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Who is Evelyn Salt and why that Angelina Jolie was considered to play her “Salt” well? When got to know her the first time through the movie – Tomb Raider.

Two things that I personally felt from after watching the movie was that one, Angelina is still a great female action star. Two, the entire film can be define as the Bourne the female version. Nothing more, nothing less.

The only plot that got me by surprise was when her husband was being shot point blank. An instant death. It wasn’t much of the surprise knowing that she will wipe the entire bad guys later on. A very typical good versus evil kind of the storyline.

Salt

My ratings? Personally think it’s at 5/10

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On this hot weekend, I felt like catching a movie since my last film was Salt. It was a disappointment but I shall leave it in my next post altogether.

Catching up with Kenny together for the movie, it was the only movie that seems to be watchable. In comparison of the rest showing like Expendables, Last Airbender and Grown Ups. A movie that set 20 years into the future adapted from Eric Garcia’s novel “The Repossession Mambo”, it is gruesome to watch. Imagine that the society no longer care about health. In fact, the health care industry is getting bigger and bigger to a point that almost everything can be artificial. Replaced with artiforgs as they called it.

Repo Men

Repossession only took place when the person couldn’t make their due. It shows that the disease that is lurking beneath the today society. We are getting and accumulating more debts. All of these comes with a heavy price. At the same time, I can only imagine that the health issue was simply and easily taken away. Eat healthy? Why to when you can always replace it with artiforgs. This simply throw things away and they come back to bite you telling you that you owe that to your family. Owe that to yourself.

When I told people that I was going to watch the movie, I was given thumbs up. Most of them told me that it is a good movie. I would say yes. At the same time, I felt empty. Perhaps I was feeling sorry for Jude Law. He who play Remy seems to be a less human. Until the very moment he lost his heart.

The story he told, stuck in me now.

“I decided to put the cat into the box. He was trying to tell us something. We’re all alive, we’re all dead, we’re all that cat. But we have to make a choice. We can all purr and lick ourselves and wait for the poison to put us down or we scream and scratch and claw our way right out of the top of that damn box.” – Remy, Repo Men

Are we making the choices or left it to the scientist?

“I hope that you might learn from my mistakes because in the end, a job is not just a job. It’s who you are. If you want to change who are you have to change what you do.”

Sometimes, we can be crazy. We do hope we can get the different result by doing the same thing. The film may be just all about collecting organs but it was well supported with Forest Whitaker and Liev Schreiber. It makes the narration less morbid.

Alice Braga who had mostly parts known as Beth, the club singer who Remy had his eyes on become the epitome for Remy to change. To become a ‘hearty’ person. Indeed, the plot twisted till the end. Seems like the half of the story lies on that fantasy of Remy. Dark but a little too messy.

My rating? 6.6/10

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Never I thought I would be reading such classic novel. Until that I had a list of the most controversial books. The Catcher in the Rye is just one of them. I picked up in the bookstore not long ago. Some time last year if I am not mistaken. I didn’t have much time to read it considering it was a classic book. Perhaps I was thinking I can hold on to it for a while.

Until recently I begin to turn its pages. Slowly unfold. At the beginning, the story was being told from the main protagonist point of view. His own perspective. Which is really tough for me at the beginning. The author had this Holden’s thought. The stream of thought flushing out through like a flood. I admitted that yes, I put it up away for some time before continue it back again. I left the story when he just flunked out. Having dealing with the total fencing fiasco.

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In The Rye

As I read on to the story, I got hooked on. Furthermore, I felt the angst and anger that contained within the antihero Holden himself. How he wanted to unleash his hatred when he felt that the girl that he like being ‘horsed’ in the story. The same stream of thought were projected in my mind. Nonetheless, the obsession over the antihero just caused me a depression. Emotionally not stable. In a way. To say the least.

No doubt the use of profanity and strong words were the part that draws the attention. It make sense when in the end that the sense of identity to become unraveled. No one could be an island. He was saved by the touch of his old Phoebe.

Of course it was a phase. He was going through his phase.

Overall, it was a good book. It has become since one of the top list book must read all time, for me. Although his piece of work seems to be jumbling up of the thought process. Just streaming all over it. I find it too symbolic with the hunting hat and stuff. Great piece of work I would say to Salinger. May he rest in peace. Though he might be the one still rejecting the offer for the film adaptation. But making it into a play will be much better, IMHO.

“Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you’ll start missing everybody”.

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The catcher in the rye. It’s too much to comprehend the anger existed in the book

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Picked it up from Chuck…

Last night as I lay me down in bed
Over and over I heard the last words my woman said
Take me with you, I’m so lonesome
But I choose to leave instead

Yesterday, she came to me and held my hand
Said she was blue and oh so lonesome
And would I try to understand
I didn’t know till this morning
How much my woman means to me

This morning when I got home, she was not there
I noticed her clothes were gone
And a little note lay on my shelf
Said as you read this, I love you still
But I’ll be gone, I don’t know where

Today I got the blues and I got ‘em bad
Last night as I lay sleeping
My conscious will not go to rest
Yesterday I lost the best woman I ever had

One of these days, can’t say where and I don’t know when
It may be in time, it may be soon
It may be in a place I’ve never been
But I’m gonna find that fine woman
And together with her again

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My reading has been slow lately. Interruptive events all around me. From exam to work, from World Cup 2010 to tantrum throwing. Found out that there are logics in all these. Furthermore it is explainable via the economic. Very true human are calculative. They weighted between the pros and cons before making any decision.

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Tim Harford

Like Wisdom of Crowd, these small decision acted up collectively to form a norm or collective decision that affected the entire society directly and indirectly. Very the true, I personally believe that the wealth of a nation is through division of labor and this is a form of separation through profession. Heh.

“People smoke and gamble,” he writes. “Fools fall in love. Offices are run by morons. City neighborhoods boom or collapse for no apparent reason.” To the keen eye of an economist it all makes sense, in the counterintuitive way exploited so successfully by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner in “Freakonomics.”

Through this book, I clearly understand there is nothing called right or fair. It’s only worth fuming over it’s logical after all.

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Finished this book, I find that it is nothing but a repetitious rules that rewritten to remind us over and over again. Again it might be, but Rich DeVos co-founder of Amway tells about being and keeping a positive attitude wherever we are.

A small book, it is perfect to carry around to keep remind self about being a “life enricher” by using such phrases he wrote in the book. Although I feels like WTF when reading it since it was simple and short, but it tells significant points to keep reminding ourselves that it is important to enrich other lives.

There are 10 positive phrases emphasized in this book: “I’m sorry, I’m wrong, You can do it, I believe in you, I’m proud of you, Thank you, I need you, I trust you, I respect you, and I love.”

Everyone likes to be around with positive people. In the introduction, Rich DeVos quotes Philippians 4:7-9 (NIV): “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–thing about such things.”

Suitable for Christmas gift
Some might get annoyed tho’

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The finale. in 3D.

I don’t really remember much about the previous 2 installment but this one starts with the toys owner Andy now preparing to go for college. As a 17 years old, he no longer played with them in years hence the toys face with either get disposed or store up high in the attic.

The movie begins with a scene from the past when Andy was playing with the toys. Imagination was the impetus of the role played. Slowly the scene changed to present time where Andy decides to take Woody with him while packing the others to store in the attic. Accidentally, his mom rightly assume the bag was the trash to go.

With only Woody realized that it was a total mistake, the rest of the toys decide instead to go to a daycare center – Sunnyside. Woody tagged along and upon the arrival, they were greeted with warm welcome by the other toys. The Lotso aka the stuffed bear with scent of strawberry was the man ruling the toys in the daycare center.

Toy Story 3

Woody on the other hand left the place ended up in Bonnie’s care when his escape ended up fiasco. At Bonnie’s house, Woody had a great time played with Boonie and the rest of her toys. It was like back in the old times with Andy.

So along the way, Woody found out that Lotso wasn’t as good as he was seen outside. Now the challenge was to save them and bring them back to Andy’s before he left to college.

Ken from Toy Story 3

When all these over, Woody decides that his friends is better off with Bonnie so he left a sticky note to Andy. Andy reads the note and decide to donate his toys to Bonnie. The ending credits show Andy’s toys getting used to their new owner while on the Sunnyside it is now a happy place with Ken managing the place.

Off to Sunnyside - a scene from Toy Story 3

In a simple way, this movie is simply engaging, dark and humanely touching. Love the story goes. Love the whole idea of this movie. A truly recommendation!

Note: there will be a short Day & Night animation to watch before the movie starts.

On the other hand, watching little Bonnie play out the spin stories for her toys to act out, it just reminds me how I used to play with the toys back then. Using my imagination to act out the scenes that was running in my mind. It makes me wondered how many kids today will play that with their toys than a video game these days.

Toy Story 3 bring the nostalgic out of me as brings me down the memory lane reminisce of the good old times. I wonder what happened to my toys? What was their fate? Were they in good hand? How I miss them now.

My ratings? 9/10
Must go and watch!

PS:-
1) the 3D or not, I don’t think it makes any difference to the movie still.
2) Director of Toy Story 3, Lee Unkrich had a line, “New Toys” go figure

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

Director: Lee Unkrich

Genre: fantasy, family, comedy

As a 28 year old single female lawyer, i have always enjoyed Pixar's
movies. I cannot label them as cartoons as there is nothing cartoonish
about their stories; they have heart, meaning, feel-…

Trailer Toy Story 3

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Directed by Joe Carnahan, bringing back the classic TV series is seriously a tough thing. Everyone has the benchmark of how it suppose to go. (When I mean everyone, those who lived in front of the tv back in 90s)

The movie opening with the incident took place in Mexico. How these 4 men get together. Fast forward to 8 years later, they were setup for a crime they did not commit. Sentence to high security prison, they decided to break the prison and went “rogue”. Utilizing their talents to try and clear their names. Since then, they work as mercenaries or “soldier of fortunes”.

The A-Team

If you remember the old TV series, which I don’t and I find the movie brings back the old memories. Not exactly but the characters was well mirrored in this sense. I love Copley playing Murdock. Found out that this is his second appearance after District 9. Crazy as he is, he do steal the show. Fascinated by the insanely action scenes, it was an enjoyable movie. Mixed with some crazy laughs and ridiculous act, you won’t even think about the plot.

Plot are just … no comment. Typical I would say. However, sadly the role of BA was tamed a little compare to the old TV Series who is a mister-no-joke guy.

Overall, it was a thrill just to sit in a THX cinema while enjoying the effect of some CGIs and the sound system. Taken you on the ride, it is definitely a great summer blockbuster to me.

My ratings? 7.5/10
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? I love it when a plan comes together

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It appear at first to be a romantic comedy. However, as it goes on… it is so predictable. The storyline is so bland that you know what to expect and it kind of pissed you off when you know how the story will end up to be. However, it is good to have J-Lo back on the screen.

She looked so awesome and sweet, like usual. She doesn’t look like those in her 40s. Anyway, the movie was so-so with some supporting casts which make it less agitating.

The Backup Plan

Zoe (Lopez), who is having a hard time finding the man of her dreams, decides to have her baby alone in a sperm clinic. However, her plans may change when she meets and starts to like Stan (O’Loughlin).

and I like the part when Stan was told that by the time having third child, you don’t really much bothered about kids eating sands or playing with poo. Just not other people’s poo.

The verdict. This one still better than Sex and The City. I have totally, absolutely no idea what that movie was all about.

My ratings? 7/10

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