By the way, I should mention there is going to be a free screening of movies that have been nominated in the Festival Filem Malaysia (FFM) at selected cinemas, but if you are not into watching local production movies, there is still reasons to catch the new releases this week.
Let's see what's coming out this week.
Director: Scott StewartDark Skies
Cast: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo
Running Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
Language:: English
Classification: P13
Synopsis: As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.
Trailer Impression: Being as the ever uninterested watcher of the horror genre, I've never seen any of Scott Stewart's works, either the found-footage Paranormal Activity franchise or Insidious. There's really not much reason for me to go see this one, but if any of the two names I mentioned earlier excites you, then I guess that is reason enough for you to go see it. The only plausible reason that would compel me to go see this is probably Dakota Goyo, the kid from Real Steel and Thor. He's a young actor to watch and his appearance in this is just him running the course of being more recognisable as a rising star.
Director: Bryan SingerJack the Giant Slayer
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Nicholas Hoult, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, Eleanor Tomlinson
Running Time: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
Language:: English
Classification: P13
Synopsis: Bryan Singer ("X-Men") takes on a very different approach in this modern fairytale of gigantic proportions. Peace has long reigned over men and the giants, until one day, a young farmhand (Hoult) unwittingly unlocks a gateway between the human world and the fearsome giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land that they were drove out of, forcing Jack into a battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess (Tomlinson), he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legends and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Trailer Impression: Another of last year's summer release pushed back to fill up the sloggy release dates of this year, as indicative of its quality from the trailer. This looks like an almost carbon copy of Snow White and the Huntsman with the hero's gender reversed (still more emotions than Kristen Stewart) but with FUGLY CG GIANTS (still more pretty than Kristen Stewart?)! Blurgh.
Director: Mamat KhalidRock Oo! Rimba Bara Kembali
Cast: Que Haidar, Khir Rahman, Soffi Jikan, Pekin Ibrahim, Azmi Black
Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Language:: Malay
Classification: P13
Synopsis: "Rock Oo - Rimba Bara Kembali" is a continuation of the rock film, "Rock", that tells of the journey of a village rock band, Rimba Bara, who is determined to make a name for themselves in the local music scene, except that it is easier said than done. Que Haidar plays Amy Mat Piah, a young man who holds firm to the principle that a modern farm boy must not quit so easily, and wants nothing more than to bring the members of Rimba Bara - Jijo (Khir Rahman), Slash Haji Tapah (Pekin Ibrahim) and Mi Black (Azmi Black) back together.
Director: Keishi OhtomoRurouni Kenshin
Cast: Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Koji Kikkawa, Yu Aoi, Munetaka Aoki, Gou Ayano
Running Time: 2 Hours 14 Minutes
Language:: Japanese
Classification: 18
Synopsis: Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura (Takeru Sato) has now become a wandering samurai, offering aid and protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father opened the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, a kendo school located in Tokyo and Kaoru is now an instructor there. Kaoru then invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo. However, Kenshin's path to redemption is still paved by various obstacles, especially when he is haunted by his violent past...
Trailer Impression: Rurouni Kenshin has been out for months in Japan and neighbouring Singapore, so I don't know what is the real reason that made local distributors hesitant to bring in this live-action adaptation of the Samurai X anime during its initial release date. The DVD is already released by local distributors, the legal ones anyway, so this is a poorly missed opportunity to cash in on this box office hit. I'm sure many fans of the anime have already watch this through other means, but I don't think you would want to miss watching this on the bigscreen since many major Japanese genre fares rarely make it to Malaysian screens.
FilmBah's Pick of the Week
I would most probably be spending my weekend catching up on the releases that I missed last week, but if there's one movie that I would pick from this week's releases, it's easily Rurouni Kenshin. I've already watch this on DVD, but I think it's definitely worth it to watch this on the bigscreen. See you all next week!Releases according to CinemaOnline.
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