Voldermort vs Orochimaru

I must have said this before, but I'll say it again; There's an uncanny resemblance between Harry Potter's Voldermort and Naruto's Orochimaru.

	Voldermort	Orochimaru
Who	Ultimate villain in Harry Potter series	Ultimate villain in Naruto (before Shippuden)
Educational Background	Used to be an elite in school.	Used to be an elite in school.
Hobbies	Experimenting in Dark Arts	Experimenting in Forbidden Techniques
Physical form	Does not have an actual body. Current self is just a mishmash of stuff. Soul is split into 7 parts and hidden in horcruxes.	Does not have an actual body. True form comes in the form of a white snake. The soul has to move to a different body once in a few years.
Lifespan	Immortal	Immortal
Ambition	Desires to kill Harry Potter and take over the wizarding world	Desires to destroy Konoha and take over the ninja world
Fetish	Pure bloods	Uchiha bloodline
Family Background	Only child. Lost parents at young age.	Only child. Lost parents at young age.
Invention	The Dark Mark (All disciples have one on their hand)	The Cursed Seal (All disciples have one on their shoulder)
Friends	Undyingly loyal subordinate Bellatrix Lestrange	Undyingly loyal subordinate Kabuto Yakushi

Red and Harry Potter 7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
The first part of this movie was 2.5 hours long yet many details were not covered. More so for this movie than the first 6, you have to be a reader to understand it. To a non-reader, it's probably a very average movie. I read book 7 twice and I could only remember the gist and not the finer details as there was just so much content. The movie was a little bit confusing even for me. Also, it would have been nice if the air fight (after Harry left his home) was covered more in detail as it was a pretty exciting part of the book. Other than that, the scenes were pretty much similar to how I imagined it to be. Part 1 ends after Dobby's death.

3.5 stars  

Red
Red stands for "Retired: Extremely Dangerous". Lol. I love this movie. It's not everytime you come across an action movie that is acted by old folks. Fave quote:"Kordeski trained you? I trained Kordeski." Too often young people undermine old folks, and we disregard their wealth of experience. I think this movie says it all. I love the humor. It was really entertaining.

3.5 stars

Joke of the Day

Overheard on the MRT:

A: I just found out that Thesaurus isn't a dinosaur.
B: Me too! I always thought it was something like Rhinosaurus.


It is Rhinoceros not Rhinosaurus, and it isn't a dinosaur either, you ignorant fools. Lol.

The Social Network and Unstoppable

Unstoppable
Unstoppable is about a cargo train carrying hazardous chemicals, going at full throttle towards the heart of the city. The police and train operators race against time to try and stop this unmanned train which was irresponsibly left behind by one of the engineers. Before watching this movie, you probably know how it's going to end. Nevertheless, I thought it was a pretty exciting movie, with an early climax that never came down.

3.5 stars

The Social Network
Frankly speaking, I don't think Mark Zuckerberg was as bad as the movie portrayed him to be. First of all, he has a girlfriend of 7 years, and not some IT geek freak that completely doesn't get girls. Secondly, I didn't think what he did was completely wrong. If it weren't for him, certain people wouldn't even be getting millions for doing nothing. I think he was merely protecting his own interests. I feel that this movie was not very accurate or unbiased in its recount of the events, but nevertheless, it was worth watching, just to see how Facebook came about, how far it has come, and the amazing transformations it has brought to our lives.

3.5 stars

4 nearly action movies

The thing about watching movies with Kh is that he refuses to watch anything that is lovey dovey or arty farty. So I guess I'm stuck with guns and bombs for now. Here's 4 recently watched nearly-action movies which all contains guns and bombs.

Okay I'm having trouble remembering which movie is which since they are quite similar. Will start with TOW...

The Other Guys
(The one with Will Ferrell) Will Ferrell cracks me up everytime. The Other Guys is a typical "underdogs win" movie. Stupid and timid cops triumphing over stupid and attention-seeking cops. The plot is pretty lame and stupid but the humour makes up for all the flaws.

3.5 stars

Takers
(The one with Hayden Christensen) When it comes to movies about bank robberies, I actually like to see the bad guys triumph. I'll want to see them break into a super high-profile bank and not get caught, and I'll want to be impressed by their complex strategies/techniques. Takers is another bank robbery story about a group of professional bank robbers who after a string of success, meet with trouble, and how their lives pretty much go downhill from there. How unfortunate. The starting scene on how they carry out a bank robbery wasn't impressive, and the ending equally dull. Everything else in between are what I call "fillers". They're just there to waste time.

3 stars 

The Town
(The one with Ben Affleck) Another movie about bank robbery. Another bank robbery gone wrong. It feels kind of cliche already. In this movie, Ben Affleck's character falls for a hostage they took at a bank robbery. At least, this bit is unseen in Takers, which makes this movie more interesting. As the story unfolds, this hostage comes to realise the truth of her boyfriend's identity, and we, the audience, are left to wonder if she's on his side or not. I'll say the story is pretty exciting.

3.5 stars

The American
(The one with George Clooney) I would consider this a bit of an arty farty film. Though it involves guns, there isn't much action. Much of the tone is set in melancholy, much like that in The Pianist, as George Clooney (Jack) tries to retire as an assassin and start a new life, while still having to live with the heart-thumping memory of nearly being killed. George Clooney, not so cool as an assassin after all. Unlike The Pianist, which has historical value, The American is just a made up story which seriously bores me.

2.5 stars