Godzilla Minus One - A Kaiju Movie with Interesting Story and Well Created Visual Effects

I have known about this movie for quite some time and was a bit confused why it did not play in Indonesian theaters. Fortunately after months of release in Japan and various other countries, it was finally available in Netflix. Since I was finishing another series earlier, I only watched this yesterday. OK, I'll get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki - Your Name, xxxHolic etc) was a former kamimaze pilot who had survivors guilt after returning home safely to Tokyo when the World War II ended in 1945. He met with Noriko (Minami Hamabe - The Promised Neverland, Ranman TV series etc), a young woman carrying a baby girl who also survived the Tokyo bombing and they all later lived together like a family. Due to difficulty in looking for well paid jobs, Shikishima finally decided to be part of crew on board a small vessel captained by Akitsu (Kuranosuke Sasaki - Hancho TV series etc) and other crews, former Naval officer Noda (Hidetaka Yoshioka - Dr. Coto's Clinic TV series, Fukushima 50 etc) and young crewman Mizushima (Yuki Yamada - Pending Train TV series, High & Low movies etc) doing dangerous work of sweeping mines left from war.

Ngeri Ngeri Sedap - A Review by Yennymakanmulu

As I am not the biggest fan of a full drama movie, I decided to skip this one when it played in theater few months ago. My wife though, had seen the movie and felt it was really good. When it was announced that the film would be released in Netflix, she immediately recommend me to watch it. So last night, I finally got the chance to do it. Anyway, as my wife had written a nice post about the movie, I wanted to share it like I did previously. Well here's her views in Bahasa Indonesia.

[MOVIE] NGERI-NGERI SEDAP

Begitu filmnya tayang di bioskop, gw masi sibuk deh ngurusin entah apaan hahaha. Padahal sebelum filmnya nongol, udah liat pas dipost sama Acho. Udah penasaran. Hubby diajakin nonton kaga mau. Dia emang kurang gitu sreg sama drama film Indonesia ya. Entah kenapa. Jadilah gw akhirnya kudu nyari waktu buat nonton sendirian. Enak nonton sendiri? Enakan rame2 lah, tapi gw gak masalah kok sendirian. Rabu ini tgl 22 Juni 2022, gw mo nonton td jam 12 sebetulnya, eh ujan mayan gede. Daripada gw sakit kan, mending gw tunggu besok. Etapi pas jam 2 terang benderang tuh, langsung deh meluncur ke XXI terdekat, trus beli tiket. Film Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap ini disutradarai dan ditulis oleh Bene Dion Rajagukguk. Rumah peoduksinya milik Ernest Prakasa. Jelas bagus!

Richard Jewell - Great Story of Character Assassination based on Real Person and Events

Last night a new movie was shown on HBO and released on HBO Go application hours earlier. I remember watching the movie's trailer some time ago where I thought it looked interesting. So I was glad when it was put in the Coming Soon section since last month. Anyway, we'll go ahead with more details now.

Brief Story Line

Set in 1996 during the Olympic event in Atlanta, USA, Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Heuser - Da 5 Bloods, Songbird etc) who had been living with his mother Bobi (Kathy Bates - Misery, American Horror Story TV series etc) for a while, was working as security guard at Centennial Park. When he found an unattended bag under one of the bench, he suspected the content which turned out to be a bomb and went off after Richard and other security guards & officers managed to move most of the people away. 

(Special Screening) 1917 - A Genius and Extraordinary Work from Sam Mendes

After generating rave reviews and multiple nominations plus few already won awards, this movie certainly is on top of my to see list. So when my wife got the invitation to special screening of the film before its official premier date, I was so excited and could not wait for the time to come and see it. Well enough said on that part and let's get on with the film.

Brief Story Line

During the World War I in 1917, two young British soldiers Corporal Will Schofield (George MacKay - Marrowbone, Ophelia etc) and Corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman - Game of Thrones TV series etc) were given special assignment by General Erinmore (Colin Firth - Mary Poppins Returns, Bridget Jones Diary trilogy etc) to send a message to Colonel MacKenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch - The Grinch animated version, Star Trek Into Darkness etc) to cancel an attack on the Germans as it was a trap.

(Special Screening) Green Book - A Remarkable Movie About Friendship of Two Completely Different Personalities

Two days ago I got information from my wife that there was a special screening event of the movie which got multiple Academy Awards nomination and won Golden Globes awards as well on Tuesday. As it would only premier in Indonesian theaters today, it was nice of us to catch a glimpse of this outstanding movie earlier. The event itself was held in CGV Grand Indonesia and scheduled to start at 7 PM. After few minutes of introduction and 2 movie trailers, it began at 7.15 PM. 

Brief Story Line

Tony Vallelonga aka Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen - The Lord of the Rings trilogy, A History of Violence etc) was an Italian-American bouncer who worked in a night club. But when it was closed for renovation, he had to look for various odd jobs to support his wife Dolores (Linda Cardellini - A Simple Favor, Daddy's Home 2 etc) and his 2 small kids Nick and Frankie. 

All the Money in the World - The Story Behind Kidnapping of J. Paul Getty's Grandson

While I was on the flight home using Garuda last Saturday, I had the chance to watch few movies as the duration of the flight was a little over 7 hours. I was a bit undecided to see which movie first and after few minutes of scrolling back and forth, I finally chose this one as it had few nominations in Golden Globe and in Academy Awards. And I happen to know that the movie already played in Indonesian cinemas sometime ago where I did not get the chance to see it. So here goes my views of the film.

Brief Story Line

The movie was set in the year 1973 where John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer - Granite Flats TV series etc) was kidnapped in the streets of Rome. One of the kidnappers named Cinquanta (Romain Durais) later on called John's mother Gail (Michelle Williams - The Greatest Showman, Manchester by the Sea etc) and asked for a huge ransom which Gail immediately told them not possible as she had no money. But the kidnapper insist that she should get it from John's grandfather, the richest man in the world: J. Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer - The Sound of Music, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo etc).

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Powerful Performance of Frances McDormand Which Won Her an Oscar

During the flight to my holiday destination with my wife, I was very fortunate that the inflight entertainment provided us with various options of new movies, including several Academy Awards nominees and winners such as The Shape of Water that I posted earlier. I opted to see the movie I am about to write as the premise seemed very interesting, plus the fact that the movie had not played in Indonesian theaters (and I have no idea whether it was going to play or not). Anyway, let us move on with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

In the small town of Ebbing, Missouri, a woman named Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand - Fargo, Mississippi Burning etc) wanted to put messages on 3 billboards outside the city. After negotiating the price, they were finally put up on the billboards. However the messages would soon create a lot of commotion in the town, especially since it hinted that the town's sheriff named Willoughby (Woody Harrelson - War for Planet of the Apes, Zombieland etc) was not doing anything to solve the rape &murder case of Mildred's daughter Angela (Kathryn Newton - Paranormal Activity 4 etc) few months earlier. Willoughby was not too happy with the billboards and tried to convince Mildred that it was not an easy case to solve, but there would always be possibility of solving it in future.

The Shape of Water - A Beautiful & Lovely Drama Movie, Winner of 90th Academy Awards Best Picture & Director

This was a movie that won the Best Picture category in the 90th Academy Award but somehow did not play in Indonesian cinemas until tomorrow. I am not sure why it was so late when the movie already premiered in the South East Asia region since February 2018. But anyway, Indonesian audience should be grateful that it still played here so we could still got the chance to see the movie in our theaters. I myself was pretty lucky as it was already shown in the inflight entertainment during the holiday trip my wife and I were enjoying. Now let us go on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Movie was set in the 1960s where the US and Russia (Soviet Union at the time) were still competing against one another in various areas. In a secret research facility in the US, a mute cleaning lady named Elisa (Sally Hawkins - Paddington, Blue Jasmine etc) was having a very routine life everyday for years. She lived in a flat above a cinema and had a very kind neighbor Giles (Richard Jenkins - The Visitors, Burn After Reading etc). Until one day Elisa's life totally changed when a new finding, a male amphibian creature (portrayed by Doug Jones - Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth etc), was brought into the facility to be researched. The person who managed to capture the Amphibian man or referred to as "Asset", was a tough military officer, Colonel Strickland (Michael Shannon - 12 Strong, Nocturnal Animals etc).

La La Land - The Lovely Romantic Musical Movie

During a month where the HBO cable TV was promoting Oscar, they showed various award winners until the day of Academy Awards on 4 March 2018. Two days ago, this movie was shown on the Saturday Night Premiere and since I had not seen it (unlike my wife), I already set my mind to see this on TV. So both of us went back home before 8 PM when the movie started. Well here goes my views of the movie.

Brief Story Line

A struggling young actress Mia Dolan (Emma Stone - Zombieland, Easy A etc) was working as a barista to cover her living cost while trying to get her big break in movie industry. However, she was not having the best of luck during casting process due to various reasons. One night while walking home, she heard a beautiful song played in the piano (titled "Mia & Sebastian's theme") by Sebastian Wilder (Ryan Gosling - Blade Runner 2049, The Nice Guys etc). But she did not get the chance to say too much to him.

LION - The Touching True Story of A Boy Separated from Family for Years

It has been a while since my wife and I saw a very serious movie together. She had recommended this movie to me as she said it was a good movie. I found out later that the movie was nominated for Academy Awards for best picture and best supporting actor/actress. At first I was a bit reluctant to see a very heavy movie as I prefer to watch lighter ones in the cinemas. But then again, since I had to be open minded when watching movies nowadays, I decided to see for myself what the movie was all about. So when the film finally premiered for the first time yesterday, we went ahead and watch it at 7.15PM show.

Brief Story Line

Movie started with the introduction of 2 boys living in Khandwa, India in 1986 named Saroo (newcomer Sunny Pawar) a 5 year old and his older brother named Guddu (Abhistek Bharate) who were very poor and had to look for various odd jobs just for bit of money. Guddu was tasked by their mother to always look after Saroo while she worked and taking care of the youngest child. One day when Guddu was going to work outside, Saroo insisted to go together with him despite Guddu's reluctance.  

Arrival - An Unusual Story of the Arrival of Aliens On Earth

It was a bit late for Indonesians to see this movie as it had already played in the US for quite some time. I was not sure for such delay as normally movies would start to premier in Indonesia same day or sometimes even earlier than in US. But anyway, it was a good thing that it still premiered in January 2017 (rather than say mid of the year), since we had the chance to see it before the Golden Globe award was announced. Yes, this movie was nominated in Golden Globe. So should be good, right? Anyway, let's get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Louise Banks (Amy Adams - Enchanted, Man of Steel etc) was a very good linguist who taught at a university. One day while she was giving a lecture to her class, news were spreading around about some Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) which landed in the Montana, US. Apparently there were altogether 12 similar UFO in other countries like China, Russia, Pakistan, Sudan and so on. Class was then dismissed for security reasons.