Summer Blockbuster season Start early this year!!!! I Am Number Four just Blow up.

The Second Big Action movie of the year before the summer is out. I Am Number Four. Starring the new Boy Wonder of Hollywood, Alex Pettyfer. Well, if any of you have watch some British movies or TV, then it won’t be hard to recognize this young man from Storm Ryder or Tormented.

This year you’d be watching 2 movies coming out almost at the same time. Beastly and I Am Number Four starring this strappy young lad. The story for IANF is simple enough, a young alien in exile on earth (a little bit of Superman), hiding from his enemy, trying to kill him, made friends and together they fight the evil off and will try to unite all of his kind to fight. Superpower, Love Story, Friendship, the tri-factor of a summer blockbuster, Checked. The visual is nice, the story is common but solid. And the chemistry and humor is there. I think this is a good start to a new summer.

On the other hand, the OSCAR season is finally over. Everyone guesses are all for Social Network, King’s Speech and Inception. Well, I must say though me included didn’t really think James Franco have a chance to win, but to be fair, 127 Hour is a good movie.

The story of a man trapped in a cave, the struggle, the final “Cut”. At first I gone into the cinema with the idea that I’ll have to endure a long a strenuous 2 hours of watching a man suffering. But as it turn out, the movie is pretty well balance in humor and tragedy, the story in one line is boring, but it is both also a deep story of a man’s decision to come to a point where there’s no return to decide, choosing to survive or die. I must say the conclusion is that u gotta b a lil bit Crazy to do what the Character did, and to say the least, this is a true story and Aron Ralston is still climbing now after the whole ordeal. And you want to see a brave man? Here is one.

A new start of the story of Devil and God start again this year with an Exorcism. I never thought that I’d see an Exorcism story to come so early. The story of a free-spirited priest, sent to study exorcism, met a experience exorcist, and the story goes what changes the man’s heart to fully devote himself to God.

The Rite is the story, starring the legendary Anthony Hopkins. You find that he is so old. And still so creepy, and for the relatively new Colin O’Donoghue to hold his own in the movie is an amazing experience. Colin did a great job expressing the conflict, the disbelieve, the doubt, and the surrender with flawless smoothness in transition. I think to be in the same room with an actor like Sir Anthony Hopkins have a great influence in how you perform. Just great to see it. A bit dramatize, and the humor. But the last fight with the demon is a great combat. Though I thought it is a bit short.

2011 83rd Annual Academy Awards, is short, simple and fun (considerably)

The Oscar is announced. And the biggest night for the movies is done.

Who’s the Biggest winner? The King’s Speech. No Surprises.

Just like I said in earlier post. Colin Firth taking home best actor, The Director Tom Hooper taking home Best Director, the best original screenplay

It’s a fight between one movie that emphasis on actors performance and the other, all the other stuff in a movie. Inception.

Inception. Taking home 4 awards itself, all the Best technical “Stuff”. Visual Effects, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Cinematography, but loses on the Script and actor is a big No, No, for Best Picture fight.

But, The Social Network did give a good fight, nabbing one almost uncontested category, Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing.

As Predicted the best supporting goes to the Fighters peep, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo.

Best Actress goes to Natalie Portman. No doubt there.

The only upset we got is from Foreign Movie. We said, Havier’s Biutiful will take it home. Well, the virtually unknown In A Better World takes it home.

Best Costume and Art direction goes to Alice in Wonderland. And Make up goes to Wolfman, undenied.

So, the night is a balance night of humor and honor. Most of the mom got mention, and one in particular makes more meaningful gratitude for the Best Director to thank his mom for finding him King’s Speech to direct.

James and Anne did a good job, I mean to be a comic relief for a show that lasted 3 hours it’s both an honor and a dread for everyone. There’s a reason why comedy only last 30 mins per episode. You know.

Everyone is talking about Mellisa F-Bomb. and Jennifer Lawrence red dress(which reminded me of a dress that Scarlett Jo wears a few years back.) and of course Jennifer Hudson fine figure these days.

It’s great to see Kurt Douglas back on the wagon for a wild after the ordeal the family went through last year. With Kurt doing recovery from a Stroke and Michael Douglas from a Cancer. Both seem to be doing really well.

Love it when Billy Crystal come out for a comedic relief half way through the show. And so do from Sandra Bullock when presenting Best Actor.

All in all, it doesn’t feel like a really long show like the old days. It finishes well before midnight, which is a great relief, and the performance is really good.

1994 Three Tenors Concert, the Gem of all Musical Concert. We Dun listen to music that way anymore.

Yesterday I was watching an old Concert DVD the 1994 3 Tenors concert. Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras.

It was the time when the Great are still among us. When the 3 pay tribute to Frank Sinatra, Donald O’Connor on stage with the pop stars watching on the Ground, together with former President Bush Sr. and Tom Cruise’s family.

You can feel the ruggedness of a true Spanish tenor in Carreras voice. He is powerful and genuine. As for Domingo, the ever graceful gentlemen in the world of good voice, he is the angel to look at with ever movement of his hand, the taking in of breath and the belting of the note flowing out of his voice. He is the representation of a humanoid music instrument that sang the angel’s song. Pavarotti, oh, Pavarotti, what a fantastic voice he had. People truly are mesmerizes when u truly heard his voice. There is really no compare. Rumor has it, a Diva?!, well if anyone in the world deserves to be one, he deserves to be. That voice should be preserved in any way you can. The softness, the tenderness, the powerful highs and penetrating lows of every notes, it could be felt through your bones. Nessun Dorma, O Sole Mio, Ave Maria, all of which the voice touch, have literally turn to gold now (literally, into gold and platinum Disc. HAHA!) and many singer of our time. What they heard, the version of Nessun Dorma, O Sole Mio, Ave Maria and Caruso are all originated from his version.

After the war, the depression and the evolution of alternative rock into angst filled pop culture. People don’t really listen to any music like this anymore. Sitting in the park really taking in the great improvisation of an artist and the orchestra on a great stage. Every song is the familiar melody, yet every performance is different.

With internet and recorded format, the art have been lost to the fast food pace of divulging new music. The new generation now listen to music for 5 weeks tops and then they all got old and a new one would emerge to takes over. Of course, the recording is the same, the song is the same, and the person performing is the same. The “Song” never even get a chance to evolve or presented in a different light, it’s already dump into a hole called “the out-dated song grave” and there goes another artwork.

I must say, though the condition of our time may not be as innocence than before. That doesn’t mean the art have ever changed. We still can enjoy such small things with the purest pleasure of the beauty, if we all could just quiet down our mind and soul a little bit. Something I find that people today have really lost that patience.

The Summer Block Buster Season have already Started before the Spring is here.

As We goes in deeper into the year, all movie schedule for summer release are creeping out earlier and earlier. Even before the spring comes, the first fire that signifies the run of the summer block buster have already fired up now to escape the scorn of all the Super Heros, and Spit fire from the Showdown Between 2 Ending big Saga, Harry Porter and Twilight.

The First contender is actually from last year US Screening, Burlesque.

I mean it is a semi musical with a 2 Legends, Cher and Stanley Tucci, comparing with the new pair of Christina Arguilera and Cam Gigandet. I’m sure that Christina will have far less a crazy life like Cher. But to watch them both strut their stuff on screen with the super seasoned humorist in the business and the hottest young star. The Chemistry that play around the four is just explosive. Cher with Stanley are like old husband and wife, the fights just never stop, and the Gay just charmed his way through to the Queen. Christina and Cher, can you find a finer singer to pass the torch? And the hormone between Christina and Cam can ignite a whole clan of animal feasting right on the spot.

Anyway, the one most unanticipated-most anticipated film of the year. The Sanctum. This movie you gotta watch it in truly 3D fashion, James Cameron Style, bring us from his documentary. This is the contrast to the Extravagant of Avatar. The effect of 3D is subtle as Avatar, with depth and heights spell out on the spectacle. But close to everything is shot on film and not CGI(who use this word anymore?). and the underwater cinematography is just breathtaking, without any strange creature of a documentary, it’s just pure effects test that the 3D works. And guys there’s a new young guy to look out for, Rhys Wakefield. He is so hot in the movie, it felt like the cave is the boiling center of the volcano. Future Sexiest Guy on earth everyone?! He really has grown fast since the Home and Away days. Far faster than I have expect. How tall has he grown since the last 6 months? 3 feet?! Seems like all the most famous Aussie these days are from the same TV show.

The Movie Run Down for January to Feb

While we are soaking in some last year’s movie that’s hitting the award season, do not forget that the race to a new year has already begun. January alone we have seen, Season of the Witch, The Tourist, Little Fockers and The Green Hornet. And Burlesque and Sanctum for the Asian audience. Need me to Remind everyone of the Concert in the Movie of the Year, from a little guy named JB?

Let see, Season of The Witch, it’s a scary movie that’s not too scary, and an action movie that’s doesn’t really blow up anything. I think these movies have set a new standard for B grade movies nowadays. The new Grading for the 21^st Century will send the B-Graded movie from the 90’s to D-Grade. Terminator is C-Grade and anything by Van Damme will be D-Grade now. Because it’s not a good production, the setup, the visual effects are pretty great. But the story line just not really that interesting. Better than some D-Grade Action movies. But really not that deep, given the Knight story, and the Witch Mistery. Let’s just give this one an OK.

The Tourist, we see 2 Professional Player just playing with each other and the audience. The Spy Story, it’s a good twist if you haven’t seen the old version. It is fun to watch 2 of the sexiest person on earth acting against each other. Both try to be cold and jumpy. The chemistry is there. Just that the adult feel to it. Just too adult, both of them are acting too serious in it. That it takes some of the humor out. If there’s more action humor that sexy humor in it then I’ll take it a great movie to watch. Now, it’s just another just alright for me.

Little Focker?! Now Get Crazy. And a little bit old already. Better than Gulliver’s travel though. That said, a better comedy for the year then. For the time being.

Green Hornet, well, seeing that it’s a movie from turning from a more famous TV show than movie. the Green Hornet is a pretty fun games to watch with a Comedic Seth Rogan dancing around Jay Chow. Though Jay is not that much of a name in USA, no one would know that he is much too Big for everyone in Asian market. One for the few that earn close to Billion Taiwan Yuan a year. He is one of the most unmatched entertainer of our time in Asia. Yet, his movie career besides the one that he Directed himself (The Unspoken Secret), all are more flop to present him as a great actor even if they are good in Box office. Green Hornet, are more close to his humor though. Because of the promotion in Asia, many thought that he is going to be like Bruce Lee, a more main Kick than a Side Kick. Sorry to say, this is more of a Seth Rogen movie, Jay is really just a Side Kick with almost the same amount of screen time with Seth. Seth is the humor, Jay is the Action. The classic Green Hornet setup, and a good marriage actually, if people don’t have a preconceive idea of what it is.