a couple weeks, completing TV series, Mad Men and Rome.. both awesome..

The Marine [2006]
its suck, time wasting..

The Cell 2 [2009]
also suck..

The Last Exorcism (2010)

Review :

Anyone watched this already? The movie is fantastic... shaky camera method from start to finish. Some (very) disturbing images and genuinely scary moments.

So it must be an overall brilliant movie? ....short answer, No. The last 15 minutes of the film RUINED IT ALL !



This is like "Blair Witch Project" but the ending kills off the movie. Almost, the entire movie. Wonder who wrote the ending. Geesh.

6/10

Posted before in "The Last Exorcism" topic... thinking of which I did do quite a number of reviews in their respective topics...

1957 - Hati Malaya [2007]

i love historical film. ive already known (almost) all the facts and the storyline, but as Malaysian this film are quite meaningful. but the plots are quite messy and for somebody who are unfamiliar with Tanah Melayu independence will be certainly confuse. the acting are so-so, except the Tunku (unfamiliar actor) which i think he's very outstanding.

by Malay film standard, its very good film me think..

The King's Speech - 2010

Watched this last night. I was clueless to what this movie is about. Read some synopsis & was thinking, why would they make a movie about a stammer? How could this be interesting & oscar worthy?
I really loved it! One of my fave movies of all time. It's a really inspiring movie about a friendship between a King who has a stuttering problem & his speech therapist. Very human. I recommend everyone to watch this. I certainly give it 8.5/10. Even a 9.

Khurafat.

Too much technique on "Calm before the storm". Over reliance on sound. No chemistry between husband and wife. plot holes as usual. And sorry guys, Liyana Jasmay is still kayu here in this. Syamsul lagi bangang.

2/10.

Green Hornet (2011 3D)

FAIL

Too many things wrong with the movie, tak kuasa to sebut....

1/10 (because Christoph Waltz did the best he could with almost nothing...)

My Two Sen

oh no!! since I read so many positive reviews on this
Some more having Evan Goldberg as one of the writer - Superbad, Pineapple Express: which I loved!
Mov_freak, do you like these two movies?

Planning to watch this movie soon. yeay

You are usually so lenient towards bad movies, so this must be a real turkey. Personally I find it hard to believe someone who made the best movie about love I've ever seen is capable of making such a disaster, but Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind remains the only movie I've seen from him, so I can't say.

Watched Animal Kingdom. Crime-drama from Australia. Great script that allows for a number of great characters I was very involved in, great pacing, assured direction. There are moments of suspense in here that do not rise from the plot of action thrills, but rather stem from the changing dynamics in the relationships between characters. Fantastic. These are characters that we care about, and when their lives are snuffed out... it's nauseatingly brutal. The only thing I didn't like was the ending... a film of this calibre didn't need a surprise like that.

Easily superior to The Town.

Hi Amygdalai and QuickFire

There is just no pleasing some people!! (I'm directing this at you Quickfire)

Yes, Green Hornet has some great pedigree (in terms of script writer and director)

Yes, I love Pineapple Express and Superbad

The thing about Green Hornet from a script point of view is how POINTLESS it is...

Seth Rogen as Green Hornet... Really, and don't even get me started on Jay Chou....

Maybe I'm too much a fan of Stephen Chow, who was originally slated to directed and play Kato

He left under a storm of creative differences...

2011 isn't started with a bang for me...

I dont care about that half-trick pony Seth Rogen so I dont care about watching the movie either.

You shouldn't be watching Green Hornet. It should really be Kato and the Green Hornet as it was. The name title means a whole lot.

And here we have Seth Rogen being supremely annoying. Never have I thought he would go to this length to be annoying. Its totally unbearable.

this. one of the best of 2010. simply surpass Inception and The Social Network in my book as the best of 2010. but still, equal class with Black Swan.

looking forward to watch Rabbit Hole, 127 Hours and The Fighter..

This post has been edited by dundermifflin: Jan 31 2011, 12:00 PM

Yes 100% agree!!!

I watch the 3D version, which is very2 very bad 3D!!
I just wasted rm5 for the glasses!!!

If U really want to watch it.. go see 2D..
I watch it at TGV Bukit Raja, Klang .. they say only got 3D.. not sure bout other place..

But pls2 I beg U don’t go watch..dont waste Ur 10-14 on this movie..
save it for summer movie..

DARN!!!

Why DIDN'T you review B4 I watched it!!!!

Seth Rogen just went on MTV stating that if you watch Green Hornet and after you had watched the movie and you don't think it is the greatest movie ever made, he'll personally come to your place and give you One Million US Dollars...

I WANT my One Million US Dollars!!!!!

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 31 2011, 10:03 PM

Legend of the Guardians

Just caught this 15 minutes ago and what a brilliant film. Such a shame that this film isn't given recognition and attention it deserves. While the voice cast comprises of relatively lesser known actors and actresses (the most famous being Mirren and Sturgess?) but each of the characters are wonderfully voiced by the cast, each played with conviction and believability. The film has some astounding visuals. Hand to heart, of all the 2010 releases I have seen, I don't think I have seen anything this beautiful. Incredibly choreographed and almost perfectly paced, the film breezes by filled with some thrilling sequences, vibrance and characters you care for. Such a shame that the film is so underappreciated.

Would just like to point out that though the rating states it's PG for some sequences of scary action, some of the sequences are so violent one has to wonder how this film didn't get a PG-13 instead. One thing of note though, two of the most intense sequences featuring Saron is interrupted by Snyder's insistence of using slow-motion intended to heighten the exhilaration of the particular sequences, however I feel rather than heightening it, the usage of slow-motion has become more of an annoyance in my book. God helps us if we'll have to sit through Superman in slow-mo for over half the film!

Still, a small nitpick to an extraordinary film. I can only scream one sentence at the end of the film: GREEN LIGHT THE SEQUEL!!!!!

9/10

Is that the one by Zack Snyder? How can it be that good? Scandalous!

Oh and I watched Winter's Bone. I suppose you can call it a perfectly good movie in its own right, but the whole thing was just unappealing to me in tone, looks, and story. Kinda like that other 'indie' movie I saw a few years ago, Frozen River or something. Something about how these movies look just seem so unappealing and uninteresting.

This post has been edited by QuickFire: Feb 2 2011, 10:45 PM

Yeap, same film. I was equally surprised as to how good it turned out to be but blew me away. Never beyond my wildest imagination a film about owls could be appealing but he did it, just as he did with Watchmen.

And how are you watching Animal Kingdom?! I have been searching for it everywhere!

EDIT: just caught Dinner for Schmucks

Since Anchorman and The Forty Year Old Virgin, Hollywood have capitalized on the popularity of the bromantic comedy genre by churning out several films each year. Fans will have fond memories of Knocked Up, I Love You, Man or The Hangover while cursing the day they sat through The Other Guys or Grown Ups. Dinner for Schmucks lies somewhere in between the two extremes.

Dinner for Schmucks tells the story of Tim (Rudd) who at the request of his boss, has to find an idiot to invite for dinner to be ridiculed by guests at the dinner, in order to boost his chances for a promotion. His girlfriend, Julie (Stephanie Szostak) finds the idea repulsive and asks him not to do follow through with the idea. Tim agrees but what do you do when an idiot falls down from the skies and onto your lap? Tim knocks Barry (Carrell) over and instantly notices that this is the idiot that he needs and invites Barry over for dinner. Barry, oblivious of Tim's motives agrees to the dinner and throughout the film, Tim and Barry goes through a series of events, each more preposterous than the last, as both people learn on what they want in their lives, about friendship and love.

The main problem I have with the film is the sense of overwhelming familiarity I feel as I watch this film and I am not talking about the premise although I am told that this film is a remake of a very successful French film. For instance, Paul Rudd seems to be playing the same character he played in I Love You, Man while Therman (Zach Galifianakis) seems to be playing the same character he played in The Hangover. Steve Carrell seems to be playing the same character he played in Get Smart although there is one scene where Barry is asked to 'punish' a very naughty girl that screams Forty Year Old Virgin. And there is this character Kieran, he feels similar to Russell Brand's character in Get Him to The Greek. This film feels like a mix and match integrating successful elements of previous bromantic comedies but someone should have told Jay Roach that while you may have the same ingredients, the results may differ and in the case for Dinner for Schmucks, it has produced average results. Another fatal blow the film makes is to have the audience laugh at Barry's idiocy. The viewers are constantly reminded by Tim and Julie on how cruel is it to laugh at others' misfortune but then ironically proceeds by asking the audience to laugh at Barry's behavior.

At heart, Dinner for Schmucks has a noble message; that the joke is on the one that laughs at others. Having said that, I am not sure anyone would want to be in Barry's shoes, even for a day. In spite of my many criticisms of the film, I do believe that there is some entertainment value in this film for a lazy Saturday afternoon. While it is neither original or laugh-out-loud funny, I do believe that Dinner for Schmucks would be a worthy recommendation for a rental.

6/10 (a very lenient 6 but it does slightly better than pass and I don't believe in the 0.5 system).

This post has been edited by kobe8byrant: Feb 2 2011, 10:55 PM

The Town

Repeated viewings will help me decide if The Town is truly a great film but at the very least, The Town is a gripping film that is sublimely well directed and carried by some great acting performances. While Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall and Blake Lively deliver some solid acting performances, it is Jeremy Renner and Pete Postlethwaite that well and truly steal the show. Renner portrays the life-wire Jem with such compulsion that makes him the driving force of the film in spite of him being a supporting character.

While The Town boasts of many great scenes that elevates the film, there are three scenes that particularly stand out in my book. The first scene is driven by the acting performances of Postlethwaite as Fergus who responds to the ultimatum delivered by Doug by turning the tables and threatening Doug to perform the task handed to him. The second scene features Jem (Jeremy Renner) sitting at a coffee table finding out that his partner in crime Doug (Ben Affleck) is having a romantic relationship with Claire (Rebecca Hall) who recognizes Jem from his tattoo at the back of his neck. Much of this scene plays on whether Jem will position his body in such a way Claire would see Jem's tattoo and what Jem might do at any second during the conversation. Renner's acting and Affleck's skilled direction ensure that we witness one of the tensest sequences of the year, wondering if Claire would find out the truth about Jem or how Jem would react at any second. The third scene features Doug asking Jem to help me hurt somebody but Jem must not and cannot ask who or why the attack is taking place and Jem simply asks "Whose car are we taking?" This scene emphasizes the importance of how Jem in particular is blind in his devotion and loyalty to his partner-in-crime cum brother-from-another-mother in Doug and would do anything for him. There are many more of these sort of scenes in The Town that separate it from lesser crime dramas.

It is a disappointment to see Jon Hamm, one of my favorite actors, consistently excellent as the enigmatic Don Draper in Mad Men appear so impotent as the FBI agent set out to hunt Doug and his gang. The Town has been compared to Heat by various parties but one of the most intriguing aspects about Heat was how both the protagonist and the antagonist were fully fleshed out and come across as entirely believable in their conviction to out do one another. While the script did Hamm little favours, it is still incredibly disappointing to see Hamm play the wrong hitting all the wrong notes and is probably the only thing that makes me question The Town's status as a truly great crime drama of the decade.

Much has been said about the ending of The Town and I am of the opinion that the film's ending is neither here-nor-there in a sense that it is neither a fairy-tale ending or a Greek tragedy. It seems like an ending where Affleck had little idea on how to end the film and decided to have Doug end up in limbo. While fans have said that they were pleased in seeing that the film did not resort to the typical fluff ending, the ending that accompanied the film seems to be a non-ending to me and leaves me relatively dissatisfied. The non-ending, in my books, betrays much of the two hours that precedes the end.

Still, The Town his the right spot more times than not and is a solid entry to the crime-drama genre. Only time will tell if it is a masterpiece.

8/10

Everything was pretty good until that ending which petered out to nothingness. The movie just suddenly grew weak knees and everything fell apart. Go watch Animal Kingdom, which is a far better film about crime impacts life. It's a bit like Goodfellas without all the wiseguy jokes and fun tone.

There's a copy of the bluray floating around if that's what you are asking lol.

This post has been edited by QuickFire: Feb 3 2011, 10:19 AM

its CNY holiday, so ive decided to watch some of the movies which was over-looked and buried in my HD, before delete it to make some space..

Leatherheads [2008]
a film about professional American Football in 1920s. its very comical, entertaining, good at some parts, but overall it just an average movie. Starring George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce and John Krasinski. 6/10.

Rise: Blood Hunter [2007]
another vampire movie. meh, i never like this genre but not so bad if you comparing this movie to the others vampire movies. rare glimpse of Lucy Liu's body will make up the disappointment 5/10

Jennifer's Body [2009]
its all about hotness of Megan Fox (and Amanda Seyfried). another meh.. devil eating men in a form of hot Megan Fox. some good OST track are the only bright side (and of course, Megan Fox ). 5/10

The Devil's Whore [2008] - UK 4 episodes miniseries
i expect another great epic (from UK TV series), like Rome or at least as good as The Pillars of the Earth. this series arent that good, but still worth watching. it centres on the adventures of the fictional Angelica Fanshawe, and historical Edward Sexby during England turbulence period 1638 to 1660. 6.5/10.