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merman13

881 ah 1 ah 1...

Aug 25, 2007 15:57

Phew! It's been a hectic couple of weeks, mostly spent on creating some new illustrations and designs! But this grossly-belated post is not about work...

Despite a busy schedule, I was not able to resist the buzz... of the current musical wave that's taken on our shores...

So I took time off to catch <881> when "8th Bro" Weibin dropped by in town ( Read more... )

musicals, hairspray, getai, 881, movies

Comments 14

babymicrophone August 25 2007, 09:59:03 UTC

I think 881 is great too! A very commendable effort from the people involved and its an extremely well thought of film , from the music, costumes, style, cast to the overall packaging. I thought, even though it is not flawless, its one of the landmark local film production in recent times. =)

merman13 August 26 2007, 05:46:24 UTC

I agree! There are actually many things to like in this movie, if we want to! :)

starrider88 August 25 2007, 10:15:52 UTC

I like 一人一半.

universe8within August 25 2007, 11:45:56 UTC

Yea. Nice song. Didn't know it was a song the director heard in M'sia though..

merman13 August 26 2007, 05:49:45 UTC

Ya lor, I thought it was an original composition at first! But I'm still glad they gave us this song. It is quite a classic now... :)

merman13 August 26 2007, 05:47:57 UTC

I like the Chen Weilian's song best (can cry), but 一人一半 is nice and kinda sticks around in the head for days... :)

into_the_wild August 25 2007, 11:41:38 UTC

bring your parents to watch it!

merman13 August 26 2007, 05:52:08 UTC

My parents had both already passed on, but I did "ask" them to go watch the show with me... I'm very sure they would definitely enjoy it! :)

into_the_wild August 26 2007, 12:32:03 UTC

sorry to hear that.

merman13 August 28 2007, 05:47:56 UTC

Hey, no worries. :)

keewhee August 25 2007, 17:20:53 UTC

wonder if it'll be shown in hong kong or at least on SQ ... so that the next time i take a flight, i can watch this. been reading so much about 881

merman13 August 26 2007, 05:56:21 UTC

I think quite likely it would be available on flights. Not sure if it'll be screened in Hong Kong though, as most of its dialogue is in the Hokkien dialect. But I am aiming to get the DVD! :)

htee August 25 2007, 18:21:24 UTC

Yeah, I like it too. Very funny and yet touching. Good effort by our local production team. I like the songs as well.

Thank goodness we weren't asked to do the ass-signature thing (don't ask)! LOL

Is that the part where the two Papaya sisters singing at home with their aunty? They were singing, dancing and showing their asses (in a single row), wringgling them from right to left to right... LOL.

I also love the starting scenes... when the Aunty asked her friends over for their opinions about the girls' singing. LOL

merman13 August 26 2007, 06:02:27 UTC

Haha okay actually the ass-signing thing was a game played during the promo show at Mox. To get the poster and cd, two guys had to spell out "881" and "Qi Yuwu" using their butts! :P

I enjoyed the opening scene as well, the dancing was pretty orbit, but the way all the characters were arguing in Hokkien was really entertaining... :)