- Directed by Andy Fickman
- Starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum
- A romantic comedy inspired by Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", this movie is more fun and entertaining than I'd expected. Amanda Bynes is cute, lovable and funny. This movie is made for her.
- Directed by Tom Dev
- Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker
- The title of the movie describes itself. This is neither a romantic nor a comedy. There are many supposed-to-be funny plots, involving supporting cast, which are unrelated to the main theme of the movie. Horrible scriptwriting.
- Directed by Spike Lee
- Starring Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster
- A story about bank robbers playing cat-and-mouse chase with policemen. Interesting and complicating scriptwriting with clever twists and turns and best performances of casts, especially Jodie Foster. The film is, however, not a thriller movie that you can expect to get excitement from.
- Directed by Atom Egoyan
- Starring Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman
- A story about two nightclub entertainers and a mystery behind the dead body of a woman found in their hotel suite. Interesting script and plot. The film jumps back and forth between the present and the past, which is confusing, due in part to the likeness of the two actors in different times (they don't grow old in 15 years) and the resemblance of the two actresses (they look so much alike).
- Directed by James McTeigue
- Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea
- Produced and co-written by the Wachowski brothers who directed and wrote The Matrix sequels, the film tells the story of a young woman who was rescued by a masked man, known as "V", who has dedicated himself to freeing citizens of England from the corrupted and cruel government. This is an interesting action-filled drama movie, yet very complicated and serious. Natalie Portman is too pretty and over-reacted. The famous line, "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.", is quite familiar around here, in Thailand, don't you think?
- Directed by David Cronenberg
- Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris
- An action-packed drama about a family man who tries to forget his past as a professional killer. This is one of the best films directed by Cronenberg, especially the bold and violent action scenes, which are so real and unpredictable, and the extremely hot sex scenes. Very entertaining.
- Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz
- A political thriller and drama about a British diplomat who tries to find out the mystery behind his wife's murder. Well-made movie but too serious and complex.
- Directed by James Mangold
- Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon
- The film tells a biography of famous country star Johny Cash (1932-2003) during his early years, which focuses on love relationship between him and his wife, June Carter Cash (1929-2003). Outstanding acting and musical performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, the movie is entertaining with a lot of great country songs.
- Directed by Paul Haggis
- Starring Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Sandra Bullock, Brandan Fraser
- A number of American people with different races, class and status crash with each other in L.A. The film deals boldly with racism, terrorism and prejudices. Excellent scriptwriting and film editing.
- Directed by Ang Lee
- Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway
- This is one of the greatest and most romantic love stories. Beautifully shot and best performed by Ledger and Gyllenhaal, the movie tells the story of forbidden love of two gay cowboys -- heartbreaking, deeply moving, and tragic. If you have no bias against homosexual, you will find that this drama movie opens and breaks your heart and stays with you even after it ends. Apart from Sense and Sensibility, this is Ang Lee's best film and he deserves the Oscar Award.
- Below are some of the most romantic scenes in the movie that I like.
- Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Starring Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush
- A true story about the aftereffects of the Palestinian terrorist attacks on the Israeli athletic team during the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. This is a serious, tense, violent and action-packed drama. Spielberg deserves credit for his courage to make this thought-provoking movie although he got heavily criticised for this controversial moral issue.
- Directed by Ben Younger
- Starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg
- The trailer leads us to think that this is a romantic comedy movie with Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman taking leading roles. In fact, this is a serious love movie which focuses on the relationship between a 37-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man. The problem is the scriptwriting, which is dull and boring.
- Directed by Rob Marshall
- Starring Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe
- Based on a bestseller novel by Arthur Golden, this is a story of a Japanese girl, Sayuri, who became a geisha in 1929. The film is enjoyable with happy ending. It is however quite shallow and doesn't tell much about the real life of geishas. All Chinese actresses deliver fine performances, but I think the film would be much better if it uses Japanese casts who speak Japanese with English subtitle.
- Directed by Mark Waters
- Starring Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo
- A romantic comedy about a medical intern, who had been in coma due to a car accident, and a desperate guy who rented her apartment. The reason I saw this movie is to kill time and did not expect to get anything much. Surprisingly, the movie turns out to be pleasing and fun. Both Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo are charming, sweet, and funny. The script is smart, although it is lousy at the end.
- Directed by Thomas Bezucha
- Starring Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams, Claire Danes, Dermot Mulroney, Luke Wilson
- A story about a Christmas holiday gathering of a New England family. There are a lot of big-name actors and actresses who deliver fine performances. The only problem is the script.
- Directed by Luc Jacquet
- An amazing French documentary film about the mating and breeding rituals of the emperor penguins in Antarctica. It is a story of love, responsibilities, survival and sacrifice -- the film that makes some of us shameful to be born human and yet cannot match the love and responsibilities of the penguins.
- Directed by Andrew Adamson
- Starring Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes
- Based on a classic novel by C.S. Lewis, this fun, warm, and bloodless film is definitely for children. Teenagers, mostly Harry Potter fans, may find it boring, too sweet and overlong. The most admired is the special effects and the pretty little Lucy, played by Georgie Henly.
- Directed by Peter Jackson
- Starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
- King Kong is back. This new action-packed Jurassic Park version is thrilling, entertaining, humorous and heartbreaking. Peter Jackson does not let his fans down after The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is perhaps the most enjoyable movie of this year. This 3-hour film is however too long. Some scenes need to be edited and even some characters might need to be deleted.
- Directed by Karyn Kusama
- Starring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Johny Lee Miller
- The only good things in this movie are the body, the hairstyle and the outfits of Charlize Theron.
- Directed by Judd Apatow
- Starring Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd
- An amusing sex comedy about a 40-year-old guy who has never had sex with anybody. The plot is not so outrageous like in other sex comedy films. Apart from raunchy talks, the movie is warm and sweet.
- Directed by Mike Newell
- Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
- The darkest, most frightening, adventurous, entertaining, and the best so far in the Harry Potter series, this film is not for kids any more.
- Directed by Roman Polanski
- Starring Barney Clarke, Ben Kingsley, Harry Eden
- Based on a classic novel by Charles Dickens, this version of Oliver Twist by Roman Polanski is quite serious, flat and dull, compared to the lively and enjoyable 1968 verison ( Oliver!) directed by Carol Reed.
- Directed by Martin Campbell
- Starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- The Legend of Zorro is more of a comedy than a legend. The thing I like most in the film is the cute little boy who played the son of Zorro.
- Directed by Robert Schwentke
- Starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean
- The movie is thrilling and frightening and continues to go well until the last 30 minutes when it turns to be lousy and boring. Jodie Foster delivers her best performance anyway.
- Directed by Komkrit Treewimol
- Starring Sunny Suwanmethanon, Sirapat Watanajinda, Maneerat Kam-uan
- The story about a bashful student, Moo, who falls in love with his best friend, Dakanda. Moo is too shy to tell Dakanda the truth until it is too late. Depressed and broken-hearted, he goes to a resort island and there he meets Nui, a young nurse, who is attracted to him. Moo has to choose whether to hang on with his first love or to start over with the one who loves him. Directed by Komkrit Treewimol, a former director of "Fan Chan", this movie is warm, easygoing and entertaining. It cannot be matched with "Fan Chan" though, as the latter is nostalgic and reminds middle-aged Thai people of the past.
- Directed by Wes Craven
- Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy
- The story took place on a plane on a night flight to Miami. Lisa, a hotel manager, is threatened by a passenger sitting next to her, Jackson, that he will kill her father if she does not cooperate with him. The film is exciting, thrilling and entertaining, although Lisa is unbelievably strong and lucky and Jackson is so weak and unlucky at the end.
- Directed by Louis Leterrier
- Starring Jason Statham
- Like the Tom-Yum-Goong movie, this action-packed film is entertaining and fun, if you don't expect to get anything, at all, seriously. Similar to Tony Ja or Jackie Chan, Jason Statham is really good at fighting. The outrageous car chases, the absurd fight scenes, and the incredible and ridiculous plots, will enjoy you and make you laugh through the scene.
- Directed by Ron Howard
- Starring Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
- Based on a true story of James J. Braddock, the World's Heavyweight Champion in 1935, this movie is inspiring, thrilling, and heartwarming. Ron Howard, Russell Crowe and Paul Giamatti deserve the Oscar nomination.
- Directed by Nora Ephron
- Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrel, Shirley MacLain, Michael Caine
- The worst movie so far this year. This romantic comedy is neither romantic nor funny. The scriptwriting is so weak and stupid. Will Ferrel is so uncharming. Shirley MacLain is so boring. Don't waste your money.
- Directed by Walter Salles
- Starring Jennifer Connelly
- Based on a film by the Japanese creators of "The Ring", this is the story about a newly-divorced mother and her 5-year-old daughter. They rent a cramped and worn apartment in Roosevelt Island and hope to start a new life, only to find that there is mysterious "dark water" in the apartment. Despite the fine performances of Jennifer Connelly and other casts, this ghost movies is not so haunting. One of the reasons, I guess, is that the ghost in this movie is a young pretty girl. There is no creepy ghost or ugly corpses like in "The Ring" movie.
- Directed by David Dobkin
- Starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn
- Vince Vaughn is really good in this funny movies, although the story is quite too long at the end.
- Directed by Prachaya Pinkaew
- Starring Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao
- Although the movie is full with elephant-sized plot holes, shameless product placement, and cheesy jokes, watching Tony Jaa does his stuff is well worth the admission price. Keep an eye out for the jaw-dropping 4 minutes long-take of Jaa fighing up a four-storey building, or the ultimate bone-crunching fest that makes even Steven Seagal looks like a Charlie Angel's girl. The plot is the usual kung-fu cliche, the acting mediocre (Jaa's only lines are variations of "Where's my elephant!!"), so expect all your ticket price to be for the Tony Jaa action. If you can handle that, you'll enjoy this campy yet immensely fun movie. This Tom-Yum-Goong dish might be very light on the nutrients, but it's undeniably spicy. -Comments written by Dear-
- Directed by Michael Bay
- Starring Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor
- A story about human clones making a daring escape from the utopian-like facility to the outside world. Full of thrilling action set-pieces as expected from a film by Michael Bay. Unfortunately, the film is also influenced by Bay's other less desirable trademarks, including dumbed-down plots and unbearably sappy ending. Still, the film works well enough if not taken too seriously.
- Directed by Tim Story
- Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Julian McMahon
- One of the fun superhero movies to enjoy, if you don't take it seriously.
- Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto
- Based on the novel of the same name by H.G. Wells, this Stephen Spielberg's movie is about an alien invasion as well as a family drama of a father and his two children. It is different from Spielberg's two previous famous sci-fi movies, i.e. Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, as the aliens in the War of the Worlds are hostile. With great directing, acting and visual effects, this is a really terrifying and scary sci-fi movie.
- Directed by Clare Kilner
- Starring Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney
- Dermot Mulroney is so charming in this romantic comedy film, and is the only reason why I see this movie.
- Directed by Jira Maligul
- Starring Pichaya Witchajittaphan, Anthony Howard Gould
- Based on the book "Muang Rae" by Archin Panchaphan, Thailand's famous writer and Awarded 1991 National Artist, this is his real life story when he decided to go to work at Krasom Tin Dredging, a tin mine in Pang-Nga province, after being retired from the best engineering school in Bangkok in 1949. It is the story of life, love, loneliness, sadness, empathy, integrity, honour, and friendship with his boss and colleagues, which he finds it more valuable and worthwhile, than a diploma from any university. Well-directed by Jira Maligul, although I think his previous movie "Mekhong Full Moon Party" is more interesting.
- Directed by Jean-Francois Richet
- Starring Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne
- A suspenseful action movie about cops and criminals uniting and fighting to survive the night at the precinct house in Detroit. Entertaining, thrilling and fun to watch.
- Directed by Christopher Nolan
- Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe
- Different from the former Batman sequels, this film is dramatic, real, dark, and full of emotions. Chistian Bale is very good at being Bruce Wayne. This is the best of Batman movies.
- Directed by Robert Luketic
- Stariing Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda
- A plain comedy movie about a girl who would like to marry a man of her dreams, only to discover that his mother is the woman of her nightmares. Jane Fonda makes her comeback, after her long absence from the big screen, while Jennifer Lopez cannot match her. This is a fun movie if you don't take it seriously.
- Directed by Doug Liman
- Starring Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie
- Violent, action-packed comedy film about husband and wife who are hired to assassinate each other. Feel like seeing Rambo + Commando + Cobra + James Bond + ..... This film only attempts to sell Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. If you like this kind of movie, watch "True Lies" (1994 film directed by James Cameron). It is much more fun.
- Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
- Starring Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro
- Adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novels, this is a very magnificent and dazzling film. Violent, bold, yet humorous and creative. Fun to watch.
- Directed by George Lucas
- Starring Ewan Mcgregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman
- Action-packed and dramatical, this is the best of the Star Wars series. May the force be with you always.....
- Directed by Florent Emilio Siri
- Starring Bruce Willis
- Die Hard Part 4
- Directed by John Maybury
- Starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley
- Too poorly written to fall for this movie.
- Directed by Ridley Scott
- Starring Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons
- If Orlando Bloom uses arrows, rather than swords, "Legolas" will surely help fighting the Crusades War.
- Directed by Sydney Pollack
- Starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn
- A story about an interpreter working in the UN who overhears a death plot against an African leader. This is supposed to be thrilling and suspenseful, but it is rather an overly familiar story to me. I have no difficulty predicting what's going on and will be at the end. Fine performance of Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, but absolutely not thrilling.
- Directed by Andy Tennant
- Starring Will Smith
- Will Smith is adorable and cool in this funny romantic comedy film.
