I T H A S definitely been a while since I last buat M O V I E R E V I E W entry, kan? Well, jgn ditanya mimpi ape, ribut tak der taufan takder tau tau tetiber jer melintangpukang terkangkang bagai nak buat entry review movie kali ni.

Kali nih I'm making a movie review pasal this movie yang direleasedkan back in 1 9 7 8 yer, tahun yang mek sendiri belom lahir! LOL!!!

T U D I A H ! ! ! Mesti korang pikir, like, movie released in 1978 - cemana mek nak buat review citer tahun 1978 dan mek sendiri belium lahir, kan? Hiks. Owhhh no, if you're thinkin' about considering me buat this review based on case- studies on the net, finding 1001 info pasal this 1978- love story, and ended up with this review entry, hahaha you're dead wrong! (Dah la wrong, DEAD WRONG lagi tu! LOL!) FYI, mek just browsed for photos and just nak tgk what's on the net yang ada related dengan the moview nih...

Ade sape² tak in Malaysia yang pernah tgk ke citer nih dulu², somewhere mid '80s, I think t'was somewhere in '86 or '87 kot. Ade tak? I can't actually recall which TV stationed aired it (TV 2 kot?) but I recall watching it, siap record lagi! (Time tu video recording habis hebats la kan! Hiks!) And yes, I was still small yer at that time, tapi, citer dia, mek still boleh ingat sampai ke sekarang ok. (Well, bukan lah mek ingat  sampai 100% pong. Pon begitiew, walaupun dinch ingat 100%, mek rase, mek  ingat pasal citer nih, hmmm, maybe just dalam 50% to 60% kot. But I guess that's good enough la kan, at least mek still MAMPU yer nak buat review nih! Hiks!) These are those few types of movies yang sesuai dengan jolokkan/ digambarkan like -  'The movie that touches your heart and soul, and you'll remember it for a lifetime!'. Ok, so lets not waste anymore time. Mek dah excited nak buat review movie nih my own words... hiks!

M O V I E R E V I E W

Title: I C E C A S T L E S - staring Lynn-Holly Johnson as Alexis Winston, Robby Benson as Nick Peterson

As I could recall, the movie started off with Alexis skating freely, focusing on her grace and talent in the world of figure skating. She then competed in the mid sectionals, with a lot of support and help from her Dad, her Mom (part nih mek ragu was² sket. Rasanya, the lady yang jadi mak kepada Alexis tu, mak TIRI kot, ala ala the real mother passed away, and then the dad kawen lain to this mak tiri yang SANGAT baik! - maaf kalau silap fakta. Either she's a mak tiri or hm, scandal bapaknye? But pa per pon, this lady is sangatlah baik.) and also her love, Nick. Waktu kat mid sectionals competition, she was the only girl competing yang tak berdressing glamour bagai - yes, if you don't mind me saying, without a doubt, yang dipakai skating dress nyer itiew, paling simple paling azab among the rest! (Well, in my opinion, tak der lah hazab mane pon, but from the movie, with the other contestants were all watching, laughing, ngumpat cikpat bagai kat dia, the movie berjaya menggambarkan Alexis was a real amatuer yang ala² berdressing sangkak!). Bila she skated into/ onto the arena, ala ala no one paid attention to her as she was practically a nobody. This somehow reminded me so much of I C E P R I N C E S S, the Disney ice- skating movie itiew. Hiks! Anyways, as she started to dance in her skates, following the music, gracefully glided on the ice like a swan, she immediately caught the crowd's attention, AND, she also grabbed the attention of a very famous ice- skating coach, former ice- skater athlete herself kalau tak silap mek. AGAIN, now as mek buat review nih, I can't help to see the similarity between this movie, I C E C A S T L E and also I C E P R I N C E S S. But then again, it could just be coincidence la kan.


I think she didn't win the sectionals - but she won the heart of the audience and soon the movie tunjuk how this coach approached Alexis, pergi rumah dia or something, and offered her trainings and making her a champ or something like that lah kan. The bf, si Nick, ala² suka tak suka kot sebab he's a ice hockey player jugak ke ape citer tah la. The Dad pulak, I think ade something to do with the late wife being dead, from ice skating jugak ke cemana tah, memula tak approve of Alexis leaving town and heading to the big city to make it big; takut jadik cam his late wife, Alexis late mother. Tapi I think last² dia approve jugak kot. The mak tiri, part nih mek tak ingat sangat lagi apa peranan dia, except for the fact that mek tahu dia yang siapkan dress biru Alexis pakai waktu sectionals (yang mek cakap ala ala simple giler babs dan azabs as compared to the other skaters dresses).

And so Alexis moved on to the city, dilatih dengan jurulatih pro, and meeting this guy from tv station yang ala ala tastekan si Alexis, bla bla bla here and there, Alexis started heading to the stardom, getting everyone's attention, taking the world by storm, and waktu nih la ala ala macam dia sudah start jadi famous (due to her being trained by a very well known professional coach, dan ditambah pulak dengan scandal dengan TV person - bertambah hebats la dikau, KAN!? Hahaha!) and seperti biasa, bila dah famous, ala ala ingat² lupa to remember to keep her feet on the ground. Ade la banyak jugak scenes dia bertanding, menang itu ini bagai. And highlight part middle of this strory kan, she was finally in the Olympics, couldn't recall what year. Did a terrific performance, and after habis, she kuar skating rink, terus pelok coach, and terus pi kiss scadalnya the TV guy itiew, dan tetiber, JENGJEJENGGG!!! Nick, the kekaseh dari kampong ado disitiew... So mula la drama sket, and then tak sempat nak nangis mintak maaf ke ape ke, nama dah dipanggel ke centre of the ice rink utk receive her GOLD medal katanya. But I recalled the camera tunjuk ke arah centre stage, she was atas podium dah, orang yang bagi medal tu dok sebok nak kalongkan the Gold Medal, but she stood there, busy looking ke arah Nick, yang dah bagaikan hilang punca, mengamok bagai, terus belah dari sitiew, and tatau la she accepted the medal ke tidak. I assume she did la kot kan...


Inih bukan review dah nih - nih like telling the story dah nih! LOL! Ok ok, will try and make it shorter nah. Hiks! Anyways, after that night at the games where she won the medal tu, there was this huge celebration organized by the TV guy bf and the famous coach la kan. But as usual, Alexis dah moody, couldn't be bothered about the party, and soon left the room and kuar outside where she skated freely on her own trying to relax her mind. From the party, everyone started noticing she's gliding on the ice, dancing freely, and to the point she decided to make a jump; and when she did, she landed, but her skates terkena macam bucu kerusi besi tepi rink tu apa tah la, and her head terhantuk bagai nak gile kat besi/ krusi itiew, and tudiah! THAT'S IT! Freek accident Wikipedia said - I'd say, it was a disasterous bad landing after her jump! LOL!

She then lost her sights (I wouldn't call it lost her sights but her vision jadi blurry and ala ala rabun yang dasyat, tapi tak la BUTA sampai gelap gulita dunia dia!), decided to bawak diri balik ke kampungnyer, where she isolated herself from public yang still curios what happened to her, and what not. And for a few moments there, mek ingat, ada insiden gaduh dengan Nick lite², then gaduh dengan the ibu tiri sampai she said something like "You're not my mother" or something. Mek tak ingat, tapi mek rasa sebab tu mek speku tu ibu tirinya, and the last part of the movie ade dia sebut "Here's to/ for my mom" or something. We'll get to that part later shortly. So sambung, erm, ah yes, the family, consisting her Dad, Mom and Nick, all worked together to bring back Alexis spirit and joy into the world and the world of ice skating. Sounds impossible? Read whats on the movie poster - "Together they reached for the impossible" nih! Yes, "Together" yang disampaikan tu, kalau tgk dengan gambar tu, nampak its Alexis and Nick la kan - but its actually with a lot of help from her parents tu. That's why the movie is labeled as inspiring and very drama; but, skating, dalam keadaan buta/ rabun? Seriously? Hehehe... anyways, so all of them worked together to make Alexis come back to life, asik lah dia duduk dalam her room, her big dark room, crying itu ini bagai - feeling buta, walhal, vision jadik blur jer. Anyways, days turned to weeks turned to months, tau tau, Alexis competed again, dalam competition yang ala ala sama macam her 1st competition ever dulu, in the same arena/ rink, wearing the same baju biru the mak tiri buatkan itiew - yang membezakan dulu dan now, dulu dia celik, and a nobody. Now, dia ala ala lite2 buta blur, and orang dosi kenal siapakah Alexis Winston - Gold Medalist apa tah, Olympic ke ape tah, yang after victory, silensiokan diri dari public after a fall. TAPI no one, except for few maybe, yang tahu dia blur/ buta. Like during the time dia perform balik kat Arena/ rink tu, hanya like the ex coach, ex TV star bf tu, and her Dad, Mom and Nick je yang tau dia cikbuts (cik buta)! Kesian... kesian... Tsk tsk tsk...

Errr... why kesian??? Apa kesudahannye yer? :)


Well, motifnya, dan kesudahannye, why don't you view for yourself... ;)


Over all I'd have to say, seingat² mek to this movie, mek sker! Sangat sker sampai mek ingat lagi dulu² mek used to watch this movie like every single weekend sampai mek dah naik bohsan and ubah haluan jadikan my Barbie Doll jadik ice skater, bole? LOL! A must watch drama, a movie that should be cherished forever... :)

LKY: Remember tak mek punye "I'm wishing... I'm wishing..." wish list entry? Yang mek in desperate mode nakkan that "Airport Movie pack" tu? Ha, and so my wish list bertambah satu lagi item. Hiks! Mek naknak this 1978's classic "Ice Castles" DVD iniey also!!! Mek nak mek nak mek nak!!! Hiks! And yes, wishes do come true... nanti kalau wish list mek dah tercapai, dan mek dosi have the movie(s), mek buat entry lagi noh!? HEHEHE!