That's my favourite scene as well. I thought the third film is the funniest since I laughed a lot right from the beginning, unfortunately at the expense of characters development. I don't really 'feel' the romance between Tony and Joey, as I did with Leslie and Joey. Beside, Jacky Cheung motive and background weren't developed properly. What's the point of him sticking his nose in the first place? But credit to him, he's funny as hell.

Haven't watch the 2011 remake yet even though I am a fan of Louis Koo because I'm bit close minded when it comes to remake. What do you think about it? Passable?

Just watched Nebraska (2013)

I personally like it for its light hearted comedy and the interaction between characters. This movie also don't have any attractive characters (most characters in it is old people) lol so it kinda makes it more real. What I don't like is that it is in black and white.

Guys you should all watch True Detective! Better content than what is playing in cinemas now.

+1

My review of Lego, the Movie (2014)

http://insidenps.blogspot.com/2014/02/movi...movie-2014.html

In two words: Effing Great.

8/10 - Everyone should watch it, whether you're a fan or not.

I believe the relationship between Tony Leung and Joey Wong is doomed to fail from the start, him being a monk and all.

Additionally, Jacky Cheung role, is the opposite of Wu Ma's role. In the first two movie Wu Ma's character always criticized Leslie Cheung character as being too idealistic! And in actual fact, Wu Ma's character is an idealist himself. Because he believes the world should be fair and there were major corruption in the government, he left his post in the government to live alone in a haunted temple, until he met Leslie Cheung, who reignited his idealism... His character lived out his life alone, and Jacky Cheung had always begged Wu Ma to take him in as a disciple and Wu Ma rejected the idea. When Wu Ma died, Jacky Cheung's character told hold of his possession and learned the art of magic. This had an influence on Jacky Cheung making him more "enterprising" and always selling his skills to the highest bidder. He is by definition a guy and is mesmerising by Joey Wong's beauty, so I would not necessarily say he stuck his nose without reasons.

Another interesting note, Wu Ma, who recently passed away is an understudy for Chang Cheh (famous Shaw Brothers director). He actually did alot of assistance director work and had directed some movies...

In newer Chinese Ghost Story (2011), I believe the love triangle storyline did not necessarily work... Better not say too much and spoil it for you.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Feb 13 2014, 11:31 AM

Thanks for the detailed explanation, you have great sense for details. I would like to re-watch the trilogy again, but can't bear the nostalgic feeling. I'm that kind of person, hence why I rarely watch any film more than once. However i'm going to watch the remake with an open mind. Maybe without comparing to the original, the remake isn't half bad.

Despicable Me (2010) - Good
Despicable Me 2 (2013) - Good
High Crime (2002) - Good drama, some twist
Home For The Brave (2007) - Good soldier drama movie, not an action movie, instead talking about how's your life after you finish your soldier duty. Is very very tough, you know.. if you like soldier drama, this is good for you..

Just finished watching both Silent Hill films. If anything these two are the best video games to film adaptation of all time. I liked the second film a bit more because it was more direct, about 30 minutes shorter than the first film and stay faithful to the video game.

Special screening:
The Monuments Men (2014) - George Clooney proclaims, “We’re fighting for a culture and our way of life. If you destroy their achievements, their history, then it’s as if they never existed.” Beautiful right...

Recently I watched a mexican film entitled Instructions Not Included (2013).
Generally it's a comedy-drama type of movie, about father and daugther relationship... I cried during the end of the movie, really touched my heart.

I love both of my son and daughter more after seeing this movie

RoboCop - Directors Cut. (The original, not the remake). New 4k scan. Great fun. Funny, violent, gross. And surprisingly sharp and well shot.

The Act of Killing. Brilliant documentary about those who killed millions in Indonesia and are celebrated for it. Must see. Picture quality not that great... they started filming a long time ago, and used what looked like consumer camcorders.
The "sequel" will show the victims side.

Carrie (2013)

People are mean.

This is the second Carrie movie I have seen, the first being Carrie (1976).

Both actually well made.

This is a horror movie, but not because of ghosts or ghouls/psychotic killers.

This is a horror movie because of a scared little girl with an unstable mother, who discovered she had telekinetic powers...

To make things worst, she goes to school with probably the worst bunch of kids...

Bleak, bleak movie.

Definitely not something you watch with little children...

My Two Sen

Unbeatable 激戰 (2013)

Director: Dante Lam
Writers: Fung Chi-Fung (screenplay), Dante Lam (screenplay)
Actors: Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng

Well, color me surprise.

Another Hong Kong movie which has threw me for a loop.

Dante Lam is proving himself to be a pretty good director.

I do see hope for their industry!!

Make no mistake, this is a blatant replica of Rocky, and it is NOT a bad thing!!

You know what they say Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Unlike the 80s and 90s, where the scripts being churned out are outright copy of their western counterpart, this took the rags to riches/underdog theme of Rocky and acclimatised it to the Hong Kong/Macau environment!! And it is actually beautiful to watch

I have never been a fan of Nick Cheung and after White Storm and this, I am sold, he is a good actor.

Not sure I know much about Eddie Peng but the dedication he put into getting in shape for this movie is actually a novelty in the Asian movie industry, hats off to him.

Watch this if you haven't

It is good!!

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Feb 24 2014, 03:47 PM

I just caught the Big Lebowski today...and I'm not really sure about it. One on end, it's a mindless caper that's gives you some pretty lighthearted fun...on the other end, I don't quite get why it has such a cult following. Can anyone else let me know what they thought?

Frankly, I never quite got it myself...

the only reason i watched this is because of ChloMo saja. nothing else.

on the bolded part, i think you mean White Storm? the movie about drugs et al??

Saving Mr Banks

A heartwarming tale about the author of Mary Poppins and Mr Walt Disney and how the movie Mary Poppins was made

Recommended

Correct, I meant White Storm... Old already...

anyone here watched K-Pax movie?