TED (2012)

What’s wrong with a teddy bear that can talk and interact with the normal world? Welcome to Seth MacFarlane’s world! He is the creator behind adult TV cartoons like “Family Guy”, “American Dad” and “Cleveland” where dog can talk and an extraterrestrial alien as a family member. It all started when 8-year-old John Bennett made a wish that his beloved teddy bear Ted would come alive to be his best friend forever and it came true the very next day. Afterwards the scene shifts to the present day where Ted is now a bear who smoking pot and dating many girls. Meanwhile, John (Mark Wahlberg) has a job at the rental car agency and serious relationship with his girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis). Somehow, it’s time for John, to choose between his best friend and his lover. My appreciation goes to Seth MacFarlane who made the script, directed the movie, voiced and motion-captured Ted. MacFarlane brings us to a whole new level of dimension that we never go before. It’s sometimes weird and another time is funny. Macfarlane would do anything to create laughter, breaking all boundaries and mocking almost everyone in the industry. In short, his humor works pretty sick and well! Now, let’s talk about Mark Wahlberg. All thiz time, I always think that Mark Wahlberg is always Mark Wahlberg in all of his movies. He seems only capable of delivering one same look, acting and character. But, in thiz movie, he gives me a different perspective. Eventually, Mark Wahlberg is one of the Actors who depend on his strong charisma and attractive personality. In fact, I also just realized that almost all his movies reach significant box office success. Thiz is an undeniable proof that people love him. The next in spotlight is Mila Kunis. Kunis is one true example of modern girls who can say anything she wants while still looking classy. She’s not afraid to look silly. Quite the opposite, she gives the impression of smart, flexible and fun. There are also some cameo appearances involving the old aged movie star Tom Skerritt, the Jazz singer Norah Jones and Flash Gordon himself Sam J. Jones. Actually, it’s quite refreshing to see a foul-mouthed teddy bear partying with 1980s sci-fi cult icon. Everything is just spiralling out of control and it seems that they are not afraid of being laughed at. Thiz is crazy in a very good way. In the end, what if I tell you that Seth MacFarlane initially intended to voice hi-tech Japanese robot cat, Mark Wahlberg was originally meant to play Nobita and the movie title should be “Doraemon”. Well, if you believe that, then you can accept anything, including thiz movie. It’s not as absurd as it sounds. Maybe sometimes the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy ^_^

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" ♪ When you hear the sound of thunder, don’t you get too scared. ♪ Just grab your thunder buddy, and say these magic words: ‘F*ck you, Thunder. You can suck my d*ck. You can’t get me, thunder, because you’re just God’s farts.' ♪”

MEN IN BLACK 3 (2012)

There is something magnetic about Will Smith’s charisma and there will always be fun atmosphere whenever he is around. If thiz guy had a nickname, it would be “Blockbuster”. Almost all his films have reached at least $100-million mark, even in his early years, just like in “Bad Boys” (1995) and “Independence Day” (1996). And even more so, for me, Will Smith is Tom Cruise in black! You know what I mean. It’s still about two MIB agents, one is strict and disciplined and the other one is the fun part. Yeah, Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and agent J (Will Smith) are back! Thiz time, Agent J has to travel back to the 60s to save the life of young Agent K (Josh Brolin) from one of the most ugliest and notorious aliens that ever existed, Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement). My focus is on Josh Brolin who plays young Agent K proportionally. Josh Brolin has been a good character Actor. Thiz time, he can successfully mimic all the gestures which previously described by Tommy Lee Jones. Well, what do you expect? We’re all just like Alice in Wonderland. In which we are about to see an unearthly world of freakish creatures. It follows almost exactly the same rules as its predecessors “Men in Black” (1997) and “Men in Black II” (2002), but only thiz time, it gets a big refresh with time-travel element. The film Producer personally requested Barry Sonnenfeld to continue directing thiz franchise and it seems they have made the right decision. Barry Sonnenfeld is the man! By the way, thiz is also the man who directed “The Addams Family” (1991) and “Get Shorty” (1995). Once again, Sonnenfeld knows best how to play with these “Men in Black” things. The humor, the cool gadgets, Cast members, everything in its right place. What makes a movie good? One of them is the twist at the end of the movie. And in thiz case, they also put some twist endings. Yeah, it’s another alien movie, a typical Special Effects exhibition and surely predictable storyline. But hey, we laugh and it keeps us curious until the end. That’s more than enough to qualify for being an entertaining movie. Since I told you quite a lot about thiz movie, now I have to brainwash you. Please see thiz light and you will forget about all the spoilers. Blitz! LOL.

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"Don’t ask questions, you don’t want to know the answer to."

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010)

What is the password? Umm... Whatever! That is the attitude of 23-year-old Scott Pilgrim. By watching thiz film, amazingly I feel like back to become a teenager again with my skate board under my feet and baseball cap on my head. It tells about Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) who has a new girlfriend, Ramona Flower (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Now, he must defeat Ramona’s seven evil ex-boyfriends in video game style duels. Meanwhile, Scott plays in a band called Sex Bob-omb with his friends. The movie is directed by Edgar Wright who brought us “Shaun of The Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). He is always able to make any comedy to look smart but it’s also funny at the same time. On thiz latest feature, there are some unique and hilarious characters such as Scott’s gay roommate Wallace (Kieran Culkin), Scott’s annoying ex-girlfriend Knives (Ellen Wong) and Ramona’s Indian silly ex-boyfriend Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha). Even more, the movie is surrounded by fresh Cameo appearances from Anna Kendricks, Jason Schwartzman, Chris Evans, Thomas Jane and our last “Superman” Brandon Routh. Michael Cera seems to be a perfect choice for Scott Pilgrim. He does not even have to act so hard to become thiz character. Mary Elizabeth Winstead also delivers a believable character with some punk girl attitudes. The movie is based on the first three series of six black-and-white comic strips by Bryan Lee O’Malley. The Art Direction is very attractive and colorful. They use comical fonts to emphasize the sound and the fighting scene is one of the main attractions. Most of the fight scenes are mind-blowing with those graphics and animations. Yeah it looks ridiculous sometimes, but surely it is well choreographed. Once again, the only way to comprehend thiz movie is by letting yourself being young again. Thiz movie reminds us of how we enjoyed adolescence by living in our own world. Once in awhile, all of us were Scott Pilgrim and there was only us Vs. the world. For me, thiz movie deserves to receive 1up and 1,000 combos!

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"Scott, if your life had a face, I would punch it."

KICK-ASS (2010)

When you were just a kid, did you ever wish to be a superhero? I think all the kids who were born in 1980s onward would ever desire about that, at least once. Thiz movie is very confident since the beginning, they advertise it rapidly and the posters are very attractive as well. It’s about Dave (Aaron Johnson), an unpopular and nerdy boy who wants to be a superhero even without super power. He tries to save the world with the alter-ego named Kick-Ass, to do otherwise he get his ass kicked. Meanwhile, there is Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and her eleven-year-old daughter named Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) who have been the real superheroes, fighting the crime against drug dealer mob Frank D’Amico (Mark strong). Frank attemps to put his son, Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) as undercover superhero named Red Mist, his intention is to capture Kick-Ass. Aaron Johnson delivers standard performance. Nicolas Cage provides a strong and comical figure. It’s Chloë Grace Moretz who surprises us with believable and easy-going performance. Hit-Girl’s fight scene is one of the awesome moments (we know that she’s probably replaced by stunt double, but it’s still awesome!), furthermore she is also good in drama. Once again, Mark Strong succesfully brings an interesting villain character. Recently, he was also a bad guy in “RocknRolla” (2008), “The Young Victoria” (2009), ”Sherlock Holmes” (2009) and ”Robin Hood” (2010). In every occasion, he could deliver different bad guy character with his aura and I admire him for that. In fact, I will officially give him appreciation as “Bad Guy of the Year”. The Director is Matthew Vaughn who directed “Stardust” (2004) and the respectable “Layer Cake” (2007). Actually on thiz movie, the conversation is a little bit rude (as family movie) and the fight scene is kind of bloody brutal, but we have to admit the story is original and effectively hilarious. The movie is brave enough to challenge the mainstream and it works well in most of the times. In my point of view, when we dare enough to laugh on ourself for our own stupidity or feebleness, that’s the time we actually show the big heart of us.

Stars : 7/10
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"Dad, you better fire thiz asshole!"

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL (2009)

I went to see thiz movie with no expectation. I think all things that they want to show us, it has already appeared in the first movie. So thiz “Squeakquel” is only a repetition of what we have seen before. The movie is still played by Jason Lee and David Cross. The Alvin Character is voiced by Justin Long. The former Director Tim Hill who also directed “Garfield” (2004) now is replaced by Betty Thomas. It’s very obvious that the moviemaker’s intention is to refresh things up by the appearance of new characters, the Chippetes (the girl’s version of the Chipmunks). Members of the Chippetes are Brittany (Christina Applegate), Jeanette (Anna Faris), Eleanor (Amy Poehler). We certainly recognize the trio as creditable Comediennes. I think in some ways, the movie is less musical than the first one. It looks like the Chippetes performance is based on the today's hip hop style. If we look at the human characters, Zachary Levi seems to have more proportion than Jason Lee, both of them don’t make us stunned by their performances. Their roles can be replaced easily by other Actors. In the end, I have to say that thiz kind of movie is definitely just for fun.

Stars : 3,5/10
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"Since you guys answered the phone, I'm glad to know you didn't burn the house down."