Movie Review: Caché

Date: 12 May 2009

Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Alliance Française de Singapour

Kaki: YD

Rating: 2.5 stars

Language: French with Eng Subtitles

Synopsis:
George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time. George feels that he and his family are being threatened, but because the threat is not explicitly stated, the police refuse to get involved. Clues gradually begin to accumulate indicating that the videos come from a person upon whom George clearly inflicted a terrible injustice during his childhood. What happened back then? Just what does the person behind the videos want? As George confronts his own past, his tidy, cosy life comes into question.

Review:

Well, my rating was rather low. I think it's because, it is truly an "art" film... it takes on different film techniques, and the whole movie was meant to be more thought provoking, and less entertaining. Interesting to watch, but difficult to analyse in the end.

I sense the political undertones, which was probably played out from the various tv scenes, which unfortunately, wasn't translated. I can assume some of the topics (based on images), but it would have been more helpful for me if it were translated. French - Algerian politics

Throughout the show, my thought was, Hey.. Zidane was also Algerian... hahaha.. and look, he lifted the world cup for them. *sidenote of course*

OK, so, if I hadn't watched this in a movie theatre, I may have switched the channels or walked away. Since I was obliged to seat through it, it was medicore at best (for me)... many other better movies out there. :)

Movie Review: Star Trek

Date: 8 May 2009
Time: 9:40 pm
Location: Golden Village Great World
Kaki: DTCH + Wife & MLSA
Rating: 4 stars
Language: English with Chn Subtitles

Synopsis:
LOST's J.J. Abrams directs this reboot of the beloved sci-fi franchise. Zachary Quinto (HEROES) stars as the young Spock, while Leonard Nimoy returns to the iconic role to play the half-Vulcan, half-human in his advancing age. Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, and John Cho star as the rest of the original series' characters, while Eric Bana plays the Enterprise crew's nemesis.

Review:
Well, I was watching with 3 Trekkies, so you cannot fault me for feeling a little apprehensive. Naturally, I am a huge fan of Sci-Fi, hence I would be ok with going for the movie. But I did think that there would be parts that would go "Whoosh" over my head.

Verdict? Surprisingly entertaining. Okay for non-Trekkie fans to watch, since the plot was easy to follow, there were twists which to me I thought was GREAT! :) Hero doesn't always get the girl, just for that, they get extra cookie points from me. :P

So, it is a show that I thought was worth watching, and which I wouldn't mind re-watching if it shows on TV. Go catch it!

Lazy

Lazy Satuday afternoon, so while I want to blog about Star Trek.. am too lazy. In a while perhaps.. in a while..

Just becuz I can...

Well, I was the evil one who took urgent leave today as I wasn't feeling too well. Truth be told, I am still not feeling v well. It's not a typical sick "sick" type.. but more like, I am aching and it seems like I am going to fall sick. Quick check of temperature just revealed it at 37.2 degrees. V normal.

Of course, my body feels lethargic and tired, drained of energy... seems like I need a vitamin booster! Maybe I will creep out of my room to get one tmr.

Anyway... recently, I just got two potential job offers from the same person. One from a former boss, and the other from the ex-collegue. Safe to say, they are both on good terms with each other. Alas, I am quite confident that they would not be able to match my pay, that and the location was in Jurong. Nope, no plans to work at the other end of the island, unless I get a 50% pay raise that allows me to buy a car. Of which, I would still not get a car, cuz I have a phobia against driving. Ah well, this also means that I am in no mans land now :) Since it's all speculative as I have already rejected their offer.

Not that I like my current job that much, *I don't*, but I am not ready to leave yet. Maybe in another year or two.... or unless something spectacular comes along, or unless something really terrible happens at work. :P

And cuz, ah well, I am blogging, cuz I can, (and I can't from work)... so *cracks knuckle*, I am going to start work now... :)

Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Date: 30 April 2009
Time: 12:25 am
Location: Golden Village Marina Square
Kaki: LWC (colleague)
Rating: 4 stars (revised down from 4.5, now that the euphoria is over, I think, no lah. it's not really a 4.5 star movie, more 4)
Language: English with Chn Subtitles

Synopsis:
Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar - as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of X-MEN, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE tells the story of Wolverines epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long been anticipated.

Review:
Well, there is that hot bod, which I am sure has earned the approval of the ladies out there. And there is the fact that it was very interesting to learn of how he came about his adamantium skeleton...

Well, I don't really wish to give away too much of the story, not that there were many twists, but seeing as I watched it on opening day, don't want to spoil the movie for those who have not watched it.

It is a good movie, action is good, filled with good-looking people (largely)... and even features my favourite mixed blood korean actor, Daniel Henney, who has the uneviable name of Zero in the movie. (what a stupid name, his character almost seems doomed for failure)

The stupid thing about watching the movie, was a reason totally outside of the movie. It was the fact that everything leading to and after the movie, was bloody manual. As my colleague puts it... "Oh, it's 人工!" So we have escalators that didn't work, and our jaunt over the pac hotel for drinks before the movie meant that we had to climb up the stairs, cross the bridge and back down the stairs. Then we climbed up again, and we knew GV was ahead. Nope the door is locked, so we climbed down again. Then walk in through that stupid 7-11 entrance, only to find that all the escalators have also stopped, so that is TWO flights of escalators to get to the 2/3 floor. And... they placed barriers, which is STUPID! cuz the barrier was for the path leading to GV... the whole layout is STUPIDITY!

My whole point is.. IF you have a preferred route that you want your patrons to take... Bloody Put signboards! We meet with obstacles, unclear instructions and all stairs that are not working (probably cost savings)... and we have barricades which tells us that we are headed in the wrong direction... anyway.. really really silly. Last movie I am watching there.