#3 Cloverfield

I just watched Cloverfield not knowing any slight information or read any reviews or synopsis. I just knew from First Magazine that the movie was virally marketed like The Blair Witch Project.

On top of the brilliant viral marketing, the teaser was used as a basis for the film itself and was released without a title attached. As Transformers showed high tracking numbers before its release in July 2007, the studio attached the teaser trailer for Cloverfield that showed the release date of January 18, 2008 but not the title. A second trailer was released on November 16, 2007, which confirmed the title.

I knew 1-18-08 (as previously knew as) was produced by JJ Abrams and the teaser looked good!



The film opens up with a digital message saying that this is a Top Secret tape not to be recopied. And guess what? It's so well-done, I must say after watching! The sequences were well-shot, the storyline is simple and easy-to-understand, the actings were good, the pace was good (though the show only lasts for 75-minutes, excluding the credits), what else can you ask for a saturday movie?

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GV VivoCity (GV Max)
Jan 19, 2008
9.00pm

#2 American Gangster

This is the type of movie that I would watch it alone. Probably I had too much experiences of people (watching this type of show with me) complained it's too draggy or even snoring in the cinema.

You can't possibly get the 2 Academy Award winners elsewhere - Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Pitch perfect for their acting...

While watching the show, I felt like watching 'The Protege' (the one with Andy Lau) and yes, I loved both films. But definitely, American Gangster is a Hollywood movie, so it's much more bigger! During the finale showdown with the Washington and Crowe, this is already a classic scene by itself.



Watch this alone (like me)! Better than No Country!!!

#1 Le Grand Chef

My first movie of the year!

Maybe I had high expectations from this Korean show. From the TV spot, I thought this will be somehow like 'Da Chang Jin'. I must say the food don't really looked that fabulous, and some of the jokes were pretty lame.



I'm neutral on this show!

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GV Marina 4
Jan 11, 2008
9.20pm

Best in 2007!

After writing my first post, I'm thinking to honour them appropriately!

Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
Best Korean Movie: 200 Pounds Beauty
Best Chinese Movie: The Warlords
Best Romantic Comedy: Priceless
Best Action Thriller: Die Hard 4.0
Best Animals: Alvin and the Chipmunks
Best Fighter: Donnie Yen (in Flash Point)
Best Oscar-worthy: Will Smith (in The Pursuit of Happyness)
Best Actress: Zhang Jing Chun (in The Protege)
Best Actor: Jet Li (in The Warlords)
I-want-to-watch-it-the-3rd-time: Die Hard 4.0


Reason why I watched these movies twice:
- Spiderman 3 (Nothing to do in Genting!)
- Ratatouille (This is nice!)
- Die Hard 4.0 (My favourite movie in 2007!)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (It's funny!)
- Flash Point (I watched it in Vietnam!)

1st post: My cinematic trips in 2007!

In 2007, I made 61 trips to the cinemas. I'm going to list out the movies that I loved, as follows:

January 2007 - Babel, Blood Diamond





February 2007 - The Protege



March 2007 - The Pursuit of Happyness



April 2007 - Wild Hogs, 200 Pounds Beauty





May 2007 - Priceless



June 2007 - Ocean's Thirteen, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Eye in the Sky







July 2007 - Die Hard 4.0



August 2007 - Flash Point, The Bourne Ultimatum, Hairspray







September 2007 - Ratatouille



October 2007 - NIL

November 2007 - Bee Movie



December 2007 - The Warlords, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Good Luck Chuck







Some movies that I watched twice:
- Spiderman 3
- Ratatouille
- Die Hard 4.0
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Fash Point