Call me by your name (2017)-Oscar Best Adapted Screen Play 2018
"I have loved you for the last time, is it a video? Is it a video?" - Vision of Gideon by Sufjan Stevens

Despite categorize as a homosexual genre, it is more like a love romance genre to me.

In 1980s of Italy, 17-year-old's Elio met Oliver who is 7yo elder from the United States as an exchange student. Within six weeks, he experienced all the ups and downs of his 'first love', and learned the promises and the loss, the sweetness and the mourning at the subtle moments before his adulthood.
Elio and Oliver also have girlfriends, and Elio even had the first time with his girlfriend during the gemination of this homosexual love.
In this sense, the character in this movie actually transcends the existence of gender. They are detached from a lot of limitations, and then become a more pure form of "love" concept.

before the ending, Elio's father said to him "We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to make yourself feel nothing so as not to feel anything - what a waste! "

10/10

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - Drama, talk a lot... But something i really don't understand. First it showed stormtroopers, that was fine, but later on it showed Darth Maul... !!!!! But during Darth Maul time in Star Wars Episode 1, stormtrooper does not exist, they only exist in Episode II, but Darth Maul already dead in Episode I.........
Anyway movie not so good......

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Watched this at IMAX 1Utama, and am glad to report, the Audion/Visual system there is still great!

I really want to like this.

The budget is there, the visual is there the sound is there.

First Act and Second Act are entertaining (not without flaws though)


They got rid of the two kids in the first movie, and the story starts with going back to the island to rescue... wait, did they not do THAT in Jurassic Park 2 already...

Oh, no no wait it is not like Jurassic Park 2. TO begin with this is Jurassic World 2.... really THAT'S the best comeback they have?

The script could have been much better.

I kinda remember the scripts of movies I had watch before, so, for me the movie had a shaky script to begin with

And most of the get out of difficult situation sequences.... had been done before...

Although the third act was really flawed (That is how they choose to end the movie?? Really??) the point they made is actually the gist that Michael Crichton tried to get acrossed in his first novel, should we go down the slippery slope of genetic study?

It is an entertaining movie.

Just seems a little repetitive in some places.

But what do I know, I enjoyed Solo and it is tanking at the box office!!

My Two Sen.

Thoroughbreds - almost a good movie.

The performances of the two leads very good but the premise not enough to see it through. Olivia Cooke stole the movie and sad to see the plotline does not yield a fulfilling payoff. For sure these 2 young actress going somewhere as credible performers.

Ocean's 8 -2018

Great movie to catch with your gals pals. Will prob appeal to gals more than guys. Beautiful gowns and wonderful cast!

8/10

So fast? Where did u watch?

JC1 JC2 will still be my all time favorite

JC1 watched on rented VCR while i was only like 6 in the sunmer time of 90s

JC2 watched in cinema near my house. 2 bad the mall already abandoned with all the tenant closed down including my favorite cinema and arcade shop.

JC3 watched in RM5 VCD and because it is a pile of shit stinker i dont miss it at all

Was lucky and won a contest with tickets to a preview screening. Not long more to wait, think it opens everywhere this week!

Lady Bird - 7/10 -
This one had a lot of raving reviews, and I understand why. Somewhat of an oscar-bait movie, very clean, meaningful idea/plot. I thought the mother's acting was really good. Nothing "wow" about the plot but executed very well to depict what suburban life is like for a troubling family.

Ninjago Movie - 5/10 -
Pretty bad, but still very watchable. It didn't live up to the goodness that was the first Legomovie and the plot is thin yet convoluted. Watch, but only when you have nothing better to do.

I, Tonya - 7.5/10 -
Very nicely executed interview-flashback style movie about the American Ice Skating legend, that is Tonya Harding, the first woman to land a triple axle in ice skating. The film was very well cast and Margot Robbie did an amazing job and I thought the whole cast did really really well. Superb acting.

Now You See Me 2 - 2.5/10
Rubbish.

Cargo - Bittersweet zombie movie.

If you have watched the original short film, this movie didn't expand that much on the core premise. The father better defined and added couple of plotlines to fill up the screen time. If you've seen some Walking Dead episodes, you will be more or less acquainted to the human more dangerous than Zombies tropes of characters. The only selling point is how to keep the baby safe while the father slowly becoming a zombie.

Having Martin Freeman here at least gives some needed credence otherwise it will be lost in the Netflix streaming library. If you are interested in the original short film.

Sunday's Illness (June.2018)
Director- Ramón Salazar
Stars- Bárbara Lennie, Susi Sánchez.
Language-Spanish, French dialogue with English subtitles.

Anabel (Susi Sánchez) is a successful businesswoman, lives
a comfortable with her husband and businessman
Bernabé (Miguel Ángel Solá) in Barcelona.

The presence of Chiara(Bárbara Lennie) as a catering waitress
at one of the parties held at her home, the daughter she
abandoned at the age of eight in a previous marriage and
now 35 years later.

They meet the following day. She’s content to any future claims
she might make to property and wealth but Chiara doesn’t want
money.

But she issues an unusual request: Spend 10 days with her and
then they can part ways for good.
They leave the city behind and travel out to Chiara's rural home
near the border of France and Spain where cell phones
don’t get signal and they are completely alone.

Anabel puts up with it all, accepting that this is the price
she must now pay.
Like getting her elegant mother covered in mud with a hosepipe.
Time passes slowly and they’re forced to confront each other
of years of hurt, anger, and confusion.
That is not all and Anabel is still left wondering just what
really Chiara wants.
She is there to make the most difficult decision of her life.

When they are in the lake, there’s an idea of how death is
connected to the idea of birth.

Incredibles 2 (2018)

So, how is it?

Incredible

Was it worth the wait (14 years)?

Most definitely

Did Brad Bird bring it?

Yes he did, bring it (Aunty Edna!!)

Should a person go to the cinema to watch this movie?

A person? No. In drove, YES!!!

My Two Sen.

P.S. Sorry, fatique....

It was a fun ride with a generous dose of nostalgia. Loved the Jack Jack scenes and the Violet scene in the restaurant had me choking with laughter. However the villain was too easy and could be spotted from a mile away. Nonetheless a definite must watch

Hereditary - Toni Collette is the reason to watch.
To those who casually throwing comments like slow and boring to slowburn movies, well this one is not for you. For an hour plus the movie plays like a straight tragic family drama. Mother grieving the passing of immediate family members that set off the family descending to hellish nightmare. All the spooky and unsettling scenes happens during the last 30 minutes. Either you like the ending or underwhelm by it. If you like the ending then you will incline to watch second time for all the clues leading to the conclusion of the story.

Like The Witch, was not impressed with how they tell the story but greatly appreciate the atmospheric cinematography and performances of the actors. Toni Collette is the MVP. Also James Wan fanboys don't bother to bitch it's not scary enough or what not....at least here have the balls not to rely on cheap jumpscares to sell tickets. It's not so much horror for scary sake but difficult and unsettling to watch is the point here.

This post has been edited by 6so: Jun 22 2018, 07:34 AM

Hereditary (2018)

This is a disturbing DISTURBING movie and definitely NOT for everyone.

If you like movie like, Lights Out (2016) and Don't Breath (2016), this movie is NOT for you.

This movie.... simmers... Pressure builds. You as a viewer is oppressed from the middle of the movie onwards.

It is mainly progressed through narrative (eg dialogue-gy).

Toni Collette is brilliant.

Alex Wolff is suddenly all over the place and is also good here.

The themes in this movie are very alarming

And when the end happened, I was STUNNED into stupor.... I was not sure, how I was suppose to react to the ending....

As my first statement had announce, very disturbing movie.

Watched at own risk.

My Two Sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 21 2018, 08:04 PM

Unsane - Incoherent mess.
So Steven Solderberg shot a movie on iPhone but sadly the movie not very good. Psychology thriller of whether Claire Foy actually insane or not as she was trapped in a psychiatric hospital. I don't mind they wanted to tackle the mental health topic but it went boinkers with B-movie territory on the second half. Also the amateur film student aesthetic quite difficult to appreciate. The only saving grace the Queen trying her hardest to keep the movie together with her performance.

An A-list alumni of Solderberg also made a cameo that nobody sees coming which was highly unusual or he is nearing the end of career chapter...lol..

Long overdue but our attempt to dissect the SOLO movie

Sicario 2 - It's not a knockout.
By coincidence the main theme of the movie is a reflection of the current US political shitshow. Muslim terrorist infiltrated the US Border and caused a bomb attack on American soil. An eager to act political figure sanction Brolin to once again stir shit up in Mexico with the ever brooding Benicio. That is until their mission went sideways.

Right off the bat was not expecting the creative team able to do what Dennis Villeneuve did with the first one. Less is more was my takeaway on the earlier movie. I'm a fan of Stefano Sollima's Gomorrah. His take on this sequel reminded me of when Michael Mann was the king of smart action movie. The scenes are well put together without resorting to shaky cam BS you see in every Hollywood summer offerings. There's some depth in the performance of the actors. It's a shame the script is a mess. Felt like Taylor Sheridan just submitted the first draft of a script without ironing out the kinks.

The big but is the story arcs all over the places. Essentially you are watching 2 movies in one sitting. All the tension set-up thrown out of the window to tell a different story in the 2nd half of the movie. You don't feel plot elements tying together nicely. The ending gonna split some fans of the first one. The messaging also not as strong as the first movie.

This post has been edited by 6so: Jul 1 2018, 01:49 PM

Dam his 'traffic' form is all but over

Nope...he still put out good work. Logan Lucky and The Knick were some of his recent great output. Sorderbergh is the type able to come back.

No one director will remain GOAT forever. There will always up and down in their career. The only exception is Stanley Kubrick, even his worst still far ahead in comparison to the others IMO. Lynne Ramsay have yet to made a bad film but only released 4 in her 20 plus years career.

Mainstream director just come and go as competition for the latest and greatest just a race against the clock to what is trending.