Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Stay Alive
Why is Singapore still showing this movie when1. it was shown in USA in March
2. the DVD (director's Cut) is coming out next week!
When this movie was released in the states, the box office was doing quite well. The story line is quite unique and it keeps me wondering, is this a Video Game movie remake. But it isn't. Its genuine! I wanna get hold of this game!! haha
Basically, you play the computer game, and if you die in the game, you will die of the same way, in real life. But to start with, the Video Game "Stay Alive" is already violent and creepy(especially the chant you say, to activate the game). Sounds like another Evil Dead.
This movie kept me thrilled and worked up almost throughout. Now you have a choice to watch the DVD OR if you still like the "kick" of watching it on a big screen, catch it locally after 28 Sep.
The Haunted Apartments
Thought it would be some simple scary movie but there was a plot to it. However, the reason behind the haunting, as according to my friends, also appears in a handful of other movies, the recent one will be An American Haunting.Apart from that, the idea manipulating residents moving in and out of the place is interesting. Sometimes you just wonder, why are people so nice to you? Is it for a reason? And yes, in this movie, they are nice to you so that they can save their own arse. opps.. hehe
If you are looking for a movie with some scares and a twist at the end of the movie, this is "watchable". Totally exaggerated performance by some actors. Better than Forbidden Siren la. haha
The Banquet
I was sitting at the second row and so i saw Daniel Wu at close proximity! But then again, i interviewed him twice before, so its kinda cheap thrill for me.Yes! This movie is all about Zhang Zi Yi. She being the pretty one, the talented one, the vicious one, the pathetic one. ... She She She.. All the other casts are all outshined by her.
Lucky for us, other than watching Zhang Di Yi strut her stuff, we were still treated with good movie soundtrack, excellent cinematography, fighting and violent scenes with blood spraying all over the place, just like Kill Bill.
This movie is indeed a high standard China movie. But if its main objective was to take over Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, then .. ermm.. well, i think they should spread out the main focus of actors to a few and make the movie more humane. Not that Zhang Zi Yi cannot act. Yes.. She Can! But its teamwork! She is very well known already. We even get to see her Japanese Shampoo advertisement TWICE before the movie. Duh! That advertisement is so so .. (better not say).. hahhaa
