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No doubt “2012” was very much talked about. The media ran with the Mayan calendar thing and it certainly got my friends talking about the end of the world and its possibilities.

The movie on a whole left me reminiscing about “The Day After Tomorrow” and how the plot were so oh-so-similar. Well, how different could an end of times movie be right? Sure there were better special effects but a plane taking off through crashing buildings quickly becomes repetitive and tiresome.

Amanda Peet has definitely seen better acting days but John Cusack was surprisingly suited for the movie; but I think its more the casting director’s vision rather than his acting that did the trick. He just looked the part; middle-age struggling writer by night driver by day. He was pretty much the only believable person in the movie.

Chiwetel Ejiofor was featured heavily but I found his acting too staunch-esque and not believable as a modern White House Indiana Jones. Oliver Platt reminded me too much of Matt Preston and somehow didn’t do it for me. Sure he was hate-able (as 'villians' have to be) but he could have done so so much more!

Same goes to Thandie Newtown. The thing with this movie is there are so many ‘big-ish’ stars but it still managed to disappoint. Maybe the special effects took away much of the acting required I’m not sure.

Watch it if you want a well-spaced rollercoaster ride of what the end of the world could look like but leave it alone if you’re in the mood for an epic movie.

2.5 out of 5 stars.

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Gran Torino: A Review

December 7th 2009 00:12

“Gran Torino” is one of those movies a single parent 45-year old cultured and seen much of life kinda Caucasian woman would recommend. It’s filled with real-life ‘challenges’ of racism and cultural integrity coupled with a look into what sort of dangers can lurk in minority families. Of course it is dramatized and of course it will be exaggerated, it is after all, a movie.

Being in a ‘minority’ group myself, I think that the movie portrayed everyone respectfully well. Clint Eastwood is almost always commendable but he looks incredibly aged in the movie; almost frail. But then again, it might just be that his acting is good.

The story has a sad ending and the path to the ending is also a violent and sad one. The soundtrack, the mood lighting and the general feel and colour of the film adds to this. The ending may or may not surprise you (it definitely surprised me) but like I said this movie may not be an entire exact reflection of truth of modern society.

But that’s what good scripts do right? They take an underlying social issue, turn it up a few notches, repackage it and sell it back to the audience as a reflection of their own lives.

If you are ready for a solemn, borderline arthouse movie with modern America undertones littered everywhere; go watch this movie.

4 out of 5 stars.

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Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen: A Review

October 8th 2009 08:23

So, Transformers 2! Finally straggled my way into the mechanical world of the Autobots and the Decepticons to see the drama unfold. I was late also in watching the first one having to force a friend to watch it the second time for him, with me; not that he minded!

Anyway, so the question people always ask when you step out of a “Part Two” movie is “How does it compare to the first one?” I will usually go along the lines of “I don’t know” and BS my way through the conversation or I start comparing how the movie has improved; whether wardrobe wise and prop-wise (cause usually the first one comes out and has no budget, becomes a success and finds more money to improve their general ‘look’).

However, that cannot be said of “Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen”. The general ‘look’ and ‘feel’ and multi-million dollar CG effects in the form of transforming modes of vehicles is still the same. They probably made some of the animation even before the first movie was out.

So what have I got to say about the second modern Transformers movie?

First of all, it is a movie for everybody. Everybody here ranges from teenagers to young adults about 30; OK maybe let’s stretch it to 35, in short, the movie-going crowd. Whether you’re a self-professed geek or a fashion guru, you will like the film. I’m careful here; you won’t LOVE the movie but you will be able to go with the flow, forgive the quiet bits and anticipate the climatic bits.

You WILL be blown away by the computer graphics (although sometimes it can get a bit fake; look out for falling bricks! Just for them to disappear???); and you will be swept up in the grandeur of Optimus Prime; he is after all of some royal descent.

What I’m not sure about is the whole craze about Megan Fox; yes in some scenes she is hot but funnily enough she doesn’t distract the viewers (*ahem* boys) from the main story. Sure she runs around a bit and sure there is the cheesy love thing going on between her character Mikaela and Sam (Shia LeBouf) (e.g. Beauty and The Geek); but I guess that cements the fantasy of most of the audience which will be watching this movie. And yes, with that I do mean the Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam fanatics, the IT gurus, the programmers and engineers.

At the end of the day, it is made for the masses and movies like this will always be made for the masses, bits and pieces here and there to keep a varied audience entertained and the ‘core’ target audience extremely glued.

4 out of 5 stars.

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The Ugly Truth: A Review

August 31st 2009 02:19

I caught “The Ugly Truth” a couple of weeks ago and I remembered thinking to myself distinctly as the movie progressed that this must be a romantic comedy written for men.

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Revolutionary Road: A Review

July 30th 2009 13:08

I wanted to watch this movie at first so bad; thinking I’ll get a reason for my self-justifying daily rants about not wanting to get married and settle down and all that. Let me tell you up front that you if you are like me and want to reiterate to yourself that you are doing the right thing by abstaining from ‘married life’ and ‘suburbia’ you would not find it in this film

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Angels and Demons: A Review

June 3rd 2009 02:36

Before I start the review, can I just say I didn’t really want to watch this movie in the first place but the marketing, advertising, trailer placements seem to be unavoidable! That’s what I call a good campaign! It seems that dark, evil, mysterious, 4th spiritual dimension movies always have good campaigns; reminded me of Cloverfield’s one

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Night At The Museum 2: A Review

June 3rd 2009 02:07

The tugging question on everyone’s mind when they purchase a ticket which has a ‘2’ after the movie title is almost always how does anyone beat the first one? Well, they could also think of ‘Oh my gosh I am gonna drool over him/her again; this time I’ll prepare lots of Kleenex’ but I doubt that Ben Stiller is remotely drool-worthy. So I’ll stick to my earlier thought

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Star Trek: A Review

May 22nd 2009 16:59

My experience with the Star Trek ‘franchise’, as they call it, is a dismal one to say the best. Vague memories of a bald Patrick Stewart, a dude with pointy ears, a half man half bull character and a black man with a necklace around his eyes come to mind.

So suffice to say I am not a Star Trek fan; let alone a ‘follower’; as many are in the habit of calling themselves

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Confessions Of A Shopaholic: A Review

April 6th 2009 01:47

OK, first of all, this flick is catered for the arty, the feminine and the aspiring metrosexuals. If you are thick, burly, a little low on the EQ side, you would most definitely hate this movie

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