Last night, I saw this stunning movie with my friend. Just watch the petite and baby face Jessica Alba of the ubiquitous “Who wants to give me another Tiger…beer” advertisement. The graphics were marvellous and the silver surfer is not a bad guy after all. It started when strange things are happening on planet Earth. A bay in Japan freezes solid. It snows on the Sphinx. All the electricity in Los Angeles turns off just like a light. Some are starting to wonder, a breathless TV journalist intones, if the hand of God is involved.

Not quite. Place the blame on the hand of Hollywood, always eager to put the planet in peril in the service of yet another superhero sequel, in this case “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” Almost alone among comic-book adaptations, the “Fantastic Four” films, both the eponymous original and this one, manage to be less sophisticated than their original source material. While the comic was hip enough to last for more than 500 issues and nearly 44 years of continuous publication, the movie treatments, both directed by Tim Story, are no one’s idea of must-see cinema.

The new “Fantastic Four” also features the screen debut of one of the great comic-book figures, an entity iconic enough to get his name into the title. Yes, it’s the Silver Surfer, someone so cool and elegant that he takes the Four’s collective breath away. “Aw,” says the Torch, impressed against his will, “That is cool.”

Before we learn the Surfer’s story, however, we get to reacquaint ourselves with the Four: aside from Torch, a.k.a. Johnny Storm (Chris Evans), who can fire up at will, there’s his sister Sue (Jessica Alba), able to create force fields and turn herself into Invisible Woman. Her beau, Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), can stretch himself into any direction as Mr. Fantastic, and his rock-like pal, Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis), isn’t called the Thing for nothing. As those who saw the first film will remember, Sue and Reed are in line to get married. The new “Fantastic Four,” written by Don Payne and Mark Frost, goes in for some gentle skewering of our celebrity culture as the potential ceremony gets turned into “the wedding of the century” by a shameless (is there any other kind?) media.

It is just about now that the Silver Surfer, he of the buff body and the ability to wreak havoc with “the universe’s ambient cosmic energies,” appears on the scene. A Zen-like entity of few but always enigmatic words — “All that you know is at an end” is a big sentence for him — the Surfer has the kind of movie-star presence even movie stars dream about.

In fact last night in Queensbay was jammed packed with people and promotions on the ground floor and first floor. But the real crowd of people are actually spectators of SuperMan 3. This movie lasted almost 3 hours and it was very heartwarming to watch with different plots and more interesting than the last episode. Watch Spiderman’s other alter ego in the black creepy symbiote that attaches itself to its host and changes the character of Spiderman. Just like Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde of split personalities, the good guy and the bad guy. Watch Mary Jane or affectionately known as MJ forced to break off with spiderman by ‘his best friend’ to save his life. This is a movie not to be missed at all!

It has been some weeks now since I last saw a movie. I was too busy shuttling between Penang and KL and also to Langkawi to have the time to watch a movie in the cinemas. Well, Spiderman is out now and I am going to watch it with my friend sometime this week. The animation and computer graphics will surely amaze the audience with highly intricated yet amazing results. This is an action-packed show, so I will stay awake throughout the running of the film. The last show I saw was Mr Bean’s Holidays.

Last night I watched Disney’s Bridge to Terabithia, the same producers of Narnia. Bridge to Terabithia is a sensitive, emotionally honest novel about characters who rise above their weaknesses through emotional strength and generosity. Both Jess and Leslie have special needs, he for athletic recognition to appease a father disgusted by Jess’s true interest, art, and she for acceptance from a new school whose students regard her as alien. In the woods near their homes, the children create an imaginary land in which their friendship flourishes away from social prejudice and familial pressure. Terabithia evokes the magic of the childhood forts, tree houses, or clubs… This is a must-watch movie if you have kids and they will love you for it.

Last night, I watched The Pursuit of Happyness. And it is spelled as ‘Happy-ness’ not Happiness, with the deliberate y placed there. It is a true story of how grit and determination finally got Chris, who could not afford to pay his rental to where he is, a partner of a brokerage firm and later sold his share for more than a millionaire dollars.

This is one of the best films of this year. For a year that was fueled by controversy and crap, it was nice to finally see a film that had a true heart to it. From the opening scene to the end, I was so moved by the love that Will Smith has for his son. Basically, if you see this movie and walk out of it feeling nothing, there is something that is very wrong with you. Loved this movie, it’s the perfect movie to end the year with. The best part was after the movie, my friends and I all got up and realized that this movie had actually made the four of us tear up! It’s an amazing film and if Will Smith doesn’t get at least an Oscar Nom, then the Oscars will just suck. In fact Will Smith should actually just win an Oscar for this role.!!! I loved this movie!!!! Everybody needs to see especially the people in this world that take everything for granted, watch this movie, it will change you!

Last night, I watched Norbit, a hilarious comedy played by the same actor, Eddie Murphy for both characters of the gorilla fat wife and the afro haired husband. The synopsis is that Norbit (Eddie Murphy) has never had it easy. As a baby, he was abandoned on the steps of a Chinese restaurant/orphanage and raised by Mr. Wong (Eddie Murphy). Things get worse when he’s forced into marriage by the mean, junk food-chugging queen, Rasputia (Eddie Murphy). Just when Norbit’s hanging by his last thread, his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Thandie Newton), moves back to town. In the comedy “Norbit”, he’ll show them all that nice guys sometimes finish first.

There is another Web 2.0 application called FlipTrack – a tool that allows you to easily match images to the lyrics and rhythm of a song. With FlipTrack, you can create your music video or movie soundtrack. All you need to do is simply download the FlipTrack too to create musical slideshows, holiday greetings and even scrapbooks.

After creating your own movie soundtrack or music video, you can then share your video by emailing the url or website address to your friends. Alternatively, you can also embed the player to any of the sites in Friendster, Blogger, MySpace, Xanga or hi5hi5. Moreover, FlipTrack also provides hundreds of pre-licensed songs so you can legally share your video anywhere on the web.

If you need to learn how to use FlipTrack, check out the demo video show you step-by-step how it is done. This video was well produced in a comprehensive way. Just view it a few time to get the hang of using FlipTrack.

A few days before watching The Holiday which was a romantic heartwarming movie, I watch Babel with my friend. It was nominated so many oscars. Personally, I don’t really enjoy watching the movie which has 4 different stories and families to it. And the stories were all linked to a rifle, being handed over from the owner in Japan whose wife committed suicide using the rifle and passed to a villager in Morocco. That’s how the plot began. I did not particularly like the Japanese mute daughter who has an exhibitionist tendency and freely take the initiative to have sex with almost any male she meets. This is rather silly and it behooves me to watch this part, though the sexual scenes may justify the money paid for some people. I guess the young pretty actress is on the way to stardom, like most other female stars. Other than that, the story line was good and you get to watch Brad Pitt here. All in all, the show was more than 2 hours long.

Last night after some blogathon in the afternoon, I watched The Guardian with my friend in Gurney Plaza’s GSC cinema. Starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, this movie is heart-pumping full-actioned.

After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), is sent to teach at “A” School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake’s character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer. Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns firsthand from Randall, the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice, echoing the Swimmer’s motto–”So Others May Live!”

When I went to see this movie last night, BarnYard, I didn’t know Steve Oedekerk wrote and directed it. Anyone who’s seen High Strung might remember how the character wrote children’s books. Well, let me put your fears to rest. Barnyard, starring Kevin James (of King of Queens), Courtney Cox, Sam Elliot, Andie MacDowell, and Danny Glover, is the best kids’ movie there’s gonna be this year. While there are some scary parts involving coyotes, this movie is light-years ahead of any other animated feature out there. The humor is mostly appropriate, not immature. Your kids will have a good time, and so will you. It was very poorly received on Rotten Tomatoes, but most of the criticism concerned male cows having udders. I don’t think your kids will care. They’re going to be having too much fun. The language is decent (the word “hell” is used once, in song). There’s some violence, but it’s not graphic and there’s no blood. It’s a very good story. It is very entertaining and I highly recommend this movie.