Ninja Assassin [2009]

Ninja Assassin is an Action| Crime | Drama movie and was released in November 2009. It started with how these ninjas were molded into heartless-controlled assassins. Then one transformed elite emerged to be a renegade turning hero. The movie may serve violence and an appetite for vengeance, but it also depicts extreme discipline, brotherhood, secrecy, and love. And the best parts, where I must admit, were the slashing of the limbs, very deadly it is.

The movie packs a bloody and gory action scenes that you might want to set tomato paste and red sauce aside momentarily, a weak stomach might not want to be digesting food, while this movie is up on screen. I think credits also goes to Rain for having the ripped body that went well in the film, it might have been impossible to have his bod photoshopped - LOLS. This is a great movie if you ever dream of becoming a ninja and hog some bloody money. I'll have a 7/10 rating for the movie.

PERSONAL RATINGS:

• Story - 4/10
• Effects - 5/10
• Casting - 4/10
• Picture - 5/10
• Bloodshed - 8/10
• Nudity - 2/10
• Action - 7/10
• Drama - 4/10
• Comedy - 1/10
• Horror - 2/10
• Actors - 5/10
• Actresses - 3/10

REFERENCES:
Ninja Assassin (2009) Official Site
IMDB - Ninja Assassin (2009)

New Moon [2009]

New Moon is a Drama | Fantasy | Romance movie and was released in November 2009. The movie is more of a romantic film rather than a contest between a vampire and werewolf eying the same pretty girl. Although the competition amid the two boys, well actually the other one is quite the teen a hundred years ago, may incite a raging battle between two ancient archenemies, the very obvious - vampires vs werewolves, the love story still went afloat.

Edward's actions of leaving Bella behind may seemed to be a lame move, unless he had found another love or had succumbed to Jacob's charm and benevolence towards Bella. Being overwhelmed from the heard rumors of Bella's death ending in taking up Edward's own life may portray love, failure, helplessness, and insignificance but it was Edward's lack of strength, fervor, and balls that may helped the events occur. The reason of salvaging Bella's life from getting involved in the vampire affairs may seemed to be a manly and unselfish Edward's excuse. Thanks to Bella's wavering heart (or shall I say "girl's nature"), Jacob got his chances on strengthening their relationship. But it was also the reason why Edward was saved from his wrecked heart to cease from suffering.

This movie has been nominated and won several awards such as the Saturn Awards, Empire Awards, Kids' Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and many more. This is nice love story of torn between two monsters epic. You can't expect to have deadly display of strengths and prowess on scene, but a tug-of-war of strings for the heart of a lady. I'll have a 6/10 rating for this movie.

PERSONAL RATINGS:

• Story - 3/10
• Effects - 4/10
• Casting - 4/10
• Picture - 5/10
• Bloodshed - 4/10
• Nudity - 1/10
• Action - 5/10
• Drama - 5/10
• Comedy - 1/10
• Horror - 5/10
• Actors - 4/10
• Actresses - 5/10

REFERENCES:
New Moon (2009) Official Site
Twilight Guide
IMDB - New Moon (2009)

Rec 2 [2009]

Rec 2 is a Horror | Thriller movie and was released in October 2009. This movie was the second sequel to, yes as the name suggests, Rec. This might be a horrifying film that you'll ever see. With an uncommon approach of entertaining the movie-goers, this documentary-like movie is packed with events that are like on live stream and a sequence of recorded terrifying moments as the virus spreads valiantly in the quarantined building through the flesh-tearing vicious virus-affected people. The fact that this film would offer you a situation where in you tend to be part of the event itself is quite what makes this film a great horror of a film.

What just lacks is that the one who hold the camera seemed to be part of the movie but has never been threatened with the horrors. Maybe because it is where the viewer would feel that it will be one's responsibility to control the recording and hold onto it for the film won't be finished if the cameraman leaves the line. Better not watch this film alone for it might give you the creeps unless your the zombie-like fanatic that lurks in your hive waiting for some prowling opportunities.

This movie had won & nominated a couple of times in the Gaudi Awards, Goya Awards, and Catalonian International Film Festival. This is a great horror movie and is really frightened me. I'll have an 8/10 rating for this movie.

PERSONAL RATINGS:

• Story - 6/10
• Effects - 5/10
• Casting - 5/10
• Picture - 5/10
• Bloodshed - 7/10
• Nudity - 2/10
• Action - 4/10
• Drama - 4/10
• Comedy - 1/10
• Horror - 8/10
• Actors - 3/10
• Actresses - 6/10

REFERENCES:
Rec 2 (2009) Official Site
IMDB - Rec 2 (2009)

How To Loose Friends And Alienate People [2008]

How To Loose Friends And Alienate People is a Comedy | Romance movie and was released in October 2008. I think this movie wanted to portray on how to be a better smart ass, i guess "the dumb" might be better. Simon Pegg seemed to be not so funny in here or maybe because Megan Fox was pretty alluring, especially, when she got wet from walking across the pool. Maybe this movie had made its job well as I was alienated from it and don't want to make friends with it. A not so good movie but maybe a good one for Megan's fans. I'll have a 4/10 rating for this movie.

PERSONAL RATINGS:

• Story - 3/10
• Effects - 2/10
• Casting - 4/10
• Picture - 3/10
• Bloodshed - 2/10
• Nudity - 4/10
• Action - 3/10
• Drama - 3/10
• Comedy - 3/10
• Horror - 1/10
• Actors - 3/10
• Actresses - 4/10

REFERENCES:
How To Loose Friends And Alienate People (2008) Official Site
IMDB - How To Loose Friends And Alienate People (2008)

The Boys Are Back [2009]

The Boys Are Back is a Drama | Family movie and was released in November 2009. It's a story of a father having a hard time raising his child after the death of his wife. The movie presented lucidly some points about single parenthood as a father, however, it focused more on the bond between the father and the younger son and a minimal exposure with the older son since there were two sons involved in the parenthood. The movie had been nominated a couple of times. This is a not so good movie. I'll have a 5/10 rating for this movie.

PERSONAL RATINGS:

• Story - 4/10
• Effects - 3/10
• Casting - 4/10
• Picture - 3/10
• Bloodshed - 2/10
• Nudity - 1/10
• Action - 2/10
• Drama - 5/10
• Comedy - 2/10
• Horror - 2/10
• Actors - 5/10
• Actresses - 3/10

REFERENCES:
The Boys Are Back (2009) Official Site
IMDB - The Boys Are Back (2009)

Palmbux Is Down

What happened?

It may not be an uncommon event in the internet, especially when a site is a PTC site, that a website would be down. As of today Palmbux is down. That means the site is currently offline and is not accessible. If you try to access the website, you would be redirected to a different web page although the URL or the website's address is correct. Yesterday, when I tried to log-in to Palmbux, I was denied of access a few times and an error was displayed that there was a Network Error then blah blah.. I thought that the site has been blocked automatically, so I had my blocker temporarily disabled. But to no avail, I was again denied a couple more times. So, I just left it be. Then today when I tried to log-in, although the error message was gone a different web page was displayed (see image below).

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On the second thought, maybe Palmbux is under maintenance or construction. If that is the case, what would appear would be a web page indicating the cause. With this page, it would most likely seemed to have some minor problems in terms with the host of the website.

Here are some reasons why the above web page would come out:

• The web host might have some technical problems. (ironically, i think that page might not appear)
• The PTC site might not have paid dues on the web host. (this is usually the case)
• There is a maintenance in the database or transfer to another host. (this is very common)
  
• There might have been some misunderstandings between Palmbux and web host admins and turned out to have the services of Palmbux disabled. (jerk! such a kiddie act.. lol..)

What to do?

Well, as for members, there's nothing much we can do but to have faith and wait. As far as I have remembered, this happened before in Palmbux and to other PTC sites that have been online until today. Hopefully, this would not take long of a time so we can continue our Palmbux endeavors.


Here's what the admin and staffs said:
Why new forum?
Palmbux offline? Don't worry... :)
We are back online!

Thirst [2009]

Thirst is a Horror| Drama | Romance movie and was released in April 2009 in South Korea. It started when a blood thirsting priest was in love with a girl. They both became blood drinkers and find themselves bound between their romance and their appetite. It had won & has been nominated several prizes like the Saturn Award, Empire Awards, Asian Film Awards, Cannes Film Festival, and many more. This is one good movie of desire and pleasure. I'll have a rating of 6/10 for this movie.

PERSONAL RATINGS:

• Story - 5/10
• Effects - 3/10
• Casting - 3/10
• Picture - 4/10
• Bloodshed - 6/10
• Nudity - 5/10
• Action - 4/10
• Drama - 5/10
• Comedy - 1/10
• Horror - 4/10
• Actors - 5/10
• Actresses - 3/10

REFERENCES:
Thirst (2009) Official Site
IMDB - Thirst (2009)

Avatar [2009]

Avatar is an Action | Adventure | Fantasy movie and was released in December 2009. It started with a beautiful place that was aimed for mining the rich woodlands within it. As the appraoch was not harming the natives in the Pandora, Jake felt comfortable with the place and nature, and felt in love with Neytiri. Then the real intentions of the Colonel was revealed, force was the last resort. This movie had won several awards and nominations like the Oscars, Saturn Award, Eddies, Critics Choice Award, and many more. This is a nice movie of alliance, preservation, life, and imagination. I'll have an 8/10 rating for this movie.

CASTS:

• Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
• Zoe Saldana as Neytiri
• Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine

PERSONAL RATINGS:

• Story - 6/10
• Effects - 8/10
• Casting - 6/10
• Picture - 7/10
• Bloodshed - 3/10
• Nudity - 2/10
• Action - 6/10
• Drama - 7/10
• Comedy - 2/10
• Horror - 2/10
• Actors - 7/10
• Actresses - 7/10

REFERENCES:
Avatar (2009) Official Site
IMDB - Avatar (2009)