Sunday, July 3, 2011
Witchville
8:52 AM
Indrawan
Casts : Luke Goss, Ed Speleers, Andrew Pleavin, Simon Thorp, Sarah Douglas
Erik (Andrew Pleavin), warrior of Draeganoth, is sent by his dying king to retrieve Prince Malachi (Luke Goss), heir to the throne, who’s been on an extended tour of the continent for years. Accompanied by Erik’s brother, Jason (Ed Speleers), they return home, only to find the king dead and the kingdom desolate. A mysterious stranger appears with a book naming Witchcraft as the cause with clues as to how to defeat the evil ones. The stranger leads the new king and his men on a journey to find the Witches’ hiding place, beginning a voyage packed with battle, betrayal, witchcraft and revelation.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Anggun - Album Echo
7:10 AM
Indrawan
Anggun - Always You
Anggun - Berkilaulah
Anggun - Buy Me Happiness
Anggun - Eternal
Anggun - Hanyalah Cinta
Anggun - Only Love
Anggun - Yang Terlarang
Anggun - Year of the Snake
Anggun - Berkilaulah
Anggun - Buy Me Happiness
Anggun - Eternal
Anggun - Hanyalah Cinta
Anggun - Only Love
Anggun - Yang Terlarang
Anggun - Year of the Snake
Friday, July 1, 2011
Shaun the Sheep Shape up with Shaun
2:08 AM
Indrawan
One of the reigning genuine delights of children’s television, eight of the adventures of Shaun The Sheep are brought together on this compelling and vital DVD.
The creation and work of Nick Park and his team at Aardman Animations (whose other delightful creations include, of course, Wallace & Gromit and the more recent Flushed Away), Shaun The Sheep follows its title character, who it’s fair to say isn’t one to go with the flock. And, with a strong backing collection of characters, including the memorable sheepdog Bitzer, the result is a collection of charming and very funny escapades with real, honest family appeal.
As you’d expect from Aardman, Shaun The Sheep is an exquisitely animated piece of work, painstakingly detailed and clearly a real labour of love. But it’s the writing too that underpins these eight instalments, and while you can’t help wondering if a few more of the episodes could be squeezed onto the disc, there’s little arguing with the rewatch value on offer here. Not least because of Shaun’s likely near-magnetic hold on the younger end of its broad audience.
A firm and refreshing riposte to those who claim children’s television is nowhere near as good as it used to be, Shaun The Sheep is simply terrific, wholesome entertainment. And it’ll happily give the vast majority of supposed-kids’ TV shows a run for their money…
Shaun the Sheep Off The Baa !
2:05 AM
Indrawan
Originally making his first appearance in Aardman Animation’s Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave (1995), the inquisitive and clever Shaun the Sheep has become one of the company’s most popular supporting characters. Unfortunately, Shaun didn’t make an appearance in the duo’s first feature-length adventure—but Aardman hadn’t forgotten fans of the woolly hero. Later that year, a television series featuring Shaun hit the British airwaves, with Region 1 eventually catching up a short time after. Produced in the company’s trademark style of expert stop-motion animation, the aptly-named Shaun the Sheep reminds first-time viewers of classic Wile E. Coyote and Tom and Jerry cartoons: it’s wordless in a technical sense, utilizing clever sight gags and music to tell each seven-minute story.
Away from the bustling atmosphere and invention-fueled excitement of Wallace and Gromit, Shaun’s world is a non-descript farm with green pastures and wooden fences. Along with a flock of considerably less clever and athletically-inclined sheep, a strict but lazy guard dog, a somewhat witless farmer and a trio of mischievous pigs, Shaun tends to make the most of each day. Whether leading the flock in morning exercises, organizing a game of soccer, wrestling with the pigs or simply munching on grass (when the farmer’s around, of course), our hero’s bravery is sometimes outmatched by his own clumsiness—but more often than not, Shaun saves the day. Although this series is clearly aimed at younger audiences, it’s perfectly acceptable fare for those who enjoyed Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts…or, let’s face it, pretty much the entire Aardman back catalogue.
As mentioned earlier, each wordless seven-minute short is packed with laughs—and with such a strict timeframe, these adventures don’t overstay their welcome. Eight brief adventures are included here: “Off the Baa!”, “Timmy in a Tizzy”, “Buzz Off Bees”, “Who’s the Mummy?”, “Fleeced!”, “Mower Mouth”, “Shaun Shoots the Sheep” (with a camera, don’t worry), “Mountains out of Molehills”, and there’s not a bad one in the bunch. Culled almost randomly from Shaun the Sheep’s first season, this is only a fraction of what’s already available: Shaun and company have already completed their second season, with 40 shorts already in the bank. Fans across the pond have waited patiently for the woolly wunderkind to reach us on disc…but as time has taught us, there’s nothing like the sting of disappointment if our hopes are too high.
