the movie is about!

Fair enough, I'll tell ya my niggas. The film begins with Jor-El helping his wife Lara give birth to a baby boy. Later, he approaches the Kryptonian council to warn them about the imminent destruction of the planet Krypton due to an unstable planetary core (there is some kind of environmental issue that sucked krypton resources dry). He is interrupted by General Zod, who is initiating a rebellion against the council in order to take over Krypton; Jor-El escapes. In an attempt to continue the Kryptonian race even after the planet's destruction, he obtains the Kryptonian genetic codex (Kryptonian DNA) from a genesis chamber and prepares to launch a spacecraft to safely carry the codex and his newborn son, Kal-El, to the planet Earth. Zod and his army reach Jor-El's lab to capture him, and Jor-El reveals that his son was the first natural born Kryptonian child in centuries, a practice that is against Kryptonian law. Zod attempts to stop the launch, but Jor-El fights and stops him with his life, and the spacecraft, containing the codex and the infant Kal-El, is launched into space. 

Meanwhile, the Kryptonian army arrives and captures Zod along with the other rebels. As a punishment for crimes against the council, Zod and his army are sent to the Phantom Zone for 300 cycles, but not before Zod cryptically warns Lara that he'll find her son. The mere fact of having a planet that is about to be destroyed kind of makes you feel that capturing Zod and his mob is a silly idea that makes no sense but, it actually does, because, Kryptonians don't want Zod to escape from the planet to invade and destroy other planets. Later,  The unstable planetary core of Krypton erupts as a global chain of supervolcanoes and Krypton is destroyed. The spacecraft carrying infant Kal-El lands in Smallville, Kansas.

Alright, it's time to suit up.

Fast forward thirty years, and Kal-El, known and raised as Clark, is now a grown man, frequently switching jobs under false names to cover his tracks and hide his powers from mankind. While working as a fisherman, he saves a group of workers from a burning oil rig, and then, in order to hide his identity again, he moves to North Canada to join a scientific research team. The scientists, led by Dr. Emil Hamilton, are trying to find the origin of an unknown radio signal coming from underneath the 40,000-year-old Arctic ice sheet. Lois Lane, a young Pulitzer prize-winning reporter from the Daily Planet, arrives there to cover the story. At night, Lois notices a man walking towards the source of the signal. Being curious, she follows the man -- who is none but Clark himself. Clark melts the ice sheet with his heat vision and finds a Kryptonian scout ship buried under the ice. He activates the ship's control panel, bringing a holographic AI of his biological father Jor-El, who tells Clark about his origin and the fate of Krypton. The ship's automatic defense mechanism attacks Lois, who is saved by Clark. Amazed by his superhuman abilities, Lois writes an article about him to publish in the Daily Planet newspaper, but it is rejected by her editor, Perry White, as there is no evidence or proof of Clark's powers. Lois goes on a hunt to find Clark's roots and finally finds his home in Smallville. When confronted, Clark convinces Lois that the world is not yet ready to accept him. He explains that this is the reason that he is in hiding; until the time when mankind is able to accept him, he will blend in as a human being. And that is one of the key scenes that makes Man of Steel a brand new story about Superman. 

Just imagine, Lois Lane, a brilliant journalist with enough wisdom and resources, and ask yourselves "isn't it logical that she tracks down this alien being and finally meets with him face to face?" Of course it is, and that is why  you have Christopher Nolan in charge of the production. He is able of turning a superhero fantasy into a down to earth thing masterfully.

Humans are not ready for Superman. Not yet.

Meanwhile, after Krypton's destruction, Zod escapes from the Phantom Zone with his army and comes to Earth to find the codex sent to Earth with infant Kal-El(yes, this kind of resembles what happened in Superman I & II). Zod plans to use the codex to recreate the Kryptonian race on Earth (didn't we see the same thing in Transformers III: Dark of the Moon?). Zod broadcasts a threatening message to Earth, saying that Kal-El must surrender to him, otherwise the Earth will suffer the consequences. The FBI comes to know that Lois has information about Kal-El, and takes custody of Lois. Clark then appears in front of the U.S. Military to surrender to Zod and save the Earth. Zod's right-hand Faora takes Kal-El and Lois to the mothership, where Zod reveals his plan to turn the Earth into Krypton. Lois escapes the mothership in a capsule with the help of Jor-El's holographic AI. While the capsule is damaged, Clark saves her from crashing.

Go home Zod, you're fucked.

Zod and his army come to Smallville in order to find the codex but are fought off by Clark. They then discover that Jor-El embedded the codex into his son's individual cells before sending the spacecraft to Earth. Zod splits his spacecraft into two "world engines" devices which sit at two opposite sides of Earth: one in Metropolis and another in the Indian Ocean. The devices start to transmit concentrated alternating gravitational pulses between them in order to excite Earth's core, and turn Earth into a new Krypton by changing its geographical composition. The U.S. military attempts to stop the machine in Metropolis, but fails to attack the device as the concentrated gravity field around it deflects all incoming missiles.

Dr. Hamilton finds that the spacecraft that Kal-El came in uses a phantom drive similar to the one in Zod's spaceship, and realizes that since the phantom drives are capable of warping space, thus colliding any two of the similar engines will create a singularity which will destroy Zod's ship. Kal-El, dubbed "Superman" by some, flies to the Indian ocean and destroys the world engine there, in a scene of epic proportions,  stopping the gravitational pulses in the other one in Metropolis.  The U.S. military aircraft containing Kal-El's spacecraft crashes into the world engine, generating a black hole that consumes the world engine. Having lost his army and his plan to recreate Krypton on Earth, Zod attacks Clark in anger. In the ensuing, catastrophic fight through the city, Clark eventually gets the upper hand, driving Zod to attack innocent civilians with his heat vision. To save the innocent humans, Clark is forced to snap Zod's neck, killing him. Wracked with guilt, he is comforted by Lois.

Don't worry I'll wear a supercondom.

After Zod is defeated, Kal-El decides to blend into the normal world by taking on the identity of Clark Kent. He is hired by Perry as a reporter for Daily Planet. The film concludes with Lois welcoming Clark to the Daily Planet.

 

Overall, this is the movie the character deserves. There are no beating around the bushes moments, just what we exactly need to understand the new universe of the Man of Steel. Some have called Man of Steel the best superhero movie of all times, I kind of agree with that opinion but, I can't neither forget about Christopher Nolan's Batman nor about The Avengers. Finally Christopher Reeve may rest in peace as the vintage Superman of our childhood, while Henry Cavill may not rest yet because, he's got a long way to go as the new Superman!

Lois Lane ready for her Superdick.

My brother, who didn't really like Superman, got very interested in the character after watching the film, and I don't blame him, because, Zack Snyder finally brought Superman to today's world. However, some of the action scenes may be a little tiresome due to the big amount of elements that go in fast motion making you feel a bit disturbed. Perhaps is a side effect of the 3D technology.On the other hand, the special effects are very, very good and Snyder knows it, because in most of the scenes involving Superman in flight mode, he turns around to show you his face that definitely doesn't look like a digital being, unlike what happened in Superman Returns, where the SFX sucked so badly that is still hurts the eyes of those who watched  it. 

What about the nostalgia?

Zack Snyder & Christopher Nolan are aware about how big the old Superman films were but, they don't give a shit about it, they want to make their own Superman film and that is why the movie is a complete triumph. Although, there are slight references to the vintage conception we all have in our minds about the big S guy.

Man of Steel merchandise  in your nearest shopping mall.

Vintage S references:

1. The S logo used by Jor El's family plus the key Kal El uses to activate his space fortress of solitude is almost an exact replica of the S seen in the first Superman film.

2. The phantom zone punishment is definitely a reference to the original Superman film. Besides, the way in which Zod & company escapes, happens the same way than in the original flick, you know, Krypton explodes and it somehows affects the phantom zone system, making it malfunction and therefore allowing Zod's escape.

3. Jor El's hologram explains Kal El the origin of his race the same way it was done in the original movie. Of course, due to technological issues Man of Steel makes you believe that a hologram computer can actually exist, unlike the original film's conception.

Ok. But, what is actually new in Man of Steel?

Alright, you want me to go H.A.M, I'll go H.A.M:

1. Clark Kent is not afraid of rescuing people in the most spectacular ways along his early life. There are many witnesses that believe he is the new jesus christ.  Ergo, Jonathan & Martha Kent are always telling Clark to avoid making spectacular scenes to avoid the presence of the FBI or any other special secret force from the government.

2.  Clark Kent look is that of a simple man. He's got a beard and don't wear glasses. Besides, he doesn't behave like a weak guy from the countryside. 

3. Lois Lane does a fine job looking for the urban myth. Once she finds the Kent's house, she instantly knows that Clark Kent is a men with special powers. There is no secret identity bullshit here.

Man of Steel official messenger bag.

4. The relationship between "the alien in the blue suit" & the government is not as easy as 1,2,3. Kal El needs to gain their trust, and that is why he surrenders to Zod. Although, he's looking for mankind trust. 

5. The  friendship relationship Kal El has with Lois Lane is of everyone's knowledge. The military knows it, Perry White knows it and almost every relevant character to the story knows it, yes, that includes Zod.

6. The fight scenes are brutally amazing. Finally we are led to see what a Superman can do with all of his superpowers at 110% capacity. Metropolis is completely blown away. 

7. There are slight references to other characters of the DC universe. For instance, in a fight scene, Superman is attacked with an oil truck that is "Lexcorp" property. In another fight scene in space, Superman is attacked with a "Wayne Enterprises" satellite. 

Movie Theater souvenirs.

I rate this movie 9/10. 9 because the action sequences are a bit too much for the human eye, they happen so fast that you can't fully enjoy them, although this is a minor thing. The new musical score is really good, as well as the special effects, the acting and the script. Go watch it now in 3D Imax!!!!!

Here's the final movie trailer:

V for Vendetta

Victory through Vendetta.

 

V for Vendetta is a swift and smugly entertaining portrait of revolution. Albeit, this is a Wachowski Brothers revolution, meaning there must be wildly theatric heroes and crisply tailored CGI stunts all set comfortably in an oppressive Totalitarian society. But this is more than The Matrix with a Victorian flare. V for Vendetta offers up a convincing vision of the near-future paired with an operatic comic book tale of love, mystery, and a Guy-Fawkes-masked rebellion. 

Premiered on 2006, the film is obviously based on the 1989 graphic novel  written masterfuly by Alan Moore, one of the most talented writers the comic book world has ever had.  The Wachoski brothers are huge fans of the novel (aren't we all?) and took the liberty to use their own succesful filming tricks to make the film fresher and not just a carbon copy of the source material, although there were changes, they were all minor and won't spoil the mistique written on 289 pages of pure vendetta.

V for Vendetta's storyline is about a futuristic tale that unfolds in a Great Britain that's a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally...

New Britain rules.

Adam Stutler, the new british Hitler.

Now, let's get down to business

Our hero is V (Hugo Weaving), a masked vigilante/terrorist with a mind for the subversive, a taste for the eloquent, and a hand for knife-wielding acrobatics. His accidental apprentice (or maybe hostage) is Evey (Natalie Portman), a young woman V saved from the fondling grasps of corrupt Fingermen (kind of the CIA for the V for Vendetta world) as she hurried across town past curfew. Our oppressor in this world is High Chancellor Stutler (John Hurt), whose persona is shown primarily through a five-story tall projection of his ever-angry head. The exposition for this near-future lies mostly in the implosion of America after the middle-eastern war expanded into a world war that reached its tendrils even through Western Europe. America folded into civil strife while Britain became the final bastion of modern civilization after a biological attack isolated the island into a zone of quarantine. Stutler rose to power in the chaos and now rules Britain with the mantra "England Prevails!"(Inspired by the nazi mantra "Deutschland über alles") Rest assured, however, this is not a reality governed by rolling robots and giant overhead blimps; it's a world that's, instead, very similar to ours. The technological innovations are hidden subtly into the film's environment, refusing to take precedent over the historically opulent flavors of England's architecture. V for Vendetta has a flare for the theatric and operatic, after all. There's no room for bleeping robots and bounding technology. 

V also masters the fine arts of cooking.

On the eve of November 5th, when Britain traditionally celebrated freedom and truth, V launches a subversive plot to topple High Chancellor Stutler and his surrounding administration. Hijacking the British Television Network, he broadcasts a speech that sets the date one year from November 5th as the date of the revolution. Our story takes place in the interim year leading up to the supposed revolution, with the evolution of Evey's politics, the ongoing vendetta V has set against the players of a mysterious government plot, and the deepening hole V digs for Stutler and his boys to stumble into once that fateful date arrives. "Remember, remember the fifth of November."

What separates V's rebellion from the teeming hordes of other cinematic coupe d'etats made over the years is that V for Vendetta approaches the topic with one eye held straight at the politics of the present. Hot button headline topics continually rear their heads here. Bush is paralleled to Stutler, the news media is heavily clouded, our hero is paired with images of suicide bombers and subway attacks; not to mention the undeniable fact that we are asked to sympathize with an outright terrorist. Is terrorism justified when paired against a strict oppressor? In the political climate of today--where the title of terrorism is threatening to mirror the clout McCarthy granted the title of Communism--V for Vendetta's answer to that question is a sure-handed yes. 

Ideas are bulletproof!

En garde my rusty friend!

But V for Vendetta is no heavy-handed political allegory. At its heart, V for Vendetta is entertainment. And as any entertainment with a hand in Victorian elegance, V for Vendetta must have romance. But before you conjure images of the Fawkes mask flying in a sweaty bald-headed scene of lust, realize first that there also is a master-grasshopper dynamic between Evey and V. The romance is formed as an understatement and rarely addressed, let to simmer below the surface and lend more chemistry to scenes that would otherwise ring hollow.

Natalie Portman may have stolen the tabloid exposure with her shiny shaved head, but Hugo Weaving is the masked performance that steals the show. Much of the role's success lies in the writing, for V is made not to be simply a mask. There's a theme throughout the film asking whether behind masks of revolution, there lie fighting men and women, or only their ideals. V answers this question with charisma. Contradicting the common mantra that masked figures must be laconic, V, in fact, probably has the most lines of all. The character is full and rich with quirks and personality, but still exists with that essential air of mystery. Weaving achieves the same level of iconic performance that he did with Agent Smith in The Matrix. It really is that good, besides his pronunciation management takes every line he utters into a legendary level he himself can only afford.

Cops on the wrong side of the story.

Eve Hammond, a fearless woman.

Does the movie stay true to the graphic novel?

There's been debate over the quality of adaptation the Wachowski Brothers offered to Alan Moore's original graphic novel. Moore has publicly separated himself from the film, quoting in the New York Times that "the screenplay's rubbish." Well, before we all walk away from the ticket line, remember primly that Alan Moore will be the first to tell you himself that he is a selfish, pretentious prick. He knows it, and we know it. Let's move on. The screenplay's fine. In fact, it's a near-masterpiece. What the Wachowski Brothers have done is find the right balance between the theatrics of the graphic novel, and the solemnity to the richly Victorian narrative. They form a dynamic that plays to both sides, allowing for a story that sparks both political debate and giddy entertainment. We'll first shake our heads at the sentimental, soft-focus flashbacks and silly sub-plot for "nuclear human experimentation"; but when mulled over, we realize it's just the comic book mentality showing its spots. After all, V wouldn't start all his sentences with v-words had this film shunned its comic roots. And anyway, V for Vendetta is a vividly vivacious and voluptuous volley of a very violently fun time. 

Vendetta for the masses!

Now, if are still one of the few humans who haven't seen the movie yet because you believe the original comic book was way better, had more sub plots, more characters and [insert your reason here] Here's a small summary pointing out what similarities & differences have both the comic book and the movie.

1. The comic book is longer and has alot of sub-plots, and is more anarchy vs. facism. While the movie is shorter and is more freedom vs. facism.

2. In the comic book V kills all the people at lark hill different ways, and instead of killing Prothero, he drives him insane.

3. In the comic book Evey is 16, and is trying to be a prostitute when she is caught by the fingermen, instead of going to see Gordon.

If Evey was a slut like in the comic she'd look like this.

And she'd have plenty of facial vendetta.

4. In the movie they portrayed Gordon as a homosexual, when in the comic book he becomes her lover.

5. The color schemes used in the original graphic novel didn't have the bad guys wearing black & red. Throughout the film, if compared with the graphic novel, the colors used are stronger and less "cold" giving characters a sense of strenght and importance you can't get the same way in the original comic book.

There are alot of little differences in the movie/comic book. If you are interested in seeing the movie, i'd recomend it, it may not follow the book, but it does have a better ending. Or, if you have seen the movie and want to read that book, i also highly recommend that as well.  

Here's the movie trailer: