Monsters (2010; Genre: Sci-fi, Mystery, Adventure) Rating : 2 / 5 "Flat"

Studio                       Vertigo Films

Distributed by          Vertigo Films

Directed by               Gareth Edwards

Release date             12 November 2010

Running time             94 Minutes

Starring                      Whitney Able

                                    Scoot McNairy

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Quick Synopsis

After a shuttle ship crashed in the middle of forest between US and Mexico, alien form started to spread across the forest. Few years later, a journalist "Andrew" (McNairy) is being told to get the employer's daughter "Samantha" (Able) back safely to US. Unfortunately, Samantha passport being stolen and left them with no choice beside to go through the forest which is inhabited by the alien.

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Review

This is new way in telling alien story. Unlike any other "alien genre" movie such as 'War of the World (Spielberg)", "District 9 (Jackson)", Monsters delivered it in elegant way. As a result, it is a slow phase movie which will eventually bring you to sleep without even you knowing it. Well, to be honest, there is barely a scene fighting the alien. The movie is absolutely a waste of time for action fans but for those who admire the cinematography and the art of story telling, this movie might pull it through.

Frankly, I do not like this film. Its flat and doesn't enhance my interest towards the film. Its just like watching a documentary film describing what it looks like inside the danger zone inhabited by the alien. Not much information can be derived beside a beautiful scenery and an alien with tentacle.  Overall, this movie is loved by critics but a disappointment for movie goers.

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Trailer

Repo Men (2010; Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller, Drama, Action) Rating : 1.5 / 5 "Tricked by the cover of the movie"

Studio Relativity Media

Stuber Pictures

Distributed by Universal Pictures

Release date(s) March 19, 2010

Running time 111 min

Main actor Jude Law

Forest Whitaker

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Repo Men is a failure of great cinematography. Seems like the art of unknown has really been forgotten in the process of making this movie as it is filled with unnecessary disgusting scene of killing and ripping someone flesh.

Brief Synopsis

2025, where human health has been deteriorating and the demand of organ transplant has incredibly jump up. Therefore, here comes the union as usual acting as an organisation that is slowly consuming either innocents or sinners just to gain great sales of artificial organ transplant.

Due to the cost of the AI organ, repo-men is needed to collect the organ from people who can't afford to meet the monthly payment. No matter what is the reason, repo-men is a human without feeling will just ripped off the AI organ from anyone even though they are still alive.

Remy (Jude Law), is one of the best repo-men that the union have. One day, his best friend Jake (Forest Whitaker) is devastated with Remy plan to quit the repo-men position. Hence, Jake then set-up Remy to become one of the AI organ user itself.

Since then, Remy finally realizes what has he done and now living a live being hunted by the repo-men.

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Review

Remy is a well executed character but not fully developed yet as it seems to be lacking of dark element inside this character. However, Jude Law seems to has done his best bringing this character alive if I may see. So do, Forest Whitaker, as usual always end up in a character that either good or bad.

The biggest disappointment is the movie is filled with unnecessary scene of violence that will put you down to know more about it. The movie will make you sick and finally for some will say "enough is enough" and turn of the TV or maybe walked out from the cinema.

Its too bad and sad to see a great actor in a badly directed movie. The movie would have been okay if they just omitted the bloody killing scene and especially the ending climax scene which I can't believe that the director really go through it.

However, in term of the story line, the movie has a similar plot with the movie "NEXT" starring Nicolas Cage, only repo-men has a different premise and storyline. Well, I might say the drama is not well developed as the audience is only left with only a bit story about his conflicts with his family and rather more focus on the Repo-men activity.

Overall, I would just say that the movie is disappointing as it is.

Inception (2010; Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi) Rating: 5 / 5 "Stay on it, don't miss any scene and this movie will be amazing"

This latest Nolan works is incredibly exceptional from any other Sci-fi, Mystery movie that you have ever watched. This movie is not for casual movie lovers, it is for hardcore movie goers as it is amazingly complicated and interesting at once. If I may say, this is the best movie for this month and perhaps this year.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Shutter Island) as Cobb and many other famous stars like Ellen Page (Juno). This movie is surely going to be good in term of character execution.

On the other side, Nolan is bringing audience into a higher level of story telling. This movie requires an extra focus, once a scene is missed, you surely going to regret it and even your spider sense will not help you understand this hardcore story. If you are casual movie goers, than be prepared for the surprise, the twist, the plot of various scene, or even more complicated story concept that you can't even believe that you are watching it right now.

I would like to write some part of the synopsis, but I guess it will be too complicated to read it rather than watch it. Well, all I can say is "good luck with it"

Casual movie goers might love to hate "Inception" while hardcore movie goers will love it and will never change their minds about it.

******SPOILER ALERT***********

Well, reaching the end of my review, I would like to explain the ending which I find very open ended. Beware for those who haven't watch it to ignore this part, otherwise, the movie won't be as good as it is.

Ending Scene Explanation

Cobb is still in the dream or in the "Limbo State". It was all Saito that make Cobb believe that he has come out from the dream.

What about the totem?

Remember that Saito did see what Cobb totem is? (The toilet scene, where Cobb dropped his totem and Saito was behind him?) Saito did an amazingly detailed dream for Cobb.

What about his son and daughter?

They are wearing the same clothes and they have grown older. Remember the phone that Cobb made where his daughter voice seems to be an adult voice?

Predators (2010; Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi) Rating: 2 / 5 "Just another hunting story"

Predators? Hearing this word might remind you on Arnold Scwarnegger beating Alien. After the last seqeul of Predators 2. Predators come back again to hunt human being after lost in the space for 20 years.You might called it Predators 3 or Predators return as you like because the setting of the movie is long after the first movie Predators 1. Predators(2010) is a sequel to Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990).

Anyway, I would call it Predators Hunting Game. If you asked a gamer, they would say Predators: Expansion Pack. Why? The new Predators is neither boring nor interesting. The movie seems to be made only to entertain the Predators' fans that are hungry for more.

Begins with a free fall of our great actor Adrien Bdrody as Royce and followed by several human beings and some sort of creature thrown in the forest. They later finds out that they are in the Predators Hunting Game. More, what a coincidence or on purpose they are also hunters, "a cruel human hunter with violence history", hence, they are able to use their hunter instinct to hunt back the Predators that is why I would say that the plot is simple, "Hunters VS Hunters".

The movie fail to develop the dark characteristic of each character with a very disappointing twisting character plot at the end that did surprise audience but fail to make the movie so special that it deserve a hand clap. The action element is great and well developed but the drama element just another useless part that is being added to make the movie longer to achieve the length of standard cinema movie. This is largely due to the writer doesn't developed it further hence unable to bring audience to a higher level of the movie. Thus, the movie can be said just another expansion pack of a famous movie.

Overall, the movie is just to pampering the predator fans only. You might leaving the cinema excited about it or regretted it that you have spent a few bucks for that movie.

The Box (2009; Genre: Sci-fi, Horror) Rating: 2.5/5

The box starring Cameron Diaz is a sci-fi movie which completely take audience to a new level of what they can imagine. Looking a the title, the box is definitely will be a mysterious movie.

The box,of course is about a box, sends to a married couple with a single child by stranger,which in the movie it is Lewis Family. By pushing the button inside the box, a person that the family don't know will die and the responsible person will receive a million of cash. Norma Lewis starring Cameron Diaz is appealing to push the button which brings her in a interesting adventure discovering the truth behind the stranger, Steward (Frank Langella), who sends her the box. Who is Steward? You have to watch it on your own and Frank who I believe acted perfectly as a mysterious stranger man, Steward. You might salute the way Frank execute the character.

The box is great in entertaining so do exciting as it makes you like a cat in curiosity with instinct want to look for more. Yet, the movie fail to deliver an exciting moment of truth which left audiences wondering what is happening. Like a cat thrown in the water, audiences turns away wondering why have they watched that movie. As I can say, a waste of good story with a terrible ending. However, if you like a mystery movie with some sort of hidden message in the movie by the writer, you may like this movie.

Received 44% in rotten tomatoes and 6.0/10 in imdb. Its up to you. I would suggesting just rent a dvd and go through it with your love one and probably have a little or mocking discussion about the movie at the end.

Here is the trailer. Hope you enjoy it.