Cop Out

Oleh: Fatchur Rochim

kapanlagi.com, Untuk mendapatkan apa yang kita inginkan memang diperlukan tekad yang kuat namun bila tekad itu lantas membawa kita pada masalah yang jauh lebih rumit tiba saatnya tekad tadi diuji. Masalah yang sama dihadapi oleh Jimmy (Bruce Willis) dan Paul (Tracy Morgan), dua polisi yang sudah mendekati masa pensiun mereka.

Awalnya, kartu baseball milik Jimmy hilang dicuri orang padahal Jimmy punya rencana khusus untuk kartu koleksinya ini. Jimmy berencana menjual kartu baseball langka itu untuk biaya pernikahan putrinya. Jimmy tak punya tabungan lagi dan kartu baseball itu adalah satu-satunya harapan buatnya.

Jimmy bertekad menangani sendiri kasus pencurian ini namun Paul memaksa untuk ikut. Paul sendiri sebenarnya punya masalah pribadi dengan istrinya namun sebagai partner kerja, Paul tak mau meninggalkan Jimmy begitu saja.

Di tengah penyelidikan, baru Jimmy dan Paul sadar kalau kartu baseball yang hilang itu sekarang berada di tangan kepala gangster yang terobsesi mengumpulkan barang-barang langka seperti kartu baseball milik Jimmy. Dan tibalah saatnya tekad Jimmy dan Paul menghadapi ujian berat.

Dari sepotong sinopsis itu saja bisa diduga kalau film berjudul COP OUT ini dimaksudkan sebagai film komedi yang mengeksploitasi kekonyolan yang terjadi di antara dua orang partner kerja yang saling bertolak belakang. Tema yang sama sempat populer di tahun 1980-an dengan munculnya film-film seperti 48 HOURS atau LETHAL WEAPON. Saat itu tema seperti ini memang bisa memancing tawa para penonton, tapi untuk sekarang humor seperti ini sepertinya sudah mulai basi.

Mungkin kesalahan utama film ini adalah pada naskahnya. Selama ini Kevin Smith, sang sutradara, biasanya mengerjakan film berdasarkan naskah yang ia tulis sendiri namun kali ini ia harus mempercayakannya pada Mark Cullen dan Robb Cullen. Bisa jadi naskah itu memang lucu namun saat divisualisasikan unsur humor itu hilang. Kasus serupa sering terjadi, terutama jika sang sutradara tak bisa melihat sisi lucu dari naskah itu secara visual.(kpl/roc)

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Solomon Kane

Oleh: Fatchur Rochim

kapanlagi.com, Solomon Kane (James Purefoy) mungkin tak pernah mengira kalau ia akan sering berurusan dengan makhluk-makhluk gaib dari dimensi lain. Tapi ketika panggilan itu datang, Solomon tak punya pilihan selain mengabdikan dirinya untuk memburu dan memusnahkan makhluk-makhluk jahat ini walaupun itu artinya ia harus berkeliling dunia dalam misi sucinya ini.

Solomon awalnya adalah serdadu Ratu Elizabeth I yang ditugaskan di Afrika. Sebagai seorang serdadu bayaran pekerjaan Solomon memang tak jauh dari urusan mencabut nyawa. Itu semua ia lakukan tanpa ada penyesalan sampai suatu saat ia bertemu makhluk gaib bernama The Reaper (Ian Whyte). Pertemuan ini mengubah hidup Solomon dan ia memutuskan untuk kembali ke Inggris.

Solomon lantas mengabdikan hidupnya untuk Tuhan dan berharap mendapat pengampunan atas dosa-dosa yang telah ia lakukan selama menjadi serdadu bayaran. Sayang, takdir Solomon sepertinya bukan di sana. Tak lama berselang Solomon kembali tergoda untuk mengangkat pedang. Kali ini bukan untuk membunuh sesama manusia tapi untuk memburu makhluk-makhluk jahat dari dimensi lain.

Film laga bertema supranatural seperti ini biasanya diasosiasikan dengan film-film kelas dua yang artinya tak memerlukan penggarapan terlalu rumit. Yang diperlukan hanyalah CGI yang meyakinkan dan selebihnya hanyalah cerita sederhana untuk merangkai beberapa adegan dramatis yang memang sudah direncanakan dari awal. Tak bisa disalahkan karena memang kebanyakan film seperti ini memang punya titik lemah di bagian itu.

Tapi sepertinya kita harus membuat pengecualian untuk film berjudul SOLOMON KANE ini. Ada beberapa poin yang membuat film ini jadi berbeda. Misalnya saja sang sutradara yang mampu mengarahkan para aktornya untuk mencapai hasil yang maksimal. James Purefoy mungkin memang nama baru tapi kemampuan aktingnya tidak bisa dipandang sebelah mata. Karakter Solomon Kane yang melewati masa transisi dari seorang pria jahat menjadi seorang pahlawan pun bisa diterjemahkan dengan baik oleh James Purefoy.

Dari sisi visual, SOLOMON KANE memang tak bisa dibilang yang terbaik karena ini sepertinya menyangkut soal dana yang dikucurkan untuk membiayai produksi film ini. Terlepas dari dana yang tak terlalu besar, SOLOMON KANE ini masih termasuk memadai. Alur kisah memang masih tetap sederhana seperti pada kebanyakan film sejenis tapi kalau mau jujur, film seperti ini memang tak memerlukan naskah yang rumit.(kpl/roc)


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The last air bender

Air. Bumi. Api. Udara. Di masa lalu, ada damai antara empat negara di dunia. Avatar - Master dari semua empat elemen - terus perdamaian antara Suku-suku Air, Kerajaan Bumi, Negara Api, dan Pengembara Udara. Hanya Avatar memiliki kemampuan untuk Bend (manipulate) semua empat elemen, tapi suatu hari, ia menghilang. Kemudian menyerang Negara Api, memaksa perang di tiga negara lainnya untuk seratus tahun. Sekarang, demi kebaikan dunia, terserah Aang 12 tahun (Nuh Ringer), Avatar baru, dan yang terakhir kaum Pengembara Udara (Airbenders), untuk kembali kedamaian dan keseimbangan dengan menempatkan mengakhiri perang dan menguasai keempat elemen. Aang harus menerima nasibnya dengan menghentikan perang Negara Api dan mengalahkan Tuhan neraka untuk selamanya.

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Moviesqy: Hachiko - A Dog's Story

Director: Lasse Hallström
Cast:
Richard Gere ... Parker Wilson
Sarah Roemer ... Andy Wilson
Joan Allen ... Cate Wilson
Robert Capron ... Student
Jason Alexander ... Carl
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... Ken
Erick Avari ... Jess
Forest ... Hachiko
Davenia McFadden ... Mary Anne
Kevin DeCoste ... Ronnie
Bates Wilder ... Dog Catcher
Robbie Sublett ... Michael
Tora Hallstrom ... Heather
Gloria Crist ... Commuter
Donna Sorbello ... Myra
Donald Warnock ... Senior Train Conductor
Oscar J. Castillo ... Train station commuter
Gary Roscoe ... Pedestrian
Adam Masnyk ... Awkward Reacting Boy
Martin Montana ... Train Station Commuter
Denece Ryland ... Miss Latham
Morgan O'Brien ... Train commuter
Vincent J. Earnshaw ... Train Station Commuter
Shane Farrell ... Dancer / Student
Russell Gibson ... Parkers Barber
Ian Sherman ... Student Pianist
Frank S. Aronson ... Milton - Butcher
Rich Tretheway ... Mover
Roy Souza ... Commuter #2
Thomas Tynell ... Man - New Homeowner
Ben Skinner ... Funeral Attendee / Student
Rob Degnan ... Teddy Barnes
Michael Kelly ... Commuter
Kira Arnold ... Student
Luke Allard ... Student
Joanne Fanara ... Commuter

Amerika adaptasi kisah Jepang tentang seekor anjing yang setia bernama Hachiko. Ini teman yang sangat khusus akan menemani tuannya ke stasiun kereta api setiap hari dan setiap sore kembali untuk menyambutnya sepulang kerja. Sayangnya tuannya berangkat satu hari, meninggal dan tidak pernah kembali ke stasiun. Hachiko dengan setia kembali ke tempat yang sama di stasiun keesokan harinya, dan setiap hari selama sembilan tahun ke depan untuk menunggu untuk tuannya tercinta. Selama kunjungan sehari-hari, Hachiko menyentuh kehidupan banyak orang yang bekerja dekat dan bolak-balik melalui alun-alun kota. Dia mengajarkan masyarakat setempat cinta, kasih sayang dan di atas semua kesetiaan mau menyerah. Saat ini, sebuah patung perunggu Hachiko duduk di tempatnya menunggu di luar stasiun Shibuya di Jepang sebagai pengingat tetap kesetiaan dan cinta.

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My Name Is Khan

Pemain : Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Shabana Azmi, Sonya Jehan, Jimmy Shergill
Sutradara : Karan Johar
Penulis : Shibani Bathija 
Official Website: 
http://www.mynameiskhanthefilm.com/

My Name Is Khan adalah Film terbaru dari Hindi Movie yang di bintangi oleh Shahrukh Khan. Film dimulai saat seorang anak, Rizwan Khan (Tanay Chheda), seorang muslim yang mengidap sindrom Asperger, hidup bersama ibunya (Zarina Wahab) di wilayah Borivali di Mumbai. Saat ia dewasa (Shahrukh Khan), Rizwan pindah ke San Fransisko dan hidup bersama adik dan iparnya. Selama disana, ia jatuh cinta kepada Mandira (kajol).

Peristiwa 9/11 telah mengubah sejarah dunia, ketakutan dan kebencian terhadap muslim menyebar dengan cepat di tengah masyarakat Amerika. Rizwan dan Mandira mulai menghadapi beberapa kesulitan hanya karena Rizwan adalah seorang muslim. Dimulai dari sebuah tragedi, mereka berpisah. Ingin kembali memenangkan hati istrinya, Rizwan melewati sejumlah petualangan diberbagai negara bagian di Amerika. Sebuah petualangan panjang hanya untuk satu tujuan, menyampaikan sebuah pesan untuk Presiden Amerika.

Trailer:

Avatar

Hancock

There are Heroes . . .

There are Superheroes . . .

And there are  . . . HANCOCK.

John Hancock (Will Smith) is an unhappy and reluctant superhero who is living in his own world. For some unknown reason, Hancock is depressed and has started drinking very heavily. He has saved many lives in Los Angles over the years, but in doing so, he has no regards for damaging buildings, trains, roads, cars, or anything that gets in his way to get the job done. The last time he captured several criminals, it cost the city $9 million to fix the damages. The public has had enough of Hancock, and they want him to stop or go to another city. Then one day, Hancock saves the life of Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) from being run over by a train. Ray is a Public Relations executive who now can go home to his wife and child, because Hancock was there. Ray owes Hancock his life, and he makes it his mission to change his superhero's image and have the public cheering him. Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), believes Hancock can not be fixed, and she doesn't want Ray to be hurt.

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda Trailer

quallesqy : Must See!

 

 

Kung Fu Panda is the story of Po, (voice Jack Black), a sweet, but clumsy Panda who has dreams of fighting with the legendary Furious Five and protecting the city against all threats. The only problem is that Po has no real life experience of kung fu, and his real job is serving noodles at his dad's noodles shop. News of selecting the Dragon Warrior is sent out from the Jade Temple, and the whole city along with Po, go to the celebration. The competition is between the Furious Five: Tigress (voice Angelina Jolie), Viper (voice Lucy Liu), Crane (voice David Cross), Monkey (voice Jackie Chan), and Mantis (voice Seth Rogen). Po accidentally enters the contest and is named the Dragon Warrior. Master Shifu (voice Dustin Hoffman) must find a way to train Po and make him a Kung Fu Master, especially, after they learn that the snow leopard, Tai Lung (voice Ian McShane), is headed their way. Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)

 

Ayat-ayat Cinta

Jenis Film:
DRAMA

Pemain:
FEDI NURIL, RIANTI CARTWRIGHT, CARISSA PUTRI, ZASKIA ADYA MECCA, MELANIE PUTRIA, HJ. MIEKE WIJAYA

Sutradara:
HANUNG BRAMANTYO

Penulis:
SALMAN ARISTO/GINATRI NOER/HABIBURRACHMAN EL SHIRA

Produser:
DHAMOO PUNJABI, MANOJ PUNJABI

Produksi:
MD PICTURES

Durasi:
120 MIN

Ini adalah kisah cinta. Tapi bukan cuma sekedar kisah cinta yang biasa. Ini tentang bagaimana menghadapi turun-naiknya persoalan hidup dengan cara Islam. Fahri bin Abdillah (Fedi Nuril) adalah pelajar Indonesia yang berusaha menggapai gelar masternya di Al Ahzar. Berjibaku dengan panas-debu Mesir. Berkutat dengan berbagai macam target dan kesederhanaan hidup. Bertahan dengan menjadi penerjemah buku-buku agama. Semua target dijalani Fahri dengan penuh antusiasme kecuali satu: menikah. Kenapa? Karena Fahri adalah laki-laki taat yang begitu ‘lurus’. Dia tidak mengenal pacaran sebelum menikah. Dia kurang artikulatif saat berhadapan dengan mahluk bernama perempuan. Hanya ada sedikit perempuan yang dekat dengannya selama ini. Neneknya, Ibunya dan saudara perempuannya. Betul begitu? Sepertinya pindah ke Mesir membuat hal itu berubah

Tersebutlah Maria Girgis (Carissa Putri). Tetangga satu flat yang beragama Kristen Koptik tapi mengagumi Al Quran. Dan menganggumi Fahri. Kekaguman yang berubah menjadi cinta. Sayang cinta Maria hanya tercurah dalam diary saja. Lalu ada Nurul (Melanie Putria). Anak seorang kyai terkenal yang juga mengeruk ilmu di Al Azhar. Sebenarnya Fahri menaruh hati pada gadis manis ini. Sayang rasa mindernya yang hanya anak keturunan petani membuatnya tidak pernah menunjukkan rasa apa pun pada Nurul. Sementara Nurul pun menjadi ragu dan selalu menebak-nebak. Setelah itu ada Noura (Zaskia Adya Mecca). Juga tetangga yang selalu disika Ayahnya sendiri. Fahri berempati penuh dengan Noura dan ingin menolongnya. Sayang hanya empati saja. Tidak lebih. Namun Noura yang mengharap lebih. Dan nantinya ini menjadi masalah besar ketika Noura menuduh Fahri memperkosanya

Terakhir muncullah Aisha (Rianti Cartwright). Si mata indah yang menyihir Fahri. Sejak sebuah kejadian di metro, saat Fahri membela Islam dari tuduhan kolot dan kaku, Aisha jatuh cinta pada Fahri. Dan Fahri juga tidak bisa membohongi hatinya. Lalu bagaimana bocah desa nan lurus itu menghadapi ini semua? Siapa yang dipilihnya? Bisakah dia menjalani semua dalam jalur Islam yang sangat dia yakini?

Quallesqy :
Nonton film ini sudah lama juga, dari film ini pertama kali go public kami langsung ke bioskop untuk menonton film ini. Awalnya saya berfikir bahwa film ini adalah langkah awal untuk menggebrak dunia layar lebar kita yang sedang penuh dengan setan-setan dari drakula sampe yang ngesot-ngesot numplek bleg di tuentiwan.

Sebetulnya saya amat tergila-gila dengan novelnya, walaupun memiliki banyak kekurangan di sana sini, tapi saya menganggapnya sebagai hal yang wajar, mengingat kang Abik bukanlah Tuhan semesta alam yang dapat menciptakan sesuatu tanpa cacat. Berbagai kritik, cacian dan pujian terus mengikuti kesuksesan film ini. Dari Rakyat kampung, nenek-nenek, kakek-kakek yang baru pertama kali ke bioskop, sampe presiden SBY dan JK juga ikutan nonton, bagaimana tidak dikatakan bahwa film ini sukses luar biasa? Bahkan konon katanya (kata siapa gak tau :p ), ini adalah film tersukses sepanjang perfilman Indonesia. Bergetar rasanya mendengarnya, entah kenapa . . .

Sekarang setelah beberapa saat berlalu, kesan yang muncul terhadap filmnya jauh berbeda dengan kesan yang masih terpatri kuat ketika membaca novelnya. Setelah dipikir ulang, dan terus dipikir (karena kepikiran :) ) akhirnya saya tersadar, ini bukanlah film religius seperti novelnya! Banyak sekali esensi Islami yang hilang dalam filmnya, banyak ajaran-ajaran yang hilang, yang tidak dimasukkan dengan alasan SARA dan segala omong kosong tentang toleransi dalam Islam! Banyak pelajaran-pelajaran Islam yang begitu pekat dalam novelnya hilang begitu saja dalam filmnya!

Castingnya pun terkesan asal-asalan, semua image karakter yang sudah tertanam kuat dalam novelnya berubah drastis. Fahri yang seharusnya lembut, tenang dan bahagia lebih berkesan urakan dan selalu berkesusahan. Paling parah adalah Image Aisha yang dihancurkan begitu rupa. Aisha dalam novelnya lebih digambarkan sebagai seorang Istri yang shalehah, lembut dan taat pada suaminya. Hampir tidak ada perbuatan Aisha yang membuat Fahri khawatir, tapi di filmnya, semuanya berbalik. Saya yakin ini digunakan untuk lebih menonjolkan sisi dramanya. Karakter lain yang rusak adalah Maria, entah kenapa kesan ceria si Maria digambarkan dengan suara yang cempreng bikin sakit telinga. Terlebih lagi image Maria kan seharusnya Kristen Koptik yang menggunakan pakaian yang lebih tertutup dari para muslimah di Mesir yang mulai mengenakan pakaian ketat, bedanya dia tidak pakai Jilbab, itu saja. Maria juga digambarkan begitu bebas dengan Fahri dan teman-teman kostannya, padahal walaupun dalam novelnya digambarkan demikian tetap saja ada batasan-batasan diantara mereka.

Secara bisnis, walaupun katanya laris, tapi kok kayaknya semu ya? Kalau saya bilang orang-orang pebisnis film sekarang-sekarang ini pengecut. Mereka berlomba-lomba mentranslasikan novel-novel box office ke film, mereka sudah tidak berani lagi membuat film dengan alur cerita original. Dengan mentranslasikan novelnya, artinya mereka tidak usah susah-susah lagi memprediksikan berapa banyak penonton, karena hampir bisa dipastikan 50% pembaca bukunya akan menonton film tersebut.

Dengan asumsi seperti itu, maka sutradara dkk, cukup mengikuti alur cerita, merobek2 bagian yang menurut mereka tidak cocok, dan memasukkan ide-ide gila gak penting yang ada di otak kosong mereka ke dalam film mereka. Inilah yang terjadi di AAC, poligami diangkat tanpa bisa menunjukkan arti sesungguhnya dari poligami dalam Islam. Mereka sudah tidak lagi mengkhawatirkan pemasaran dan rating, karena novelnya sudah menunjukkan kualitasnya.

Dengan jumlah pembaca lebih dari 3 juta orang (pembeli original plus bajakan :) ) bisa dipastikan 1.5 juta orangnya menonton film ini, kalaupun sampai lebih dari 3 juta orang, maka bisa dipastikan setengahnya lagi adalah mereka-mereka yang baru selesai membaca novelnya. Oleh karenanya gak heran juga kalau sebelum filmnya rilis, pihak MDE sudah gembar-gembor dengan proses produksinya (yang katanya mau ke mesir tapi gak jadi), rencana rilis filmnya dan pake acara di mundurin lah rilis filmnya, intinya sih ngasih kesempatan orang untuk baca novelnya, kemudian penasaran dengan filmnya, jadi deh nonton filmnya. Yah, kalau kita lihat penjelasan di atas gak heran kan kalau filmnya sukses berat? Kalau filmnya sukses berat apalagi novelnya.

Overall, Mas Hanung itu pengecut, gak berani tampil dengan karya aslinya. Beraninya cuman nebeng kesuksesan orang aja. Kalau AAC gak ada novelnya, saya rasa tidak akan selaku ini.

Komentarnya jangan banyak2, jangan pedes2 ya . . . :P

Nancy Drew

Miss Perfectionist -> Yucks!!!

Director: Andrew Fleming
Writers (WGA): Andrew Fleming (screenplay) and Tiffany Paulsen (screenplay)
Release Date: 15 June 2007 (USA)

Nancy Drew is a girl detective (in the town of River Heights) who is working on a case involving burglaries...Lawrence McNabb is a locksmith (a person who makes or repairs locks and keys) who is working with thieves (by giving~such keys to article~locations)...Charlie, a security~guard, is tied~with~ropes as Nancy hides in a closet in Pastor Murray's office (in a church)...a burglary is~in~progress and Nancy is found by thieves Steve and Gary...Nancy promises to make~a~bargain with Chief McGinnis of the River Heights Police Departgirlt if the criminals agree to give up...a bargain is made and police soon arrive...Nancy sneaks out of the church and police arrest Steve and Gary...Nancy's friends Bess Marvin, George Fayne, and Ned Nickerson arrive as well as (news~)photo~graphers and Carson Drew (Nancy's father), an attorney...Ned is about to give Nancy a box then Carson and Nancy leave in Nancy's light~blue roadster (an auto~mobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a trunk [or rumble~seat])~convertible (having a canvas~top that can be raised or lowered)~auto~mobile on their way to California...Carson has business there, and would like Nancy to give up being a detective while~staying...a stop is made at the Drew home, where Nancy lives with her father and a house~keeper, Hannah Gruen...Ned arrives and gives Nancy the box...in~it is a (gift~of~a) compass adjusted to point~toward River Heights...Nancy explains how she and her father will be staying in the house of Dehlia Draycott, a movie~actress who vanished mysteriously then returned only to leave this world via a swimming~pool...Carson and Nancy take a train to Los Angeles (,California), where an auto~mobile is rented and Dehlia's home driven to...there, Barbara Barbara, of Heritage Real Estate company, is greeted who shows Nancy and Carson the home...Nancy is frightened by a ghost that turns out to be a projected~image of Dehlia...Leshing is greeted, who is the~homes'~care taker (and lives close~by [in an apartgirlt])...that night Nancy is about to study some notes on Dehlia that she has brought when what do you suppose but the folder containing~such is gone!..Nancy tele~phones the Los Angeles Police Departgirlt to report the vanishing of both the folder and (her) shoes...foot~steps are heard and Leshing is tele~phoned, who arrives...noone (sic) is found but Nancy sees boxes with Dehlia's books inside and Nancy begins to read...a note from Dehlia (to Z) is inside speaking of her vanishing and~of the need to create a will that will provide for someone...the next day Nancy attends school in Los Angeles...Corky, Inga (sibling of Corky), and Trish are students (of the~school) who are greeted...Nancy speaks with the principal and watches a basket~ball game at the school...Corky starts choking and Nancy performs the Heimlich Girleuver and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation [a life~saving technique])...it turns out to be a trick~played on Nancy and Nancy returns to the estate...that~night Nancy attempts to read Dehlia's journal and once again hears~foot~steps...in a down~stairs room, a door reveals a film~projector with canisters of motion~picture~film inside...the films are Dehlia's scenes in some of (Dehlia's) movies and Nancy watches~such...Dehlia says her parts relatively~correctly and scenes are re~filmed...Dehlia needs to stop...Leshing enters and tells Nancy that guests are not allowed to watch the footage...Nancy asks if Leshing understands where Dehlia vanished~to, and Leshing does not...the next day at school, Corky apologizes...Nancy asks Corky to stop by and asks Corky about Dehlia and Z...Corky is not familiar with Z and says Dehlia never~had~children...photos of Dehlia show her looking~pregnant wearing a robe with an X on it...Nancy and Corky visit Union Station where a motion~picture is being filmed...a costume person believes Nancy to be an extra and pushes her onto the set...(as) Nancy and Corky walk~away, the X from the robe is seen (to~be) palm trees in a hotel logo (The Twin Palms)...Nancy heads to~such to find that records of Dehlia were burned in a fire...Nancy checks a hospital for birth records to find that only a court order can give permission to view them...individual~doctors' files may be seen, and a clerk gives Nancy a location...there, Nancy finds three babies (Martine Dahlberg, Jane Brighton, and Susan Thebits) born around~the time Dehlia's would~have~been (were she pregnant)...Nancy researches the names and visits~some...a person named Jane Brighton is greeted, who is adopted...Jane tells of never being familiar with her parents and has a child of her own, named Allie...Nancy tells Jane that she believes Jane is the child of Dehlia...the next day Nancy tells Carson of working on a herstory project...a tele~phone~call threatens Nancy to not investigate Dehlia further...the next day Nancy is at school and an SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) almost hits Corky and Nancy...Nancy remembers the type (but there is no license~number)...the next day, Nancy visits the office of Dashiel Biedermeyer, who is Dehlia's attorney...Dashiel gives a business~card, but is busy...Nancy returns to Jane's home, where Jane is no longer interested in Nancy investigating her family...Nancy watches Dehlia's movies on DVD that~night and hears a piece~of~script: "the will is in the Chinese box"...the next day Nancy asks Leshing about Dehlia owning Chinese pieces and Leshing says that the pieces are sold...in a tele~phone book the name of an Asian store (K.G. Louie) is~seen circled...Ned arrives, who has driven Nancy's roadster to Los Angeles...Ned, Corky, and Nancy visit an establishgirlt, where Inga and Trish show~up...later, everyone goes~to K.G. Louie's and searches every Chinese box for a will...none is found...a bomb is seen in the back seat of Nancy's auto~mobile that Nancy tries to stop by cutting wires, then throws into a sewer~hole (where it explodes!)..the SUV is seen driving~away...the next morning Nancy is working on a painting and sees a crooked panel in the wall...she finds it to be the entrance to a~secret~passage and Nancy explores (as Ned and Corky wait [outside])...the passage leads to the near~by apartgirlt~complex...the next day at school Nancy gives invitations to the other students to her birthday party...when Nancy drives to give one to Jane and Allie, it is found they no longer live at their~place...that~weekend~is Nancy's birthday and Corky helps place~aesthetics for the party...guests arrive and Nancy sees Leshing in the secret~passage...Leshing leaves, and there is another threatening tele~phone call...Trish cannot breathe so Nancy performs emergency aid...Carson returns to see a wild~party, but is glad Nancy is being normal...the next day Nancy sees a cellular~tele~phone left as a birthday~gift love, dad...the next day, Jane visits, who has lost custody of her daughter (Allie)...what is more, someone has been threatening her not to prove she is the child of Dehlia...Carson agrees to help, so speaks with Dashiel Biedermeyer...Nancy watches one of Dehlia's movies with Jane and sees one of the Chinese boxes from K.G. Louie's...the character in the movie makes the figurine (dragon) on the box bow and a secret~panel is~re~vealed...Nancy rushes back to Chinatown, where at K.G. Louie's, Nancy is allowed to view the boxes one~more~time...Nancy makes the dragon bow and a secret~panel is found, with Dehlia's~will~inside!...Nancy tele~phones Carson but Carson stops and asks Nancy what number she is calling~from...as Carson did not purchase (Nancy) a cellular~tele~phone, Nancy hangs~up, but is grabbed by~two~individuals...the SUV is viewn and Nancy loses consciousness...she awakes in the projector~room of a motion~picture~theatre...Nancy escapes and is able to return to her roadster that crashes when hit by the SUV...Nancy awakes in a hospital where Carson is, and Nancy tells she has~been~detectiving...Dashiel Z. Biedermeyer is there, who drives Nancy and Carson from the hospital...Nancy remembers Z from the note and recognizes Dashiel as being one of the attackers...Nancy escapes the car and telephones the Los Angeles Police Departgirlt...at the~movie~actress' home, Nancy is caught by Dashiel, who admits to trying to steal Dehlia's money...Dehlia had Allie with Lesher and Dashiel hid the evidence...Lesher arrives; and then police, who arrest Dashiel...Nancy tells Lesher of being the parent of Jane and returns Dehlia's will to Carson, who will ensure Dehlia's estate is reverted to Jane (and not Dashiel)...Carson, Nancy, and Ned return to River Heights where Ned repairs Nancys auto~mobile

Forbidden Kingdom

Personal Comment:
Nih film membosankan, hampir gak ada hal yang baru, bahkan jurus-jurus silatnya juga agak basi. Jalan cerita klasik dan juga ending yang ampun deh flat abis. Raja musuh masa bisa kalah gitu doang. Alasan gw nonton cuman pengen liat gimana kalo Jet Li ketemu Jacky Chan, gak taunya gak begitu oke. Lebih baik nonton film mereka sendiri-sendiri, karakteristik masing-masing orangnya lebih kelihatan.

Entah kenapa, setelah semua artis China ke Hollywood, kualitas cerita film mereka jadi menurun drastis, sebut saja Chow Yun Fat dengan the Replacement Killernya, atau Jet Li dengan The One, dan sekarang Forbidden Kingdom menambah daftar hitam film2 Hollywood tidak berkualitas lainnya.

Director: Rob Minkoff
Writer (WGA): John Fusco (written by)
Release Date: 18 April 2008 (Indonesia)

In Forbidden Kingdom, American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kungfu classics, finds an antique Chinese staff in a pawn shop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King (Jet Li). With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself transported back to ancient China.

There, he meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan); an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk (Jet Li); and a vengeance-bent kungfu beauty, Golden Sparrow (Crystal Liu Yi Fei), who lead him on his quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King - imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou) for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of Jade Warriors, Cult Killers and the deadly White Hair Demoness, Ni Chang (Li Bing Bing), Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship, and the true meaning of kungfu, and thus frees himself.

Alvin and The Chipmunks

Director: Tim Hill
Writers (WGA): Jon Vitti and Will McRobb
Release Date: 14 December 2007 (USA)
Tagline: Here comes trouble.

Catatan Akhir Sekolah

Director: Hanung Bramantyo
Writer: Salman Aristo (writer)
Release Date: 31 March 2005 (Indonesia)
Company : Rexinema

Film ini secara keseluruhan dan alur ceritanya sudah oke banget, satu-satunya yang kurang adalah para tokoh utamanya terlalu heboh, cenderung hiperaktif dan malah jadi aneh. Faktor ini yang malah akhirnya membuat kita berpikir ada masalah apa sih dengan para tokohnya? Karena sebenarnya tidak ada masalah yang besar disitu, walaupun alur ceritanya sih cukup asik, hanya saja terasa sepi karena cuman ada 3 cowok yang teriak sono sini sok heboh. Coba ada tokoh ceweknya.

Golde Compass

Director: Chris Weitz
Writers (WGA): Chris Weitz (screenplay), Philip Pullman (novel)
Release Date: 7 December 2007 (USA) more view trailer
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Thriller
Synopsis:
Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) is an orphan living at Jordan College in the Oxford of an alternate universe. In Lyra's world every person is accompanied by a daemon, a physical representation of their soul in animal form. Because Lyra is still young, her daemon, Pantalaimon (voice: Freddie Highmore), can change his shape to appear as any animal he chooses. Adults' daemons settle in to one shape and don't change.

Lyra overhears an interview between the master of Jordan College (Jack Shepherd) and Fra Pavel (Simon McBurney), a representative of the powerful and sinister religious body called the Magisterium. They're discussing an expedition to the far north planned by Lyra's uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig); he wants to study a mysterious substance called Dust that seems to enter Lyra's world from parallel universes. Fra Pavel pressures the master to withhold his support for Lord Asriel's expedition. The master refuses, so Fra Pavel poisons a decanter of wine that's been prepared for Lord Asriel. Lyra emerges from her hiding place to stop Lord Asriel from drinking the poisoned wine, but Lord Asriel sends her back to eavesdrop on the meeting that's about to begin. The master and fellows of Jordan College convene to hear about Lord Asriel's proposed expedition and research on Dust, which they agree to fund.

Even before we meet Lyra, boys and girls have been disappearing, snatched off the streets. The children call the kidnappers Gobblers. Lyra and her friend Roger (Ben Walker) promise one another that if either is caught, the other will come to the rescue. That night, while Lyra is at dinner being introduced to Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman), Roger and another friend, Billy Costa (Charlie Rowe), are taken by the Gobblers.

Lyra is taken with her new acquaintance and agrees eagerly when Mrs. Coulter, who is also planning a trip to the far north, proposes that Lyra come along as her assistant. The morning of Lyra's departure, the master gives her a strange golden instrument called an alethiometer. He tells her that it is capable of telling the truth, but he can't tell her much about how it works. He admonishes her to keep the alethiometer to herself.

After some time in Mrs. Coulter's company, Lyra learns that Mrs. Coulter is deeply involved with an arm of the Magisterium called the General Oblation Board (the Gobblers!); that the General Oblation Board is using children to investigate something called intercision; and that Billy Costa and Roger have been taken. Immediately after discovering this, Lyra catches Mrs. Coulter's golden monkey daemon trying to steal the alethiometer. Pan grabs it back and they flee. They're pursued and caught by Gobblers, then rescued by fierce but friendly Gyptians, who have been watching over Lyra at Lord Asriel's request. One of Lyra's rescuers is Ma Costa (Clare Higgins), Billy's mother.

Lyra travels with the Gyptians and becomes acquainted with John Faa (Jim Carter), lord of the Gyptians, and his advisor Farder Coram (Tom Courtenay). She learns how to ask the alethiometer questions and how to interpret its responses. She also meets Serafina Pekkala (Eva Green), queen of the witches, who tells Lyra that she is the subject of a prophecy concerning the fate of the world; that the missing children are being held at Bolvangar in Norroway; and that Lyra will find help in Trollesund, a town on the coast. Meanwhile, Mrs. Coulter has dispatched a pair of mechanical spy flies to locate Lyra. When the spy flies find the Gyptian ship, Farder Coram captures one and seals it up in a tin, explaining that its sting contains a sleeping potion. The other escapes, though it's not clear that it does Mrs. Coulter any good.

When they arrive in Trollesund, Lyra meets the Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby (Sam Elliot), who offers to help her -- but first he wants to get a friend out of a jam. The friend is Iorek Byrnison (voice: Ian McKellen), one of the great Panserbjørne -- armored ice bears -- of Svalbard. Iorek, exiled from his home after losing a fight, is a virtual prisoner in Trollesund; the townspeople got him drunk and stole his armor, which he cherishes the way humans cherish their daemons. Now, alcoholic and despairing, he works as a mechanic and metalsmith in exchange for whiskey. Consulting the alethiometer, Lyra learns that Iorek Byrnison was heir to the throne of Svalbard until he was betrayed and defeated by Ragnar (voice: Habib Nasib Nader), the current king. She also learns where the armor is hidden and tells Iorek, who promises in return to help her find the missing children. Lee Scoresby and the Gyptians dissuade the soldiers who try to stop the re-armored bear, and Lyra and her allies march into the interior toward Bolvangar.

When they camp for the night, Lyra puzzles over something the alethiometer is telling her and seeks out Iorek Byrnison. She asks him to take her to a valley nearby, where she finds Billy Costa, feeble and miserable because he's been separated from his daemon. This, Lyra realizes, is what intercision means; it's a fate so horrible she and Pan can hardly bear to think about it.

Iorek Byrnison and Lyra take Billy back to the Gyptians' camp, which is immediately set upon by the ferocious Samoyed people who live in that area. They capture Lyra and carry her to Svalbard as an offering to the armored bears. Recalling that Mrs. Coulter told her King Ragnar longs to have a daemon of his own, Lyra asks Pan to hide and introduces herself to Ragnar as Iorek Byrnison's daemon. As she hoped, Ragnar becomes furiously jealous. Lyra tells him that if he can defeat Iorek in single combat, she will become Ragnar's daemon. Ragnar agrees to fight Iorek Byrnison, and Iorek gallops up on cue, intending to rescue Lyra. When Lyra explains what she's arranged, apologetic and frightened because after running all that way Iorek seems in no shape to fight, Iorek surprises her with his enthusiasm. He wants nothing more from life than a chance to fight Ragnar, and dubs her Lyra Silvertongue for her skillful manipulation of the bear king.

Iorek fights Ragnar and kills him by feigning an injury, then hitting him so hard that his jaw comes off. This victory wins back Iorek Byrnison's rightful place as king of the ice bears, but he leaves his kingdom to complete his obligation to Lyra. He takes her most of the way to the experimental station at Bolvangar where the children are being held, but has to leave her and go for help when the bridge over a crevasse breaks, leaving Iorek on the wrong side.

Inside the experimental station, Lyra asks Roger to get the others ready to escape. He shows her to a room where she can be alone with the alethiometer, but she has to hide under the table almost immediately because the experimental station staff and Mrs. Coulter come in to confer about their work. After Mrs. Coulter leaves, Lyra's foot slips, giving her away. She's captured by the staff and she and Pan are put into the intercision device, the machine used to separate children from their daemons. The separation is almost complete when Mrs. Coulter, looking terrified, runs in and stops the procedure.

Lyra and Pan wake up with their bond intact, and a distraught Mrs. Coulter assures Lyra that she's safe and she'll never be hurt. Lyra, shrinking from Mrs. Coulter, asks why they're separating children from their daemons. Mrs. Coulter explains that Dust (which she seems to equate with original sin) came into the world long ago when people first disobeyed the Authority (God). While children are immune from Dust, it contaminates adults through their daemons. The goal of the intercision research is to prevent people from ever being affected by Dust. (This explanation is a slightly more palatable version of the one given in an earlier scene, in which high officials of the Magisterium, disturbed about Jordan College's rebellious support of Lord Asriel, look forward to a future when intercision will mold a population that never questions the Magisterium's authority.) Mrs. Coulter says that intercision doesn't hurt -- "it's just a little cut."

If intercision is such a good thing, Lyra counters, why did Mrs. Coulter stop the lab staff from doing it to Lyra? Mrs. Coulter admits that the procedure isn't perfect yet. When she mentions taking Lyra home, Lyra says venomously that her home is Jordan College. Mrs. Coulter reveals that she is Lyra's mother -- a relationship Lyra rejects -- and that Lord Asriel is her father. Lyra pretends to cooperate when Mrs. Coulter asks for the alethiometer, but gives her instead the tin holding the spy fly. The fly's sting knocks out Mrs Coulter and her daemon. Lyra escapes and leads the children out into the snow, pausing only to sabotage the intercision device, which explodes in a very satisfactory manner.

Outside the experimental station the children confront the guards, who attack them. Iorek Byrnison intervenes, but is nearly overcome before the arrival, at dramatic intervals, of Lee Scoresby, the witches led by Serafina Pekkala, and the Gyptians. There's a ferocious melee; whenever someone is killed, their daemon disintegrates in a swirl of Dust. Lyra's friends win the battle.

Lyra sets off with Iorek Byrnison and Lee Scoresby to find Lord Asriel, who has been captured by the Samoyed people. Roger insists on coming along. Meanwhile Mrs. Coulter, having learned that Lord Asriel has bribed his captors and set up a laboratory to continue his research on Dust, sets off to stop him. In the final scene, Lyra and Roger curl up with Iorek Byrnison in the back of Mr. Scoresby's flying machine, heading north.

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Harry Potter 5

What happened in the fifth movie? Sama seperti film-film Harry Potter sebelumnya, banyak sekali bagian di Novelnya yang hilang dan hanya diambil bagian-bagian yang penting saja. Sangat disayangkan sebetulnya, karena jadi melenceng jauh dari alur yang sebenarnya.

Dan sama seperti film-film sebelumnya, saya kecewa sekali dengan konsep sihir yang di bawa oleh JK Rowling. Dibanding Novel Eragon, konsep sihir Harry Potter sangat abstrak dan sama sekali tidak masuk akal.

Yang baru disini, adalah pertempuran sihir dimana diperlihatkan lebih dahsyat dari Harry Potter ke 4. Tapi sekali lagi saya dikecewakan oleh pertempuran yang berlangsung sangat cepat dan menjadi tidak bermakna.

Pertempuran Dumbledore melawan Voldemort sangat berbeda jauh dengan gambaran di Novelnya. Patung kementrian yang seharusnya dihidupkan Dumbledore untuk melindungi Harry pun tidak dihidupkan.

Hal yang paling parah sebetulnya adalah kutukan cruciatus yang dilontarkan Bellatrix Lastrange ke Nevile, juga tidak di perlihatkan. Seharusnya kutukan itu lah yang akan mengubah kepribadian Neville, mengingat kedua orang tuanya terkena kutukan yang sama oleh orang yang sama.

Si kembar Weasly tidak segila yang aku bayangkan, malah masih bisa di golongkan sebagai anak baik. Harusnya kan Ron ama Hermione jadi Perfect, kok gak diceritain yah?

Hebatnya, semua orang-orang yang terlibat di film-film pertama tampaknya tetap dipertahankan di seluruh seri Harry Potter.

Hal lain adalah kantor kementrian digambarkan cukup megah dan benar-benar luar biasa. Tokoh baru yang benar-benar menarik perhatianku adalah Luna Lovegood. Cewek Eksentrik ini benar-benar terlihat berbeda, seakan-akan seorang elf dalam Lord Of The Ring. Tokoh yang satu ini benar-benar menarik perhatianku walaupun penampilannya hanya sedikit.

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