March of the Penguins

RENT
If you are not a fan of penguins, I would pass on this one. Basically, it is a National Geographic special on the mating ritual of the penguins. It goes into depth on their long and harsh journey to produce an offspring. Also, it gives you a close look at the cold winters in the South Pole. Some great cinema at work but not necessary to be made into a movie.

After you watch this film, it feels great to know humans do not have to go thru this gruesome ritual of reproduction.

Convicted

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A very predictable movie with no twists at all. Everything that you imagine will happen. It was not interesting to watch. Could have been a good story of a district attorney's journey to save a woman who is on deathroll, but this film falls short of a good plot.

Dukes of Hazzard

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The classic might have been a smash hit, but this remake is total trash. Jessica Simpson might look sexy but she can't act for her life. Endless car chases that were so boring to watch. That's about the whole movie unless you want to see some nude chicks in a university. What a pointless movie.

Versus

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I thought it was an anime based on the cover, but it was just a regular Japanese movie. Lots of blood and gore. If you enjoy martial arts movies, this is still a rent. However, the fighting scenes with guns and swords were just boring. The dialogue were cheezy and it looks like a movie made in the 1950s.

Andy Lau Vision Tour

Special Feature
Sporting a goat tee, Andy was lively and entertaining. He interacted with the audience and had the most wild fans I have seen. He also brought most of his dancers from Hong Kong, so his dance routines were very well done. What made Andy a success is that he knows how to play to the audience. He was not afraid of the crowd and even seek their attention.

This time around, Raymond Mui did a good job and the bus were on schedule. However, they should not be taking tips if they were not providing any services. They used to show a film on the bus, but this has been eliminated. With the bus fee in place, tips are not appropriate.

Leon A Story

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Nothing worth seeing. A musical movie by Leon that is nothing special. A young girl who has live a life of drugs and partying starts dating Leon who is a police officer.

King Kong

BUY
The prescreening of Kong was over 3 hours long, but well worth the stay. Peter Jackson does not disappoint and delivers an epic size film. This film will definitely do well in the box office and might even topple giants such as Jurassic Park and Lord of the Rings. What makes this movie a success? King Kong is a legend and this remake of the classic is more entertaining and more exciting. If you grew up watching the black and white edition, you will love this film. Jackson brings Kong to life and gives him humanity. He is a roaring ape, but the audience loves him. Who can hate a beast that succumbs to beauty? Like Spiderman, the audience enjoys a movie where they can relate to the flaw of the superhero.

Despite his size, Kong does not steal the whole show. Naomi Watts with her dazzling beauty and innocence captures the heart of the audience and the great beast. The role of Anne could not have been casted better. She is vibrant and alive, and gives hope to a better world. Adrian Brody was also good in his part as writer and lover to Anne, but critics could be right, seems like he was upstaged by King Kong.

My Date with Drew

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Another bad movie. Who wants to see a true documentary of a normal guy's quest to get a date with Drew Barrymore? I thought the filmmaker will have some new elements with this film. However, it's a plain old documentary. I don't even know why Drew would even show up on film. Pity probably. Such a boring quest.

Winter Solstice

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This movie is a total waste of time. It begins with no point and ends with no point. I cannot believe that I rented this film. I thought it started out slow and it might end with some brilliant lesson of life, but this film was just a complete waste. Never listen to the critics. This film isn't even 10% good.

Without a Paddle

RENT
Without a doubt, an entertaining film. Lots of great laughs and just a no brainer funny movie about 3 guys who goes on a road trip in the great wilderness. It would have been better if they left out the villains because it felt like a kid movie.

The Final Cut

RENT
An interesting film to watch. If you liked Minority Report, you will like this one too. A science thriller where you can watch replays of people's lives when they die. Imagine that. When you attend funerals in the future, you will see their lives as a movie. How weird would that be?

After the Sunset

BUY
If you like Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek, you will like this film. They definitely have chemistry on screen and they keep you interested. The movie is entertaining and you will have some great laughs. You can't go wrong with doing a diamond heist on a beautiful tropical island.

In the special features of the DVD, they also showed how the movie was filmed. It was quite interesting to see how a movie is produced from beginning to end.

Jacket

DUMP
This movie was really terrible. It is so gloomy, depressing, and boring. I thought Adrian Brody could have some great thriller out, but this is trash. Throughout the movie, all you see is a man who has flashbacks because he has been shot in the head. Adrian was great in Pianist but this is total junk.

Even the Manchurian Candidate was better than one.

House of D

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A movie directed by David D. A good concept of a movie that does not make it. You wait a long time to see this big secret of his past but it's no big thing. You are waiting to see this past that blows his family away, but it's just alittle thing. Cmon.

However, Robin Williams was great in his role as a mentally challenged individual who has a sacred friendship with a kid in his neighborhood. Still not worth watching.