Alvin & The Chipmunks 2

Watched @ GV Marina

The only reason why someone would watch this movie is to enjoy the squeeky songs of the chipmunks. And I happen to be one of those 'someone's, this sequel features the female counterparts of the chipmunks. I seriously never knew they were called the chippettes.

There's only 4 points I would like to share abt this movie and that should sum up everything.

1. Simon and Jeanette, are so BRAINY!!
2. Alvin & Britney, just cool and stylo, but not really my type.
3. Theodore & Elenore are super cute and FAT!
4. I simply love they squeeky songs!! hehee

Oh 1 last thing, Zachery Levi, is still funny like he was in Chuck! It's pretty much Chuck in Chipmunks.

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 6 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 8 out of 10
Overall: 7 out of 10

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Sherlock Holmes

Watched @ GVMax

Sherlock Holmes is already UBER well-known before this movie. SO how it it going to gain the recognition from the masses or even left a mark on their memories? Well, they re-vamp the image of Holmes, that's how. Now holmes is iron man without the armor, much more rugged and watson is just as much a fighter as holmes.

It's a refreshing twist to the usually pipe smoking nerdy holmes we are accustomed to. I liked it, I know some who didnt. Holmes retains his usual sceptism in magic and the paranormal, there's always a reason and method about how things are done.

And I really liked the way how he analyses each match ending move just before he excutes it. COOL! hahaa. Rachel McAdams plays somewhat a nemesis and love interest of holmes. Somehow I just did not like McAdams, it's just me, wanting to slap her no matter what. So what ever comment I have about her is simply... Biased.

Jude Law playing Watson was really a apt, he successfully portrays the cynic in everything holmes does. And yet somehow ends up being the bitch who totally listens to holmes and led on by him. HAH!!

entertaining is what this movie is, however the ending is somewhat... "what!!?? I have to wait for Sherlock Holmes 2!!??"

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 7 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 7 out of 10
Overall: 7 out of 10

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Bodyguards & Assasins

Watched @ Cineleisure lvl 4

All star cast in this movie about 1 significant event in the revolutionary years of China. Bodyguards here are people who protect Sun Yat Sen in his crucial trip to Hong Kong to meet and liase with fellow revolutionaries. Interesting to know is that even though the bodyguards in this movie were almost wiped out, close to none actually knew who they were suppose to protect, nor why. They just did it.

It's pretty much based on historical events, not sure if the names and background behind each character is accurate, but it fulfills the purpose of bring forward the images of the unsung heroes in the long journey of China's revolution.

Oh, it also shows be it on purpose, how utterly useless and brainless the ailing qing dynasty was at that point in time.

However, I do find some of the protection strategy they were using were seriously DUMB!!!!! I would have totally done it in a different way.

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 7 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 6 out of 10
Overall: 6.5 out of 10

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Avatar (3D)

Watched @ GV Grand

This movie has generated SO MUCH HYPED, it's impossible to even try to miss it. James Cameron has once again served up a movie blockbuster. Like he said in some many of those interviews on TV, it's really so difficult to come up with something new in movies. Harder still to come up with something new and AWESOME!!

The plot of Avatar is actually quite simple, humans found life on another planet and also some very valuable minerals which they wanna harvest. The only thing stopping them are the natives, the Na'vi and they are tough nuts to crack. So they go to war, and the ultimate weapon for humans are a band of genetically engineered Na'vi bodies (avatars) which can be remotely controlled by humans.

Well as with all things genetically engineered, they go wrong. But in this case, it went wrong for a good cause. The avatar pilots changed sides, as they grew close to the na'vi, and found a greater cause to fight besides for $$$!!

Action and effects wise, there's really nothing better. It's state of the art and the scenaries created in the movie are simply WOAH!! This is a movie that MUSt be watched in 3D, and an advice when watching 3D, the best seats are in front!!

My favourite part of the movie, the plug&play tails of the Na'vi tribe. Also love the way nature interacts with the Na'vi. It kindda reminds me of Final Fantasy 7, energy of life never dies, it gets recycled into the life stream which supports the world and new life.

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 8 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 10 out of 10
Overall: 9 out of 10

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Lesbian Vampire Killers

Watched @ PPStream

Basically this show is so BAD!! so bad, the lesbians are pretty much the only watchable thing the whole movie. I think UK movies have big issues with comedy, they just cant do it. The only comedy they come up with nowadays are C-rate movies like this one. Shitty, the plot is really really lousy, except for a few lame laughs there's not much to it. Oh btw, this movie features one of the WEAKEST vampires ever to hit the screen. Perhaps even the zombies in zombieland were harder to kill.

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 3 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 4 out of 10
Overall: 4 out of 10

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Post Exams

I'm letting myself rot and relax after my "final" endevours in NUS. There's still 1 more task, but i'm delaying on that, still got time.. I think... there's really quite alot of things available for me to do. first of which i;m already doing is to overload myself with entertainment. catch up on movies, PPS, even storybooks!! heh..

today, i spent most of the day trying to get facebook to work. somehow it died on me, just refuse to load. dunno if it's user issue. lonely day actually, no one at home but me, yanli's gone to bintan for office stuff. family's in aussie holidaying. i'm watching the fort. :P

Time to go read!! hehee.. that's so not ME!! hehee..

Zombieland

Watched @ Cineleisure lvl 4

Pure zombie entertainment. The show is kindda like a narration of a survival of a few people in the US which has been totally zombified. The actors in this film are actually A-listers, not the kind you would find in a usually B-rate film. I guess they made the flim really enjoyable and watchable. But first I have to say, zombies are totally not scary, they are grossed but not scary, just imagine semi-paralysed and senile. HAHAHA!!

It even shows Bill Murray as himself in the movie, what a joke!! This movie had us laughing from start till the end. Especially with the lame "rules" in order to stay alive. Think about "seatbelts" & "sunscreen" lame shit!!

Pure entertainment, nothing else to it, it's not there to make sense. Just for laughs and a few shock moments. Good watch for stress relieve.

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 5 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 6 out of 10
Overall: 6 out of 10

Favourite Lines:
Little Rock: Who's Bill Murray?
Tallahassee: ...I've never hit a kid before... I mean, that's like asking who Gandhi is.
Little Rock: Who's Gandhi?

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Twilight - New Moon

Watched @ The Grand Cathay

This is 2nd episode to the twilight saga. have not read the book but perhaps like harry potter, watch and not read is probably advisable. twilight 1 is really captivating, new way which the vampire story is told, really attracted the curiosity of movie goers. twilight 2, is not that new anymore, it's a continuation of the storyline.

the werewolf part of the story shld really be the core of this movie. from what i hear about the readers of the book, the bulk of the story should be about the love story of bella and jacob. That was not seen in the movie, sadly it's more about bella going freaky about losing edward and going unscrupulous to see him no matter wat.

But it is still not a bad movie, I still like it and i'm looking forward to the next 2 installments of the series.... i'm quite surprised that dakota fanning was in the movie, TOTALLY did not notice her there.. hahaa...

Oh and I really like Alice!! She is attractive beyond bella...

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 7 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 7 out of 10
Overall: 7 out of 10

Favourite Lines:
Alice Cullen: Bella, what is that God awful wet dog smell?
Bella Swan: Um... That's probably me. I've... It's Jacob.
Alice Cullen: Jacob who?
Bella Swan: Jacob's kind of a werewolf.
Alice Cullen: Ugh! Bella! Werewolf's are not good company to keep!
Jacob Black: Speak for yourself...
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Bella Swan: Alice, you are coming back right?
Alice Cullen: Yes, as soon as you let the dog out.

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Finally it's OVER!!

At 11am this morning. I officially completed my last examination in NUS, my FYP presentation. It went quite smoothly, I believe I managed to convince my examiner that I've done loads of work for this project. Well the truth is I only put in moderate work and my report is ultra SHORT!! Somehow people gets the impression I've done alot, not that i'm complaining, maybe moderate to me is alot to others (oh how I hope that's true!!).

The main comments I got for my project is, what's the purpose of my findings, or rather what can it be used for. Due to the ultra focus'd topic which I chose, the purpose is one and simple. Although it does sounds unimpressive in the end, that's the truth of the project, 1 simple purpose drives 1 simple project. what more can I say?? The only thing I said was, given the topic I only have a simple aim, to gain a great profit, i'll have to widen my scope take in much more data and need much much more time. hahaa, I think they bought it. hehe.

Conclusion, I think I made a sales pitch today more than an engine presentation. Wat's left for me is to touch up on my final report and bulk it up more for my final hard cover bounded submission.

BYE BYE NUS (assuming I passed my exams, :P)

Exam Blues

2 papers down, and once again, they feel totally like lost causes. well, u know what? I'm not really complaining. Cos i know how much effort I've been putting into these last hours. I think I see a tendency in myself to start things really well and just lose steam along the way.

1 final paper on monday and FYP presentation on Wed. And that's the END!!!

I tried to pop into Sitex just now. TOO CROWDED!! it's 4pm, dun anyone need to work??? duhzZ...

Final days of Uni ! ?

2 more hrs to NVC final presentation
1 more day to FYP final draft
10 days to 1st exam paper
20 days to FYP final presentation
30 Dec, final action for NUS (thesis hardbound submission)

And now, the end is here
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and ev'ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,
"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way"

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!

2012

Watched @ Cineleisure Lvl 6

Disaster movie, a very long one as well. But it was 2.5hrs of good movie in my eyes. I like the way they planned out the whole plot, it's pretty waterproof for the most parts. Except for the magical ways how the leads somehow get out of ridiculously tight situations.

Pay attention to where the remainder of the world population decides to move to. Notice that continent is somehow not included in the prior plannings of the great excape. WHAT AN IRONY!! hahaa.. but that's life.. I liked that..

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 8 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 8 out of 10
Overall: 8 out of 10

Favourite Lines:
Jackson Curtis: When they tell you not to panic... that's when you run!

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Squashed!!

I'm squashed!! by the crunch. I cant breathe!! aarrgghhh... So many things, so little knowledge, so little time. AARR!!!!!!!!!

Crunch TIME!!!

FYP

New Venture Business Idea

Visum

Assignments

Geog Catching up

Ever growing pile of unfolded clothes

Lack of Sleep!!

Blue Mansion

Watched @ GV Marina Square

A long awaited local production by Glen Goei. This is a black comedy revolving around the death of a wealthy and powerful pineapple tycoon. This is a different form of comedy to the type of local stuff we are so used to with Jack Neo. This is closer to the style of $ell Out, a malaysia production I saw earlier this year.

I basically enjoyed the show, it's long actually 100mins... but it gets me gripped and hooked. I like it.

Go watch it for a dose of english humor...

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 8 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 7 out of 10
Overall: 7.5 out of 10

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Hectic, Busy, Overoccupied, Tie-Up!!

Some words that describe my past week... see above!!

Bangkok has been great, beyond that the work has really been coming in. Yesterday, I did a ppt animation.. took 9hrs to do it... oh man I felt so so drained after that... but I was really disappointed when it did not turn out well during presentation, some stuff got screwed... damn...

i shld be getting back to work.... sobzZ....

Julia & Julie

Watched on 15 Oct @ Cineleisure lvl 9

This is my type of movie, cos it involves food!! and it praises the wonderful beauty of food. Lot's of delicious food on cameo, hahaa.. Yum!

This movie is actually an adaptation of 2 true stories, first one is an autobiography of Julia Child, played by Meryl Streep, "My Life in France". The other is a blog or memoir by Julie Powell, in which she challenges herself to finish all the Recipes in Julia Child's cookbook, 524 recipes in 365 days.

The stories basically revolves around these 2 unrelated ladies going thru tough times in their lives and somehow FOOD, just made everything better. And how they manage to turn their lives around with food. Interestingly, the 2 stories are set in 2 different time frames, about 2 different and unrelated people, yet they do have so much in common. It's nice I tell you.

Pay attention to the script, witty lines are of plenty.

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 9 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 7 out of 10
Overall: 8 out of 10

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Post Bangkok

4 days 3 nights in bangkok.. it was a nice break from work... but the irony is that I'm still doing work at the end of everyday.. thankfully for internet access at the hotel.. I was able to cram some work in every nite.

My main aim for this trip was actually to tailor-make some shirt and pants. The results are pretty good.. 4 shirts and 2 pants, cost me abt S$300, so it was actually quite worth it. Apparently that tailor which qingwen introduced, it's popular with many singaporeans. Perhaps the quality speaks for itself.

The flight there was really short, but cathay still serves proper meals.. not bad.. the flight back seemed even shorter cos the flight attendants were in a hurry to serve and pack the food. The moment all the food was retrieved, the captain announced the descent into singapore airport. hahaa.. race against time..

Bangkok's weather is really worst that singapore, when it's hot it's burning, when it rains, it POURS!! And their shopping centres are still turning their air-cons to the max, they have yet convert to the "energy saving" 25 degrees yet.. hahaa..

Made a trip down to chatuchak as well, haven been there for a while, it was yanli's first time there.. i think there really aint much changes since the last time I went, and with platinum mall now selling at similar prices in the heart of the shopping district, chatuchak is losing the war....

photos will be up soon....

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D

Watched on 11 Oct @ Cathay AMK

This ia a animated film which originated from a children's storybook of the same name. The storyline is simple and follows that norm of children storybooks, simple and easy to understand. It's about a young many on a tiny island famous for sardines, trying to get out of his sardines lifestyle pursuing his inventor dream. And when he finally though his invention is working and he gets famous, things go very very wrong...

What I like about the movie?

I like the 3D, I just like the feeling of falling food, oversized food falling from the sky. It's a DREAM COME TRUE!! hahaa.. But I do have reservations about the jello house, not my cup of tea... Still I like falling food.. hehe..

What I couldnt stand??

Not Sure if it's the movies or the cinema, I just find the 3D movies we have are just not 3D enough, you can see the depth in the pictures, but there's still no "jummping at you" feeling.

Overall it's an entertaining show, makes you feel good after a long tough day...

Spikefire ratings:
Story & Plot: 6 out of 10
Audio & Visual: 8 out of 10
Overall: 7 out of 10

Favourite Lines:

Earl Devereaux: You see this contact lens?
Flint Lockwood: Yeah?
Earl Devereaux: This contact lens represents you! And my eye represents my eye!
[Puts on contact lens]
Earl Devereaux: I've got my *eye* on you!

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Sam Sparks: You may have seen a meteor shower, but I bet you've never seen a shower "meatier" than this.

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Earl Devereaux: I know we all blame Flint for this. In fact, the minute he steps out of that car, I'm gonna slap him in the face. He made a mess of things, but that mess was made to order, and it's time we pay the bill.

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Off to Bangkok!!

Yes the heading sounds so nice and wonderful, but i'll be bringing my laptop along, cos I have work to do!! :( so depressing. nonetheless, i'll do my best to enjoy myself!! heh..

earlier this morning, I met with with Fanny & Jessie, 2 Taiwanese gals I knew from YNP! They are here in singapore for holiday, and yet i'm going to Bangkok. It's a good thing I chose to meet them otherwise I would not see them at all, cos they are going back to Taipei the day I come back from Bangkok!! haha.. No Fate lar! hahaa

I still cant figure why I'm procrastinating on all my work!! OK maybe I do know why, I JUST DUN FEEL LIKE DOING!!! But I know I have to. :P