Watched this at MBO, KSL Johor Bahru. Wasn't intended to see this. Went to the cinema wanting to see Marrying Mr. Perfect - Chapman To and Gigi Leung etc. but was told not screening there. This was the next best option.
Overall, OK.
Rating: 2 of 5
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Movie 5
Watched this at MBO, KSL Johor Bahru. Wasn't intended to see this. Went to the cinema wanting to see Marrying Mr. Perfect - Chapman To and Gigi Leung etc. but was told not screening there. This was the next best option.
Overall, OK.
Rating: 2 of 5
Monday, March 26, 2012
Movie 4
16 March 2012 - John Carter
This was picked because it was the only show available at the 9.30pm (plus/minus) time slot.
I don't quite enjoy this sort of science fiction, where one was transferred back in time. Or in this case, a guy on earth was transferred to another planet - Mars. And I think the giant, four-armed Green Martian was heavily copied (or influenced) from Avatar, although the bleed blue. No originality.
Rate: 1.5 out of 5
This was picked because it was the only show available at the 9.30pm (plus/minus) time slot.
I don't quite enjoy this sort of science fiction, where one was transferred back in time. Or in this case, a guy on earth was transferred to another planet - Mars. And I think the giant, four-armed Green Martian was heavily copied (or influenced) from Avatar, although the bleed blue. No originality.
Rate: 1.5 out of 5
Monday, February 13, 2012
Movie 2 and 3
6 February 2012 - Ah Beng The Movie: Three Wishes and All's Well, Ends Well 2012
There are a number of Chinese Movies being screened in conjunction with Chinese New Year for this year. As in previous years, would not have time to watch any of these during the festive period. However, there was an intention to catch up 1 or 2 later on. So on this public holiday, I decided to go for two. Both movies schedule fitted nicely with one after another at MBO in KSL City Mall in JB.
First, the local production of Jack Lim, MyFm Deejay - taken from his Astro character, Ah Beng. This is the third production featuring the faces from MyFm and Astro, although this is the first which uses the Ah Beng's name for the movie title. Box office wise, it is a huge success. Beating all other movies which included star-studded Hong Kong and Taiwan cast. Thanks to their great publicity stunt which culminated in the premier screening of the movie in Pavilion, which was attended by the Prime Minister and wife.
Movie wise, I think it does no better than the first one. I did not watched the second one. With all the hype surrounding it, I would expect a better story, acting, cinematography and editing. But was truly disappointed in all. A forgettable production.
Rating: 2.5 of 5
The Raymond Wong Hong Kong production of this franchise movie is better one, compared to Ah Beng. Not that because it boast of several superstars, but better acting, shooting and editing.
As seen in the poster, it revolved around 4 stories which are totally unrelated to each one. Here is where being the producer has the biggest advantage. Raymond Wong, one of the producers, probably picked the best story of the four for himself.
My favorite act goes to Chapman To. I simply adored his acting. He has never failed to amuse me. I think he did a great imitating Director Peter Chan (Sandra Ng's husband).
Rating: 3 or 5.
There are a number of Chinese Movies being screened in conjunction with Chinese New Year for this year. As in previous years, would not have time to watch any of these during the festive period. However, there was an intention to catch up 1 or 2 later on. So on this public holiday, I decided to go for two. Both movies schedule fitted nicely with one after another at MBO in KSL City Mall in JB.
First, the local production of Jack Lim, MyFm Deejay - taken from his Astro character, Ah Beng. This is the third production featuring the faces from MyFm and Astro, although this is the first which uses the Ah Beng's name for the movie title. Box office wise, it is a huge success. Beating all other movies which included star-studded Hong Kong and Taiwan cast. Thanks to their great publicity stunt which culminated in the premier screening of the movie in Pavilion, which was attended by the Prime Minister and wife.
Movie wise, I think it does no better than the first one. I did not watched the second one. With all the hype surrounding it, I would expect a better story, acting, cinematography and editing. But was truly disappointed in all. A forgettable production.
Rating: 2.5 of 5
The Raymond Wong Hong Kong production of this franchise movie is better one, compared to Ah Beng. Not that because it boast of several superstars, but better acting, shooting and editing.
As seen in the poster, it revolved around 4 stories which are totally unrelated to each one. Here is where being the producer has the biggest advantage. Raymond Wong, one of the producers, probably picked the best story of the four for himself.
My favorite act goes to Chapman To. I simply adored his acting. He has never failed to amuse me. I think he did a great imitating Director Peter Chan (Sandra Ng's husband).
Rating: 3 or 5.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Movie 1
07 January 2012 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
I have been watching the past seasons of The Amazing Race on Youtube. The Amazing Race is a TV reality show that take the participants in a race around the world for the title of The Amazing Race Champion and the 1 Million US Dollar that comes with the title.
Watching the MI-4 last weekend is like deja vu, where the actions took the audience from Budapest in the opening scene, to Moscow, then Mumbai and finally back to the States for ending. Although this is already the third installment, but it was my first MI.
Tom Cruise still looks stunning - 'age is but just a number'. I like the humor that was included in the script. My memory states humor is very scarce in this type of movies, but the servings in MI4 is very forthcoming. Simon Pegg did a good job here.
My favorite scene has got to be Cruise scaling the heights of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, with a pair of special gloves. The chasing of Hendricks by Hunt in the sandstorm seems rather stretching for me.
Overall, it was an enjoyable one. My rating: 4 of 5.
I have been watching the past seasons of The Amazing Race on Youtube. The Amazing Race is a TV reality show that take the participants in a race around the world for the title of The Amazing Race Champion and the 1 Million US Dollar that comes with the title.
Watching the MI-4 last weekend is like deja vu, where the actions took the audience from Budapest in the opening scene, to Moscow, then Mumbai and finally back to the States for ending. Although this is already the third installment, but it was my first MI.
Tom Cruise still looks stunning - 'age is but just a number'. I like the humor that was included in the script. My memory states humor is very scarce in this type of movies, but the servings in MI4 is very forthcoming. Simon Pegg did a good job here.
My favorite scene has got to be Cruise scaling the heights of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, with a pair of special gloves. The chasing of Hendricks by Hunt in the sandstorm seems rather stretching for me.
Overall, it was an enjoyable one. My rating: 4 of 5.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Movie No.17
10 October 2009 - Tsunami at Heundae.
Was very lazy to post this. But as October is approaching an end, need to put this up, just briefly. Supposed to see this 2 weeks ago. But caught if anyway. I think for an Asian standard, this special effects for the tsunami is credible. I actually like.
My rating: 4 of 5.
Was very lazy to post this. But as October is approaching an end, need to put this up, just briefly. Supposed to see this 2 weeks ago. But caught if anyway. I think for an Asian standard, this special effects for the tsunami is credible. I actually like.
My rating: 4 of 5.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Movie No.16
26 September 2009 - Movie No.16 - A Perfect Getaway
This is not the movie I wanted to see. After failing to get a ticket in the normal box office for that Korean tsunami movie, I checked out if it is available on Gold Class. The TV monitor shows that it is on for the 9pm show. So I thought, that with the EON-GSC Credit Card, it would be Ok to catch it on Gold Class. And after all, it is also a treat for my buddy's birthday. So the first time in Gold Class. The entrance to the theater is a long walk along a carpeted aisle from the elevator - I think it is probably to make it grander. The seat was like those recliner chair, where you can make it flat and watch the movie in style and comfort. And there is a blanket to cover in case if cold. The price of a ticket is RM50. Using the credit card, get 10% discount. Therefore cost is RM45. For 2 tickets - RM90. And with my bonus value, deduct another 50%. Therefore I paid only RM45 for 2 Gold Class Saturday night movie tickets.
The shock came where I found that it was not the movie I wanted to see. But this 'perfect getaway'. A cast of total strangers for me. Never seen or heard about them. The best scenes from this movie are the excellent of Hawaii. The story lines probably stole from a well known phrase - the actual villains are the most unexpected ones. It also boast of 2 very memorable scenes (to me) - the pulling of a dagger by a lead lady from her thigh after she was stabbed, and later she took the dagger to stab the bad guy on the hand.
My rating - 2.5 of 5.
This is not the movie I wanted to see. After failing to get a ticket in the normal box office for that Korean tsunami movie, I checked out if it is available on Gold Class. The TV monitor shows that it is on for the 9pm show. So I thought, that with the EON-GSC Credit Card, it would be Ok to catch it on Gold Class. And after all, it is also a treat for my buddy's birthday. So the first time in Gold Class. The entrance to the theater is a long walk along a carpeted aisle from the elevator - I think it is probably to make it grander. The seat was like those recliner chair, where you can make it flat and watch the movie in style and comfort. And there is a blanket to cover in case if cold. The price of a ticket is RM50. Using the credit card, get 10% discount. Therefore cost is RM45. For 2 tickets - RM90. And with my bonus value, deduct another 50%. Therefore I paid only RM45 for 2 Gold Class Saturday night movie tickets.
The shock came where I found that it was not the movie I wanted to see. But this 'perfect getaway'. A cast of total strangers for me. Never seen or heard about them. The best scenes from this movie are the excellent of Hawaii. The story lines probably stole from a well known phrase - the actual villains are the most unexpected ones. It also boast of 2 very memorable scenes (to me) - the pulling of a dagger by a lead lady from her thigh after she was stabbed, and later she took the dagger to stab the bad guy on the hand.
My rating - 2.5 of 5.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Movie No.14 & 15
12 September 2009 - It's been quite a while since the last movie. So, I decided to go for a double dose today.
But first, let me introduce the new card in the market - GSC-EonBank Credit Card. I just got the card last week. Using the card to buy tickets, enable you to get RM0.50 or RM1.00 discount from each ticket depending on the price of the ticket. However, even with the discount, it is still more expensive than the Wednesday tickets. Therefore this is only good for non-Wednesday tickets. You can't get discount for Wednesday tickets. But the best thing about this card is that you will be given free value of RM50 for Gold card and RM100 for Platinum card to be used when purchasing ticket. Every time you buy a ticket valued at more than RM10, you can use that free value to get 50% off the total ticket price until the whole free value is consumed. And the first year fee is waived. Where to get??
Movie No.14 - Where Got Ghost? Another of Jack Neo's production.
To me, the star of this movie, which consists of 3 short stories is this guy - Richard Low, whom appeared in the first story as a bogus monk. He is a well known face in Jack's movie. Perhaps the most memorable one is that 'I Not stupid' famed for that phrase - 'Limpeh kar lee kong'. In terms of acting skill, he far surpassed that of Henry Thia. He is even better looking than Thia. But Thia's lucky star shines brighter than his. But anyway kudos to this guy.
However this fare from Jack seems to be a little disappointing, especially in the last story which he and his 'best buddies' appeared. Their acting is just average and the jokes contained within are meager. In contrast the acting from the guys in the first and second stories are far superior. From the poster shown above, there are the ones on the left and right of the picture. They are well know faces in Singapore drama serials as 'care-leh-feh' (or better known as extras). They provide the saving grace for Jack Neo's in this movie.
My rating: 2 of 5
Movie No.15 - The Ugly Truth
A romantic comedy. My type of movie. The review from the The Sun paper shows that this is quite enjoyable. So the decision. However, was much disappointed. Compared this with The Proposal, this one is pretty bad.
Firstly, the chemistry between the 2 leads, to me, was not there. They are much prettier and better looking than the pair in The Proposal but the superiority stops here. Acting wise, they lose out flat. This movie depends heavily on the sexual connotation to provide the laugh. The biggest laugh is that in the restaurant and the vibrator courtesy of Ms. Heigh, whom is also the co-producer.
My rating: 2 of 5.
So two below average movie for one night. But it was well worth because I only pay RM8.50 for 2 movies.
But first, let me introduce the new card in the market - GSC-EonBank Credit Card. I just got the card last week. Using the card to buy tickets, enable you to get RM0.50 or RM1.00 discount from each ticket depending on the price of the ticket. However, even with the discount, it is still more expensive than the Wednesday tickets. Therefore this is only good for non-Wednesday tickets. You can't get discount for Wednesday tickets. But the best thing about this card is that you will be given free value of RM50 for Gold card and RM100 for Platinum card to be used when purchasing ticket. Every time you buy a ticket valued at more than RM10, you can use that free value to get 50% off the total ticket price until the whole free value is consumed. And the first year fee is waived. Where to get??
Movie No.14 - Where Got Ghost? Another of Jack Neo's production.
To me, the star of this movie, which consists of 3 short stories is this guy - Richard Low, whom appeared in the first story as a bogus monk. He is a well known face in Jack's movie. Perhaps the most memorable one is that 'I Not stupid' famed for that phrase - 'Limpeh kar lee kong'. In terms of acting skill, he far surpassed that of Henry Thia. He is even better looking than Thia. But Thia's lucky star shines brighter than his. But anyway kudos to this guy.
However this fare from Jack seems to be a little disappointing, especially in the last story which he and his 'best buddies' appeared. Their acting is just average and the jokes contained within are meager. In contrast the acting from the guys in the first and second stories are far superior. From the poster shown above, there are the ones on the left and right of the picture. They are well know faces in Singapore drama serials as 'care-leh-feh' (or better known as extras). They provide the saving grace for Jack Neo's in this movie.
My rating: 2 of 5
Movie No.15 - The Ugly Truth
A romantic comedy. My type of movie. The review from the The Sun paper shows that this is quite enjoyable. So the decision. However, was much disappointed. Compared this with The Proposal, this one is pretty bad.
Firstly, the chemistry between the 2 leads, to me, was not there. They are much prettier and better looking than the pair in The Proposal but the superiority stops here. Acting wise, they lose out flat. This movie depends heavily on the sexual connotation to provide the laugh. The biggest laugh is that in the restaurant and the vibrator courtesy of Ms. Heigh, whom is also the co-producer.
My rating: 2 of 5.
So two below average movie for one night. But it was well worth because I only pay RM8.50 for 2 movies.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Movie No:13 - The Proposal
1 August 2009 - The Proposal
A romantic comedy using an old formula. But nevertheless entertaining.
What I like of this movie?
Sandra Bullock - I think she is fantastic. She don't have to resort to silly lines for the comedic effect. Her acting, expression is good enough to tickle my funny bones. And she is good. I remember her best in the 'Speed' series, but she shines too in comedy. Well done, Sandra. Incidentally, this is her first No.1 movie in 10 years.
Alaska - When I first knew that they have a Governor for Alaska, because of Sarah Palin, I have always wondered why. No doubt Alaska is a big state, but my impression is that the whole state is covered with snow everywhere. And nothing more than a snow-covered state. How wrong was I. The shooting was probably during the hotter months of the year, maybe summer. And it shows a very beautiful and scenic Alaska. The midnight sun reminded me of Bergen, Norway where I was holidaying in Year 2001.
Betty White - My favourite Golden Girls. I actually thought that she had passed away, but fortunately no. At 87, she is still elegant. And she still shines as a comedy actress. Way to go, Girl!!
My rating: 3 of 5
A romantic comedy using an old formula. But nevertheless entertaining.
What I like of this movie?Sandra Bullock - I think she is fantastic. She don't have to resort to silly lines for the comedic effect. Her acting, expression is good enough to tickle my funny bones. And she is good. I remember her best in the 'Speed' series, but she shines too in comedy. Well done, Sandra. Incidentally, this is her first No.1 movie in 10 years.
Alaska - When I first knew that they have a Governor for Alaska, because of Sarah Palin, I have always wondered why. No doubt Alaska is a big state, but my impression is that the whole state is covered with snow everywhere. And nothing more than a snow-covered state. How wrong was I. The shooting was probably during the hotter months of the year, maybe summer. And it shows a very beautiful and scenic Alaska. The midnight sun reminded me of Bergen, Norway where I was holidaying in Year 2001.
Betty White - My favourite Golden Girls. I actually thought that she had passed away, but fortunately no. At 87, she is still elegant. And she still shines as a comedy actress. Way to go, Girl!!
My rating: 3 of 5
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Movie 12 - I Corrupt All Cops
30 May 2009 - I Corrupt All Cops
I am not a fan of the Hong Kong gangster movies. In fact, I loathe watching them. This was not my choice when buying ticket at TGV 1-utama (I was there for Terminator), but due to unavailability of other tickets, this seems to be the only choice.
Fortunately, was not too disappointed at the end.
What I liked about this movie?
Tony Leung Kar Fai and Anthony Wong acting. Little wonder that they were Best Actor winners.
The make-up on Alex Fong face after he was hammered by the police, as he was made a scapegoat. That make-up artist should get an award.
That 'woman' who used her body and charm to succeed in the underworld by aligning herself to the police, but still had the power of choosing whom she wants to bed with (She chose Eason Chan over Tony Leung, despite Leung position being higher than Chan). And along the line, fight herself to be the number 1 wife, despite being the number 9. The cat-fight scene in Eason Chan's apartment, amongs his wifes, was crude but classical.
Overall flow of the storyline is OK, although at the end the success of ICAC was fast-forwarded.
I would on most instances avoid a non-comedy Chinese movie, but this was an acceptable exception.
Rating: 3/5
I am not a fan of the Hong Kong gangster movies. In fact, I loathe watching them. This was not my choice when buying ticket at TGV 1-utama (I was there for Terminator), but due to unavailability of other tickets, this seems to be the only choice.
Fortunately, was not too disappointed at the end.
What I liked about this movie?
Tony Leung Kar Fai and Anthony Wong acting. Little wonder that they were Best Actor winners.
The make-up on Alex Fong face after he was hammered by the police, as he was made a scapegoat. That make-up artist should get an award.
That 'woman' who used her body and charm to succeed in the underworld by aligning herself to the police, but still had the power of choosing whom she wants to bed with (She chose Eason Chan over Tony Leung, despite Leung position being higher than Chan). And along the line, fight herself to be the number 1 wife, despite being the number 9. The cat-fight scene in Eason Chan's apartment, amongs his wifes, was crude but classical.
Overall flow of the storyline is OK, although at the end the success of ICAC was fast-forwarded.
I would on most instances avoid a non-comedy Chinese movie, but this was an acceptable exception.
Rating: 3/5
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Movie 11 - Angels and Demons
16 May 2006 - Angels and Demons
The first one, The Da Vinci Code, was rather confusing. Already forgotten the storyline. The second one, which actually took place earlier than the first one, was rather straight forward. I would probably remember the storyline years down the road.
I must say it was pretty exciting. The whole movie was just about the last four hours before midnight. The movie shots of Rome and The Vatican are awesome, though the shots of inner Vatican may not be real.
Why I like this more, as compared to Da Vinci's Code? Less complicated story, faster pace, excellent Rome scenes, Tom Hank's acting, Ewan McGregor, the Papal election and less complicated 'anagram' to solve.
I had planned to go to Italy for many years ago, but never seems to realise it. Probably I should take it more serious in planning the trip to Italy.
2011 Italy, here I come.
My rating: 5/5
The first one, The Da Vinci Code, was rather confusing. Already forgotten the storyline. The second one, which actually took place earlier than the first one, was rather straight forward. I would probably remember the storyline years down the road.
I must say it was pretty exciting. The whole movie was just about the last four hours before midnight. The movie shots of Rome and The Vatican are awesome, though the shots of inner Vatican may not be real.
Why I like this more, as compared to Da Vinci's Code? Less complicated story, faster pace, excellent Rome scenes, Tom Hank's acting, Ewan McGregor, the Papal election and less complicated 'anagram' to solve.
I had planned to go to Italy for many years ago, but never seems to realise it. Probably I should take it more serious in planning the trip to Italy.
2011 Italy, here I come.
My rating: 5/5
Monday, April 6, 2009
Movie 10 - Race to Witch Mountain
18 March 2009 - Race to Witch Mountain
This is the WWE's ex-superstar wrestle - The Rock
And this is The Rock in real life - Dwayne Johnson
And he is the star of this movie. And he can act. And not surprisingly so, as he has been acting since the WWE days. Lots of practices there. Anyway, this movie is fictitiously entertaining.
Have always wonder why most good aliens landing on planet earth looks very human, and those bad aliens are always monstrous looking. Humans are good aliens??
My rating: 3/5
This is the WWE's ex-superstar wrestle - The Rock
And this is The Rock in real life - Dwayne Johnson
And he is the star of this movie. And he can act. And not surprisingly so, as he has been acting since the WWE days. Lots of practices there. Anyway, this movie is fictitiously entertaining.
Have always wonder why most good aliens landing on planet earth looks very human, and those bad aliens are always monstrous looking. Humans are good aliens??
My rating: 3/5
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Movie 9 - Love Matters
4 March 2009 - Love Matters
This is Henry Thia. More popularly know as 程旭辉 or 辉哥.
The first time I saw this guy was in the Singapore TV, then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), daily Mandarin variety program at Channel 8. He was just a 'Ke-Le-Fay' (extra) on the Monday show (if not mistaken) together with Mark Lee (李国煌), where the host for the evening was Jack Neo and Moses Lim. I remember him best as the guard standing next to the magistrate in ancient Chinese courtroom (衙門), shouting one line dialog. Certainly not the man for any leading role in any movie. Not only he lacks on look, but his acting sucks too. But he hanged on to Jack Neo, and lucky stars seems to shine on him and Neo. Jack Neo had moved on to become today, probably, the biggest name in Singapore movie making.
In this latest offering by Neo, where he is not starring in it, Henry Thia was made one of the leading actors, together with Jack Lim, a radio deejay, and an unknown Alex Leong. This site gave a lovely review of the movie. I was puzzled initially as to why was the movie given a PL18 rating, but after watching it, the reason was obvious. Certainly a big departure from the normal Neo's fare with its sexual jokes and innuendos.
One of the best line, delivered by Yeo Yann Yann who portrayed Henry's wife: 沒有性, 就沒有爱.
This has always been the difference between most men and women.
Rating: 4/5
This is Henry Thia. More popularly know as 程旭辉 or 辉哥.
The first time I saw this guy was in the Singapore TV, then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), daily Mandarin variety program at Channel 8. He was just a 'Ke-Le-Fay' (extra) on the Monday show (if not mistaken) together with Mark Lee (李国煌), where the host for the evening was Jack Neo and Moses Lim. I remember him best as the guard standing next to the magistrate in ancient Chinese courtroom (衙門), shouting one line dialog. Certainly not the man for any leading role in any movie. Not only he lacks on look, but his acting sucks too. But he hanged on to Jack Neo, and lucky stars seems to shine on him and Neo. Jack Neo had moved on to become today, probably, the biggest name in Singapore movie making.In this latest offering by Neo, where he is not starring in it, Henry Thia was made one of the leading actors, together with Jack Lim, a radio deejay, and an unknown Alex Leong. This site gave a lovely review of the movie. I was puzzled initially as to why was the movie given a PL18 rating, but after watching it, the reason was obvious. Certainly a big departure from the normal Neo's fare with its sexual jokes and innuendos.
One of the best line, delivered by Yeo Yann Yann who portrayed Henry's wife: 沒有性, 就沒有爱.
This has always been the difference between most men and women.
Rating: 4/5
Monday, March 2, 2009
Movie 8 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
25 February 2009 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The second Oscar nominated movie for Best Picture to watch.
Story line - Good
Directing - Good
Acting - Good
Make-up - Excellent
This is the first Brad Pitt starring movie I watched after Mr. & Mrs. Smith. He deserved his nomination for Best Actor. And I think he fully justified his Sexist Men alive tag in this movie. I am really a fan of him, but can't deny his appeal here.
Cate Blanchett did a great part as the dying woman in the hospital, telling her story to her daughter, and revealing to her daughter her real father. But of course, the make-up is excellent. If not for reading it somewhere, I would have thought the old lady was another person and not her.
It deserved the three Oscars won in Art Direction, Makeup and Visual Effects.
But then again, my complained is on the length. My butt felt numb at the end of the movie. It is too detailed that I felt pace was too slow.
Rating: 4/5
The second Oscar nominated movie for Best Picture to watch.Story line - Good
Directing - Good
Acting - Good
Make-up - Excellent
This is the first Brad Pitt starring movie I watched after Mr. & Mrs. Smith. He deserved his nomination for Best Actor. And I think he fully justified his Sexist Men alive tag in this movie. I am really a fan of him, but can't deny his appeal here.
Cate Blanchett did a great part as the dying woman in the hospital, telling her story to her daughter, and revealing to her daughter her real father. But of course, the make-up is excellent. If not for reading it somewhere, I would have thought the old lady was another person and not her.
It deserved the three Oscars won in Art Direction, Makeup and Visual Effects.
But then again, my complained is on the length. My butt felt numb at the end of the movie. It is too detailed that I felt pace was too slow.
Rating: 4/5
Monday, February 23, 2009
Movie 7 - Slumdog Millionaire
18 February 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire
Every year, when the Oscar nominees were announced, I usually found those movies unfamiliar, especially in the Best Picture Category. For this year nominees, only two ie. Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were screened in local cinema. With Slumdog recent win at the Golden Globe and BAFTA, and a favourite at the Oscar, I was determined to catch this favourite piece.
I am not a fan of this type of movie and especially so with its 2 hours screen time. However, due to reasons stated above, I just had to watch it. And gladly I am not disappointed. However, towards the third-quarter mark, I was getting a bit restless and bored. I felt that if it was, say 15 minutes, shorter, then it would have been perfect.
Since small to young, and now old, I have always heard of kids being kidnapped to nearby country. Chopped off their legs and/or hands, they were pushed to beg for some syndicate. This has always being the story told to kids, then and now, to scare them not to wander alone. How true was this? I don't know.
When I was transferred to India to work in 2002, the first thing we were warned was that never to give anything to the huge group of child beggars at the airport. If you give to one, the rest will rush to you and start asking (begging). After watching this movie, there may be some truth to my question above, although in India, kids may not need to be kidnapped. There are so many wandering around the city that it would be easy to get those kids to follow without resorting to kidnapping.
The scene where, Arvind - one of the kids, was purposely blinded by wax, to me, was one of the most unforgettable scene in the entire movie. I really could not imagine this being done in real life, but I guess there is.
I read in a review that the editing of the movie is one of its low point, but I found that acceptable. The directing is also commendable.
Note: At the time of blogging, the Oscar winners were already announced. Slumdog Millionaire claimed the Best Picture and 6 other Oscars, including Best Directing and Editing. The biggest winner of the evening.
Well, at least, this year I could lay claim that I have watched an Oscar's Best Picture. Which I am glad I did.
Rating: 4/5 (It could have been a perfect rating, had it not bored me in certain part)
Every year, when the Oscar nominees were announced, I usually found those movies unfamiliar, especially in the Best Picture Category. For this year nominees, only two ie. Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were screened in local cinema. With Slumdog recent win at the Golden Globe and BAFTA, and a favourite at the Oscar, I was determined to catch this favourite piece.I am not a fan of this type of movie and especially so with its 2 hours screen time. However, due to reasons stated above, I just had to watch it. And gladly I am not disappointed. However, towards the third-quarter mark, I was getting a bit restless and bored. I felt that if it was, say 15 minutes, shorter, then it would have been perfect.
Since small to young, and now old, I have always heard of kids being kidnapped to nearby country. Chopped off their legs and/or hands, they were pushed to beg for some syndicate. This has always being the story told to kids, then and now, to scare them not to wander alone. How true was this? I don't know.
When I was transferred to India to work in 2002, the first thing we were warned was that never to give anything to the huge group of child beggars at the airport. If you give to one, the rest will rush to you and start asking (begging). After watching this movie, there may be some truth to my question above, although in India, kids may not need to be kidnapped. There are so many wandering around the city that it would be easy to get those kids to follow without resorting to kidnapping.
The scene where, Arvind - one of the kids, was purposely blinded by wax, to me, was one of the most unforgettable scene in the entire movie. I really could not imagine this being done in real life, but I guess there is.
I read in a review that the editing of the movie is one of its low point, but I found that acceptable. The directing is also commendable.
Note: At the time of blogging, the Oscar winners were already announced. Slumdog Millionaire claimed the Best Picture and 6 other Oscars, including Best Directing and Editing. The biggest winner of the evening.
Well, at least, this year I could lay claim that I have watched an Oscar's Best Picture. Which I am glad I did.
Rating: 4/5 (It could have been a perfect rating, had it not bored me in certain part)
Friday, February 13, 2009
Movie 6 - The Wedding Game
11 February 2009 - The Wedding Game
The plot is acceptable. Fann Wong is lousy. The supporting roles by Alice Lau and Charles 'Blackie' Chen are commendable. A movie to showcase Christopher Lee body and boost his popularity. Daniel Tan is hopeless as an actor. Dubbing his dialogue may probably help a bit. The ending is happy and predictable.
Rating: 3/5
The plot is acceptable. Fann Wong is lousy. The supporting roles by Alice Lau and Charles 'Blackie' Chen are commendable. A movie to showcase Christopher Lee body and boost his popularity. Daniel Tan is hopeless as an actor. Dubbing his dialogue may probably help a bit. The ending is happy and predictable.Rating: 3/5
Movie 5 - Pink Panther 2
9 February 2009 - Pink Panther 2
I have always like Steve Martin. And he doesn't disappoint me here. I don't recall watching the first one. But I love this. I love the supporting cast too. Never mind that the crime was solve rather easily. But the whole acting really tickles me.
Rating: 5/5
I have always like Steve Martin. And he doesn't disappoint me here. I don't recall watching the first one. But I love this. I love the supporting cast too. Never mind that the crime was solve rather easily. But the whole acting really tickles me.Rating: 5/5
Monday, February 9, 2009
Movie 4 - All's Well End's Well
5 February 2009 - All's Well End's Well
I have never being a fan of Sandra Ng, but I like her in this movie. The career woman look goes well with me. My favourite scene is where she works overnight to prepare her book, and appear with the fake moustache line.
Overall the movie is entertaining, but somehow without Steven Chow, a CNY movie seems to lack something.
Rating: 4/5
I have never being a fan of Sandra Ng, but I like her in this movie. The career woman look goes well with me. My favourite scene is where she works overnight to prepare her book, and appear with the fake moustache line.Overall the movie is entertaining, but somehow without Steven Chow, a CNY movie seems to lack something.
Rating: 4/5
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Movie 3 - Red Cliff 2
4 February 2009 - Red Cliff 2
Part 2 of John Woo's epic. Better than the first part.
My favourite part: Where Zhou Yu and Zhu Geliang challenged each other to kill the Chao Cao's naval commanders and to get 100,000 arrows respectively. I think Zhu Geliang still has the finer touch in terms of wits. His plans are more elegant and intelligent.
How wars are won then in ancient China? From the movie - wits, intelligence and luck.
The final word of Zhou Yu after the war - No one is a victor here.
Who actually benefitted from war? No one. Wars are only the selfish act of crazy people.
Totally impressed with Chao Cao's influenced on his army. Even when they are dying, they still pledged their loyalty.
For acting, Zhang Feng-Yi got top marks as Chao Cao. Whereas, I think Tony Leung and Takeshiro are just A-list actors paid to make the movie more reputable in terms of casting.
My rating: 4/5
Part 2 of John Woo's epic. Better than the first part.My favourite part: Where Zhou Yu and Zhu Geliang challenged each other to kill the Chao Cao's naval commanders and to get 100,000 arrows respectively. I think Zhu Geliang still has the finer touch in terms of wits. His plans are more elegant and intelligent.
How wars are won then in ancient China? From the movie - wits, intelligence and luck.
The final word of Zhou Yu after the war - No one is a victor here.
Who actually benefitted from war? No one. Wars are only the selfish act of crazy people.
Totally impressed with Chao Cao's influenced on his army. Even when they are dying, they still pledged their loyalty.
For acting, Zhang Feng-Yi got top marks as Chao Cao. Whereas, I think Tony Leung and Takeshiro are just A-list actors paid to make the movie more reputable in terms of casting.
My rating: 4/5
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Movie 2 - Outlander
14 January 2009 - Outlander
Firstly, the 'Back to the Future' really does not click with me. A futuristic space craft crashing into ancient Norway. Seems odd to me.
Secondly, the monster creature seems too modern to survive in the Vikings era. Let alone multiply.
The only scene I thought worthwhile watching is where they try to trap the monster into a huge pit and burned it alive. Their plan seems workable, but no. The burning doesn't work. Instead what kill the monster was dropping several hundred meters from the cliff to the sea.
Rating: 2/5
Firstly, the 'Back to the Future' really does not click with me. A futuristic space craft crashing into ancient Norway. Seems odd to me.Secondly, the monster creature seems too modern to survive in the Vikings era. Let alone multiply.
The only scene I thought worthwhile watching is where they try to trap the monster into a huge pit and burned it alive. Their plan seems workable, but no. The burning doesn't work. Instead what kill the monster was dropping several hundred meters from the cliff to the sea.
Rating: 2/5
Friday, January 9, 2009
Movie 1 - Yes Man
7 January 2009 - Yes Man
I have always been a Yes Man at work. Though I am not the big boss, but I do have many people below me and the word that I dread most to hear from them is NO. I believe most, if not all, bosses will share that sentiment. Therefore I am always a Yes Man.
Carl Allen, the character play by Jim Carrey, does not seem to believe in it, both at work and at play. He's the NO man. But he soon found that YES meant better things. And he YES, even when he does not meant them. He found out the consequences of that the bitter way. But all is not loss when he realized it soon enough.
Jim Carrey is funny. Not over the top funny, well, most of the time, but humorous. But the character I liked most is that of Norman, or Norm, Carl Allen's boss. He provides the slapstick comedy, which used to be Jim Carrey's best.
My rating: 3/5
I have always been a Yes Man at work. Though I am not the big boss, but I do have many people below me and the word that I dread most to hear from them is NO. I believe most, if not all, bosses will share that sentiment. Therefore I am always a Yes Man.Carl Allen, the character play by Jim Carrey, does not seem to believe in it, both at work and at play. He's the NO man. But he soon found that YES meant better things. And he YES, even when he does not meant them. He found out the consequences of that the bitter way. But all is not loss when he realized it soon enough.
Jim Carrey is funny. Not over the top funny, well, most of the time, but humorous. But the character I liked most is that of Norman, or Norm, Carl Allen's boss. He provides the slapstick comedy, which used to be Jim Carrey's best.
My rating: 3/5
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