trans.formers

I only have 3 words for this movie.

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Here are some auditions for the other bots that were rejected from the casting... =)

beautiful.girl

This is one of the tracks from the Korean flick "200 Pound Beauty". The movie - on the much fabled plastic surgery phenomena (+ liposuction) in Korea - was a bag of laughs, yet having its fair share of touching tear-jerking moments. And... this female lead that you see above (Kim Ah Joong) - is HOT HOT HOT!!!!

300

The Battle of Thermopylae.
That was the historical event, inked into a legendary tale by graphic novelist (comic artist) Frank Miller.
300 Spartans (led by their king Leonidas), forms part of a 4000 strong Greek contingent to deter the Persians (led by their king Xerxes, strength from 200,000 to 2 million) from passing thru the "Hot Gates", a narrow pass at Thermopylae. All of the Greeks perished, but not in vain - the rest of Greece was awakened to war to resist the Persian invasion. Without the Spartans' (and subsequently the Greeks') resistance, the history of Western Europe might not be what is recorded in the annals now.
I was there once, but the historical narrow pass (supposedly 14m wide) has been eroded away by rivers and now become a vast plain ranging from 2~5 kilometres wide. What is left is but a monument to commemorate the event and Leonidas, I guess the location was believed to be where the "Hot Gates" were located.
The cinematography was excellent I felt, and of course this film is reputed for its painstaking digital post-processes as most of the scenes were shot using blue-screen backgrounds. It is amazing what modern technology can do to digitally paint an era past, yet not forgotten.
Ratings: 9.5/10

music+lyrics

Another romantic comedy by Hugh Grant.
But I take my hat off to him - his movies are always full of Brit satire with cheeky sarcasm dripping at every unexpected corner, and thus notwithstanding that they are girlie romance fairy-tales, surprisingly enjoyable. K & I were reeling with laughter, so were the rest of the cinema patrons. Amongst the other pluses was definitely the sound-track, ranging from soft ballads to made-up band 'POP' hits.
Catch it whilst it is still showing on the big screens!
Ratings: 9.5/10

ghost.rider

Yet another movie fashioned out of Marvel Super heroes comics.

Ghost Rider appears in the form of Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stunt performer in a traveling circus, who sold his soul to what he believed was Satan but was actually the demon Mephistopheles, in order to save the life of his stepfather, Crash Simpson. Even his incarnation as a skull in burning flames gives the first impression that he's from the dark side. Not quite your typical chiselled good-looking do-gooder the likes of Superman/Batman eh?
But even he looks like a load of evil, he's on the side of justice, and in this movie battles Black Heart, the son of Mephistopheles, and pits his Fire element against the other Greek elements - Air, Water, Earth.
Whilst not particularly enticing to me as I am not your run-of-mill biker gang member, nor profess to have any fetish for leather, studs nor chains - Ghost Rider does have some cool special effects and the overall concept of the unlikely hero appeals to me. In chinese they call them 枭雄.
Another useless piece of trivia would be that Black Heart would later on recruit Black Rose (Roxanne Simpson, Blaze's wife, who was resurrected) into his dark team.

Ratings: 6/10

the.queen

A movie about the British Monarchy, in particular the Queen, and focusing mainly on the handling of the media with regards to Princess Diana's death. Provides an interesting insight into the royal family, and their struggles with the changes of the times. I felt that the movie was rather slow at points, perhaps to be consistent with its stately nature? =)
It's been nominated for quite a number of Grammies, so if little else, watch it for all the acclamation.

For more information, here's the site of the.queen.

Rating: 8/10

death.note

Inspired by the manga (Japanese comic) of the same name, this movie was surprisingly interesting. The concept of control over life and death, as well as exploration of issues of the devious human mind, the extent of our present judicial system versus the adequacy of the punishment meted out to the criminals.
Totally interesting - but a note for true believers of faith: take this movie with an open mind and a pinch of salt, and appreciate it from its wonderful point of making you think about the concepts of good vs evil, right vs wrong.
Watch it! For me, it was a 8.5/10.

an.inconvenient.truth

"....Intellectually Exhilarating. An Inconvenient Truth is a necessary film." A. O. Scott, The New York Times"

From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change.

I have never imagined Al Gore to be such an environmental activist. But beneath all that political undertones for the movie, I can only deal it due justice by saying that it is by far the most educational piece of entertainment that I have ever watched in a cinema seat. Go watch it. The end is nearer than it seems.

A good movie is best watched FREE, and with FREE pop-corn and drink to go. With a lovely Kitty subject to the same treatment too. =)

Overall, the movie is a must-watch and my rating is a high 9.5/10.

the.devil.wears.prada

Caught this movie some time back.
It was excellent in my opinion, much to my surprise, especially after expecting your typical run-of-the-mill chick-flick upon glancing at the title (with the notorious brand marred by ah-lians).
Of course not everybody's life can be as glitzy nor every job as life-changing. But nonetheless, it was another reminder of one's priorities in life, choices to be made, paths to be trodden.

Watch it whilst it is still showing on the big screens!
My rating: 8/10

click.

Caught the movie by Adam Sandler.
Found it hilarious yet strangely heartwarming at the same time. Did I mention that Sandler played the part of a workaholic architect in the show? It just added that tinge of familiarity to it all.

"What If You Had A Universal Remote... That Controlled Your Universe?"

Well it would be great I suppose, to a certain extent.
I don't know if I'd like to fast forward my life - since it's nearly been 30 years and I have hardly done anything to show for it, perhaps I'll take the rest of it slow in stride. Sure - one can't, and shouldn't change history. But imagine if you could rewind to any part of the past to reminisce about the favourite portions of your life - happy snippets of youth, moments of glory and triumph, of joy and togetherness with family and friends. It would be lovely I'd reckon.

As I was saying, though Sandler's movies usually encompasses little but forgettable, slapstick humour, Click somehow managed to remind me not to work too hard, and reiterate the need to treasure whatever time we have with the rest of your family - your grandparents, parents, partner, kids etc. Of course I (and the rest of you) have heard about this a million times and think that we know how to go about doing it. But it'll never hurt to be that wee bit nicer to your loved ones whilst they are still around (or whilst you are still here for that matter).

Enough said. Go catch it.


My rating: 7.5/10