Appleseed

Released date: 14 January 2005
Running Time: 1 hr. 45 mins
Genres: Sci-fi, Action, Animation
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Producer: Fumihiko Sori, Hidenori Ueki, Naoko Watanabe
Starring: Ai Kobayashi, Jurota Kosugi, Yuki Matsuoka





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A legendary female soldier, Deunan Knute, was brought back from the ruins due to World War III to a Utopian world called Olympus. The bioroids, a new race genetically engineered from Deunan's father, are half of all Olympus residents.

Under the surface, there are some conflicting factions fighting for their own causes. Some humans felt threatened by the new race existence and attacked a facility of the utmost importance to the life of the bioroids.

Deunan and his former lover, Briareos who have become a cyborg, was caught in between the conflict which intensity keeps on increasing by the day. Later on, Deunan understands that there are much more things she is not aware about. Some much much more important things.


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R-man said:

Do you like watching Gundam with all its intrigues and storyline? If you do, you might want to let your eyes feast on this one. This is one of the many animes about cyborgs, robots and the far future.

Very good animation with smooth moves and awesome characters. The storyline is great, forcing us to think a little bit. Too bad, it doesn't hit the cinemas in my country, Singapore. Fortunately I can still enjoy it 3 years after its release.

Even though, the movie is not as popular as its hollywood counterparts products like Shark Tales, Flushed away, and the rest, I still think it deserves a thumbs up due to its artwork and creative storyline. It would be even greater if it is expanded to become a series but, all in all, it is a really good movie.

Rating: (4 popcorns)

Brokeback Mountain

Released date: 9 December 2005
Running time: 2 hr 14 mins
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michele Williams, Anne Hathaway




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In the Summer of 1963 Wyoming, two young men, Ennis a ranch hand and Jack an aspiring rodeo bull rider, are sent to work together herding sheep on Brokeback Mountain, and what had otherwise been anticipated to be a rather uneventful venture, will soon turn into an affair of love, of lust, and complications that will spand through 19 years of their lives. Through marriage, through children, and through the mighty grip of societal confines and the expectations of what it is to be a man.


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R-man said:

This movie is rather unique in the sense that it's about one of the most taboo things to talk about, which is homophobic relationship. Jake Gyllenhaal, with his semi-feminine face, is a really a good match to his role here. On the other hand, Heath Ledger throws a good show with his complex psychic condition.

I have to give two thumbs up for these two guys who at some points willing to bare it all for the audience. Honestly, seeing two guys kissing each other is a bit disturbing but if you think this is for the sake of art, I believe you can bear with it.

I would've never expected Ang Lee, the director of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, able to give such an interesting story of unpopular topic like this one. This probably shows that human has soft side as well as hard side aka The Hulk.

Verdict :

Approach this movie as an art piece. If you feel bored and want to get away from typical comedy, drama and action movies, go and watch this one. I promise you'll feel refreshed. However make sure that you have the guts to watch the 'scenic' part of it otherwise you'll miss a lot.

Rating : (4 popcorns)

Batman Begins

Released date: 15 June 2005
Running Time: 2 hr. 20 min.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman





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Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents gunned down before his eyes in the streets of Gotham on a night that changed his life forever. Tormented by guilt and anger, battling the demons that feed his desire for revenge and his need to honor his parents' altruistic legacy, the disillusioned industrial heir vanished from Gotham and secretly travels the world, seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
In his quest to elucidate himself in the ways of the criminal mind, Bruce is mentored by a mysterious man called Ducard in the mastery of the physical and mental disciplines that will empower him to fight the evil he has vowed to destroy. He soon finds himself the target of recruiting efforts by the League of Shadows, a powerful, subversive vigilante group headed by enigmatic leader Ra's al Ghul. Bruce returns to Gotham to find the city devoured by rampant crime and corruption. Wayne Enterprises, his family's former bastion of philanthropic business ideals, now rests in the hands of CEO Richard Earle, a man more concerned with taking the company public than serving the public good. Meanwhile, Bruce's close childhood friend Rachel Dawes, now an Assistant District Attorney, can't secure a conviction of the city's most notorious criminals because the justice system has been so deeply polluted by scum like crime boss Carmine Falcone. It doesn't help that prominent Gotham psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Crane bolsters insanity defenses for Falcone's thugs in exchange for nefarious favors that serve his own devious agenda. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred, detective Jim Gordon and Lucius Fox, his ally at the Wayne Enterprises' Applied Sciences division, Bruce Wayne unleashes his awe-inspiring alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and an array of high tech weaponry to fight the sinister forces that threaten to destroy the city.


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At last a Batman movie that is made for adults. This movie features Batman in darker ambience, starting from how he became Batman in the first place, much darker than the Michael Keaton's and Val Kilmer's.
I believe this is the most exciting Batman installment so far. The story was much longer than the first three Batman's. It tells a lot about the psychic issues Bruce has to endure during his childhood and how he fights his fear to finally accept the reality.

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I strongly recommend for people who is a avid fan of Batman to watch this installment. This is really a whole new movie by itself which doesn't have
anything related with the first three. Don't forget your popcorn and Coke since you'll be sitting on your seat for the whole 140mins with eyes open wide.


Rating : (5 popcorns)