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Rating: 3.3/5 Review: "The Treasure Hunter DVD review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are good and bad news. The good new is that this is better than the director's previous movie, Kung Fu Dunk. The bad new is that this is just an average generic movie. The Treasure Hunter has received horrible reviews, naming it one of the worst movie ever. But I don't think so, at least this tries to be fun. But because of the reviews, I did not watch it in cinema instead I waited for the DVD which came out quite fast-less than a month after it was off from the cinemas. I rented it. I finally watched "one of the worst movie" and didn't think it is that bad. The story: I don't have to explain the generic plot. It is just a mix of The Mummy and other adventure movies. Though its generic plot, I am still entertained by its cheesy wired fight scenes and non-stop action. The fight scenes lack the impact
Rating: 3.5/5 Review: "Ben 10 Alien Swarm DVD review" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2007 saw Ben 10's first live action movie, Race against Time, which was enjoyable. Though enjoyable, it also has its weak points. One has a low budget so the special effects is not that good but still interesting to see. Acting by the kids is not especially good and if you think the adults in that can do any better, you are wrong. Grandpa Max looks like he is on drug. Then 2009 saw its sequel, Alien Swarm. This is so much better than the first one. Special effects look realistic and even acting is so much better although not great. The story: It is pretty much simple. It sees three major action scenes including three aliens and a car chase scenes. They are good to see but yeah, for its budget, are short. But still overall, they are interesting to see. Yep, nothing much to say about the story. It is just like an average action mo
Rating: 3.5/5 Review: "Cirque du freak: The Vampire's Assistant movie review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is the first movie I have watched in 2010 and luckily, it isn't that bad to start off the new year. I am actually surprised that it is fast-paced compared to other movies that are adapted from books. I went into this movie with low expectations as the previews and reviews I have seen did not impress me. From the start of the movie, the pace is brisk...but not overwhelming. A good movie to start with the year. The story: From the start, the story reveals Darren and his best friend, Steve. They go to a circus filled with so-called freaks. Darren sees something he so much desires, a colourful spider which is belonged to a vampire named Larten. He steals it and run off but it creates trouble by biting his best friend. Darren finds Larten and tells him that he wants to save his best friend. Larten agre
--------- Top movies of 2009 ------------ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen-Rating: 4.5/5 Action-packed and special effects. The CGI is convincing enough. Big explosions. Big movie in summer. Enough said. Action and special effects, though it can cut down on the lame sexual humour. Sherlock Holmes-Rating: 4/5 Quite the thriller but not as much as I expected. There is a nice mix of action, mystery, thriller with a touch of humour. This is more of a quiet blockbuster as summer has the big blockbuster filled with explosions etc. Transformers, G.I Joe Phobia 2-Rating: 4/5 One of the best horror movies I have seen. Even it is one of the best thai movies. It tells five different stories with a runtime of around 2 hours. So that means the pace in each story is fast and straight to the point. Yep, it is also quite thrilling. Whiteout-Rating: 3.6/5 This is an odd choice but I enjoyed its thrills and mystery although there is not much. Kate also did a pretty convincing job in acting. The actio
Rating: 3.9/5 Review: "Bodyguards and Assassins movie review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A pretty good chinese movie which has an interesting and thrilling plot. Bodyguards and Assassins had me on the edge of the seat especially the last hour where the thrilling action is shown. Teddy Chan, the director, has shown some improvement from his last movie which was in 2001. His previous movie featured Jackie Chan in the main role and did not interest me as much as his new movie. The story: It starts off at a reasonably well pace with almost no action in the first one hour. An important person (I don't remember his name) is coming to China. His controversial coming creates a lot of troubles in China. Assassins want to assassinate him due to some reasons. Bodyguards are recruited to protect him. As they get ready for the preparations, the last hour comes in. The fast paced chase thrilled me and the fast decisions