Movie Reviewssssssss Part I

The last review is like two months ago >.<

Well, can't help. I was busy back then. Now? Quite laid back already, can lepak here and there and keep on doing nth and thinking nth, Gosh~ When is the last time i behaved like that?

Watched quite an amount of movie since last time i gt back from Kampar, havent made any reviews due to the hectic schedule, now, i can finally share with u my reviews of the films. The post will be divided into Part I and Part II because it is too long to write in one post.
So, let's get started with the first one.....


Ocean Heaven

I wasn't intended to watch this movie because i didn't even know this film existed. I was only following my friends entering the cinema as a mean of celebration after final presentation.

  At first, I was like wtf, kinda lost at the beginning. Turns out the film is quite good itself. Not bad. The stories is about the hardship of a devoting father and his autistic son spending most of their lifetime struggling just to live an ordinary life. The story is kinda sad itself, few of my friends nearly got their tears drop. Me? Between that and sleepy. Ok, with extremely lil' whipping.

  Although the flow of the story is not dramatic(that's why my eyes closed for some scenes), throughout the movie it is quite silent i will said, but the emotion is intense.  Sometimes silence in the movie can be used as a good tool to express explosion or surprises of the subsequent scene, but in this case, it is used as an "empty space" for the audiences thoughts, making the voices of thoughts louder.

  One more interesting fact about the film is Jet Lee. Jet Lee, previously known  for his role in action movies, or generally a famous action figure. Now, he's playing the cancer patient who's having difficulty in teaching his son to be independent and at the same time pushing his EQ beyond the limit.An admirable character indeed. On the other hand, his "son", Wen Zhang, played the role fantastically, it's not easy for a normal being to act alike as the real autistic did. The character's behaviour is very detail but remain natural at the same time.

 Another thing that draws my attention is because of the girl shown in the picture on right hand side, kwai lun mei, chinese name is 桂綸鎂. I like her natural acting talent, as well as her role in the film. Her role is not that dominant in the movie, but quite essential and influential. It is "she" who manage to changed the MC personality alot, aside from his father of coz.

 Generally, it's a story of how a daily hero creates wonders in his life. It's a good movie, no doubt, but to watch it in the cinema is quite unnecessary to me, well, i mean inside a cinema u'd wish u can fully enjoy the experience of theater system blasting ur eyes and ears, right?

Cry-able rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Worth watching in cinema rate: 2 out of 5 stars

The Detective Dee, 狄仁杰

  

The movie is a lil' bit...umm.....rojak i would say.

Story is about the legendary first empress in China built herself a China version Statue of Liberty. Somebody caught on fire when exposed to sunlight just by touching the talisman. Mystery begin, the Queen then was forced to let out the imprisoned detective Dee to search out what the hell is actually causing it. People believe it to be the curse of the talisman but all the "pihak berkuasa" all noes whats goin on, it could not be an incident, at least not that simple.The quest for the truth began and blah blah. The end? U can guess, it's predictable.

  The reason why i watched this film is because of the poster. It looks interesting and promising to me. Somehow, the movie doesn't successfully impressed me that much. Story wise, i dont think its something new nor do i found it exciting. Its very predictable, i'd almost caught asleep during the movie.

 Yet, the artwork is wonderfully done. From the costume to the the massive architecture, it is brilliant. Well, the director is Chui-Hak, 徐克, what do u expect from such an imaginative director? He'd always love to include those imaginative elements inside his film. Though, i would have to say, the building are much towards the ancient Roman's and Greek's architecture, which is quite western. It's giving me a feeling of watching The Chronicles of Narnia, only with Chinese actors and actresses. The action is a lil' exaggerating but, what the hell, it was meant to be strengthen the visual impact , personally i think its acceptable.

  By the way, i love the choices of actors and actresses. Andy Lau as the detective is good enough, but it would also be interesting if Tony Leong Chiu Wei took the role.

The first time saw it i thought its so Japaneesee........I love Japaneesee, so i think i "can" like the style ;P
First off, i think the film should give her chances to show off her acting skills! Seriously, i think her role in the movie is quite normal, i know she'd suppose to do the cruel empress with a "still human" heart but i think she deserved more scenes. Anyways, her style throughout the style is quite unique, but somehow i find some resemblance with the Star War Princess from her make-up. Is it just me or......

Imaginary dialogue: I wear pants ~

So, generally, it's a 3.5 out of 5 stars . Good for killing time but if ur like me, u mite feel a lil' discomfort on the "crash" of cultures, eg. Japanese, Roman's, Chinese, The Olympians & etc.......hmmmm.....Just not right somehow.

PART I ENDS, continue in PART II....