There r generally 3 types of movie watchers,first we hv those typical popcorn eating general audiences,then u hv the hardcore ones who dwells into intense "Film-alogy" and then, u have those whom u dunno why the heck they are in the cinema for buying alot of food and munching them loudly. Today i'll be reviewing Shutter Island, Lovely Bones and Date Night coz they aint gettin much popularity among Malaysians and i truly feel they deserve to be put under the spotlight.
SHUTTER ISLAND
The latest Martin Scorsese movie. If u r clueless upon who Scorsese is, he is the director with thick black eyebrows who directed Good fellas and all those classic gangster movies. Basically, he's big. This movie dates back to the Cold War era following a man named Teddy Daniels (played by Leonardo Dicaprio, u noe? frm Titanic, o c'mon) who investigates upon the disappearance of a mentally derailed criminal in an asylum located in Shutter Island, an island in the middle of the sea far from civilization, and to find himself stuck in the island for knowing too much about the twisted practices of the asylum. Overall, it does well in the thriller department with a hint of horror and the o-so-famous Scorsese New York gangster vibe. The plot is gripping and thickens as it progresses but to be honest, normally a thriller like this, i expect the plot twist to be a little more KA-POW-ish but it only irrupted in a small boom. Maybe it's just me, coz i kinda guessed the whole "general concept" of the ending at the start of the movie. My advice is, remember all the names mentioned in the movie so u wont loose track of wat is happening and make sure u pee-ed before watching it coz u aint want running off to the toilet halfway thru. And DONT BRING A SPOILER FRIEND who already watched it. If u r the hardcore movie watcher, u'll like this movie but if u r the normal popcorn eating audience who thinks G.I.Joe is the best movie ever made, then don't watch it.
DATE NIGHT
I LOVE TINA FEY MOVIES! Ever since Mean Girls, i've been keeping track upon Tina Fey's works. She wrote for the series 30 rock and appears on Saturday Night Live. I love her jokes, she dont do "exaggerated character" jokes like dumb blonde jokes or old people doing young people things jokes. I mean she does do dumb blonde jokes but not the REALLY dumb beyond-this-world dumb blonde jokes. This movie is pack with laughter enough to supply u conversational topics for the whole months with ur frens (sounds desperate) A MUST WATCH, appealing to both Popcorn eating bunch, hardcore buffs and what-the-heck-u're-here-for crowd.
THE LOVELY BONES
Directed by Peter Jackson, (the guy who introduced Hobbits to the world of people who rarely pick up a book to read) this movie dates back to the 70s following a girl named Susie Salmon who was brutally murdered when she was 14 and was transported to her own perfect fantasy world. But still, she was constantly haunted by her murderer and seeks justice for her untimely death. She observes from her world upon her family and her high school crush and watch as the family slowly crumbles upon the grasp of vengeance. Well, this movie really made me cry but i noticed none of my friend did, darn, what a sissy. The story at the beginning was so gripping that i didn't wan to leave my seat and rather to just pee on my pants(Absolutely Joking). This movie really does dwell upon the little little beauty of life that we normally don't appreciate. I like the way the little little things in her life later interrelate to form a beautiful conclusion or ending to the movie. The only issue i had with the movie is that towards the end it got a little draggy. Again this kind of movie is for the hardcore movie buffs. If ur the popcorn eating bunch, u probably find the fantasy world part a wee bit ridiculous or absolutely with parting mountains,giant beach balls and leaves that turn into birds. I thought those were brilliant, it has the Peter Jackson Lord of The Ring vibe to it. And if u had already read The Lovely Bone novel, rejoice to God that Peter Jackson did a good job in highlighting only the BEST parts of the book (as told by someone who actually picks up a book and read).
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