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Max Payne
Chow Yuen Fatt introduced the jump-sideways-and-shoot-with-a-gun-in-each-hands-in-slow-motion to Hollywood, and everybody says it was cool, if not over-the-top. The Matrix introduced bullet time, and every other movie tries to use it every now and then. Then Max Payne (the game) enables users to (sort of) experience both Chow Yuen Fatt skills and Bullet Time in a…
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Disturbia
After writing the review for Eagle Eye, I realised that I missed the movie that showed Shia LeBeouf the door to international stardom. I won’t get into details, since this is a 2007 movie. Disturbia is a simple movie about a simple boy who lost his father in a freak accident, thus causing him to…
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I Have A Question…
Recently the National Fatwa Council issued a fatwa banning all Muslim women from wearing manly clothing (and maybe vice versa, but I’, not sure). The question is, is there any globally agreed guidelines of how dressing up as a certain gender is like? I mean, if wearing an earing is considered as womanly, how about…
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Cost and Effect
Before the 80sen petrol price hike, was the 30sen price hike, where the Government promised to use the 4 billion shaved off from subsidy to improve public transports. Now we have busses with faux leather seats, TV, and less seats and more place to stand. The same goes to the Komuter, which have several new…
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Eagle Eye
After 4 failed attempts of getting a movie buddy to watch this movie, I resorted to watch it alone. In my office attire. And lugging my office brick laptop along. This movie will go down in my bad memories movie list, together with Die Hard 4.0. Okay, enough about me. This movie is a very…
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Don't Play Play!
Karpal Singh has been banned from the Dewan Rakyat for two days for implying that the Speaker was playing a fool. Just when I thought the news has lost it’s attraction due to the abundance of ” <state> MP nominates <another> ” in my RSS radar. p/s: The news also reports about the man who…
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Follow The Leader
Some Iraqis, both Sunnis and Shiites are missing Saddams iron clawed ruling, which to them are better than the weak leadership they have now. They are weary of the uncertainties of life, even though it offers more possibilities and chances of living a better life. Sounds eerily familiar, doesn’t it?