Night At The Museum (Review)

Dex~! Quit peeing on me~! I need to do this review here...

Now I would really love to visit our National Museum after watching this one. Its a super cool effort...A few tiny stories, a bit of history, throw in a fair amount of animals, some broken family politics...Ben sure made the museum seem cool again. And it is~!

Yes Dex? Yes...yes, you are cool too...now go pass this here gum-gum to that Dumb-dumb at the end of the hallway...Thanks.

Where were we? Owh yeah...This movie tells a story of Larry wanting to keep his son. The ex-wife is not the mean sort and everything is very civilised. He just can't seem to hold a permanant stable job....which is stipulated in the joint custody thing. Anyhow yadda-yadda-yadda....Ben's character got this job as a night guard at the local museum. Boring....but it pays the bills.

Gimme...a sec....Jed~!!!...stop looking under Octavious's skirt~

Sheeshh...minatures....so...but there is a plot to rob him from keeping his son. Well, at least the old guards want to ruin Larry and make away with the loot but more importantly this ancient egyptian tablet which is actually the cause for everything in the museum to come to life everynight.

Nothing comes to a tragic end but how he get about into saving his job and the museum at the same time is classic a Disney plot with Ben's funny bones. It's not new but its a whole lotta fun. Ben Stiller makes really good comedies...and this is a classic family friendly one. How it seamlessly blends history into the equation is a big plus too...now if only our museums here puts a bit more marketing effort.

Now would you excuse me please...apparently the Neanderthals are stealing Rexy's bones for tools.

Curse of the Golden Flower (Review)

Who would have thought crysenthemums could be a symbol of rebellion. Well most have mentioned the obvious about this movie...it had really many jiggly bits. I can't doubt or rebut their claim but lets not get side tracked here. For one it's really a good movie....even without the jiggly bits.

Its royal life in the utmost deciet and full colour. This is truely one hell of a colourful production...no disney cartoon can even match it let alone exceed the colourful extravagence. The synopsis? Well it's on the movie website...I could tell you people here but that would spoil it all. Matter of fact...go and watch it with a clear jiggly mind...Hahahah~! Seriously....Gong Li is very-very hard to miss.

Chow Yun Fatt is a classic. He has done some really bad movies prior to this one but this instills him as a great Hong Kong actor. I say he should stick to movies in Hong Kong and try not to venture to Hollywood. That was a really bad idea. The "chicks love to die for" Jay Chou could actually take on an epic production. Well there was not like that much lines that he uttered in this movie but effective acting. The other characters were not much....mostly just to add more twist to the plot.

Honestly the story line carries just about enough weight but the visual effects a really stunning. I would give the visual effects team and costume designers a perfect 10 for execution. The story somewhat reflects upon that a family is always a family with it's tribulations...no exceptions to royalty either. All have deep dark secrets and a bad past. It's just how it is dealt is very different given the status of individuals involved. Boy....I would certainly love to have an army of my own to command~!

It takes a son with really big balls to go againts his father....worse if its a crown prince againts his father the Emperor. he knows he will loose but he did it anyway...now thats the spirit. The end? Well lets say it was really cruel for the way it all ended. Owh...just for the guys....if The Blues Brothers has the highest amount of car crashes in a movie this one will ultimately seal the records for the highest amout of jiggling stuff.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/curseofthegoldenflower/

Cicak Man (Preview)

Life is all about choices. 1st let me remind you that I am not paid to write reviews in this here blog...thus I at least am not forced to watch movies which I personally think would not arouse my mind. The truth is I have not watched this movie because for one I cant bare going alone watching it and second the audience appeal are to those I can never see eye to eye with.

After watching the trailer I am mighty impressed with the CG and effects used for this Super Hero effort. What I dare to say is technology wise it shows that we Malaysians are able to produce movies with special effects with good proficiency.

One of my friends happens to be one of the extras in this movie said on set the shooting is like any other movies he has had a brief appearence in (he was not involved in any of the "Green Screen" scenes). But he managed to watch the primier and I have to believe him for an effort in this movie genre it is a huge difference from XX Ray. Well, it should be mighty good then.

In my opinion the characters are typical parodies of famous American Comic adaptation movies we have seen. As to actually go to the movies and watch it... I know I won't be doint that. What I will do to justify myself is I would surely promise to get the original VCD. One sure thing is I bet Saiful Apek is super funny as ever....I was bursting with laughter while watching him "testing" the character's powers in the trailer.

What will sell is Saiful Apek and perhaps Yusry. As for the rest of the cast they were just following the directors orders. Everyone has to pay the bills right? As for me I am honestly looking forward to the next Afdlin Film "Sumolah" and Tentang Bulan some fairy tale of sorts whose main casts are all kids.

http://www.cicakman.com

Eragon (Review)

This is really a highly anticipated movie. Cineleisure is going all out to promote it...there is this whole magic, sci-fi, games and comics fare and the mainstage has to be...Yup, Eragon. Very good marketing effort. But seriously let get on with the movie shall we? (Groan~!)

Extremely good movie. I give it a 5 star rating.....if I was an 8 year old. But what a pity that I am not. As far as dragons go in movies its a good depiction of one. Dragon Heart had a male dragon with Sir Sean Connery's voice. Lots of character that one. This dragon in this here movie...Eragon("Era Gone" if I were to rename it)...has a female dragon. Cool....Saphira (thats the dragon's name voiced by Rachel Weisz) has a motherly touch and surely doesn't scare the wits out of babies.

Getting on now...John Malkovich is King Galbatorix, which in my personal opinion is fathomed by the writer of the novel who loves Asterix the comic does a pathetic job. C'mon...a highly accomplished actor with a movie named after himself surely he could have sensed of how completely wrong that he should be in a Childrens Television Workshop type of production.

The rest of the cast is not worth mentioning much since the most accomplished of actors failed as a Villain King. What really saved this movie is not the Peter and Jane script, or the sorceror that can conjour an evil equivalant of a dragon, nor the battle of Lego Land proportions....its yes the motherly mighty dragon herself. I can live with that.

If you are a parent and your kids are still in post diapers blues, this is a perfect movie to spend quality family time. The computer graphics animation will not astound you but catching the reaction of your kids reacting to the magical allure of a mystical creature will be priceless. Too bad my dad is nearing sixty and I could no longer fit in my kindergarten uniform because I bet I would have loved it.

http://www.eragonmovie.com/

Online Reservation.

We somehow realize that having a net connection enriches movie our experience. So to our readers, we feel it is only appropriate for us to provide links to the online reservation service that the local cinemas is offering. It just makes sense doesn't it?

Cineleisure Damansara
http://www.cathayholdings.com.my/cineplexes/cp_nowshowing.html

Golden Screen Cinemas
http://www.gsc.com.my/version2/default3.asp

Tanjong Golden Village
http://www.tgv.com.my/

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Deja Vu (Review)

I could understand sometimes the same things keep happening. I could understand sometime we come across an incident that we think we might have experienced before. Deja Vu? I have a bout of flu and I decided to extend my medical leave and catch a movie. Honestly from the start its all about stuff repeating itself but in a slightly different way.

Danzel acts his usual authority outfit. But this here is a movie not about the acting or some hot and sexy upcoming star. Here is a movie where the storyline reigns in to you and grips you by the scuff and gets you thinking about what ifs. Its an action drama with a bit of sci-fi thrown in. Its not like Time-Cop or Total Recall its more down to earth... human behavior comes across ethics and faith. There are grey areas in the movie of course but its not to discuss about the consequences of time travelling. Its just a simple answer to what if you had the chance to change the past to make it better.

I loved it no doubt. From the beginning right till the end the scenes are riddled with clues to challenge a movie buff to figure out the ending. Humor? Its full of sarcasm in the most discreet way. I bet you not many will laugh watching it cause only those you have been payng attention will understand. You want a good movie to think about? Or you think that the term break is slowing down your brains? Go ahead and watch this....it wont win awards but it will get you to think how God works in mysterious ways.

http://dejavu.movies.go.com/

Cinta = Love Actually

Aku kena tipu~!!! Its a spin off~! Piracy~! Baik Punya Cilok~! Ok, ok, ok....I am not really pissed but its a great sad and touching local version of British movie Love Actually. Cinematography was good and the locations are around Kuala Lumpur which I can certainly relate to. The story really inter twine between the different kinds of love with happy and dramatically sad storylines. But hey....its not an original~! So that is that.

Que Haidar is a great young actor, Eizlan Yusoff makes a comeback but only so-so, Pierre Andre is certainly overrated, Rahim Razali as usual is simply magnificent, the other Kahar sister Baizura plays her role really well, there is this child actress but I cant get her name....she is certainly the brightest cutest star and Sharifah Amani can suddenly speak Malay~!

The movie is good no doubt... good direction, pace of story is almost perfect with emotions. If I didn't watch Love Actually I would have really dug deep into it. Although a spin off but to say its a step backward in the local movie industry it is not. Script was really good, real life depictions of love and more love...dah nama cerita pun Cinta kan?

I'll give it 4 stars for great cenimatography and script....acting, accept for a tiny few was beyond my expectations so that recieves a 4 as well. But because it hit me that its a local drama of Love Actually I am forced to give it a 3 and a half (lagi setengah tue kesian).
Next time, originality please~!

http://www.cintathemovie.com/