10,000 BC Okay, I’m just gonna append my brief review on this movie below Nic’s post after having watched it.. I honestly believe BC = Big pile of Crap. This was truly a disappointment – a cringe fest, and a lousy overblown Hollywood failure. Here’s why : – Utterly unrealistic plot and full of holes [...]
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After being particularly confident that Viggo Mortensen would win the award for Best Actor in Eastern Promises, I was a little surprised when the Oscar went to Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood instead. Of course, having not seen the latter, I did not go about shouting my indignations – but I was quite [...]
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Atonement (2007) Briony Tallis, a 13 year old girl, witnesses a scandalous moment between her sister (Keira Knightley) and the groundskeeper’s son (James McAvoy) and unwittingly fabricates a story which would cause a chain of events that shows how sometimes small actions can have lasting horrible consequences. Beautifully shot (including an extremely difficult non stop [...]
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Ah, finally managed to watch movie #30 on the very last day of January.. Quota accomplished! The Heartbreak Kid (2007) This is a Ben Stiller comedy, directed from the same dudes that brought you ‘There’s Something About Mary’. Expect the same amount of lame raunchy jokes that some might probably find funny. It’s vulgar, and [...]
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Woots! Just came back from GSC 1U after watching a midnight screening of Cloverfield with Nic, Roy, Faz & gang.. I was already pretty hyped up from the viral Internet marketing campaign that preceded this, having a gut feel that this is going to be a movie like no other. I mean, a Hollywood and [...]
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I JUST HAD to write this post separately from all my other reviews. Rarely if ever, does ANY film blow me away like how this one did. I’ll review all the other lesser movies in another batch session later. Meanwhile, if you have ANY means whatsoever to get your hands on this movie – do [...]
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Yeap, 2008 is here, and I don’t have any intention at the moment of slowing down on the movies – not while I still have access to them (thanks again to Chin Li). This time however, I’m seeing if I can actually meet a requirement of watching at least 30 movies each month. As it’s [...]
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Went with Faz and Pui Ling to catch Aliens vs Predator 2 : Requiem on Saturday morning.. . An extremely tired Faz fell asleep during the movie despite the seat shaking THX sound effects, Pui Ling spent the entire movie semi-covering her face to avoid seeing too much gore and scares, while I silently cheered [...]
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I’ve watched exactly 100 movies over the course of 6.5 months! And my Top 5 Movie Picks for 2007 goes to : 1. 300 I know I know, it’s ‘brainless’, but I can’t deny that it provided me the most fun moments, unforgettable lines and memorable scenes for 2007. It was also the most satisfying [...]
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