Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Don't see TLW if you hate gays!

It's a movie about the lives of gays and lesbians in Las Vegas.
The movie shows us their real life: family, friends, love, work.. Yes, they are complicated, but they are also people who are normal like everyone. They work, they love, they fight.. Just the way the human are..

But I highly recommned NOT to see it if you are allergic to gays! ^^

You've gotta watch E.T !!!

This is a very very emotional movie. It's about love and friendship..

One day there is a UFO appears and somehow leaves an alien on Earth.. Some kids find him and bring him home, consider him a friend to take care of.. They gradually figure out his power on things.. It is also the time that the scientists acknowledge his living around. They want to use him as a strange thing to study. And the kids start helping him go back to his home..

The movie ends up with a happy ending but crying since the kids so love their new friend.

Hope you guys enjoy it! ^^

Thumbs up for Slevin

There are so many good movies, but I want to recommend one that probably most of you did not see: "Lucky Number Slevin".
The Cast includes big names as Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu and Josh Hartnett and it was directed by Paul McGuigan
Lucky Number Slevin is an intriguing film that I would describe as a comedy with a dramatic beginning, a mysterious plot with a surprise ending
Enjoy it!

Very funny movie:)

Pink Panter 2006
Genre Comedy, Crime, Action, Mystery, Adventure
Actors Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emely Mortimer
Director Harald Zward
When I went to see the film I brought with me a very good friend who just happens to be from France, and we thought the movie was hilarious! First off, his accent sounds nothing like how they made sound in the movie. It was so ridiculous we were rolling. My friend has struggled with pronouncing words in the past (hamburger actually was one of those words) so, it was really funny for us because it gave us a chance to laugh at ourselves. Well, mostly at him, but it was still funny. I have never seen the old Pink Panther movies, but I thought this one was great. Steve Martin was extremely funny in this movie.

Blind Side and Waterworld

Thumbs UP! Blind Side

This movie can be easily recommended to all classmates. It’s the story of a homeless African American teenager that with the help of an amazing family gets a scholarship to a university playing football and after graduating gets drafted by NFL.

The best thing about this movie is that is based on a true story and that give us a great feeling that we can believe in humankind doing good for others.


Thumbs DOWN! Waterworld

Definitely not worth watching and was even considered the worst movie ever made in history! The special effects are terrible, the storyline is not grabbing and although a great cast was hired, actor’s performances are poor.

The worst thing about this movie is that it’s a wet version of Mad Max, a post-apocalyptic cult classic from the 80’s, that didn’t work.

watch it but....

* The law abiding citizen* is 2009 American thriller movie film directed by F Gary Gray from sreenplay by Kurtt Wimmer.The movie stars are Jamie fox and Gerad Butler.The film takes place in Philadelphia and tells story about man who decides to exact justice from both his family killers and the criminal justice system.
The film was nominated for Saturn a ward as the best Action/Adventure/Thriller film of the year.it s really intersting and worth seing.i recommend everybody to watch.
However the *Harsh times* which was made in 2006,it american movie ,directed by Dvid Ayer and starring by Christian bale and Freddy Rodriguez.i dont recommed you guys to see it,it s boring ,disorgannised,and end up with the hero dead.

Elven and Chipmunk movive

main actors:Alven by Justtin Long voice, Mathew Gray Gubler by Simon voice,Chipmunk,and Lorne Green is a Director,he is a black guy.
Genre: comedy and drama.
thumbs up!!!
this was verry interesting movie,i had have never watch movive but i really like this kind of movie.i would like to remember that.
in a tree farm,three musically in clined chipmunks Alven,Simon and Theodore find thay tree cut dowm and send to L.A and one there they meet the frustrated songwriter,and despite a poor house wrecking fisrt impresssion,and they impress him with they singing talent.seeing the oppotunity for success,both humen and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his song, it was really fun when they are singing,,and the sound was verry interesting either.
thumbs down!
everything was good but to thinking it was just okey and being mildly entertained,maybe event dissaponted if you are a very fan of the old cartoon series!!!

Review: Life is beautiful(1997) and War of the Worlds(2005)

Name: Life is beautiful(1997)
Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Giorgio Cantarini
Director: Roberto Benigni
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp.

This is one of the best films that I have ever seen. The film mixs comedy and serious drama. In a Nazi death camp, I love the way he protects his son from the horrors of the genocide, how he always tries to find ways to make his kid have fun despite facing with dealth, is what makes the movie, a MUST SEE. Thumbs Up!

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Name: War of the Worlds(2005)
Stars: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning and Tim Robbins
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genres: Science fiction

As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.

I disappointed with the ending of the story. They do not know how to destory the alien. They're fighting saving the world for 2 hours but at the end is nothing! Aliens deaded by themself.. What????? Thumb down!!!

Highly recommend

Thumbs up
The movie i choose to highly recommend is Step up 2 because this is my favorite movie.I think Step up 2 is better than part 1 especially the plot interest more than the old one.In this part the movie was directed by Jon chu and actors Briana Evigan,Robert Hoffman.In the story they talked about hip-hop music ,batter dance ,love.Genre like romantic sparks occur between tow dance from diffirent background at the maryland the school of art.She finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto she old life.When she joins forces with the school's hottest dance chase to from a crew of classmate out casts to compete in baltimore 's backgruong dance batter.The streets she ultimately find away to live she dream while bulding a brige between her two separate worlds.
Thumb down
I would not recommend this movie Star wars.They had many part and i think the director did it over a fact and hard to understand the movie make looker confused in some part.They directed by George Lucas.Genre science fiction/ fantasy.

Highly recommend movie

Thumbs UP!
I was really curious about Harry Potter movie. When I first read the children novels from J.K.Rowling. I was looking forward to watch a movie which directed by many directors, Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuaron, Mike Newell, David Yates and Ben Hibon. Harry Potter bases on 7 novels book which takes place on England. The director and producer wants to represent the original scenery from the book by choosing the stars and setting only at England. The 3 main actors are Daniel Radcliffe who acts as Harry Potter, Emma Watson acts as Hermione and Rubert Grint acts as Ron Weasley. This movie is fantasy film which has 7 episodes.

1.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone
2.Harry Potter and the Chamber of secret
3.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4.Harry Potter and the Golbet of Fire
5.Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
6.Harry Potter and the Half blood prince
7.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 and 2

Harry Potter inspires me to the different world, magic world, which the plot includes the social life and conflict of the story. The charactors show how do they grow up of his life, idea and trobles which face them up. I highly recommend this movie to all genre of movie's fan. And this movie is going to drag you to the end next year.

Thumbs down !
I have the bad one movie which I don't want to recommend, SAW. This is the horror movie which produces to be a short film. It have been realeased subsequently every October, on the Friday before Halloween. This film has the sense of torture which is self-inflicted by the charactors. There is no main charactor because the story has not been followed eventhough they have six episodes and one 3D film. I think this film makes people scare of living in the moment. They make people less rely on each others and afraid to show the feeling. The setting is so horror and not good for children. If you watch this movie, you have to be a strong sense.

Thitirat Chatchutikitpinyo

thumbs up and thumbs down

I would like to highly recommend "harry potter" the review excites to me all the more because of the fact that the prople have asid it has done a lot of justice to the book . As an avid Harry Potter fan , i was really worried , especially after watching the ending of Harry potter and half blood Prince of the fact that whether the last part wold at all have anything to do with the book . it is a relief that so many people actually liked it and commmented that if follows the book.

I woul not recommed "twilight " I have to give thumbs down because they have a different opinion. More then once, I have answered a Twilight question very neutrally and was given simply . I don't like anymore , but I used to be obsessed and so I know about the series

" Shrek" that the movie I would highly recommend

Thumbs up!!
The name of Movie - Shrek
Genre Films - Animated comedy film
Actor - A green ogre (Mike myers)
Director - Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson

I would like to recommend this movie for relaxing. By myself I really like cartoon movie especially comedy movie. The story of this movie talk about a green ogre that has enjoyed living in peaceful like me. He has close friend who name is Donky,he is very talkative and funny animal. They try to help the princess name Fiona in the episode one. In the episode two they got married with princess and have the kids. The final episode talk about relationship in the family. Now they have three episode include varies emotion but still comedy the same.

Thumbs down!!
The name of movie - A Diary of Wimpy kid
Genre Films - Realistic fiction novel

I would not to recommend this movie. Actually this movie is good for family and children but by myself I do no like it.When I saw the movie I feel bored.It is talk about story of a boy who is in the first year in middle school and his diary. I saw this movie because I saw many books and many episode in the book store. I thought it may really good movie but I do not think about that. The movie just talk about activities of student in the school, It is not exciting for me.

Movie(Thumbs up and down)

I would recommend "Paranamal Activity" . The actors are Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat and Mark Fedrichs and director is Oren Peli. This movie is horror about ghost who followed young lady since she was young and started to happen again to her family.
The couple was moving into a suburban home and they found something happen that they could not explain. So they shot themselves every night but everything was getting worstand worstuntil last night. This is a good movie that I recommend for peopel who likes horror movie to see and you will not disappointed.


I would not recommend "Watchmen". The director is Zach Snyder and actors are Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson and Carla Guaino.

This movie is about Superheroes who exist. Someone who was murder of colleague so tehy had to investigate what happend and who was behind this.

This was a biggest movie that many people recommended me to see it. I was really dippointed because for the whole story I did not understand and what did the movie try to express to me? I think the director has to focus what is important to express to the audience more than focus in the book. This movie was boring to me a lot.

My thumb-up and thumd-down movies

I would like to highly recommand " Up" to everyone I knew.
Up is a animation and adventure movie, which describe an old widower who wants to fullfill his decease wife's wish, then he starts an adventure. During this whole journey this widower is not alone, there is a boy accidental bump into this trip. From the very beginning, this widower is a isolated and grumpy old man, throught out their adventure, this old widower realizes his wife's real wish and becomes an open-minded and considered person. I have seen this films so many times via television, I still felt touched whenever I watched. I highly recommand it to you, and I know you will enjoy like I do ( cross my heart )!
I would not recommand " MaMa Mia" to whom doesn't enjoy musical at all. This movie is a musical but without good plot supported. I like the leading actress, Meryl Streep, who is a very good actress, however she is not a good singner. Without a good constuction plot, this movie is just a musical video with beautiful view. If you really like ABBA's music, you can take a look of this movie, otherwise don't waste your time and money.

Movies

I would like to recommend movie "Cop out". Comedy. Stars: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgand and Juan Carlos Hermandez. Director: Kevin Smith. Its so funny comedy about a veteran NYPD cope whose rave baseball cards is stolen. This card is only one hope for him to pay his daughters upcoming weeding. He recruits his partner to get card back from thief. A lot of the dialogue is so funny. You can laught all the action. Actors are great and so funny.
I really dont recommend watch "Sherlock Holmes". Action/Adventure/Crime. Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel Mc Adams. Director: Guy Ritchie. Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watoon engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Action is so poor, terrible screenplay. A plot was boring and can make you sleep. Every scene is visually ugly. Its worse film I have ever seen.

It is not easy...

I believe that among the various countries in the world, the United States is one of the most complicated to obtain citizenship or at least a visa that allows you to stay for a long period of time in the territory.
In my personal case, the reason that prompted me to immigrate to the U.S. was my girlfriend, she's from Chicago, so when we had to choose what to do with our future, I thought it would be easier for both to live in the United States, the land of the opportunities.
Now, I find myself to face to U.S. laws..
My idea was simple, get a job to pay the rent and other charges but the story it was different.
I was here the first three months on a tourist visa, during this time I tried to understand what I should do to get a work visa, and to my great surprise, although I am a qualified chef in an Italian academy of culinary art, there is no way to work legally.
Now, I have to pay almost $ 400 a month for the school, plus the rent plus all other costs, to be allowed to continue to be with my girlfriend, and if my parents had not helped me, I would not have other solutions that go back to Italy.
In April I will have finished my studies, so I'll have two months to find a solution that, according to lawyers with whom I spoke it is only one.. get marry, option number two: return to my country.

My immigration experience (H. W.)

When visiting the US one has no idea how different it is from when moving here for real. American culture is so disseminated worldwide through movies and music that there's always that feeling that we know enough but that's not even close to how one gets bombarded with new information when moving here.

For me, coming from a tropical country, where people are very open, talkative and ready to make new friendships, coming to the US, especially Chicago wasn’t easy. When speaking, we express a lot of feelings, constantly moving our hands and arms and here where private space is a golden rule can be easy to offend someone or make them feel uncomfortable.

After a while naturally we get used to the local manners and even start questioning your own cultural characteristics. At first when we think our manner is a better way to deal with relationships and after a period of time, you think our own ways are strange. There’s always that feeling of trying to figure out which way is right or wrong, better or worst but there are no sides to mannerisms, we have to understand that they are just different.

An Immigration Experience

The United state is the most serious immigration in the world ! Why don't I say that ? because everyone knows how do they do when people want to get it. The problem of visa timing and the reason to stay in US is the famous question of visitors. However, the nation has to protect themselves especially, this is the powerful country and people want to be in some part of US by reason of money, opportunity and education.

When I had an interview at The United State embrassy, I was excited. I wanted to come to US for study and travel that was the reason of a lot of question from officer. Finally, I passed and I got here. How do you know ? The first day was in US was the first time to meet immigration. He make sure about my reason before releasing me to got in the land. I was happy that everything went smoothly as silk. I hope you have a wonderful time in The United State and live far away from the immigration. Because we don't know when they want to send you back?

Thitirat Chatchutikitpinyo

My immigration experience

I have a good experience in USA. I never thought that I would learn a lot thing from here. The first year in here, my English was bad and I was afraid to talk with other people. When the year went by, I learned that if I was quite I would not learn anything. So I started to talk with other people and watched English movie. My English is getting better, even now I am still learning English everyday with my friends who teach me in the better to speak.
In the past before I came here, I was a person who was lazy and no reponsibility for everything. Five years from that day, when I looked back I saw myself like a child who never grew up. I learn nobody can't help you expect yourself. I am happy that I chose to come here because it make me grow up and became adult.

Monday, November 29, 2010

My immigration experience

I never thought that I will leave my birthplace someday. After graduated from college and following up was unexpected marriage, then I was followed my husband to a total strange country- America.
Grow up in traditional Chinese family, especial raised by my grandmother, I was in a very protective environment. I was always did as I told; be a nice girl without voice. There is a Chinese saying that " children supposed to have ears not mouths", it means children have to keep their opinion inside or have no opinion at all.
At beginning, my nice and weak personality which let people could take advantage of me, after awhile I learned that I had to speak up my mind, had to stand up for myself, and argued with the other. It was a entirely different culture. It took me a long time to adjust myself.
Many years passed by, I fell in love with the sense of freedom, I like to be treated like a adult. Nowadays when people asked if I want to go back to my hometown, I constantly answer them that I like to visit my hometown as a visitor, and enjoy my life here as an individual person.