Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

I have always like this movie.

Hands down on of Vince Vaughn better work.

Also one of the best titled movie. The title really tells you what the whole movie is about.

Great assemble, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel David Moore, Chris Williams, Alan Tudyk and etc.

Even a special guest spot from David Hasselhoff & William Shatner.

Rip Torn is especially great hee.

The wizen/angry dodgeball couch for the average joe.

Downside... Lance Armstrong's cameo....

I am not sure asbout you, I am just gonna sit back here and enjoy the rest of the movie.

Perfect Sunday Afternoon.

My Two Sen

Haha

Was away and did not have much internet access

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) (The Rogue Cut)

Hello everyone.

I managed to watch this over the weekend.

I know that whenever X-Men is mentioned, alot of people roll their eyes and groan and point to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and say that the franchise is a bad one.

Now psychologist are actually saying that "Happiness is a choice" but I digress...

I like X-Men: First Class (2011) alot.

I like X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) even more!!!!

When I heard about this cut (basically a director's cut), I wasn't sure how they would "fit" Rogue (the character) into the story-line.

And after watching this version, the answer lays in "the future".

Is this cut better compared to the theatrical version?

My answer is, it makes more sense!!

It is a tad longer compared with the theatrical cut, and have to add, not by too much.

If you are like me, and enjoy the theatrical cut, you will enjoy this one!!

Onward to X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

My Additional Two Sen

Star Wars I, II, III, IV, V VI.

Took advantage of the long weekend to do a Star Wars marathon, to brush up on my Star Wars lore before the new chapters.

Most of you would know by now that the 3 episodes made late 70s and early 80s are episodes after the ones made late 90s and early 00s.

I wonder, are there people on this forum who had not watch the Star Wars series?

Having a chance to watch them in their numeric sequence, I have to say the IV, V and VI are still my favorite episodes.

Why?

1) The three main leads have such great chemistry (which episodes I, II and III lack).

2) Because of "lack" off funds, the IV, V and VI episodes had to solve specially effects issues more practically, therefore, the movies are more... "organic". It is obvious that Yoda in episodes V and IV is a puppet, and have to add, he is SO MUCH MORE LIKEABLE in those episodes. You actually "care" for him.

Having said the above, I am actually a skeptic about the new episodes. Even IV, V and VI had their inconsistencies (story wise), and after I, II and III their was much greater.

Star Wars IV: The New Hope is a bright star in terms of movie from the 70s. The fact that it is still placed highly amongst movie goers highlight that.

My concern is with every new episodes, that brightness seems to diminish...

We shall all see, in the future no so far away.

My Two Sen

Hahahaha! Okay

Innerspace (1987)

We often reminisce about the good old 80s and alot of times movies like:

An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Escape from New York (1981)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
First Blood (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rocky III (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Krull (1983)
The Outsiders (1983)
WarGames (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Police Academy (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Back to the Future (1985)
Commando (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rocky IV (1985)
Aliens (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Short Circuit (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Hellraiser (1987)
Predator (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Rambo III (1988)
Rocky V (1990)

But very rarely, do we think of this movie, which is a shame, because it is actually lots of fun.

It is my belief that too many movies nowadays are just WAY to serious, and the reason why we remember movies from the 80s is because they have alot of great comedic moments.

Case in point, in this movie when Martin Short was in the toilet, a total stranger told him

"Play with it buddy, not talk to it..." and then walks out!!

This is a Scifi/Action movie, starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short & Meg Ryan.

An experiment concerning miniaturization, recently made popular again by the movie Ant-man (2015).

The premise of this movie is not new, a very similar movie was made in the 60s, namely Fantastic Voyage (1966).

What is "new" about this movie compared with the 60s movie, is the slapstick!! (Martin Short)

Again, because this is pre CGI, they had to rely on more practical effect for the effects short and to date, they still look pretty good!

If you can find this, please give it a go.

My Two Sen.

Blast from the Past (1999)

A bit of a trip down memory lane for me today.

Something that is stuck on my mind. I like the premise of how would a 1960s guy, date a chick from the 1990s!!

The answer?

This movie.

Just look at the dialogue!!

Adam: "May I ask you a question?"
Eve: "He's a former boyfriend. We lived together for about six months, and I still have sort of a thing for him. That's what you wanted to know isn't it?"
Adam: "No, I was gonna ask you... Why Cliff likes to wear another man's underpants. [Ralph Lauren]"



Brendan Fraser fresh from George Of The Jungle (1997) and Alicia Silverstone off the disastrous Batman & Robin (1997).

They actually make a cute screen couple.

Nathan Fillion plays a great @$$h0le.

And the movie shows how versatile an actor Christopher Walken is. (He plays Brendan's father.

Also great to see Sissy Spacek. (She plays Brendan's mother).

Lastly Joey Slotnick as the goto weirdo!!

If you like romantic comedy and you have not watched this, please do.

My Two Sen.

Hackers (1995)

Okay, this 1995 movie is about... hackers.

More specifically, the world of hackers.

To be fair, Iain Softley the director, tried to make it interesting and involving.

Look at the names attached to the project:

Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary anyone?)
Angelina Jolie (Don't call me Mrs Brad Pitt)
Jesse Bradford (I cannot get a job after Flags of Our Fathers (2006))
Matthew Lillard (Hey Shaggy, where's Scoob?!!)
Marc Anthony (Ex Mr Jennifer Lopez)
Penn Jillette (Yes, of Penn and Teller)

The computer world in 1995 is still shrouded in mystery. Internet was still in it's infancy.

All the right elements to make an intriguing movie?

YOU COULD NOT BE MORE WRONG!!

All the computer graphic pulled off in the hacking are being enabled by 512k dial up line.... Wow....

The suppositions they made are all off.

The more cool and hip they tried to make the world of hackers looks, the more miserable they fail.

An who ever did the make up and wardrobe for Angelina Jolie should be shot. Can you say HORRENDOUS!!!!

So, do yourself a favour, give this a miss.

I am doing this so you don't have to...

My Two Sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Sep 5 2015, 06:16 PM

The Spy Next Door (2010)

Jackie Chan's attempt to make American movie and it is.... Terrible!!

Bad story, poor casting helpless direction!!!

Absolutely zero chemistry between any of the actors!!

Jackie has to learn American audiences do not want to see their resource (American Woman) being "pillaged" by a China man.

I believe he has. He had stopped making "American-centric" movies.

Interestingly, Vin Diesel in The Pacifier (2005) did much MUCH better in term of box office, shares almost the same storyline.

Again, I repeat, American do not WANT a china man to "pillage" their natural resource...

My Two Sen.

Zhongkui Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 钟馗伏魔：雪妖魔灵 (2015)

Atrocious!!

Utter rubbish!!!

Avoid at ALL COST!!!

You've been warned kiddies!!!

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

My Two Sen

This is a rewatched.

I actually did not see it in the Cinemas. Watched it the first time round when it was release on LD (Laser Disc). Remember those? Looks like an LP but is actually silver in colour (Think CD punya big BIG brother!! )

When I first watched it, I was flabbergasted (How the heck did they get it so wrong).

Now I am just horrified (oh my gosh, 90s wardrobe!!!!! )

Yup the two leads were married for 4 years.

Though had to google it to find out!!

You will enjoy this if you treat it as a horror piece. As I have mention, the wardrobe alone will give you nightmares!!

My Additional Two Sen

Good to know there are people who remembers!! And sorry to hear that...

Helios 赤道 (2015)

Well, this is an interesting movie.

A collaboration between, China, HK and Korea.

The premise is what would Hong Kong and China do, to stop Hong Kong from being and underground arms dealing center.

Nuclear arms at that.

Script is ambitious.

Casting is good.

Everyone does their bit, the Koreans are the "action" heroes, and Chinese the intellectual and Hong Kee everything between!!

Not going to spoil this for you if you have not watch.

The ending is actually quite original!

My Two Sen

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)

Well!

What a documentary.

I remember when this was announced, I went, Nicholas Cage??? SUPERMAN??!!?? Really?

I was a skeptic

That movie never got made.

As they were gearing up to shot it, Warner Brothers pulled the plug. Reason, during that period Warner's had a string of failure.

What Strings of failure?

Batman and Robin
Steel
Fire Down Below
Etc Etc...

So, the sacrificial lamb was this movie.

Now after watching this documentary and seeing what Tim Burton had planned, I would actually paid good money to watch this!!!

Man Of Steel actually took some concepts from this production.

Very informative documentary.

Watch it is you are a fan of Superman.

My Two Sen

Agreed!

Sounded a little "muted".

Knight and Day (2010)

In 2005, on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Tom Cruise did his famous (or infamous) jumping up and down on a couch declaring his love for Katie Holmes.

On August 22, 2006, Paramount Pictures announced it was ending its 14-year relationship with Cruise. (Tom Cruise and partners, Paramount claimed, were getting to much from the DVD sales of the Mission Impossible franchise)

On the heels of the above, remember the movie Salt (2010) with Angelina Jolie? Her role was originally written for a guy, and Tom Cruise was supposedly signed on for the movie as that male lead.

That deal fell apart for Tom, and he ended up doing this movie, with Cameron Diaz.

I like the script, clever, fun, light and situation comedy/action flick.

Not sure if the executing is perfect. Tom "starlight" in my opinion was at his lowest, and I feel they hope that this would revived that. I feel that it is a little forced. The whole movie.

Cameron Diaz made a name for herself in movies like The Mask (1994) and There's Something About Mary (1998). The reason she made her name was that in those movies, she plays the ingenue (well at least on the surface).

She was supposed to repeat that role in this movie and alas, she no longer was the ingenue (sad but true)...

There are enough things here to make you sit through the whole movie, and have to add, not Tom Cruise best work!

John Williams Celebration (2015)

There is no denying, in modern cinema, many a blockbuster, would be greatly different, if John Williams, was NOT the composer behind the movie.

Think about it.

Star Wars!

Superman

Jaws

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Schindler's List (Probably my favourite)

Etc, etc, etc

This concert took place this year at the Disney Concert Hall (I think it used to be called The Kodak Theater, I could be wrong).

Very good concert.

I did find the sound recording a little muted, compared with my Keeping Score collection (San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra).

But with the program like below...

Full Music Program

Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Three Pieces from Schindler’s List

Cadenza and Variations from Fiddler on the Roof

“Soundings”

“Escapades” from Catch Me If You Can

“Throne Room and Finale” from Star Wars

“Dry Your Tears, Afrika” from Amistad

“Imperial March” from The Empire Strikes Back

John Williams himself came down from his seat to conduct the last piece, and they have Storm Troopers marching in at the end!!

Storm Trooper, in the Disney Concert Hall, when will we ever... wait, Disney now owns Lucas Arts, so alot of times in the future I bet!!

I like this. If you like orchestra music, give this a swirl!!

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Sep 23 2015, 11:11 PM

Daredevil (2003)

Am gearing up for Batman Vs Superman, so decided to revisit this.

I believe Ben Affleck received alot of... flak (??) for his portrayal of Matt Murdoch/Daredevil and in my opinion, I don't think he is THAT bad.

The movie is decent.

The action sequences are quite well done.

I actually like Colin Farrell as Bullseye. He looks the part!!

They pay alot of homage to the comic book. The only thing that I can see that rubs people the wrong way is the Daredevil/Elektra relationship.

I believe that 20th Century Fox has lost the movie rights to this property, and it has reverted back to Marvel/Disney.

And to add to this the TV series is actually quite good.

Let;s see if we get more of Daredevil in the cinemas in the near future.

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Sep 25 2015, 12:52 PM

Mmmmmm... Sickening good or bad??

Okay