Enchanted

Enchanted is one unique fairytale, a combination of Disney’s classic that we knew so well and the modern time. Beautifully done, I just love the way they started the movie with the female character called Giselle singing merrily simply bringing back memories of the old times Disney’s movies. So there she was singing with birds, squirrels, rats and deer helping around her waiting for her prince. And of course, there must be a monster trying to eat her up like some kind of gummy bear. And the prince comes to the rescue, saving the day. And their eyes met, they ride to the sunset and live happily ever after...

Nope, that’s not all! And this is where the adventure begun. An evil stepmother (of course the stepmother got to be evil, or else it won’t be a fairytale right?) is not happy with the fact that the prince wants to marry someone which in turn will be queen, by all means forcing her to be dethrone. Now, she can’t let that happen, obviously. So, she must do something which she did, resulting Giselle to be thrown into the human world and landed on New York.

And the best part is, you thought her charm doesn’t work on the real world… I mean like singing with the animals and all. But it does! She actually gets to make the cockroaches and the rats to help her doing house chores. I know, it sounded disgusting, but as soon you get pass that, you might actually laugh your heart out.

This movie is silly, to be honest. But silly in a good way, a funny way! They made the simplest thing become so funny and you just can’t stop laughing. Giselle innocence is adorable, paired with Patrick Dempsey negativities, it was just a match made in heaven.

I can’t point of anything bad or wrong about Enchanted. It simply is a fairytale and I love it. I hereby give this movie 4.5 stars!

Beowulf

I remembered a long time ago, I was watching Ellen DeGeneres talking about expectations. She said that by having expectations, you’ll easily get disappointed. Without having any however, if something goes well, you’ll be surprise and delighted. Typical Ellen, she made me laugh before she proceeds to dancing around with her audience. I didn’t think much of what she said until after I watched Beowulf.

Buying the ticket to watch Beowulf, I have no expectation what so ever. Not for a second that it crossed my mind if the movie will be good or not. I wasn’t curious about the movie at all. Sitting comfortably in my seat, all that I could think was, what on earth does ‘Beowulf’ mean? And then, the movie starts…

Beowulf was actually a hero. His name, Beowulf actually meant, be wolf. More like Achilles, legendary and well known all over the world. He was obnoxious, arrogant and confident with his ability and reputation. And he came to aid a country that was in terror for being constantly visited by a vicious and ruthless monster called Grendel. Beowulf proudly announced that he will kill the monster, and the story went on…

This movie is different compare to most animated movie that’s out there. It was like a bed time story that you read for your kids with dragons, mermaids and monsters in it but also with a touch of extreme violence and a little ‘adult’ish. I suppose that’s why they even put a warning sign at the ticket counter saying that Beowulf is not a suitable movie for kids!

Trough the entire movie, I was in awe. The story was entertaining and it got my undivided attention. I was interested to know what will happen next and not for a single second that I was bored.

I love the computer animation. It was terrific and almost real. Amazing what they could do now a day with technology, huh? Combined with the sound’s effect, the movie became almost hypnotizing, especially when Grendel’s mother made her appearance. It was breathtaking.

From having no expectation at all about the movie, I came out very pleased and excited. Beowulf was extremely fun and satisfying, not to mention adrenaline pumping! For a magical tale, Beowulf managed to stay away from any cliché and cheesiness. I couldn’t find any flaw in it. What can I say? It was a good movie.

Ellen was right after all. Without expectations, you won’t get disappointed. If you’re lucky, you might even feel amaze! So, I hereby award Beowulf 5 stars!

Bee Movie

I’ve watched this movie a week ago, yet only now that I could post my review. The thing is, I’m having trouble trying to come up with any opinions about this movie. When people ask me, “Have you watched the Bee Movie?” I said, “Yeah.” But then when they proceed to asking me “So, how was it?” I said, “I don’t know.”

It’s not like I had a bad time watching the movie. And it’s not like the movie was very bad. That’s the thing, if a movie was bad, I can write a review telling you that it sucks or it’s not worth your money watching it.. etc. And if a movie was good, I’ll write, 5 stars, go watch it or something like that. But the Bee Movie.. Hmmm..

You know what’s worst than a bad movie? A forgettable one. And that’s why I don’t know what to write or comment or say about Bee movie. It’s extremely forgettable. I had a laugh, I watched it ‘till the end, but the minute I stepped out of the movie, I forgot about it. Not like I forgot what was the movie about.. That, I remember. But I couldn’t recall my thoughts about the movie because I suppose I have none. Bee Movie simply didn’t leave any impression on me.

So, how much do I give this movie? 1 stars out of 5? Whatever..

Happy Feet

Mumble can't sing. And for a bird that I can't sing, he immediately became an outcast. He can't graduate, can't pick up chicks, can't party.. Well, in their own penguin ways, i mean.

However, Mumble has a pair of happy feet. He, in our world, we call it tap dance! For real! But the elderly in the penguin society thinks that it's bad luck. And Mumble's dad in a way think that way too. And one day, Mumble met 5 crazy funky 'latino' penguins and they became friends. With those penguins, Mumble went out to a new adventure, trying to solve a mystery about "where does all the fish goes?"

That's it. That's all I'm going to tell you about the movie. Too much then it'll be a spoiler, right?

But what I can tell you is, this movie has a lot of good and fun song in it. When they sing and dance, you just want to clap your hand and dance with them. And I'm talking about bunch of penguins here. You may think, how can you feel like dancing and clapping by watching bunch of penguins. Yep, they're THAT good.

And with those Latino penguins, you just couldn't stop laughing. I'm telling you, they are hilarious!

What I love the most about the movie is the dance that they did together through the end of the movie. I believe that's the coolest penguin dance I ever see.

How many stars? Why, 5 of course!

Pixar's Animated - Cars

Some of you may think that this is a kiddie movie. Maybe, but I urge you guys to give it a chance. You might enjoy it. I know I did! This is what you want to watch when you feel like kicking off your shoes, lay back and just enjoy a few laugh from a simple joke.

What's the movie about? Well, it's about friendship. About being humble no matter how successful you are. It's about loyalty and helping each other. Sappy, you might think. Well, think again, my friend.

The animation is beautiful. The characters are colourful. The storyline was wonderful. What more can you ask? For parents, your kids going to love this movie, no question about that. As for the rest of you, give it a chance. You won't regret it.

I hereby award this movie 4 stars!