[Rec]2

I did a review of the first film back in 2008. [Rec]2 is the sequel, it basically continues 15 mins after the end of the first film. its very satisfying because it explains the who,when,where,why,and how questions from the first film. the premise of the film is very simple. a weird virus spread inside an apartment building. so the government quarantine the whole building. the trapped occupants and reporter from first film are still inside along with children who are not supposed to act in horror movies. i mean.. its about them fighting for their lives. the second movie is about rescuing and finding antidote. of course with a lot of complications and dramas along the way.


what makes this movie stands out from the rest is the cause of the outbreak. not bio hazard chemical contamination, not radiation from outer space, not rage virus from monkeys, not vampires and zombies and not bites from bats or rats. it brings back pure classic horror with added twist. this movie is pure adrenalin rush from beginning until the end.


lastly, best philosophy in life. when life gethca down you know what you gotta do?
just keep swimming, keep swimming, just keep swimming~

The Box movie Review

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2012 gif movie review~
I'm back and kickin! expect more gif movie reviews.

Wu Xia Phien and I

Theres a cinema in front of our house in Indo. I still remember almost every weekend, our dad 'll bring us there to watch movies. He'd buy us some snacks and mentos bar. We just ve to cross the road to go there. The cinema is still operating until today.

I watched quite a lot of Chinese classic movies those days, the "Wuxia phien" or the costume dramas/action/martial art movies. e.i. The condor heroes, Once Upon a Time in China, Swordsman, Bride With White Hair, Judge Bao, A Chinese Ghost Story, Butterfly lovers, Taichi master and etc. I only remember this few. The tvs also showed quite a lot, of course dubbed with bahasa indo, e.i. "Pendekar Ulat Bulu" (the caterpillar warrior) and "Pendekar Harum" (fragranced warrior)...... sounds odd..
but nvm... i remembered watching those series every afternoon after tuition class. I was rewatching some of those old classic wuxia from Crunchyroll. I totally enjoyed them!!!! its awesome! no CG effects and still do wonders! compared to the wuxia movies from this era, i.e. "The Promise"... i thought that movie is super horrible... too much dose of CG, horrible costumes and crappy story line.


Ah.. not to forget, we have the horror genre too. The chinese vampire! hahaha! love those guys!

quick coloring in photoshop

Anyhoo, "Xiau au jiang fu" or "Swordsman" series is my most favourite wuxia movie of all time. its like the Chinese version of Lord of The Ring. The movie's particular theme song is just classic and timeless. You guys should be familiar with this song.
Plus plus, this move has the greatest villain of the kung fu world, the "Dong Fang Bu Bai!!!"



p/s after days and nights of searching the world wide web like a maniac i managed to get the audio file. If you want it just leave a comment. I'm more than happy to share.

Movie blurts... #2

This time i promise my review would be deeper, smarter and have more than one sentence. Ok, this week i present you Nim's Island.



For me, this movie is like a mixture of Home Alone, Cast Away, Robinson Crusoe meets Mac Gyver and the reality show, Survivor, Nim's Island. Overall not bad, but not good either. A tad boring and anti climatic. It feels like its not finished. The first 3/4 of the movie it build up the audience's anticipation and curiosity. Then the rest 1/4 until the end are blaaargh.... Some things are left unexplained. The movie left the audience wanting more but then dumped disappointed when the credits rolled over. The screen time between Abigail and Jodie Foster are really little. Its a disappointment because i want to see more action going on between these two characters. I get that the message of the movie is to become your own real life hero. In contrary, the Jodie Foster character didn't do anything heroic and great enough to support the message. On top of that, Abigail's dialogue is like too scripted already.


During the whole movie i was distracted with things like, "Abigail, wear your shoe when in the forest", "Stop touching those worms", "Gerard Butler in wet shirt", "Apple Mac Book!" and etc. The only forte of this movie is the excellent cinematography and the clever use of animation in certain scenes. I really like the story book animation and the opening scene. In conclusion, its a great execution but poor screenplay. Then again, i'm not the right target audience. Its for younger generation. But then again, i'd pay just to watch Gerard Butler and Jodie Foster. Its very rare to see Jodie Foster acted so goofy and hilarious. Anyway, there are some sweet and funny parts in this film too which i found endearing.

Next Review: Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Movie blurts... #1 (movies i watched recently)

I'm too young and inexperience to do movie review, so... please bear with me...

1) My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar Wai) 2007, Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman n Rachel Wiez.


from IMDB.com :
A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.

Cal, you have to watch this, Wong Kar Wai directed the film. the colors and lightning is so his style.



2) City of God /Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles) 2002 Nominated for 4 Oscar


from IMDB.com:
Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.

Shouldn't watch this in library... =.='' ay ay... explicit contents. But have to praise the actors, their acting are brilliant. The way the story are told one after another is interesting. You can see the previous character 'll influence the next.



3) Misery (Rob Reiner) 1990 adaptation from Stephen King's novel


from IMDB.com: Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.

KATHY BATES I LOOOOVVVEEEEE YYYYOOOUUUUUUU!!!!!~~~ this is kinda similar to "Hard Candy", intense interaction between lead male and female actors. Kathy Bates totally pulled off the image of crazed obsessed fan. creepy but at the same time begs sympathy from the viewer. Kathy Bates simply magnificent!

I shall go back to work now... more reviews to come.

Basically i'm spreading some movie-love disease. but trust me, the titles mention are worth watching.