Scotty©'s Talk

Across the Universe

The very few number of my friends who have seen this, loved it and told me that it's a must see. So now that I've finally brought myself to watch it, after having a lot of difficulty finding it, found out that I too thought it was a great movie. There are only one actor I recognize in the whole movie, and that was Salma Hayek as the singing nurse! I've always been obsessed and thought that a movie without an famous person in the main role can't possibly be a good movie. But I've been totally overruled! Great movie, and of course great music, since it's The Beatles! Good acting aswell, I would definitely recommend this!

Cello (Chello hongmijoo ilga salinsagan)

Great film!

As usual really creepy and jumpy, but a good story line...

the basic story line is that of a woman (Hong Mi-ju), who's married with 2 children and the story follows her life. Mi-ju is a professor in music and when she was younger she was a cellist with her best friend (Kim Tae-yeon) and because they were both really good at playing they seemed to end up being competitive with one another. one day Tae-yeon was chosen to be the main cellist in a show, the choice was between Mi-ju and Tae-yeon, so Mi-ju got jealous and they ended up in a car accident on the way home from rehearsal, Tae-yeon ended up dangling from an edge of a cliff and because of her jealously Mi-ju didn't save her and let her fall to her death.

Mi-ju took her eldest daughter, who my i add is autistic, she doesn't speak at all, well, they pass a music store and the daughter stops and stares at a cello. Mi-ju buys her the cello and they take it home. Only to find out later that this cello brings negetive things to the home. The family end up being haunted by Tae-yeon. her 'ghost' terrorises her family. her husband had no idea of what happened with Mi-ju and Tae-yeon in the past. basically towards the end of the story all her family members die, her youngest daughter, her sister-in-law and Mi-ju ends up stabbing her autistic daughter to death only because she was possessed by her dead friends ghost. then she turns on herself and stabs herself. She wakes up in the hospital and everything seems to be ok, her daughters, husband and sister-in-law walk into the hospital to see her...Mi-ju was shocked as she thought everyone was dead, but the doctor said that it could have been because of her being in a coma for so long she imagined these things.

Really good film...a must watch if you like your TAE's or any Asian film's.

^___^

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The boy wizard is back once again, and finally a movie that's once again worthy to the books. I think the film franchise went downhill at Prisoner of Azkaban and hit rock bottom with Order of the Phoenix, but Half-Blood Prince prooves there is still some magic in that ol' sorting cap.

We all know Dumbledore dies in this film, and yet even when that moment happens it manages to shock and sadden the fiber of our being. This to me says a job well done. Again we know what will become of Snape (motives discovered in the next installment) and yet we cannot help but pity him.

The regular supporting cast of Ron and Hermione take a back seat in this film, as Malfoy and Ginny are more dominant to Harry's development as a character. This offshoot demonstrates the darker future our protagonist must travel. The journey has become more treacherous as Harry must delve deep into his enemy's past to fulfill an ambiguous prophecy.

I am now eagerly anticpiating the final installment, and are now more content that it will be a two parter. With rumours afloat of what the director has in store for our band of wizards, this is one ride I don't want to get to end. Plus rumours that John Williams may return to compose the final installment have me doing back flips down the hallway. Off topic cold someone please call 911 and book a reservation as I cannot do a backflip and will come out of the attempt injured.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

I apologize for not posting this sooner. Being on vacation is my excuse and I'm sticking with it; but I did see it opening day.

Will you please stop killing Optimus Prime!!! It was traumatic when I was a kid watching the cartoon and now you are forcing me to relive the grief. Please refrain from doing any further. As opposed to the cartoon we do not have the "chosen one", Hot Rod, becoming Rodimus Prime. Oh and they were supposed to have Megatron become Galvatron -- like the cartoon -- but apparently people would get confused. Okay unless you did not see the first one and were asleep through the first half of this film how the hell can you get confused?

My fanboy rant is over, this film was AWESOME!!! There was a little less plot and character development and more action but it was still my kind of movie. The film introduces us to The Fallen, a character only hinted at in the cartoon, and how he is the grand-pappy of the Decepticons (look closely and you can see his face resembles the Decepticon insignia). Clearly his introduction creates more questions that the upcoming films would have to answer, but I can wait. That's part of the whole mystique.

The interaction of robots with their human counterparts have grown trememdously. The Autobots are now teamed with the military to form an organization called NEST in which they hunt down and destroy Decepticons. Sam's parents become aware their son's car is "more then meets the eye" in the first few minutes of the movie. Sam also moves to college and is roommates with a consipracy theorist while his relationship with Mikaela is put to the test.

The film also introduces some much beloves characters into the franchise among them are Arcee; the Constructicons and their merged form, Devastator; an Insecticon; Wheelie; SkyJet; and the fan demanded, Soundwave. Also note that much like Prime the original voice actor returned to do Soundwave for this film (minus the robotic accent which makes hims sound like Dr. Claw).

Yes this movie is everything a fan of the franchise desires. Since the line is so popular and some plot threads remain undevelopped -- i.e. will the Autobots be booted off of Earth? What will Megatron and Starscream do next? -- one wonders how the next movie will top this one. Will we have Rodimus Prime or Grimlock appear and challenge Optimus for leadership? Will Megatron finally become Galvatron? Will the ever popular and highly demanded Dinobots ever make an appearance? Ultra Magnus? The Aerialbots? Also since we delved deep in to Transformers history where are the Quintessons, Unicron, Primus and Alpha Trion? Well guess we will have to wait a few more years for those answers.

Thriller

The greatest music video ever . Little recomendation from me in memory of Michael Jackson R.I.P

I'm not exactly a fan just an admirier of his music, mainly from the 1980's. Thriller is one I love.

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Evening

What an absolutely beautiful story! A mother on her death bed retracking her life - a life that neither of her grown up daughters have ever known about.

Up

***WARNING: DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE IF YOU SUFFER FROM OR CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH DEPRESSION***

Where does Pixar come up with these ideas? I have yet to see one of their movies I did not like. I will admit the concept of an old man flying away by means of helium ballons attached to his home does not appeal to me; but the eye for detail the animators put into the movie certainly brings out the wow factor. Why do other animation companies even bother?

If there is one thing about this movie that steers it away from the other films it is depressing. There are a lot of moments that would make you cry and feel for the characters. If that's the case then the movie has achieved the primary goal of filmmaking.

There is some humour in the film such as Doug the dog and Wilderness Explorer Russell. Both act as a foil to the movies hero, Karl. Russell is everything Karl use to be full of optimisim and adventure. With his current battle with old age Karl wants to fufill a dream he and his late wife had since they were kids. Adventure is across the hemisphere where Karl meets his childhood hero who has become a psychopath obsessed with catching a rare bird. It doesn't take long to figure out the past is the past and we need to move on towards the future.

We have not seen the last of Karl and company, no I'm not talking sequel I am talking the inevitable Oscar nominations, and the big DVD promotional release. Pixar struck gold yet again will the streak continue with next year's Toy Story 3?

Splinter

Suppose this isn't too bad a film...

>__>

...kinda like 28 days/weeks later. the whole 'infected' humans turning into zombies idea, only these zombies are prickly xD

bit cheesy in it's own little way, very gory though, blood and guts content and all that.

Basically, as i see this film it's a low budget 28 weeks later. Same hiding and running from the 'infected', hiding out in shops etc etc....

lets just say, i've seen worse :P

Death Race

OMG! Jason Statham all greased up and dirty ;) *drools*

It's a really good film...definatly makes you sit on the end of ur chair when they start racing, who will survive the races and what not. Bit gory and blood-thirsty but thats all good through my eyes!

.....mmm....Jason Statham!.....

I've only rated this 3.5 coz he's made better films tbh, but still a good watch ^___^

Great film!

21

Wow! What a kewl film! Seriously! I wish i could make a living off card counting...makes me wanna learn how to after watching this...

Las Vegas Casino's, here i come xD

(plus i'd wanna take Aaron Yoo with me) ^____^

Drag Me to Hell

This is one of the most bizarre movies I have ever seen. Never ever will I deny an old lady with a crazy eye another loan for her house. And I will never ever accept a button as a gift. This movie had so many points that you just thought to yourself, "What am I watching?" This movie is a definite must see.

The Forbidden Kingdom

Of course i'm gunna love this film! JET LI'S IN IT! xD

Anywho, great film. Great fighting actions, as usual with the adorable Jet Li...

This is my first Blue Ray DVD i've bought and OMG i really did see the difference in quality on my TV....well impressed!

Highly recommended for avid Jet Li fans like yours truly

^___^

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Funny film! I love Harold and Kumar! Another funny stoner film...bit low budget when it comes to CGI parts were they ride the leopard through the forest but meh...the comedy compensates for the poor quality graphics :P

ps - and Harolds a cutey which makes it a bonus ^___^

Terminator Salvation

I'm taking a stand. I'm flat out boycotting this movie. Most people are wondering why, and the quick answer is Christian Bale. As many know our dear celebrity went ape-shit on the director of photography for the film (footage can be seen on YouTube. Search Christian Bale Rant). Yes the DP made a mistake but Christian's reaction was by far one of the most disgusting displays of human behaviour I have ever seen. The fact he was ready to punch the guy, and behave holier then thou is a huge slap in the face to actors everywhere. After seeing this the earlier reports of him beating his mother and sister are becoming more realistic. So does this mean I'm boycotting all of his movies? No just this one, until such time as I feel he has redeemed himself. Yes this is a hard decision to make as I am a big Anton Yelchin fan, and since he figures prominently in this movie it is going to be hard to overlook one of his contributions to cinema. Still a message has to be sent and I will not tolerate people in real life treating others like crap for their mistakes, no matter who they are.

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

*yawn* This movie is like revisiting the same museum twice in a year. The exhibits are the same, but yet the whole wow factor is completly gone. It just becomes boring with nothing new.

Well as the name suggests this mocvie takes place in the Smithsonian, and lo and behold everything comes to life. Yeah this is a different local with mostly new character's but rather then a "who's who" of history this is more of a "who's who" in Hollywood. Seriously this is the real charm to the movie. I think I counted 3 people from the American version of The Office, quite a few SNL alums and current cast. Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchell, Phil Lewis, and I'm sure the list goes on. Let's not forget Darth Vader and Oscar the Grouch make an appearance, one in which the main villain just trash talks them and they go away. I'm pretty sure Vader would have opened up a can of whoop-ass even though he couldn't summon the Force.

Where the first film was gold the sequel lost its' magic. I personally feel this movie was a waste. I'm still glad I saw this over Terminator:Salvation, since I'm current boycotting that film.