ZOOTOPIA

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REVIEWED
Saw this movie right after Gods Of Egypt at MBO, Brem Mall. Just a gap of 10mins enough for me to decide whether to see this (if I still got movie stamina). This one was at Theater No 9 while GOE at Theater 7. It was really a treat for me when watching GOE as I was the only one in the cinema. For Zootopia, I shared the movie with a family sitting 1 row in front of me. All 2 adults and their 4 small kids.
Thank you to MBO for treating 2 free movies every year for her member's birthday month. Of course the movie must be with a star (*) i.e when the movie is already "old" or about 2 weeks old. Thats OK for me.

I remember commenting that MBO cinemas audio is not good when watching London has Fallen. Well it seem that, Theater 5 (LHF) which we saw might have a sound defect or the technician forgot to turn on the bass ! As for both movies today, it was good (not very good). The visual of Zootopia was excellent as it was cartoon.

OK back to the movie Zootopia..
This movie has a "Buy on BlueRay" rating from Youtube movie critique Jermy Jahn Thats the highest of his rating whilst GOE got his "Dogshit", the worst one.

As for me my smiley - it could have been better. But nearly got the thumbs up.

What I like is about the diversfying animals and characters in this movie. Unlike we homosapien, its hard to diversify who we are as after all we are all human. The only diversification is the color of the skin or fat and thin and thats about it. But in Zootopia the diversification is immense every animal has its characterisitics and the creator had succesfully nailed it. And thats what make it interesting.

The story evolve on Judy Hoops a bunny female who became the first bunny cop. She befriended a Fox who was a swindler. It was this 2 who tried to solve a case which noone ever thought they could. The interesting part is through out this quest they met with other animals.

The main segregation of the animals is who are the predators (tiger, lion, fox, crocodile etc etc) and the preys (bunny, hen, giraffe etc etc).. So the story is about the problem of trust that started to develop between this two types due to some sabotage.

This movie is cute with very nice cartoons and even camera taking. Although it has a good plot maybe its not big enough to be carried as a movie. Maybe thats just me. Then I discovered why, as the movie was initially intended to emphasize on Fox rather than the bunny. But due to differing test audience response they redraw and made the bunny as main and Fox secondary. I am glad that they took this decision. Nevertheless, that made the movie kind of no fixed direction. If the story without the Fox (even as Secondary) and they make Judy Hoops the main character, though this is difficult, the movie would be better. No matter, Fox (Nick Wilde) is an interesting guy too but when he is with Judy, I think I lost the concentration on Judy. Its a children's movie, BTW. Who cares ! 

But that is OK only that it could have been better.
 

FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK - reposted BlueRay download link

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REVIEWED

This is one movie which had been condemned by reviewers on the internet so bad. Some say its not funny at all some say this is end of spoofs films as it is so bad that no one wold take the risk of making spoofs film anymore. Well, well, well.. I beg to differ. Its not that I am trying to tell that a movie is good when its bad or vice versa. I will tell from my own experience of watching a movie. Non of us are the same thats for sure and it may as well be in watching movies. Some would say a movie is bad when he or she has no interest in it in the first place or having a bad day when watching it or simply trying to be different that everyone else. Well that aint me. I will give credit when credit is due and vice versa.

First, the download copy of the link above is not that good. The images is sharp but darker and the sound is obviously taken from a cinema. But its much better than the average cinema (or toilet video) copy.Sometimes the audio is out of sync but still it did not spoil the fun watching it.

What are the known names in the movie for me ? Marlon Wayans in the leading role of course, Jane Seymour as his mother (obviously adopted)and his adopted father looks familiar. Russel Peters also made a brief appearance. Not familiar with Hanna Steal but she did a good impression in mannerism of  Dakota Johnson's character, the Grey's version of this movie. However this girl is a bit heavier. 

This is a spoof film and everybody knows that from the film's title right up to some of the shots in the film and also the dialogue and script. I wonder if this film could be sue by the original version producer ? And in the movie you also have spoofs from "Magic Mike", "Zero Dark Thirty" and other movies.

Lots of vulgar, obscene jokes and body anatomies in this one including penis and balls. The strength of the jokes were the slapsticks but most of the times in the dialogue too. Its one of the better spoofs movie I have seen. Those I saw before this showed that they are cheap low budget movies but this one is not that. Yeh (spoiler) Christine took Hanna in a bus instead of a helicopter to his apartment the first time, thats how they maintain the budget down but you dont see dolls and effects that made it low class and low budget like other spoofs movie.

I really laugh at some of the jokes and giggle at others. But it was actually fun watching it. But to do that just forget about what others are telling and dont expect too much out of this but to me it delivered.

Hei, even the original version "50 shades of Grey" was also condemn by the reviewers, some respected reviewers named it the worst film of 2015 ! Are you kidding me ! Then how come its got $600mil (if i am not mistaken) in ticket sales. Let see some of the overrated 8.0 IMDB ratings do that !

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS TEEN TITANS

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TIME RUSH

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THE FOREST

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JANE WANTS A BOYFRIEND

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AIRLIFT

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STEALING CARS

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GET A JOB

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Reviewed :

LAST GIRL STANDING

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THE 5TH WAVE

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 REVIEWED

This movie was based on a book which now already in the 3rd series. So watching this you should be forgiving enough that it seem to include everything to make a movie interesting. One thing for sure, it target the younger audience somewhere in the category of Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Divergent and many more. Did it succeed like some of the kiddy franchise ? I dont think so. Nevertheless, you kindda expect for a sequel from watching how it ends.

The movie tried to be smart (or low budget or simply for following the book) by not showing any true form aliens although its 100% movie of alien invasion. Instead these aliens take over human host. Kill the host and you kill the alien. But you wouldn't know who is alien or who is human unless you have this scanning device.My only problem with this, how come the alien is so small and looks harmless sitting just below the brain in the head ? If it came out, sure it would be as harmless as a rodent ? It would make the movie definitely a bit more interesting in showing how the aliens infested and host a human. Well like "Alien".

Wonder why they want to incorporate the kiddy stuffs into the movie. Oooo I get it as it was based on the book which targets kids to read. The rationality was quite unbelievable. Is it possible to train kids to be soldiers and send them to war zone with machine guns with a matter of weeks training ? Small kids as young as a 10 year old ! But (no spoiler) you need to see the movie to understand why. But still it cant make the movie logic nor make the movie interesting. I am sure some parents would have appalled looking at kids fighting in a war zone !

Its nice to see Chloe G Morentz in this. She's a good actor all right. Thou not required to bring the best of her acting, at least the movie is a knot higher due to her presence. The elder brother of Jurassic World is in too. Veteran actor like Liv Schriber and Ron Livingston (small role). Too bad Maggie Siff (a big actress in TV series Billions) got a smaller part.

See this if you crave for movies with kids playing hero. The action sequence is not bad and there is no indication at all that it is a low budget one.

THE CONFIRMATION

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D-DAY SURVIVOR

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REVIEWED

Start watching this film with anticipation with the hope that it will give a good war film or at least an acceptable one. But nahhh ! in the first 15mins just feel that the rest will turn out a disappointment. A British production with unknown actors. The sight of a young British soldier making friend with an equally young German soldier was a turn off. 

 

CHURCHILL'S SECRET

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REVIEWED
From title we know right away its about the former premier of Britain Sir Winston Churchill. The secret is nothing sinister that he had multiple strokes near the end of his career. The movie showed his courage to survive due to the support from Clemy his wife. Equaly important was the nurse that attended to him during the trying months.

I guess the movie didnt have much to tell so it also included the squables of his 4 children. Due to that the focus on the man went side tracked. So watching this movie rather than expecting it to be about Churchill vs Stroke and his career plus the help from his nurse Millie, it also incuded his family which I was not interested to know. If the movie had concentrated on how Millie got him well again (never mind if over dramatized) it would have been better. Maybe too little plot to just do that. Or the movie might stressed the timeline a bit to include what he did for Britain and the man he was when in office rather than sticking to tell his bed side victory.

How Millie looked back as her achievement in nursing back to near normal with some nice motivating (and suspenseful back ground music) was good. Thou from the timeline when Churchill left the house and arrived to make the speech which was hours way did not synschronise with Millie depature from the house. She even had time to listen to his stammering on radio. Anyway it was for dramatic purposes which formula was used by a lot of films.

See this if you a fan of SWC and wanting to know the man a bit closer at least during his vulnerable time.

HOT BOT

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REVIEWED

From the looks of its poster and the title, you think that this could be a cheapskate B X  movie ? Well not necessarily so. Most of the actors I dont know except for Anthony Anderson (of blackish fame and was in the 1st transformer) and the senator. The father (step father?) is also a familiar TV series face. Although AA is named last in the opening credit, he was adequately acting in the movie. The 2 main "nerdy" stars are unknown but to me they carried the film well especially Limus. Sometimes you feel sorry for his sorry ass hoping that he'll stand up for himself. And Bardot the robot is eye candy. Looks like a slender Elizabeth Banks and dont act much (as she is a robot daaa).

Yes despite the poster and the title, you have little skin exposure in this movie. Many who were hoping to watch because of that would be disappointing. The background music was accompanied by some jazzy band trying to do something like the Ocean's 13 (and so on) movies. Being low budget but it works sometimes.

Till the end wondering how is Lumis's family actually. Is that his step father and step sister but they seem to be so domineering like a real family. Perhaps they try to pull like a Jurassic Park 2 movie one where Jeff Godblum's ovie daughter character is black but no one ask why and how. So that goes with this one too, I guess.

I would have emphasized a lot more when the boys discovered Bardot after crashing on her after all she was near naked. Theres non of this as the next scene was Bardot in the boy's car.

Its not a waste of time watching this with the familiar topic of robot becoming human. Thou you could come up with lots of complains on how things happened like the way there were, but if you dont take the movie seriously, you'll be OK.

The production of the movie is nicely done and you dont feel that its a low budget movie where the credit goes to the Polish brothers? who directed and also wrote the movie.  Ending is like a Jackie Chan movie where it show goofie failed scenes.

BILL

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BLOOD FEUD

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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.

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.

A STAND UP GUY

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REVIEWED
This movie is only 1hr 20min with full of unknown actors. Those I know are Michael Rapaport, Bob Saget and Constantine of American Idol ! Sam's girlfriend looks nice. Bob Saget is now fat but can sing and play guitar. Love his song with those funny lyrics about failed love. Its one of the funny points in the movie for me. Whilst Constantine being his usual self acted as a singer. Not long time no see for him as we saw him just last week in AI15. There was also this fat guy acting as the US Marshall, his face is quite common.Cant remember his name but nhe played the moron who loose the train in Unstoppable.

This movie is about Sam who was a theft and was sent away hiding by the US Marshall before he testify in court. Then he discovered his talent of being a Stand Up comedian in a small town bar. Not that his joke is that funny or he delivered it funny like those professional and big time Stand up comedians, but I guess the people in the movie were made to like them and thats how the story goes.

Not really a fan of the movie as like I said the jokes are not funny. Also, nothing that much happen with the plot is thin and predictable. Theres one scene when somebody got killed and it didnt look like it. Thinking about this there was another killing taken place. The crucial missing part is the most important one - The blood ! Dont talk about blood splatter as there was no blood at all. You dont know whether that guy was dead until they were carrying the body wrapped in a carpet to bury !

Lucky that the movie is short and even that it still feel draggy. I think if the movie was to be better, the point where Sam should be stopped from testifying should be more dramatic and full of action. But it didnt go there just a lame attempt seen.

So thats why I give this one just wasting my time.