American Made (2017)

Tom Cruise is an... enigma.

He is in The Mummy (2017) that is Universally accepted as a lemon and than he is in this! (In the making of, you will be amazed at how much attention to detail was taken by Tom and Alex [director] during the making of the movie. And it did not show in the movie)

Which shows you what a risky business show biz is.

Again, like the movie, Nightcrawler (2014), this exemplifies how "effective" and damaging the American can do spirit.

Having a can do spirit is NOT WRONG.

It is the original intent that determines if the outcome is good or bad...

I enjoyed this movie immensely.

May not be for everyone, and have to add again, I enjoyed this movie immensely.

Who would have thought that having so much money, is an... annoyance.

My Two Sen.

Tokyo Ghoul (2017) (Jap) <東京喰種> - 6/10
Adapted first half of season 1 with Maro death as ending plus deliberately slow pacing make this show not as good as the anime. If they adapt like this it will require 4 more movies to finish up to 2nd season. Should've make live action tv series instead.


Midnight Runners (2017) (Kor) <청년경찰> - 6/10
This bromance movie was hilarious at the beginning but not so much after 2nd half. Let down by ending wheres there's no memorable or weak antagonist. Most gurl watched this because of the two main leads.

Spiderman: Homecoming

Boring. Glad I didn't spend money watching this.

Happy Death Day (2017)

Happy Death Day (2017)

After the debacle, called Wednesday (25th Oct), my faith in movies, were shaken (not stirred)...

Two HUGE budget movies, BOMBED (for me).

Some time opened up yesterday... And I found myself looking thru the movie ads...

There was a dilemma, watch something close by, or goto far far away One Utama for Bladerunner.... decisions... decisions...

So, at the end, the laziness in me, got the better of me, and I went to watch... this!

And I do not regret it.

This movie is produced by Blumhouse.

It cost 4.8 million to make.

And from an entertainment point of view, ran rings around Geostorm and Thor: Ragnorak....

You do the math...

Story, although borrowed heavily from many sources, the writers were able to make it their own.

They even blatantly state the movies they are paying homage to!!

The twist in the end although again not original, did throw me into a loop for a sec.

To quote Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)


It conforms to this, for sure.

Casting (no big names) is actually quite good!

And when the main baddie is reviled, it is actually surprising to me!

I have faith, once again, in the media called movie!

My Two Sen

Was hoping to read up some local reviews on the amazing Blade Runner 2049. To my surprise there's none here. That explains why the movie flop, it just couldn't draw the crowds.

I've seen this epic 3 times (Std screen, ATMOS and IMAX). In my opinion best movie of 2017 (so far) and 1 of the best sequel out there.

Haha...malaysia tastebud can not lari from capes and tights. That is high art in the eyes of general audiences.

Do agree 2049 is one of the better movie for this year and destined to suffer the same fate of it's predecessor. A very good film that bomb big time, so does a handful of influential masterpieces.

It is one of the best movies of 2017 ... I really like the first Blade Runner movie and the world it envisioned ... among the most influential sci-fi movies ... even played the PC game last time, and had read the short story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?".

After watching the three shorts on YouTube, BR:Black Out 2022, BR:2036 Nexus Dawn, & BR:2048 Nowhere to Run, I was ready to immerse back in the bleak plausible future world ... and I'm not disappointed at all with Blade Runner 2049.  Actings were top-notch & moving, cinematography was captivating, soundtrack was minimal but effective (still wondering how much of Johan Johansson's score was altered, and how much was Hans Zimmer's), sound effects was superb (wanna watch again with a good home theatre system for the LFE rumblings), visual effect mixed with more grounded practical effects were not too jarring, the noir detective + 3-sided conflicts + AI romance storyline was interesting enough ... most importantly, the message and theme of the movie is meaningful for me.

Nonetheless, I couldn't recommended the movie to most people,  ... mainly due to the deliberately slow pacing, and the actively churning grey cells required while watching the 2hrs40+mins film.  Hopefully though, Blade Runner 2049 will also be a cult-classic and has a huge following in the future, similar to its predecessor.

Woohoo! One thing u miss out buddy. R. Deakins amazing cinematography!!!!!

Operation Mekong (2016) - good action 

Justice League (2017)

So....

Is this movie perfect?

No.

Does the producer wish it was perfect, with a budget of $300,000,000, I am sure they wish it was!

Is it enjoyable?

Yes.

Is it better, compared with Suicide Squid and Batman vs Superman?

You bet your bottom dollar!

Why is it better?

I have a sneaky suspicion, it's got something to do with Joss Whedon...

Zack Synder had to step out because of a family tragedy (I am not reciting a script here, something really bad happened to his family)

Joss Whedon, stepped in to finished the movie (though, in the end credit Zack is still the director).

Why is this a better movie?


You can actually tell which bits were done by Zack and and which were done by Joss.

Do the scenes unify seamlessly... You decide for yourself.

In Batman vs Superman, Wonder Woman (the irony) was born.

This movie introduces Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash.

Were any of these characters fleshed out?

For me, definitely Aquaman.

In the comic books his origin.... is convoluted at best. The introduction of The Atlantis Chronicles, made it even MORE confusing....

Let's see if James Wan can do something about that.

Looks like Warner is going to make A LOT of money with this, and frankly, I myself is relief.

Shine DC, shine as you should!!

My Two Sen.

Assassin's Creed (2016) - pretty good, good action...

For some odd reason, Pixar is not attracting me like it used to. More info please...

I will, if you get me a ticket!!!

Err ... Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) was George Clooney's directorial debut.

Veli 90's flavor.....😅

Thinking to watch this movie but i didn't watch part 1 before.

Thor Ragnarok or Justice League? Which one better?

Last Jedi:

All is well until you realise that:

May not be.

I have a sneaky feeling  that Benicio Del Toro's character, DJ would be more prominent in the next movie.

But then again, I could be wrong.