While wondering if there is any wholesome family-themed movie to watch this summer, remember, I have had enough of superheroes, seriously, I chanced upon this movie called Kit Kittredge: An American Girl based on the popular American Girl® book series.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl movie poster

Costume movies are really not my thing but this one stars Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin who is so cute, acting alongside an all-star cast. I think that everyone who is looking for a young family-themed comedy movie to watch would find this entertaining.

Abigail Breslin at the 79th Annual Academy Awards
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl opens on 2nd July, 2008. However, I checked our local cinema listings and it looks like they are giving this movie a pass. It’s too bad. I will have to wait for the DVD release then. Sigh.

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Pixar’s animation, Wall-E, opened in cinemas on 27th June, 2008. Wall-E, which stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter — Earth-Class is said to be Pixar’s best film to date. Think Ratatouille and Finding Nemo.

Wall-E movie poster

While at first I was not keen to watch Wall-E, even after watching its trailer, because I do not really like robotic animations and on top of that, a SCI-FI robotic animation, which is what Wall-E is, since this was set in 2700, I thought I would pass.

However, almost everyone who has already watched it has given it two thumbs up as one of the best movies, if not the best movie released this year. It is also said to be Pixar’s best movie. Everyone says that Wall-E, the main character is so cute and loveable. Well, I guess I will have to go watch it myself!

Oh no! Not another comic book action superhero movie! Seriously, who has not have enough of these? If you have watched Hellboy, you would probably want to watch this. It opens in cinemas this 11th July, 2008, by the way.

Hellboy 2 movie poster

Honestly, I don’t even remember how Hellboy was like. I don’t remember watching it. Most probably did not since this genre is not my kinda thang, if you know what I’m saying. I did a search on the internet and gosh, it was a 2004 movie. That is like a lifetime in Hollywood! The only reason I remember the title “Hellboy” is because the censorship authorities here in Malaysia decided to change the name of the movie to “Super Sapiens”. Hahaha! I have no idea who came out with such a “creative” movie title!

In Hellboy 2, Ron Perlman returns as Hellboy, Selma Blair is once again Liz Sherman and John Hurt returns as Trevor ‘Broom” Bruttenholm. There’s still another three weeks to the release of Hellboy 2. Meanwhile, check out this Hellboy 2 movie trailer. As for me, I would most probably stay home and watch a rerun of something else.

The Happening opened in cinemas on 13th June, 2008. I guess because of its apocalyptic theme, 13th of June, which was also Friday the 13th, was picked.

The Happening movie poster

My friends told me not to bother watching this because it’s utter crap. Well, here are people who thought that The Sixth Sense was awesome, though it did nothing to me. Remember, I am Asian; I see dead people, I talk to dead people and I offer food to dead people. Dead people are part of our culture and tradition. Maybe that’s why I do not think The Sixth Sense was an exceptional movie. And I guess, for M. Night Shyamalan, being of Indian origin, it had amused him tremendously that the West thought his Sixth Sense was an extraordinary movie.

The Happening is a movie about bio-chemical destruction where trees mutated and secrete a type of virus that infected people and cause them to self-destruct in whatever way they could find.

The plot may sound stupid but it would be scary if something like that actually happened. Anyway, this is not the kind of movie that I would want to watch. I know guys have a different perception of what constitutes a good movie. Let’s hope that the next movie by M. Night Shyamalan, maybe two years from now, will actually improve. It has been going downhill for him since The Sixth Sense, even though I am utterly unimpressed with that either!

The other day, I was so waiting for Kung Fu Panda to open in cinemas on 6th June, 2008, but, ended up I didn’t get to watch it as my beloved doggie, Dino, left me suddenly.

Talking about dogs, here is a Japanese movie called “Inu to Watashi no 10 no Yakusoku” which translates to “10 Promises to My Dog”, which is a must watch for all dog lovers. It is about a girl’s ten promises to her dog which she made to the doggie when she was feeling down after her mother passed away and this puppy entered her life.

As for me, I am too sad to watch any movie that has anything to do with dogs. I think I will stay away from this for the time being.

I don’t know about you but I am really looking forward to Kung Fu Panda! I have had enough of fantasy movies, superhero movies and what-not. I expect Kung Fu Panda to be a seriously hilarious comedy, what with an illustrious cast, I am expecting no less, even though we will only be “seeing” their voices.

Kung Fu Panda movie poster

It is kind of funny that even though the actors are only going to use their voice here on Kung Fu Panda that they would Jackie Chan in the movie. I think that we, Kung Fu fans, would rather watch Jackie Chan himself in action and not just listen to his voice. What say you?

Kung Fu Panda is slated to be released in local cinemas on 6th June, 2008. That’s just the end of this week. Awesomeness! Meanwhile, watch this trailer. You are going to enjoy it!

Sex and the City: the Movie, just premiered in New York City a couple of days ago to high expectations. Well, there were concerns that a TV show that was well-loved by mostly female fans would be spoilt when it gets to the big screen but I was informed that the movie was everything that people loved on the TV series and more.

Personally, I do not know what’s the fuss about Sex and the City. Maybe it is because I did not follow it episode after episode but it figured that viewers loved the visual impact of beautiful women dressed beautifully. Or maybe it could be the crude jokes.

Sex and the City movie poster

Sex and the City has been scheduled for a worldwide release on 30th May, 2008 and I wonder if this will make it to Malaysian cinemas. Well, we had Sex and the City on TV but it is hard to say with the movie. Maybe they have to change the title of the movie into something that doesn’t mean SEX at all.

Meanwhile, here’s a trailer for all fans of Sex and the City who are eagerly waiting for it in local cinemas like my friends are!

I was checking the cinema listings to see if there’s anything nice to watch apart from superhero movies, which I have been overdosed with lately, when I spotted this movie, Made of Honor. Well, I have seen its poster a little while back but I guess it slipped my mind. if you like Grey’s Anatomy, you’d probably enjoy Patrick Dempsey in Made of Honor. Me, I love romantic comedies!

Made of Honor movie poster

I dot know about you but before getting my tickets to a movie, I do not mind checking it out on the internet and even catching its trailer on YouTube. Some people do not want spoilers but not me.

Made of Honor makes a great watch for couples but even though I am unattached, I know that this is the kind of movie that will give me an enjoyable time. However, what I look for in a movie is something that will make me remember it a long time down the road. Will Made of Honor be able to provide me that? We shall see.

The latest Indiana Jones movie finally opened in cinemas. It was screened for the first time in Malaysian cinemas on 22nd May, 2008. This is the movie that many of my friends, even those who are not real fans of Indiana Jones have been waiting for.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie poster

The movie opened on Thursday, a weekday and I was not able to get away from work early. This weekend, the cinemas will be packed and I tell you, I stopped going to the cinemas when it is absolutely packed. I remember going to watch Spiderman some years back and it was full house. I sat next to a lady who coughed throughout the movie. I came home and promptly fell ill.

So perhaps I will only get to watch this like one or two weeks later, if I am still interested by then. Already, I have heard from friends that this is not what they expected Indiana Jones to be! they felt let down, especially with the ending.

Indiana Jones

I don’t know, personally, I am generally sick of adventures, fantasy, superheros and “tough guy” kind of movies. I think I’d rather stay home and watch my collection of Korean movies and dramas.

Have you watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Geee.. the title is too long and doesn’t really make sense unless you know the storyline. So what do you think of this movie? Will it give me entertainment value for my money or should I not bother?

You really can’t escape from the hype of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, wherever you may be. In fact, the hype started to build up way before the release of the movie on 16th May, 2008 in the United States. This is, after all, the second movie of the Chronicles, a follow up to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).

Well, I didn’t watch that first movie back in 2005 so I don’t know what all the hype is about. After all, I am not a fan of fantasy movies. The third installment is expected in 2010 and I don’t envision myself watching it either.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian movie poster

I was surprised to learn that we here in Malaysia are already screening The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian in the cinemas but according to Wikipedia, it will only be released on 5th June in Australia and 27th June, 2008 in the United Kingdom. Something must be very wrong.

If you are in one of those countries still waiting for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian to land on your shores, then you will have to make do with this official trailer first. By the way, if you are a fan of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, you may want to check out this Narnia Pricne Caspian contest and win yourself some cool prizes.