9

Luv this movie. It’s an animation but not the childish type. Exciting, thrilling with interesting story. And one thing I really like from this movie is that it doesn’t have the preachy moment that every single Pixar movie seems to have. The downside is this movie is a bit short, only a little more than an hour but a pleasure to watch nonetheless. Though, keeping in mind that it’s short, I suggest you watch in weekdays since the weekend fare is a bit more expensive and may not seem worth it to some.

 

watch out!!

When “Watchmen” was being showed here I don’t know why, but I wanted to watch it so much even though I don’t usually like that kind of movies. But I didn’t have the time (and the money ) that I only got to watch it today (courtesy of ITC kuningan). And I thanked myself for not being able to allocate the money to watch it at XXI. IT WAS AWFUL. ughhh.

The guy playing dr. manhattan was trying too hard to be the all-powerful omniscient being that he was supposed to be (and failed badly at it), that stupid long-haired girl was completely useless and the makeup was mediocre at best (Dan has flabby tummy but somehow it was gone whenever he dons his costume). And the story.. ughh don’t get me started on the story. While watching it I can’t help thinking to myself, “what kind of a joke is this?”. Basically the movie was just a parade of special effects that you get tired of halfway (or maybe not even halfway). And it’s 2.5 hours long. Can you imagine sitting in the cinema for 2.5 hours cursing yourself for wasting your money on 2.5 hour-long torture?? I shudder at the mere thought of it. >_<

4 out of 10.

 

tobaatt.. gak bakal lagi aku nonton narnia

Just finished watching Prince Caspian (I know, I know, it’s an old movie but I haven’t written a movie review for a long time so there). The first half was surprisingly good. Compared to the first movie you might even say it’s very good. But the second half.. well.. it just seemed to me as if they’ve spent all their energy for the first half and by the time of the second half they’re out of steam. I mean, Peter is a High King for God’s sake. How could a High King let himself be distracted in the middle of a battle..!! The battle was not going in their favor so he was desperately looking for Lucy to save the day…?? Come ON!! And Caspian  was getting more and more annoying up to the end of the movie.

Sebetulnya filmnya lumayan sih. Lumayan lah untuk mengisi waktu. I’d say 7 out of 10. Eh ato 6 ya?  

 

The Dark Knight

The dark knight = kereeeeennn!!! Great movie An exhilarating fast-paced action movie. Another one of those rare movies where I didn’t glance at my watch in the first 15 minutes I walked into the cinema expecting just another run-of-the-mill action movie and boy, was I in for a surprise. And a very pleasant surprise it was I didn’t expect too much since the first movie was just so-so to me. But this one exceeded my expectations and showed that Hollywood can still dish out a great movie every now and then. Christian Bale IS Bruce Wayne. You cannot picture anyone else playing that role (George Clooney, anyone?). Heath Ledger acting was superb. He made the psychotic Joker a believable real-life character. Joker is no longer just another villain from a comic.
Another thing that I love from the movie is the setting. All the previous movies were shot mostly at dark. Since Gotham has always been described kind of like a city in eternal night. But Gotham in “The Dark Knight” was different. Just like real cities, it has day and night. In short, Christopher Nolan has turned Gotham from just a fictional city in a comic into a city so realistic you’d think it actually exists in reality. That Batman lives there. And I mean he LIVES there. He doesn’t just happen to live in a city named Gotham. That the action could take place anywhere. No, with this movie you could never imagine Batman is from a city named XX (write in any name you want here).
However, one thing to keep in mind, DO NOT LET CHILDREN WATCH THE MOVIE. The violence was a bit, well, above (or below?) average. I actually grimaced at several scenes though I’m usually not disturbed by violent scenes (or is it because I’m getting old?? )
Bottom line, it’s a great movie. Even if you weren’t interested in it, give it a chance. VERY satisfying. I’d say 9 out of 10

 

Stardust: a refreshing movie :)

Huhuhuu aku lagi senaangg after a long long time I finally watch a good movie. watching the movie reminded me how a good movie would make you feel afterwards. It would make you feel satisfied and refreshed the moment you got up from your seat instead of grumbling and trying to forget about the fact that you’ve just wasted your money and time. Watching Stardust last night also reminded me that I haven’t watched a good movie for a long long time. And that made me wonder. Is it only because Hollywood has a serious shortage of good movies? Or is it me getting older and more critical at every movie that I watch?

For me, myself, my own parameter of a good movie lies in the first 15 minutes. Any movie that I don’t think as good, would make me look at my watch during the first 15 minutes. And then I would groan “oh no, there’s still more than one hour left”

Eh kok jadi gak ceritain Stardust ya? hahaa. Pokoknya kalo Stardust mah cuman tiga kata lah. Go watch it!!