We practice democracy within Movie Review Squad, most of the time. Last weekend, I wanted to watch a European foreign film. Cynthia said OK. TK said OK. I then spotted a George Clooney film and I thought, time for a second round of vote? Cynthia said American. TK said American. Two against one, so “The [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Action & Thriller'
The American – I Watched It As A George Clooney Fan (And That Only)
October 23rd, 2010 No Comments
Tags: George Clooney
The Secret in Their Eyes – A Man Never Changes His Passion
September 20th, 2010 2 Comments
This morning, it was typhoon signal number one. Now, it is upped to number three. I often visit my birth town in winter, seldom experience the rain. In a way, the rain today brought back the sweet memory of my study life. Cynthia and I were in IFC Mall when we stumbled upon a cinema. [...]
Tags: Guillermo Francella · Ricardo Darín · Soledad Villamil · Spanish Film
The Expendables – Now, That Is Loud
August 29th, 2010 No Comments
I can understand why this film receives mixed reviews. And I can also understand why this film is doing quite well, commercially speaking. Audiences love to feel good. We love to see our heroes beating up the bad guys, many bad guys. And we hate to see our heroes getting hurt or get killed. “The [...]
Tags: Jason Statham · Jet Li · Sylvester Stallone
Salt – It Is Angelina Jolie! Gasp!
August 10th, 2010 2 Comments
What’s there to like about Angelina Jolie, Cynthia would ask. Sigh. Need I say, really. Her lips? Her sexy back? Her Lara Croft come alive body shape? Her guns and ass kicking action takes? Well, none of the above; all of the above and more. So I dragged Cynthia to watch “Salt” at our favorite [...]
Tags: Angelina Jolie · Liev Schreiber
The Losers – Actually Pretty Fun To Watch!
May 24th, 2010 No Comments
How come I have watched so many movies lately? In recent Spanish classes, our teacher often asks what we have done over the weekend. Most of us would have watched at least one or two movies. One dude has watched Iron Man 2 twice! OK. The power of peer pressure. But still, what do Singaporeans [...]
Tags: Chris Evans · Jeffrey Dean Morgan · Zoe Saldana
Green Zone – Far Fetched Or Being Honest?
March 23rd, 2010 9 Comments
It is Matt Damon, again in uniform, not as a super soldier but as a Chief Warrant Officer looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. If the Americans and their allies could not find WMD after the Iraq War, could Matt Damon do the impossible? No! That is the bit on being honest. When [...]
Tags: Matt Damon
Right … So This Is Sherlock Holmes?
January 13th, 2010 6 Comments
Pardon my lateness in writing this. Given the recent turn of exciting events, I hope it is forgivable. One may ask: Why write this type of entries for every movie you watch? I am a Cancer and I am fond of collecting movie stubs. Until one day I realize that the printing on the movie [...]
Tags: Jude Law · Rachel McAdams · Robert Downey Jr.
Amalfi (Amarufi) – Japanese Diplomacy Is A Long Process
October 24th, 2009 No Comments
When I was young, I often read Japanese novels of the detective and thriller genre. In Chinese of course. There is this Oriental exoticism that is different from the similar stories of the West. The twists and turns, the ambiance, the backdrops, and the attention to details like an art - all in a pace that is [...]
Tags: Erika Toda · Japanese Film · Sarah Brightman · Yuji Oda · Yuki Amami
Horsemen – If Not for Zhang Ziyi …
April 30th, 2009 2 Comments
Sorry for my previous post that is kind of depressing and thanks for all your support. I am OK, still [trying to be] as positive as ever. So today has been a mad day at work. I’ve told everybody that we are moving office and yet, work requests, meeting requests, email requests aimed at my team from [...]
Tags: Zhang Ziyi
Taken – I Squeezed Cynthia’s Hand So Hard That It’s No Joke!
April 27th, 2009 2 Comments
I am a big fan of Liam Neeson – less so for that Star War film but more so for say “Schindler’s List” and “Michael Collins”. So naturally, I like “Taken”. Did you know that it is scripted by Luc Besson? “The Fifth Element” is my all time favorite. And surprise-surprise, “Taken” is directed by Pierre [...]
Tags: Liam Neeson · Luc Besson · Pierre Morel