A family shifted to Stepford to get away from the stress of the big city. Nicole Kidman, while trying to recover from depression/nervous breakdown, slowly discovers the strange things about Stepford. For one, the wives are all perfect, sweet, sexy, blonde and capable. It seems more obvious when her friend in Stepford - Bette Midler was converted into the typical "Stepford's Wife". And so she went about and unravel the truth about the Stepford's wives and this village itself.
Suppose to be a thriller, but with dark comedy and witty lines. Nicole is great as usual. However, its not that great a movie, I feel. Maybe its the irony that I'm feeling..
I rate it 2.5/5
Monday, August 30, 2004
Friday, August 20, 2004
The Notebook
Extracted from http://www.gv.com.sg/Booking/movies/moviedetails_6673.htm
"... Allie, elderly and ravaged by Alzheimer's, lives alone in a nursing home, the memory of her passionate youth all but lost. Duke, a fellow patient, reads to Allie the story of her life from her own tattered notebook. She and Noah fell in love in the 1940's, but her parents tore them apart. Years later, when fate brought them back together, she had to make a choice between her first love and a man she was betrothed to marry. Who did she choose? As the story unfolds, it is clear that Duke is more than a patient, and in her rare moments of clarity, Allie can see...Noah. Spanning six decades, this visually and emotionally sweeping romantic saga is a testament to the enduring power of love."
A love story, expectable plot, nothing out of the ordinary. But its the thot of love so lasting and sacrificial. Such a touching story that a guy next to me was sniffing kinda hard. I walk out feeling sweet, and wondering if love can last so long, will I find one like that?
I give is.. *sniff* 4/5 for its simplicity.
"... Allie, elderly and ravaged by Alzheimer's, lives alone in a nursing home, the memory of her passionate youth all but lost. Duke, a fellow patient, reads to Allie the story of her life from her own tattered notebook. She and Noah fell in love in the 1940's, but her parents tore them apart. Years later, when fate brought them back together, she had to make a choice between her first love and a man she was betrothed to marry. Who did she choose? As the story unfolds, it is clear that Duke is more than a patient, and in her rare moments of clarity, Allie can see...Noah. Spanning six decades, this visually and emotionally sweeping romantic saga is a testament to the enduring power of love."
A love story, expectable plot, nothing out of the ordinary. But its the thot of love so lasting and sacrificial. Such a touching story that a guy next to me was sniffing kinda hard. I walk out feeling sweet, and wondering if love can last so long, will I find one like that?
I give is.. *sniff* 4/5 for its simplicity.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Collateral
Story here > http://www.gv.com.sg/Booking/movies/moviedetails_6650.htm
Gist of it: "boring" cab driver picked up a contract killer who sort of hijacked his cab. So you'll wonder what the cab driver will do to try to free himself. He did try to get away. He succeeded finally but there's more at the end as he tried to intervene with the killer's plan.
Tom is cool.. but the movie is still boring. There isn't sparks or climax, not for me at least. You could see the twist coming. Cinemagraphy or sound isn't fantastic. I think they used handheld cams a couple times to simulate the shakiness and rush. Wasn't impressive.
It's worth 2/5, I give Tom cruise face. :P
Gist of it: "boring" cab driver picked up a contract killer who sort of hijacked his cab. So you'll wonder what the cab driver will do to try to free himself. He did try to get away. He succeeded finally but there's more at the end as he tried to intervene with the killer's plan.
Tom is cool.. but the movie is still boring. There isn't sparks or climax, not for me at least. You could see the twist coming. Cinemagraphy or sound isn't fantastic. I think they used handheld cams a couple times to simulate the shakiness and rush. Wasn't impressive.
It's worth 2/5, I give Tom cruise face. :P
Saturday, August 14, 2004
The Village
Another M. Night Shyamalan's work and you can expect his style of interesting ending, full of twists. Can be rather slow but just flow with it and feel the emotions building and enjoy the twists. I find that the story is quite interesting and the way Shyamalan put it on screen is very engaging/entertaining in a way.
The story is about this village, that looks almost perfect except something is lurking in the forest beyong the village borders. No one dares to venture out into the forest, until one man voiced out his intention to cross the forest. This eventually will lead to the truth about The Village.
Starring, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver (as his mum) and Adrien Brody.
It worth 4/5 of my stars.
The story is about this village, that looks almost perfect except something is lurking in the forest beyong the village borders. No one dares to venture out into the forest, until one man voiced out his intention to cross the forest. This eventually will lead to the truth about The Village.
Starring, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver (as his mum) and Adrien Brody.
It worth 4/5 of my stars.
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Singapore Idol
Anyone watched Singapore Idol? I thought Singaporeans would be too shy to make a fool of themselves... I thought wrong...
Cringe cringe
Cringe cringe
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
I Robot
I caught it weeks ago and forgot to blog on it.
It is a futurist story when robots are everywhere on the streets doing what some bangladesh indians, philippinos, indonesians, china chinese, thais are doing in S'pore. A new breed was developed to replace the older version. And then it happened. These new breeds started to rebel and started to take over the world, almost.
Fantastic graphics! The martial arts moves are so fluid and pretty natural on the robots. Very nice moves too. Interesting although somewhat predictable story, but has a great twist that keep you guessing. It's entertaining!
It's worth 4/5.
It is a futurist story when robots are everywhere on the streets doing what some bangladesh indians, philippinos, indonesians, china chinese, thais are doing in S'pore. A new breed was developed to replace the older version. And then it happened. These new breeds started to rebel and started to take over the world, almost.
Fantastic graphics! The martial arts moves are so fluid and pretty natural on the robots. Very nice moves too. Interesting although somewhat predictable story, but has a great twist that keep you guessing. It's entertaining!
It's worth 4/5.
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Michael Chiang´s Private Part
Caught the highly acclaimed (or publicised) play at the Esplanade. Verdict: Over rated.
It addresses the issue of transsexuals in Singapore. A story of 2 men becoming women, a woman to a man and a man who injuired his manhood and having it fixed. They met at a sex change medical center somewhere in Indonesia (bintan?) and became friends. One man->woman even started developing feelings for the man-with-fixed-dick. However, it did manage to put in the issues that transsexuals face in a society in S'pore. It may open up some eyes/opinions of some, but not much since homosexuality are more open now.
So that's the simple story. The Straits Times did a very good review about it. The story seems flaccid. Too long/many pauses between scenes. Lousy actors except for the men-turn-women. I liked the stage artwork but I also agreed with the critic that it doesn't quite show the distinction of different scenes.
What I liked about the play is the opening and closing dance/sing performance by 3 macho transverstites. They are really good, even on those 4-inches heels.
It addresses the issue of transsexuals in Singapore. A story of 2 men becoming women, a woman to a man and a man who injuired his manhood and having it fixed. They met at a sex change medical center somewhere in Indonesia (bintan?) and became friends. One man->woman even started developing feelings for the man-with-fixed-dick. However, it did manage to put in the issues that transsexuals face in a society in S'pore. It may open up some eyes/opinions of some, but not much since homosexuality are more open now.
So that's the simple story. The Straits Times did a very good review about it. The story seems flaccid. Too long/many pauses between scenes. Lousy actors except for the men-turn-women. I liked the stage artwork but I also agreed with the critic that it doesn't quite show the distinction of different scenes.
What I liked about the play is the opening and closing dance/sing performance by 3 macho transverstites. They are really good, even on those 4-inches heels.
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