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Sunday, December 25, 2005 |
| Aeon Flux
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Set in the near future... it is the time after a deadly virus wiped out nearly all of human race... A scientist named Trevor Goodchild invents the cure and he built a concealed city with walls on all sides... many generations have passed and the Goodchild empire controls everything... but recently a rebel group has risen has risen to challenge the Goodchild regime... their best is Aeon... Then one day they finally get the change to kill Goodchild but at the moment that she was to pull a trigger... she starts to get pieces of memories that she never had before... and she was knocked out... When she recovers she is now captured but she manages to escape... Then she finds out the truth about why she has memories of things she does not know and what has been happening to mankind ever since they were cured of the deadly virus... They found out that the cure would only work until a certain generation and after that it would not work anymore... So after every person dies within the walls of the city their DNA are replicated and implanted to a pregnant woman's embrio... and the person is reborn... Trevor Goodchild himself had been cloning himself and teaching himself every generation to find a solution... And before the virus struck... Aeon was then named Catherine was Trevor's wife... and she died from the virus... but somehow she was brought back... And the person that wants Trevor to die was actually Trevor's brother because they found out that people have finally developed an immunity to the virus... which means there will be no more need to clone people... So the now have a civil war and even the rebels don't know what to do... But finally the "good"... Trevor and Aeon... triumphs and the rebels get what they want... FREEDOM...
Ok so the movie is quite good... not bad... not too draggy... just enough action... good enough plot to keep you into it... Overall ok...Labels: movie |
| posted by
WanTse @ 12/25/2005 03:43:00 am
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Thursday, December 22, 2005 |
| King Kong (2005)
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The 3rd movie of its kind... This King Kong was directed by none other than Peter Jackson the man who brought The Lord of The Rings trilogy to life... The story starts off with a struggling actress, Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), who does comedic theatre in New York and a wased-out movie director Carl Denham (Jack Black) who is on the verge of being fired... In a last effort ditch to save his career he decides to sail off to the mysterious Skull Island near Sumatra to complete his film... when his main actress quits on him Carl's path crosses with Ann's and he offers her the part... Having no money and no work she takes the opportunity to work in a Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) film... But what the crew and cast did not know was that instead of going to Singapore to shoot the film as they were told they were heading for a different Island that no one has ever heard of... Even after the found out and the ship was about to turn back... they find themselves crashing into the walls of Skull Island... On that island they encounter the native tribe who captures Ann to sacrifice her to "Tora Kong" aka King Kong... The rest of the crew and cast goes after her but what they did not know was that Ann had captured the heart of King Kong and was protecting her... To get to Ann the cast and crew had to runaway from and fight off huge insects and dinosaurs that roam the jungles of Skull Island... When they finally found her, they found Kong as well... After managing to sedate him they brought him back to New York as an attraction... But in New York... Kong escapes during a show and starts to wreck havoc in the city until he found Ann... but by them the army was after him... and everyone knows what happened after that... Yes he climbs the Empire State Building... (even though in the 1st remake King Kong climbed the World Trade Towers)... Ann climbs the tower after him and tries to make the plane stop shooting at him but in the end he still died... "T'was beauty that killed the beast"...
This remake was really showing off 21st century cinematography... The movie could have done with a little less "spectacle"... The part where the guys were running away from the dinosaur stampede was a little long... and the fight between Kong and T-rex was a little long as well... and the part where the tribe's people were doing the sacrifice was long as well... I thought the best part was at the end... classic... the part where Kong was being killed was a little long but it worked... good emotional connection between Ann and King Kong... All in all... it was memorable... worth watching for the experience but just too draggy and exaggerated...Labels: movie |
| posted by
WanTse @ 12/22/2005 05:43:00 pm
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005 |
| Zathura
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Finally caught it... This movie is from the makers of Jumanji... remember Jumanji? The board game came to life... Well Zathura is another board game but this time... it's a space adventure... The story starts off with a broken family... divorced parents... with 3 kids... eldest girl and two boys... The middle one Walter is athletic and a wise-arse... the youngest, Danny, is still young and naive... After a fight with his brother, Danny ended up finding a board game in the basement... Without much thought into it... he starts to play the game... only to start a chain of evens that is controlled by the game and can only end when the game ends... The relationship between the two brothers had been rough ever since their parents divorced and Walter blames Danny for the break-up... But now the game is making things worst... In the middle of the game they get a little help from a stranded astronaut... Then when Zorgons, lizard-like creatures, "invade" their home everyone works together to finish the game... They find out that Walter had played the game before and when he received a free wish, he wished Danny was not born and after that he could not finish the game... He used a black-hole to re-play the game and this time he saved his brother instead of wishing him away... So the game ends happily ever after... Well for the brothers anyway... everyone else was not really affected...
The movie wasn't bad... Same concept as Jumanji but still different... Basically a fun movie to watch but no award winner...Labels: movie |
| posted by
WanTse @ 12/21/2005 11:26:00 pm
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Thursday, December 08, 2005 |
| One Park To Rule Them All
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So I have now been to 4 Disney Theme Parks... Anaheim, Orlando, Paris and Hong Kong... Here's a summary of the four parks...
Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California
- Consists of 2 parks: Disneyland Park & Disney's California Adventure Park
- Disneyland has 5 main sections: Mainstreet USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland
- Has over 50 attractions
- Landmark: Sleeping Beauty Castle
- The Classics: Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Pirates of The Caribbean, It's A Small World, The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Peter Pan's Flight, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones Adventure
- Other personal recommendations: Mad Tea Party, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Honey I Shrunk The Audience
- Rating: 4.5*
- I have not been to California Adventure Park but I think they might have used some of the rides from MGM Studios.
- Has over 30 attractions
- Famous rides: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Consists of 4 parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, & Disney's Animal Kingdom ParkMagic Kingdom has 5 main sections: Mainstreet USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, TomorrowlandHas over 35 attractionsLandmark: Cinderella CastleThe Classics: Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, It's A Small World, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Peter Pan's Flight, The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Pirates of The Caribbean, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Jungle Cruise, The Haunted MansionOther personal recommendations: Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress, The Timekeeper, Tomorrowland Transit Authority, Mad Tea PartyRating: 4.5* - Epcot is the centre showcasing technological advancements
- Has 18 pavillions, 11 of which are for 11 different countries
- Landmark: 180-feet-tall Geosphere (Golfball Sphere)
- The Classics: Test Track, Journey Into Imagination With Figment, Spaceship Earth, Ellen's Energy Adventure, Living With The Land
- Other personal recommendations: Maelstrom, Impressions de France, Honey I Shrunk The Audience
- Rating: 3.5*
- MGM Studios is built based on their famous productions
- Has over 15 attractions
- Landmark: Water Tank With Mickey Ears
- The Classics: Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, The Great Movie Ride
- Other personal recommendations: Star Tours, Disney-MGM Studios Backlot Tour, Rock & Rollercoaster Starring Aerosmith
- Rating: 2.5*
- Animal Kingdom is the latest addition to Walt Disney World
- Has over 20 attractions
- Landmark: Tree of Life
- The Classics: It's Tough To Be A Bug, Kilimanjaro Safaris, DINOSAUR
- Other personal recommendations: Kali River Rapids
- Rating: 2.5*
- The best thing about Walt Disney World is that you can get a single pass for all the 4 parks and easy access from one to the other with the Disney Monorail.
- Overall rating: 5* (My All Time Favourite)
Disneyland Resort, Paris, France
- Consists of 2 parks: Disneyland Park & Walt Disney Studios Park
- Disneyland has 5 main sections: Mainstreet, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Discoveryland
- Has over 40 attractions
- Landmark: Sleeping Beauty Castle
- Recommended: Big Thunder Mountain, Phantom Manor, Pirates of The Caribbean, Indiana Jones and The Temple of Peril, It's A Small World, Mad Hatter's Tea Cups, Peter Pan's Flight, Blanche-Neige et les Septs Nains, Space Mountain Mission 2, Honey I Shrunk The Audience, Star Tours
- Rating: 3.5*
- Walt Disney Studios is a new park for Disneyland Paris
- Modelled after MGM Studios
Disneyland, Hong Kong - Consists of 4 main sections: Mainstreet USA, Adventureland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland
- Has 22 attractions with 1 more coming soon in summer 2006
- Landmark: Sleeping Beauty Castle
- The attractions: Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad, Main Street Vehicles, The Disneyland Story, City Hall, Festival of the Lion King, Rafts to Tarzan's Treehouse, Jungle River Cruise, Liki Tikis, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Mickeys PhilharMagic, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Cinderella Carousel, Fantasyland Train Station, Fabtasy Gardens, Mad Hatter Tea Cups, The Golden Mickeys, The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh, Snow White Grotto, Space Mountain, Orbitron, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Autopia
- Rating: 2.5*
- Advantages : cheapest, can shop while in Hong Kong
- Disadvantages: very few rides, very long queues, occasional bad English
So if you get the chance... you SHOULD go to Orlando... Because then you can stop by all the other theme parks there as well... More on that some other time... Cheers... Labels: P.O.V. |
| posted by
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