As the first full month of the semester comes to a close, students are, somewhat, set in their schedules. So when those fleeting moments between classes or before an event of free time finally arrive sit back, relax and enjoy some new releases from the online streaming site Netflix. It is college after all, you should have fun too!
The Mask of Zorro- Directed by Martin Campbell and starring Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs), Antonio Banderas (Spy Kids), and Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), The Mask of Zorro follows the story of the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, who just broke out of jail after 20 years. After escaping, Don Diego de la Vega trains his new replacement, Alejandro Murrieta (Banderas), to fight the evil Don Rafael Montero as he attempts to hurt the people in Santa Anne, California, again. The film was released on July 13, 1998 and did relatively well in the box office. The Mask of Zorro revived an 82 percent approval rating by critics and 70 percent by the audience on Rotten Tomatoes. The film will be available on Netflix on Mar. 1.
Godzilla- Starring Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), Jean Reno (Mission Impossible), and Maria Pitillo (Natural Born Killer), Godzilla is a film based around the mutant science experiment Godzilla as he travel the sea from Japan to New York City where this monster begins destroying one of the most well know cities on earth. The film was dedicated to Tomoyuki Tankaka who helped produced the 1954 original film. This film was directed by Ronald Emmerich and was written by Dean Devlin. Though the movie received a mere 26 percent by critics and 38 percent by audience on Rotten Tomatoes, it is a film worth seeing in comparison to the original. The film will be available on Netflix on Mar. 1.
Amélie – This 2001 film stars Audrey Tautou (The De Vinci Code), Mathieu Kassovitiz (Babylon A.D.), and Rufus (The City of Lost Children) and was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The film Amélie follows the story of the young Amélie as her kind hearted and innocent spirit allows her to go around Paris and help the citizens around her and in the process fall in love. The film receives great reviews on Rotten Tomatoes receiving a 90 percent approval rating by critics and 95 percent by the audience. The film will be available on Netflix on Mar. 1.
Anaconda- The 1997 film revolves around a documentary crew that is kidnapped by a hunter who is determined to capture one of the world’s longest and deadliest snakes. As the search the Amazon for the deadly Anaconda they soon realize it is them who are being hunted. The film starred Jennifer Lopez (Selena), Ice Cube (Are We There Yet), John Voight (Mission Impossible), and Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers). The film received a 38 percent rating from critics and 30 percent by audience reviews.
This list was compiled from http://www.streamingsoon.com/