Answer to Social Studies Inference Exercise on Sri Lanka

Inference 1: The source is a one-sided view about the conflict in Sri Lanka. It tells me that the conflict in Sri Lanka is very violent and going on for a long time. Explanation: From the source, "bombed and launched artillery attacks" shows the violence occuring in Sri Lanka, as all these bombing and artillery attacks kills many people easily. Thus, leading to a violent conflict in Sri Lanka.

Inference 2: The source also shows me that the conflict in Sri Lanka was targeted at the Tamils. Explanation: From the source, "painted areas that you see - that is Tamil Eelam" shows that where the bombs and artilley attacks only took place in the Tamil areas but not in any Sinhalese areas. Thus, showing the conflict was targeted at the Tamils

Extra Note: For any inference question during the exams or tests, always come up with atleast

2 inferences.

Armageddon:Breathtaking and Touching****

I watched this film last year, even though this film was produced many years ago, but it is still worth watching it. The stunning visual effects, good surround sound and profusion of action made this film gripping to watch.

Armageddon is a 1998 American disaster film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The movie tells of a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers sent by NASA to stop an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It featured an all-star cast including Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Michael Clarke Duncan and Steve Buscemi. The plot of this film is about the Space Shuttle Atlantis is destroyed by a meteor shower, killing the entire crew. Meteorites then bombard New York City and other parts of the world, and NASA discovers that a large asteroid will collide with Earth in 18 days, effectively destroying the planet. The scientists at NASA—in cooperation with the Russian, Japanese, and other European space agencies—plan to detonate a nuclear bomb in the asteroid's core, splitting it in two and causing it to miss the Earth. The bomb must be placed 800 feet below the surface within eight hours of landing and no later than four hours before it will impact Earth.

This film has a lot of twists and turns, which are really unpredictable, You will only come to your realisation after the film ended. Some of the dialogues in this film are very amusing, which some are very touching. Armageddon has the same mould as the Deep Impact. Overall, this is an infallible movie.

By: Hew Li Ting

Villain, Vicious & Jealousy at Palace Scheme!

The setting of ‘Beyond the realm of Conscience’ is in ancient, Palace Scheme. The main characters are Charmaine Sheh ,Tavia Yeung, Kevin Cheng, Moses Chan, Suzanna Kwan and Michelle Yim.

Moses acting as the emperor in the palace and Kevin acting as Moses’ bodyguard are both fond of Charmaine Sheh acting as Lau Sam Ho, a palace maid is infallible, whenever task is given to her, she will never fail to complete it but instead put in 100% of effort into it and soon become the head of department.

However, these mould Tavia Yeung acting as Yiu kam ling, a palace maid who become jealous and envious of her blossom sister, Charmaine.

Upon that, Tavia had done profusion of tricks to demote Charmaine from her post. At the last episode of the drama, Tavia came to realisation of her wrong doings and she became insane soon after.

‘Beyond the realm of Conscience’ is a really gripping and a ‘must watch’ production by TVB. I rate 4 STARS!

Amanda Woon (3) 3N2

Four Brothers - Action, Emotion, Passion ****

Four Brothers is a 2005 action crime film directed by John Singleton. 
Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund co-star in this gripping tale of brotherly love, betrayal and revenge. 

The seemingly random murder of their adoptive mother, Evelyn Mercer, in a convenience store brings the four brothers from Detroit, Michigan back home to find out what happened. Originally under the impression the crime was a simple "robbery-gone-wrong", the brothers soon discover that the robbery was merely a cover for what was, in fact, a "hit" put out on Evelyn. After this revelation, Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), Angel (Tyrese Gibson), Jeremiah (André Benjamin) and Jack Mercer (Garrett Hedlund) track down the hired guns who killed Evelyn. Refusing to say anything, they are unceremoniously executed by Bobby and Angel.
Taking the matters into their own hands and defying the police orders, the brothers went on to search for the mastermind. along the way, they discover they are bound by ties thicker than blood.I advise you guys to watch this show, as it's a really emotional and action packed movie. 
Done by: Tan Guanyuan & Tan Qizhen 

Up : Fascinating Feast! *****

Somewhere during last year, I went to catch this particular movie called ‘Up’ with my family and since then, the memory of this movie really sunk deep into my mind up as it was a really engaging and gripping show.

The plot of this movie begins when the main character Carl Fredrickson, a little boy who idolizes the adventurer Charles Munts meets Ellie, who also admire Charles, became close friends. However Charles gets accused of forging the skeleton of a monster in Paradise Falls, he travels to Paradise Falls to bring the monster back alive but is never seen again. Eventually Carl grows up and marries Ellie, they promised each other that they would travel to Paradise Falls and build a house there. Years later, Ellie dies and Carl refuses to move to a retirement home. Then, he uses many balloons to float his house to travel to Paradise Falls. Another character, Russell, a Wilderness Explorer who’s trying to earn his badge for "Assisting the Elderly", has joined him on his journey after being sent on a snipe hunt by Carl the day before. And so, the engrossing scenes and infallible storylines continues as they travel to Paradise Falls. This story is in the mould of some previous movies published from Disney Pixar when we come to the realisation of the movie setting and plot.

Overall, this movie has brought profusion of audience and laughter to our faces as it brings us a sort of warm feeling as if we’re watching it in our own home. I would really recommend my friends to watch this movie as it’s a comedy show that no one should miss.

By: Choo Yuan Qi (8) 3N2

UP: Funny and Adventurous****

The movie was almost infallible that I watched it a several times. This movie was moulded in to a 3D form so it looks good. The movie is about Russell who is in scout wants to earn his badge by accompanying an elderly. Carl the elderly wants to makes his late wife’s dream to come true. By putting his house on a cliff in South America. Russell wanted to accompany Carl, but Carl did not want Russell’s accompany. Carl tied a profusion amount balloons around his house to fly to South America.

Carl realized that Russell was in his house. They went to South America and their adventure began. The scene when the Charles Muntz chasing Russell, Carl and the peacock on top of the ship was the most gripping scene.

HILARIOUS INFALLIBLE heart warming <333333

the.......... Despicable Me


Despicable Me is hilarious, infallible and heart warming. The film makers mould a perfect balance between using the 3D as a gimmick and using it for depth of field. You can feel the French sensibility ringing throughout "Despicable Me." There is a cool aloofness to the proceedings that gives the film an edge and helps to make its dark humor something unique and unexpected. This film is gripping as the movie has lots of unrealistic adventures that humans once thought of, not only it teaches us that some dreams are unfulfillable. It’s also contain profusion knowledge and principle and helo us in realization of our dreams

By : Phoebe (31) & Wong Shu Ting (43)

Jumper (2008)

Jumper is a 2008 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises, loosely based on the 1992 science fiction novel of the same name by Steven Gould. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Max Thieriot, AnnaSophia Robb, and Diane Lane. The film follows a person capable of teleporting to any location as he is chased by a secret society intent on killing him.Jumper was filmed in 20 cities in 14 countries between 2006 and 2007. The film was released on February 14, 2008 and a soundtrack was released on February 19.

the scenes in the show was very Gripping, the scenes of bad guys and good were quite unclear, but realisation came to me. The Mould was profusion and it is infallible to catch the audience’s attention.

-Clarence 3n2

Harry potter and half blood prince ****

Last year I went to the cinema to watch Harry potter and half blood prince. I was utterly impressed and I watch it again for the past month a few times. the movie lead actor is Harry potter with her friends harmonie and ron weasley. The movie was very gripping that I brought a book about this with my brother. If we look at the movie carefully, we gain the realisation that the plot is not of the same mould as compared to the old Harry potter series. The movie director is very creative as the Harry potter movie went on. Although this movie is not as infallible as the others, the movie talks mostly about Harry and Dumbledore embarking on a mission to destroy the harcox. Which voldemort created so that when he die there will be soul to keep him alive in the world and eventually one day he will be able to get himself a flash body. Although the director did not produce a profusion amount of movies, he is able to gain popularity amount the youngsters. The movie is very nice although there is no poor acting, there is a lot of part which most of the thing they do is talk to the people which is kind of boring and the ending is quite lame, the overall movie is good.. In conclusion. This movie is very worth watching and I strongly encourage you to watch this movie and I am very sure that you will agree with me,.

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BOLT- A fantastic movie****

The movie I am going to talk about is titled” Bolt”. It is a fantastic movie. The movie amazed me, especially the climax. It was touching. The climax is a beautiful mould of love between the pet and the owner. Subsequently, many profusion scenes show the love between them. Though I watched it quite a number of times, I never got sick of it. That is the only evidence that can prove how the movie impressed me so much. It is a very gripping story. This is how the storyline goes…..

A girl named Penny (Miley Cyrus) and a dog named Bolt are stars on television hit series called Bolt in which the dog character has various superpowers and must constantly defeat the villain, Doctor Calico. To gain a more realistic performance, the TV show's producers have deceived Bolt his entire life, arranging the filming in such a way that Bolt believes the television show is real and makes him think that he really has superpowers. After filming the latest episode, Bolt escapes from his on-set trailer mistakenly believing Penny has been kidnapped by the television villain. He attempts to break through a window, knocking himself unconscious as he falls into a box of Styrofoam peanuts. With no one aware Bolt is in the box, it is shipped from Hollywood to New York City. In New York, he meets Mittens (Susie Essman), a female alley cat who bullies pigeons out of their food. Bolt, convinced and threaten Mittens which looks exactly like the villain‘s cat but it is not to help him get back to Hollywood, and the two start their journey. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, Penny is deeply saddened over Bolt's disappearance and did not wanted to continue filming. But she is being forced by the studio to continue filming with a dog that exactly appears like Bolt. As their adventure a proceeds, after many scoldings from the cat, Bolt starts to notice that his superpowers are not working, and rationalizes this is the effect that Styrofoam has on his body.
Surprised at his first feelings of both pain and hunger, Bolt is shown by Mittens how to act like a cute, but needy dog, and is rewarded by food. They meet Rhino (Mark Walton), a fearless, TV-obsessed hamster and huge Bolt fan who joins their team of continuing the journey to Hollywood. Mittens tries to convince Bolt that his superpowers aren't real, but their discussion is cut short by the arrival of Animal Control, who captures them both and transports them to an animal shelter. After being freed by Rhino, Bolt’s realization of his non- real powers made him sad. But Rhino’s motivation brightens him up. They rescued Mittens from the shelter and escape, allowing them to continue their journey. Along the way, Bolt learns to enjoy typical dog activities (such as hanging his head out the window), but Mittens refuses to go further. She tells Bolt that his Hollywood life is fake and there is no real love for him there. Her emotional rant reveals that she was once a house cat, but was abandoned by her previous owner and left to brave the harsh streets alone and declawed. Bolt refuses to believe that Penny doesn't love him, and continues on alone, wishing Mittens the best. Rhino, learning of Bolt's departure, convinces Mittens that they must help him, and the two set off to find Bolt once again.
Bolt reaches the studio, finding Penny embracing the dog that looks like him. Unaware that Penny still misses him and that her affection for that dog was only a part of a rehearsal for the show, he leaves, brokenhearted. Mittens, on a gantry in the studio, sees what Bolt does not - Penny telling her mother how much she misses Bolt. Realizing that Penny truly does love Bolt, Mittens follows Bolt and explains. At the same time, the Bolt-lookalike panics during filming and accidentally knocks over some torches, setting the sound stage on fire and trapping Penny. Bolt arrives and reunites with Penny inside the burning studio, being rescued as they succumb to smoke asphyxiation.
Penny and her mother subsequently quit the show when their agent attempts to exploit the incident for publicity purposes. Penny herself adopts Mittens and Rhino, and moves to a rural home to enjoy a simpler, happy lifestyle with Bolt and her new pets. The show continues, but with a replacement "Bolt" and "Penny"- "Penny's" new appearance being explained in the show as being serious injuries necessitating her undergoing facial reconstruction surgery and adopting an alien abduction storyline.

In total, this is an infallible movie. Please watch it!

The Twilight Saga: Twilight ep 1

Twilight, the first movie in Stephenie Meyer’s Bestselling Series, is about the romances of a vampire and human. Follows Isabella swan(Kristen Stewart) from a sunny Phoenix, Arizona to a the rather dreary Forks, Washington to leave with her father Charlie(Billy Burke) while her mother was on a trip to a country with her new husband.
As a very shy girl, Bella was amazed at how interested she was about gathering around her new school in Forks, with many boys competing for her attention, but not for Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) the guy who sits next to her for Biology class. He was so uninterested in her; even changing his schedule for his classes trying to avoid her. But Bella was intrigued by the look of the infallible Edward that she started to meet around with her old friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) a member of the American Quileute tribe, to find more about Edward. Jacob tells her some of their local tribe legends that lead Bella to conclude that Edward was a vampire.
Eventually, Bella and Edward fell in love with each other although Bella’s scent is 100 time more potent than other humans to Edward, so he has to battle his animalistic instinct to whether kill her.
At the end of the story, Bella had a realization that she needs to turn herself into a vampire in order to stay with Edward forever so she decided that she will want to turn herself into a vampire. But Edward was not happy with idea.
When I first saw this movie I though it was really a very uninteresting movie, but soon I started to hear about the movie and books at the same time so I when to get the book and read it. After reading the books I was totally amazed by how gripping this book was and started to be desperate to get the movie watch. Also I was totally amazed by how Stephenie Meyer actually mould out the book. She was totally amazing; she really can imagine infallibly how the characters are being plot inside the book, and this book has attracted a profusion amount of teenagers. But still she is the best author I have heard of.

Done by : jesica and chrizangel

Movie review: Despicable Me




The story is of a super villain named Gru who plans to use three orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, only to find that their innocent love is profoundly changing him.Steve Carell played as Gru, the world's former #1 super villain. He at first only adopted the girls so he could steal the shrink ray but later warms up to the girls and finally becomes their true father. Though Despicable Me was a quite movie but look at it, you will gain realizations that it is the same mould as some of the movies. This movie convey a message that although Gru was not a infallible villain, he was moves by the 3 little orphans that melted his heart and his plan to take down Vector and transformed him into a selfless person.
We think that this movie is a combination of comedy and action movie, which gripped our heart throughout the whole movie. We both rate the movie 5/5.






Done by: Koh Jing Yun (22)
Yeo Wee Chin (44)
3N2

Review on nicest cartoon show ever,

Toy Story 3.




Review on nicest Cartoon show ever.

I went to watch toy story 3 in a cinema few months ago. It was super impressive! And above my expectations. At first, I intended not to watch as I tought it was too “childish” but, after my younger brother persuasion, I went to watch with him. I did not regret watching the show after all.Hence, I rate is 5/5!

The story is very interesting. At first. There’s a bear,
who act as a “good guy” he and his gang welcomed woody and friends to the childcare centre.They take very goodcare of them and were very friendly to them too. But after that, I gain Realisation that actually, the bear and gang wasn’t friendly at all. Their motive was to have woody and friends get bullied by the chilrens there. Because the childrens there were like super hyper and active. at night. Woody and friends would wake up and walk around but during day time, they would become a real toy. Sometimes, when there’s nobody inside the playing room, woody and friends would also wake up to walk and chat around. But as they here footsteps, they would immediately Mould as a toy again.
There is one part of the movie which was very Gripping it was the time where woody’s friends has been captured by the evil bear and gangs. They were being kept in a cage. So, woody had to risk his life and think of a lot of ways to help his friends out. The story line is very attractive. And it is infallible to catch the audience’s attention. I think that the director is very smart and creative to produce such a profusion nowadays. Because, a lot of the cartoons movie is under him. Overall, I felt that the movie is the nicest cartoon movie I ever see. It is much more better than “UP” although a lot people says “UP” is a nice movie. I love this movie a lot and if next time, there's Toy Story 4, i would definately go and see it! ;D








By: Toh Jie Min (3N2)
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Magical and Stunning! ***** 5 Stars!

Sorcerer's Apprentice was release in july 14 worldwide. The character are one of Nicolas cage as One of Merlins apprentice Balthazar Blake, Jay Baruchel as Dave Balthazars's apprentice and Teresa Palmer as Daves Girlfriend Becky Barnes. Master sorcerer Balthazar Blake recruits a seemingly everyday guy in his mission to defend New York City from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice, from Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer, is an interesting take on one of infallible most beloved sequences. Back in 740 AD, Merlin was defeated by the evil Morgana, but beforehand he gave his ring to Balthazar. He told Balthazar that the ring would help him find the Prime Merlinian, who could defeat Morgana. Balthazar manages to trap Morgana in a magical prison, called a grimlock, that resembles stacking dolls. Over the years, he adds layers with Morgana's followers, including Horvath, one of Merlin's apprentices who betrayed him. Balthazar also searches for the child who is to grow up to defeat Morgana.

In the year 2000 AD, in New York, Dave Stutler is a slightly geeky fourth grader with a crush on a girl named Becky Barnes. Dave gives her a note to ask if they should friends or girlfriend, but it gets away from him before he can read the answer. He chases the note through the streets of New York, and it leads him to Balthazar. Balthazar gives him Merlin's ring and finds that Dave is the Prime Merlinian. Soon, however, Horvath manages to escape. A magic fight ensues, ending with Balthazar and Horvath trapped in an urn. Dave, frightened by the whole thing, runs outonly to see his class, who relentlessly taunt him.

Ten years later, in present day, Dave runs into Becky again and thinks that he finally has a second chance with her. However, Balthazar and Horvath are freed from the urn, and they both go to find Dave, who they know as the last one to have the grimlock. Balthazar takes Dave on as an apprentice while they try to keep the grimlock from Horvath. I was gripped when Balthazar was still in the urn and Horvaththrow the urn down a 30 story apartment!. But luckly he escape before the urn shatter into the hard core ground.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice wasnt the most profusion movie Ive ever seen, but it certainly fell flat. It had quirky geek humor, lots of action, and great special effects. I love Nicolas Cage when he plays crazy people, and he certainly didnt disappoint me in this performance. However, it felt like the movie was trying to fit too much into too little time, and certain parts are rushed and feel undeveloped. The story had potential, but it moved so fast that it couldnt fulfill it. Much like Fantasia, the most memorable part of the movie is the sequence with the rogue mops that have a mind of their ownend, as expected, Mickey Mouse did it better.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice would probably be really good for those who like lots of action and special effects but dont necessarily care about well-developed story lines. I gain realisation that the mould of the movie was the same as the game i played called dragon age orgins M for mature!. I watched the movie with my friends and we had alot of fun and we enjoyed the movie alot!.

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Sorcerer’s Apprentice : Spell-Binding Action *****



Recently, I went to the cinemas to catch Disney sorcerer apprentice. It was a very interesting and magical show that makes me want to watch again!

The actors of these shows are, st arring: Nicolas Cage, Monica Bellucci, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, Alfred Molina, Toby Kebbell, Jake Cherry, Peyton List, Omar Benson Miller, Manish Dayal, and Nicole Ehinger.

What makes this movie an infallible experience for everyone is the storyline: Back in 740 AD, Merlin was defeated by the evil Morgana, but beforehand he gave his ring to Balthazar. He told Balthazar that the ring would help him find the Prime Merlinian, who could defeat Morgana. Balthazar manages to trap Morgana in a magical prison, called a grimlock that resembles stacking dolls. Over the years, he adds layers with Morgana’s followers, including Horvath, one of Merlin’s apprentices who betrayed him. Balthazar also searches for the child who is to grow up to defeat Morgana. It’s the mould of how the movie is being amazing enough to attract a profusion number of people to watch this movie!

The thing that was good was that while watching the show, gripping effects that took the crowd imagination goes wild and everyone was also caught in by it. And when realization occur in me when the love scene between two character Balthazar and his true love has a kissing scene which touched the crowd by their lovely emotional which taught us to be faithfully to the once we love and not to mention sacrificing too.

It’s one of the best magical show I had watch other than harry potter. Therefore I do like to encourage you guys to watch it as well as it’s something we don’t want to miss out on!

Done By : Royston Fong (36) 3N2

movie review"despicable me"

Recently. I went to catch “despicable me” with my friends. And I could say that it is a very exciting and fascinating. I could say it is infallible and gripping. I am sure that I would not get bored after watching it over and over again.


I shall now tell about the review and the plot of this movie:
The movie was basically like this: Bad guy, Gru, hatched evil plot. He adopted 3 little orphan girls as part of his grand evil plan to steal the moon. In the end, he failed his evil mission but gained love as the cutie pies melted his cold and frozen heart and they lived happily ever after. Not an unusual storyline, but what makes this movie outstanding is its despicable method of tugging at people’s hearts.
Evil villain who transformed into a sweet guy due to the 3 girls he adopted. The yellow creatures were sooo cute and funny, esp the “kissy” one . My personal favorite was the part where 3 stupid yellow things went to the shops and create hilarious chaos, just to get a unicorn toy, haha.
Other than the funny bits, this movie provides lots of food for thought. The main character was the man he was, (that is, evil) was because he craves approval from his mother who basically ignored him and hence did outrageous stuff to capture her attention. And that if a person wants to reform to be a better man he should adopt 3 little girls. Best if one of them is obsessed with unicorns.
I love how the movie people introduced subtle changes to the main character‘s personality; a gradual but obvious evolution. The animation was quite excellent. There was a scene where everyone rode on a rollercoaster, allowing the audience to see through their perspective – I felt as if I was actually on the ride itself, heart lurching at the sudden drop in gradient and experiencing the same kind of thrill and excitement!

The slapdick humor was tastefully executed, evident from the frequent bursts of laughter. As a critic, I felt that it is part of my job to pounce on a mistake and then criticize and attack it to death but honestly, besides the predictable ending, there wasn’t anything much for me to pick on. I had enjoyed myself thoroughly and this is the perfect film if you’re looking out for a good, solid family love.So I can say that it is suitable for the whole family to watch this movie.
There are also touching scenes that will make you cry.The touching scenes includes: sending off the children back to orphanage, superpowers grown from within as he set off to rescue his precious kids, and the storytelling time.And also when he have his realisation.
Althought it is somehow the same mould as shriek,but I could say that despicable me is so much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1J
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Good guy- Awful and lame! **

Done by Mathiraj-27 (3n2)

Just the other day, I went off to watch the movie, ‘Good guy’. I heard from many people that it was a pretty touching movie while others say it was a total rip-off. So I decided to see for myself. Let’s begin with the mould of this movie. Tommy (Main character) currently exists in the throes of impossibly heightened reality. He’s got a stunning new girlfriend, Blede, an art curator, and a sturdy career as a bank investor on Wall Street. Tommy’s head is about the size of his income, so when his boss entrusts him with selecting a replacement for a newly vacant position, he chooses Daniel, a seemingly harmless computer geek with zero background in finance.

After he encourages his pathetic protege to kick back with his trophy girlfriend, naturally, they find themselves in the middle of a nauseatingly familiar love triangle. From my perspective, I find the movie rather… LAME! I mean, it was completely unoriginal! Another one of these movies? Really? The trailer alone practically summarizes the astounding realization of the extremely dull chain of events that comprise the ‘Good Guy’. And don’t get me wrong, predictable films aren’t always awful. Truth to be told, most chick-flicks are laughably predictable. But at least offer us a shred of novelty. I scoff at the intellect of the director! *scoffs* =D

Interesting characters? No. Slightly puzzling plot twists? Not at all. Funny dialogue? Not even a hint. There were absolutely no scenes gripping enough to keep you indulged throughout the movie. I was practically dozing off. Indeed, this movie was infallibly a rip-off! Moreover, this movie is profusion on profanity and sexual situations, making it most scenes senseless and a waste of time. Many movie sites and reviews give this movie at least three stars, but I find even that too much, and award it with 2, which I still consider a lot for a movie of this caliber.

Never Back Down movie review

Movie Genre: Action

Never Back Down is a 2008 American action film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet and Djimon Hounsou. It was theatrically released on March 14, 2008. The film's respective tagline/slogan is "Win or lose... Everyone has their fight."
The film is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying, and language-all involving teens.

The plot, mostly infallible, brings about many true twists and turns of a normal life of the typical teenager. With a whole lot of profusion of action in its every gripping scene, it's hard to keep your eyes off the screen! And not to mention, some eyecandy by Amber Heard in the movie that'll keep you on your seat. The scenes and acting brings out the realisation of a struggle in the teenagers typical life. The plot moulds into a different story in every scene making it interesting everytime.

Rating: 5 Stars!

It is a shame that "Despicable Me" is not a better movie. After all, its animation is GRIPPING , its voice talents are impressive enough and its heart is big enough. However, a PROFUSION of the movie feels fairly robotic due to a story that is too often stuck somewhere between tenderness and excitement.
"Despicable Me" ventures into the extremes, it lifts its audience to a completely different level of entertainment. The heartfelt scenes are capable of making even the world's worst super-villain melt while the action sequences - especially those absent of dialogue - keep the audiences of all ages GRIPPED on the edges of their seats.

Also, little yellow minions that seem to be popping up everywhere lately, are pretty cute
Gru assembles his minions and his old pal Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand) to announce his intentions to steal the moon. However, his INFALLIBLE plan is dependent upon his ability to first steal a shrink-ray. But super-villain Vector (Jason Segel) has gotten his hands on it.
After attempting to penetrate Vector's fortress of evil without success, Gru adopts three little orphaned girls - Margo, Edith and Agnes - and covertly encourages them to do his dirty work. However, just as things finally start to go his way, Gru gained the REALISATION that he has some evil desires.And those key moments in which Gru relates to the girls are nothing short of magical. There is also something magical about those near-silent scenes in which Gru carries out his nefarious plans. A sequence inside of Vector's hideout is especially enthralling.
On the other hand, these moments are too few are far between. Everything else in the film, whether it consists of Gru demonstrating his evil ways or his minions slapping each other silly, is unimaginative and therefore relatively useless. At times, the film even feels disjointed, as though we are watching a collection of loosely connected shorts.
It is only in the final act that everything MOULDS together in a way that is both satisfying and invigorating.



By: Vicknesh & Renjie

Find Me Guilty (2006) - Simply Perfection *****

Find Me Guilty is a movie set in the 1980s where a low-level mobster, Giacomo “Jackie Dee” DiNorscio(played by Vin Diesel) who was sentenced to 30 years in jail for an unrelated drug bust. Not long after, he is given to chance to be a government witness in a case which intends to send an entire family of mobsters to prison. If Jackie agrees, his prison sentence is revoked. However, Jackie is all about “love” and “family” and refuses to rat out on his fellow mobsters.

Very soon, this case is taken to court where this particular family of mobsters are trying to justify themselves against a long list of their crimes. Jackie, who no longer relies on his lawyer who couldn’t even keep him from doing a 30 year sentence, decides to be his own lawyer and represents himself in court. Jackie has no legal background and has no real idea on how to proceed, but still believes he can do a better job. It is this factor that I find the most gripping – a mobster being his own lawyer. It made me want to continue watching.

Jackie is mischievous and vulgar in court and he amuses the jury, but annoys the judge, lawyers, witnesses and occasionally the members of the mob. However, he is effective and gets his point across. At the very end, he manages to save the entire mob from having to do time in prison.

This movie is hilarious, due to the profusion of the jokes and crude gags, and the plot if infallible – but I suppose that is because this movie was based on a real life story. Most of the dialogue in the movie was taken from the original courtroom transcripts and it makes me come to the realisation that yes, this is why the movie is so realistic and that life sometimes really is as dramatic as the movies we watch in the theatres. Find Me Guilty comes from the same mould as other movies based on real life experiences(Catch Me If You Can, Hotel Rwanda), all of which I find are simply amazing.

Find Me Guilty is of the same calibre and certainly does not disappoint. Five stars definitely. And maybe one more star, because it features Vin Diesel with hair, which amuses me to no ends.

By Belle Sim