(500) Days of Summer

Watched this lovely simple movie with my dear yesterday afternoon… It is a really nice and simple piece of independent love story film… I like the way the story of the film is structured in a 500 days timeline where audience is being brought forward and back in time. I got to say that the way the story is told is the most creative and interesting stuff I get out from the film… The story itself is not that good… kind of monotonous if not for the creative way of telling it…

My Verdict: 2.5/5 (Again, Good way of telling a story… Yap! That’s All…)

The Digital Photography Book Vol. 1 & 2

Got this 2 books in a box set a few weeks ago… then to realise that a 3 volume box set just came out!!! So I have to buy the vol. 3 at a slightly higher cost… Anyway, this photography book is a very practical, easy to understand book that teaches you everything about photography (Landscape, Potraits, MAcro, Sports, Wedding, etc.). It also teaches the tips and tricks professional photographer used during shoot in the most straight forward way… If you are looking for answer to “HOW” things are done… this is the book for you… if you are looking for the “WHY” then turn to other books… don’t waste your money… Lastly, I got to say this writer is a super lamer when writing the book… I totally don’t like his crappy jokes… lol~!

Platoon

Been very free recently, waiting for calls for interview… Keep updating my blog… keep watching movies… Haha… Finally I got to watch this classic war movie… Platoon by Oliver Stone… It is such a cool movie made in 1986… Got a chacne to see the young look of some of the reknown actors… William Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, john Mcginley… Best of all is Johnny Depp… I knew he was casted in the film but I cannot spot him!!!! Cos he is damn young and you can’t recognise him… og my god… did he go korea for a face lift? Nevertheless this is a good classic war film about U.S and Vietnam. The other film that is similar to this I believe is We Were Soldier… Comparing both Platoon has more focus on soldiers feeling and humanity during war time as for We Were Soldier, it is more about glory and war tactics…

My Verdict: 4/5 (Classic, Truly Classic…)

Face your Manga!

Those the picture look like me? Haha… It is fun making your own avatar in a Manga way… So Cool!

Website: http://faceyourmanga.com

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow… Watch this movie yesterday night… An independent film with no super star casting but intriguing story line. … It is full of suspense… A simple film revolving around a team of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (E.O.D) but with a not so simple idea behind it. The feeling and thoughts of the U.S Army soldier in Afghanistan, risking their life for nothing… Yes, sometimes they don;t know why they have to fight this war… Some are just disillusion… Just living day by day diffusing bombs… awaiting the day of their death… Well this film though is deep but not that deep either… nevertheless keep me accompanied for the night at least…

My Verdict: 3.5/5 stars (Anyway, did I mention this film is shot by a lady director? haha… not bad yah?! )