2009-11-07

骨肉同謀 + 饑渴誘罪 + 魔幻聖誕頌 + 亡命巔峰



Mother is a gripping, splendidly acted, darkly suspenseful and beautifully shot murder mystery with a witty and unpredictable twist. Some ghostly, violent and guilt confronting scenes will send a chill down your spine. Joon-ho Bong, the director of the Host and Memories of Murder, never disappoints.

Kenji: 4.5 / 5
IMDB: 8.2 / 10
Rotten Tomatoes: 92 / 100

Thirst is a stylish, terrifying and sometimes romantic vampire story which is much better than Twilight because of its messages, cinematography and twist.

The film delivers a message that every human has desires and is a sinner. It also tells us, without god's help, humans are still able to atone for their crimes.

The love story is indeed quite romantic. His willingness to give blood to her means LOVE. The dating scenes with black humor also suit this vampire love story.

The sex scenes successfully capture humans' innate desires. Besides, the ghostly scenes not only add much eeriness and terror to the story, but also display the characters' guilt. The mahjong scenes are also shot skillfully to show everyone's personality and interaction.

Although Old Boy is still the director's best work in my opinion, Thirst, with food for thought, dazzling images and a concoction of dark humor, romance, terror, sex, religion, family, gore and vampires, is undoubtedly worth our support!


Kenji: 4 / 5
IMDB: 7.6 / 10
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% Positive
Metacritics: 72 / 100 Generally Favorable Reviews


魔幻聖誕頌 A Christmas Carol

I watched A Christmas Carol because of Robert Zemeckis, Director of Beowulf, The Polar Express and Cast Away and I left the cinema, feeling satisfied.

The movie is a heartwarming, entertaining and frightening journey in which a stingy old man looks back upon his past, understands his present and foresees the future. Although the story is a bit lecturing, we can feel the main character's change, thanks to Jim Carrey's excellent performance.

The images are beautifully rendered and the motions of the main characters are vividly captured. The Christmas atmosphere is also well created with the use of music and images.


However,
what makes him a stingy man can be further developed. Besides, when chased by the horses, it is not convincing for an old man to run so fast.

On the whole, A Christmas Carol is a visually stunning christmas movie. 3.5 / 5


亡命巔峰 North Face

It is a realistic drama with a spectacular setting and some scenes of immense tension. The repeated contrast between a warm hotel lobby with luscious food and the freezing and dangerous North Face successfully highlight the hardship they face. However, the first half of the film developing the  characters is too long and cannot serve the purpose. 4 / 5

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5 則留言:

  1. 《魔幻聖誕頌》看的是IMAX 3D很有立體感﹗更佩服的是占基利。《亡命巔峰》拍得很真實,我猜一定不容易拍攝,可惜的是結局太過悲慘﹗
    [版主回覆11/22/2009 22:47:00]Quite heartwarming indeed hahaha... dunno why it is not released in December. North Face is very realistic. Worth our support!!!

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  2. 其實我也有同感為何"Christmas Carol"不安排在聖誕期間上映?!? 我看的時候,真的以為是聖誕假期呢!!!!
    [版主回覆11/22/2009 23:29:00]Me too... a mystery!!!

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  3. 骨肉同謀的確唔錯~
    12月好多好戲阿,正!
    [版主回覆11/24/2009 19:35:00]Thanks for your support!!! Good films in Dec? Um... which ones are you talking about?

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  4. 腦作大業、聽說、吸血新世紀2我都想睇~
    [版主回覆11/24/2009 20:46:00]腦作大業 - good reviews, but it is said that the film is not easy to decode... quite challenging indeed. Worried that it is boring and long. Will wait until more reviews come out. 聽說 - looks fresh, but worried that the story is cliched. 吸血新世紀2 - No... Number 1 is not my cup of tea.

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  5. Hmmmm.....Maybe I will watch "The Christmas Carols" on this weekend, I will tell you after I watched.
    [版主回覆11/26/2009 20:48:00]Hello Kari. OK wor... although it is not a must see, the Christmas atmosphere is well created. The visuals are very nice too. ^^

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