The Adjustment Bureau

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Your Path, Fate, Future, World Has Been Adjusted

What would you do if everything has been adjusted for you? Life would feel kinda sucks, aint it? Don't worry. Things being adjusted doesn't mean you know every single one of them. But still, you would know there are some do's and don'ts in your so called 'adjusted' life.

The movie starts off as a young, audacious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) is running for the senate of New York. Due to unknown reason (yet), he met an unforgettable and amazing woman, Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) just before he's going to deliver his speech after he lost the poll. The awkward moment of having to accidentally meet someone new suddenly turned to a love-like moment. Right that moment, he felt that this is the only woman he would ever loved. This woman is like none he's ever known. But when fate seems to brought them together again, David has to face the ugly truth: There are agents of Fate -The men of The Adjustment Bureau- who will do everything they could to keep David and Elise apart.

The story soon unfold its mysteries. David has to make a harsh decision. To let her go and accept the predetermined path for him, or to risk everything and rebel against the agents. All plans are made by The Chairman, and The Chairman controls everything via the hands of the agents. When all seems impossible, David got a helping hand from a very resourceful guy. He helped David to know the tricks -nothing more; nothing less- until finally David made up his mind.

It's been a while (at least for me) from the last time I see Matt Damon played romance-kind of movies like this. Yes, we all know that everyone knows about his spectacular trilogy-The Bournes. From Bourne's Identity, Supremacy until Ultimatum, he brought us an action packed + thriller trilogy. In this movie, though, it doesn't mean he completely lose that black ops-coolness behind and go all out in to drama. Him doing this movie, it's just like a perfect fit for David Norris. You'd know, once you watched movies like Iron man or X-Men: Origins. That multimillionaire playboy fits like a glove to Robert Downey Jr. just like Wolverine to Hugh Jackman. And for Damon's girl, Emily Blunt acts in a very splendid manner. Although, there are some scenes that *cough* she didn't do by herself.

Anyway, I guess I'm gonna do some reviews on The Bournes. I got three of 'em, alright. Let's see if I can make some time to watch them. Meanwhile, feast your eyes on the case book this time!

The Matrix Reloaded

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Reload before the revolution begins.

The Matrix Reloaded! yay! It's the second part of the trilogy, which is as we know, stunning. the second presents to us a wide and blatant truth about The Matrix itself. And because this is the second part of the trilogy, expect to see more of Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in act.

The movie sets at 6 months after the events depicted in The Matrix. Neo has proved himself to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold  and sanctum of the Resistance. Neo himself has discovered his superpowers including super speed, ability to see the codes of the things inside the matrix and a certain degree of precognition. But a shocking news hits the human resistance: 250,000 machine sentinels are digging to Zion and would reach them in 72 hours. As Zion prepares for the ultimate war, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity are advised by the Oracle to find the Keymaker who would help them reach the Source. Meanwhile Neo's recurrent dreams depicting Trinity's death have got him worried and as if it was not enough, Agent Smith has somehow escaped deletion, has become more powerful than before and has become an anomaly to the system like Neo. Agent Smith has fixed Neo as his next target. Will the mankind survive the machine's massive army? Could they even hold out their own grounds?

In this movie, the works of Wachowski Brothers deserves another thumbs-up. If you watched this movie now, you'll be able to see the animated computer graphic. But in its era, this movie is a WOW. I mean, you know that you can watch something like Transformers now, in which the CGI is wayyy too great. The Matrix Reloaded will provide you with their latest CGI, and that is around 2003. And yes, we'd have another look at Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity, and also, some new faces, like Captain Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Persephone (Monica Bellucci), who moved the movie the awesomeness of this movie to the max. Come on, who doesn't know about the goddess Monica Bellucci. Read her bio on wikipedia, and you'll see why she is a goddess. :p This movie may not gives you action all the time, but it's worth watching if you want to fully understand the storyline of the trilogy.

I need to reload! haven't slept for two days, this is nearly my limit.... bye folks!

The Matrix

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In a world of 1s and 0s...are you a zero, or The One?

Right, so now it's The Matrix turn. You know, where the world had collapsed right before our eyes? Where mankind could hardly survive? Keanu Reeves starred this movie and this trilogy became a big break for him. It's very popular although years had passed. I mean, what will you do if you live in an artificial reality and you aren't really living it?

Thomas A. Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is a man living two lives. By day he is an average computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo. Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is far beyond his imagination. Neo finds himself targeted by the police when he is contacted by Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) , a legendary computer hacker branded a terrorist by the government. Morpheus awakens Neo to the "real" world, a ravaged wasteland where most of humanity have been captured by a race of machines that live off of the humans' body heat and electrochemical energy and who imprison their minds within an artificial reality known as The Matrix. The humans who survived live in the tunnels, sewers to the machine's civilization. As a rebel against the machines, Neo must return to the Matrix and confront the agents: super-powerful computer programs devoted to snuffing out Neo and the entire human rebellion.

Well, I don't mean to offend any other movie but I'll give this one a straight A. It's a very amazing combination about the end-of-the-world theme and the twist of reality. Our world is coming to their era, the era of the machines. It's like having a slap on your face, from someone who knew what is our world gonna be. OMG, but Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss act perfectly well. I don't have any reason to say any bad things to them! as usual, wachowski Brothers gave us a good movie to think to.

Well, I'm off. I gotta go into the Matrix, to find the lady in red. You know what I mean.

Gamer

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Who's playing you?

Wooho! It's Gerard Butler! Yes-siree, this one angry spartan plays in this movie : Gamer. Don't get me wrong but I'm not a big fan of Gerard Butler. I'm just an ordinary fan, since most of his movies are good :). This movie is a perfect movie for youngsters, especially those who like to play games. Oh, I almost forgot. Ludacris also plays in this movie, as an idealist rebellious guy. Check this out.

In the near future, technology is superb. Everything is controlled by technology. A man named Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) invented the coolest technology of all: a world called Society. You are not controlling virtual characters. You are controlling someone to interact in Society. But what makes it different to our technology, is that they use nanex. It's a nano cell planted into you motor cortex, and the nano cell will copy the data it brought to the whole brain. So basically, YOU are not yourself. When they got it, people will have their own distinct Ip address (kinda creepy huh), So that the player can control the character just the way they want (and it's not virtual, it's real people!). Kinda makes you think, which one is 'real'. John Tillman a.k.a Kable (Gerard Butler), is a convict who is falsely accused for murder. He got the chance to save himself by playing 30 consecutive rounds of a death game, called Slayers. Slayers is also invented by Ken Castle, and the game provides a get-out-of-jail ticket for everyone in prison if he/she can survive throughout the game. The system in Slayers is similar to Society-it's just that in Slayers, people play the game by playing characters, as in the convicts. and Kable, is played by a rich top player kid named Simon Silverton (Logan Lerman). Kable has to make his own way out of the game, in order to save his family.

Actually, the movie is great. The storyline, the cast, and the whole idea of the movie deserves an A. I mean, where else would you find a movie, which will bring the viewers the thrill of playing a game? The danger of not being in control, and what will it give to you if all you think is just to satisfy your guilty pleasure? This movie brought an important idea for us: Be yourself. And yes, as you can guess, justice always win. I hate to say this but when I watched the movie, I can think of the outcome after the big turn-around scene. The idea is great, but it doesn't work that way in the flow of the movie. The actors and actresses in this movie are decent, but I think they can go more than that. Kable's got it in the part where he had to shoot his friend. The kind of emotion you'll rarely found in movies. Watch it to uncover how Humanz bust the Society, and the turnarounds.

Well, I've given you one more movie to watch on weekends. I just might try that nanex. Who knows who's playing me.

Tron: Legacy

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Sam Flynn : "What am I supposed to do?"
Gem : "Survive."
 
Tron: Legacy. Wow. From the title and also the trailer, we could expect a heartbreaking movie. The futuristic style, a parallel world that lies beyond a video game. Astonishing and breathtaking scenes from the movie might make your eyes blind, perhaps in just a blink of an eye. Disk Wars, the battle they do -much more like gladiators; have one simple rule: fight or die. A death race, which would make the Death Race suck their thumbs.

Everything that happens in the movie, happens in the Grid. Let's say that it's their earth, in which program commonly do their thing. And trust me, don't expect programs like you've seen in Wall-e. Programs, on the Grid, are user-made people, in order to serve a purpose. A quick example from the movie is Clu. The antagonist character, made by Kevin Flynn, to rule over the Grid. Clu, serves the purpose as a co-creator for the perfect world. He's nothing but a program, but he has the ability to do many things. An interesting part here, is the ISOs. Isomorphic Algorithms, self-produced Programs that spontaneously evolved in the system. The ISOs adapted to the system, just like mankind do on Earth. The ISOs are the key of Flynn's goal, because they carry the potential to unlock mysteries in science, religion, and medicine. One improvement over here.

Well, here comes the rough part. Despite the overwhelming special effects, Tron: Legacy is lack in many sides. When it comes to the special effects, i must admit this movie is a top notch movie and only stand after Avatar. (The tall, blue guy, remember? not the bald one.) but in story, it's the usual plot. Good versus evil, eventually the good guys won, and some minor breakdown for the good guys. You can guess that they will win right in the middle of the movie. For some action-packed scenes, it's just not enough. The Takers is far more better movie if u want some action. Yes, we must admit, the Disk Wars, and then the light cycles, the light jets are some breathtaking and you-can't-miss scenes, but it doesn't made up for what many people will have expected. After the first time we saw the light cycles, and you will say 'Ooh' or 'Wow' and then -poof- they're gone. In the cast, I would prefer Notting Hill to this movie. Why? Simple. It's better to look at drama or even thriller movies rather than this one. Only one or two that act well. Other than them? I'll pass. You'll see the way Clu express his anger by "de-resoluting" Jarvis. Wow. A drunk father could express the anger far more better than him. Overall, this movie is only good for lonely weekend, and you're in need of amazing special effects. Not to watch in a tiring Saturday evening.

Well, I'll see you in many cycles to come. I gotta go on my light cycle. Survive the days, folks.