The Island (PG)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Action & Adventure

A Michael Bay film, starring Ewan McGregor as Lincoln Six-Echo & Scarlett Johansson as Jordan Two-Delta. Not much publicity were done for a movie with such big names. Infact, the title "The Island" kinda reminded me of the dreaded survivor on tv (hate all these fuckin' cheap reality tvs), & the posters weren't really the attractive type...but you'll think otherwise after watching the movie!

A debate between morality & survivor. Set in the near future of 2015, a clone started to question his existence which led to the uncovering of a deadly secret. It so reminded me of our nkf scandals! If every sporean kept quiet, no questioning & took life as it was, we'll all be shipped to The Island one day...

If you've watched the trailer, you'll probably know what's the main plot...so the selling points for this movie were on the flow of the movie, action sequences & its cast.

Started off slow, then the pace began to pick up with all the actions. Sadly, I find that the ending wasn't as climatic as the highway chase sequence. The chase was well done. Not slow & draggy as Terminator III & more focused than Matrix Reloaded.

As for the cast, it's official, Steve Buscemi has reached the level of Super Supporting Actor (just like Morgan Freeman & Kevin Bacon), he brought much live into the movie. Ewan's performance was fairly good, but Scarlett despite her hotness, she was shadowed by Ewan(s) & Steve Buscemi. Sean Bean is still good when he's bad. Djimon Hounsou is cool & quiet, looking to be the next Denzel. *I can hear all the black sistahs go: Ahhh~ 

Director: Michael Bay
Writer(s): Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sean Bean

1 Star for Michael Bay, 1 for Steve Buscemi, 1 for the Axtionz & 1 for "I question, therefor I exist".

Also, some deja vu: L-6E (OB-1) visits Kamino again...& J-2D is CK face!

Donation, D'oh~nation!

I'm so happy! This is the best news story I've been waiting for! Too bad the same sentiment can't be felt by most sporean...instead, I can still hear them going "D'oh~"!

I'm happy not because I'm right, nor because most sporean are wrong. What really made my day is that the Cat is finally out of the bag full of filthy lies! Thanks to Ms Susan Long & Mr Davinder Singh!

Ever since I was 12, I came to realized that it's wrong to make any kind of donation. I have NUS to thank for this. When I was a kid, I used to think that by making donations during flag days, I was doing good, helping the helpless, making this world a better place...*heal the world~. Most of the time I'd drop a dollar each into the donation tins that came to me...& everyday I spent less than fifty cents during school recess...

Then one day, all these childish thoughts came tumbling down when I took interest in one of the nus flag...I can't remember exactly but it read something like "Freshies' Nite"..."what's that?", I asked a few elders. The answers I got brought me to the real world that I living in now!

Naive Me: What!!!? They do what!!!?

Elder A: They tied a banana at the lower waist of a fresh nus boy & made a fresh nus girl eat it up while her hands were tied behind!

Dumb Me: What!!!? They do what!!!?

Elder B: They striped the fresh nus boys down & made the ran around the block!

Dumber Me: What!!!? They do what!!!?

Elder C: They had party to welcome the new comers!

Dumber'er Me: What!!!? They do what!!!?

Elder D: They had camp fire, BBQ...etc...etc...

Dumb Ass Me: *HeE~ HoR~

I was totally lost...& when I gained human consciousness again, I had set some missions for myself:

• Say "NO" to anybody running towards me with a donation tin & that fake smile (no matter how kawaii they are)!
  
• Talk people around me out of making donations.
  
• Be kind to Stray Cats...eh...well...this is just because I love cats & I'm sure they won't cheat or misuse my kindness.

Through the years, I was having problems trying to convince my friends & family to stop their contributions to such organizations, but for the whole of last week many came telling me that they'd canceled their donations. On top of that, *woah~ all the cursing & swearing! I'm so glad that they've been released.

Still, I think sporean should hold back their hatred towards the heads of nkf. They're but pawns on a chess board. Think: Charges against SPH was dropped almost before it actually began...Cut loss before more Cats are out? It's not difficult to figure out who else benefited from their campaigns. All the commercials..., all the service charges..., all the...*links & links & links~

Fantastic Four (PG)

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Science Fiction & Fantasy

Another group of colourful  Marvel  Superheroes - Fantastic Four made it to the big screen (unlike its previous version which was made in the 90s...died long even before its release date...)!

Fantastic Four is a lot better than I expected. It can't live up to the level of Spiderman II or X-Men II, but it's definitely better than Elektra & Punisher! A very simple & entertaining movie, no heavy plot or screamin' kid. You should just turn off your mobile phone as well as your brain before entering the hall.

If you didn't have enough of Jessica Alba in Sin City, the Invisible Woman should be able to whet your appetite.

The casting for the characters was rather weak...

•  Michael Chicklis as Ben Grim aka The Thing  - Acted well & looked convincingly sad but he's abit too short... 
  
•  Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards aka Mr Fantastic  - A forgettable guy...He's supposed to be the leader of the pack, a genius, but lacks the charisma...
  
•  Jessica Alba as Sue Storm aka Invisible Girl  or Woman (which ever you desire...) - She's Charismatic & Sexy but as a strong willed shield generating superheroine...a little off...instead she looks like a gal needed some TLC & protection...
  
•  Chris Evans as Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch  - Played his role well even if he's there mostly for comic relief. Especially how he likes to irritate the hell outta The Thing! His rivalry with The Thing is best relationship in the entire movie.
  
•  Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom aka Doctor Doom  - Doesn't really work because he's not evil enough. The plot also made him more like a vengeful petty rich boy than a fearsome world taking over, ambitious evil genius. Also, when did Dr Doom ever have super power...?
  
•  Stan Lee as the Mail Man  - Great likeness, great line...

Overall, it's a decent movie to enjoy with friends & family. hopefully the sequel will be better now that their origin was told. *Seeya~ Silver Surfer, Super Skrull, Galactus~

Director: Tim Story
Writer(s): Mark Frost and Michael France
Cast: Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington

2 Stars for Jessica Alba, 1 for Fire & Rock on-screen chemistry.

Sin City (R21)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Action & Adventure

Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico") and comic book icon Frank Miller co-direct "Sin City", based on the series of graphic novels created, written, and illustrated by Miller. "Sin City" is infested with criminals, crooked cops and sexy dames, some searching for vengeance, some for redemption and others, both.

The film mainly incorporates storylines from three of Miller's graphic novels including 'Sin City', which launched the long-running, critically acclaimed series, as well as 'That Yellow Bastard' and 'The Big Fat Kill'; with an additional opening sequence, which was the test footage that Rodriguez used to get the movie greenlit, is based upon the short story, 'The Customer is Always Right', from the "The Babe Wore Red" anthology.

The Directors did a fantastic job translating these legendary stories from page to screen by remaining absolutely faithful to the look, feel and dialogue of the books (shot in Black & White with lots of narrations). As a result, pages from the graphic novels keep flashing in my mind as I watched this movie. *Speaking of which...any of you reading this borrowed my Sin City Graphic Novels, please return them to me...I missed them...

"The Customer is Always Right", from the "The Babe Wore Red" anthology - Josh Hartnett as The Man, servicing his Customer (Marley Shelton).

"Sin City" - Mickey Rourke as Marv, the outcast misanthrope on a mission to avenge the death of his one true love, Goldie (Jaime King)

"That Yellow Bastard" - Bruce Willis as Hartigan, a cop with a bum ticker and a vow to protect stripper Nancy (Jessica Alba)

"The Big Fat Kill" - Clive Owen as Dwight, the clandestine love of Shelley (Brittany Murphy), who spends his nights defending Gail (Rosario Dawson) and her Old Towne girls (Devon Aoki and Alexis Bledel) from Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro), a dirty cop with a penchant for violence.

A Star studded movie. Though many of their roles were small, their performances were all very impressive!

Highly recommended! Especially Dames, go watch it with your Man! As for Dudes, if you're not a fan of the Comics & you can't appreciate the mixture of Art & Gore, I have 4 words: Jessica - Alba, Devon - Aoki! That should be good 'nuff reasons! *Babes~

Director: Robert Rodriguez / Frank Miller / Quentin Tarantino (Guest)
Writers: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Jaime King, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Marley Shelton, Carla Gugino, Nick Stahl, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Madsen, Rick Gomez, Makenzie Vega

1 Star for Robert Rodriguez, 1 for Frank Miller as Director, another 1 for Frank Miller as Comics Master & 1 for Art Direction!

Crash (M18)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Drama

I went into the cinema having absolutely no idea what this movie was about, who the director was & I haven't even seen the trailer. As a result, no expectation.

Turned out, it became the Best 2005 Movie I've watched to-date. I'm not going to write more about it here. My words just ain't good enough to describe it without spoiling it for youse guyz. Just Go See It!



Director: Paul Haggis
Writer(s): Paul Haggis
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Dashon Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Nona Gaye, Miguel Pena

1 Star for Paul Haggis, 1 for the Script, 3 for the Entire Cast!

War of the Worlds (PG)

Rating:	★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Science Fiction & Fantasy

I'm not a Spielberg fan & this movie once again reassured that!

A "Summer Blockbuster" they market it as..."Block" as in "LEGO Blocks" I guess...A movie written in 1898, completed in a rush, full of flaws & ended in a rush as well....

Firstly, characters' background = "0"
Secondly, story direction = "Lost"
Thirdly, visual SFX = "1990s"

Spielberg seems to like all the irritating things about kids! From ET to Goonies to War of the Worlds. I can picture him giving direction to Dakota -

Spielberg: Tata~ all you need to do is SCREAM~!

Fanning: Tata...? Whatever...ARRRRHHHHHHH~!!!

Spielberg: Cut! No Tata~ not annoying enough!

Fanning: Ok...(deep breath)...AAARRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!!!!!!!!!!

Spielberg: Cut! No Tata~ still not annoying enough!

Fanning: What the...ok~ok~...you the boss...(deeper breath)... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...*cough~

Spielberg: Cut! Good take! EZ $$$ yah? Now, Justin! Be an over grown BRAT will 'ya!?

I have a few tiniwini questions. If the Aliens have been observing us for gazillion years, didn't they notice all the plague, SARS & flu epidemics we went through? Or did all these happened while they were on toilet breaks? If they're so damn smart, why are they not in protective gears while roaming on a stranger planet? Superweak plot!

The only plus point for this flick is Tom Cruise. He doesn't ride on his good looks no more. He is slowly maturing into the class of Fine Actors.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: David Koepp
Cast: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Rick Gonzalez, David Alan Basche

1 Star for Tom Cruise.