INCEPTION
10/10
In my previous post about - Inception, I still couldn’t get enough of it!!! It was really really good and mindblowingly brilliant. I can’t wait for Nolan’s next masterpiece “The Dark Knight Rises”!!! Woo hoo! But is anyone sad to see the Riddler eliminated from contention? I am!! WHY????! I want my JGL.
TOY STORY 3
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. Yeay!!!! So, I absolutely adored Toy Story 1 & 2. I went in with really HIGH expectations. And the result is it lived up to my unbelievably HIGH expectations and then some. I was really touched! I just wish the theater was empty. Then I could stop holding back my tears! And of course the comedy is still there, and I was laughing out loud all the way through! The old lovable characters are all here (esp. my fav REX!!,) and they are joined by an army of new ones (Lotso is awesome!!! I bought him in Toys R Us and he does smell like strawberries ;-D). Watch this, and Pixar, don't stop making movies for us!
KICK ASS
Okay, at first the reason that I watched this film is because of AARON JOHNSON!! Come on people have you seen “Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging”??? Sex God. But then it blew me away. It is surprisingly good. Comprising teen comedy, kick-ass action (hehe.. couldn’t resist.) and a healthy dose of comic book style violence and gore, it rocks. It was like "Spider-Man" and "Kill Bill" had a baby and its head popped off!, and Chloe Moretz easily steals the show as Hit Girl - the incredibly volatile young superhero with a penchant for explicit language. Kick-Ass is a film about finding your identity and audacious enough to do something no one else will. Yet it's also an intricate tale of revenge, which is masterfully crafted to be one of the most awesome pieces of fiction.
SOCIAL NETWORK
At first I was like really confused like ‘What? a facebook movie? That just spells D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R all over it.” And then they hired Justin Timberlake like WTF? Seriously dude you have no business in film making industry. Go back to music. I want sexyback!!! But with a little bit of faith (David Fincher directed this), I went to the cinema and spent RM 13 and enjoy the movie without any expectation. By the time the movie was over, with the Beatles' "Baby, You're A Rich Man" playing over the end credits, I had a huge smile on my face. It was good, I mean like ‘I-didn’t-expect-this-shit-to-be-good’ good. The outstanding acting (except *cough*Justin), style and direction, as well as the great script armed to the teeth with sharp dialogue is what people are likely to miss by dismissing it as a mere 'Facebook movie'.
EASY A
I watched these three nights in the row… yes. I have no life. And yes it was freaking awesome!!!! I fell in love with this movie. It’s extremely witty, clever, sharp & out of the box. Emma Stone rocked it! Stone steals the film but thanks to the experience of Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson is well cast as the understanding and 60's hippy mentality parents. They walk a fine line between wacko and genuinely caring and loving parents. They bring out the parenthood in me. I want to be just like them – Dream much? Hehe. I also liked how the film dealt with social media like Facebook and I especially liked Mr. Griffith's comments "I don't know what your generation's fascination is with documenting your every thought... but I can assure you, they're not all diamonds.”Roman is having an OK day, and bought a Coke Zero at the gas station. Raise the roof." Who gives a rat's ass?" Exactly!
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1
Wickedly awesome!!! But then again, I love Harry Potter, so I am probably biased. The decision to split the book into two movies was the best decision they made.
They manage to capture the brilliance of the 7thbook, unlike previous movies where they left out too much!!! (Brings out too much of angers for Potterheads like meself). And of course they finally managed to get BILL NIGHY!!! Woo Hoo! Even though he was killed few minutes after that but it was totally worth it. And another stroke of genius is the animated sequence detailing the "Tale of the Three Brothers", an interesting wizard fairytale. W-O-W. I seriously can’t wait for the legendary sequel. July couldn’t come close enough.
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD
9.5/10
An Epic of Epic Epicness. That is the movie’s tagline and I couldn’t agree more. I love Edgar Wright’s movie (think Hot Fuzz & Shaun of The Dead … unbelievably good). The jokes were fast and although silly, they weren't stupid which made for quite an enjoyable film. Wright's trademark quick cuts and simple comedy made this film. It has billions of effects and I love it every time Scott hits the Evil Ex's it says "Pow" Or "Boom". It's like playing a video game. Who Needs the 7 Deadly Sins When You Have 7 Deadly Exes?
ECLIPSE: THE TWILIGHT SAGA
3/10
Who needs a spoof like Vampires Suck when you can laugh your ass off during the real movie?
TRON LEGACY
Trontastic! I have never seen the original 'Tron', nor do I really know much about it really. I've only heard the movie referenced on occasion (like that one episode of The Simpsons where Homer's trapped in the Third Dimension and he asks if anybody saw the movie 'Tron', and everyone says "No."). Anyway, the visual is absolutely stunning (you really should see it in 3D and this is coming from someone who prefers substance over style, and dislikes 3D movies.). And also Hello, Garrett Hedlund. YUM. He reminded me of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker (what with the pulling out of light sabers...I mean discs, donning of cloaks, etc). What else? Oh, yes: the Daft Punk soundtrack. Just bloody AMAZING. It pumps the techno-cool visuals along with urgency and weight like a ton of bricks falling on top of you. (And that's a good thing!)
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
3.5/10
One word; Rubbish. I mean the first two were delightful. But this one, omg. Sure Ben Barnes was great eye candy but it is so boring and why bothers adapting the book if you’re just going to rewrite the plot? Look the only thing entirely convincing in this movie is the boy who plays Eustace (notably by Will Poulter). You seriously get annoyed by him in the movie, just as much in the book.
LET ME IN
8/10
Finally, a decent vampire movie. And what’s more decent is a kid-vampire. It was much more brutal than grown-up vampire. Chloe (the awesome Hit Girl from Kick-Ass) who played Abby is incredible. I love the slow buildup...the very-well paced dramatic scenes, the cinematography was absolutely amazing (especially the car-crash scene). It was everything Twilight should-have been and more...mature, disturbing, evocative, and thoughtful. I'd rather belong to Team Abby any day!
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