Great Day

Finally I'd watched the much hyped pre-CNY movie from our local production house. If you haven't heard of the movie before then you definitely not living in Malaysia, trust me. MyFm had been advertising about this movie even before it was shown in the cinema. Tian Tian Hao Tian or Great Day for those who doesn't read Chinese (like me). The movie as mentioned is Astro's second baby since last years success, Woo Hoo. Since I watched the movie in DVD last year and was quite satisfied with it, I had decided to give this year's movie a go in the big screen instead. Every morning, the DJs would boost that the cinemas are always sold out and so on and forth. But luckily my friend managed to secure tickets for the movie on a Wednesday night. And so they say the rest is history. 

Great Day basically is not just all laugh but instead slotted in a lot of messages and advice which reflect on our real life. It tells of filial to our parents and how people nowadays treat their old ones at home. The scenario are basically real life and I think everyone in the cinema would be able to connect with the characters as we all heard or at least been into that situation before or going to. The story starts with two old man who lived in an old folks house over at Perlis. Both boosted how filial and successful are their sibling and one of them challenged the other to sneak out off the house and meet their children. But only one managed to do so. He sneak into the back of the truck of Ah Hock (played by Jack Lim) who is a filial son living with his son and mother who is struck by Alzheimer. 

I am not going into details what happened and how's the ending would be as I am sure you need to watch it yourself to really judge how good it is. Yes, you heard me right, it's really good. Even better than Woo Hoo last year. At least this story has story line and a strong message and topic to address to the viewers. It's not just all laugh and leaving the cinema with a smile in your face but rather a question of how filial are you to your parents. I think my friends managed to connect with the movie since the ladies managed to shed some tears in the movie while I am still trying hard to get myself into the mood but at the end didn't shed any tears. No I am not cold hearted. It just that they need to work harder to get me to cry anyway. I am easily moved mind you. 

Highly recommended for the CNY season now. Bring your families, bring your friends, bring your love ones and watch it together and feel the warmth and love oozing out. haha! The radio is a bit over selling the movie for me but still the movie is a really good one and improved a lot from the first. In terms of story line and it's main issue to send to the viewers, it's spot on. I am brave to say that this movie is on par with our neighbor's country movie any other day. At least it gives them a run for their money now. (Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0)

The Green Hornet in 3D

Finally I'd watched The Green Hornet last week. Is it good? Well let's just say that it's way cooler than the original one for sure. But you can't really compare the original 60s starring the legendary Bruce Lee and Van Williams in the TV series. The new Hornet stars comedian Seth Rogen as the playboy publisher Britt Reid and Jay Chou as his partner Kato. The movie tells how the Green Hornet come about. Britt Reid is a spoil guy who waste his youth on booze and women all his life. And when his father sudden death brought him back to life, he was introduced to Kato. Kato is hired by his late father to take care of their automobiles. And also taking care of both the father & son's morning coffee. 

So one night, they decided to cut off the head of the statue of his dad, Britt came about on a robbery and with Kato's super kick ass martial arts, they managed to save the day (or rather night). And from that night onwards, Britt had an idea of protecting the city from the villains. How? By posing as villain themselves of course. Why? Cause this way, no one know that they are the good guys and they can get close to the villains. Yes, it's a bit crazy but that's him. So they embark on this adventure where Kato started creating new gadgets like the fart guy. Damn I can't stop laughing when Kato told Britt that he was off for a week after shooting the gun at himself. And of course, the Black Beauty, which Kato build. Black Beauty is of course the cool cool ride that The Green Hornet rides. 

The story line isn't that strong with a lot of slap sticks jokes here and there, but I can live with that. I have not much high expectation for the movie except plenty of jokes from Seth in the movie. You can't really compare the original ones with this as it's totally different in terms of story line and the direction of the movie is going. I mean, it's a hero fighting with villains and having fun in between. It's a funny movie to watch on a weekend and not much thinking needed for the movie. Try to maximize your experience by watching it in 3D. Since the effects are so cool. (Rating: 3.5 out of 5.0)

Progress Is Slow

As you all know (well those for those who know me at least) that I am eagerly waiting for my house to be completed (renovation) to move in. I had been renovating my house for months now. I mean for the time (since late Sept) that I had spent on it, you assumed that it's a major renovation work but trust me, it's just minor works. Maybe it took a bit more time because I didn't appoint a main contractor to foresee the whole project but rather sub contracting it out individually. I can save cost on this but at the same time, need proper coordination in between them.  The major problem would be the wet work contractor which did my table top for my wet kitchen and patching work for my house. To make the matter worst, I just found out half way that he took my house renovation work as his own side income. So the work done are not as good as the one I had seen before from his company. So I complaint and he did his best and took his time to rectify my complaints.
 

Initial plan would be moving in before Christmas last year or latest before New Year. Then due to some delays, I had decided to give another 1-2 weeks (for the work that can be done in 3 days) more and move in before CNY. But now, I feared that it might be drag to next week which is the week before CNY. How am am gonna move in during that time? I had surveyed all the appliances to be bought but put it on hold as I am not sure when I need the goods to be deliver now. Still chasing the contractor to install the taps for the kitchen and he can start cleaning the house already. He can even start cleaning while installing the taps for me since it doesn't require any major work. But the contractor is planning to do it simultaneously with my brother's house since it will cut down on the cost (I suspect) or so he said.

Anyway, I am not a bit tired and exhausted from chasing and calling or driving up and down the highway almost every single day and spending my weekends going over my house and checking up on the progress. I would like to just sit back and just let it take it cause. Cause I really tired now. And the festive season is just around the corner. So there's gonna be a long holiday up ahead and I am not sure what's gonna happen. So I am just gonna sit tight on my seat and let fate take it's course.

Paranormal Activity 2

I read about the review for this movie beforehand from the newspaper and it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. But nevertheless, as I always said, don't believe everything you read in the paper. So I made a trip over to the  nearest cinema with some friends to give it a go. There's always some criteria for me for watching a good horror/scary movie. First it got to be a midnight show or at least something that will bring you to midnight after watching it. No point watching a horror show in the afternoon right? Secondly, get somebody who really watch it and not closing the eyes most of the time during the movie. At least we can discuss bout it after the movie ends. Lastly, watch it in a cinema and not the leisure of your home. Well unless you got a freaking good sound system at home that is. Cause for most of the time, it's the sound effect which gives your those sudden scare.

So what does the sequel has to install for us. Please do not read through if you're gonna watch it as it contains spoilers which might spoil the fun of the whole movie. The sequel of the movie actually explains what happen 60 days before the first installment. So if you have any questions like how the hell it all started and why is Katie's picture was found in the attic, well here's the answer to all your queries. The story revolves around Kristi's sister Katie who just gave birth to a baby boy name Hunter. Strange things starts to happens when they returned home from the hospitals. Strange noise from the kitchen, shadows and others like the mysterious walking pool cleaner. 

The movie started off slow and started picking up momentum towards the end with some really good frights. Sound again plays a major crucial part in any horror movie and this is nothing less than that. Loud sudden thump sound or cabinets springing out all at once and pans falling downs are some of the good effects in the movie which gave the audience some really good experience. Apart from the first movie which focuses more on hand held camera which at some point seemed a bit lost and dizzy, the sequels has a better way of showing it. It's from surveillance camera and I do like the last part where the husband uses night vision camera to search in the basement for Kristie. Damn that is some good shots.

Overall, the movie is definitely better than the first. Well for me and my friends of course. I am not sure about the rest of you but I did enjoyed this second installment. Haven't had any good scary movie for a while now and this is one of the best they have to offer since the first part. Definitely worth a watch even you didn't watch the first episode. But you do get a bit confuse towards the end when you saw Katie if you didn't watch the first though. And again, this is not a real story. So don't ask me if it's really happen or not. It's just make to look as real with our life as possible. Again the movie shows that we do not need high budget movie with big cast to have some really good horror movie. (Rating: 4 out of 5)

Infinity Blade

This is how it all started, with the first bloodline.

Everyone is asking me what game am I playing nowadays. Well, it's not GodFinger anymore since i had maxed the level and bought everything they had to offer in the store. The answer would be Infinity Blade. The game is develope by Chair and the most impressive part is the graphic which is powered by Unreal Technology. It was just voted by IGN as "iPhone Game of The Year". The game features an action-RPG combination type of game-play which in other word, a no brainer game. But it's not as simple as it seems. Although you don't have to give yourself a head ache on the story line but  the boss fight gets tougher and tougher by the bloodline you played. 

The graphics is the best iPhone games I played to date and what anyone could offer. 

You start off with some pretty easy enemy which the tutorial will teach you how to evade or block the attacks and when to counter back when it's the time to do so. You will need to tap left/right to evade the particular swing of blade and when it's time for you to attack, you just need to swipe along the screen to do the attacks. You can swipe from left to right or up to down to do any kind of damage you think possible in a certain amount of time to the enemy.

You know what they say about how big is your sword and your lil brother right? 

You are not just fighting with medieval enemies but also some machines equipped with some sharp nifty hammer out to crush you. As you can see from above, the weapons, armors, helms can be customized. You can buy or discover these items along the way. You can buy with the money you earn or found in the store. Sword has their own element and so does the shields, so do equipped them wisely when dealing with specific enemies as they will gain from your mistake. 

Wow, some large sword you got there bub!

This is the second last boss fight before you meet the head honcho at the bad sitting on the red throne.  The game gets easy along the way when you got a hang of the swings and how to evade or blocking them. But when you thought that you saw all the moves, guess again. When you reached bloodline 25 and above, the moves becomes faster and the combos are somewhat more challenging for you to evade. 

 At the end, there could be only ONE

There's two ending, where one of them you died after being slain by the King. Then the game will start again from the beginning with the second bloodline and it's your son now coming to avenge you after 20 years (the years varies). The other ending would be the one when you kill the King. You will uncover a bigger plot behind. But let's not spoil the ending for you all right now. The new update version 1.1 consists of 5 new weapons, shields and helmets and one armors. The maximum level had been increased from 40 to 45 too. The game is connected to the Game Center for achievement to be unlock. So it's pretty cool showing that off. Me? I had all the weapons in the Store and Max it all up to the last one. Now at level 45 and 26th bloodline and going. Waiting for the next update with the bundle of cash I have in my pocket. Hope you enjoy the game as much as I do. 

Graphic : 4.5 out of 5

Sound: 4 out of 5

Addictiveness: 4 out of 5

User Friendly: 4 out of 5

Hello 2011, Goodbye 2010

So what happened last year? I had my ups and downs during 2010 but overall it was a good ride most of the time for me. Let me share what are some of the highlights for my 2010 calendar now.

1. My first concert of the year and also 2nd for S.H.E in Malaysia. A good way to start the year off. 
2. During the mid of the year, I had finally received the keys to my new home. After a year long wait, finally it's ready and the start of my new life. 
3. I had finally proposed to my long time sweet heart on her birthday. Pre-planned my whole proposal and with some help from some good friends, the night turned out to be a memorable one.
4. Finally babe and me went for our long awaited trip over to Taiwan. It was a long wait since we bought the tickets more than half a year ahead but it was worth the wait. Memorable and sweet memories. 
5. Upgraded to the new iPhone 4 from my old iPhone 3GS. hahaha!!! 

Hopefully by this year 2011, my house will be ready for me to move in before Chinese New Year and I can start to plan ahead for my BIG DAY. Yes, most of the people started asking me bout the DAY since late last year. Soon la, you will all know when I had decided it. OK?! haha! Happy New Year to all my readers~! Cheers!

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