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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

「 Ms Da Yakking Away At 9:56 pm 」
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3 down, 1 more to go

I can't believe this! Despite the price hike at Cathay, I actually watched 3 movies in 2 weeks! Oh well, it IS the cny season Lar. Do bear with me while I do a review on these 3 very different movies.

Kungfu Dunk


Shi-Jie (Jay Chou), grew up in a martial arts school and is well-trained in kung-fu. With his kung-fu skills and good reflexes, Shi-Jie excels in basketball by mastering the slam dunk technique. Wang-Li (Eric Tsang), who is trying to locate Shi-Jie's real family, invites him to join the university's basketball team in hope of making some money. Shi-Jie faces new challenges while trying to blend in with the basketball team members Ting-Wei (Chen Bo-Lin) and Xiao-Lan (Baron Chen). With the upcoming basketball championship and the appearance of Li-Li (Charlene Choi), will the team members set aside their differences and personal feelings for the love of the game?
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Was quite excited (well, very excited) about Jay's new movie. It must be the aftermath of watching Jay's concert. Did I mentioned how suave and cool and talented he is? Ok, I digressed. Anyway, I was having high hopes for this movie - kungfu + basketball + hunks and babes - what more can one ask for?
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Unfortunately, I was only half right. Jay's character was his usual cool and suave, plus a little boyish and a little 傻傻的 (sha sha de). I quite enjoyed the movie with all the amazing fighting and slam dunks scenes, until the last part, where the story started to get a little 'out-of-the-extraordinary-impossible'. For that, this Jay Chow movie gets only 2.5 popcorns from me.


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CJ7
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A fantasy tale featuring state-of-the-art visual effects, "CJ7" is a comedy about a poor labourer (Stephen Chow) and his young son in mainland China. When a fascinating and strange new pet enters their lives, they learn a poignant lesson about the true nature of family and the things that money can't buy.
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I gotta be frank, this movie wasn't on my 'must-watch' list. If it wasn't a treat (Thank You!), I probably won't have watched it. But, I was glad that I did cos it wasn't your usual 'crappy-licious-funny' Stephen-Chow-style movie. No doubt there are many funny elements that are pretty much Stephen-Chow-style, the little twist at the end of the movie, along with the morale it brings, is not what I expected from the 'King of Humour'. For that, this movie earns 3.5 popcorns.

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P.S I love you
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Holly Kennedy is a grieving young widow who discovers that her late husband, a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman, has left her a list of tasks revealed in 10 messages, delivered anonymously, intended to ease her grief. With only words as her guide, she embarks on a journey of rediscovery, exploring again the meaning of friendship and marriage but most of all, how strong love can transform the finality of death into a new beginning for life.
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A highly anticipated movie, at least for me. I can't tell you how much I love this movie. From the unwilling-ness to accept her husband's death, to slowly moving on learning to explore and rediscover about relationships and "how strong love can transform the finality of death into a new beginning for life". A heart-warming and meaningful movie that gets 4 popcorns from me.
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P.S I dedicate this movie to my Baby. I love you.
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Away From Her
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I haven't watch this yet, but I know it will be a good one. Wait for my review..
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Married for almost 50 years, Grant's and Fiona's (Gordon Pinsent andJulie Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering. Their daily life is filled with tenderness and humour; yet this serenity is broken by Fiona's increasingly evident memory loss - and her restrained references to a past betrayal. For a while, the couple is able to casually dismiss these unwelcome changes. But when neither Fiona nor her husband can deny any longer that Alzheimer's disease is consuming her, the couple is forced to redefine the limits of their love and loyalty - and face the complex, inevitable transition from lovers to strangers.


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