Harte Jungs

Ants in the Pants


Seorang ABG yang seharusnya sudah 'aqil baliq' untuk urusan seks, ternyata masih perlu diberi pendidikan seks ekstra.. telmi sih... not very funny..


HARTE JUNGS: 2/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
KETAWA: 2/5
SEKS: X (nudity)

"Come on, go ahead!"

Note (from amazon.com):
This charming comedy begins with the teenager Florian, who wakes up one morning and makes the unmistakable acquaintance of him, that small difference that distinguishes him from the other sex and that has hardly been noticed ... until now! Hiding quietly tucked in his trousers for these many years he has suddenly awakened to report shamelessly on the events in Flo's life, making himself heard in the most impossible of situations. Florian stumbles into mischief with the help of his new friend, including matters of the heart with a certain pretty girl.

Banlieu 13

B13 a.k.a. Banlieu 13
by Luc Besson

Banlieu 13 adalah suatu kawasan suburban di Paris yang terkenal penuh dengan kriminalitas dan agar dapat ditangani, didirikan dinding di sekelilingnya.
Seorang polisi, Damien, ditugaskan untuk 'masuk' dan 'menyamar' di sana, tetapi misi yang dijalaninya untuk mencari bom ternyata tidak seperti yang dipikirkan..

Dari segi pengembangan cerita memang tidak terlalu oke, tapi untuk action terutama adegan kejar-kejarannya (orang, bukan mobil lho) patut diacungi jempol.



BANLIEU 13: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
ACTION: 3,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
In 2010, the dangerous districts in the periphery of Paris are surrounded by walls, and the dwellers do not have school, hospital and even police in the area, which are ruled by drug lords. In the 13th District, Leito is a honest man that lives in a clean building and does not permit drug dealers nearby his neighborhood. When he destroys one million Euros in heroin of Taha Bemamud, the criminal abducts Leito's sister Lola and the corrupt police arrests Leito. Six months later, the tough and honest Capt. Damien Tomaso is assigned to find and deactivate a stolen bomb that might destroy the 13th District and the two million dwellers. Together with Leito, they have to face the gang of Taha and disclose a despicable secret behind the robbery of the bomb.

Jeux d'Enfants

Love Me if You Dare

Saya tidak menyangka kalo si Marion Cotillard, yg main di film La Môme, sebegitu manisnya, terutama ketika ia berperan sebagai Sophie (untuk foto2 cek di sini).

Cap ou Pas Cap? Berani terima tantangan? Ya kira2 begitulah permainan antara Julien (Guillaume Canet) dan Sophie sejak kecil..hingga mereka dewasa. 'Challenge' yang dimainkan secara bergantian ini memang kocak, seperti Sophie disuruh pake pakaian dalamnya di luar dan menampar orang. Semakin lama tantangan itu semakin jauh dan akhirnya menyentuh sisi hati yang paling dalam mereka berdua. Tapi perjalanan cinta yang dilalui harus melewati periode yang lama, tahunan malah, hanya untuk memenuhi ego mereka agar tidak kalah dalam tantangan.. tapi cerita berakhir happy-ending kok.. or sad-ending ya?? tergantung perspektif anda yang menonton :p

Saya suka chemistry antara Cotillard dan Canet. They're both perfect! ;)

JEUX D'ENFANTS: 3,5/5
CERITA: 3,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
ACTING: 3,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.

L'Ivresse du Pouvoir

The Comedy of Power

slow pace..kurang menggigit


L'IVRESSE DU POUVOIR: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTING: 2,5/5

Note (2007.frenchfilmfestival.org):

Inspired by true events, A COMEDY OF POWER is a sleek, sophisticated entertainment that artfully walks a line between moral comedy and political thriller; master of suspense Claude Chabrol sets this witty examination of the abuses and psychological ill effects of privilege against an oil scandal investigation.

The stunning and accomplished Isabelle Huppert plays Jeanne Charmant-Killman, a.k.a. the ‘Piranha’, a tenacious examining magistrate assigned to untangle a vipers’ nest of high-level bureaucratic chicanery. Her new post catapults her into the public eye and boosts her already considerable power: woe betide the executive whose office suffers one of Jeanne’s surprise raids. But her work as a professional nemesis has its own subtly damaging effects on her personal life…

La Noche de los Girasoles

The Night of the Sunflowers


Salah satu dari sedikit film yang menggunakan alur cerita berputar-putar (sepatutnya bisa dibilang mundur ke belakang), dan dilihat dari berbagai perspektif yang berbeda-beda. Recommended!

LA NOCHE DE LOS GIRASOLES: 4/5
GAMBAR: 3,5/5
CERITA: 4/5
ACTING: 3,5/5

Note (from amazon.com):
Director Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo's Goya-nominated rural film noir employs a Rashomon-like storytelling technique to detail the journey of a Speleologist and an experienced potholer who emerge from a cave expedition to make a horrifying discovery. Castilla-León is a dying rural village in the middle of nowhere. When cave explorer Esteban (Judith Carmelo Gómez) learns of a newly discovers cavern in the area, she sets out with her experienced assistant (Walter Vidarte Alameda) to make an official document of it. Upon emerging the pair learns that Esteban's girlfriend has been assaulted, and sets out on a violent revenge mission that sets into motion a tragic series of events in the impoverished local communities. Told from six different perspectives, The Night of the Sunflowers explores the notion that the truth is never as simple as black and white.

Europa

Film tentang bisnis kereta api di Jerman pasca Perang Dunia II.

EUROPA: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 2/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTING: 2,5/5

Note (from imdb.com)
An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate's daughter, he finds that he can't remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.

Swimming Pool

Film misteri yang menarik. Sayang disc-nya ngambek di tengah jalan :(
Ludivine Sagnier tampil 'berani' dlm film ini.

SWIMMING POOL
DNFW


Note (from imdb.com):
Sarah Morton is a famous British mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher John Bosload to stay at his home in Luberon, in the South of France. It is the off-season, and Sarah finds that the beautiful country locale and unhurried pace is just the tonic for her--until late one night, when John's indolent and insouciant French daughter Julie unexpectedly arrives. Sarah's prim and steely English reserve is jarred by Julie's reckless, sexually charged lifestyle. Their interactions set off an increasingly unsettling series of events, as Sarah's creative process and a possible real-life murder begin to blend dangerously together.

Enfermés Dehors

Locked Out

starred by Albert Dupontel
disc-nya rusak...

ENFERMÉS DEHORS:
DNFW

Note (movies.sympatico.msn.ca):
When he finds the uniform of a policeman who committed suicide, Roland, a homeless man, wants to return it to the police station. But before he can do his good deed, he’s expelled from the premises because of his horrible stench. So he decides to wash and fix up the uniform so he can eat free at the police cafeteria.

Finding that his new appearance commands respect, he’s able to help others who are also in a position of disadvantage. He becomes attracted to Marie, a young widow working in a sex shop, who accuses her parents-in-law, the Duvals, of preventing her from seeing her 18-month-old daughter under the pretext that she formerly appeared in skin flicks. But while trying to recover the baby, Roland mistakenly kidnaps Duval-Riché, a corrupt rich businessman about to make a large transaction.