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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

For Darkseid

[8/10 · 27 March 2016]

Everyone is giving their opinions as a moviegoer. And opinions are divided amongst. Because not everyone understands the DC Universe complexity that is dark and gritty, and also twisted plot. The movie was made purely for fanboys and neutral-watchers.

I am pretty sure there are some who didn't even know about Man-Bat in Batman's Knightmare. Or did they notice Darkseid's omega symbol in the burning city or the Parademons. The motherbox fusion with Victor Stone. A lot of audiences are confused with the plot because they never read the comics and watch the animation. They are the critical audiences.

To sum it up, opinions are divided between 3 categories: 1) Moviegoers (Watch whatever, no research, just know something in general) 2) Fanboys (Comic book loyalists) 3) Neutral (Knows everything but decided to give the movie directors a chance)

Moviegoers: i. Moviegoers are upset because the plot was too complex to understand. ii. Do not understand why two heroes fought iii. Do not understand the role of each character. iv. just don't understand anything.

Fanboys: i. Fans are upset of how soon the story has hasten to reach the formation of Justice League. ii. Fans are upset of how Lex access the Zod's mothership and transform him into Ancient Kryptionian killing machine meant to kill Superman; when none of that ever happen in comics before. iii. Fans are upset how Doomsday look like an abomination. iv Fans are upset because the battle between Superman and Doomsday was amusingly pathetic. v. Fans are upset because Batman do not use guns to shoot Kryptonite bullets at Superman, because Batman cooperate with Green Arrow to shoot Kryptonite arrows. vi. Upset because Lex knows Clark Kent is Superman.

Neutral: i. Understood that it's Snyderverse of DC Universe. ii. Willing to give the movie director a chance because neutral waited for the characters to be on the silver screen far too long time.

As for me, I'm excited that Darkseid is finally coming to live screen. And Brainiac could be somewhere, it was mentioned before Lex drew blood on Zod's face.

In conclusion, it's not easy to have these complex characters made into movies. It's easy to read and watch animation but putting them on the giant screen and open up in all theatres.

So let's give Zack Snyder a chance for bringing the characters to life. I have been waiting for far too damn long time. Critics and bad reviews? Let them be. The moviegoers just want to watch for the sake of watching. Criticism of moviegoers made are based on their personal opinion.

Because seriously they wouldn't understand and let's just let them be.

There are hatred from fanboys and moviegoers... but let's just Snyder a chance.

--- For reading material, which I analysed on the film, I feel some parts are partially taken from these books. Just my opinions.: 1) Batman: Earth One 2) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 3) The Death of Superman 4) Trinity 5) Flashpoint 6) The New 52 7) Final Crisis

Terminator Genisys (2015)

Nice night for a walk, eh?

[7/10 · 12 July 2015]

The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the Resistance continues the War against the Machines. At both Colorado and Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future as when the machines starts to lose on the offensive side; the machines initiates a new plan to send a T-800 to 1984 to kill his mother, Sarah Connor.

On the verge of winning the war against Skynet, Connor sends his most trusted lieutenant Kyle Reese back through time to save his mother Sarah Connor's life and ensure his own existence. However, while inside the Time Displacement Equipment, John Connor has been compromised. Unsure of what happen in the future or will happen after reaching his destination.

Reese arrived on May 12, 1984 - but his memories is shattered with two alternate time-lines. First, Sarah Connor saves his life. She is not weak as told by Connor. Sarah has a "Guardian" Terminator, which saves her life when a T-1000 was sent to attack her.

The time-lines has been altered. Combining both The Terminator and Terminator: Judgement Day movies into Terminator: Genisys.

The entire franchise has been reset after John Connor has been infected by T-5000 Genisys in the future, whom seem to have a real body and blend as TechCom resistance army. The John Connor whom Reese once know is no longer there, only fraction of his memories and voice surfaces. His entire life is unreal.

There are some clichés scenes to make tribute to James Cameron The Terminator; when a Terminator arrives in 1984 to find clothes from the thug. The T-1000 arrival and more. But Genisys is much more than those.

The unwritten future or the future that Reese came from is unknown. But it does seems that the machines has ruled the future. The post credit scene has also secure a sequel to Genisys.

The Interview (II) (2014)

Politically Incorrect & Over Exaggerate Satire

[5/10 · 26 December 2014]

I was having a high expectation of what would The Interview would become of. The trailer look surprisingly interesting and intriguing. But, it's more like having Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake trying so hard to be funny. And they are not. And James Franco as Dave Skylark - he seem to be a moronic fool, trying to impress audience.

The whole setting just doesn't blend at all. No proper film setting. More like a draft sketch that's should be thrown a long time.

This movie is enjoyable but it's just too easy for two idiots attempt killing Kim Jog-un.

This is like the worse ever made in 2014

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

Horrible Bosses is Horrible Sequel

[4/10 · 18 December 2014]

The sequel continues with Nick Hendricks, Dale Arbus, and Kurt Buckman decide to start their own business after tiring of working for ungrateful bosses. Their idea is a car-wash-inspired shower head called the "Shower Buddy". But things goes awry wrong after finding themselves an investor who set them up. And that's Burt Hanson (Christoph Waltz) of Boulder Stream.

Every character in this film is unique but one character ruins and annoys me the entire sequence is Charlie Day as Dale. He's so rude and noisy and less intelligent.Everything is wrong about him. I would prefer another actor to take over this character.

From the foundation of Shower Buddy on live television to the kidnapping of Rex . He shows that he got no IQ. This film would be better off if he could have some IQ and some sense of humor.

His humor is purely dumb and it sucks. While Nick and Kurt are always there to humor us. Dale, please - stop mimicking that voice.

The Expendables 3 (2014)

The Young, The Veterans, and The Warlord.

[1 August 2014]

The Expendables 3 just get bigger and better than first two films. Most enjoyable film where the new kids and old school veterans join forces to take down the ruthless arms-dealer and co-founder of the original Expendables - Conrad Stonebanks. Stonebanks is played by Mel Gibson.

Lots of guns and military warfare. The only disappointing scene was when Conrad ran over his truck the destructive building to have a brawl with Barney. And he died there. I thought Mel Gibson gonna play a more important and bigger role. Maybe a continuous sequel.

Antonio Banderas played his native as a comedian and accurate marksman but his ridiculous talkative manner just makes you feel to punch him on the face. Banderas act as Galgo reminds me of Mr.Bean for some reason.

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)

Brave Young Children

[8/10 · 31 January 2014]

Based on a true event during the Nazi regime, where 21 year-old Sophie Magdalena Scholl (Julia Jentsch) and her brother Hans Fritz Scholl (Fabian Hinrichs), who were members of the White Rose Resistance.

An anti-Nazi movement led by a group of German students distributing leaflets securing most University perimeters. The movement was established to protest in a non-violent method against the Nazi regime and ideologies especially when the Nazis has declared war on all Jews.

The movement is famous for distributing anonymous leaflet campaign between mid 1942 until early 1943. Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans and friend, Christoph Probst were caught guillotine for treason.

Munich University's square now bears the name as Geschwister-Scholl- Platz (Scholl Siblings Square as remembrance of their fighting spirit against inhumane leadership.

These leaflets was renamed as The Manifesto of the students of Munich and was airborne in mid 1943.

Rothemund has made this film an epic on the Sophie Scholl's fight for justice and freedom for human rights. An interesting historical film that one should watch.

Julia Jenstch has the talent to bring out the character which is similar to Lena Stolze in 1982. But I'm not sure if I could call it a remake because both films are brilliant great!

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)

Dante's Pathetic Journey

[6/10 · 31 January 2014]

Based on Electronic Arts' video game entitled, Dante's Inferno – taken from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy comes an epic gameplay battle through the hounds of hell.

Dante's Inferno – An Animated Epic is an essential walk-through on animation platform. Each scenes has a different chapter title similar to the game and the written book.

The scene begins with Dante returning from the Third Crusade to find his home in a bloody mess, his father died. And his beloved Beatrice was on her last breathe. Then she turn into a spirit and before she could ascend to Heaven – a demonic shadow: Lucifer appeared and take her away into Hell.

The film is like an indirect walk-through to the game. Setting on a journey to save the soul of your love because you betrayed your trust. I mean "you" as the character itself.

Battling foul demons and all those sinners via the stages of Hell and lastly Lucifer himself. Each chapter was directed by various directors and you can see the difference of the animated art in it. Fascinating doesn't it?

However, if you have not played the game – watching this does not give you real kick because not everything on the game is on the animation.

Cadillac Records (2008)

The History of Rock 'n Roll

[7/10 · 31 January 2014]

Cadillac Records is a 2008 dramatic jazz and blues music biopic written and directed by Darnell Martin. The film explores the musical era from the early 1940s to the late 1960s, chronicling the life of the influential Chicago-based record-company executive Leonard Chess, and the singers who recorded for Chess Records.

The story begins with Muddy Waters with his talents being found by Leonard Chess. Thus creating the Chess Records and making Muddy Waters as his business partner. Later we see Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Chuck Berry being part of the whole blues gang.

The film also depicts the life of each blues musicians as from the background they were to the fame they received.

The Rolling Stone formed their band name after one of Waters famous song. Though that guy in that scene sure doesn't look like Mick Jagger at all.

The storyline differs from its original true side story but after all it's a good film. We get to see Chuck Berry in his Sweet Little Sixteen and My ding-a-ling. And Beach Boys got sued for copyright changing Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen to Surfin' USA.

Cadillac Records is the beginning of all rock 'n' roll. More like the father of rock 'n' roll!

21 (2008)

You Can't Count Cards

[6/10 · 31 January 2014]

21 is a drama biopic on the lives of a genius individual whose is Jeffrey Ma. Written and interviewed by Ben Mezrich. An intriguing story about "what if" but now forget the "what if" because it already happened.

The film is portrayed in a more of a "what if" plot because Ben Campbell may be smart but he is reluctant to take chances if he gets caught for counting cards.

The antagonist in the film – Micky Rosa is the mastermind for every winnings. He is just the planner and yet getting the biggest portion. Ben was recruited because he is impressed with Ben's mathematics and Ben eventually needed money or scholarship to complete his studies. Otherwise he will ended up nowhere.

21 is almost like a teen movie retelling in heist crime using genius brains to win. Overall, there's nothing more you can expect from this film. Predictable.

Hitman (I) (2007)

License to Kill

[6/10 · 31 January 2014]

Cold and to the point in his dealings with others, 47 displays an introspective nature, contemplating his own existence and his reason for being in the world – he once sought refuge and guidance in the Catholic church.

Yet, in line with his programming, he is a merciless killer – deliberate and cunning, but in line with his burgeoning conscience, 47 can also show great respect toward others: freeing a kidnapped prostitute in the Codename 47, as well as taking pride in not creating any collateral damage during a hit. He constantly looks for ways to conduct his work without injuring innocents or even alerting them to his macabre task.

The creators of Hit-man were inspired by Luc Besson's assassin movies such as Nikita and The Professional, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and the popular action movies of the Hong Kong film industry. What's more is that Hit-man is produced by Besson too!

300 (2006)

Bloody Entertaining to the last!

[8/10 · 31 January 2014]

Based on the extraordinary graphic novel by Frank Miller of the same name: 300 comes to life in a motion picture.

There are always mixed comments between the graphic novel and the movie itself but this one is seriously the same – I mean it's identically the same, the impact is there and everything was there.

But this masculine movie is one awesome stuff. Even girls drools on them! What's more important is the technique and slow motion tricks used by Zack Snyder to capture every movement to look and feel like a comic book. The feeling is awesome and yeah it's kinda cool too!

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Spartan orator, Dilios (David Wenham), narrates of the young Leonidas (Tyler Neitzel) undergoing his childhood training, explaining the rigors of Spartan life.

Leonidas is cast out into the wild, and survives the harsh winter to return to his home, when he is crowned King.

Dilios then tells of when a group of Persian messengers (Peter Mensah) arrive at Sparta, demanding Sparta's submission to King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro).

Outraged and offended at their behavior, King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and his guards throw the messengers into a pit, resolving to face the Persians.

Leonidas then visits the Oracle (Kelly Craig), proposing a strategy to repel the numerically-superior enemy, and offers the priests a customary payment in gold.

The priests, called Ephors, having already been bribed by Xerxes, interpret the Oracle's message to mean that Sparta should not go to war, so as to not interrupt the sacred Carneian festival.

Despite the warning, Leonidas gathers 300 of his best soldiers to fight the Persians, selecting only those who have already sired male children, so that their family name can continue even after their death.

As they march north, they are joined by a group of Arcadians and other Greeks.

Arriving at the narrow cliffs of Thermopylae (referred to as the "Hot Gates"), in sight of the Persian army, they build a wall to halt the Persians' advancement.

In Sparta, Theron rapes Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey), Queen of Sparta (Leonidas' wife), in favor to send reinforcements to Leonidas. During the sacred council meeting, Theron betrays the Queen, accusing her of being a seducer and temptress.

She stabbed him with a dagger from a standing guard, and she repeats what he told her before she was raped: "This will not be over quickly, you will not enjoy this".

The dagger that Gorgo uses to kill Theron pierces his purse, spilling Persian coins from his robe, revealing his role as traitor, and the Council agrees to unite against Persia.

At Thermopylae, the Persians use the another path guided by Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan) to surround the Spartans. Xerxes' general demands their surrender and repeat the similar offering.

A plan in ploy when Leonidas took down his helm, spear and shield, a breath of precision to allow one of his men to leap over him and killing the general.

Enraged with anger, Xerxes roars his armies to attack, when Leonidas rises and hurls his spear at Xerxes, pierces the King on the cheek, as he promises earlier to make the "god-king" bleed.

Moments before his death, Leonidas pledges his undying love to Gorgo.

In conclusion, Dilios led 10,000 Spartans and 30,000 free Greeks against the Persian army in Battle Of Plataea.

Iron Man (2008)

Iron Man is Alive

[8/10 · 31 January 2014]

Iron Man is a good start for new fanbase and existing fans, it tells a little history on how he eventually took the responsibility to become Iron Man. Barely alive and escaping from terrorist group is not one could think about it, what's more building an armor suit to fly from the terrorist hideout and to be saved once more.

In Marvel Comics, Tony Stark was also saved by Dr. Yinsen but set during the Vietnam War instead in Afghanistan (prior to Afghan war-torn).

There are many changes in comparison with the comics and movie. Movie tries to make things as interesting as possible for the new and unknown audience.

Comic geeks like myself would have to conclude that this is the Iron Man we all knew but in the different era and technology.

But I'm pretty much amazed how Favreau managed to make the suit alive.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Revenge Best Served Cold

[8/10 · 31 January 2014]

A musical horror and thriller film which is so fascinating and so thin and meaningful the storyline that takes the whole world into "the great black pit".

The best musical horror of the century since the Phantom of the Opera! It's one of my favorite collection for now. Broadway would be much better.

The bittersweet tale of a fine and talented young barber has been locked away with a sentence he never committed in his life. Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) is left ought to never to see his beautiful Lucy (Laura Michelle Kelly) and stillborn daughter, Johanna.

After a gruesome living nightmare and hell in the middle of the ocean's cells, Barker has returned with vengeance and to repay the crimes he never done with his razor awaiting him.

A new man was born – the name that will take his revenge is Sweeney Todd.

With a little help of Mrs. Lovett's (Helena Bonham Carter) meat pie shop, Todd will have his hands on the throat of Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman).

Grimm Love (2006)

Not The Standard of Film I Expect

[6/10 · 31 January 2014]

Based on a real life account – Armin Meiwes was the real "Hannibal Lecter" chewing and preserving his victim alive in a meat refrigerator. He acquired his victim via an agreement of willingness to have his meat eaten alive. His victim lavishly wanted his genital to be cut and cooked raw and share the meat between both men.

The film distinguished from the gruesome details yet if you have the eyes to see and listen. Go ahead. And this is way beyond BDSM (Bondage SadoMasochism).

Katie Armstrong (Keri Russell), an American student in Germany studies on criminal psychology chooses a notorious subject to research for her thesis: the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin (Thomas Kretschmann) and his victim, Simon Grombeck (Thomas Huber).

An untold tale began to lead the story when she discovered a snuff tape documenting the cannibalistic journal between the two men.

Confucius (2010)

Moral Teachings

[9/10 · 31 January 2014]

Kong Qiu aka Confucius is a respectable man of wisdom. This film is about his moral teachings and values towards humanity and civilization and his life throughout the history whereby each kingdom and state still greed for power and yet to be unified as one.

Confucius is not only beautiful in his philosophy but the film is also uniquely rich with its colorful culture that is so mesmerizing. Chow Yun- Fat has portrayed a very significant role that will enchant the audience.

Based upon the biopic legendary philosopher Confucius. The now, Kong Qiu (Chow Yun-Fat) is retelling his story to one of his disciple upon completing the Spring and Autumn Annals.

An old and fragile man with white robe and hair seems to realize that his time might just have come as he started to dwell into the past.

In the Kingdom of Lu, Kong Qiu was a mere commoner whose philosophy and teachings has spread within the vast kingdom; his teachings has brought the kingdom a civilization of good moral ethics.

Kong Qiu lived with his wife, Qi GuanShi (Zhang KaiLi), and their two children in a manor where he also taught his philosophical principles to seventy two disciples. They had a son, Kong Li (Qiao ZhenYu), and a daughter, Kong Rao (Chen Rui).

He was favored by Lord Lu Jun for his intelligence and charisma. Lord Lu Jun believes that the State of Lu will continue to prosper under the Kong Qiu's teachings and principles that he appointed to vacant the seat of Minister of Law when it was previously filled by the late Duke Ji Yiru. At the same time, Lord Lu Jun intended to regain his power from the three controlling noble clans in State of Lu.

Vengeance (2009)

Revenge With Style

[7/10 · 31 January 2014]

A blonde wife advises her children not to run under the rain while her husband, a Chinese local returns from home. She was cooking spaghetti for dinner when someone rang at the door when her husband checked the peephole – a shotgun fired through the door without warning and shot to death by three unknown hit men.

Forcing his wife and her two children into hiding upstairs in the master bedroom. Her children are kept safe inside the wardrobe while she gets her gun ready while one of the hit-man lean against the wall and she began to shoot and it hits his ear. She was gunned down and her children saw her on the ground.The children has seen the hit men faces and one of the hit-man has no choice but to assassinate them.

The wife arrived in the hospital, still breathing but under paralysis circumstances. An elderly man touchdown in Hong Kong to visit the paralyze woman; who happened to be his daughter: Irene Costello (Sylvie Testud). The father spoke to her in French and she told him and she wants vengeance.

François Costello aka Mr. Costello (Johnny Hallyday) went on his own investigation seeking for hit men for himself. Soon, he found Kwai (Anthony Wong), Chu (Gordon Lam Ka-Tung) and Fei Lok (Lam Suet) as his choice. Their reward would all his wealth and a restaurant in France. When asked about his background-he told them that he is chef but his former life was a hit-man back 20 years ago. But his weakness is his illness that he might not remember anyone or anything he does.

Mr. Costello ran away from the scene and found himself loss and trying to recall his hit men.

When their investigation starts to bear fruit, the hit men who kills his daughter family is none other than fishermen: Wolf (Eddie Cheung Siu Fai), Python (Felix Wong) and Crow (Ng Ting Yip).

The standoff between the Mr. Costello's hit men and his enemies went awry when they get to escape. Mr. Costello was badly injured and Fei Lok got hit in his ass.

Kwai received a phone call from his potential client, George Fung (Simon Yam); who direct the hit on his girlfriend and her lover when he found out the affair somewhere in the scene. Mr. Fung then ask him and his men to attend to another group of hit men who was shot by "3 Chinese men and 1 white man" which brings them back to them.

Kwai, Chu and Fei Lok had decided to disobey their paymaster and helped Mr. Costello. Disagreement and disloyalty always ended up with the final showdown.

Inception (2010)

If Secrets Can Be Unlocked within Sleep..

[9/10 · 31 January 2014]

"What is the most resilient parasite? A bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm?" – A science-fiction-action-heist film from the imagination of director Christopher Nolan gives us a fresh new experience with a very dark element combining both The Matrix and The Dark Knight comes a movie titled: Inception.

Inception is like the advance-tutorial of understanding; just like James Cameron's Avatar. The concept of the film is very alike like The Matrix except the fact that you won't die in your sleep like how The Matrix did.

Every scenes of Inception is meticulously detailed and requires one full attention in understanding about the stages of the dream world and what may happen in the dream world.

It is like taking Carl Jung and Siegmund Freud hypothetical content analysis theories and turning them into movies.

The film shows an important item which they called it totem. A unique item where only the user knows what is it like and for them to know that they are actually in the real world.

However, the state of having a dream within a dream is not impossible. It appears when someone tried to wake you up and you fall back into your sleep and start dreaming about waking up and doing your daily routine when you are actually still in your sleep and when you tried to wake up in the real world, you feel numb and still unaware if you are still dreaming but your head feels tired.

I have experience and endured it before and scientist calls it sleep paralysis.

Ip Man (2008)

Before Bruce Lee, There Was Ip Man..

[8/10 · 31 January 2014]

Ip Man like the film title is based loosely on the legendary Wing Chun's martial artist who is the mentor of Bruce Lee, when he brought Wing Chun to Hollywood and impressing the westerners.

Ip Man was finally put into film after getting approval from his family members.

Ip Man tells a story of a humble man and his family yet the fight scenes are just part of the excitement to attract people. Ip Man's personality is rather simple and often avoid troubles as possible. He has shown his moral values towards his friends and family which seems to promote the Chinese culture of respecting the elders and so forth.

And to let the world know what is Wing Chun. Like the film, Ip Man do not accept disciples because he is afraid if people misuse his martial arts for the sake of getting into trouble and having fights which could damage his family name, master name and also reputation.

This is a beautiful biopic film that one must watch! Absolutely brilliant film!

Ip Man 2 (2010)

Fresh Beginnings

[8/10 · 31 January 2014]

Ip Man returns in this sequel after escaping from the Japanese Occupation. He settles in Hong Kong with his family in hopes to provide them a better living. Thus deciding on opening his own school.

Despite he endured many obstacles along the way but managed to settle at ease. He is not only good with his bare hands but he is also a man of righteous. His humbleness has bring him forth to build a harmony community among those who lives with him.

The sequel provides more extensive plot and featuring the action- choreographer, Sammo Hung to participate in the film adding an extra excitement. The fight scenes has taken into another level of brutality.

This is one sequel where one must watch. Try to understand the moral behind the scenes. Although, the fight scenes are refreshing and energetic.

Defiance (I) (2008)

The Unsung Partisans

[7/10 · 31 January 2014]

Defiance was based on a true story written by Nechama Tec. The Bielski Otriad and the brotherhood are somewhat a tale of heroes saving their race from the holocaust and ghettoes.

It is a film about anti-Semitism and racism. It's about survivor. It's about helping each other and not hate each other. It's about defending against ruthless evil.

The Operation Barbarossa in this film is just small part of it. The Bielski Otriad has helped 1,200 Jews to survive.

Liev Schreiber puts up a thick European accent which sounds very convincing. Although I know his family background came from Europe but it is rarely seen and heard of him putting himself to act as Zus.

Daniel Craig will always remind us about James Bond. But he's not my preferred James Bond at all. He certainly carries the role of a loving brother and does not make hasty decisions.

Milk (I) (2008)

The Struggle for LGBT

[8/10 · 31 January 2014]

Harvey Milk is an openly gay till he was shot down before he can continue his campaign. However his fight for gay rights has left a legacy to help people to raise awareness not to mistreat others but accept who they are.

It's biopic film to educate people not to discriminate other genders whether they gays and lesbians. After all, they are human beings with opposite attracts.

Sean Penn has taken his act to a whole new level delivering a good and powerful speech depicting the late Harvey Milk. Both James Franco and Emile Hirsch have chosen to play their parts carefully as they portrayed important supporting roles in Harvey Milk's life.

Absolutely brilliant film!

The Green Hornet (2011)

Somebody Just Have to be Robin

[4/10 · 30 January 2014]

The Green Hornet is not something what I expected it to be. It's like having Will Ferell and Mark Wahlberg together in The Other Guys.

Seth Rogen as born loser and son inherited all his father's wealth and the newspaper agency turn Green Hornet along with his chauffeur Kato (pronounce as Cay-toe). Adventures into the crime scene. Portraying both good and bad roles.

Two guys chasing after a newly hired secretary (Cameron Diaz) in the newspaper agency.

Jay Chou has indeed improve his English but his fight scenes are heavily CGi all the way which would reminds you of Jet Li's The One.

It's totally like some mixed game and The One in it. Poor storyline.

Kevin Smith is best to write the script instead. Read the comic books is better than watching this.

Bruce Lee is still the best!!

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010)

Can't tell if this is fiction or non-fiction.. Some characters were not mentioned in the autobiography.

[7/10 · 30 January 2014]

When Ip Man and Ip Tin-chi (Ip-Man's adopted brother) were still young, their father persuaded Chan Wah-shun (Sammo Hung) to teach them Wing Chun so as they can defend themselves. Not long laterm Ip Man's father passes away and they stay at the martial arts centre with Chan Wah-shun and the rest of the practitioners. There, they befriend with Lee Mai- wai, who practices Wing Chun.

However, Chan Wah-shun's illness has become worse and his departure was too soon. Ip Man (To Yu-hang) and his brother, Ip Tin-chi (Fan Siu-Wong) continues to learn Wing Chun from their senior, Ng Chung-sok (Yuen Biao), before leaving Foshan to study in Hong Kong at St. Stephen's College.

In Hong Kong, Ip Man and his schoolmates are insulted by a racist British (Andy Taylor). Ip Man wants him to swallow his words, but the British continues to slur them in mandarin. Ip Man challenge the British to a duel and defeats him, and they become friends. Ip Man's popularity soar after the incident.

Ip Man meets Master Leung Bik (Ip Chun) while trying to buy medicine for his British friend. Leung Bik is the son of Master Leung Jan, Chan Wah- shun's teacher. Ip Man exchange blows and techniques with Leung Bik but was defeated and he learns a different, improved style of Wing Chun from Leung Bik to improve his skill. Meanwhile in Foshan, Ip Tin-chi rose to become a prominent businessman under another Wing Chun martial arts association.

Years later, Ip Man returns and reunites with his friends at the martial arts centre. His brother, Ip Tin-chi is excited to see him that the two exchange blows and Ip Tin-chi sees a different pattern that is different from the original Wing Chun. Ng Chung-sok, who was there saw Ip Man has mastered a new style of Wing Chun from Leung Bik, which differs from Chan Wah-shun's orthodox style. Ip Man is punished for learning a different style.

Soon, Ip Man falls in love with Cheung Wing-shing (Huang Yi), the daughter of the vice-mayor of Foshan, Cheung Ho-tin (Lam Suet). When Lee Mei-wai (Hins Cheung) found that Ip Man loves Cheung, she accepts Ip Tin-chi's love and marries him.

On their wedding night, her godfather is murdered and Ip Man is arrested as a prime suspect after being witnessed struggling with him. Cheung Wing-shing went to the police department and lied that Ip Man was with her the entire evening to have him released on bail. Lee Mei-wai discovers a letter to Ip Tin-chi, regarding the assassination of her godfather. She was saved by Ip Tin-chi when she attempted suicide and they tried to leave for Foshan but were caught by the Japanese authorities. The pregnant Lee Mei-wai is captured and Ip Tin-chi is forced to kill Ng Chung-sok because Lee Mei-wai showed the letter to him.

At the martial arts centre, Ng Chung-sok was defeated by Ip Tin-chi and Kitano Yumi (Bernice Liu). Ip Man arrives in time to save Ng Chung-sok from being killed and then defeat the Japanese and Ip Tin-chi. Ip Tin- chi reveals that he is actually a Japanese named Tanaka Eiketsu, who was sent to China from a very young age to work as an undercover agent. He performs seppuku to end his life.

Ip Man rushes off to the pier to rescue Lee Mei-wai. He defeats the Japanese mastermind and rescues her. At the pier, they discover that the Japanese have been smuggling Japanese children to China, possibly as future undercover agents, similar to Ip Tin-chi.

Ng Chung-sok is seen narrating the story of the night to new apprentices at the martial arts association. Ip Man's son, Ip Chun, is seen among the new apprentices. Ip Man arrives back at the association and is shown married to Cheung Wing-shing.

True Grit (2010)

A Boring Film Wins An Award

[7/10 · 30 January 2014]

Mattie Ross (Elizabeth Marvel) narrates her father's murder by Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). Chaney robs her father's horse and his two California gold pieces. While collecting her father's body, the 14-year old Mattie (Hailee Steinfeld) inquires about hiring a Deputy U.S. Marshal to bring Chaney to justice.

The Sheriff gives her three recommendations, and she decides to hire Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) because he is described as having true grit which is what Mattie wants. He repeatedly rebuffs her attempts to talk with him. The next day, she attempts to hire Cogburn offering him $50 after reminding him of the government's payments. He doesn't believe she has it and refuses.

Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) has been tracking Chaney for several months for the murder of a state Senator in Texas. After meeting Mattie, he proposes that they should team up with Cogburn, since he knows the Choctaw terrain where Chaney is hiding.

After finally securing Cogburn's services for $100, Mattie is instructed to meet him the following morning to begin the search for Chaney since she insists on going. Instead of meeting Mattie, Cogburn leaves a note and a train ticket telling her to go home while he goes to apprehend Chaney.

She gets on her horse and find Cogburn and LaBouef on the other side pf the shore. She is no doubt bold and brave to cross the river and reach there.

The next day, she learns Cogburn and Laboeuf have agreed to split the Texas reward on Chaney and accuses him of fraud. After a dispute, Cogburn ends his and Laboeuf's deal and he leaves.

White in hot pursuit of the "Lucky" Ned Pepper gang with whom Chaney is with, they meet a doctor who instructs them to a cabin for shelter. Two outlaws, Quincey (Paul Rae) and Moon (Domhnall Gleeson) are staying there, one of whom Cogburn knows to a friend of "Lucky" Ned Pepper.

He questions them, Moon is fatally stabbed by Quincey whom Cogburn gun down. Moon explains that "Lucky" Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper) and his gang were planning on returning later that night. Cogburn kills two members of the gang, as well as Pepper's horse, but accidentally wounds LaBoeuf.During the night and the next day, Cogburn drinks a great deal of whiskey. He and LaBoeuf argues again.

The next morning, Mattie encounters Chaney at the river. She draws her father's pistol and shoots him when he tries to take her with him but he survives. The pistol misfires as she tries to finish him off; he drags her back to Pepper who uses her to make Cogburn leave. Pepper orders Chaney not to harm her and to take her to safety.

Once alone, Chaney disobeys Ned and tries to kill her. In the nick of time, LaBoeuf appears and knocks Chaney with a boulder. They watch as Cogburn takes on the remaining members of Ned's gang.

LaBoeuf shoots Ned through the heart and kills him from four hundred yards away, impressing Mattie with his skill as a marksman. Chaney wakes up to attacks Laboeuf, and Mattie shoots Chaney in the chest and knocks him over cliff, killing him.

The recoil creates a knock-back pushing her back into a pit of rattlesnakes. She was bitten before Cogburn could save her. Cogburn rides day and night to get Mattie to a doctor, carrying her after he has to kill Mattie's exhausted horse.

Twenty-five years later, Mattie – now 40 and with only one arm, the result of an amputation necessitated by gangrene from the snakebite – receives a note from Cogburn with a flyer enclosed inviting her to meet him at a traveling Wild West show with which he is performing when it stops in Memphis. When she arrives at the site, she learns that Cogburn died three days earlier.

Kill Zone (2005)

Fight of the Century!

[8/10 · 30 January 2014]

An epic fight scene between Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung will blow your mind. Extreme hardcore fights which keeps you hunger for more action.

Also featuring Wushu Champion, Wu Jing as the assassin Jack in this successful debut.

An exuberant storyline about a notorious crime lord who hires an assassin to murder the witness to get away from guilty charges. But the detectives who has been tailing the case were not satisfied with the verdict that they decided to seek revenge when one of their undercover agents was murdered brutally.

A story about triad and police. Police tries to get the vengeance but they still lose. But the end fight is a result of karma. That is why it's called Sha Po Lang.

Sha Po Lang comes from the Chinese astrology. Sha (殺) means Seven Killings; known as Power Star, Po (破) means Army Breaker; known as Ruinous Star, and Lang (狼) means Greedy Wolf; the Flirting Star. And guess what? Karma's a bitch that you don't want to mess with.

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Hong Kong Police Detective Chan (Simon Yam) risks his career to put Triad boss Wong Po (Sammo Hung) behind bars. While escorting a witness to testify Wong Po's guilty charges to court, the police van is rammed at high speed by a car driven by the hired assassin, Jack (Wu Jing). The wreck kills the witness and his wife, but Jack slit the witness throat to make sure he's really dead and spares the witness' young daughter. Detective Chan is left with a piece of glass in the back of his head. When the glass is removed, doctors notice a tumor in Detective Chan's brain.

Ma Kwun (Donnie Yen), a detective from another precinct is assigned to lead the squad: Wah (Liu Kai-chi), Kwok (Danny Summer), and Lok (Ken Chang). They are Detective Chan's loyal officers.

When an undercover detective is murdered, a video showing the murder surfaces, Detective Chan and his detectives decided to alter the tape to frame Wong Po, who is caught on tape swinging a golf club repeatedly at the undercover's face, injuring him but the assassin murdered him.

When Ma Kwun discovers the about the squad's wrongdoing, but assists in the arrest of Wong Po, which culminates in a brawl in the lobby of a department store with the crime lord.

Lok tries to buy a gun from the underworld to frame Wong Po but unknowingly that he was trapped from inside and is brutally tortured before getting killed by the Jack's dagger. Wah and Kwok are also killed by Jack. Then, Detective Chan proceeds to Wong Po's office, only to be beaten.

Ma Kwun had a dispute with his superiors that he hands over his badge and gun, and then goes to Wong Po's for justice and vengeance. He met Jack in the alley. Armed with a baton, Ma Kwun struggles in intense martial arts combat with the dagger expert. Jack wrestles the baton away but Ma Kwun manages to eviscerate Jack with his own knife.

Ma Kwun reaches Wong Po's office and challenges him into a duel. The fight ends when Ma Kwun suplexe Wong Po onto a tall display of glasses and alcohol bottles. Ma Kwun sits down at the bar and starts to pouring himself a drink. Detective Chan, still tied up starts to ask Ma Kwun to stop drinking and put him down.

Suddenly, Wong Po wakes up and grab hold of Ma Kwun, tossing him against the glass window. Earlier, Wong Po's wife made a call to inform him that she's waiting below the building and he soon realizes that throwing Ma Kwun off the building was a great mistake. Ma Kwun's body impacts the car, killing his wife and infant instantly. All three died. Wong Po slumps down onto a stool and starts sobbing, broken with grief over his actions.

In the final scene, Detective Chan and the witnesses' daughter are seen on a beach. As the daughter is playing near the shore however, Detective Chan, passes away on the beach.