Paranorman (2012)

Very interesting premise.

Norman is an 11 year old boy that... wait for it, can see dead people...

In normal society, he seems "weird".

And he is a diamond in the rough

The history of his town, includes a dreaded witch that had place a curse on the fore fathers on the town...

Norman maybe the key to undoing this...

What do I think?... The execution is flawed...

Directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell doesn't have the finesse of Pixar, nor the off beatness of Dreamworks to make this a fantastic movie

It is just okay for me...

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 22 2012, 07:20 PM

And you are TOO cynical for a young'un.... young'un!!

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 22 2012, 01:43 PM

Total Recall (2012)

Sony spent an estimated 125,000,000 US dollars on this.

And no, it will not pull Sony out of financial woes...

Firstly, Len Wiseman is a very visual director. The production quality is very high. GCI galore.

Secondly, Len Wiseman believes in the best flattery is to emulate... Hence the JJ Abrams look (Lens flare galore), the I-Robot, robots, The Minority Report MagnaLift Cars etc (all Philip K Dick's works by the way).

Thirdly, Len Wiseman wife, Kate Becksale, is one of the main leads here, so she gets a lot of screen time.

So, put One, Two and Three together, what do you get?? Style over substance....

So in short, this is a dud....

It is a dud's DUD.

I fell asleep at the third act.

There is no chemistry between Colin Farrell, Kate Becksale and Jessica Biel (who for the life of me, I cannot understand why she is an actor, because, she couldn't even pull off a school play...)

Apart for the visual spectacle, there really is nothing to this movie.

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 25 2012, 07:20 PM

70 mm..... Shhh........ don't tell anyone okay, it is our secret...

More like Kodak Eastman 70mm.... Too bad they went bust...

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Dec 5 2012, 12:44 AM

Life of Pi (2012)

I am flabbergasted...

For the life of me, I'm not quite sure how to express the feelings I go through whilst watching this movie.

A few observation

Ang Lee is well know for fleshing out his character in his movies, which by the way are mainly drama.

Make NO mistake, this movie is a drama. The difference it, the attention to details!!

I can find not faults in the Cast (Brilliant, just look at the similarity between the different age Pi)

The script is exacting.

And say what you want, the CGI tiger is flesh and ones to me... There is not frame of the tiger in the movie where I go, CGI!! AVATAR was hyper real and CGI people like that. The computer can make Hyper Real quite well. BUT to make real world photo realistic animals. Especially one that is familiar to the general public, is QUITE A DIFFERENT matter all together. The CGI people in this movie has to get an Academy Award!!

In short ladies and gentlemen, this movie is.... lacking a better word PERFECT!

I saw this in Sunway Imax. Am now kicking myself for not trying out the new Digital Imax theater in TGV Wangsa Walk

10 out of 10

My Two Sen

After my experience with The Life of Pi... And amendment to my list...

1. The Life of Pi, The Dark Knight Rises
3. Skyfall
4. The Avengers
5. The Hunger Games
6. Chronicle
7. The Cabin in the Woods
8. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
9. Sinister

I fear for The Hobbit.....

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Wow... how to review this.

Watched this on Sunday, in 3D...

After watching Lord Of The Ring, Return of the King, I really REALLY wanted to see The Hobbit, just to be complete.

After hearing all the drama, related to the copyright, the changes in director, and now have watched the first of the three movie, I am... underwhelm....

Don't get me wrong, it is beautifully shot! Nostalgia galore, and hence there lays the problem, there really isn't enough story to justify 3 MOVIES!!!!

He spread thing out, to the point of stupor...

Alright, he extracted information from the compendium, and also, that is the problem. It is compendium, which means additional information, NOT story....



Pacing is an issue. When action happens, it is NOTHING but, and when things slow down, they slow down to a stupor...

I'm a little concern for part 2 and 3...

One thing I would like to add though, the "music" in this movie, is actually an improvement over The Lord of the Ring trilogy, which is a good thing!!

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Dec 18 2012, 04:36 PM

It is my personal opinion that that TDKR is a fantastic movie, and the reason why people have issues with it is because TDK was simply... perfect!!

Good to hear there are people out there that agrees with my "what a good movie is" (don't make me name names now... You know who you are!! )

And to tell you the truth, I'm not even sure if I want to put The Hobbit into my top ten list....

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Dec 18 2012, 04:34 PM

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Okay, am watching the last few minutes of Cloud Atlas.

I can understand now why this wasn't shown in Malaysia. Heck, I'll be very surprise if may of the America view actually got this!! (Short attention span and all)

There is NO WAY the theme of the movie with pass the censorship board!!

There a 6 (that is right SIX stories in this movie) that interleaves each other.

They all happened in different time period.

The connecting element is a music piece named Cloud Atlas.

There is so many A List actors in this and they all play multiple characters in this it is no simple task keeping score!

End Credits and my verdict, I have to give this another go to get all the pieces into place!!

In short, no expense was spare in making this movie.

There is enough story her for AT LEAST 3 movies!!

There are some scenes which is EXTREMELY violent in this movie.

There are some subject matter which is taboo.

My head hurts.... Too much input...

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 10 2013, 11:48 PM

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

This is a weird movie.

It has ALL the makings of a Disney Classic from the 60s (Mary Poppins etc) and yet it is made by MGM.

Even weirder, it is produced and written by the people who are responsible for JAMES BOND!!

Albert R. Broccoli wanted to be like Disney and own production company, theme parks etc.

Picture and Sound quality is pretty good (for it's age, not the best, but a strong, decent!)

This is a musical.

This is a guilty indulgence for me, because it brings back a lot of childhood memories..

Not everybody's cup of tea, and have to add, if you want something different for a Sunday afternoon, you cannot go wrong with THIS!!

My Two Sen

Hudson Hawk (1991)

Okay, I'm gonna say something that will probably make alot of people scream (feel free not to)

I LOVE Hudson Hawk....

This movie bombed at the box office, and I ABSOLUTELY love it!!

Comedy, action, clever story!! It's got it all!!

It is now release on Bluray, picture's not the best, decent not great.

Sounds decent too.

I LOVE HUDSON HAWK!!



My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 13 2013, 10:44 PM

This thread is in a slum....

Aw..., surely you guys have watched some stuff recently.

Comelah, come, come....


The Apparition (2012)

There is nothing outstanding about this movie.

As a matter of fact, I could have predicted every single scare around the corner...

This movie reminds be of Pulse

Run of the mill horror movie...

Watch it, if it's on the TV and you are too lazy to change the channel....

My Two Sen

The Possession (2012)

Whilst watching this movie, I kept going, where have I seen this guy before, where have I seen this guys before (lead actor, Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

Today, it DAWNED on me that he played Dean and Sam's father in Supernatural.... (old already)

There are some really good actors here, as stated above, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Matisyahu and the little girl, Madison Davenport was actually quite convincing!

When it started, I thought is was going to be like Hellraiser (the rubic cube thingie) because the evil object here is a wooden box, which doesn't have any opening seams...

Hannah (Madison Davenport) parents are divorced and she and her sister stays with their father during the weekends...

Their father had moved out of their house and had just recently purchased his own house.

He does not have much furniture of house hold items, so as they passed a yard sale, they stop to browse....

He bought some kitchen stuff (plates, bowls dishes etc) and his youngest daughter, Hannah was attracted by this old antique wooden box

He bought her the box, and the little girl got strangely attached to the box...

There are some scenes in this one that made me jump...

I just wish the ending...

I'm getting ahead of myself...

Check it out why don't you.

My Two Sen

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

For all the laurels bestow on Marvel, for all the achievement they have obtained through their movies, DC has put out alot of TV stuff that is AMAZING.

It took alot of cojones (pardon my Spanish), to do this and this actually, story wise, this rivals The Dark Knight Rises!!!! I kid you not

If you had watched the first part, you know that Bruce Wayne is now an over the hill man.

Robin is a chick

Batman is retired.

Unfortunately, his rivals aren't

Interestingly, being an animation, this movie really "criticize" the American government for being... incompetent (if a non American says that, than that person is a terrorist... *sigh*)

This movie, Joker escape Arkham Asylum, Superman is the President of the United States' lackey and the Police Commissioner is also a chick!!

Lots of action, lots of surprises and the things that Batman had to do.... wow...

I cannot recommend this high enough to the comic nerd in all of us.

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 17 2013, 11:31 PM

Taken 2

Wow...

Story is weak.

Delivery is weak.

This should never had been done...

My Two Sen

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Masterful.

Absolutely, POSITIVELY masterful.

It is a 2:13 hour movie, and every single minute is mesmerising!!

Joan Crawford and Bette David supposedly cannot stand each other in real life and oh my goodness that animosity towards each other translated on screen. And it fits their role, to a T...

It is SUPERB!!!

Two thumbs UP.

If you like good CLASSICS and suspense, I cannot recommend this enough.

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 19 2013, 10:47 AM

Samsara (2011)

I never thought anything could surpass Baraka, visual....

It turns out all you needed was, five years of filming, editing, scoring and an unlimited budget to do THAT, and oh, also the same director!!

Visually stunning, I'm breathless...

Like Baraka, it is a no dialogue documentary, presenting the LIFE circle, visually!!

Every single frame is STUNNING!!

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 27 2013, 11:34 AM

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

I got to watched this in Sunway Pyramid Imax 3D...

First, the premise..

After all the vampire and werewolf movie, a witch movie is actually.... refreshing!

Gemma Arterton is eye candy... I mean a GREAT actor!!

Lots of action

Effects great

Apart from Hocus Pocus and Harry Potter, I cannot remember a witch riding a broom scene and they did it very well

So effect is good

Gory, very gory movie

And as usual, the story...

It could have been a little tighter and it would have been a GREAT movie...

Good pop corn movie

Will not go into movie history as the greatest movie ever, but a good empty your mind and enjoy, movie

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 27 2013, 11:26 AM

> Did not see "Baraka" but this... this film is NOT merely a film. Saw it a few weeks ago. I told myself - if humans went extinct, and wanted to leave behind the entire culture and doings of humanity on record, this will be it.

Kinda like the GOLD record with Bach music and an image of man and woman on the Voyager deep space craft Nasa sent out in the 70s huh....

You are right, this would be appropriate, for what you are suggesting

Every single frame is 48bps.... A normal movie is 25bps...

Staggering

This was filmed in 70mm (film stock) and was transferred to digital in the 8K process...

Was then downgraded to 4k for Bluray.

This would probably be the standard for the 4K and 8K TVs.....

What is stopping you from watch Baraka now?

Where Samsara celebrates "humanity" Baraka celebrate nature.

Give it a go why don't ya

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 27 2013, 10:17 AM