DEAR JOHN (2010)

MyRating: YYYDirector: Lasse HallstromCast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry ThomasMPAA: Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violenceA soldier, John Tyree (Tatum), falls in love with Savannah Curtis (Seyfried), a college student who visits his hometown for a holiday while he is on leave from his duty. They both fall in love at first sight and shortly get into a romantic relationship....

3 IDIOTS (2009)

MyRating: YYYY1/2Director: Rajkumar HiraniCast: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Omi VaidyaI was not exposed to many Indian movies in my life. This is indeed the second movies I watched in the cinema after such a long time (maybe I watched one or two when I was a kid, but I can't really remember). The first one I watched this year is My Name is Khan (I've also already...

SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004)

MyRating: YYYY1/2Director: Edgar WrightCast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Penelope Wilton, Bill NighyMPAA: Rated R for zombie violence/gore and languageUS Gross: US$ 13.5 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 30 MillionDo you know why I love Zombie movies so much? I will give you 3 reasons :1) You do not have to make things and yourself complicated with something called love...

DATE NIGHT (2010)

MyRating: YYDirector: Shawn LevyCast: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson, William Fichtner, Ray Liota, James Franco, Mila KunisMPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual and crude content throughout, language, some violence and a drug referencePhil and Claire Foster (Carell & Fey) are a typical of majority couple who have been married for several years, having two kids, working...

THE BOOK OF ELI (2010)

MyRating: YY1/2Director: Albert Hughes & Allen HughesCast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer BealsMPAA: Rated R for some brutal violence and languageUS Gross: US$ 94.8 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 152.4 MillionIt's the world after apocalypse, the world as we know now has become wasteland. Cities and civilization have been destroyed by a big and catastrophic war...

[REC] 2 (2009)

MyRating: YY1/2Director: Jaume Balaguero, Paco PlazaCast: Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Oscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo RossoThis is the sequel of the surprising horror made by Spain in 2007, [Rec], which has been adapted by Hollywood in 2008 with Quarantine. The story continues immediately after the end of the first movie. After losing contact with the people quarantined inside...

COUPLES RETREAT (2009)

MyRating: YYYDirector: Peter BillingsleyCast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Kali Hawk, Jean RenoMPAA: Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and languageUS Gross: US$ 109.2 MillionUS Worldwide: US$ 171.8 MillionFour couples and best friends go on a couples retreat on a tropical island with a group-rate package when one of the couples,...

THE GHOST WRITER (2010)

MyRating: YYYDirector: Roman PolanskiCast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, John Bernthal, James Belushi, Eli WallachMPAA: Rated PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug referenceAn unnamed successful British ghost writer named The Ghost (McGregor) gets a proposition he cannot refuse when he is offered to complete...

HALLOWEEN II (2009)

MyRating: BOO...Director: Rob ZombieCast: Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif, Sheri Moon Zombie, Danielle Harris MPAA: Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, and some crude sexual content and nudityUS Gross: US$ 33.4 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 38.7 MillionI write this review because this was maybe the worst movie...

UP IN THE AIR (2009)

MyRating: YYYY Director: Jason ReitmanCast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason BatemanMPAA: Rated R for language and some sexual contentUS Gross: US$ 83.8 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 162.9 MillionRyan Bingham (Clooney) builds his career on other people's downfalls. Not because he likes to see people suffer, but it is his job as a corporate downsizing expert, in which to fire people...

ORPHAN (2009)

MyRating: YYYYDirector: Jaume Collet-SerraCast: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Furhman, Jimmy Bennett, Aryana Engineer, CCH Pounder MPAA: Rated R for disturbing violent content, some sexuality and languageUS Gross: US$ 41.6 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 76.7 MillionKate and John Coleman (Farmiga & Sarsgaard) are having a very though time after the death of their unborn child. As they try...

THE LOVELY BONES (2009)

MyRating: YY1/2Director: Peter JacksonCast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Susan SarandonMPAA: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some languageUS Gross: US$ 44.0 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 93.1 MillionSusie Salmon (Ronan) is a happy 14-year-old young girl who is about to experience all the excitements in her...

EVERYBODY'S FINE (2009)

MyRating: YYYY1/2Director: Kirk JonesCast: Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam RockwellMPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong languageUS Gross: US$ 9.2 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 13.9 MillionImagine when you were old some day, all your children have moved out and have their own families, and you have just lost the person you love the most, your spouse, forever....

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE (2010)

MyRating: Y1/2Director: Pierre MorelCast: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia SmutniakMPAA: Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexualityUS Gross: US$ 24.1 MillionWorldwide Gross: US$ 41.2 MillionAn over-the-top action flick about a low level CIA intelligence operative working for the US Ambassador in France, James Reece (Meyers), who finds...

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (2010)

MyRating: YY1/2Director: Chris ColumbusCast: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Kevin McKidd, Uma ThurmanMPAA: Rated PG for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild languagePercy Jackson (Lerman) has a normal life just like any other kids at school, except he can stay under...