If we are talking about movies, we can’t forget about two prestigious awards events in Hollywood, Golden Globe and Academy Awards. Golden Globe considered as a ‘rehearsal’ for Academy Awards. In most cases, actors/actresses who nominated for Golden Globe have the chance to be nominated for Academy Awards.

Here are the nominees for Golden Globes 2011:

MOTION PICTURES

Best Picture — Drama
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network

Best Picture — Musical or Comedy
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Actor — Drama
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter

Best Actress — Drama
Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Actor — Musical or Comedy
Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, The Tourist
Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version
Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack

Best Actress — Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone, Easy A

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Screenplay
127 Hours, Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
Inception, Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
The King’s Speech, David Seidler
The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song
“Bound to You,” Burlesque (performed by Christina Aguilera; written by Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler)
“Coming Home,” Country Strong (performed by Gwyneth Paltrow; written by Bob PiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges)
“I See the Light,” Tangled (performed by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi; written by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater)
“There’s a Place For Us,” The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (performed by Carrie Underwood; written by Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey)
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me Yet,” Burlesque (performed by Cher; written by Diane Warren)

Best Original Score
Inception, Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech, Alexandre Desplat
The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman
127 Hours, A.R. Rahman

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful
The Concert
The Edge
I Am Love
In a Better World

Best Animated Feature
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

TELEVISION

Best TV Series — Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
The Big C
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

Best Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie
Carlos
The Pacific
The Pillars of the Earth
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Actor — Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House M.D.

Best Actress — Drama
Elizabeth Moss, Mad Men
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Piper Perabo, Covert Affairs
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Best Actor — Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Thoery

Best Actress — Musical or Comedy
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Lea Michele, Glee

Best Actor — Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie
Idris Elba, Luther
Ian McShane, Pillars of the Earth
Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Best Actress — Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie
Hayley Atwell, Pillars of the Earth
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
Romola Garai, Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Client List

Best Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Scott Caan, Hawaii Five-0
Chris Colfer, Glee
Chris Noth, The Good Wife
David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
Jane Lynch, Glee
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Julia Stiles, Dexter
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Who will win? We have to wait until January 16, 2011 to find out.

Source:  EW

This is a video compilation from all of the movies which released in 2010. Is there any of your favorites?

Re-watch the year’s most popular videos and use the interactive timeline to see the moments that defined YouTube in 2010.

Top 10
#1: Bed Intruder Song
#2: Tik Tok Kesha Parody
#3: Greyson Chance ‘Paparazzi’
#4: Annoying Orange Wazzup
#5: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like (Old Spice)-
#6: Giant Double Rainbow
#7: This Too Shall Pass OK Go
#8: The Twilight Saga Eclipse Trailer
#9: Jimmy Surprises Bieber Fan
#10: Gymkhana Three, Part 2

You can find the link to each video on YouTube. Just copy the title and put it on the search box.

These are the official logo and poster from the movie. We will get used to see them until April 2011 next year

I haven’t seen Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows yet, but I do remember some of the memorable scenes from the book and apparently the director filmed some of them

This is one of my favorites

Not yet in good quality, but it’s good enough

Andrew Garfield is another Britpack and one of Robert Pattinson’s friends. It’s good to hear his sucess is followed by his fellow British actors!!

The film hasn’t the exact title yet, but one thing for sure it will be released in 3D in 2012.

Source: imdb

The Golden Globes are happening live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills right now!

Hollyscoop is bringing you the full list of winners as they’re announced!

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Christian Bale, ‘The Fighter’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama: Katie Sagal, ‘Sons of Anarchy’

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: ‘Carlos’

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Chris Colfer, ‘Glee’

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama: Steve Buscemi, ‘Boardwalk Empire’

Best Original Song – Motion Picture: “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” Burlesque, Music and lyrics by Diane Warren

Best Original Score – Motion Picture: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, ‘The Social Network’

Best Animated Feature Film: ‘Toy Story 3′

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Annette Bening, ‘The Kids Are All Right’

Best Animated Feature Film: ‘Toy Story 3′

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Al Pacino, ‘You Don’t Know Jack’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Claire Danes, ‘Temple Grandin’

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Aaron Sorkin, ‘The Social Network’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television: Jane Lynch, ‘Glee’

Best Foreign Language Film: ‘In a Better World’ (Denmark)

Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical: Laura Linney, ‘The Big C’

Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical: Jim Parsons, ‘The Big Bang Theory’

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Melissa Leo, ‘The Fighter’

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Robert De Niro

Best Director – Motion Picture: David Fincher, ‘The Social Network’

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical: ‘Glee’

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Paul Giamatti, ‘Barney’s Version’

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Natalie Portman, ‘Black Swan’

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: ‘The Kids Are All Right’

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Colin Firth, ‘The King’s Speech’

Best Motion Picture – Drama: ‘The Social Network’

Next stop, we still have BAFTA and The Oscar ^^

Source: Hollyscoop

According to wikipedia, the bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system (a bow with arrows) that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. Archery is the art, practice, or skill of applying it. Someone who makes bows is known as a bowyer, and one who makes arrows is a fletcher—or in the case of the manufacture of metal arrow heads, an arrowsmith.

Bow is a flexible arc that shoots aerodynamic projectiles (arrows or quarrels, sometimes stones) by means of elastic energy. Essentially, the bow is a form of spring powered by a string or cord. As this string is drawn, energy is stored in the flexible limbs of the bow; the energy is transferred to the arrow when the string is released, projecting it much farther than a weapon could be thrown. Today, bows and arrows are used primarily for hunting and for sport (see archery). Though they are still occasionally used as weapons of war, the development of gunpowder and muskets, and the growing size of armies, led to their replacement in warfare several centuries ago in much of the world.

Having the skill in archery makes a person may looks defenseless, but also powerful. He/she probably also capable in hand in hand combat. Archery is a amazing skill and I’ve always adored someone who is good in archery even though it’s only in the movie. Some of the characters which using bow and arrow as long as I could remember are:

Robin Hood (1991)

Robin Hood (2010)

Legolas (LOTR trilogy)

Guinevere (King Arthur- 2004)

Abigail Whistler (Blade Trinity - 2004)

Susan Pevensie (Narnia Chronicles)

Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

Maybe someday I’ll learn to shoot with bow and arrow

Source: Wikipedia and several resources

November 16, 2012 is going to be the day Twi-hards (Twilight fans’ name…okay, I admit it…I’m one of them too hehe..) will never forget. That date marks as the final movie from The Saga after it was being released 4 years ago. During those 4 years, lots of awards and appreciations have been the results of the success of The Saga. Not to mention to the actors and the actresses.

I still remember the first time when I knew about Twilight Saga. I knew the book first and there was a rumor about it was going to be filmed on 2006, but no news of development after that. I almost forgot about it when suddenly on 2008, when I visited my sister, I saw a CD full of movie trailers and then I saw Twilight trailer. My mind wandered to the book I’ve read back in 2005. Is it the same movie? And the most interesting part is when my sister told me about the one who portrays Edward Cullen was also played in one of Harry Potter’s movie. Interesting

So, I decided to watch the movie and quite surprise that indeed it was from the same book, but not really exactly like the book. And then, I watched the next three movies and all of them have goods and bads comparing to the books, but overall they were all become a phenomena.

Twilight also known for the dedicated and loyal fans (well, I don’t say myself as one of them. Come on, I have family and real life, be serious). The Saga could receive lots of recognitions also because of the fans. It is amazing because there is also another fanbase which is often being compared. Of course, we all know about Harry Potter. I’ve seen these two fanbase sometimes attacking each other on twitter and I was like ‘What are they arguing about? Do they realize those two movies not even in the same genre?’ And then, there’s also Hunger Game fanbase which adding another colorful ‘battle’ between them.

I must admit I do love this Saga since the first time I watched the first movie. And of course, the major attraction is Edward Cullen, the main character who is a 100 year old vampire, but trapped in 17 year old boy body. His character is more interesting in the book. You can see how he still carries the old courtesy from the 19^th century (he was born on 1901) and mostly how he respects woman (not to mention he could be romantic too) and of course being the one woman man which is very hard to find these days. And Robert Pattinson, the actor who portrays it, is also doing a great job. Playing the character that’s immortal for five movies and doing his other movie projects in between is quite amazing.

Everyone is waiting for this final movie, of course, although the infamous scandal on July threatened the whole thing. It’s not a secret that the two lead actor and actress have special relationship outside the movie and it’s been going on for three years. And then, the infidelity scandal was broke (just google it if you don’t know) and the fandom is tearing apart. Friends become enemies and now they each take sides. It was a chaos at first (I have to admit the scandal had the effect on me too), even after three months, the fandom is never the same again.

Regardless of what happened between the two lead actor and actress, it’s a lesson this fandom had to learn on the hard part. This is real life and there is no fairy tale. Robert and Kristen are not Edward and Bella, so we still can watch the movie without thinking about their real life. I personally already put this thing aside. This is not my business and I only focus on the movie and of course, to give it my appreciation as a Twi-hard.

At first, yes, it was hard to get excited for this movie because of what happened between the two of them. It’s normal. But, we have to stay objective and not act childish. I love Twilight Saga and I always will, no matter what happened with the real life of the two people who portrays them.

Let this final movie becomes the epic finale that will live forever.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 final movie poster

The one thing I admire about actors and actresses is they could transform themselves into their character, fictional or real, and it means do the language which the character used. The amazing thing is also there are movies which I knew the lead actors and actresses neither of them are Americans, but they can do American accent very well. I remember some of the movies, though.

Remember Me

This film tells a story about a man struggled with his family until he meets a woman who helps him go through with his life. I personally think this movie is quite good, but the chemistry between the lead actor and actress are not strong enough. Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin are both British and Australian, but they can do New York accent really well.

Warm Bodies

This recent movie received lots of positive reviews, mostly because of the unique genre and very unusual lead character, a zombie,  and the film is told from zombie’s perspective. Apart from the great chemistry (it’s great because this pairing is a human and a zombie), the two lead actor and actress are both not American. Nicholas Hoult who plays as the zombie is British while his love interest, Julie, played by Teresa Palmer is Australian. They both could deliver American accent really well.

I can’t remember any other movies which has non American actor and actress as the main characters. Mostly one of them is American. Do you know any other movies which the lead actor(s) and actress(es) both are not American, but they do American movie? Please, let me know in the comment below.

Later I might continue with British movies which done by non English actors and actresses.

Just watched this yesterday and I must say this is the typical movie if you want to watch aside from popcorn movies. A movie about a man who feel in love with a voice from his technology device. Sets in sometime in the future, this movie has minimum special effect (well, scratch the glimpse of the computer technology) and simple camera angle.

Joaquin Phoenix is more mature in his acting right now. That’s the beauty in indie movie. You have to show your full potential so you forget about the minimum special effect, etc.

No wonder this movie won Best original screenplay at 2014 Golden Globes.

I’ve posted about Destination Forks before and the DVD will come out in stores only in a few hours  (definitely not in my country!). These are the stills from the documentary and make you wish December 4 is coming in a blink of an eye

Bella's house

The Cullens mailbox

The Cullens driveway

The car plate

Home of The Swans board

Forks High School (honestly, it's just like I imagined!)

Jacob Black's house

Too bad, no still from Bella Italia and La Push beach

If we are talking about movies, we can’t forget about two prestigious awards events in Hollywood, Golden Globe and Academy Awards. Golden Globe considered as a ‘rehearsal’ for Academy Awards. In most cases, actors/actresses who nominated for Golden Globe have the chance to be nominated for Academy Awards.

Here are the nominees for Golden Globes 2011:

MOTION PICTURES

Best Picture — Drama
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network

Best Picture — Musical or Comedy
Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Actor — Drama
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter

Best Actress — Drama
Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Actor — Musical or Comedy
Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, The Tourist
Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version
Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack

Best Actress — Musical or Comedy
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone, Easy A

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
David Fincher, The Social Network
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Screenplay
127 Hours, Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
Inception, Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
The King’s Speech, David Seidler
The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song
“Bound to You,” Burlesque (performed by Christina Aguilera; written by Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler)
“Coming Home,” Country Strong (performed by Gwyneth Paltrow; written by Bob PiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges)
“I See the Light,” Tangled (performed by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi; written by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater)
“There’s a Place For Us,” The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (performed by Carrie Underwood; written by Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey)
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me Yet,” Burlesque (performed by Cher; written by Diane Warren)

Best Original Score
Inception, Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech, Alexandre Desplat
The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman
127 Hours, A.R. Rahman

Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful
The Concert
The Edge
I Am Love
In a Better World

Best Animated Feature
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

TELEVISION

Best TV Series — Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men
The Walking Dead

Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
The Big C
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

Best Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie
Carlos
The Pacific
The Pillars of the Earth
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack

Best Actor — Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House M.D.

Best Actress — Drama
Elizabeth Moss, Mad Men
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Piper Perabo, Covert Affairs
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Best Actor — Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Thoery

Best Actress — Musical or Comedy
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Lea Michele, Glee

Best Actor — Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie
Idris Elba, Luther
Ian McShane, Pillars of the Earth
Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos

Best Actress — Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie
Hayley Atwell, Pillars of the Earth
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Judi Dench, Return to Cranford
Romola Garai, Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Client List

Best Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Scott Caan, Hawaii Five-0
Chris Colfer, Glee
Chris Noth, The Good Wife
David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
Jane Lynch, Glee
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Julia Stiles, Dexter
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Who will win? We have to wait until January 16, 2011 to find out.

Source:  EW

Dari judulnya memang dorama ini membuat penasaran. Asal mula saya mau melihatnya jujur saja karena ada Kim Jeong Hoon disitu (well, everyone has a motive hehe…). Sekian lama tidak mendengar lagi kabarnya setelah Princess Hours dan wajib militer, ternyata dia sudah punya 3 dorama yang saya belum liat. Salah satunya Dummy Mommy ini.

Mengisahkan tentang Kim Yeong Jo, seorang wanita yang memiliki ibu yang IQnya dibawah rata-rata. Tidak ingin dibully teman-temannya di masa sekolah, dia memutuskan untuk memanggil ibunya itu dengan sebutan ‘eonni’ (kakak perempuan). Kebiasaannya ini yang akhirnya berimbas pada kehidupannya setelah menikah dan memiliki anak. Seiring konflik berjalan, akhirnya diketahui Yeong Jo ternyata mengidap kelainan jantung. Di tengah badai itu, datanglah a knight in shining armor dalam wujud seorang dokter bedah syaraf teman kuliah Yeong Jo yang masih menyimpan cinta kepadanya, Lee Je Ha.

Overall drama ini memang lain dari yang lain. Entah mungkin karena dari buku atau para pemainnya yang memang brilliant. Suami Yeong Jo digambarkan sebagai laki-laki yang memang tidak tahu diri dan bisa membuat kita sebal melihatnya. Berbanding terbalik dengan Je Ha yang memang sepertinya jadi kesempatan kedua Yeong Jo untuk merasakan dicintai setulusnya. Saya suka sekali dengan karakter Je Ha disini. Sweet, caring, mau menerima Yeong Jo apa adanya dan memang terlihat dia tahu segalanya tentang Yeong Jo. Seperti banyak dorama lainnya, dari pihak Je Ha sendiri muncul Han Su In yang merupakan mantan tunangannya. Tapi, yang saya suka adalah Han Su In tidak terlalu banyak mempengaruhi hubungan Je Ha dan Yeong Jo. Je Ha sendiri punya pendirian memilih Yeong Jo dan menyelesaikan ‘masalah’nya dengan mantan tunangannya itu dengan caranya sendiri.

Banyak adegan menyentuh pastinya dan adegan yang cukup manis. Diantara 3 dorama setelah selesai wajib militernya, menurut saya ini adalah penampilan terbaik Kim Jeong Hoon. Disamping tampak lebih dewasa, posturnya juga lebih tegap (you know what I mean :D). Yang tahan nangis berkali-kali dan merasa ingin melihat adegan romance yg cukup menyentuh dorama ini bisa jadi pilihan. Yang pasti banyak kesan yang akan didapat setelah nonton dorama ini. Pesan moral tentang seorang ibu juga sangat mengena dan tentu saja tentang cinta. Seperti kata Lee Je Ha kepada Kim Yeong Jo:

“Kim Yeong Jo, are you going continue saying those nonsense? What are you supposed to do when you are weak? Since I was 20 years old, these past 13 years, I have lived just for you. If you leave just like that, are you just going to leave me with those 13 years of memories and keep living? And after that, use the next 13 years to try and forget you? If you do that, then I will never be able to forget you. To keep waiting for the day I can be reunited with you, do you want me to live like that?” (English translation- copyright by owner).

Again, gara-gara kepoin Kim Jeong Hoon jadinya nonton juga dorama ini. Dan nonton yang ini justru sebelum nonton Dummy Mommy padahal lebih duluan dorama yang itu jadinya rada timpang melihat karakter Oppa yang sangat sweet dibanding disini. Well, not that he isn’t sweet, tapi memang karakternya berbeda sekali dari yang bikin saya kesengsem di Dummy Mommy. Drama ini bercerita tentang dua wanita yang bertukar nasib…yah, mirip-mirip Putri Huan Zhu gitu,  dan seorang pria kaya raya yang akhirnya belajar untuk menghargai hidup. Eun Jong Soo yang berjuang agar mimpinya menjadi desainer tas terkenal, Do Jin Hoo sang pewaris perusahaan tas Shin Hwa (di doramanya namanya itu) dan Eun Kyung Hee yang menggunakan segala cara agar impiannya bisa tercapai.

Do Jin Hoo

Bisa dibilang drama ini memang mainstream. At the beginning, you endure a lot of pain, and then you meet the guy, and you have feelings, and then the drama begins haha…. Dorama ini walaupun mainstream, tapi alurnya termasuk apik. Menceritakan Jung Soo sejak kecil, remaja dan berjumpa dengan Jin Hoo, kemudian dewasa, jadi part-timer di Shin Hwa (lucky woman diperhatikan dua atasannya, Jin Hoo dan Min Ki), sampai akhirnya bisa launching tas desainnya sendiri. Di perjalanan itu banyak aral melintang, tapi Jung Soo selalu optimis dan akhirnya bisa mencapai impiannya…dengan support Jin Hoo (dan Min Ki) tentunya. Memberi pesan moral just go after what we like to do and give our best shot. Dorama ini ditonton untuk senang-senang saja dan banyak adegan yang chemistrynya menurut saya ‘missed’; terutama di bagian ketika kakek Jin Hoo meninggal, suasana sedihnya gak dapet sama sekali. Agak terselamatkan dengan scene ketika Jin Hoo seperti menyadari keberadaan Jung Soo yang bersembunyi di sekitar rumahnya walaupun ia tidak bisa melihat Jung Soo. Menyiratkan bahwa dua sejoli ini walaupun sedang dirundung masalah dalam hubungannya, tapi punya ikatan batin. I like it!

But hey, even so, I get to see Jeong Hoon in suit and tie almost in every episodes, so I don’t mind hehe…Tapi, walaupun untuk senang-senang, yang namanya dorama pasti ada adegan yang bikin bejek-bejek guling/bantal. Well, scenes antara Jung Soo dan Kyung Hee sudah bisa memberikan itu semua. That’s why I said beda banget sama Dummy Mommy yang bener-bener menguras emosi. Her Legend bisa ditebak jalan ceritanya dan endingnya pun kurang memuaskan walopun kita tahu Jung Soo akhirnya memilih siapa. Banyak adegan dan dialog yang kocak antara Jung Soo dan Jin Hoo. I think this is the way to show us they are really a match ;) Saya sendiri banyak dibuat tertawa dengan kekonyolan Jin Hoo yang unpredictable, terutama di saat dia mulai memberikan perhatian kepada Jung Soo. Seiring cerita berjalan, diketahui juga kalau Jin Hoo sudah menaruh hati kepada Jung Soo sejak dia masih remaja, di saat pertama kali berjumpa dengannya. Scenes dramanya juga lumayan kuat walaupun tidak sekuat Dummy Mommy. At least, we can feel the brief relationship turbulence between Jin Hoo and Jung Soo. 

Eun Jong Soo and Do Jin Hoo

Again, berbanding terbalik di Dummy Mommy yang karakternya Oppa is totally a man who falls in love with his first love and being a doctor, disini dibagi antara jadi CEO dan laki-laki yang mencintai seorang wanita. Tapi, suka juga sih dengan penampilan Oppa Jeong Hoon. Seperti di Dummy Mommy, disini juga terlihat Jeong Hoon yang semakin dewasa. Apalagi dorama ini keluar sesudah perannya di Dummy Mommy. Totally upgrade dari sejak penampilannya di Princess Hours dan beberapa doramanya sebelum wajib militer. Itung-itung nungguin serial barunya lagi, ‘City of The Sun’, yang akan segera produksi :) And one more thing..I’m sure this pic might change your mind to at least take a peek this dorama :D

Several days ago, I watched a movie called The Prince and I saw an Asian superstar, Rain, there. It’s kind of sad, actually, because he is a celeb in Asia, but in Hollywood, he turns into a villain and ended with his death either. He reminds me to Jet Li which his first American movie is when he is the villain. Man, Jet Li is legend in Chinese movies. I’ve seen a lot of his work and most of them he still lives until the end of the movie because he is the hero. But, in Lethal Weapon 4, he seems like nobody.

That’s why I remember this movie. Actually, in my opinion, this is the only American movie which is his best. Not only has chemistry with his leading lady, the late Aaliyah (way much better than with his ‘wife’ in The One), but this is where he gets his vibe back.

The plot reminds us about the feud between two families, just like Romeo and Juliet, and the part where the children fell for each other too. Mix with martial arts and some twist in the end, I must say this movie has it all.

I like how Master Li and Aaliyah potray their characters. Aaliyah potrays a witty and easy-going woman while Master Li potrays a Chinese man who good in martial arts, funny and surprisingly is good in flirting haha….

If only Aaliyah still lived at the time, Master Li and the director already planned a sequel. Too bad, it’s never going to happen.

Watching this movie is really a nostalgic moment for me, for it was released 14 years ago…also, the first uncommon couple on screen :)

Autism is one condition which needs special treatment and until now there’s no cure for it. Autism also often made as a joke. But, I guarantee after you watched this movie, you’ll think twice to use Autism as a joke for your friend.

Another surprise thing is Jet Li is in it. Can you believe that? From all of his work, this movie is the first time, even for me, seeing him as ordinary people. Not a warrior or good in martial art. Surprise? Well, I did. I just found out about this movie when I checked Master Li’s official Facebook page and also found out he got a lot of positive reviews, and not with his character with martial art skills.

Ocean Heaven tells a story about a father with serious illness and his autistic son. He realizes his time is running out, so he tries his best to find someone or to prepare things for his autistic son after he passed away.

So many emotional scenes, you might get cry watching how caring and patient Jet Li’s character is. I even cried several times when I watched this movie.

Very recommended to watch, especially for those of you who want to see Jet Li as a very ordinary person in a movie.

Oh, and don’t forget your Kleenex!

The Rain effect hasn’t left me yet. After watching him in The Prince and then watching some of Jet Li’s movies to refresh my memory, last night I watched this one. I remember this one when I wanted to watch the fourth Harry Potter movie in theaters. But, at that time I didn’t watch it because the title was not appealing for me. And then, after watching some of Master Li’s movies, I’m curious with this one.

Danny The Dog (later named Unleashed in some countries) tells a story about Danny (Jet Li) who has been treated like a human attack dog if the collar on his neck is unleashed since his childhood by a mob gang. At some point, he meets Sam (Morgan Freeman), a blind man who loves to play piano. Later on, Danny escapes from the gang and find Sam with his injured body. Sam and his daughter, Victoria (Kerry Condon), accept Danny with open arms and teach him everything about family. Danny, with his shut down emotions, seems to like music and the love that Sam and Victoria have for music helps him too. Their warmth changed Danny slowly. But, apparently his happiness with his new family doesn’t last long. One of his master’s men find him and forces Danny to go back to his former life and unexpectedly bring back Danny’s memory about his mother and learn the truth about her death and also why he ends up with the mob gang. Now, Danny must protect his new family from his former master.

Another impressive performance from Master Jet Li. After watching him in Romeo Must Die and seeing the timeline of his movies, Danny The Dog came out after his role in ‘Hero’. Damn, I watched that colossal movie at the theater with my sister. He’s very elegant and lethal and all as the assassin who his duty is to kill the Emperor. And in this movie, he turns into a childlike person, but in a man body. I must say Master Li really portrays the tormented person, both mentally and physically, really good. Morgan Freeman is superb. His character is not only as a father and guardian, but also as a wise man. Just like he said in the movie, it’s not easy to turn a boy into a man. Kerry Condon is also great too. She plays a witty, caring and warm teenager. Their chemistry is over the top. I really love all the scenes between Master Li and Morgan Freeman. They can portray father and son really well. And don’t forget all the cuteness between Master Li and Kerry Condon. There’s one scene when Victoria unleashes Danny’s collar. It’s a little bit intense first, but then turns into sweet and fluffy moment.

The music scores by Massive Attack are really fit with some scenes. It could get along with the classical music played from the piano.

The weakness of this movie is the background story. There are still unanswered questions about Danny’s past, like who his father is or what happened to her mother’s family. And the fighting scenes are quite brutal too. Not recommended watching this movie with your underage children.

Anyhow, after watching back and forth Jet Li’s movies, this one is really bring back another talent he has. I guess Hollywood movies really challenged him to play a lot of type of characters, not only just a hero like in Chinese movies (not that I don’t like it when he speaks with his native language). And another thing that impressed me is this movie is three years before Master Li played both as The Monkey King and The Silent Monk in 2008. I’ll review it tomorrow :)

As promised, now it’s time to review another Jet Li’s movie. This one is special because it’s not 100% American movie. He speaks both English and Chinese, but unlike Romeo Must Die, Master Li is not a son of a businessman. He plays two characters at once. Another thing that makes this movie special is the first time we see him and Jackie Chan in one screen. Two master legends in one movie? Hell, yes!! And the last, it tells about Chinese legend, The Monkey King (or Son Go Kong/Sun Wu Kong).

For those of you who not really familiar with the legend, Go Kong or The Monkey King is one of the immortals who accompany Thong Sam Chong, the monk, to take journey to the west searching for the holy bible. As for myself, I saw some versions of the series during my teenage time. The one I like the most is when Dicky Cheung plays as Go Kong. He’s the perfect Go Kong for me. Smart, naughty, but loyal to Sam Chong.

Dicky Cheung as The Monkey King in 90′s TV series

The one thing unforgettable from the series is the crown which Go Kong wears. It was gifted for Sam Chong by Kwan-Im, the beautiful goddess in Chinese folklore. The goddess also tells Sam Chong a mantra to keep Go Kong obeys him when he thinks the immortal is out of the line. The effect for Go Kong when Sam Chong speaks the mantra is he will feel a lot of pain.

Go Kong’s crown

As immortal, Go Kong can’t be killed and his kungfu is really great. He also has magic through the fur in his body. His famous golden staff is also from one of his fur. Another famous trick he has he can make illusion of himself from only a single fur. Quite handy, eh?

Now, back to the movie. It tells us about a teenager, Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with kungfu and everything related to Chinese martial arts. He has an old Chinese friend, who he calls Hop (Jackie Chan) where he gets a lot of Chinese movies. In a visit, he accidentally discovers the hidden room in Hop’s store and sees a golden staff which he knows it’s not an ordinary staff. But, Hop ushers him to go home. His obsession often becomes the mocking between his friends until a gang forces him to help them rob the store. After some misfits (now I used the word), the wounded Hop gives Jason the staff and tells him to ‘give it to the rightful owner’. Jason tries to escape from the gang holding the golden staff. In a top of the building, between the matter of life and death, the staff suddenly hums and pushes Jason from the top. Jason wakes up in the ancient Chinese with the golden staff which later he finds out it belongs to The Monkey King and he must use it to free the immortal.

During his journey, Jason meets the Drunken Immortal, Lu Yan (also plays by Jackie Chan), who tells Jason about The Monkey King and why he must free him (and from the footage we learn it portrays by Jet Li), and the Orphan Girl. Later on, the three meet a mysterious monk (yes, also plays by Master Jet Li) who steals the staff from Jason and has a fight with Lu Yan before he claims he is ‘on a mission to find the seeker of the staff’. After learning the truth that Jason is the seeker, the four of them begin the journey to the Jade Warlord’s castle where Go Kong is trapped. Also, finally Jason can learn the real kungfu.

The music scores are amazing. Don’t ask about Jet Li and Jackie Chan in one screen. The fight scene is quite intense, 5 minutes full without stopping. There are some funny scenes too between these two masters. We also meet with another Chinese folklore, The Bride with The White Hair. She’s famous with her long white hair and her hatred towards men.

This is the movie where both Jackie Chan and Jet Li not wearing modern clothes, but speaks both English and Chinese. Like I said, this movie is after Master Li plays in Danny The Dog. You can see another transformation he has. The most unforgettable part from this movie is the TWIST.

THE GODDAMN TWIST!!!

There’s a reason why Jet Li portrays both The Monkey King and The Silent Monk. And it’s best for you to watch it to find out because it’s no fun if I tell you here ehee…

Another Chinese folklore starred by our master Jet Li. The story about The White Snake and her mortal lover.

This story is quite popular. Just like The Monkey King, it’s also has some versions, The one that I saw when I was in junior high is focused on the love story between Pai Su Chen and Han Wen (Xu Xien in some versions).

And don’t forget Siau Ching (Qingqing), the green snake, Pai Su Chen’s sister.

The myth itself tells a story about a snake demon who falls in love with a mortal. Their love is breaking the rules and from the other side, there’s Fahai, the powerful monk, who his duty is to maintain the order of the mortal world against the demons. When Fahai finally meets Pai Su Chen, the legendary battle happens.

This movie is more or less close enough to the myth itself. It’s balance between Pai Su Chen and Master Fahai’s point of view. Unlike the TV series I watched years ago, this movie makes us to choose either to sympathize for Pai Su Chen or support Master Fahai in destroying demons. Added with the amazing music scores and the special effects which way much better than the version I watched in the 90s. It’s great to see Jet Li doing his moves, and as a monk. A powerful one, that is. And, I guess it’s hard not to sympathize for Jet Li, right?