Sunday, July 27, 2008,
Dinner Dates & Reviews
I have returned... to this miserable place once again. Unfortunately.
Well, its time to pull up my ankle socks as high as they can.. and prepare myself for the new semester that lurks ahead. (well.. its just tmrw actually.. lol)
The flight back was "normal'.. and when I say "normal".. i mean it sucked (Qantas mah) as it usually is. I want to sit the A380~!! lol~
So anyway, abit on the events that occurred in the past 2 weeks since my last post.
Firstly, I got sick. Yay.. zZ. A rather rare occurrence. Flu.
Feeling almost 100% already anyway.. so its fine.
Had 2 more dinner outings with my mates before I toOk off.
One at "Rice Table" located within the International Building near Shaw. It was not bad. Indonesian food. At the start, they will serve you all the dishes they have (in small portions of course), and then u can order those u like after.. as many as you want.
Oh, its buffet style.. so no worries.
Unfortunately, I didn't take any pics of the actual foOd itself.. coz I was toO hungry and just went at it. lol~
~ Alfred was supposed to be the only one *smiling*, thus we all intentionally stoned. ~.. Unfortunately, he failed to deliver yet again.. =\
~ Now this is more like it! =D ~.. Unfortunately.. there he is not smiling again.. @!%#?? lol~
~ L-R: "Lao Er" , "Lao San" xD ~
~ Our "LAO DA!!" (left) ~Second dinner was on the last day of my internship.
Had it at Ministry of Food (MOF) @ Marina Square. It was Jap style and it's desserts are the main attraction (as recommended by willy.. which i agree).
This time, we did not take any group pics.. but just foody ones.
*yuM~
~ Tan-Tan Ramen ~
~ The Best dessert @ MOF ~~ Exquisite fried sweet potatoe balls with Jap Ice-cream, drizzled with some nice.. stuff. ~
~ Stan's dessert ~
~ Tecky's dessert ~
~ willy's dessert ~Now for some Movie Reviews.
The only two movies I caught in Sg (yes, its quite unbelievable that I only saw a measly TWO)
- The Dark Knight and Red Cliff -
Both of which are EXCELLENT movies. I'll just lay it down now and say both are worthy of 4.5 out of 5 stars!
!WARNING: SPOILERS IMMINENT!
The Dark Knight was simply "wow-some" and was absolutely entertaining from the start all through its 2.5 hr long plot.
Christian Bale was as suave as usual.
Morgan Freeman's presence speaks for itself.
Aaron Eckhart portrayed both the 'White Knight' and Two-Face equally well.
Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon.
Michael Caine added the refreshing bits to the movie through his wit and charisma.
~ In Memory of Heath ~And of course.. the main character in my view - Heath Ledger as The Joker - played brilliantly and just simply toO good. So much so that I think it will be rather difficult for the producers to find a replacement for him, if there were to be a 3rd film.
The film was awesome not just because of its "wham-pow-bam" action, but also of its twists here and there. Most notably the one involving Batman being tricked by the Joker into saving Harvey Dent instead of Rachel. Kinda sad that part was.
But I guess my fav. part would be.. "WHY SO SERIOUS?" - where the menacing side of the Joker was revealed.
Oh and the Bat-cycle detaching from the Bat-mobile? Now that was surprising and COOL. =O
Especially when the Bat-cycle did a 180 degree flip against a wall. Awesome~
There were so many parts that really impressed mE and I must say the ending part where Gordon was narrating whilst Batman was fleeing really sent a strong vibe through mE as the chapter closes.
A perfect ending.
Very rarely do sequels fair better than their originals. And "The Dark Knight" did more than just 'do better'.. it totally overshadowed the first (Batman Begins), which was already a great movie. =D
Certainly deserving of my 4.5 stars~
*Oh and did I mention there were numerous comical parts as well? ahaha xD
I saw it with 9 of my bros on Saturday (19/07/2008) and AGAIN the very NEXT DAY (20/07/2008) with my sis~
I know.. its like :OO
But hey, I was every bit as entertained and excited when watching it the second time.. even though it was just the day after the first! That's how fantabulous it was~ =D
Red Cliff
This movie is based upon china's history during the (don't know what) era.
(I suck at chinese and just as much at its history =\ )
Nonetheless, you don't really have to be knowledgeable in its history to fully enjoy this film.
Unlike 'The Dark Knight' where I know almost all of the characters, some of the characters in Red Cliff are abit fuzzy to mE. Thus, you will have to forgive mE for not being able to discuss much on its characters.
However, I will say.. I LOVE GUAN YU. Omg. That guy was absolutely the pinnacle of coolness in the show.
He makes his grand appearance, and takes on what seems to be a horde of noob-ish soldiers with just his spear (apparently its some famous weapon.. might not be a spear.. i actually don't know what it is lol~) and his omg-skillz. And according to 'Cao Cao', Guan Yu does not stab people behind their backs (in its literal sense), thus sparing the antagonist which is him.
Uber-coOL~!! I love Guan Yu now. xD
~ Zilong ~Not to mention, the rest of the heroes were coOL toO - 'Zilong' and the other guy who was big and burly and had a LOUDDDD voice. LoL~ Yea they were awesome as well.
Actually wait.. what am I dribbling about.. the ENTIRE movie is just one huge COOL epic performance la~! ahahaha.
Its directed by John Woo, so one would expect alot of sensational spectacles in the form of fight scenes. And boy does he deliver! lol~
~ Lin Chiling as Xiao Qiao ~*Supposedly the most beautiful woman in China during that era*
(how apt)
A pity Lin Chiling played a rather calafaire role in the film =\
I was quite loOking forward to her performance..
I mean.. she is one of the best loOking (if not the best) Asian celebs out there.. to mE.
The part which really toOk center stage was during the "Tortoise" formation (I can't remember the actual name.. but it was basically that. LoL)
Really an "OMG-THAT-IS-SO-COOL" climatic battle of the film, where the good guys tricked the baddies into a trap that is basically sectioned into various parts, much like the patterns on a tortoise's shell. Thus the name.
Subsequently, they would slowly take the baddies out via a series of attacks that were really unique as they were funny! The most notable part was when they 'roped in' the baddies to kill them.. until there was only 1 left.. who loOked confused till a final rope was thrown above him and they took him in as well. (My description does not sound funny at all.. you MUST watch it for yourself! ahahaha xD)
Eventually, the generals/heroes were sent in to kill them off one by one. And needless to say, the fight was brilliant. *Thumbs Up*
Having said all that however.. I hated the ending. Why? Simple reason..
It was "TO BE CONTINUED!"
I watched the movie with Yanyin.. and the two of us were like..
"WHA----???", "TO BE CONTINUED?!" NOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo! >.<"
Thus, she exclaimed that she hated the movie! hahaha. so cutesy. =P
~ Tony Leung as Zhou Yu ~There were also plenty of hilariousness in the movie. They will definitely crack you up!
The funniest part for mE was during the "Breech Birth". hahahaha~
The two of us, including the entire cinema hall, just BURST out Laughing Out Loud! xD
Those who have watched it will know.
Overall, despite the disappointingly-"ARGHH" ending, the show still gets 4.5 from mE.
The action sequences, the charismatic characters and its plot, mixed with a generous dose of hilarity, truly makes this film The Best Asian film of this year so far~
You will not be disappointed... except for the ending of course. =|
And so, despite only having watched two movies, I was most satisfied because they were absolutely fantabulously awesome.
If you can only watch 2 films.. those 2 are definitely the ones to catch.
(Except if you're not in asia.. whereby you will most likely not have the chance to watch Red Cliff in cinemas. =X)
**Couldn't find more pics of the other characters like Guan Yu and the big burly guy =\
`keLvin
6:00 PM
