Elysium (2013)

Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

Today is Action Saturday. And now I feature you the movie Elysium by Neill Blomkamp starring none other than Matt Damon.

The movie is set to a futuristic time where human race has been divided into two factions. The Earth citizens and the Elysium citizens which are more advanced compared to the citizens of Earth that's has been fallen to anarchy.

The movie focuses in the attempt of the Earth people to penetrate inside the city of Elysium to get healed/treated.

So far, the movies not too shabby, to too great, just right. The plot is somewhat weak, for me...and its quite predictable though.

Effects. The effects are nice, the phase beam, lasers, gun fires and stunts are amazing.

Storyline. The storyline is somewhat so-so, its like that there is something missing but you cannot just get your finger on it.

Overall, the movie is watchable and nice however do not expect too much though, for those who wants to kill time and has nothing much to do, go check out this film.

Jobs (2013)

The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

From the book of the same title by Matt Whitely, directed by Joshua Michael Stern created a a movie depicting Job's life story in a movie. Steve Jobs as we know him, created the revolutionary apple computers... your iPhone.

The movie is a Biography, much like The Social Network of Mark Zuckerberg, this movie revolves as well in Jobs' struggle to get to the top...and I cannot even believed he was kicked out of his self built company.

Steve Jobs, after watching this movie is really a genius, tacky and a quick thinker, however he is also tyrannical when it comes to work which makes him look ''bad'' to his coworkers.

Overall. The movie is great, worth seeing guy and there's a lot of good lessons to absorb from this.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld.

Plot. The movie is based from the novel of the same title written by Cassandra Claire and made into action by Harald Zwart thus creating an amazing portrayal of the book into a movie. The movie features a young girl who can see Shadow Hunters, who, themselves have devoted their existence in battling a war that cannot be won by any but must be fought.

The movie has a lot of twists and really much unpredictable. What I like most in the movie is the fight scenes and of course the magic stuffs. The effects are really good too, and for a moments in the Aviary of the institute, a scene there where the flowers bloomed and fireflies flew, that moment when I'm watching it feels like I'm watching a Disney original movie.

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (2013)

Today I'll be reviewing the movie Sea of Monsters directed by Thor Freudenthal.

If you've watched the first title, The Lightning Thief and thought t'was beautiful and great, well then you're right; but if you think the sequel will be the same as the first or even surpass it, you have it all wrong.

Unfortunately unlike the first, the hype for this "mythological stuffs" have disappeared somewhere, and speaking of mythological stuffs, there are only few creatures seen in the entire movie, the manticore like hybrid, the big ass sea monster, the  Khalkotauroi and the Cyclops and of course the Titan Kronus but hey, what about the action scenes? All I can say is that the son of Poseidon, Percy didn't utilize his power that much, no water bending stuffs and the swordplay is so cheesy, I didn't even caught up in the movie and come to think I like this kind of stuffs! Greek stuffs! But sad to say this one totally disappointed me.

The Wolverine (2013)

The Wolverine directed by James Mangold is I bet the sequel to the movie after the X-men were disbanded. I said "I bet" because I didn't watch the movie before this, plus I'm not much of an x-men guy but I'm starting though!

Plot. Normal. The movie is like a Chinese martial art film plus a mutant that instantly heals its wounds, yes, Wolverine.

I actually like the movie, the movie is packed with nice action scenes, the train scene, the bad ass king-fu battles and ninja warriors.

The plot is quite weak, for me. The story is like saving the princess from the bad guys and the bad guys finally gets the girl and imprison her in the castle and then then the hero comes and there the final confrontation will happen...boss battle.

Monsters University & Despicable Me 2 (2013)

A prequel to the movie, Monster Inc., on a look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their early days at the Monsters University where they weren't necessarily best of friends.

Despicable Me 2 is the sequel of  the same title where this time, Gru, as an ex villain, recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a new Super Criminal. 

Actually, this is the first time I'm posting 2 movie review in one Post. Well, this will do anyways, plus to save time and I quite forgot some parts of the movies na eh haha.

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY is a such a great film. From the start of the movie, I was blown by the smooth graphics; the story is even better and unfolds the story behind the characters of Monsters Inc. I don't know if there is or not, but is there an Oozma Kappa member seen in the movie Monster Inc.?

When Dean Hardscrabble made an entrance, she automatically became my favorite monster. ^^

Meanwhile in DESPICABLE ME 2, this movie is a nice one, however I have to say, when comparing these 2 movies back-to-back, I have to say, Monsters U has an edge when it comes to the Graphics. Although the minions are cute and funny, that is not enough to make a great movie. Also the story line, in my point of view, I feel like the story is somewhat plain and simple, but the ending has a nice catch (I like the Minion music video)!

World War Z (2013)

Today we watched World War Z starred by Brad Pitt. I was really excited to watch this movie because not only that it's a Zombie Film, but also it is made by Max Brooks, author of the book of the same title and the Zombie Survival Guide.

I essentially no doubt, loooove Zombie film, EVER! I'm a huge fan and I've waited like months for this movie; I think t'was March or Feb when I first saw the trailer, I was really moved By it like, YEEAH another Z-film! Man this ones going to be awesome, plus the fact that Brad Pitt is the Bida.

Also, as a fan of Max, first of all, I have to say that this movie and the book he made (i.e. Zombie Survival Guide) totally contradicts. Especially on how the Zombies moves and stuffs, but oh well, I understand him, he made the Zombies more of a super zombie in this version.

Sinister (2012)

Sinister (2012) directed by Scott Derrickson is a Thrilling horror mystery movie (with a pinch of cult-y demon part) about Ellison Oswalt, a book writer who moved in a house where horrific events happened prior their arrival.

Sinister, from the word itself. At I was skeptical on how will this movie scares the shit out of me, the beginning of the movie was vague, never even knew he was a writer --I thought he's a detective of some sort but anyways, the movie. The movie itself is outstanding, never fails to shock me at the right moment. The sound effects even made he movie scarier.

Overall, I must say that I liked it. Made me scream a little in me seat (more like moan.....I guess), the story is nice, although some part are cliché, still I'd give this a 4 start rating. Also the movie is fast paced --for me, I quite find the movie to rather end quickly than expected and still left me hungry for more.

Well, I've got nothing much to say anyways except WATCH IT. Watch this movie in either in a theater or much better with your earphone in a dark room, that way you'll literally jump out of your seat haha.

Immortals (2011)

Before watching the Immortals I was like expecting some magical stuff especially in the trailer I saw the Gods interfere with mankind and I was like: "Bring on the Thunder Baby!" But then the movie surprised me and the Man Skirt really a fad those days! Hahaha!

I am really a fan of Greek Story stuffs that's why I watch every one of them (I hate reading it especially when there is no pictures). Since I've watched Clash of the Titans, I can't help to think in this movie, where ARE the Immortals? or Where are the Titans? Should it be...you know, Huge and Freaky?

The movie is nice and compelling and I really loved the fighting scenes. I can't even imagine how they managed to pull those stunts and come to think of it the scene somehow resembles of 300. But then again it was brilliantly executed.

The Eye (2008)

The Eye by David Moreau & Xavier Palud is a Thrilling Suspense movie, a remake of a Hong Kong movie Gin Gwai. The movie is great I could tell you that but if you hate waiting I'd say that his is not the type of movie you should watch. The Eye is a story of Sydney who is blind since her childhood and soon after few years an Eye Transplant was made making her see the world...and the world she shouldn't be seeing.

I liked this movie because of the story, although I didn't watched the original movie, I can say that the movie was executed nicely. The black spirits gave me goosebumps (making me look behind me! creepy!).

What move I like on this movie is the introduction, its like, Whoa...she's blind but she managed to halt the guy from crashing on the Bus! I find it really cool. So, overall, a really nice movie nothing to hate; and by gauging the meter, I find it just a little higher than normal. Not that bad.

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Conan the Barbarian is a really nice Fantasy, Action, Adventure movie even though the story is almost worn out due to the typical "Burn the Village scenario killing all inhabitants but fails to kill one and then the sole survivor avenges his tribe and saving the world from a prophesied doom from an evil warlock and the hero will not be getting girl." scenario but hey that doesn't mean that the movie is bad, its great! I enjoyed the movie, quite entertaining, the gore level is nice, bloody; the special effects used is nice too! The Sand Men are really cool, as if they're diving on water.  ---Oh wait, Conan the Barbarian IS a remake of the 1982 movie of the same title! No wonder I find the story familiar. *sigh*

 

Overall, the movie is great from the start 'til end and I'm expecting a sequel to this movie. Also, whoa, Jason Momoa is Hot! He looks like Chris Hemsworth a little. Marique was really creepy, she's like...creepy! Like a hardcore metal vocalist Hahaha.

Date Night (2010)

Date Night by Shawn Levy, so far, the Craziest Romantic, Comedy, Action, Drama, Romance movie I have ever seen

This movie has really a lot to offer you guys, the scenes come unexpected and you'll end up being surprised on the outcome, the movie is nice, the story is great and a Comedy movie with Tina Fey + Steve Carell = Fantastic. I simply just love the movie for its really funny, made me laugh a lot. the movie is all packed up even in the credits you will not stop laughing. Actually I kind of like the credits too, weird. 

The movie and story itself is just crumpled and mixed with nonsense which turns out to be a really funny yet sensible movie? Funny thinking of it, that they only wanted a simple night out date at the city which turns out to be a really whacked and crazy night and giving their life at stake, just, whoa.

Tina Fey is such a wonderful actress, and Steve too. I can't help to notice but did you too thought that Tina Fey was imitating Lois Griffin form The Family Guy at the credits?

The Tempest (2010)

The Tempest by Julie Taymor is said to be listed in a comedy drama genre by IMDB but I think I have to disagree (a bit) in it. The Tempest is originally an epic play of William Shakespeare translated rendered by Julie Taymor from pages to the big screen. So far, I've enjoyed the movie, thanks to the subtitles I've found on the Internet, watching this movie  was a no hassle.

I have never been a reader of Shakespeare's work nor known that this was his' work until I browsed IMDB for details. My first thought before watching this movie was like harry Potter epic movie in which later I only find weird people talking Shakespearean Language all over the movie which is not good for me BUT, on the contrary, I find this movie real good although hard to comprehend because I haven't read to original piece and to tell you that the story is somewhat changed so I can't really tell you the difference.

Overall, although the story is a bit confusing and boring at first, the movie is watchable, nice and well...uuh how am i gonna say this, well said?

I don't know but I kind of like this movie for its cool way to say words and maybe that's how this movie get its 'Comedy' genre huh?

Babylon AD (2008)

For what I have understand in this movie, Babylon AD by Matheiu Kassovitz based on Maurice G. Dantec's novel Babylon Babies is that Toorop and Aurora are the 2nd Generation Mary and Joseph! Miraculous!

Set in a Post-Apocalyptic world in near future Babylon AD, Toorop accepts an escort mission, to make sure Aurora safely travels to New York only knowing that the girl she's about to deliver is the home of a genetically modified Messiah.

I found this movie quite interesting, at first I really enjoyed the Futuristic touch and imagine they already have an iMap and iPhone is not yet even in public that time! Cool! Also I like the automated apartment, also the fight scene, unfortunately it is supposed to look good but due to the poor cameramanship (I don't know whats the wording for it hehe) the whole fighting was for naught.

Overall, it was nice, a bit confusing at first but it was worth it. Not bad at all.

Sucker Punch (2011)

First of all I thought this was a magical movie like Harry Potter and I thought it would be like epic, but then Sucker Punch did totally what I have in mind. This movie is confusing, a lot of "skips" I don't know if its just me but you know the movie itself is confusing but slightly entertaining. Gotta admit the the special effects, the fight scenes and the environment really suits the theme of the movie and by the way, I watched this film with no background knowledge so yeah, that's a plus factor to my confusion.

This movie is nice, but the introduction part is rather really confusing, a bit dull. What even more puzzled me is the dance. What is this movie about anyway? About crazy people creating virtual reality in their head? What is so special about Baby Doll's dance that makes the audience in trance? Also,  the ending really confuses me, who is this "Wise man?" What is the place Baby Doll were into, a Mental institution or a Club? Why are they dancing? Why the place looks clubbish?

Overall, the movie was fine until the all my queries began to arise and left unanswered anyway, 4 stars for the whole special effects and awesome fighting scenes, you know as if I'm watching Tekken here the only catch is that they have no super punches like Jin and Kazuya.

Scream 4 (2011)

Scream 4 directed Wes Craven is a Thriller-Horror movie a sequel to Scream 1, 2 and 3. Well, First, i have no backgrounds on the previous films so I have nothing to share you  more about this.

Anyways, before I watch this movie, I thought...that this is a Comedy movie, just like Scary Movie so I ended up laughing all the way through all until the end without taking the scenes seriously I mean come on, I haven't watched the first 3 prequels duh. Plus, the introduction part resembles a comedy movie...a movie within a movie. Cool intro though!

I don't know but seriously whenever someone is being brutally stabbed, slit, slashed or beaten down to death I just can't stop laughing. Weird --but I like it.

Well, that is all can share with you guys, but hey! the movie is great, has some nice blood splashing action. Only thing is how come the "ghostface" guy managed to stab literally stab through the cop's skull (it penetrated through!) and still, manage to walk?

The Shrine (2011)

The Shrine 2011 directed by Jon Knautz is a Thrilling Horror movie about a story of 2 Journalist and a Photographer trying to get a "good story" to show to their boss; set out somewhere in Poland, instead, the story found them.

The movie was nice indeed, Although not that "too" nice for the movie left me a little disappointed for the language used, well I don't know if they're really speaking Polish how I wished that they put a subtitle so the audience know what they're talking about. Also I'll make a comment about the special effects used, its just simply obvious, about the fog thingy when they entered the mist, it can easily be spotted that they are using blue screen on that scene. Also as the movie progresses, its really dull, lots of useless talks and scenes that really didn't helped the movie (well for me no) like the bee scene, I barely understand whats the bee doing there? Whatever.

Anyways, the movie didn't sucks all together for the movie turned different at end which is...of course left for you to watch! I just liked the way the story turned out as if not your typical horror ending where everyone dies or everyone escaped etc. I love the human sacrifice thing, its really bloody and evil.

I really do have a lot of thoughts needed to be answered as the movie started to reel but then as the movie ends everything that boggled my mind just snapped out. Nice movie too by the way quite cheap on the scary part but the story will not fail to entertain you.

Overall this is a nice movie, worth watching. Also, I just simply love the cursed statue story...its just so, unique; plus the fact that the statue is indeed creepy looking.

  

Sunshine (2007)

Sunshine 2007 directed by Danny Boyle, a Science Fiction movie set on Icarus II, their voyager set to create a new star out of Sun due for the Sun will die if not renewed. About 50 years in the future, a group of scientists and astronauts gathered together to set a journey in reviving their dying Sun by dropping the "Payload" onto Sun creating a huge implosion onto the Sun's surface thus reviving the Sun's primary power. 

Alas! Another good Sci-Fi movie. Well, really I can well say that this movie is worth watching, the special effects, the actors, the atmosphere, everything is truly remarkable but as for me, I find this movie too fast...I don't know, somehow I get to miss some parts like when they set foot on the Icarus I, I just thought they were going outside the ship blah blah blah until they went inside saying "We're inside Icarus I" and I was like, "they're there?" Its just that they didn't informed the viewer that they're going inside before going into Icarus I right? Also, a comment to Pinbacker, why is he looking like that? Why is it that he is distorted when the camera turns into him? Why didn't he died when Capa turned the Sunlight at maximum at the observatory room? Why did Pinbacker wants to sabotage the Icarus Project? How did he managed to survive 7 years alone in a middle of nowhere? How I wished they put more background onto him and the little video about him didn't help at all. 

If you want to know the movie more, you can read it here at Wikipedia.

Bottom line, this movie deserves a 5 star but due to the questions I have I think I will give it 4 ----but what the heck? I'll give it 5! 

      

War of the Worlds (2005)

War of the Worlds by Steven Spielberg is sure a fired up movie of the year, well at least that's how it goes. Well, the movie is nice to great. The story is unique I can hardly tell any movie with the same storyline (well Scary Movie 4 has the same plot as War of the World!).

The movie is about a family having a typical Sunday morning not lest they know that their typical Sunday morning will be like hiding and surviving hordes of alien invaders! Everything is nice and watchable but nothing too grand. Of course the movie didn't bore me much but some scenes are quite laggy but the climax did make it well so I'll let the criticism pass.

As I have seen the movie, well actually ti's not that I didn't like the movie it is just that I've watched the Parody movie first before the original so I kinda seen the movie at all as if I've watched this before but then again watching this makes real total difference.

As I carefully watched the movie *I think* there are some movie goofs or technicalities in this movie I'm not sure so I'll let you judge the movie itself so here's the shots:

First thing, this one is actually not a goof but rather ugh, you know, how could an earthquake being torn asunder in a half flawlessly I mean look, the church is like made from Papier mâché! No crumbling, no...its really like a paper being torn to me...its unrealistic  though.

 This one here I don't know, he's taking a video of the alien tripod where is i can tell you for I have heard directly from the citizens that "everything" stopped from functioning even a wrist watch that Ray have! (The car starts though for they managed to change some parts of the car but hey how about the video cam?)

Okay in this one is like magic. When Ray thew his peanut butter sandwich on the window look at the bread. Why is it sticking outside the window?

Bottom line , I'll give this 4 star. Its really a great movie! Nice to watch. Nice acting and nice settings. If you want an alien flick give this a try, you'll probably love this.

*Updated* I've found out that the bread scene with Ray was his reflection throwing the bread onto the camera. Sheez i really thought that the bread actually passed through the other side of the window ha-ha.

Life as we know it (2010)

When two, totally unrelated single adults took the responsibility of a married family, things will just go crazy.

Life as We Know it directed by Greg Berlanti is a Comedy Romantic-Drama-ish movie. The movie itself is like your typical comedy romantic movie but I'm not saying that this one is bad, I'm just sayin' is that the plot is just kinda predictable. I've seen lots of movie with the same storyline they only change the characters; and speaking of the characters what's with the male couples? How I wished they made more exposure to the scene rather than that shabby taxi cab driver.

I one is nice, worth a watch. Actually the first time I saw this movie poster I thought that Messer's (Josh Duhamel) soul transmigrated onto the baby's soul...well things go unexpectedly different huh? but then again like I said, although the story is a little bit cliché, the execution is nice and the acting is great! Hardly see any bloop. Nice job.

"You told me to Stall her so I gave her a shove"

Bottom line, I'll give this a 4 star rating for its nice, entertaining and funny. I really laughed good when Messer "stalled" the baby! Also I liked the entrance, the beginning part it was like watching the bloopers as if I'm watching the ending, loved it. Also compliment to Katherine Heigl, she's a fine actress as well, its like watching The Ugly Truth with just a different leading man.