Norton’s Hulk looks way superior compared to the previous one (definitely better hair). This time the green superhero looks decent, rather handsome with sparkling eyes. This version of Hulk should be used as future Hulk reference and the previous one should never again be mentioned!

Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) lives as fugitive because the gamma radiation he got from a university experiment makes him unable to control his emotions. Every time his heart-pulse increase, Bruce is transformed into an angry monster. Living far from the people he knows helps him to keep calm. Unfortunately, an incident at his work in Brazil leads the army to spot his location. Bruce is now racing to find the person who can cure him, while the army is one step behind to capture him.

It’s good that the movie balances the actions with showing Banner’s life while in exile. How hard he tries to control his emotion, living as normal as possible without making a scene, he tries every possibility to get the cure. Norton’s soft face is perfect to play the man with so much pressure and secret on his chest. Hulk gets a real match when Major Blotsky (Tim Roth) is transformed into Abomination, a combination of heartless and ambitious man with superpower.

The Hulk never looks this good both as a monster and as a fugitive.

My rating: 4/6

As a terror analyst at Control, a spy agency similar to CIA, Maxwell Smart is one of the best. However, his deepest dream is to become the real field agent, just like the inspirational Agent 23 (Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson), the charming mojo at work. Recently, Control Headquarter was attacked and undisclosed information about all its agents has also been compromised by terrorist group K.A.O.S. Have no other choice, Control’s Chief must now send Smart to be an agent partnering with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) whose identity is still intact. They must find out K.A.O.S plan and stop it.

When an expert agent meets an agent-wannabe, all they care is about who’s leading who and who has better gadgets, until they realize that it wasn’t so bad to work together, especially because Agent Smart is ready to give whatever it takes to prove that he’s worth a true agent.

With Steve Carrel on the spotlight, we can be sure to get many slapstick acts to trigger laughter. I was skeptical that this movie will do good, surprisingly it actually does, not much to keep the claps flowing but it is entertaining. The first quarter was a bit boring though, so be prepared not to give up too easily.

Anyway, the movie posters are total crap. Whoever designed it, has purposefully covered one face in there either with hairs or a tie or a gun. Bah. Is that’s supposed to be funny? I rather think it’s a bad design. Let me just put the one that has full faces in it, that’s the best one so far ^.^

My rating: 3/6

Who would believe that Po, the fat lazy Panda, is the Dragon Warrior? He could hardly move between the noodle tables, he struggles to climb the thousand stairs to the Valley of Peace, and he’s the son of a noodle seller. But somehow, Master Oogway points his finger to Po when choosing the Dragon Warrior. According to the wise master, there’s no such thing like coincidence. Everyone was amazed. Blown with shock, to be exact.

Trained by Master Shifu and the Furious Five, their mission is to get rid of the humiliating presence of Po in the valley. There’s no way a fat lazy Panda could be trained in such a short time, be given the big responsibility to hold the secret to everything, and to defeat the infuriated Tai Lung, a snow leopard warrior that excel above and beyond his own master.

As if we don’t have enough everything that made in China, now we have to believe that Panda is actually a warrior hahaha… Kidding :) His butt may be huge, but Po is a very determined Panda. They can hit him, insult him, burn him, acupuncture him… and he just laughs! Hahahaha… And there’s another thing that’s good in him besides his love for his birdie father (do you really believe that’s Po’s father??), Po will do anything for food! Well, at least his motivation comes from inside right?

Po is suitably voiced by Jack Black, Master Shifu by Dustin Hoffman, the sharp Tigress is voiced by Angelina Jolie and Tai Lung by Ian McShane and the movie is directed by Mark Osborne and Jack Stevenson.

Loaded with may good messages for both kids and adults, Kung Fu Panda is perfect to start the summer movies parade and the school holiday. It’s hillarious, colourful, and very cute! A must watch. Just never judge a Panda by the looks and its butt size.

My rating: 5/6

This is one of few most extraordinary action movies I have watched. The plot is simple, the main characters are around 5 people, but the settings, the effects and the ending are fabulous.

Some best friends are trapped in the middle of Manhattan, NY, when the whole city is attacked by a giant monster that came out of nowhere. They have to make decisions: to run away, or to save friends and come back for the ones they love. Tough choice.

What makes this movie such an interesting one is one of the characters, Hud (TJ Miller) also acts as a cameraman. He holds a regular video camera most of the time and with a lot of shaking and blurry focus, the audience feels like watching an amateur movie (like the ones we often do at Youtube). This gives the movie a realistic feel.

Hud is also accompanied by Marlena (Lizzy Caplan), Rob (Michael Sthal-David), Lily (Jessica Lucas), Beth (Odette Yustman), and Jason (Mike Vogel).

My Rating: 4/6

Robert Neville (Will Smith) has survived an epidemic in New York City. He’s a a military scientist and he never gives up trying to find what caused all the chaos. The epidemic has turned most victims into monsters, the ones he has to avoid all the time.

The way he plays a character, as usual, is outstanding. He goes around the city looking for his daily needs during the day, since the victims are so sensitive to the sunlight. He also broadcasts the information he has on the radio, hoping that some people out there would eventually listen to it. This movie somehow reminds me of The Cast Away, where the main character has to keep talking to a volley ball for the sake of staying sane. The difference is, Nevile has the conversations with his dog.

My Rating: 5/6

This movie is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch). Inspired by many books he read, he decided to wander around the nation right after graduation. He believes that his belongings like his money, car, diploma and even his identity don’t deserve him. He burned his papers and donated all his money to a charity.

He purposely didn’t keep in touch with his parents and sibling, in response with his call. It seemed that his sister is the only one who understands his “disappearance”. During his adventure, he met a lot of people that taught him many things that resemble whatever he read from the books.

By the way, the story has been well-written in a book with the same title around ten years ago. Have you read it, Rey? :)

My Rating: 3/6

OMG! This is another movie that brings back awesome mixed feelings while watching it. Everything in it is beautiful! A perfect movie after soooo long! Hooray! Well, I almost hate it because it starts with darkness. Everything is in the dark and I have to adjust my pupil and it hurts. But then, after dark, let there be light. Not just ordinary light, but a spectacular fireworks.

Continuing the first movie, the Pevensies siblings are brought back to Narnia. Narnia has changed since they left it a year ago, or some 1300 years Narnia time. It was defeated by the Telmarines and the Narnians are now living underground. Telmarine itself is in turmoil because Lord Miraz has just gotten a son and he is after the throne. He wants Prince Caspian X, his own nephew, dead. Chased by the Telmarines and hated by the Narnians, Caspian X blew the magic horn that calls the High Kings and Queens of Narnia for rescue. Click here for the book story.

This movie presents the shortest two and a half hour in my life, thanks to director Andrew Adamson. The book itself was great, but the movie is definitely a masterpiece. I love the characters, even the protagonists feel so powerful and real, yet, the movie manages to draw laughters from the audience. The visual effects are awesome especially with the animal characters, the ice wall with the queen in it, the war and the water. I don’t feel cheated like those add-ons on the first movie. I couldn’t find any flaws from this movie, even if it has, I don’t mind missing them.

My fave scenes are again the ice queen’s presence, the sword fighting between Peter and Lord Miraz, and the ending in Narnia land. All of the soundtracks are in perfect place, they really gave me goosebumps just by listening to them. The main casts are similar with the previous movie and they are still as superb as before, with Ben Barnes from Stardust (2008) as Caspian X. He’s sweet, sexy and a bit stubborn. And last but not the least, I so adore the costumes!

I have a long list of why everyone should definitely see this movie, but let me cut the crap short. I wanna re-watch it again and again and again.

My rating: 6/6

Almost similar in theme with the previous movie, “Everything Gone Green” is also about corrupted mentality. People who work with dedication usually those who take the longest time to reach top position and they don’t necessarily make money if they can survive the job at all. Those who actually make money are the ones who keep second job, mostly illegal, below the surface. Does anyone do anything real these days and actually makes money?

Ryan (Paulo Costanzo) crosses the border after he was accepted to work with Winners Magazine that publishes story of the lottery winners. He uses the information to work on a scam with Bryce (JR Bourne), so both of them can get a portion of the winning tickets. Yes, this is illegal but no one gets hurt, what’s the problem?

Well, my friend, that’s what corrupted mentality is all about. A good movie. The flow is a bit too slow but it has something humane in it.

My rating: 4/6

Living straight is challenging. People tend to be more welcoming if we throw bullshits on the table. Sam (Ryan Pinkston) desperately wants to be popular and cool, you know how it works in high school. The thing is, Sam is short for his age and his parents are old fashioned folks who taught him about solid politeness and honesty. For the high school kids, all these don’t go together with coolness and popularity, no matter how fantastic Sam is with math subject.

Following the suggestion from a guidance mentor, Sam starts lying. He lies just about everything to impress the high school fellows, including about the size of his dick! At first, dreams come true feels great. He drives a Porsche, his dad becomes a rockstar, his teacher falls madly in love with him and his dog really eats his homeworks. But it wasn’t so great anymore when all his dreams replaced the goodness he has.

Not an ordinary movie for a very ordinary high school theme. Pinkston played so well, especially with his childish mimic that pleads for sympathy everytime he realises his dreams backfired him. Best scene? When Sam danced with a wide smile circling the shower pole in front of his basketball team showing off his newly-acquired dick. He acts like a jerk but he smiles like an angel hahaha…

Also known as “Big Liar on Campus” and “Nothing but the Truth”

My rating: 4/6

How do you change the world? God says, “Build an ark”.

God asked Evan (Steve Carrell) to build an ark and prepare for the big flood. The weather has been very dry and Evan has just recently been elected as the new congressman. It was as if God (Morgan Freeman) does not allow Evan to enjoy his success and mocks him to be fired instead. Every day, God reminds Evan of this request through everything he has: his alarm clock, his car plates, his phone extension, his hair… many things, until Evan gets the point that he needs to build the ark against all odds, against all sneers.

This movie is perfect for the family, it illustrates love, loyalty, hopes and faith. It reminds us about how God never leaves us and He is watching us. Whatever He does is because He loves us. It’s difficult to understand and it draws hardships.

Evan prayed so God help him with his new life, and God gives Evan the opportunity for that. God asks him to build an ark. Forget about sinister comments and boos, when God asks something He prepares everything, He makes the way.

So, how do we change the world? We start with an A-R-K.

My rating: 4/6