Welcome to duststar theory

Triple Movie Review: Superhero Movie, Iron Man, What happens in Vegas

Author duststar | 11.05.2008 | Category Iron Man, Movie, Superhero Movie, What happens in Vegas

Okay. I’m lazy. Let’s Just summarise all 3 of them in one shot.

Watched “Superhero Movie” on Sunday, 27-04-2008. The movie lasted close to 90 mins, a PG rated movie with sexual content, violence, drug reference and language. It was a total disaster; I mean superhero funny! I give it a comedy rating of 7.5 out of 10. Forget about the plot as it will just flunk based on my personal expectation. If you want some good laughter similar to “Epic Movie” style, you should place your bet on this movie. The whole cinema crowd just couldn’t stop their laughter scenes after scenes!

The following Saturday, “Iron Man“. The movie lasted close to 130 mins, a PG rated movie with violence content. If you like Spiderman, Spiderman 2 and Spiderman 3, there is absolutely no reason for you to miss this fantastic Marvel Studio’s movie. Robert Downey Jr is the man! He brings out the full flavor of what Iron Man feels like. The movie is more CG intensive rather than fighting packed. Using real world scenario as a back drop, the genius, Tony Stark managed to escape from the evil terrorist group with Iron Man alpha version (built in a cave), and later developed a few more beta versions of Iron Man before completing the red, hot and sexy final product - Iron Man. I personally liked the ‘look and feel’ of the movie. A worth-watching rating of 8 out of 10. Oh Yeah! DO NOT LEAVE THE CINEMA UNTIL ALL THE CREDITS ARE SHOWN. There’s a short, few seconds scene at the end that probably hinted that we are going to see more of Iron Man in action in near future.

Finally, last Saturday, “What happens in Vegas“. The movie lasted close to 100 mins, a PG rated movie with sexual references. The hunk, Aston Kutcher as Jack Fuller, and the babe, Cameron Diaz as Joy McNally. The result? Drunken, hitched to one another after a one-night stand. The movie plot revolves around how 2 strangers who discovered they’ve gotten married after a one-night stand, and one of them winning a 3 million jackpot after playing the other’s quarter. By all means trying to keep the prize for themselves; they ended up falling in love along the way. The plot is romantic, Aston Kutcher is funny, Cameron Diaz is sexy, and the movie is worth 7.5 out of 10, not too bad for a romance genre’s film.

Midnight Eagle (ミッドナイトイーグル)

Author duststar | 21.04.2008 | Category Midnigh Eagle, Movie

A Not-So-Professional Review

The entire movie lasted 112 minutes, with a rating of PG. This drama-action movie was directed by Izuru Narushima, starring Takao Osawa as the main lead actor (Yuji Nishizaki), and Yuko Takeuchi (Keiko Arisawa) from the “Ring” movie.

The show itself didn’t attracted much attention through vigorous marketing showcase. Got to know of this show through my cousin when he told me there’s a Japanese movie right now and it looked good. The director capture a lot of close up scenes on the actors to capture their emotion struggles and feelings. Slow moving plot with rising tensions, and twists near the end of the movie. I would say that near the end of the movie was the best part of the movie. However, one should not expect this to be an exciting piece of thriller movie, as there are more drama plots involved rather than action-packed scenes.

In my personal opinion, I will grade the show 7 out of 10. Takao Osawa’s acting skills are superb, and convinced me to place my bet on him to save Japan in the movie. It was a touching moment, silencing everyone in the cinema when he says he is saving his son.

Synopsis

Yuji Nishizaki (Takao Osawa) was a former war photographer who witnessed the crash of a U.S. bomber codenamed “Midnight Eagle,” and becomes involved in an manhunt for its secret payload - a nuclear warhead, that threatened to wipe out Japan’s entire population and whole of East Asia.

For more details, please see: Midnight Eagle [IMDB]
Official Website (Japanese): http://www.midnighteagle.jp

The Forbidden Kingdom (功夫之王)

Author duststar | 21.04.2008 | Category Movie, The Forbidden Kingdom

A Not-So-Professional Review

The entire movie lasted 105 minutes, with a rating of PG (Action Violence), and the first movie so far starring 2 of the most well-known “Martial Arts Movie” stars for the past decade, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. This is definitely one of the top reasons why the movie attracted so much consumer attention in Singapore, such that almost all the Saturday night time slots at Plaza Singapura were only left with first or second row seats from the screen.

Personally, I felt weird watching both of them (I mean Jet Li and Jackie Chan) wearing ancient China Martial Arts World outfit and speaking English describing various Chinese Martial Arts terms. Yeah. Even the Jade Emperor and Sun Wu Kong also speaks English! This aside, the fighting scenes were so pumped up that you wouldn’t take your eyes off the screen even for a slight moment. However, I also felt that Liu Yi Fei’s role, as Xiao Yan Zi was a bit redundant except to be the beautiful flower vase. Some of the plot also doesn’t make sense, such as the Jade Warlord (an Immortal, starring Collin Chou from the Matrix Revolutions) establishing his base at a mortal mountain with a monastery nearby (I mean, shouldn’t Immortals lived in the Heavenly Palace?).

In my personal opinion, I will still grade the show 7 out of 10. 9 out of 10 for the fighting scenes, and 5 out of 10 for the plot. Therefore, average out with a score of 7 out of 10. It’s worth the dollars to see Jet Li versus Jackie Chan!

Synopsis

An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop; the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King.

With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

For more details, please see: The Forbidden Kingdom [IMDB] or The Wikipedia
Official Website: http://www.forbiddenkingdommovie.com

Run, Fat Boy, Run

Author duststar | 12.04.2008 | Category Movie, Run Fat boy Run

A Not-So-Professional Review

The entire movie lasted 101 minutes, with a rating of PG, with some sexual references (There’s some rude and sexual humor, nudity, language and smoking.). Run, Fatboy, Run is a romantic comedy directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel, India de Beaufort and Hank Azaria.

I watched this comedy at Plaza Singapura last night. It was humorous and moving, even though the plot may sounds simple. I’m not sure about most people but I go to the cinema to feel good; relieve some stress. Everyone of us may be surrounded by problems, and we face them everday. I can accept a bit of escapism. Such as this movie, humorous yet we are talking about real issues - Things we reluctantly to admit we are afraid of, commitment and failure.

In my personal opinion, I will grade the show 7 out of 10. Good scenes. Well written. Nicely directed. Good acting. It’s nevermind If you missed the show as you can buy the original DVD from your local video store.

Synopsis

A poor self-esteem, overweight Dennis (Simon Pegg) gets cold feet and runaway at the last moment of his wedding, leaving his pregnant fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar. Five years later, he found out that Libby has been going out with the rich and high-flying Whit (Hank Azaria), a hedge fund manager for a large bank and lives at the prime area in Lodon. Dennis then realises that he still love Libby deeply, and his stupidity for giving her up last time. Therefore, facing a strong love rival, now it is up to him to win her heart back by participating the marathon to prove that he’s not a quitter. To be accepted by Libby again, he has to change. To be a more responsible person, complete on what he has started, and run for Libby’s love.

For more details, please see: Run, Fat Boy, Run [IMDB] or The Wikipedia
Official Website: http://www.runfatboyrunmovie.com/

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon (三國之見龍卸甲)

Author duststar | 06.04.2008 | Category Movie, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon

A Not-So-Professional Review

The entire movie lasted 100 minutes, with a rating of NC-16 (due to some blood splattering scenes), and backed by strong casts from both China and Hong Kong. Andy Lau’s portrayal of Zhao Zilong is as expected, good. So were the rest of the actors, notably Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Han De and Cao Ying. The Zhuge Liang character is a bit comical, and adds some “not-so-serious” touch to the movie.

The turnout at an eastern movie complex is about 70% full on a Sunday evening. If one is expecting the classic “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” movie, then this isn’t the one. The movie tells the life and the heroic acts of a “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” character, Zhao Zilong. The movie is action-packed (30%), dramatised (40%), comical (20%), and with some not-really-important scene (10%). You can tell that most of the audience were touched (here sniff, and there sniff) as the movie gets to the finale.

In my personal opinion, I will grade the show 7 out of 10. It is an inspirational piece of work that should not be missed, and with proper parent’s guidance, I felt that a rating of PG would be sufficient (Parent can take this chance to educate the young ones about consequences of war and provide some extra moral education as well.)

Synopsis

Zhao Zilong (Andy Lau), a commoner from Chang-Shan heeds the call of duty for his country torn asunder by civil war. He became a soldier, rises through the ranks, and became a leader who had courage and wisdom. He achieved independence of his country, liberating the land from the evil warlord even though he was born from a humble background. The achievements of his heroism became a legend because of his remarkable actions, honour and dream of a unified China under ruling of Shu kingdom. However, as years pass on, and the throne changes hands, his brothers in arms died, and the war still rages on. He has aged, and still fights hard. His only wish is to complete what he has started off. As he embarks on his final and greatest campaign, his story is unfold in front of us.

For more details, please see: Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of The Dragon [IMDB] or The Wikipedia
Official Website: http://www.resurrectionofthedragon.com/