Purely Movies Reviews

Rating: 3.6/5 Review: "The Wolfman movie review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be frank, I had had not much expectations of The Wolfman and I have only gain a bit of interest about it this year when it was nearing the release date. I am not much of a werewolf fan. I walked into the movie without any high expectations, I just knew it was going to entertain me no matter what. I was right...but it exceeded my low expectations. There is a balance of action, drama and thrills. It is good fun. The story: It is quite simple actually. The first scene has a man running away from the wolfman. Cue to the title. And then we soon find out that the man killed is Lawrence Talbot's brother. Obviously, Talbot will be bitten by the wolfman and becomes one himself. There is some action here and there, it is not action-packed though. Surely there is carnage. There is blood when the wolfman appears. There is a little twist whic...

Rating: 3.9/5 Review: "The Final Destination 3D DVD review" Rating: 3.8/5 Review: "My Bloody Valentine 3D DVD review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Final Destination DVD is awesome. It includes both the 2D and 3D versions. 2D should not be a problem to watch. The 3D is quite cool. It is better than the old 3D movies like Spy Kid 3D. Though it is DVD, the 3D effects stand out. It does really give me a sense of 3D in the movie. It is like the characters stand out from the background. It is quite cool. DVD special features-Rating: 3/5 Having both 2D and 3D versions is good enough. There are some 3D movies that don't get the same treatment, they are 3D in cinema but on DVD, they are not. There are previews (7 minutes) of movies like WhiteOut, Halo Legends and advertisements. There are also deleted scenes (7 minutes). The deleted scenes are not bad, some of them show more bloo...

Rating: 4/5 Review: "20th Century Boys 3 DVD review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before the movie, you will be given a flashback of what has happened so far until the third movie. As the last and concluding movie, it is expected to be fast-paced and to have lots of twists revealed. Yeah, it is fast-paced for a runtime of 2 hours and 32 minutes with some twists lurk in the dark, waiting to be revealed. At the same time, the director manages to pack in dramatic and emotional scenes. The story: It starts off 2 years after the second movie ends, it is the year of 2017. Friend is still destroying the world and the heroes are to stop his evil plan. Reasonably, I felt the pace fast due to the fact I was urging to know who the hell Friend is. There are more clues of who Friend is but i did not bother to rack my brain, I just had to sit back and watch the story progress in the final climax. There is not much a mystery to...

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...