My Soul To Take
107 min – Ghost | Horror | Adventure | PG13
Director: Wes Craven
Writers: Wes Craven
Stars: Max Thieriot, John Magaro and Denzel Whitaker
“I can’t say I’ve ever been a huge fan of horror movies. There are some horror films, like The Shining, that I do enjoy. However, I’ve never really been a fan of your basic teen slasher film that follows the formula so expertly skewered in the Scream franchise. The less I say about the whole torture porn subgenre, the better. But then there’s Wes Craven. I’ve always thought Craven was a unique vision in horror films. On the surface, his films play like your basic formulaic slasher film. But, especially in his earlier films, there is something going on beyond the surface. The first Nightmare on Elm Street played with notions of reality and dreamworld. The Scream movies, as I’ve mentioned, turned genre conventions on their ear. I’ve even given some praise to Vampire in Brooklyn. I always thought it was an interesting twist on the vampire tale. One film that both scared the crap out of me and amazed me was New Nightmare. Craven goes all meta, with original Elm Street scream queen Heather Langenkamp playing herself, being terrorized by a real-world incarnation of Freddy Krueger. His more recent films have been a little lackluster, but I was still looking forward to (well, warily looking forward to) My Soul To Take, his latest effort. It’s also the first film he’s made that he also wrote since New Nightmare. Unfortunately, My Soul to Take is fairly run-of-the-mill in terms of its story and surprisingly tame as a horror film. Like his other films, My Soul to Take seems like a by-the-numbers slasher film with some supernatural elements thrown in. Seven children are born on the day a local serial killer is killed…” Author: MovieManPat from Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Source: IMDB
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Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah
95 min – Haunted | Horror | Comedy | PG13
Director: Mamat Khalid
Writers:
Stars: Awie, Johan Raja Lawak, Delimawati, Ummi Nazeera, Avaa Vanja, Nadia Mustafar, Shy8, Zami Ismail, Man Kadir, Pekin, Dewa, Sofi Jikan, Kamarul Yusoff, Zainuri Berita Harian, Azman
“Husin has been working in Singapore for some time and decides to return to his hometown, Banana Village. Upon returning, he feels that his neighbour Mak Limah is strange as she does not speak nor sleep. He then tells patrons at Pak Munawer’s coffee shop that Mak Limah might be a ghost. Pak Abu decides they should investigate further but when they go to her house, she is already a rotting corpse! However, things get more interesting when the village is haunted by a strange occurrences, despite the burial of Mak Limah.” Author: Cinema Online from Malaysia; Source: Cinema.com.my
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Raktha Charithram
145 min – Action | Thriller | Comedy | PG13
Director: Ram Copal Varma
Writers:
Stars: Surya Sivakumar, Vivek Oberoi, Priyamani
“Ram Gopal Varma’s “Raktha Charithram” is a gruesome revenge drama based on a real life incident in Andhra Pradesh, India. The original Hindi version has two parts, whereby this Tamil version is an elaboration of the second part of the film, voiced over by director Gautham Menon who narrates the introduction of part one of the film. Narisimha (Kitty) and Veerabhadran are both politicians in Anandhapura. Notwithstanding their relationship, fellow party member Nagamani (Kota Srinivasa) plots a conspiracy on them and kills Veerabhadran. Veerabhadran’s son Prathap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi) then takes revenge on both Narisimha and Nagamani by brutally killing them. Prathap with the help of another politician joins a political party and forms his own mafia group, leading him to many killings and murders which becomes part of his life in Anandhapura…” Author: Cinema Online from Malaysia; Source: Cinema.com.my
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Chikku Bukku
145 min – Love | Comedy | Music | PG13
Director: Manikandan
Writers:
Stars: Arya, Shriya Saran, Preetika, Santhanam, Vaiyapuri
“Manikandan, who made his half directional debut in “Dhaam Dhoom” with the help of late director Jeeva, now completes his full length feature film “Chikku Bhukku” a romantic travelogue from London to India involving lovers in 1985 and 2010. In some parts, the film seems to be inspired by Bollywood film “Love Aaj Kal”. Arjun (Arya) is a Deejay in London and is forced to come to his native land in India to save his family property from getting sold. Joining him in the journey is Anu (Shriya Saran) who is heading back to Madurai to meet her dad. On the way, Arjun glimpses through the diary of his father Sekar (also played by Arya) and his love towards Meenal (Preetika). Both different generation love stories are shown simultaneously and how it ends form the remaining story.” Author: Cinema Online from Malaysia; Source: Cinema.com.my
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The Warrior’s Way
100 min – Action | Fantasy | Western | PG13
Director: Sngmoo Lee
Writers: Sngmoo Lee
Stars: Dong-gun Jang, Kate Bosworth and Geoffrey Rush
“The concept in itself sounds cool. Assassins from the east battle against cowboys from the west. With The Warrior’s Way, we get the best of both worlds with likable characters, especially the little baby. The setting of the movie is very stylized, and brings you a very romanticized western. The same can be said about the eastern setting. You can tell that the director loves Sergio Leone and Akira Kurosawa movies. The story of The Warrior’s Way is that of an assassin travels to the west because his clan is after him for not completing his mission, to kill a cute little baby girl (The baby’s really cute). The unnamed assassin stops his journey at Lode, a western town filled with circus folks. But we all know life isn’t that easy, as bandits and the ninja clan finds a way to make the life of the unnamed assassin hard. The action doesn’t start until later in the film, since it’s focused on the life of the assassin as he tries to find peace. Once the action starts, get ready for a good time, because our hero slices and dices cowboys and ninja alike. Once action sequence had the same style as 300, while other actions scenes felt like a live-action anime…” Author: gamergamer01 from United States; Source: IMDB
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
115 min – Adventure | Family | Fantasy | PG13
Director: Michael Apted
Writers: Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay)
Stars: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley
“I have watched this film in 3d at a preview screening in London. First of all, I do not recommend anyone watching this in 3d. It is too dark and the action is just a motion blur. It’s dreadful. As for the film, there is much to enjoy with excellent visual effects, action set pieces (though ruined for me by the 3D) and a couple of stand out characters. But unfortunately there is also much to cringe at in some bouts of terrible dialogue. The characters of Reepicheep (the kick-ass warrior mouse) and Eustace, (the obnoxious brat cousin) were the most fun with the actor playing Eustace demonstrating excellent comic timing. The relationship between them was funny and touching. And they even brought much needed zest to the action. But alarmingly, Edmund and Lucy seem to have deteriorated as actors. Some of their emotions are too forced which is a pity. Not sure why, as I would expect them to improve with each film as did the young cast of the Harry Potter movies. Overall, the story has surprisingly been well adapted considering not a great deal actually happens in the book. But the pacing is good, even though a little episodic. There are much more Christian analogies once again which would please many and irritate others. But I rather like all of the analogies.” Author: theycallmemrglass from United Kingdom; Source: IMDB
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Aku Tak Bodoh
121 min – Comedy | Education | Malay | PG13
Director: Boris Boo
Writers:
Stars: Amy Mastura, Riezman Kuzaimi, Namron, Wan Noor Aizzat, Suhairri Sunari, Rohaizat Hassan, Jalaluddin Hasan, Adibah Noor
“A Malay remake of Jack Neo’s 2002 hit “I Not Stupid Too” directed by Boris Boo. A 16-year-old boy named Roy who is stuck with a dysfunctional family. Both of his parents are two busy working adults who, in pursuit of luxury, with the thinking that fiscal and material things are the only necessities their children would ever need, had neglected the emotional needs of Roy and his younger brother, Jefri in the process. Follow Roy’s misadventures as he copes with pre-adolescence, depression and even joining a small group of gangsters as means of fulfilling the void left by his problematic home situation and finding his true self.” Author: Cinema Online from Malaysia; Source: Cinema.com.my
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Lelio Popo
154 min – Comedy | Drama | Cantonese | PG13
Director: Adrian Teh
Writers:
Stars: KK, Luke, Mindee Ong, Henry Thia, Benjamin Heng, Alaric Tay
“If you like movies with few plot twist and sufficient comedy to get through in one sitting, then give “Lelio PoPo” a try. It’s a light-hearted comedy that teaches you a thing or two about life. But even if you despise comedy, fret not as you won’t be disappointed by what’s being served in front of you.”Lelio PoPo” tells the story of two deejays, Jiang Man Da (KK) and Lu Ye Chang (Luke), who were once the most famous and popular radio deejays. However, known for their bad working attitude and etiquettes, eventually both are fired by their superior and shunned off by other major radio stations. In an attempt to get back their job, they disguise themselves as two grandmas and succeed in doing so.” Author: Cinema Online from Malaysia; Source: Cinema.com.my
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Rapunzel: A Tangled Tale
100 min – Animation | Comedy | Family | PG13
Director: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Writers: Dan Fogelman (screenplay), Dan Fogelman
Stars: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy
“I saw the finished movie at the screening before the wrap party. The movie works on every level. The Characters, the animation, the story, the score, the romance, and it’s all very cute as well (in a way Disney can apparently still pull off). The one thing that I didn’t get into was the songs (Except maybe the “Mother Knows Best” reprise). They were a little weak melodically and you won’t be singing them for weeks like I do “Part of Your World” every time I watch the “Little Mermaid.” However, the songs are good enough not to bring the movie down. There are so many touching scenes in this movie and you will love all of the characters by the end and have an amazing time in the process. It is definitely worth seeing in the theater, as this is probably the prettiest computer animated movie I’ve seen. I just can’t wait to see it in stereo!” Author: Jared M Johnson from Orlando, FL; Source: IMDB
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Haunted Changi
80 min – Horror | PG13 | Singaporean
Director – Andrew Lau
Producer – Sheena Chung
Sound – Farid Azlam
Camera – Audi Khalis
“In January of 2010, a group of local filmmakers began exploring the famously haunted Old Changi Hospital in Singapore with terrifying and tragic results. Bad things happened. This movie pieces together the original Haunted Changi film crew’s footage to tell the full story.” Source: HauntedChangi.com
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The Social Network
121 min – Biography | Drama | History | PG13
Director: David Fincher
Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book)
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake
“The Social Network” was an incredibly engaging film that, while mainly revolving around the invention of Facebook (and all the problems that the creators encountered both before and after all was said and done), really focused in on ideas and feelings that can be (and are) universally felt through all people, the primary example being trying to fit in. Everyone wants to be accepted (I for one have never met a single human being that has wanted to be a loner), and some will do whatever it takes to get that sort of attention (which tends to lead into bad consequences). In a year where movies have received some of the lowest critical ratings (as well as box office earnings) in recent memory, “The Social Network” was, while haunting, truly refreshing and ultimately a triumph in all aspects, whether it be considering the acting, script, or directing. It was a fantastic movie that shouldn’t just be among the best of the year; it’s so much more important than that. It defines the entire social networking generation, and that is one hell of an accomplishment. Everyone can relate to it one way or another, and that makes it one of the must-see pictures of the year.” Author: Trevor Todd from United States; Source: IMDB
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Bruce Lee, My Brother
130 min – Biography | Drama | PG13
Director: Wai Man Yip
Writer: Manfred Wong (screenplay)
Stars: Tony Leung Ka Fai, Christy Chung and Jin Auyeung
“Nearly 40 years since his untimely death, Bruce Lee remains not only the most influential father figure of martial arts but a true screen idol and culture icon. While millions of fans worldwide know Lee through his kung fu films, little is expounded on his early life in Hong Kong especially. So that’s what directors Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong set out to do – to piece together a biopic about the legend based on a memoir written by his younger brother, Robert Lee. “Bruce Lee, My Brother” starts off with a steady stream of conceptual shots around the house in which Lee and his family grew up. The movie then begins with Lee’s birth in San Francisco, where his father, Lee Hoi Chuen (Tony Leung Ka Fai) was touring at that time with the Cantonese Opera troupe. It’s interesting to see the way the story unfolds and how Lee got his English name, Bruce.” Author: Cinema Online from Malaysia; Source: Cinema.com.my
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Next Three Days
133 min – Crime | Drama | Romance | PG-13
Director: Paul Haggis
Writers: Paul Haggis (screenplay), Fred Cavayé (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks and Liam Neeson
“Similar to the film Conviction released last month, which was about a woman who did whatever it took to get her brother released from prison, Crowe plays a man named John Brennan who will stop at nothing to get his wife out of prison. But in this film, he’s not out to do it through the legal system. He has lost all faith in that; he decides he’s going to break her out of prison himself. Of course, he believes his wife is innocent and doesn’t even question her on the matter. He continues to raise their son on his own yet, at the same time, plots out every single detail it would take to pull off such an arduous task. He even seeks out a man who wrote a book detailing the multiple times he man …” Author: djp2000 from Philadelphia, PA; Source: IMDB.
Stars: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks and Liam Neeson
“Similar to the film Conviction released last month, which was about a woman who did whatever it took to get her brother released from prison, Crowe plays a man named John Brennan who will stop at nothing to get his wife out of prison. But in this film, he’s not out to do it through the legal system. He has lost all faith in that; he decides he’s going to break her out of prison himself. Of course, he believes his wife is innocent and doesn’t even question her on the matter. He continues to raise their son on his own yet, at the same time, plots out every single detail it would take to pull off such an arduous task. He even seeks out a man who wrote a book detailing the multiple times he man …” Author: djp2000 from Philadelphia, PA; Source: IMDB.
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
146 min – Action | Adventure | Fantasy | PG-13
Director: David Yates
Writers: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint
“Up until now, I was convinced that from the 4th book onwards, Harry Potter-books had become too complex to make into film: Goblet of Fire was a sore disappointment. Order of the Phoenix left many Potterheads wanting more, even if it wasn’t a bad film per se (personally I thoroughly enjoyed it, even though I felt they left out too much). Half-blood Prince -while visually stunning- did not capture the brilliance of the book. With “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, I think the makers have finally succeeded in crafting a movie that was both fun to watch for casual viewers while also catering to the needs of the hard-core fans who know the books by heart. The decision to split the movie into two parts may be judged as a financial one by some, but I’m convinced it was the only possible way to make this work …” Author: sofie-17 from Belgium; Source: IMDB.
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