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by V

Take a deep breath, you only got one shot, make it count.

Director:Marc Forster

Writers (WGA):Paul Haggis

Genre:Action | Adventure

Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton




"I think you're so blinded by inconsolable rage that you don't care who you hurt. When you can't tell your friends from your enemies, it's time to go."


THE MOVIE OUTLINE

"Quantum of Solace' continues the high octane adventures of James Bond from 'Casino Royale'. Picking up literally hours after the previous film left off, after being betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Having captured Mr. White, and in pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and 'M' interrogate Mr. White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper to steal Bond's casino winnings is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. "

MY APPRAISAL

To begin with, I don't watch too many Bond franchises so don't expect me to compare QOS with the previous Bonds. I've heard loads of comments about how QOS sucks and let me put it this way: I'm no movie critic. I'm just a normal movie goer. According to someone who've only seen Casino Royale and Die Another Day, QOS is a pretty much an entertaining piece of cinema and also a nice time killer. And I disagree with all the thoughts that Alicia Keys and Jack White's Another Way To Die wasn't a suitable theme song, because it certainly is the coolest James Bond soundtrack, equally hot as Chris Cornell's You Know My Name.

Quantum of Solace may not be the ideal Bond movie compared to its former. I also heard that in QOS, Bond lost his originality and even worse, he becomes the clone of Jason Bourne. And I agree on this part. The story seems messed up and dry. QOS also didn't have a ferocious villain and allow me to be frank, Mathieu Amalric looks anything but intellectual.

Despite the fact that QOS sucked at some part, Olgra Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton did nice performances. I was at first surprised when I found out that Olga Kurylenko, the creepy girl I saw in Hitman and Paris Je T'aime is the new Bond Girl. But she damn showed a star quality in her.

Craig. Daniel Craig. Can't get enough of him. Craig has all the charm, charisma, confidence and looks that are needed to play Bond. I wanna see more of him. I have to admit that he probably is the number 1 reason I love QOS. I love his version of Bond better than Pierce Brosnan. I've heard someone say this sadistically on flixster : Daniel Craig works for a production company that don't deserve him. Maybe he was all the reason this 4 stars for. Without him, QOS is just AN ACTION WITH NO SOUL when revenge is a dish best served with a revolver and bullets.





M: "It'd be a pretty cold bastard who didn't want revenge for the death of someone he loved.

James Bond: "I don't think the dead care about vengeance. "

by Sasha

"watch and die"SCREAM!JUMP!

One of the most terrifying horror i have ever seen . Well , i haven't watch the Japanese version .

But , the Hollywood version just made another goosebumps , make you scream-silently and jump-off from the chair .

Well ,it is rare for me to be too-scared of horror movie . But , this movie FREAK ME OUT , it's hard for me to be alone in 30 hours after watching this movie . Naomi Watts is nothing compared to Samara , she's a good horror actress here . But , still the girl who acted as Samara was the ... creepiest .

With its scariness , i can't even pay attention to the music or even the cinematography, it is unpleasant .

at the end , The Ring is unpleasant silent-scream , feeling the unpleasant aura after watching this movie .

"Everyone will suffer"
-Samara Morgan-
performed by Daveigh Chase

by V

Walk down the right back alley in Sin City and you can find anything.

Directors:Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez

Writer:Frank Miller (graphic novels)

Genre:Action | Crime | Thriller

Starring: Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Michael Clarke-Duncan, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Elijah Wood, Benicio Del Toro

John Hartigan:
"I take away his weapon. [shoots Junior's hand] Both of them. [shoots Junior's groin]"


Dwight McCarthy :"You made a big mistake yourself... you didn't flush."

THE MOVIE OUTLINE

"Sin City" is four stories inter-weaved telling tales of corruption in Basin City. The first story (The Customer is always right) is short, and is based on the depression of women that they need to pay a man to feel loved when they commit suicide. The next story is Part 1 of "That Yellow Bastard" about a cop who needs to save a young girl from being raped. The third story (The Hard Goodbye) features a man taking revenge on a heartless killer who murdered his one-night stand. The fourth story (The Big, Fat Kill) stars a man who must dispatch a cop's body, but it will be a tough ride to do it. Following that are two conclusions to Sin City, the ending of "That Yellow Bastard" which is set 8 years later, and a short story that ends Sin City. "

MY APPRAISAL

If it wasn't Sin City, I would've fallen asleep, because I was damn drowsy that night. But on the other hand, I was driven by curiosity so I forced my sleepy head and shove in the DVD. But, all of a sudden my sleepiness vanished into thin air, I totally forgot how sleepy I was and I was so into the movie.

MASTERCLASS PICTURE OF THE YEAR!

In adapting Frank Miller's best-seller comic book series "Sin City", Robert Rodriguez knows well how it best served : cold and harm. Come in two daring flavours, sinners and whores. Allow me to welcome you to the shady life in a town called the city of sinners. Some call it a place to kill, a place to redeem nasty lust, yet a place where they all seeking for revenge.

Rodriguez delivers "Sin City" in 3 extraordinary bloodcurdling stories which will leave us beg for the sequels for good. They are "The Hard Goodbye", "The Yellow Bastard", and "The Big Fat Kill". The high contrast black and white image is absolutely stunning and make the film even more distinctive. Colours occasionally appear when someone's throat got cut off and one time when the yellow jackass shows up and bleed his horrible yellow blood. Totally "yeesh".

I fell in love with Clive Owen who starred as Dwight McCarthy. He's wicked fierce and he knows exactly how to do it flawlessly on screen. The naration he brought up is excellent. Jessica Alba is also a fairly exact cast for Nancy Callahan, a 19 years old whore with her innocent face but also drooling over man. What I truly disappointed in is Alexis Bledel. She's pretty, she has the qualified appearance as a prostitute. But Bledel's acting is way cheesy. She's badly outshined yet drawned by the Devon Aoki and Rosario Dawson. She tended to be a real annoying and promiscuous! I even hate her more when she turns out being the rat. What an unforgettable scene that is when Gail bite her neck like a wild animal. I was like 'way to go, whore, rip the little bitc* to death!'

It was my first thought that Sin City is a movie with the 'spot the star' syndrome just like many other. I mean, this refers to some up and coming names in Hollywood moreover to few established stars. One is on the comeback trail. Sin City bind us to the point where we're no longer watching actors with names, but the characters they are playing. For example, when we see Elijah Wood, we're not thinking of Frodo Baggins. And Bruce Willis isn't John McClane. More than anything else, that's a testimony to how excellent Rodriguez does his job.

"An old man dies. A young girl lives. A fair trade. I love you, Nancy.

- John Hartigan -

by Sasha

"tempting , isn't it?"lust , caution!

Lust . One of man's biggest sin , stay aware of it .

This movie took 'lust' as their theme . Deceptive and full-of-literature words .

Original sin potrays classic story of a wicked woman and an innocent rich man , being seduced and getting revenge . Original scene has great exciting unpredictable story of lust , love , tricks and seductions , which is exciting until the end of the movie , even some ideas were so ABSURD and unbelievable .

With telenovela setting , still serving a exciting plot and beautiful scenery , especially the ending .

Well , I WATCHED THE FULL-OF-CENSORED EDITION . I don't even know that the explicit sex scenes even exist , all i know that is the you-can-see in Sex & the city tv series's type make-love and make-out scenes , and i think Original Sin is still beautiful and mesmerizing , just like how Malena impressed me .

Antonio Banderas did his role flawlessly , he did the toughest part of changing behavior of the character flawlessly .
Angelina Jolie did a wierd performance here , well , a not so familiar role, Bonny Castle/Julia Russel one of the best femme fatale i've ever seen in movie-world . But , the truth that she was nominated in Razzie award , i see no really bad performance here , maybe too much focus on her role or even too much (i don't see) sex scenes or whatever .


At the end,Original sin is a wicked movie of a seductress and seduction by a woman , and how lust can play you until you suffer a lot . Too much focus on Jolie and the 'hot' scenes . But , still okay .

"This is not a love story, but it is a story about love"
-Julia Russel/Bonny Castle-
performed by Angelina Jolie

NOTE : Well , i believe there's lots of people think that this movie sucks and only sells sex , etc . I watched the full-of-censored edition . But , i can enjoy it , indeed . By all means , i rate this movie by 'how much i like it' .

by Sasha

after-minute:
is this a scream-fest ? Boring and crazily BAD .

LOW-CLASS SCREAM-FEST

- Boring
- Wierd
- So-not-scary Ghost-thriller (Even Suster Ngesot(Nia Ramandhani) is scarier)
- Even with Penelope Cruz and Robert Downey Jr. , this movie has no hype .
- Halle , where is your natural talent of picking a good movie to star? Putting Halle Berry in this kind of movie was just another waste of money .
Even the low-class actress/headliner Lindsay Lohan could do it in I know who killed me .
- Gothika may tried to hard to be gripping and gothic . But , the truth speaks different . Named Gothika , but not gripping and gothic enough .
- JUST LIKE AN UNKNOWN B-MOVIE .

At the end , I SUGGEST YOU NOT TO WATCH THIS . ESPECIALLY THE ONES WHO HAVE 'SOULMATE' LEVEL MCT SCORE WITH ME .

"''I am a rational person. I believe in science. I don't believe in the paranormal, and I don't believe in ghosts. But if you are the ghost of Rachel Parsons, then you would let me out of this cell.'"
-Miranda Grey-
performed by Halle Berry

by V

Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning. On November 17th, discover how James...became Bond.

Director:Martin Campbell

Writers (WGA):Neal Purvis (screenplay) &
Robert Wade (screenplay)

Genre:Action | Adventure | Thriller

Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench




"The name's Bond. James Bond."


THE MOVIE OUTLINE

"Recently promoted to 00 status, James Bond takes over his first mission, in which he faces a mysterious private banker to world terrorism and poker player, Le Chiffre. Along with a beautiful Treasury agent and the MI6 man in Montenegro, Bond takes part in a high stakes poker game set up by Le Chiffre in order to recover a huge sum of his clients' money he lost in a failed plot that the British spy took down. 007 will not only discover the threatening organization behind his enemy, but the worst of all truths: to not trust on anyone. "

MY APPRAISAL

A STRAIGHT KNOCKOUT!

The best and most lavish action flick in this decade. The brand new Casino Royale sets also a brand new standard for espionage escapade that will be tough to top. I found Casino Royale the slickest action flick I've ever seen. Casino Royale impressively relaunches James Bond with tension-filled high stakes poker games and exhilarating action sequences.

There's one certain reason why Casino Royale is the greatest and hippest Bond flick in ages and his name is Daniel Craig. A daring way to represents Ian Fleming's legendary action hero. A brand new Bond package sure is a risky thing to do. More complicated and hard-hitting. Either it will cause career suicide or a highly praised modern James Bond era. And Craig has done a superb job. Not only amazed the viewers with all his action scenes, he put a soul in the movie. He's on the spotlight, he's adorable, he's sex on wheel, and he's without hesitation the BEST JAMES BOND EVER.

A step in the right direction for the Bond franchise and yet the most ELECTRIFYING AND SENSATIONAL 007 flick ever produced.

"I have no armour left. You've stripped it from me. Whatever is left of me - whatever is left of me - whatever I am - I'm yours.''

-JAMES BOND-

by Sasha

after-minute:
A bit' unusual 007 movie . But , still unique and cool.

ROLL THE DICE

Before Casino Royale , Daniel Craig was nothing . I can say that Casino Royale was his 'casino' , his luck to star as a Bond , James Bond .

Well , he gave me a suprisingly different Bond . A brutal and dirty one , still glamorous but faaaar less-glam than the previous Bonds . Another stars for Eva Green , she's really elegant , gave us a dark persona and she don't have any bimbo side which is so usual , she's amazing here .
Both Craig and Green showed us a VERY GOOD chemistry between them .

The movie itself is rather nice and refreshing than bad and boring . But , there's some wierd scenes such as the romantic holiday(which made this scenes look-a-like scenes from Gosling's & McAdam's The Notebook) and etc .

Still with the classic quotes , action pack drama and high-tech equipments with artistic opening . But , boring music and the unforgettable Casino scenes .

Of course , a nice performances from Judi Dench as M , proves that she's irreplaceable and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre , he's a scene-stealer.

At the end, Craig rolled the dice and it came out showing no. 6 , proves that he's a different Bond . new-face , new-hair and new-behavior . So i should say "Say hello to Mr. Craig!"

"Three measures of Gordon's; one of vodka; half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice, and add a thin slice of lemon peel"
-James Bond-
performed by Daniel Craig

by Sasha

After-minute:
eccentric ,unoriginal , impressive but still a bit' sleepy .

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

First of all , v for Vendetta is directed by James Mcteigue with help from the Wachowski bros and of course you got the ideas right?


Impressive , for a while . Eccentric , for the whole movie . But, i bet that you never know who Mitsuo Fukuda is . Tim Mcteigue/Wachowskis copied some of Mitsuo's st yle .
Actually , Mitsuo Fukuda is known as one of the most popular modern Japanese animation director , who created 'the kids shows' ,Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED : Destiny . Well , i watched for some episodes (doesn't mean i'm an anime-lover/otaku) and i truly can consider that V copied exactly Mitsuo's sty le there .
There's some scenes that i have seen in several Japanese animation(anime) . So , surely Tim Mcteigue / Wachowskis are inspired by them . Now , we can consider Wachowskis are geeks .

I respect the unique eccentricity from V and the beautiful explosion , flowing with the classic music . An impressive view .

Also , the ideas of the movie itself . The liberal politics , the old fashioned setting mixed with futuristic time-line .

You still can see The Matrix slow-motion here , not as smooth as The Matrix , still forgive-able .

Maybe Natalie Portman is not the best actress to star here . But , what she had done for the role just shocking and captivating . Hugo Weaving made a nice acting for the eccentric V , he rocks .

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At the end,V for Vendetta is a fancy movie , combined eccentric directing and uniquely futuristic setting which is vividly beautiful and smart . Even though it was not that original .

"Remember, remember the 5th of November. The gunpowder, treason, and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot"
-V-
performed by Hugo Weaving

by Sasha

"Ba?bel
? ?/?be?b?l, ?bæb?l/[bey-buhl, bab-uhl]
?noun
1. an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4?9.
2. (usually lowercase) a confused mixture of sounds or voices.
3. (usually lowercase) a scene of noise and confusion."

Strong and intriguing cinema-therapy

As one of the insane and connecting dramas in Hollywood . BABEL made a strong impression , deceptive and beautiful .

4 different story with okay opening , made an exciting dramatic journey til the end of the stories , all emotion spilled perfectly , with 4 different type of setting and cinematography .

Strong . The characteristic of each character , from Brad Pitt to Rinko Kikuchi.

Personally , my favorite story is The Japanese one , it's strong and captivating . I like the Japanese setting , the drama of a deaf mute person and Rinko Kikuchi's strong impression(nasty role . But , she fitted it perfectly) ,suddenly made her another Asian A-list , along with Koji Yakusho .

But , Alejandro González Iñárritu made a really great directing in 'the Morocco story' ,with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett there , supporting this story to be as strong and attractive .

at the end,BABEL maybe not a fancy movie . But , as a drama , it was a true moving , emotional and impressive movie .

"I'm deaf, not blind!"
Chieko
performed with sign by Rinko Kikuchi

by Sasha

"the brutal Bond has arrived"BRUTAL CRAIG ,TYPICAL DRAMA

The first blonde James Bond in 007 history . Named Daniel Craig , the brutal yet still a Bond , unique , queer and sexy .

Quantum of solace is a SEXY , STUNNING modern action without focusing in the image "high-tech Bond" (but , still there was I-wall and the so-so hi-tech mobile phone). Choosing the blonde blue eyed Daniel Craig is a total brave action . Quantum absolutely made Max Payne a total Razzie all-time . THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL AN ACTION MOVIE .

Daniel Craig , Daniel Craig , Daniel Craig , and Daniel Craig , all eyes on Daniel Craig , the British blondy Bond . I LIKE THIS BOND , not as glamorous as usual brunette Bond , still looking so manly and stylish in every cloth he was wearing.
Olga Kurylenko looking dramatic and simple , not as the seducer Bond girl . But , as the dramatic half femme fatale with tragic past .

With AMAZING score and soundtrack for the opening , Alicia Keys ft. the white stripes - Another way to die .

But , the drama was so typical and predictable , that kind of drama is so typical ,that kind of drama is used by anime and telenovela .
USUAL !!! BOORING !!!!
It's about the less-uniqueness of the directing(Marc , BE UNIQUE!) , every coolness came from the opening and suddenly changed the emotion from exciting to "what the?" when it changes to Daniel Craig's action scenes .
Blurred mission progress . The plot IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH .
QUOTES PLEASE????? No memorable quotes , guys !

At the end, sexy , yup . stunning , yup . breath-taking , NO . classic , absolutely no . lovely , NO . Just another action packed drama .

"Everything he touches withers and dies"(about James Bond by Greene)
-Dominic Greene-

*Note : This is my first 007 movie i've ever finished (watching) . But , i definitely can define the the brunettes Bonds typical st yle .

by Sasha

After minute :
An exquisite journey which is very dreamy . heartwarming . tearjerker.imaginative and most of all it's beautiful & super lovely

DREAM BIG

Fantasize . That's all you gotta' do .

Big Fish taught me a very important thing . Never let your fantasy dies . Forever and ever .

Big Fish is an enchanting journey pictured beautifully , magically and dreamy (and romantic) . One of the best Tim Burton film i have ever enjoyed , not as dark and gothic as usual , Big Fish is a very bright and colorful yet sophisticated movie which play your fantasy and reality in the same time , with misty cinematography .

With music from Danny Elfman , who always lives the movie , also worked in Big Fish . Made it magical , hypnotizing and beautiful as always , especially with the brilliantly creative story-telling ways .

Big Fish has such a memorable character played with beautiful casts .
Ewan Mcgregor , Billy Crudup , Jessica Lange, Marion Cottilard,Danny De Vito ,and our nepotism lady Helena Bonham Carter . Every movement and words came from them just really wonderful .

At the end, Big Fish is one of the most magical presentation from Tim Burton which playing happily with our childish side without insulting our intellegence .

"There's a time when a man needs to fight and a time when he needs to accept that his destiny's lost, the ship has sailed and that only a fool will continue. The truth is I've always been a fool. "
-Edward Bloom-
by Ewan Mcgregor

by Sasha

Plot :
A mysterious Web site is activated at midnight and awaits people who have been wronged. With the click of a mouse, those who summon Hell Girl to do their bidding already know the price and accept the consequences of carrying out vengeance. When a grudge is posted to the message board, Hell Girl is dispatched to take the marked person straight to hell. And since the price is no small matter, the avenger must commit to damning a soul.

an imaginative journey to hell

A new days creative and dark animation, with broken dark artistic theme . One presentation with exquisite stories about the wicked drama in real life .

Hell Girl was packaged imperfectly by Takahiro Omori . For the first 4 stories , Hell Girl wasn't boring and still exciting and terrifying . But , after 11 stories and more , it became a boring repetitive ending with tacky scenes , which weren't enjoyable at all .

An anime never be a real horror , so did Hell Girl . The scenes from Ai Enma's servants in action were total tacky and freaky . Eventhough sometimes they're entertaining enough .

Hell Girl showed us Japanese Pop-culture perfectly , from the onsen(Japanese hot spring) , otaku(anime/manga maniac) to Japanese tv show's culture .

"Want to know how hell is?"
-Enma Ai-

by V

I don't believe in Heaven. I believe in Pain. I believe in Fear. I believe in Death.

Director:John Moore

Writers (WGA):Beau Thorne (screenplay)

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Ludacris





THE MOVIE OUTLINE

"Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation. "

MY APPRAISAL

Max Payne is no doubt very disappointing and a failed Matrix (slash) Sin City (slash) Constantine wannabe. It's completely pathetic and I felt like running out of the theatre. It's not worth your dough nor your time. The movie is sloow like it'll never last and it's hugely boring. Mark, Mark. What's gotten into you? What happen to a hero we all worshiping in The Departed? We all know how The Happening sucked and simply one of 2008's worst movie. It's either he's unlucky in script selection or simply getting comfortable working in weird flicks.

Lack of chemistry between the characters and I didn't find myself root for them. A devastated man in late 30s, lost his family and drastically turn into a reckless jerk by killing people aroud him. We know how Max Payne is a jerk who can't deal with what he's been through. What do they expect us, condolences? So hell no, I don't root for the character.

And after 2 hours sitting and suffering on the theatre seat, this boring tale of Max *jackass* Payne will leave us nothing but ANOTHER TESTIMONY HOW GAME ADAPTATION FILM SUCK.

"The Devil is building his army. Max Payne is looking for something that God wants to stay hidden. That is what makes him more dangerous."