[Movie] My Sister's Keeper

Just watched the movie, My Sister's Keeper. Not bad a movie. Actually I've already read the novel by Jodi Picoult before, but have already forgotten some of the story. Memories came back while watching the movie.

Cried loads when I read the book last time. But the movie still managed to make me cry (which actually isn't a difficult task at all since my tear gland is really active) towards the back part. I guess I would have cried more if I didn't know the story beforehand. The story/plot is obviously great. Touching story and makes us ponder about morality and whether something is ethical or not.
Having read the novel before, I find the novel better (of course. That seems to be the way for most novel adapted movies) since there's more details in the text and reading it makes it more personal.

I really like this song when I heard it during the movie at the beach scene.

Feels Like Home - Edwina Hayes

Beautiful and soothing song. Great voice too.

Go catch this movie if you're feeling down. I think it may make you feel better to see there may be people out there in worse situations than you. Good movie to catch if you need to let out your tears.
Overall it's a movie with a good plot. Totally Cry-able.
Or if you have the time, reading the book is a good alternative too.

[Movie] Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Watched Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince last week and I thought it's not that interesting as compared to the other series. I've never read the book, so I can't really comment on difference between the book and the movie. But from the movie, it feels like there's no climax. When the movie ended, it was like "is that all?" even though the movie itself was quite long.

Feels like this movie is to prepare us for the ending of the whole story and no matter what, we got to watch it in order to watch the last of the series the next time round.

[Movie] 17 Again/ Knowing

Watched 17 Again on Tues. Movie was not bad. Definitely a must watch if you're a Zac Efron fan. The starting scene will already make your eyes light up. Totally Hot! There were quite alot of basketball scenes of him and he looks really cool playing basketball and also doing all those basketball stunts. I'm not totally a fan girl of him since I didn't watch High School Musical and I'm not into western celebrities, but I think he's cute (especially when he smile). I like his slang and voice too! He actually look more mature compared to my initial impression of him.

So watch the movie if you're a Zac Efron fan!




17 Again trailer

[Movie]The Wedding Game

Pic credit: http://www.gv.com.sg/

Trailer (uploaded by RJcrazy123)



Watched The Wedding Game 2-3 weeks ago. The plot was Bleh. Everything was too predictable. Its like we already know what's going to happen next. Besides, the ad for the movie makes people anticipate it to be a really funny movie since the trailer shown on TV says that it was the most hilirous movie of the year (or something along that line). But after watching the movie, I don't find the movie very funny. I think Jack Neo's Love Matters is so much funnier than this movie. If I have to vote, I'll definitely choose Love Matters over The Wedding Game.

I think the major attraction for the movie is no doubt the 2 leads, Fann Wong and Christopher Lee. Since both of them are a real-life celeb couple which draws alot of interest from Singaporeans, having them together on big screen is definitely a major attraction. Besides, they're also getting married soon, so having both of them in a movie that is related to wedding and relationship blurred the line between reel and real life of the couple.

Netherless to say, Fann Wong and Christopher Lee's chemistry is great and they are the driving forces of the movie. Without them starring in the movie, I don' t think the tickets would be selling as good as it is now.

I think the problem of the movie is that firstly, the plot lacks depth. The main plot was just that both of them are not very famous celebrities and they pretended to be lovers in order to generate more headlines for themselves. However, in actual fact, both of them hate each other. But as you would have guessed, they begin to discover each other's good points and gradually fell in love. Yup. That pretty much sums up the plot. Throughout the movies, there were alot of scenes of them squabbling with each other etc. Some of the parts could be better developed as well. For example the part about the obsessive fan and also the relationship between Tom (Blackie) and May (Alice Lau). It would also be good if there were some surprises in the plot instead of it being so dull and predictable. Despite saying that, I think that the plot may have been alright if the characters in the movie are better developed.

The characters in the movie lacks depth. I'm still not quite sure of the personality of Jack (Christopher Lee) and Vikki (Fann Wong) even after watching the whole movie. Throughout the movie, I'm just assuming that Jack is Christopher Lee and Vikki is Fann Wong. So I'm seeing them as their real-life personalities since there's not much development and in-depth introduction of the personlities of Jack and Vikki.

Yup, so just catch this movie if you're a fan of Fann Wong and Christopher Lee. If not, maybe Love Matters may be a better comedy to watch!

[Movie]Love Matters

([pic credit: love matters official site)
Managed to go tickets to the movie premiere of Jack Neo's film, Love Matters thanks to Omy.sg. Was quite surprised after watching the movie since I find that the movie is quite different from the usual Jack Neo's film. There's no political jokes, no Singlish or any jokes on current affairs. Only pure entertainment.And this time, the movie is not really family-oriented. Most of Jack Neo's past movies are suitable for the whole family to watch together, but its not the same for this movie (which is expected since the movie is rated NC16).

The casts of Love Matters was at the Gala premiere on the 20th at Vivo, and the casts look so much better in real life as compared to on screen! Alex Leong acted as a shy boy, Benny in the movie but in real life, he looked so stylo and outspoken(I like his smile!So cute.). Natalli (Benny's crush, Jennifer in the movie) usually acts as those girl who's outspoken and can't speak Chinese well, but during her short speech in the cinema, she sounded really nervous and her Chinese was alright. I think she looks really pretty in real life. She just give me a different feeling in real life as compared to on screen. Yeo Yann Yann is really pretty in real life too! HuiGe still feel the same in real life. Just feel like laughing when I look at him. Actually saw him just 2 weeks ago at the suntec 50+ exhibition.
Saw Leon from Project Superstar 2 outside the cinema too. Been seeing him around quite a few times already after PSS2. Still remembered the first time I saw him was at Tiong Bahru for the Project Superstar Promotional event and he made quite a good impression on me since he was the only one who actually turned and smiled for the camera when we knocked on the window of the van.

Love Matters was quite entertaining. A funny and light hearted film which will lighten your day. I was actually feeling quite tired and lethergic on that day, but the movie changed my mood for the day. I especially like the ending part when Jeremy met Ms Wong's family as the audience already knew what to expect and what's coming next, but there was clever delays in the scene to make things so much funnier. Another thing I wanna mention is the product placement in the movie. The New Moon product placement was so obvious that I find it quite amusing. I think if they cut that portion of the film out, it'll make a complete commercial.

Yeah, so catch Love Matters in theatres if you're in for a good laugh and is looking for a light-hearted movie to relax yourself!

Twilight

Got tickets last minute and went for the movie premiere of Twilight at Lido yesterday night...
There's actually a goodie bag for everyone and apart from some the canon newsletter, light and chocolate, there's Twilight postcard and a mouspad.

(on the top are postcards and bottom is a mousepad)

The movie is about vampires and romance and overall, it was not bad. Quite alot of good looking people in the show. There were quite alot of fanatics and they were quite "high" even before the movie started. I was still wondering "Are the actors or actresses really famous or popular?" I had no idea (same for my friend) since I'm not really into western celebrities.

Main Male lead- Robert Pattinson

The moment he came on screen, fan girls were screaming and gasping. Lol. Yeah, I gotta say that he's quite good looking, but  I didn't know who he was until I did a quick google search of Twilight.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/

Robert Pattinson. And in his filmography, there was .... Harry Potter! I didn't realise that he was the Cedric in Harry Potter. I thought he was good looking when I watched Harry Potter last time. Now I understand where the fans come from...

 

Peter Facinelli

The doctor in the show. He's totally gorgeous.


Jackson Rathbone

He's not bad looking too. But I just feel like laughing when I see his face in the movie. You'll understand why after you watched the movie.


I think it would be much better if they didn't have the white powder on their face, since they totally reminds you of a vampire when you look at them. But then without the powder, they won't look like a vampire at all and this movie won't exist. Lol.


Michael Welch

I think he's cute. I like his boyish look and sunshine smile.

Yeah, its quite a nice movie overall with quite alot of eyecandies.

[Movie] Review: Cape No. 7 《海角七号》

Won preview tickets of Cape No. 7 (海角七号) from ourvoicebox and got to catch this really nice film in theater last week. Really enjoy the movie. I'm glad it didn't disappoint.
Read my full review of the movie here.

I really like the soundtrack for the movie

Kung Fu Dunk

Another movie I'll be anticipating.

Cast: Jay Chou, Charlene Choi, Chen Bo Lin
Director: Kevin Chu
Genre:Action/ Drama
Language: Mandarin
Release Date:7 February 2008

Shi-Jie (Jay Chou) is a brilliant martial artist from the Kungfu School. The master of the school adopted him as a baby, when he was found abandoned in the woods. His remarkable kungfu skills stem from his innate intuition and ability to read his opponents moves. One day, he encounters a group of youths playing basketball and shows off how easy it is for him, with his martial arts training, to do a Slam Dunk. Watching him was Chen-Li (Eric Tsang), a shrewd businessman, who decides that he would exploit Shi-Jie to make some money. Under the guise of helping Shi-Jie to find his family, he recruits him to play varsity basketball at the local university.
(Credit: http://www.gv.com.sg/moviedetails/gv_moviedetails_2561.jsp)

Watch the trailer here: http://www.emp.hk/kungfudunk/

L change the World

Release Date in Singapore: 21 February 2008

Synopsis:

“The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die.”

A God of Death dropped a notebook which had the power to kill people. Light Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara) found the notebook and tried to become Kira, God of a new crime-free world by executing criminals with the notebook. L (Kenichi Matsuyama), a genius detective confronted Kira who was his toughest enemy ever. At last, L managed to close the case of Kira but had to pay a painful price.After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari (Shunji Fujimura), L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.A boy and a girl hold the keys to solving this case and L had to get into a desparate situation to protect the kids. L has solved many cases previously through monitors and using his brain power as he has never appeared in public as L. This is the first and last case that he has to deal with people in person...A person who obtains the most horrible weapon “Death God” created by human says the same thing as Kira... ”I am going to change the world.”What will happen to L? Is anything in the world going to be changed? The turbulent 23 days even L cannot predict awaits him. The most exciting and moving countdown has now begun!

Website(sg): http://www.encorefilms.com/L/index.htm

jap website: http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/L-movie/

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It'll be released soon... But I wonder if it would be good as the writer is not the original writer for the Death Note manga...Nevertheless, we'll still get to see Kinichi Matsuyama as L =) I thought the movie would be a recap of L's past life, but its actually not. It would be about the 23days before L's death....

Can't wait to catch it on screen.