The Raid : Redemption

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THE RAID - REDEMPTION

Year               : 2011

Genre             : Action / Crime / Gore

Running Time  : 1hr41min

Cindy Says:

Here we go folks, one more international movie i promise you!

This movie is originated from Indonesia, where i come from. Indonesian silver screen has been on its lowest before the year 2002, that is why most of Indonesian movie theater was dominated by Hollywood movies.   I don't know why, but a lot of movie from Indonesia have the same theme, its either teenager love stories or horror series, and after a while viewers find it boring.

That is why when The Raid - Redemption enters the theater, most people feels surprise, but in a good way of this different atmosphere. It has also reach international movie market, which no Indonesian movie has done before. As you can see in the poster it also stated a few International achievement of the movie.

My personal opinion of the movie is that it has shown a lot of improvement from the typical Indonesian movie, from the theme itself to the cinematography, and also the sophisticated martial-arts choreography with a not too bad special effect. It is a good action martial arts movie because it portrays the traditional self defense art from Indonesia called pencak silat, joined together with modern western fighting with guns and blades. On the down side of the movies, i find that it is pure action, with a very minimum dialog or even poor story line, it is unclear about the stories.

I do think this is quite an interesting movie to see, other than the minus points above.
So, tell me what you think of this movie!

The Raid: Redemption's trailer...

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Toy Story 3

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Toy Story 3

Year                  : 2010

Genre                : Animation / Adventure 

Running Time     :  1hr43min


Cindy Says:

When you think they have run out of stories to tell for a regular animated movie that started in 1995, Toy Story 3 surely proves us wrong. When i first heard of the news that they are doing the third installment of Toy Story, i have to admit, i didn't have a high expectation about it. They still have the same voice talent to fill the character, such as : Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Cusack, so i figured i would see it anyway, and another reason is in my opinion, animated movies have always had a great success rate, so it wouldn't be that bad.

And what a surprise, i couldn't take my eyes off this movie, the storyline was written so well, portraying the fight that Woody and the gang against the dictatorship of an evil fuzzy bear name Lotso. I don't want to write much about it here, because i don't want to be a spoiler to people who haven't see it yet.

Some fun facts about Toy Story 3 ( Taken from the website : www.wearemoviegeeks.com)

• In total, there is 302 animated character in this installment.
• LEGO created a Woody and Buzz Lightyear character made of LEGO bricks, Woody that are six feet and Buzz with five feet tall.

Here comes the trailer!

                                                  Source : WaltdisneystudiosAU at youtube.com


So, see the movie and tell me what you think about it, and for those who have already seen Toy Story 3, do you think they should make another sequel for Toy Story 4?

The Adventure of Tintin

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The Adventure of Tintin

Year      : 2011

Genre    :  Animated / Adventure / Action

Running Time          : 1hr27min

Cindy says:

The Adventure of Tintin is a movie based on the worlds famous comic,  Tintin, the main character, is young, smart, and brave reporter who are always up for adventure.

 The comic book series started in 1929 as a supplement in a Belgium newspaper.Written by Herge, from Belgium, with almost 200 million copies sold all over the world with translation in over 50 languages.

 Since then, there are 24 titles of The adventures of Tintin which took place around the world, which may be why the comic is well accepted everywhere, not just because a perfectly well told stories but also because people can relate to the topic written. Japan, Soviets, Congo, China, India and The United Kingdom just to name a few. 

Directed by two of the world class directors : Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, both with numerous Academy Awards recognition, this movie has come to life. Excellent transformation from original portrait to a more modern version of the animated movie

Original Portraying of The Adventure of Tintin's Character
Image Source :  www.wikipedia.com

New Animated version of the character
Image Source : www.teenfi.com

Fun facts about this movie, that just happen recently:

According to news.yahoo.com : "A rare 1932 cover illustration of "Tintin in America" by Herge, the artist who dreamed up the boy reporter, fetched a record 1.3 million euros ($1.6 million) at an auction in Paris. 


Funny, Adventurous, Wow! That is what i think about the movie. Comparing the animated movie to the original comic books, which one do you like best? Please share your thoughts.

Children Of Heaven

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Children Of Heaven

Year Release     : 1997


Genre                : Family / Drama / Adventure


Running Time     : 1hr29min




Cindy Says:

We meet again blog people!

This next movie is not a new movie, it was produce in 1997, a movie from Iran. I promise you that I am going to try to put international movies , so this is one of them, one of my favorite too.

Fear not, although the movie poster seems to be boring, with just fishes in the pool, Children of heaven is far from boring, with the story line flowing nicely from start to end. It seems so simple, yet so rich at the same time.

The power of this movie solely based on the strength of its storyline, and the acting quality of the young actors which makes this movie stands out from the crowd.

Story line:

The story of a family under the poverty line,  where the older brother(Ali) loses the school shoes of his younger sister(Zahra), and they don’t have any money to buy a new one. So they have to share one pair of shoes, Ali’s shoes. So, all the drama happens while they take turns with the shoes. How long will this happen?  

Fun Facts:

This is the first Iranian movie that was nominated for an Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Movie of The Year (1999)

Children of Heaven was also nominated and won 9 other prestigious international movie awards.

Children of Heaven Movie Trailer:

Source: FirouzanFilms on www.youtube.com

So, go see this movie, and tell me what you think!

The Avengers

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THE AVENGERS
 
Genre              : Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi


Year Release    : 2012


Running Time   : 2h23m

Cindy Says       :

This is one amazing superhero movie! With a team of superhero join forces to defeat the ultimate evil. It's The Team of  Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye against Loki and his army from space!

Do watch it in 3D, it will put the movie to live! Supported by a great special FX technique. Adding even more satisfaction to movie fans. Story line were great, action wasn’t that bad either and you can expect it to be funny too! Starring Hollywood’s Top Actors and Actress, such as : Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, and Samuel L. Jackson.

  

For all Marvel’s fans, this is the one to watch! 

Also here’s the list of soundtrack from the movie:

Live to Rise Performed by Soundgarden
I'm Alive Performed by Shinedown
Dirt and Roses Performed by Rise Against
Even If I Could Performed by Papa Roach
Unbroken Performed by Black Veil Brides
Breath Performed by Scott Weiland
Comeback Performed by Redlight King
Into the Blue Performed by Bush
A New Way to Bleed (Photek Remix) Performed by Evanescence
Count Me Out Performed by PUSHERJONES
Shoot to Thrill Performed by Theory of a Deadman
Wherever I Go Performed by Buckcherry
From Out of Nowhere Performed by Five Finger Death Punch
Shake the Ground Performed by Cherri Bomb

Here is the trailer!

 

Source: CIEONmovies @youtube.com

 

Movies Without Boundaries

INTRO

Hello Blog People! 

On my first post on my movie blog, I would like to make an introduction on what I will be blogging on. So, Movie is the topic, but an international movie review, not just Hollywood or Canada, maybe it will be Jet Lee's action martial arts movie, or Bollywood dance musical, Japanese or South East Asian Horror, or even documentary.

Will start the first review soon!

Let me know if you want to suggest a good movie for me to review, especially an international one.