april movie review

time to review all of the movies i've watched in APRIL! :)

SEMERAH CINTA STILETTO

Release Date: 8 April 2010

Language: Malay

Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Director: Ahmad Idham

Cast: Lisa Surihani, Farid Kamil, Cat Farish, Nanu Baharuddin, Shaharudin Thamby.

Synopsis: ‘Semerah Cinta Stilleto’ mengisahkan kehidupan bahagia Siti Laila atau Stila (Lisa Surihani). Stila dilahirkan dan dibesarkan dalam kemewahan dan segala yang dihajati akan ditunaikan oleh kedua-dua ibu bapanya. Dia juga seorang remaja cantik, masih menuntut di sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi terkemuka di ibu kota.

Leto (Farid Kamil) pula seorang pemuda yang hidup dalam keadaan serba sederhana. Bekerja sebagai penjual ikan di pasar borong dan tinggal di flat murah berhadapan kawasan banglo mewah keluarga Stila.

Kehidupan mewah Stila bagaimanapun tidak membawa sebarang erti kerana kebahagiaan yang dicari tiada dalam keluarganya. Percintaan bermula apabila stiletto merah milik ibu Stila, Datin Fairuz (Nanu) hilang dan pencarian tersebut membawa episod cinta kedua pasangan muda ini. Namun, percintaan kedua pasangan ini terputus di tengah jalan kerana perbezaan latar belakang.
 

(Source: gua.com.my)

 

CLASH OF THE TITANS

 

Release Date: 2 April 2010

Language: English

Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutes

Director: Louis Leterrier 

Cast: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, James Flemyng, Gemma Arterton.

Synopsis: "The Clash of the Titans" is set in the Greek city of Argos where a war is about to explode between man and the gods. Perseus (Sam Worthington) raised as a fisherman, but is actually a demi-god. Perseus is the son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) who is about to take on the gods after the death of his family. Zeus' brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes) was the one who killed his family, and Perseus wants to kill him. However, it is Perseus's destiny to rescue the city of Argos from the ruthless rage of Hades and his Kraken monster. With nothing to lose, Perseus leads a band of soldiers on a quest to defeat the Kraken. In doing this, Perseus will prevent Hades from overthrowing Zeus and in turn destroying mankind.
 

(Source: www.imbd.com)

 

DATE NIGHT

 

Release Date: 9 April 2010

Language: English

Running Time: 1 hour 28 minutes

Director: Shawn Levy 

Cast: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Walhberg, Taraji P.Henson, Jimmy Simpson.

Synopsis: Phil and Claire Foster are a couple who have been married for several years. Their days consists of them taking care of their children and going to work and coming home and going to bed. But they find time to have a date night wherein they go out and spend some time together. When another couple they know announce that they're separating because they're in a rut, Phil feels that he and Claire could be too. So when date night comes Phil decides to do something different. 

 

So they go into the city and try to get into a new popular restaurant. But when it's full and still wanting to do this, Phil decides to take the reservation of a couple who doesn't show up. While they're having dinner two men approach them and instructs them to stand up and go with them. They think the men are with the restaurant and want to talk to them about taking someone else's reservation. But it appears the couple whose reservation they took crossed someone and the two men work for this person. The men are after something, but whatever it is they don't have it.
 

(Source: www.imbd.com)

 

WHEN IN ROME

 

Release Date: 15 April 2010

Language: English

Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Director: Mark Steven Johnson 

Cast:  Dax Shepard, Danny DeVito, Will Arnett, Josh Duhamel, Jon Heder

Synopsis: Beth is a hard working career woman whose last relationship says that she puts her work above him so he left her. When he tells her he found another career woman and is willing to stick it out with her and is engaged to her. Beth feels that there is no one for her. And when she goes to Rome to attend her sister's impromptu wedding and after meeting the best man, Nick she's attracted to him but after seeing him with another woman, she gets drunk and goes into the famed Fountain of Love and takes some coins thrown by people looking for love. 

 

When she goes back to New York four men start coming onto her. And Nick keeps calling her asking her out. She later learns that what she did--is a no no. It seems legend says that if you take a coins out of the fountain the person who threw it will fall in love with who took the coin. So she has to find a way to break the curse. And she wonders if Nick whom she likes is with her cause he wants to or is he under the spell.
 

(Source: www.imbd.com)

 

HAUNTED ROOM: WHO R U

 

Release Date: 25 April 2010

Language:Thai

Running Time: 1 hour 34 minutes

Director: Pakpoom Wongchinda

Cast: Kanya Rattanapetch, Sinjai Plengpanich

Synopsis: "Haunted Room" is apparently based on a real medical condition among teenagers in Japan known as Hikkikomori (Acute Social Withdrawal). Nida is a DVD seller, the mother of Ton, a boy with the severe psychological disorder. He has locked himself in his room for the past five years, not going anywhere nor meeting anyone. The only way to communicate with him is through written notes slipped under the door. This mysterious behavior draws a lot of interest from neighbours. As the curiosity and investigation heightens, some now believe that it is no longer Ton who is in the room!

(Source: Cinema Online)

 

THE LOSERS

   

Release Date: 15 April 2010

Language: English

Running Time: 1 hour 37 minutes

Director: Sylvain White

Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Holt McCallany, Chris Evans.

Synopsis: A highly skilled CIA team is attacked by their own agency and left for dead. They set out to learn why they were betrayed, and to avenge the wrong, as well as other injustices they encounter.

(Source: Warner Brothers)

 

HOOPERZ

 

Release Date: 22 April 2010

Language: Malay

Running Time: 1 hour 49 minutes

Director: Rosihan Zain

Cast: Amy Mastura, Melissa Maureen, Mustapha Kamal, Remy Ishak, Zazleen Zulkafli.

Synopsis: Hooperz tells the story of a group of students who play netball. The variation of characters and background in the team assembled makes for an interesting story. The netball court becomes escape from their everyday routines. They all come together as a netball team called Hooperz. Throughout all the challenges that they face, nothing can deter them from the reaching finals of the Annual Netball Championships.

(Source: Cinema Online)

 

 SHUTTER ISLAND

 

Release Date: 15 April 2010

Language: English

Running Time: 2 hours 18 minutes

Director: Martin Scorsese

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer.

Synopsis: Set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.

(Source: United International Pictures (Sdn))

 

KICK-ASS

 

Release Date: 16 April 2010

Language: English

Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes

Director:  Matthew Vaughn

Cast: Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Tamer Hassan.

Synopsis: Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super hero even though he has no powers or training.

(Source: Cinema Online)

 

IRON MAN 2

 

Release Date: 29 April 2010

Language: English

Running Time: 2 hours 3 minutes

Director: Jon Favreau

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Palthrow, Don Cheadale, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson.

Synopsis: Set six months after the events in the first movie, "Iron Man 2" is said to explore how revealing his identity has affected Tony Stark, who takes to the bottle.

(Source: Cinema Online)

 

IP MAN 2

 

Release Date: 29 April 2010

Language: Cantonese

Running Time: 1 hour 49 minutes

Director: Wilson Yip

Cast: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Lynn Hung, Huang Xiao Ming, Louis Fan.

Synopsis: After his victory over the Japanese General in Foshan, Ip Man (Donnie Yen) moves to Hong Kong. He sets up a martial arts school to teach Wing Chun. Here, he is challenged by other kung fu masters, including Sifu Hung (Sammo Hung) who masters in Hung Quan. Sifu Hung and Ip Man draw a tie in their challenge and the latter is adored as a recognized master in Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, Twister, the powerful but cruel boxer champion who despised Chinese kung fu destroyed the fruit market and harassed the kung fu institutes. Twister, who also resulted in Sifu Hung’s death, then challenged the Chinese kung fu masters for a public combat. Ip was filled with grief and indignation and he decided to take up the challenge. He swore to claim back the dignity of Chinese kung fu and the Chinese people. A furious fight is about to begin...

(Source: Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd.)

 

wow.that is a long list ey? awesome awesome movies :)

 

xoxo