On the same day we were supposed to meet with our friend on his birthday to watch this film, I was reading “Superfreakonomics” in the morning. In this new chapter, it says we often complain about how the old days are better, but more often so it is not the case. After the film, I thought: What [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Drama'
Bodyguards And Assassins – One Shouldn’t Be Missed This Year, To Me
December 23rd, 2009 8 Comments
Tags: Chinese Film
Don’t Look Back (Ne Te Retourne Pas) – An Ending Worths The Wait
December 15th, 2009 7 Comments
An European film staring Sophie Marceau and Monica Bullucci? No way I am going to miss it. At the opening of the movie, TK and Cynthia simultaneously from my right and left asked if “Don’t Look Back” is a horror show. Uh-oh. One tiny detail I have not researched, prior to the booking of the tickets. As [...]
Tags: Monica Bellucci · Sophie Marceau
The Informant! – Still Can’t Pinpoint What Is Missing
November 21st, 2009 No Comments
“So, do you like this movie?” asked I as the credits rolled. Cynthia nodded, “It is entertaining. Don’t you like this move [that I pick]?” “…” Matt Damon’s acting is convincing, no doubt. I did a little research on this movie that is based on a non-fiction written by journalist Kurt Eichenwald, which in turn [...]
Tags: Matt Damon · Steven Soderbergh
Love Happens, A Misleading Title?
October 31st, 2009 10 Comments
Do bloggers know no bounds in what they write? Do I know no bounds in what I write? I am not sure if fellow bloggers have faced a similar situation. At times, in a friendly catching up occasion, my friend would suddenly turn to me and ask, “You wouldn’t put that into your blog, would [...]
Tags: Aaron Eckhart · Jennifer Aniston
Tokyo Sonata – On Starting Over
October 12th, 2009 No Comments
Whether or not you would like “Tokyo Sonata” depends on (a) how much you like the picture house type of movie, (b) how curious are you on the modern Japanese culture, and (c) how much you can relate to the story. Ironically, I could not persuade my Japanese friend whom we met for a dinner [...]
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Inglourious Basterds – Can A Film End The War?
September 21st, 2009 8 Comments
The script of “Inglourious Basterds” took Quentin Tarantino more than a decade to complete. It shows. Of his films I have watched, I am much intrigued by the quality of the story development of “Inglourious Besterds”. It watched like reading a masterpiece story. Divided into 5 chapters, the Nazi hunts the Jews, the American ‘commandos’ [...]
Tags: Brad Pitt · Christoph Waltz · Daniel Brühl · Diane Kruger · Eli Roth · Mélanie Laurent · Michael Fassbender · Quentin Tarantino · Til Schweiger
Coco Before Chanel – Those Deep Black Eyes That Say More Than Words
August 29th, 2009 3 Comments
I knew I shouldn’t trust The Straits Times’s review, especially one written by Ong Sor Fern. She is still writing reviews for our local paper, after all these years. Amazing (in a not so good way). I haven’t read her review prior to watching the movie. Cynthia did and has decided to give “Coco Before [...]
Tags: Audrey Tautou
Thai Arthouse Film “Ploy” Is Not Quite My Cup Of Tea
May 12th, 2009 No Comments
I have a high level of tolerance when it comes to art-house type of movies but “Ploy” seems to be out of my league. I don’t mind those long minutes of waiting for something to happen like that one foreign film with a boy and an old man watching the sunset, in real time. So [...]
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Beyond the Topic of Doubt Lies the Question of Compassion and Love
February 7th, 2009 4 Comments
How certain that you are right before you can justify the action of going all out to bring someone or something down? Do the means justify the ends? And in this pursuit of justice and goodness, where does compassion lie? These are the questions that have gone through my mind since I have watched the movie [...]
Tags: Amy Adams · Meryl Streep · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Viola Davis
Bride War – Chick Flick Double Dose
January 30th, 2009 4 Comments
How much weight has Kate Hudson put on?! I wonder if it is part of the acting in character process that some actors or actresses have to go through. However, even if she looks like a smurf, her smile still melts hearts. Cynthia disagrees. She prefers Anne Hathaway. I too am a big fan of [...]
Tags: Anne Hathaway · Kate Hudson