tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217649952015-09-17T01:41:26.621+08:00CakapcakapDVDAzmi Anuarnoreply@blogger.comBlogger472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-7024843309155246502014-09-09T09:20:00.000+08:002014-09-09T09:20:03.621+08:00Like Father Like Son<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q24JcJl-5dY/VA5U2gmu64I/AAAAAAAAC1A/VGa0NtwDoXk/s1600/father.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q24JcJl-5dY/VA5U2gmu64I/AAAAAAAAC1A/VGa0NtwDoXk/s1600/father.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Japan</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">201</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">3</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2331143/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">September 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2331143/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.8</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/like_father_like_son_2013/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.6</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Past events affect everyone involved whether we are a willing party or not. The efforts of the past lingers affecting the present. Do we forge ahead and forget the past and concentrate on the present and future? Those feelings that evolve through time do not disappear in an instant. Gently shall we go a step at a time.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Impressive ensemble acting backed by a well written script gave the story a believable feel. The child actors are a delight to watch.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/d9ZU0_RFiDQ" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-74887709435624689392014-09-04T01:22:00.002+08:002014-09-04T01:22:41.862+08:00The Grand Budapest Hotel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUs7D15NzqM/VAdNv0rmamI/AAAAAAAAC0s/q_KuwKnN7Pc/s1600/hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUs7D15NzqM/VAdNv0rmamI/AAAAAAAAC0s/q_KuwKnN7Pc/s1600/hotel.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">USA</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">201</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">4</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">3 September </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">8.2</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_grand_budapest_hotel/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8.4</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US">The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A roller coaster, delicious smorgasbord of characters amidst an approaching war. The old era will end soon and a new outlook is on the horizon. That would not come to the fore until a few loose ends are tied up. Layers of human foibles are highlighted. The ensemble cast gave a rip roaring performance.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Delightful.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2bTbW70umbQ" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-12803830009326863562014-08-28T00:59:00.002+08:002014-08-28T00:59:30.093+08:00The Congress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZUd17LNcrU/U_4OFAi2FiI/AAAAAAAAC0c/Y2ps3grgwc8/s1600/congress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZUd17LNcrU/U_4OFAi2FiI/AAAAAAAAC0c/Y2ps3grgwc8/s1600/congress.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">France 2013</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821641/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">27 August</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821641/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.7</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_congress/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6.8</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider..</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What a wonderful idea. To be able to escape reality but how much do we want to immerse ourselves in that world. Reality is not always pleasant but despite its shortcomings, there is the assurance that what we encounter is for all intents and purposes the real situation. A hard choice when love comes into the equation. Or a simple decision with no guarantees of its consequences.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">An engaging story.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1rNSTizOsws" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-64465216073186879512014-07-13T08:00:00.000+08:002014-07-13T08:00:00.859+08:00Exotica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KmthEQG6LA8/U794f9dmpDI/AAAAAAAACz0/eV984ySdTtc/s1600/exotica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KmthEQG6LA8/U794f9dmpDI/AAAAAAAACz0/eV984ySdTtc/s1600/exotica.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Canada 1994</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109759/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">July</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109759/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.2</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exotica/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8.3</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The 'Exotica' is a nightclub on the outskirts of Toronto, where Eric, DJ and MC, watches nightly as his ex-girlfriend Christina performs. A regular customer triggers mixed feelings for many.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A place where customers spend a few hours forgetting their everyday lives. An escape from reality. As the proprietor says, it is a place for relaxation not of healing. Past entanglements plays a role in the present. Then we realise that those pent-up emotions have not disappeared but continued smouldering. A blow up triggers those feelings to the fore and we have to come to terms with the past. </span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The past, present and future interlinked.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tNxozZb7jr4" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-35878256617947015512014-07-12T08:00:00.000+08:002014-07-12T08:00:04.154+08:00Where is the Friend's Home? (Khane-ye doust kodjast?)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ATLDvffigPc/U77IZLv7C2I/AAAAAAAACzk/Z4ZbZeGTA7U/s1600/friend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ATLDvffigPc/U77IZLv7C2I/AAAAAAAACzk/Z4ZbZeGTA7U/s1600/friend.jpg" height="320" width="176" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Iran 1987</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093342/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">July</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093342/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8.0</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/khane_ye_doust_kodjast_1987/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8.0</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Action speak louder than words. The desire to help a friend in need knows no bounds in this story. The journey, effort and hardship encountered while trying to help is most admirable. The adults might never be able to come close to this level of friendship. That strong will to do what is required. The right thing to do despite the obstacles.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It seemed ordinary at the beginning but the end was worth the wait.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vWTL9AFrxUo" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-11854146065836713062014-07-11T08:00:00.000+08:002014-07-11T08:00:06.919+08:00Last Life in the Universe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPLi8tIPK8E/U72CX6QJ0iI/AAAAAAAACzU/yhe8pDvLOWs/s1600/Last_life_in_the_universe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPLi8tIPK8E/U72CX6QJ0iI/AAAAAAAACzU/yhe8pDvLOWs/s1600/Last_life_in_the_universe.jpg" height="320" width="225" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">T</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">hailand</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">200</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">3</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0345549/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">10</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">July</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0345549/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.7</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_life_in_the_universe/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">4</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">5</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There's a world of difference being alone and being lonely. A man and a woman find a common thread, an understanding of each other. Each has his own world. Not the normal working life but those who remain in the margins. They are driven by another force. Often times seeking solace in another who share the same journey.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Unlikely mates in another universe.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tU2QhICrdgY" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-70736860570895422782014-07-10T08:00:00.000+08:002014-07-10T08:00:06.010+08:00Three times (Zui hao de shi guang)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PyKyYT8MfY/U7wYDJ30CQI/AAAAAAAACy8/mhymw6E2eSM/s1600/three+times.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PyKyYT8MfY/U7wYDJ30CQI/AAAAAAAACy8/mhymw6E2eSM/s1600/three+times.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Taiwan 2005</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459666/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 9</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">July</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459666/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6.9</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zui-hao-de-shi-guang-three-times/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Three stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. Two actors play the two main characters in each story</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Three stories. Three different periods. A boy and a girl. A man and a woman. Love is the common thread. An unspoken longing for the other. Each couple has to find the strength to bring the relationship to the next level. They have to decide how to make it stronger and last.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gentle look at love.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MYOnv2nR59o" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-3383500110459678582014-07-09T08:00:00.000+08:002014-07-09T08:00:02.987+08:00Antares<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fD0CYee13jc/U7wWafL4FXI/AAAAAAAACyw/Cv0jvQxFFuQ/s1600/antares.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fD0CYee13jc/U7wWafL4FXI/AAAAAAAACyw/Cv0jvQxFFuQ/s1600/antares.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Antares</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Austria 2004</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419449/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">July</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419449/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.4/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1146294-antares/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">4.6</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A deadly car crash sets off three parallel stories of women at crisis points, faltering behind the doors of the same, plain Vienna apartment block</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">6</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Glimpses of ordinary lives, loves and desires. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">An apartment block that houses residents struggling with their inner selves. A love that has lost its spark. A love that needs constant assurance. A past love that keeps coming back to make its presence felt. All connected in unexpected ways.</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Satisfying watch.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1tD3EJpp4WQ" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-77817548582286763322014-07-08T22:09:00.000+08:002014-07-08T22:09:16.307+08:00Z<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6hDENpAH1vw/U7v68oygsGI/AAAAAAAACyY/GOzfKmTSMpY/s1600/z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6hDENpAH1vw/U7v68oygsGI/AAAAAAAACyY/GOzfKmTSMpY/s1600/z.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Z</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">France 1969</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">7 July</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/z/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8.1</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The struggle between the new and the established. The conscience of one man pushed the envelope further. One by one, painstakingly trying to piece together what happened before the incident. Everyone knows there is a bigger power behind the scenes but the effort to pin them down is the main theme of the story. Whether the guilty get their just rewards, only history will tell.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A snapshot of one of the events leading to a new ruling class.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0WQhJyse4hg" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-44810069939386085222014-06-17T08:00:00.000+08:002014-06-17T08:00:03.228+08:00Old Boy (Oldeuboi)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iMk-2X_lgPc/U58nLhXOSJI/AAAAAAAACyA/AfvMj4YUirk/s1600/old+boy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iMk-2X_lgPc/U58nLhXOSJI/AAAAAAAACyA/AfvMj4YUirk/s1600/old+boy.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">S</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">outh Korea</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">200</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">3</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">6</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">June</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.4/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oldboy/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.3/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The old wound festers until the right time arrives when all will be revealed. The wound might heal but scars remain as a reminder of what happened in the past. Was it worth the time and effort to wait for that day. Others are involved just because of that one incident in the past. That past is entrenched in the soul and the mind works to avenge itself.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mesmerising.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Uyx706z-W9s" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-76079812317033594392014-06-15T09:22:00.000+08:002014-06-15T09:22:18.505+08:00Pleasure Factory (Kuaile gongchang)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LXDI6v0UL5I/U5z0nN5yztI/AAAAAAAACxw/sChVzTvwNrw/s1600/Pleasure_Factory_film_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LXDI6v0UL5I/U5z0nN5yztI/AAAAAAAACxw/sChVzTvwNrw/s1600/Pleasure_Factory_film_poster.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Singapore 2007</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_Factory"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">wikipedia</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">4</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">June</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1018902/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5.4</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The lives of pleasure seekers and pleasure providers intertwine one night in Singapore's red light district.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">6</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">The give and take in the pleasure dome. A microcosm of the society at large. Each has their own reasons going to the area. Each wants that moment of happiness, if possible to prolong it. How often will that come true. And others affected by your decision, will they be the same.</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4LSk_WQAw1M" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-38721657705985050272014-06-13T08:00:00.000+08:002014-06-13T08:00:03.268+08:00The Year of Living Vicariously <div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Malaysia 2005</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446510/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">12 June</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446510/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">IMDB</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6.3/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A documentary made during the making of a feature film.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thoughts and opinions of the cast and crew of the film is the subject of the documentary. Many topics and questions are asked. Some even shared folk tales they remembered. All these against the backdrop of the goings-on during filming of a feature on an activiist during the 1960s. </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The documentary and feature film coincidentally was filmed during the same time as the campaign for the first directly elected president of Indonesia. There was much hope of a better future for the nation. As a few respondents mentioned, the journey to reach that goal might take longer than expected given the entrenched system of the past. It is still a work in progress.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-71797627933151238002014-06-01T08:00:00.000+08:002014-06-01T08:00:01.991+08:00Film Socialisme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi9ZCRT7uPA/U4oHIxBeXII/AAAAAAAACwg/hOIsXfEGtUA/s1600/film.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xi9ZCRT7uPA/U4oHIxBeXII/AAAAAAAACwg/hOIsXfEGtUA/s1600/film.jpg" height="320" width="195" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Switzerland</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">201</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">0</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1438535/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">3</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1438535/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.8</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/film_socialisme/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.4/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Legendary director Jean-Luc Godard returns to the screen with Film Socialisme, a magisterial essay on the decline of European Civilization </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">6</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The cinematography, juxtaposition of images and quotes, invites the audience into the mind of the director. The past will always have an effect on the present. Questions are asked to justify why certain decisions were made. Have past actions brought the results desired. </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">More and more questions surface. The answer is still uncertain.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FN27Hhfkf6k" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-26998678454322112622014-05-31T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-31T08:00:00.784+08:00The Mill and the Cross<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tVWdGaYp9Fc/U4io0bu4V6I/AAAAAAAACwI/bx4kXAZW5s4/s1600/mill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MJLPIP2rOUA/U4ipA9ObJaI/AAAAAAAACwQ/cbrfbwJK87w/s1600/mill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MJLPIP2rOUA/U4ipA9ObJaI/AAAAAAAACwQ/cbrfbwJK87w/s1600/mill.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Poland 2011</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1324055/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">30</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1324055/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.9</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_mill_and_the_cross/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.4/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The film focuses on a dozen of the 500 characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I was attracted by the three actors in the film, Rutger Hauer, Michael York and Charlotte Rampling. Having one of them would light up any story and having three gives a different glow to the entire proceedings. </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Those who want a fast paced sequence of events should avoid watching this depiction of how a painting comes alive. Layers of paint are applied in each scene. Savour it slowly and you will be rewarded.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1ZeCX_zevJ0" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-71417873470230986062014-05-30T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-30T08:00:03.595+08:00Korczak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BUaTuA13LvM/U4ds1-06GQI/AAAAAAAACv4/v28Fn_sM2io/s1600/korczak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BUaTuA13LvM/U4ds1-06GQI/AAAAAAAACv4/v28Fn_sM2io/s1600/korczak.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Poland 1990</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099949/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">2</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">9</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099949/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.5</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Account of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The atrocities of war affects everyone. In this case even children from the orphanage. The good doctor tries his best to save the children but what exactly can he do considering the situation. The plan to deport them had been set and any effort to change that decision is futile.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fated being born of a certain group</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That choice was not in our hands</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Children with all their dreams and hopes</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Are the same </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Unfortunately</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tomorrow might not wait for them</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iG0GFBjdeA0" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-23914509011876495442014-05-21T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-21T08:00:05.621+08:00Lost in Beijing (Ping guo)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e8aXFCIMo6g/U3uKnRhJRqI/AAAAAAAACvo/bUrJ8KwDQp8/s1600/beijing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e8aXFCIMo6g/U3uKnRhJRqI/AAAAAAAACvo/bUrJ8KwDQp8/s1600/beijing.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">China 2007</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949489/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">2</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949489/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.8</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1192806-lost_in_beijing/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">5.5</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A look at modern-day life in China's capital centered on a ménage-a-quatre involving a young woman, her boss, her husband and her boss's wife</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The life in a big city. The rich who has made it in life. In contrast those who are just starting, struggling trying to make a decent life. The big man who takes advantage of the weak, the wife who tolerates his wanderings. </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Money in this story does not bring that happiness that everyone wants. It is ultimately just a tool, a means to a more comfortable life and a head start for the young. The young is always the priority.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Watch it for the scenes when the characters do not have to say a word but let questions linger.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xHhRuEEK3w0" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-37558201147896790972014-05-20T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-20T08:00:04.990+08:00Three Monleys (Üç maymun)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-itz1RsMLx5Y/U3pC5f4M7sI/AAAAAAAACvY/UvNwcqUBMgU/s1600/three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-itz1RsMLx5Y/U3pC5f4M7sI/AAAAAAAACvY/UvNwcqUBMgU/s1600/three.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">Turkey</span>20<span lang="en-MY">08</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233381/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">20</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233381/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.4</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/three_monkeys/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-MY">6.8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US">T</span>hat first step, agreeing to be part of a plan in exchange for money is itself a harbinger of future disaster. All seemed so simple at the beginning but when your wants get the better of you, the plan goes awry.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The main actors hold the audience's attention with sparse dialogue relying instead on their facial attractions and body movements. They managed to convey that inner struggle each of them were facing during those uncertain times. No one knows of a definite answer.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Each event flowing</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Like the waves in the ocean</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hurling itself to the shore</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Before retreating</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Back to a normal state</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-MY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/M9B_gPbmmHI" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-3785407457197047492014-05-15T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-15T08:00:01.921+08:00The Hunt (Jagten)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EvptYDQkNK4/U3OWKnLLUGI/AAAAAAAACus/yAmpFYOGhSw/s1600/hunt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EvptYDQkNK4/U3OWKnLLUGI/AAAAAAAACus/yAmpFYOGhSw/s1600/hunt.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Denmark 2012</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">4</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">8</span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.3</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunt_2013/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.9</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Whenever a child is involved in a crime involving an adult, the sympathies will almost always be on that child's side. The accused adult has a hard time trying to prove his innocence. The incident automatically made everyone suspicious of the suspect. Even his circle of friends abandon and ostracise him.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The child actor managed to bring to the screen a believable tale. The silent moments and glances convey her inner turmoil effortlessly. A story that could happen anywhere as accusations is always easy to make. Unfortunately proving you have not done anything wrong is very difficult. The uncertainty remains for some.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A satisfying watch.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9Umv4CyxTdg" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-4552069214141273762014-05-14T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-14T08:00:02.043+08:00Don't drink the water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UfnNfuLoyVI/U3Dt9XgswcI/AAAAAAAACuI/U_jCKw5wl3E/s1600/water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UfnNfuLoyVI/U3Dt9XgswcI/AAAAAAAACuI/U_jCKw5wl3E/s1600/water.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">USA 1994</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109644/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">3</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109644/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6</span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.3</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1100866-dont_drink_the_water/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">4.7</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset in a sensitive region</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">6</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A Woody Allen would not be one without the rapid fire dialogue. In this story, that trademark is evident. That is also its failing in a way as the audience must be alert to catch all the little snippets. The cast worked well together as the director managed to bring out the best from each of them.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It not the best from Woody Allen but still entertaining.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Special circumstances bring</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Different people together</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However strange it may seem</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Unbelievable even</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Love blossoms</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mistakes, blunders, errors</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Throughout the life of a man</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They accompany him</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Time for a change</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To bolster your own self confidence</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To forge a new life</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A new destiny</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/r0CtHM2PGhw" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-39822411717488342982014-05-13T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-13T08:00:01.371+08:00The Ambassador<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BPqyGgddHmg/U2-h9V589BI/AAAAAAAACto/-N8QuBV3UVk/s1600/ambassador.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BPqyGgddHmg/U2-h9V589BI/AAAAAAAACto/-N8QuBV3UVk/s1600/ambassador.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Denmark 2011</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2048877/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2048877/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.</span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ambassador/">Rotten tomatoes</a> 6.8/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Danish journalist Mads Brügger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">0</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A story that tries to show the inner workings of the blood diamond trade in Africa. Seen from the perspective of an outsider who is trying to pass himself off as a consul. That cover is supposed to make him immune from the usual checks when he travels to and from that country with lots of cash or diamonds. </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A comedy at one level as it shows how unprepared the main character is when he faces difficult situations. A sad reality on another level. The danger and dealings are accepted routines in the country. </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The daily lives of its citizens.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Far removed from the riches</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gained from the mineral abundant</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The gains are for those in power</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Those with connections</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A wrong move</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A wrong decision</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Might signal the end of all plans</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But others continue coming</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Following their dreams</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That one day </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They will strike it rich</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/U7McMInDG5o" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-59888940699761674552014-05-12T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-12T08:00:03.813+08:00The Whole Shootin' Match<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3cYrgb9c8r0/U25b7ngoUvI/AAAAAAAACtY/CFXQ6wUmubk/s1600/match.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3cYrgb9c8r0/U25b7ngoUvI/AAAAAAAACtY/CFXQ6wUmubk/s1600/match.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">USA</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">1978</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-whole-shootin-match-2007"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">rogerebert</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen 1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">1</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181156/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.</span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Two friends trying hard to make a living. Are they on the right track after previous failed attempts.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">5</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Luck is definitely not on their side</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Failures more than successes</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Or has there ever been a successes</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">An average income</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Nothing to be proud of</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The butt of jokes</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That is their second name</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Flings, drinks, a good time</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A respite from the grind</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A regular routine</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Not spectacular, but mundane</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Would their lives change when </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That big great idea is sold and marketed</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Or have they jumped the gun</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Expecting too much from that one idea</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hoping that this will be the turning point</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2qVAkaYNF7o" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-25351352630896219102014-05-11T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-11T08:00:04.511+08:00Round da way (Lascars)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1UNuDfbON_M/U2z1tb_HsnI/AAAAAAAACs4/2pgi0krwPd0/s1600/lascars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1UNuDfbON_M/U2z1tb_HsnI/AAAAAAAACs4/2pgi0krwPd0/s1600/lascars.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">France</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">200</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">9</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043852/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">10</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043852/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.</span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">0</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tony and Jose are best friends and petty crooks, but tension strikes the duo when Jose falls for the rich Clemence and wants to go straight</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I got hooked from the first strains of the music and opening scene. There is an infectious feel to the whole story. The script might be simple, following a tried and tested story line. A guy from the wrong side of town falling for the rich girl. But of course, things do not go according to plan. There are obstacles along the way. </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There is always tests</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Where matters of love is concerned</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Attraction to another</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Who seem to be so incompatible</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Trials and tribulations</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Would always be there</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Until true love </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Finds its way</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/e0YFtydM79A" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-89846435261525216762014-05-10T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-10T08:00:04.260+08:00The Death of Mr Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lazarescu)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4iXDabP_w-U/U2ucFR5vYGI/AAAAAAAACsY/mc_oZfZHeCA/s1600/death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4iXDabP_w-U/U2ucFR5vYGI/AAAAAAAACsY/mc_oZfZHeCA/s1600/death.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Romania </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">200</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">5</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456149/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">9</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456149/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.9</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1158218-death_of_mr_lazarescu/">Rotten tomatoes</a> 8/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. That is the beginning of a long night.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The main character has his own ideas on what is making him sick. From the moment he calls the ambulance, the nightmare of being alone and sick fills the screen. The neighbours might be helpful but up to a certain extent. The emergency services try their best to send him to get the proper care that he needs, but there are obstacles along the way.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Is the health care system responsible</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For the state of affairs</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For the well being of each citizen</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Doctors, nurses, paramedics are underpaid, overworked</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A common occurrence in most places</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They try their best</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That is what they are trained to do</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But do patients have a responsibility too</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Taking care of their health as far as possible</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So as to lessen the burden on the system</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A vicious cycle</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OB5BktF00_Y" width="420"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-67637955133693281962014-05-09T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-09T08:00:00.029+08:00The Face You Deserve (A Cara que Mereces)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QLTz32z0n6Q/U2pqKt8d1XI/AAAAAAAACr4/Sq__N9sByF8/s1600/faceyoudeserve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QLTz32z0n6Q/U2pqKt8d1XI/AAAAAAAACr4/Sq__N9sByF8/s1600/faceyoudeserve.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Portugal</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">20</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">04</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.thecinematheque.ca/the-magical-musical-meta-fictional-imagination-of-portugals-miguel-gomes/the-face-you-deserve"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">cinematheque</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442940/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.1</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A man turning 30.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The beginning of the film gives a glimpse of what lies ahead. The main character, Francisco will be 30 and he seems to be ambivalent about that milestone. When the celebrations for the party did not go as planned we see him in a different light.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The director uses the major part of the film after the canceled birthday party scene to show the different facets of a man.</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Does a man ever change </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When he reaches a certain age</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Does he need to change</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When that moment comes along</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Can he remain the same</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Retaining the past </span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As a stepping stone</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For bigger challenges</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That lie ahead</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/liswMG9wNJY" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21764995.post-46156904510828369312014-05-08T08:00:00.000+08:002014-05-08T08:00:00.697+08:00The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m-FJiNgPtdY/U2o6uDK2AbI/AAAAAAAACro/WlJsZWcfSJk/s1600/beauty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m-FJiNgPtdY/U2o6uDK2AbI/AAAAAAAACro/WlJsZWcfSJk/s1600/beauty.jpg" /></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Italy</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">2013</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Details </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2358891/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">IMDB</span></span></a></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Seen </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">7</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">May 2014</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Ratings from other sources</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2358891/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">IMDB</span></span></a></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.</span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_great_beauty/"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rotten tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7.8</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">/10</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>My ratings</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">8.0/10</span></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>My impressions:</b></span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The birthday celebration brings back memories</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Each street, each building has its part</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In making him what he is</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In the past when he was just starting</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And now an established name</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There is that nagging recurring question</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Why did that one relationship</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">End the way it did</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New friends, encounters, lovers</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Could never equal or be the same</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As that which has passed</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Acceptance</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That is the best</span></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="western" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Dyt430YkQn0" width="560"></iframe>Azmi Anuarhttps://plus.google.com/104426639380902033048noreply@blogger.com0