2009, the movies so far...

It's already March. Kehidupan masih sama, masih malas macam biasa. Finally I'm a wee bit inspired to blog. There's nothing good on TV anyway. So I have been watching quite a number of movies already. Here's my two cents

1. VALKYRIE, staring Tom Cruise.

One word to describe it: COMPELLING!
What's it about: About a plot to kill Hitler lead by Colonel Stauffenberg (played by Tom Cruise) using Operation Valkyrie. This opeartion was approved by Hitler, basically to mobilize his reserve army to take control of the civil affair should anything happen to Germany. Read more here
Favourite quote: By Stauffenberg to Olbritch " Look them in the eye. They "ll remember you".
Must Watch? Yes! But not if you are bordering depressed. Walking out you will feel depressed. Rasa macam tak nak makan lepas tu. Having said that, Tom Cruise looked yummy as ever and he really outdid himself in this role. Kudos!

2. MARLEY AND ME, staring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston

One word to describe it: BORING (to the point of suicide!)
What's it about: About normal life story: love, fights, dreams, work, babies... from the day they got married till they got 3 kids. And right in the middle of it all is this unruly dog that they should have put down in the first 5 minutes of the movie, called Marley.
Favorite quote: None, really.
Must Watch? Only if someone put a gun to your head.

3. BURN AFTER READING, staring George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, and many others...

One word to describe it: IDIOTIC.
What's it about: Basically the Coen brothers are making fun of the CIA. The movie started of when 2 fitness trainer try to blackmail an ex CIA agent over what they thought was some classified CIA data. The movie just got more twisted over the minutes.
Favorites quotes: 1) "Did you get the Cheeses? You did not get the cheeses? Now I have to drive out and get the cheeses!" - Tilda Swinton
2) "Tell Dr Cox, I have the new keys" (then he went and broke down the door with an ax! while wearing his boxers and bathrobe!!) - John Malkovich
Mush Watch? Hell yeah. You'll have buckets of laughter over it.

4. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, staring Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto.

One word to describe it: OUTSTANDING!
What's it about: This boy who's from the slum, with no proper education, managed to win in Who Wants to Be a millionaire, raising questions how he did it. While in police custody he recalls all his life events that teaches him all the answers to the questions in the game. Brilliant scripts!
Favorite quote:"Computer jee, lock kar diya jaye" - Anil Kapoor
Must Watch? Definitely. Only then you will believe why the movie deserves all the Oscars that it won. Though the hype was over Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, I still think that the real talent lies with the young actors. Especially the young Jamal - Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (the one on the right). Pure talent. Hats off to everyone in this movie!