Best movies of 2009

Well, its 2 weeks into the new year now and I've posted zilch.

Once again I'm sorry if my posts are few and far between. Been having very little since i've started my new job. Waking up early and coming back tired at night needs some getting used to. And worse still waking up to year 2010 and my sister reminding me that I'm 26 this year doesn't help.
My reply to her was: but i only turned 25 less than a month ago!!!

Well this is gonna be a short post from me.

I've watched quite a lot of movies in the past year. But the sad thing is that I dont remember many of them. Which only means 1 thing, the movies didnt make much of an impression on me. Either that or I'm plain forgetful ;-p (which is more like me)

Well I have my top 3 movies of last year. This is from the movies I have watched lar... those i didnt watch may not be here eventhough you may feel its better.

3. The Time Traveller's Wife

Nice movie with your not so typical storyline. Loved the originality and the chemistry of both the leading cast.


2. 500 Days of Summer

A little indie movie that made its rounds in selected cinemas in Malaysia. I was glad to have managed to catch it and I definitely did not regret paying RM10 for it. Well worth my money for a story of falling in love, then falling out of it. Its the true story of love.


1. Up

This is by far my favourite movie this year. From the trailer, i wouldnt have guesed that this could be such a good movie. My thoughts before watching the movie was: How good could a movie be when its about an old man and a floating house??

I was dead wrong. Thank goodness I caught it in the cinema. I even watched it 2 more times on my computer.

I could feel a connection with the old man despite it being an animated film. It really touched my heart, more than any movie I have watched for a very long time.


Well, thats my short post for today. Will be hoping to put up more stuff in the near future

Till then,


Boodyboy, out!!!

Movie Review: 500 Days of Summer

Finally got a chance to catch this movie a few days back. This movie is not shown in all cinemas, currently only available at TGV KLCC. Why this is the case, I really don't know. Maybe its the distributorship issue.

Which is such a waste because I think this is one of the best movies I've seen this year if not the best. I'm really torn between this movie and Disney's Up.

THe genre for this movie is romance/comedy. While I agree with the comedy part, i dont think the romance part does it justice. I think its more than just romance. Its a depiction of the roller coaster of emotions a person goes through in a relationship. I would call it relationship/comedy instead.

Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are great in this movie as the lead characters. Great chemistry between the both of them. While you watch the movie, you can't help but be totally engrossed in it. And the weird thing is, I actually feel that the stuff that has happened to him is somehow relevant to all of us. I think somehow, it a realistic overview of how love is like.

Here is a short synopsis from the IMDB website:

"After it looks as if she's left his life for good this time, Tom Hansen reflects back on the just over one year that he knew Summer Finn. Despite being physically average in almost every respect, Summer had always attracted the attention of men, Tom included. For Tom, it was love at first sight when she walked into the greeting card company where he worked, she was the new administrative assistant. Soon, Tom knew that Summer was the woman with whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life. Although Summer did not believe in relationships or boyfriends - in her assertion, real life will always ultimately get in the way - Tom and Summer became more than just friends. Through the trials and tribulations of Tom and Summer's so-called relationship, Tom could always count on the advice of his two best friends, McKenzie and Paul. However, it is Tom's adolescent sister, Rachel, who is his voice of reason. After all is said and done, Tom is the one who ultimately has to make the choice to listen or not."

The movie had some really laugh out loud moments. I cant remember the last time i laughed this loud to a funny scene in the movie, but I guess in our daily lives, we mix the good, funny and bad days together.

Below is the trailer to the movie :-)





I really loved the music in the song. It sets up the mood of the scene to get us into it.

No wonder this movie has been highly regarded in movie festivals and also in countries which it has opened in.

Would I catch this movie again? Definitely! My score? 9/10

GO catch this movie before it goes off the screen!


Boodyboy, out!!!