Blue Ruin - A different kind of revenge flick

A remarkable bloody revenge thriller. It has the realist style of the Coen Brothers and the unpredictability of Breaking Bad. The story is centered on the seemingly tame protagonist who set out to serve some cold dishes to some red neck targets. There's no big action gun battles, just chain reactions of event spark by a rather clumsy revenge deed. There's a degree of dark humor underlying the slow gripping pace and even the inevitable ending you see coming, you will root for Dwight at his unassuming hand to carry out the deeds.

Transcendence 2014
The movie begins with the end, telling the story of transcendence.

Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman in the same movie is a rarity.
Unfortunately, the movie does not touch much on self-awareness.
But it does reveal human psyche in search of/ creation of god and
when humanity finds it.... fear is result.

Mostly philosophical, a little thriller with very little action violence.
Rating of 4stars for story.

NOAH 2014

Boring storyline. Nuff said. I give 2/5

This movie is sucks. Regret pay RM13 for this movie

No wonder this movie is in the number 1 chart in US compared to Pacific Rim

Labor Day (2013)



Rating 3.5/5.

Well, this movie is not involve many characters.
This movie storyline is quite slow, and some of you might get bored. Because when I watched this movie at cinema, half of the people in the hall leave.

Kate Winslet done a great job in this movie. I personally enjoyed this movie. You should try watch it

i think this movie is epic!
i like "doug" meet captain dickson at college scene and after that is totally epic! lmfao
highly recommended
credits after the movie is funny as well!

Shows you whar American knows, right...

hercules tomoro!

wait...they're not showing Lucy this week..?
couldn't find this movie in neither GSC nor TGV

Ender's Game (2013)

This is a sci-fi movie that tells the story of Ender Wiggin (Asa Buttefield), a teen genius when it comes to war tactics and strategy. The movie is set in the future where earth has survived a prior invasion attempt by an alien race known as the Formics. To prevent another invasion, the International Fleet is tasked to train young people for battle and command positions in the war against the Formics. Ender is picked by a Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) as a talented potential candidate based on his response to being bullied and his advanced tactical skills.

Ender begins his training but feels increasingly isolated and starts to despise all the violence and killing but he excels. He is selected for Command School and has to undergo a series of simulation battles against the Formics to graduate.

The movie may be a little slow in the beginning and one can feel that the actions never actually starts but the story is tight and if you pay attention to the dialogues, it's quite an engaging movie. Fine performances from all the leads and decent special effects. The ending however can be a bit abrupt and feels a little rushed.

Rating : 3 out of 5 stars.

not this week bro
just checked imdb tat malaysia release date is 21 august
why?
cant wait to see scarlett johansson dy? haha
me too

why all ur review no marks one? like 2/5 , 4/5?

Aberdeen - The most matured effort from Pang Ho Cheung

A highly entertaining dramedy with impressive cast. There is enough understated comedy beats to keep the pacing brisk without retorting to in your face scenes when comes to HK movies. The selling point of the movie is weaving multiple real world issues facing the dysfunctional family members as bits by bits they come to reconciliation. It has meditative qualities of well crafted stories that does not feel too drab or unbelievable. Ng Man Tat gives a pretty strong performance and most of the other actors suppress their usual over the top acting which gives the movie a more tangible experience. Also, no harm the movie was very well shot.

dang it EXPENDABLES 3 due 2 PG13 i am giving 1/5 without even watching

Greenberg (2010) - Not really into this movie but I like Greta Gerwig.
Waiting For Forever (2010) - This one much better, fun to watch...

This post has been edited by Mickey C: Jul 29 2014, 12:15 AM

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

Studio Ghibli is known for it's fantasy works!

Valley of the Winds (1984), Castle in the Sky (1986), Princess Mononoke (1997) etc, are what people talk about when Studio Ghibli is mentioned.

I did fall into that category.

After watching this movie, I am glad that my mindset is somewhat shifted.

This studio's ability to take the everyday mundane, through sheer observation and make it into artistic... it is breathtaking!!!

What do I mean. The attention to details. Umi making a meal, when the students went to Tokyo to meet up with the businessman behind the plan to tear down their dorm rooms, and on goings in the office etc.

Also this is one of the animation by Studio Ghibli not directed by Hayao Miyazaki. SO I am quite confident that the Studio would move of from Hayao Miyazaki retirement.

Once I saw this I HAD TO find a copy of Ue o Muite Arukou (Sukiyaki) song because that is how involved i got with the movie!!

Very simple storyline. Very beautifully done. I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in cinema, namely a good story very well told!!

My Two Sen.

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

Shame on you Hollywood.

Shame on you!!

Stealing from people and not giving ANY credit to the original.

Shame on you.

Epic (2013) rip of the idea of this movie and did not even give it credit. I can also see elements of Croods (2013) here, again, no credit given. Shameless!!! And at the start of every blu ray disc, an FBI warning states that piracy is not a victimless crime!!! Hypocrites!!!!!

Another beautiful movie from Studio Ghilbi!!

Everything is immaculate!!

Again, attention to details... (Just note the sound design, when Arrietty's father brought her to the large house... Amazing...

I don't want to take too much of your time reading a review of this movie.

Do yourself a favour, go watch this is you have note already.

My Two Sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jul 29 2014, 09:49 AM

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

A guilty indulgence of mine.

The first thing that jumps at me is the video transfer. The movie never looked so good.

As for Audio, well, we only get PCM stereo, so the studio is not putting alot of eggs into this release. I do have to add, beggars cannot be choosers.

This movie has an "Asian Sensibility" to it, and not in anyway condescending.

Alot of flack was given about the character Chiun was played by a white, namely Joel Grey. I personally can think of many more atrocities made in many other movies (Hollywood production). I kinda like Joel Grey as Chiun.

It is a vehicle for Fred Ward to make it as an action hero, unfortunately, it did not happen.

I really like this movie.

It is... unusual, and funny and you actually care for the two main characters.

Oh, note a very young Captain Cathrine Janeway (for the Star Trek fans).

Interestingly, this movie is actually MORE relevant today then it was in the 80s...

I will be watching this again, and again, and again...

My Two Sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jul 29 2014, 09:37 AM

Sabotage (2014)

What do you do when you are the IT Action Hero of the 80s/90s and are looking to do a comeback?

Well, you look for scripts like Sabotage...

It is both and action movie and also a dramatic role.

Is this the right vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger to do a comeback?

It kinda is.

Personally, after The Last Stand (2013) & Escape Plan (2013) I'm not sure he has found his "groove" yet...

He has never been a good "actor" per se. He was always a person, guys aspire to be (physically speaking) and girls hope their significant other can be (again physically).

His command of the English Language has always been a stumbling block.

Having a run in California as governor, being associated with the Kennedy family (Maria Shriver), his English has improved, time will tell if his comeback would be a success.

This movie is actually good from a script point of view, and most of the cast are well cast, again, Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead, may not be the best thing going for the movie (because it is a dramatic role)...

I do add, if violence is your cup of tea, this movie serves that in spades.

So, I humbly present to you, My Two Sen