It wasnt a spelling mistake. I wasnt referring to the coffee house. It was a TV character.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
Wu Xia Phien and I
Theres a cinema in front of our house in Indo. I still remember almost every weekend, our dad 'll bring us there to watch movies. He'd buy us some snacks and mentos bar. We just ve to cross the road to go there. The cinema is still operating until today.
I watched quite a lot of Chinese classic movies those days, the "Wuxia phien" or the costume dramas/action/martial art movies. e.i. The condor heroes, Once Upon a Time in China, Swordsman, Bride With White Hair, Judge Bao, A Chinese Ghost Story, Butterfly lovers, Taichi master and etc. I only remember this few. The tvs also showed quite a lot, of course dubbed with bahasa indo, e.i. "Pendekar Ulat Bulu" (the caterpillar warrior) and "Pendekar Harum" (fragranced warrior)...... sounds odd..
but nvm... i remembered watching those series every afternoon after tuition class. I was rewatching some of those old classic wuxia from Crunchyroll. I totally enjoyed them!!!! its awesome! no CG effects and still do wonders! compared to the wuxia movies from this era, i.e. "The Promise"... i thought that movie is super horrible... too much dose of CG, horrible costumes and crappy story line.
Ah.. not to forget, we have the horror genre too. The chinese vampire! hahaha! love those guys!
quick coloring in photoshop
Anyhoo, "Xiau au jiang fu" or "Swordsman" series is my most favourite wuxia movie of all time. its like the Chinese version of Lord of The Ring. The movie's particular theme song is just classic and timeless. You guys should be familiar with this song.
Plus plus, this move has the greatest villain of the kung fu world, the "Dong Fang Bu Bai!!!"
p/s after days and nights of searching the world wide web like a maniac i managed to get the audio file. If you want it just leave a comment. I'm more than happy to share.
I watched quite a lot of Chinese classic movies those days, the "Wuxia phien" or the costume dramas/action/martial art movies. e.i. The condor heroes, Once Upon a Time in China, Swordsman, Bride With White Hair, Judge Bao, A Chinese Ghost Story, Butterfly lovers, Taichi master and etc. I only remember this few. The tvs also showed quite a lot, of course dubbed with bahasa indo, e.i. "Pendekar Ulat Bulu" (the caterpillar warrior) and "Pendekar Harum" (fragranced warrior)...... sounds odd..
but nvm... i remembered watching those series every afternoon after tuition class. I was rewatching some of those old classic wuxia from Crunchyroll. I totally enjoyed them!!!! its awesome! no CG effects and still do wonders! compared to the wuxia movies from this era, i.e. "The Promise"... i thought that movie is super horrible... too much dose of CG, horrible costumes and crappy story line.
Ah.. not to forget, we have the horror genre too. The chinese vampire! hahaha! love those guys!
quick coloring in photoshop
Anyhoo, "Xiau au jiang fu" or "Swordsman" series is my most favourite wuxia movie of all time. its like the Chinese version of Lord of The Ring. The movie's particular theme song is just classic and timeless. You guys should be familiar with this song.
Plus plus, this move has the greatest villain of the kung fu world, the "Dong Fang Bu Bai!!!"
p/s after days and nights of searching the world wide web like a maniac i managed to get the audio file. If you want it just leave a comment. I'm more than happy to share.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Movie blurts... #2
This time i promise my review would be deeper, smarter and have more than one sentence. Ok, this week i present you Nim's Island.
For me, this movie is like a mixture of Home Alone, Cast Away, Robinson Crusoe meets Mac Gyver and the reality show, Survivor, Nim's Island. Overall not bad, but not good either. A tad boring and anti climatic. It feels like its not finished. The first 3/4 of the movie it build up the audience's anticipation and curiosity. Then the rest 1/4 until the end are blaaargh.... Some things are left unexplained. The movie left the audience wanting more but then dumped disappointed when the credits rolled over. The screen time between Abigail and Jodie Foster are really little. Its a disappointment because i want to see more action going on between these two characters. I get that the message of the movie is to become your own real life hero. In contrary, the Jodie Foster character didn't do anything heroic and great enough to support the message. On top of that, Abigail's dialogue is like too scripted already.
During the whole movie i was distracted with things like, "Abigail, wear your shoe when in the forest", "Stop touching those worms", "Gerard Butler in wet shirt", "Apple Mac Book!" and etc. The only forte of this movie is the excellent cinematography and the clever use of animation in certain scenes. I really like the story book animation and the opening scene. In conclusion, its a great execution but poor screenplay. Then again, i'm not the right target audience. Its for younger generation. But then again, i'd pay just to watch Gerard Butler and Jodie Foster. Its very rare to see Jodie Foster acted so goofy and hilarious. Anyway, there are some sweet and funny parts in this film too which i found endearing.
Next Review: Darjeeling Limited (2007)
For me, this movie is like a mixture of Home Alone, Cast Away, Robinson Crusoe meets Mac Gyver and the reality show, Survivor, Nim's Island. Overall not bad, but not good either. A tad boring and anti climatic. It feels like its not finished. The first 3/4 of the movie it build up the audience's anticipation and curiosity. Then the rest 1/4 until the end are blaaargh.... Some things are left unexplained. The movie left the audience wanting more but then dumped disappointed when the credits rolled over. The screen time between Abigail and Jodie Foster are really little. Its a disappointment because i want to see more action going on between these two characters. I get that the message of the movie is to become your own real life hero. In contrary, the Jodie Foster character didn't do anything heroic and great enough to support the message. On top of that, Abigail's dialogue is like too scripted already.
During the whole movie i was distracted with things like, "Abigail, wear your shoe when in the forest", "Stop touching those worms", "Gerard Butler in wet shirt", "Apple Mac Book!" and etc. The only forte of this movie is the excellent cinematography and the clever use of animation in certain scenes. I really like the story book animation and the opening scene. In conclusion, its a great execution but poor screenplay. Then again, i'm not the right target audience. Its for younger generation. But then again, i'd pay just to watch Gerard Butler and Jodie Foster. Its very rare to see Jodie Foster acted so goofy and hilarious. Anyway, there are some sweet and funny parts in this film too which i found endearing.
Next Review: Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Movie blurts... #1 (movies i watched recently)
I'm too young and inexperience to do movie review, so... please bear with me...
1) My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar Wai) 2007, Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman n Rachel Wiez.
from IMDB.com :
A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
Cal, you have to watch this, Wong Kar Wai directed the film. the colors and lightning is so his style.
2) City of God /Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles) 2002 Nominated for 4 Oscar
from IMDB.com:
Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.
Shouldn't watch this in library... =.='' ay ay... explicit contents. But have to praise the actors, their acting are brilliant. The way the story are told one after another is interesting. You can see the previous character 'll influence the next.
3) Misery (Rob Reiner) 1990 adaptation from Stephen King's novel
from IMDB.com: Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.
KATHY BATES I LOOOOVVVEEEEE YYYYOOOUUUUUUU!!!!!~~~ this is kinda similar to "Hard Candy", intense interaction between lead male and female actors. Kathy Bates totally pulled off the image of crazed obsessed fan. creepy but at the same time begs sympathy from the viewer. Kathy Bates simply magnificent!
I shall go back to work now... more reviews to come.
Basically i'm spreading some movie-love disease. but trust me, the titles mention are worth watching.
1) My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar Wai) 2007, Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman n Rachel Wiez.
from IMDB.com :
A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
Cal, you have to watch this, Wong Kar Wai directed the film. the colors and lightning is so his style.
2) City of God /Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles) 2002 Nominated for 4 Oscar
from IMDB.com:
Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.
Shouldn't watch this in library... =.='' ay ay... explicit contents. But have to praise the actors, their acting are brilliant. The way the story are told one after another is interesting. You can see the previous character 'll influence the next.
3) Misery (Rob Reiner) 1990 adaptation from Stephen King's novel
from IMDB.com: Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.
KATHY BATES I LOOOOVVVEEEEE YYYYOOOUUUUUUU!!!!!~~~ this is kinda similar to "Hard Candy", intense interaction between lead male and female actors. Kathy Bates totally pulled off the image of crazed obsessed fan. creepy but at the same time begs sympathy from the viewer. Kathy Bates simply magnificent!
I shall go back to work now... more reviews to come.
Basically i'm spreading some movie-love disease. but trust me, the titles mention are worth watching.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Heavy serious s***....
Next month i'll be graduating, and i'm in between either continuing studies or jump straight into the industry. I havent send out my resume yet, havent refine portfolio and havent even put it up on the world wide web yet. I also havent search which school to apply, when to apply, and how to apply yet. WHY??? WHY?? you'd probably kick my ass and yell "JUST do it already! why have i not been doing what i'm supposed to do by now? Today everything finally became crystal clear.
I'M SCARED shitless. the fact that i'll be finishing school soon is so overwhelming that i refused to acknowlege it. But then after some serious thinking and short talks with friends and lecturer, i realized that the core of the problem is my fear of growing up. Everything had been laid out and dictated to me all these years. Now is the time to move forward. Become an adult, take on the role and responsibility.
I also realize that i dont really want to continue to study, it is partly because of my selfish motive of buying time so i dont have to face the music so soon. Guess, cant do this anymore. Take the bull by the horns. Here i come FUTURE! Bring it ON.
I just hope that the person i am today can contribute to the person i am going to be in the future.(does that make sense) anyhoo, to end this heavy rant post, lets listen to Shannon Noll's - Shine.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
random post...#21
This poster made me cringe. Jackie Chan and Jet Li in one movie. Whoa!
but i like the poster layout. the way they arrange the names and coming soon into a border is brilliant. It looks like a scroll.
Anyway....it latter made me feel like this.
I'm sorry for the bad analogy.......
WTF?!!!! Jackie!!! why are you wearing a mop??
Heres the plot,
"Based on the Chinese legend of the monkey king, revolves around an American teenager who discovers the king's legendary stick weapon in a pawn shop. He is transported back in time to ancient China, where he joins a crew of warriors fighting to free the imprisoned king."
They freakin add in too many elements already. shees.... i like Lionsgate movie but i WOULD NOT WATCH THIS CRAP! look at the trailer. total turn off. I mean COME ON! Jackie Chan and Jet Li! two brilliant martial artists, at least do some great movies like Heroes or House of Flying Daggers which show the ultimate kung fu beauty! not this commercialize type! aish aish!
but i like the poster layout. the way they arrange the names and coming soon into a border is brilliant. It looks like a scroll.
Anyway....it latter made me feel like this.
I'm sorry for the bad analogy.......
WTF?!!!! Jackie!!! why are you wearing a mop??
Heres the plot,
"Based on the Chinese legend of the monkey king, revolves around an American teenager who discovers the king's legendary stick weapon in a pawn shop. He is transported back in time to ancient China, where he joins a crew of warriors fighting to free the imprisoned king."
They freakin add in too many elements already. shees.... i like Lionsgate movie but i WOULD NOT WATCH THIS CRAP! look at the trailer. total turn off. I mean COME ON! Jackie Chan and Jet Li! two brilliant martial artists, at least do some great movies like Heroes or House of Flying Daggers which show the ultimate kung fu beauty! not this commercialize type! aish aish!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Trembled Blossoms
Take a look on this ad. Prada short film for the Spring Summer 2008 collection
Via Drawn.ca
Via Drawn.ca
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
random post...#20
(click to enlarge)
This is my theory on why McDonald's fries are very long...
If you sign to a plant it'll grow faster and healthier
Monday, February 11, 2008
Gou-gou
This is the one and only famous vegetarian dog of Jalan Hasannudin 68C.
One swipe from his tongue u'll have to take shower.
Jumps and get overly excited when females are around and go all
quiet and timid when he sees males. perv...
Oh oh, that weird music at the background is my dad's phone ringtone.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Somewhere In Time
First of all, Happy 100th post!
A lot has happened since i started this blog. Anyway, lets travel back to 2005. Fresh out of highschool. Then went to college.
I was First year art student. Full of anticipation and dreams. Everyday was fun, i dont have to carry calculator to school anymore. Made new friends and swim into the internet world. Own my first lap top and taking bus to school. Here are works from dear first year.
The very first assignment i brought home. Draw wire outlines of 40 different angles of an apple.
These are from fine art class. They put items on a table and we sat infront of the table and draw the objects. Missed those dirty hands day.
charcoals drawing
water colors
Now i'm a rusty old third year senior gonna graduate soon. partly anxious partly happy.
A lot has happened since i started this blog. Anyway, lets travel back to 2005. Fresh out of highschool. Then went to college.
I was First year art student. Full of anticipation and dreams. Everyday was fun, i dont have to carry calculator to school anymore. Made new friends and swim into the internet world. Own my first lap top and taking bus to school. Here are works from dear first year.
The very first assignment i brought home. Draw wire outlines of 40 different angles of an apple.
These are from fine art class. They put items on a table and we sat infront of the table and draw the objects. Missed those dirty hands day.
charcoals drawing
water colors
Now i'm a rusty old third year senior gonna graduate soon. partly anxious partly happy.
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