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Ha! Ha! Spot on...
But that's what so great about it!
Sebenarnya kalau nak kira filem ni biasa je tahapnya, tapi apa yang menarik ialah mcm mana Favreau presents the story. Perspektifnya tersangatlah mature (thanks to its comic origin) dan cara dia view karakter utamanya memang menarik. You see, sejak zaman Christopher Reeve sampailah ke Nicolas Cage, kau tak pernah tengok lagi lakonan superhero sengam Robert Downey, Jr. Why? Sebab dengan sempoi dia inject stail, wit dan panache tanpa usaha lebih-lebih. Dan lebih gempak, bila keadaan dah bertukar lebih serius - bila dia mula sedar kenaifan dia selama ini telah mendatangkan pelbagai malapetaka, Downey sells transformasi dirinya (menjadi lebih bertanggungjawab) tapi masih kekal dengan sense of humour dia instead of going all brood ala Christian Bale dalam Batman Begins (well, it's not really his fault. Batman/Bruce Wayne is such a boring character).
Iron Man is great. It's really, really great. What makes it work is the tone and characters. Forget about the expertly executed action scenes, Favreau and Downey are the film's best special effects.
But that's what so great about it!
Sebenarnya kalau nak kira filem ni biasa je tahapnya, tapi apa yang menarik ialah mcm mana Favreau presents the story. Perspektifnya tersangatlah mature (thanks to its comic origin) dan cara dia view karakter utamanya memang menarik. You see, sejak zaman Christopher Reeve sampailah ke Nicolas Cage, kau tak pernah tengok lagi lakonan superhero sengam Robert Downey, Jr. Why? Sebab dengan sempoi dia inject stail, wit dan panache tanpa usaha lebih-lebih. Dan lebih gempak, bila keadaan dah bertukar lebih serius - bila dia mula sedar kenaifan dia selama ini telah mendatangkan pelbagai malapetaka, Downey sells transformasi dirinya (menjadi lebih bertanggungjawab) tapi masih kekal dengan sense of humour dia instead of going all brood ala Christian Bale dalam Batman Begins (well, it's not really his fault. Batman/Bruce Wayne is such a boring character).
Iron Man is great. It's really, really great. What makes it work is the tone and characters. Forget about the expertly executed action scenes, Favreau and Downey are the film's best special effects.
dude, I have similar thoughts masa memula Iron Man kluar. To think about it, Iron Man does have zilch iconic villains. And if not solely because lagu Iron Man by Black Sabbath yang terselit dalam trailer Iron Man (because then it will defeat all the purpose of the movie/trailer kalau tadek selit that song) memang maybe tak pegi tengok kot.
going all brood ala Christian Bale dalam Batman Begins (well, it's not really his fault. Batman/Bruce Wayne is such a boring character).
Bruce? Batman? dude, admit it - we all in for the villains. And the batmobile, of course :D
going all brood ala Christian Bale dalam Batman Begins (well, it's not really his fault. Batman/Bruce Wayne is such a boring character).
Bruce? Batman? dude, admit it - we all in for the villains. And the batmobile, of course :D
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: Thu May 08, 08:15:00 AM 2008
: Thu May 08, 08:15:00 AM 2008
Ok, first of all, jangan kutuk Batman kat blog aku. Lebih2 lagi Christian Bale’s Batman. No no no no. And Sha, heh, tau la nak tengok lakonan terakhir Heath Ledger tu :P
Seriously, aku masih belum tengok lagi Iron Man,so aku tak nak la komen apa2 lagi, tapi kebanyakan peminat nampaknya suka dengan hasil tangan Favreau. Aku ni, sorry to say la, kekadang ada masalah sikit nak differentiate between the real life dan acting (for the actors), sebab kau tau je lah Robert Downey tu kan, addict bagai, so maaayyyybe aku susah sikit nak hayati watak dia (tapi like I said la, belum tengok, so aku tak tau). Alah, macam kes Fazura la, macam mana baik pun watak dia bawak kat filem Melayu - pakai baju kurung, tudung ke hapa, jadi menantu teraniaya ke, tapi aku akan tetap anggap, alah, ni minah menggelabah di pusat hiburan nih. And that also explains my infatuation with Christian Bale, the doting father/ family man yang selalu aje shy away from the lime light, tapi kalau berlakon, memang kelas!
Ok, berbalik pada Iron Man, kalau free, aku nak tengok esok. Kalau best, aku tokok tambah kat post ni aje. Kalau aku sibuk jugak, man, I’m gonna be fucking disappointed.
Oh, btw, Sha and Nazim Masnawi aka Mr Mitzvah, kau orang takde Facebook ke? Cepat la create, aku nak tambah dan Super Tonjol korang.
Seriously, aku masih belum tengok lagi Iron Man,so aku tak nak la komen apa2 lagi, tapi kebanyakan peminat nampaknya suka dengan hasil tangan Favreau. Aku ni, sorry to say la, kekadang ada masalah sikit nak differentiate between the real life dan acting (for the actors), sebab kau tau je lah Robert Downey tu kan, addict bagai, so maaayyyybe aku susah sikit nak hayati watak dia (tapi like I said la, belum tengok, so aku tak tau). Alah, macam kes Fazura la, macam mana baik pun watak dia bawak kat filem Melayu - pakai baju kurung, tudung ke hapa, jadi menantu teraniaya ke, tapi aku akan tetap anggap, alah, ni minah menggelabah di pusat hiburan nih. And that also explains my infatuation with Christian Bale, the doting father/ family man yang selalu aje shy away from the lime light, tapi kalau berlakon, memang kelas!
Ok, berbalik pada Iron Man, kalau free, aku nak tengok esok. Kalau best, aku tokok tambah kat post ni aje. Kalau aku sibuk jugak, man, I’m gonna be fucking disappointed.
Oh, btw, Sha and Nazim Masnawi aka Mr Mitzvah, kau orang takde Facebook ke? Cepat la create, aku nak tambah dan Super Tonjol korang.
"Bruce? Batman? dude, admit it - we all in for the villains."
Siapa yang "all in for the villains?" It's called Batman, right? Plus, what's so great about Begins' villains anyway? What's so memorable about Ra's Al Ghul? What's so fascinating about Scarecrow? Macam aku cakaplah, Batman is really a dull character - he is constantly dikelilingi oleh supporting characters sebab he only becomes interesting bila he's being bounced off someone else, or is reflecting aspects of orang lain. Apa yang best tentang hero-hero komik ialah what do they say about us. Spidey tentang regular guy dan usaha untuk lakukan yang terbaik with what you have. Superman tentang ideal patriotisme. Wolverine tentang metafora reprassing rage - kemarahan dalam diri yang kau try to hold back. Iron Man tentang taking responsibility dengan apa yang kau dah buat. Tapi Batman is about what? Betapa teruknya hidup di kawasan bandar? Being mamat sadistik yang obsessive? Whatta fuck?*
"Aku ni, sorry to say la, kekadang ada masalah sikit nak differentiate between the real life dan acting (for the actors), sebab kau tau je lah Robert Downey tu kan, addict bagai, so maaayyyybe aku susah sikit nak hayati watak dia..."
Dude, dia dah sober for five fucking years. Kalau itu alasan kau untuk tak nak tengok Iron Man, I gotta say that must be one of the most stupid reasons I've ever heard my whole life. Plus, his past history works for the character anyway; dia berjaya create this character yang rascal, a problem child, but one who we love and for whom we root. Maksud aku, flawed heroes bukanlah benda baru sekarang ni but seriously, none have been flawed in this way. Kalau Tony Stark is flawless to his very bone, then aku boleh understand la kau punya argument.
So kesimpulannya kat sini, kau tak nak tengok Dark Knight la ye sebab Heath Ledger abused prescription drugs dia sampai kojol?
What about Watchmen? Kau tau kan Billy Crudup tinggalkan awek dia, Mary-Louise Parker yang tujuh bulan mengandung for Claire Danes masa tahun 2003?
Frank Miller's The Spirit? Frank Miller is a fucking fascist yang bila setiap kali sebut pasal terrorists, he calls them "the mujahideen." And oh, Scarlett Johansson is in this. You still remember what you said about her nude photo kat cover Vanity Fair with Keira Knightley, kan?
Gee, change your blog's name to mamaidealis dot blogspot dot com already!
*I'm a huge Batman Begins fan tapi korang perasaan tak the movie kinda lose its narrative way by third act? Sebab by then, there's nothing much to say about Batman anymore. Garapan Nolan yang sharp tu buatkan development Bruce Wayne dah cukup lengkap by 2/3 of the movie. See, that's how hollow the Batman character is.
Siapa yang "all in for the villains?" It's called Batman, right? Plus, what's so great about Begins' villains anyway? What's so memorable about Ra's Al Ghul? What's so fascinating about Scarecrow? Macam aku cakaplah, Batman is really a dull character - he is constantly dikelilingi oleh supporting characters sebab he only becomes interesting bila he's being bounced off someone else, or is reflecting aspects of orang lain. Apa yang best tentang hero-hero komik ialah what do they say about us. Spidey tentang regular guy dan usaha untuk lakukan yang terbaik with what you have. Superman tentang ideal patriotisme. Wolverine tentang metafora reprassing rage - kemarahan dalam diri yang kau try to hold back. Iron Man tentang taking responsibility dengan apa yang kau dah buat. Tapi Batman is about what? Betapa teruknya hidup di kawasan bandar? Being mamat sadistik yang obsessive? Whatta fuck?*
"Aku ni, sorry to say la, kekadang ada masalah sikit nak differentiate between the real life dan acting (for the actors), sebab kau tau je lah Robert Downey tu kan, addict bagai, so maaayyyybe aku susah sikit nak hayati watak dia..."
Dude, dia dah sober for five fucking years. Kalau itu alasan kau untuk tak nak tengok Iron Man, I gotta say that must be one of the most stupid reasons I've ever heard my whole life. Plus, his past history works for the character anyway; dia berjaya create this character yang rascal, a problem child, but one who we love and for whom we root. Maksud aku, flawed heroes bukanlah benda baru sekarang ni but seriously, none have been flawed in this way. Kalau Tony Stark is flawless to his very bone, then aku boleh understand la kau punya argument.
So kesimpulannya kat sini, kau tak nak tengok Dark Knight la ye sebab Heath Ledger abused prescription drugs dia sampai kojol?
What about Watchmen? Kau tau kan Billy Crudup tinggalkan awek dia, Mary-Louise Parker yang tujuh bulan mengandung for Claire Danes masa tahun 2003?
Frank Miller's The Spirit? Frank Miller is a fucking fascist yang bila setiap kali sebut pasal terrorists, he calls them "the mujahideen." And oh, Scarlett Johansson is in this. You still remember what you said about her nude photo kat cover Vanity Fair with Keira Knightley, kan?
Gee, change your blog's name to mamaidealis dot blogspot dot com already!
*I'm a huge Batman Begins fan tapi korang perasaan tak the movie kinda lose its narrative way by third act? Sebab by then, there's nothing much to say about Batman anymore. Garapan Nolan yang sharp tu buatkan development Bruce Wayne dah cukup lengkap by 2/3 of the movie. See, that's how hollow the Batman character is.
Wowowowowo, ada orang terlupa makan chill pill hari ni.
Dude, aku kata, aku masih belum tengok lagi filem ni, so aku tak nak cakap best or otherwise, sebab tak adil rasanya bagi review sebelum aku ACTUALLY tengok filem tu. As for RDJr, seriously, aku tak tau nak cakap pasal his acting skillz sebab as far as I’m concerned, aku cuma dah tengok dia dalam siri Ally McBeal dan Natural Born Killers aje, so I’m not in a position tu judge his acting skills. Yang aku cakap tu, cuma mcm perumpamaan la, kekadang ada certain actors/ actresses yang aku rasa tak dapat menghayati watak yang diberikan, misal kata dalam siri Bella la , instead of seeing Shah, aku asyik ternampak Azhar Sulaiman, Azhar Sulaiman, Azhar Sulaiman. Lebih kurang macam tu la.
As for Batman Begins, ala, kau ni kan aku dah cakap, pemilihan satu2 aktor pun boleh menyebabkan aku suka giler kat filem tu. Tak ingat ke kat Cillian Murphy yang jambu tu? Ya aku memang shallow, kalau dia berlakon cameo jadi orang melintas pun Insya Allah aku akan tengok filem tu. Dan aku tak segan kalau mengaku yeah, aku nak tengok The Dark Knight sebab nak tengok Christian Bale. Dan of course Heath Ledger la. Selain nak tau boleh tak Chris Nolan mengembalikan kegemilangan BB?
PS: Dude, Gerard Way kesayangan aku tu pun dah dekat nak 4 tahun sober. Kurt Cobain yang mati sebab dadah tu pun salah sorang drp idola aku.
PS: Eh, speaking of Watchmen films ni, kau dah tengok Day Watch tak?
PPS: The word STARK should always be coupled with NAKED. Man, I’m scared…
Dude, aku kata, aku masih belum tengok lagi filem ni, so aku tak nak cakap best or otherwise, sebab tak adil rasanya bagi review sebelum aku ACTUALLY tengok filem tu. As for RDJr, seriously, aku tak tau nak cakap pasal his acting skillz sebab as far as I’m concerned, aku cuma dah tengok dia dalam siri Ally McBeal dan Natural Born Killers aje, so I’m not in a position tu judge his acting skills. Yang aku cakap tu, cuma mcm perumpamaan la, kekadang ada certain actors/ actresses yang aku rasa tak dapat menghayati watak yang diberikan, misal kata dalam siri Bella la , instead of seeing Shah, aku asyik ternampak Azhar Sulaiman, Azhar Sulaiman, Azhar Sulaiman. Lebih kurang macam tu la.
As for Batman Begins, ala, kau ni kan aku dah cakap, pemilihan satu2 aktor pun boleh menyebabkan aku suka giler kat filem tu. Tak ingat ke kat Cillian Murphy yang jambu tu? Ya aku memang shallow, kalau dia berlakon cameo jadi orang melintas pun Insya Allah aku akan tengok filem tu. Dan aku tak segan kalau mengaku yeah, aku nak tengok The Dark Knight sebab nak tengok Christian Bale. Dan of course Heath Ledger la. Selain nak tau boleh tak Chris Nolan mengembalikan kegemilangan BB?
PS: Dude, Gerard Way kesayangan aku tu pun dah dekat nak 4 tahun sober. Kurt Cobain yang mati sebab dadah tu pun salah sorang drp idola aku.
PS: Eh, speaking of Watchmen films ni, kau dah tengok Day Watch tak?
PPS: The word STARK should always be coupled with NAKED. Man, I’m scared…
Memula sekali kau cakap kau mungkin susah sikit nak hayati lakonan Downey Jr. sebagai Iron Man sebab drug history dia, yet kau tak kisah about Gerard Way and Kurt Cobain...
Lepas tu, kau cakap ada certain actors kau mudah connect with their trueselves macam Azhar Sulaiman*, yet kau tak kisah about your beloved thespians macam Christian Bale or Cillian Murphy commanding the screen. I mean, you really like these actors, right? Bukan lagi susah ke kau nak invest into their characters? Instead of seeing their performances, kau terbayang-bayang pin-up diorang.
I mean, over all, what kind of sick-fuck, right-wing, bullshit-stricken sentiment is this?
*Ramai orang tak tahu perbezaan antara a real actor and a movie star. You can't expect Azhar Sulaiman to pull a Khalid Salleh's effort by any means, man. A real actor pretends to be somebody else, a movie star pretends that somebody else IS them. Real actors will change their face, will change their hair, will change their voice; will disappear into the role. A movie star doesn't disappear. There are borderline cases, you know, where it's both. Pitt and Clooney are always Pitt and Clooney. But they have a way whether he's playing Tyler Durden in Fight Club or Bob Barnes in Syriana; sort of half disappearing, or exploiting who they are to bring you the character¹. Tom Cruise always Tom Cruise. Azhar Sulaiman is essentially a movie star. He IS Azhar Sulaiman. The question is, how far could a director push him in Tyler Durden land in certain, certain role. Dan kalau berjaya, hasilnya akan jadi macam Will Smith gitulah dalam Ali, or Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
¹So Downey Jr. did just that for Iron Man. He's a real actor before, tapi sekarang dia dah mula berkembang jadi movie star. Kinda what happened to Nicolas Cage 10-12 years ago. Capish?
Lepas tu, kau cakap ada certain actors kau mudah connect with their trueselves macam Azhar Sulaiman*, yet kau tak kisah about your beloved thespians macam Christian Bale or Cillian Murphy commanding the screen. I mean, you really like these actors, right? Bukan lagi susah ke kau nak invest into their characters? Instead of seeing their performances, kau terbayang-bayang pin-up diorang.
I mean, over all, what kind of sick-fuck, right-wing, bullshit-stricken sentiment is this?
*Ramai orang tak tahu perbezaan antara a real actor and a movie star. You can't expect Azhar Sulaiman to pull a Khalid Salleh's effort by any means, man. A real actor pretends to be somebody else, a movie star pretends that somebody else IS them. Real actors will change their face, will change their hair, will change their voice; will disappear into the role. A movie star doesn't disappear. There are borderline cases, you know, where it's both. Pitt and Clooney are always Pitt and Clooney. But they have a way whether he's playing Tyler Durden in Fight Club or Bob Barnes in Syriana; sort of half disappearing, or exploiting who they are to bring you the character¹. Tom Cruise always Tom Cruise. Azhar Sulaiman is essentially a movie star. He IS Azhar Sulaiman. The question is, how far could a director push him in Tyler Durden land in certain, certain role. Dan kalau berjaya, hasilnya akan jadi macam Will Smith gitulah dalam Ali, or Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
¹So Downey Jr. did just that for Iron Man. He's a real actor before, tapi sekarang dia dah mula berkembang jadi movie star. Kinda what happened to Nicolas Cage 10-12 years ago. Capish?
Sigh…
Ok la, ok, aku memang a sick-fuck, right-wing, bullshit stricken uhm, person.
Puas hati?
In a nutshell:
Christian Bale – pelakon yang bagus dan aku suka dia di luar filem.
Cillian Murphy – pelakon yang bagus.
Brad Pitt – aku tak minat. Tapi aku suka Tyler Durden.
George Clooney – tak berapa minat, tak banyak tonton filem dia.
Robert Downey Jr – aku tak tengok banyak filem dia, so aku tak tau nak judge his acting skills. Pasal drug tu, ok, that’s old story, so it’s history. Ok, puas hati, Nazim Masnawi?
Mental note to self- Jangan argue dengan Nazim Masnawi. Unless dia bersedia untuk membelanja aku Caramel Frappucino bersaiz Grande.
Ok la, ok, aku memang a sick-fuck, right-wing, bullshit stricken uhm, person.
Puas hati?
In a nutshell:
Christian Bale – pelakon yang bagus dan aku suka dia di luar filem.
Cillian Murphy – pelakon yang bagus.
Brad Pitt – aku tak minat. Tapi aku suka Tyler Durden.
George Clooney – tak berapa minat, tak banyak tonton filem dia.
Robert Downey Jr – aku tak tengok banyak filem dia, so aku tak tau nak judge his acting skills. Pasal drug tu, ok, that’s old story, so it’s history. Ok, puas hati, Nazim Masnawi?
Mental note to self- Jangan argue dengan Nazim Masnawi. Unless dia bersedia untuk membelanja aku Caramel Frappucino bersaiz Grande.
"Ok, puas hati, Nazim Masnawi?"
No. At least, not yet. Now get your ass to the cinema, tengok Iron Man, bring back some great reviews (don't you dare react just nicely, much less mixed) and then accept the fact that Robert Downey Jr. is one of the greatest actors of all-time. Period. Not of his age, his gender, his nationality, of all the people with suffixes - just one of the best actors working in the motion picture industry EVER!
And maybe... just maybe, we'll talk about it.
No. At least, not yet. Now get your ass to the cinema, tengok Iron Man, bring back some great reviews (don't you dare react just nicely, much less mixed) and then accept the fact that Robert Downey Jr. is one of the greatest actors of all-time. Period. Not of his age, his gender, his nationality, of all the people with suffixes - just one of the best actors working in the motion picture industry EVER!
And maybe... just maybe, we'll talk about it.
Maybe I would, gosh!
Aku cadang nak gi hari ni, but I dunno if I have the time la. Nanti aku update.
Speaking of dragging my ginormous ass, fuck, I hate Daphne Iking. Dia berjaya membuat mortal mothers feel bad about themselves. :[
Aku cadang nak gi hari ni, but I dunno if I have the time la. Nanti aku update.
Speaking of dragging my ginormous ass, fuck, I hate Daphne Iking. Dia berjaya membuat mortal mothers feel bad about themselves. :[
"I hate Daphne Iking."
Her blog is so depressing. I mean check the excerpt dari entri dia ni yang bertajuk "Baiboo article One."
As he scurries off to the kitchen. I turn around to the girl (anak dia) who is responsible for making me feel so insecure about my physical looks.
“Young lady, if only you knew mummy when I was 49kg and had a six pack! Boy…was I hot then!”
The 3month old lass coos and gurgles at the sound of my voice. Her toothless grin makes me stop short of being cross with her. I pick her up and hold her close to my heart.
“ Mummy has a fat bum, a fat bum, a fat bum….mummy has a fat bum with sagging breasts to boot!” (sung to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
I mean, whatta hell, man? You're rich as hell. You have an orang gaji to mandi your anak and to change her diapers. C'mon! You should be more grateful. And lahirkan is not that bad, man. It's like, for lelaki, macam sunat je, kan? I mean it feels like macam kena gigit semut je, ye tak?
Her blog is so depressing. I mean check the excerpt dari entri dia ni yang bertajuk "Baiboo article One."
As he scurries off to the kitchen. I turn around to the girl (anak dia) who is responsible for making me feel so insecure about my physical looks.
“Young lady, if only you knew mummy when I was 49kg and had a six pack! Boy…was I hot then!”
The 3month old lass coos and gurgles at the sound of my voice. Her toothless grin makes me stop short of being cross with her. I pick her up and hold her close to my heart.
“ Mummy has a fat bum, a fat bum, a fat bum….mummy has a fat bum with sagging breasts to boot!” (sung to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
I mean, whatta hell, man? You're rich as hell. You have an orang gaji to mandi your anak and to change her diapers. C'mon! You should be more grateful. And lahirkan is not that bad, man. It's like, for lelaki, macam sunat je, kan? I mean it feels like macam kena gigit semut je, ye tak?
And lahirkan is not that bad, man. It's like, for lelaki, macam sunat je, kan? I mean it feels like macam kena gigit semut je, ye tak?
OMG..cant believe tht u act compare sunat ngn give birth.*gasp*
Dude,u have no idea..the kicking,the morning-sickness..the labor..the breastfeeding,the sagging boobs..the ass,the tummy..
ash
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OMG..cant believe tht u act compare sunat ngn give birth.*gasp*
Dude,u have no idea..the kicking,the morning-sickness..the labor..the breastfeeding,the sagging boobs..the ass,the tummy..
ash
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