This Means War – a movie review
So we watched This Means War yesterday. And let me just say: It was amazing... for the first thirty minutes. If you think it looks as exciting as it did in the trailer (which showed practically the whole movie), then I'm here to prove you wrong.
FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) sabotage each other's dates with Lauren (Reese Witherspoon) to win her heart. That's basically how the story goes and as far as it can get. I don't have to include the fact that there was an antagonist, Heinrich (played by Til Schweiger) because the main plot barely included this part.
Firstly, I was fooled into thinking that there would be lots of action in a steady and consistent, maybe funny, storyline. The first scene looked very much like a captivating spy-action film. The next few minutes into the movie was even better with some witty and smart conversations. Everyone was smiling and laughing. But as the movie progressed, it became clear to me that the 'romantic comedy and spy film' was actually a B-class (with some Hollywood production of stunts and effects) movie of crude humor and poorly developed characters. In short, it was boring.
I don't know if the part was supposed to be played like that, but Witherspoon's Lauren was flawed, fake smiles and everything. Lauren's personality was similar to the foolishness of Cameron Diaz's June in Knight And Day. Don't get me wrong. Witherspoon acts in great movies I've watched and loved, but her role as Lauren was just unlikable. In fact, all the characters were not likable at all.
Moving along to Chris Pine as FDR, good-looking womanizer who actually has a heart of gold by the end of the movie. Let me quote his IMDb profile before I start. "Trademark: Frequently plays charming and likeable characters." Yeah. Right. Perhaps Pine wants to head in another direction for his acting career or is trying to play different characters a la Johnny Depp. Sometimes, different is bad. FDR was not only a very stereotyped character, but an annoying jerk with a shallow personality. Pine was plain disappointing in this movie. (I thought he was excellent in Unstoppable.)
Tom Hardy's Tuck exceeded my expectations. A little. Okay, I actually had no expectations. Like any other movie, Tuck's personality had to contrast with FDR's nasty behavior, so Tuck was the nice/pleasant/good/honest/modest guy. Obviously, Tuck was a much better character to watch but either the audio was just bad or Hardy mumbles because I had a tough time deciphering his conversations.
Trish, played by Chelsea Handler, was by far the worst character in the movie. I get that female main characters of romantic comedies need their gaggle of best friends, but seriously? A foul-mouthed friend with the crudest scenes in the movie? Wrong move, McG (or the one to be blamed).
SPOILER ALERT!
The only scene I found entertaining and maybe enjoyable, sandwiched between a bunch of boring scenes where FDR and Tuck spend what feels like a lifetime in different surveillance rooms to spy on each other, was the scene where Lauren danced in her kitchen while the two loves of her life darted in and out of her house. I liked how the camera rolled continuously across the rooms.
I disliked the ending. Immensely. FDR didn't deserve to end up with Lauren. It should've been Tuck, although he had a fair conclusion to his own story. There was not much difference in the chemistry between Lauren and Tuck compared to Lauren and FDR, but at least Tuck seemed more sincere and humble (?). Ah, why do I even need to justify a meaningless movie? I won't even rate it because it's that bad. (Okay, maybe not as bad as What's Your Number, but still.)
Well, if you like an anti-climatic movie with some crude humor and a lacking storyline, then be my guest. If you prefer movies with depth and significance, watch Leap Year (one of the most satisfying romantic comedies I've ever watched) or Just Go With It (hilarious movie for those who want to hurt their stomachs laughing) and heck, even The Bounty Hunter (which received poor rating despite its amusing humor).
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The Tourist doesn't deserve more than one star out of five. I expected lots of action and exciting scenes like Salt, seeing that it's an Angelina Jolie movie but there were barely any. The storyline wasn't even very good - pretty boring and unreasonable. I mean, would you pretend to be someone's husband after meeting on a train? I don't think so. I think it was Angelina's creepy slow-mo act that spoiled it all. She lowers her eyelashes, lifts them back up, tilts her chin up, speaks and finally stands up. Seriously, dude, just get to the point. Johnny Depp is a great actor, as usual. His "American" accent was just weird and his lame attempts to speak Italian was hilarious. The only thing I enjoyed seeing was the scenery of Venice. All in all, I laughed really hard throughout the movie because it was so cheesy and unexciting.
Iron Man 2 was equally boring. I love Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow but I have to say that this one didn't live up to my expectations. I didn't like Don Cheadle because he was too serious and super boring. Terrence Howard's James Rhodes was funnier and likable. Mickey Rouke's villain was annoying and, once again I have to say, boring. Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer was highly irritating with that constant sneer across his face. It made me yawn to see Scarlett Johansson strutting around in a tight dress and play the supposedly gorgeous-but-serious undercover agent. Samuel L. Jackson's character in the movie made it even worse. Could've been so much better like the first movie.
On the bright side, How To Train Your Dragon was a really good movie. I didn't expect or think much about it but I thought it would have Pixar-like graphics and have a dumb storyline. Surprisingly it was nothing like how I imagined it to be. The graphics were great and quite realistic; the story was attention-stealing (I'm still thinking about it now); the cast was good. Jay Baruchel's character was the typical nerd/loser type who always gets a happy ending. Gerard Butler's character really surprised me, with the Scottish accent and all. I mean, who knew? America Ferrera was another unexpected character in the movie as Astrid (Jay's Hiccup's love interest) who wasn't very likable at the starting because she was mean and proud. As the story progressed, all the characters became nicer. I love Toothless too. He reminds me of a dog-catfish mix. 8.5/10 rating for this movie, definitely.
If you're a fan of movies with twists and turns at the end, then you've probably watched Salt. I watched it three times and the excitement never faded. It is the true meaning of a movie that 'keeps you on the edge of your seat'. It left me breathless to watch Angelina Jolie leap from roof-to-roof and van-to-van. Each scene had its own type of excitement. The story was so well-planned that watchers like me didn't suspect a thing about the good characters until Liev Schreiber's Ted Winter decided to show off his true colors. I bet it was seriously tiring to film the whole movie but it also made me tired because of all the running around and urgency. Good movie, but it's the type of movie that you only want to watch once.
Keith is another movie I'd like to praise. I didn't like the dark and dim setting at some scenes but overall, it was good. Nicholas Sparks-like storyline, great actors and good ratings - what more could I ask for? I loved the fun and imaginative, quick and sharp conversations between the two main characters. It was really enjoyable and funny to watch. I must admit that I was curious to watch Jesse McCartney act since I love his music and, well, it's something to think about. It's also my first time watching Elisabeth Harnois and she's quite a good actor. She isn't insanely gorgeous but she's good enough and played Natalie, the have-it-all really well. My emotions constantly changed throughout the movie, according to the storyline, from happiness to anger to humor and annoyance, sadness and sympathy and finally to confusion. Weird, huh? I'm a little confused with the ending and it left my thoughts befuddled but it was a nice movie anyway. Definitely recommended.
tangled up in love
I am in love with this movie. I'm currently dizzy with love that I feel like doing star jumps.
One of the best Disney movies I've ever watched. The graphics were absolutely amazing and so were the characters. The storyline was very complete and very... heart-warming. The movie itself was just magical and captivating.
Where should I even start? I should start with a random fact about me during the movie. I could feel the love and warmth while watching it. It was the best feeling that I ever experienced. Don't you just love it when movies do that to you?
Rapunzel is really pretty and her personality is fantastic. I love how she's just so curious about everything. And she has those big green eyes and lovely long hair. Later on, (spoiler) her hair was still gorgeous even after it got cut off. All I can say is that Mandy Moore was the best choice to play Rapunzel. She can sing and act, so it isn't that awkward because you know it's the same person when she's singing or talking. Her voice is really good (quote my sister and mom and my thoughts).
Flynn Rider is the dashingly handsome hero of the story, of course. He's a very charming and romantic character, the Prince Charming that every girl is waiting for (or at least I am. LOL!). He's good-looking too! I just loved the way his dark hair flopped around and how every part of his face was perfect. His facial expressions were hilarious and adorable. 
The huge spoiler was when he revealed that his name was Eugene. I mean, what's wrong with Flynn? It's good enough and it suits him but whatever. They didn't mention Eugene a lot anyway. Zachary Levi was amazing. His voice is pretty good too and he actually sang a few songs. I never had anything against his acting or him. And Flynn was supposed to have a British accent. I'm so glad that he didn't. That would've been so... I don't know how to say it but it doesn't seem suitable for a character like that.
What can I say about Mother Gothel? She's the wicked woman, alright. She kinda reminded me of Cher. The way she looked. Maybe they used her as the face model but never mind about that. Her character was downright vicious and cruel.
Pascal, the Chameleon and Maximus, the horse, were also the highlights of the movie. Pascal was small and cute, especially when he blended in with other colors. Maximus was a horse who acted like a dog and he became good friends with Flynn in the end.
My favorite part was when the lanterns went up into the sky. It felt as if I was there too, to see the beautiful lights and everything. Magical! Okay, I have so many favorite parts but I can't name them all here. There were some emotional parts, like when the king started crying. I don't know but you can't go through those sad parts without crying. Some of the parts were cheesy, in a good way.
The soundtrack is great. Mandy Moore is a wonderful singer. I've listened to her songs when I was younger but eventually stopped because she didn't have many songs on the radio and because I was exposed to mainstream music which was (and still is) kinda stereotypical of me. I should definitely start listening to her songs again. Especially the ones with Zachary Levi in it! 
Conclusion : I really love this movie and you should watch it too. Even my mom loves it. It's not cheesy; it's still very enjoyable. A very, very good movie. I would give it an 11/10 rating. I can't wait to watch it again.
Oh man, I'm still feeling giddy about this movie. Actually I've been feeling giddy about it since 4 months ago. No, it's not hard to believe. I watched the trailer about 5 times. I even posted it here.
Just watch it! And you'll understand that it's not just because I'm having that aftermath movie feeling.
Oh, Flynn Rider! (this is for my mom) OH, here comes the smolder!
a smell of wine and cheap perfume
The Losers. Now that was a pretty good show if I must say so myself. I read some negative reviews about the movie but I personally found it entertaining and not quite as bad as they say it is. Went with the family so it was good company and good movie wrapped in one. Perfect!
Everyone in the cinema couldn't stop laughing throughout the entire movie. Yes, it was just plain funny and sometimes laughably corny but funny all the same. It's a bit predictable but there are some turns and some pretty intense moments which make it all the more interesting and I sound like a big fat ad but I can't help it because it's true.
I like the cast. I think they chose really suitable people to portray the characters so that helped. I mean, I still can't decide who I like best in the movie. Zoe Saldana was smoking hot but isn't she nearly always? I mean, that's why she's on the list of hottest women, right? Oh, and why are all the baddies in the movies such business-like people? What happened to those rugged bad boys and wicked guys? Look at Iron Man 2, for instance. That Justin Hammer was perpetually dressed in a clean suit just like Max in this movie.
The weapons were kinda cool and not as exaggerated as you might think. I like how everyone has their own specialty and quirkiness especially Jensen's button-cute tees - 
- . It makes everything more realistic. The script was well-written. I think the beauty of a movie depends mostly on the script. You can have good actors and good sets and good everything but if the script is lousy, there goes the movie. The soundtrack is also important because who doesn't like music?
Ohmyfreakinggawd, Chris Evans is nerdy hot in the movie. I always thought of him as cute (Johnny Storm from Fantastic Four *wink wink*) but when I realized that the cute geek in the movie was him, I just fell for him. Swoooon. LOL. I know my mom thinks he's pretty darned cute too. Hmm... cuter than Paul Walker?
Muahahahaha. Just maybe, hmm?
The Takers is next on our list of movies to watch.
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I’m sick of laying down alone with this fever
Images from Bing.
We - me, C and the brother - watched Zombieland the other day and it was pretty good though the brother disagreed. He thought it was rather dumb and well, it is kind of predictable and everything but it's a movie you'd watch again and again on rainy days. The movie had some similarities to Left 4 Dead - the weapons and the amusement park.
I really like the cast. Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus; Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee; Emma Stone as Wichita; and Abigail Breslin as Little Rock. We're a little like Columbus - the odd one out and paranoid and hygiene-conscious and all that. I have yet to overcome my fear of clowns. Woody Harrelson is the perfect cowboy for this zombie movie and he's just so funny to watch. I always liked Abigail Breslin. She's just amazing and she's not as catty as Dakota Fanning. Dakota is catty, isn't she? She's got that 'I'm so grown up and I'm so great now' look which I don't really like. And Emma Stone? I totally didn't know that she was from The House Bunny because she looks different.
Anyways, this movie deserves a 8/10 because it's not that scary and it's perfectly watchable. Go watch it if you haven't. My favorite part was when Tallahassee finally got his Twinkie. I liked the Bill Murray scene least.
Next on my must-watch movie of the month : Ironman 2.
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i’m searching everywhere to find her again
This is how I look like :
Seriously. I'm so love drunk.
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This is Assassin's Creed.
9.5/10 for me! I'm no big or professional game reviewer but I thought this game was so amazing. I don't regret playing it. At first I was like blah then I didn't see any harm in trying a new game. I was so intrigued by the storyline that I was practically glued to the screen.
So the story is about Desmond Miles, a bartender, kidnapped by Abstergo Industries. They use an Animus to recover an artifact in Desmond's ancestor's memories. Then, Desmond goes into the Animus.
Meet Altair.
He's Desmond's ancestor and he's an assassin. Most of the game is from Altair's point of view. He's not Desmond, they just look very much alike with similar features. I love his skills and agility. The way he jumps from building to building and climbing towers and blending in with the crowds. It makes me look up to him as if he wasn't a fictional person. There's also the Eagle Vision ability which comes useful in time. Altair's choice of words are really good and I love the way he walks (LOL).
This is Kristen Bell. She is the face and the voice of Lucy Stillman, Desmond's ally.
I think she looks like a nice person, doesn't she? I loved the conversations between Lucy and Desmond. My brother was right - listening is one of the fun parts of the game.
The whole ride through the game was very enjoyable. It takes days to finish this game because of the impossibly good and long storyline. That's what attracts a gamer, right? A long game with good stuff all the way.
The story is something like this - Altair breaks the rules of the Assassin's Creed. Al-Mualim (the leader of the Assassins) demotes him from Altair's rank, Master Assassin, and gives him another chance to prove himself by assassinating nine people to bring peace but there's a tenth person actually... Well, I won't spoil the ending for you if you haven't played it. I also learned a few memorable quotes. Very unexpected and sudden ending if you did not suspect a thing in the starting.
The game was slightly hard and complicating but challenging and very worth it. I love how things happen in the Animus and outside of the Animus. Amazingly awesome. Oh, did I mention that the music is equally amazing? The music keeps your adrenaline pumping and thrills rolling in your stomach.
All I wanna say is, the game doesn't end as soon as it seems. Don't expect too much and it will be fun.
Meet Ezio Auditore.
He is a descendant of Altair and an ancestor of Desmond. He is Italian and the main character in Assassin's Creed II. He has two hidden blades.
I'm gonna mark down the release date of Assassin's Creed II for PC. (: I'm soooo looking forward to the sequel.
I love you and I'm sorry I'm such a gamer.
i’ve been looking for the answer somewhere
27 Dresses.
Totally worth watching. 9.5/10 for me. Wonderful storyline.
I was really excited when I saw it was on TV already. T suggested we watch it a few years back and when I said, "Let's go watch it", the movie was already off the cinemas. And lucky for me, I was watching TV before the movie started.
It was worth my 1 hour and 51 minutes. I was practically glued to the screen. My daddy even let me watch the whole movie before going out. Yay.
Katherine Heigl was amazing. I loved her character, Jane. A fun wedding lover who helps others without thinking about her own needs. The beginning of the movie was already attractive. She kept going back and forth to these two weddings she had to attend and it's hilarious that she changes between two dresses in the back of a cab. LOL moment for me.
James Marsden's smile is to die for. He plays Kevin (I'm glad people didn't call him Malcolm, his other name), a (charming and adorable) writer for a newspaper who slowly falls in love with Jane. I loved how he wrote his name on every Friday in Jane's planner. Another LOL moment.
One of my favorite scenes - after Jane tries all her 27 dresses and Kevin comments on every dress.
I thought Tess, Jane's sister, was rather b*tchy but I guess she was okay after she revealed she was just trying to be like Jane. And George was one of the interesting characters too.
Conclusion : They should have more movies / love stories like that because I really, really loved this movie. They don't just focus on two same characters but it focuses on other characters and problems. Definitely looking forwards to more movies like that.
27 Dresses really made my day so much brighter.
Go watch it if you haven't. (:
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Mr Smile. Haha!
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BTW, Happy Belated Valentine's Day.
Hope you enjoyed your day with your loved ones.
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We've been MIA for sometime and I predict we will be MIA in the future until we find our me-time. There hasn't been much going on but keep looking out for our posts. We're looking for interesting happenings around us actually but it's been pretty boring these days.
I'll be working on a game review soon and my top ten will probably be soon.
Okay. That's all. Take care. Ta.
be careful what you wish for
My nose is screwed up and I feel like crap.
FML.
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Reflex is not as good as Jumper. Sure, Jumper was about child abuse, crying, wars, relationships and complications but Reflex only had one or two storylines and that was all. This side was all about David Rice trying to escape from the people who kidnapped him and that side was all about Millie trying to save David.
End of story.
Each part was described inch by inch in a really long, boring way and I was itching to jump to the next few pages. The action scenes were pretty good but overall, there weren't as many moral values and the story was so-so only. The torturing parts were.. torturing and scary and slightly sickening.
Millie being able to 'jump' was just ridiculous. Just because David had teleported her around for a decade then she can start 'jumping'. So that means their kids were eventually start 'jumping' and their kids' lovers will start 'jumping' and their grandkids will start 'jumping' and so on? How ridiculous.
Conclusion : I don't like it. The ending didn't even make me swell with pride like I did for Jumper because he made good decisions and the ending was so simple - "We jumped."
I'm sorry but I feel like I lost my interest for this book. Now, I'll just wait for the second movie to be released.
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I've been playing Batman : Arkham Asylum these days and I find it pretty interesting. Very good storyline and realistic graphics. I'm not done with the whole game but for now, I think it's really nice.
But I really miss playing Modern Warfare 2. I mean, I know a lot of you don't like it but I really enjoy the story and everything.
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I'm not gonna upload any pictures today and I'm not even sure if I'll do a top ten for next week because I haven't been listening to much music and there aren't many new songs these days. At least new songs that I will actually like.
I don't have a favorite song. Anymore. I don't want to have a favorite song. I don't feel like having a favorite song.
My nose is noisy as hell and there's a mountain of tissues building up on the floor. I feel like flinging the tissue box against the ceiling but I won't because it'll get chopped up and it'll be all my fault.
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I just know that there's nothing to cheer me up.
How depressing is that?
Later.
Happy New Year again!
I'm late. Yes, I know.
Sorry about that. A new year means new things to plan and organize. Been slightly busy with this and that but I'm here now. To blog... about New Year's day and whatnot.
First off,
May this year bring you joy, happiness, wealth, prosperity, good health, whatever whatever. All good things, that is. It's time to step out of 2009 and in to 2010. However crappy 2010 may turn out to be, remember that there's always next year. And by the way, I strongly disapprove of the people who keep insisting that the world will end in 2012. If it ends in 2012, so be it. Stop depressing everyone by saying that we'll be gone in 2 years time.
Anyways, 2010, here I come. The first two days of this new year have already proved to be... quite normal. I don't think I'll be saying that next week. I'll probably be busy, busy, busy but fear not, for I shall not forget thee, dear blog. Har har. Shakespeare, I am not. Forget my pathetic attempt at talking medieval language.
I don't have many resolutions this year but I found this and thought it summed up a few of my plans:
Yes. And to add to the list:
- Smile more.
- Try not to curse and swear too much.
- Try to actually finish my assignments on time.
- Give my dog more attention so that he won't be so deprived and won't feel the need to run away like a silly mutt. Okay, that was unkind. I take that back...
- Tolerate more nonsense from people I hate dislike.
- Uh... do something useful with my life.
- Try not to wish for the year to end quickly seeing as it's hardly been two days since the new year.
- Complain less.
And yeah, that about sums up what I plan to do this year.
What do you plan to do?
We watched the fireworks display from the usual rooftop this year and it was amazing though I don't think it was anything great compared to all the other ones I saw on CNN. LOL. The grass on the other side always looks greener, I guess.
This is not the real picture. I just nipped it from Bing images.
And... apart from New Year's day, nothing much has been going on. Same old, same old.
I've been invited to a friend's birthday barbecue party. I'm wondering if I should go. I feel awkward at social events. I mean, I'm not unsociable... I just don't fit in because I'm not like everybody else. And I hate buying birthday presents for people because it's a hassle. I must sound pretty mean but seriously though, birthday parties and buying birthday presents are not fun things to do.
Oh, by the way,
I went grocery shopping with my mom on New Year's Eve.
School's gonna suck. Oh well. Nothing new there.
That's probably it from me today or is it tomorrow already? Ah well.
Love and peace, T.
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