- Directed by Mike Newell
- Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley
Since I retired from work in January 2005, watching movies in the cinema has been one of my favourite time-killers. This blog contains brief information and some comments of the movies I have seen.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Friday, June 04, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
Iron Man 2
Friday, February 19, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
New York, I Love You
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Monday, September 07, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 07, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
UP
- Directed by Pete Docter
- Yet another Pixar animation that has something for just about everybody to enjoy. Of special note is the superbly made bittersweet montage at the beginning of the film that goes into territory nobody dared to visit before in any animated production. Highly recommended. -Comment written by Dear
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Terminator Salvation

- Directed by McG
- Starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington
- Sam Worthington's terrific role is hijacked by Bale's uninspired performance. The problem isn't that Bale is a bad actor, its that John Connor is not particularly interesting. If the movie has focused more on Sam's character, it would have been better. -Comment written by Dear
Friday, May 22, 2009
Night At The Museum 2
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Angels & Demons

- Directed by Ron Howard
- Starring Tom Hanks, Ewam McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard
- This Davinci Code sequel is based less on its novel than its predecessor, and benefits from it. The mystery solving sequences are way too fast and abrupt to ever mean anything, but the plot's main idea, "Science vs. Religion", is strong enough to carry my interest. -Comment written by Dear
Friday, May 08, 2009
Star Trek

- Durected by J.J. Abrams
- Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy
- One of the most straight up enjoyable sci-fi flicks I've ever seen. The story might lack a certain depth characteristic to Star Trek films, but damn is it fun to watch. The film oozes energy and momentum, relentless in its pacing. Here's hoping for more successful sequels to this franchise reboot. -Comment written by Dear
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The International
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Knowing

- Directed by Alex Proyas
- Starring Nicholas Cage, Rose Byrne
- Now this is better than "The Day the Earth stood still". Under the direction of Alex Proyas, the movie does not compromise on what its trying to say. The conclusion might not be agreeable to everyone, but its sheer scope is fantastic. The soundtrack is amazing, and the use of Beethoven's 7th symphony flow well with the scenes. The movie's best scenes are the disaster scenes, which combine Hollywood sized budget with vicious and unrelenting catastrophe. Its a beautifully realized apocalyse, as strange as that sounds.-Comment written by Dear
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Bolt
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Watchmen

- Directed by Zack Synder
- Starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Caria Gugino
- This is epic stuff. The story might not really be fun or even that thoughtful in this day and age, but you can clearly see its high ambitions. Seriously though, I had more fun with 300, Synder's previous movie. -Comment written by Dear
Friday, March 06, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Valkyrie
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Push
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Revolutionary Road
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Red Cliff 2
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Day The Earth Stood Still

- Directed by Scott Derrickson
- Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly
- A truly half-assed apocalyptic film. The various plot lines feel artificial and ultimately inconsequential in this movie, and it felt like watching a bunch of people I don't care about getting killed or whatever. Special effects are standard Hollywood stuff, nothing exciting. -Comment written by Dear
Friday, December 05, 2008
20th Century Boys
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Quantum of Solace

- Directed by Marc Forster
- Starring Daniel Craig, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Olga Kurylenko
- A real disappointment. It's hard to explain where the movie went wrong. I think it tried hard to build out of the success from Casino Royale, but that lack of ambition made it worse than the original in every single ways. -Comment written by Dear
Friday, October 24, 2008
Tropic Thunder
Friday, October 10, 2008
Body of Lies

- Directed by Ridley Scott
- Starring Leonardo DiCarprio, Russell Crowe
- Excellent performance from DiCarprio, and Crowe delivers his usual stuff. Script is strong, cinematography wonderful. However, in the end the film lacks a clear direction in which to steer itself, and this shows in the disappointing climax (or lack thereof). This is a movie where the individual parts are stronger than the whole package. -Comment written by Dear
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Eagle Eye
Friday, September 12, 2008
Bangkok Dangerous
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Made of Honour
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Sukiyaki Western Django

- Directed By Takeshi Miike
- Starring Hideaki Ito, Kaori Momoi
- The movie tells a story of a mysterious gunman who comes across a deserted town controlled by two rival clans. They persuade him to take side with them, but he instead chooses to join a group of townspeople led by a woman. Like watching "Kill Bill", this film is soaked with blood but not violence, because it is unbelievable and full of weird, crazy humor. If you like Kill Bill, you'll love this film.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Mamma Mia!
- Directed by Phyllida Lloyd
- Starring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth
- As one of ABBA's huge fans, I had a lot of fun watching this musical movie. Meryl Streep is so fantastic and fun while Amanda Seyfried fascinates us with her lovely voice. Pierce Brosnan's terrible voice, however, is compensated by Colin Firth's singing talent. For me, watching this musical film is much more enjoyable than the Broadway show at New York City because here I can see everything, while there all I could see were heads of the people in the front rows.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
WALL-E
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Be Kind Rewind

- Directed by Michel Gondry
- Starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow
- The film's story may not be that great in the classical sense, but damn it is fun. What the characters are doing may not be totally believable or probable, but I sure had fun with them. Like the video renters in the movie, I really wanted to watch the movies that they shot, and I also wanted to create the movies with them. The film has a pro community message, and it succeeds so well because it reaches to the audience not with brains, but with heart. -Comment written by Dear
Friday, August 01, 2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

- Directed by Rob Cohen
- Starring Brandan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh
- Speaking as a critic, I would say that the movie is a mess, with laughable scripts and acting across the board, and once again a tragic misuse of Jet Li (Will Hollywood ever give him the role he deserves?). However, Brandan Fraser looks so comfortable and fun in this adventure that he lifts the movie from utter failure to an at least watchable level. -Comment written by Dear
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Red Cliff

- Directed by John Woo
- Starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi
- This is John Woo firing all cylinders in an ancient China setting. The attempts at political setups are admirable, if not a little too biased towards the 'good guys', but Woo's usual flair for crowd pleasing action sequences is the definite star of the movie. Terrific acting across the board, especially by Tony Leung. -Comment written by Dear
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

- Directed by Guillermo Del Toro
- Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair
- Highly enjoyable. The acting and script is so very self conscious of the super hero genre that it pokes so much fun in itself (look forward to the show stopping duet between two of the main characters). The action sequences are terrific this time around as well. But the highlight is definitely Del Toro's unique blend of animatrics and CG animations in creating his fantasy world. It's like Pan's Labyrinth times 100, and the result is absolutely spectacular. -Comment written by Dear
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Dark Knight

- Directed by Christopher Nolan
- Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine
- I cannot find enough good things to say about this movie. This story is about the pursuit of justice and virtue, and the way it goes about exploring this theme goes far beyond the previous limits of a super-hero movie into the realms of classic crime sagas like The Godfather II. The movie has so many layers that each repeated viewings bring about another angle to the conflict that you might not have noticed before. I need not say anything about the stellar casts, who are all excellent, especially Heath Ledger's Joker, which is so memorable that it has become the real icon of the movie. Christopher Nolan has truly stepped into the best class of directors with this film, and I look forward to whatever he decides to create next. Bravo, sir, Bravo! -Comment written by Dear
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Hancock
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