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I am so glad to have caught Rabbit Hole alone, not that I mind having some company in the theatre but it's kinda surreal to watch a movie by myself after some time.
This must be one of the most underrated film of the year. I totally love Nicole Kidman. She completely consumes her character and gave such understated yet compelling performance. Coincidentally, I watched her in The Hours (2003) alone as well. I can totally relate to the movie, unlike the King's Speech. It's a simple story of how a couple come to terms with the loss of their 4 year old son and yet the way the film unfolds is amazing.
If only Natalie Portman is not running for Best Actress this year, Nicole Kidman will stand a high chance.
A beautiful tale of life. And death~
Less than 2 weeks to the biggest film awards, it's gonna be so exciting with James Franco and Anne Hatheway hosting.
Still contemplating if I should catch True Grit and Winter's Bone.
Meanwhile, these are the movies I have catched lately:
How do you make a movie out of a guy who struggles in the last apparent 127 hours of his life? Making that possible in itself is a feat for Director Danny Boyle. I must admit the film gets a little stagnant at some points, afterall this is a one-man show by James Franco whom I feel is fairly competant in his portrayal. It feels like a documentary for the most part of it and certainly not for the faint hearted who cringes at the sight of blood.
Popcorn: 3.5/5
I certainly do not quite understand the whole loads of accolades for The King's Speech. It is a not bad movie but there are certainly better films (like Inception), I think? I just feel that it is overrated apart from the strong performance from its cast. And Colin Firth is much better in A Single Man as compared to this. It does feel a little draggy at certain points as well.Popcorn: 3.5/5
What is your pick?
The CNY mood has died but it's still not too late to blog about it :)
Annual steamy affair with the 5s, this time round at Emma's place. There was a great deal of food and it was too much even for 9 people. It feels cosy to meet up during CNY, and I am glad we made the effort this year again to pre-arrange everything. Kudos to Emma for volunteering her house and the great effort in preparing everything :)
Whose house in the 龙年?Leave mine out, lol ~
Sometimes I can't help but wonder what is the whole purpose of doing what I am doing and still not able to meet expectations.
And of course that leads me to ponder on my aim in my LIFE and what really matters.
WQ forwarded me an sms today that this guy from NTU who is one year my junior is having his cremation tomorrow. It comes as a shock to myself though I was not close to him. I do remember him as a bright and friendly guy back then. Taking about the fragility of life here.
My troubles and worries are so insignificant compared to this and this makes me think harder on what I really want to achieve since life too short to even waste 1 day doing something so unnecessary or unimportant.
Disappointed~
I am feeling so sore right now after four days of revelry, and I mean sore throat and feverish. I have only myself to blame for gorging myself with so much Fererro Rocher which I can't resist. Hazulnut is so awesome.
Four movies in four days, this is probably a new personal record. But I think I can really be a full-time movie critic with so many awesome movies coming up as the Oscar season draws closer.
Cousins' Gathering
Had a great gathering with aunties/uncles and cousins on day 1 =)
Down to River Angbao in the evening, it's becoming a yearly affair.
How I wish CNY (and of cos the hols) doesn't end ~
Before I get down to the new year, here are my personal movie reviews these few days.
It's a Great Great World: 4/5
A movie which belongs to all Singaporeans. This is the one movie which contains the collective memories of our forefathers, our parents and our grandparents. The dialects which belong to Singapore and the familiar faces which we see on TV so often. I cant believe all these dialects will probably be gone in the hands of my generation and below. Support Kelvin Tong and local productions, catch this heartwarming show. And sideline, Olivia Ong is so pretty.
Homecoming: 3/5I shouldn't be surprised that Jack Neo is the limelight and in my opinion the funniest with his malaysia accented dialogues. Othewise, I think the whole show is overly skewed and catered towards the market over the causeway with the heavy Malaysian cast and accent. Just imagine our Singapore actors passing off as Malaysians. Still, it's also considered half a Singapore movie, so can still consider catching it if you have time to spare. Else, give it a miss.
All's Well End's Well: 3.5/5Leave your brains at home for this show. The strong cast is the main draw, arguably all the current A-listers movie stars in HK are in this show. I never knew Louis Koo has such a knack for comedy shows. Cecelia Cheung is charming as always and her pairing with Louis Koo is simply too eye candy to resist.
More upcoming movies on my list to this month :)
