Dirty Dancing & Dreaming

i watched Shinobi last nite on dvd, omg it was awesome! scenes were alittle short but u get the feeling of long-windedness along with many many japanese movies but Shinobi was pretty cool. maybe coz it reminded me of the first anime i watched which was called Ninja Scrolls, there was this girl who was fed poison all her life so she wasnt given the choice to have sex with guys or to kiss someone that she loves, without them dying of course. and then there was the feminine looking guy, with this long black hair that never seems to fall out of place and he uses some sort of black threads or hair or something to whip at people, hahah to think about it now, talking or writing about it sounds pretty hilarious but when it boils down to watching it, i guess if u're into flying people who can fight and at the same time fly to the next country and need horses to travel short distances, then this is the movie for u.

all in all i give it a 8/10
coz the movie didnt highlight what was the most important part, which was the Eyes of Destruction, they only showed it once which was pretty pathetic. people died really fast and there wasnt much of a character that me being the viewer could define with. but scenes were beautifully shot and costumes were pretty cool.

oh rite, before i close off i just wanted to record down my dream i had just now. it was kinda weird coz i think we were in bangkok or thailand or somewhere. i'm quite sure it was somewhere in thailand. anyways it was me at first, i couldnt find a table so i sat with a couple of strangers, non-locals as well and they were partying and having fun, oh btw the scene looked like it was in a bar with karaoke in it. so it was dark and i was waiting there apparently for someone, and first Liyana came, i dont know why i dreamt of her, i havent seen her in yonks and i havent spoken to her in ages. yeah she came and was looking for me and i called her name and she saw me and sat down rite next to me. so we were busy chatting and i havent ordered my drink yet and out pops Audrey, and she sits down and starts yapping her head off as usual.

so i'm sitting there, feeling thirsty and looking for a waiter so i asked them both did they get their drinks at the bar or with a waiter? they said at the bar, and there was this guy sitting next to me who said yeah what would u like? i'll go get it for u. so i said no it's alright i'll go get it myself and i looked again to my left to see whether there were any waiters going around and strangely enough there was one short taking people's orders. so i waved at him and he came and the guy sitting next to me stood up and spoke to the waiter and gave him like...i think 20 dollars or some thing. so the waiter came to me and asked what would i like to drink. i told him and i took the money from the waiter and gave it back to the guy and said something like no u shouldnt buy me drinks, i'm sorry but next time alright? he insisted and went over to the bar itself and instead of the waiter bringing me my drink, he bought me a bottle which surprisingly enough...not what i would like to drink...was tequila. so after that i woke up and i felt strange. was i living in someone else's shoes? coz i remember the money that i took out from "my" wallet looked like someone elses...

funny i just cant point my finger at it..

Corpse Bride

i love tim burton, the animation reminds me of the cartoon i used to watch, i cant remember the name of it but it was a green stick made out of play-doh. ^^; but anyways the corpse bride was needless to say was excellent. the darkness within the whole script, and not only that, the grey humour of how life doesnt usually go according to plan sometimes. but the whole unfolding of the story really said something, well at least to me. it's just really sad for emily, i'm trying hard not to reveal or give away the whole plot of the movie but from emily's P.O.V. it was just sad.

but anyways it was a great animation. i love movies/series with dark humour in it, let's just say it's alot more appealing than slapstick humour. you can always tell if it's the work of tim burton coz it really feels like a children's book for adults, and usually there's narration of the story done by someone with a deep voice or singing! i loved how the two separate worlds were contrasted with each other, the world of the dead was alot more colourful whilst the world of the living was very grey and dull.

i guess i rate this movie a 8/10, i would definitely add it to one of my favourite movies list since Nightmare Before Christmas was a definite classic and i loved it to bits. burton never fails to capture my attention and keep me glued onto the screen. i hope his next animation "9" will be just as good.

Six

it's 3.49AM in the morning and i'm still awake. why u ask? coz i have to get to the government office before 8AM and knowing myself i wouldnt be able to wake up in time so i decided not to sleep throughout the whole night. so yes, here i am infront of my computer, my eyes bloodshot and with a cup of coffee on my table. instead of ranting on about why i'm still awake at this hour i decide to talk about the thai horror movie 6.

hmm not very interesting, the movie has no plot and the lead actress has horrifying acting skills. but on the fun side of things there are cute guys (yayyy) who will die (boo~~) but u get to see them throughout the whole movie (yayyy). i didnt really get the whole gist of the story, i only caught bits and pieces which didnt really link up. nah but i wasnt really paying attention to most of it coz i dont think whatever they were saying had to do anything with the subtitles, so it was confusing for a while but the ending really cleared things up. it was more or less trying to capture the audience of The Shutter but did a terrible job in doing so. for those who want a good thrill, dont bother. for those who want to watch cute guys trying to be smart, go for it. all in all i give a 4/10, 1 for the plot and 1 for each cute guy there was. ^_^ heehee!

on the otherhand i'm wondering what to make for a friend's gathering thing, it's not exactly a party, more like a potluck sorta thing. they gave me desert so i'm thinking of going with baking a cake or making brownies. yes i can cook, it comes with 2 years of studying overseas with no one to take care of me (boo~~~). i think i'm gonna stick with fudge brownies, i dont usually eat my own cooking so hopefully it tastes good. and if it doesnt i'll just get a tub of ice cream and whip it up so it'll taste like ice cream cake! ahh i'm so talented like that. so fudge brownies it is, and i'm gonna make it from scratch. whoopie!

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

just finished rewatching the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and hell it freaked me out good. i wonder if it was an actual story or if there was a similar story behind it coz it said there that it was based on a true story but then again so did the Blair Witch Project.

oh right, for newcomers or people who are fans of my diary (which is probably next to nothing) i'm a HUGEEEE horror movie fanatic. i love getting scared and grabbing on to my pillow and instead of closing my eyes or looking away, i have a weird habit of cupping my ears so i dont hear anything. in my defense i like watching the grotesque parts but i dont like listening to the freaky parts.

so right, watching the TCM got me thinking about other horror movies. it's such a cliche that stupid teenagers dont know any better and go snooping around for trouble, pondering about it for a while, i think those kids deserve to die. hell if a bunch of jackass teens came into my house without my permission or came to see whether there were any spooky stuff in my place i would be pissed. so we cant really blame the monsters/ghoulies/horribly disfigured large men for going around and picking them off one by one.

and oh gosh there's always ONE or TWO annoying little brats who wouldnt listen or annoys the *TOOT* out of ya, like the guy in glasses in TCM, i mean some guy is after u for heaven's sake, stop moping around and start RUNNING (if it was me, i'd be flailing my hands and running in circles screaming 'go away go away')! u see what i mean about people deserving to get slaughtered? i mean a running chainsaw up ur groins isnt exactly how i pictured it to be but it served it's purpose.

oh i might as well start reviewing horror movies...so what do i give the Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
a whooping 8/10

*not for the faint hearted* it's got blood, it's got girls with big bobbing boobs in tight singlets, it's good