tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155209102012-01-19T15:23:40.646+08:00sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-52307206084847149302012-01-08T22:06:00.002+08:002012-01-08T22:08:59.588+08:00

this is not a movie about sex. this is a movie about addiction.  how something that is supposed to give you pleasure ends up giving you pain. i haven't watched the movie. but i really love the trailer. it'd be even more perfect if they'd leave out the 'reviews'. just Fassbender running, and panting (allusion to sex most probably, re: his addiction), and him looking down in shame

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-2472716392026668862011-11-28T22:12:00.003+08:002011-11-28T22:23:47.131+08:00

watched this before. it was good. re-watched it. it was great.  and this isn't a remake. it is a reboot. seriously, one of the cleverest, smartest, freshest, reboots of all time. and now, the possibilities are endless. like their journey into space, that final frontier. (only thing it lacks, one that it sorely lacks, is a great villain.)

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-59823406264384208222011-11-07T22:12:00.003+08:002011-11-07T23:01:30.090+08:00

this has been a productive weekend.  my temporary workstation's up. i've finished reading Steve Jobs's bio. i'm thinking he's kind of a Yoda/Vader character all mashed up together. he has his ideals, he has his demons, but it's ok cos that's human. i've watched a great movie, probably the coolest movie of the year. it's called attack the block. gangsters vs aliens - shitty premise. but a freaking

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existence  or the lack of it resistance  perhaps an over-abundance of it we are everything & nothing, all at once we are all, and we are none and how we live, so shall we die to find meaning the way forward the way backward anything but static to be in the present to be in the past  to be in the future the holy trinity of time the past, the present, the future a triangle, a link the past did not

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-35678249073857094972011-04-22T23:54:00.004+08:002011-04-22T23:56:15.470+08:00

felt like writing for the sake of posting as this blog's in dire need of updating.  and so i did - re post below. job done. night no longer young. liver in need of rest. tomorrow's another day. can't wait for the sun to shine. apropos to sleep, dream now.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-28509767089214143252011-04-22T23:40:00.002+08:002011-04-22T23:41:25.601+08:00

tranquility. in a beautiful country.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-23462713663275423972009-07-12T23:22:00.005+08:002009-07-12T23:42:07.400+08:00

haven't watched a good sci-fi movie for the longest time. the last one i've watched (if i remembered correctly) was danny boyle's sunshine. didn't really liked it - think the ending spoiled everything.so when something like this came along, it sits right on top of my must-watch list.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-49232090563518582922009-07-05T22:09:00.003+08:002009-07-05T22:41:31.485+08:00

away from her is not a beautiful love story. it's a sad love story about losing someone to alzheimer's. someone you've spent half your life with starts forgetting who you are. in your eyes, she's still the same person, the one you love, the one you marry because you can never be away from her. to her, you're just another stranger. someone took away her memories but they forgot to take away yours.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-7267721894716955412009-06-28T23:13:00.003+08:002009-06-28T23:19:52.734+08:00

i love dexter. and dexter loves blood. thus dexter followed his passion and became a serial killer. i followed mine and became a major fan.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-50385581830409596182009-06-07T23:20:00.004+08:002009-06-08T00:06:19.226+08:00

vampires are so hot these days.there's twillight, there's true blood, and there's the mother of them all - Park Chan Wook's Thirst.coming soon, i hope, to a cinema near you.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-77428205088580983622009-04-12T16:11:00.001+08:002009-04-12T16:19:10.659+08:00

in the movie garden state, natalie portman's character said 'this song will change your life'.it didn't change mine.but i've been in love with it (and the band) ever since.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-7973421485731162192009-04-04T15:43:00.003+08:002009-04-04T16:30:42.768+08:00

australia is a really boring movie. and it is so god-awfully long. long + boring is never a good thing. it makes people wonder when will the movie ever end. and when people do that ever so often, they start losing track of the story, or the characters, or whatever. and when people can't take it anymore, they'll grab their remote and fast forward every now and then, praying for the end. but the

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-87767685172168683582008-12-28T16:41:00.002+08:002008-12-28T16:49:57.141+08:00

it's a quiet day. a hot but nonetheless peaceful day. all bliss. yeah, bliss with a capital B. and since it's so hot outside, it makes it even lovelier, that you get to stay at home, shaded from the scorching heat, listening to your favorite tunes, shutting all else out. great day indeed to stay idle, hibernate through the remains of 08, and wait for the fireworks to wake you up to a brand new

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-3098262001627278502008-05-30T16:59:00.000+08:002008-05-30T17:03:17.918+08:00

People generally love Fridays. I love Fridays. But not today. Today is the Friday leading up to the going-back-to-work-after-a-2-weeks-holiday Monday. So this is not a good Friday. This is a depressing Friday. Depressing Friday is ending soon. It’s aftertaste however, would probably linger till Monday, maybe longer.Hard to tell.But Monday’s gonna be hell.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-71804536652720606562007-09-23T15:33:00.000+08:002007-09-23T15:49:29.175+08:00

if there's an angel watching over me, let it be Wiesler. for no one else would've done a better job. that's how i felt after watching this film. in an era when big brother's diligently watching, every move you make is a matter of life or death. everything you say or do will be used against you in the court of law (if you ever get there that is). freedom is toeing the official line. anything else

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-14947224032018772042007-09-02T19:34:00.000+08:002007-09-02T20:07:25.577+08:00

hard to believe this is Heath Ledger. but it is. this is him as the young Joker in Christopher Nolan's 2008 release The Dark Knight. movie's tagline: Not all jokes are funny. looking at the pic, i totally believe that.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-47298260955733279562007-05-27T11:07:00.000+08:002007-05-27T11:40:41.253+08:00

"Save the Cheerleader,save the World."

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-26757573175565524462007-05-12T16:11:00.000+08:002007-05-12T16:49:25.433+08:00

finally watched spidey 3 - what a major letdown. can't believe he actually did a travolta to show that he's embracing his dark side. so fucking bored was i that i actually Zzzzzz halfway through. maybe it's cos i'm watching the midnite show but come to think of it, no, it's simply cos the movie is really that bad you can't help falling asleep so you'll wake up thinking it's all just a big bad

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-86915977159950143252007-04-25T23:56:00.000+08:002007-04-26T01:07:54.529+08:00

just a few more days to go...the red suit's gonna turn black and it's super-showdown all the way. clocking at 2 and half hour, it's not exactly standard running time for the usual action movies but of course since it's spidey vs himself, spidey vs green goblin, spidey vs sandman & spidey vs the mother of them all, VENOM, i seriously don't mind/give a damn if it runs up 3 and a half or 4. and also

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-81559801106247564782007-02-12T12:26:00.000+08:002007-02-12T12:40:37.394+08:00

one of the most visually stunning film i've watched this year - a simple & surreal Thai rom-com; cool editing, great soundtrack, loads of fun.makes me miss Bangkok all over again.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1169996517740521912007-01-28T21:51:00.000+08:002007-01-28T23:40:15.286+08:00

another great movie from 2006. a sweet and very funny tale about a totally dysfunctional family - there's the heroin-snorting grandpa, the suicidal gay uncle, the teenage Nietzsche-idolizing brother who refuses to talk until he gets to join the airforce; well, basically everyone as fucked-up as can be.i never really liked road movies but this one's good. there's never a dull moment & all these

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sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1162709321724048052006-11-05T14:45:00.000+08:002006-11-05T22:30:36.600+08:00

dear Diary,fuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyouFUCKYOU!!!!!seriously one of the worst movies I've seen this year - 85 minutes of pure mental torture. it's so goddamn SLOWWWW it's like paying 10 bucks to watch water dripping out of a leaky faucet on a bright sunny day when you should be out there doing something more meaningful with your life (exactly what one of my frens did by

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1161669390006964222006-10-24T13:33:00.000+08:002006-10-26T01:33:17.196+08:00

as of now, extremely addicted to Blue October's 'Hate Me' - been spinning it like mad. great song, heartbreaking lyrics...I have to block out thoughts of you, so I don't lose my headThey crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bedDropping little reels of tape to remind me that I'm alonePlaying movies in my head that make a porno feel like homeThere's a burning in my pride, a nervous

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1159366361563472612006-09-27T21:57:00.000+08:002006-09-27T22:13:52.266+08:00

loved this poster. seeing it alone is enough to make me wanna watch the film real bad though i've no idea what it's all about. all i know is it's a futuristic thriller directed by Alfonso Cuaron (director of Y Tu Mama Tambien & Harry Potter 3), stars Clive Owen, and the storyline had something to do with 'fertility' - haven't even watched the trailer but can't help it, this poster sure is one

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1157028086665135582006-08-31T19:31:00.000+08:002006-08-31T23:11:53.076+08:00

can't believe this is brad pitt when i first saw the pic above - actually thought it was george clooney (as in Syriana).Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel, starring a very old looking Pitt, features 4 interwoven stories set in Morocco (Pitt & Cate Blanchett as husband and wife), Tunisia, Mexico (Gael Garcia Berbal) & Japan. saw the trailer. EXCELLENT stuff, esp the monologue which introduces the

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1153828736521483472006-07-25T19:47:00.000+08:002006-07-25T20:15:49.516+08:00

the year 2000,14 years old,the age of grey,only the rice fieldsare that bright, sterile green.- philia

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really happy that Eason Chan was nominated as one of the best actors (best actor's list - scroll down) in the upcoming Golden Bauhinia Awards (given by the HK Film Critics Association) for his role in Crazy N the City, a very very good film that went largely unnoticed when it came out last year or the year before - can't recall. quite a pity considering it wasn't your typical HK

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1153320826691508892006-07-19T22:20:00.000+08:002006-07-19T22:59:20.336+08:00

this is a great one from Satoshi Kon (the same guy who subsequently brought us Millennium Actress - 2001 & Tokyo Godfathers - 2003). had heard about the buzz surrounding this movie years ago but only got the chance to watch it recently. shit, even now i'm still having goosebumps from it.storyline's about the leading singer from a famous pop group who decided to quit singing (management's decision

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1151848826110309962006-07-02T21:22:00.000+08:002006-07-02T22:05:17.670+08:00

finally watched Superman Returns (2006) - a movie that concentrated more on the 'man' in Superman. CGI, of course, is incredible.watching this movie reminds me a lot (and i mean, seriously, A LOT) of the original Superman:The Movie (1978). can't help thinking this is actually a tribute to the original movie: from the opening credits & opening score, to the crash/arrival at the Kent farm, Superman

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1151046005183199272006-06-23T14:53:00.000+08:002006-06-23T15:13:54.160+08:00

luv this amazing & surreal-looking wallpaper of Michel Gondry's upcoming 2006 flick - The Science of Sleep (sypnosis). haven't watched the trailer, or even seen the official poster, but really excited about it cos it stars one of my fav actor, Gael Garcia Bernal. besides, the storyline sounds really interesting (taken from Yahoo! Movies) & weird enough:When a man develops a technique to control

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1150651970568332902006-06-19T00:21:00.000+08:002006-06-19T01:32:50.676+08:00

am so super-freaking excited about Superman Returns.still 10 more days to go.can't blame me cos so far the summer blockbusters from Hollywood's Class of '06 has been pretty much a letdown - everything that started with a bang ended in a whiff.seriously hoping that Superman Returns can salvage all that (read a review that said it was good). i have faith in Bryan Singer. he did wonders in The Usual

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1149607487678967932006-06-06T23:03:00.000+08:002006-06-06T23:35:00.010+08:00

might as well blog on this auspicious day - 6.6.06.not that i have much to write about - life's been pretty mundane lately. everyday consisted of me waking up and visiting Jobstreet.com 3 or 4 times a day, bored as hell, surf the net the whole day, still bored as hell, then sleep. same thing every-fucking-day - damn, this kinda repetition's killing me. seriously dunno how the earth can stand

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1148577755283842012006-05-26T01:14:00.000+08:002006-05-26T01:26:26.770+08:00

watched X-Men:The Last Stand today. better than expected but still, too many plots - too little time and lots and lots of explosions. the ending was cool though cos it seems to hint on the possibility of another sequel but then again i've read somewhere that this is the last part of the X-Men movies...guess it all depends on the box-office takings.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1146847574155455822006-05-06T00:20:00.000+08:002006-05-06T00:49:40.613+08:00

I'm so fucking disappointed with MI3.Philip Seymour Hoffman is so fucking wasted - just another 2D villian in a 2D role. I seriously think he deserved better - a well of talent and they're only scooping the surface.But then it's not all that bad - this movie does have its moments, the action sequences are very heart-stopping. I love the opening (the drama, really well-done). Thought we had a

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1146674024070177082006-05-04T00:05:00.000+08:002006-05-04T00:37:18.916+08:00

I'm so fucking excited about MI3 - not that I'm a big fan of the previous two installments (I'm a major fan of the TV series though); Brian de Palma's version's ok but I hate the John Woo version - can't stand the fucking doves and the endless use of slo-mo.But I'm seriously hoping that MI3 will turn out different - after all, all my favs seems to be part of it: JJ Abrams at the helm, Philip

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1146643221012021322006-05-03T15:57:00.000+08:002006-05-03T16:00:21.026+08:00

stumbled upon a beautiful song by Radiohead, taken from their I Might Be Wrong : Live Recordings album: True Love Waits I'll drown my beliefs To have you be in peace I'll dress like your niece And wash your swollen feet Just don't leave Don't leave I'm not living I'm just killing time Your tiny hands Your crazy kitten smile Just don't leave Don't leave And true love waits In haunted attics

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1146148460202001452006-04-27T22:26:00.000+08:002006-04-27T22:40:22.490+08:00

something from David Lean's Brief Encounter (1945):"It's awfully easy to lie when you know that you are trusted implicitly. So very easy, and so very degrading."

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1145080665153260632006-04-15T12:56:00.000+08:002006-04-15T13:58:40.660+08:00

Had been back in KL for almost 2 weeks now, missing my backpacking days but then gotta get back to reality - one don't go around floating forever, especially one with a dwindling bank account & a car loan to pay off.But enough about that.Saw an amazing movie the other day - Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951). A thriller that unfolds over a brilliant premise: 2 strangers met on a train

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1143702490322251102006-03-30T14:58:00.000+08:002006-03-30T15:12:17.646+08:00

Back in Khao San. Stuck in an internet cafe right now cos it rained so damn heavily just now (or to be more exact, water was, literally, pouring from the sky), the whole road was submerged in water. So waiting for the water to subside with nothing better to do. Probably will go to Chinatown tonite. Went to Suan Lam Night Bazaar already yesterday nite - walked around continuously for 4 hours (give

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1143256934601008462006-03-25T11:07:00.000+08:002006-03-25T11:22:14.613+08:00

Now relaxing in Nha Trang (beach capital of Vietnam). Tomorrow we're gonna start our journey back to Bangkok - a very longgggg journey by BUS - damn...we're gonna go back to Saigon first (10 hours ride), then stay 1 nite, after that to Phnom Phenh (8 hours ride) - stay another nite, then finally back to Bangkok (12 hours ride). Boy, I can't wait to go back cos miss Khao San Rd so much...the life

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1142513072129242992006-03-16T20:07:00.000+08:002006-03-17T21:34:25.350+08:00

Finally in Vietnam - last stop before heading back to Bangkok. Reached here around 2.30pm this afternoon - a very relaxing & punctual ride compared to our journey-thru-hell ride from the Poipet (Cambodian border) to Siem Reap, which took a ridiculous 15 hours ++. A BIG FAT FUCKIN SCAM !!! According to Lonely Planet, this so-called 'scam bus' ride has been going on for quite some time.

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1141813938191677372006-03-08T17:51:00.000+08:002006-03-17T21:30:05.686+08:00

Lost track of how many days I've been in Chiang Mai - life's slow but very, very enjoyable. However, gonna leave for Cambodia tomorrow evening. Sure's gonna be hell since it's a 24 hour journey to Siem Reap - 12 hours back to Bangkok (Khao San Rd), rest for 1 hour, then change bus to Siem Reap (another 12 hours). One thing's for sure - gonna have a really, really sore back from the ride.And I'm

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1141663135456796492006-03-07T00:33:00.000+08:002006-03-07T00:40:33.456+08:00

Kinda surprised that Crash actually took the Best Picture Oscar from Brokeback Mountain, esp since Ang Lee won for Best Director - thought this two usually went together from past Oscar shows. Crash is a great film but personally I preferred Brokeback & I simply loved how Ang Lee used part of the script in his acceptance speech when accepting the Best Director Oscar - "I wish I know how to quit

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1141537003757814472006-03-05T13:24:00.000+08:002006-03-05T13:36:43.766+08:00

Still lazing around in Chiang Mai City now. Waiting for the Sunday Market which'll only start at 4pm (lasts till midnite). Time passes really slowly here. Weather's pretty hot but then again it's quite breezy as well - drinking cold Singha beer's the best thing to do on such hot afternoons...

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Currently in Chiang Mai - just reached here about 6.30am this morn. The whole journey takes about 10 hours. Our bus was supposed to have left Bangkok at 6.00pm but think due to the famous Bangkok traffic jam, we only managed to start at 8.00pm. Stopped halfway around midnite at some creepy place for us to use the loo, then continue our way to Chiang Mai. We didn't have dinner in Bangkok cos we

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This is the first time, in so many years, that I'm gonna miss watching the Oscars 'LIVE'. Can't postpone the back-packing trip till after the 6th (Eastern time) cos then there might not be enough time to make up one month - think I'm gonna be in Chiang Mai on Oscar day.This year I'm rooting for Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (a most beautiful love story, albeit with a tragic end). Crash (Paul

sy weehttps://profiles.google.com/112115109168980701992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520910.post-1141310858580752172006-03-02T22:28:00.000+08:002006-03-02T22:47:38.593+08:00

This is my second day in Thailand; Bangkok to be more specific. HELL, it sure is a lot of fun....a true backpackers' heaven - neverending supply of food + fag. Accommodation's damn cheap & Khao San's like the UN for backpackers from the world over. Currently staying in a guesthouse called 'Kik Kik Kik' - run by a Japanese lady so there's lotsa of Japs staying here. Except for the hot weather,

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I'm gonna start my backpacking trip in less than 24 hours from now. A one month journey covering countries like Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam.I wonder how it's gonna turn out to be.It's bit weird (and most probably unrelated) but somehow a few books came to mind.First on the list (a very short one) - Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' - one of the best book I've ever read & probably the only book that

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Park Chan Wook has never let me down. Waited so long for this movie. Finally get to watch it & boy, was I blown away - storyline's magnificent, editing is way cool & Le Young-Ae is such a fucking joy to watch as she sets out destroying the man who frames her, took away her daughter & left her behind bars for 13 years. And when she's finally set free, all hell broke loose & the fun never stops as

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I am so freaking disappointed with this so-called 'epic' - it's such a great effort (featuring major stars from HK, Korea & Japan) & was even selected to represent China in the Oscar race but as it turned out, the whole movie felt so lame.The special effects doesn't look good at all (and it's supposed to be an action-fantasy flick, which will undoubtedly owe its credibility to CG). the scene

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Found this from Sina (entertainment website from China), my fav band (founder of Feel Good Inc. & the coolest band in the world) wishing everyone a HAPPY CNY 2006 - great year for me cos after 3 years I finally get the chance to celebrate CNY in my hometown (for the past 3 years, I've been stuck in West M'sia). Great to be back...no fags for the whole week but GREAT to be BACKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

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Kong is great entertainment - yeap, 3 hours of fun & action from the master of epic & slimming, Peter 'LOTR' Jackson. I was pretty sceptical about this movie after Peter Jackson announced the remake cos I wasn't exactly a fan of the ape. Then when the poster came out, I was even more sceptical cos it looks so much like a cross between Jurassic Park & Mighty Joe Young.But boy was I proven wrong.

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Orlando Bloom makes a terrible knight (or hero, with regards to his role in the movie). Yeah, of course he looks ancient & got a great bod to boot but then again, he just lacks the 'oomph' - that extra kick that divides a leading actor & a supporting actor.I know I shouldn't do this but I can't help comparing this flick to Gladiator (2000) - starring the super-excellent Russell Crowe & Joaquin

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For me, this is Hou Hsiao-Hsien's most accessible film to date. Not that I've watched much of his films - think so far I've only seen Flowers of Shanghai & I seriously dunno what it's all about (partially due to the lack of English sub and the fact that all the actors converse in Shanghainese).Three Times is three beautifully told (and shot) love stories set in three different time periods,

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Back in KL after a week long holiday in S'pore - a fun place to be cos really enjoyed the Christmas environment & decor there, quite different compared to be M'sia. Only downside's probably there's too many people there. Everywhere seems to be flooded with people any hour of the day, but then this is probably makes it so lively.Gonna try to post some pics once i resized them - too damn big rite

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i haven't finished watching this movie yet - not sure whether i'm gonna finish it or not. well, the colour looks nice, sets look amazing; it's an adaptation of a famous novel & it was directed by Stanley Kwan - who can the deny the beauty & brilliance of Centerstage (1992) and Lan Yu (2002).everything started out fine till Sammi Cheng uttered her first word in Mandarin - it pretty much destroyed

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the best stories are told in a straightforward manner - as evidenced in Ozu's Tokyo Story. no fancy cameraworks or editing, no weird or packed storyline, no twist. and it's in B&W (not deliberate like Spielberg's Schindler's List or Clooney's Good Night & Good Luck) cos films weren't shot in Technicolor then.the film's just a simple story about mom & dad (from rural area) visiting their grown-up

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came across a 'gila' site today: http://www.getannoyed.com/this site's basically about ways to annoy the shit out of others. the good thing is it's a very simple site & it's divided into categories so you can check out whichever suits you best. eg:How To Annoy People In An Elevator- Ask each passenger getting on if you can push the button for them. Press the wrong ones.- Drop a pen and wait until

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just came across poster above for another horror feature (2004) from Takashi Shimizu, the director of the Ju-on series. storyline sounds very dark and interesting - a cameramen's obsession to understand fear leads him to a beautiful young girl (with horrifying secrets of course) chained to a rock in a subway.wanna watch the trailer but don't have the guts to do so. i love horror movies (esp Asian

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I just watched this movie yesterday & I must say, Maggie Gyllenhaal was one hell of an amazing actress. I've heard raves about her when this movie first came out in 2002 (winning the Special Jury Prize in Sundance and all) but till yesterday, I've yet to see any movie with her in it.for a quick sypnosis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274812/plotsummaryAlso starring in this very funny movie is the

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I just saw the trailer for M.Night Shyamalan's upcoming flick Lady in the Water, to be released in 2006 & starring the always amazing Paul Giamatti.(to see the trailer - in HD, click http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/ladyinthewater/hd/)(for more info & plot summary, go to http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=8983)After watching it, I began to wonder: Can this guy ever make a normal movie? You

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It's raining again.I don't mind the rain - I like it even - but what I don't get is why does it have to rain everytime after I wash my car. It's pretty annoying, and at times downright heart-breaking, to see one's car being 'washed' again by torrents of rain when minutes ago, it was sparkling bright - standing tall - under the mid-day sun.Guess it's part of the trials and tribulations every cars

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a series of magnificent posters (courtesy of aintitcool.com) of Park Chan Wook's final installment of his revenge trilogy - yours truly's most anticipated movie of the year...to illustrate the significance of this movie to me, let me put it this way:if I'm a Star Wars fan, it would be my 'Revenge of the Sith',if I'm a Harry Potter fan (which I truly am), it would my 'Goblet of Fire',and closer to

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looks like Gong Li's gonna get all the 'GONG' in this movie if what Richard Corliss (from Time Magazine) wrote was true:http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501051121/story.htmlshe was so good in Eros but ended up being snubbed. hopefully 'Geisha' can bring this 'China's greatest export' some deserved justice.

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can't wait for Johnny Depp's latest film - gonna be out this month - looks set to be another Oscar-worthy performance in probably his 'baddest' & darkest role to date.from Edward Scissorhand to Capt Jack Sparrow to J.M.Barrie to Willy Wonka & now the Earl of Rochester, no wonder Mr Depp's resume make other actors' look plain boring.more info, check outhttp://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=9350&

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I had such high expectations for this movie – even braved a traffic jam in Midvalley’s parking lot just to be able to catch it. Catch it I did, and disappointed I am. Storyline’s just so and so, songs kinda boring (sometimes wish they’ll talk more instead of singing so much) and the villain looks so much like the evil Lord Faqua (dunno how to spell his name but he’s the short ugly guy who

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loved this. taken from the movie 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', something beautiful from Alexander Pope:How happy is the blameless vestal's lot, The world forgetting, by the world forgot, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Each prayers accepted, each wish resigned.perhaps we can all get there someday.

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currently addicted to this album - amazing stuff & wonderful lyrics.

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Alone, again, with my thoughts. and nothing but my thoughts. and Pachelbel's Canon in D major playing in the background. such glorious music, in otherwise a very calm night.looks like it's gonna rain but then it never did - almost the same every night. i was always hoping for the rain. easier for me to sleep. dunno why, maybe it's the thought of having a roof over your head and a cosy bed to

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This is the point in my life where I don’t have any fucking idea who or what I want to be anymore.

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one hell of an amazing poster. am practically drooling for the movie.

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Now that Larry David’s out there curbing his enthusiasm, I guess it’s high time that yours truly here starts curbing her spending – not that my accounts are under the credit control departments right now but then again me and my ‘ole faithful’ (credit cards) are making great progress down that oft-traveled road (usually reserved for 20 somethings residing in a major city). And not

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Another excellent film by Pedro Almodovar that stamps his reputation as a wonderful storyteller. Once you start, it's very hard to stop watching this movie-within-a-movie cos you can't help wanting, desperately (like one of the main character), to know what actually happened.Starring Gael Garcia Bernal (one of my fav actor - can't believe how much he resembles Julia Roberts in the film) & Fele

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am officially nuts about this movie. from the first scene on, i'm totally hooked to its intriguing (albeit a bit warped) storyline and its cooler than cool shots - shit, what a joyride from start to finish. actually, 'old boy' is part of a revenge trilogy from one of my fav director, Park Chan-Wook. it's the second part of the series, the first being 'Sympathy for Mr Vengeance'.anyway, this is

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city lights, lonely nights.

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my thoughts had no where to go but within the confines of my mind, I know that alone can take me far but then again nothing beats experiencing life in the flesh, not just dreaming about it or pretending for it to happen, but to have it scarred in your memory forever.

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another mantra i live by, quoted from Radiohead's 'OK Computer' album:fitter, healthier, more productive,a pig, in a cage, on antibiotics.

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i'm a banker & my favourite book is 'on the road' by jack kerouac.i'm a banker & my favourite movie is 'pulp fiction' by quentin tarantino.i'm a banker & my favourite album is 'ok computer' by radiohead.i'm a banker & my favourite channel is MTV.i'm a banker & my favourite pastime is slacking around & chain-smoking my life to hell.i'm a banker & my childhood aspiration is to be a damned fine

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