What woman want (17/2/11)

This is writing with no comparison to the previous film done that stars Mel Gibson. This is a film about Andy Lau, taking some woman's birth control pills and got himself into an electric shock which turns on his 'Anima'(woman's side of a man) side that can hear what woman are thinking to themselves in their minds. Using this great ability, he steals Gong Li's ideas to deliver them in the company. He and Gong Li are rivals in the company. However, the good side is he knows what she is thinking without her saying and he would always give the appropriate answers, leaving ladies guessing how he knew them so well. He was urged by his dad to confess it to her in the end and of course, a sweet ending with her forgiving him.

Mostly cheeky tiring comedy scenes. Gong Li didn't display much charm as she did in previous films like Shanghai. She wore specs for some scenes in this film. If you miss the original film by Mel Gibson 11 years ago, you should just watch this to know what the plot is like. Only some scenes are boring. Generally not. 3/5.

IF you're those kind who look for predictability in a movie, then this film is not for you. The remake of this film not only allow the Chinese speaking to understand the original film better but it allows us as an audience to judge/appreciate the expression/performance of a different set of cast taking on the same plot.
People who wants to watch this film will watch only because Gong Li is acting. Or Andy Lau is acting. Because we wanna see them act thats all.

No strings attached (17/2/11)

This film has less comedy and more romance and drama. Not a really exciting film, just normal pace. Ashton Kutcher was literally naked.
Some scenes are slightly different from what you see in trailers.

For e.g, when Ashton's friend asked him, did you had sex with Natalie, when Ashton replied no, erm, yes, he's friend goes like Wow.. I like that part. But its different in the movie.

Natalie was happy keeping Ashton as a sex friend till one day he got serious and wana start dating her. She's not the marrying kind and decided to be apart till one day when she realizes her mistake, she returns to find him with another woman. However situations made it possible for them to get back together again. Its sweet to have nice ending.

Natalie Portman's getting bolder with her screenplay. This is guess is her first really sexual screenplay as a leading actress for the role. Ashton is a regular choice for such films. 3.5/5

True Grit (24/2/11)

This should be the poster picture of the movie. Its this girl that stars in the film, followed by Jeff Bridges and then Matt Damon. It is hailee steinfeld's first movie. And wow, she got it to do with legendary actor Jeff Bridges and season actor Matt Damon and she did it so well. Her acting is good here. But the movie? Erm.. Its reallly really boring. I don't know why people rate it so well. Jeff speaks like a typical old man voice. Its so unclear as he went about his own speech for minutes. Honestly, if you want to watch it, only watch for this girl. She's a talent. It's about a movie of her embarking on a journey to seek for the murderer of her father. When found, she was just meters apart from each other. The story went on with some tense moments. You'll get to see her falling into a deep hole and when she thought of an idea to grab something, suddenly it opens up to be a skeleton and snakes glide out of what used to be stomach.

Much culture is appreciated in this film, since it is film based on olden way of living. Hailee shows off her courage by negotiating with an elder about the sale of her ponies and horses and getting serious with Jeff Bridges, convincing him that she was looking for him, who is a man of True Grit. She takes a horse, gallops it across a river of water height just allowing the horse to breathe. The journey begins there. My take: 3/5.

The King's Speech (17/2/11)

Colin Firth plays a role of a speech impaired king. So how embarrassing it was for a king to be unable to even speak confidently in front of a large crowd on a important occasion. The introduction in this movie paints the picture for you. Not just the problem with articulation of words but only the pronunciation of the first alpherbet of his sentences were heard. This movie shows his journey of him regaining confidence and a much better ability for him to address a crowd by reading a 9 minutes long speech from the radio. Very well acted to portray the struggles that a speech impaired person suffers. That was why he is nominated for the academy awards in this film. Most of the scenes were of how his teacher gradually helped him to open and relax himself through various exercises and his frustration thrown towards his teacher. But could he play the role better? Only the speech impaired person can tell. Some scenes can be alittle boring, however the english cultured is much appreciated here. So that explains the formality and way of life. Many audiences like it but not really impressive for me. My rating: 3.5/5

Its a great great world (27/1/11)

This is for old people. For people born before the world war till the separation of Singapore from Malaysia. This movie is entirely spoken in dialects of mostly Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hainanese. The accents of these languages were really protrayed out. It would be a history lesson for those who do not know anything about the entertainment industry during the 40's and a memory recall for those who have been through those times. To me, honestly, its boring. It was lame, old fashion, really like watching movies during the 70s. It would be more realistic if this was in black and white. 2/5. Not recommended for young people.

Unknown (24/2/11)

This movie draws my attention from the beginning till the end. If you have read the synopsis, its about his wife being dragged into a situation where she has to completely treat him as a stranger. In comparison to Taken, his style of acting is just so similar. Except this time, a lady cares for him instead of him and assist him instead of him going to save a lady. Well, yes he embarks on a mission to save his wife but in the end the wife died tragically. No its not sad. Its a very complicated movie. As he slowly recalls back different incidents in his life then the story begins to uncover. You'll get to see high speed car chase on the roads and many tense moments.

4/5.

Biutiful (24/2/11)

Very very boring. Mind you its 2.5 hours. Skip this film unless you're a Javier Bardem fan or you simply like to watch European cultures. There was a scene where Javier was telling his kid how to spell the word biutiful and that's how the film got its title. What?! Yeah, that's right. I don't get it too.

However Javier is a good actor. He displays this irritated dad that worries alot about his illegal job he's involved. Always trying to satisfy the police and his illegal jobseekers at the same time. His wife, who totally unnecessarily bears body in this film to be rated M18, is a massue that isn't very responsible of the way she lives as a mother and a wife. So she's in tears when Javier wants to keep the kids away from her but yet she isn't changing her lifestyle.

Its a slow moving film, but if you do watch it, here's somethings that can help you appreciate this film:

Its shot in Spain, so language spoken is Spanish. Throughout the film, you get to see the poor lifestyle in Spain, where the houses are so cram and tiny. The streets are filled with illegal hawkers. When the police arrive, hundreds of them flee in all directions. These people obviously can't get a job and yet they can't do their own hawking, so their wife and kid suffer when they're caught and put to jail. Javier is psychologically tauted with people who are suffering. A group of his workers died when there was a gas leak. These are problems that he goes through and goes back home to a kid that keeps knocking the table as he eats. Javier was nominated for an award from this film so if you wana watch it, make sure you're prepared to go through the slow pace for 2.5 hours. 3/5

Just go with it (10/2/11)

Once again, I would like to reiterate that such American comedies doesn't make me laugh at all. But I would still recommend you should still watch it. You'll see 3 sides of Jennifer in this movie. The auntie side, the pretty side and the 'gorgeous sight'. Sorry but i'll spoil it, Brooklyn Decker, the hottie in the middle of the poster isn't the only one u'll see in her bikini. Of course Aniston does it too for a few precious minutes.

Everyone's talking about Aniston's daughter in the film just because of her 'talent to speak the british accent well', just like an adult? HELLO??!! Come on.. its a movie. She probably rehearsed it like thousands of time that the director has to retake her scene over and over again before it gets this perfect. So don't be deceive by her so called 'talent'.

The trailer has already exposed much of the comical scenes so many were expected. Nicole kidman was a surprised addition to the film. That comes towards the end where she and Aniston were in a real bitchy competitive mood. My take is 3.5/5

All Well Ends Well (3/2/11)

I never appreciate such lame shows. Comedies hardly make me laugh. But I guess many of you might like it. This year's sequel takes a different approach. Compared to last year's, 2010, which plotted in an olden times setting, now has its plot mostly based on make up. Is there a trend these days with male being influenced to put them up? Donnie Yen and the usual Louis Koo did quite well in this movie. Donnie puts on make up for the ladies and communicate with them like playing the role of IP Man. Ip man spoof. Quite funny to see that but then again it tires my cheek muscle with just a smile. Donnie woos the ladies with his make up skills. Louis, CEO of a make up company, plays the role of a gay-liked character that tries to match make a rich man and one of his staff. When him and donnie met, they were like old time competitors. Well, the sound and movement make it so. Time and time again, Donnie will be reflected as IP Man. Skip this movie. Another usual, nonsense, unlaughable and ridiculous comedy. 2/5.