Ola Bola

Dear Diary,

Kita menang sama-sama, kita kalah sama-sama
You will believe again

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Dear Diary,

If you want to chase your stress away and forget about worldly matters for a while, you should watch Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. This movie is super duper hilarious!!!!! I was laughing my heart out all throughout the film. Yes, the entire length of the film! Though it’s a cartoon movie, surprisingly we adults can enjoy it too. This fast paced action packed comedy will definitely leave you breathless and make you sit on the edge of your seat.

Another plus point for Madagascar 3 is its string of melodious songs. Each song composed is in synced with scenes on silver screen. Not only the songs are catchy but they’re also in harmony with the scenes being portrayed.

Madagascar 3 is an animation film directed by Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon and Tom McGrath. Famous actors who lend their voices are Ben Stiller (Alex the Lion), Chris Rock (Marty the Zebra), Jada Pinkett Smith (Gloria the Hippo) and David Schwimmer (Melman the Giraffe). The four buddies along with several other friends traveled throughout Europe with a traveling circus in their attempt to go back to their home, Central Park Zoo. Somehow, they ran into some problems with a French official who is determined to catch them. Along the way, they forged strong friendship with the circus animals.

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Watching this movie brought back memories of outings with my parents and siblings to circus in a tent just like the one which the Madagascar buddies joined.

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Snow White & The Huntsman

Dear Diary,

When I was a little girl, I read both local and foreign fairy tales. I am familiar with stories of Bawang Putih Bawang Merah, Badang, Sinbad, Aladdin, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, etc. One of the princess fairy tales is Snow White. I bet most of us know the story very well.

Many months back, I got the chance to catch an adult and more serious version of our childhood Snow White tale. The movie entitled Snow White & The Huntsman, is directed by Rupert Sanders and starred by Kristen Stewart (Snow White), Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman) and Charlize Theron (Queen Ravenna).

The film possesses the same storyline but with some modern twists. There’s The Queen who hates Snow White and there’s also The Huntsman who was hired by The Queen to kill Snow White. To spice up the story, there’re dwarves, poisoned apple and prince charming too.

As we all already know, The Huntsman didn’t kill Snow White. She lives. BUT she doesn’t just accept whatever life has for her. Snow White fought back instead. The Huntsman who is supposed to be her killer, becomes her mentor. Together, they wage a war against Ravenna.

In my humble opinion, there’re certain parts of the movie that I felt a bit boring and dragging too long. Maybe it’s just me. Well, I don’t really like Kristen Stewart’s way of acting. On the contrary, Charlize Theron plays her role superbly.

I strongly feel that Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) is far more beautiful than Snow White (Kristen Stewart).  I fall in love with Chris Hemsworth when he was Thor for the first time, now I fall in love again with him as The Huntsman.

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Marvel's The Avengers

Dear Diary,

On the fateful day of street demonstration Bersih 3.0, we went for a movie at e@Curve. We’ve set our eyes on Marvel’s The Avengers. There were several shows for the film and all of them were sold out! Fortunately, we managed to grab our tickets.

Marvel’s The Avengers is a superhero action movie directed by Joss Whedon. An all star casts of Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawk Eye), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts) is more than a good enough reason to attract moviegoers.

Earth is under threat from impending war initiated by Loki, Thor’s stepbrother. He’s jealous of Thor and full of vengeance because he cannot become king. So, he planned to invade Earth by raising an army named Cauthari. He came down to Earth from another realm and stole Tessaract (an energy source). He started working using the energy source to open up a gateway portal for his alien army to attack our planet.

Nick Fury assembled a group of freaks or people with special gifts to fight Loki. These special people, named Avengers, are Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawk Eye and The Incredible Hulk. Each has his or her own character with special talents. Iron Man is a stuck up filthy rich businessman, Hulk is an intelligent introvert scientist who can turn into a ferocious beast, Thor is a skillful suave warrior, Captain America is a naive old-fashioned hero, Hawk Eye is a quiet accurate archer and last but not least Black Widow is a gorgeous sexy moderator.

In the beginning, all of them cannot get along. They like to boast and pick fights. They want fame and put themselves above everyone else. Each has their own agenda. Semua nak tunjuk hero! Bersatu teguh, bercerai roboh. After a good push from Nick Fury, they start to bond and cooperate. Together they are able to face whatever hurdles that stand in their way to save the world. When they team up and combine forces, they can easily overtake the enemy.

Best! Best! Best!!!! What more can I say? Memang puas hati la tengok filem ni. Imran and Zarra were overexcited. Siap berangan sorang jadi Iron Man sorang jadi Hawk Eye. Mama lak dok angau kat Thor :-)

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Battleship

Dear Diary,

At last, I’m done with raya stories. Let’s continue where we left off, shall we? Oh dear, I have so many overdue entries to be posted.

During the new Agong’s installation holiday in April, we went for a movie treat. Hubby chose to watch Battleship. I was skeptical at first because I thought it’s gonna be another typical alien invasion movie. Boy, I was totally wrong!

Battleship is a war action movie and yes it has aliens in it. But it’s definitely not another stereotype alien movie. The movie is directed by Peter Berg and starred by Taylor Kitsch (Lieutenant Alex Hopper), Alexandra Skarsgad (Commander Stone Hopper), Rihanna (Petty Officer Cora ‘Weps’ Raikes), Brooklyn Decker (Sam Shane), Tadanobu Asano (Captain Yugi Nagata) and Liam Neeson (Admiral Shane).

Although alien existence is still unknown for sure, this film is realistically believable. Both sides of the war fight to outdo each other in showing prowess in tactical intelligence. All humans on Earth regardless of background work hand in hand to evade world invasion from an outside force. Ironically, in this movie Japan cooperates with USA against global enemy. Japan even shares its trade secrets and war tactics. How bizarre given both nations’ history!

Aliens, as always, are equipped with very smart advanced technology. Their “army” destroys anything that poses as a threat but spares anything that is harmless. Their sophisticated technology can detect which is which.

In my opinion, for this type of movie in order to enjoy maximum satisfaction, it should be watched at a cinema. In a cinema hall, you’d be more engrossed in the storyline with the help of good sound system that enhances your movie experience. Unless you own a mini theater or have cool sound system at home that is.

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The Woman In Black

Dear Diary,

I was tricked into watching The Woman In Black. Hubby told us to get ready to go out for a movie one day. He also said that tickets were already bought and the film that we were going to watch was a horror film. I was petrified! A horror movie! With kids some more! He coolly reasoned that all other movies were sold out. When we arrived at TGV Jusco Bukit Tinggi, I quickly scanned other films being screened and I could surely say there were other movies still available for us to watch. Ni mesti kes Hubby nak tengok cerita hantu. Tiket dah beli, nak tak nak redah je la.

The Woman In Black is directed by James Watkins with Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps in lead role. This film, sets in an era gone by, focuses on Arthur Kipps, a young father to a 4 year old son who lost his wife to childbirth. He terribly pines for his wife to the extent of taking his own life. However, he must go on for the sake of his only child.

Kipps, who is a lawyer, is having financial problems. To make matters worse, his job is also at stake. As a last chance, his employer instructed him to go to one remote village to conclude a will case. He arrives safely there but the village folks wouldn’t cooperate. Even the local lawyer isn’t much of a help. It seems that everyone wants him out of there as soon as possible. He is baffled!

For him to finish his job, he must go to Eel Marsh estate. While doing his job, he accidentally unravels the village kept secret behind all children’s tragic deaths. Apparently there’s a connection between Eel Marsh and the deaths. There’s a black lady ghost who is vehemently luring children to taking their own lives. The secret he stumbled upon ties up everything.

Kipps is one persevere man for he continues doing his job despite all hurdles he faces, the uncooperative villagers, the ghostly sightings, the creepy happenings, etc. Even after knowing about the secret, he still goes on and tries to solve the mystery. Well, he has no choice since his son’s life is also in jeopardy. Moreover, his job is on the line. He really needs the money. If it’s up to me, I’d stop there and then. He’s in a desperate situation, so he must complete the case no matter what.

This movie has its fair share of chilling and terrifying moments. Most of them caught you unaware. The scenes are cleverly captured to surprise you when you least expect them. The opening scene showing 3 young girls jumping to their deaths already sent chills up to my spine. One moment they’re playing happily and the next they’re on the edge of window sill ready to take the plunge. Takde angin, takde ribut!

It’s refreshing to watch Daniel Radcliffe in a different role. By the way, Radcliffe is the famous Harry Potter. In this movie, he plays a totally opposite role from Harry Potter. His maturity and acting abilities are visibly seen here.

Be prepared for an unsuspected ending. Tak puas hati betul! Come to think of it, it’s a blessing in disguise for Kipps. Maybe it’s better for him that way because all his problems are kind of solved albeit tragically with this ending.

Sources from Yahoo!Movies