Thursday 20 June 2013

Short movie review: Hotel Transylvania

WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINED SOME SPOILERS

Interested in Vampire, Frankenstein, Werewolf, Mummy or even Human? Hotel Transylvania offers these incredible characters in one film. The film gives full of comedic acts, hilarious parodies which includes the monsters trying to dance to "Sexy And I Know It" and the love from the Dracula to his lovely 118 years old daughter. There were no villains in this film, except Quasimodo the chief who wanted humans as the main ingredients of his food.

Without going on further, Hotel Transylvania brings back the atmosphere of the haunted castle and classic monsters which everyone knows, so if you want jokes or a family film to enjoy, go for this film! :)

Rating: 7.5/10

Monday 17 June 2013

Mini update

Good news, readers!

I have just registered at freedomain.co.nr this afternoon and you can visit this blog with two different urls.

The url that was registered this afternoon is devilintheskull.co.nr. When you typed the url, it will take you to this blog and plus, the url is shorter than the usual one. With the two urls, you can access this blog faster and convenience. :D

That is all for now, ciao!

Saturday 15 June 2013

Movie review: Man of Steel

Warning: This review contains spoilers.


YES, I AM CONVINCED THAT THE WORLD IS READY.

Man of Steel is a super action film about the one and only, Superman. The film was directed by Zack Snyder (Watchmen and 300) and produced by Christopher Nolan (Dark Knight Rises), Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Deborah Snyder. It starred Henry Cavil as the hero/Clark Kent, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, the hero's love interest, Michael Shannon as the antagonist, General Zod, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Jonathan and Martha Kent, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White and not to forget, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Superman's biological father.

Man of Steel offers a film that portrayed the seriousness of the hero and the dark theme which can be compared to Dark Knight Rises. Henry Cavil did a brilliant job in making this Superman, a hero which convinced the audience and gave a different aura from other Superman series. I considered this film as a prequel actually because of its starting and ending. The moment when the film started off with Lara Lor-Van (Ayelet Zurer) giving birth to the child, you could feel that there was happiness and yet at the same time, sadness as the planet Krypton was dying. We could see how much Superman's biological parents loved their child as they released him. The child soon landed on Earth and was adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent and was named Clark Kent. Clark was fortunate to have parents who understood who he was and where he came from. They tried to help him, especially there was a time when Clark had discomfort about his superpower ability. I love this version of Lois Lane because she looked more stronger and tougher than the previous ones. 

The storyline was systematic and does included some information which has never been told or probably not known to the audience before. This information included what does the "S" on his hero costume mean and also the General Zod's journey during the 33 years. I enjoyed the fighting scenes and the climaxes which gave bonuses to the film.

To conclude this review, I, myself is a DC Comics fan and this film so far is a great remake of the Superman and since it is said that there will a Justice League film coming in future, I can't wait for more superheroes to 'enter' the cinema. Therefore, I believed that the world is ready.

Rating: 8/10

P.S. The Man of Steel's costume looks hot. :)

Saturday 8 June 2013

Movie review: Now You See Me

"Now you see me, now you don't."

Now You See Me is a caper film which involved four illusionists known as the Four Horsemen who "robbed" a bank during their performances and reward the audience with the money. Four Horsemen consisted of Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher), Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) and Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson). As the performances revolved around the bank heists, the FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) is called to investigate the thief with partner, Alma Vargas (Mélanie Laurent).

The caper film has lots of cool magic which amazed me because I have never seen such stunning magic acts before and The Four Horsemen amazed me with individual member with special illusion ability. Their magic acts made me as though I was watching a real, live magic show. The story plot was interesting yet surprising because of its ending and it does explained lots of how an illusionist planned its act and how did he/she do that. However, the weak point of the story plot was how did the Four Horsemen escaped by jumping down from the roof and turned into money? Most of the story explanations were not clear enough and also some are left without explanation. Because of the film's weak point, the story might lead to confusion for some audience.

Moving on to my opinion of this film, Now You See Me offered brilliant cast and even with the weak point, the film was still enjoyable. With many actions and magic, Now You See Me is a film you should check out, especially if you are someone who is interested in magic tricks.

Rating: 6.5/10

 P.S Noticed the font size of the words? I wondered why it is bigger than the other posts when I did not changed any post settings.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Sunday 2 June 2013

"I Love You." by The Neighbourhood



Hello readers,
Today I am here to recommend an album, I Love You. by The Neighbourhood and I have to say I am hooked! The band consists of five members including the vocalist, Jesse Rutherford who is in his early 20s.

The songs are filled with dark, mysterious atmosphere and with a touch of haunting tone and brilliant Lana Del Rey-like vocal. The album starts off with the first track, How which showcased 1 minute, 17 seconds haunting introduction and later Jesse's emotional vocal. Everybody's Watching Me (Uh Oh), Sweater Weather, Let It Go, Alleyways, W.D.Y.W.F.M?, Flawless and Female Robbery are the highlights of the dark, indie pop album. The songs' composition were interesting and I enjoyed the chorus especially. Besides the album being dark, it also has a touch of aesthetic hip-hop beat and R&B feel which can be heard on Sweater Weather. You will understand what I mean when you check out the song including the black and white imagery music video which I enjoyed. Female Robbery showcases about the dark side of a "psycho stalker" and the haunting, lingering vocal of Jesse. It has a music video to accompany the song. 

I Love You. has eleven songs in total and the album cover has symbols including the upside down house which is the official logo of the band. This album is definitely recommended if you are an indie, alternative, rock fan or someone who prefer radio-friendly songs. :) So go and give this album a try! The album can be listen or play on Spotify, Deezer or YouTube.

Rating: 8.7/10
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