The Monkey King 西遊記之大鬧天宮 (2014)

1st act, which explains about Nu Wa was actually decent, and then the movie fell apart...

Too ambitious, poor execution...

Very expensive production, and CGI is not poor, just poorly executed. In Hollywood, the high end production will spend alot of time getting the CGI creature movements right, here... that is where the production fail and spectacular at that.

Is there really a need for the fox spirit character. Without it will Donnie Yen seem gay?? *Sigh*

The Good

The start of the story.

The Bad

Insincere CGI
Some battle scene are Immortals (2011) inspired... Talk about the blind leading the blind...
Er Lang Shen
Chow Yuen Fatt is really bad at Picking roles now (Dragonball anyone??)... Please stop being associating with The Pilgrim To The West material...
Aaron Kwok as the main baddie... REALLY???

The Ugly

Everything Else

Really, there is going to be part deux???

My Two Sen...

Constantine (2005)

I am going straight to the point here, I LOVE this movie.

I understand it bombed from the perspective of box office, still I like this movie.

It is being categories as a fantasy horror, and it defines the movie pretty well.

Keanu Reeves is John Constantine, much to the horror of the comic book fans, and I think he did a great job. I think the comic fans wanted something more edgy (Constantine is a chain smoking, foul mouth, could not careless & yellow trenchcoat wearing con man/mystic!!) and Keanu is not quite that, but I like him in the role. Hope that clears up his character...

Rachel Weisz is the lady lead and as always Shia LaBeouf the awkward side kick... have you noticed that that is the ONLY role he plays, no matter what movie he is in...

It is a shame that the movie did not do well in the box office. I would have love a sequel to this movie.

Will Disney/Marvel tearing up the box office with their comics material, maybe it is time Warner/DC rethink their Vertigo material... Sandman maybe??...

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Apr 11 2014, 11:40 PM

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Wow, I am on a "R" binge!!

Again, a blast from the past and one I also like very much

Julia Roberts was at her peak. Mel Gibson before he is hated!! And Patrick Stewart... before he was Professor X!!

I have missed Richard Donner. John Schwartzman cinematography was great, Kevin Stitt & Frank J. Urioste edit were spot on and Carter Burwell score was lots of fun!!

Imagine Looney Tunes meets Alfred Hitchcock! That pretty much sums up this movie for me!!

If you have not watched this before, do yourself a favour and watch it!!

You know why I'm singing this when you watch the movie. Enjoy

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Apr 11 2014, 11:14 PM

Hahaha. I, sir, did not want to spoil it for people who had not seen it, therefore I did not mention her/him...

Good movie.

Too bad it does not survive a second viewing.

Have you watched The Conjuring?

You should watch it, it is pretty good.

Well, in terms of "shock" value, the death scenes in Sinister is pretty gruesome. Actually, if you seen Rigor Mortis (2013), some part of me gave me similar "shock" value...

Cannot say I have. Will look out for it.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Want to escape a dreary life?

If you do, why not give The Secret Life of Walter Mitty to do it for you?

Very well written, well acted and very well executed!

Say what you want about Ben Stiller, his movies can have very meaningful messages in them, and this movie have spades of it!

Everything in the movie is so well thought out. From the storyline to the camera work, the getting the right actors for the different roles!!

Additionally, having Life Magazine as the basis for the movie is simply brilliant!!

Do yourself a favour, what ever point in life you are at, watch this movie!!

My two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Apr 12 2014, 05:36 PM

Did not particularly like the new Evil Dead. As a matter of fact, I did not even enjoy the original one. I much rather to watch movies like The Cabin in the Woods (2012)! It kept me on my toes... (trying to figure out what t he heck is going on...)

I like this!

Yes, Sean Penn is amazing in this!

Hahaha! Yes, nothing blew up. I suppose one has to be familiar with the movie Mary Poppins (Again nothing blows up) to fully appreciate this.

The fact that nothing blew up and u still gave it a 3/5 is a really testament that it is a very well made movie!

Cheers

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Apr 14 2014, 12:03 AM

*Sigh* like everything nowadays, profit is king, which explains that sequels is a safe course, especially if the first movie is profitable, which means "original" material hardly get made...

Sad really...

I have not watched Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) and Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is an amazing movie. Please note the years they were produced. I was lamenting the current stated of movie making...

Wow. Quite a list.

I have watched and reviewed We Need to Talk About Kelvin (2011) and Samsara (2011, Have you watched Baraka (1992)?). If you like Samsara you should also consider Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Powaqqatsi (1988), Naqoyqatsi (2002, my least favourite) & Chronos.

The only issue with the above is that they have never been properly restored (my opinion) for HD although I believe they were shot in 75mm...

Will look the rest up, thanks.

One of Robert Downey Jr. better works before his renaissance (Iron Man and Sherlock)

Thanks for this. Will look out for it.

Thank goodness Donnie Yen is not in SPL2!! He had gotta way TOO big headed...

I like Wu Jing's work. Had liked him since Tai Chi II (1996)

There is this young kid from the movie Triad Wars (2008) aka "Fatal Move" (he play a memeber of the triad. During the prison escape he died!!). He is pretty good. Unfortunately, with his looks... more suited for the "bad" guy...

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

Where I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) has Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Anne Heche etc, this movie has Jack Black & Brandy??

Please note that the ABOVE is NOT a compliment...

This movie followed hot at the heels of it more successful predecessor, and in a word it's story is... INSIPID!!

This doo doo was made with USD 65,000,000 and DID NOT MAKE BACK IT'S MONEY AT THE BOX OFFICE.

I hope my stance on this movie is perfectly clear...

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.

My Two Sen