i love you, beth cooper?

it all started when remarks were made by the nerdy-valedictorian-antagony to his batch-mates during the pre-graduation day. the remarks made were so “intense” that the antagony’s life is not going to be the same afterwards. it is cliché as the story is about how the-nerdy-antogony and the-queen-bee get together at the end of the story. adding to that, the cheerleader-queen-bee role is played by hayden panettiere which makes it more stereotype. and the story basically about what happened throughout the night after the remarks were made. but one thing noted, hayden surely can handle the role well (and the army-guy (Kevin) kick-ass-actions were awesome though). since the-chick-flick is not my cup of tea, I believe that this movie can make us unwind and relax. thus, I give this 5.5 out of the 10 points scale.

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monsters vs aliens

bob + monster frens = farking funny freaks

it took me more than one week for the updates due to the busy-ness. nothing much to share since the schedule packed with the routines; including chores. yes house-chores. enough said. today i watched monsters vs aliens with adek since we already watched most (i rather say ALL) latest movies. the premise and storyline were cliché and typical but no doubt that the animation techniques were amazing, great and realistic enough. too many good things create wonders. and one thing to note is the movie was a damn hilarious especially those lines by bob; the blue-jelly-monster. the continuous laughter started from the introduction of the monsters at the secret lab till the movie ended. one defect that noted was the part where the president was offered a drink in the middle of climbing the stairs to meet the destructive machine when obviously there was no one or stage at the stairs seen previously. to cut it short, this movie, although an animation will be enjoyed; not only by the toddlers but also adults. well, at least me myself enjoyed. and i gave it 6.5 out of scale of 10. enjoy watching peeps!


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3.14156295

pretty-hilarious

and so i watched the movie yesterday. it was damn hilarious and funny. i personally think ben stiler didnt much outstanding besides showing his stiff side (not his acting) in this. but the supporting characters are the main highlights and very much helpings. among the best are the slapping-monkeys, head-banging-einstein, octavious and the squirrel, kahmunrah and many more. the plot starts after lavey had becoming a successful businessman for household-products (the latest was the glow-in-the-dark-flash-light) and no longer working as the night-guard at the museum. due to some technology improvement, lavey’s-museum-friends apparently are going to be dumped and vanished. and the journey starts there. this is just another stiler’s piece i think. such movie genre is not my cup-of-tea but when you got owen wilson and ben stiler together, youll know you wont get up from the seat without recalling back the jokes and funny parts. so, enjoy einstein!

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x-men origins: wolverine

encik-read-between-the-lines

i promised to myself that this review wont be as long as the previous one tho the movie was superb. tho i was excited but it was not that skyhigh as m a constant x-men follower since i was little. the movie was great that i didnt realise when it already ended. basically this movie tells us about the origin of one of the main x-men characters; logan/james/wolverine. how he got his nick (wolverine of course, not jimmy), his claws and all. the special effects are super damn cool. but i would like to draw the intention on the part that deadpool still alive and he is in china. yes, he is guys! i know many of us dont realise this, but this part only appears after the all the credit at the ending. the credit part was long enough for about 8-10 minutes. thanks to the newspapers and the internet reviews that i informed about this. as i said, i wasnt excited enough as i already know the origin of him but i watched just to see how they put it on film. not bad. and the movie was a great show tho. enjoy!

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angels and demons

"angels & demons"

oh, after sooo many good movies ive watched, now only i can share something as reviews. there are plenty of good movies i watched which to be considered deserving standing-ovations and rated as jaw-dropping-ones which to include slumdog millionaires, sell out, cape no.7, parfume; the story of a murderer and many more. there are too many to list down. and i just watched “angels and demons” yesterday with some buddies.

before that, since i missed to share the previous excitement, let me brief on several movies which i enjoyed watching (again and again? dont mind at all!). “cape no.7” is a must-watch because of the wordings in the letter. they are touching enough (it is unbelieveable for me to say so, but its true if “touching” is the word. Mmg menyerap jiwaraga. hahaha). and the movie requires focus from the audience as the first thirty minutes you wont see the picture just yet; until they introduces the lead actor. basically the storyline is about the mayor (the subtitles said so) of an island wanted to form a band to attract the outsiders to the island, yet the youngsters keep on going and moving out from the island. so, the journey starts there. and apparently last two months, astro aired the movie.

i love drama type movies since m not sure what genre they are, but i categorised them as drama-movies i.e. “chocolat” (yes, without “e”), “parfum: the story of a murderer”, “a walk to remember”; just to list. “parfum” is so dramatic and is about the bastard (the lead actor) born with a special nostril-sense as he can determine and recognise everything; even from far. everything. fear, joy, anger, lust; just name it. the story starts when the boy turns into an adult and try to discover and does his own ‘researches’ to improve his skills. the same for “chocolat”. the story is about passion of chocolate that the chocolate-maker has. she created chocolates which can bring one happiness, sadness, etc. the background is around 60s, but they got johnny depp in that, i think. i watched this on tv when i was like 9-10 years old. since then my passion for the drama-movies stuffs bloomed.

undeniable the storyline of “slumdog millionaire” is simple and dramatic. and yet i hav no idea why the local film-makers have to come out with all the slapsticks i.e. gila bola, gila-gila pengantin remaja, cinta seratus ela, cinta kolestrol (and all other “cintas” and “gilas”). thanks to all the new-age-directors e.g. yasmin ahmad for enlighten a bit of our local film industry path. sumpah storyline “slumdog” is simple nak mampus and undeniable it deserved the oscar. the story is about how the lead actor manage to answer all questions in the programme of ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ of the indian-version. the story starts there. as for “sell out” (instead of ‘sold’) is a sarcastic movie about malaysian. the reality of malaysian. the truth of how MOST malaysian (or i rather say typical) react. those who deny these facts are those in the state of denial and hypocrisy. it is in mandarin and it supposes to be a comedy show and yet we are laughing as the director managed to turn ‘our’ silliness, foolishness and selfishness (and not to be forgotten, stupidity) and we keep on laughing as that were the truth. the reality of ‘our’ surroundings. the environment itself. the bureaucracy, issues on money, reality shows, corruption, typical bosses, love, etc. the movie is an award-winning at overseas. another thing about this film, the songs chosen are superb and marvelous and very ‘painful’ somehow. but, i was a bit confused on the ending somehow. however, overall the director really deserved the overseas-trophy and rated as must-watch from me.

better i stop here for the previous reviews. concerning “angels and demons” i haven’t read the book tho i was offered at first to read to understand the movie. but, i refused to as i dont want the same devastating and disappointing feelings as what happened on “ayat-ayat cinta” and “memoirs of geisha” when i read d novel first before i watch the movie. the feeling is not the same eventho the movie was based on the novel. the same scenes and storylines. budget and too-lenghty would be the reasons for the details to be ignored. yet, the messages were delivered. At least, the main ones were. Enough said bout these devastation and disappointment.

now, concentrating on the newly-watched-movie, it was a great and a worth-watching-movie. and of course a worth buying ticket (unlike the shopaholic-movie-thingy). i was stunned from the introduction of the movie until the credit part appeared. i even didn’t allow my eyes to blink (okey, ni exaggerate melampau. haha), but believe me, even those who watch the movie without reading the novel would understand the whole storylines. and of course this movie has sort of the so-called sequel to the-boring- “da vinci code” which the latter is less interesting (just admit it. hehe).

basically this movie started with the plot where the pope’s death of which the “thrown” has to be filled with his successor. the successor or pope-to-be, however, has to undergo some sort of meeting to draw lot on who is going to succeed the dead pope. there are four “favourite” Pope-to-be who were kidnapped by one illuminati-psycho due to the “previous revenge” who apparently loves to riddle. and the story starts from there onwards. i wont spoil the mood of those who haven’t watch the movie. again, it was a worth watching movie and has nothing to do with our religion. so, i bet it is a movie for all.

seriously, i was stunned from the start till the movie ended. and i even said to my buddies that i dont mind at all to watch the movie for the second-time. i only uttered this the last time after i watched transformers 1. yes, this is the impact of “angels and demons”. perhaps some of you might think that i over-reacted or exaggerating. my advice is just go and watch the movie and hand down some comments on this entry. again, this movie really deserves a standing-ovation and is under must-see-movie. at least from me.

ps/m keen, super-eager and super-duper-excited for “transformers2: revenge of the fallen” which will be released somemwhere in June. from the thriller, i know its gonna be another jaw-dropping one. big-applause to wonders-maker, mr.michael bay.

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