Eight years have passed since we last watched the English comedian Rowan Atkinson played as a secret agent in the 2003 film “Johnny English”. I am a big fan of his comedy work as “Mr. Bean”. Comedy does not need to be vulgar or obscene like some do. I remember how much I enjoyed watching [...]
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Johnny English Reborn – This Man Still Has It!
September 9th, 2011 No Comments
Tags: Gillian Anderson · Rosamund Pike · Rowan Atkinson
Incendies: Powerful And Moving
August 29th, 2011 10 Comments
Art house type of movies is not for everyone. So I watched “Incendies” alone while Cynthia was having a haircut. I only had a vague idea of what this movie is about when I bought the ticket. I left the theater shaken, deeply moved. This could well be one of the best movies I have [...]
Tags: French Film
Cowboys & Aliens – I Can So Visualize This In A Video Game Setting
August 21st, 2011 2 Comments
It is Daniel Craig once again covered in dirt and sweat working hard to do the impossible. The story of “Cowboys & Aliens” is set in 1873, the cowboy era. I was a bit concerned when I saw that Harrison Ford is part of the casting. In “Morning Glory“, he looks pretty old. OK. In [...]
Tags: Daniel Craig · Harrison Ford · Olivia Wilde
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes – NO! I Mean YES!
August 8th, 2011 2 Comments
Cynthia often pokes fun at me saying that I have a special relationship with the primates. And she does not mind accompanying me to watch “Rise of the Plant of the Apes” (what a mouthful don’t you think?) due to my profound love for the apes. Well, to clarify, when I was a teen, I [...]
Tags: James Franco · Planet of the Apes
Captain America: The First Avenger – The Charm Lies In The Heart
July 31st, 2011 No Comments
Of the four showcased in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far – Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America – I would say, Captain America wins my heart. He is humble with a never give up attitude. He is keen to contribute, in whatever capacity he can. He represents the common people and when he [...]
Tags: Chris Evans · Hayley Atwell · Hugo Weaving · Tommy Lee Jones
Wu Xia – Is Donnie Yen Enough to Save This Film?
July 26th, 2011 8 Comments
For the past one week, Cynthia has been nudging me to watch “Wu Xia”. Normally she is not into Chinese movie, so I was curious. Then I found out that Takeshi Kaneshiro is starring in the movie. I suppose her fascination to Takeshi is like mine to Shu Qi. I was still unmoved until she [...]
Tags: Chinese Film · Donnie Yen · Takeshi Kaneshiro · Tang Wei
Watching Break Up Club The Second Time
July 17th, 2011 2 Comments
If you recall, one night I had a terrible insomnia. And one of the few activities I did awake in my supposed sleeping hours was to watch the Blu-ray version of a Hong Kong movie called “Break Up Club” on my TV (wearing my wireless headset of course). I love it so much that when [...]
Tags: Fiona Sit · Hong Kong film · Jaycee Chan
A French Movie “Beautiful Lies” Starring Audrey Tautou
July 10th, 2011 4 Comments
Oh yes. I absolutely adore Audrey Tautou. Has it been two years since she graced our local theaters? It certainly seems so. One time, I met one of my readers in person, all because of Audrey Tautou. He is a fan of Audrey; I am a fan; our movie buddy TK is a fan; and [...]
Tags: Audrey Tautou · French Film
X-Men: First Class – Not My Cup Of Tea
June 13th, 2011 2 Comments
I have a few issues with the installment of this new trilogy. Considering the fact that “First Class” is a prequel, I am unable to reconcile how, say, McAvoy and Fassbender’s characters are going to grow up and become Professor X and Magneto that we are familiar with on a big screen. I took a [...]
Tags: James McAvoy · Michael Fassbender
BECK – Something Is Best Left To Our Imagination
June 1st, 2011 No Comments
Judging by the observation that almost all the audiences in the albeit small movie theater stayed till the very end of the credits – which by the way is rare in the movie going scene here in Singapore – this Japanese production BECK has certainly touched the audiences’ hearts. BECK is a story about the [...]
Tags: Japanese Film