" we will 17 AGAIN "

     

         

         
          On our second meeting, we watched '17 again' and it was exciting when all of us knew that it was Zac Efron's film. So then, we agreed to discuss the film on our third meeting. It was so fun to share our feeling and thought about the film we watched. 

"This movie was much better than I expected. I am not the target demographic, but still enjoyed it! No Oscar performances, but it is fun and does what a movie should do... it entertains."

" I enjoyed more than I thought I would that's for sure. Had me laugh out loud quite a bit. With ideas along the lines of Back to the future, 13 going on 30 although in reverse it creates some scenes that are funny. It has a decent storyline keeping it altogether as well. Give it a try, you might be surprised! "

" A lot of great messages in this film about not conforming to the ways that others want you to & the bumps that happen along the way. In my opinion this is Zac Efron's best movie & by the looks of Charlie St. Cloud & this movie, Zac Efron's success will continue. Leslie Mann, Sterling Knight, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry & Michelle Trachtenberg were amazing as well. A great movie for the loving and adorable soul. :) :) :) :) :) "

         '17 again' relives an age-old movie theme. 

       Who wouldn't want to be a teenager once more? Or turn into hot teen star Zac Efron? That, at least, is what happens in the new film " 17 Again," opening Friday, in which Matthew Perry accidentally falls into a river, emerges in Efron's body, and is miraculously whisked back to his high school years, where he blew off basketball stardom to run away with his pregnant girlfriend. Will Perry/Efron get to rectify the mistakes he made as a kid? Or will he learn that maybe his 30-something life isn't so bad after all?

       The becoming-a-teenager-again story line is "a reoccurring theme [in movies]," says "17 Again" director Burr Steers. "It's one of those themes that people latch onto, the idea you can go back to that pivotal moment in your life, and that incident or accident that changed our lives."

        Well, OK, but maybe the thought of zits, raging hormones and college-admission tests is not all that appealing. "People remember the best parts of their teen years," admits Steers, "but the reality is it's a tense time, with incredible pressures on you. That's the reality."

        Yet, there's little doubt that going back to the years of our youth, to recapture a sense of innocence, or settle long-festering emotional scores, is one of those fantasies everyone has had. Which is why the whole older-person-in-young-body (or vice versa) thing has been a movie staple for quite some time.

          There were a lot of good values that we can get from this movie. For example, love the life we live. Love the people around us. There always a reason on something that happened on us. Whatever it is, we have to take the positive side with us. We also have to try to solve our problem what we can. We can seek for others opinion or help in order to solve our problem. But in the end, we are the one that have to take the responsibility to make the decision that might change our future life at all. So, before we make the decision, think twice or more the good and bad things that might happened after that. Do not only follow your heart said because it might not true all the time.

          This movie was humorously enjoyable. The movie was perfectly rated, and perhaps only the older ones would truly benefit from the movie's themes of love, marriage and regret. We really do recommend this movie and please take the good messages. Enjoy the movie ;)))

Here some picture of us during our exciting movie's discussion.

 1) Who are the 5 most important characters in the film?
     List out the names of the actors playing them . 

• Zac Efron as Mike O'Donnell (17 years old)  later also as Mark Gold.
• Matthew Perry as Mike O'Donnell (37 years old).
• Thomas Lennon as Ned Gold (37 years old).
• Sterling Knight as Alex O'Donnell.
• Leslie Mann as Scarlet O'Donnell (37 years old).
  
  2) What is the story about?
      The synopsis of this movie was about a star athlete, Mike O’Donnell cast by Zac Efron. He was headed straight for a college scholarship when he decided to give it up to settle down with his high school girlfriend, Scarlet is pregnant. 20 years later, an adult Mike played by Matthew Perry finds his life is not exactly what he expected. He is separated from his wife, Scarlett  cast by Leslie Mann and live with his wealthy software genius nerd and best friend Ned Freedman cast by Thomas Lennon, his career at a pharmaceutical company is at a stand still, and his relationship with his teenage children are nonexistent.  
     After getting another promotion at work, he returns to his high school to reminisce over his basketball awards and the life he could have had. While he is reliving his glory days, he is approached by a janitor and shares with him how things were so much better when he was 17. As Mike is driving home from the high school, he sees the mysterious janitor standing on the ledge preparing to jump into the Los Angeles River. Mike rushes out from his car to rescue him, but when he reaches there, the janitor has vanished.
  
  

    

     What Mike doesn’t  realize is that he is about to fall into the river and turn into his 17 year od self. Young Mike (Zac Efron) returns to Ned’s house where he face the difficulty to convince Ned that he is in fact Mike. At a loss what to do Ned pretends to be Mike’s father and ther register Mike back in high school to finish the life that he never had the chance to live. High school presents a lot of new challenges for Mike, such as dressing cool, keeping up with the latest gadgets and making new friends.

   

    But nothing compares to being in high school with his own children. He discovers that his daughter, Maggie cast by Michelle Trachtenberg is not nearly as innocent as he thought she was and his son, Alex cast by Sterling Knight is the brunt of the star athlete’s jokes. But Mike’s most difficult realization is that he hasn’t been a very good father or husband. Mike befriends Alex and tries to instill him with enough confidence to join the basketball team. He gets close to Maggie’s annoying and disgusting boyfriend and does everything in his power to break them up. Most importantly, he visits an unsuspecting Scarlet and rediscovers all the things that initially made him fall in love with her. Now, he must figure out a way to transform back into his older self and win back his wife and kids.

     
•   Video about 17 Again Movie

 

Movie 2 : The Spiderwick Chronicles

                                                               

What is the story about?


The Spiderwick Chronicles tells the tale of the Graces, a family who must adapt to their new strange surroundings. As the story begins, twin brothers Jared and Simon, along with their sister Mallory and their mother Helen, move away from the big city to a mansion owned by their great uncle, Arthur Spiderwick because of the recent divorce of the parents. While the family are excited , Jared hates the move and he always assures Simon that their dad will coming for them. gUnable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared . Soon after, Jared meets a brownie named Thimbletack (Martin Short), who explains that magical creatures are normally invisible, but can reveal themselves at will. He tells Jared about a protective circle that Arthur Spiderwick placed around the house and gives him a stone with a hole through which he can see faeries.However, a shape-shifting ogre named Mulgarath (Nick Nolte) wants the field guide for himself so he can rule over all faerie-kind. He sends his goblins led by Redcap the Pompous Goblin General, to obtain it, and they kidnap Simon, mistaking him for Jared. Meanwhile, Jared meets Hogsqueal (Seth Rogen), a hobgoblin and bitter enemy of Mulgarath. Hogsqueal gives Jared the ability to see faeries without the aid of the stone. Mulgarath lets Simon go and berates Redcap for failing his master. But soon Jared, who is hiding, is spotted by the goblins. Together, the twins flee to the house, managing to escape only with Mallory's help.The children decide to visit their great-aunt Lucinda, now in a psychiatric hospital, for advice. While Simon distracts the goblins, Mallory and Jared manage to reach a tunnel under the estate. Lucinda tells them that they need to find Arthur Spiderwick and have him destroy the book; however, Arthur is being held captive by Sylphs, a type of faerie. Suddenly, Mulgarath's goblins attack them and steal several pages from the book before they are driven off. Meanwhile in the woods, Mulgarath berates Redcap violently for not bringing all of the book, but he is pleased by having a page that allows Mulgarth to break the protective circle by moonrise. Mulgarath and Redcap prepare the potion for the upcoming night. Meanwhile on the children's return, Hogsqueal warns them that one of the stolen pages will allow Mulgarath to destroy the protective circle when the moon rises.Jared and Simon, along with Mallory use the book to summon Arthur Spiderwick's pet, a griffin, which takes them to the realm of the Sylphs. There they meet Arthur, who has not aged but is also unaware of the time he has spent there. After returning home again, Jared, Simon, Mallory, and Helen arm themselves with steel knives and home-made bombs prepared by Simon. When they are forced into the kitchen, they place all of their bombs into the oven, detonating them and killing all of the goblins and Redcap.Mr. Grace (Andrew McCarthy) enters the house and tells Jared that he came to apologize. Jared, realizing that it is not his father, stabs him in the stomach, revealing him to be Mulgarath in disguise. Jared escapes with the book through the dumbwaiter while Mulgarath gives pursuit. On the roof, Jared throws the book onto the lawn; as Mulgarath transforms into a raven to catch it, he is snatched and eaten by Hogsqueal.The Graces bring Lucinda back to the house, and the Sylphs appear, bringing Arthur. He cannot remain outside of the faerie realm, but Lucinda asks to be taken with him instead; the Sylphs transform her back into her six-year-old self and spirit the two away.

Lax First Meeting

Our first LAX meeting was held on Friday, 27 September 2013.
Each of the members in LAX group get to know each other in that day.
We must select a leader in our group and we choose Zara as our group representative.
Here are some pictures from our first meeting.

MEMBER'S PROFILE.

Name : Saidatina Zaharah bt. Mohd Ali

D.O.B : 12 Oct 1994

Home : Ulu Tiram, Johor

Faculty : Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

Name : Anis Syahira bt. Agus Saleh

D.O.B : 15 August 1994

Home : Sepang, Selangor

Faculty : Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

 Name : Wong Xue Theng

D.O.B : 14 Oct 1992

Home : Selangor

Faculty : Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasi

Name : Nur Fazirah bt. Jafarah

D.O.B : 4 Sept 1994

Home : Tawau, Sabah

Faculty : Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

Name : Aishah bt. Indra

D.O.B : 6 July 1994

Home : Jinjang, Kepong, Selangor

Faculty : Engineering

Name : Nabihah bt. Abdul Gani

D.O.B : 2 January 1994

Home : Ipoh, Perak

Faculty : Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Name : Aliza Diana Mansor

D.O.B : 26 August 1993

Home : Melaka

Faculty : Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

Name : Ain Nuranida M.Yusuf

D.O.B : 28 August 1993

Home : Johor

Faculty : Agriculture

Name : Olivia Julan Augustine Lunyau

D.O.B : 7 May 1994

Home : Sarawak

Faculty : Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

 Name : Muzamir bin Ab Samad

D.O.B : 11 March 1993

Home : Umbai, Melaka

Faculty : Computer Science and Information Technology