The Journey of a Distort Soul....

Transformers at GSC OU...

We went to watch Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen at GSC OU. I booked the tickets while I was in Jakarta; plan to go with Aiman and when my cousin Fazlin noticed the update on our Facebook she immediately bought the ticket; seat no next to Aiman. We move out from Shah Alam by 9.30am and reached GSC OU just in time to get out tickets. It was a huge crowd at the cinema hall as TV3 Kids organize a special Tranformers screening session for their members. They brought two mascots dress as Optimus Prime and Bumblee Bee to the screening; Aiman took a picture with them. We bought our usual popcorn combo and went inside the cinema hall; not before some Kodak Moments at the Transformers poster outside. Arief was happy enjoying his popcorn while kept on asking about Bumblebee. The movie is about two and a half hour long; and Arief was getting bored as he started to play with Aiman and Fazlin in-front. He even walked down the stairs. It took another box of popcorn to coerce him to sit back in his seat. We really enjoy the movie thoroughly and plan to buy the DVD later :-)

Munich...

It took me 3 nights to finish this DVD. The story was a bit slow at first but pick-up towards the end. Eric Bana plays the leader aka cook of an assasin team. BTW he did cook a lot in this movie. Their plan on assasination has it's flaws along the way and suprises me that they could succeed :-)

Firewall...

Big Fan of Harrison Ford. A bit weird watching Paul Bettany as the bad guy as I just watched him in Wimbledon (btw he is the "bad" monk in Da Vinci Code). The storyline is good; kept me guessing till the end whether his close friend or his secretary was also involves in the kidnapping :-)

King Kong...

It took me nearly one day to finally finish watching this DVD. Started watching on Saturday morning and continue in the late evening. Then finished at around 10.30pm. It was not that "great" as I expect. The effects was satisfactory, I expect better from the Director of the "Lord of the Rings". I nearly fall asleep while waiting for the ending. But I really like the scene when they were fighting against the insects. And finally get to see Andy Serkis as an actor :-)

Goal...

I had watched this earlier with Aiman VCD but it was not that clear. I truly enjoy this movie eventhough some of the goals is digitally created but the atmosphere of the game is really excellent. Enjoyed the cameo by Beckham, Raul and Zidane. Can't wait for the 2nd and 3rd installments :-)

MI3...

Usually we buy our GSC tickets online but it was fully booked. So I just went to One Utama on Thursday and purchase the ticket over the counter. Suprisingly there is still a lot of empty seats. As I was selecting my seating, I managed to glimpse at the booked seat. Apparently for online booking, there only allocates one row. Maybe it was for MI3 as this is expected to be a "Blockbuster". Well back to the movie. The action was highly-charged. It reminds me of the first installment @ MI1 with the hanging rope trick. I don't particularly like MI2 as it was too focus on action sequence in slow-motion. I really like the movie and can't wait to buy the DVD for my collection :-)

Aeon Flux...

Excellent effects but quite odd as I don't see Theron in that kind of role. Nevertheless quite an enjoyable movie with lots of "cool" fighting sequence and gadget. I like the storyline but it could explore further on the industrial virus that wipes out 99% of the earth popullation and also how did Theron character get to be so strong and agile :-)

Chronicles of Narnia...

We watched this last sunday. The special effects was just ok, a bit letdown as this was a collaboration with Walt Disney. Well it is quite an enjoyable movie :-)

Just like Heaven...

I had my reservation when I bought this DVD. Firstly, I don't particularly like Reese; not a fan of her "Legally Blonde" movies. But I really enjoy watching the movie. Funny and romantic :-)

Ice Age 2 : The Meltdown...

We watched this at GSC One Utama New Wing (our favourite cinema). The cinema was full with kids, babies even and their parents. Leguizamo was hillarious as the sloth. I like the two possums, very cheeky and their mammoth sisters. Worth my RM20. Comfortable seating and entertaining movie :-)

The Man...

The main reason that I bought this DVD was Samuel L Jackson and Eugene Levy (American Pie fame). I really like the "farted" scene in the elevator at the end :-)

Jarhead...

A movie based on a novel by a USMC (Marine Corps) Swofford. It tells the story of their experience during the Gulf War and how they occupy their time with the sweltering heat. At the end, they had spend close to a year there and not one shot fired (a good thing) but it frustrated them to the max as kiling an enemy has become an obsession for them during their stay there. Like the scene when it was raining oil :-)

Mrs Henderson Presents...

I respect Mrs. Henderson @ Dench on how she could manipulate the rules to the thinnest in order to ensure that her production that features nude ladies would go through. And I like the final statement by Mrs Henderson when the authorities plan to shut her down for safety reasons due to German frequent air-raids. An excellent movie with great cast :-)

Yours, Mine & Ours...

Another family story in the mold of "Cheaper by the Dozen 2". Two families of different culture clashed but this time it is from the same family as Quaid has 10 kids of his own and Rene has 4 her own and 6 adopted. A military upbringing family and a "no-rule" family. Hilarious. BTW this is a re-make from the 1960's movie from the same title, starring Lucille Ball. Great movie to be watched with the whole family :-)

Memoirs of a Geisha...

Yawnnnnn... I admit that I fall asleep while watching this movie. And it doesn't do much justice to the novel :-(

Crash...

An all star cast. A story on racism in the US. Every characters have their own agenda and they all collides with each other in 36 hours. No wonder this movie won the Oscar for Best Film. The best scene is when the Mexican Locksmiths daugther (in the poster) try to protect her father from being shot. I thought she died but miraculously survive. At first I thought the bullet hit her metal pensil-box or something but the Persian Store Owner gun uses blanks. Great storyline and excellent cast :-)

Underworld 2: The Evolution...

For the first time, I watched this DVD on my notebook with a headphone at Menara TM on saturday evening at 4.30pm. I was accompanying my wife as she had to crunch some figures for the Board. You have to watched the first installment to understand The Evolution. A war beetween the Death Dealers (Vampires) and the Lycans (Werewolf). The special effects and fighting sequence is awesome :-)

Doom...

Another movie (just like Resident Evil) that is made from a Play Station Game. Not much of a storyline, anticipated from this "kind" of genre. Doesn't really exploit ROCK acting skills, apart from maintaining a "WWF Game Face" throughout the story. Like the first person shooting mode at the end :-)

Initial D...

I borrowed this DVD from Yusnee and it took me a month to finally watching it. It revolves around a tofu delivery boy name "Takumi" who droves a Toyota AE86, racing down Mt Akina perfecting the art of "drifting". I really like the way they "freeze" the frames. Reminds me of the comic book illustrations. The relationship between Takumi and Natsuki is just to give an extra storyline apart from the cool "drifting" sequence :-)

Hostage...

The main reason why I bought this DVD is Bruce Willis and it took me 3 days to finally finish watching it. He gave a creditable performance but the storyline falls flat. The other characters is so laughable especially this one bad guy of which I can't quite figure out who is he trying to potray. A bad guy with an attitude or a crazy bad guy or a pervert bad guy. The ending when Bruce confronts his family captors with Pollack caught me by suprise as I thought Pollack would double-cross Bruce. I would not recommend to anyone to watch this movie unless you are a big fan of Bruce Willis :-)

Flight Plan...

We watched it at the new GSC cinema at One Utama. The story revolves around a mother who lost her daughter in an airplane. Basically it is about Jodie Foster getting mad and furious at everyone in the airplane because nobody knows the whereabouts of her daughter. At first I thought everybody in the airplane is involve in the conspiracy to hide her daughter @ Murder on the Orient Express but I was wrong. Great movie to be watched at the Cinema :-)

Be Cool...

I should have watched earlier rather than wait for the DVD to come out as it is such a GREAT movie. A great cast and again John Travolta is so COOL. Second movie (1st one is Hollywood Homicide) for Andre Benjamin @ Andre 3000 from Outkast and this guy is good. Can't wait to watch "Four Brothers" as Andre will be one of the four main actors :-)

Madagascar...

This movie fall below my expectation. The cast is excellent with Stiller, Jada, Rock and Schwimmer to name a few. The storyline is very predictable and the one-liners doesn't work that well. The best part of this movie is the penguin :-)

Mr & Mrs Smith...

I didn't watch this at the local cinema fearing that it will be brutally "censored". The main reason for me wanting to watch this is Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and also due to the fact that they are a "couple" now. I bought the DVD in Taiping, this small corner shop infront of USPD. The movie is OK, not much of a storyline though. The camaraderie between Brad and Angelina is excellent. But the ending is like watching a "Hong Kong Gangter Movie" :-)

Coach Carter...

Inspired by a true-life story about a basketball coach who bench his entire basketball team for poor academic performance. I am fan of "True-Life" story kind of movie eg. Miracle & Remember the Titans. And also a big fan of Samuel L Jackson. My comments, the storyline makes me anxiously wanting for the ending and I really like the ending caption where it tells what had happen to all of the basketball players. BTW this is the first movie that I watch with my lovely wife :-).

Sahara

I watched this movie at GSC MidValley and I tried the Twin Seat @ Couple Seat. Well the seat do feel comfortable but with no arm rest in between. Great for couples I guess. I remember McConaughey (hard to pronouce) from "Time To Kill" @ John Grisham Movie. Steve Zahn is the wise cracking sidekick and he did a great job. Great adventure movie but Indy Jones is much much more better. Strongly suggest you catch it in the cinema near you and I am eagerly waiting for its' sequel :-)

Spanglish

I like Adam Sandler in "Happy Gilmore" and "Waterboy" but in this movie it does not focus much on his comedic brilliance. It is a great movie about family relationship between Sandler, Leoni (Duchovny wife) with their daugther and mother-in-law; and also the relationship between their spanish speaking maid (Penelope Cruz @ Flor) and her daugther. But didn't know how it ends because it was a bit hanging. Nevertheless, this is an excellent movie :-)

Blade 3 : Trinity

I'm a big fan of the Blade Trilogy @ Wesley Snipe. I have all three in DVD now. Didn't expect to find some many cool actors in this 3rd Trilogy; Ryan Reynolds from the sitcom "Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place", Dominic Purcell from the mini series "John Doe" and Triple H from WWF. Truthfully, I like Blade because of the well choreographed fighting scene and cool sound tracks :-)

Hotel Rwanda

A truly great movie. Chealde is an excellent actor. I first notice him in Volcano opposite Tommy Lee Jones and like him in Ocean 11 & 12, Swordfish and Rush Hour 2 (chinese speaking restaurant owner). All this while he has been playing small roles and he has the talent to be the leading man. Not all African American could do that apart from Denzel, Samuel L Jackson and Morgan Freeman (just to name a few). And he was nominated for an oscar for his role (didn't win but it is an accomplishment). This is a movie about the holocaust that happens in Rwanda between the Hutus and Tutsi. It happens for months before the world took notice and by then millions had died (just like Bosnia between the Muslims and Serbs). The fact that United Nations (UN) was there but they can't do anything and the European Countries were only interested to save their people only was so frustrating. The scene at the end when they finally located their nieces was so touching. Again a truly great movie :-)

Elektra

Luckilly I watched it on DVD because it was so horrible. No wonder my friend told me that it was crap. I like the fighting sequence but the baddies was easily defeated. Didn't they learn anything from Daredevil as this movie flop bigtime. Jennifer Garner was ok but I don't like her that much. I'm not an ALIAS fan. More into Jessica Alba (eventhough I didn't watch Dark Angel). Adore her lips :-) 

HITCH...

I watched HITCH last saturday at TGV Sunway Piramid 9pm show. I was looking forward to watch it as I am a big fan of Will Smith since his "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". He is so smooth in this movie. The way he manage to attract the ladies in the bar was excellent and the way he courts Eva Mendez was brilliant. The movie is very funny and you will continue laughing even when you have exited the cinema. Kevin James (The King of Queens) is brilliant in his role. Potraying a hapless man to the fullest. I did have a bad "date" once and to make it worse it was my first date with that girl. I spill "Teh Tarik" all over the table and it drips to my pants. Luckilly I have my charm to fall back as I manage to sweet talk myself out of that horrible situation. Back to the movie, it is a fun movie to watch with your other half. Truly an enjoyable experience :-)

Bride & Prejudice...

The truth, I don't like Bollywood movie that much. I admit I did went to watch it at the cinema once (maybe twice @ Chalte Chalte and Kal Ho Naa Ho). It is always three hours long. Usually the storyline is not that bad with beautiful scenery and gorgeous actress @ Aishwarya Rai. But can't really understand the dancing sequence. Music I can still accept but not the dancing. Just imagine if it could happen in real life. I am about to go on a date and suddenly I feel like singing and dancing to my GF. When I start to dance, suddenly everybody arounds me started to dance as well, well choregraphed, as if we have been learning the dance steps for ages. He he he he he....

Back to the movie, it is worthwhile to watch. Like the scene when the mother surf in "indianbachelor.com" to find potential suitors for her daugthers. Like the comment by Martin on dancing, "just act as if your left hand is unscrewing a light bulb and the right hand is patting a dog". Quite hilarious actually :-)

Ring 2 Promo at TGV Sunway Piramid...

I went to watch HITCH last saturday night and I saw this girl potraying the scary character from "The Ring". Complete with the outfit and gruesome make-up. I don't know how much she got paid to sit like that and stares at people. I would do that if I am given the chance. Maybe I could be like "Freddy Krueger" from Nightmare on Elm Street. That would be nice :-)

Maria Full of Grace...

I watched this DVD yesterday (again after 2 weeks that I bought this DVD). A truly magnificent movie about a female "Drug Mule" from Colombia. She had to swallow 60++ units "Drugs Pellet" in order to deliver it to United States. The pellets is as big as grapes and throughout the journey you can't go to the toilet (I guess you know where I am heading with this statement, so I just spare the details). At one point, she had to swallow back the Pellets (after her toilet break). This is an excellent movie and I strongly suggest all of you to watch it.

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After the Sunset...

Finally I watched this DVD last saturday (bought it 2 weeks ago). Now I realize that my free time is reducing at an alarming rate. The movie was ok with interesting plot and excellent casting (Brosnan, Hayek, Woddy & Cheadle). Hayek looks beautiful as ever (remember her in "From Dusk till Dawn" when she danced with the big yellow snakes). I like Woddy during his stint in "Cheers" as the dumb bartender. Cheadle is known for various small roles etc Volcano, Rush Hour 2, Ocean Elevens + Twelve but I am anxiously waiting to watch "Hotel Rwanda" as he is the main actor and was nominated for the Oscars. I suggest you catch this movie as it is highly entertaining :-).

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Ray...

This is a true story about the blind singer Ray Charles. To tell you the truth, I thought "Georgia on My Mind" was Michael Bolton song until I saw this movie. Jamie Foxx did a great job potraying the American legend (he won oscars for it too). My suggestion, go and watch this movie and make a choice to either liking or hating him as an individual (Ray Charles). He is talented but the way he treat his wife and himself is quite degrading. Lucky for him he was given a second chance in life. Not many of us have that kind of opportunities.

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Motorcycle Diaries...

This is an excellent movie. You do need to read the subtitles though but worth your time reading it. It tells a story about Che Guevera (the famous face adorn on shirts that has become a fashion icon) in his early years prior to his final semester in completing his medical degree. He went on a motorcycle journey across South America with his best friend Alberto. An odyssey of which ultimately inspire him to become a revolutionary. I have to buy his bibligraphy. Interesting to find out more about Che Guevera.

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