Movie Talk Part II

[Dino]

Anyone seen Rosemary's Baby? Old classic but its very,very good.
Its made in the 70's and it has to be one of the all time best Horror/Thriller movie.

[JC]

Nope.. sorry.. any good?

[piglet]

Movies: Jan 2005

6 Jan
MY FATHER AND I
Starring: Xu Jinglei, Ye Daying, Jiang Wen, Zhang Yuan
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: When Xiao Yu’s mother dies in a car
accident, her father Da Yu comes to Xiao Yu’s life. Da
Yu’s rebelliousness and opportunism and Xiao Yu’s
independence and outwardly unconcerned attitude put
them in constant fights with each other, but it is her
father’s unreserved love that touches the heart of Xiao Yu
and accompanies her to her adulthood.

SEED OF CHUCKY
Starring: Jennifer Tilly, Hannah Spearritt, John Waters
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Plot Summary: The killer-doll is back. When production
starts on a movie detailing the urban legend of his
parents' lethal exploits, Glen heads for Hollywood where
he brings his bloodthirsty parents back from the dead. The
family dynamics are far from perfect as Chucky and
Tiffany go Hollywood and get rolling on a new spree of
murderous mayhem; much to gentle Glen's horror.
Chucky can't believe that his child doesn't want to walk in
his murdering footsteps, and star-struck Tiffany can't
believe that the movie will star her favorite actress,
Jennifer Tilly (playing herself), who soon becomes an
unwitting hostess to this new family in more ways than
one...

BEING JULIA
Starring: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Bruce
Greenwood
Genre: Comedy
Plot Summary: Tale of amorous folly and revenge set in
the world of the London stage in the late 1930's. Reigning
diva Julia Lambert's success and fame grow suddenly
wearisome. She falls head over heels for a young
American, Tom, and begins a passionate May - December
affair. When she realizes that Tom is just a young social
climber whose real passion is ambitious young starlet
Avice Crichton, Julia begins to plot a delightful revenge.

13 Jan
KINSEY
Starring: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell,
Tim Curry, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Oliver Platt,
Peter Sarsgaard, William Sadler
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary:
A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey (Neeson), a pioneer in
the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948
publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one
of the first recorded works that saw science address
sexual behavior.

FINDING NEVERLAND
Starring: Johnny Depp, Dustin Hoffman, Kate Winslet,
Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Vanessa Redgrave, Kate
Maberly, Kelly Macdonald, and Paul Whitehorse.
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Finding Neverland traverses both fantasy
and everyday reality, melding the difficulties and
heartbreak of adult life with the spellbinding allure and
childlike innocence of the boy who never grows up. It all
begins as successful Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie
(Depp) watches his latest play open to a ho-hum reaction
among the polite society of Edwardian England. A literary
genius of his times but bored by the same old themes,
Barrie is clearly in need of some serious inspiration.
Unexpectedly, he finds it one day during his daily walk
with his St. Bernard Porthos in London's Kensington
Gardens. There, Barrie encounters the Llewelyn Davies
family: four fatherless boys and their beautiful, recently
widowed mother (Winslet).

ALFIE
Starring: Jude Law, Adoni Maropis, Claudette Mink,
Julienna Davis
Genre: Comedy
Plot Summary: Jude Law stars in this remake of the 1966
Michael Caine romantic comedy. The updated version will
follow a modern-day womanizer who begins to wonder
whether his life is shallow and superficial. As in the
original, Alfie will talk directly to the camera at times (a
technique also used in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) as he
shares his thoughts on members of the opposite sex.
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20 Jan
TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Elle Russ, Stanley G
Sawicki, Dian Bachar
Genre: Action, adventure, comedy
Plot Summary: This politcally-minded comedy action
adventure tells the story of Team America, a group of
superhero-style adventurers who travel the world fighting
terrorism and other evils. Specifically, the story focuses on
a typical "action hero" who is recruited to join Team
America for a special mission, as a satire of the typical
Hollywood action movie, using a combination of wood
marionette-driven action sequences and stirring tongue-in-
cheek musical numbers.

AVIATOR
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Baldwin, Kate
Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett, Josie Maran, Gwen Stefani,
Willem Dafoe, Jude Law
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Aviator is about the early life of Howard
Hughes. It begins as a young Hughes directs one of
Martin Scorsese's favorite films, "Hell's Angels". Hughes
was so obsessed with perfection in the aerial sequences
that he waits forever for perfect conditions, right down to
cloud formations. The film ends in 1946, when Hughes
was still a dashing young man and romancing actresses
like Ava Gardner and Katharine Hepburn.

SHALL WE DANCE?
Starring: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon,
Stanley Tucci
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Plot Summary:
An overworked Chicago accountant (Gere), tired of the
boring routine that his life has become, sees a beautiful
dance teacher (Lopez) through a window and decides to
start taking lessons from her in order to get to know her
better, and as the joy of dancing enters his life, he
discovers that it might just be the secret to saving his
troubled marriage. As the accountant's skill as a dancer
improves, he eventually signs up for the Chicago Crystal
Ball Dance Competition. Will he win?
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20 Jan
ELEKTRA
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Chris Ackerman,
Ben Affleck
Genre: Action-Adventure
Plot Summary: Elektra the warrior is released from the
hospital after a near death experience to become an
assassin.
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27 Jan
STAGE BEAUTY
Starring: Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Tom Wilkinson
Genre: Comedy, Stageplay
Plot Summary: Actor Edward “Ned” Kynaston (Billy
Crudup) may well be the most desired man in all of
London. The Restoration is in full swing, and enthusiastic
audiences of aristocrats and commoners pack the
theatres that were shuttered during the Puritans’ joyless
rule. With only men permitted to tread the boards, the
greatest ardor is reserved for the actor who is the
complete “female stage beauty” - and indisputably, Ned
Kynaston is that actor. Lusted after by women and men
alike, Ned commands all the perks of a star; at the same
time, he is a dedicated actor who runs lines with his stage
dresser Maria (Claire Danes), who quietly adores him.
Every night, Ned’s death scene as Desdemona in
“Othello” stops the show.

BAD EDUCATION
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Javier Camara, Fele
Martinez, Daniel Gimenez Cacho
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Two kids, Ignacio and Enrique, discover
love, cinema and fear in a religious school at the start of
the ‘60s. Father Manolo, the school principal and their
literature teacher, is witness to and part of these
discoveries.
The three characters meet twice again, at the end of the
‘70s and in the ‘80s. The reencounter will mark the life and
death of some of them.

[Dino]

Nope.. sorry.. any good?

Well....all i will tell you about Rosemary's Baby is that its real slow moving at first....then it slowly picks up pace.....then......you will get glued to it. If you like 70's show like Damien or Excorcist...you'll probably like this one. The story is basically about Rosemary's Baby.

[fullofbullshit]

this spanish film is quite good,... forgot the name,... emelina, or e e em,... something. Anyone???

[Dino]

Amelie...its french i think. Did not care too much for it though.

[piglet]

3 Feb
GRILLED
Starring: Ray Romano, Kevin James, Sofia Vergara
Genre: Comedy
Plot Summary: Two meat salesmen (Romano, James) will stop at nothing to get a sale.

FLIGHT OF THE PHEONIX
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, and Tyrese Gibson
Genre: Action-Adventure
Plot Summary:
Action-adventure in which a group of air crash survivors - cast-offs from society who will never be missed - are stranded in the Mongolian desert with no hope of rescue.
As they attempt to build a new plane from the wreckage of the old one, in hopes of flying back to civilization, they experience a rebirth of their own.

10 Feb
DOUBLE DATING
Starring: Dong Dawei, Song Jia, Sun Xin, Ni Hongjie
Genre: Comedy
Plot Summary: Xiao Chun is a creative director of an advertising agency. He is in love with the girlfriend of his boss Sang Sang, who is the inspiration of his creative advertising proposal. But he doesn't have the courage to express his love, their romantic encounters only happen in his imagination.

HITCH
Starring: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Amber Valletta, Julie Ann Emery, Robinne Lee, Michael Rapaport
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Plot Summary: Will Smith stars as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens. Most men have difficulty finding love because it’s hard to be yourself when your "self" thinks you should be someone else. That’s where Hitch comes in. As a tactical
adviser who specializes in first impressions – he customizes and orchestrates a client’s first three dates – Hitch has been secretly responsible for hundreds of New York City weddings.

17 Feb
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
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Starring: Hilary Swank, Client Eastwood, Morgan
Freeman
Genre: Drama / Romance
Plot Summary: A hardened fighter-cum-trainer works with a determined woman in her attempt to establish herself as a boxer.

HIDE AND SEEK
Starring: Robert De Niro, Famke Janssen, Dakota Fanning, Elisabeth Shue, Amy Irving
Genre: Thriller
Plot Summary: As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace -- at first -- in her imaginary friend.

RAY
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx) went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style.

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon, Tcheky Karyo, Jodie Foster, Chantal Neuwirth, Albert Dupontel, Marion Cotillard
Genre: Romance
Plot Summary: The film is set in France near the end of World War I in the deadly trenches of the Somme, in the gilded Parisian halls of power, and in the modest home of an indomitable provincial girl. It tells the story of this young woman's relentless and sometimes comic search for her fiancée, who has disappeared. He is one of five French soldiers believed to have been court-martialed under mysterious circumstances and pushed out of an allied
trench into an almost-certain death in no-man's land. What follows is an investigation into the arbitrary nature of secrecy, the absurdity of war, and the enduring passion, intuition and tenacity of the human heart.

24 Feb
Closer
Starring: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Dan (Jude Law), an aspiring novelist who earns a living writing obituaries, meets Alice (Natalie Portman), who becomes his muse. Through her, he blossoms and becomes confident enough to approach the woman he believes he's in love with, Anna (Julia Roberts), a successful photographer and recent divorcée. After meeting and flirting with Dan, Anna marries Larry (Clive Owen), a handsome, self-assured dermatologist, while carrying on a secret affair with Dan. Based on the award-winning play by Patrick Marber.

SIDEWAYS
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Churh, Sandra Oh, Virginia Madsen, Alysia Reiner
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Plot Summary: Miles Faymond, a failed writer who teaches junior high school english takes his best friend, former hot actor Jack on a weeklong drive up to 'wine country' in California. There they explore the nature of their
failures and question their relationships. Jack, about to get married, has an affair and wonders whether he should call it off. Miles, recently divorced, questions whether or not he made the right choice.

MERCHANT OF VERNICE
Starring: Al Pacino (Shylock), Lynn Collins (Portia), Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Zuleikha Robinson, John Sessions and Gregor Fisher
Genre: Drama, comedy
Plot Summary: An adaptation of Shakespeare's play set in 16th century Venice. Shylock (Al Pacino), a Jew, has grown wealthy by loaning money with interest. Antonio (Jeremy Irons) is a Christian merchant who undermines
Shylock by offering interest-free loans. Antonio's best friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) needs money to court the lovely heiress Portia (Lynn Collins), with whom he has fallen in love. Antonio, whose money is tied up in trade ships that are away at sea, goes to Shylock to get three thousand ducats for Bassanio. Shylock agrees to lend them the money interest free, with the stipulation that if the loan is not paid back on time, he'll be entitled to a pound of Antonio's own flesh.

24 Feb
WHITE NOISE
Starring: Michael Keaton, Deborah Unger, Ian Mcneice Genre: Thriller / Horror
Plot Summary: The 'White Noise' of the title refers to a phenomenon known as EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena). Listen carefully, believers will tell you, and in amidst the white noise of a detuned radio you might hear voices...and in amidst the white noise of a detuned television, you might see faces. These, they'll tell you, are the voices and faces of the dead.

[Hisham]

Anyone seen Rosemary's Baby? Old classic but its very,very good.
Its made in the 70's and it has to be one of the all time best Horror/Thriller movie.

Heck yes. Back when I was in the UK. They showed it on TV... I thought it was one of the most creepiest movies ever without any hint of blood, gore and visceral monsters. I wish I can watch it again!

[LiLiaN]

Amelie...its french i think. Did not care too much for it though.
if it's amelie, that was french... malaysian official version very heavily censored in comparison to the original... i love the movie, it was sweet...

[LiLiaN]

this spanish film is quite good,... forgot the name,... emelina, or e e em,... something. Anyone???
there was a sort of spanish/mexican movie though, called y tu mama tambien... R rated! but it was shown during my previous uni cultural diversity week due to popular requests.. (shocking!gasps!) but i found out later the staff in charge didn't know about the rating... ops!

[daBoss]

just came back from watching 'phantom of the opera' with dalady... better than i thought - but still not good enuf... but at least dalady enjoyed herself very much... and in a way, i'm happy too :)

[LiLiaN]

just came back from watching 'phantom of the opera' with dalady... better than i thought - but still not good enuf... but at least dalady enjoyed herself very much... and in a way, i'm happy too :)
then what is good enough leh..?

by the way, is daLady still humming to the songs...?
(that was the after-effect when my cousin went to see it)...

[daBoss]

then what is good enough leh..?

by the way, is daLady still humming to the songs...?
(that was the after-effect when my cousin went to see it)...
SPOT ON!!! WOW!!! guess it takes a woman to know a woman... humming all the way from the cinema. i wanted to go to the mamak stall for a late night drink but she wanted to come back straight to surf for lyrics... :)

ok, i logging out, dalady wants in...

[LiLiaN]

SPOT ON!!! WOW!!! guess it takes a woman to know a woman... humming all the way from the cinema. i wanted to go to the mamak stall for a late night drink but she wanted to come back straight to surf for lyrics... :)
of course lah... :D

i remembered watching moulin rouge then dragged my ex-bf to montmarte after that while humming away to "come what may"... (i was in paris at that time...)

[LiLiaN]

hi daLady, so is POTO better or Mouline Rouge better..?

[daLady]

of course lah... :D

i remembered watching moulin rouge then dragged my ex-bf to montmarte after that while humming away to "come what may"... (i was in paris at that time...)
Didn't watch Moulin Rouge in the cinema but watched in on Astro. Really enjoyed it...love the duet and Ewan Mcgregor suddenly looked so good...must be his voice.

This is the first time I watched the Phantom of the Opera...so it's the only version I have ever watched. But the two songs that I like best in the show, I have heard many times before. I think the guy who plays the phantom really sings very well...no wonder Christine was mesmerized.;)

*humming.....that's all I ask of you..*

[LiLiaN]

This is the first time I watched the Phantom of the Opera...so it's the only version I have ever watched. But the two songs that I like best in the show, I have heard many times before. I think the guy who plays the phantom really sings very well...no wonder Christine was mesmerized.;)

*humming.....that's all I ask of you..*
hmm... good review here... i was going last week but didn't when my cousin said it was only so-so... maybe should reconsider...

[Dino]

Heck yes. Back when I was in the UK. They showed it on TV... I thought it was one of the most creepiest movies ever without any hint of blood, gore and visceral monsters. I wish I can watch it again!
Yeah.....i wanted to stop watching the show 5-10 mins into it....then after about 30mins......i was just dead curious what is going to unfold next. Like you said Hisham.....its creepy without being violent or anything like that.

[song cm]

Didn't watch Moulin Rouge in the cinema but watched in on Astro. Really enjoyed it...love the duet and Ewan Mcgregor suddenly looked so good...must be his voice.

This is the first time I watched the Phantom of the Opera...so it's the only version I have ever watched. But the two songs that I like best in the show, I have heard many times before. I think the guy who plays the phantom really sings very well...no wonder Christine was mesmerized.;)

*humming.....that's all I ask of you..*

Haha...so, how many teardrops did u shed?
I bet u cried when the Phantom was listening to the monkey music box playin masquerade...and sayin I Iove you, Christine with Christine standing behind him becoz she wants to return the ring back to Phantom....

Go and buy the soundtrack.....I got mine for RM7...

[song cm]

Who sang Learn to be Lonely, the end credit song for this movie? I understand is is Minnie Driver....but she didn't even sing the songs in the movie... :confused:

[LiLiaN]

Who sang Learn to be Lonely, the end credit song for this movie? I understand is is Minnie Driver....but she didn't even sing the songs in the movie... :confused:
minnie driver can sing..? i thought she can only act, very badly, but funny in "will and grace"... :confused:

[song cm]

minnie driver can sing..? i thought she can only act, very badly, but funny in "will and grace"... :confused:

I am not too sure abt it....I read somewhere that she sang this song....

[Hisham]

minnie driver can sing..? i thought she can only act, very badly, but funny in "will and grace"... :confused:

Watch Goldeneye where she sings "Stand By Your Man" off key and with a Russian accent. Damned funny.

[daLady]

hmm... good review here... i was going last week but didn't when my cousin said it was only so-so... maybe should reconsider...If you liked Moulin Rouge, you should definitely watch this too...the music and the songs are great. The girl who played Christine sang like an angel...wish I could sing like that!

[LiLiaN]

Watch Goldeneye where she sings "Stand By Your Man" off key and with a Russian accent. Damned funny.
here is a strange confession - i've never seen a single james bond movie... :o

[daLady]

Haha...so, how many teardrops did u shed?
I bet u cried when the Phantom was listening to the monkey music box playin masquerade...and sayin I Iove you, Christine with Christine standing behind him becoz she wants to return the ring back to Phantom....

Go and buy the soundtrack.....I got mine for RM7...Admittedly, quite a few drops:o but still not as teruk as Titanic.
Wah....how come you know so well which part I'll be moved to tears?:p

[daBoss]

i just sat there...

[song cm]

Admittedly, quite a few drops:o but still not as teruk as Titanic.
Wah....how come you know so well which part I'll be moved to tears?:p

well...I could hear ppl ard me sobbing away...so I guess that would be one of the most moving part.... :D

[song cm]

i just sat there...
Boss, sure u did not use ur sleeves to wipe those tears off ur cheek?

[athena]

Who sang Learn to be Lonely, the end credit song for this movie? I understand is is Minnie Driver....but she didn't even sing the songs in the movie... :confused:

yea, i think it is Minnie Driver too...but i do not know why she din sing in the movie...hehe....

[song cm]

yea, i think it is Minnie Driver too...but i do not know why she din sing in the movie...hehe....

dats wat I thot as well....the song was pretty good, more contemporary...even got nominated for the Golden Globe...

[athena]

dats wat I thot as well....the song was pretty good, more contemporary...even got nominated for the Golden Globe...
yea, the song is more contemporary, probably, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the song just for her. As for the movie, i think those songs are more classical, therefore, i think, she just refrained from singing it in the movie, to avoid comparisons from the actual stage perfomers? just a thought! :)

[song cm]

yea, the song is more contemporary, probably, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the song just for her. As for the movie, i think those songs are more classical, therefore, i think, she just refrained from singing it in the movie, to avoid comparisons from the actual stage perfomers? just a thought! :)

Minnie Driver is quite cute and she is really tall...saw her recently on a british chat show called At 42 Kumars...shown on Astro Star World....she is pretty funnie...

[athena]

Minnie Driver's brit isn't she? hmmm...

as for british actress i think, kiera knightley kinda cute...just that she is just too waif-like...must put on a little weight!

[song cm]

Minnie Driver's brit isn't she? hmmm...

as for british actress i think, kiera knightley kinda cute...just that she is just too waif-like...must put on a little weight!

Kiera is too dem skinny...didn't really like her in Pirates of the Carribean n King Arthur. But I love her in Bend it like Beckam....btw, did u see this show?
She was aso in Love Actually but played a minor role...

[athena]

Kiera is too dem skinny...didn't really like her in Pirates of the Carribean n King Arthur. But I love her in Bend it like Beckam....btw, did u see this show?
She was aso in Love Actually but played a minor role...
yea i watched her in Love Actually and pirates....king arthur din watch, fren said it was useless so din wanna waste time and money on it....

[song cm]

yea i watched her in Love Actually and pirates....king arthur din watch, fren said it was useless so din wanna waste time and money on it....

wat abt Bend it Like Beckam?
Dem funnie one...

[yee keong]

If you liked Moulin Rouge, you should definitely watch this too...the music and the songs are great. The girl who played Christine sang like an angel...wish I could sing like that!

hehe, should read what my friend said about Phantom of The Opera. he's a musical fan, so he knows what he talks about. ex ACS IPOH Interact President.

let me just attach the review below. sorry it's kinda long.

Assumptions:
- You have seen the movie
- You know I'm a musical freak
- You sense that this will be long, so read this only when you have like 3
hours to spare
- You foresee that you will have not the slightest clue as to what I'm
babbling about... but READ ON anyway! ;P

My comments:

1. This musical actually germinated 14 years ago, when Andrew Lloyd Webber
(ALW) and Joel Schumacher (JS) wanted to make a movie with the original
west end stars (namely Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman). But you see,
Sarah and ALW were married then... and were in the process of 'un-marrying'
(divorce-lah) - then the project got shelved until recently. So tah dah -
the movie.

2. To watch this movie, one would have to be objective, and not succumb to
ill-advised tendencies to compare with the stage version.

3. Emmy Rossum (ER) got to play the lead role of Christine Daae. She was
just 16 when the filming began. Now she's 17. Her background of performing
at the Met in her younger days actually (some claimed) helped in this
demanding singing role. I really have no idea why she got nominated for a
Golden Globe. Thanks to her bosom, perhaps? Definitely not her acting - she
must have burnt countless gallons of midnight oil perfecting the 3 facial
expressions she has : of fear, of awe, of love (which in the end look alike
anyway). Not only that, she also has that
Malaysian-asleep-on-the-Transnasional-bus look : y'know - the one where the
mouth is always slightly apart (1.21 inches to be exact) THROUGHOUT the
movie! As any M'sian would tell her - 'Ha, nanti lalat masuk, baru tau!'.
Her 'Think of me' is particularly nauseating... She looks like a singing
Barbie, and other than her heaving bosom, there is nothing much to draw
from her countenance, or her voice. And after 10 minutes of seeing her,
you'd be like 'Enough of that doe-eyed

4. Gerard Butler (GB) played the titular role - the Phantom. I actually
like his acting (contrary to popular view). I think he plays the
angst-ridden, love-deprived, jealousy-driven, psychologically-scarred
phantom pretty well. Though his malformed portion of the face seems a teeny
bit too unfrightening. Heck, even the Fab 5 can give him a makeover and
turn him into a stud (which 80% of his face shows that he is). Sheesh. A
bit unreal leh. Anyway, his voice shows his weak spot. His rendition of
Music Of The Night is bad, mainly because his falsetto stumbles during the
high B flat (... music start to SOAR...). And while he is great when he's
speaking- he kinda blows it when he sings. Again, his words are not
suffused with emotion and meaning - something so essential in a musical.

5. Patrick Wilson (PW) as Raoul was a tad weak. His singing is impressive,
no doubt (after all, he's a Broadway veteran - Oklahoma! and The Full
Monty). But it's a pretty undemanding role, to start with. His acting is
unconvincing - I mean, he loves Christine? Nope, didn't feel any
electricity there. It'll be difficult for those who have watched Angels In
America to reconcile PW with the image of the swashbuckling Viscount Raould
de Chagny here. Cos in Angels In America, PW plays a most convincing role
as a closet gay Mormon... After seeing the movie, it's kinda hard to
imagine PW as a heterosexual man who digs women.

6. Minnie Driver (MD) as Carlotta steals the show. I guess these roles are
fun, and probably easier to play - since this character is flamboyant and
larger-than-life. She's the only one who doesn't sing. Yup - the operatic
parts are dubbed. But she does dig into her role with relish.

7. Gilles Andre and Richard Firmin, as the bumbling new managers are a hoot
to watch. Of course, credit has to be given to the 'Notes' deliciously
crafted lycrics and tune - which now comes across as a comical interlude
(rather than the ominous scene I imagined).

8. Mme Giry and Meg Giry - underutlized. Best left forgotten. Meg is, well,
totally unnecessary, in fact - other than to sing the short 'Where in the
world have you been hiding? Really you were perfect!' in Angel of Music.
And Mme Giry and her solo French accent. I mean, this show is set in
France, with the cast speaking clipped British accents (other than Carlotta
- in her over-the-top Italian accent)... so why Mme Giry in French? Hmm...

Hokay, this is just the inputs on the actors. The following review will be
on the scenes in the movie.

[yee keong]

Part II of the Review. Hope you guys enjoy it. Sorry again that it's long.

Asumptions:
- You have read my first review on the actors.
- You cannot get enough of POTO.
- You have difficulty breathing and concentration on work is minimal
because you are anxiously waiting for this review.
Well, wait no more!

My comments on the et cetera (everything else except the leads):

1. The opening sequence is captured beautifully... from the photo to
black-and-white... bringing us to the familiar auction taking place. And
the 'Some illumination please!' followed by a gradual transition to a
coloured scence is simply awesome.

2. Purists would cry murder over the blatant use of 'sing-speak' - talking
when they should be singing. For example when Raoul enters Christine's
chambers - 'Litlle Lotte... of goblins and of shoes and of...' It's sung
lah... Or the part when the Phantom appears in the mirror, and Raoul is
banging the door 'Who's is that voice? Who is that in there?' is another
instance. Even Andre and Firmin's 'Notes' experiences a momentary lapse. Or
Mme Giry's - 'Joseph Buquet, hold your tongue... burn you with the heat of
his eyes' - quite loses its malice because it is spoken not hissed out in
tune. For me, it's not a main gripe.

3. The two most mysterious and sensuous scenes SHOULD be during 'Phantom of
the Opera' -POTO (gondola across the lake) and 'Music of The Night'- MOTN.
Gawd, POTO is supposed to be enchanting - with the highlight of Christine
reaching the higher octaves effortlessly under the prompting of the
Phantom. Now it's turned into a stupid flight down the stairs and onto the
boat (ho hum). On stage, it concludes with a dramatic flourish as Christine
faints into the Phantom's arms. MOTN should be sensuous and seductive.
Horror of horrors, Schumacher turned it into a Chinese feast (with the
millions of candles burning), and the lamest camera angles ever taken.
Heck, even when the camera pans left to right, you can actually see the
shadow of the camera! It's that bad. It is just yawn-inducing. Surely they
can come up with something better than standing, and singing, and sweeping
arm gestures. Like -duh! - this is not a stage, if you hadn't noticed...

4. 'All I Ask Of You' AIAOY - is a pale attempt at doing Moulin Rouge's
captivating romantic sequences that incorporate singing at the top of a
building with the Parisian backdrop. I kinda wished that can can dancers or
even better, Nicole Kidman, would appear and save this miserable excuse for
a love song. I'd rather listen to Cliff Richard's version than cringe
through the scene - Ha ha, a bit 'over' there.

5. 'Masquerade' - supposed to be the show-stopper for the stage ends up
pretty drab. I mean, for better direction of colourful costumes and
imaginative dance movements - again, Moulin Rouge emerges tops. It is quite
funny when you see the people on the balustrade with the silver/gold fans
doing some 'Asmaradana' -Puteri Gunung Ledang moves. And the Phantom in the
awful red two-sizes-too-small uniform! (PS notice that he still has
lustrous hair and beautiful skin even on the right side of his face - hmm,
stage make up?).

6. Then the chandelier falls in totally another scene. For dramatic effect,
I think. It should fall during the ballet scene, and not during the staging
of Don Juan Triumphant. On another matter - 'The Point of No Return' is
actually an amazing piece, as it brings discordant harmonies to another
level altogether. For example G/Am! It's like having the G chord on an A
minor base! But Lloyed Webber has unabashedly used this musical theme again
and again (in Requiem, and also in The Beautiful Game).

7. The thing about stage musicals is that you can suspend your logic for a
moment, but for a movie - many inconsistencies will stand out glaringly.
For example - surely, when Joseph Buquet was killed, a police investigation
should be started? But NO... they happily forget the whole thing and sing
Masquerade. Or Raoul (a Viscount, member of the royal family!) guarding
Christine as she sleeps. Er, bawa dia balik tidur lah, budak! Atau upah
orang lain lah. Or the amount of candles and candles and candles in the
Phantom's lair. Like, he most probably spends all of his 20,000 francs on
candles alone (and nice clothes, obviously). Tak busuk ke? Maybe
aromatherapy kind - with ylang ylang. Ha ha. Or how come no rats at his
place? The scented candles scare them all away?

8. And 'Prima Donna'... a musical masterpiece, due to its layered parts and
splendid arrangement has several parts removed (or was it because the sound
system of the cinema was not good enough?). Raoul has some cool
countermelodies in the last few lines that I did not catch. A waste,
actually. The scene with Carlotta refusing chocolates, and jewellery is
amateurish - and she knows it.

9. And the penulatimate scene, where Raoul so bravely goes after his lover,
only to be so easily overcome and tied to the iron bars. And even as he
chokes, he still manages to sing! This is a guaranteed chuckle-inducer.
Surely Sir Lloyd Webber saw this coming! The cinemaI was in really lapped
this scene up - laughter and merriment everywhere! And Schumacher had to
have the cheap scene : hero falls into a door trap, then in a moment of
dorwning agony, the hero valiantly escapes. Why why why?

10. Sadly, lighting is not used to its max effect here. Notice that
everything seems overly bright? Wonder why... Even in the lair, it's a tad
too much of a warm and golden glow. Quite cosy actually, with the plush
drapes and cushions. Wonder how he manages to prevent mold or fungus from
forming.

11. The scene which shows Mme Giry saving the Phantom from the 'freak show'
a la The Elephant Man is a totally new thread to the story. This was not in
the stage version nor the original Gaston Leroux book (which actually gave
the Phantom a name - Erik). Too bad, cos in the musical - it's the mystery
of the Phantom's origins that makes him so enigmatic - fearsome yet
pitiful.

Oklah... keep my comments to 10 only. But I really like the beginning and
the ending... Thought that it was a cool ending... (and that's why
POTO-stage has both the mask and the rose on the design). But do stay till
the end to listen to 'Learn to be Lonely' the new song Webber and Hart
wrote for the movie. Originally, the Phantom was supposed to sing it... but
Schumacher cut it out, and in the end it's included in the credits. But
it'll be difficult trying to catch the tune, since the moment the movie
ends, everyone will scramble out immediately. Ha ha. Thanks to those who
wrote back on your opinions. If you wanna know more, just ask me! I ahve
lots more tidbits up my sleeves - just dun wanna bore you...
As for me, will definitely catch it again - just for the sake of it.

[daLady]

Boss, sure u did not use ur sleeves to wipe those tears off ur cheek?I watched him closely...but nope...

[Sarah]

Yee Keong, nice review... i guess i feel most of what the review says... wish I'd watch the original one.. but then if I did, this movie will really be a out-played. Still, I love all the songs and the orchestra. ALW is fabulous.

btw. i've tried to see if ER has big boobs, but it seems that hers is just nice, not really that big laa..

[song cm]

Yee Keong, nice review... i guess i feel most of what the review says... wish I'd watch the original one.. but then if I did, this movie will really be a out-played. Still, I love all the songs and the orchestra. ALW is fabulous.

btw. i've tried to see if ER has big boobs, but it seems that hers is just nice, not really that big laa..

Big boobs....hmm...no ler...just nice

But I do agree with the "doe eye" comment....she look like she was perpetually in a daze...maybe she was totally smitten by Phantom's character, I dunno... :confused:

[athena]

comparing POTO and Evita, both ALW's play(silver screen), i think i enjoyed Evita more than i enjoyed POTO

[jeongyik]

Long live ALW....anyway went to watch that show last Firday...with a bunch of officemate. On of my male colleague cried...not because it's touching, but when christine kiss the Phantom.....sigh...

[athena]

Long live ALW....anyway went to watch that show last Firday...with a bunch of officemate. On of my male colleague cried...not because it's touching, but when christine kiss the Phantom.....sigh...
why?

[Rayhong]

aha! finally a thread which i can participate in which has something i am passionate about.

saw POTO and gotta say i loved it very much.

as compared to the original west end played on stage, i must say i am duly impressed, as a large part of the dialogue has been adapted to the silver screen. the first part during the auction, my hairs were standing on ends as i was temporarily brought back to the time i saw the musical live. very nice indeed!

story wise, if you have not seen the live musical, you are not going to miss out on much by watching this movie. in fact, the movie version tells the story better. in the original play you really had to listen to the words very carefully in order to maintain the flow of the story.

casting wise, i think all the characters were picked well. one would expect the phantom to have a more commanding voice, more so than raoul, but i beg to differ. the phantom was gifted in the arts but he was not necessarily a good singer. but the parts he sang, he sang it with SO much passion and that compensated for his lesser singing qualities. that gave him a slight vulnerability to his character which i think was much needed.

raoul shocked me. last time i saw him he was playing a gay lawyer in Angels in America... i must say he is good too.

dun compare any of them to crawford, brightman or ball la... those guys are freaks man! haha :D

overall the players created a perfect balance and i don;t think JS and ALW could have done any better.

compared to other movies in this genre, i must put POTO on top, followed by moulin rouge, then evita and finally chicago

[LiLiaN]

wat abt Bend it Like Beckam?
Dem funnie one...
don't like keira knightley at all. period.
love actually was a good xmas movie though...

[daLady]

Wah...the review so long..but what the heck, I really enjoyed it.

[daBoss]

...i must put POTO on top, followed by moulin rouge, then evita and finally chicago...
you're so wrong... it should be spiderman, star wars, matrix, superman, batman, ... etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc... then only poto, moulin rouge, evita, chocago...

[song cm]

you're so wrong... it should be spiderman, star wars, matrix, superman, batman, ... etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc... then only poto, moulin rouge, evita, chocago...

haha... :D
I enjoy all these movies...depending on my mood at dat point of time.... :D

[athena]

you're so wrong... it should be spiderman, star wars, matrix, superman, batman, ... etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc... then only poto, moulin rouge, evita, chocago...
boss, i think ray meant only for the musical genre....:)

[athena]

Heard there is a new film out called White Noise. Anyone watched it yet?

[yee keong]

personally, i enjoyed watching POTO, as my knowledge to musicals is almost zero, so anything that moves and sings is already better than everyday. however, i must admit i agree with some of my friend's review, with the Phantom's voice a bit weak when he appears on screen, but fairly good when he's singing to Christine without him appearing. Emma Rossum does a fair Christine, but lacking some acting skills. sometimes i can't differentiate whether she loves Phantom or Raoul. she looks the same everytime her eyes meet theirs. maybe she compensates with her bosom and cleavage. Raoul is not too bad either, but voice is not that strong. all in all, i like the colours in it. certainly stirs up interest for non-musical inclined people, but for hard-cores, i guess my friend's review says it all.

[Dino]

Heard there is a new film out called White Noise. Anyone watched it yet?
Wanted to see it but reviews bash it like crazy, so i change my mind. I was hoping this one would be a good movie,but did not! sigh!!!

[yee keong]

see it first, then bash it or love it. either one. heck, see it for Emma Rossum's Bosom!!

[Dino]

see it first, then bash it or love it. either one. heck, see it for Emma Rossum's Bosom!!

Well....i probably watch it when it comes to DVD. But not going to pay to watch it in the theaters.

[Sila]

there was a sort of spanish/mexican movie though, called y tu mama tambien... R rated! but it was shown during my previous uni cultural diversity week due to popular requests.. (shocking!gasps!) but i found out later the staff in charge didn't know about the rating... ops!

Y Tu Mama Tambien is one of the best movies ever!!! i only wish i understood all the slang - waaah that show damn dirty man, but only if you understand spanish ;)

if interested, gael garcia bernal is in another really good spanish movie - Amores Perros. disturbing but really good. (no dogs were injured during the filming of the movie, but still). saw him in another movie, El Crimen de Padre Amaro - OK lah but can take it or leave it. haven't watched the Motorcycle Diaries yet - will when it's out on DVD.

[Sila]

Well....i probably watch it when it comes to DVD. But not going to pay to watch it in the theaters.

i rarely go to the movie theaters now - just wait for stuff to come out on dvd. love the extra stuff.

[Dino]

i rarely go to the movie theaters now - just wait for stuff to come out on dvd. love the extra stuff.

Hey Sila, did you watch Harold and Kumar goes to White Castle??
Great show, got me cracking up big time!!
Btw, i don't think this show can make it to Msia.

[athena]

Hey Sila, did you watch Harold and Kumar goes to White Castle??
Great show, got me cracking up big time!!
Btw, i don't think this show can make it to Msia.
it matters not, for the malaysian pirates will bring it to our shores!!!

[Dino]

it matters not, for the malaysian pirates will bring it to our shores!!!

True also...but go watch it....its a good stoner comedy!! :D

[athena]

hehe...no prob dude, my 'agent' in penang is on the lookout!!!

[Sila]

Hey Sila, did you watch Harold and Kumar goes to White Castle??
Great show, got me cracking up big time!!
Btw, i don't think this show can make it to Msia.

it's on my list - but haven't seen it yet! saw the clips - hilarious! :)

did you ever watch Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back? that's friggin hilarious also. plus they had a really good song (speaking of stoner movies) at the end credits - lyrics go like this:

"I was gonna go to court but i got high
I was gonna pay my child support but i got high
Now they take my entire paycheck and i know why
because i got high, because i got high, because i got high

I wasn't gonna run from the cops but I was high,
I was gonna pull right over and stop, but I was high
Now I'm a paraplegic, and I know why, 'cuz I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high"

etc etc

so dem catchy man, this song. and the movie was cool too :)

[Dino]

it's on my list - but haven't seen it yet! saw the clips - hilarious! :)

did you ever watch Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back? that's friggin hilarious also. plus they had a really good song (speaking of stoner movies) at the end credits - lyrics go like this:

"I was gonna go to court but i got high
I was gonna pay my child support but i got high
Now they take my entire paycheck and i know why
because i got high, because i got high, because i got high

I wasn't gonna run from the cops but I was high,
I was gonna pull right over and stop, but I was high
Now I'm a paraplegic, and I know why, 'cuz I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high"

etc etc

so dem catchy man, this song. and the movie was cool too :)


Hehehhhee.....yup.....that high song.... :D

[Sila]

Hehehhhee.....yup.....that high song.... :D

of course, must mention Dazed and Confused, if speaking of stoner movies ;)

[Dino]

Maybe i go try to get stone on of these days and see how it feels!!! ;)

[jeongyik]

why?
According to him...it's a pity that it was not him that she kissed...

[Sila]

Maybe i go try to get stone on of these days and see how it feels!!! ;)

no komen ya - got too many eyes nanti get back to my parents baru kena :)

[euj]

Hey Sila, did you watch Harold and Kumar goes to White Castle??
Great show, got me cracking up big time!!
Btw, i don't think this show can make it to Msia.
i saw White Castle. it was bloody funny. Garden State is a great movie too, although different genre. It's with Natalie Portman and that guy from Scrubs. my favourite movie last year...

[Sila]

i saw White Castle. it was bloody funny. Garden State is a great movie too, although different genre. It's with Natalie Portman and that guy from Scrubs. my favourite movie last year...

Garden State is also on my list. must get a move on my list... :)

Zach Braff from scrubs wrote and directed Garden State, if i'm not mistaken

[euj]

Garden State is also on my list. must get a move on my list... :)

Zach Braff from scrubs wrote and directed Garden State, if i'm not mistaken
he sure did. so, that's his name. the movie really spoke to me...

[Sila]

he sure did. so, that's his name. the movie really spoke to me...

scrubs is a good show too.

ok ok really i'm going to bed now. have a good rest of the day euj & everyone.

[Dino]

Have not seen Garden State? Reviews were good but i get the impression that its a weird movie.

[Dino]

Wow...just saw the trailer for Frank Miller's Sin City and it really looks good.
If anyone like the song in this trailer, its named Cells - The Servant
http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=sincity

[LiLiaN]

Y Tu Mama Tambien is one of the best movies ever!!! i only wish i understood all the slang - waaah that show damn dirty man, but only if you understand spanish ;)
it was dirty stuff, wasn't it..? had to watch it with the subtitles... else, can't understand it...
come to think of it, lots of people who went to see it during cultural diversity week were spanish and greeks...
a bit too graphic in my opinion... i think i'll keep to subtle nuisances like those in amelie...

[yee keong]

anyone seen ALI G IN DA HOUSE?? great crap with all the nonsense. seriously recommended if you're into shows like DUMB AND DUMBER and NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY. no brainer!

[LiLiaN]

anyone seen ALI G IN DA HOUSE?? great crap with all the nonsense. seriously recommended if you're into shows like DUMB AND DUMBER and NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY. no brainer!
oh... that show, sometimes ok, most times crap...
love Graham Norton though... have anyone seen it before..?

[daLady]

Wah...you guys watch so many shows. Suddenly I feel so deprived...:(

[LiLiaN]

Wah...you guys watch so many shows. Suddenly I feel so deprived...:(
you're not the only one... the last time i was at cinema was last month to see the incredibles...!
now have to resort to tv series... :(

[Robin Kok CH]

you're not the only one... the last time i was at cinema was last month to see the incredibles...!
now have to resort to tv series... :(
heh, I dont even remember when was the last time I been to a cinema....
I think the last show I watched was Spiderman 2,.....wonder how long was that.....

[LiLiaN]

heh, I dont even remember when was the last time I been to a cinema....
I think the last show I watched was Spiderman 2,.....wonder how long was that.....
too long... can't even remember when... only remember i hate the popcorn in the cinema (why must they put salt???!!!)

[Robin Kok CH]

too long... can't even remember when... only remember i hate the popcorn in the cinema (why must they put salt???!!!)
ah, maybe ask for no salt popcorn....over here in singapore there are either sweet or salted popcorn one can choose...but I usually dont eat them while watching show...

[Sila]

it was dirty stuff, wasn't it..? had to watch it with the subtitles... else, can't understand it...
come to think of it, lots of people who went to see it during cultural diversity week were spanish and greeks...
a bit too graphic in my opinion... i think i'll keep to subtle nuisances like those in amelie...

y tu mama tambien was very profane (and yet, with a touch of profound as well). the equivalent of their sentences in english would be:

"Where the bleep bleep bleep is the bleeping bleep thing i bleeping asked you for earlier, bleep?"
"Bleeeeep lah. You have to bleeping wait, bleep"
"Bleeeep ei. How bleeping bleep long must i bleeping wait? i bleeping asked you for the bleepety bleep thing bleeping last bleeping week"

etc etc :)

i watched with a guy who's proficiency of spanish is practically native and he laughed so hard he had to watch the movie again to catch everything... and there was a lot of mexican specific slang too. but i did cry at the end and thought how like life it was.

btw, if you have a gentle nature, you might not be able to sit through Amores Perros. great movie but violent and terrible at the same time. all with a message, of course, but i could not watch it again i will tell you now.

[LiLiaN]

if you have a gentle nature, you might not be able to sit through Amores Perros. great movie but violent and terrible at the same time. all with a message, of course, but i could not watch it again i will tell you now.
i don't have that gentle nature, but very mood-dependent...
wait till a day with the right mood, i think i will watch that... ;)

my favourite foreign movie of all time has got to be "la vita e bella"... so sad, though...
another foreign movie i like (a bit of a strange movie too) is "la reine margot"...

[Sila]

i don't have that gentle nature, but very mood-dependent...
wait till a day with the right mood, i think i will watch that... ;)

my favourite foreign movie of all time has got to be "la vita e bella"... so sad, though...
another foreign movie i like (a bit of a strange movie too) is "la reine margot"...

didn't see la vita e bella, but did watch la reine margot a few years back. not a recent movie, right? i did like it.

anyone see 21 Grams? another disturbing movie. v good lah. jerk you around and you don't know what's going to happen.

[LiLiaN]

didn't see la vita e bella, but did watch la reine margot a few years back. not a recent movie, right? i did like it.
oh, la reine margot is indeed quite old.. good movie, isn't it..?
you should watch la vita e bella... also prepare lots and lots of tissues...!!

[Sila]

oh, la reine margot is indeed quite old.. good movie, isn't it..?
you should watch la vita e bella... also prepare lots and lots of tissues...!!

i will add it to my list, lilian :)

another good movie - it's french canadian: called The Barbarian Invasion. also bring some tissues. but very good, i thought.

[LiLiaN]

i will add it to my list, lilian :)

another good movie - it's french canadian: called The Barbarian Invasion. also bring some tissues. but very good, i thought.
will bear that in mind too.... :)

[daLady]

heh, I dont even remember when was the last time I been to a cinema....
I think the last show I watched was Spiderman 2,.....wonder how long was that.....Thank you...I feel much better now.:D
So what's the next must watch movie...any recommendation? Anybody?

[piglet]

Thank you...I feel much better now.:D
So what's the next must watch movie...any recommendation? Anybody?

meet to the focker

[LiLiaN]

meet to the focker
is it a comedy..? name sounds like one...

[Sila]

is it a comedy..? name sounds like one...

sequel to Meet the Parents - got Ben Stiller, De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. haven't watched it yet...

[LiLiaN]

sequel to Meet the Parents - got Ben Stiller, De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. haven't watched it yet...
oh, meet the parents are hillarious... something along the line like there's something about mary... :D

[Sila]

Meet the Parents was very funny. sorry, i meant i haven't watched Meet the Fockers

remember, that was ben stiller's surname in Meet the Parents :D

[daLady]

oh, meet the parents are hillarious... something along the line like there's something about mary... :DFor me, comedies just get from the pirates coz no special cinematic effect...not worth forking out RM10 per person to watch:D

[LiLiaN]

For me, comedies just get from the pirates coz no special cinematic effect...not worth forking out RM10 per person to watch:D
still cheap leh... it's 8euro here for one movie!!!
lucky UGC cinema got "unlimited" card... 16euro for unlimited movies in a month...
my last card expired, no time to get new one.. so haven't watch movies for a while..

[daLady]

still cheap leh... it's 8euro here for one movie!!!
lucky UGC cinema got "unlimited" card... 16euro for unlimited movies in a month...
my last card expired, no time to get new one.. so haven't watch movies for a while..cannotlah compare like that...you earn euro, you spend euro...so about the same, I guess.

[LiLiaN]

cannotlah compare like that...you earn euro, you spend euro...so about the same, I guess.
well, yeah, i supposed... but i poor student mah...
where got like you and boss, can afford mortgage...

[song cm]

Meet the Parents was very funny. sorry, i meant i haven't watched Meet the Fockers

remember, that was ben stiller's surname in Meet the Parents :D

saw the making....dem funnie...
Agree with dalady...will wait for the dvd and watch it at home... :D

[dreamwh]

meet the fockers is a little bit juvenile... to many recycled jokes and toilet humour, but i did enjoy watching dustin hoffman though.

[yee keong]

next upcoming : Star Wars : Episode 3. waiting for this for quite some time. also, the Da Vinci Code will be made into a movie with Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon - i think ;)

[dreamwh]

Any body seen this German movie called "Im Juli"? I saw it on a flight once... brilliant and really funny. Touching too...

The only chick-flick kinda movie that i really enjoyed.

[LiLiaN]

next upcoming : Star Wars : Episode 3. waiting for this for quite some time. also, the Da Vinci Code will be made into a movie with Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon - i think ;)
star wars will be released in may this year i think...
sigh, da vinci code not until next year, and yes, it's tom hanks! (don't really want him as robert langdon lar...)

[yee keong]

just came back from watching 'phantom of the opera' with dalady... better than i thought - but still not good enuf... but at least dalady enjoyed herself very much... and in a way, i'm happy too :)
must be emma rossum's bosom ;)

[LiLiaN]

finding neverland... story quite interesting, about how the main character comes to write peter pan... how he gets his inspirations... pretty good actually... sadly i didn't go watch it but my cousin did... i went out party with friends... ;)

[Sila]

i want to see Finding Neverland, but probably will wait until it comes out on DVD. can't seem to drag myself to the theaters these days - come weekend want to sit on the sofa and veg, or go to the grocery store and buy stuff so i can do my "experimental" cooking.

[Sila]

since the anagram was solved, i highly recommend The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys. v good movie

[dreamwh]

Leonardo Di Caprio acted in this indie movie called Basketball Diaries... anyone who thinks Di Caprio is just a pretty boy should watch this.

[LiLiaN]

Leonardo Di Caprio acted in this indie movie called Basketball Diaries... anyone who thinks Di Caprio is just a pretty boy should watch this.
he is not a pretty boy..... (yuk, yuk, yuk... after effect from not liking titanic... :p )

[piglet]

saw the making....dem funnie...
Agree with dalady...will wait for the dvd and watch it at home... :D

This show is really funny...must watch lar... will not regret..lots of "fockers" jokes

[piglet]

he is not a pretty boy..... (yuk, yuk, yuk... after effect from not liking titanic... :p )

why lilian dun like d caprio.... he looked sissy to u?

[daLady]

why lilian dun like d caprio.... he looked sissy to u?Dun think he looks good too although I did enjoy Titanic...

[piglet]

Dun think he looks good too although I did enjoy Titanic...

or mayb he looked like a jerk?

[LiLiaN]

or mayb he looked like a jerk?
i think he IS a jerk...

[piglet]

i think he IS a jerk...

u mean his behaviour is like a JERK.. but wat abt looks

[LiLiaN]

u mean his behaviour is like a JERK.. but wat abt looks
nope, look too girly... prefer brad pitt and tom cruise... viggo mortensen also can.. just not baby leo... :D

[JC]

u mean his behaviour is like a JERK.. but wat abt looks
wat looks?? Kochun+Alka=10x better than dicapacino... :D

[KoChun]

wat looks?? Kochun+Alka=10x better than dicapacino... :D

Sure or not, JC? :rolleyes:

[LiLiaN]

wat looks?? Kochun+Alka=10x better than dicapacino... :D
i need photo proof! :D

[KoChun]

i need photo proof! :D

Believe is knowing something you've seen.
Faith is believing in something you've not seen.

Have faith, my friend. :rolleyes:

[LiLiaN]

Believe is knowing something you've seen.
Faith is believing in something you've not seen.

Have faith, my friend. :rolleyes:
in this case, i'd rather believe than have faith lar... ;)

[JC]

in this case, i'd rather believe than have faith lar... ;)
2nd gathering got photo mah... go check it out... KoChun is in there... if you can't find him, go look for his tummy... :D

[KoChun]

KoChun is in there... if you can't find him, go look for his tummy... :D

It's easier to find my tummy, Lilian. Trust me this time. Believe and have faith.

[LiLiaN]

It's easier to find my tummy, Lilian. Trust me this time. Believe and have faith.
ok ok... i have faith for a change... ;)

[LiLiaN]

2nd gathering got photo mah... go check it out... KoChun is in there... if you can't find him, go look for his tummy... :D
hehehe... jc, u funny funny guy... :D

[JC]

hehehe... jc, u funny funny guy... :D
Paiseh Paiseh :p

[song cm]

It's easier to find my tummy, Lilian. Trust me this time. Believe and have faith.
i thot the tummy belongs to JC?? :confused:

[song cm]

I think you can them see better in the Live at Hoxe's ...the first gathering in General Chat

[LiLiaN]

i thot the tummy belongs to JC?? :confused:
hmm.. must go look for 2 set of tummies eh..? twins? :D

[LiLiaN]

anyway, coming back a bit more to topic... what movie is a classic comedy and have been mentioned in friends..?? (trying to solve sila's anagram... :D )

[dreamwh]

my favourite comedy, Get Shorty.

[Sila]

anyway, coming back a bit more to topic... what movie is a classic comedy and have been mentioned in friends..?? (trying to solve sila's anagram... :D )

lilian! red handed!!! :D

i gave another clue in anagrams, but i suppose you must be off enjoying your friday night.

for some reason, i have always had a fondness for John Cusack and thought he was really funny in High Fidelity (which, incidentally started out as an awesome book!!). also loved the 2 movies adapted from books written by Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch (the brit version with colin firth and not the american version just filmed in boston - that one not out yet although i will be in line to watch it), and About a Boy. all these films have such great soundtracks as well...

[Sila]

my favourite comedy, Get Shorty.

that's a good one, dream. also good is Out of Sight with clooney and j lo. both are based on novels by elmore leonard. so Out of Sight is in sort of the same vein as Get Shorty.

[LiLiaN]

lilian! red handed!!! :D ops..... like this also get caught! :o

didn't really like "out of sight"... was so-so...

not sure how many people have seen "coyote ugly" but i think that was a pretty good movie...
and this really old eddie murphy movie "coming to america"... loved that lots... :)

[Hisham]

Frank Miller's Sin City (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401792/) will also rule all in 2005. Adik, I think you gonna love this one.

[Dino]

Frank Miller's Sin City (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401792/) will also rule all in 2005. Adik, I think you gonna love this one.

Yeah...i posted the trailer link earlier. Looks simply beautiful......I hope that they will do a good job out if that show and not end up being bad....

[Hisham]

I have the 5-issue Sin City comic "The Big Fat Kill". Some of the imagery in the trailer is RIGHT OFF the pages of the comic, especially with Miho throwing her shuriken and jumping down with her katana, and the CGI cars jumping over the streets, and Dwight slamming Big Jack Rafferty's head into the toilet bowl he just pissed in. Gave me the willies.

[Dino]

Yeah.....its literally watching your graphic novel!!!! Drool!!!!

[Dino]

2 movies which would be good.

The Chronicles of Narnia- The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe (Dec 9 05)
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/the_chronicles_of_narnia.html

War of the Worlds
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/waroftheworlds/

[Hisham]

The next project I can't wait for Dreamworks to produce (actual producers are Tom Desanto of the X-Men and Don Murphy of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) would be....


(drum roll)


... this 80s cartoon live action adaptation! (http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=3945)

[Dino]

The next project I can't wait for Dreamworks to produce (actual producers are Tom Desanto of the X-Men and Don Murphy of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) would be....


(drum roll)


... this 80s cartoon live action adaptation! (http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=3945)

Yeah...heard about that and hope it comes thru!!!!

[piglet]

i need photo proof! :D

haha... alka face + kochun face = anak alka+kochun.. :confused:

[piglet]

i need photo proof! :D

Lilian.. Kochun photo is in the Photoshop war thread ;)

[KoChun]

Can see more people in the Live from Hoxes thread. More proper also, I think.

[piglet]

Can see more people in the Live from Hoxes thread. More proper also, I think.

u looked better at Live of Hoxes? :D

[KoChun]

u looked better at Live of Hoxes? :D

To me, I look good everywhere. :)

[KoChun]

What I meant was Live from Hoxes pics more proper, at least not modified.

The photoshop war, all pics kena modified liao. It's fun though, I assure you.

[piglet]

To me, I look good everywhere. :)

like tht har.. let me dig out some old photos .... see whether u look good there...

[piglet]

Legally Blond I... this movie is about dumb blond.....can watch this movie without need to bring ur brain to cinema

[piglet]

3 Mar
THE COLDEST DAY
Starring: Xu Yajun, Qing Hailu, Hu Jingfan
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Lawyer Xue Zhigang handles the divorce case of Huidong and his wife Xiao Baicai. Xue Zhigang realizes his wife is having an affair. Coming from a broken family himself, Xue Zhigang avoids facing the truth and tries hard to keep his family intact. While Xinmei is torn between her husband and her lover, Xiao Baicai feels attracted to Xue Zhigang. Finally, Xinmei decides to leave her lover and wants Xue Zhigang to forgive her and start the life anew. However, Xue Zhigang has fallen in love with Xiao Baicai. Xinmei wants Xue Zhigang to sign a 15-year cohabitation agreement in order that their daughter will not have to grow up in a broken family. Facing the paper, Xue
Zhigang doesn’t know what to do.

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 Starring: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello, John Leguizamo,
Genre: Action, Crime
Plot Summary: During a snowy New Year's Eve, a mobster is temporarily incarcerated at Precinct 13, the soon-to-close police station. As the sun sets and a long night begins, a motley crew of policemen and prisoners
reluctantly captained by a cop must band together to fight off a rogue gang that wants to free the mobster.

3 Mar
Lemony Cricket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Starring: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Emily Browning, Liarn Aiken
Genre: Comedy
Plot Summary: Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are three intelligent young children who receive terrible news that their parents have died in a fire and have left them an enormous fortune not to be used until the eldest child is of
age. When they are sent to live with Count Olaf, a greedy distant relative, they soon learn he is trying to steal their fortune for himself.

10 Mar
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE
Starring: Cheiko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa
Genre: Action, Animation, Fantasy
Plot Summary: Sophie Hatter, the eldest of three, is apprenticed to make hats for the people of Ingary, a place where spells, magic cloaks, and seven-league boots exist. She and all the young girls are warned to stay inside or be taken by Howl, the evil wizard whose black castle can be seen moving through the hills. After an encounter with a witch and with a spell cast on her to make her an old woman, Sophie goes to seek adventure. She heads
towards Howl's moving castle where she will encounter things she had never imagined.

Robots
Starring: Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry, and directed by
Chris Wedge
Genre: Animation
Plot Summary: An amusing and emotional journey that pushes the boundaries of animation, while introducing characters rich with whimsy, heart and soul. Among the population of this incredible universe are Rodney, a young
genius inventor who dreams of making the world a better place and Cappy, a sexy executive ‘bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten.

17 Mar
Be Cool
Starring: Harvey Keitel, John Travolta, The Rock, Uma Thurman, Andre 3000, Cedric the Entertainer, Danny DeVito, Christina Milian, James Gandolfini, Vince Vaughn, Arielle Kebbel, Steven Tyler
Genre: Comedy / Crime
Plot Summary: In this sequel to Get Shorty, Chili Palmer gets involved with the music industry, a murder, more mobsters, and a gay bodyguard who wants to be a singer.

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Starring: Tom Kenny as Spongebob Squarepants voice/ narrator, Alec Baldwin as Dennis voice, Rodger Bumpass as Squideward Tentacles voice, Mr Lawrence as Larry The Lobster/ Talking Spatula, Jeffrey Tambor as King Neptune
Genre: Animation / Comedy
Plot Summary: SpongeBob SquarePants takes leave from the town of Bikini Bottom in order to track down King Neptune's stolen crown.

Pooh’s Heffalump Movie
Starring: Brenda Blethyn as Mama Heffalump, Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh/ Tigger, Ken Sansom as Rabbit, David Ogden Stiers as Narrator, John Fiedler as Piglet, Peter Cullen as Eeyore, Jimmy Bennett as Roo.
Genre: Animation
Plot Summary: Awakened by a rumbling that could only be made by the much-feared Heffalump, The Hundred Acre Wood crew sets forth to catch the dreaded creature. Disregarded as too young to partake in such a dangerous
expedition, Roo opts to search on his own - with far greater success than his friends. Respective friends and families.

17 Mar
A Sound of Thunder
Starring: Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Jemima Rooper, Wilfried Hochholdinger
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-fi
Plot Summary: A Sound of Thunder" is about a game hunter (Burns) who goes on a time-traveling safari owned and operated by Kingsley's character to hunt dinosaurs in the prehistoric era. When he kills a butterfly, he
unknowingly sets off a chain reaction that will erase humanity from existence. A team of experts must return back in time and replace the butterfly. McCormack is the inventor of the time-traveling computer.

SON OF THE MASK
(MASK 2)
Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Traylor Howard, Bob Hoskins
Genre: Comedy / Action
Plot Summary: This newest film in the "Mask" series focuses on aspiring cartoonist Tim Avery (Kennedy) who's feeling reluctant to become a father when he finds that he has to take care of a baby with amazing abilities..
somehow, the baby has the powers of the Mask of Loki, a
mythological object that transforms its user into a manic
shapeshifter alter-ego. As bad as a baby with godlike
powers might seem, the 'really' bad news is that Loki
(Cumming) wants his mask back...

24 Mar
SPANGLISH
Starring: Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni Cloris Leachman
Genre: Romance / Comedy
Plot Summary: A woman and her daughter emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America, where they start working for a family where the patriarch is a newly celebrated chef with an insecure wife.

Miss CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Muciano
Genre: Action, Comedy
Plot Summary: Bullock returns in the sequel as FBI Special Agent Gracie Hart who heads to Las Vegas on a new case with a fellow FBI agent, played by Regina King. Murciano will star as a liaison with the Las Vegas bureau of
the FBI who falls for Hart after recently being dumped by
his own girlfriend.

The Ring 2
Starring: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman
Genre: Horror
Plot Summary: Putting the events of the tape behind her, Rachel and her son relocated to Oregon where once again strange things begin to happen involving the tape. Buy the Miss Congeniality 2 Movie Postercover

[piglet]

Piglet's movie :- :D

17 Mar

Pooh’s Heffalump Movie
Starring: Brenda Blethyn as Mama Heffalump, Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh/ Tigger, Ken Sansom as Rabbit, David Ogden Stiers as Narrator, John Fiedler as Piglet, Peter Cullen as Eeyore, Jimmy Bennett as Roo.
Genre: Animation
Plot Summary: Awakened by a rumbling that could only be made by the much-feared Heffalump, The Hundred Acre Wood crew sets forth to catch the dreaded creature. Disregarded as too young to partake in such a dangerous
expedition, Roo opts to search on his own - with far greater success than his friends. Respective friends and families.

[KoChun]

Ee Feng as piglet?

[piglet]

Ee Feng as piglet?

yes yes...how u know.. want to book ur cinema ticket now?

[KoChun]

Just guessing nia. You mean I guessed correctly?

You want to watch with me? Okay then, go ahead and book 2 tickets. :D

[LiLiaN]

piglet, have gone to both hoxes and photoshop war threads... and yeap, kochun, plenty of pics there! looking good.. ;)

anyway back to something on the movie... will be going to "a series of unfortunate event next week with friends.. surprised it'll be out only in march in malaysia... will let you know if it's any good... but so far, good review for the movie here...

[KoChun]

piglet, have gone to both hoxes and photoshop war threads... and yeap, kochun, plenty of pics there! looking good.. ;)

You sure or not, Lilian? Anyway, thanks. :)

[Dino]

Allo people...movie talk here ok...not tummy or hoxes talk!!! :mad:

[LiLiaN]

Legally Blond I... this movie is about dumb blond.....can watch this movie without need to bring ur brain to cinema
but one of the best dumb blonde movies! i think elle woods rocks!!! :D

[song cm]

but one of the best dumb blonde movies! i think elle woods rocks!!! :D

Legally Blond 1 is quite funny but I did not like Legally Blond 2. Just saw Bridget Jones Diary 2....good show....as funny as the first one...

[daLady]

piglet, have gone to both hoxes and photoshop war threads... and yeap, kochun, plenty of pics there! looking good.. ;)

anyway back to something on the movie... will be going to "a series of unfortunate event next week with friends.. surprised it'll be out only in march in malaysia... will let you know if it's any good... but so far, good review for the movie here...
Ooh... think I better grab the book and read it before watching the show. Watching other people's interpretations of the characters and events usually spoils the imagination and individual interpretation that comes with reading the book without any influence.

Like when I read Anne of Green Gables after watching it on TV, I can't help picturing the main characters as they look in the show...they would've look a lot better if they were left to my imagination.;)

Hmm...I wonder if anybody will make the Dragonlance Chronicles into movies anytime soon...

I can't wait to watch the Chronicles of Narnia...read them ages ago

[LiLiaN]

i tend to go for one or another i.e. either the movie or the book... the exception so far being harry potter...

i'd leave the stuff i read in book to my imagination... often they are spoilt by movies...
i'd leave the stuff i see in movie as it is... especially if i like it, as i don't want to find they leave out such and such, or why wasn't X shown to match description in book etc...

[LiLiaN]

just came back from watching "a series of unfortunate event"... it was really entertaining, well plotted and kinda adventurous... and the youngest baby is the coolest baby ever! she's just so sweet.... :) jim carey played his character well, so well that i hate him now for being such a horrible guardian to the kids... worth watching.... a bit of tear jerker at the end, but i think you'll enjoy it if you see it... :)

[Sila]

i keep watching replays of The Last Samurai on the movie channels :) and keep getting depressed at all the unnecessary deaths at the end. but like a deer in headlights, i can't look away!

but i'll keep A Series of Unfortunate Events on my list (man, i sure have a lot of lists...)

[LiLiaN]

next on my list - "a very long engagement" and "ocean's twelve"...
(i think it's time to renew my cinema unlimited view membership...)

[jerrychoo2004]

hmm that jim carrey movie i bought 'fan ban' dvd liao >.<
MUAWAHAAHAHAH
not yet watch......damn busy these few days
anybody into cantonese movie?....kungfu is damn funny lol


jerry

[LiLiaN]

hmm that jim carrey movie i bought 'fan ban' dvd liao >.<
MUAWAHAAHAHAH
not yet watch......damn busy these few days
anybody into cantonese movie?....kungfu is damn funny lol


jerry
which movie? a series of unfortunate events..?

[jerrychoo2004]

yup....heheh now the dvd in kl so damn cheap
RM10 for 3 dvd movies
even cheaper than the vcd...MUAHWHAHAA
go sapu guys...b4 the price went up


jerry

[song cm]

yup....heheh now the dvd in kl so damn cheap
RM10 for 3 dvd movies
even cheaper than the vcd...MUAHWHAHAA
go sapu guys...b4 the price went up


jerry
wow, Jerry, dats is cheap...lelong one isit? clear or not?
Penang one has gone up to RM8 per dvd...bought 2 last weekend...Finding Neverland n Polar Express......

[Dino]

The difference with original and pirated...is original...it makes you feel that your collection of DVD's is complete. Pirated one....throw there...don't really care where it goes.....

[athena]

The difference with original and pirated...is original...it makes you feel that your collection of DVD's is complete. Pirated one....throw there...don't really care where it goes.....
not true also...all my pirated discs sits very nicely on the bookcase in my room... :D

[jerrychoo2004]

yup same to me too
all pirated cd sits nicely with the original ones
well all the dvd is very clear one
unlike hose vcds which is recorded from the cinemas
RM10 for 3 dvd is only available in sungaiwang and timesquare
the version they say is dvd9 but its actually the clear version of dvd5
the real dvd 9 sell for RM13
other places dvd5 still sell for RM8 in kl
yesterday i bought captain sky and...,the aviator and the incredibles.
all to watch during the CNY holidays :cool:


jerry

[song cm]

not true also...all my pirated discs sits very nicely on the bookcase in my room... :D
hey, the pirated ones in Malaysia aso come with "keng" casing... :D
I think Dino is jealous...haha

[song cm]

yup same to me too
all pirated cd sits nicely with the original ones
well all the dvd is very clear one
unlike hose vcds which is recorded from the cinemas
RM10 for 3 dvd is only available in sungaiwang and timesquare
the version they say is dvd9 but its actually the clear version of dvd5
the real dvd 9 sell for RM13
other places dvd5 still sell for RM8 in kl
yesterday i bought captain sky and...,the aviator and the incredibles.
all to watch during the CNY holidays :cool:


jerry

Jerry, don bother to watch Sky Captain...dem borin one, as for Incredibles...very good show...yet to watch Aviator.....

[Dino]

hey, the pirated ones in Malaysia aso come with "keng" casing... :D
I think Dino is jealous...haha

Not really.....nothing beats the feeling of buying original knowing that you are not short changed by some cina apek from mainland. Maybe i need to take a pic of my collection and let you see!!! ;)

[athena]

Not really.....nothing beats the feeling of buying original knowing that you are not short changed by some cina apek from mainland. Maybe i need to take a pic of my collection and let you see!!! ;)
good good..pls do...

[Dino]

Here you go....

http://www.gloomville.com/Pictures/dvd.JPG

[athena]

eh? nothing ?

[song cm]

Here you go....

http://www.gloomville.com/Pictures/dvd.JPG
wah, Dino, u must have spend a fortune on them as there are all originals....

But honestly, the pirated ones in Malaysia aso looks the same.....I hv decided to abandon the box and go for the flat cover as i ran out of space.....

[athena]

hey dino, nice collection!!! wah but really mahal la to get all ori....

[Dino]

wah, Dino, u must have spend a fortune on them as there are all originals....

But honestly, the pirated ones in Malaysia aso looks the same.....I hv decided to abandon the box and go for the flat cover as i ran out of space.....

When i was in Malaysia...i tried collecting it but honestly....the quality is the difference. Especially the collectors box set. I bought the pirated one from Chinatown and trust me....just by looking at it..you can feel the difference. Also....for me personally....since i am fortunate enough to earn USD....its not too bad....

[jerrychoo2004]

well u have a nice collection there
but now i can tell u the dvd9 they make it just the same
as the original..it comes 99% the same as the original ones
quailty wise is the same also
so ....cetak rompak rules
well if i am rich i will go for ori also.... :p
who ask me to be poor....even the fan ban also have to think twice b4 buying


jerry

[Dino]

well u have a nice collection there
but now i can tell u the dvd9 they make it just the same
as the original..it comes 99% the same as the original ones
quailty wise is the same also
so ....cetak rompak rules
well if i am rich i will go for ori also.... :p
who ask me to be poor....even the fan ban also have to think twice b4 buying


jerry

Well...being from both sides of the world....i can understand from the Malaysian point of view of buying cetak rompak. Trust me....if you can afford it....you will go for the original as you said... :)

[athena]

Well...being from both sides of the world....i can understand from the Malaysian point of view of buying cetak rompak. Trust me....if you can afford it....you will go for the original as you said... :)
if i can afford it, i will only buy region 1 disc...not those SEA ones...censored almost 1/2 the movie....

[dreamwh]

Well...being from both sides of the world....i can understand from the Malaysian point of view of buying cetak rompak. Trust me....if you can afford it....you will go for the original as you said... :)


One more thing about ori, all the extra-features are there (they work) and can view the easter eggs as well...

Hey Dino, i see you got fawlty towers... black adder got or not? cannot find here la

[song cm]

I guess in Malaysia, the price differential is jus too great...so, no choicelah...somemore pirated one normally come out much earlier....

[Dino]

One more thing about ori, all the extra-features are there (they work) and can view the easter eggs as well...

Hey Dino, i see you got fawlty towers... black adder got or not? cannot find here la

I did not get black adder......i got Fawlty towers as a christmas gift. If you want...i can check it out for you. PM me then.

[dreamwh]

I did not get black adder......i got Fawlty towers as a christmas gift. If you want...i can check it out for you. PM me then.

Not yet... thanks anyway man. I'm holding on for "that 70s show" first season dvd release. If cannot get here then i contact you. Thanks

[Dino]

Not yet... thanks anyway man. I'm holding on for "that 70s show" first season dvd release. If cannot get here then i contact you. Thanks

FYI....the best time to get it is during the first week of release in the United States. All stores will have special price during the release week.

[dreamwh]

FYI....the best time to get it is during the first week of release in the United States. All stores will have special price during the release week.

I think it was released several weeks ago... my bad

[Dino]

I think it was released several weeks ago... my bad

I'll keep an eye out for you if i come accross any deals.

[LiLiaN]

just came back from cinema with friends... went to see the aviator... such a longgggggggg movie...

leonardo di caprio was very good, convincing and you can just see every emotions running through him throughout the movie... kate blanchett was really funny, and kate beckinsale was sooooooo pretty....

[euj]

just came back from cinema with friends... went to see the aviator... such a longgggggggg movie...

leonardo di caprio was very good, convincing and you can just see every emotions running through him throughout the movie... kate blanchett was really funny, and kate beckinsale was sooooooo pretty....
how did the movie end? been wanting to watch it, if only just for kate beckinsale (she is so hot! right hair colour too ;) ), but hughes life at the end is rather depressing. saw closer on friday. that was very depressing. great acting by natalie portman and clive owen though...

[LiLiaN]

how did the movie end? been wanting to watch it, if only just for kate beckinsale (she is so hot! right hair colour too ;) ), but hughes life at the end is rather depressing. saw closer on friday. that was very depressing. great acting by natalie portman and clive owen though...
where can tell how movie ends one..??? your prediction is right though, a bit depressing...
but do go for even kate beckinsale, she is hot in the movie... :D

[daLady]

I guess in Malaysia, the price differential is jus too great...so, no choicelah...somemore pirated one normally come out much earlier....
Yup...my colleagues got 3 clear ciplak DVDs for rm10 from a major shopping complex.

[euj]

where can tell how movie ends one..??? your prediction is right though, a bit depressing...
but do go for even kate beckinsale, she is hot in the movie... :D
aiyah...come on lah...i'm not planning to watch the movie even though kate beckinsale is so hot. i always try to avoid leonardo movies. so, what's the ending again? :D

[LiLiaN]

aiyah...come on lah...i'm not planning to watch the movie even though kate beckinsale is so hot. i always try to avoid leonardo movies. so, what's the ending again? :D
oh, you don't like di caprio either!! thank god... someone to share my sentiment... i've always avoided his movies too... was actually going to see another movie but sold out so my friends suggested this one mah... the ending part ah, like what you know of the real howard hughes, gone mental with his obsessive-compulsive behaviour lor...

[euj]

oh, you don't like di caprio either!! thank god... someone to share my sentiment... i've always avoided his movies too... was actually going to see another movie but sold out so my friends suggested this one mah... the ending part ah, like what you know of the real howard hughes, gone mental with his obsessive-compulsive behaviour lor...
ah, i see. i want to see sideways. will probably go this weekend. i hate actors who don't/can't act. what's the point? i guess that why i stick to comedy or romance nowadays. no need to act. i hate di caprio, brad pitt, keanu, clooney - all cannot act. mainly trade on their looks. but johnny depp is a whole different story. he's the most brilliant actor of his generation!

[LiLiaN]

ah, i see. i want to see sideways. will probably go this weekend. i hate actors who don't/can't act. what's the point? i guess that why i stick to comedy or romance nowadays. no need to act. i hate di caprio, brad pitt, keanu, clooney - all cannot act. mainly trade on their looks. but johnny depp is a whole different story. he's the most brilliant actor of his generation!
well, i think that's a bit prejudice.. even i had to admit that dicaprio is good in this movie... i agree though the others are usually there as eye candies.... ;)

for some strange reason (maybe due to my hectic workload at the moment), feel like rubbish type of movies, just something entertaining... currently on the list: ocean's twelve (a gathering of "treats") and the whatever dancing movie with richard gere and j-lo in it...

[euj]

well, i think that's a bit prejudice.. even i had to admit that dicaprio is good in this movie... i agree though the others are usually there as eye candies.... ;)

for some strange reason (maybe due to my hectic workload at the moment), feel like rubbish type of movies, just something entertaining... currently on the list: ocean's twelve (a gathering of "treats") and the whatever dancing movie with richard gere and j-lo in it...
NO!!!! i've seen ocean's - it's not that good...probably even elektra would be more fun...and gere and j-lo - i don't know what to say about that. i'm speechless... :confused:

[dreamwh]

well, i think that's a bit prejudice.. even i had to admit that dicaprio is good in this movie... i agree though the others are usually there as eye candies.... ;)

for some strange reason (maybe due to my hectic workload at the moment), feel like rubbish type of movies, just something entertaining... currently on the list: ocean's twelve (a gathering of "treats") and the whatever dancing movie with richard gere and j-lo in it...

I dislike DiCaprio because he doesn't age... but you have to admit he's a bloody good actor for his age. He was brilliant in Basketball diaries and he was quite good in Catch Me If You Can... That said, he looks like a 12-year old girl.

[LiLiaN]

hmm... jennifer garner in elektra... more like guy's type of movie isn't it...?
oh, ocean's 12 not as good as 11...? darn, i was enjoying myself with 11 actually...

[euj]

hmm... jennifer garner in elektra... more like guy's type of movie isn't it...?
oh, ocean's 12 not as good as 11...? darn, i was enjoying myself with 11 actually...
11 was better i reckon. go watch 'sideways'. i reckon it's the best film of the year...

[dreamwh]

I saw SAW over the weekend... promising premise let down by bad acting. That aussie fella keeps forgetting he should talk like an american in a Hollywood production. Not up to my expectation... but entertaining though.

I saw Signs on astro recently for the first time... quite good. Night Shyamalan is a real hitchcock fan...

[dreamwh]

11 was better i reckon. go watch 'sideways'. i reckon it's the best film of the year...

Hey its got paul giamatti... i've always liked him ever since Man on The Moon. Will they show it on our cinemas?

[dreamwh]

hmm... jennifer garner in elektra... more like guy's type of movie isn't it...?
oh, ocean's 12 not as good as 11...? darn, i was enjoying myself with 11 actually...

I always disliked superhero movies... good babe or not. But i love superman (chris reeve) and the Incredibles. Spiderman, Hulk et al crapius maximus

[LiLiaN]

shall check out sideways and see what it's all about...

[euj]

shall check out sideways and see what it's all about...
trust me. you won't regret it...

[Sila]

shall check out sideways and see what it's all about...
i've heard such very good things about it! i can't wait to see it but so hard to make it to the cinema these days i will probably wait until it comes out on DVD to watch it..

[Sila]

Hey its got paul giamatti... i've always liked him ever since Man on The Moon. Will they show it on our cinemas?
paul giamatti is cool! if you like him you should definitely watch American Splendor. it is a strange but good little movie! :D

[Sila]

I dislike DiCaprio because he doesn't age... but you have to admit he's a bloody good actor for his age. He was brilliant in Basketball diaries and he was quite good in Catch Me If You Can... That said, he looks like a 12-year old girl.
i agree dream - he does look too damn young and i feel geli about women over 14 who think he's hot. :D

i almost stopped watching movies where he was in it because Titanic totally turned me against him but i re-watched What's Eating Gilbert Grape the other day and realize that i'd forgotten what a good actor he is! euj, you should watch this as Johnny Depp is also in it. it is such a good movie!

[euj]

i agree dream - he does look too damn young and i feel geli about women over 14 who think he's hot. :D

i almost stopped watching movies where he was in it because Titanic totally turned me against him but i re-watched What's Eating Gilbert Grape the other day and realize that i'd forgotten what a good actor he is! euj, you should watch this as Johnny Depp is also in it. it is such a good movie!
i think i've seen almost every depp movie. grap was good cos of depp, not di caprio i reckon...sorry, i'm biased against him, especially after titanic...

[dreamwh]

My fav hollywood actor from the new generation is Edward Norton... liked him since American History X. I want to see another actor do that neo-nazi role and then go on and play the role he did in Fight Club. That's what I call versatile...

My fav all time actors Al Pacino and Marlon Brando

[euj]

My fav hollywood actor from the new generation is Edward Norton... liked him since American History X. I want to see another actor do that neo-nazi role and then go on and play the role he did in Fight Club. That's what I call versatile...

My fav all time actors Al Pacino and Marlon Brando
yeah, edward norton is really good, but i haven't been that impressed by the movies he's been in...

[euj]

plus depp is so much more handsome! :)

[dreamwh]

plus depp is so much more handsome! :)

Actually coming to think of it, the best actor of their generation has to be tie between Depp and Norton. I like them both.

[euj]

Actually coming to think of it, the best actor of their generation has to be tie between Depp and Norton. I like them both.
ok lah. such a subjective topic, so i'll agree with you... :)

[Sila]

yeah, edward norton is really good, but i haven't been that impressed by the movies he's been in...
American History X was so gripping. i agree with dream! and he was really good in Fight Club oso. i saw 25th Hour, and it was an OK movie but not great, but not bad either...

[euj]

American History X was so gripping. i agree with dream! and he was really good in Fight Club oso. i saw 25th Hour, and it was an OK movie but not great, but not bad either...
i guess i prefer depp cos i'm not into violence except in heroic movies like braveheart and i prefer quirky, interesting plots...and happy/inspiring endings... :)

[Sila]

i guess i prefer depp cos i'm not into violence except in heroic movies like braveheart and i prefer quirky, interesting plots...and happy/inspiring endings... :)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas i haven't even been able to bring myself to watch lah...just looks like the school of hard knocks, you know? but depp's in it. he is hot!! :D

[euj]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas i haven't even been able to bring myself to watch lah...just looks like the school of hard knocks, you know? but depp's in it. he is hot!! :D
yup, he's bloody hot!

[dreamwh]

yup, he's bloody hot!

Ashton Kutcher hotter...

[euj]

Ashton Kutcher hotter...
yeah, but total package depp is hotter cos he can act heaps better! :)