another life blog

So I was dreaming again, in vividness that left me gasping for breathe and desire to write down what I dreamt about. But I only jot down notes, so will just rewrite them for future references~!
I dreamed of going up to a skyscraper that’s partially built. I could look out of the lift [...]

I don’t understand how Brett Ratner could possibly screw up the most anticipated sequel to the X-Men franchise ever! The last scene from X-Men II did not just hint, but smacked us on the face with the promise of Phoenix. As a fan of the cartoon back in 90s, I always recall the [...]

I really hadn’t a clue what The Weather Man was about, except it stars Nicolas Cage as David Spritz. In comparison to his previous roles, Weather might be related to Leaving Las Vegas except… not as hopeless.
David is living the “American Dream.” He works a couple hours a day, and earns over [...]

It’s so easy to get lazy and disgard what was regarded as important previously. I do like writing down milestone and happenings ~ but isn’t it better to do things in the present rather than writing about the past? Mmm, suppose that depends on what I am doing in the present I guess! [...]

Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e, quarantine.
The Aviator is a biopic presentation of Howard Hughes’ (Leonardo DiCaprio) incredible life. Though parts might be glamorized for Hollywood, there’s no doubt that the man kickass in his own right. It’s probably true, that people like him, walk the thin line between insanity and genius. Since it’s really a biographical [...]

I don’t think I like movies directed by Ang Lee, and Eat Drink Man Woman is no different. I didn’t like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that much, too artsy and flying around bamboo branches for my taste. I didn’t like The Hulk, it’s pure stupidity. And I didn’t like Brokeback Mountain, even [...]

Ever since I was little, my mother told me stories of favoritism from my grandparents. In the Chinese society, a male child is a blessing, while female is a curse ~ and though it’s not thought of as much these days in Taiwan, the feeling still exists: A male child is necessary to [...]

活着
Since my parents were in town, I rented a series of Chinese films from Blockbuster to satiate the possible boredom that arises every once in a while. I really didn’t expect much, since I haven’t heard of this film, nor the other I rented ~ I got them simply because they ranked highly amongst [...]

My parents brought Fearless over from Taiwan (actual Region 3 release), and touted the movie as one of the hottest in Taiwan at the moment. I didn’t know what it’s about, and thought it just another martial art movie from ages past. Ah, I’m glad to be wrong =) Fearless is the [...]

People are giving Mission Impossible III a lot of grieve because of Tom Cruise. Yup, because the main actor & producer of the movie is insufferable, people rates MI:III poorly… hell, most won’t even watch the movie! For me, this is similiar to saying the son must carry the father’s sin… or that [...]

“In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way” is one way to put how the Emperor Penguins have survived in the Antarctica for millennias ~ as a scientist, it’s more like, “In the harshest place on Earth, survival of the fittest rears its ugly face amongst the cutest of animals!”… or something.
It’s a [...]

Fear … what is fear? For everyone, fear is different. For me, Silent Hill is not a movie to be cowered in fear of, but rather to be enjoyed as a well-made thriller. I didn’t play any game in the series, but I know it’s rated as one of the scariest of [...]

I wasn’t really amused at Ice Age: The Meltdown. The theater wasn’t really packed, but I could hear the children present having fun watching this new release ~ I just couldn’t get into the mood I suppose =( The story revolves around Manny opening a nekiddie animal play place in a huge basin [...]

Scary Movie is like a franchise now – and 4 is not much different from its predecessor. This time around, it pokes fun at Tom Cruise and War of the Worlds, The Grudge, … and other shows. Right now, I can’t really remember any significant plot points, nor anything particularly funny about the [...]

Ahh, I’ve been waiting for some kind of inspiration before writing reviews for movies I watched recently, but alas, nothing came through my brain lately and I just gotta put something down. Inside Man, I had thought it’s going to be more involved in terms of political/insidious plotting than what was given in the [...]