Nice to Watch Eh?

You know, i actually feel quite weird and out of the box when i was attending Wang Lee Hom The 18 Martial Arts Press Conference 2 weekends back. The reason being for i haven watch this movie back then and when the press were asking some questions, i don’t really get the full picture.

Anyways, i just watched it yesterday night and i like it quite a lot!

With Wang Lee Hom 王力宏 himself as the main actor on a character which is very very similar with himself in real life – A talented superstar, he appeared in a concert scene at the start of the movie. As far as i know, the fans were his real fans in real life and they all gathered for the film in making just to watch Lee Hom performing and according to news reports, the concert scenes were as good as Lee Hom’s actual concerts in real life.

From lightings to staging with dancers and different costumes.

One thing i find it weird in the concert is the fans were TOO organized which make the concert don’t look like a concert, that’s if you notice.

Chen Han Dian 陈汉典 is actually one of the reason i wanted to watch this movie as well. I’ve been a regular viewer of Kang Xi 康熙来了 (A Taiwan Variety/Entertainment show) and he’s been made fun of quite frequently on the show being said making friends with Lee Hom and action already & etc, making fun of him in a funny way of course.

Thanks to Chen Han Dian 陈汉典, this movie had a little bit more humor in it and of course, i didn’t expect that humor part to come from Lee Hom 王力宏 as well, he’s that kinda cool cool smile smile guy and i thought that’s all. Not bad!

How can i miss out Liu Yi Fei 刘亦菲!! Knew her existence a few years back but didn’t really get to see her act much as i’m not that interested in films/dramas from China but i’ve listened to her album before(A lot of times some more) and that was how i started liking her.

and so, it’s actually a simple story of a superstar realizing that he wants to live an ordinary life thanks to this random passer by girl who appeared out of no where where they eventually fell in love. The type of ordinary girl whom can be find anywhere, she don’t fancy mainstream music and her interest is more towards the classical ones.

The acting was quite okay and the storyline was a simple love story so nothing much could possible go wrong with that.

Quite nice i thought. Not TOO slow like how other Taiwan movies, just nice for me actually and i really salute Lee Hom for completing both his 18 Martial Arts Album and this movie on a same time frame where he emphasizes/promotes China Classical Music on both paths.

Just thought that there were a bit too much imaginary scenes, would prefer less of it but that’s just my personal preference and oh actually, the audio editing could be better as well.

Nonetheless, i think that this is a good film from the first time director Wang Lee Hom 王力宏!

My Rating for this movie is 7.5/10
*Thanks to Sony Music Malaysia for the tickets!

The Stool Pigeon 线人 is a quality Hong Kong Movie. That’s what i was thinking when i finish watching this movie. 1 hour and 50 minutes is quite a long time i must say but it was worth the ticket price.

Featuring Nicholas Tse 谢霆锋 and Nick Cheung 张家辉, both of which are talented award winning actors were somehow a boast for this movie i think. They are good at what they’re doing and in this movie itself they played their character pretty good as well.

Kwai Lun Mei  桂綸鎂 on the other hand was good at handling her role. Never did i imagine that she could take such role and i was actually impressed.

In this movie Nicholas is an informant reporting to Nick who plays a cop and in between the complications in their world, there were some other elements which supports the character showing a slightly different side of them.

In the world of an informant, nobody can be trusted and most of these people will end up in a very very sad state and this single point have been displayed through various movies especially by the Hong Kong movie industry in the past 10 years. Same goes to this movie.

What i like about this movie is they’ve got a good script & storyline along with the strong cast that made this movie entertaining for me, a complete storyline. But i must say that not many people would like this kind of film as there were quite a few scenes that were slow and draggy, scenes that further explains the characteristic of a person in the movie with a few flashbacks and such.

On top of that, because it’s a movie about the informant world, it’s one film which is quite dark if you know what i mean. It’s a movie that won’t make you relax and go hehe haha, so i’d figure out that some people will say no to such movie.

Some quality display i thought though. Definitely not a crappy movie. =)
*Oh btw, this movie is quite violent, with quite a lot of blood.

My Rating for this movie is 7.5/10

The fact that i did not watch this movie in 3D but because the movie title includes the word 3D so don’t get me wrong, this movie review is base on the 3rd movie of Step Up series watched in 2D.

Alright so i didn’t watch the first 2 movies and i have no idea on how was it but base on this movie alone, i won’t say that it’s awesomely great. The cast sure can dance no doubt but it’s a movie and it requires some level of acting, most of them aren’t good at it when it comes to acting.

Then again, the storyline was pretty predictable. Of course, the film uses a safe mode approach with the standard friendship, betrayals, love and rivalry stuffs in it. I mean like if it’s the first one then it’s still acceptable, but this is the 3rd Step Up film, it should be better.

The dance moves were amazing, with good choreography and arrangements. There were quite a lot of dance scenes as well, enough to make you happy going out of the cinemas if your main objective is on the battles alone and not the storyline.

Wished i could watch this movie in 3D though. Sigh.
*Thanks to Kel Li for the tickets!

My Rating for this movie is 5.5/10

Grown Ups is a movie with an easy going story featuring the happenings (funny in most scenes) surrounding 5 friends who grew up together where they were reunited due to the death of the coach who leaded them to a basketball champion title during their younger days.

Along with the family members, the 5 of them attended the funeral of their coach with a series of entertain-able jokes/scenes. Nothing much to hoo-haa about though, just laughters from time to time.

Time were spent together at a vacation house where they did stupid stuffs. Some were too stupid to laugh at.

Basically, it’s a plain movie and if you’re those kind of people who somehow won’t get the jokes being shared in the movie, you’ll think that this is a boring one. It’s not that kinda action packed movies nor it will twist your mind like inception.

If you ask me, i would just say it’s an OKAY film only. Perhaps if you’re a big fan of Adam Sandler then you can head to the cinemas then.

My Rating for this movie is 5.5/10
*thanks to Nuffnang for the ticket

Seriously, i was a bit tad disappointed when i step out of the cinema last night watching this very movie The Last Airbender. The trailer shows that this movie looks pretty interesting and all, maybe i had higher hopes for a more entertaining movie then.

Basically it’s like a movie for children but with quite eye popping graphics in it that is mainly related to the 4 elements, Water Earth Fire & Air. Avatar : The Last Airbender is actually an American animation series that was aired on Nickelodeon for 3 seasons and this movie came from there.

That kind of fantasy movie that involves an ultimate Saviour saving the world and the process of doing so. This movie should take a more mature approach that would attract a larger audience and not just those kids watching Nickelodeon channels.

The storyline was quite normal only with nothing to Wow about.

The one sole thing that’s nice about this movie is the graphic effects and there were quite a lot of scenes with such effects in it. NO i didn’t watch this movie in 3D so i wonder will my movie experience with The Last Airbender differ if i did so.

I don’t dislike this movie but just that i placed too much hope i guessed after watching the trailer in the past few months. It’s still quite a watchable movie where some of you might love such fantasy movie.

If you happen to watch this movie in 3D then do share with me what you think about it please! =)

Oh and this one is just part 1 of the Avatar: The Last Airbender trilogy. Hope that the 2nd one will be better then!

My Rating for this movie is 5.5/10
*thanks to United International Pictures Malaysia for the tickets!

Little did i know about this film that it was actually out in Taiwan for quite some time already. With the headlines describing it as a Taiwanese Gangster movie that was set in the 1980s, it certainly attracts my attention. Interesting huh? Read on. =)

Well that definitely reminds me of those Hong Kong Gangster movies, the Young and Dangerous 古惑仔 series was the bomb a decade ago and well that was how i got interested in this Taiwan made film.

The whole story happens in one of the district in Taipei, one of the main crowded area back then in the 1980s where there were 2 main force which “enforce” the security and welfare of the place.

Mark Zhao 趙又廷 and Ethan Ruan 阮經天 were among 5 close friends together and they were brought into the movie from the start along with the other characters.

At 2 hours 22 minutes, the movie was quite long actually and it was filmed and edited to show the public almost every detail of lives of Taiwanese youngsters back in those days. The hardship of a single parent family, the difficulty to cope in school not because of homework but because of bullies. The cliques, clans and ultimately the triads & gangsters that rule the street day and night. The traditional mindset, friendship and betrayal.

To tell you the truth, i like this movie quite much. Maybe because i enjoy stuffs made by Taiwan people, but hey if you go watch it yourself, you’ll realize the details the director was trying to show in this film. The various meaning and message behind the movie.

“Guns are for the weak ones, the useless ones, true men uses knifes and swords and their own fist to fight for their lives” well that specific part, i think that the movie makers are condemning the Western force then.

The complicated relationship between a hooker and a gangster featuring a Walkman on infinite loop of the song “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” by Nicky Lee 李玖哲 (Originally by Air Supply). I didn’t really see it coming from this movie actually.

This is a story of a Teenage angst in Taiwan Triads, the typical type of Taiwan teenager back in the 1980s who joined the triad not because of other thing but just on friendship alone.

Movies often end in a happily-ever-after manner but this ain’t that kinda movie. It ends in a sad way which well i won’t be sharing it here of course. Go watch it yourself as it is set to be out in Malaysian Cinemas on the 29th of July 2010.

One of the best Chinese Gangster film in recent years!

Oh and this dude in the picture above is the director of the movie, Niu Cheng-ze 鈕承澤. Good stuff!

My Rating for this movie is 7.5/10
*thanks to United International Pictures Malaysia for the tickets!

Last night, i was at Cineleisure to catch the premiere of Salt featuring an agent Evelyn Salt that was portrayed by Angelina Jolie. I actually like this movie where it’s easy to digest with a few unexpected twist as the movie was filled with non-stop actions.

I actually came out of the cinema thinking that what would happen if James Bond meets Evelyn Salt.

Nah, just crapping LOL!

Anyways, the movie was quite good i think. I like the build up with clear explanation on what is happening and the relationship between the characters. Story telling part happens at the beginning but it was pretty short, however it is good enough to bring you to the next scenes with non-stop action from one hair color to another.

Unlike James Bond the secret agent/spy who owns a whole series of customize weapons that was built specially, Evelyn Salt  is that kind of agent that depends on close range combats most of the time and not relying on guns & etc.

Of course, the story weren’t as brilliant as Inception but i think that it is worth the money if you were to buy tickets and watch it in the cinemas.

Go catch Angelina Jolie in action! As Agent Salt.

My Rating for this movie is 7.5/10
*Thanks to HotMagazine for the tickets!