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s h u t d o w n

impedius — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:28:40 +0000

A million thanks to all that supported this site. After so long I can no longer keep updating as I used to anymore. I’m gonna miss this site a lot and the regular visitors. Should have said all this earlier and I’m merely occupied with so many things. But who knows, once I’m more settled, I’ll be back updating this site again. Till then I’m currently do some blogging at http://dinoza2.blogspot.com/. See you guys there.

Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen Super Bowl XLIII tv spot!

impedius — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:16:59 +0000

Its finally here! A first look at the year’s most anticipated sequel through this exclusive tv spot.

Super Bowl XLIII tv spot

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impedius Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen post

Look For A Star

impedius — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:41:44 +0000

Directed by Andrew Lau who brought to you Infernal Affairs and Initial D, Look For A Star is a new Hong Kong romantic movie starring superstar Andy Lau(Three Kingdoms, Infernal Affairs) and the famous Shu Qi(New York, I Love You , My Wife Is A Gangster 3). With interesting characters and touching moments, this movie looks set to be a hit among romance fans and a good watch for you people who celebrate Valentine. - impedius

release date: January 23rd, 2009(Hong Kong) February 5th, 2009(Malaysia)

director: Andrew Lau

writer: Cindy Tang, James Yuen

starring: Andy Lau, Shu Qi

studio: Media Asia Film Company Limited

genre: Romance

rating: PG13

runtime: 2 Hours

Sam (Andy Lau), the most eligible bachelor in town has already divorced three times and finds himself crawling back to the game of love sooner than he expected. Falling in love with Milan (Shu Qi), a part-time poker dealer and a full-time cabaret dancer at a Macau casino, he decided to marry her. While Milan is being groomed into a society woman by experts galore, Sam is starting to have cold feet and signs a prenuptial agreement without consulting Milan. When she is asked to sign the document, she is flabbergasted and leaves him.

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New In Town

impedius — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:00:08 +0000

This is a new romantic comedy that pairs up Renee Zellweger(Letherheads, Bee Movie) and Harry Connick Jr.(P.S. I Love You, tv series Will & Grace) on screen for the first time. New In Town stars Renee Zellweger as Lucy Hill, your typical career minded city girl who ends up in a small town to get a job done for a chance of promotion. There she learns a another side of life that is different from the city and unexpectedly falls in love for the first time with a local man. A heart-warming comedy that looks interesting enough to watch as a valentine movie. - impedius

release date: January 30th, 2009(US), February 12th, 2009(Malaysia)

director: Jonas Elmer

writer: Ken Rance, C. Jay Cox

starring: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Mike O’Brien, Rashida Jones

studio: Universal Pictures, Gold Circle Films

genre: Comedy

official site: http://www.newintownmovie.com/

rating: PG language and some suggestive material

runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes

Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger) is an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment - in the middle of nowhere - to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight forward job assignment becomes a life changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams (Harry Connick, Jr.).

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Seven Pounds

impedius — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:18:55 +0000

Back in 2006, I watched In The Pursuit Of Happyness. Its one of the most touching movies I ever watched and recommend anyone to watch it till this day. A drama of a man’s struggle to somehow keep his family together and being a good father. One of those movies that brings you back down to earth and understand that it takes a strong will and real determination to achieve something in life. Now, the team of director Gabriele Muccino and superstar actor Will Smith(Hancock, I Am Legend) who brought to you In The Pursuit Of Happyness are back. This time with their latest masterpiece, Seven Pounds. Be ready to be touched with this heartwarming story of a man who will change the lives of seven strangers. A recommended watch. - impedius

release date: December 19th, 2008(US), February 26th, 2009(Malaysia)

director: Gabriele Muccino

writer: Grant Nieporte

starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee

studio: Columbia Pictures

genre: Drama

official site: http://www.sevenpounds.com/

rating: PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality

runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes

Once, Tim Thomas (Will Smith) was a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife and a lovely beach house. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his beloved wife. Unable to forgive himself or raise the dead, Tim sets out to give “pounds of flesh” that will give new life to seven deserving individuals to make up for the seven lives he destroyed. Just as Antonio would have to die to pay Shylock the “pound of flesh” he demands, Tim intends to kill himself to atone for his sins. His brother Ben (Michael Ealy), who works for the IRS, is deeply concerned about his state of mind. Tim steals his brother’s IRS ID to access the IRS database and to find and meet people who he believes worthy of his gifts which includes body organs and material possessions. Holly Apelgren (Judyann Elder), Ezra Turner (Woody Harrelson), Connie Tepos (Elpidia Carrillo) and Emily Posa (Rosario Dawson) are among those whom he identifies to help. Furthermore, Tim assumes his brother’s identity of “Ben Thomas” to personally investigate these people and verify that they are indeed the right people he should help. He has a plan for when he identifies his 7 beneficiaries that requires his best friend Dan (Barry Pepper) to see that his wishes are carried out after he is dead. Tim’s plan threatens to unravel when he begins to fall in love with one of the people he is trying to help.

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Valkyrie

impedius — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:37:16 +0000

Director Bryan Singer(X-Men, Superman Returns) and Academy Award winning writer Christopher McQuarrie reunites to produce Valkyrie, a new movie since their team-up on the successful The Usual Suspects. Based on a true story, Valkyrie tells the tale of the German resistance to bring down Adolf Hitler and his army during the World War II. Tom Cruise(Tropic Thunder, Lions For Lambs) leads the cast as Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg, a leader of the German resistance. Feel the tension and drama on-screen as Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg and his team takes on Hitler with Operation Valkyrie, an ambitious plan to not just only bring down Adolf Hitler and his army, but also kill the Fuhrer himself. - impedius

release date: December 25th, 2008(US) February 12th, 2008(Malaysia)

director: Bryan Singer

writer: Nathan Alexander, Christopher McQuarrie

starring: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Eddie Izzard, Halina Reijn, Kevin McNally, Christian Berkel, Terence Stamp, David Schofield

studio: United Artists

genre: Drama

official site: http://valkyrie.unitedartists.com/

rating: PG-13 for violence and brief strong language

runtime: 2 hours

In a country in the grips of evil, in a police state where every move is being watched, in a world where justice and honor have been subverted, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Tom Cruise stars in the suspense film, “Valkyrie,” based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (Cruise) and the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. Director Bryan Singer (”The Usual Suspects,” “X-Men,” “Superman Returns”) re-teams with Academy Award®-winning “Usual Suspects” screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie to bring to life the story of the men who led the operation to assassinate Hitler. The film also stars an acclaimed cast including Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel and Terence Stamp.

A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he decides that he must take action himself and joins the German resistance. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler’s own emergency plan – known as Operation Valkyrie – these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside.

With everything in place, with the future of the world, the fate of millions and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to the one who must kill Hitler himself.

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Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

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Operation Valkyrie as explained in wikipedia

Ong Bak 2

impedius — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:24:56 +0000

Sequel to the infamous Ong Bak, the movie also features again rising famous martial arts actor Tony Jaa(Ong Bak, Tom Yum Goong). This time Tony Jaa even directs this movie, which is one of the biggest and most expensive movies ever made in Thailand. Will Ong Bak 2 do better than the first movie? Featuring quite a number of different martial arts, the sequel promises non-stop martial arts action that will blow you away. - impedius

release date: December 4th, 2008(Thailand) February 5th, 2009(Malaysia)

director: Tony Jaa

writer: Panna Rittikrai

starring: Tony Jaa, Janista Choochuaisuwan, Nirut Sirichanya, Pongpat Wachirabunjong

studio: Sahamongkolfilm Co.

genre: Action, Martial Arts

official site: http://ongbak2themovie.com

rating: 18SG

A young Thai learns the skills and inner meaning of martial arts as he seek revenge for the death of his father.

official trailer

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Tony Jaa as explained in wikipedia

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

impedius — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:00:57 +0000

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button reunites director David Fincher and actor Brad Pitt in their third movie together after teaming up in two hit movies, Fight Club and Se7en. Based on a 1921 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the movie tells a unique tale of the character Benjamin Button that was born in his 80s and ended up growing backwards. Already a hit in the US during Christmas last year, this heartwarming movie is not to be missed as audiences are bound to be captured by the ups and downs of Benjamin Button’s life. - impedius

release date: December 25th, 2008(US) February 12th, 2009(Malaysia)

director: David Fincher

writer: Eric Roth

starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Taraji P. Henson, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Julia Ormond

studio: Paramount Pictures

genre: Drama, Fantasy

official site: http://www.benjaminbutton.com/

rating: PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking

runtime: 2 hours 47 minutes

“I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, “Benjamin Button,” is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

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Red Cliff 2

impedius — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:53:32 +0000

The sequel to epic war movie Red Cliff will be bring back Tony Leung(’Lust, Caution’, Infernal Affairs), Takeshi Kaneshiro(Sweet Rain: Shinigami no seido aka Accuracy Of Death) and the rest of the all star cast from the first movie to the screen. Watch their characters fight and end what is called one of the biggest battle in history as described in the story of The Romance Of Three Kingdoms. Just like the first one, Red Cliff 2 is a must watch for fans of war movies. - impedius

release date: 8th January, 2009(China) 23rd January, 2009(Malaysia)

director: John Woo

writer: Khan Chan, Cheng Kuo

starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chang Chen, Chi-ling Lin

studio: China Film Group

genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

official site: http://redcliff.meiah.com/

rating: PG13

runtime: 2 Hours 16 Minutes

With a budget of US$80million, “Red Cliff” is the most expensive Asian-financed film to date. The movie is based on historical records of “The Chronicles of the Three Kingdom” rather than the novel, “Romance of the Three Kingdom”. In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan (Chang Chen), calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei (You Yong) for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the strategists Zhou Yu (Tony Leung) and Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) see that Cao Cao’s army is unused to battling on the sea. With 200,000 men, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang defeat Cao Cao’s army at the Yangtze River.

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Battle Of Red Cliffs as explained in wikipedia

impedius Red Cliff post

New Fast and Furious trailer!

impedius — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:38:12 +0000

Just a few more months and the latest in The Fast And The Furious movies series will hit the cinemas. In the meantime, check out the new explosive Fast and Furious trailer.

official trailer

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impedius Fast And Furious post