2 Weeks'

Wow, been so busy till I don't have the time to update last week's post. So.. shall start from there:

Last Week:

Went to celebrate Father's Day with a few relatives, cousins, @ Wild Wild Wet. Been a long time since I've been there and I'm surprised I still had fun (at my age). Here are some photos of my little cousins:

Wild Wild Wet was promoting the new Olympus shock-proof and water-proof camera.

I got to rent it for free for 30mins. (Yes, szern, you have this) It's freakin' cool! Can even record vids underwater. Thinking of changing camera now, heh heh.

Anybody wants to buy my Nikon 6 Megapixel digi cam (pictured above)?? Still in very good condition. Price extremely negotiable =)

Anyway, celebrated Mum's birthday at Old Airport Road, enjoying crabs and stingray for dinner.

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Sunday standard: Yt, by and wl came over for mahjong. The end. Haha.
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Yup, that was all for last week.

This week:

I watched three movies. One really, really bad. One really, really funny. And the last one, surprisingly bad. =x

Firstly, Kung Fu Dunk (功夫灌篮)
I give this film:

I want to apologize to all Jay Chou fans first - this is really one of the worst movies I've ever watched. Bad acting (Jay himself) and extremely bad and pointless script - this makes Secret look like an Oscar Best Picture. This movie is neither funny nor engaging and is filled with detestable characters. None of them are fully-developed - even Jay Chou's main role is left sketchy, and his relationship with his long-lost parents uninspiring to say the least.

What a gigantic waste of talents for this show as well. We all know Jay Chou is incredibly talented but I really don't think he should act. Charlene Choi's role is incredibly useless (their love story is explained in 5 seconds at the end of the show) and oh-my-god, poor Zheng Zhi Wei, for having to endure this movie, considering he's such a respectable veteran (but to his credit, he did a fairly good job with this lousy part he had).

FINAL SAY: I really admire and support Jay Chou as a singer (I buy his albums). He's definitely one of the most talented chaps of our generation (singing, song-writing, directing, and, er, acting) but this is definitely not one of his best efforts. Thank goodness he still produces very good music.
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The next movie, Get Smart.

I give the film:

FINAL SAY: The super-gorgeous Anne Hathaway + The super-funny Steve Carell = The Funniest Movie This Year so far. (Yup, this has surpassed What Happens In Vegas). A remake of the classic TV series, Get Smart will get you laughing all the way out of the theatres. The jokes and gags here just keep coming. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson can really carve a successful career in Hollywood after this movie. Highly-recommended!
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Coincidentally, me and my army buddy were very excited about the two movies above. So when we finally sat down and watched Kung Fu Dunk in our bunk, we thought we were in for a good time. However, after awhile, er, let's just say I finally get the meaning of.. 看不下去.

Then we were very excited about Get Smart (both of us are fans of Anne Hathaway - who isn't???) long before it was released and boy were we in for a surprise. Don't believe the reviews in the papers. Go watch it. You'll like it!
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The last movie is You Don't Mess With The Zohan

I give the film:

A crass, tasteless (severe understatement) comedy that is as surprisingly bad as Get Smart is surprisingly good. His brand of sexual vulgarity is actually quite revolting. I am officially not a fan of Adam Sandler's comedies, given that 50 First Dates is the only decent (albeit very mediocre) film he has made. And seriously, what the hell is Mariah Carey doing in this mess? It's shameless to say the least.

FINAL SAY: Get Smart is still the best comedy of the season so far, with Kung Fu Panda being a close-second. You Don't Mess With the Zohan? - Filmcritic.com got it right: "You don't laugh with the Zohan, too, apparently."
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Yup, Lamerz (me, fungi, sze, sk and zw) had to endure a whole 2-hour of that Zohan-crap at 0140 in the morning till 0300. Goodness, there goes my $10.

Anyway, thanks to zw for getting us these presents from his HK trip. The guys got a wrist-thing of sorts, and the girls got this glowing yupathingy that is actually quite cute (fungi, just accept that robot lah). =p
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And... I've been itching to buy this album for so long.

Yoga 林宥嘉's <<神秘嘉宾>>.
BUT, i've not bought it yet. 'Cos I want to wait for a 庆功改版, then there'll probably be bonus DVD or MV, which will make the buy more worth-it.

He's a fantastic singer with an attitude and his songs are great. Shall talk more about it in another post with other 超级星光大道-related stuff =p
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Whoa.. got Basic Theory Test @ SSDC tomorrow. *Keeping fingers crossed* Hope my lessons during Class 3 Military Driving course can still serve me well =x

Take care, peeps!

Da Streetz

Yo people wassup!? Ok, shall not be stupid =P

Step Up 2: The Streets was simply da bomb man!

After driving on monday, I chiiiooonnggeedd back home then chiiiooonnggeedd out (I bathed and changed and was on the road in 15mins flat) to meet Eugene, Mingming, Elicia and Roxane @ Orchard for dinner before the movie.

Ate at NYDC. Talked crap for a bit then proceeded to the cinema.

Well, it wasn't really a gala premiere. It was more like a private function =X

Okay, you can't really see the faces from here. But we're already in the (old and chui) cinema.
That's Shan Wee and Rosalyn (from the Shan & Ros show, 4-8pm, 987fm).

So, the movie starts. And boy, was it a blast!
I give the movie:



Really a solid, well-filmed flick made by people passionate about hip-hop dancing, or just dancing, for that matter. The dance sequences here (especially the last one in the rain) is well-worth the price of the ticket.

Go watch it, man. It also boasts a killa soundtrack. Waaayy better than the first movie.

P.S. The montage above is cool right? Totally in line with the mood of the film =P

Reached home then slept only at 12+. Shagggeedd.


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Watched Meet the Spartans online the other day. I've learnt my lesson after Epic Movie. So, luckily I didn't spend $ on this show.

I give the movie:




I was right. It sucked BIG time. Watch MadTV on YouTube for the same spoofs. They're way better and funnier.

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Okay, got HSP test tomorrow. Shall read a bit before sleeping. Still, damn tired.

Take care, peeps!

CNY Eve

Think I'm adjusting well after Battleking. Quite sick of the photos already. Haha.

Today my battalion booked an entire cinema @ Plaza Singapura for a screening of Ah Long Pte Ltd (老师嫁老大). Oh man, I got to get straight to the point: It's bad.



I give it WooW (1.5/5) [ edited on 11 Feb 2008 ]

What's It About:
Effeminate Mark Lee is a dancer named Jojo and Fann Wong is (yet again) a strong, tom-boyish woman, this time a triad gang leader, who forces him into marriage. In a gist, she is trying to "re-format" the business of the loan sharks into a more family-friendly style, which obviously draws a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Plus-Points:
Two words: Mark Lee. Although Gurmit Singh had that pivotal sissy role last time (seriously, how creative can Jack Neo get? well, more on that later), at least Mark Lee didn't come off as grating or annoying. He was genuinely funny with all his well-executed actions and that perfect Malaysian accent; he alone carries the only worthy parts of the show.

Flaws:
Brace yourselves, there's a hell lot of it.

Firstly, Jack Neo has yet again churned out a pair of sissy vs tom-boy leads (last year's Just Follow Law) that was not that refreshing to start with. Ok, nvm, maybe it'll be fun to watch. But noooo, he had to choose the same female actress to play the same role. I remember being very impressed by Fann Wong's tom-boy-turn in Law (actually, she should have gotten the Golden Horse nomination rather than the over-the-top Gurmit). But over here, she's just stale, expressionless and ... bored. I remember thinking to myself how it would've changed the show if another actress was chosen. And not spoil my good image of her acting in Just Follow Law. Too bad; all's said and done.

Secondly, it's the storyline. What happened to the strong satires and heartwarming stories that Mr Neo churned out before? I Not Stupid was on our education system; Just Follow Law was our government and even Homerun, although a remake, was touching and effective in it's own way. And my favourite, Money No Enough, has got to be his best. Ah Long Pte Ltd was nothing. Just a comedy sketch. And worst of all, Jack Neo is perfecting his "bad movie endings". Just Follow Law was crappy in the end; but Ah Long's is much worst.

Last but not least, can we just stop all the CHEESY effects and AWFUL musical numbers!? Since Just Follow Law, it seems like Mr Neo favours using slapstick-computer-graphics to eccentuate his point. It just comes off fake and unoriginal. And there was this really wince-inducing sing-a-long involving 6 plus-sized ladies crooning to a plus-size teen about him paying up to the loan sharks. Sorry, really bo ho chio (really not funny).

Last Say:
Gone were the days when a simple, thought-provocative drama can move the masses (Money No Enough is still the second highest-grossing local movie in Singapore history). Please, Mr Neo, stop making such movies like Ah Long. I know they'll make money but it's got no substance to prove whatsover. Prove what? you might ask.

To prove that you are still one of the fore-runners of film-makers on our humble island.

On a side note, people, please don't be discouraged. There are still good local movies. Go rent Singapore Dreaming. You'll know what I mean =)

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Sorry if I sounded angry; but I think it's time people took local movies seriously, and prove that Singapore can produce stuff of substance. Quite sickened with the report that Kang Xi Lai Le blasted Singaporean's English when Taiwanese slaughter the language themselves. Bleah.

Well, had reunion dinner at Orchid Country Club with almost all the members of my extended family. We shared a BIG bottle of wine (3 litres).



Gonna watch CJ7 tomorrow. Hope it'll be good. And I wanna watch Sweeney Todd! And Juno! Oh well, just gotta wait.

Happy Chinese New Year guys!

Take care, peeps!