The Switch

"The Switch" is like a romantic comedy, except better because it gives you everything you want: romance and comedy with a story and characters. They buck the trend to make the romantic elements absurd and instead shower us with comedy and very little sap.

Jennifer Aniston is just a cute girl that the audience can accept as a character, but Jason Bateman is everything you want in a leading man. Very good looking but not in a typical way, plays up neurotic with aplomb, and is hilarious all the way through. We easily fall in love with him from beginning to end.

Genre - Romantic, Comedy

Casts - Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman

Director - Josh Gordon, Will Speck

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Get Him To The Greek

Aaron Greenberg (Hill) gets things done. The ambitious 23-year-old has exaggerated his way into a dream job just in time for a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.s Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a $100-million tour. His warning: Turn your back on him at your own peril. British rocker Aldous Snow (Brand) is both a brilliant musician and walking sex. Weary of yes men and piles of money, the former front man is searching for the meaning of life. But that doesnt mean he cant have a few orgies while he finds it. When he learns his true love is in California, Aldous makes it his quest to win her backright before kick-starting his world domination.

Genre - Comedy

Casts - Jonah Hill, Russell Brand

Director - Nicholas Stoller

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Eat Pray Love

Liz Gilbert (Roberts) had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having - a husband, a house, a successful career - yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.

Genre - Drama

Cast - Julia Roberts, James Franco, Javier Bardem

Director - Ryan Murphy

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MOVIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO

Previously, I listed the movies that I've watched in the cinema or at home. Some of the movies are not shown in the cinema, maybe because they are not box-office movies. But some of them are really good. I actually spent a lot on dvds, on the movies that are not shown in the cinema.

I noticed that a lot of people are downloading movies from the internet, and I decided to follow the trend. Besides, streamyx is having an awesome promotion for its 1MB broadband and I decided to take it.

I will be posting movies that I look forward to, movies I watched and not forgetting, some old movies which are my favourites.

So, no more buying dvds!

Nights in Rodanthe

I have to admit that the movies that I will watch depends on who the actors/ actresses are. I always like Richard Gere movies especially when he is partnered with Diane Lane. This movie is another adaptation by Nicholas Sparks' novel.

Two unhappy people's lives become entwined when they have a life changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying.

It is beautifully shot with a romantic setting and lots of quiet scenes. The house on the beach is called 'Serendipity'. Some people might think the movie is corny, but I like it!

Genre - Drama, romance

Casts - Richard Gere, Diane Lane

Director - George C.Wolfe

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Dear John

Special Forces Army Sergeant, John Tyree is home on a two-week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah Curtis, after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John is smitten by Savannah and falls in love at first sight. Savannah is a college student at the University of North Carolina. Along the way, a budding romance occurs, and Savannah falls deeply in love with John.

As she was about to go back to college, she promises to write John overseas during the next 12-month until he returns to her after completing his enlistment. Their love is put to test when John re-enlists after the 9/11 attack.

The movie is based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks. If you enjoy Sparks' novels, you might enjoy the movie. I haven't read the book, but after watching, I just might want to find the book and read it.

Genre - Drama, romance

Casts - Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfriend

Director - Lasse Hallstrom

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Marley and Me

"A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?" JOHN GROGAN

An ambitious young reporter, John Grogan, and his wife, Jenny, also a reporter, move to Florida, buy a house and adopt a Labrador puppy they named Marley. Marley quickly becomes a rollicking force of nature in their lives.

Marley turns out to be more of a hindrance than a blessing as he grows older. After a while, John and Jenny decide to have a family, but not first going through some grim realities of life. They learn the responsibilities of having a family by first raising Marley the pup into adulthood and then into old age.

This movie certainly teaches us one thing, the importance of family, responsibility, dealing with issues such as death and most importantly about love. If you are into family-oriented, sentimental type of genre, the movie is definitely for you. It is a heartwarming experience.

Genre - Comedy, drama, family

Casts - Owen Wilson, Jennifer Anniston

Director - David Frankel

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The Lovely Bones

Based on the critically acclaimed best selling novel by Alice Sebold, the movie centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family and her killer from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

Genre - Drama, fantasy, thriller

Casts - Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci

Director - Peter Jackson

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Hachi: A Dog's Tale

A 2009 American drama film based on a true story of the faithful Akita Hachiko. It is a remake of the 1987 Japanese film Hachiko Monogatari.

A college professor (Gere) takes in an abandoned dog, Hachi, and they form an unbreakable bond. After the professor dies while away from home, the dog keeps vigil waiting for his master for nearly a decade.

It is a heartwarming tale of loyalty, about how people and dogs are more than just friends. Most of all, it is about how a dog's love for its master never fades - even after his/ her death!

What an incredibly touching story! Hachiko was such a great dog!

The people of Japan was so touched by this heartfelt example of a dog's devotion for his owner that a bronze statue in Hachiko's likeness was erected at Shibuya Station.

Genre - Drama, family

Casts - Richard Gere, Joan Allen

Director - Lasse Halstrom

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The Back Up Plan

A comedy that explores dating, love, marriage and family in 'reverse'.

It revolves around Zoe, a wannabe mother who is tired of waiting for 'Mr Right' and decides to get herself pregnant through insemination. Just happens she meets Stan, on the same day on her way back when they both get into the same cab, arguing over who got in first.

Hate turns to love and the two go out on a date after another and romance starts to blossom. That is, until Zoe finds out she is positively pregnant and things get a little complicated as she tries to hide it from Stan. He isn't ready for fatherhood, let alone TWINS!

It is not a bad movie despite having a rather cliche storyline. It revolves around a very real topic.

Genre - Comedy, romance

Casts - Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Laughlin

Director - Alan Poul

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When In Rome

WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO!

Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, is completely unlucky in love. However, on a trip to Rome, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love and then was aggresively pursued by a band of suitors!

Of course, the movie is not a box office. I just watched it for fun and to entertain myself. Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel look cute together. According to the review

s, it's not impressive at all.

Bell & Duhamel

The suitors!

Genre - Comedy, romance

Casts - Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel

Director - Mark Steven Johnson

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More awesome new movies I've watched!

The last post was in March and it's already July. How time flies! Been so busy with work, but of course in between, managed to watch a few nice awesomely new movies, from dvds or in the cinema. Was in Germany in June for two wonderful, awesome, great, unforgettable week!

Will start with the movies I've watch and then with the ones I'm looking forward to.

Cheers!

Up In the Air

RELATIONSHIPS ARE THE HEAVIEST BAGGAGE IN YOUR LIFE

A tale of an aloof, high-flying exec whose millions of frequent-flyer miles can't keep him permanently above the emotional turbulence he seeks to avoid.

Clooney is Ryan Bingham, a gun-for-hire who specializes in the the dirty work some corporate bosses don't like to do themselves, firing employees. He's great at his job, expert at suggesting to devastated workers that new horizons in life can be explored, and he loves the lifestyle of spending most of his time in business class seats and upscale hotels. Given that, at last count, he's on the move 322 days per year, and his modest apartment in Omaha resembles an undecorated motel room.

Ryan delivers occasional motivation speeches on how you should be able to fit all that's important to you into a backpack, and he practices what he preaches by travelling with just one carry-on-bag. He receives top-level, members-only treatment at airports, car rental desks and hotels, and picking up a like-minded women, Alex, in a lounge one night. They have a easy-come, easy-go relationship.

The title of this movie literally explains what it is like to not know what aspects of your life are solid, such as a home or a significant other. Everything going on is simply up in the air. One day, what you thought was one way will turn out to be something else entirely.

MAKE NO MISTAKE. MOVING IS LIVING

Genre - Drama, Romance

Casts - George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick

Director - Jason Reitman

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The Hurt Locker

"The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug."

CHRIS HEDGES

The movie is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game or urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death.

As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.

This thrilling and heart-pounding look at the psychology of bomb technicians and the effects of risk and danger on the human psyche is a fictional tale inspired by real events by journalist and screenwriter, Mark Boal who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq. He won the Best Original Screenwriting in 2009 Academy Award.

In Iraq, it is soldier vernacular to speak as explosions as sending you to 'the hurt locker'.

With the visual and emotional intensity that makes audiences feel like they have been transported to the dizzying, 24-hour turmoil of life in the bomb squad, The Hurt Locker is both a gripping portrayal of real-life sacrifice and heroism, and a layered probing study of the soul- numbing rigors and potent allure of the modern battlefield.

The director, Kathryn Bigelow won the award of Best Director and the movie is Best Picture in the 2009 Academy Awards.

Genre - Action, Drama, Thriller

Casts - Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty

Director - Kathryn Bigelow

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