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This movie tells the story of a poor young boy from a poor family. Consists of his parents and both grandparents from his father and mother side, Charlie and his family live in an old rundown house. His father works at a toothpaste factory while his mother is a housewife. They were so poor that all four of his grandparents had to share the same bed and can only afford to eat cabbage soup everyday. They were further unlucky when his father’s job are replaced by a machine that renders him jobless.

Every year, on his birthday, Charlie receives the world famous Wonka bar from his parents. Wonka bar is a chocolate bar made by the candy genius Willy Wonka in his mysterious chocolate factory. Willy Wonka is Charlie’s idol so much so that Charlie made a replica of Willy and his chocolate factory made with toothpaste covers. This year, Willy placed 5 golden ticket in 5 Wonka bar. These golden tickets entitled the holder to a tour inside the mysterious chocolate factory guided by Willy Wonka himself and in the end, one of the children will be awarded a special gift. Incidentally, Charlie found a golden ticket and went to the tour inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory with his grandfather.

I had a great time watching this movie. Another great product by Tim Burton, this movie pushes the envelope of creativity and imagination to it’s limit. I’ve never read the book nor seen the original movie but this movie is surely one of the most entertaining movie I’ve seen. Best seen before eating a McDonald’s chocolate sundae.

Genre : Comedy/Kids
Story line : 5/5
Visual : 5/5
Audio : 5/5
Acting : 5/5

Independence is not about the freedom to do anything we want without fear of any consequences. It’s immature to think that. If that’s the case, why do we need laws? I don’t think our ancestors fought for independence so that we can run around naked at Padang Kelab Selangor screaming ‘Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!’.

Independence is about not relying on other people. Or in Malaysia’s case, not relying on the British government. The freedom it offers is the freedom to chart our own future. The freedom to have our own unique image. The freedom to be better in ways that is right for us. The freedom to grow. The freedom to dream.

The challenge, we have to be mature enough to handle ourselves. To be discipline. To not make childish decision. To be brave enough to stand up for ourselves and not be intimidated even against powerful countries.

Selamat Hari Merdeka 31 Ogos

Romania, 30 years ago. A group of cave explorers discovered an abandon ancient church in a secluded area in between the rocky mountains. Painted with murals of templar and winged demons, the church acts as the mark to a virgin cave located underneath it. However, upon blowing the entrance of the cave, the explosion causes the mountains to went down on the church thus trapping the cave explorers inside the cave

Romania. Present day. A new group of expert cave explorers were sent to explore the cave. Equipped with sophisticated equipments, their journey were relatively easy until an attack by a mysterious creature accidentally caused the narrow entrance to be sealed. With ration that can only last 12 days, the survivors desperately look for a way out while dodging the mysterious creatures.

Great movie. I love the simple story line. The suspense were nerve-wrecking and the action were heart pumping. I can actually feel the cold water and sharp edges of the cave just by watching the movie. I went in as a fearless man but went out as a claustrophobic sissy, sucking my thumb. You just can’t beat old school suspense thiller

Genre : Horror/Suspense
Story line : 5/5
Visual : 5/5
Audio : 5/5
Acting : 5/5

ps: Thanks to Wai Tuck for the free ticket

Modern day Hang Jebat

I AM NOT ALONE. Happy! ^_^

To the muslims, the article is quite heavy. If you can’t keep an open mind, ask me for “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, MD. It’s a fun book. I suggest you read it before clicking on the link. I have a copy you can borrow.

Last weekend is the best! I went out to have lunch with R. We’ve been chatting for the past 3 months and this is the first time we’ve met face to face. She’s gorgeous. ^_^

Went bowling at Cosmic Bowl, Midvalley. At approximately 5.30pm 20 August 2005, for the first time in my life, I bowled a turkey (3 strikes in row). Hehe, I suck at bowling. My score board looks like this “—X–XXX—”. Yeah, I ‘longkang’ed the rest of it. Can’t win em all.

Yesterday, after work, I took the lift to go down to the ground floor. My office is at the 10th floor

9th floor, a guy came in.

8th floor, a girl came in.

Suddenly, there’s a sound of people having sex!! The screaming, the panting, the… well, you get the idea. It was really loud! My guess is, it must be one of their handphone’s ringtone. Not sure who’s phone. Embarrassed, both of them kept their heads really low and neither took out their phones. The ringing lasted until we reached the ground floor.

ps: Proud owner of an ancient monophonic phone

Gol & Gincu tells the story of Putri, a perky girl who devoted her life solely to please her futsal-mad-boyfriend. She wears alot of pink, accessories everything, and smiles constantly. Her world turned upside down when her boyfriend decided to leave her for another futsal-mad girl. Determine to win him back, Putri started playing futsal.

Cool chick flick. I enjoyed it very much. Finally, there’s a Malaysian movie about football. The story was so well written. Great performance by Nur Fazura. Touches of advertisement also add realism to the movie. A fun movie for the family. An advise for guys, don’t watch it alone or with a guy friend. Watch it with a girl. Good job Bernard Chauly. Bravo!

Genre : Chick flick
Story line : 5/5
Visual : 3/5
Audio : 3/5
Acting : 5/5

Thanks to Hotlink for the free tickets ^_^

Day 6. The haze is getting worst. Can’t even see the building in front of us, and that’s only about 500m. Worse, it has this burning smell that sticks on your clothes. Aiyah. Forgot to bring a handkerchief to cover my mouth. Can’t even imagine how much of those stuff I’ve inhaled riding my motorcycle. If I get lung cancer because of this, I’m gonna sue the Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar. *Sigh*. Hopefully, it’ll rain soon.

Somebody should make a movie about this

Welcome to the world of Wonderfalls. Set against the backdrop of Niagara Falls, Wonderfalls is a quirky one-hour family dramedy about an underachieving twenty-something souvenir shop worker named Jaye Tyler. Her life is forever changed when inanimate figures – including toys, cartoons and anything in the form of an animal, begin to talk to her. In each episode, the creatures’ cryptic messages set into motion a chain of unpredictable events that invariably lead Jaye into the lives of others in need.

Sounds like a kiddy show? Not. I’ve never seen a tv show that uses that many ‘bitch’ word in 1 hour. If you like ‘Becker’ or ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, you’d love this show. Highly creative and hilarious, I’d definitely recommend watching this show. Monday, Channel 70(Star World), 10pm Malaysia.

Here’s the lyric to the song the wax lion sings to torment Jaye in the first episode

Hello My Baby!

Words & Music by: Ida Emerson and Joseph E. Howard

Hello, my baby
Hello, my honey
Hello, my ragtime gal

Send me a kiss by wire
Baby, my hearts on fire

If you refuse me
Honey, you’ll lose me
Then you’ll be left alone

Oh baby, telephone
And tell me I’m your own

Hello, my baby
Hello, my honey
Hello, my ragtime gal

Send me a kiss by wire
Baby, my hearts on fire

If you refuse me
Honey, you’ll lose me
Then you’ll be left alone

Oh baby, telephone
And tell me I’m your own

Took place in a distant future, stealth tells the story about a fully intelligent stealth plane created by the US government to combat terrorism. The stealth plane, code named UVAC-EDI(Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle - Extreme Deep Impact). Being able to learn and communicate via voice, EDI were sent to observe and learn by joining missions done by an elite group of fighter-pilot. However, a freak lighting storm during the mission turns EDI into a renegade pilot.

I love this movie. Fast paced, high-speed chase, explosions every 5 seconds, nuclear warheads, flying fuel tanks, surgical precision weapons. If any of those are in your list of appetite, go see the movie. If not, do it for Jessica Biel. Man, she’s hot!!

Genre : Sci-Fi Action
Story line : 4/5
Visual : 5/5
Audio : 5/5
Acting : 2/5