The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2 main characters in this movie portrayed different roles in the other 2 Ip Man movies, hence their characters are not to be confused! Initially, I wasn't quite keen on the idea that the producers are not using Donnie Yen for this prequel. After watching, I'm like, hey this guy (his replacement) is good too (whoever he is, apparently some martial art champion). The action scenes are great but I can't help feeling that the story is a little too made-up.

3.5 stars

24

No it's not about the very intimidating 2-4 which I will be facing very soon. Eeks.

I'm talking about 24. The one with Keifer Sutherland in it.

Season 8 concludes the end of the adrenaline-filled TV series. It is so good, that I'm compelled to blog about it. 24 is a must-watch TV series for anyone who calls themselves a TV junkie. If you ask me, I'll say it's the best TV series ever produced.

I'm glad that it has ended because I don't want to see it go downhill like some TV series. The best example is Prison Break. Started as a really highly-rated series, and then it goes down and down and down, struggling to resurrect its fans. 24 has been consistently great. From season 1 to season 8, every episode is worth watching. Every episode brings you new twists and surprises. You just wouldn't know what to expect. The most interesting thing is, all seasons are, to a large extent, very realistic. Despite similar plots for some seasons , i.e, dealing with nuclear weapons, 24 always brings a fresh perspective to the situation.

For most seasons, Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland) has people helping him in his radical, sometimes highly controversial missions. Season 8 has Bauer working on his own most of the time. 1 man versus the CTU, the Secret Service, the FBI, the NYPD, the "private security company", the terrorists, the President! And he still wins! It sounds really impossible but it's all about tactic/strategy and not numbers. Look at 300. Seeing the way these guys do it, I have to believe it's more than possible. Furthermore, Keifer Sutherland's acting is so good, you'll be wondering if he's a federal agent in real life.

Ultimate highlight of Season 8!

Jack Bauer's wicked cool badass full body armour suit!

Jack Bauer as he takes on the ex-president of the United States.
What you need:
1x full body armour suit
1x pistol (to puncture car tires and shoot at Secret Service agents with high accuracy)
1x shotgun (to weaken bulletproof car and make a small hole in it)
1x smoke bomb (to get the President out of locked car)

He totally left the President and his agents shivering like scared kittens. LOL. 

Having known all the twists already, will I re-watch it? I think so!

A gift from the zoo!

Courier man came over yesterday to deliver us a package from the zoo. WRS (Wildlife Reserves Singapore), our long-time client, wanted to thank us for the effort we put into the panda website. (see www.pandas.com.sg), so they gave us the not-even-out-in-stores-yet River Safari lanyards!

OMG it is so cute. The panda is actually a 2GB thumbdrive. hehe.

A-Team

A-Team
Yet another movie about a highly specialised team of combat soldiers with superhuman abilities to avoid death. This movie has TOO much action packed into it. Too much stuff going on, too many unrealistic moments (ever heard of tank-flying?). I did enjoy some bits of it, but I guess the highlight of it was that there was an Indian man in our theater snoring REALLY loudly. LOL.

3.5 stars

Karate Kid

The Karate Kid
(Watched this at GV @ KLCC for only RM9. Woot!)
Kh reckons this is better than Ip Man. I love Ip Man and Ip Man 2, but I think I'll have to agree. The difference is this movie is set in a modern setting, meaning we get to see current and fantastic scenery of China- love the old-looking neighbourhood, the temple-like school architecture, kungfu on the top of the Great Wall of China- and most of all, all of the great action scenes are done by KIDS. I'm glad Jackie Chan has learned to step aside and let the younger generation take over. And also this is probably the first movie which wasn't about him, and didn't show him getting involve with a young and pretty woman. +20 points for him- he's earned some of my respect back. Look at all that muscle packed on that kid Jaden. Impressive kid. Great acting, great kungfu. Will Smith must have taught his son well.

4 stars