The following is my short verdict for newest movie in theatres
Larry Crowne (B-)
Wu Xia (B)
The Beaver (C)
Insidious (B+)
Limitless (B)
Lincoln Lawyer (B)
Minggu, 31 Juli 2011
Senin, 25 Juli 2011
Short Reviews
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows part 2
Harry(Daniel Radcliffe), Ron(Rupert Grint), and Hermione(Emma Watson) continue their search for the remaining horcruxes to destroy Voldemort's immortality while the dark lord preparing to attack Hogwarts and rule the world of wizard with his death eaters. For die hard fans who already read the book, they know how it goes. But the onscreen interpretation from David Yates and Steve Kloves might satisfy them further as well as moviegoers around the world the satisfying and magical conclusion to this epic phenomenon for the last ten years. The movie might be a stand-alone movie, but of course it is rather silly to consider it that way. The last part serves as a solid and great integral part of the greatest movie franchise in cinematic history. Plus the film is considered a relatively non-stop action compared to all Potter movies but still providing a dark dramatic story, the movie, no longer a suitable children movie, has broken super massive instantaneous box office craze among fans and cultured folks around the globe. See this movie !
Three and a half stars out of Four (A-)
Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the moon
I hate the first movie and did not care for the second. Now the third is coming out and for a good lucrative reason. Some reviews said that it is much better than the first two while most considered it first class rubbish. Since i was in Singapore, i thought it is ok to check it out. The result is according to me is no different from the first ( I don't know the second since i did not care to see it). Listen, the visuals might look fantastic, but only when they are in still images. Once moved by Michael Bay's camera, they look catastrophically awful and hideous. Michael Bay ay might reason that his movies are technically accurate, but how can one sense the accuracy when the movie is moving so damn fast with non-stop action in process?. Still Michael Bay is to blame for this first class junk because he misappropriates audiences agnostic attitude for movies like this i.e. they don't care for story or understanding the accuracy/detail of the action and just ride along with it much like riding a roller coaster. It's fun for a while and do not remember anything afterward.
One star out of Four (D )
Harry(Daniel Radcliffe), Ron(Rupert Grint), and Hermione(Emma Watson) continue their search for the remaining horcruxes to destroy Voldemort's immortality while the dark lord preparing to attack Hogwarts and rule the world of wizard with his death eaters. For die hard fans who already read the book, they know how it goes. But the onscreen interpretation from David Yates and Steve Kloves might satisfy them further as well as moviegoers around the world the satisfying and magical conclusion to this epic phenomenon for the last ten years. The movie might be a stand-alone movie, but of course it is rather silly to consider it that way. The last part serves as a solid and great integral part of the greatest movie franchise in cinematic history. Plus the film is considered a relatively non-stop action compared to all Potter movies but still providing a dark dramatic story, the movie, no longer a suitable children movie, has broken super massive instantaneous box office craze among fans and cultured folks around the globe. See this movie !
Three and a half stars out of Four (A-)
Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the moon
I hate the first movie and did not care for the second. Now the third is coming out and for a good lucrative reason. Some reviews said that it is much better than the first two while most considered it first class rubbish. Since i was in Singapore, i thought it is ok to check it out. The result is according to me is no different from the first ( I don't know the second since i did not care to see it). Listen, the visuals might look fantastic, but only when they are in still images. Once moved by Michael Bay's camera, they look catastrophically awful and hideous. Michael Bay ay might reason that his movies are technically accurate, but how can one sense the accuracy when the movie is moving so damn fast with non-stop action in process?. Still Michael Bay is to blame for this first class junk because he misappropriates audiences agnostic attitude for movies like this i.e. they don't care for story or understanding the accuracy/detail of the action and just ride along with it much like riding a roller coaster. It's fun for a while and do not remember anything afterward.
One star out of Four (D )