OH MY GOD!!!
YOU'VE GOTTA WATCH IT FOR YOURSELF!!!
IT'S THE GREATEST, BESTEST, AWESOMEST MOVIE EVER!!!
YOU SIMPLY SHOULD NOT MISS IT.
GO! WATCH IT! NOW!!!
Rating : 11/10
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Four Brothers (2005)
I watched this movie for the 4th time tonite. Somehow, there's something bout this movie , that has never failed to keep me glued to the seat. You could read about the synopsis here, in their official website, and keep on reading here to find out what kept me glued from the start ( i dont really do spoilers ;P )
Anyway, i guess you could say that mark wahlberg(Bobby Mercer) has been given the same kind of character since his not-really-hit movie "The Big Hit". But i guess he has this kind of persona or suitable identity as cop-criminal-gang leader type. Tyrese(Angel Mercer) acting could improve. He got the talent but still havent got that *ummph* to make him as lead actor. Andre(Jeremiah Mercer) of the OutKast on the other hand was given a rather laid back character. His on and off appearance in the movie didnt bring that much of impact. But same could not be told of Garret's character(Jack Mercer). He played the youngest of the brothers with a sensitive touch. The older brothers were very protective when it comes to him. So, you would somehow feel involved in their grief when deadly event befallen him in the movie.(I 1st noticed him when he starred in Friday Night Lights)
sure, the main focus of this movie is about vengence. but it is not all about actions, shootings and what not. i like the brotherly love that the movie portrayed and i'd say all the 4 main actors had developed sumkinda brotherhood-bond between themselves. they really played their roles well. a few witty+cynical+funny lines+scenes also kept the movie *perky* once in a while. But i have to hand it to the director, John Singleton. His shots and drama intensity was just superb.
If you are into vengence+cool moves+cynical jokes, well then, what are u waiting for???
Oh, did i mention drama intensity with all the shootings and actions involved? :P
Rating : 7.5/10
Anyway, i guess you could say that mark wahlberg(Bobby Mercer) has been given the same kind of character since his not-really-hit movie "The Big Hit". But i guess he has this kind of persona or suitable identity as cop-criminal-gang leader type. Tyrese(Angel Mercer) acting could improve. He got the talent but still havent got that *ummph* to make him as lead actor. Andre(Jeremiah Mercer) of the OutKast on the other hand was given a rather laid back character. His on and off appearance in the movie didnt bring that much of impact. But same could not be told of Garret's character(Jack Mercer). He played the youngest of the brothers with a sensitive touch. The older brothers were very protective when it comes to him. So, you would somehow feel involved in their grief when deadly event befallen him in the movie.(I 1st noticed him when he starred in Friday Night Lights)
sure, the main focus of this movie is about vengence. but it is not all about actions, shootings and what not. i like the brotherly love that the movie portrayed and i'd say all the 4 main actors had developed sumkinda brotherhood-bond between themselves. they really played their roles well. a few witty+cynical+funny lines+scenes also kept the movie *perky* once in a while. But i have to hand it to the director, John Singleton. His shots and drama intensity was just superb.
If you are into vengence+cool moves+cynical jokes, well then, what are u waiting for???
Oh, did i mention drama intensity with all the shootings and actions involved? :P
Rating : 7.5/10
The Ice Harvest (2005)
This crime noir stars John Cusack and it was not one of his best work, but still watchable.
John Cusack plays Charlie Arglist a lawyer who just scammed the mobsters together with his partner in crime, Billy Bob Thornton for USD2 Million. Oliver Platt plays his drunken best friend who married his ex wife.
It's Christmas Eve and every thing which seems to go wrong does in this dark comedy.
Some memorable lines from Oliver Platt's character who told John Cusack, "At our age, regrets are all we have left in this world."
The scene with the box behind the car reminded me of Pulp Fiction, so I wont exactly call this movie original, but on a rainy day when there's nothing much to do, this is worth a rental.
5.5 /10
John Cusack plays Charlie Arglist a lawyer who just scammed the mobsters together with his partner in crime, Billy Bob Thornton for USD2 Million. Oliver Platt plays his drunken best friend who married his ex wife.
It's Christmas Eve and every thing which seems to go wrong does in this dark comedy.
Some memorable lines from Oliver Platt's character who told John Cusack, "At our age, regrets are all we have left in this world."
The scene with the box behind the car reminded me of Pulp Fiction, so I wont exactly call this movie original, but on a rainy day when there's nothing much to do, this is worth a rental.
5.5 /10
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Pulse ( 2006 )
Onward with the horror movie marathon. This time I watch 2006's The Pulse. The best way to describe is movie is Ghost in the Machine meets Land of the Dead. A computer virus is let loose and actually sucks the life out of the person using the computer. The virus uses wired networks and any wireless or celullar networks as it's medium of transfer and after a while the host will be reduce to piles of black ash !
There is nothing revolutionary or ground breaking about the effects in this movie, but it's adequate and backs up the story rather well. Some of the effects look like they were borrowed from White Noise but in the end there were a couple of moments. The scene in the laundry room had me at the edge of my seat for a few minutes at least. So 5/10 for special effects here.
The cast is a young cast and the only one I could pick out is the heroin from Veronica Mars. The acting is passable ( I mean how much acting do you actually do in a horror flick aside from looking scared, crying and screaming anyway ? It's hard to tell with these kind of flicks ). There was a general feeling of been there done that with this movie as most of it are grounds already covered by other movies. So while I was yawning, I wasn't yawning that hard...
All in all this is nothing new but well done and not too cheesy so i give it 5/10.
Imdb page : The Pulse ( 2006 )
Rottentomatoes : The Pulse ( 2006 )
There is nothing revolutionary or ground breaking about the effects in this movie, but it's adequate and backs up the story rather well. Some of the effects look like they were borrowed from White Noise but in the end there were a couple of moments. The scene in the laundry room had me at the edge of my seat for a few minutes at least. So 5/10 for special effects here.
The cast is a young cast and the only one I could pick out is the heroin from Veronica Mars. The acting is passable ( I mean how much acting do you actually do in a horror flick aside from looking scared, crying and screaming anyway ? It's hard to tell with these kind of flicks ). There was a general feeling of been there done that with this movie as most of it are grounds already covered by other movies. So while I was yawning, I wasn't yawning that hard...
All in all this is nothing new but well done and not too cheesy so i give it 5/10.
Imdb page : The Pulse ( 2006 )
Rottentomatoes : The Pulse ( 2006 )
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War of the World
This movie is SO DISAPPOINTING. a great beginning, great climax in the middle but the ending sucked. BIG TIME! i mean like, if you are the alien and you've been planning to get rid of human race for billions of years, dont you have at least a back up plan? i mean like the alien was supposedly has been eying the earth for hundreds of light years and supposedly again they are more intellectual and hi-tech creature. and yet again, they dont have any plan b or c or d... and they lost because they were not immune to our environment yet ( all the bacterias and the highlighted paramecium ( paramecium ---> correct ah? ) and tom cruise's whole family didnt even get any cuts or bruises while running away, trying desperately to save themselves. and yeah, what's with the "is it the terrorist?" thing? it was repeated twice by dakota fanning and by her 'brother'. LAME! and the purpose of spraying human blood is...? i kinda have high hope on this movie but it let me down.
Rating : 4.5/10
Rating : 4.5/10
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Unleashed (2005)
Another typical Jet Li movie. loaded with action but the storyline sucks. mainly about an orphan, named Danny brought up by a supposedly british mafia head. the only thing he does is killing peeps once the collar been taken off from him. yes, he wore a collar. suposedly correspond to the title of the movie. but he has this fascination towards piano (how weird is that?) and classical music. Turns out that his mom was a pianist and murdered when he was young. The murderer is the very own person who brought him up. so, the storyline kinda predictable and yada, yada, yada it's just another filler.
Rating : 5/10.
The Descent (2005)
Okay okay ... back to the horror movies marathon ... 2005's the descent. Picture this. Imagine gollum did not die in the LOTR movies and somehow survived in a dark cave with a mate where they have been breeding voraciously till the modern day. His path crosses with a bunch of women on a caving expedition and what ensues as anyone can guess is absolute pandemonium as gollum has developed a taste for human flesh. That is a basic summary of what The Descent is about.
The plot actually revolves around Shauna Macdonald's character Sarah who has suffered a great loss during a accident after a nature trip where she is the only survivor. It is hinted at the beginning of the movie that her husband is getting extra credits for extra marital activities with one of her best friends Juno played by Natalie Jackson Mendoza. Fast forward to a year later, the whole gang get together again for a caving expedition with the main aim of helping Sarah get over the loss of her family. Decending into an unchartered cave, things start going south after a cave in where they run into gollum. Let me tell you here... the creature looks _EXACTLY_ like gollum but with beady eyes.
Well the plot ain't exactly original but what saves this movie for me is that is really well acted and well crafted. The acting is good all around and you get the sense of panic and fear these women are going through stuck in a dark cave with no exit in site and with a added challenge of a carnivorous crazed humanoid like creature hot on their asses. These women had hot asses, especially Juno ( too bad of what happens to her at the end ) ! The fight scenes were well done and the infra red camera shots was immaculately done added to the suspense. Think aliens here. Slick editing brought us to and fro from various spots where the action was going on and this helped the show move at a brisk space.
I would also like to make a mention here about the settings of the movie in the cave. The scenes were just gorgeous although half the time they were enveloped in darkness. The claustrophobic among you might want to give some of the cave scenes a miss as they really convey a feeling of being trapped.
All in all this is a good movie and it gets my recommendation
Rating : 8/10
LowKS
The plot actually revolves around Shauna Macdonald's character Sarah who has suffered a great loss during a accident after a nature trip where she is the only survivor. It is hinted at the beginning of the movie that her husband is getting extra credits for extra marital activities with one of her best friends Juno played by Natalie Jackson Mendoza. Fast forward to a year later, the whole gang get together again for a caving expedition with the main aim of helping Sarah get over the loss of her family. Decending into an unchartered cave, things start going south after a cave in where they run into gollum. Let me tell you here... the creature looks _EXACTLY_ like gollum but with beady eyes.
Well the plot ain't exactly original but what saves this movie for me is that is really well acted and well crafted. The acting is good all around and you get the sense of panic and fear these women are going through stuck in a dark cave with no exit in site and with a added challenge of a carnivorous crazed humanoid like creature hot on their asses. These women had hot asses, especially Juno ( too bad of what happens to her at the end ) ! The fight scenes were well done and the infra red camera shots was immaculately done added to the suspense. Think aliens here. Slick editing brought us to and fro from various spots where the action was going on and this helped the show move at a brisk space.
I would also like to make a mention here about the settings of the movie in the cave. The scenes were just gorgeous although half the time they were enveloped in darkness. The claustrophobic among you might want to give some of the cave scenes a miss as they really convey a feeling of being trapped.
All in all this is a good movie and it gets my recommendation
Rating : 8/10
LowKS
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Hot Fuzz ( 2007 )
Movie night with the significant other and we were staring down three choices :
This time around Simon Pegg of the SOTD fame is Sergeant Nicholas Angel ( Check out the name ! ), a decorated and by the book cop who gets relegated to a small town because his high arrest rates and impeccable record was making his superiors and fellow officers look bad. Life in the small town looks deceptively calm but is there something more than meets the eye ? Together with PC Danny Butterman, son of the town's police chief ( Nick Frost ), they crack case wide open Bad Boys style !
While in SOTD, director Wright pays his homage to the horror genre, here every scene, nuance, dialog, Hot Fuzz pays tribute to the action genre. Be forewarned, if you walk in to this movie expecting a spoof of action movies you will be disappointed. While it is a funny movie, it was not made in the spirit of a spoof. Rather what you have here a team of writer and director that love the action genre and Hot Fuzz is their way of showing their adulation for it. Right from Bad Boys2 to Point Break every major movie in the action genre is given a tip of the hat to. Every is classic action movie stuff right from the amplified ambient noise to the slick editing. Even the plot has a typical action movie feel to it. I like how in the middle of the movie the plot is actually "simplified" to make this fit in the action genre when Timothy Dalton explains to Sergeant Angel that his the case that he is investigating is not really as complex as he thinks and everything is a lot simpler than he thinks.
The actions scenes weren't lacking too as bullets flew all around the screen while our two heroes were blasting away in slo mo across the screen dodging bullets and firing firing the pieces away ... Yeah ! Full marks from Head Master Bruckheimer !! For fun, try to pick out the scenes where the movie gives a nod to SOTD. As far as the acting goes, Pegg and Frost have good chemistry and hit off well with each other. While Simon and Nick might not be the most good looking of blokes, they have enough screen charisma to have you rooting for them after just 20 minutes into the show. The rest of the cast are great too with cameo appearances by well known UK tv actors and actresses.
Thanks Mr. Wright, you really did not let me down with your second outing. Now I can happily add Hot Fuzz to my collection right next to Die Hard and Rambo !
I say if you are looking for a good movie to see and don't want to go the way of all the so-called block busters invading our cinemas, give Hot Fuzz a try. You definitely won't go wrong. Now you got to excuse me while I go for another reviewing of Shaun of the Dead ...
Rating : 7.5/10
LowKS
- Rise of the Silver Surfer ( Think I will just ermm borrow this from the internet video library ahem .. )
- Oceans 13 ( After all the lukewarm reviews ... no thanks )
- Hot Fuzz
This time around Simon Pegg of the SOTD fame is Sergeant Nicholas Angel ( Check out the name ! ), a decorated and by the book cop who gets relegated to a small town because his high arrest rates and impeccable record was making his superiors and fellow officers look bad. Life in the small town looks deceptively calm but is there something more than meets the eye ? Together with PC Danny Butterman, son of the town's police chief ( Nick Frost ), they crack case wide open Bad Boys style !
While in SOTD, director Wright pays his homage to the horror genre, here every scene, nuance, dialog, Hot Fuzz pays tribute to the action genre. Be forewarned, if you walk in to this movie expecting a spoof of action movies you will be disappointed. While it is a funny movie, it was not made in the spirit of a spoof. Rather what you have here a team of writer and director that love the action genre and Hot Fuzz is their way of showing their adulation for it. Right from Bad Boys2 to Point Break every major movie in the action genre is given a tip of the hat to. Every is classic action movie stuff right from the amplified ambient noise to the slick editing. Even the plot has a typical action movie feel to it. I like how in the middle of the movie the plot is actually "simplified" to make this fit in the action genre when Timothy Dalton explains to Sergeant Angel that his the case that he is investigating is not really as complex as he thinks and everything is a lot simpler than he thinks.
The actions scenes weren't lacking too as bullets flew all around the screen while our two heroes were blasting away in slo mo across the screen dodging bullets and firing firing the pieces away ... Yeah ! Full marks from Head Master Bruckheimer !! For fun, try to pick out the scenes where the movie gives a nod to SOTD. As far as the acting goes, Pegg and Frost have good chemistry and hit off well with each other. While Simon and Nick might not be the most good looking of blokes, they have enough screen charisma to have you rooting for them after just 20 minutes into the show. The rest of the cast are great too with cameo appearances by well known UK tv actors and actresses.
Thanks Mr. Wright, you really did not let me down with your second outing. Now I can happily add Hot Fuzz to my collection right next to Die Hard and Rambo !
I say if you are looking for a good movie to see and don't want to go the way of all the so-called block busters invading our cinemas, give Hot Fuzz a try. You definitely won't go wrong. Now you got to excuse me while I go for another reviewing of Shaun of the Dead ...
Rating : 7.5/10
LowKS
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Ocean's 13
This movie tried to revisit the reason why Ocean's 11 was so well-liked, and for a brief moment it did succeed but just a brief moment cos on most parts, when you try to compare this to Ocean's 11, this still feel somewhat inferior.
The Oceans gang are back and this time minus the romance angle. Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta Jones are gone. The only woman in this one is Ellen Barkin who plays the assistant of the villain Al Pacino.
One of their own member (Elliot Gould who plays Monica and Ross Geller's dad in "Friends") was duped into all his life savings, causing him to be in a coma. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and gang wants revenge on Al Pacino's character.
It's quite fun seeing how they scheme their way into the casino owned by Al Pacino, and in the process within a few minutes win all the money from all the tables.
There was a funny scene involving Oprah Winfrey's show. Watch out for it.
Ocean's 11 was more tight and there was a sense of danger that Ocean's 13 lacks.
Ocean's 13- 6/10
Ocean's 12- 4/10
Ocean's 11- 7.5 /10
The Oceans gang are back and this time minus the romance angle. Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta Jones are gone. The only woman in this one is Ellen Barkin who plays the assistant of the villain Al Pacino.
One of their own member (Elliot Gould who plays Monica and Ross Geller's dad in "Friends") was duped into all his life savings, causing him to be in a coma. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and gang wants revenge on Al Pacino's character.
It's quite fun seeing how they scheme their way into the casino owned by Al Pacino, and in the process within a few minutes win all the money from all the tables.
There was a funny scene involving Oprah Winfrey's show. Watch out for it.
Ocean's 11 was more tight and there was a sense of danger that Ocean's 13 lacks.
Ocean's 13- 6/10
Ocean's 12- 4/10
Ocean's 11- 7.5 /10
Sunday, June 24, 2007
V for Vendetta
This movie I think will appeal to both male and female. The action scene was super cool, reminiscent of Matrix bullet time thing, we now have a Knife throwing one here.
Females would enjoy the touching moment when a letter from the prison was read.
I caught it for the second time and still love how it still has that political view of the government who rules us.....
It's like not very often there are movies which makes us think, and I believe if you look carefully this movie achieved that.
Synopsis: V is a sole hero challenging what he feels isnt right about the government, although he achieved this via violence we still feel for him as the"government of future UK" is painted as evil here. He found love in Evey (Natalie Portman- whom bravo to her shave her head for this movie).
Comes highly recommended
8/10.
Females would enjoy the touching moment when a letter from the prison was read.
I caught it for the second time and still love how it still has that political view of the government who rules us.....
It's like not very often there are movies which makes us think, and I believe if you look carefully this movie achieved that.
Synopsis: V is a sole hero challenging what he feels isnt right about the government, although he achieved this via violence we still feel for him as the"government of future UK" is painted as evil here. He found love in Evey (Natalie Portman- whom bravo to her shave her head for this movie).
Comes highly recommended
8/10.
Premonition
I think this is a VERY sad story. another glimpse-of-your-future-kind of storyline. but this has no happy ending. it's almost suffocating at times. like whatever you do, it'll never be enough. and you'd feel helpless as well. really hit that certain switch inside you to really appreciate your loved ones. Sandra B. really carried herself well in this movie. her character felt alive.
Perhaps she should do more thrillers rather than starring in goofy movies like those Miss Congie stuffs :P
Rating : 6/10
Perhaps she should do more thrillers rather than starring in goofy movies like those Miss Congie stuffs :P
Rating : 6/10
Next
It's like the Paycheck storyline. u get a glimpse of your future and what u do with it. to me, nick cage is being unnecessarily too calm at times. but his character evolve steadily. jessica biel, was given an unchallenging character. julian moore was just another Scully-kind FBI agent. It's a good filler if u dont have anything to watch :)
Rating 4/10
Rating 4/10
Fantastic 4 - The Rise of The Silver Surfer
I went to watch this movie few weeks back.
This 2nd installment was better than the previous one. A HELL lot better.It started quite draggy at first but the storyline was nicely arranged. The action scenes were great, all the visual effects+CGI+sound effects deserve some credits.
I still hate Jessica Alba's act. Nothing new. Probably they didnt explore her character that much. But still, her acting wasnt really good anyway. Torch got better. More action scenes as it is supposed to have. The other 2 were somewhat like extras rather than the frontline. Von Doom's appearance was rather brief, a little too brief that his character didnt really leave any impact in the movie. But the Silver Surfer himself was cool.
The duration was slightly less than 2hrs. I know... kinda short. But it actually felt longer. Hmm.. dunno whether thats a good thing or not.
All in all, it's still worth going to the cinema to watch. It's enjoyable :)
Rating : 7/10
This 2nd installment was better than the previous one. A HELL lot better.It started quite draggy at first but the storyline was nicely arranged. The action scenes were great, all the visual effects+CGI+sound effects deserve some credits.
I still hate Jessica Alba's act. Nothing new. Probably they didnt explore her character that much. But still, her acting wasnt really good anyway. Torch got better. More action scenes as it is supposed to have. The other 2 were somewhat like extras rather than the frontline. Von Doom's appearance was rather brief, a little too brief that his character didnt really leave any impact in the movie. But the Silver Surfer himself was cool.
The duration was slightly less than 2hrs. I know... kinda short. But it actually felt longer. Hmm.. dunno whether thats a good thing or not.
All in all, it's still worth going to the cinema to watch. It's enjoyable :)
Rating : 7/10
Saturday, June 23, 2007
What I thought of Shrek III
Before I go on to my review about American Psycho, let me do a quickie review on Shrek 3. Here's what I thought in short : It sucked, it sucked and it sucked. I liked 1 and 2 and I thought that 2 sold out a bit by doing the matrix bit and all but it was still palatable, but 3 totally sold out and it sucked !
Gone are the funny modern alternative look at classic fairy tales and in it's place is an MTV version of it ! Gawd ! They really should have just stopped at 2. At least then they would have gone out with a bang. Shrek and Donkey you guys are NOT funny !! Even the ginger bread man fails to save this third smelly outing. Want to know something that will really make you shiver in your timbers ? They have got shrek 4 and 5 planned !! According to sources, it will be about the origin of shrek and how he ended up in the swamp. Now that is something that really keeps me up at night ... Thank god they are going to show that !
Bleh !!
2.5/10 !
Gone are the funny modern alternative look at classic fairy tales and in it's place is an MTV version of it ! Gawd ! They really should have just stopped at 2. At least then they would have gone out with a bang. Shrek and Donkey you guys are NOT funny !! Even the ginger bread man fails to save this third smelly outing. Want to know something that will really make you shiver in your timbers ? They have got shrek 4 and 5 planned !! According to sources, it will be about the origin of shrek and how he ended up in the swamp. Now that is something that really keeps me up at night ... Thank god they are going to show that !
Bleh !!
2.5/10 !
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
American Psycho ( 2000 )
As promised a review on american psycho. Sorry it took quite a while to get this out but this was one disturbing show and it was hard to disengage to get my thoughts down. I have seen some pretty disturbing shows, but this one has got to trump them all. This show will stay with me for a while as I am sure it will if you watch it too.
By day Mr Patrick Bateman is a suave financier with a posh job and legions of admirers. By night out comes the other psychopathic Mr Bateman which would make Jack the Ripper look like a boy scout. Those of you who are itching to get a glimpse of Mr. Bale bare essentials would be happy to note that this movie features ample helpings of scenes with Mr. Bale running around in his birthday suit.
A bit into the plot. The movie shows us the facade of the yuppie lifestyle and what can lurk behind it. Christian Bale does a good job ( as usual ) of initially portraying two different sides to his character which in the end is broken down and merges into one. This humor here is laced with barbed wire lashing out at you at every opportune it gets. The scenes where Bateman and gang are having a contest to see who has the best business card is oozing with sarcasm and beautifully carried out by Bale with his usual conviction to the character. The humor is dark and scathing so this might not be a show for everyone and some people might actually get turned off by it, but this reviewer liked it for it's originality.
While it explores the psychii of the rich and famous and later plunges us into a deeper and darker persona of it, the movie never gets preachy and doesn't present a nicely tied up ending which would have spoilt it. Kudos to director Mary Harron for a job well done. This is one movie I am sure that will not have fence sitters. Either you like or you don't.
Me, I like it.
Rating : 7.6/10
LowKS
By day Mr Patrick Bateman is a suave financier with a posh job and legions of admirers. By night out comes the other psychopathic Mr Bateman which would make Jack the Ripper look like a boy scout. Those of you who are itching to get a glimpse of Mr. Bale bare essentials would be happy to note that this movie features ample helpings of scenes with Mr. Bale running around in his birthday suit.
A bit into the plot. The movie shows us the facade of the yuppie lifestyle and what can lurk behind it. Christian Bale does a good job ( as usual ) of initially portraying two different sides to his character which in the end is broken down and merges into one. This humor here is laced with barbed wire lashing out at you at every opportune it gets. The scenes where Bateman and gang are having a contest to see who has the best business card is oozing with sarcasm and beautifully carried out by Bale with his usual conviction to the character. The humor is dark and scathing so this might not be a show for everyone and some people might actually get turned off by it, but this reviewer liked it for it's originality.
While it explores the psychii of the rich and famous and later plunges us into a deeper and darker persona of it, the movie never gets preachy and doesn't present a nicely tied up ending which would have spoilt it. Kudos to director Mary Harron for a job well done. This is one movie I am sure that will not have fence sitters. Either you like or you don't.
Me, I like it.
Rating : 7.6/10
LowKS
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The Host ( 2006 )
As My first post let me start by reviewing the first movie on my horror / suspense movie marathon. This movies is none other than 2006's Gwoemul or The Host for rest of us Korean illeterates ...
Let me be upfront here, I am not that much into foreign movies. Don't really know why but foreign movies never really did make it for me so much. But recently I decided to let my guard down a bit and give the Cannes favorite "The Host" a chance, and boy I am glad I did. It a monster of a fun ride ( pun intended ) !
Firstly let me dispense with the good stuff about his movie. Joon Ho-Bong in his second directorial outing presents his delicious monster fare with a quirky family which oils the wheels on this fun ride. For a synopsis of The Host go to it's imdb page. I fell in love with the quirky characters right from the start and was behind them all the way as the monster does it's public romp. The first and second part of the movie certainly deserves a 9/10 in my books. It was just great witnessing the family interaction as they turn from from victims to eventual heroes.
As far as creature effects go the creature in this movie stands out. With the Lord of the Rings creative team behind it, it look lively and blended in well. I was actually literally at the edge of my seat especially during the the up close and personal scene in the sewers.
This is a finely crafted movie with great editing which kept the suspense high during pivotal moments of the movie. Kudos to the editing team for a job well done. The editing is right up there with other American movies I have seen.
Alas, the movie falls a bit flat during the third act when it tries to get all serious with affairs and it sort of degraded into a B grade monster flick from here. Too bad because the first and second act was just superb, but I can forgive Joon for this as I just loved the first and second act. So all in all I really enjoyed this movie, and it really lived up to the hype of being Better than Jaws ! 8/10 ! Looking forward to more from Joon Ho-Bong ! Next up .... American Psycho
Low Kian Seong
Let me be upfront here, I am not that much into foreign movies. Don't really know why but foreign movies never really did make it for me so much. But recently I decided to let my guard down a bit and give the Cannes favorite "The Host" a chance, and boy I am glad I did. It a monster of a fun ride ( pun intended ) !
Firstly let me dispense with the good stuff about his movie. Joon Ho-Bong in his second directorial outing presents his delicious monster fare with a quirky family which oils the wheels on this fun ride. For a synopsis of The Host go to it's imdb page. I fell in love with the quirky characters right from the start and was behind them all the way as the monster does it's public romp. The first and second part of the movie certainly deserves a 9/10 in my books. It was just great witnessing the family interaction as they turn from from victims to eventual heroes.
As far as creature effects go the creature in this movie stands out. With the Lord of the Rings creative team behind it, it look lively and blended in well. I was actually literally at the edge of my seat especially during the the up close and personal scene in the sewers.
This is a finely crafted movie with great editing which kept the suspense high during pivotal moments of the movie. Kudos to the editing team for a job well done. The editing is right up there with other American movies I have seen.
Alas, the movie falls a bit flat during the third act when it tries to get all serious with affairs and it sort of degraded into a B grade monster flick from here. Too bad because the first and second act was just superb, but I can forgive Joon for this as I just loved the first and second act. So all in all I really enjoyed this movie, and it really lived up to the hype of being Better than Jaws ! 8/10 ! Looking forward to more from Joon Ho-Bong ! Next up .... American Psycho
Low Kian Seong
Shrek the Third
and third time not so lucky.....cos this movie kinda suck and predictable too.
It tried hard to be funny and most times it fell flat....
What the movie is about.
Shrek and Fiona tried to fit into royalty but shrek prefers his mudhole to anything else. Frog King is dying and Shrek is supposedly the heir to the throne, so he desperately leave far far away land to find Arthur, the next heir to the throne. It's at this point Prince Charming gathers all the villains in Far far away land to take over the kingdom. And at this time, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Cinderella were having tea with Fiona....
Lots of going on, but the story teller failed to make full use of these characters instead we got the feelings they're there only as cameos appearance and nothing more.
If you like Shrek, just stay away from this one and you would have a good memory that Hollywood did create an original character...watch this and your fond memory would be ruined.
4/10
CHU SP
It tried hard to be funny and most times it fell flat....
What the movie is about.
Shrek and Fiona tried to fit into royalty but shrek prefers his mudhole to anything else. Frog King is dying and Shrek is supposedly the heir to the throne, so he desperately leave far far away land to find Arthur, the next heir to the throne. It's at this point Prince Charming gathers all the villains in Far far away land to take over the kingdom. And at this time, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Cinderella were having tea with Fiona....
Lots of going on, but the story teller failed to make full use of these characters instead we got the feelings they're there only as cameos appearance and nothing more.
If you like Shrek, just stay away from this one and you would have a good memory that Hollywood did create an original character...watch this and your fond memory would be ruined.
4/10
CHU SP
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