the film log

Europa Europa I always think it’s important to see...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:21:44 -0500

I always think it’s important to see historical events that I’m interested in from multiple points of views, and I’m particularly interested in seeing it from the people who pass’s point of view.

So first off, I am so amazed at this film and that this is a true story. I’m kind of at a loss of what to say. The acting was fantastic by everyone. Yeah, there were a few scenes that were uhmmmmmm (the train scene was so cringe-worthy lolol). The reunion scene was mindblowing. It’s a bit long, but it’s so genuine. I could almost feel the joy from both parties radiating out of the screen and into me.

I have a question though: What did Isaak bandaged up and bleeding out of his mouth mean? and Hitler in the closet? I mean I get what Kellerman hiding in the closet meant (and I actually really like Kellerman), but Isaak I’m not sure.

Okay so Inna Moyseyevna is….. sexy xD Sorry. I seem to have a thing for women who dress up smartly in military uniform. I also wonder, does this mean that Solly is extremely talented at languages? I don’t understand Russian or Polish, but he learned both languages easily and convincingly…I guess.

I find it awesome that Isaak and Solly were played by brothers in real life, too. The resemblance is much appreciated. I also loved how there were different Germans and Poles and Russians shown. For example, there’s the soldier Kellerman who kept Solly’s identity safe (imo he did this to both protect himself AND because he was fond of Solly), and then there’s Leni who I recently learned was brainwashed with the thought that all women must produce Aryans for the Reich. And the Poles there was the blond kid…. I don’t have a contrast for him off the top of my head. And the Russians there was Inna Moyseyevna who apparently is Jewish but, like Solly, pushed that part of her into storage for her survival, and there’s the skeptical Russian soldier who didn’t believe Solly at the end of the movie. Ok, I’ll stop rambling.

WATCH THIS. The subtitles were sort of dodgy at times (double question marks? haha), but IT’S WORTH IT.

Room in Rome First, let me just say that I now know where all...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:29:26 -0500

Room in Rome

First, let me just say that I now know where all those gifs I see on tumblr are from. THIS MOVIE. Yes.

I really liked this movie. Overall, it was really arty, but I thought it was a good sort of arty that I didn’t find annoying. There was art history to interest me and normal history to remind me that I’m not good at history ahahaha. The lingering camera shots were full of meaning, in my opinion. Like the repeated shot of Cupid from different angles.

I thought Elena Anaya was the better actress. Her English accent was really…interesting, but I liked it. And she looks like Martina Sorbara with that hairstyle, which is a Very Good Thing. Yes. Love her hair.

The initial lying (or playing around with the truth) might’ve been confusing, but I really liked it. I liked both the stories they made up and the twins careers switching and switching back and finally the truth revealed.

I feel so bad I don’t have anything else to say about Room in Rome except that I really liked it. And I laughed at the hot cucumber part.

Hi, I just saw your post about you watching Breaking Dawn Part 2, and I couldn't help but reply! Marcus is like that because his wife died (I think Aro killed her - not sure) and he's been depressed ever since. Hope I helped :)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:19:45 -0500

omg! thanks for this bit of info! :D Wow Aro’s so mean…..ugh…… but yeah that explains a lot. Thanks again! :)

Breaking Dawn Part 2 So it’s been years and years since I...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:05:42 -0500

Breaking Dawn Part 2

So it’s been years and years since I read Breaking Dawn. I don’t remember much of the book, so I’m not gonna be making comparisons. But like, the beginning was just so awk. Like the whole speech about imprinting is so ridic, creepy, and akwadly acted. I cringed.

Some things I noticed:

Kristen Stewart has a surprisingly deep voice when she yells.
Baby Reneesme’s eyes are creepy
I like Kristen Stewart’s vampire eyes makeup.
Irina is a nice name.
Kid Reneesme looks kind of scary?
BENJAMIN IS SUPER ATTRACTIVE YES YES
Lee Pace’s character reminds me of sadness and I don’t know why.
As usual, the soundtrack is great. Damn. it. But Underworld’s soundtracks are better >:D
WELL maybe it’s just me, but I would’ve thought that Zafrina would’ve made Edward see her naked, not make him see monkeys and trees.
The vampire girl with short hair is really cute. Apparently she’s Charlotte. I wish she had more parts in the movie, cuz she just looks sooo good.
Speaking of Charlotte, I saw that glance between Alice and her. I ship it.
Alice’s hair is really nice too.
“Seth, Lea (sp?), stop eating” is the quote of the day 10/10 A+
Aro makes interesting sounds. I wonder if the cast and crew laughed.
Why are Reneesme’s nails manicured?
Why do I always get the feeling that Alice loves Bella too?
WHY AM I SAD AT THE END OF THE MOVIE? AM I 14-15 AGAIN?

That big fight scene was basically a superpowers showcase. Much appreciated, actually. Some powers are actually KIND OF UNIQUE AND NOT LAME (JASPER snort). Also, it was worth it, because in the middle, the movie kind of dragged on. And I can’t believe the wolves made me feel like crying. Marcus is intriguing. He’s so resigned and stuff. I think I remember this trait about him from the book. I wonder why he’s like that? To show contrast/indifference in the Volturi?

So yeah. I don’t understand why I was sad/nostalgic at the end of the movie. I didn’t even feel this way when I watched HP 7.2. I don’t even like Twilight that much. Oh well.

Les filles du botaniste AKA The Chinese Botanist’s...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:29:02 -0500

Les filles du botaniste AKA The Chinese Botanist’s Daughters

Wow. Good film, not childish/teen angst-y. I have a lot of praise for The Chinese Botanist’s Daughters.

Casting Mylène Jampanoï was perfect. Her lines were all dubbed, and at times it was really obvious, but I thought her acting was great despite the dubbing. Also, she looks authentic to the character she’s portraying.

I have a lot of hate for all the men in this movie. Damn. Where and how do I find the words? They’re terrible. The dad-professor loves plants more than humans, the son, deceptively earnest at first, hits women and tortures them. They’re both such 大男人s. And unfortunately, some of the Asian men I know are like that, too. They think they’re all entitled. No. Get your own water yourself. You’re capable, aren’t you? If you got your water yourself instead of expecting your daughter to wake up for you to pour you a glass of water, you might’ve…hmmmm…….[SPOILER] lived!

The soundtrack is simply amazing. I watched the credits to see who composed the score, but I only remember a Rousseau and Levi. I’m not sure if the soundtrack was released. It’s fits with the film so well. Can’t stop praising it lol.

I GUESS it’s a Chinese thing to get mad at your bride if she’s not a virgin when you marry? Uhhhh….. Or traditional families are like that. Like your honor is tarnished or something. Well, get over it, Egghead. Some other Chinese themes (not the right word, but I can’t think rn) I noticed were familial duties (helping your dad, doing whatever he made you do, etc), filiality (why is the English word so difficult, as in, children would not readily “know” the word, while Asian kids do in their respective languages?), bias towards men (ooooh look my little prince-son, he can do no wrong! Of course these women have no defense in court. Why give women the right to speak when they’re so obviously wrong all the time? -____________-). Things need to change.

The ending is negative. I mean, it’s definitely more negative than positive. Bittersweet, I guess, but… no. It’s not a happy ending. Don’t show it to impressionable kids or they might get the wrong message :[

BUT I will end on a happy note: I loved the restaurant (is that what it’s called?) scene. Man. This is what I mean about Mylène Jampanoï being a great actress despite not knowing Chinese. That scene was really well acted. Also, Li Xiaoran is totally gorgeous. Hehe.

Spider Lilies AKA 刺青 I have officially lost faith in Taiwanese...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:57:57 -0500

Spider Lilies AKA 刺青

I have officially lost faith in Taiwanese cinema. I don’t understand how this movie won awards.

First of all, for a webcam girl, Xiao Lu (Jade I GUESS/whatever) sure isn’t sexy. I guess that’s just personal taste, but… people like that cutesy I-talk-to-dolls sort of thing? Idk Xiao Lu really seemed immature, whiny, and pouty.

Speaking of pouty. god. Takeko’s brother exemplified this. JFC. And it just reminded me why I don’t like Taiwanese men. He’s not like the wangster Ah-Dong who’s macho, overpowering, think they can get their way just cuz they’re ~men~, detestable, misogynistic, etc. And they all talk with that attitude! ugh! Takeko and Jade, don’t take that shit from them. Good thing they don’t.

Oh Taiwan, the nation (um) with a national identity crisis. Yep. OF COURSE there would be Japanese characters. Of course! Taiwan loves their oppressors. OF COURSE Takeko’s accent would be Japanese, and she would be half Japanese. Isabella Leong’s accent doesn’t sound like she’s from HK at all! But ok, her accent is actually really understandable compared to some other HK actresses I’ve heard. But within the movie, it’s just so unbelievable.

So this wangster Ah-Dong seems like he’s either a true friend of Takeko’s, a fetishist (oh god), or curious of the fact that Takeko likes girls. Either way, it doesn’t make him less dislikable. His insecurities make me cringe SO HARD. Getting tattooed (that last tattooing scene seemed kind of sexual) so you’re all badass? He got what he deserved.

Seems like Takeko is unfortunately responsible for quite a few people. Live for yourself!

Unfortunately I don’t read Chinese very quickly, so I didn’t understand the police storyline. The poor stuttering officer reminded me of somebody I know though.

So remember how I kept saying HK and Chinese cinema is better than Taiwanese? It’s still true. I didn’t like Hu Die/Butterfly because it was too arty, but when I think back to it, it was better in every way than Spider Lilies. I wouldn’t recommend this. The bad/awk acting plus weak storyline kills it.

The Golem It starts out slow and rather dull, but about halfway...

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:19:15 -0500

The Golem

It starts out slow and rather dull, but about halfway through the first chapter it picks up. Unfortunately, it really is a silent movie so there wasn’t much to keep my attention.

Florian is kind of gross? That’s what I thought. I was sad about the ending though. But ugh that guy that lived with the Rabbi and his daughter. Grosser. Like seriously, he was scary. Also I didn’t really like how Miriam was portrayed as a helpless girl who has nothing to do all day. Idk…..

I can see why people compare Frankenstein with the Golem, but…didn’t the Golem come first?

I really liked the sets and costumes. They seemed quite authentic to me LOL. Also I could not stop LOLing at the Golem’s platform shoes.

The L Word - Season 1 So glad I found the time to start watching...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:53:08 -0500

The L Word - Season 1

So glad I found the time to start watching The L Word. It’s hilarious and good drama, too. For the most part. There were a few characters I didn’t like very much and their relationships and cheating just irritated me more :x

I think for most of the first season, Shane is a pretty boring character until Clea (or Cherie, I guess, but I really do not buy Shane and Cherie’s relationship.) shows up. And then her character just keeps getting more and more interesting.

Dana’s coming out made me cry :( It was like me watching an alternate universe me. Poor Mr. Piddles :( Poor everything. I loved Dana and Lara together. Lara looks really kind, too. Sigh. (She also has red hair)

Would it make me a terrible person if I said that I was more happy than sad when Bette and Tina lost their baby? Tina really was becoming a Vapid Boring Person. But it’s okay, because in the end, I sided with Tina.

I keep reading on Wikipedia that people don’t like Jenny, but I thought she was okay. What she’s going through mentally and emotionally reminds me a lot of myself, actually.

MORE IVAN, PLEASE. Actually, I’m just gonna keep finding the time to watch The L Word.

Maurice This movie’s been on my list since early 2008, and...

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:32:00 -0500

Maurice

This movie’s been on my list since early 2008, and I finally got around to watching it five years later :D

I really like how the story/character development moves quickly right from the start. We don’t really see Maurice and Clive falling in love, but it’s okay because its focus is on the stifling time they lived in. I felt super bad for Ridsley.

The American doctor was so different from all the other characters. I like him. There was that one line he said, something along the lines of “England has always been disinclined to accept human nature” that I looooooved.

The last scene with Clive looking out the window and thinking back to Cambridge is pretty haunting. Clive’s just a complicated character in general. They all are. I’m really glad that Maurice accepts himself and is happy at the end.

Also, Rupert Graves left a lot of saliva on James Wilby’s mouth LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL sorry. I love Alec Scudder’s accent. He sounds so earnest.

Four Weddings and a Funeral Soooooo……. I...

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:01:24 -0500

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Soooooo……. I didn’t know this movie was like a modern take on those old classics. Blah. How do I explain this? The whole time watching this, I just kept thinking: this is similar to Jane Austen’s books. Except there’s sex. haha.

Anyway, it’s funny. There were parts that were hilarious (AWFUL WEDDED WIFE is my favorite lolol) but um… Carrie as a character was kind of boring? But it’s cool to see this from a man’s point of view, I guess. It’s just that the characters all seem to be rich socialites and it’s hard to relate to them.

Inglorious Basterds Ok so….. I watched this movie...

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:07:00 -0500

Inglorious Basterds

Ok so….. I watched this movie expecting it to be kind of offensive and dark comedy-y, and it was, but it was also ridiculous, in my opinion. I laughed so much at the “I went mountain climbing!!!!!!!” part, among others. But like… I just thought it wasn’t serious enough. Like if a younger person watched this, they wouldn’t understand the humor.

For example, Brad Pitt’s American accent was so ridic. I really disliked his character’s attitude and stupid-ass smug look on his face :( And then Michael Fassbender’s stupid posh accent was so exaggerated. But I liked it. And yeah, his German did sound odd. He has an accent. I really like that chapter of the movie.

So… things that I liked about Inglorious Basterds:

the casting. I don’t like Brad Pitt’s attitude, but he was damn good -______- But yeah. Eli Roth=perfect. Mélanie Laurent=perfect-er
I liked the Chapter One: Description format. I like knowing what’s coming up.
DUDE ALL THE GERMANS ARE MULTILINGUAL YES YES. Even funnier was Colonel Landa haha. No one can top the number languages he speaks. How inconvenient.

The main thing I did not like about Inglorious Basterds was the music. It’s kind of a minor complaint from me because it fits well with the dark humor, but… ehhh.

Sooo… I really think Mélanie Laurent was amazing. My favorite scene with her is definitely the one when she shot Zoller. Man. The look on her face. I could almost feel all the emotions going through her face. But she was definitely my favorite character in the movie.

Oh also, is it just me, or did it seem like Donowitz and Omar … kinda hard to explain. Like when the movie theater started to catch on fire, they were already setting the Basterds’ plan in action. So they just assumed that there was somebody also on their side setting the theater on fire, or….? They just carried on with their original mission regardless? It seemed (from their faces) that they knew that they would get a little bit of help. Was it what Aldo was supposed to do?

I seriously thought this movie was gonna be all Hollywood/Blockbuster-y, but it was not, despite me finding it humorous. Maybe this is a sign that I should watch more Quentin Tarantino movies?

Doctor Zhivago So….. I watched this with my parents...

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:00:05 -0500

Doctor Zhivago

So….. I watched this with my parents because they kept encouraging me to watch it, but I didn’t know what to expect. I tried reading the plot summary on wikipedia beforehand, but I didn’t get very far. Anyway, after a lot of initial confusion, I understood the story pretty well. The Overture was kind of boring (as I expected haha :| ), but the actual theme song is really good.

However.. I liked the political aspects of the movie a lot more than the love story, partly because it involved cheating. Ahhhh…I really don’t like cheating. I mean Omar Shatif is really good-looking (he reminds me of Ewan McGregor hehe), but… idk. Cheating always rubbed me the wrong way. I did learn a lot from the movie about WWI and the Russian Revolution. Way more than from textbooks.

I didn’t mind the length of the movie very much, but it kind of got slow at the end. That’s okay though, because I really liked the dramatic ending. Yevgraf is pretty damn awesome.

unpopular opinion: I thought the Tonya (Yuri and Lara’s daughter) actress was kind of bad. She sorta overacted?

Defiance I had high hopes for this movie. But I was so...

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:52:47 -0500

Defiance

I had high hopes for this movie. But I was so disappointed. Sad. It seemed kinda Hollywood/blockbuster-y to me. Plus the editing was kinda choppy and it was like I had to know a bit of the background story beforehand.

For example, I had no idea that they were speaking Russian. For the longest time, I thought they were all speaking Polish (and so I was really looking forward to hearing Mia Wasikowska speak to a farmer), but no. Man, I’m dumb. Also, is it just me, or did the German the Nazis were speaking sound kind of… weird? Like really accented…? I don’t know.

Ok so how did Tuvia get in and out of the ghetto so easily? There was just a lot of things that seemed unrealistic. Zus without a hat on during winter….. I guess these are small details that aren’t important to the main point, but… I don’t feel like I’m being properly educated when details are glossed over.

Besides my gripes with how the movie was made, it was a good movie. I learned a lot. I’m kind of sad about Asael though :[

The Pianist Third time’s the charm. Really. The Pianist is...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:20:00 -0500

The Pianist

Third time’s the charm. Really. The Pianist is one of the best WWII movies I’ve seen. I don’t love it, but I do really like it. I only have one complaint: I did not like the fade-outs. They were too quick and the scenes barely started to end.

I find it interesting that they casted Germans and Polish (I think) people to play SS soldiers. I wonder how they felt about it. Maybe they accepted because it was a job, but maybe they accepted because of other/personal reasons.

Was there any reasons why Majorek and Itzak Heller helped Wladek? Like they both helped him once (the work permit and getting Henryk out), but why the second time (getting out of the ghetto and not getting on the train)? I mean, why Wladek? They liked his piano playing that much?

I noticed that when Wladek’s dad got harassed and slapped by the SS soldier, the soldier used Sie with him at first. Was it just a mistake or…? Cuz all the other times the Germans used du. Except Hosenfeld, but he’s an exception.

Oh my god I felt like bawling so many times. Right now I can only name a few scenes off the top of my head: the man getting dumped out the wheelchair and the violinist and Wladek back at the radio station.

HOW/WHY IS ADRIEN BRODY NOT IN BETTER MOVIES?????????????!!!!!!!!!!! He’s an amazing actor! omg!

I am an ignorant person and I wish I never said anything before.

Mean Girls Yeah, I can totally see why this movie is a...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:36:15 -0500

Mean Girls

Yeah, I can totally see why this movie is a must-watch and why everyone in my apartment made me watch it. i feel like i’m enlightened. people make mean girls references ALL THE TIME in my life and now i finally know why people say “you can only wear sweats once a week”.

i think i would’ve liked to work at an organic health shop. i can get that expensive stuff for cheaper hurr

although i really did not like how janis wasn’t actually a lesbian. ummmm you got all the cliques of high school down, you have your stereotypical gay man, but what about a lesbian? but anyway, i was super amused at the band nerds sucking face. i didn’t see that too often during band, but i know it exists. for our band, it was mostly the drumline that did that harharhar.

i love how stupid amanda seyfried’s character is. at the end when all the cliques have been vanquished, she’s like squeezing her boobs to get the weather forecast. funny. and gretchen(?) speaking vietnamese lolol.

hilarious and enjoyable movie :] i probably wouldn’t watch it for no reason again though, unless if i got beckoned by her to sit next to her again.

The Return of Martin Guerre The intrigue! The crotches! The...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:17:04 -0500

The Return of Martin Guerre

The intrigue! The crotches! The unexplained reason why the real Martin Guerre left!

I really enjoyed watching this. I watched the movie before reading the book, but it’s pretty much the same. The main differences are as follows:

the movie has less emphasis on the characters’ religion. there’s a priest, but it’s not clearly stated what the peasants’ religion is.
in the book, bertrande and martin were protestant-ish. they were more interested in becoming protestants.
pierre guerre never lost the first investigation.
imposter martin in the movie is always being commented on how tall/strong he is…the book fake martin is described as stocky
it may just be me, but i thought the movie hinted that the real martin is gay. the book didn’t hint as strongly.
imposter martin in the movie doesn’t got to artigat immediately. he stays at a hostel b/c he is sick with pox and bertrande takes care of him for a few weeks before he goes back officiallly.
the judges in the book were religious. some were protestant, some were catholic. again, the movie basically removed all the religious aspects.
in the book, betrande and imposter martin worked out what they were going to say during the hearing. in the movie, betrande seemed to be acting independently with her doubts.

there were probably more differences, but those were the ones i noticed the most.

i thought gerard depardieu was amazing. his hair looked kinda dumb, but man. now that i know how difficult acting is, i have a new appreciation for all actors. seriously, from beginning to end, i could not believe that he was not the real martin. betrande obviously knew this martin wasn’t the real one, but she fell in love with him. i mean, who wouldn’t? this martin actually loved and cherished her. the two of them understood each other and respected each other, unlike the real martin and her. poor arnaud :’(

Howl’s Moving Castle It’s sooooo good. I’m...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:50:34 -0400

Howl’s Moving Castle

It’s sooooo good. I’m glad I watched My Neighbor Totoro before this. Howl’s Moving Castle is approximately 1000000x better than Totoro. Yes.

omg Christian Bale’s voice is sooooooooo sexy. Ridiculously sexy.

Once again, Josh Hutcherson impressed me. He’s really a good (voice) actor.

Why does Howl have stupid hair? And I’m very offended that he thought his red hair was ugly. No. I love gingers.

Whether Howl was just able to see past Sophie’s spell or he couldn’t see it at all, I think he’s a great guy. Too bad they don’t exist in real life.

I’m pretty sure Howl’s Moving Castle is my favorite anime movie I’ve seen. Sophie is pretty freaking badass.

Butterfly (Hu die) I can see why Butterfly is an award-winning...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:31:00 -0400

Butterfly (Hu die)

I can see why Butterfly is an award-winning movie, but I don’t really like it. The soundtrack is really great, as is the acting, but I really didn’t like how ‘arty’ the movie was. The frequent flashbacks were fine, but the colors/8mm(?) camera signifying Flavia’s memories were inconsistent. Sometimes they were of Jin and her, sometimes of Yip.

I don’t really like Yip because I found her character kind of unbelieveable. For example, why does she speak Mandarin like 99% of the time? I mean, it’s okay to speak Mandarin, but doesn’t this take place in Hong Kong? Her mainland accent makes me think that she refuses to speak Cantonese because she’s snobby or something. But I think Tian Yuan is really pretty (more like totally gorgeous). Aaaaaannnnnddddd she acted the akwad sex scenes very well. I don’t really have an issue with Yip being too “selfish/calculating/going in for the kill” because I sometimes pick out who I want to become friends with too, like she did in the supermarket in the beginning.

I seriously did not like teenage Jin. I think it was her ridiculous haircut which made her look like Yunho of DBSK. That, plus her rude and too forward personality really annoyed me. She was way too rude to Flavia’s mom. Seriously. That wasn’t her place to say all those things. I found myself unable to give a crap when her political activism wasn’t going well because of the bad impression I got from her personality. Nun Jin was very nice. Good thing she grew up.

What was the matter with Flavia’s mom? It wasn’t explained (like…AT ALL?), or it was, but it was too arty so I didn’t get it.

Ting Ting is the cutest baby ever. Seriously. I’m glad she has a nice, caring dad to raise her.

There’re a lot of sex scenes in Butterfly, but they either looked akwad (which is okay for Flavia & Jin) or there was no nudity (like Flavia’s BRA WAS ON THE ENTIRE TIME. OK WTF?). I mean, it’s totally fine to show nothing, but you can be braless and still have nothing show with camera angles/sheets/whatever. Also the kissing. It wasn’t very movie-y (like showy) in my opinion, which I guess is fine, but it seems like the kisses weren’t passionate, and I think I’m supposed to think that they were ~passionately in love~.

Saving Face Saving Face is now my new favorite movie. I will now...

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:53:00 -0400

Saving Face

Saving Face is now my new favorite movie. I will now list the reasons why:

It’s in Chinese and English, which I both speak and understand.
Some characters speak Shanghainese.
Small Fish and Big Fish.
Chinese people are so rude/mean when they are being affectionate, and this is so funny when you put it into an American movie.
The gossipy Chinese ladies and gentlemen eating at a ~fancy seafood restaurant~ gossiping scene
BOOBS AND KINDERMACHENZEIT AND CUNNILINGUS (hahahaha.)
Guy that plays Little Yu (or as I like to call him, Small Fish) is handsome.
Michelle Krusiec is attractive
Michelle Krusiec’s Chinese pronunciation is not very good.
Michelle Krusiec’s English is so nice to listen to and natural-sounding compared to mine.
Lynn Chen’s character speaks Manglish/Chinglish like me! omg.
THIS MOVIE IS SO EFFING FUNNY. I swear I was doubled over laughing my butt off the entire movie.
Swearing. I like the swearing in here because it’s very tastefully done.
Wil’s mom watching porns like she’s never done that before. (She probably hasn’t. lol.)
The fact that Wil’s mom is 48 and pregnant.
Wil and Vivian hot dog/fence moments.
Wil and Vivian moments in general.
Jay, the Pangs’ neighbor, is very good-looking and seems like an AWESOME friend.
Happy ending! Scandalous happy ending.

….I should probably stop. But there were a few things I didn’t like.

Wil’s hair has no variation. I suppose this is a very minor issue b/c she’s kind of a tomboy so she probably doesn’t really care about what her hair looks like, but… I don’t think it was down even when she was lying in a bed? Or I just never noticed.
I guess I’m kind of an exhibitionist, but I would’ve loved to see the older patrons’ reaction to Wil and Vivian kissing on the dance floor.
Okay seriously, what kind of a Chinese mom would name her daughter Wilhelmina?????? Can they even pronounce it?????? LOL. But it’s funny.
I think Joan Chen looks a bit too young to be playing Wil’s mom. Dressing her in old lady jackets is SO not convincing. But omg seriously I loved her acting.

Ghost in the Shell I don’t really understand the story :(...

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:06:00 -0400

Ghost in the Shell

I don’t really understand the story :( It seems like ‘Major Motoko really wants to know if she’s anybody real’ is the main point, but… I don’t know? I guess I need to read the manga or at least watch the anime. But I kind of wanted to know more about what was going on inside her cyborg mind and just her in general than the story about capturing the Puppet Master. I mean it’s titled Ghost in the Shell, which is a very compelling and intriguing name.

When I was younger (like when I was 15 lol), I always wondered why “the girl is always drawn with barely any clothing on and with huge boobs”. Now I know why. The invisibility is very cool, but seriously, I understand. Major Motoko is totally sexy and badass.

I didn’t really like the music :x I listened to the soundtrack a few years ago and could never get into it. I’ve stayed the same.