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Quick DVD reviews Rating: 3.5/5 Review: "House of Wax 2005 DVD review" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The remake is an okay slasher movie, actually, it is suspenseful of times but I feel that the story took a bit of time to get into the main point. I guess almost horror movies do that, spending at least half and hour with the young and sexy characters doing stuffs before going to the main point/story. House of Wax is not too bad, the pace is decent and bearable. The Singapore edition is somehow edited; the Paris Hilton's death appears to be cut for a NC-16 rating. I think some other things are cut too. DVD special features-3.5/5 There is a long bloopers with cast commentary (27 minutes) which is pretty interesting to watch. The cast comment and laugh on the funny things they did while filming. Some stuff are amusing. You get a gag reel (4 minutes) which is almost like a summary version of the bloopers. There is one making o...

Rating: 3.7/5 Review: "The Green Hornet movie review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is not a bad movie to start on January, a month which okay movie are out. The Green Hornet is a special hero with cool gadgets and cars but the movie turns him into a generic superhero. It is entertaining at best but if you look for a complex plot with a lot of characters' development, this will not sastify. Reid aka The Green Hornet at first in the movie acts like an asshole and making out with girls. Then his father's death hit him hard, but not hard enough. He meets kato and they become The Green Hornet and Kato fighting the bad guys as bad guys. The action scenes are many and loud with explosions. The fight scenes are often played in slow motion. The climax features a cool car chase, a gun fight and a fight in the office. Boom! The climax is loud and explosive and even tearing down the whole office. And it is cool. Who doesn...

Quick DVD reviews Rating: 3.6/5 Review: "Batman: Gotham Knight DVD review" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2D animated movie has six different stories which are interesting on their own. The stories are fast-paced and some of them are action-packed due to the short runtime. The whole movie is only 1 hour and 16 minutes. Some of the famous villians are featured like Scarecrow and the Lizard. The six different stories also have their different styles, Batman seems like a fat monster in one of the story and he is a sleak man in black in another. Overall: It is a good watch even for those who are not a Batman fan but are into the recent live-action Batman movies. DVD special features-3.7/5 The second disc features two good and informative featurettes. One is about the villans of Batman (36 minutes). The writers and producers explain some of the famous villians like Joker and Scarecrow. The interesting facts are that they even ...

Quick DVD reviews Rating: 3.4/5 Review: "Kidnapper DVD review" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a rare Singaporean movie that goes into the genre thriller. Most of the local movies are comedy or horror comedy. The director who is famous for local horror movie The maid and Rule #1 is behind the thriller which sees an average man finding his kidnapped son. Watching the trailer may give you the impression that Singapore actually tries to make a fast-paced thriller. Though the pace is not as fast as it should be because it is dragged down by too much emotions and this becomes more of a melodrama. Kelvin Tong, the director, intends to see this as a melodrama thriller which he is not wrong. DVD special features-2.5/5 There is a sole making of (22 minutes) which Kelvin talks in english about the movie and the ideal cast role. On the other hand, the cast talk about their experiences. Thankfully, the making of is subbed in english. ...

-------- Top movies of 2010 ------- Scott Pilgrim Vs the world-Rating: 4.5/5 It is visually cool with some of the best visual effects ever seen. Every scene is not boring as it move like a comic book panel with sound and wording effects. The action scenes though short pack some punch too. Inception-Rating: 4.5/5 This year Chris Nolan's movie is something new. Dreams within dreams. Heck, it needs a bit of thinking skill but it still entertains. The last hour is intense and packed with action. Tron Legacy-Rating: 4.5/5 Disney's movie is surprisingly cool. The music by Daft Punk is epic. The 3D effects are something like Avatar, nothing new though. And it runs in a zippy pace. Harry Potter and the deathly hallows-Rating: 4/5 I was surprised that a Harry Potter could entertain me a lot. This is the best harry potter movie. The pace runs smoothly with the middle dragging a little. But the whole movie is intense as you would never know when the dark side hits unless you read the book...

Quick DVD reviews Rating: 3.6/5 Review: "Austin Powers: International man of mystery DVD review" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is the first movie of Austin Powers which is a triology though there are rumours of a forth one. It's funny and entertaining. The jokes are funny and crude (most of the jokes are about sex). This movie is also random at most, with spoofs with mostly the spy genre. The plot is simple and moves briskly along with jokes and gags. DVD special features-2/5 There are deleted scenes (10 minutes) including two alternative endings which are worth a watch. There are star highlights which show the actors and actresses's other movies highlights (6 minutes). They are alright. Surprisingly there are no Mike Myers' highlights. There is a music video of the original animated sequence which plays like a menu. Then there is a trailer of the movie (2 minutes). Other special features are the cast bio and t...

Quick DVD reviews Rating: 3.4/5 Review: "King of Fighters DVD review" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Chan's live-action version of the game gets bashed seriously by fans saying it is a disgrace to the game. Well, true to that, the movie's characters actually do not look like the game's characters. I am not a game fan so I watched this without knowing the world of King of Fighters and I got entertained by its fight scenes mashed with CGI effects. However, the $12 million movie does look a bit cheap with its simple plot. DVD special features-2.5/5 It features some interviews and brief behind the scenes. There are interviews with Ray Park and Sean Faris (4 minutes) which are brief, they talk about how they play the role. Then there is a three part behind the scenes (7 minutes) which is really brief. Each part touches on one thing like the stunts. Gordon Chan and the producers discuss how they bring the game into...