Hey everyone! I just wanted to share our recent challenge video, the Oven Mitt and Balloon Challenge, because it's such great fun to watch! Video below, enjoy!
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Sunday 18 October 2015
Fearless (2006 Film)
This film is about an arrogant martial artist called Huo Yuanjia played by Jet Li set on becoming the best fighter of Tian Jin. He fights anyone who wishes to fight. Unfortunately it later takes a toll on him as people are left dead because of his actions (Let's not say who here!) so he is later left to settle his emotions. As the film progresses we do see a development in his character, I think this is sort of why I like this film. There's quite a bit of character development, while also having some pretty interesting fight sequences. I guess I'd have to give this film a 7/10. There's not much on the film that I will comment on, but if you are interested in the Wu Xia genre, and like watching Chinese martial art films, then this film is probably for you!
Red Cliff (2008-2009 War Film)
Ok so I watched this film called Red Cliff today. For some reason I've been into the historic Chinese films lately. i bought this one some time ago, and only got around to watching it today. So I will keep this review short. That is sort of because I don't remember what happened really.
Red Cliff is a historic Chinese war film, set back many dynasties ago. Because I don't quite understand the story, I need to tell you to read the description on Wikipedia or something. But this post is just my thoughts on the film. I think the reason why I didn't really get this movie was because there are so many characters in this film, and they arn't ever really introduced properly. There's not much of a character development.
This film was actually a 2 part film, over 300 minutes long, though the DVD only released about half that time. I think the overall filming of the movie was quite good anyway. The thing that lacks is a bit of dialogue as there isn't that much character development. But I'm not quite, because I guess this film is about war, so you would expect a lot of fighting, which is what they did.
I guess overall, if you are just wanting to watch spectacular battle sequences, then this is the perfect film for you. If you are looking for more of a storyline, and want to get to know some new characters, this this isn't quite the film for you. I myself didn't enjoy it, well.... I couldn't remember half the storyline so I won't rate it. Anyway those are just some of my thoughts on the film, you'll need to decide for yourself if you enjoy this film or not :)
Red Cliff is a historic Chinese war film, set back many dynasties ago. Because I don't quite understand the story, I need to tell you to read the description on Wikipedia or something. But this post is just my thoughts on the film. I think the reason why I didn't really get this movie was because there are so many characters in this film, and they arn't ever really introduced properly. There's not much of a character development.
This film was actually a 2 part film, over 300 minutes long, though the DVD only released about half that time. I think the overall filming of the movie was quite good anyway. The thing that lacks is a bit of dialogue as there isn't that much character development. But I'm not quite, because I guess this film is about war, so you would expect a lot of fighting, which is what they did.
I guess overall, if you are just wanting to watch spectacular battle sequences, then this is the perfect film for you. If you are looking for more of a storyline, and want to get to know some new characters, this this isn't quite the film for you. I myself didn't enjoy it, well.... I couldn't remember half the storyline so I won't rate it. Anyway those are just some of my thoughts on the film, you'll need to decide for yourself if you enjoy this film or not :)
Saturday 17 October 2015
Butterfly Lover (2008 HK Film)
I have to say, this is the first time I have watched a film that was dubbed and subbed at the same time! I believe that the original is actually voiced in Mandarin, though for some reason they released it in Cantonese in NZ. Anyway, I was a bit surprised when they started talking. It wasn't until I searched up on Wikipedia, that I realised that it was voiced in Mandarin, that proves that the voicing was pretty good, though I did have my suspicions.
The story is pretty obvious from the title. It is roughly based on the Butterfly Lovers story but with a martial arts twist to it. The story goes that a girl needs to go and study, but she cannot because she is a girl, and only guys can study, so she must disguise herself as a male for her to be able to study. While she is there, she quickly falls in love with a guy, and the guy starts to fall in love with her. What's funny is that he thinks that he's sick because he's in love with a guy lol.
This film is more story over action, but there are a few action sequences. I guess if you want to watch a tragic love story unfold then this is quite a movie for you! I really like watching Chinese movies set in the olden times, there's something about their clothing, buildings and culture which really fascinates me.
I'd have to give this film an 8.5/10. For 50 cents at The Warehouse, I didn't really expect much, but there's quite a lot that happens in this movie which keeps me hooked. Hope you liked it just as much as I did :)
The story is pretty obvious from the title. It is roughly based on the Butterfly Lovers story but with a martial arts twist to it. The story goes that a girl needs to go and study, but she cannot because she is a girl, and only guys can study, so she must disguise herself as a male for her to be able to study. While she is there, she quickly falls in love with a guy, and the guy starts to fall in love with her. What's funny is that he thinks that he's sick because he's in love with a guy lol.
This film is more story over action, but there are a few action sequences. I guess if you want to watch a tragic love story unfold then this is quite a movie for you! I really like watching Chinese movies set in the olden times, there's something about their clothing, buildings and culture which really fascinates me.
I'd have to give this film an 8.5/10. For 50 cents at The Warehouse, I didn't really expect much, but there's quite a lot that happens in this movie which keeps me hooked. Hope you liked it just as much as I did :)
Friday 16 October 2015
The Sixth Sense (1999 Film)
Hey everyone, I wanted to talk about this movie quickly. This won't be my usual review as I don't have that much time but would like to talk about it a bit. So the movie revolves around a doctor and a kid. The kid can see ghosts, and the doctor is some sort of psychiatrist. The movie begin with the doctor getting shot, and the film moves to the next fall where he goes and tracks down the kid.
So the kid is really scared and shuts out basically everyone except for the doctor, and it's up to him to try and figure out a problem to help the kid with his ghost problem. At the same time, he has trouble talking with his wife after the incident the year before.
Up until around past half-way of the film, I thought the film was a bit boring as not that much happened. I actually thought it was another horror film because of the way the cover presents itself, and because it is a supernatural thriller film, but I was wrong haha.
After around half way through the film there are actually a few things which are revealed, and within the ending of the film, you realise what really was going on, and we get some sort of closure to the film. I think the writer(s) of this film were very cleaver, and you can tell that they spent some time working out the plot from beginning to end. Although it's not mentioned, I would say that there are aspects of the psychological genre in this film as I starting to begin thinking of stuff within the last half of the movie, but that's just me anyway haha.
I would give this film a 7/10. It's not bad at all, but you just need to remember to watch the whole movie. Don't just assume anything without watching the full movie from start to end, that is all I am going to say. Goodnight!
So the kid is really scared and shuts out basically everyone except for the doctor, and it's up to him to try and figure out a problem to help the kid with his ghost problem. At the same time, he has trouble talking with his wife after the incident the year before.
Up until around past half-way of the film, I thought the film was a bit boring as not that much happened. I actually thought it was another horror film because of the way the cover presents itself, and because it is a supernatural thriller film, but I was wrong haha.
After around half way through the film there are actually a few things which are revealed, and within the ending of the film, you realise what really was going on, and we get some sort of closure to the film. I think the writer(s) of this film were very cleaver, and you can tell that they spent some time working out the plot from beginning to end. Although it's not mentioned, I would say that there are aspects of the psychological genre in this film as I starting to begin thinking of stuff within the last half of the movie, but that's just me anyway haha.
I would give this film a 7/10. It's not bad at all, but you just need to remember to watch the whole movie. Don't just assume anything without watching the full movie from start to end, that is all I am going to say. Goodnight!
Friday 2 October 2015
HEROES REBORN (1st Episode and Web-episode)
Hey guys, it's been ages since I've posted something on this page. Today I have decided to talk about Heroes Reborn (the web-episode) which links what happened in the final episode of Heroes, what what had happened in the events leading after that.
The story is about a girl called Phoebe who has the ability to work with shadows. The mini episodes help link with the new season of Heroes. It is seen that there's discrimination in the world after people find out that there are "EVOS???" out there (Feels like something X-Men haha).
I don't want to talk too much, but anyway I watched about 4 episode and switched to the first episode of heroes reborn. Because I skipped a few episodes I can't say for certain the entire storyline but basically there was an event which was going to help the EVOS and humans get together, but there was a huge explosion killing many people, and making the humans have something against them.
With the first episode of Heroes Reborn we are fast forwarded to a year later. I don't want to spoil too much, but there are people who we know from the original series who have died, and some who are missing or on the run. There's even one character which I realised was playing an original character from the original series only from looking them up.
If you are looking for action, suspense and a thrill, then Heroes Reborn is for you. The web-episode is more of a storyline to guide you to the new series, or people who want a back story of Heroes. I really don't want to spoil too much. For the 1st Episode of Heroes Reborn, I'd have to give it a 7.5/10. We are introduced to characters but I couldn't feel much for what is going to happen in future episodes.
There is one girl's character who is able to go into a computer game which I think is really cool. I wonder if that is really her power? I can't wait to see more of the original characters back again! As for the web-episode I can't really put a rating because it's more based on storyline than anything to link both things together.
Anyway, let's end this here. Bye!
The story is about a girl called Phoebe who has the ability to work with shadows. The mini episodes help link with the new season of Heroes. It is seen that there's discrimination in the world after people find out that there are "EVOS???" out there (Feels like something X-Men haha).
I don't want to talk too much, but anyway I watched about 4 episode and switched to the first episode of heroes reborn. Because I skipped a few episodes I can't say for certain the entire storyline but basically there was an event which was going to help the EVOS and humans get together, but there was a huge explosion killing many people, and making the humans have something against them.
With the first episode of Heroes Reborn we are fast forwarded to a year later. I don't want to spoil too much, but there are people who we know from the original series who have died, and some who are missing or on the run. There's even one character which I realised was playing an original character from the original series only from looking them up.
If you are looking for action, suspense and a thrill, then Heroes Reborn is for you. The web-episode is more of a storyline to guide you to the new series, or people who want a back story of Heroes. I really don't want to spoil too much. For the 1st Episode of Heroes Reborn, I'd have to give it a 7.5/10. We are introduced to characters but I couldn't feel much for what is going to happen in future episodes.
There is one girl's character who is able to go into a computer game which I think is really cool. I wonder if that is really her power? I can't wait to see more of the original characters back again! As for the web-episode I can't really put a rating because it's more based on storyline than anything to link both things together.
Anyway, let's end this here. Bye!
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