Lately I have been into movies as a form of destressing and I have caught 5 movies in the past 2 weeks.
My favorite would be the Thai Movie called 1. '4Bia', 2. Mirrors, 3. Bangkok Dangerous, 4. Sui Yue (Chinese Silly Ah Beng Movie), 5. Disaster Movie (Dun waster your $$) Hoping to catch Painted Skin next and Eagle Eye. So costly these days to watch during weekends but i still do because its the best way for me to stop thinking of work and school.
4Bia:
In this movie, four uniquely independent horror stories that could have easily become whole movies on their own are put together back-to-back as they are not linked whatsoever. By sequence, the stories are "Happiness", "Tit For Tat", "In The Middle" and "Last Fright". Each runs about half an hour and you will find that they go straight to the point, without much hesitation and the unnecessary chitchat in between.
In "Happiness", it is a very short and simple story to play around. I adore the fact that you can relate to how the main feels in every situation she's facing, like the intense fear of being watched by someone or something. The main character plays her role convincingly well.
"Tit For Tat" - this isn't the kind of story I would want to make into a full feature. It didn't really capture my interest except for the ending. The cinematography was unforgivable as the shaky effects were used too frequently and at some point, the scenes didn't show the audience clearly what had really happened. The effects used were rather average but the effort is there.
Next, "In The Middle" is possibly the best story out of the bunch. It gives the audience a dose of both horror and comedy. The actors who played four best friends conversed with one another so fluently and convincingly that you just couldn't seem to hate them. In the story, there is a familiar twist (been there, done that), however it still made the story better.
Lastly, "Last Fright" tells the story of a flight attendant who is haunted by a spirit (or rather the dead body of a woman) on a plane. Out of the bunch, this was a very 'plane' (please excuse the intended lame pun) story. Story line wasn't up to par with the others. It's a weak attempt. The ending didn't have that extra "oomph" to end the whole movie either.
However, "4bia" was definitely a unique blend of horror and comedy; and it does give a good scare-you-out-of-your-pants reaction that makes it worth the watch.
Personally i liked the last story best. One should never seduce married men and learn to keep their distance. Its not right and you would not your own marriage to be disturbed. So vice versa respect others and yourself.
Mirrors:
Kiefer Sutherland plays an ex-cop turned night security guard at a long-closed department store ravaged by fire. He discovers something awry in the store's mirrors, which seem to bring out the worst in people and realises that they harbour a horrific secret that threatens him and his family.
I was personally shocked by my reflections for a while after catching the movie.
Bangkok Dangerous:
This remake of Danny and Oxide Pang's 1999 movie has Nicholas Cage as a cold-blooded hitman who travels to Thailand to finish four missions. He ends up falling in love with a local woman (Charlie Young) and befriends an errand boy.
Well Charlie looked ver sweet in this picture and the errand boy was quite funny. I rate this movie 2/5 only though as I expected much more of it. It was like no other action flick.
The Days (Sui Yue):
Based on a true story THE DAYS tells a cautionary tale between two brothers, set between 1989 and 1990. In a misguided effort to teach BABY (IVAN LIM ) independence, and to make him feel protected, ZI LONG (JUSTIN CHAN) brings him into his own gang of delinquents, introducing him to his group nicknamed The 4 Heavenly Kings DOG, the silent fighter; COCKROACH, the loudmouth and TAUPER, the motorbike riding free soul together with their surrogate leader JEREMY TAN. Unknowingly, his decision has thrown them both into a tumultuous and violent world that will, in different ways, imprison them both.
This was a show that brought back many memories (good n bad) of my younger days. Seemed like a budget production, heard that many ppl in the 30s went to catch this movie to reminiscence their past. So funny la. But I felt it was so-so and so did my friends. But this movie is based very true facts and should be appreciated for its effort to bring back the past.
Disaster Movie:
In Disaster Movie, the filmmaking team behind the hits Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie and Meet The Spartans this time puts its unique, inimitable stamp on one of the biggest and most bloated movie genres of all time --the disaster film.
Disaster Movie follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty-somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event - asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destruction.
Taking aim at everything and everyone, from Indiana Jones and Iron Man to Amy Winehouse and High School Musical, Disaster Movie lampoons the blockbuster movie, pop culture icons and public figures along the way as Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer satirize everything as only they can.
This was the worst movie i hv caught in the past few yrs, did not understand who they trying to imitate and movie left me feeling irritated there after. And i thought i could relax a little aft a long hard day at work.
So thats all for now my dear friends, need to sleep now, Toodles everyone. :>
Hearts Dear
11:11 PM
