Movie Reviews
So, er, watched a coupla movies after the exams...
Van Helsing
20 word summary: Blood, gore, green, slimy icky things, sharp, pointy, bloody, gory. Vampires, doomed hero, very doomed heroine, stupid, funny sidekicks. Icky things.
Summary: Van Helsing, monster-buster extraordinaire, has to kill Dracula on the Pope's orders. Well, the Pope ordered this because Anna (Le heroine) is currently the last of her line, and if Dracula isn't dead before she dies, her entire family (yeah, even all the dead ones) will rot in h*ll. Dracula, on the other hand, is really only interested in his harem and releasing his gazillion over widdle baby vampires out of their eggs. Blood, gore, and scary sharp point creepy things abound. However, falls prey to several major plotholes. The cast acted pretty well, and comendations go to Dracula (so cool! So shuai! Except for the "I vant to sharrk you'rre brraahhdd" thing...) and the frair (*dies laughing*). Amazing sets, SFX and really wacky weaponry. And dead cool effects. Watch for the mirror in the Budapest (or some other hot european city) Ball scene.
Who should go: Action buffs, medieval buffs and horror buffs. And the usual screaming Hugh Jackman fans.
Who should not go: People who have a low horror tolerance (me). People who don't like icky slimy things exploding in their faces (me). People who don't like creepy monsters with sharp pointy teeth and yellow eyes (me). I think you get the idea.
Rating: 7/10 Based on the non-gory bits... During the gory bits, I was mostly going "Ew. Yuck." and totally not looking at the screen. (Kai was amused, I believe. -_-;;;)
Shrek 2
20 word summary: Yes, I know it's a kiddy flick, but it's funny, it's got pop culture references and it's got Puss.
Summary: Shrek and Fiona do Meet the Parents. The King isn't happy. Fairy Godmother (in cahoots with the King) isn't happy. Prince Charming (aka the male bimbo) isn't happy. So the King hires what he thinks is a big, bad, spanish-sprouting kick-a** assassin to take care of Shrek. Problem: Big, bad, spanish-sprouting kick-a** assassin is a cat. A 2 foot tall ginger cat. In boots. With a hairball problem. Meet Puss in Boots, the cutest thing EVER! *huggles* Aw he has the cutest widdle kitty eyes... *cough* Anyways... To solve the in-law problem, Shrek drinks a magic potions (with Donkey doing some testing). Major, major mayhem ensures. The produces chucked in a few snide movie references (LOTR, Spiderman, Mission Impossible), cameos (Justin Timberlake, Prince Charles) and gave us a whole new way of looking at some fairy tale (Like the Wolf in little red riding hood has... err... =identity= problems). Generally wholesome fun, except for a word in a song (tush. Male tush.)and the Pinnochio thing.
Who should watch: Everyone. Just watch the first Shrek, 'kay?
Who should not watch: ... *really can't think of anyone* Er... people who can't stand semi-dark places like a movie theatre? (Well, just buy it from the pirated VCD seller then!)
Rating: 9.5/10 Dudes, the Pinnochio thing? Crude man, crude.
^_^ Well, that's it for today...
Van Helsing
20 word summary: Blood, gore, green, slimy icky things, sharp, pointy, bloody, gory. Vampires, doomed hero, very doomed heroine, stupid, funny sidekicks. Icky things.
Summary: Van Helsing, monster-buster extraordinaire, has to kill Dracula on the Pope's orders. Well, the Pope ordered this because Anna (Le heroine) is currently the last of her line, and if Dracula isn't dead before she dies, her entire family (yeah, even all the dead ones) will rot in h*ll. Dracula, on the other hand, is really only interested in his harem and releasing his gazillion over widdle baby vampires out of their eggs. Blood, gore, and scary sharp point creepy things abound. However, falls prey to several major plotholes. The cast acted pretty well, and comendations go to Dracula (so cool! So shuai! Except for the "I vant to sharrk you'rre brraahhdd" thing...) and the frair (*dies laughing*). Amazing sets, SFX and really wacky weaponry. And dead cool effects. Watch for the mirror in the Budapest (or some other hot european city) Ball scene.
Who should go: Action buffs, medieval buffs and horror buffs. And the usual screaming Hugh Jackman fans.
Who should not go: People who have a low horror tolerance (me). People who don't like icky slimy things exploding in their faces (me). People who don't like creepy monsters with sharp pointy teeth and yellow eyes (me). I think you get the idea.
Rating: 7/10 Based on the non-gory bits... During the gory bits, I was mostly going "Ew. Yuck." and totally not looking at the screen. (Kai was amused, I believe. -_-;;;)
Shrek 2
20 word summary: Yes, I know it's a kiddy flick, but it's funny, it's got pop culture references and it's got Puss.
Summary: Shrek and Fiona do Meet the Parents. The King isn't happy. Fairy Godmother (in cahoots with the King) isn't happy. Prince Charming (aka the male bimbo) isn't happy. So the King hires what he thinks is a big, bad, spanish-sprouting kick-a** assassin to take care of Shrek. Problem: Big, bad, spanish-sprouting kick-a** assassin is a cat. A 2 foot tall ginger cat. In boots. With a hairball problem. Meet Puss in Boots, the cutest thing EVER! *huggles* Aw he has the cutest widdle kitty eyes... *cough* Anyways... To solve the in-law problem, Shrek drinks a magic potions (with Donkey doing some testing). Major, major mayhem ensures. The produces chucked in a few snide movie references (LOTR, Spiderman, Mission Impossible), cameos (Justin Timberlake, Prince Charles) and gave us a whole new way of looking at some fairy tale (Like the Wolf in little red riding hood has... err... =identity= problems). Generally wholesome fun, except for a word in a song (tush. Male tush.)and the Pinnochio thing.
Who should watch: Everyone. Just watch the first Shrek, 'kay?
Who should not watch: ... *really can't think of anyone* Er... people who can't stand semi-dark places like a movie theatre? (Well, just buy it from the pirated VCD seller then!)
Rating: 9.5/10 Dudes, the Pinnochio thing? Crude man, crude.
^_^ Well, that's it for today...