Watching Movies

Yesterday, I went to Times Square (and braved the KL jam) to catch Zombieland... which was good, according to the ticket guy at GSC...

And he was right... it was a rockin' good time! They did not really bother explaining the cause of the zombie plague... the movie just dove straight into the story...

It was told from the point of view of Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), a nerdy, thin guy who had survived the zombies by sticking to his rules and on his way back to his home town, hoping that his family was still alive.

Along the way, he met Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), a crazy guy who loves killing zombies way too much and two sisters (Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin) who is still conning, even after humans are almost extinct. The two girls are heading to Pacific Playland in California, supposedly clear of the zombie threat.


That's basically the story. There's no searching for cure or survivors. Or trying to find someone with the key to ending the zombie menace. Nothing like that at all. Just four people trying to survive and heading to California. And killing zombies getting in the way.

This movie reminded me of a lot of monster movies such as:

Planet Terror,

28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later)

and of course, the Resident Evil films...

and definitely not this film...

But more closely resembles Planet Terror than the rest because Planet Terror has a dark comedic influence to it. However, Zombieland is a lot more comedic than Planet Terror.

Overall, it's a fun ride and the actors are quite good. Woody Harrelson has always been a joy to watch, ever since Cheers. Jesse Eisenberg plays nerdy to perfection, as evident in Cursed. Abigail Breslin is of course an Oscar nominee for Little Miss Sunshine. Emma Stone is good as well but I can't for the life of me, think of her other movies. She looks like Mila Kunis though, in Max Payne.

Anyway, Zombieland is a good movie to watch to relax, unwind and laugh... on a side note, the censorship is not too bad with this movie... sometimes, a couple of 'F' words go through... :)

Tonite... watching The Storm Warriors at Pavilion...

New Movies

Movies that opens today (10/12) (according to GSC)...

THE STORM WARRIORS

Cast: Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Charlene Choi, Nicholas Tse, Simon Yam, Tiffany T.

Japanese evil warlord Lord Godless desired to conquer China. He imprisoned a large number of martial artists and tried to make them subjugate. Among the prisoners were Cloud and the martial arts elder statesman Nameless. Wind came to the rescue. The trio was badly wounded by Lord Godless's evil martial arts attack. Chu Chu was also knocked out when she blocked Cloud from Lord Godless's strike.

The remaining martial artists sacrificed their lives to save the trio, in the hope that the trio would beat Lord Godless one day and save the country.Chu Chu was badly wounded and stayed unconscious. Cloud was filled with remorse and vowed to take revenge. Wind chose to take the evil way to quickly boost up his martial arts skills, so that he could protect the people. During his training, he met the girl who changed his life, Dream.

Meanwhile, the troop of Lord Godless came to attack. Wind's training was interrupted when he tried to save Dream from Lord Godless's assault. After some killings, Wind ran away and disappeared... Lord Godless took The Emperor in captivity and stationed his troops in Heaven Cave. Cloud arrived alone and started a combat with Lord Godless. Lord Godless had the upper hand.

In the meantime, the half-evil Wind appeared and joined the battle. During the fight, they inadvertently discovered the secret of the sovereign. The real intention of Lord Godless's invasion was related to an ancient tomb, a forbidden ground buried with the Royal family's secret. The truth was finally revealed. At last, how would the battle end? Who would eventually rule over the country?

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jenifer Lewis, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey.

A prince named Naveen (Bruno Campos) from the land of Maldonia is transformed into a frog by the evil scheming voodoo magician Dr. Facilier (Keith David). The frog prince asks a waitress named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) to break the spell by kissing him. However, the kiss doesn't break the spell, but instead turns Tiana into a frog as well. Together, the two of them must reach the good voodoo priestess of the Bayou, Mama Odie (Jenifer Lewis), while befriending a trumpet-playing alligator and a hopelessly romantic firefly along the way.

ZOMBIELAND
Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Abigail Breslin.

Zombieland revolves around a mismatched pair of survivors who find friendship and redemption in a world overrun by zombies.

SANTAU
Cast:Esma Daniel, Putri Mardiana, Riezman Khuzaimi.

Halim and his family are blessed with happiness and wealth gained through his own growing business. On top of that, he has an understanding wife Nina who stands by his side and a lovely daughter named Tuti. Near Halim's home, there is an unrented house. Ever since the neighbour moved out from that house, Tuti sees mysterious happenings until a point where Nina begins to experience weird incidents that have never happened before. Nina's character soon changes drastically, where she becomes a lazy and hot-tempered person. Halim does not believe Nina and Tuti's story on the existence of the paranormal until one night; Halim rushes home upon hearing his wife being possessed.

Info: GSC

Awards Season Schedule

For those who follow the award season (like me), here's a list of the major award nomination/winner announcement:

DECEMBER
12 – European Film Awards
13 – AFI Awards Announced
13 – Boston Critics Announce
13 – LA Film Critics Announce
14 – NY Film Critics Announce
14 – Critics Choice Award Nominations
15 – Golden Globe Nominations
16 – Chicago Film Critics Nominations
17 – SAG Nominations
21 – Chicago Film Critics Awards
28 – Oscar Nomination Ballots Mailed

JANUARY
3 – National Critics Awards Announce
4 – USC Scripter Nominations
7 – DGA Nominations
8 – Online Film Critics Awards Announce
11 – WGA Nominations
11 – ASC Nominations
12 – ACE Eddie Nominations
15 – Critics Choice Awards
17 – Golden Globe Awards
17 – Art Directors Guild Nominations
21 – BAFTA Award Nominations
23 – SAG Awards
23 – Oscar Nomination Polls Close
24 – PGA Awards
24 – Costume Designers Guild Nominations
27 – ASC Awards
30 – DGA Awards

FEBRUARY
2 – Oscar Nominations
6 – USC Scripter Awards
13 – Art Directors Guild Awards
13 – ACE Eddie Awards
18 – VES Nominations
20 – Final Oscar Ballots Mailed
20 – WGA Awards
21 – BAFTAs
25 – Costume Designers Guild Awards
28 – VES Awards

MARCH
2 – Final Oscar Polls Close
6 – Independent Spirit Awards
7 – Oscar Night

If I am not mistaken, the Golden Raspberry Awards (honoring the worst achievements in cinema) is given out the night before Oscar Night...

Full schedule: http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=16095