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In a sleepy American town called Lumberton, young Jeffrey Beaumont discovered a severed ear on his walk back home. He brings the severed ear to the town's head inspector, hoping to find the identity of the ear. On the same night, he met the inspector's daughter Sandy, and the two became private investigators and starts their own investigation. On the way, they met Dorothy Vallens, a lounge singer who is somehow linked to the ear, and Jeffrey falls in love. But when "Dorothy's big man", Frank Booth arrives, all hell breaks loose.

Directed by David Lynch, this film blends in the peace & serenity of 50's America and blends in 80's horror films. Lumberton, like any other town is a representation of a beautiful small town America. There's no racism, robbery, war or natural disasters portrayed in Blue Velvet. But look beneath the town itself, there's a dark & sinister world surrounding it, portrayed by just one man: Frank Booth, played by Dennis Hopper.

Lynch, who is an imaginary goth auteur manages to give us a homage of 50's film noir in Blue Velvet. Even though his career varies through films like the surreal Eraserhead, the tragic Elephant Man, his hit TV show Twin Peaks, and recently Inland Empire, Blue Velvet still stand today as his best work yet. 2 decades since this film, much of it's influence are still found in today's media, from Desperate Housewives and the X-Files, to modern films like American Beauty and Hot Fuzz. It gives me an impression that Blue Velvet is the grandfather of Desperate Housewives, hence Kyle MacLachan in both.

But what really interests me of this film is the character Frank Booth. Frank is a very scary character who gives the audience a sense of hate towards him. He's a shouting, f- word swearing psycho who uses a oxygen mask whenever he lusts for Dorothy. But, his only moment of calmness is when Dorothy sings a rendition of Bobby Vinton's 'Blue Velvet' at the lounge, a sign that Frank can only find peace through Dorothy.

I believe that Blue Velvet is one of the best films to be made in the 80's. In an era where nuclear war was imminent, the Soviets were having a downfall, and swash-buckling films like The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark were made, Blue Velvet gives a good description of a more peaceful 1980's. And whenever we look at Bush or bin Laden today, we should always remember a quote from Kyle MacLachan's character Jeffrey Beaumont: "Why are there people like Frank in this world?"

You're a 11th grade geek who's desperate for a girlfriend and a car. But first you need a car. So all you need to get 3As or even $2000. And what you have is only 2As and an unsellable junk of your great-grandfather who claimed to have seen a giant ghost in the Arctic.

Still, you've achieve your mission in getting 3As your dad is looking for you a car. And you've found yourself a Chevy Camaro which costs more than your father wished for, but as Bernie Mac once said: "A driver don't pick the cars. Mmm-mm. Cars pick the driver." So with a rusty but awesome Chevy Camaro which enables you to pick up chicks, well sort of, as you've picked a super sexy tattooed babe with some hard edge on her. And one night, your car suddenly drove away from your home. And you tracked far away just to know where your car's heading to. And he reached his destination, something happened. Your car's turned into a giant robot with a weird logo on it. You feel shocked and amazed...

And that's when the action all begins....

Directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Transformers is one film that could change the face of the 21st century. And i know that the word "Michael Bay" means bad luck, but this is an good if not great if not awesome film! It's as if Michael Bay learns a thing or two from Spielberg and the likes of 'redeemed' directors like Martin Campbell.

It's just a pure awesome, balls-filled, pure=-fun piece of masterpiece that's going to land in the top 10 of AFI's 100 Movies list for a decade from now. It's like witnessing a Muse concert. It's just fricking mental! And i, as a Transformers fan enjoyed this film and believe that Bay didn't ruin my childhood, instead he relived it.

The action starts with Blackout attacking a US base in Qatar, and ends with all 8 Transformers(4 Autobots & 4 Decepticons) fighting each other in a city. Now that's how a true Transformers style is made! I like how it begins with a Transformers battle, and ends with a Transformers battle. It's just how perfectly planned it is.

Overall, this is a 10/10 film for me. Great action, great drama and great stuff of awesomeness that'll pee your pants out. And don't forget, Megan Fox is hot.

PS: if you think that this movie is just boring, then looks like you've lost your inner child.

Three guys, one Icelandic and two Americans visited Slokavkia in order to look for chicks. But little do they know the horror that awaits them.

That's the premise of this brilliantly shocking film from director Eli Roth. Roth, who previously directed his horror-comedy debut Cabin Fever, has come up with an excellent gore-fest which took his name by storm.

Produced by Quentin Tarantino, this film is an exploitative tribute to films like Cannibal Holocaust, I Spit on Your Grave, Friday the 13th and several Italian gore fests including Reazione a catena(aka Chain Reaction) and so forth.

The acting is OK. But, the coolest thing about Hostel is the character Oli and Natalya. Oli is a wonderful Icelander, having knew that Icelanders are cool people, he makes one hell of a character. Natalya is also a great character, being a damn hottie. The film is kinda easy to follow, especially when it doesn't have those stupid flashy sequences that has conquered almost every PG-13 horror films.

One thing that bugs me is that the film kinda acts as a social commentary. Eli Roth says that this film deals with the ignorance surrounding tourists(especially Americans) who visited a certain country without knowing what's surrounding them. That kinda bugs me, because i'm a traveler, and me being a tourist, i don't feel ignorant about that country. Perhaps he was talking about Western tourists in general, i might say.

Still, this film is great. This ain't a chick flick, but if your girlfriend is a freak or loves horror films, then you must bring her on a date, bring her back home, watch this film on DVD with her, and get laid. It's simple, and fun.