"OUIJA" - HASBRO first horror

Released on 24th of October, the movie "OUIJA" marked the pre-celebration of Halloween with thrilling horror spiraling around Hasbro supernatural board games. Directed by Stiles White, Ouija climbed on top of U.S box office with the gross of 20 million.

Tomatometer rated the film with 10 percent and 39 percent of the crowds loved the movie. (Awfully low if you asked me). Meanwhile 4.3/10 ratings were awarded by IMDB based on the review by 1107 users on the site with the metascore of 38 percent. I know... numbers give you the headache, so let me simplify things for your sake. The ratings were constant below average so yes, you can go and see the movie (I'm not judging), but don't expect too much. I know many of you love to scream your heart out in cinema, so this is one of the movie which gives you the opportunity to do so. Appreciate the scare and the haunting images and boys... this is the chance to let the girls hold on to that muscular arm of yours.

Check out the trailers people...

Director:

 Stiles White

Writers:

 Juliet Snowden (screenplay), Stiles White(screenplay)

Stars:

 Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff

Pirates of the Caribbean posters debut...

At last! The final poster of the anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean had just been released. So here are the posters, all five of them to ease your lingering hunger for Captain Jack Sparrow! Yooo hoooo! All hand on decks!!! Hard to port!!

Fifth release : Blackbeard (Ian McShane)

Fourth release : Captain Hector Barbossa

Third release : Angelica (Penelope Cruz)

Second release : Captain Jack Sparrow

First release : Captain Jack Sparrow

Anyway, Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger's Tide will be released on 20th May 2011, so patience people...

Director:
Rob Marshall
Writers:
Ted Elliott (screen story), Terry Rossio (screen story)
Stars:
Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz and Ian McShane

Run Number 4!! Run!!!

They caught Number One in Malaysia...
Number Two in England...
And Number Three in Kenya...

This is the second time somebody ever includes Malaysia in their story. Although one was written by Zombie Extraordinaire himself as a setting for the first population wiped by zombie outbreak, and this time it's alien slipping through our fingers but still... there're something to be proud of (i guess...). At least there's somebody out there who still know there's a place called Malaysia on the face of earth. I wonder whether James Frey and Jobie Hughes should get Dato' title for this... What do you think Zombie E.? Lost Faerie? Should they?

Well, I'm not going to spoil this movie for you but let me break the reviews out there down for you. "I am number four" had gain 30 percent of tomatometer (applause, applause!), C- in yahoo movies, and 6.5 gold stars in IMDb, thus summing it up to an average movie to watch. But personally, I kinda like this movie. I might've hate the way those Mogadorian freaks were acting but I kinda enjoyed it. So people, zombies, vampires out there who are still hesitating to watch the movie, please knock yourself out and you won't regret it. (Nod, nod).

Director:D.J. Caruso
Writers:Alfred Gough (screenplay), Miles Millar (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
Stars:Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant and Dianna Agron

5 Reasons Why I Like Scott Pilgrim.

1. The movie is basically written in pop-culture language. Grungy music, comic books, video games, ex-boyfriends, awkward teens, martial arts...I just can't seem to hate any of that.

2. Unpretentious. Though the script and dialogues are very shallow (as expected) but Scott Pilgrim does not try to preach nor teach you any lesson, which is great. I hate movies who has things blowing up on the screen but try to cram lessons down your throat at the same time. Scott says what needed to be said and does what needed to be done. No extraneous, exhaustive dialogues.

3. Visually daring. It's very colorful and there's always something cool to grab your attention that pops onto the screen every couple of seconds. A stylistic approach that is so bizarre but works surprisingly well. That's the reason why we love our video game and animes...right?

4. Quirky. From mystical powers that involves evil hipster chicks to vegan with psychic powers, the movie keeps us wondering what will Scott fight next and the thing he does in order to defeat the evil exes.

5. It's frenetically fun. This is the movie where all rational thoughts are dead. It's perhaps the closest any filmmaker has come yet to translating comic book material directly to the movie screen. No logic required...because it is just comic book, when does comic book ever need logic. That's why they invented them in the first place...for the fun of it.

Those are my top 5 reasons why I like Scott Pilgrim.

Have you seen it? Do you love it or hate it? Post a comment as I love to hear what you guys think.

Unleash the Gunslinger!

Damn! This is huge and the news practically made me to open up a whisky; you know, just to make sure that I’m not dreaming. Roland, a character from the "The Dark Tower" series by Stephen King is under consideration to be on screen for a movie trilogy.

Recently, Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road were having a negotiation with Universal about this; which also considering a spin-off TV-series. Imagine’s own director, Ron Howard is under consideration as the director, which in my opinion is a really big burden for him. There’s a lot of fan out there Ron, almost the entire population on earth and imagine that you had to carry the hopes of these people to make the movie works. What if you fuck up and everything a mess? This entire population of fan will surely bang you for at least 22 years without miss (I guess there’ll be an hourly holiday just for the sake of mercy, LOL).

Well, The Dark Tower + Universal Picture + Roland = Magnumest Opusest!

Indie Zombies.

Let's get out of mainstream for a while shall we? For all of you post apocalyptic aficionados out there I would like to bring to your attention to an amazing zombie short film.

Directed by indie director Matt Simpson and co-directed and starring Joseph Luke Avery, Plague tells a story of a migrant who is a gun runner as well traveling to London in order to have a fresh start. But he comes across the walking dead and it's a whole different game then.

This film looks really good; the make-up looks good, special effects are great albeit the small budget the film producer gets. The plot is solid, as well as the storytelling which somehow reminds me of 28 days later.

Well, I won't hold you back any longer, here's Plague.



You guys have any favorite zombie film by any indie director? I really like to check up on more from the indie scene.

Love, Zombie.

Frosted Cigar Wishes You Merry Christmas.

It's Christmas and on behalf of the other writers of Frosted Cigar, I would like to wish you all a merry Christmas.

Since it's holiday, I'm going to post family friendly upcoming movies.

Alright, first, Shrek. I've covered this movie earlier this month, and apparently a teaser trailer has been released and floating around for quite some time. It's Shrek's final act (or so they say). Would you see this movie? I think it won't be much different than the other Shrek movies before this. But that does not mean it won't be funny anymore right? Kids will love Shrek and donkey return to the big screen.



Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Joan Cusack and Michael Keaton unite in Toy Story 3. This movie returns to the big screen brings more than just a promise of great animation (it's a Pixar), it also brings back memories. I remember watching the first Toy Story when I was eleven and now about 14 years later I finally get to blog about it. How's that...just looking at the number of years is enough to make me feel old. The trailer has been around since June but anyway here is Toy Story 3. Are you excited about it? I have mixed feeling about this one because lately sequels and remakes just don't work anymore. Just hope Toy Story 3 delivers just as I remember them to be.



Last but not least is the remake (uh-oh) of Karate Kid. I'm disappointed in Will Smith. Why do he has to rely on Karate Kid's name? I mean this movie is nothing like Karate Kid. The setting is in China, and that is already confusing because there is no Karate in China. Well, maybe there is but when you mention China, Karate probably won't even cross your mind. I've watched the trailer over and over again trying to make sense of this movie. Can't they just rename it to something else and drop it with 'karate kid remake'. There are a lot of movies out there that use the same formula as karate kid but surely they don't claim to be sequels or remakes. Will you see it? What do you think of the whole 'remake' thing?



Alright that's all I have for you guys. Hope you guys have a really great holiday.

Love, Zombie.

Iron Man 2

On the 17th, Marvel just released the trailer for the new Iron man movie. As we all now RDJ will be back, reprising his role as the billionaire turned superhero. This time around, the movie packs in a lot of great actors to join RDJ on the big screen. Mickey Rourke plays the villain Whiplash which is, for me, a decent adversary for the iron clad hero. Scarlett Johansson will be playing the role as Natasha Romanoff or Black Widow, and did I mention Sam Rockwell will be in it also? After the great performance in the sci fi film Moon, I just can't wait to see his work again, although he will only play a minor role.

War Machine! Finally we get to see War Machine, but sadly there's only so much as a glimpse of him in the new trailer.

I heard that Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) will have more screen time and it's interesting to find out the extent of SHIELD intervention in this movie. Just hope that they are not being too ambitious and try to cramp up too many things in the movie.

Anyway, I won't hold you back any longer. Here's the trailer for Iron Man 2. Enjoy.



If you want to find out more, check out the links provided.

Love, Zombie.

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I am Kick Ass.

I love Kick Ass because...well...he kicks ass. Seriously I just love Kick Ass because he is the thing that lurks inside of us wanting to be a superhero. Only he goes to the extreme and take it to the street. That's kick ass, a 'superhero' with zero power and hilarious. He will be on the big screen next year which is bummer because I thought it was supposed to be this year. I've been hearing about this movie since summer of 08 when it was still in script stage and haven't heard anything else until last month. The official website is up but with limited contents; nothing much except for links to posters and trailer. Anyway here's the trailer and a short clip of a scene with Big Daddy (Nicholas Cage) and Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz).

Wait for Kick Ass in cinema next year. It's going to be hilarious.

Love, Zombie.

Nicholas Cage Is Mad Eye Moody?

It's been a really slow week for me. Nothing much happening that caught my interest except for the new trailer from Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice

I bet by now you've already know what's this story is all about. But, if you don't, worry not. Sorcerer's Apprentice is an adaptation from the famous Goethe's poem and yes, it has been used before in Disney's ever famous movie Fantasia which I think is known better to us than the poem itself. If you remember the scene with Mickey and his mischief with the broom, then you got it, - Sorcerer's Apprentice is basically written (or adapted) from that scene. Only that it is done in a more modern tone and different take on storytelling.

Hah, I lied. I wish it was all about the broom because it would've make much more sense than what they are trying to pull here. I don't mean to be all negative about this movie but tying it to Fantasia is not a good move on their behalf. Watch the trailer and you get what I mean. It doesn't have anything to do with the Fantasia we know at all. So why bother saying that it is based on or resurrected Fantasia in the first place? But I have to give the movie a credit, though the trailer does look beautiful on the screen.

For your information, Jay Baruchel will play the role of the sorcerer's apprentice and Nicholas Cage will have the lead as the sorcerer (or Master Yen Sid if you prefer it in Fantasia context).

Anyway here's the trailer.



Will this movie works? It has Nicholas Cage in it, which all he does recently is spell disappointment on the screen. It's a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, but will it be a sure fire? It has loads of effects thrown in. Will it be just another CGI laden movie? Let me know what you think.

p/s: Is it me or Nicholas Cage looks like a cross between Mad Eye Moody in Harry Potter and Hugh Jackman Van Helsing?

Zombie, out.

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Preview

Warner Bros just released an exclusive behind the scene into the last two Harry Potter movies. Check out the vid guys and enjoy.


Dh Preview One - Watch more funny videos here

Seriously from Paris with Love

Most probably Hollywood has already dried up with a good, nice and significant title movies, because the title of this movie certainly not making any sense. Just take your time looking at the new poster, and while you're at it, grab a paper and pen and try to list down the significance of oversize gun and explosions with the word "Paris" and "love". I don't know about you, but it's sure a hard task for me.

When I heard this poster was out, I'm thinking of something more like "Big Ugly Truth" kind of poster, but instead got aimed directly by John Travolta with a huge rpg firearm, with game-like motion explosion at the back! But anyway, I expect great things from this movie. It's been long since we saw Travolta on the screen that I almost thought he had become the Governor. So, I hope you'll enjoy this recently released poster, and Frosted Cigar loves you all! Regards...

No Greengrass, no Damon…WHAT?!!!!

I kept asking myself, how the hell will Bourne 4 be on screen without its most talented director (Paul Greengrass) and its real Jason Bourne (Matt Damon)?! In the article I found in Cinema Blend about the issue, Matt Damon clearly stated that he will have nothing to do with the sequel of the movie without the involvement of Greengrass inside the production. That’s indeed a bummer!! Without Damon, what was really there to watch in Bourne heh? (or is it just me exactly? LOL!)

So the story goes on that the Universal Studio went on with the sequel of the movie despite previous saying that Bourne Ultimatum will wrap it up for Robert Ludlum’s novel on the screen. Demanding for Greengrass as the director, for his astounding performance in Bourne 3 which had somehow obtained the movie 2 Oscar awards, he slammed the door on them, saying that he won’t be back for Bourne 4. Maybe he thought the possibility to topple the last Bourne movie was impossible, or he was really done playing around Jason Bourne character. This decision thus affected Damon’s answer when asked whether he’ll be back as Jason Bourne. He said,

"I’ll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we’ll do it. I’ve always said that. But I think it will happen down the road. We just don’t have a script right now."

Is it just me or this answer was tinged with hopeful thought? Or is it just a conspiracy spiraling among them before they began a new conspiracy for another Bourne? Anyway, there’s nothing much to be said about it. All we can do is wait, and truth shall surfaced along the way, leaving trails of speculations at the back heh?

New Moon - Really?!!!

First of all, I would like to clarify that I'm not a twilight-hater, and my opinions here are not influenced by any grudge or despise that usually became the case when it came to twilight, alright? I'll keep it brief, and as honest as I can be about this movie.

2008 - Twilight : This movie blasted away the audience, be it a fan or not, with fast paced storyline, blood thumping actions and the hotness of Robert Pattinson. A praise to Catherine Hardwicke as the director, who presented the movie in a grasping way that even captured the attention of non-fans and peoples' who don't even knew the existence of Twilight.

2009 - New moon : Well, for starters, there's too much "You're everything to me...", "You're the world to me...", "I don't want to live without you...", then it goes like hugs and kisses that drone on and on for the rest of the movie. Some people may be up for the romantic scenes and stuffs, but for others, it's boooriiing! Some of us are up to the actions promised by the cool new moon's trailers man! It doesn't have to be actions and brawling between werewolves and vampires for the whole movie, but at least be optimum for both romance and actions, you know what I mean? Keep all the details to books, and bring only the cool and important parts to the screen, don't cha think?

Okay, enough about that. I'll keep my promise to keep it short. But before I go, I have to say that the werewolves in the movie are probably the best I ever seen! It wows me, and I really wish I can see they fight for a little bit longer, but...oops! Okay, I'll just stop here okay? Thanks for reading and Frosted Cigar loves you all...

"You're the world to me Bella..."

For the records, Rotten Tomatoes had given New Moon 29% in Tomatometer...

Freddie's Revival, Shrek's End.

So what interest me today?

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street remake.

Yup, another remake. Produced by Michael Bay the movie will hit cinemas on 30th April 2010. Let's just hope it won't suck as much as well...all the other remakes out there.

2. Shrek, Forever After.

Our beloved ogre will return to the screen for the last time next year (somewhere in May if I am not mistaken) in full 3D. According to the interview with director Mike Mitchell, the final installment of the movie will bring back all that is to love about Shrek. The premise for the movie this time around is Shrek wanting to get his ogre badness back because he felt like being domesticated. Thus, he strikes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin (he appeared few times in Shrek 2 and 3) but the deal goes wrong and Shrek has to confront what life would be like in Far Far Away if he had never existed.

Shrek and Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After. Rumpelstiltskin returns for the final film after making brief pop-ups in Shrek 2 and 3.

3. Chronicle of Narnia: Voyage of The Dawn Treader.

Narnia will make a comeback for the third installment in the series and this time, they're all riding on a boat. Three new photos have been released and from the look of it, Dawn Treader looks really awesome. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is being directed by British filmmaker Michael Apted and is currently scheduled for release on 10th December 2010.

The helm of the Dawn Treader

Ben Barnes as King Caspian and Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie returning for an adventure to the utter east on board the Dawn Treader.

Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie on the Dawn Treader

Alright people, that's all for today. I'll return with more goodies soon.

Love, Zombie.

Iron man 2 + Deathly Hallows = Buzz!

Sorry for weird title, it's just that I can't think of a clever one. Okay, now what's buzzing this week? Check out the list I've made for you guys.

1. A teaser poster of Iron Man 2!
It is not just a poster, but a poster revealing War Machine! Cool huh?



2. Harry Potter released first still of Deathly Hallows.
Not much news on this one but hey, I guess it's a way of Yates and crew telling that they are okay and the movie is on its way. Potter will be released next year in a two part movie with the second part airing in 2011.



3. Jaden Smith in Karate Kid remake, few stills released.
As all of you know, the remake featured Jaden, Will Smith son, as the lead role and also Jackie Chan will play Mr. Miyagi. That's all wrong...There's just so many things that's wrong with this. Jackie Chan played a Japanese character? Don't get me started but anyway, check out the stills by following this link - Stills.


4.James Cameron released some behind the scenes from the highly anticipated Avatar.



Alright guys, that's all from me. Catch you guys later.

Love, Zombie.

Zombieland - One Hell Of A Carnival Ride

I always loved zombie movies and this one makes it right up to the top of my favorite list. Zombieland, featuring Woddy Harrelson (Tallahassee), Jesse Eisenberg (Columbus), Emma Stone (Wichita), and Abigail Breslin (Little Rock), is a zombie movie which does not take itself too seriously. That's a good thing because I am tired of seeing over-calculated zombie movies with over-zealous characters.

Sometimes it's just nice to have a chance watching a movie that knew how to enjoy itself. That might sound a bit strange but the truth is, Zombieland is just very entertaining because you see, in an era when the zombie subgenre has been pricked, poked, gouged, and pulled in every iteration, sometimes it’s nice to go back to basics: It’s not about pet zombies, or Nazi zombies, zombie porn, or capturing zombies on camera for the YouTube masses. Neither is it about fast zombies, slow zombies, smart zombies or dumb zombies. A good zombie movie — and nothing has approached Zombieland in pure goodness since Shaun of the Dead — is about killing zombies, plain and simple.

Rants aside, Zombieland have many things to offer from the standard zombie movies gores, funny zombie moments, clever slo-mo scenes, stylized zombie killings and perhaps the best motivation for a zombie movie ever that does not concern itself to tie it neatly at the end. The whole movie just feel like an old school carnival ride, a very fun carnival ride that lures you to do it again, again and again. Never gets old, never gets tiresome.

Watch Zombieland if you:
- Like zombie movies
- Find Shaun of the Dead very entertaining
- Want to chill out and watch simple (but cool) movie
- Like gore stuff
- Want to watch something funny without being too retarded

Don't watch Zombieland if you:
- Hated slapstick comedy
- Hated guns and fights
- Have no love for the undead
- Looking for plot, for narrative complexity, or for layers of intricacy

Zombie Clown - Perhaps the scariest thing ever appeared on the screen.

Zombies having a nice day out at Hollywood sidewalks.

Amazingly done slo-mo scene. You can watch several of those in the trailer.

Nut Up or Shut Up.

Spielberg and King - Ingredients for an ingenious miniseries!

I have a bit of a confession to make here before I start. Honest? I’m not really a fan of science fiction as a kid. But as long as I remembered, a movie of the 80’s changed everything. It was about an alien, fallen to earth unto the care of a loving boy; a movie called E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and upon seeing this movie, I was like,
“Whoa…Sci-Fi is really cool!” - My first appreciation of sci-fi, and then, it goes like,
“The guy who did this is truly a prodigy!” – There goes my first credit to Steven Spielberg.

And I’m not a biggie for horror neither. But one mere collection of books by Stephen King changed my mind. This guy is a genius, and I bet most people would agree on that. Throw him a paper and ink, and he’ll hurl back a gasping horror that never had crossed your mind.

And now, this duo are going to work on a miniseries based on a novel “Under the Dome” by Stephen King which had just been released on November 10, 2009, and honestly…this project gonna explode! With the courtesy of Dreamworks Picture, 1088 pages of the novel will make their way towards the screen, having two geniuses as the backbone, back to back…how interesting is that!

I haven’t got my hand on the book yet, but as far as I know, the story goes in a small vacation town in Maine, where an invisible force field suddenly materialized, cutting the locals off from the outside world. And the cost they have to pay for survival jostled upon the piles of fears and total madness.

So I’m guessing this is a good book to read, and hell of a good series to watch! Don’t cha think?

Archangel Michael Vs Dean Winchester - 100th Supernatural myth

Oh God, this is exciting!! Watching supernatural heven't been more exciting than this don't you think? After 4 years through every thick and thin, supernatural had its stand and became the most infectious and addictive series of all times (well, at least it is for me!)

But wait, this wasn't the case here... For all of supernatural fans over the entire world, justice is appearing before our eyes as the truth revealed. Bit by bit, Eric Kripke and Sera Gamble brought us through revelations and now apocalypse, and believe me, it's way better than 'armageddon' or 'the end of days'. And now, surviving until season 5, supernatural celebrates its 100th episode by bringing you the most awaited epic battle of Archangel Michael and Dean Winchester, entangled in a heavy mythology lore.

However as a fan of supernatural, we expect the unexpected and foresee the unpredicted. Thus, as escalating as this episode may be, I would like to invite you all (including the 'newlyfan' and non-fan) to foresee the probability that Dean might lose the battle, and I challenge you to bet on it! If somehow Dean stood a chance, how sure are you about him winning against an angel, let alone an archangel? So before the 20th episode in season 5 comes out, please have your say inside the comment box...

So imagine Dean swinging full strength everything he could throw towards his opponent, while the archangel sit motioning a finger effortlessly to stop him. It won't be a fair fight, but as far as I know, Supernatural always makes way for the impossible, something beyond the natural order, as the name conspicuously implied.

Fat ugly side of sex – Mike Chadway

Be frank here. Sometimes you’ll have the feelings that you knew the story sucks just by looking at the poster heh?! Well try this…what do you think of a poster of a smiling woman in a beautiful red dress holding a solid love aloft, leaning against a wall, and a guy leaning against the other side of the wall, looked rather confused? Will it sucks? Well, either way, it may whisk passed your eyes like an abandoned page of a book when others are filled with grasping violence of ghosts and goriness, am I right? No?

Well at least that’s what I thought when I first saw the poster of ‘The ugly Truth’ at the side of the cinema’s hallway. I tend to flipped aside those kind stories, and I guess that was a bit racist huh? A bit selfish too, when some of my readers are here to find out about the movie like that. So I decided to take a shot at the movie.

Damn… It was good! So funny that I couldn’t stop laughing even after the movie ended. I even laughed while I was writing this review for heaven sake. But I won’t spoil the story for you. You ought to know for yourself. So grab a ticket and see for yourself.

But I had to say this though, don’t censor the vulgarity of their conversation using ‘beep’ or ‘boop’ or ‘poop’ or whatever sound there is! It’s really truly a turnoff! Just ignore the kids who had come to see the movie and blame their parents for letting them to do so, because clearly the movie was rated unsuitable for viewers under 18. So whadda fuck?!

I’ll tell you something about ‘The Ugly Truth’. It is where Mike Chadway (Gerrard Butler) makes jokes about the neglected truth about life which somehow had caught the attention of the lady in red (Katherine Hiegl). However I must warned you that their jokes are mostly about sex, so don’t watch this film if you cannot take sex as a funny thing. LOL!

So, there it is… I gave some credit for ‘The Ugly Truth’ as one of the good movie of 2009. Thanks for reading guys!

Isn't them sweet?