Ada yang lama, ada yang baru...

Dalam kesibukan, sempat juga saya melayan beberapa DVD pada hujung minggu. Dalam banyak2 cerita nih, saya rasa nak beli la DVD cerita Setem. Saya suka ceritanya :)

Mutant Chronicle

OMG this movie is year 2008 production??? I thought this was done 20 years ago… Though the CGI sucks, the movie was quite enjoyable. Just about every scene was computer generated and if you fancy 300 kind of movie you will like this one…

The actors put in a fair performance with plenty of action scenes and some creepy moments. Nonetheless, I think I enjoy Sky Captain and World of Tomorrow more.

What Lies Beneath

This is a year 2000 production directed by Robert Zemeckis. Totally brilliant and full of suspense, those were the words that came straight at my face when movie credits rolled at the end.

The plot goes along at a steady unnerving pace. Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer are great on screen couple and they couldn’t have got a better couple for this thriller. Harrison Ford is certainly adequate and this role is a refreshing change for him but Michelle gave a superb performance.

Lately movie producers seem to over-do everything with special effects, gore, music and violence. Not here... they had taken a step back and returned to what makes movies spooky. It's not a computer generated demon or a high intensity soundtrack; it's just a creaky door, reflection in the glass, it's that feeling when you know you just pushed that chair in a minute ago and now it's away from the table again. That's what makes people uneasy, that's what makes them check their closets or sleep with the lights on hehehe I know who you are!!!!

The most notable difference in the movie was the silence. I'd guess that about 50% of the movie was completely silent except for breathing, footsteps, creaking doors... wonderful. The silence in the movie just added to that tension and made you slowly edge up on your seat.

I sat down to watch this movie with basically no pre-conceived notions concerning its plotline and later, I was covering my eyes with my hands hehe peeping through a small opening haha Robert Zemeckis's masterful directing has taken what is undoubtedly a good screenplay and lifted it to a higher level.

Eeeeiiiii… this movie is really creepy…but let’s watch it again! :P Check it out if you dare. Highly recommended.

Blood : The Last Vampire

This is a straight forward action movie. When watching this movie you have to forget about any relation to the anime series or manga. If you do not, then you will suffer a great deal of hurt such as Harry Potter opsssss… different genre… such as Dragonball Evolution.

Saya, played by Jeon Ji-hyun turns in a satisfactory, if not spectacular performance in her first ass-kicking action role, sort of a female version of Blade. Blood has a nice collection of katana action American style, low-budget CGI but average acting. Still when the movie ended I was a bit confused about Saya even with the history given and it made me wonder why they didn't stick with more of the elements from the anime series?

If it were only up to actress Jeon Ji-hyun and her portrayal of the killer vampire, I would rank this movie as excellent but the weight of the poor acting by the supporting cast, the already silly story, low budget CGI and the unnecessary military portion of the movie drag the movie down. Although I would watch it again... what can I do... I love Blood + , the anime series.

Princess Protection Program

Should I review this???? hahahahaaa This movie is totally for children and young teenagers. Girls will definitely like the movie as they like Hannah Montana.

Hey, I watched this with my princesses lah!

Setem

Tidak tersangka filem bertajuk 'Setem' ini adalah sebuah filem komedi aksi + gangster + crime ala2 Ocean 11 (bukan Ocean 11 ASMB ok?). Jalan cerita yang hampir sama di mana ‘small time convicts’ kena buli dengan kumpulan gangster besar.

Filem ini memang menghiburkan. Daripada lakonan seperti Sathiya dengan dialog dialognya berjaya mencuit hati penonton, tambahan Afdlin pula seperti biasa dengan komedi gaya beliau. Watak Piranha Lim dan Mani pula agak menarik kerana keduanya berjaya membawa watak berasaskan bangsa kelahiran masing2. Piranha Lim yang bercakap menggunakan loghat utara 'kecinaan' merupakan satu watak yang belum pernah saya tonton sebelum ini (alaaa macam cina kelantan speaking kelante laaa…) Watak Mani pula macam gangster Tamil cukup dengan misai cuma tak lentik ajer hehehehe pistol dia rupanya lighter rokok kwang kwang kwang

Saya puji filem ini kerana ia lari dari stereotaip filem komedi Melayu yang biasa. Terdapat banyak lawak yang sememangnya tak macam dalam filem Scenario ataupun Sifu & Tongga. Tambahan, pengakhiran jalan cerita ala2 cerita siri Leverage amat saya puashati kerana tak sangka filem Malaysia boleh gak buat cam gituh huh? Syabas!!!!

Baik jalan cerita mahupun pelakon filem ini, mereka sentiasa bergerak, ‘on movement’. Kekuatan utama yang menjadikan filem arahan Khabir Bhatia kali ini cukup unik adalah pada plot 'setem' yang dikembangkan secara menarik, tanpa gangguan visual yang tidak penting. Jom tengok sekali lagi! I gave this movie two thumbs up! Good job!

Oh ya... antara lawak yang saya gelak nak tergolek2 dah le debab tergolek lagik, aku la tu... ialah lawak Justin Timberlake vs Just Dont Be Late. Nak tau apa dia??? Pi la tengok sendiri... :P