Sunday, April 19, 2009

The International



  • Directed by Tom Tykwer
  • Starring Clive Owen, Naomi Watts
  • The movie's climax is very disappointing and underwhelming. It is also not very entertaining. Naomi Watts and Clive Owen did their best, but the script didn't give them much of a fighting chance. - Comment written by Dear

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



  • Directed by Byron Howard and Cris Williams
  • Voices by John Travolta, Miley Cyrus
  • The movie made me want to own a dog. It's a predictable nice fluffy cartoon adventure, but got so much done well that everybody can enjoy the trip. -Comment written by Dear

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



  • Directed by Danny Boyle
  • Starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto
  • I can say only one thing about this great movie. It deserves the Oscars.

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Valkyrie



  • Directed Bryan Singer
  • Starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Terrenec Stamp
  • To be commented soon

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button



  • Directed by David Fincher
  • Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
  • To be commented soon

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Push



  • Directed by Paul McGuigan
  • Starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou
  • Forget the movie. Watch Heroes instead. -Comment written by Dear

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Revolutionary Road



  • Directed by Sam Mendes
  • Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon
  • To be commented soon

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Red Cliff 2



  • Directed by John Woo
  • Starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi
  • Red Cliff 2 is pretty much a direct continuation of Red Cliff 1, with less fluff than part 1 and more intense actions. I enjoyed this one a lot more. -Comment written by Dear

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



  • Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
  • Starring Toshiaki Karasawa
  • Forget the movie. Read the comic. The wayyyy over the top nuclear explosion might be worth watching just for the laughs. -Comment written by Dear

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



  • Directed by Ben Stiller
  • Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.
  • The funniest satire film I've seen in years. Well done. -Comment written by Dear

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



  • Directed by D. J. Caruso
  • Starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan
  • With a recycled plot resembling gazillion other movies like Terminator, Eagle Eye does not break new grounds. The special effects are slick and cool, but that's about it for this movie. -Comment written by Dear

Friday, September 12, 2008

Bangkok Dangerous



  • Directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang
  • Starring Nicholas Cage, Chakrit Yamnarm
  • Nicholas Cage's hairstylist in this movie and Tom Hanks' s in The Da Vinci Code must be the same person !

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Made of Honour



  • Directed by Paul Weiland
  • Starring Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Sydney Pollack
  • Despite poor scriptwriting and familiar plots, Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan are cute in this romantic comedy film.

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.