Movie Review : The Art Of Getting By (2011)

I've been waiting for this movie to come out (on "unofficial" dvd of course) since the first time I watched the trailer. I instantly falling in love with Freddy Highmore character, he's unique and have his own mind about life, I just really into that kind of character. I don't know how many times I watched the trailer over and over again until 2 weeks ago I found it. It's just like finally found the needle in a haystack. So happy, I ran home and watched it.

For a quick info, The Art Of Getting By is about a boy named George played by all grown up and turns to be very handsome, Freddy Highmore. George got his own interpretation about life and all that happen it in. He thinks that everything is meaningless because someday we all gonna die, so whats the point of working very hard if in the end we're not gonna bring it when we die (that's a good point anyway). So basicly he just live day by day ordinarily until one day he met Sally played by pretty woman's niece Emma Roberts. As their friendship grew, George starts to rethink about things that he do and find the meaning of it. I guest from there you know where this is going, right? so let's just go to the review then.

From the character, I totally in love with George and his mind. The way he thinks life is meaningless, pointless, dont know what we're doing here on earth but still feeling alive is amaizing. After all that thought, never crossed his mind to take his own life eventhough he thinks that way. Basicly he isn't depressed or stressed, just skeptic and it really got me. I spend all day thinking about George thought after watching this movie. And the storyline really helps you see how George shape his mind and the changes that happen in it, really simple and totally focus on the character. Freddy Highmore can capture a tortured soul, heavy minded boy that enjoys life just as he pleased. But the one that I dont get is Sally. I think the reason that she's here is not strong enough. They pictured it like she can make George change his mind but only because of her present and her friendship, I really wish Sally have her own opinions that really really could make George do that. Sometimes they pictured Sally like somekind of girl that wishy washy, don't know what she wants. And Emma Roberts really do it very well. Eventhough in this movie the main actors are still young but they played it very good and the chemistry is excellent.

Sooooo without furhter a do, I would like to give this movie 5 stars out of 5. Maybe if you like teenage drama that not cheesy and to many dillema you could check this one out.

Movie Review : Midnight in Paris (2011)

Woody Allen did it again. He made a wonderfull movie that could connect very well with the city. Maybe we still could remember very well how his movie "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" is very memorable and made us want to go there and maybe could meet such a rare lady as Maria Elena. The characters are very real and also the problem too but the drama that he represent are very unique and looks complicated but still attractive to us.

And now, still in european country, Woody Allen serve us the beautiful sight of Paris at night and the magical thing that happen in there. The story is so simple, it's about a writer, Gil Pender played by Owen Wilson is on vacation with his fience, Inez played by Rachel McAdams in Paris. Gil is confuse about his life and being dictated by his fience and didn't know how to deal with it, until one night when he strolling the streets of paris and suddenly he's in the past, 1920s to be exact. He met with many legendary people that inspire him such as Piccaso, Hemmingway, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Salvador Dali and beautiful girl that stole his attention, Adriana. This journey to the past that he took everyday make him realize about alot of things in life, especially about always looking back in life, living in the past. 

I love how simple this movie is, the character that really appear in real life, the sight of paris in the golden era, the famous people that brought back to life, just awesome. This movie stuck in my head for days. Woody Allen movie always filled with famous names and their acting skills is no doubt about it.

Overall maybe you could see my love for this movie is very strong so no wonder I will give this movie 5 Stars out of 5, because this movie really is amaizing. Oh and I love the soundtrack too, should totally check that out.

Movie Review : X-Men First Class (2011)

I never feel this glad after watching a movie like I feel after I watch this movie. Since the first day they annouce the cast ensemble I always follow their updates until one day come the trailer. It really blows my mind! I thought this movie gonna be sooooo cccoooolllll. So patiently I wait for this movie to come out. Then come the bad news! It will not be played in this dull country. So day after day while waiting for the situation to change (which is not until this day and anytime soon I think) to satisfy my curiosity about this X-men latest series, I watched the trailer over and over again until finally I found my way out to watch this movie, and it happen today!!! Just sooo happy, finally!

Yeah so that a quick story about my strong desire to watch this movie, I think that's enough so let's get to the game.

X-Men First Class basicly it's about the history of professor X and Magneto. How they first a brother then became an arch enemy and story how the form a gang full of incredible mutan. It's really informative for us X-men lovers. I really like how the picture the friendship between charles xavier and erik lehnsherr that actually they not hate each other, they just agree to disagree that they want different things for mutans. And the relationship between charles and raven is actually really good. It's funny how people that charles consider as his family are actually the one that differences with him. I really like the storyline of this movie.

For the acting, James McAvoy is perfect. He can capture the naivity of young professor x that being mutan is great but it's because he can easily hide his ability and still feels that he's normal. And Michael Fassbender really picture the sorrow and bitterness that form him to become this very dangerous mutan that can't be control even by professor x. There also three young actors that really attract my attention.

First is Jennifer Lawrance (of course) the most talked actress of this year after being

nominated in oscar, she got pick as leading actress in "The Hunger Games".

Her acting as the young mystique that looking for her identity is amaizing. The second

is Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy the genius inventor that turn into Beast. His growth

from a little boy in "About a boy" to the famous need-parental-guide teens tv series

"Skins" and the last is in this movie are absolutly stunning. Then the last is none other

than January Jones, the golden globe nominator but I'm not here to talk about her acting

in this movie cos obviously good, not great but good enough. She made a headline

before the opening of X-men not because her acting skill is because her pregnancy

news that rumored the father of that baby is the director himselve Mattew Vaughn.

Wow this girl really know how to promote her movie huh. But anyway enough with

the gossip.

Now the conclution is this movie, X-Men First Class is THE BEST x-men series ever!

I give them 5 stars out of 5. You X-men lovers out there should really check this movie

out! Cos beside you can know the history, you also can see Hugh Jackman and Rebbeca

Romijn as cameo in here.

Movie Review : Never Say Never (2011)

Bieber Fever! It's an epidemic that's been going on in teens all over the world since last year. It happen like in the movie 'The Ring' but without the haunting and killing part of course. You watch a video about this talented (I have to admitted he is) boy, Justin Bieber, who sing cover song then you share it to your friends then she / he share it again to her / his friends and so on, just like being pictured in the opening scene of movie called 'Never Say Never'

Just take a look of that cute little boy, with that face of course he can hypnotoze a million girls around the world! But dont worry, I'm not catching that fever, just because I watch this movie. Not before or even after watching it. 

So basicly this movie is about series of footage of Justin Bieber, from he was just a kid from Canada who likes to post a video of his performance until he's famous like now and also his concert in Madison Square Garden last year. It's just like watching E! true hollywood story but longer duration. 

But I can say that this kid is something. He got everything to be a superstar and could be bigger years to come just dont do anything stupid. So I will give this movie 3 stars out of 5 and here's some warning for you, maybe just MAYBE after you watch this movie you will grow a little love for him cos I can see that  starting to happen to my sister.

Movie Review : I Am Number Four (2011)

This is the number two movie that I get illegaly from... So glad I get it because if I have to wait on theater that wouldn't happen, guarantee 100%. It's not like I wanted to watch this movie so much but it's nice to have a new movie to watch.

'I Am Number Four' is almost like superman. It's an alien who come to earth because their home planet is being destroyed by another freaky not good looking aliens. The different is they come in grup, there's 9 of them and to killed them, they have to do it orderly. The movie started when it's time for the number four alien to be killed but wait, he's not just an ordinary alien (of course he's not!) he's the alien who got more power that the others, the special one because it wouldn't be fun if he goes down without a fight. And also he got girl to protected, his love ones and bla...bla..bla... you probably know how is it. Just watch the trailer you will get the story.

But what makes me wanna watch the movie is first because Dianna Agron is in it. I'm a glee fans so of course I wanna know how is her act outside from glee. Second because it seems that there's a good action - fighting scene it in and there is. My favourite is when Alien Number Six came and show off what she can do, is totally awesome cos she's a girl and totally stealing the spot light from number four. Number Six is played by Teresa Palmer, the girl who in a flash looks like Kirsten Steward. 

I give this movie 3 stars out of 5 because it's just a teen drama movie with alien power but D.J. Caruso could make it look good and interesting but not with the story, just too predictable. But if you're a fans of the novel you should totally check it out.

Movie Review : Waiting For Superman (2010)

FINALLY! I watched a decent movie, all thanks to some illegal source that I better not mention but if you lived in Indonesia you probably know what it is. And for this special honour goes to documentary movie that's being talked of early this year. From the director of 'An Inconvenient Truth' he present 'Waiting For Superman'

'Waiting For Superman' is not a movie about the glory of Superman (cos somepeople might think like that). This movie is about the educational system in America but not about how good it is, because as all we know America is one of the superpower country in the world and we practicaly think that they're good because they've been taught that way. But actually not! In this movie you see with you're own eyes how bad it is. The Teachers, the schoold building, and the worst is the system, their educational system. It's just so complicated that in the end American students didn't get the education that they deserve and only few bunch of them made it and graduated from 4 years college. 

So David Guggenheim filmed 5 students that have a big hope for their future but being thwarted by this crooked system and a bad teachers. They all go to public school that basicly isn't good enough and the only solution so they could have their dream of becoming something they they to move to a better school, a school with hundreds applicants but only few will be accepted so they draw a lottery. SO BASICLY THEY HANG THESE KIDS FUTURE ON A ROLL OF DICE or a ball in this case.

As a teacher, my heart just break apart after watching this movie. To know dreams from alot of kids could died because of those kind of teachers and system when actually it could be reach so easily. I know Indonesia's educational system maybe even worst then they are because we are a third world country after all but to know on such a superpower country like that, these problem isn't solved for many years are just sad, it's like we're being fooled to be that great people come from America,we have to be like that country to have a better life when actually it's not. Education is important, it's the key of better future and better life.

I rated this movie 5 stars out of 5 because the content very informative and educative. Should totally watch this movie, especially educators out there. This movie is like a give to us.

Low Season or Dead Season in Indonesia

So it's been almost 2 months I didn't write any review. It's not like I'm not go to the cinema and watch some new movie, it's all because the stupidity of Indonesian goverment. They stoped all the hollywood movie to came in. OMG! we already a third world country and plus this crappy stuff?!

Honestly I'm dying in here, with soon summer will come which mean all the blockbuster movie will be out soon and I can't watch it, not even in pirated dvd. Please God help us soon and bring new movie, a lot of it.

Oh and BTW if I write a review about movie it's probably because I found another way to watch movie beside in out crappy cinema.

Movie Review : Love and Other Drugs (2010)

By the sound of the title you could tell that the story gonna be surround with drugs. But don't worry it's not gonna be like Jhonny Depp "Blow" or any other movie that connect with illegal drugs. Actually the story is about a guy, Jamie played by Jake Gyllenhal, that really good with talking, he can get people to buy the things that he sell and the most important is to get girl's phone number and get laid. That's the thing that he really believe he good at, nothing more. Until one day he got a chance to become a pharmaceutical sales (here is where the drug came in) and he trying really hard to sell them when he met this beautiful, free spirit, and having stage one parkinson's young lady name maggie (just like Jake's real life sister name) played by Anne Hathaway. They met, they feel connection, in bed department, at first then after a while doing it the real drugs kicking in which is Love and then things getting hard from there.
Actually there's two things that getting hard in here. The first is Jamie staring to selling viagra, the famous drug for male performance (in these case you know what I mean with getting hard right?) and became rich because of it. Then the second thing that hard is their relationship, the more their open up about themselve the more vulnerable they became because these two messed up kids never know anything about real feeling. So yeah pretty much that's what I can tell about "Love and Other Drugs"

Now to the real review. This movie has been nominated in 2 Golden Globe award for the most daring performance by Anne Hathaway and the most sexy performance (the one in brokeback mountain really doesn't count) by Jake Gyllenhal. These two actors really go total on this movie. They just cut their nerve then go naked in front of each other in many scene. Dude, I mean I even can't believe that Anne Hathaway want to do this kind of scene. So, no doubt on the acting part because Golden Globe already porve it.

I know sometimes is hard to see pass to the main story when there's just so many, I mean alot of sex, nudity, PG-13 scenes flowing around the movie. I know, it's kinda spoiler that I write about that but I just can't believe it, so just consider this as a warning (yeah right? I think people more exciting to watch this movie after reading this) then luckily I can get my focus back to the story. The flow is really slow and fun. You will see two people who at first just wanna have fun then caught up with their own feeling.  The feeling to be needed and need somebody beside you, that they just to scare to face it. 

So overall I'm gonna rate this movie : 4 stars out of 5. The story is fun wiht deeper meaning, jake and anne really good with their acting and THE scene, you should watch it by yourself.

the 83rd Academy Awards Winner Prediction

6 more days to the most waited event on movie industries. It's the 83rd Academy Awards!!! If you already see the nomination you will see there's been a change in Best Picture category, they added 5 more movies which I think it's kinda greedy. Movies need to win, not just nominated. Ah anyway this time hopefully my prediction is getting more accurate cause I've already watched most of the movie that been nominated so I hope my judgement also right. Let's just get this think started shall we...

Actor in a Leading Role :

Colin Firth in "The King's Speech"
He already win in many awards because of his role in this movie so I guest no doubt everybody pick him to be the winner.

Actor in a Supporting Role :

Jeremy Renner in "The Town"
I know I predict him as winner in this category at the Golden Globe before and wrong, but I still believe in him. So Jeremy I predict that you could win this time!

Actress in a Leading Role :

Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"
Maaaaannnn there's no doubt she will win this award! that pregnance bring her a lot of luck!

Actress in a Supporting Role :

Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"
as much as I want Helena Bonham Carter and Hailee Steinfeld to win but Melissa has the bigger chance and I admited that her act is really good. But if Academy Award like something different maybe they would pick Hailee as the winner, that teenage girl will be living in teenage dream if she win.

Directing :

"Black Swan" Darrren Aronofsly
Dont worry man, eventhough you're lose in so many awards but my high hope still with you, I really loves black swan. But there's big chance that he will lost to David Fincher.

Best Picture :

"Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers"
actually this is a tough choice cos there's a lot of great movie in this nomination. I really love to see "True Grit" or "127 hours" winning but my prayer are still the same, which is Black Swan come out as the winner of the best movie of the year! I'm so boycotting facebook if "The Social Network" win again.

There's all the prediction that I can make. Hopefully they all correct and I know some of my choice are based on my favourite but still I believe they deserve to win. So let's wait and see on the 28th of February which is monday morning here, you can watch it on Star Movies

Movie Review : The Green Hornet (2011)

First I really have to say this, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH IT ON 3D! really waste of money. I don't, and I can tell there's no big differens in it anyway so better save your money to buy a popcorn or nachos. For you who didn't know the story yet, you just go to youtube and watch the trailer because after watching it maybe you probably could sum up the story cause yeah pretty much there already. 

For me personally the story is really shallow. It's about a spoiled heir who shock by the death of his father then team up with his late dad's driving who made a great coffee and awesome gadget, but without  heroic reason. Then yada yada yada they fight the bad guy then win. Now the different is they do it in style, with a lot of sillyness, great fighting scenes, cool cars, and Jay Chou. All of that maybe could fill the whole for that lack of thrill in the story.

The actors, yeah let's talk about that. The only name that really got me interest about this movie is Jay Chou. It's his first movie in Hollywood and he even can't talk in english but he could manage it and pretty good accent that he made. He also don't have basic martial art eventhough he's from asia but because he can dance so that really help I think. But it just so cool to see Jay Chou in hollywood and I really wish to see him more rather then "My name is Wein (Rain)". For Seth Rogen this kinda movie is pretty much his area expertise but plus the action and for being silly, he still good at it. The best cameo is from James Franco! love his appearances.

So overall I'm gonna give this movie 3,5 stars out of 5. 0,5 because of James Franco and the other 3 is for Jay Chou acting, their really really cool cars and the sillyness.

Movie Review : 127 Hours (2010)

Calling all the adrenaline junkie, extreme sport lover and mountain climber out there! If 'Man VS Wild' is not scary enough for you or made you want to go to wild life even more, maybe after seeing this movie, it will change your mind a little bit. Well at least to me, it does. Me, the one who rarely camping or even climb a mountain. Another lovely movie by Danny Boyle the Oscar winner for Best Director for his movie 'Slumdog Millioner' who's my friend think that doesn't deserve it (he still hold his gruge anyway) title '127 Hours'

As you probably already hear and read the real story about Aron Ralston being trapped for 127 hours in a canyon because his hand is stuck with a giant rock. Now visually you can see how it is the things going down. From the morning that he packed his things to go canyoneering alone until how he got trapped. For me it's very lovely, you can see that aron ralston is a man that really likes extreem sports, climbing and exploring canyon. He's very friendly too, you could see that when he met two college girl that lost and he helped them by showing the way to get to the place that they wanted. Then after that his luck ran out, his hand got stuck in a rock. For me this movie is more emotional than drama movie, especially when he have to cut his own hand, I nearly cry. So sad. and brave.

I really love how Danny Boyle build our suspense little by little. Like from the minute Aron got stuck, first he didn't think it was a big deal but then when he realize he can't get out he scream for help, after that he realize again that no one would hear him and that's when the real adventure begin. Aron start going crazy but by using his imagination and memory he's trying to still hold control of his mind. 

Danny Boyle chose to colaborate with his fellow oscar winner A.R. Rahman to arrange the music, and that's is a great decision. I really like the songs that he chosses.

For the leading actor, James Franco, it is a really step up of his acting career. He really have to explore himself because he's alone in this movie. He can capture a desperate man cos got stuck, a frustrated man cos his time is running out, a man that feel guilty about very single thing that he does before he went canyoneering, a man that just realize what he got in his whole life. Very good acting, really love him. No wonder he could got nominated into Golden Globe and Oscar for best actor.

So overall I give this movie 4,5 stars out of 5. Hopefully James Franco could win an Oscar eventhough the other nominee is really good too.

Movie Review : Blue Valentine (2010)

Ryan Gosling. What is the first though that come to your mind when hearing that name? Mine would be The Notebook. That sad sad love story just really can not be forgoten. He and Rachel McAdams become  one hot real life couple and win best kiss on MTV Movie Awards. Now he's back with brand new drama sad love story and with new love interest starring Michelle Williams. 

Blue Valentine is about a couple and on the edge of seperation, it's all because the husband, Dean ( Ryan Gosling) is an alcoholic that too comfortable with his life, think that everything that he have is enough and it's everything that he ever wanted. By thinking like that he starting to irritate his wife, Cindy (Michelle Williams) who one thing that she ever wanted is to have a different lives that her mother, she didn't really want to fall in love because she scared to have a family then ended up like her mother. But then something happen that change her mind and her life.

Basicly Blue Valentine is sad love story about two people that at first really falling in love then life happen. They start to grow apart, have differences in life goals and there's always someone who want more than the other. For a few minute after I watched the movie, I'm started to think Ryan Gosling repeating his role in the notebook. There's a few scene to that looks like in The Notebook too, like the one that Dean treat to jump if Cindy didn't tell the secret that she wants to tell, it's just like when Ryan Gosling asking Rachel McAdams to go out with him. But from acting, Ryan Gosling in here is far much better than in The Notebook. You can see that he more grown up, really exploring his emotion. No wonder he got Golden Globe nominee for this role, but tooooooo bad didn't make it in Oscar nomination.

For Michelle Williams who starting to play in serious movie (Dawson's Creek really doesn't count) her acting is very total. You can see that in some scene that made this movie become rated R, no but seriously her acting is really good. She can capture a wife that had enough with his husband because she want more, she want a better life, happier life not this steady life that she have. For her role she got nominated on Golden Globe too bad had to lose to Natalie Portman but she got another chance in Oscar for the same nomination which is 'Best Actress'.

Overall I'm gonna give this movie 3 stars out of 5. All because Ryan and Michelle acting really good and convincing and that steamy sexy sex scene that make them got nomimee on 2 precious awards.

Movie Review : Buried (2010)

Just from reading the title maybe you already knew what kind of movie is this. Yes it's about a man how trapped in some small place. Kinda reminded me with Colin Farrell's 'Phone booth', but if in 'Phone booth' the main character taking hostage in a phone booth while talking with the kidnapper and he did it because to give lesson to colin farrell. In 'Buried' who played by Ryan Reynolds, he got kindapped and buried in coffin somewhere in the desert with only companied by one blackberry (does it has to be blackberry anyway?), a lighter, a flash light, two glow in the dark stick and a snake! what a lovely company from that animal. 
Watching this movie for almost one and a half hour does not boring to me and it's kinda intense. You should know that from the beginning through the end you will only see one face, which is Ryan Reynolds face nad some voices over the telephone. Thank god he have good looking face and convencing acting so it could make us believe that he's really desperate, frustrated and slowly become hopeless. I like the way Rodrigo Cortés, the director, taking angle and work the camera so we can see how small the coffin is and try not to keep us bored eventhough the setting and the actor only one in there.


overall im gonna give this movie : 3.5 star out of 5, because the acting and the story plus the suprising ending (spoiler much)

The 68th Golden Globe Winner

yeah yeah I know, not all of my prediction is come true and even worse, my favourite movie is losing, big time! If this is a real bet, I would lose a lot of money. Lets just get to the point and lets twist my pain even more, here's a list of tonight (or morning here) winner :

my prediction 'Black Swan'
Winner of Best Motion Picture - Drama : The Social Network

When I heard this movie is the winner, I'm totally gone mad! Oh come on people! Black Swan is so much better that this! From the story, the cast, the setting but why? why?!! This Year suppose to be about the glamour ballerina not about some cunning & greedy FB CEO. Hopefully this didn't happen again on Academy Award.

my prediction : The Kids Are All Right

Winner of Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical : The Kids Are All Right

Yeeeeaaaahhhh! I got this one right! I knew they're gonna win. I really love the story, it's just like watching Little Miss Sunshine all over again, calming yet full of drama.

my prediction : James Franco (127 hours)

Winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama : Colin Firth

baaahhh too bad I got this one wrong, I kinda new his gonna win but I'm wishing that maybe they will give chance to James Franco but it's all right, maybe next time.

my prediction : Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

Winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama : Natalie Portman

YEaaaaahhhh! That baby bring good luck to her, she's glowing and she's winning, hip hip horay!

my prediction : Johnny Depp (Alice In Wonderland)

Winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy : Paul Giamatti

Honestly I haven't seen his movie, maybe his acting is better that Johnny Depp who best known played crazy person.

my prediction : Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)

Winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy : Annette Bening

Another one correct prediction. 

my prediction : Jeremy Renner (The Town)

Winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture : Christian Bale

Okay I haven't seen the fighter too but maybe just maybe his acting is really better than jeremy. Since Hurt Locker his acting is been improving actually.

my prediction : Mila Kunis (Black Swan)

Winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture : Melissa Leo

wow I really didn't see this one coming. Mila Kunis acting is soooo perfect! or at least give this one to Helena Bonham Carter. You could see the dissapointment in her face when they didn't say her name.

my prediction : Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)

Winner of Best Director : David Fincher

Dispite the story that I really didnt like, his movie actually good but not as good as black swan!

 

three out of nine, that kind sucks huh! but it's okay I still have another award to predict and if you want to see my other prediction is this bad or not you could check out my other blog :nlifeascouchpotato.tumblr.com

68th Golden Globe Movie Winner Prediction

only hours away from the first big awards this year. The 68th Golden Globe Award gonna air in Indonesia on star world at 8.00 am. Oh I really wish that I could see it live but I gotta work so my friend, fellow movie freak will fill me in the winners. But before the main show I make a little prediction that based on my personal opinion (and favourite), hopefully most of them are come true, so here we go :

Best Motion Picture - Drama :

BLACK SWAN - I have to type them all caps cos I really love this movie and it's really good so they really deserve to win, big time!

Best Director :

Darren Aronofsky - His work just so amazing, the cast, the story, just really perfect together. One fine art.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama :

Natalie Portman - the associaton really have to give appreciation for her hard work as ballet dancer, and her little "action" with her castmate, fellow nominator Mila kunis.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama :

James Franco - it's about time he win some award for his hard work. Being trap for hours on a cliff isn't easy so... please win franco.

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical :

The Kids Are All Right - what a great movie, slowly drag our emotion into the story definitely winner!

Best Performance by an Actress in Motion Picture - Comedy :

Anette Bening - just love her act in the movie. Julianne I love urs too but hers just more.

Best Performance by an Actor in Motion Picture - Comerdy :

Johnny Depp - I like his act on Alice in Wonderland but his nomination on The Tourist is one big joke! and actually I like to see Gyllenhall win but it's kinda too soon.

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture :

Mila Kunis - she really have to win, just like natalie have to win in best actress. Their collaboration just perfect!

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture :

Jeremy Renner - eventhough I actually really like to see Andrew Garfield win but then again he's still too young and too soon so I think Jeremy should win this one.

That's all I can predict for now, it's all about the movie nomination. For the television series prediction you could check out my other blog : lifeascouchpotato.tumblr.com

Movie Review : Nothing But TheTruth (2008)

Yeah yeah I know this is old movie. I mean it came out on 2008 but I just watch it now. If it's not because my friend chose this movie, I probably never watch it anyway. But turns out this movie is really good.

For you who probably never hear or know the movie before ( Like I did 6 hours ago) Nothing But The Truth is a political journalist name Rachel Armstrong played by lovely Kate Beckinsale, who wrote an articel about the President who ignored the findings of a covert CIA operative,  Erica Van Doren played by Vera Farmiga, when ordering air strikes against Venezuela whom he believe involve in his assassination attempt. Because of that leak information, Rachel forced to reveal her main 

source.Then come the prosecutor played by Matt Dillon, who will do everything he can to break 

Rachel's silent.Anytkind of lawsuits, treats even jail time won't chance a thing. But when her 

marriage, motherhood, empathy and nationality being question, will it change her mind?

It's been a long time too since I watch some political movie. Like a destiny, this morning 

I watched 'The Sum of Our Fear' and later this afternoon I watch this movie, two political 

movie in one day HAHA. So after watching this movie, I like it very much! the story is 

so simple and every meaningfull, how this journalis stand by her believe and her promise 

eventhougt bad things happen to her because of that. But the plot is a little bit slow, but 

what suprise me more is the ending. Kate Beckinsale play it very well as a strong journalis

and Matt Dillon always good playing jackass.

Movie Review : The Tourist (2010)

Happy new year 2011 people! In this very new day in new year I decided to go check out the movie that unbelievably got nominated on golden globe. So basicly the tourist is about some unlucky tourist played by Johnny Depp, who got stuck in the middle of problem because of one beautiful lady played by the one and only Angelina Jolie who not only in movie but also in real life could cause problem that. 

So after watching it, i say the movie Booooriiiinnnnggg. I mean like the story is so unimportant, just shallow. It's like action movie with no action at all, drama movie with less drama. The story is only go round and round about searching this Alexandre something who stole money from british mob. I mean, come on man it's not that important, not threatening world peace anyway. And the ending, I know maybe the director want some twisted, suprising ending but it just not, totally goes the opposite.

The combination of the cast actually pretty good, but Angelina Jolie already play this kind of role so many times, if only she dare to take serious kind of movie not action. Johnny Depp to already play this kind of role. They just should try something new.

From scale 1 to 5, im gonna give this movie 3 star. It's  not that worth watching but if good to watch Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in one movie together.