Stuck that Ki and that Kame Hame Ha up your butt Goku

Never in my life i feel so depressed in reviewing a movie but i have to do this.

So sorry Goku and Roshi.

But DragonBall Evolution deserves an "EFF YOU!" rating.

Lousy acting, story, dialogue, editing, special FX.

The moment Gohan started his first line, this movie sucked cock.

Sucked cock all the way till the end.

Not even fit for TV.

Like that suck my own even better.

End of story.

Impossible to give a rating.

The Times They Are A-Changing

Watchmen The Movie is not a typical superhero movie. and heck no! it's not even a superhero movie because the main focus here is not even on Dr.Manhattan and his censored penis!

This movie is one of those movies that will open up lots of discussions among those who has watched it. It will either make you love it or hate it. So, there'll be lots of mixed reviews. A Warning for those who wants to pay ten bucks to watch this movie: This is nothing like The Dark Knight or Ironman. Action sequences are very minimum for a comic book movie. So if your attention span cannot take ten minutes of continuous dialogue, stay away from this movie because a total of 140 minutes at least are dedicated towards talking.




And the story line is unique because these superheroes are not perfect people. They are portrayed as dysfunctional everyday people like you and me.

For your information, Watchmen is another graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. Alan Moore fyi is the dude who wrote brilliant stuff like V for Vendetta, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The third movie especially sucked so much that Alan Moore has lost faith towards Hollywood and has sworn that he will never watch any of his masterpieces on the silver screen ever again. So there's no surprises here when he said Watchmen is "unfilmable" and requested the movie studios to omit his name from the credits forever and ever.



Why unfilmable? because of the amount of back stories in this whole 12-issue graphic novel. The character development is so amazing and rich that Zack Snyder deserves to be commended for bringing this comic to life while still sticking faithfully to the source material.



I initially won premiere tickets for the Watchmen Premiere Screening on the 4th of March but i had to give it a miss since I was going to Jason Mraz's concert. So in the end, i decided to watch it as soon as i was free. Went to watch it with a friend who hasn't read the source material, Wilson.




Parents please take note. Don't try to sneak your kids in for this movie because it is the most violent comic book movie that i've ever seen so far and there are some visible tits in the whole movie. It's so violent that it makes The Dark Knight and The Joker look like Teletubbies and Hannah Montana. There are 3 scenes altogether where you get to see some nipple action. I wonder if our Censorship board is being lenient or they fell asleep halfway editing out the "unnecessary" stuff. So yeah, this is a definite above 18 movie. and there's an almost-got-raped scene too.

I won't try to tell you the synopsis because you can read it all over the net for that. But the movie starts off on a high note with the murder of The Comedian faithfully shot panel-to-panel from the graphic novel. And the opening credits accompanied by Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changing is one of the best i've ever seen so far. Those who have read the source material will be happy to see all the important events that have happened in the book being brought to life.



But I shall start off with my complaints about the movie. The movie is not emotionally engaging and very inconsistent. You basically don't feel much for the characters and it's like you don't care if one of them gets shot or dies halfway through the movie. Some of the dialogue were rather cheesy. And the casting choice for Silk Spectre II and Adrian Veidt was not spot on. Malin Akerman is a pretty face but her acting was amaturish. Matthew Goode doesn't really look like he was capable of handling such a vital character in the movie and he was just too small sized to play Adrian Veidt. And Zack Snyder's changing of the ending was okay but it was slightly rushed and all the build-up towards the climatic explosion scene was rather disappointing. The explosion which wiped out New York City wasn't as good as the one in Independence Day.

And due to making the movie as short as possible, some explanations of events were omitted like how Adrian Veidt became the man he was and the origins of his pet named Bulbatis. The soundtrack was good at most parts with contributions from Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix etc. but the music score could be better at times. At certain parts the music sounded so cheap that i thought i was watching Kisah Benar. and at parts, it sounded like The Dark Knight. and i wished we didn't need to view Dr.Manhattan's penis so many times. Even though they are blurred out here in Malaysia, it is still distracting.

But the good thing about Watchmen The Movie is that it manages to capture certain essential elements from the novel and being a person who has read the novel, you won't feel bored at all. In fact, i felt very excited at every scene transition. Roscharch is definitely the coolest character here. And Dr. Manhattan's narrative on his origins is really well executed but might confuse many. this is because of the parallel space/time continuum that he lives in. Very confusing indeed. Cinematography was great and the visual effects was good too.

The greatest part of the movie for me was the back story of Dr. Manhattan. It was so well done that it could be a short movie on its own. The accompanying store is very intriguing and what amazes me the most is how they managed to film this whole part because I have never thought they could make the narration of Dr.Manhattan work on film as it did on paper. All in all, this segment alone deserves a 5 out of 5.Billy Crudup the dude who plays Dr. Manhattan did a great job. He has this gentle voice that seems to contradict with his masculine body shape and "package" but for me it worked! because Dr. Manhattan is a very confused character and sensitive at times.



All in all, a decent adaptation and it certainly met my expectations but at times it could have been better. But Zack Snyder did a decent job and i think he deserves a pat on the back. But the term "visionary director" used in the trailer was just too much. Zack Snyder's not up to that level yet. Rating: 4 out of 5




Worth your ten bucks because: Opening sequence and credits rule, Dr. Manhattan's back story, music, Roscharch, special effects, violent fight scenes and it's Watchmen!

And The Oscar Goes To.....

The Oscars came and go. No surprises Slumdog winning almost all the categories it is in. Hugh Jackman did a wonderful job in hosting the show this year. Anne Hathaway is a lovely singer but my only complaints were the way they presented the awards for the acting categories. You are not shown clips of the nominees doing the powerful scenes they are nominated for but rather the Academy has chosen to select a few previous winners and each of them will come up with a testimonial for the nominees. But watching Heath Ledger's parents on stage was really heart-wrenching and very emotional not only for me but even Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie looked very sad (but never trust a crying actor especially at the Oscars =P)

* The words below are typed before the Oscars last week.

As a movie buff, i've watched some of the nominated films and my personal best picture of the year will be.

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk
Frost/Nixon (Favourite)
Slumdog Millionaire
The Reader

Why So Serious Academy?

In this best picture category, i was a little disappointed that The Dark Knight was not included because finally there's a movie that's critically acclaimed and loved by fanboys and non fanboys alike. and The Wrestler deserve a nomination because the trailer swept me off my feet much more than the whole Benjamin Button movie. But if i were to make a choice between the 3 that i've watched, my favourite would be Frost/Nixon.

Best Picture imho

Frost/ Nixon is a very emotionally charged film and this film, like any other Oscar nominated films, contains no Action sequences at all. The dialogue and acting drives this whole movie forwards. But if politics and government cover-ups are not your cup of tea, give this a skip. I loved it because it kept me on the edge of my seats throughout the whole movie. it tells the story of a talk show host David Frost trying to interview Richard Nixon, the President of The US, a year after the Watergate Scandal.

Watergate what? well, dun worry, wikipedia has all the answers. but just remember it's a scandal like those you see in the news these days. The whole build up towards the interview was very exciting even though the synopsis sounds mundane. i was a little surprised at first why this mundane film can be nominated at all but thank god i watched this gem and was really impressed by it. the director, Ron Howard picked up the correct project after the disappointing Da Vinci Code and the average Cinderella Man. At the end of the movie, instead of feeling bored after 2 hours, i felt that i wanted a little more.

The cinematography is very nice for a political movie. The music used in this film is minimum at best bt the impact of the score by Hans Zimmer was really disturbing. The adaptation from the stage play which this movie is based on deserves some credit because not every stage play can be easily adapted into a movie. All in all, two thumbs up for me and a solid rating of 4.7/5.

The character who played Nixon, Frank Langella deserves a Best Actor award because the facial expressions were so genuine and sincere that you feel Nixon is one of those buddies that you can drink beer with and bitch about your life. The other great actors in this years Best Actor category would be Sean Penn the gay politician in the movie Milk and Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. one thing i have to say even though i haven't seen The Wrestler, i do support Mickey Rourke because the display of emotions in the trailer alone was deeply moving.

this is not WWE Smackdown

My second favourite would be Slumdog Millionaire because it's very well paced and engaging at the same time. Plus, the story really appeals to many audiences. It's hard to choose whether i want Frost/Nixon or Slumdog because sometimes, depending on my mood, i love Slumdog more.

Benjamin Button is a beautiful movie. Cool special effects. Great direction, music and cinematography, but i don't dig it. It's waaaay tooo long and some parts can be omitted. and i've watched this show twice, one on DVD the other time in the cinemas, to make sure i didn't give it a biased review. The bad thing was the story stayed flat all the time for me. it has some good moments especially the way Brad Pitt died (so sad T.T) and the part where Brad Pitt narates the series of unfortunate events leading to Cate Blanchett's accident, but all in all the thing that makes this a full price movie is just the unique storyline, special effects and the technical aspects.

the long runtime of the movie was a turnoff and unlike Slumdog, this movie will never satisfy the short attention span of a kid.

considering the fact the screenplay is by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), the way the story unfolds is exactly like Forrest Gump. this didn't please me a bit at all. and certain references to American history was hard for me to relate to unlike the Frost/Nixon movie. So, in the end, no matter how much people say this movie is good, it's not too spectacular to be nominated as a Best Picture movie. but i guess "One man's food is another man's poison" My rating would be a 3.6 out of 5.

Brad Pitt when he was a baby

Brad Pitt's acting was nothing to shout about and i was apalled that it received a Best Actor nomination. I felt he should be nominated for his role in Burn After Reading which made me laugh like shit. Brad Pitt's Oscar dream is going to the pits because i have a 100% feel it won't win the Best Actor award.

Brad Pitt when he turned gay

Hence, ends my oscar post and the start of me getting lazier to blog these days.