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Friday, February 24, 2006
  Tiada kumbang dalam filem ni.
Junebug (2005)

* Mungkin mengandungi spoiler *

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“Kurusnya George sekarang. Mesti perempuan tu tak pandai memasak
Peg, si ibu mertua kpd Ashley

Ada dua sebab mengapa aku nonton filem arahan Phil Morrison ni. Pertama, aku suka cover-nya yg menarik (artwork original menampilkan watak2 filem ni tanpa superimpose model2 seksi^ mcm kebanyakan DVD yg dijual di sini). Keduanya, aku mahu melihat performance Amy Adams yg dicalonkan utk Pelakon Pembantu Wanita Terbaik Oscar 2006. And believe me, she deserves it.

Filem ni mengisahkan ttg Madeliene, seorg art dealer free thinker yg outgoing, yg baru 6 bulan berkahwin dgn George, seorg yg berasal dari Selatan (atau kalau dalam konteks kita, aku boleh summarise-kan mcm awek KL yg ‘bandar’, berkawin ngan mamat pingitan dr kampung). Oleh kerana ingin mendapatkan bisnes dgn seorg pelukis eksentrik yg berasal dr kampung halaman suaminya, Madeleine terpaksa ke sana, dan tak dpt tidak, bertemu dgn keluarga mertuanya yg belum pernah ditemui #. George ada seorg adik lelaki yg cranky bernama Johnny (lakonan Ben MacKenzie dr The O.C) dan Ashley, isterinya yg sedang sarat mengandung (lakonan cemerlang Amy Adams). Peg, si ibu mertua pula agak tidak menyukainya kerana Madeleine membawa budaya yg berbeza, dan tidak memberi gambaran sbg seorg isteri yg baik (dan dalam konteks ini, isteri yg baik ialah yg pandai memasak, menjahit, kuat agama dan tidak terlalu open ttg hubungan dgn org lain).

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Aku suka watak Ashley si mak buyung muda yg dipegang oleh Amy Adams. Ashley, seorg gadis pingitan, berkahwin atas dasar cinta yg kuat semasa di sekolah menengah, sgt2 mengkagumi Madeleine, mungkin kerana beliau lahir dan dibesarkan di kampung tersebut, dan belum pernah berjumpa dgn watak2 yg berlainan (contohnya, beliau sangat tak percaya yg Madeleine lahir di Jepun). Mungkin kekdg nampak agak irritating, tp aku semcm faham keinginannya utk mempunyai seorg ‘sister-figure’ di mana dia boleh berbual2 dan berkongsi ‘girly things’.

Entah mengapa, aku menangis di akhir filem, kerana dua perkara. Tragedi dalam keluarga Johnsten, dan Eugene, si bapa yg cool %, yg sgt2 mangingatkan aku kpd ayah aku, sbb aku dah lama tak balik kg…(T T)

Bintang dr surga : ****/*****.


^ Aku nak tergelak besar tgk cover Breakfast On Pluto yg menampilkan model2 seksi berpayudara besar, sedangkan dalam filem tu, takde pun model2 seksi. Yg ada cuma Cillian Murphy yg seksi.

# Kata org, sebelum berkahwin, kenali dulu keluarga pasangan, kerana kita bukan sahaja berkahwin ngan pasangan kita, tp dgn seluruh keluarganya Jgn sampai nama mak mertua pun tak tahu. (maybe dlm bab ni aku old skool sikit).

% Korang perasan tak, biasanya kalau seseorg MIL tu tak berapa suka kpd si menantu, si ayah biasanya akan menerima dgn tangan terbuka, tanpa mencari kesalahan2 menantunya.

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Thursday, February 23, 2006
  Yummiest Meme Yet
Malaysian Food Meme

Mcm biasa, buat la kalau rajin…

What is your favourite Malaysian breakfast ?

Being a totok Muarean, it’s definitely mee rebus and satay! And a cup of kopi o kaw2 made from the heavenly aromatic Sai Kee 434.

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Name 5 local delicacies that you crave right this moment.

Kek lapis Sarawak, satar Terengganu, botok-botok Johor (one of my late grandma’s speciality, and not to be confused with botox. This is actually steamed tenggiri, disalut dgn pelbagai daun2/ ulam/rempah dan dibungkus ngan daun pisang- org Johor mesti pernah makan ! Khabarnya faveret dish Mahadir Lokman), otak-otak Gelang Patah and mee bandung Muar.

How do you like your nasi lemak ?

With lots of sambal and extra fried ikan bilis.

Let’s say you are at a Mamak restaurant. What will you be ordering?

Depends on which restaurant. Kalau gi NZ Curry House Wangsa Maju (sejak arwah FIL takde, kitaorg jarang2 sgt gi sini… L) aku suka tosai rava, tp kalau mamak biasa, aku suka oder tosai tisu and teh tarik kurang manis. With dhal, curry and sambal tumis. Yum! (Watch the calories shooting sky-high!)

You are attending a wedding. Which type of dish do you make a beeline to?

I love briani gam Johor. A wedding is not a wedding unless they serve briani gam Johor. Period. (Ooops, sori Coy! Your wedding is exceptional.)

It’s 11 pm and your tummy is grumbling. What is your ideal supper ?

Burger stall burger. Make it a ‘burger ayam special’ (tak mau bawang, mayo kasi tambah). Oh my love handle!

Do you like Chinese food?

Absolutely, but only halal ones.

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Thursday, February 16, 2006
  Filem Yg Buat Telinga Aku Berdarah
Primer (2004)

Abe and Aaron

Lebih banyak time-travel gobbledegook drp Donnie Darko, Primer merupakan salah satu filem yg membuat aku tercengang sekejap (last time I had this feeling was after watching Eraserhead). Wtf just happen? Who are these people? How many alternate Abes and Aarons were there? Why the hell are they wearing ties all the time? How the hell does the machine works? Kenapa ada dua Thomas Granger? Sapa tu Thomas Granger ? Abah Hermione ke? Damn.

Dibuat hanya dgn kos USD7,000 (eat that Neo!), filem ini diterajui oleh Shane Carruth, sang pengarah, penulis dan juga pelakon utama. Seperti juga Richard Kelly, beliau mempunyai latar belakang berkaitan matematik dan engineering, tapi minat utk membikin filem dlm genre ni. Nerds are so cool…

Terus terang aku kata, aku mmg tak faham satu benda pun selepas menonton filem ni buat kali pertama. Mungkin boleh absorb dalam 40-50% je. Itu pun lepas browse thru imdb dan official sitenya di
http://primermovie.com/index.html

Lepas tonton kali ketiga baru aku boleh bagi bintang.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
  Al-Fatihah...
Sekalung takziah buat Sdr Don (Ayobkelubi.blogspot) dan isteri di atas pemergian anak mereka (lahir pre-mature this morning).

Don, harap bersabar, mungkin Allah s.w.t lebih sayangkan dia.

Takziah sekali lagi dr kami sekeluarga.

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Sunday, February 12, 2006
  Tanah Liat Yang Ajaib!
I got another 6 sets of financial statements to proof-read and cross-cast, but the temptation is just too strong. Ikmal tgh sedap minum susu sambil menonton DVD Wallace & Gromit – Sumpahan Arnab Jadian, buat kali ke berapa ntah aku tak tau. Nick Park is a genius ! Makes you wonder how somebody can create such masterpieces using only clay...

A Grand Day Out with Wallace & Gromit (1989)

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Kisahnya: Apabila menyedari stok kejunya telah habis, Wallace si penggemar keju mengajak anjingnya, Gromit ke bulan (kerana kata orang, bulan diperbuat drp keju). Dia membina sebuah roket dan di bulan, beliau bukan shj bertemu jenis2 keju yg pelik, malahan terjumpa seorang ‘kawan’ baru…

Filem pertama W&G, dicalonkan utk Oscar, filem ini mengambil masa 6 tahun utk disiapkan. Juga merupakan projek akhir Nick Park ketika di National Television & Film School.

The Wrong Trousers (1993)

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Kisahnya : Wallace mengahadiahkan sepasang seluar techno utk hari jadi Gromit, selain mengambil seorg penyewa (sang penguin) utk menampung perbelanjaan beliau. Tanpa disedari, sang penyewa rupanya mempunyai niat yg jahat…

A Close Shave (1995)

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Kisahnya : Wallace & Gromit bertugas sbg pembersih tingkap ketika Wallace terjumpa dgn Wendolene, pemilik kedai benang bulu biri2. Gromit pula secara tak sengaja terbongkar satu sindiket menculik kambing bebiri, tetapi telah diperangkap dan dimasukkan ke dalam penjara…

Merupakan filem pertama yg menampilkan suara lain, selain Wallace, iaitu Wendolene Ramsbottom. Aku baru tau, Peter Sallis, pemberi suara kpd Wallace, sudah berumur 85 tahun !

Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were Rabbit (2005)

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Haha, seperti juga Fadz, mmg aku potong jari la kalau filem animasi ni tak menang oskar utk tahun ni! Mmg berbaloi Nick Park & frens mengambil masa 5 tahun utk membuat filem panjang pertama W&G ni.

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The rabbits are sooo cute, termasuklah Hutch. Kinda reminds me of Shaun the sheep dr filem A Close Shave. Btw, kalau anda telah menonton filem2 pendek terdahulu W&G, anda mungkin perasan yg dialog2 Hutch merupakan ayat2 dr Wallace sendiri.

Aku takleh tahan tgk watak Victor Quartermain, suara dr Ralph Fiennes!! Juga Lady Tottington (suara muse/ tunang Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter). Kedua2nya menggunakan accent original mereka.

Dan, jika anda perasan, filem ni terdapat homage/ reference kpd filem2 seram lama serta beberapa innuendo seksual. I’ve noticed about 5 of ‘em. See if you can spot more!

I’d gladly give all of em *****/***** ! Excellent!

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Friday, February 10, 2006
  John Preston + Chester Bennington = Wet Dream No.4
Di sini.



I'll be in my bunk.

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Thursday, February 09, 2006
  Shiny! I'm a gorramn mechanic!
Your results:
You are Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)
95%
Wash (Ship Pilot)
90%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)
85%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)
75%
River (Stowaway)
70%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)
60%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)
50%
Inara Serra (Companion)
50%
A Reaver (Cannibal)
45%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)
40%
Alliance
40%
You are good at fixing things.
You are usually cheerful.
You appreciate being treated
with delicacy and specialness.
Click here to take the "Which Serenity character am I?" quiz...

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  Soundtrack Meme
Got this one from someone’s blog, dan ubah suai sikit2…
Buat le kalau rajin


Answer the questions using only song titles from movie soundtracks.

Are you male or female? : Afternoon Sister fr The Virgin Suicides

Describe yourself : Canned Heat (Jamiroquai) fr Napoleon Dynamite

How do some people feel about you? : Children of the Revolution (Trex) fr Breakfast On Pluto trailer

How do you feel about yourself?: Burn (The Cure) fr The Crow

Describe what you want to be : Atomic (Blondie) fr Trainspotting

Describe your current mood : Would ? (Alice In Chains) fr Singles

Describe your friends : State of Love and Trust (Pearl Jam) fr Singles

Share a few words of wisdom : Caring is Creepy (The Shins) – fr Garden State

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Sunday, February 05, 2006
  One Helluva Gorramn Movie !!!
Serenity (2005)

*may contain spoiler*

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The dashing captain and his motley crew

“What were you expecting? Phasers? I don’t make Star Trek. This is my story, told my way. It’s something very different.” Joss Whedon, Empire magazine November 2005

Well said, Mr Whedon. Well said.

What else can I say but WOWOWOWOW!!! Joss Whedon is my new sci-fi king! Ok, it may sound cheesy and fan-girlish-ish, but this movie is THE best thing since George Lucas’s first three Star Wars movies. Walaupun sfx-nya lebih kurang tahap Star Wars masa bebaru kuar dulu. (remember, this was approx. 29 years ago), tapi, itulah yg membuat Serenity lebih mengancam! And feels very human. (Unless you’re Frank Martin, Mal showed us that real men do tremble when he got punched.)

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When critics and film reviewers called Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds (played by Canadian Nathan Fillion) the new Han Solo, I was a bit skeptic. Until I saw this film, which truly reminds me why I fall in love with Harisson Ford’s charming rogue in the first place (even though, at 63, he’s as ‘young’ as my father). At least Mal has a band of loyal (albeit motley) crew, and Mr Solo, on the other hand, has only got Chewy as a companion (huuurrrrnngh, hurrnnngggh, everyday, how to tahan, man?)

I also loved the fact that there’s a married couple on board, i.e Wash and Zoe. So lovable, addressing each other with honey and baby. Entah mengapa pasangan seluloid lebih menarik jika mereka married couples, e.g Mr & Mrs Smith, Dennis Quaid & Kathleen Turner dalam Undercover Blues, pasangan Cortez dalam Spy Kids…damn, they look dashing! And more interesting! Aku suka bagaimana Zoe me-maintain her composure ketika sesuatu yg buruk terjadi pd hubby-nya (mengingatkan aku kpd Bree van De Camp dalam Desperate Housewives- it really took some time for reality to sink in…)

The villain, aptly named The Operative, is a cold(hearted) Chiwetel Ejiofor (ah, bila kau dah feymes, orang akan ingat nama kau walau sesusah mana pun). Damn, Lola! (Tak sabar aku nak tgk dia dlm Kinky Boots!).

My fave bits:

“I swallowed a bug.” River Tam (Summer Glau, dgn muka stoned.)
Damn, this film is so full of funny lines, aku takleh nak tahan gelak !

Fanty and Mingo
Probably my second favourite twins after Fred & George Weasley.

New flavour of the moment : Captain Malcolm Reynolds. Esp. bila baru bangun tidur, hehe ;-)

The whole movie is so fun to watch. In fact, lepas 2-3 kali tgk pun aku takkan bosan. Well done, Mr Whedon ! And kudos to the brilliant cast!

Me gives : *****/*****. A+ !

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Friday, February 03, 2006
  Thumbsucker? Pill-popper? Pot-smoker?
Thumbsucker (2005)

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Justin dan mamanya

In a nutshell : Justin Cobbs sudah 17 tahun, tapi masih belum membuang tabiat menghisap ibu jarinya. Ibu bapanya risau. Gurunya juga, dan tersilap diagnos kemurungannya dgn ADHD. Doktornya memberi ubat dan setelah menelan beberapa biji, Justin mula berubah. Dia lebih berkeyakinan, dan mula melibatkan diri secara serius dgn pertandingan debat. Namun, kesannya cuma sementara. Bosan dengan kesan ubatnya, Justin berhenti, dan berubah ke takuk lama. Dan mula mengambil dadah. Ini sangat merisaukan keluarganya…

Filem arahan Mike Mills ini adalah berdasarkan novel Walter Kirn. Aku suka sangat watak utamanya, Justin lakonan pendatang baru- Lou Pucci yg nampak innocent tapi memberikan satu performance yg amat berkesan. Pada aku, dia berbakat besar dan boleh dikatakan sbg Johnny Depp generasi baru.

As for Tilda Swinton, what more can I say about this lady. Aku jatuh cinta dgn watak Gabriel-nya dalam Constantine. Dalam filem ni, dia memegang watak ibu Justin yg aku lihat sgt2 mcm aku. Audrey Cobbs, seorang doktor, minat sgt pelakon Matt Schramm (lakonan Benjamin Bratt), dan sanggup memasuki pertandingan yg membolehkannya berjumpa dgn pelakon idolanya itu. Ketaksuban Audrey dgn Matt Schramm mencurigakan Justin dan ayahnya, tambahan pula, Audrey baru shj ditukar ke rumah rehab yg menempatkan pelakon kesayangannya itu. Benarkah ibunya bermain kayu tiga? Aku suka babak di mana Justin mendapat tahu perkara yg sebenarnya.

My fave part: Perbualan antara ibu dan anak selepas Justin mendapat surat tawaran melanjutkan pelajaran ke NY. Syahdu gila…

I’d happily give it *****/*****

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  In dire need of a REAL vacation...
Arrggghh, cuti yg sangat memenatkan…

I didn’t go for balik kampung these few days, sbb last Raya Haji aku dah spend a lot of time kat Muar. KL was sooo sunyi, I can even sleep on the main road in front of my house here in Ampang and not being struck by any passing cars! Mcm tak percaya…

Some of the memorable things that happened these few days…

First time aku assemble this pool for Ikmal. The weather was quite hot, and I guess I’d give him a chance to cool himself. Shazwan from next door joins in the fun.

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Then we paid a visit to my hubby’s aunt, who cooked up some luscious and sinful nasi dagang, which yours truly can’t resist but to tambah nasi twice!(There goes my diet!) The mackerel gulai was so good, made from spices only available from the east coast. (hehe, best juga kawin ngan org pantai timur… I love their delicacies, especially those that are fish-based)

Balik rumah, aku terperasan mata Ikmal bengkak sebelah. Ikut petua ayah aku, aku ikatkan jari manis dia ngan benang putih, dgn harapan bengkaknya akan surut. Hmm, dua tiga kali dia gi cabut benang tu, dan lepas aku bagi warning yg mata dia akan jadi mcm mata Mad-Eye Moody, dia tenung aku lama juga, and stopped trying to take it off.

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Suddenly at 1.00a.m, aku noticed yg badannya naik bintat2 mcm hives, and his fingers and mouth are swollen! Risau gila dibuatnya ! Gi klinik kul 1.30 pagi, and found out that he’s either allergic to some insect bites or seafood, so to be on the safe side, aku takkan bagi dia makan mee bandung Muar (home-made) for the time being. And sea-food too. Alhamdulillah, nampaknya dah kurang...

Kitaorg juga ke KLIA utk menyambut my MIL’s close friends yg baru balik dr menunaikan fardu haji di Mekah. KLIA masa tu sesak sangat, lebih kurang mcm Kompleks Haji Kelana Jaya masa nak menghantar diorg ke Mekah hari tu. Haha, yg perginya cuma dua orang, tapi yg menyambut, punyalah ramai! Baru tadi mak aji ni buat kenduri kesyukuran, and mcm biasa, kami sekeluarga akan attend utk sesama memeriahkan suasana. Selalunya aku akan dpt tudung turki dan a few of my fave goodies, like dried dates, figs, raisins and salted pistachios. Ikmal got a songkok haji, and can finally wear one to coming kenduris after the one I bought him tak muat.

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Walaupun cuti panjang, aku semcm kehilangan mojo utk berbicara ttg filem. Mungkin lepas berdoa masa minum air zamzam tu, Allah tak bagi aku merapu banyak sangat kot…?

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