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It took me quite sometime to finish writing the movie reviews hehehe memang rumah ku yang ini agak bersawang di mata dan di jiwa huhuhu

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan semua!!!!!

Tooth Fairy

Totally kids movie. Stereotype character and so predictable storyline.

Jeon Woochi : The Taoist Wizard

It's traditional fantasy with traditional magic. Woochi character is a confident trickster mage who is a lot of fun and his introduction was a great moment. He's constantly surprising and I loved the character as well as his comic-relief sidekick. The 3 taoist monks were also quite enjoyable and got way more interesting as the movie went on.

The plot and motives mostly exposed in the starting moments. The special effects were well done combining seamlessly CGI and real actors. Some of those include going in and out of paintings, multiplication of bodies (think Naruto) and flying tramways. The action scenes were exciting and very cool but unfortunately the fights were often too closed-in. Overall the movie is quite entertaining but drags on slightly.

Merlin and the War of the Dragons

A good old fashioned fantasy movie where good versus evil.

From Paris with Love

This movie is basically about two guys going around blowing stuff up in Paris while trying to take down a terrorist organization. Personally, merapu punya jalan citer hang tembak aku, aku tembak hang tapi aku sukerrrrrr…because that makes the movie just pretty damn interesting. I mean the plot where the book dude teaming up with a loose cannon crazy guy has been done before but the elements of bad ass and witty and fast paced dialogue makes it really entertaining to watch, even if the twist near the end was pretty predictable as the rest of the movie. Just turn your brain off and enjoy this movie for what it is, not every film has to be smart to be enjoyable.

The Wolfman

I was very impressed on the acting. Benicio Del Toro portrays the role very well and believable. So does the great Anthony Hopkins. A big factor is the werewolf itself. In movies like the original Wolfman and Mummy there was a silent dread. The monsters showed their great power by intimidation alone and the idea they can kill you and go wild but prefer to stalk and plan. I found this better with the horror side than the emotional side. As a whole it's alright. Not too bad, but kids should watch with their parents, too much bloody scenes.

Case 39

Renee Zellweger conveys her feeling of threat very well, making her stressed out character vivid. The plot is good, as at first it makes you feel so sympathetic and sorry for the girl, then it slowly prepares you for something entirely different. The story is so engaging and scary that I wanted to see more of what's going to happen yet I wanted to see less because it's scary. Case 39 is successful in creating a suspenseful atmosphere, full of threat and uncertainty.

The Book of Eli

Promising start, disappointing middle and awful ending. Though I have to give credit for some great fight scenes and on the whole, it was well filmed with good cinematography. Danzel Washington played his role well, as did Gary Oldman but Denzel is more of a lover than a fighter…

Jumbo Gajah Biru

Jumbo Gajah Biru ini merupakan sebuah filem animasi dari Thailand yang dialih bahasa ke Bahasa Melayu. Tajuk asal filem animasi ini adalah Khan Kluay 2 yang diarahkan oleh seorang animator terkenal Thailand yang bernama Kompin Kemgurmnird, seorang animator warga Thai yang pernah bekerja untuk Disney di dalam animasi Atlantis:The Lost Empire, Tarzan dan Ice Age. Kanak2 pasti sukakan filem ini J

Lu Pikirlah Sendiri

Lakonan Nabil tidaklah seteruk mana lebih-lebih lagi ketika memainkan peranan dalam babak sedih. Pendek kata, penonton pasti menitis air mata apabila menyaksikan babak di mana Nabil cuba meneruskan kehidupannya selepas pelbagai dugaan menimpa diri dan keluarganya. Sebagai orang baru, memang banyak kesilapan tapi filem ini juga banyak cacatnya. Menyentuh soal penggambaran, terlalu banyak babak yang tidak menarik. Sambungan daripada satu adegan ke adegan yang lain juga tidak lancar. Malahan, jalan cerita dan olahan skripnya yang tidak bermesej menjadi file mini hambar.

Lakonan Meet Uncle Hussain pula, kebanyakannya seolah-olah menjadi penyendal kepada setiap kekosongan filem ini. Walaupun agak ketara, namun komedi spontan mereka menghiburkan. Filem ini masih menghiburkan untuk ditonton tapi… lu pikir la sendirik!

Poster filem ini memang mengelirukan… Mila cuma berlakon sebagai adik Nabil dan heroin filem ini adalah Puteri Sarah. Kenapa gambar Mila yang dibesar2kan (sebab dia kecik kot??? :P) sedangkan wataknya tempelan sahaja, hanya pengarah ajer yang tau. Lagi satu, macam mana la filem Melayu nak maju kalau kita terlampau bagi muka sebab dia tu kali pertama mengarah. Menjadi Pengarah kali pertama bukanlah alasan untuk menghasilkan filem yang hampa gas… hampeh betoi!