A Christmas Carol In 3D

Watched With: My Snooqums @ The Cathay (21/11)
Snacks: Iced Lemon Tea
Genre: Animated / 3D

Bah. Bum hug. I mean. Humbug.

Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) is a miser and a bitter old man.
He hates people. And her hates Christmas even more.
He is so bitter that he is not even on cordial terms with his only worker Bob Cratchit (Gary Oldman) and his own nephew Fred (Colin Firth) whom he shuns when invited for Christmas dinner.

7 years after the death of his business partner Jacob Marley, he is visited on he night of Christmas eve by the ghost of Marley and the 3 Ghosts of Christmas who have come to try and save Scrooge from his bitter ways.

The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge events from his own past that demonstrate why he should turn over a new leaf.
The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the current situation where people both rich and poor revel in the spirit of Christmas. This includes showing him his nephew and Bob Crachit's families.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is the most fearsome of the lot and shows him how he will end up without the warmth of humanity in him - cold and lonely.

All in the hopes that the Christmas spirit will spread to Ebenzer Scrooge and all who watch the movie, it wasn't half bad actually.

And it was actually the first time I was watching a movie in 3D (with the 3D glasses and all) which was pretty fun.
And not just the animation was impressive, I found it amazing that only a few actors voice so many difference characters in the movie.
Jim Carrey alone voice 8 characters including all 3 of the Ghosts.

Everyone loves a good Christmas movie and what better story than A Christmas Carol.

Final Verdict:

Saw VI

Watched With: Nobody @ The Cathay (08/11)
Snacks: Green Tea
Genre: Horror / Gore

We will ALL be put to the test.

Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) may have died (like 2 movies ago) but his game still lives on. What sick and twisted games aka tests can he come up with to test the value of a life and of humanity?

How will Detective Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) carry on his legacy?
Will jigsaw's widow Jill Tuck (Betsy Russell) reveal what was in that box he left her after his death?
How many Saw movies can there possibly be?

I think most will agree with me that the fun started waning after the 3rd installment in this gore franchise. Maybe they're just trying to hard.
And the problem with this latest sequel is not only does it not have a very promising or interesting plot - it's not even as gory as the previous sequels.
Seems like they might be running out of ideas but I'm pretty sure they'll come up with another sequel sooner or later.

Final Verdict:

Paranormal Activity

Watched With: My Snooqums @ The Cathay (07/11)
Snacks: Iced Lemon Tea
Genre: Horror

What happens when I sleep? Ooooh scary.

Micah (Micah Sloat) and his girlfriend Katie (Katie Featherston) are just settling down in their new house. The things start to get a bit weird.

Unexplained noises at night. Objects moving. Fires starting.
Katie's even starting to act pretty weirdly.
So what's the most logical thing to do? Try and catch it on camera of course!

So is it really a malevolent spirit in the house?
Or merely the figment of the couple's imagination?

Okay so you guys remember the hype that 'The Blair Witch Project' got right? Well this is pretty much the same thing. Well almost anyways.
Steadier camera-handling this time will be a welcome change to people who can't stand shaky camerawork.
And I guess what gives people the chills about this movie is the realistic setting - that there could be a ghost in a house.

Made for around $15,000 and already grossed $106.4 million.
So go watch it to see what the hype is about.
Watchable but don't expect the chills to last long.

And for the record. The Blair Witch Project still kicks arse.

Final Verdict:

The Blue Mansion

Watched With: My Snooqums @ FilmGarde Iluma
Snacks: Hotdog & Iced Lemon Tea
Genre: Mystery / Comedy

Wee Bak Chuan (Patrick Teoh), the Pineapple King, has been found dead in his study with a golden pineapple ornament beside him.
A victim of foul play?

His grieving widow Siok Lin (Louisa Chong) has to make funeral arrangements while dealing with the bickering family who are up in arms over who is going to take over the Pineapple King's multi-million dollar pineapple tart company.

Leading the pack are the two sons - Teck Meng (Adrian Pang) and Teck Liang (Lim Kay Siu) who are at expectedly at odds with each other and are accompanied by their wives Veronica (Tan Kheng Hua) and Rosie (Deborah Png) respectively.
And struggling to get a grip on things is the only daughter Pei Shan (Neo Swee Lin).

To top if off, the police are in on things to solve the mystery of the Pineapple King's death. Could it have something to do with a dark secret involving Teck Liang's dead first wife Mei Yi (Emma Yong)?
Inspector Suresh (Huzir Sulaiman) and Detective Tan Kok Leong (Steve Yap) are here to solve the mystery at hand.

So as the ghost of Wee Bak Chuan looks on - his legacy unveils.

I enjoyed director Geln Goei's last movie 11 years ago - Forever Fever - so i had high expectations for this next offering.
The premise was a clever one. A murder mystery in a local setting.
But I was overall disappointed.

The cinematography was stunning. The setting was lovely. And the cast superb.
But I guess certain elements were lost in translation.
And certain elements could have been scrapped to minimize it's lengthy running time of just over 2 hours.

Some parts were clever. Other gripping. And some just plain irritating (like the police inspector). So overall a watchable movie.
Maybe better on DVD where you have the chance to better appreciate it.

Final Verdict: