Movie Reviews V

Hello everyone! As promised, the Movie Reviews V is up! Many catched ups and meeting with friends for the past 2 weeks! Time files huh... Things i did for the past weeks are,

1) Meeting up with secondary school friends
2) Send Jess off to Shanghai
3) Send Chee Peng off to New Zealand
4) Watch 3 movies
5) Went to my grandfather's "49 days" of his passing (can't find a better phase for it)
6) Wash my car
7) Went to Sentosa with Ah Heng and Sihui to chill out
8) Meeting with Angela at Tangs to shop for her friend's birthday gift
9) Had dinner with Angela at Lawrys (Paragon)
10) Bought Phantom Of The Opera Sistic tickets(26April07, 8pm) - Super excited!
11) Finished my planning of Training Programme for the incoming batch
12) Meeting with Serene for dinner/supper/movies ("happy birthday" - will review on that)

Hopefully next week will be better! Alright, below are the reviews of 3 movies which i've watched for the past 2 weeks. I hope it will not be too late in reviewing them yah? Alright guys, read on!

1) Protege : Undercover officer Nick (Daniel Wu) had spent the last eight years penetrating into the core of a drug sales ring working his way up from a street dealer post to the managerial position handling cargo deliveries for Jong (Andy Lau) - the biggest player in the local heroin market. When the ailing Jong makes Nick his protégé, Nick could not but sway before money and power and starts to perform his role like a real drug trafficker. This, together with his affair with heroin-addict Jane (Zhang Jingchu), causes Nick to becomes more and more confused about his true identity, and eventually leads to a disastrous end.

My Rating and Views : 8/10. I seldom watch Chinese Movies. I will only buy DVDs or rent them if i wanted to watch. I watched this movie is simply because Andy Lau is acting. haha... this movie does not really impress me alot. A typical chinese movie. Andy Lau trains Wu Yan Zu, and Wu Yan Zu turns out to be an undercover... Then he catches all the bad guys.... this movie is abit funny as well... Listen to what Andy Lau has to explain for "Why people liked them who sell drugs are not at fault. It is actually the addicts who are to blame instead of them.." Haha... The ending of the movie also let us wonder why Wu Yan Zu wants to try drugs... I interpreted my own. Well, its your imagination to end this story.

2) Babel : Richard and Susan (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) are a wealthy couple from San Diego who are vacationing in Morocco in order to heal after the death of their young child; their other two children are at home with their Mexican maid, Amelia (Adriana Barraza). In a complex shift of ownership to which the audience is privy, a rifle finds its way into the hands of a local herdsman's young sons (Said Tarchani and Boubker Ait El Caid), who recklessly take a shot at a tour bus and catch Susan in the shoulder, causing her to nearly lose her life. The distraught Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who promptly departs for Mexico to attend her child's wedding, with Richard and Susan's children in tow. Disaster thus multiplies, with the situation in Morocco ascribed to terrorists in the media, while Amelia meets with the harsh immigration policies of the Bush administration. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, a widower (Koji Yakusho) tied to the rifle in question attempts to deal with his memories and his raucous, promiscuous, deaf daughter (Rinko Kikuchi).

My Rating and Views : 6/10. Seriously, First Magazine rated this movie 4/5 stars... But when i watched this movie, i kept looking at my watch, wondering, when is this damn movie going to end....This movie shows the ending 1st, the the starting... piecing 3 to 4 different stories up into one whole movie/plot. the japanese story really no link. Show for the sake of showing...

3) Happy Birthday : It looks almost as an oath, Mimi (Rene Liu) would receive an e-mail from Nam (Louis Koo) every birthday, a guy that she never forget. But the e-mail is delayed 42 hours this time. Nam and Mimi once were lovers when they were University students. Mimi was afraid of losing Nam, therefore she suggested being "soul mate" with him instead. Eventually, they separated when Nam went abroad for studying. Nam has got many girlfriends but none of them could keep in good and long relationship, because his heart was stick on Mimi. Of course Mimi knew that and she couldn't leave Nam alone too. But Mimi strongly believed that not to acquire each other is the only way to keep romantic relationship forever and ever. One day, Nam told Mimi that he was getting married. From then on, Mimi would receive a birthday greeting from Nam every year. It was just like a clue to prove that love still exists between them. Only Mimi's friend knew that the greetings were not sent by Nam.

My Rating and Views : 10/10. I watched this show with Serene at Century Square. When she choose to watch that movie, i was worried that she will cry in the cinema... thus abit unwilling to watch (especially chinese movies, as mention above). But luckily, i watched it. haha.

According to Serene, this movie is based on Rene Liu real life story. When Louis Koo was interviewed, he mention, "Many a times, i nearly fall in love with Ruo Ying...I can't imagine this really happens to her real life..." I agree with Louis Koo... If this story happens to anyone, i don't think anyone can take it... especially the last part! The story is just too touching and excellent!

Towards 3/4 of the movie, i already kind of knew the ending... But i was hoping the ending will not be liked that! (that is the feeling i got at that time)... But still... Guys, watch it. For those who love romance movies, this is the show for you!

Im not telling the ending here... I will spoilt it... Watch it for yourself.I tell you, Rene Liu acting in this show is just excellent! (Maybe its because this is her story..thus she can relate to this MiMi character better). Well, i will watch it again if anybody wants to watch this movie! Enjoy!!

Obviously, this is not any movies...This is a place! Its at Sentosa, erm...i think near Siloso Beach. Went with Ah Heng and Sihui to chill over there after my movie with Serene. Find the place ok lor... But must go with bigger group then maybe more fun... Its unique where they got beds, sofa chairs all over the place...But the Bedsheets and Sofa is so wet and sandy.... some got Beer smell also...haha... Overall, nice place to go to lah...

Alright guys... thats all for today's entry! Im watching my DVD (Art of the Devil 1 and 2) now... Will blog with more pictures soon!

 

Let Us Make A Difference!

Last saturday, i met up my secondary schoomates! Usually we do have a dinner session together and today, we had a "new member" joining us! Our dear Mr Goh Chee Peng! We went to Cuppage to had Japanese food and after that, to party world for Karaoke session. You know, I really appreciate my secondary school friends who always never fail to contact each other, making efforts to meet up or dinner/coffee.

Not easy to meet up because most of us are either working or studying. But its the friendship and the willingness of individual which bring us close together even after all these years. 10 years? haha... These days, not many people are still in contact with secondary friends ya? I thank God for them.

The guys! From the back in clockwise direction are Frederick, Chee Peng, Edwin and Myself! We are the few guys left "surviving" in our secondary school gatherings.

The whole gang! From the left is Myself, Edwin, Juline, Hui Hui, Frederick's girlfriend (Peijia - A super nice girl in character. Frederick is just one lucky bastard! hahaha), Frederick and Chee Peng. Most of us are hungry at that time and the serving is so small! haha...

Hmm.... When i looked at this photo, i was wondering... Edwin and myself has a stable career with relatively good income. Chee Peng is also an undergrad. 3 of us all not ugly looking either... Right?? haha... But why only one lucky bastard is attached?! hahaha...Ya! Ass! Im talking about you Frederick! haha...My best buddy. I think whats next is to attend your wedding dinner, 4 years down the road? haha... Happy for you. Hope all things goes well for you, be it studies or relationship. All the best!

When i looked at this photo, i was laughing away. NOPE! She is not my girlfriend! Its just that i think i look good in this picture thats why i post it up! wahhaaha.... She insist of taking a picture with me because i seldom dress liked that! Kaoz.... But true also lah...haha...i have no dress sense at all. I just wear what i like or rather, what i'm comfortable with!


I really appreciate each and everyone of them. Not easy for secondary friends to maintain friendship for 10 years! Let us make a difference! - (Foxtrot Wing guys who read this will laugh). hahaha... All the best in whatever we do!!!