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Behold the gorgeous Milla Jovovich in Ultra Violet (opening 30th March 2006)! Prepare for some butt-kicking entertainment. Looks like Milla Jovovich is going to be the next bone breaking heroine!

Opening next week (6th April 2006) is Spike Lee's latest movie: Inside Man. Starring Denzel Washington (Academy Award Winner: Best Actor for Training Day ), Clive Owen (Academy Award Nominee) and Jodie Foster (Academy Award Winner: Best Actress for The Silence of The Lambs). What a cast! 3 very intense and superb actors lock horns in this thriller. Expect some marvelous acting in this crime thriller.

Transamerica (2005)

Forget about the outside, look from the inside.

First and foremost, i would like to thank 'Ms Lucky' for dragging me to watch this film. As the word 'dragging' suggests, I am not actually keen on watching this film. I just feel that this is just not my kind of movie. I mean who would like to watch the usually sexy Felicity Huffman to grunt? (If you are an avid desperate housewives fan, well you have been warned.) Ironically, i think the performance of Felicity Huffman is amazing and sometimes flawless.

Huffman stars as the transexual, Bree. 'He' is about to undergo a sex change operation when he receives a phone call from a New York police station. Apparently a 17 year old boy is in lock up and is identified as her son, Toby. Bree is of course bemused by that. She tells her therapist about it and is strongly encouraged to face her past before undergoing the operation. Reluctantly, she agreed and set out to bail his son, Toby. Kevin Zegers stars as the sexually confused Toby. Bree poses as some christian missionary and together they undertake a roadtrip from the east to the west and begin to discover each other.

Are some of us comfortable with our own sex? Is it what we really want? Many of us are confined to the walls of society and are afraid to break thru it . Bree demonstrates here that you do not have to care of what other people feel about you. It is your life and yours only. No one can teach you how to obtain happiness. Only you have the key to unlock the heaviest door in your life. I like the tagline of the show: " Life is a journey. Bring an open mind." Yes we really need an open mind. (3.5/5)

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V for Vendetta (2006)

Liberate your mind, liberate your soul and lose your locks!

Okay so i nearly doze off in the first 20 mins BUT, and i mean BUT, that does not make it a bad movie. To be honest, the first 20 mins were pretty draggy (Ms Em will agree) and the lead characters were quoting shakespearean lingo. Evey (played by Natalie Portman) was nearly raped by 3 fingermen (some secret agents) when she was caught breaking the curfew. Enter V (acted out excellently by Hugo Weaving). The charismatic anti government hero who had a penchant to string long sentences with V words in it. Who is V?Versatile, Vivacious, Villan or Victim? Who is the man behind the Guy Fawkes mask?

As expected, V rescued Evey from the evil fingermen and subsequently changes her life.

The year is 2020. England is the super power of the world. United States has become the 'new third world'. So whats there to frown about? Super power, booming economy and safe country. England has it all. Or so it seems...

England is in a crisis , proclaimed V. Citizens are under the rule of a dictator, totally ignorant of what is happening in England and are stuck in a totalitarian state. They need to see the truth, see beyond Adam Sutler (the irritating chancellor played to perfection by John Hurt) and see beyond the lies.

I shall not reveal too much of the movie. I can only say that it's a conspiracy stuck in another conspiracy. Oh yes, lets not forget about the pivotal scene when Evey got her mane shaved.The movie makes me think hard. Question marks filled my mind and it makes me ponder. Are ideas really bulletproof? (4 out of 5 stars)

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Scarface (1983)

Al Pacino's defining moment through 3 hours of mayhem.

"In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women," so said Tony Montana. And what a spectacular surge of power indeed. You got to give it to Al Pacino. His acting skills are being stretch to the limit. From his heavy Cuban accent to the occasional habit of pulling up of trousers he imparts to Tony Montana, every single movement and mannerism is painfully being acted out in detail. A certain manly charisma is projected on Montana. The way he speaks, walks and swears just oozes out a certain charm. Ruthless and his archaic way of handling matters make him a 'one-man army vs. the rest of the world' and how accurate it turns out to be.

Arriving as a part of the Cuban 'political refugees', Tony Montana and Manny Ribera (the charming Steven Bauer) are in search of freedom and, of course, to make it in the land they describe as a 'great big pussy just waiting to get fucked.' They see limitless opportunities to make it big. However it appears that the only way out of poverty fast is to take the criminal route. A route laden with violence, blood and drugs.

Kudos to Brian De Palma, the director, for showing us a different side of Miami. For his direction and his casting of actors make Scarface a truly memorable film. This film will always be known for its wild and provocative style. And true to its grandiose style, I will end this review with one of my favourate quote:" What you think I am? HUH? What you think, I a fuckin' worm, like you? I told you, mayne, I told you, don't fuck with me!"

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