Haven't blogged for a long time.....just couldn't be bothered....maybe it's the lack of inspiration....
It's that time of the year again....tomorrow is Valentine's Day.
In my opinion, Valentine's Day is over-commercialised.....why do we have to buy overpriced presents just to show that we care for our loved ones on Valentine's Day? Shouldn't we just cherish our loved ones for every single day in our life? That's just me ranting.....
This christmas eve, i managed to catch Bolt......it was almost be-awesome(watch the movie and you'll get wad i mean!). Quite a good movie by my standards....
As usual, some movie facts:
Title: Bolt
Directed by: Byron Howard & Chris Williams
Main Cast: John Travolta(Wild Hogs) as Bolt Miley Cyrus(Hannah Montana) as Penny Susie Essman as Mittens
Movie Runtime: 96 minutes
Rating: PG (It's a cartoon)
The Plot: The movie centers around Bolt, a canine movie star who actually believes he has superpowers. One day while filming his tv show, Bolt witnesses his owner, Penny get kidnapped by bad guys. Not knowing that the kidnapping was part of the filming process of the tv show, Bolt sets out to look for his owner. On the way, he teams up with scrawny alley cat and an over-enthusiastic hamster in a plastic ball. On their journey to find Penny....hilarity ensues.....
My Thoughts: When Disney and Pixar collaborates, they make decent movies, and this is no exception. I have no idea why this movie made less money at the box office compared to Madagascar 2. Its much better story wise and also as funny as Madagascar 2. By combining a delusional dog, a street-wise alley cat and an overwight hamster....you get bucket loads of fun and laughter. Rhino the hamster has got to be the nuttiest hamster to hit the big screens...the guy totally cracks me up. Besides all the fun and laughs, this movie also has a touching story to boot.....Animation and voice acting were also flawless by the way...
From the left: Bolt, Mittens and Rhino
My favourite movie character, the totally insane Rhino
The bottom line: Buy the tickets, bring your friends, girlfriend, your whole family, sit back and prepare yourself for non stop laughs. This is how a great family movie should be! Well done Disney & Pixar!
It's that time of the year again.....and Christmas is just around the corner....
Therefore, i think it's the right time for a Christmas post......
Let's start off with some basic Christmas Facts:
Origins of Christmas: Christmas which means the 'mass of Christ' begins with the birth of a baby in Bethlehem. And that baby was Jesus Christ. From then on, people celebrated the birth of Christ every 25th of December.
Santa Claus: Kids love Santa Claus.....mostly because they believe that Santa will bring them presents. Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas who is a real person. He was the bishop of Myra, an area in Turkey. He was a generous man and was particularly devoted to children.
Christmas Trees: In 16th century Germany, people decorated fir trees with apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored paper. A fir tree hung with apples, also symbolizes the Garden of Eden-The Paradise Tree. And the rest was history.....
Mistletoe: I'm sure most of u have heard about the mistletoe. When two people met under the mistletoe, they would kiss. This tradition originated with the Scandinavians who associated the mistletoe with their goddess of love, Frigga. From this, we derived the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe. (Who noes where i can get one? Hehe...) And those who kissed under the mistletoe had the promise of happiness and good luck in the following year.
To end this Christmas post, here's a funny Christmas Quote:
"Christmas is a race to see which gives out first - your money or your feet."
Merry Christmas Everybody! And a Very Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The first trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine just came out!!!! And i have to say, it looks really awesome....bloody kickass!!! Furthermore gambit makes a debut! Definitely gonna be a highly anticipated movie next summer....can't wait...
Wad are u waiting for? Watch the trailer already...
Klaatu: If the Earth dies, you die. If you die, the Earth survives.
This should give you a clue on wad the movie is about......
Went to the PC fair today and caught the movie since we had some free time on our hands(mostly i wanted to see the movie, sorry if u guys didn't enjoy it...)
First things first, the facts:
Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Directed by: Scott Derrickson(The Exorcism of Emily Rose)
Main Cast: Keanu Reeves(The Matrix) as Klaatu Jennifer Connely(Blood Diamond) as Helen Benson Jaden Smith(Will Smith's son) as Jacob Benson
Movie Runtime: 103 minutes
Rating: PG 13(Not violent enough if u ask me....)
The Plot:
This movie is a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still. The movie starts off with a giant extra-terrestrial sphere landing amidst the city. An alien lifeform, Klaatu(Keanu Reeves) emerges from the sphere and the first human to make contact is Helen Benson(Jennifer Conelly).
Apparently, Klaatu is here to destroy the humans as it is deemed necessary for the earth's survival. It is now up to Helen to persuade Klaatu to change his mind and save the humans from extiction.........
My Thoughts:
An above average movie in my opinion but opinions will be divided. You either like it or you hate it. It's actually quite and enjoyable sci-fi movie for me though not as exhilirating as alien invasion movies such as Independence Day. The movie is not your typical alien invasion movies with epic battles between the humans and the aliens. It's more one sided to be honest(humans totally got pawned....). But it does make you think.....are we the ones killing earth? If so, can we change our ways in time? With global warming increasing at such an alarming rate, we just might kill earth and perish together with it.....only thing is, in the real world, there wont be aliens to give us a second chance.....
Klaatu and his shiny sphere........
Moving on, the acting is quite good, not great though. Keanu Reeves makes quite a good alien with his expressionless face. Some of u might disagree with me saying he acts like a log for the whole movie but give him a break.....aliens are supposed to be cold and expressionless. Jaden Smith's acting was also quite impressive.....he's got lots of potential. As with any 21st century movie, the CGI was nice too......
The bottom line: If you are looking for a movie to watch at the cinema this weekend, might as well watch this movie rather than some other cheesy teenage vampire love story movie such as Twilight....this is much more worth it!
Bakpoh Rating: A not to shabby 7 out of 10(this might be biased abit coz i quite like Keanu Reeves movies)
And as usual, the trailer for your viewing pleasure.....
Cute little bugger.....
