My 2010 Movie Reviews

Typed by Amalina Fitri on 3.9.10

Only for the movies that I've actually watched xP

Warning: Movie spoilers.

1. Spy Next Door
"Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau."
I always loved this genre. You know, mixing spying with the average everyday thing. And I love Jackie Chan. So put the two together, and the movie isn't so bad.. The gadgets are one of the best features of a good spy movie and the gadgets here are pretty cool. Then again, I'm easily impressed so don't take it from me. The general outline of the movie is actually pretty cliched. Like, the spy pretending to be boring and geeky, like Arnold Schwartzenegger did in True Lies (1994). And then, the whole mom's boyfriend taking care of the kids while mom is away, kinda like Ice Cube in Are We There Yet? (2005). But still, it's Jackie Chan and he obviously interpreted and played his role quite differently and I enjoyed his performance very much.

2. Percy Jackson
"A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods."
Okay, I'd probably be a bit biased here because I kind of fell in love with Logan Lerman. Lol. He has one of the sexiest smiles on a teen actor that I've seen so far. Of course, his acting is not bad either. He really makes it all realistic. Like, I would imagine if I were in his shoes, I'd probably react the same way, for example, to the pen scene. You know, where Pierce Brosnan/Mr. Brunner tells him to use the pen when he needs it. The realistic approach adds a bit of humour, I think, because people can relate to his reactions. Alexandra Daddario was also not bad. I loved her character, wanting to prove herself to her mom and whatnot. And Steve Coogan and Rosario Dawson were hilarious characters. The fact that Jake Abel, a.k.a. Luke, was the bad guy was totally unexpected from my point of view but I'm kinda slow at putting things together so maybe it's just me.

3. Alice in Wonderland
"19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror."
I thought the Red Queen was hilarious. I memorized half her lines by the end of the movie. Of course, I've forgotten them all now. Still, I usually only remember a character's lines when I really enjoyed watching them so yeah.. I'm totally not into Anne Hathaway's character though. I was like, "Dude, get off the screen." I'm not anti-Anne Hathaway. Just the opposite. I actually like watching her act. This time, though, her character was just, ugh.. Loved the twins, Tweedledee and Tweedledum. I remembered quite a few of their lines as well. As to the plot itself, it wasn't bad, I suppose. But I don't know. Something about the ending doesn't really click for me. The whole Alice fighting the Jabberwocky and stuff. And Alice ending up planning a trip to China for business. I don't know~

4. How To Train Your Dragon
"A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed."
I like this movie. There aren't a lot of Viking movies, at least not that I've heard of. So this is quite a novelty. Plus, the fact that it's an animated film goes a long way with me. I love cartoons, especially with animals in them ~_~ I think it's a great concept, the idea of training your own pet which happens to be a really dangerous creature. I'm sure a lot of kids have at least thought about it, if not fantasize about it. I'm guilty as charged. I also love America Ferrera's character, Astrid. She's kinda like Alexandra's character, Annabeth, in Percy Jackson (2010). The whole "just-because-I'm-a-girl-doesn't-mean-I-have-to-stay-home-and-cook" attitude. They're both tough, tougher than the main characters at any rate and I always enjoy watching a little girl power at the movies. I love movies that make me cry, or almost cry. This movie made me almost cry, when we all thought Hiccup died and his dad finally realised his error in judgment. That was so sad. And duh, obviously it's okay to cry during an animated movie.

5. Back-up Plan
"A romantic comedy centered on a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day."
Although I usually hate stereotypes, watching them in a movie never gets old. After all, it's all in good humour. I can't really comment too much on the movie. It's gotten a lot of bad reviews, mainly because it's so stereotypical and patronising on women. I think I focused mostly on the dialogue when I watched the movie. That's how I was able to enjoy it better. The ending was stupid though. =)

6. Karate Kid
"Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master."
Another Jackie Chan movie. I actually blogged about this movie before about how in love I am with Zhenwei Wang. Lol. Personally, to me, the movie was just another karate kid movie, the characters portrayed differently by different actors. The main difference here is that the rival is really cute, albeit too young for me ^_^ Anyway, plot-wise, it's not bad. Not really into Taraji P. Henson's character. Could be better, I think. I loved the training scenes, especially when Jaden Smith had his hands attached to the two sticks held by Jackie and Jackie held him just above the water. Apa nya urang, rugged.. The final fight was awesome, too. I couldn't help but find that Zhenwei was completely adorable when he showed surprise at Rongguang Yu's order to hurt Jaden on his broken leg. He WAS good inside, after all. However, I think my favorite scene is when the bad boys encounter Jackie's character for the first time. Jackie Chan is just awesome.

7. The A-Team
"A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed."
I gotta say, this is one of the best movies of 2010. I absolutely enjoyed it and I have not heard one person complain about it. The action was great, the comedy was funny, and Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley are not bad-looking =P Plus, I absolutely loved both their characters. They're my favorites not because of what they look like but because they're really funny. I loved Sharlto's first appearance and the first time we see him fly a helicopter. That was hilarious. Their group leader, Liam Neeson, too, is quite an awesome character, with his cool craziness and whatnot. Jessica Biel wasn't bad either but she's not exactly on my top ten favorite things about the movie.

8. Toy Story 3
"The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home."
Another great 2010 animated movie, although this far surpasses How To Train Your Dragon (2010) in terms of quality, I'm sorry to say. This was just awesome! I nearly cried twice, which is twice the times I nearly cried for the aforementioned Dragon movie. Lol. Sorry, the title's too long and I'm too lazy to type the whole thing. Anyway, Buzz Lightyear's character was hilarious this year, what with the Spanish mechanism on and everything. It was also quite funny to see the Ken & Barbie romance playing out. Cute. I loved the scene where Woody convinces Big Baby that Lotso was evil. That was so heart-wrenching. Poor Big Baby! I hate the ending, though. Why did Andy give Woody away too??? I also hate the fact that Bo Peep's gone prior to the movie. I'd love to watch Woody and Bo Peep together again. They're so adorable, for a couple of toys.

9. Knight and Day
"June Havens finds her everyday life tangled with that of a secret agent who has realized he isn't supposed to survive his latest mission."
This movie was so funny! I'm surprised at the lack of reaction in the cinema. I swear, when I was watching this, it was mostly me, my cousin and my friend laughing throughout the movie -___-' Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz work pretty well together, in my opinion. Their interaction was just too cute in the movie. I don't know if it was the directing, the writing or the acting itself that just made the movie work so well. Regardless of what most people have said to me about it, I myself am quite satisfied with the result.

10. Twilight 3: Eclipse
"As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob."
I'm not saying this because I totally prefer Harry Potter (which I do), but this is my honest opinion. The movie kinda sucked. I nearly fell asleep watching it XD I mean, there were a few amusing dialogues but that's it. Even the action was kind of slow to me. I don't think they made the right choice in showing some of the action moves in slow motion. It kinda ruined it for me. I haven't been a big fan of Robert Pattinson, especially since the second Twilight movie. This third installment has not helped to improve that, sorry to say. The wolves were cool though. Mostly what amused me was the fact that Taylor Lautner's character kept taking full advantage of anything he could do to annoy Edward. I'm not really into Julia Jones's character though. I kinda imagined Leah totally differently based on the book. And yes, I did read the Twilight books prior to watching the movie.

11. Last Airbender
"The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations."
Well, it wasn't too bad, I suppose. I like Nicola Peltz a.k.a. Katara. I want her to end up with Prince Zuko (Dev Patel). Lol. Yes, I do enjoy a bit of romance in every movie. I wasn't so impressed with the beginning of the movie. It didn't really capture my attention. It looked more like a documentary in Antarctica to me. I actually thought it was another advert before the movie really began. Sorry. I loved Dev's character, though. The whole evil prince with a twist thing. I really hadn't expected him to be the one to rescue Noah Ringer's character, Aang. I don't know if that was part of the cartoon series, though. I never watched it. Anyway, not totally into Noah Ringer himself.

12. Despicable Me
"When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds himself profoundly changed by the growing love between them."
Aww.. This movie was really cute. It's hilarious that Gru is so bent on capturing the moon ^___^' I guess it shows that even the bad guys have dreams of their own. My favorite character is probably Agnes, especially with her unicorn song. It's no wonder Gru fell in love with the three of them. Anyone would, I'm sure. I love the concept of the movie because although Gru initially only wanted to use the girls, the idea of adoption itself is a very sweet thing. I think that's what makes me love the movie so much.

13. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
"Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake recruits a seemingly everyday guy in his mission to defend New York City from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath."
I was really looking forward to watching this movie prior to actually watching it. It's not as great as I expected but still not bad. I always enjoy watching Nicholas Cage act. And I actually enjoyed Teresa Palmer's character here :D I loved that they put in the mop scene from Mickey Mouse in here. That made the movie totally classic. My second favorite scene would be when Jay Baruchel shows off his invention using the electric currents thingy that plays music. I forgot what it was. But it was totally cool. I mean, if a guy tried to impress using that, I'd be totally, totally impressed. I also love Omar Benson Miller's character. He's funny!

14. Salt
"A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy."
I'm not really into this movie. The action's great but I don't know. It's not a totally awesome movie for me. I did love the twist at the end where it turns out Liev Shreiber's character is also a traitor, though. Lol. That was unexpected. The assassination was also really cool. Of course Evelyn Salt pulled it off. She's Angelina Jolie after all. And the fact that she didn't kill her boss was a nice trick. I really thought she was innocent at first. Smart move there. Basically, that's it for me. I've never really enjoyed Jolie movies except for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).

Last but not least;

15. Tekken
"About a young man who is driven to vengeance when his mother is executed."
Can I just spazz for a second here? Just a second.  EEEEEE!!! JIN!! SO CUTE! I'M IN LOVE! YOU IS AWESOMENESS COME TO LIFE! I LOVE YOU!!!  >_<' Okay. Thanks. But seriously though, Jon Foo is SO cute here. I guess most people didn't enjoy the movie much, or didn't think it did Tekken any justice, but in my opinion, Jon made up for everything missing in it. It's my favorite movie of the year. Sorry for the bias. I guess I never really let go of my fangirl instincts. Now I hate Kelly Overton. Sorry. Anyway, I loved all the fight scenes. Rugged yo... Obviously they wouldn't have any powers here. They were probably trying to make it more realistic. It worked, I think. Lol. Sorry. I'm still being biased. I love Nina and Anna Williams here. I always loved playing Nina. Although I don't care much for the fact that she tried to assassinate Jin.. --'

Okay, I don't think I can write a more neutral review on this and I don't think you'd appreciate me fangirling too much. So that's me being done.

 

1 Comment:

  1. Miss LL said...
    September 5, 2010 at 11:14 PM  
    hahaha i dare not to read your review mal! aku in process dwlding knight and day!! and aku sasak tunggu despicable me. alum th ada yg tarang. salt plng ada yg terang LOL!

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