haiz.... one week late from US release, and I tot MY usually will release b4 US

maybe just for those mega blockbuster movies la, local distro usually aren't really interested in "Arthouse" movies like this

gonna go watch it in 3D next Thur

watch it in 3D last nite

beautiful story, wonderful breathtaking CG, explosion of colors, but don't expect a Avatar class 3D

3D added extra dept, but doesn't stand out like Avatar, there are many scenes Ang Lee could have transformed into eye popping 3D, but he choose not to overdo it
there are many out of this world scenes that really will make you WOW! stop breathing or even stop your heartbeat for a few moment
but the scenery are just among the best I've ever seen, among my top 3 list
So either go watch it in 2D or 3D is a must

story wise, I didn't read the book, so I dunno how faithfully it's to the book, and how "unfilmable" the book as someone claimed to be.
It's a wonderful & very touching story, full of philosophy about gods, love, faith, and most importantly, what you want to believe.
And mind you, the messages it tried to delivery is mind blowing, but you won't feel it immediately after the show, but once you started to digest it, it will come back to you like a hammer to knock you senseless, so watch out for the ending
it's a movie that worth a second watch
one quote came into my mind after digesting the ending, quoting a famous quote from another movie


some may find it slow and boring, if you never like the movie Cast Away, then you'll hate it as well, it's unfortunate that I end-up in a hall with lots of idiot movie goer that can't understand the movie, they actually laugh at few of the very emotional scenes



9.5/10
minus -0.5 for James Cameron's remark about the 3D, kena tipu

since there's no 2D version AFAIK, only analog or 3D

then must go watch in 3D, analog won't do justice to the beauty of the scenes

the best 3D so far is still Avatar, Pi still not up to it's mark, but nonetheless it's worth to watch in 3D

btw, 3D effects are just condiments, the main dish is the story telling, side dish is the scenery

Contains some spoiler for those haven't watch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Narrative...ym_of_Nantucket

I guess the author actually referred to the actual cases of both shipwreck incidents, both fiction & non-fiction also have Richard Parker in it, and similar details

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Dec 6 2012, 03:56 PM