December 2007

Alien Vs Predator: Requiem

I never wanted to go for this. Why would anyone really? But I had no choice. Without any high expectations, I did expect a lot of scare and gore, like all other Predator and Alien movies. But even those were non-existent.
One big problem is that the movie is very dark. Not in the psychological sense, just [...]

Scoop

Woody Allen has been well-known for his eccentricities in making movies. I do not know his work too well but having recently watched Everyone Says I Love You, which I found a bit out of the blue but still very enjoyable, Scoop seemed super eccentric.
 
The acting, the story progression, both were just horrible. And with those [...]

The Detective

Aaron Kwok has had a good run as an actor for the past few years. Three times in a row nominated for the Golden Horse’s best actor award, winning it twice in a row, as this year saw him defeated by Tony Leung for his Lust, Caution effort.

Last year he shot his award winning movie, [...]

The Illusionist

If you’ve watched The Prestige, this one is like a secondhand version of a very good movie.
 
Although it was intriguing and has plenty of illusions to offer, but it’s downfall was that The Prestige not only was its predecessor, it had more of what The Illusionist has to offer.
The acting, however, was equally brilliant here with Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. [...]

National Treasure: Book Of Secrets

First time I saw this poster I really thought it was a joke. I didn’t like the first one and wasn’t expecting a sequel. But I forgot I probably was one of the few who didn’t enjoy National Treasure.  

It’s trying to be Indiana Jones, Mission Impossible and Tomb Raider, and it took a big part of The Da Vinci Code [...]