Inception

This review is going to be brief. Brief and to the point because the movie wasn't - and honestly, there is no need to talk too much about it. Its quite simple actually.

Review - on an entertainment factor, this movie was so-so. No biggie. And this movie is as complicated as your mind sees it. If you aren't a conspiratorist, its a pretty straightforward movie.

There are so many gaps in the movie. For one, they didn't explain the science. What is that box and how does it link dreams? GF and I agreed that if they had taken sometime to explain the science instead of bullshit explosion scenes, the movie might have appealed more to the boffin.

I distill the plot for you people who think too much.

*SPOILER ALERT*

At the start, DiCaprio is in level 4. Its his dream, so he can choose not to age. He finds Watanabe and it cuts immediately into flashback.

At the end, the top is slowing down and stopping. Hence he is not in dreamland anymore. He can see his kids faces, and they are dressed the same cos its a coincidence.

There. No conspiracy. No need to watch it a few times - which GF believes is the evil plot of the movie makers. Make it overly confusing so people will watch it several times. The last time some film like this happen, it was called the Matrix.

6/10.

Bleargh... no biggie. Not really entertaining.

Avatar: The Movie

Caught this movie 2 weeks back.

I don't think I would have gone to watch this movie on my own accord. Firstly, I don't follow American cartoons (I hesitate to call them anime) since I discovered the much better Jap ones. I find the American cartoons weak in plot and poor in art these days (although many of them do come from the same Korean studios as their Jap cousins)

Still, due to popular vote, we went to catch the 3D version of movie with Big Ben.

My first impression after the movie was - where was the 3D besides the floating subtitles? Mumbling curses under my breath, I vowed to read reviews ahead of booking movies in the future to find out if they were filmed in 3D or just converted 3D movies.

My verdict of the movie? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Was it entertaining? Nope.

Was it bad? Nope.

Will I remember ever watching it? Nope.

Will I catch the inevitable sequels? Nope.

In fact, the reason this review took 2 weeks to write is because I only remembered I watched this movie just before writing my Inception review.

Pfft.

2 / 10

Wait for the "DVD".

Boeing Boeing

Nice eye candy. Weak story.

Morale of the Story: You can cheat and still have a happy ending. =P

Despicable Me

One of the best 3D animation I've seen. Laughs a minute, great 3D effects. Only major irony was that after spending 2 hours watching a 3D movie, I stepped out only to drop a contact lens from my eye and had to drive home without depth perception.

Hah.

7.5/10

Alternative View of a Heartwarming Movie

BP Responsibility Statement

Faith. In Man or In God?

SATC 2

Yes, they all look a lot older; and SJP did look quite scary in her close-ups; and the movie was a tad longer than it should have been.

But, the gals reprised their roles like they had never left them. The fashion, lines and story line all very SATC of the old.

It was like a 2.5 hour dose of SATC that fans had missed.

Quite entertaining.

Go catch it!

7.5 / 10

obvious FAIL!

Tigers

Caught between 2 feuding tigers. And being used as a conduit for barbs thrown against each other.

Sucks.

Iron Man 2

Absolu-freaking-awesome.

Date Night

Not your typical romantic movie. But was cute and entertaining. Liked the fact that Steve and Tiny ad-libed their way at some parts (watch the credits).

But you can wait for the DVD.

4/10

Chicago

The Gf and I got good free tickets to catch this, courtesy of her boss. This is what I thought of it.

ITS A GOOD THING I DIDN'T SPEND THE MONEY ON THE TICKETS!

Ok, let me get it clear first. I'm not the kind of guy who gets a freebie and then says how bad it is. But this one really wasn't very good.

The reviewer in Today Newspaper agrees.

Basically, like the Gf says, they got dancers first, singers next. It was more cabaret than musical. Sexy costumes (which never changed), best dancing i've seen in a musical but the singing was weak (save for Roxy's hubby), the acting wooden, and was very disappointed in the set (what set?).

I've seen so much better local productions (SingDollar, Dim Sum Dollies).

To be fair, perhaps they fell prey to being in the shadow of a Hollywood Blockbuster. But even so, the director did not play up the sparring between Roxy and Velma, which was the crux of the plot. The Lawyer was wooden but yes, he did succeed in making the audience hate him (for being on stage that is).

Forgettable. If you didn't catch it. Its ok.

Clash of the Titans 2010

Entertaining, but not epic. Definitely a movie which will polarise the audience. Some will like it, some will hate it with a vengeance.

I think the Director was a bit conflicted. On one hand, I think he recognised that he was re-making an epic movie. So he made some concept references to the first version (like the mechanical owl and the flying goblins. On the other hand, I think he didn't want to be in the shadow of the original, and so he added some of his own ideas.

The original movie was 3 hours long. This was 1.5 hours. This resulted in several logic leaps (like in one moment Perseus was a prisoner, in another he is a Demi-God (all because Hades looked at him and said, "Lim peh"). Or why Andromeda will walk up to him and offer him wine. Or why the 3 witches would go on at length about Perseus going to die and he didn't.

The action sequences also seemed disjointed. Fast fast... slow slow... fast fast... this leads to most viewers getting irritated, bored quickly. Read the Straits Times review... I think I thats is the reason why most reviewers think the fight scenes were too long. Also probably because the Producers were trying to jump on the 3D bandwagon, you cannot help but think that some of the fight sequences were "complicated" because it was to cater to the 3D audience (like the last scene of goblins in the city) - too fast for the naked eye, just nice for 3D effects.

All in all, the 3 points made a very confused movie and a more confused audience. Hence, only entertaining, not epic.

Am going to look for the original. Clay effects rule!

5 / 10

I Like the Way You Think...

Crappy Job

I have a shitty job. Not as bad as this one, but you get the drift.

Need a new one.

Bros

Nothing beats just hanging out with the bros...

How to Train Your Dragon

This was a feel-good, very entertaining movie which I personally thought was quite well written.

Would recommend you to catch it in 3D cos of the flying scenes (i didnt)

8 / 10

P.S. I think the big baddie looks like the Kraken. Coincidence?

Nothing

Nothing beats a day doing nothing. Haven't had one of these in a long long long while.

Burning Out...

When I don't give a damn anymore.