Oooo..how i just fell in love with Blu and Jewel from the animated movie RiO :)

One of the newest animation in show biz and its fill with sambaaaaaaa..

Had fun watching it yesterday with my students..as part of their leisure activity.

Plus..they (my students) managed to get me a discounted rate for the ticket. hehehe.. rm5 ja sa byar. aiseh.. siok nya.. tingu wayang baru, bayar murah2. hehehehe

This movie would be great in 3D.

Luv all the songs.. the view of Rio de Janeiro.. and the Christ Redeemer statue that makes you want to step in and join the carnival in Rio. atukkkoi...

The movie..

"Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another — and that she’s a she — he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it’s far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life’s many wonders."

s o u r c e

yeahhh...it's all about birds!!

And the stars? 

Parrots (macaw). 

Not just any kind of parrots though..it's a Hyacinth macaw.

Yep, i've done my research.

TaDaaaaaaaa

the Hyacinth macaw.

The real Blu. hehe

Here's a few beautiful facts about them:

The Hyacinth Macaw is 100 cm (3.3 ft) long from the tip of its tail to the top of its head.

1.2–1.7 kg in weight.

Male and female have identical external appearances.

Their strong beaks are even able to crack coconuts, the large brazil nut pods and macadamia nuts.

The beak pressure can easily disassemble a welded wrought iron cage bar by bar in a very short time.

The Hyacinth Macaw is an endangered species due to over collection for the cage bird trade and habitat loss.

It's the biggest of the macaw species and the most intelligent.

Andd...if you want to make them as pets...

Don't forget to teach them how to fly ;)

Here's a clip of the first 2 minutes of the movie. Fantastic. Great music.

If you're a fan of fantasy and fairy tale..don't miss this movie for anything.

i repeat - ANYTHiNG.

Having just experienced Narnia just now..it feels amazing how it seems that i too (ceh..kunun)..was brought back to Narnia. ok ok..allow me to give you THREE good reasons WHY you SHOULD watch Narnia 3.

Reason 1:

Ben Barnes.

i mean..King Caspian.

If you've watched the previous Narnia 2 movie, you'll understand what i mean. hehe

Yep, he's in the third movie as well.

 

Reason 2:

A S L A N

The great leader of the land in his solemn and pure greatness.

Sometimes it makes us wonder the real 'function' of Aslan's role..

"why isn't he helping the kids?..why does he let it all happen? Where is he?

Why isn't he there in time of danger?"

...sound familiar?

of course.

You know the answers.

A preview of Aslan's country - beyond the waves.

Reason 3:

Eustace.

The kids cousin who was accidentally dragged to Narnia.

A non believer of fantasy, fairy tales and dragons..

Until he became one.

A real spit-fire hero.
And guess what, ( i don't mean to spill the beans..but,)..boy Eustace will be the continuing hero of the next and next and perhaps till the Last Battle of Narnia.

bah..cukup laini. Kamu gi tengok sendiri a.

tpi jn tgk 3D..mcm rugi. 

best lagi tengok teda pakai tu cermin mata. balik2 mau jatuh. 

n tidak berapa menonjol ba 3D efek dia. 

ada bnyk part teda 3D efek pun.

bulih2 sa inda pakai tu cermin mata.

cis.

nc says: i want to name my cat Aslan. bulih kah. (^_^)
o ya, ALL pictures are courtesy of Narnia..eh,, Googles.

Ok, the official trailer

And here's a preview of the previous two Narnia movies (if you haven;t watched it)..with one of my favourite soundtrack in the movie: No Need To Say Goodbye.

O yess. I finally had the opportunity to watch a 3D movie.

It all happened last week when i brought my group of students to experience a 3D entertainment at 2.oo in the afternoon..and..ermm..as part of their subject research actually - to make it formal. Mana lagi mau cari lecturer yg sudi bawa student2 ny pgi tingu movie sama2..ha.. hehe..pastu makan sama2 n ambi2 gmbr lagi ( ^_^) - during class time of course. 

The surrounding environment is full of things that are awaiting to be discovered.

Instead of just talking..DO iT.

Well,, here we go. There were not any major box office 3D movies showing  this particular period. So we're left with this environment friendly movie - Sammy's Adventure. The students were a bit reluctant when knowing they're going to watch an animated movie. But then, there must a good reason why this movie was in 3D. So..we begin our little afternoon adventure, going for Sammy's Adventure.

WeeeeeeeeeEEEE.... :)

It all turn out not GooD..but GREAT!!

Being in the premiere 3D movie hall in Suria Shopping Mall was already a major advantage, as not many people have really set foot in this place. Semua tatap dan berpencen di center point n 1 Borneo bah.

Everybody was looking great in their 3D glasses. ..Sa pun nda mau ketinggalan bah..

Hehe..proudly showing off the 3D glasses and ticket.

My first impression..there was nothing special about the 3D glasses,, except that it was a bit thick.

Movie time: wOWwwwwwww... 

I forgot how many time i've WOWWWWW at the movie screen with the glasses on.

It was simply fantastic. To the eyes, to the surrounding..and like everyone said..it's as if it's right in front of your face. No doubt now.

What happen when you take off the glasses and try to watch it like a normal movie..?

You can't.

There will be 3 blurry image of each object in the movie. Perhaps that's the 3 dimension..right?

So..glasses on.

Relax..and enjoy the beautiful beautiful underwater panorama in Sammy's Adventure. 

Now i understand why it's in 3D.

You would feel like swimming with Sammy.

Who's Sammy? You've got to watched it to appreciate it.

3D

Spot the lecturer.

Well..being an educator has a lot of advantages.

No matter how old you feel.. you'll always be young at heart, because you're surrounded by the young ones. No matter how old a student they are.. you'll always be the wiser one, because you have the wisdom.

nc says:

Okay..the trailer and sypnosis..

"Sammy, a sea turtle, hatches on a deserted beach and tries to climb out of the hole where he hatched. Being caught by a seagull, he struggles for his life and manages to escape, as the seagull clashes in the air with a another seagull, also carrying its prey, who turns out to be a female hatchling sea turtle, Shelly."..and pretty much.. its where a love story and adventure of a lifetime begins.

Meet, Tom Cruise.

..and Ms. Diaz.

Cameron Diaz.

Put them together on a bike in the middle of the bull run festival in Spain..

and you've got..

KNiGHT AND DAY.

(^_^)

Not a TomCruise fan?

Don't fret..

The movie is quite exhilarating that you forgot it IS the Cruise man him self in the movie.

Watched it last weekend at MegaLong Cineplex

(first time nih..p sana haha)

The cinema was great..its just that we had to walk from one end (of the shopping mall) to the other.

wuhuuu..

Back to the movie:

Car chasing + CRUISE action + romance + FBI = and i still have no idea behind the word DAY in the movie.

Its okay..cos..kena belanja tgk wyang kn..

hehe..Okai, seriously.

I've learnt something from the movie

(cewah..mcm moral lesson kunun)

and that's

You don't have to wait for SOMEDAY to happen and make you happy..

That SOMEDAY could be today..if you want it to be.

(remember when we always say..SOMEDAY..bila sa jadi kaya..bila sa ada masa..mau round the world tingu bulan dan bintang..bla3..)

???

hahaha..nevermind..watch the movie ladies and gentlemen..

you'll be entertained.

Promise.

nc says: the ordering of drinks at the Megalong food court is irritating. Agree? No?

hehe..will tell you why after this.

so , urmm..how do you train a dragon?

hehe..lets do it Hiccup's way :)

A very entertaining movie.

Night Fury (the dragon) is so adorable..hehe..with that green cat's eye.

Have you watched it?

Come on come on :)

We need to let ourselves loose in fantasy sometimes.. and this is the time hehe

Highly recommended, though a lot of movie critics gave a bad review of the movie. Maybe because of the 'kill dragon' element that is in the movie.

but..it's for u to decide.

nc says: bah,, mana mau cari naga ni ..haha

Have u watched it?

. . .

Me too.

No. Belum.

..because it's never going to be released here.

It was released last month. 15th January 2010.

You want to watch it?

Me too.

I'll be getting the cd/dvd - for better or worse.

Right..here's the synospis.

Eli (Denzel Washington) has been on a journey for 30 years, walking west across America after a cataclysmic war that turned the earth into a total wasteland. The world has become a lawless civilization where people must kill or be killed. The barren roads belong to gangs of cutthroats who rob and kill for water, a pair of shoes, a lighter, or just for fun. Eli is a peaceful man who only acts in self defense, and becomes a warrior with unbelievable killing skills when he is challenged. After the war and the "Big Flash", Eli was guided by a higher power to a hidden book and given the task of protecting the book and taking it to its final destination. Eli guards the book with his life, because he knows that the book is the only hope that humanity has for its future.

(www.imdb.com)

The trailer? You are going to love this.

(During movie)

I was so excited to finally get to watch Legion yesterday.

I have always been in love with angels.

I was glued to the seat the whole movie time not wanting to lose any moment and scenes in the movie

(iwantedtogotothewashroomsobad).

(After the movie)

I asked J to give me one word to define LEGION.

He gave me this: MENGARUT

Amboi.

Mengarut???

I wanted to disagree so badly. But..

Yes. Its a crap. I agree. A whole lotta crap.

• It seemed so easy for a lot of movie directors and producers nowadays to make a religion's belief a theme of their movies. Who are we to predict how He is going to end the world? So it is the angels who destroy mankind?
• It is a replica of a modern, sad, cruel Christmas story. The whole story started (kunun) on the 23rd December.
• The zombie-like (men possessed by angels) people who tried to kill the baby was a badddd idea. And then there's the time when Michael (yes, its the archangel Michael kunun) mention that "The dogs of heaven will be unleashed" , i thought..may be the movie really has something concrete to offer - then came the bandits. huhu..okay.
• The fight between Michael and Gabriel. I personally despise that.
• Have you watched GABRIEL before? Same theme. Same angel characters.

Nc says:

I love angels.

I know they are real.

I believe in archangels.

I love Gabriel.

I love Michael.

There’s this one phrase that Michael said to Gabriel I remembered the most:

“ You gave HIM what HE want. I gave HIM what HE need”

Legion anyone? Hope I did not ruin the mood. Sorry.

I love the movie. I hate the story?

Please let me nominate this as the Movie of the Year.. (^_^)

One word for it ~ aMaZinG.

2 hours and 43 minutes.

Crossing the line between dreams and reality.

Would you turn ur back against ur own race and be..one of them?

The story just twist with wonder, passion, and how destructive human kind can be.

I'm not sure about the rest of the viewers.. but..

It..makes me want to crawl into one of the machine.. and be bonded with my own avatar (eseh)..and just live my life there in Pandora.
I guess the most distinguishing element about the movie is the creation of the Na'vi characters - which is very different from the normal alien structure thingy:green, one eye, small, with an antenna thingy?
Please nod if u agree.. :)

Should i say more..?

Haha..please don't miss this movie for anything.

The underlying moral lesson to us is all around.

And that love is beyond what meets the eye ~ it is what the heart sees.

I wish i could ride in one of those beautiful Ikran.

Can you imagine yourself in such Avatar?

nc says: often, what the human kind claim what is humane..that is when is the most destructive.

"Edward: Bella..will u marry me"

I felt that it was just the beginning of the movie.

But Jacob Black. Why are u so gorgeous n so- everything? haha..( sabar..sabar.. peminat2 Jacob)

Luv his cool native-american looks.

Only Bella would not be choosing u over Edward ~ i guess.

But..the heart knows best.

"Bella: dont make me choose..it will always be him (Edward)"

uhuhu..kesian Jacob.

One question came into my mind when watching the movie.. and still is

~ how far would you go for your other half? your so - called beloved. ~

..clift diving just to see his apparition?

..fly the instant to where-is-that Vol..sumting2 to save ur kekasih?

..an offer to sacrifice oneself for the sake of ur beloved?

would you?

. . . . . .

The power of LoVe.

Watch the movie folks..and fall in love. hehe

Bella to Jacob: Ur beautiful,

A lesson learnt to all kekasih2 out there: Sumtimes.. when u think u are protecting ur love ones,, that is when u r NOT.

I guess everybody almost or DID fall in love with Jacob. but.. can u ever forgot the angelic love of Edward..

nc says: hmmm..bejiwang sekali sekala.. tak salah ba kn. We are made out of love.. ;)