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March Movies

Hey hey...

I just saw that some people searched for March Movies and were directed to last year's March Movies >.< that makes me feel guilty so here i am finally writing about March 2016 movies *sigh*.

1. London Has Fallen

I don't know about you, but i actually didn't know it was the sequel to Olympic Has Fallen (because it doesn't seem like a movie you'd get a sequel of, you know?) at first, but after seeing the casts of course it does ring a bell *LOL*. I mean, is Aaron Eckhart the most unfortunate modern days US President or what. Anyway, i vaguely remember the first movie (which was okay but not that special) where Gerard Butler went all Rambo mode and saved the day-that pretty much sums the sequel too but somehow it works!

British Prime Minister suddenly passed away mysteriously-meaning all leaders of the Western world must attend his funeral, which should be the most protected event on earth of course but then it turned into a massacre. It is actually a brilliantly orchestrated trap to kill the world's most powerful leaders. One of the prime target is, obviously, the US president but what the terrorist didn't count on is his Rambo secret service leader who got the help from British MI6 (but mostly Rambo-ed his way solo).

It's an action movie, enough said. Not many long dialogs to put you to sleep, pretty much action and go go go from start to finish-and like i said, it worked! I find it exciting, thrilling and totally entertaining. Not going to leave a deep impression or whatever (other than the fact that Gerard Butler really has the look of a v good looking secret agent), but it's a great popcorn movie promising to give you some good time. I'd definitely recommend this! (I actually like it better than the first movie, btw).

2. Kung Fu Panda

Okay, y'all know i loveee animation movies, right? But i'm actually quite fussy with animation. I prefer Disney's (and Pixar's), somehow i feel Dreamworks' ones are more for boys than girls (please, no sexist phobes craps, i'm just stating a personal opinion. I happen to be a very girly girl, that's all). I do love Home, Shrek and Madagascar (among others), but they're not like those Disney ones that i LOVE, geddit? Same can be said about Kung Fu Panda, i always think it's OKAY, but never special. This third one is much better than the sequel (which i remember nothing about) for me, but it's not special.

Po's long lost panda father suddenly reappears (much to his goose father's annoyance. I had to google whether he is a duck or a goose btw) at around the same time as the appearance of the villain Kai (who comes back from the dead, no less! This actually made me a bit suspicious of the dad, what if there's a twist? Then i realized this is Kung Fu Panda man, should not expect a twist *LOL*) who took all China's kung fu masters. Po and his father(s) then travel to the secret panda paradise to learn how to master Qi in order to defeat Kai.

It's actually quite funny, lots of LOL moments-which i can say is more than the second movie (like i said, i don't remember much but i do remember thinking that it's not so funny and lots of the jokes are a bit forced. It's not so bad this time round). There's also some choked-in-tears moments when they went all father(s)-son lovey dovey thingy. In general, i do like it quite a lot and it's totally recommended for the whole family. It's such a shame that the whole movie got leaked online a few days before its premiere in Indonesia, that's so irritating.

3. Comic 8 Casino Kings Part 2

If i've been talking about how the previous two movies are better than than their prequels, i cannot say the same about this Indonesian movie. Such a shame because the first movie was pretty good, it was hilarious and memorable. The sequel however, is as bad as it can be, i'm afraid. They rely too much on (bad) CGI (okay, not so bad for Indonesian movie. But still bad) and making their comics turns into (bad) super heroes. Please, let them do what they do best : say stupid things, which they almost didn't get to do in this movie.

Picking up from the first movie, the Comic 8/secret agents found themselves in the world's biggest online gambling scheme (which stake is well, their lives) and their memories erased, they have to face a brood of aging killer squad (not so killer anyway, this is a comedy movie meaning nobody really dies in it) while their only backup also has their hands busy...

Yeah well, the only funny part of this movie is when they revealed why "The King" is a female. The rest is a total mess, even the jokes are flat and boring. So many characters, they go here and there without real structure-almost absolutely no smart/not-so-smart jokes that made the first movie so good. Unless you're OCD like me and needs to know the ending because you've watched the first movie (not like there's any coherent ending anyway). i'd advise you to stay clear of this mess.

4. The Mermaid

So Stephen Chow made a movie, anyone who are used to Stephen Chow's larger-than-life crazy slapstick movies knows what to expect from this movie-and they should for this movie is exactly like how his old movies used to be (toned down a little, probably) despite the fact that he's not starring the movie itself. I don't usually enjoy slapstick movies all that much (especially not the Western ones, i try to avoid Adam Sandler's cruder movies at all cost), but i actually do enjoy Stephen Chow's craziness (maybe because he's Asian so it's easier to relate to the jokes?)-this movie got me laughing from start to finish.

A billionare estate project used a large scale sonar machinary to drive away all the sea creatures from their part (for the permit to build to be allowed)-without them knowing, that included mermaids (and mermans). A young, supposedly pretty (she looks like the young San Cai and i'm one who never ever think of San Cai as pretty *LOL*) mermaid is sent to stop and kill him. She (of course) ended up falling for him and do everything she can to stop their plan, even if that means sacrificing her own life.

It's crazy, and the CGI is HORRIBLE *LOLOLOL*, i personally find the horrid CGI to be part of the charm-it makes the movie even more hilarious (whether they plan the CGI to be funny or not). Stephen Chow's a HUGE shoes to fill and his actors weren't able to do so, but Show Lo (i don't know a lot about him, but if i'm not mistaken he was actually more of an idol before?) held his own and stole the show with his craziness. And the villain who looks just like Song Hye Kyo (but hotter, much much hotter) did too, they both made the leading duo totally pale in comparison.

Btw, maybe not a lot of you know but the Song Hye Kyo lookalike actually always kinda look like her, and then she got plastic surgeries to make herself look even more like the Korean superstar. Is it so wrong that i like the imitation much better than the original??? Don't kill me SHK fans, i guess i really prefer Chinese than Koreans (LOOKS, nothing race-related!) somehow (even if she's half fake *LOL*), maybe because she seems to have more personality *LOL*.

Kitty Zhang/Zhang Yu Qi. NOT Song Hye Kyo *LOL*

Anyway, about the movie. If you can appreciate Stephen Chow's brand of madness, this is a must see. Or if you have a high sense of humor in general, watch it. It's totally gonna entertain you (don't look for storyline, it's not there. Just watch them being crazy, especially the giant octopus).

6. Allegiant

Y'all know i'm a fan of Divergent (and the hot species that is Theo James *drool on cue*) the movie, i was underwhelmed by Insurgent (mainly because it gets so political and too similar to Hunger Games-which i'm never a fan of, and because Tris and Four's relationship seems to be taking a backseat so we don't actually see a lot of Four in action. Not ideal) so i didn't have a lot of expectation for Allegiant but... I LOVE it! Almost as much as i love Divergent, so exciting!

After the huge revelation in Insurgent, the current authority keeps banning people from trying to go beyond the wall. Tris, being Tris, feels the urgent calling to do exactly that. She went with Four, her brother and Peter (seriously, Miles Teller gets on my nerves so bad in all of Divergent movies, i know that means he's a good actor and all-but i really want to sock his face off!) and realized that not everything beyond the wall is as good as they thought it would be. Now they have to decide whom to trust and at the same time decide if they would just watch as a huge battle is brewing in Chicago.

It goes without saying that all Divergent fan should go and watch it, even the ones who feels the same as me about the second movie. So much more action (and Theo *drool again*) and thrills, i promise you'd have no time to get bored. Eh, unless you have the attention span and taste like 8 year olds, we had to bring Little O because we went to watch it with KC with no previous plan, and the long dialog parts bore him *LOL*. He's in awe with all the action tho. Oh and BB told me Tris is supposed to die in the book? I didn't read it so i don't know about it!

7. Batman VS Superman : Dawn of Justice

So... I'm more of a Marvel girl myself, i like my Super Heroes silly and cracking smart jokes. I did enjoy Christian Bale's Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman (although he looks nothing like how Superman supposed to look like. Except the rocking body), but i am one of those who thinks Ben Affleck is a poor choice for Batman. Totally aesthetic of course, i may just not like him haha not like i know what makes a good Batman or anything. Either way, i was not excited about this movie -___-.

The movie is the continuation of the last Superman movie where he had to face General Zod and how their battle took such a huge impact on earth. Superman becomes the most controversial figure in the world as people starts to see him not only as a hero, but also as an alien who brought his dangerous battle to earth-endangering the humanity. Bruce Wayne is one of those who thinks that Superman is definitely not a hero. He put on his cape as the vigilante and try to right Superman's wrongs while Superman (seriously this guy is so emo) continues to struggle to find himself and what his true purposes are. At the same time, a third (maniacal) man with a dark power arises and put them against each other in hope they'd kill each other.

I read a friend of hunny's short review (he's a comic book/gaming expert) before going in and he mentioned that the movie is a bit disconnected, it's like watching many movie clips-and i agree with him. There's a great disconnection from one scene to the next, they don't really gell and make the movie whole. It's not bad, but it's definitely not awesome, in my i'm-a-girl-what-do-i-know-about-superheroes view. And Batman's so annoying in the whole movie i just want to sock him in the face (doesn't help my dislike to Ben Affleck one bit zzz). And why Batman looks so bulky now, OMG. I almost thought Ben Affleck was fat on his normal suits -___-. The only thing exciting for me in this movie is Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, she is the coolest one of all and kicks some serious ass!

And that's all for now! I'm in a very bad mood right now (PMS ing big time), imma go and feel sorry for myself now.

Got told that i look like Mrs. Big Boss in this pic *LOL*

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December Movies

action fantasy

So this month the monthly movies review is more than just a tad late.

I swear i wanted to blog it once i returned from Japan (not more than a week later) but... I kinda forgot what movies we've watched on December (sometimes the movies just jumbled together in my brain and i always say "We watched that LAST month? I thought it was 3 months ago!"). I always write the movies down in my old Blackberry (that i don't use much anymore ever since i got my Iphone. Just use it for BBM and writing down notes) and... Well. I lost my Blackberry in Japan -___-.

If you've been following this blog for awhile then you'd know this is the second time i lost my Blackberry FML. Fortunately (if i can even call it that) this time round i lost it oversea and all of our possessions are insured. You know how i feel about travel insurance, but for once i'm quite grateful that hunny didn't even ask for my opinion and went ahead and got us insurance. Lost it pretty early in the trip so we managed to get the crucial documents from the police (not like it mattered last time, but i am much smarter and bitchier now so the insurance company better not try anything smart to me) and all of other documents needed to claim the insurance. Everything is sent and we're just waiting for the process. They do anything funny there's gonna be a second part of that rant post.

ANYWAY.

That's why i didn't blog sooner. Lost all wills because whenever i think about writing this, i remember about my old, trusted Blackberry again. Some people make jokes about how nice it is, just lose your old things and get a new one when i'm overseas, i know it's just a joke but it offends me a bit. I am not that kind of person. Instead of a new one, i'd be much happier if i can get my old phone back. I'm sentimental like that. Not to mention all of those important notes i have in it. SIGH. Now i gotta start them anew, mostly based on my (crusty) memory.

So i'm not even sure if i'm going to be able to review all of the movies we actually watched last month. Might miss one or two *sigh* coz we simply can't remember!

Oh well, here are those that we do remember.

1. Point Break

If you know me then it's easy to see that this is not the kind of movie i am excited for #LOL. I wasn't. Wouldn't even consider watching it if hunny's not so insistent on doing so. After watching it, even though it wasn't bad or anything, it left me with nothing -___-. Definitely not my kind of movie, but it's still watchable and pretty good to spend some time on.

An extreme sports addict slash famous Youtuber is looking for a change of career, he wants to be an FBI agent after losing his best friend in an accident which he believes to be his fault. His first assignment is to find and identify individuals who comitted some mind-boggling crimes at crazy and extreme circumstances, seemingly without any obvious gain for themselves. He went undercover so deep and found himself in his old world, and finding more than some things in common with the supposed enemies-he found brothership (should i say, bromance?) with them. When things got out of control, he has to make a choice between his new and old world.

This movie is sure is a show off. I mean, loads of adrenaline inducing, BIG scenes that make you gasp and gawk. But i don't see a lot of point in it. I ended up with "But whyyyy?" in the end of the movie *LOL*. Maybe i don't get it because i am not an adrenaline junkie. Heck, i have to be dragged to get on most scary rides (did i tell you i cried when we rode Tower of Terror in DisneySea? Yeah, i did. But more because i was scared because it's my first time. It's nowhere as scary as how i expected it to be *LOL*) so risking your life for the thrill of it... is not something that i can understand. Maybe you need to have that (passion) to be able to be immersed in this movie. In the meantime, it's pretty entertaining and thrilling so i would recommend watching it if you want to live precariously through someone. On the screen.

PS : Luke Bracey reminded me of young Paul Walker and that saddened me. At the same time i can't believe he's 26, he looks so much older than me -____-

2. The Peanuts Movie

I never really watched Snoopy's series (i didn't even know that it's actually called The Peanuts before) when i was little, i was a strange kid who didn't like cartoon too much. When i do watch cartoons, i prefer Japanese ones (Doraemon and Sailor Moon are my fave!). When i saw the trailer, it looks like a sweet, wholesome movie (it was) that i should drag my son to before he gets too old to enjoy it.

Unlike me, you might be more familiar with the Peanuts gang (i only know Snoopy, believe it or not). Charlie Brown (Snoopy's BFF) is a sweet, kind little boy who thinks (and thought of by his peers) of himself as a loser. He fell in love with a pretty red-haired girl who just moved in town and he's trying very hard to be a better version of himself to win her over, with the help of Snoopy-who also spends a lot of time imagining that he's a world class jet pilot in pursue of his nemesis, the Red Baron.

It's a very sweet movie, and innocent. And not something most kids nowadays used to. It's quite pure so i was a tad worried that it might be boring for Little O (he was engrossed. His daddy, on the other hand, fell asleep quite a few times). I personally enjoyed it, there are parts that got me bored (not a fan of those scenes of Snoopy's imaginations), but i did love it in the most part. It also touched me, and i love the moral of the movie as well. They simply don't make that kind of kid movies anymore. I would highly recommend this movie especially for those with young children. It taught us that it's okay not to always be the hero, it's okay to be sweet (most kids these days would think that it's not cool to be sweet), and ordinary. And kindness always wins in the end.

3. In the Heart of the Sea

Wanna see Thor got skeletal? Go see this! Just kidding. It's a great movie, i definitely liked it a lot. It's about the whaling ship that got assaulted by a giant whale (a whale is gigantic already, talk about massive!) and later inspired Moby-Dick. I never read Moby-Dick though, i didn't know what to expect.

This movie mostly tells the story of Owen Chase, an experienced sea-man and whaling expert who has the disadvantage in climbing the "corporate ladder" in the whaling world due to his background. He is, once again, having to take a second place in the newest expedition to babysit a richman's son with the right background to be the captain of their whaling expedition. One fateful day, their ship sunk because of a mammoth sized whale attack and we got to see how the team must do anything and everything they can do in order to survive.

It's good, much better than i expected. I was worried i might get bored (especially because KC insisted and dragged us to watch it in Premiere XXI. I don't like watching movies in Premiere, weird as it might sound. I prefer to sit comfortably in normal movie seats!), but it wasn't boring at all. It was intense and gripping. It's quite of a must see and i am glad to see Chris Hemsworth owning the role. I honestly never liked his other roles other than Thor, but in this movie he really became Owen Chase.

4. Single

I like Raditya Dika a lot, he's so effing hilarious i can't even. I watched most of his movies (but mostly when he plays himself) and never dislike any of them. But i was a bit hesitant about this movie because he's playing someone else and i'm not sure that he's a good actor *LOL*. But i needn't worry, he's smart enough to write the character to resemble his normal self (just a bit stupider and more innocent) that he still looked comfortable enough.

Ebi (Raditya Dika) is a single 27 year old (in Indonesia, if you're still single at 27 it's questionable *LOL*, people are expected to be married in their late 20s), very naive and a little bit of a loser. He still can't find a job (not even a good job, any job at all), lives in a kost an (basically a huge house with multiple rooms rented for various people) with his 2 best friends and still asks for money from his mother. He is very desperate for a girlfriend and tries to find one in any way he can-with the help of his two friends. He then fell in love with a new girl that just moved in, but not only his own insecurity prevent his from making a move, she also comes with her own baggage, including a super annoying "big bro" who always had a crush on her.

It's HILARIOUS seriously. I hate how most Indonesian comedies are slapsticks and stupid nowadays, but with the emergence of those stand up comedians making movies, we are in for a treat! Smarter jokes, subtle but super silly gestures, simple but big hearted stories, well they definitely win us over with their kind of comedy! I highly recommend this movie for anyone, i think it got English subs too for overseas market, hopefully the jokes won't get lost in translation. It's highly recommended and suitable for everybody (except children for some of the cruder jokes).

5. Star Wars Episode VII : The Force Awakens

I'm definitely not a fan of Star Wars, in fact i am one of those who must be eliminated according to Star Wars fanatics because i used to not be able to differentiate between Star Wars and Star Trek *LOL*. I am better than that now, but i still don't know much about Star Wars except for the central characters (thanks for the crash lesson, Little O!). I almost totally refused to watch this movie (because i haven't watched the first 6 movies WTF wouldn't i be more than a little lost?), i tried watching the older ones on TV with hunny and Little O but i really don't like old movies. Alas, my little boy is a huge fan of Star Wars (nerd hottie in the making?) so we went to watch it anyway. I was surprised because it was easy enough to understand (although i did have to ask Little O once i a while who that person on the screen was *LOL*) and it's actually very entertaining!

I'm not good at explaining this kind of movies, so imma copy the synopsis from their IMDb :

30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order.

Yeah, that. I don't know if (according to hunny) it's easier to watch and more family (and girls) friendly because it's now owned by Disney, but i do like it a lot (so those who are in the same boat as me, don't worry-go watch it!). It's funny, it's entertaining and it's thrilling. I would no longer resist watching the next installment *LOL*. At the moment i have to deal with a BB8-obsessed husband and Storm Trooper/Kylo Ren-obsessed son. I don't mind collecting the merchandises though, they're cute.

6. Ip Man

Ip Man makes me like Donnie Yen. A lot. I used to see him as this non-descript fighting guy in Chinese movies-but now i totally associate him with Ip Man. Love him as Ip Man, still can't enjoy watching his other movies. It's like he becomes Ip Man now, any other roles makes him look unnatural (a bit like Thor up there).

In this third installment, Ip Man witnessed a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer trying to take over the city. They even wreak havoc in his son's school because they wanted to buy the place, and the headmaster (who's also the owner, i guess) refused (and rightfully so) to. He and his students kept watch of the school, while his deteriorating wife (unknown to him, she's getting very ill) getting more and more agitated as he spends more time protecting the school (and city) than his own family.

Story wise, it's not as solid as the first two movies. There are a lot more added drama (i'm not sure that the real Ip Man really fought off a black boxer back in the day), but it's still good. And Donnie Yen proves that he CAN act (those scenes with the dying wife...), not only fight. And people commented on how the other guy was trying too hard to be Asian Johnny Depp (LOL. I didn't realize it when i watched it, but i sort of get in when i was told). Lots of fascinating wing chun fights of course, a must see for all martial art fans (or non fans. I was never a fan of martial art anything, but i loved Ip Man), action movie fans, Chinese movie fans, or any movie goers really. I'm sad that this is (most probably) the last time we're seeing Donnie Yen as Ip Man. Unless they decided to make a Bruce Lee movie on this Ip Man-training day, that is.

I THINK that those are all the movies we watched in December. I can't think of anymore, if there's any that i missed then i will be reviewing it when i remember it *LOL*. Like this movie, which supposed to be in October Movies but totally slipped my mind :

American Ultra

There's something compelling about Jesse Eisenberg. He's not conventionally good looking, he doesn't look tough, he's not super charming but i like to watch him. Especially when he's playing a weird, sensitive, anti hero like his role in American Ultra (i like to see him as a cold, badass sorta jerk-like his role in Now You See Me too). Kristen Stewart in the other hand, i don't get her. I don't get how she still got roles *LOL*. I don't think she can act -___-. And she's not even that pretty. I guess Twilight gave her career insurance.

Mike Howell lives in a small town in the middle of nowhere, where nothing ever really happens. He spends most of his time getting high with his girlfriend and write comic books about super hero monkey. But what he doesn't know is that he was actually a trained killing machine made by CIA. He is then targeted for termination, got activated by his former handler (his skills woke up but somehow he still had no idea what's going on, probably due to the drugs) and must avoid all of the killers unleashed by the CIA to eliminate him, save himself and his girlfriend with his newfound powers.

I like this movie, it's crazy! Funny, exciting, and you root for the total loser-with-superhuman-powers to the end! I personally think it's a very cool movie (although you can totally replace Kristen with any generic Hollywood girl, it wouldn't make any difference. She brings nothing to this movie) and would totally recommend this to anyone (who has weird tastes like me).

Okay! That's all! It's almost the end of January and i would have to work on January Movies soon. LE SIGH.

Bare-faced and nerdy looking

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October Movies

action comedy

I'm Hey!!!

The monthly movies review is severely delayed this month, apologize for that. October has always been my favorite month, mostly because it's my birth month, but it's always been exceptionally nice to me-including movie wise! Almost all of the movies i've watched this month were great!Of course, that's also because October means Halloween and Halloween means loads of scary movies so it's totally up my alley :p.

Let's start ^^.

1. Annabelle

One of my all-time-favorite horror movie is, hands down, The Conjuring. It just has all the right aspects that i look for in a horror movie. Scary ghosts, effective music, based on true story, great actors-all that. And one of the snippets from the movie that caught my, and million others', attention is of course, the Annabelle doll. So when i learned that Annabelle was going to have a movie on her own, i was really looking forward to it.

A married couple is expecting a child and the husband, John, got his wife Mia what seemingly to be a perfect gift-a beautiful (???? It's NOT) vintage doll in a white gown. One horrific night, their house was invaded by a satanic cult who violently attacked them. Even though they got away in the end, the cult had succeeded in conjuring a malevolent entity that's now seems to be residing within the doll.

Well, i was having too much expectations on it (because a haunted doll would always be terrifying, yeah? I remember watching Child's Play when i was little and became extremely scared of my own doll afterwards *___*) and as usual, too much expectations is never good. While Annabelle is definitely not a bad movie, i didn't find it to be scary... At all. I actually really like demonic movies, IF the demonic story is told in a more subtle way. When the demons actually popped out more than a few times, it became more... comical. I guess i'm just not scared of "monsters" and the way they portrayed the demon was more "moster"ish than really demonic.

I'd give it a watch if you're a die hard horror movie like me, just don't expect too much in the scare department. I was more creeped out when i watched Ouija (review below), by a mile.

2. The Maze Runner

Somehow this movie had passed our radars, maybe because 1. It's more targeted to young audiences (and as sad as i am writing this, we're clearly are not in that category already hahaha) and 2. It looks a bit like Hunger Games, and if the original didn't rock my boat then something that looks more like a wannabe sure wouldn't. Don't crucify me for saying this though, coz i ended up loving it! Thanks to my two teenage nieces who insisted that the movie is a great one and we should checked it out!

Thomas wakes up in a strange elevator in sheer terror, especially because he couldn't remember anything-not even his own name at first. He was the deposited to a strange colony of teen boys who have learned to survive in a completely enclosed environment, making the most of what they have-growing their own food (together with the supplies that the elevator sent up every month). A new boy arrives every 30 days and they all have their memories erased as well. The original group has already been there for two years and every day they are trying to find a way to escape through the maze that surrounds them.

It's so much better than i expected! Again don't curcify me, Hunger Games die hards, but i definitely like Maze Runner a lot more than Hunger Games! The movie piqued my interests, made me curious, and i rooted for them throughout the movie. It's also never boring with enough action going on. I like the story, i like the (young) casts. Although i wouldn't gush about them because that makes me feel like a total pedophile (they are just so... young...), i did have my preference! I think my nieces are all crazy about Dylan O'Brien (i never even heard about him before), but my taste is more oriental i guess hahaha but i really like looking at this dude :

Ki Hong Lee as Min Ho in The Maze Runner

If you like errr... dystopian or fantasy movie (although i didn't think i like dystopian, there are certain ones that really interests me so i guess i cannot say that i don't like the genre. I prefer watching than reading the books though) then i'd recommend you to watch this. I cannot wait for the sequel.

3. The Equalizer

I would've to say that Denzel Washington is one of my all-time favorite black actor (the other one would have to be Will Smith ^^), he's just so charismatic and handsome! I find his acting skill to always makes me forgive him even if the movie he's in was horrible *LOL*. Thanfully The Equalizer is not horrible and i actually did enjoy it.

McCall is a mysterious man (who never seems to sleep @__@) who is now living a quiet, simple life with no trace of his past given to us at first. But when he meets Teri, a young Russian prostitute under control of an ultra violent Russian gangster, he could no longer stand idly by when he saw her being in danger. He just has to help. McCall apparently has a very deadly hidden skills and from that moment on, his desire for justice is reawakened. He is now the unlikely hero, an aging vigilante if you may.

I do like superhero movies now, more than i thought i could ever do-but i like unlikely, very human (although with crazy good skills, but i think a crazy fighting skill is still less far fetched than say, super human powers) kind of hero. And Denzel played a very convincing, calm, elderly hero here hehe. I do like The Equalizer, it's cool, engaging, interesting and has enough actions in them to keep you on your edge. Would recommend this for action movie lovers with a smart lead for a change.

4. Let's Be Cops

Hmmm... a slapstick comedy for sure, not exactly my cup of tea, but when you're married to another movie buff and you two have different tastes in movies-you gotta compromise!

Two BFFs struggling in their real lives, never make it big like their high school dreams-instead one of them got stuck in a seemingly dead-end career while the other one doesn't even have a career (or a job) to call his own. One day they dressed up as police officers for a costume party and they realize how cool it is to pretend to be cops by the way people react to them, they decided to take it to the next level and dress up regularly for fun. They then got tangled in a real web of mobsters and dirty cops and things got out of hands.

It's not as bad as i thought it would be, there were some cringey slapsticks scenes as expected, but it was actually quite hilarious for real! I really like the chemistry between Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson, they were totally believable as BFF, maybe an episode together in New Girl did them good ^^. Guys who enjoys crude-ish action comedy would really appreciate this movie while their girlfriends/wives can actually enjoy it too, a good option for a mindless laughter.

5. The Giver

I saw the trailer of this movie and despite my numerous claims about not liking sci-fi movies-which i think i need to retract already-it really interests me. The movie itself was actually pretty good, and has endless potential-but... it was not that greatly executed. I hated the ending and i feel there's something very lacking in the whole movie.

This movie is about a seemingly perfect community (more robotic than perfect, i think), nobody's ever angry or sad. Their world is devoid of war, pain, suffering but also of choice and difference (the scenes of the early part of the movie was in black and white). Jonas, and the other 18 year olds (they have no such thing as birthdays, everybody's just grouped in according to their ages) got their rite of passage and given their parts of the community. Jonas was not chosen to be any of the normal "jobs", he is chosen as the Receiver of Memories instead. With his mentor, he started learning about pain, sadness, war but also real happiness, love, and beauty. He quickly realized this his community is fake and not a real way of living.

I really love the idea of this movie (it's based on a book, usually the book is so much better than the movie, i think i need to read the book!!!) and their weird community (i told you before that i really find stuffs like structured/manipulated communities to be very interesting), the nitty gritty of the story is what i find fascinating but i find it not fully explored in the movie. And the abrupt ending didn't help either, we left the movie feeling a bit pissed because of that haha. It's not a bad movie (btw, i really don't like Katie Holmes and i find her to be annoyingly perfect to be one of the "stepford wives" character in this movie that i'd really love to box in the face) but it's nothing special either. Not a must watch, i'd rather watch The Maze Runner twice than to watch this, to be honest with you.

6. The Book of Life

I love animation in general, but actually The Book of Life's style is not really my kind of animation, however i was a bit desperate for a movie to bring Baby Boy to. It's been a while since the last decent kiddie movie and i felt bad because he actually said he wanted to come with us when we watched The Maze Runner (it's the first time he's voicing his desire to join us for a movie, but i know for a fact that it was not the right kind of movie for him. He'd just be very bored!) so when the next kid-friendly movie hit the theater, we decided to watch it.

Manolo, Maria and Joaquin have been best friends since they were little, the two boys always fighting over Maria's attention and that caught the interests of La Muerte and Xibalba, who always love to have a bet-they each chose a boy to win Maria's heart, whoever wins will be lording over the Land of the Remembered and the loser would have to take the Land of the Forgotten. Manolo (the leading character), grew up to be a young man who's torn between fulfilling his family (of matadors)'s expectations and his own heart. This movie follows his journey that spans to three fantastical worlds.

It's actually a pretty good movie with a great heart and great moral to always follow your dreams. I'm not a fan of the art (i'm more into Disney type of animation) and sometimes i find it a bit boring (and i was worried if Baby Boy would be bored too, but he really liked it!), but i did enjoy it! The Land of The Remembered was especially colorful and breath taking, i also really like to get a glimpse of Mexican's culture and folklore, even more so because it's about something that i always find fascinating-i have quite a morbid curiousity so i find the day of the dead to be absolutely fascinating. I also find Channing Tatum to be very funny as Joaquin! I've never been a fan of Channing Tatum, but i really like him when he's being funny.

7. Left Behind

This movie is one of those that makes me regret not trying to read the reviews first before going because... It's quite an utter crap *LOL*. First of all, let me clarify that although not the most devout out there, i'm a Christian and i actually love Christianity movies (Passion of the Christ, first and foremost), but this movie (which we didn't even know to be that sort of movie) i find to be too judgmental, shallow and weird.

A veteran pilot is running away from his family that seems to be falling apart mainly due to his wife's increasing fanatical behavior and her pushing her family to follow suit. His teenage daughter was visiting from out of town to celebrate his birthday but he left for what he claimed to be a last minute job call that he couldn't get out of. Things started to go wrong during his flight where millions of people (especially children) vanished into thin air and sending the world into an utter chaos and destruction.

It only receives 3.3 in IMDb rating and rightfully so! The movie started slow and it was pretty boring, the second half was better when the people started to vanish and more actions flash on the screen. By then i still was unaware that this is a Christian kind of movie (and not in a good way -___-), things started to get weirder and weirder afterwards. Although i didn't find it to be super horrible (it has it's okay moments) and the middle part was quite acceptable, i find the movie as a whole to be extremely judgmental and religionists. Any non-Christians watching this movie would sure be insulted if they watched it, and i seriously do not recommend it this unless you're one of those crazy fanatics then go ahead and have fun.

8. Fury

I forgot how good war movies can be (in a heavy, mind provoking, tears spilling kind of way) and i even told hunny i was worried Fury would make me sleepy. I should have not spent a second worrying.

I'm not good in summarizing war stories (my writing is definitely more pop than historical) so imma copy paste the summary in their IMDb page instead :

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

In short : it's brilliant! Brad Pitt is showing his Oscar worthy performance, i think Logan Lerman was really really good as well, even though i find Shia Lebouf's mustache to be extremely annoying and his character to be a bit annoying as well haha. It's super intense, gripping, fascinating, and i did not have even a second to be bored. It's brutal, but also very realistically made. It reminds you about how ugly war is, and i was left in tears, hoping that such ugliness would never be repeated again (hey, i can hope!). Highly recommend this to everyone!

9. Chef

My hunny is a chef wannabe at heart (he always mention about how he really wants to join a cooking course and one of his real life hero is Gordon Ramsay) so when the movie Chef came out, he obviously insisted on watching it.

Carl Casper is an acclaimed chef with his freedom curbed by the over bearing restaurant owner where he's working at, he was promised a total freedom in creating foods and the kitchen is his domain-but the owner crossed his own promises. Carl finds himself starting to get really down, both in his work life and his crumbling family life. One day he was planning an all out menu revamp when he heard a famous food blogger would be making a visit, but his ambition was crushed by the owner which ended up with him being virtually humiliated by the blogger. His frustration boiled over when he exploded to the blogger in public (after walking out and quitting his job) and it went viral. His career ruined, he has no choice but to follow his ex-wife's suggestion in getting a food truck and sell his own quality food on his own term. He then took a working trip (which he got in Miami) with his loyal colleague and his tech savvy young son, found his happiness and freedom again.

I found the movie to be a bit slow at first, but it started to get better after the first 20 minutes. I love the subtle, smart comedies and ended up in tears as the story progress to a quest of personal happiness as well as bettering the relationship between son (who always adores and look up to his dad, but mostly being ignored. Breaks my heart every time) and father. The movie is a food porn kind of movie, but also very family oriented and heart warming. I LOVE it and would recommend it to every food lovers out there as well as anyone who likes heart warming, family movie.

10. Ouija

I was pretty desperate for anything slightly Halloween-ish so i was quite delighted when Ouija played on the cinemas on Halloween! I didn't have any expectations of the movie but ended up enjoying it very much!

A girl suddenly killed herself without any reasons or signs, which shocks her family and friends. Her BFF and boyfriend couldn't accept that she really killed herself and began investigating. The BFF found an ouija board like the one they used to play as little kids and asked her group of friends (including her rebelious little sister) to play the ouija board witht her to try to contact the dead girl's spirit to find closure. But soon they realized that the spirit they managed to contact is not who they thought she was.

This is not an epic horror movie or anything (nothing even close to The Conjuring, which has been the ultimate movie to compare any horror movie against to measure the scary level) but i found it more than quite entertaining! Clearly not everybody shares my excitement, the movie only got 4.5 in IMDb, which i think is quite harsh (i'd give it 6.5 or 7 myself). Yes, it's just another teen horror movie, yes the storyline can be quite cliche and predictable but i find it to be utterly entertaining, quite effective (loads of jump-out-of-my-seat moments) and simply-quite good!

If you share my interests in (mostly cheesy) horror movies with scary ghosts (instead of ridiculous looking demons) shocking music+scenes, it's a must watch. If you find ugly female ghosts that appears in enough amount of time without being too narcissistic (calling Mama's ghost...) annoying (and the way they can kill to be ridiculous. Well, i also find it a bit ridiculous but i am willing to overlook this for their better qualities), then by all means, skip it.

OH WOW, i watched 11 movies in October! LOL. Of course, you cannot forget the movie that makes me found my latest imaginary boyfriend in the form of Mr. Luke Evans, Dracula Untold that i've reviewed here. Only one stupid movie out of 11 definitely means it's a great month, movie wise (and in general, actually)!

Did you watch any of the movies i've listed here? Did you like them?

Today's selca, turning myself into an Elf-according to Hunny -___-

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July Movies

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Hey guys...

It's time for my monthly movies review again... We only watched five movies in the cinema on July, it's cray! The reason was because there were very little new and exciting movies in July (there's not new movie playing for the last two weeks or so, madness!).

Contrary to other countries like US or even Singapore, when it's the holiday season (and Indonesians LOVE holidays, even the government) arrived instead of going all out with box office movies-cinemas would keep the good ones until the holiday's over. I guess that's because most Indonesian goes overseas or go back to their hometowns during long holidays (especially Eid) they're expecting less movie goers. Bad news for the rest of us who're stuck at home. We've also been nanny-less for the last 2 weeks, even though i can leave Baby Boy with my 'rents if we want to watch adult movies, i just feel better leaving him with them when there's a nanny/maid so he wouldn't be bothering them too much.

Anyway, new nanny's coming tomorrow, hopefully she'll be normal and all (i'm still shaken over the kidnapping and killing of Baby Janette recently :(...)! I am also eagerly waiting for "The Quiet One" to start playing but now let's get down to business!

1. Deliver Us From Evil

For me it's always going to be a good month if i start one with a good horror movie *LOL*. Saw the poster at MKG and immediately demanded to watch it! We haven't been watching late night movies for the longest time (it's always a sign of aging, people *___*) and i was quite worried we'd be kinda sleepy because most ghost movies are usually kinda slow paced, but i shouldn't be too worried because this is an entirely different type of ghost movie, i'd say it's more rock and roll-with all the action and gun fights *LOL*.

NY police officer Ralph Sarchie (played by the ever so hot Eric Bana) is struggling with personal issues when he began investigating a series of disturbing and bizarre cases, he's always drawn to weird cases because according to his partner (played by Joel McHale, who managed to bring hilarity to every character he plays) he has a "radar". He then join forces with a highly unconventional priest to combat the frightening demon possessions that's taking hold of the city (and the explanation to the weird cases).

I always love movies that's based on true events and i admit to immediately googled Ralph Sarchie to see if he's anywhere as good looking as Eric Bana (of course he isn't, but he's quite handsome too for a police officer...) :p. Since the main character is a cop, there's a lot of actions going on so there's not enough time to be bored. It's fast paced, with enough scary scenes (the actors playing the possessed are really good too! Super convincing) to make sure the movie didn't end up being too action-oriented/comic bookish. And i also cannot help but drool over the priest...

Edgar Ramirez

How come we never see such a hot priest around here? Maybe it's the best because i'm pretty sure it's not okay to have weird feelings to your priests LOLOLOL. Anyway! Highly recommending this for horror and action movies fans! Even my hunny said this is a great and entertaining movie! No idea why it scored so low (6.5) in IMDb, i really liked it!

2. Blended

I've been anticipating this movie ever since i've heard about it because i really loved Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler's second collaboration in 50 First Dates (and The Wedding Singer's not bad either but i honestly totally forgot about that movie before googling for this movie!) and have high expectation of this new movie. Well, i ended up with mixed feelings for this one. While Drew is cute as always (but looks a bit old... I mean, she's not even old. I think she needs a bit of botox or something coz her skin looks a bit older than her age) and Adam Sandler is... Well.. Adam... There were also great moments in the movie (hilarious scenes, touching scenes...) but as a whole... It's not great. Oh, there's Joel McHale again, playing Drew's character's ex husband. I didn't know that he's an actor (always thought of him as the crazy host of The Soup!) and i also didn't know that he's so buff.

Jim and Lauren are two single parents met for the first time on a disastrous blind date. Accidentally they ended up together again (with their whole family now) in a resort in Africa where their inital hatred towards each other slowly but surely start turning into attractions.

Like all family/romantic comedies movies, it's quite predictable but i wouldn't hold that against them coz it's expected. It's just that... I dunno, i find this movie to be a bit too Adam Sandler-ish (you know, too much body gag, silly-not-so-funny remarks/jokes, repeated ridiculous scenes/lines) for my liking. I used to see a distinct difference between Adam Sandler's all out slapstick comedy movies (Jack & Jill would be the perfect example) and the romantic/family oriented ones (50 First Date, the first Grown Up) but lately the line's been too blurred and i don't like that (coz i'd rather skip the first type while i usually quite enjoy the later).

Like i said, it has it's moments. I did laughed out loud in quite a few scenes, and i was choked with tears in some others, but it's definitely nowhere near the caliber the first Grown Up or 50 First Dates. I'd recommend to watch it on DVD when you're in need for some mild entertainment.

3. Drive Hard

You can probably guess by now that this was hunny's choice *LOL*. I have no interest whatsoever to watch this movie, especially after seeing the unmemorable trailer (although i've always liked John Cusack. Btw i really think John needs to invest on a moisturizer, i really cannot stand seeing his super dry and peeling skin magnified by plenty on the big screen!) but hunny was quite adamant about seeing it and i overheard some girls saying that this movie was really funny while queuing to buy tickets so i relented. But i was right for not wanting to watch it *___*.

A former (and should i say... aging? LOL, apparently he's not that old but he looks REALLY old in this movie) race car drive turned driver training instructor (played by an almost unrecognizable Thomas Jane. I mean... not that his name rings a bell or anything, but i'd have recognize his face coz i've seen him in plenty other movies before if it's not for his bizarre looking long hair. It's a proof that long hair doesn't always agree with guys, he looks 10x older with long hair!) got abducted and forced to be the designated driver for a crime that ended up making them being chased around Australia's Gold Coast by many sides.

The movie was... super flat, pointless and boring! The storyline's stale as a week old bread and it kinda flat lined from the start. No peak, no excitement, no nothing! For a supposedly pretty good former race car driver, the car chasing scenes were as tame as my son chasing around a puppy *__*. Seriously WTF. I read a user's review at the IMDb (it got rated 4.3 and i thought it was generous) wrote a very bitter review and i kinda agree with whatever the person wrote. It's not the worst movie i've ever seen, but it's one of the bad ones. Skip it!

4. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

I never watched the 2001 movie because it was not the kind of movie i'd watch back then :p, but i did watch the 2011 one with James Franco (cue to drool) and liked it so when this newest addition to the franchise arrived (i didn't even know the movie's done being shot...) i didn't mind to watch it.

Picking up after where the first movie left us, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes started by filling us in on how the world was seemingly coming to an end with the outbreak of virus that eliminate most of the world' population. The growing nation of genetically evolved apes lead by Caesar was living a peaceful lives in the woods until one day, a band of human survivors arrived, threatening their existence. They manage to to reach a fragile peace but it was very short lived, both sides are brought to a brink of a war to be the ruler (in a sense) or the dominant species of earth.

It's rated highly (8.2) in IMDb and once again i find myself nodding in approval for that rate. It's a great movie-gripping, thrilling, touching (yes, i was a mess towards the end) and thoroughly entertaining (not in a mindless, popcorn movie kind of way either. It's actually quite an intelligent movie). I'd highly recommend everybody to watch it! And it's good to see Kerri Russel in a blockbuster movie, proving there's life after a teenage TV show.

5. Step Up All In

I am a huge fan of dance movies, especially the Step Up franchises (although i have hard times remembering how many movies they have or the casts because they started to jumble into one @___@) so i was quite delighted to see this newest franchise, especially when i realized they've casts all of my favorite Step Up casts (the ones that i actually remember) : Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan (whom i confused with Sharni Vinson the entire 3rd movie, but after i realized they were two different girls and see their pictures together, i definitely like Briana a LOT more, i actually thought she suddenly looked less cute on the 3rd movie, so sunken and skinny-but of course that turned out not to be her after all!) and Adam G. Sevani (The Mooseeee, is the best!).

Sean (the divine Mr. Guzman) brought his crew, The Mob (from Step Up Revolution) to LA to try to make it but with no luck. The crew decided it was time to go back home but Sean wouldn't hear it. He then moved in Moose's grandparents' studio for a place to stay and temporary job when he learned about the reality show/dance competition in Vegas with 3 year contract prize. Soon he roped Moose, who roped in Andie (my fave female Step Up cast, ever-Briana Evigan) and before they know it, the entire crew was made up (of various awesome dancers and characters from past movies). They made it to Vegas only to find out that The Mob's there too, unfolding a whole new drama.

Weeee...eeellll... I never watched Step Up for the stories (they pretty much are the same story with tweaks here and there, no?), but this latest one is... A bit worse than most of the previous. It doesn't help that the dance routines are nowhere as spectacular as the old ones (if my opinion counts. I mean, i can't even dance...). When i watched the previous movies, i always feel the urge to break out into a dance (which is always cooler in my head than in reality, of course) because they were so so SO COOL (so cool that i got goosebumps and choked up because we all know i'm a horrible cry baby) but sadly not the ones in this movie.

Although all Step Up movies that i watched (i think i didn't watch the first one though, i didn't even believe L when she said Channing Tatum was in Step Up, LOL. My bad...) all have similar underdog winning it in the end storyline, they always managed to build up the excitement and ending it in a BIG way. This one though... I dunno... It just feels very flat and boring to me. That's so sad since i was really looking forward to it! Oh well, at least i get to ogle at Mr. Guzman...

Ryan Guzman

For me he's hands down the best looking male cast in all Step Up movies. And Briana Evigan...

Briana Evigan

She has a SICK body (and not in an anorexic kind of way. She's not even skinny! She's so fit that it's HOT HOT HOT)!!!

Okay, enough fangirling. Anyway, i personally think Step Up All In is a total let down, but it's still worth watching if you're a Step Up fan. But i personally would've prefer having a movie marathon of the old ones instead of watching this one again.

That's all i have for now, what movies have you watched lately? Anything good that i should take a note of?