Saturday, May 22, 2004

Hahah... shall talk abt my day today... woke up at abound 7.45am still feeling sick... think its because of wad I ate on Friday... but dun think I ate anything heaty wad... well anyway, got dressed and stuff by abt 8am and then followed my parents down to the city... so dun have to take bus early in the morning...

Had breakfast with my parents somewhere near Chinatown Point...had curry chicken noodles... really missed it... cause hadn't been to Chinatown for so long!! And, its really wonderful... so tasty!! The food was featured on Channel U's Food Train summore... even blogging now makes me hungry!!

After that, took the train from Chinatown to Douby Ghaut Station, den to Somerset Station... waited for about 15 mins before Hui Xin came and another 7 plus mins before Cheng Jong arrived... which then I realised that I was very 'sui bianly' dressed... cause they were like all dressed in proper shoes and long jeans and all I wore was a polo, 3/4 pants (those part nylon part cotton kind) and sandals... hahah... really wide contrast lor... I look like I was going to a beach lor (not that I will really go to a beach, haven't stepped on one for years!)

Well, we reached Cineleisure at 9.45am... den saw the reception counter whereby I saw the door gifts... it was... absolutely embarrassing!! It was a plastic bag with Nestle CoCo Crunch printed on it... inside contained a large CoCo Crunch Box of Cereals, Nestle 'dunno-wad' eclairs and a Shrek II Watch (please dun think too highly of it!! Its... for really, really, really, young kids)

Anyway, we redeemed our bags and went into the cinema... saw the Harry Potter trailer... not bad lah... den CJ asked me to go watch with him.. hahah... a lot of ppl has asked me to watch... SC, WK they all and my bass juniors...

Remember wad I said yesterday, the thing abt Shrek II only being a movie and stuff? Actually after watching it, I think its a pretty good show after all... really enjoyed the show... summore it was really quite touching in the end... felt rather emotional towards the end... but din cry lah!! Dun remember crying for any shows... anyway, it was cool... entertaining and very watchable... ppl you all shld have a go at this movie... guarantee wun waste your money!!

After that, the four of us went to watch Troy, at the same cinema... was looking forward to watching that show, due to the good reviews it received by ppl around me... and I have to say it was a shocker. Shockingly bad!

Note: For Troy lurvers, please do not proceed to read the parts below. It may cause you to develop extreme hatred and disgust towards me. But the statements below only contain my own opinions and do not represent the opinion of others.



Well, you have chosen to read it, I guess... so read on then.

It was unbearable havin to sit thru and watch the movie... felt myself shifting around every few minutes... the show, which lasted for close to 3 hours, was boring, due to its lack of any development. The whole show focused only on the battle of Troy. Din show any other wars going on in Greece at that period of time, which was okie except for the fact that it really just focused on the battle.... battles after battles after battles... there were not really that much of development in the show... mostly about people getting into sensual acts, den killing each other for revenge... um... and I really dun find the show sensual and gory, unlike wad most people feel... I was like eating my Burger King thruout the show and I have to say... BK is pretty tasty...

Anyway, dun really feel that the armies in the show were very magnificent, well compared to another blockbuster like LOTR... and the choice of music was pretty bad... din help to magnify the sorrowness of the show... and it seemed like no one (in the show) were particularly upset at any deaths... and Brat Pitt really dun look like a fighter... that battle between him and Eric Bana really really really looked very bad... very bad.

I really dun wish to speak so badly of the movie... there were some parts that I liked... like the part where Helen and the rest of the Trojans returned to Troy and there were those celebrations and stuff... noticed that there were a couple of trojan womenfolk dancing in the background.... really impressed with it... so subtle!! Really brought out the joy of the Trojans. And the part where Archilles was speaking with his mother... her mother seemed really phophetic and wise. Could feel her sorrowness about the fact that he would die but still want him to go to Troy... very superb acting!! And Eric Bana's wife is a really good actress!! Really great!! She could really bring out the sorrowness in her... esp during the escape chamber way and the death scene... think she shd receive a prize for her acting skills...

Anyway, I think I wasn't feeling well during the show either... guess wad...I actually fell asleep for a while whilst watching the movie!! Really very tired... so just closed my eyes during the battle scenes (since they were so plentiful) and just fell asleep liddat... hahah... and it din help that there were 'superb' commentaries by two really loud people sitting behind me... who were laughing so loudly when it wasn't even funny!! Like the part where all the Trojans were discussing about the battle... how funny can it get? Anyway, they were laughing and laughing, and one guy would say 'shut up lah' and then they would laugh again. How nice of them. And, the commentaries they made were... well... pretty explicit. But have to say that one particular line they said was really very funny!! Still laughing now...

Come to think of that, I think Shrek II was really great!! I think the animated humans looked really human and I really like the costumes they were wearing in the Kingdom of Far Far away... so good!! And really enjoyed the puns in the movie, like the lord of the rings spoof and the one on the hollywood thingy... having the words 'Far Far Away' amidst the hills instead of hollywood... really funny!! And I think Julie Andrews provided very good voice over for the queen... and it was really sad in the end where they transformed back into ogres... and I think the role of fairy god mother was really well played!! Wonderful!! And the part about the special guests coming to Fiona's wedding ball was really good!! It was really like those red carpet ceremonies of hollywood... very good!!

Anyway, I left before the show ended... partly because I was really tired and also because my dad wasn't very happy that I went to watch another movie... yah.. so after that went back home and slept... feeling better now... okie... I've got to go have my dinner now...