BEDTIME STORIES

Title : Bedtime Stories

Cast : Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Courtney Cox

Genre : Drama

Rating : Average

Pic : 21cineplex.com

Synopsis:

Mr. Bronson owes a small hotel, and dedicates his life to run the hotel as a nice hommy and comfortable place for the guests. He's a good father and a good person but never good businessman. He is broke and sell the hotel, but before he makes the buyer, Barry Nottingham, promise to give his son a place in the hotel.
Years after, Nottingham Hotel now is a well known hotel, Skeeter Bronson never has his change to run the hotel, but he survives for almost 25 years as a janitor and never lose his hope to be a hotel manager someday. One day Barry Nottingham announces that he will open new hotel and appoints Kendall to manage the new hotel and left Skeeter disappoints once again.
While babysitting his niece and nephew, Skeeter tells them a bedtime story, and magically, the story comes true. He has the opportunity to show his ability for manager position, more bedtime stories come true but other unexpected things are coming.

Comments:

Just like other Adam Sandler's movies, Bedtime Stories was the same. Funny and light. It tells you that sometimes tales stories comes to reality, though not always a happy ending. A safe family movie, and quite entertaining. Though for me the film was quiet boring, but this is a family movie, you still having fun watch it together ^_^

Fun facts:

• The bulldog shown in the movie is 'Adam Sandler''s beloved pet, Meatball.
• In the scene where Skeeter first spends the night with the kids, Jill and the kids are making signs. Bobbi is working on first the C is not colored in. A little while later the C is almost completely finished; a few seconds later the C is just started, and a few seconds later it is just a little bit less colored in than just a second before.
• imdb.com
  

LASKAR PELANGI

Title : Laskar Pelangi

Cast : Cut Mini, Ikranagara, Tora Sudiro, Slamet Rahardjo, Alex Komang,
Rieke Diah Pitaloka, Mathias Muchus, Zulfanny, Verrys Yamarno,
Verdian

Genre : Drama, Family movie

Rating : Not bad at all

Pic : 21cineplex.com

Synopsis:

Bu Mus (Cut Mini) and Pak Harfan (Ikranagara) are waiting anxiously for the 10th student in their poor school of SD Muhammadiyah. There are only 9 students registering, and they should have 10 students or the school is closed. A special student called Harun suddenly appear like magic and saving the school from a closure.

The ten students are studying passionately, regarding lacknesses they should face. And once the students are in action, they win best performance which is beyond anybody expectation and wipe all prominent schools in "Cerdas Cermat" math and science competition.

Comments:

Ok, i tell you the truth i'm a big fans of Andrea Hirata's book (and i almost become his crazy fans, oh Lord please help me T_T). So it's not weird if i went to cinema instantly once i heard the movie was on air. Well, not that instantly but i was there, and this was one of my biggest achievement ho ho, too much, i know. Laskar Pelangi was my first Indonesian movie to watch this year, and as a matter a fact, this was the second i've seen in my entire life ha ha, surpraised? That's true, my first was Ada Apa Dengan Cinta, that was the time when i became very curious to that popular Indonesian film. And after that? Nothing else. I saw few Indonesian movies, but i watched them on TV, i did dont feel bother to rush to theater to see ^_^, don't blame me, not too many good Indonesian Movie, but Laskar Pelangi was quite Ok. I think Denias was better to watch but Laskar Pelangi was not that bad either. The book is better, maybe Riri should prolong the movie duration, so the book will nicely filmed ^_^. But anyway, it worth to see, once again not that i'm the big fans, but it's a nice movie ^_^

Fun facts:

• I have to wait 3 weeks to avoid the crowd, but i still couldn't avoid it T_T
  

WALL - E

Title : Wall - E

Cast : Ben Burtt, Sigourney Weaver, Elissa Knight

Genre : Animation, family

Rating : Quite entertaining

Pic : wikipedia.com

Synopsis:

In the 22nd century, a megacorporation called BnL (buy n large) rules every aspects on earth, including government. They sponsored 5 years exodus from polluted earth and offers a full automatic robot crews and left units of disposal robots, Wall - E, to clean the earth. After hundreds of years, there is only one small disposal robot left. Everyday, Wall - E and his cocroach pet will gather cans and squared them than stack them in to giant skycrapers, then he will go back to his "home" and play old musics and video, where people sing and dance. One day, Wall - E finds a plant in an old ragged boot. Soon after a huge space craft landedand deploys a beautiful white robot called Eve. Wall - E falls in love at the first sight and quietly following Eve. Once he has the opportunity to get closer to Eve, Wall-E shows her his sactuary, his musics and dancing video and gives her the plant as a present. Eve suddenly freezes after taking the plant inside of her. Wall E tries to wake he up, but it's all useless. The space craft once again landed, retrived Eve. Wall - E races and cling on the outer hull.
The space craft is entering a giant space craft where all survival people of earth stays for 700 years. Eve tries to present the plant to McCrea, the captaint, to place in the ship's holo-detector—a device which will activate an automatic hyperjump to Earth once it scans the plant—only to find it is missing. Eve presumably broken and sent to broken robots divison. Mc Crea sees Wall - E and the robot shake his hand, introduce himself before run after Eve. Mc Crea touches dirt for the first time. He tries to find out what it is and become enthusiastic to find more about the earth. Mc Crea orders auto to finds the plant and go back to earth, but auto refuses his order and shows him the original plan, earth has been very polluted so no body can live on it. Mc Crea insists, since the message was sent 700 years ago and he thinks things will be different nowadays. Auto refuses Mc Crea suggestions and takes over the plane.
Meanwhile, Wall - E following Eve to repairement department, and they cause trouble and release all broken robots. Warning of broken robots escapes is spread out, other robots are trying to catch them. Eve and Wall - E are fugitive now, and they still have yo find the missing plant and accomplished Eve mission.

Comments:

This is a very simple cartoon movie. Quite touching and not to many violent actions so i think it's safe for children. I like the pictures and the old songs. Moreover, you can learn a lot from this film. Wall - E shows unconditional love, big socializer, and a very good friend.
Seeing the movie, i realize, maybe it was right. In the future, all things will be a lot easier, robots will do most of our dailt chores and what people can do is just sitting and do nothing. They shows exactly what people like in the future, anti social (i'm afraid i'll be one of them T_T) and over weight since they don't have to do nothing. Mc Crea even has to try hard to walk since he never move his body. A very good lesson i think ^_^

Fun facts:

• The sound for Wall - E world is come from Niagara Falls
• The cockroach chirps were created by speeding up the sounds of a raccoon.
  
• Film shipped to some theaters under the name "Sundaye"
• imdb.com
  

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES

Title : The Spiderwick Chronicle

Genre : Adventure

Cast : Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Loise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte

Rating : A perfect film for the holiday ^_^

Pic : wikipedia.org

Synopsis:

The Grace family moving in to a huge and creepy house whose before belong to the mother's, Helen Grace (Mary-Loise Parker), aunt. The Grace siblings find the house is very weird, especially one of the twins, Jared (Freddie Highmore) which is rebellious and has a anger issues.
One night Jared enters his great great uncle study room and finds a sealed book called The Field Guide to Fairies, which has a forbidden to open note. Jared ignores it and open the book. Then he meets a brownie called Thumbletack, whom tell him that the book contains secrets of fairy creatures and will be a a disaster if Mulgarath (Nick Nolte), an evil goblin knows it. He also gives Jared a stone which has a hole and trough the hole, he can see fairy creatures. Jared tries to warn his family of the existance of this creatures, but no body believes him. Until one day Mulgarath's army is kidnapping Simon, Jared's twin brother. In the effort to save his brother, Jared meets Hogsqueal, a pig alike creature that give him the ability to see all fairy creatures without a seeing rock. Jared is able to rescue his brother, Simon insists to give the book to Mulgarath so he will let them in piece, but Jared knows that Mulgarath will kill them anyhow.
The twins run away back to the house, the protection charm around the house saves the twins, but minutes after, their sister, Mallory shows up. The twins yells and asks Mal to stay inside the charm, but she refuses to do it,. The goblins attack Mal and with the help of the magic stone, she is able to see them and fight back. And things get worse when Mulgarath gets some parts of the book and finds out how to break the charm, now the siblings must work together saving their lives even no body is believing.

Comments:
Another family movie which is perfect for this holiday ^_^. You can ask your children to watch and feel no worry. This is pure adventure movie, an imaginary film which is quite entertaining. Not too many family movies in theater nowadays and when i found Spiderwick and Kung Fu Panda, i'm pleased. Well tough i don't have kids to take along, this safe movie is sometimes a good way to relase your stress. Don't miss this ^_^

Fun facts:

• Film prints were send to some theaters under the fake title called "Widow".
• When Mallory and Jared are fighting at the beginning, you can see Jared is mouthing Mallory's words.
• imdb.com
  

KUNG FU PANDA

Title : Kung Fu Panda

Genre : Comedy, cartoon

Cast : Jack Black, Jacky Chan, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu

Rating : A must see movie ^_^

Pic : wikipedia.com

Synopsis :

Po (Jack Black) is a panda from a noodle maker family who dream about being a kung fu hero. And one day his dream is about to come true. Master Oogway (Randall Duke Kim), a wise tortoise from the kung fu temple, is ordering to held a ceremony to choose a dragon warrior. He got a premonition, that the evil tiger Tai Lung (Ian Mc Shane) will escape form prison and attack the village. Master Shifu's (Dustin Hoffman) highly skilled martial students: tigress (Angelina Jolie), viper (lucy Liu), Monkey (Jacky Chan), Mantis (Seth Rogen), and Crane (David Cross) will be choosen. Po, whose dream, to be a kung fu master, try to escape from his obligation to sell noodle and do what ever he can to enter the stadium where the ceremony takes place.
Master Oogway surpraising everybody by choosing Po as a dragon worrior. And Master Shifu, who can't believe non of his primary students choosen, try to convince Oogway that he has made a mistake by choosing clumsy Po. The five students are nevertheless feel the same thing to Po, they just can not understand why a reckless and worthless panda is choosen as a dragon warrior. But Po is very persistent, the other students soon change to like him due to his good sense of humor and good cooking skills.
The evil Tai Lung is escape as predicted, and Po has not ready yet to face him. master Shifu must find a way to train Po, and Oogway left him without any clue but to believe in Po.
Can Po change and fulfill everybody's hope to be the dragon warrior and save them?

Comments:
First time i saw the thriller, i have put this film in my watching agenda ^_^, and it's worth it! A very nice cartoon movie, with cute pictures and alive characters. And so many stars playing in the movie! I like it, and this is a perfect movie to see with the whole family. Funny, funny, and funny ^_^

Fun facts:

• The furious five (tigress, mantis, viper, monkey, and crane) are actually martial art style modelled after the animals.
  
• Shifu means teacher or master in chinesse.
• Production designer Raymond Zibach and art director Tang Heng spent years researching Chinese painting, sculpture, architecture and kung fu movies to help create the look of the film.
• The film premiered at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, where it received massive and sustained applause at the end of the film's screening.
• imbd.com and wikipedia
  

NIM'S ISLAND

Title : Nim's Island

Genre : Adventure

Cast : Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler

Rating : You won't like it but your children will

Pic : yahoo.movies.com

Synopsis:

Nim Rusoe (Abigail Breslin) is a girl that live in a remote island with his scientist father, Jack Rusoe (Gerard Butler). Nim whole world is the island and her big imagination, anything coud happen in Nim's world. One day Jack is sailing due to a research and asking his daughter to come along, but Nim refuses and prefer to stay in the island. One night the hurricane strikes and Nim's lost contact to his father, Nim is asking her favorite writer, Alex Rover (Jodie Foster), to come to help her find her father. Since Alex has written the best adventure novels, which Nim admires. And when they meet, Nim soon realize that her hero, is not even close to what she has imagined. And yet they still have to find Jack.

Comments:
This movie remind me of home alone, the identical scene where Nim is alone in the remote island and must protect her island of strangers. Overall, there is nothing much we can expect in the movie. The imagination that they say Nim has is also not very dominating, and at first it will be like Pan's Labyrinth whereas the imagination of the role character is focus on. Adult may be bored in first 30 minutes, but this is a family drama, and it is completely safe to bring your children to see the movie.

Fun facts:

• The role of Selkie, Nim's sea lion, is played by two sea lion origin from Sea World Australia.
• imbd.com