movies review..

It’s been long time I didn’t pose movie reviews here, its not I didn’t go for any movie, just lazy to write my reviews.. but there are a few movies which I have watched lately and would like to put my reviews here..

THE READER
My favorite actress KATE WINSLET who won the Oscar Best ACTRESS AWARD with her role as a Nazi who has an affair with a teenage who half of her age.. the storyline of this movie is simple, and the flow of the story is quite slow, I guess some of you guys may feel bored because of this.. this is a quiet movie because instead of talks, face expression and eyes signals playing a very important roles in this movie too, especially on Kate.. To me, Kate performance in this movie is brilliant and she really deserved the Oscar and others few Best Actress/Supporting Actress that she won with the role.. Kate likes to explore her body in the movie, haha!! and in this movie, she and the young actor have a few nude scenes.. this is a sad ending story and Kate suicide because of what she has done and she found that the one she loves is no longer loves her as before.. Recommended this movie to Kate fan, to those who not favorite Kate but wish to see her Oscar performance, to those who enjoy slow moving movie, but definitely not for those who like Hollywood big project movies..

REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Another movie by KATE WINSLET.. this is the work of Kate Winslet and LEONARDO DICAPRIO 11 years after the super blockbuster TITANIC and the director of the movie is Kate’s hubby.. what I like most of the movie is the costume and images of them both, Kate look so beautiful with the 50’s hair style and dresses.. Leo does look smart in the movie.. the story is simple and easy to follow and both of them did a great job here, Kate won the Best Actress Award for her role in Golden Globe Award.. this is another sad ending, again.. Kate kills herself because of over stress of her life..

CHANGELING
ANGELINA JOLIE nominated Oscar Best Actress Award with her role in this movie.. this is a true story for a single mother looking for her missing son in 20’s.. she has faced lot of problems and gone through super hard time while looking for her son and even trapped herself into politic issues.. no doubt, her performance is great in the movie which own her the Oscar nomination.. one strange thing for me in the movie is the image of Angelina really look different from her real image.. wondering why she has to wear heat in the whole movie? One secret to share, my tears drops while watching the movie..

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
This is the big Oscar winning movie this year.. grabbed Best Movie and Best Director!! Before I go for this movie, I saw lot of good reviews of this movie and feel really excited to go for the show.. guess what, since it won the big prices in Oscar, lot of people get interested of this movie and we couldn’t get the ticket of the show.. or everybody getting excited and wanna know how to become a millionaire, haha!! Overall it is a good show, I like the way how the story tells, and I like the part when they are kids.. and how they fight for their life to live, the movie has shows the poor society in India which is one of my favorite country.. go for this show than we will know how lucky we are in our current living environment.. highly recommended to all folks!!

There are a few more movies I watched lately, but not really impressed me much that’s why I didn’t mention it here.. it seems like there is no interesting movie showing now.. so I can rest for a while by not going to cinema.. haha!! Expecting some big movies somewhere in May, summer..

You deserved it, Kate Winslet..

Kate Winslet, my favorite actress.. she has been nominated 5 times for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in Golden Globe Awards, but she never win any.. For this year, she has received 2 more nomination for Best Actress in 'Revolutionary Road' and Best Supporting Actress in 'The reader', and in total of 7 times nomination..

Before the awards presentation, I really hope she will win at least 1 award, especially in Best Supporting Actress nomination, lot of press have predicted she will wins with her strong performance in 'The Reader'..

Finally she won the Best Supporting Actress.. guess what?? the first thing she said on the stage is ' You have to forgive me 'cos I have a habit of not winning things..' haha!! I was damn happy to know the news from the web and from that moment I really hope she can make it for another one - Best Actress.. although she is not a prediction to win but I really hope miracle will happen on her..

The miracle does happened!! I was so shock and bloody damn happy when I saw the news that she really make it... Best Actress for 'Revolutionary Road'.. ya-hooooo!!

The 'Revolutionary Road' which she works with Leonardo DiCaprio after 10 years from 'Titanic' is going to show in cinema here somewhere beginning of February, so definitely i will go to watch it, can't wait.. haha!! as for 'The Reader' which is not a Hollywood production, I don't think it will show in the cinema here, no choice have to find the DVD..

Anyway, well done Kate.. you deserved what you got in Golden Globe and wish you all the best in coming Oscar next month..

Kate Winslet WINS the Golden Globe for Best Actress Drama

Kate Winslet WINS the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress

Quarantine

What should i say about this movie..?? definitely it is not the type of movie I like.. I seen the trailer and found it is quite interesting and what attracted me most in the preview is the lady crawling back to the camera only to be dragged into the darkness, screaming... and I am really interested what happen to her next....

Basically it is talking about a reporter Angela and her camera man, Scott following the firefighters to an apartment where some weird things happening there, they found out the old lady inside the apartment bites and everybody trying to escape and run out from the apartment.. but the apartment has been sealed and they are quarantine.. so more people get bitten and infected just like vampire.. and finally everybody gone just left Angela and Scott trying to find their way to escape from the apartment.. but.. but.. but... (sad ending)

My friend feel dizzy and wanna vomit while watching the movie because the camera man, Scott is one of the role in the movie and so in the whole movie the camera will run here and there, jump up and down.. drop and even he used the camera to hit one of the lady's head till she dies.. so the camera with blood marks.. yak! yak! another reason is because we had very heavy dinner before the movie.. luckily she didn't vomit in the cinema.. haha!!

Anyway.. to me this one is not really scary but what make the movie exciting is because of the camera moving around, especially the night version at the end.. if you like horror or scary movie then this one maybe a good choice for you.. but make sure don't eat too full before the show.. haha!!

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

I LIKE TO MOVE IT.. MOVE IT..

YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT.. MOVE IT..

WE LIKE TO MOVE IT.. MOVE IT.. MOVE IT!!

Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melmon are back!! and of coz the naughty penguins are back too.. If you have watched the Madagascar, I am sure you remembered them.. hehe!!

I fall in love when I watched the trailer on this movie and can't wait to watch it.. let start with my favorite role in the movie.. the hippo - Gloria.. she is fat, sexy and always take thing easy.. even a plane going to crash but she stills enjoying her nap.. haha!! she even found a hunky hippo boyfriend - Moto Moto in the movie.. this Moto Moto looks so funny especially when he came up from the water and his 6 pac on his abs are damn funny and everybody can't stop laughing on him.. haha!!

Alex found his long lost parents in Africa and he manages to save everybody life by finding the water supply to everyone.. beside that in this movie also talking about his friendship with Marty.. Melmon expressed his love to Gloria when the plane is crashing down but too bad.. Gloria didn't hear it because she is enjoying her nap.. but.. Alex and Marty heard that.. haha!! I just like to see both their funny faces..

King Julien and penguins are funny too where they really make lot of fun in the movie.. beside that the Nana the Old Lady role is really outstanding.. I really enjoy the way she walks and kung-fu fighting moves.. well done Nana!!

Overall it is a happy movie which can make everyone in the cinema laugh and laugh.. beside that the theme song 'I like to move it..' is really cool to be used at the beginning when everybody is celebrating for the take-off to New York.. if you are bored, suggested you go for the show and sure you will enjoy the 2 hours in the cinema..

Quantum of Solace

This is the 22nd James Bond film and 2nd from Daniel Craig.. I am not really a big James Bond fan but still won't miss the James Bond movie.. just wanna check out what is the latest technology, cars, planes and of course James Bond's girls.. haha!!

My impression of Daniel Craig is.. so far he is the most physically attractive James Bond.. undoubted he is very fit.. beside that he is the James Bond who really can jump and fight even without weapon.. I like the James Bond's girl - Olga Kurylenko so much, to me she is much more attractive and sexy then the previous one.. she is not the typical Bond's girl which always need James Bond to rescue.. she can fight and having very good driving skill as well.. honestly, I really like her body and the color of her skin.. Judi Dench still as 'M' in the movie and surprisingly she looks younger in this movie compared to the previous one..

Overall it is still an interesting movie which you can enjoy the car chasing, boat chasing, gun shoots, sexy girl and fightings.. make sure you are not late to the cinema because the graphic at the begining of the show with the theme song is great!!

Mamma Mia! The Movie

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life Ooo.. see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen.... this song is still spinning in my mind even after I have stepped out from the cinema.. "Dancing Queen" is the biggest hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1976..

Mamma Mia! The Movie is a musical film based on the title of ABBA's hit 'Mama Mia'.. seen the preview of the movie and definitely can't miss this one with all the ABBA's songs and beautiful scenery on small Greek island Kalkairi.. I am not really a big fan of ABBA (I am still a small kid during ABBA's time and have to thanks my sister who used to play ABBA's songs at home..) I am quite familiar with their songs beside 'Dancing Queen', my another favorite is 'Take a chance on me'.. and others like 'Mama Mia', 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!', 'Money, Money, Money' and 'Honey Honey' where I can sing a bit of each of them.. haha!! most of their songs are in pop or disco, so we can still hear 'Dancing Queen' and 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!' in disco today.. so can you imagine how popular are their songs.. beside those I mentioned above, they do have some ballads like 'I have a dream', 'Thank you for the music' and the very sad 'The Winner Takes It All'..

Back to the movie.. beside all those lovely ABBA's songs and the beautiful scenery of the island.. those actress and actors in the movie did a great job in acting and singing.. surprisingly Meryl Streep can sing and dance quite well in the movie.. it is fun to see her and another two friends - Rosie and Tanya performed 'Dancing Queen' and 'Super Trouper' with the 70's costumes which are really 'Yeh'!! haha.. I like her expression when she sing 'The winner takes it all', the lyric of the song is so touching and you may cry if you have just heart broken with someone.. her two friends are cute and funny too, especially Rosie sing 'Take a chance on me' on the dining table.. haha.. so damn funny and I like the song so much..!!

The three male actors did a great job too especially the funny Bill who show his butt to Rosie.. I never know Pierce Brosnan can sing so well.. and at the final part their 70's costumes are so funny and their high heels are killing us.. can't stop laughing..

We really enjoyed the movie a lot and all the audiences seems like it so much too from all the laughter in the cinema.. you must go if you like ABBA.. no worries if you are too young for ABBA's songs.. I am sure you will like one or two or even all the songs in the movie after the show.. maybe you will like me, the 'Dancing Queen' still spinning in my mind after the movie.. haha!!

Babylon A.D.

Not really know about this movie.. but was quite bored last night so decided to go for this movie since got no much other choices.. I never seen the trailer of this movie and have no idea what is that really about.. but I guess from the title of the movie is something to about space and science fiction..

What I would like to say about the movie is 'BORED'!! firstly the movie is nothing to do with space.. it is a science fiction movie but it does not show much about science innovation and the whole movie is more about how the journey of sending Aurora to New York.. in fact, the journey doesn't seem so interesting as well.. it was a good beginning when Toorop picked up Aurora and Rebbecca and I expect more interesting and exciting stuffs will happen.. but its not really as what I have though..

One thing to highlight here is the role for Michelle Yeoh is much better then the one in 'The Mummy 3'.. at least the role here allows her to express more of her feeling about Aurora instead of just fighting.. I like her role as Rebbecca here..

Saw one of my gym friend after the movie.. he commended the movie is bored and he almost fall into sleep.. so we both will not recommend this movie to friends.. haha!!

WALL.E (Love it!!)

This is the tiny-cleaner robot 'M-O', look at his eyes when WALL.E dirty the floor.. damn cute!!

This is the most romantic part.. holding hands and the beautiful sunset view.. haha..!!

I just love this movie..!! all characters are so cute, entertaining and charming in the movie.. no doubt the cutest guy here is still WALL.E

Basically the story is about, WALL.E is the only waste-disposal robot left in the earth, his daily duty is to compress those rubbish into square boxes and arrange them accordingly.. he got a home with lot of stuffs he collected from the rubbish, he even got a TV and tape player, and his favorite show is a the musical 'Hello, Dolly!' especially the moment when the actor and actress holding their hands. This teaches him emotions, emphasizing the act of holding hands, which he interprets to be an act of showing love. With no one to hold hands with, WALL-E is forlorn.

One day he met Eve, a feminine probe-like robot sent from one of the cruise-ships - the Axiom. WALL.E falls in love with her on the first sight.. Eve mission completed after she has found a plant given by WALL.E, she is sending back to the Axion, and WALL.E rush to the space ship and get himself on board and finally both arrived in the Axion..

WALL.E and Eva didn't talk much in the movie and most of the time they will use their eye expressions to communicate to each other, and the result is damn funny.. and the highlight is the way WALL.E pronounced Eva's name.. EEEEEEEEve.. damn cute and funny!! it makes everyone in the cinema laugh, my friend who sit next to me laugh till so loud, haha!!

Beside WALL.E and Eva, another character that I like is the tiny cleaner 'M-O', the cleaning robot is damn cute and I like the way when he is cleaning WALL.E, his eye expression is so cute when he is blaming WALL.E make the place dirty and gave him more work to do..

Beside the cute and funny characters, this movie also deliver a message to us.. we must love our earth and try to save the trees.. if possible try to recycle things that we could.. else one day.. our earth may turn up like what we seen in the movie..

Highly recommended this movie to everyone.. I can said that this is one of my favorite movie of this year after the 'The Dark Night'..

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

This is the third mummy's movie that I have seen and honestly this is the most disappointed one to me.. The trailer of the movie seems quite interesting that's why attracted most of us wanna watch the show.. but in reality, the show is lousy!!

I wondering what has gone wrong with this mummy.. in the previous two mummy's movie, the mummy is so powerful and when he awakes, it seems like the ground is shaking and the sky is falling.. really can feel the power of it.. but this one.. when the mummy awake, nothing special really happened and can't really feel the power of it.. even the lorry and horses chasing part also not that interesting..

They have invested a lot for making this movie and the result is really not impressive.. the yeti (iceman), the ice mountain collapse, the army fighting at the end all not impressive and something seems wrong with the graphic designs and animations of the movie.. I believe all can be better..

Nothing much to say about the actors in the movie, the lead still Branden Fraser who still look as charming as the previous two mummy's movie.. Rachel Weisz is no longer in this movie and honestly I like her much more then the actress who took over her role here.. I miss the beautiful Rachel Weisz.. Jet Li performance is ok, not impressive.. and again Michelle Yeoh disappointed me.. wondering why all the roles in recent movies are like that?? it just like a not important role and anyone can handle it..

I almost fall in sleep while watching this movie.. OMG!! I noticed that even my friend also look so sleepy after the movie.. so you can imagine how boring it is!! So you can miss this one.. haha!!

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

This is not in my list.. I don't really like the look of Hellboy, his face, his color, his body and the pair of ugly honks, just Yak!! but at least I decided to watch after heard good feedback from friends who watched it and even the reviews in newspaper seems ok too..

Nothing much to expect for the story of the movie.. what I am expecting is the special effects like the monsters they have created in the movie.. I saw the tree monster during the preview which is really impressive, it is huge in size.. but not really powerful.. haha!! Have to mention here, at the final part the awaken of the golden army is brilliant.. they are really fighter, they will assembling themselves after they have been coop into pieces.. so basically they won't die.. they will only can be turn off.. scary..

One funny thing in the movie is everybody seems falling in love here.. beside Liz is having baby and Hellboy gonna become a father.. Abe Sapien has falling in Love with Princess Nuala as well.. Hellboy and Abe Sapien get suffered because of love, so both of them drinking beers and listening to love song.. haha!! that's really human instinct..

Overall it is an entertaining movie.. if you found 'The Dark Night' is boring then I am sure you will like this one... simple story and less talking.. with more actions and more monsters around.. haha..

The Dark Night

The 'Joker' which played by the late Health Ledger is the most outstanding role in the movie, he even scared you while he is talking..

I saw some good reviews of this movie in newspaper and this movie hit No.1 in US blockbuster for the second week.. but on the other hand, those friend who have watched this movie gave a so-so or bad review of it.. and most of them complained that Batman talk too much in the movie.. haha!! is it Batman not suppose to talk beside saving people life..??

My conclusion is.. I like this movie!! to me it is a good movie.. it shows that Batman is also a human being after he took off his Batman outfit.. Batman does get injured (like biting by dogs.. haha!!) and not a unbeatable super hero.. personally I quite like the actor Christian Bale as Batman, he does have the smart and charming look and he does a great job in the movie too.. wondering why most my friends said he is not good looking..?? but to me he is, not to say good looking but he is more into charming..!!

The most outstanding role in the movie.. no doubt is the Joker which played by the late Heath Ledger (who died in January 22 this year and prescription drug overdose at age 28).. his acting is brilliant in the movie, not to say his scary makeup but the way he talks will make you feel scared as well, especially when he said 'why you are so serious..??' and started to cut the people lip.. yak!! yak!! Heath is a great actor, for those who have watched 'Brokeback Mountain' sure will agreed with my point.. such a waste that he finished his life at so young age..

Another thing that friend talking about is the Batman's car.. all said very ugly.. if compared to those previous Batman's cars, no doubt this is an ugly one.. its more like a tank then luxury car which Batman used to drive before.. but on the other hand I like the car because it looks more solid then those luxury one.. opss.. another complain from friends is the main actress is not pretty, well.. I have to agreed with this point.. haha!!!!

Overall it is a good movie for me.. I am ok with too much talking in the movie because they are not talking nonsense.. oh ya!! before I forgot, they do said the movie is too long as for 2.5 hours.. I do saw a guy still sleeping when the show is finished even the light has turned on in the cinema.. haha!! hopefully you are not gonna be like him while watching the show..

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The trailer of the movie seems exciting.. so for sure we won't miss this one.. We didn't go to the 3D version and a bit regretted because we should go for the 3D version since a lot of parts in the movie is very exciting and I am sure it will be lot of fun with 3D version.. especially the roller coaster part.. maybe I should go for the 3D version later..

The feedback of the movie is 'Mixed'.. one of my friend said it is just like a kid's movie and some said it is an exciting movie.. to me I will say it is an exciting movie and I enjoy the movie.. my favorite part in the movie is the roller coaster part and the way they shooting this part is just like we are sitting in the roller coaster.. that's why I am sure it gonna be very exciting in 3D version.. beside that the fishes which try to attach them in the sea and the dinosaurs (sea monster) in the sea are damn exciting too.. the T-Rex is less exciting because it has been appeared in so many movie.. haha..

While watching the movie, I have the feeling like we are actually playing computer game, the three roles in the movie are just like moving from one stage to another and they can't predict what they will face in each stage..

Overall, it is an entertaining movie and it is really suit for a whole family to watch the movie together and I am sure the kids will have lot of questions to ask while watching the movie.. haha..

Get Smart

A super funny movie that will make you laugh as loud as you can.. highly recommend this one to everyone in order to charge your energy and mood..

I have to say that I was really happy and enjoyed myself very much while watching this movie.. I think this is a super great movie to laugh for and to charge your energy and mood if you are having a 'low mood' like me now..

I have to mention here that the main actor Steve Carell who plays Max in the movie as a top analyst of the top secret USA intelligence agency CONTROL.. this guy is funny, I can say that he is the American version of 'Mr.Bean'.. his dialogues in the movie are damn humorous and sure will make you laugh, beside that his face expression is cool as well.. I like the part where he is dancing with the fat lady, his face expression is damn funny because the lady is too heavy for him to hold.. I really have to give two thumb up for his performance in the movie.. another outstanding role is the chief, at the beginning his role is quite serious but he is getting more funny.. I really found he is funny..

Anne Hathaway is so beautiful and sexy, really like her big smile.. her role is Agent 99 who partner with Max to investigate the case.. honestly she is less funny if compared to Max and the chief, but she is showing some fighting movements here which are quite impressive.. The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) also playing a role as Agent 23, honestly he is getting better in comedy beside actions..

Overall.. this is a super funny movie that I would like to recommend to you guys.. no matter what mood you are now, just get in the cinema and laugh as loud as you can and sure you will feel good after the movie..

Hancock

No doubt, the trailer of 'Hancock' is really attracting.. and sure will attract a lot of people go for this movie, beside that we have a charming superhero - Will Smith in the show..

All of us can't wait to go for the show and had assigned one guy in the group (the movie kaki group) to in charge to get the tickets (make sure he can get it, else.. haha!!).. anyway he manages to complete his mission and even got a very nice seats, well done dude.. muack..!!

Basically the story is about John Hancock (Will Smith) is an unhappy, lonely and alcoholic superhero who is living in his own miserable and lonely world.. He has saved numerous lives in LA over the years, but in doing so has caused widespread property damage costing the city millions of dollars. The public has had enough of Hancock, and want him to either stop or move to another city.. One day, Hancock saves Ray Embrey and he persuades Hancock to go to prison so that the public will realize how much they need him.. the story changed again when Ray's wife Mary (Charlize Theron) met Hancock...

I like the movie.. mostly is because of Will Smith (so far he didn't let us disappointed in any of his movie..), he did a great job here again as a funny and charming superhero, beside the actions and jokes, he did well also in the emotional part when he is in the jail.. there is no doubt that he is one of Top Hollywood's male actor align with Johnny Depp..

Overall it is an entertaining movie.. with lot of actions and special effects, a few parts that I like are at the beginning when Hancock chase the three Asian guys by throwing their car in the sky.. and Hancock throwing the whales into the sea.. and also throwing the boy who insulted him.. haha!! Don't miss this one, because we hardly see a superhero who are so funny and making jokes always..

Wanted

Frankly, what attracted me to watch this movie is Angelina Jolie 'AJ'.. It has been a while we didn't see any AJ's movie in cinema, she seems like busy with her personal life more then movies.. but can't blame her because she got too many kids to take care and also expecting a twin now.. haha!!

Wanted is an action film loosely based on the comic book miniseries 'Wanted' by Mark Millar.. it is basically talking about a thousand-year-old secret society of assassins called The Fraternity which is lead by Sloan.. nothing much to say about the storyline of the movie because we can't expect much on it as an action movie.. the most interesting part in the movie is the effect of the slow motion movement of bullets, especially it shows how the bullet went through the humans head, and also the reverse movement of a bullet from the humans head backward to the gun.. it is awesome!!

The car and train chasing parts are great too.. especially the car chasing, I have to say AJ is pretty hot with the dress and high heels, and the way she drives and moving her body outside the car in order to fire are so damn hot, and not to mention her super-cool look when she holding guns, oh ya! have to mention that her tattoos are cool as well.. but I really feel that she is too skinny in the movie.. another highlight of the movie is those rats tight with bomb, damn interesting..

Overall, it is an entertaining movie especially the bullet movements and car chasing.. the ending of the movie is a bit out of my expectation.. recommended to those who like action movie and sure you won't feel bored with this one..

The Incredible Hulk

The green beast is back..!! this is the second 'Incredible Hunk' movie since the first one was directed by Ang Lee in 2003.. some ask, is it the part 2? I don't think so.. in fact, I can't really remember much of the first one after 5 years but what I can remembered is the hunk in the first movie is more handsome then this one.. haha!!!!

I bet all of us know the story of incredible hunk right?? I bet you all know he turns green because he is angry.. but one funny fact I just found out from the movie is.. he can even turn to green when he gets too excited.. excited here is some romantic stuffs like kiss and having sex.. when he is getting excited, his heartbeat will keep on increasing.. OPSSS!! can you imagine how scary if half way he turns green..?? haha!! so, no naughty with girls, be a good boy!!

Another part which I don't really like is.. why recently all the movie like to have 'beast vs beast', like the previous Aliens and Ironman.. I guess it is more entertaining if 'beast vs beast' compare to 'human vs beast', common sense is beast is more powerful then human.. so they are better fighter then human without any weapons..

Not so sure why they choose Edward Norton as hunk? no question about his acting but just his physical appearance, even he is a bit small size when he is standing next to the actress Liv Tyler in the movie..

Overall, it is an entertaining movie.. no much complains.. one part in the movie that I like is the scenery in Brazil, OMG!! those houses are just like mountain.. it is just amazing!!

The Home Song Stories (a true Australian story)

Getting know of this movie because of Joan Chen - 陳冲, who won a few Best Actress Award in Germany, Australia and Golden Horse Award last year by her role 'Rose' in this movie 'The Home Song Stories'.. Congratulation!!

I tell myself I must watch this movie because Joan Chen is one of my favorite actress and with the awards she won, I am sure she has done a super great job in this movie.. I must go get the DVD of this movie as I know definitely it won't show in the cinema here as the market of this category of movie is not big, and can't make profit from that.. I was damn happy when I saw the DVD and just grab it without think twice..

The Home Song Stories is an Australian film released in 2007 and basically the story is talking about a nightclub singer 'Rose' with her daughter and son in Hong Kong in the 60s.. Rose and her kids follow a navy to Melbourne, but Rose run away with her kids one week later as she is bored with the navy.. then she met a young and handsome chef and develop an unstable relationship with him, which at the same time it also affects that relationship between her kids and her.. it is a sad ending where Rose kill herself because she has lost the meaning of life and she can't move on as she been hurts too deep by the guy..

There is no doubt of Joan Chen acting in the movie, she did a great job here as a classic nightclub singer.. particularly I like the first part where she wears 'cheong sam' and singing in the club, as you can see her eyes are full of sorrow although she has to laugh and entertaining those bosses, she drinks to release the sorrow but her eyes still show that.. the boy who is her son has done a good job too, he hires his feeling and unhappiness very well, especially the part where he lock himself in the cubicle and cry because his friend insulted his mum of her dressing.. a very talented young actor.. even the daughter also did a good job here..

If you are interesting for something about love in a family.. and the life of a lady on how she fights to survive in a place which is not belong to her.. then this one is a good choice.. highly recommended to those who enjoy this category of movie and also to all Joan Chen's fan..

Kung Fu Panda

I have no intention to watch this show.. although I never seen the trailer before, but from what I seen on the poster and newspaper, the panda looks so clumsy and it doesn't look cute at all as a role in animation movie.. Friend got a few free tickets of this show so I just joined them for the movie over the weekend..

In fact, the show is quite entertaining.. Jack Black as the panda 'Po' is damn funny, his voice really make the panda much more attractive then what I seen in the poster.. well done Jack, to me he really suit the role.. other big stars voices in the movie are Angeline Jolie as the 'Tigress', her voice is so sexy and we all can recognised her just by her voices, haha.. and her role is the most important among the 'Furious Five', others in the 'Furious Five' that I known are Lucy Liu as 'Viper', the less important role and also Jackie Chan as 'Monkey', a bit surprised that his role is really much lesser in the movie then what we have expected.. the voice of 'Shifu' by Dustin Huffman is great too, which make the role more alive.. even the 'Master Oorway' is cute as well..

One funny thing is, we are wondering why the residents in the valley are mostly pigs, rats and ducks..?? there is only one panda and it is same as well for the 'Furious Five' in the valley..?? is it mean those who know kung fu are not the residents from the valley beside the panda..?? and also a bit funny that the clumsy panda manage to pick up the kung fu so well just in a very short period of time and manage to beat the 'Tai Lung' at the end.. anyway it is just an animation movie and don't ask for too much logic..

Overall, it is a quite enjoyable movie.. I bet the panda will become very popular because of the coming Olympic 2008 in Beijing.. we can see panda's staffs everywhere now, even friend is asking me to get a panda print t shirt to join the panda mania.. haha..!! by the way the movie is with English and Cantonese version, so make sure you pick the right one before you get your tickets..