Monday, March 31, 2008

080331: Movie Review: Rule No. 1



Rule No. 1

A story about a rookie sergeant called Lee who got injured in a shoot - out. After that incident, he was transferred to the Miscellaneous Affairs Department (MAD) where he met his partner Inspector Wong.

At his new job, he found out that he had to deal with mysterious phone calls. Wong explains to him about Rule Number One - There are no ghosts.
So for whatever weird things that happened, he always had a scientific and rational explanation behind.

They began dealing with a couple of bizarre teenage suicides. These suicides are really impossible unless the victims are being possessed.

In the end, all that had happened actually...find out the twist in the story.

You gotta watch the movie to understand better. So go watch it! =p

I rate this movie 3 out of 5! =)

~huda~
edited by ~AKIM~

080331: Movie Review: Horton



A cute animated story about two different worlds.
One very BIG and one very very tiny. =p
Starring Jim Carrey as Horton and Steve Carrell as Mayor of Whoville.

The story begins with a little speck of dust. While Horton the elephant was having his bath in the Jungle of Nool, he saw the little speck of dust and heard what he thought was the tiniest voice calling out for help. Horton believed that there was someone on that tiny little speck calling out for help and he tried to prove it to his friends but nobody could hear it. But what they dont know is, Horton's belief is right! On that tiny little speck lives a village called Whoville and in it live the Whos (from Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas).

The Mayor of Whoville has 99 daughters and a son.
One day, he noticed something odd happening to his village. The ground was shaking, the clouds are twirling and he could hear a voice coming from the pipes. And that voice belonged to no other than Horton himself. So Horton and the mayor started connecting and soon they became friends.
Watch the movie and find out how Horton rescued the mayor and Whoville from destruction by the evil Kangaroo. =p

For those looking for a little comedy and animation, this will be a great movie for you!

Movie rated 3 out of 5! =p

~huda~
edited by ~AKIM~

Sunday, March 23, 2008

080323: Movie Review: Be Kind/Rewind



This movie is about a video store which was going to be demolished soon. The owner had left Mike (Mos Def) in charged while he was out of town. Trouble begins when Jerry (Jack Black) had accidentally been magnetized. (Gotta watch to find out...) When he touched the videos, he erased all the movies by accident! So without knowing it, all the movies in the store were erased!

Mike then, came out with a ridiculous idea of re-creating the movies with Jerry starring in everyone of them. I found it kinda 'cool' when they re-created the movies. They came out with their own props and special effects. And they even hired an actress from the streets to be the villain from Rush Hour. =) It was pretty hilarious.

Their movies however, became successful. More and more customers came to rent their videos. Some of these re-created or rather 'sweded' videos includes Ghostbusters, Robocop, The Lion King (this one is cute), Rush Hour and Back to the Future. =)
Watch the movie and find out what happen in the end... =p

Movie rated 2.5 out of 5.

~huda~

Friday, March 21, 2008

080321: Movie Review: The Orphanage



I had watch the trailer and I told dear and myself that I want to catch this one.

However, the movie (in Spanish) did not end satisfactorily but then again, I did not even think of how the movie will end.

The premise itself is different from the usual horror movie concept and I recall the movie "the Nun" being as equally different.

As the title suggests (not the Spanish sounding one), the plot revolves around an orphanage which housed a certain event that cruelly and fatefully took place a long time ago. In the present timeline, a lonely boy has no friends and he fell in with imaginary ones and therein lies the story; are the friends real or not?

It is worth noting that this movie actually outsold the widely acclaimed Pan's Labyrinth in terms of gross income in Spain, so it is worth watching for the hype, although I am a little disappointed with the ending.

I rate this movie 3.5 out of 5, but I will have given it more if the ending was equally overwhelming as the premise of the movie.

~AkiM~

Sunday, March 16, 2008

080316: Movie Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles



Feeling the effects of the exertion from soccer, it was little wonder I slept 40 winks and missed a good 15 minutes in the earlier part of the movie.

On the whole, the movie turned out exactly what I imagined it to be, as fantasy fiction is my cup of tea. I also like the child actor Freddy Highmore who acted in the movie adaptation of my childhood read-book 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory'.

Based on a novel, Freddy Highmore plays twins of two opposite nature. The more adventurous and naughtier twin (Jared) found a book that was written about 3 generations ago (80 years) by Arthur Spiderwick. The book chronicles the invisible world that co-exist the human world and contain tales of living things no human being knows other than the Spiderwick family, and now after being found, Jared, Simon (the other twin), Mallory (elder sister) and later in the movie, the children's mum. The book itself is the main source of most knowledge of that other world and all little and large details associated with that world, and as a result, is desired so voraciuosly by the antagonist of the movie.
Eventually... watch the movie...
I rate this movie 4 out of 5, though dear gave it a 3.5.

~Akim~

Sunday, March 9, 2008

080309: Movie Review: The Water Horse



A lovely story about a young Scottish boy named Angus who found an unusual egg on the beach. He brought it home not knowing that it is an egg. Then that night, the egg hatched and out came a cute little creature that he has never seen before. It has a skin like a frog, a tail like an alligator, a body like a horse and it swims somewhat like a turtle. A beautiful, amazing creature known as the mythical Water Horse. Angus raises the creature as his pet Crusoe. There were troubles along the way. Firstly, he has to hide it from his mum who strictly does not allow pets in the house. Secondly, Crusoe seems to be hungry all the time and it grows really fast. Luckily for Angus, Lewis, the house handyman helped him find Crusoe a place to live in. But it does not stop there, more troubles came ahead of them. A really great movie to watch if you feel like an adventure! =)I enjoyed this one part when Angus rode on Crusoe's back. Looks like fun! Keke. Dear, I want a water horse! =p

Rated 3.5 out of 5.

~huda~