Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
BURNT
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| I want to be a Chef ! |
REVIEWED
Many dont quite like Bradley Cooper in this movie. They said this is not one of his good film or even one of his worser ones. Well I dont agree. I would put him better in this one than the acclaimed American Sniper.
Again in this movie he acted with a familiar female co star. We all know BC and Jeniffer Lawrence in Silver Lining and also Joy. Now this one him and Sienna Miller. The last time with her was in American Sniper. Hard working Alicia Vikander is in here too thou small part. Emma Thompson was also around.
Now what I like about this movie is its pacing and editing and how it covers the works and duties of a chef. How passionate and competitive they are to reviewers and their works. How a chef can be the center of a restaurant commanding respects and admiration from his subordinates.
BC who played Adam Jones is an interesting character. How is temperament got him into trouble in the first place but how he fought back to be the person who everyone wanted to be. He is the type who can scold his workers if he dont like what is presented to him or even throw things in the kitchen. Not only that he is also a perfectionist who is never satisfied with what his workers' work.These bad management practices are the things that made him not to be the best or always letting him down when he is on top.
Come to think of it, see how perfection they wanted for a food to be presented in terms of food arrangement, cleanliness beside the taste of course. But after watching this movie when they are shouting and swearing in the kitchen especially when right on top and in front of the food, dont you think thats being disrespectful to the customers ? That is just my thought no doubt.
Anyway, this movie is a pleasant surprise to me and could even be kept in my archive. Yes it has the "hurray" feeling at the end for me. Maybe because of my hope that AJ could change for his own sake.
The 88th Academy Award- REVIEWED
As we all know the Oscar for this year was faced with controversy even before it got started. The big issue was no blacks were nominated. Although there were a few notable performances like Will Smith in Concussion and M B Jordan in Creed or even the director of Straight Out of Compton, they were all not listed. Some actors also boycotted the ceremony this year like Spike Lee with Will Smith and his wife.
To show that the Oscar is not about racism or they are trying to eliminate such notion, they have Chris Rock to host the show. And they were sporting enough to make jokes of the situation like putting footage of Blacks appearing on notable movie scene like LD Carpio was mauled by a black girl instead of the bear, Chris Rock stucked on Mars and Mission control were reluctant to rescue as he was black and a few more. But those are all accepted in good taste.
The film with the most wins I reckoned would be Mad Max Fury Road followed by The Revenant. A film that had made lots of money but loosed even to the low budget movie was Star Wars The Force Awakens. So did the Martian.
Now here are my review on some interested and important categories which I dont agree.
Special Effects
Although I like Ex Machina, it should not win this category beating Star Wars and even Mad Max. The effects of the film is good when you are watching it as a film. But when comparing to other bigger films it is not that great.
Soundtrack
Not Spectre ! This is after listening to the songs played live that night. Lady Gaga's song is more diversified and meaningful.
Best Male Supporting Actor
Stallone should have won not the one in Bridges of Spies. It took real skill to do a character like Rocky in Creed as someone who is not only sick with Cancer but a coach. The character in BOS was contained all the time - who cant do that ?
Best Male Actor
Leonardo D Carpio won. If you judge from acting Eddie of Danish Girl is superb. But if you take into consideration the preseverance to be and act a character then LDC should win. But this is Best Male Actor not Best Male Committed Actor.
Best Female Actor
Have said it before. Alicia Vikander won as Best Supporting female actor which many said not to be her category. If she was in Best Female, and I am one of the judges, shes my winner not overated Bree Larson.
Well thats my review, see you next year.
Monday, February 29, 2016
CROUCHING TIGER HIDEN DRAGON : SWORD OF DESTINY
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| I was in the movie.. playing some baldy monk ! |
REVIEWED
This movie of medieval Chinese story and actors playing was produced by Netflix is a continuation of CTHD made 16 years ago (OMG that old !). That film was directed by Ang Lee and won many Academy awards despite its not being from Hollywood or England for that matter.
I can still remember the previous movie where the cinematography was simply breathtaking. Chow Yuat Fat was in that one and so did Michelle Yeoh who is also in this one (bit older of course). That time Zhang Yi Zi was the hottie in China then in the US. However she is not in this one as I remember her character died in the last one ? But we got another new hottie here whom looks like her. A mixed chinese Italian and live in Australia. Her first film and hopefully more to come.Natasha Liu playing snow vase.
A heavier Jason Scott Lee played the bad guy here vs Donnie Yen.
If one is to compare between the two this one is pale in comparison. It is not a classic for the acting even the fighting is not on par with its predecessor. As you know Ang Lee's direction can be very artistry like the last one. This is not directed by him. Thou you have the famous flying on the rope when it was funny then with the scene chasing on bamboo trees, these also have that (not on bamboo trees thou) and seem to be still funny too. But who could blame them and you enjoy the actions and the fighting scenes unfolded in front of you.
There are many fighting here and you will not be disappointing although you know they are on ropes.
Not much story to tell except for the story to do flashback to bring everybody up to speed on what and why what you see is happening. The gist is "Dont let the crook take away the sword"
Not as good as I would expected because I keep on comparing to the first one. If it is on its own, it would be a good ancient Chinese Martial Art movie. Thats why the it could have been better smiley.
TIB CINEMA FEB16
This will be movies available for download or yet to be available that the Author will be next watching or is watching. Normally a review will be released soon after.
Title of movies below are linked to the posting. If you want to read its review or download the movie, please click the respective links.
MOVIES ALREADY SEEN & REVIEWED (Last seen on top)
29th - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon : Sword of Destiny
28th - Kung Fu Panda 3
27th - Attack on Titans
- Phantom Hunting
26th - 50 Shades of Black
- A stand up guy
25th - Better living through chemistry
- The Bag Man
24th - Dark Skies
- The Dress Maker
- Cake
23rd - Still Alice
22nd - Black or White
21st - Forsaken
- Victor Frankestein
19th - The Danish Girl
18th - Remember
17th - Room
13th - Sum of histories
11th - Shooting at Socrates
- My All American
10th - The Night Before
9th - Secret In Their Eyes
8th - Oldboy
- Lazer Team
7 Feb 16 - The Legend of Barney Thomson
- Prescription Thugs
6 Feb 16 - Misconduct
5 Feb 16 - Trumbo
4 Feb 16 - The Ritchie Blackmore Story
- Blue Mountain State: The rise of Thadland (not completed)
3 Feb 16 - The Challenger
- Queen of the Desert
2 Feb 16 - Breakdown
- The Rack Pack
- Home Invasion
1 Feb 16 - Back Track
- $elfie Shootout
- Ride Along 2
- Jarhead3
31 Jan 16 - FreeHeld
- Crimson Peak
- Harbinger down
30 Jan 16 - Love the Coopers
29 Jan 16 - Grandma
- Hyena Road
28 Jan 16 - Regression
Sunday, February 28, 2016
KUNG FU PANDA 3
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| Who cuter ? Me or Po ? |
REVIEWED
I can still felt the excitement when watching KFP1 not a long time ago. How a cartoon movie that seem not so appealing suddenly ended up watching with satisfaction and awe. Guess it was because of a fat unlikeable hero Po voiced splendidly by Jack Black which fit the character well. Not forgeting the other big actors playing voices like Hoffman and even Jolie. That movie storyline from the unacceptable Po to become the mighty one was great. The formula of making a good cartoon film was there, simple straight forward and aswesome cartoon fighthing scenes and sequences which was not seen on the level of kids movie.
Then they make KFP TV series and came out with 2 which I cant remember of seeing it or not. But definitely it was not memorable enough because I cant remember.
So now KFP made a comeback with the 3rd installment with even bigger ensemble. They manage to mantain the voices of the already impressive voice casts including Hoffman and Jolie and added JK Simmons and Cranston too.
My compliments to the drawings which was fantastic as usual. As it is from Dreamworks it never fail to come out with fantastic artistry.
Ok here are my problems..
The villian of the movie Kyle voiced by JK Simmons who is a Bisson is very menacing at the start of the movie. Big, Strong and ugly to be one memorable villian in a movie eventhough its only cartoon, like Clauber Lang in Rocky 3. But through the movie he was made to be funny and that spoils it. And when you have a villian with that look acted funny then it collapse the whole believability of what it can deliver.
Second, there are too many pandas from grandma to grandchildren pandas. I remember KFP1 and even 2 are cute because you have only 1 panda to relate to. Now you have lots of em it sucked the cutiebilities of Po bigtime. And they all look the same ! (You cant get round this as they are Pandas, for godness sake!). But to have that element into it spoil the fun for me.
Maybe this is the last of the KFPs ? Why not as now you know why Po became Po and his roots is answered.
But it was fun watching it immediately after the horrible in the stomach Attack on Titans. But could have wished it was approached differently unless as I reckon, Po is retiring.
SHINGEKI NO KYONJIN ATTACK ON TITAN
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| Asked what I sit for and this was what I got. You cant judge when you are not entitle to judge in the first place. |
REVIEWED
What an experience watching this. For those who like, in fact crazy on this movie, are those who love Japanese Anime. Its written all over it. If you want to see giant stupid naked people (or zombies?) eating people this one is for you right at your face without any concern of censoring the gory part (except the genitals). This film can be so blantantly fan based orientated despite the crappy special effects and story that IMDB gave it an 8.9 ! I dont think it even care that it can scare the shit of those kids who may not have the heart of watching it.
Here you'll see lots of gory scene like a giant swallowing human, pulling arms and legs till they snapped, chewing and crushing humans well this is the right film.
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Japanese are known to come up with weird and wild story concepts and this is one of them. Forget about the "Maze Runner" as the element of very high walls is here too, you get plenty what you bargain for here. The interesting things is how do the humans kill them. thou they have a few strategies which are difficult to execute, they wanted a better and easier way.
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But one thing I like about the movie is that anybody can be killed whether you are the hero of the film or not.
So if you some very different movie experience watch this. In the midst of the film, I kept asking - what am I watching actually ? For this, the weirder the better it is.
Friday, February 26, 2016
PHANTOM HUNTING
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| A surprising emoticon because of its commendable effort in trying to be good. But you will be thrill allright. |
This is a foreign language movie which was translated, I think or just bad voice over ? Possibly from Khazashtan its a futuristic movie set in the future (maybe) with known names like Armande Asante (Judge Dred) and Kristen Loken (Terminator).They are definitely crowd pullers. KL looks like Sharon Stone when she was younger and sexy. Other cast are film locals lead by pretty boy so called martial art expert by the name of Timur (in the movie).
At least the movie made an effort to look hi tech and highly budgeted. Some of the action and fighting scenes are good. Explosion not so good but not so bad either better than low budgets sci fi films I see.
Aside from the acting which are basically woody (except for the "stars" of course) the background music is overdone which I didnt like. Movies that do this tend to hide the scenes with music because the acting is not good or the set is under par etc. Good movies have silence which spoke a thousand words.
Then the make up is another thing. They all look well done even after fights and runs. Some makeups of the females looks the same with same hairstyle that sometimes it confuse audiences (or is it only me). Many pretty boys and girls in this movie thou.
Be prepared to see some ridiculous actions like a car going from a cliff but exactly landed on the rails. Or a motorbike going through the roof of a bus and remain unscathed. But its thrilling thou maybe not logic. The hero and villain know Parkour too ! And whats these hot army chicks on the plane with hot pants. Dont forget Point Break 1 cliche saving one from a plane who is without parachute and when its landed on rooftop of a sky scrapper the crooks happened to be there. Talking about coincidence !
The timeline and logistic is also questionable when the location is discovered just in seconds they are there.
The flow of story telling is not good either, between the flashbacks and the current happenings, I tend to got lost. Also from scenes to scenes, its kindda of not smooth or right. Theres one scene where the bad guy look very soft when confronting his boss (I think) but when he's running and fighting our pretty boy hero, he was so tough. Also some reaction from the characters interaction dont quite make sense like when you stab someone in the calf your reaction would be to punch the guy (or gal) in the nose unless the hand was tight up or he was paralyzed. Anyway he could feel the pain when the knife was stabbed, isnt it.
This is a movie you expect when you sit inset aside the illogical parts but you are still thrill which is a good thing
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