3 Hari Untuk Selamanya

Directed by Riri Riza, starring Nicholas Saputra and Adinia Wirasti.

Yusuf and Ambar were two cousins, heading to Jogja on a road trip together, to attend Ambar's sister's wedding. Along the journey, they made some unplanned stops, met some different characters and in the end finding that the 3-day journey filled with sex, funny incidents and remote places, made them discover and learn more about life and ultimately, themselves.

Always good to see an Indonesian film with more sex, made it look 'brave'. (Although lately everybody's doing that, right?) Reviews said that this is a real, frank and blatant look of the young urban life of Jakarta's youth nowadays. Well, my life is so far away from the characters' so I can't say "Man, this is so real." or anything like that. But yeah, this film is very well-made, the acting was actually quite good enough, with jokes slipped in on the right scenes, but to tell you the truth, it felt too Y Tu Mamá También for me. Nevertheless, do see it. It surely was entertaining enouh for me. (Plus, Adinia Wirasti turned into this oh so sexy girl.. forget AADC.)

SPOILERS
The sex in the end was very Y Tu Mamá También, except this one had an incestuous twist. And then the meeting they had after that, all the awkwardness.. So Y Tu Mamá También. And then it ended. Y Tu Mamá También.

7 / 10. Because it reminded me too much of Y Tu Mamá También. (God, how many times did I type that thing?)

Jeux D'Enfants

A big hit in France back in 2003, directed by Yann Samuell (who apparently is releasing an English adaptation of the Korean movie My Sassy Girl), starring Guillaume Canet (aka Diane Kruger's ex-husband) and Marion Cotillard.

Julien and Sophie were best friends ever since they were kids, probably thanks to a game of dares they played. One would give the other a dare, and if it's accomplished, a tin can with a carousel picture painted on it would be passed, and he would, in turn, give the other a dare. On and on it went, until they were adults. This game that they played actually became bigger, and then it began dictating their lives.

Not gonna ramble on with the synopsis because it will give the whole thing away. Okay, so I just saw this film a few days ago and I absolutely loved it. What a charming film! A unique romantic comedy, with a twist. Guillaume Canet is hot (looked a lot like Patrick Dempsey, but hotter) and Marion was so so so pretty. They storyline was so interesting and upbeat, it charmed you. Even though the ending could leave you confused, but let's not bother that. This is still one great French film.

9 / 10.

"Cap ou pas cap?"

El Laberinto del Fauno

A big hit in various film festivals this year, won 3 Oscars (nominations include Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film). Directed by Mexican Guillermo del Toro (certainly put him on the map), starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López and Y Tu Mamá También's Maribel Verdú.

Set in Spain, 1944, post-civil war, there were still rebels fighting against the fascist. One young girl, Ofelia, travelled to the country with her pregnant mother to meet and live with her stepfather, the cruel Captain Vidal. Ofelia, who always believed in fairy tales, then met a fairy, who lead her to a faun and then she discovered that she could actually be a princess in the underworld. But, to get back to that world, she had to do three tasks set by the faun. Meanwhile, the rebels in mountain are beginning to attack Captain Vidal.

I thought this was going to be a pretty happy film with great cinematography. But apparently it wasn't happy at all. Great cinematography (really got that mood, probably the strongest attraction of the film), yes, but not happy. There were gruesome deaths, eerie feelings and all the shizz. And even though the story is fairy-tale-like, it sure was a dark one. But all in all, good film with an interesting and original story. But despite all the rave reviews, I wasn't actually crazy about it, and not planning on seeing it for a second time.

7.5 / 10.

Ocean's 13

Still directed by Steven Soderbergh, still starring all the main cast except Julia Roberts, addition: Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin, Vincent Cassel made a cameo, Brad Pitt is still hot.

Reuben made the mistake of partnering with Willy Bank, who double-crossed him and left him with a heart attack. Then, Danny decided to help his friend get even with Bank, who just built a brand-new casino on the Las Vegas strip. Danny and his crew tried to sabotage the whole casino with crazy hi-tech gadgets so that when the top-notch, lie-detecting security of the hotel went down, the guests could win all their bets and thus, leaving Bank with a great great loss.

A thousand times better than the second one. Awesome, very entertaining, cool crazy gadgets, hot Brad Pitt.. I just loved it. Matt Damon was still funny, the storyline was good and the whole movie wasn't boring. I lovelove seeing Casey Affleck.. so funny. Even though the whole heist was oh so impossible, it's still freakin cool and entertaining and hey, that's what Hollywood is for. It felt like Danny wasn't given that big a part but it didn't matter. The movie was gooood! Typical Hollywood movie but gooood!

8 / 10.

Breakfast on Pluto

Directed by the Irish Neil Jordan, who apparently is the one who directed Interview with the Vampire. Starring Liam Neeson and the oh so great Cillian Murphy.

This is the chapters in the life of Patrik 'Kitten' Braden.. Set in the '70s, Patrick Braden was left in front of the local church when he was just a baby, and found by Father Liam. Later he was raised by his foster parents, who wouldn't accept him for who he was. He grew up to become St. Kitten, a transvestite, and came to London to look for his real mother..

Cillian Murphy just blows me away, every time. Once again, he proved that he's GREAT and he's here to stay. His fragile and girly attitude as Kitten was just priceless and he made the character somehow very touching yet comical.. The story was entertaining and there were some comical scenes which were kinda unique. And trust me, you've got to see Cillian. He's just great. So great. On a side note, I love hearing Irish accent. God bless the Irish.

A shot of St. Kitten..


8.5 / 10.

"I told you, from my best side, darlings."

Tristan & Isolde

Directed by The Count of Monte Cristo's Kevin Reynolds, starring James Franco, Rufus Sewell and Sophia Myles.

Britain was once divided in several clans, defeated and weak as opposed to Ireland. Marke, a wise British leader, tried to unite Britain and along the way, saw the death of Tristan's parents, and later on treat Tristan as his own son. One day, during an attack Tristan was hurt and declated dead by his mates. Sent away to the river in a wooden boat, Tristan then arrived ashore the Irish land and met the daughter of the Irish leader Donnchadh, Isolde, who treated the wounds of the apparently undead Tristan. Lying about his name, Isolde's feelings toward Tristan grew and so did Tristan's. Then came the time when Tristan had to go back to fight for Britain. Well, long story short, they met again but under the circumstances, Isolde had to marry Marke--who didn't know a thing about Tristan and Isolde's history, and Tristan had to decide.. Was he to betray Marke, a man who he regarded as his own father, or did he have to let go of his love?

Hm... Watched it because of James Franco and because I needed some romance. And how disappointed I was. First off, James didn't work on his accent at all. I mean, come on. He was the only one speaking with an American accent and that was just ridiculous. Second, he wasn't good. Third, the whole movie was pretty blah and pointless. Well actually I DO love the concept, the story, but somehow I don't think it was executed well.. It's probably not bad for those romantic lovers, but still.. James's weak performance made the movie very very blah. And we all know he could do a thousand times better than that. But yea, on a brighter note, Sophia Myles was kinda pretty, the story was kinda romantic, and the piece of poetry by John Donne that Isolde read was goddamn beautiful. Loved it. Probably the best thing in the whole movie. Hahahaha..

5 / 10.

"If our two loves be one, or thou and I Love so alike that none can slacken, none can die."