Eclipse Movie Review

Directed by David Slade

Produced by Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt

Written by Melissa Rosenberg (Screenplay), Stephenie Meyer (Novel)

Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Bryce Dallas Howard, Billy Burke

Music by Howard Shore

Cinematography Javier Aguirresarobe

Editing by Nancy Richardson, Art Jones

Distributed by Summit Entertainment

Running time 124 minutes

Budget $68,000,000

Have you watched Eclipse? Two days ago I watched it with my best friends. It was fun. I mean it could be our last meeting because some of us take different universities so we will be separated.

However, I think Eclipse was good. I've seen in imdb.com that it got only 3/10. But actually, I think it's not that bad. Of course if I compare it with the novel, the novel is so much better. But, eclipse isn't that bad. It should get at least 7/10. I start to think why a film or celebrity that has loyal fans actually makes some people who aren't big fans start to hate the movie without no reason. For example, Twilight. We all know Twilight has a lot of very loyal fans. The Twilight films always got bad reviews in most of movie reviews sites. So did Miley in The Last Song or Hannah Montana. Her movie, either The Last Song or Hannah Montana got bad ratings too. Like Britney Spears, she has a lot of fans, but she has a lot of haters too.

Eclipse is amazing I think. It's better than Twilight and New Moon. It has so many stories like werewolf legend, Jasper and Rosalie's story, and there are some new vampires, one of them is Riley Biers, played by Xavier Samuel which I think he is a scene stealer for this Eclipse movie. I enjoy the movie. It has more action scenes. More funny scenes. And also more kissing scenes than Twilight and New Moon. The Volturi also shown up in Eclipse, but only in a few scenes. However, I still can't feel the power of Volturi in Eclipse. It also happened when I watched New Moon too. When I read the book, I feel like the Volturi having a very powerful charisma that makes everyone afraid of them. but, in the movie I didn't see that. I hope the Volturi will have a big part in Breaking Dawn.

Movie Review : The Proposal

"Highly entertaining movie, a total fun!"

Synopsis :

For three years, Andrew Paxton has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew - he agrees if she'll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma's 90th, so Margaret goes with him - to Sitka, Alaska - where mom, dad, and grams await. Family dynamics take over: tensions between dad and Andrew, an ex-girlfriend, Andrew's dislike of Margaret, and her past color the next few days, with the INS ready to charge Andrew with fraud.

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I really really love this movie!! A lot!!! It was so funny!! I totally fall in love with this movie. This movie has a lot of funny scenes which I think that were really funny, until I could laugh a lot. I have to say that a film like this usually not good in movie critics review and stuff, but I think this movie is very entertaining. Sandra Bullock and Ryan Renolds is a very perfect couple and they seem good for each other. Sandra Bullock's acting is amazing I think. She is so good to play that kind of bossy woman. Ryan Renolds was good too, but not so special I think. I think this movie is well-prepared so there's no boring scenes in this entire movie. Sometimes people just say, this movie is just another chessy movie, but I think it's not that chessy. It's good. And for every guy, maybe you want to watch this. There is a scene when Sandra Bullock was naked. This movie is refreshing, a total fun, highly recommended for you.

Movie Review : Ghost of Girlfriends Past

"Enjoyable, but not so special movie"

Synopsis :
Connor Mead, a successful fashion photographer and a Lothario keen on casual sex, goes to his younger brother's wedding to convince him not to marry. He arrives at his dead uncle's estate during the rehearsal the night before the wedding; he starts in, taking his brother aside, trashing marriage. Later in the men's room, his uncle, who taught Connor all he knows about women, appears to him, confesses to have been wrong, and tells Connor that three ghosts will visit him that night: the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future. Connor has already set the breakup in motion. Can he learn anything from his life and fix what he's broken?

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I had no idea before about this movie. In fact, I thought it is a horror movie, considering the title has "Ghost" in it. I haven't seen the poster too. And, I was very wrong. It is a drama-comedy movie. This movie was enjoyable, but it's not a film that everyone will remember forever. It's just like another romance comedy movie. Not so special, but quite good. The story wasn't original. If you watch this movie, it will remind you to "A Christmas Carol." This movie has the same idea as Christmas Carol. A guy who loves to play women and doesn't have feeling, will be visited by 3 ghosts to remind him that his life would be bad if he continues act like that. So, just look like Christmas Carol, right? That's why I don't think this movie was special. But it was okay to watch. I still enjoy the plot, some jokes although they weren't funny enough to make me laugh, and the romantic scenes.Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey played good and they match each other. If you have a lot of free time, you may watch this. Maybe this movie can refresh your mind. That's why romance-comedy genre are created for movies right?

Movie Review : The Notebook

"Behind every great love is a great story"

Synopsis:
The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie's parents who dissaprove of Noah's unwealthy family, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and gets engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, then, with her love for Noah still alive, stops by Noah's 200-year-old home that he restored for her, "to see if he's okay". It is evident that they still have feelings for each other, and Allie has to choose between her fiancé and her first love.

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The Notebook based on Nicholas Sparks' novel. This is the second movie I watched from Nicholas Sparks. The first is A Walk to Remember which you can read my review here. I gotta say I like this movie. But not too much. I think A Walk to Remember is better than The Notebook. The story began with a very old man read a story to an old woman. So, it means this movie is a kind of flash-back type. Unlike the other love story, I think this movie's story is kinda unpredictable. So, it keeps us watching the movie until the end because we want to know the ending. The Notebook generally is a story about how a man loved a woman very very very much, from the first time they met, they were together, then separated, then together again. I'm sure if a woman could have a man like this, she would be the luckiest woman on earth. I know this movie had a very great story, but sometimes I feel like I didn't get the chemistry when I watched this movie. I think there was something missing in this movie. I don't know what it is. But maybe you can find it if you read the novel. Maybe felt a little dissappointed because I expect to much for this movie, after I saw A Walk to Remember. Rachel McAdams looked beautiful in this movie, also her acting was okay, so did Ryan Gosling. I can't say it is recommended film or not, but I say if you watch this, it's worth it. The Notebook is a good movie.

Movie Review : (500) Days of Summer

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't.

Synopsis :
After it looks as if she's left his life for good this time, Tom Hansen reflects back on the just over one year that he knew Summer Finn. Despite being physically average in almost every respect, Summer had always attracted the attention of men, Tom included. For Tom, it was love at first sight when she walked into the greeting card company where he worked, she the new administrative assistant. Soon, Tom knew that Summer was the woman with whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life. Although Summer did not believe in relationships or boyfriends - in her assertion, real life will always ultimately get in the way - Tom and Summer became more than just friends. Through the trials and tribulations of Tom and Summer's so-called relationship, Tom could always count on the advice of his two best friends, McKenzie and Paul. However, it is Tom's adolescent sister, Rachel, who is his voice of reason. After all is said and done, Tom is the one who ultimately has to make the choice to listen or not.

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(500) Days of Summer. I think this is the best romance-drama movie in 2009. I love it a lot!!! Although the tagline is "This is not a love story", but I feel a lot of love here. I adore the director, Marc Webb, who can make a simple story in a different way. It makes this movie so special. Unlike the other love story. Zoey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-levitt was a perfect couple. I don't think this film will be success if Zoey and Gordon-levitt aren't in this movie. Some scenes will make you laugh, some scenes will make you sad, some scenes will make you feel happy. (500) Days of Summer is a breakthrough drama movie. I never watched a drama movie like this before. I like the different style that the director used to create this movie. It feels so unique. Watch it! Highly recommended!

Movie Review : A Walk to Remember

"Find out who you are and do it on purpose"

Synopsis:

In Beaufort, North Carolina, a prank on a student goes terribly wrong and puts the student in the hospital. Landon Carter, a popular student with no defined plans for the future, is held responsible and forced to participate in after-school community service activities as punishment, which include starring as the lead in the school play. Also participating in these activities is Jamie Sullivan, the reverend's daughter who has great ambitions and nothing in common with Landon. When Landon decides he wants to take his activities seriously, he asks Jamie for help and begins to spend most of his time with her. But he starts to develop strong feelings for her, something he did not expect to do. The two start a relationship, much to the chagrin of Landon's old popular friends and Jamie's strict reverend father. But when a heart-breaking secret becomes known that puts their relationship to the test, it is then that Landon and Jamie realize the true meaning of love and fate.

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Actually, it's kinda late for me to watch this movie in 2010. But, like people say, better late than never. So, I finally watched it and I thought that was a good decision. This film was made in 2002. It has been 8 years. I was 9 at that time. That explained why I didn't know that movie at that time. I was a kid.

So, talk about the movie. A Walk to Remember based on Nicholas Sparks' novel with the same title. I never read the book before, so I won't compare my review with the book. A walk to remember was very touching. I loved this movie. It taught me a lot. If you haven't seen it, you must see it! Actually, the story was cliche. A popular boy who fell in love with unpopular girl who actually had leukemia. But, the movie told the story in a very good way. Touchy, romantic, sad, friendship, love, forgiveness, family relationship, it's all there. Adam Shankman, who was the director of this movie, is one of my favorite directors. He knew how to make a simple story becomes an unforgettable movie. Mandy Moore and Shane West was a perfect couple. I could feel the chemistry in this movie. Also I loved when Mandy Moore sang in this movie. She had a great voice I thought. For me, this movie told us about anything. Find out who we really are, try not to give up on what we have got, learn about love, family, and friendship. Last word, watch this movie, you won't be disappointed.