But let me share with u guys the few movies n dvds i watch during NOV. time for the oLc review.
Lars And the Real Girl - 3.5/5Dir: Craig Gillespie (prev work Mr Woodcork) damn u all arent going to watch this liao.
dun be deceive by the poster of this movie, it is totally diff from what you will visualize. This story is one of the strongest drama performance i ever seen from an actor and i quite confident Ryan Gosling with get nominated for the Oscar for the second time in a row for this performance.
The movie starred Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom, an super shy young introvert who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The proble is she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the internet. You all might thod from this onwards it is going to be one of those American Pie, Superbad type of cheap sex humour movie, but u r WRONG!! Sex is not what Lars has in mind, but for some reason this 2 weird couple develop a really deep, meaningful relationship. His brother thod he is totally insane, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved.
This movie bring me laughter (not those stupid humour type of love), but more of for Lars innocent that you cant help but feel pity for this boy for the whole movie. The movie will be alot alot better if the pacing of the first half goes 3 times faster cause it is really draggy.
And this movie screenplay also yesterday won the Best Original Screenplay in the National Board of Review awards.
Enchanted - 3.5/5Dir: Kevin Lima (prev work: Tarzan)
Okay i just shoot disney earlier i know and now i go watch a disney movie u guys must be want to throw stones at me. This is a kind of movie i wun usually watch. But i am a classic disney fan like ASnow White and Lion King, with such a cute trailer, and one of the most underrated coming actress Amy Adams first lead role in a major movie how can i dun watch.
This movie is about a fairytale princess from the past who is throw into present-day by who else? an evil queen, cliche u must thod, somemore she is also a stepmother. So disney for a start. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer play by McDreamy, Patrick Dempsey.
Most of my friends give 3 stars for this movie but i give abit more by who else, Britney! but this is so freaking old school that i love it and i was so delighted throughout the movie. Surprisingly the memorable moments of the shows are stolen by the supporting cast, James Marsden as the Prince in the fairytale trying to save Giselle in real life and the chipmunk. This 2 characters brought around 3 quarter of the movie laughter and jokes. but b4 u watch this movie in theatre prepare for a lot of kids and children talking and crying in the cinema which i had to tahan for 2 hrs.
Lust Caution - 4.3/5
Dir: Ang Lee (prev work: Brokeback Mountain)
This is one of the best movie of 2007 for me, the first being Babel which is technically a 2006 movie but screen much later in Spore.
Set in China World War 2 era, the story begins with Mrs. Mak, walking into a café, making a call, and then waits. It brought us to a flashback where the movie begins, in 1938 China. She is not in fact Mrs. Mak, but a shy student, Wong Chia Chi. With WWII underway, as a freshman at university, she meets fellow student Kuang Yu Min(played by Wang Lee Hom) during a play they work together. He sort of psycho his gang to carry out a ambitious plan to assassinate a top Japanese collaborator, Mr. Yee (Tony Leung). And the story goes in a way how Chia Chi live is being intervine and ultimately destroyed by the 2 men.
I think this movie is a great movie that spark a lot of controversy, the sex scenes (is it real or not) the armpit hair (are those hair real) and alot of post topics and discussions like why did Wongk nv kill herself with the pill in the end? this is one of the movie that i tink the sex and nudity makes great sense and one of the core part of the movie, u totally see hw Mr Yee character dominated Wong in the start and hw the story and sex positions changed in which Wong dominated Mr Yee.
and for the part that said y wong nv kill herself in the end, i read a strait times article review and it say Wong wants to see if Mr Yee who she felt in love with in the end and spare his life, would he vice versa do that to her? which i feel is a great thought. and for the last scene where Mr Yee see his shadow on the bed, shot of the year nominee anyone.
DVD: Equilibrium - 4.25/5 (2002 movie)
Dir: Kurt Wimmer
This is a movie you watch more for the kickass and style for those cult movie fans. I am very happy to see this flick accidentely cause i bet a very minimal of you will see this cool low budget movie and i am very glad to introduce to all my friends.
At the end of World War III, the world fell under the control of Father and the Tetragrammaton: a government that outlaws all forms of art and emotion. Citizens are forced to take drugs that eliminate emotions. However, "Sense Offenders" which means they portray sense and emotions like love, art, books and music will be sentence to death. John Preston (Christian Bale) is a Cleric, aka the ma-ta, policeman who had to catch and eliminate Sense Offenders with the help of a ruthless police force. One day, he accidentally breaks his morning dose of emotion suppressant drug and begins to feel. Soon, he begins sympathizing with the Sense Offenders and begins to understand the feeling of... er feel. and ultimately fightback and kickass time when Preston turns his back on the government and kick alot of asses in the meantime.
The highlight of this movie is the action and fight, which the director invent himself call Gun Kata means fighting with a gun. Nv seen action and fight portray in such a cool and stunning manner. This movie is also inspired by Bruce Lee in Jing Wu Men but i also feel it portray some resemblance with Matrix which i dosen like that much.
DVD: Dark City (4.5/5) 1998 movie
Dir: Alex Proyas (prev work: The Crow)
The last movie i would like to recommend would be Dark City, a 1998 movie directed by Alex Proyas.
The story begins with John Murdoch waking up alone in a strange hotel to find that he has lost his memory and is wanted for a series of brutal and bizarre murders. While trying to piece together his past, he stumbles upon a underworld group of beings known as The Strangers who possess the ability to put people to sleep and alter the city and its inhabitants. Now Murdoch must find a way to stop them before they take control of his mind and destroy him.
This story is so cool and original. You can see the building morphing into all kinds of shapes liek Playdoh and for a low budget movie of that era, the graphic and visual style is brilliant and damn creative. The set and bg kind of reminds u of Batman. Also starrign the always brilliant and one of my fav actress Jennifer Connelly, the fame critic Roger Ebert also name this the best movie of 1998.
Ok now i going to share the Top 10 movies i had watched of 2007. so far.
1. Babel (technically 2006 film)
2. Lust, Caution
3. Ratatouille
4. Bourne Ultimatium
5. 300
6. Pans Labyrinth
7. Paris Je Taime
8. Little Children (also technically 2006 film)
9. Zodiac
10. Hot Fuzz
I expect much more to make it to the list, but spore always screen much slower den other countries, but i had high hopes for Atonement, The Savages, Into the Wild, Juno, Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Away from Her, Michael Clayton, Kite Runner, Sweeney Todd and of course the high potential return of the Coens No Country for Old Men.
1 comment:
equilibrium rocked... gotta love the originality of these pistol fights; plus there's an admirable amount of underlying meaning to the movie for substance's sake
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