Cool upcoming movies

A lot of exciting new movies are coming our way. With summer movies still going strong, it's good to know that good (or even great) movies are still around to entertain us until the end of the year.

Of course the movie that I've been waiting for in winter movies lineup is Harry Potter 6, but since there are not many news yet about the film, so I preview here 3 movies that are equally good (based on the trailer) to look forward to.

Quarantine, the remake of the Spanish hit REC, had a set release date in October. The official poster had finally come out in the net. It look kinda cheap, but I guess it's okay as long as the film is good (hopefully). I had post the teaser trailer of the movie before. Check it out okay. It's in the Movie tag. You can also check the new trailer at Yahoo! Movie page. To go to the official site, just click here.

Another remake, The Day The Earth Stood Still, will be released in December. The trailer looks really cool, and I kinda like the tone of the movie, it's dark. The film directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly. You can watch the trailer at the official site, just click here.

Last but not least, a film loosely adapted from a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This film, directed by David Fincher (Panic Room, Zodiac) and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, is about a person who is born aging backwards. Sound like a weird premise for a film but it's kinda cool too. And the trailer looks good. With Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in it, I bet this film will triumph. It will be released sometime in December. To go to the official site, just click here.

I'm not sure if these movies will reach Malaysia or any other part of South East Asia, but I really hope they will. Maybe Quarantine and DTESS have a higher chance, but I'm not so positive about Benjamin Button.

Don't forget to check out the cool trailers of these movies okay. Thanx to Movieweb for the Day The Earth Stood Still poster, and Joblo for the Quarantine poster.

MTV Asia Awards in Malaysia!!!

I think every music fans should know by now that MTV Asia Awards 2008 will be held in Malaysia. That's exciting! Mark the date on your calender now, it's on 2nd August.

You can also vote for your favourite artists. Just surf to the official site to learn more. Voting closes on 25 July 2008.

In my opinion, the most hard-to-decide category is Breakthrough Artist. We have Daughtry, Leona Lewis, Mika and One Republic. Wow, that's tough to choose. I think I don't really mind who'll win because they're all good. I'm also looking forward to the performances. Pussycat Dolls will open the show!!! It's gonna be a blast!!! Jared Leto and Karen Mok will host the show.

Hope everything will turn out well that night. May the best musicians win!

Finally the dragons came

Nearly a year after it was released in Korea and US, Dragon Wars finally came to our shores. Dragon Wars, or D-War, will hit cinemas this weekend together with Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Mmm...tough competition.

This film starring Jason Behr (remember him from the hit TV series, Roswell), Amanda Brooks and Robert Forster. According to Wiki, this film was Korea's largest-budgeted film as of 2007. However, there are more negative reviews for this movie than positive ones. Mmm...I wonder why. The trailer looks impressive. So how come the critics didn't like this movie? Apparently, most of them think that while the visuals look great, the storyline on the other hand is weak.

Anyway, I think I'm gonna give this movie a shot. Usually the critics and I have different taste in film. So hopefully this one will be the same. I still hadn't watch Wanted, so I'm going to watch that first, and probably Hellboy too, before I watch D-war. Hopefully it will not disappoint me. By the way, they already planned a sequel for this movie.

Here's the trailer for D-War. Enjoy!

Red Vs Golden

This is the movie I've been waiting for.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army will hit theaters this weekend, together with Journey to the Center of the Earth. Although I'm a fan of Brendan Fraser, but I have to admit, I'm more eager to watch Hellboy than Journey. But I don't think that'll matter. I'm going to watch both anyway.

The 1st Hellboy movie was so awesome. And when I watched the trailer for the 2nd movie, I was thrilled!!! It came top of my must-watch summer movies this year. And the time has finally come!!! Hooray!!! But I do have some concerns about the movie. Where's the new FBI guy, John Myers, from the 1st movie? I don't see him in the trailer. Does anyone did? I kinda like that character. I hope they didn't eliminate him for this 2nd movie, although it looks like they did. Sigh....

I have here the trailer for Hellboy II. It looks cool, and I hope the movie will live up to that. Enjoy!

P/s: Thanx to Hellboy 2 blog for the Hellboy poster & Cinemablend for the Journey poster.

New blog list

I had add a new blog list of some of my favourites. 2 of them are my personal friends. So feel free to view and give comments okay. I will add more links in the future when I find more that interest me.

With that announcement, this is officially the 100th post in my blog. Woohoo!!! Hoorraaayyyyy!!!

It’s Magyk!!!

Book- Septimus Heap : Magyk
Author- Angie Sage
Illustrator- Mark Zug

More than half of the posts in this blog are about movies and TV series, and only 2 posts are about books (not including this one). So sad. It may look like I don’t like to read books but actually I do. When I said books, I don’t only mean manga or comic but also novels.

Lately I’m so addicted to children novels. I know I’m too old for them but I can’t help myself. One of my favorite books that I just recently discovered is Septimus Heap: Magyk by Angie Sage. This is the first book in the Septimus Heap series. Currently there are already 4 books in the series with the latest being called Queste.

It tells a story about a young girl, Jenna, who had been raised by a normal family of wizards (the Heap family) and not knowing that she was actually the daughter of the previously murdered Queen until one day when someone wanted to assassinate her, following the order from the evil Necromancer, who was longing for power. For their safety, the wizard family and the little princess had to run away. During their escape, they were joined by a young boy from the Young Army, Boy 412, who was unwillingly caught in the action. Boy 412 were raised by the Young Army and never knew his family. At first he was disgusted with the wizards as it was taught to him in the army that the wizards were the enemies. Eventually, he became close and somewhat attracted to them when he really gets to know them. Together, Boy 412, Jenna and the Heap family must find a way to defeat the evil Necromancer and return Jenna to her rightful place. Also, as they were journey together, Boy 412 finally learned the truth of who he really was.

I like this book because of the settings, the story and also the lovable characters. Boy 412 is such a cutie, his responses to the others’ behaviors sometimes made me laugh. Jenna, strong-willed and kind-hearted, can really inspire children. Marcia Overstrand, the ExtraOrdinary Wizard is just hilarious. And the other characters like Silas Heap, Nicko Heap and Stanley, the Confidential Message Rat, are also amusing. There is not a single character that I don’t like. Even DomDaniel, the evil Necromancer, and his apprentice are fun to read about. Oh, and one more thing. I also love the illustrations by Mark Zug. Nice!

Overall, this book is a must have for children, and of course adults who are into children’s novel (like me!). The story is not too complicated and the settings are just magykal, oops! I mean magical. A fun book to read.

With Harry Potter saying goodbye, Septimus Heap could be the next top wizard.

The Incredible Hulk ~ review

I won't say that The Incredible Hulk is an incredible movie but I do think it is a nice movie. I have fun watching it. It was a blast from the start till the end. But the story is too simple, and the last battle with the Abomination is not as good as I thought it would be.

Here's the summary of the story. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) hide himself in Brazil while desperately trying to find a cure for his condition, then the military ambush him, he flees to US, take a few moments to find romance with Betty Ross (Liv Tyler), meet Mr. Blue aka Dr. Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson) for help, defeat the Abomination, THE END. That's pretty much how the story goes. It's not bad, but just plain simple.

For battle scenes, they are quite intense and interesting. There are 3 main battle scenes; Hulk vs Military in Brazil, Hulk vs Military & Emil Blonsky in university's field, and Hulk vs Abomination in New York City. The last battle with the Abomination should be the highlight of the movie, however I think I like the battle scenes at the university more than the one with Abomination. I don't know why. I just feel like something was not quite right in the last battle. I don't know, that's just my opinion anyway.

In the opening credit of the movie, they show us in flashback what really happened to Bruce Banner that made him become the Hulk, so for those who didn't watch the previous Hulk movie directed by Ang Lee (like me), don't worry. Besides, this movie has no relation to that 2003 movie.

Did I mention that Tony "Iron Man" Stark made a cameo appearance in the movie? Oh yes, he did. He mention something about a 'team' to General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (William Hurt). There's a lot of possibilities there. I'm eager to know what they will come out with. But that will have to wait. In the meantime, I'm going to watch Wanted. I'm still planning though. Hope I can spare some time to go and watch it.