Recent Films :: FEB.-MAR. mix

Yes Man
★★★★★★★★★☆(9/10)

One of Jim Carrey's best in a long time. Gotta give props to him. He still has it and it never gets old. Zooey Deschanel was very cute in the movie, which was a blind spot for me because I wasn't expecting anything from her at all. The CG was great actually, even if it doesn't look like any type of CG film. Really subtle and effective. Those are the ones that should be most credited for. I believe a lot of people don't even notice the CG that was used in certain scenes. Anyways, overall a unique and positive message to a majority of the spoiled world today, and I recommend it (on DVD, now..) to anyone, even if you don't like Jim Carrey.


Slumdog Millionaire
★★★★★★★★☆☆(8/10)

Like always, the people of Hong Kong order tickets, queue an unbelievably long line to save a seat for the current show, all hyped up for the film.

Because it swept the Academy Awards.

I have to say it was a very good film. Portraying a characters life through the Millionaire game isn't exactly genius but the background (India) and clever plot structuring really lit the whole movie out of the dark. It wouldn't be half as good if it was a story about a bloke in Japan, or Hong Kong, or New York I think you get it. The environment, casts, music, atmosphere, color themes and clever production all matched really well, creating a chemical reaction that will pull you in through out the whole movie, hell even after the movie. Just one thing I was concerned about is the "I can see you from a mile away" pattern through out the movie (I won't point out anything) but that may be a minor issue considering you may be deeply sucked into the movie by the time you realize it.

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Nuf said

カネ！カネ！カネ！:: カネの山！

新年恒例の大掃除。

ってことでチャンプルーなってたマンガを整理することに・・・マンガを全部いっぺんにリビングに出してみたらナカナカの光景で・・・

座り込んで・・・

ちょっと萎える。

コツコツ買ってたんだがまさかこんなにタマルとは！考えてみたらなかなかの量で、これを全部買わず貯金してたら今どんなに楽だったか・・・

’いや、マジで！でージマ！普通の価格で計算してもかなりのもんだよね。でもほとんど香港で買ってるから価格は倍と思っていい。倍はいいすぎか・・・３５～４０％増で。AirMailモノはバッペェたらマジで５０％いく。でも唯一楽しんで日本語のレベルをキープ出来るアイテムっていうか・・・日本語で喋る機会が少なくなってるからどんどん忘れていくのが分かる。今このブログを更新してる時に最も感じるのは焦り。この文章を書き上げるために使ってる時間がハンパないこと。常に使ってないと自然と語力は失われていくのだと痛感する毎日。だから香港ではマンガは欠かせない！’

と頭に入れて整理し始めたら結構モチベーション高くなってざっと4時間ぐらいで終了ｗ　ブラザーRの手伝いもあって4時間。中には萎えた休憩もあったが、結果オーライってことで。

う～ん、しかしカネの山だね～。値上げしてるし。キビシイゼ香港。

Recent Films :: JAN mix

崖の上のポニョ (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea)
★★★★☆(4/5)

There were mix reviews on this one, some disliking it because of the gap between previous Ghibli animations, or because the production was not hi-tech like previous ones. The fact is everybody is missing the point of perspective when viewing this animation. 1. The target audience is aimed at 5 year old kids. Not so universal is it. It's a waste of time to compare it to previous Ghibli classics. 2. The whole film is intentionally hand-drawn to step away from all the current CG animations. The feeling is quite unique, like reading a children's book. So just sit back and relax. Forget the comparisons and just watch the film with the target aim in mind. It was interesting trying to guess why the creators would do this, or that in various situations. And honestly the hand-drawn effects were jaw dropping at many points. Another classic I would say, just in a different perspective.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
★★★★☆(4/5)

One of the most anticipated films I wanted to watch recently. Mainly because of curiosity on how they pull off such a genius concept in 2.5 hours. And they did. Just watching Brad Pitt age backwards alone was worth the time, mainly. The story was the icing on the cake, including a unique packaging of special effects, with a elegant ribbon if I had to add. Very nicely executed. There's just one drawback for me, and I wouldn't dare mention it now for those who haven't watched the film yet. Let's just say....The origin to origin didn't really make sense. Otherwise it was a very good film, with A LOT of observation and detail put into.