Showing posts with label cinema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cinema. Show all posts

Monday, August 27, 2012

Lesson Learnt from a Movie: Carnage

Sabtu kemarin, aku ke Blitzmegaplex bersama pasanganku dan temannya.
Tanpa tujuan film yang spesifik, kami menghabiskan waktu sekian menit untuk memilih film.

TDKR? Amazing Spiderman? Ice Age 4? Total Recall? Paranormal Experience? Three Stooges? Carnage.

Kelima film yang pertama disebutkan sudah kami tonton, jadi akhirnya pilihannya dipersempit antara Three Stooges dan Carnage.
Bersenjatakan rating dari IMDb, akhirnya kami memilih Carnage.

Sebenarnya, harapanku ketika memasuki studio tidaklah terlalu tinggi.
Walaupun review nya okay, tapi melihat genre filmnya yang drama, dan membaca sinopsinya, tampaknya kurang menarik walaupun aktrisnya mencakup Jodie Foster dan Kate Winslet.

Hal pertama yang mencuri perhatianku ketika opening title adalah disebutkan bahwa Carnage ini merupakan karya adaptasi dari Yasmine Reza.
Hmm, nama timur tengah. Mungkin suatu saat nanti
Yang kedua adalah nama sutradaranya, yaitu Roman Polanski.
Seperti yang diketahui khalayak umum, Roman Polanski saat ini berstatus pelarian dari Amerika, dengan karya yang terkenalnya seperti The Pianist ( also my favorite movie).

Film ini menceritakan tentang usaha antara kedua pasang orang tua untuk berdialog soal pertengkaran yang terjadi antara kedua mereka.
Terlihat bahwa dalam menghadapi suatu kasus, keempat orang tersebut mempunyai pandangan dan sikap yang berbeda.
Ada orang yang santai dan berusaha menganggap ringan, ada orang yang menganggap sangat serius, ada orang yang tidak mau tahu, ada juga orang yang berusaha tetap tenang walaupun sebenarnya memendam suatu perasaan.

Ketika orang dengan karakter yang berbeda, suatu masalah yang sebenarnya mudah dapat bergulir ke arah yang tak terduga. Ketidakpedulian, ketidakingintahuan, ketidakpekaan, ketidakjujuran, itu semua dapat menjadi bom waktu.
Selain itu, tentunya segala hal yang berlebihan (alias lebay), itu memang tidaklah baik.

Tapi apa yang paling berkesan menurutku adalah ini...

Suatu masalah yang timbul antara kedua pihak, sebenarnya haruslah diselesaikan oleh kedua pihak itu sendiri. Karena mereka sendirilah yang tahu sendiri mengenai konflik tersebut, dan apa sebenarnya penyelesaian yang terbaik untuk mereka.
Solusi suatu masalah tidak terdapat di pihak ketiga, atau pun pihak keempat atau pun pihak kesekian.
Dan sangat tidak tepat bagi orang lain untuk sok-sok ikut campur dan memperbesar masalah.
Ya memang, kadangkala dibutuhkan bantuan orang lain untuk melakukan suatu mediasi, namun ingat, siapa yang bertikai, itulah yang harus menyelesaikan.
Review of this movie: 8/10

Friday, May 18, 2012

IMAX 3D in Gandaria City

Hi hi..... 
just want to share a short update. 
Since two weeks ago (4 May 2012), the IMAX 3D is officially open in Gandaria City XXI. 
The ticket price is mentioned as below: 
  • weekday (Monday-Thursday) : 50k IDR
  • Friday or a day before a holiday : 75k IDR 
  • weekend or holiday: 100k IDR
Update!

Since the end of July 2012 (I didn't know precisely since when, but when i want to watch The Dark Knight Rises), the ticket price is:
  • weekday (Monday-Thursday) : 60k IDR
  • Friday or a day before a holiday : 75k IDR 
  • weekend or holiday: 100k IDR


The good news is that the tickets are available for purchased on M-Tix. 
Just make sure that your account balance is enough before transaction ;) 


Enjoy the movie..
me, my bf and his friend 

oh yes, of course you need the review.
I watched The Avengers.
In my opinion, it's rare to see a nice real action 3D movie.
My best experience with 3D movie was How to Train a Dragon.
I watched Iron Man 2, Captain America, Harry Potter 7 part 2, Avatar, Transformer and so many 3D film and yet, the best 3D movie is How to Train a Dragon.
But my opinion has changed when I saw The Avengers in IMAX 3D.
The effect is nice, you could really feel the pop-up effect in your eyes.
I think, if you want to see a real action 3D movie, IMAX 3D is worth for your money. 
But if you want to see animation 3D movie, Dolby 3D is more than enough.

I forget something.
Do you wear glasses? Unfortunately, IMAX 3D only provide one size. Don't worry, it's wide enough for your glasses, but I would really like to have two option for size like Dolby 3D provide.

Friday, August 5, 2011

M-tix @21cineplex

It has been a year passed since I had a M-tix.
As an avid cinema go-ers, I thought that was a good decision.
I didn't longer use the BCA card BOGO promotion, (Is it still available?) so that's mean that I bought the ticket with the price at it is.
I hate the waiting line, especially when I want to watch a blockbuster movies.
So I got myself going to M-Tix locket and registering.

The process itself is quite simple.
1. Go to the nearest XXI with M-tix facility and register yourself. The minimum first deposit is 150k IDR. Actually I don't think that as a deposit, because I could use those value immediately for purchasing tickets.
The greatest thing about m-tix is the fact that it is actually free. There is no administration fee.
2. Go to M-tix Homepage and login with your mobile number and password registered.
3. Choose the movie or the studio.
4. Choose the date, playtime and the number of tickets.
5. By default, XXI will choose the recommendation seat(s). You have 15 sec to accept or deny this option.
Or, you could choose you own seat with 90 sec time limit.
Tips: if you choose to open the m-tix with your mobile phone (not the full site), M-tix will use the default option, you can't choose your seat. I recommend you to open the full site even tough you open the M-Tix homepage with your mobile.
6. Click OK, then wait for a moment to complete the purchase.
7. Transaction complete: A window will be opened with your code to order detail and a SMS will be send to your mobile.
8. Use the code to obtain your ticket at the M-Tix locket in XXI.

Usually the best seats are provided for M-tix user (and of course VIP row).
Of course the number of seats are limited. At the past, it is usually two rows. But at the last two movies, it has been four rows or more, depend into the screen size. Larger studio tend to provide more rows.
Tips: if you are a regular movie go-ers, it is very useful to know which row is the VIP row (based on my experience, it is E or F). The next time you order by M-tix, just choose the nearest row.

Also, there is some time limit to purchased tickets.
In regular seasons, M-tix user could use their login at 7am-11am of the day.
( in the last couple times, I found that I could order my tickets at 6.30 am, so I guess it was no longer 7 am, but in the website, it is still stated 7 am) *14/09/2012
Except for weekend, M-tix user could use it for advanced tickets.
Why 7am-11am? Because the conventional lockets at the theatre open at 11 am.
If there are remaining number of seats available, the 21cineplex could sell it to non M-tix users.
I think that's fair enough.

For a big movies, such as Harry Potter series, M-tix users have advantage to buy advances ticket before the conventional lockets are opened.
The only disadvantage of M-tix is that not all the theatres are supported. Most of XXIs are supported, but not all of them. 21s aren't supported tough. Simply check at www.21cineplex.com

So what do you think? Just go your nearest XXI (of course,check first if it support M-tix or not) and registered your self as a M-Tix users.

Update:  You could reload your M-Tix account via ATM.
1. via Payment menu (only in BII ATM)
2. via transferred menu ( BII ATM and Alto, Bersama, Prima ATM)

For non BII user: charge fee IDR 5000.
Virtual Account number to be input: 7821 + the mobile number registered for M-Tix
M-Tix Reload brochure


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