My Week with Marilyn

Released Year: 2011

Directed by Simon Curtis

Casted by: 

Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe

Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark

Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier

Emma Watson as Lucy

Judi Dench as Sybil Thorndike

Story:

Following his graduation from university, aspiring filmmaker Colin Clark travels to London to get a job on Laurence Olivier's next production. Hugh Perceval tells Colin there are no jobs available, but he decides to wait for Olivier, whom he once met at a party. Olivier and his wife, Vivien Leigh, eventually show up and Vivien encourages Olivier to give Colin a job on his upcoming film The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Colin's first task is to find a suitable place for Marilyn and her husband, Arthur Miller, to stay at while they are in England. The press find out about the house, but Colin reveals he hired another just in case, impressing Olivier and Marilyn's publicist, Arthur Jacobs.

The paparazzi find out about Marilyn's arrival at Heathrow and they gather around the plane when it lands. Marilyn brings her husband, her business partner, Milton H. Greene, and her acting coach Paula Strasberg with her. She initially appears to be uncomfortable around the many photographers, but relaxes at the press conference. Olivier becomes frustrated when Marilyn is late to the read through. She insists Paula sits with her and when she has trouble with her lines, Paula reads them for her. The crew and the others actors, including Sybil Thorndike, are in awe of Marilyn. Colin meets Lucy, a wardrobe assistant whom he is attracted to, and they go on a date. Marilyn starts arriving later to the set and often forgets her lines, angering Olivier. However, Sybil praises Marilyn and defends her when Olivier tries to get her to apologise for holding the shoot up.

Marilyn struggles to understand her character and leaves the set when Olivier insults her. Colin asks the director to be more sympathetic towards Marilyn, before he goes to Parkside House to check on her. He hears an argument and finds a tearful Marilyn sitting on the stairs with Arthur's notebook, which contains the plot of a new play that appears to poke fun at her. Arthur later returns to the United States. Vivien comes to the set and watches some of Marilyn's scenes. She breaks down, saying Marilyn lights up the screen and if only Olivier could see himself when he watches her. Oliver tries unsuccessfully to reassure his wife. Marilyn does not show up to the set following Arthur's departure and she asks Colin to come to Parkside and they talk. The crew becomes captivated by Marilyn when she dances for a scene and Milton pulls Colin aside to tell him Marilyn breaks hearts and that she will break his too. Lucy also notices Colin's growing infatuation with Marilyn.

Colin and Marilyn spend the day together and are given a tour of Windsor Castle by Owen Morshead . Colin also shows Marilyn around Eton College, and they go skinny dipping in the River Thames. Marilyn kisses Colin and they are found by Roger Smith, Marilyn's bodyguard. Colin is called to Parkside one night as Marilyn has locked herself in her room. Colin enters her room and Marilyn invites him to lie next to her on the bed. The following night, Marilyn wakes up in pain and claims she is having a miscarriage. A doctor tends to her and Marilyn tells Colin that she wants to forget everything. She later returns to the set to complete the film. Olivier praises Marilyn, but reveals she has killed his desire to direct again. Lucy asks Colin if Marilyn broke his heart and he replies that she did, a little. Marilyn comes to Colin's B&B and thanks him for helping her. She kisses him goodbye and Roger drives her to the airport.

L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:

This is quite a nice film, a biographical film which show us how Monroe is at that time. The only thing i dont really like it is Michelle Williams, i feel that she's a bit fat to be Marilyn. Its not that she's not good in acting, but she doesn't have that feel.If Christina Aguilera can act, i prefer they choose her as the character, but too bad, Aguilera's acting is a bit so so...

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy 3D肉蒲團之極樂寶鑑

 Released Year: 2011

Directed by 孫立基 Lap Kei-Sun

Casted by:

葉山豪 Hayama Go as 未央生 Wei Yang Sheng
藍燕 Lan Yan as 鐵玉香 Tie Yu Xiang
原紗央莉 Saori Hara as 瑞珠 Rui Zhu
周防雪子 Yukiko Suo as 冬梅 Dong Mei

雷凱欣 Vonnie Lui as 極樂老人 Elder of Bliss
何華超 Tony Ho as 寧王 Prince Ning

木下和雅 Kirt Kishita as 權老實 Quan Lao Shi

 Story:

 A conceited Ming Dynasty scholar called Wei Yangsheng believes that since life is short, one should pursue the ultimate sexual pleasure as time permits. By chance, he meets Yuxiang, the daughter of the Taoist priest Tie Fei, falls in love with her on first sight, and marries her. Yuxiang is elegant and courteous under the influence of her father's faith, though her lack of passion cannot fully satisfy Wei Yangsheng's sexual needs. His disappointment is no less than his affection for her. He ventures in search of ways to increase his sex drive and performance in bed.

Through a friend, Wei Yangsheng met Prince Ning who has a underground sexland. Inside there, Wei Yangsheng get the help of Rui Zhu to increase his sex ability. But having a small dick, Wei Yangsheng can't make the sex goddes Dong Mei to reach her climax. Wei Yangsheng envy of Prince Ning who has a big cock and managed to satisfy Dong Mei. Through the introduction of  Elder of Bliss, Wei Yangsheng managed to changed a donkey cock which satisfy all the girls in the underground sexland. In exchanged of Elder of Bliss' help, Wei Yangsheng must stole a jade book from Prince Ning for Elder of Bliss, but the action failed.

Wei Yangsheng and Yuxiang was caught and tortured by Prince Ning, Wei Yangsheng huge cock was even cut off by Prince Ning. But in the end Prince Ning was arrested, the couple still love each other even though they are in their 90's without having sex.

 L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

 This is nice, the first ever porn from Hong Kong to go 3D :) I'm a big fans of Hong Kong porn, and this is definitely a new try for them. Tony Ho and Vonnie Lui has stole my breath away before in the early porn i have watch,but they havent show much in here. Hayama in another hand show us that a good looking guy like him is willing to act in porn~ lol

Necrosis / Blood Snow

 Released Year: 2010

Directed by Jason Robert Stephens

Casted by:

James Kyson Lee as Jerry
Tiffany as Karen
George Stults as Matt
Penny Drake as Megan
Robert Michael Ryan as Michael
Danielle De Luca as Samantha

 Story:

 During the winter of 1846, a group of ill-fated pioneers, known as the Donner Party, were on their way to California through a newly discovered mountain pass. They encountered the worst blizzard ever recorded, trapping them with little food or shelter.

As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, the members of the Donner Party slowly dissolved into madness, eventually turning on each other in what became a desperate, cannibalistic slaughter.

The story begins in 2008 as six friends arrive at an isolated cabin to enjoy a long weekend in the snow. An epic snowstorm interrupts their vacation, trapping them on the mountain and resurrecting the haunting ghosts of the Donner Party. They struggle to find out whether these are the true demonic 'entities' or if it is simply 'cabin fever' that is bringing out their fears and paranoia, causing friends to turn against each other as their reality deteriorates around them

L² Scored: 2.5/10

L² Comment:

Its always good to see that Asian actor/actress is holding a main role in a Hollywood movie, but sad to say that this Korean stud's acting still need a lot of improvement. The whole movie is lack of climates, as well as something that good for you to remember after the movie.

Scary part is less, the story is hang around and not told. Fighting scene of the 2 guys at the end of the movie seems fake. The only best part is this Korean guy is extremely cute :P

Mirror Mirror

 Released Year: 2012

Directed by Tarsem Singh

Casted by:

Julia Roberts as Queen Clementianna

Lily Collins as Snow White

Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott

Nathan Lane as Brighton
Sean Bean as The King

 Story:

 The film opens with the Evil Queen telling the story of Snow White. Snow White's mother died after giving birth to her. Her father, the King, then raised Snow White so that she could rule the kingdom one day but after a while married again. One day, he left for the forest leaving Snow White his favorite dagger and never came back. 

The now 18-year-old Snow White is shown on the day of her birthday. The Queen does not care for her but Snow White is still loved by the staff. Snow White then goes outside to visit the town. Along the way, she meets Prince Alcott and his servant who have been robbed by bandits (the seven dwarfs). She and the Prince are then drawn to each other. She then goes to the town to see it cold and barren due to the Queen. She then decides to help the kingdom. The Queen meets the Prince and tries to get him to marry her so she can solve her financial problems. She then hosts a ball in honor of the Prince. Snow White, who is dressed as a swan, meets the Prince, who is dressed as a rabbit. The Prince while dancing Snow White makes sure that he stays by her side which the Queen notices. When the Queen finds out the Prince's partner is Snow White, she orders her manservant, Brighton to take Snow White into the forest and kill her and bring back proof. Brighton takes Snow White to the forest but is unable to kill her. 

Meanwhile, the Queen goes to her Magic Mirror, which is actually a portal to a house that contains the actual Mirror who is revealed to be a reflection of the Queen. The Queen then requests for a love potion so she can make the Prince fall for her. Back in the forest, Snow White wakes up to find herself to be surrounded by the 7 dwarfs (Grimm, Butcher, Wolf, Napoleon, Half Pint, Grub, Chuckles). They agree to her request to let her stay for one more night. The dwarfs then go out and rob Brighton, who was sent to collect taxes for the Queen. When Snow White finds out they stole the people's money, she goes to return it. The townspeople are overjoyed to have their money back and Snow White lets the dwarfs take credit for it. After that, they teach Snow White how to become one of them. 

Meanwhile, Brighton has convinced the Queen that Snow White is dead. When the Prince finds out that the bandits have robbed Brighton, he goes after them only to discover that the bandits' leader is Snow White. When the Queen finds out about this, she asks the mirror to turn Brighton into a cockroach as punishment for lying to her. She also uses a potion to make the Prince fall in love with her with humorous results (she actually used a potion called Puppy Love which causes the Prince to act like a devoted puppy dog). Although the effects of the potion were wrong, the Prince still agrees to marry her. When Snow White finds out about the wedding, she is heartbroken. Elsewhere, the Mirror uses puppets to try and kill Snow White and the dwarfs. Although Snow White is able to cut the strings of the puppets, she decides to run away. The next morning, the dwarfs find her gone and discover a note she left them telling them she loves them all. They then go outside and find that Snow White is still there. The dwarfs are able to cheer her up and they decide to crash the wedding of the Queen and the Prince. When the Queen arrives, she finds the Prince gone and the guests in their underwear. They then inform the Queen that Snow White has captured the Prince. The Prince (still under the spell) wishes to be with the Queen. The dwarfs and Snow White deduce he is under a spell. They try to break it through various yet humorous ways. They then finally come to the conclusion that to break the spell, they have to use true love's kiss. Napoleon then helps Snow White get ready to kiss him. When she does, the spell is broken. 

Later, the Queen finds Snow White and reveals that she can control the Beast (the one that plagues the forest). Snow White fights the Beast, with help from the dwarfs and the Prince. She later sees a necklace with a moon charm on it (similar to the one the Queen wears). She removes it from the Beast which causes the Queen to age (the price she has to pay for using magic which is her beauty). The Beast turns out to be Snow White's father who is reunited with her. He then conducts the marriage of Snow White and Prince Alcott. After which, she becomes the ruler of the kingdom. During the celebration, a hooded figure shows up and gives Snow White an apple. It is actually the Queen. Snow White then cuts a piece for her and remarks it's time to accept the fact that she lost. 

After that, the Magic Mirror says "It was Snow White's story after all" after which the Mirror and its home is destroyed. The film ends with Snow White singing "I Believe in Love" in Bollywood style.

 L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:

 Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? This is the most favorites sentence in Snow White animation. Now Tarsem singh is using this Mirror Mirror as the title of this movie. Similar with "Enchanted", which copying the sleeping beauty, Mirror mirror twist the story of the Snow White. But sad to say that, its not special enough and not really that funny.

Of course Julia Roberts is undeniably gorgeous and nice, but the rest is so call "ok" for me only. But all of their clothing/gowns are fabulously incredible, maybe winning a "Best Costume" for this movie is not a problem. But others, i don;t think so~

Lucky Numbers

 Released Year: 2000

Directed by Nora Ephron

Casted by:

John Travolta as Russ Richards
Lisa Kudrow as Crystal Latroy
Tim Roth as Gig
Ed O'Neill as Dick Simmons

 Story:

 Russ Richards, the weatherman for a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania television station, is revered as a local celebrity by his viewers, and fame affords him such perks as a reserved parking spot and his own booth at Denny's, where an omelet bears his name. His eternally optimistic demeanor conceals the fact his snowmobile dealership is on the verge of bankruptcy due to an unusually warm winter.

His friend Gig, a shady strip club owner, suggests an insurance scam will free Russ of his financial problems, but when the scheme fails to pay off, Russ finds himself even deeper in debt and the target of a hitman named Dale. Gig then proposes Russ rig the Pennsylvania Lottery with the help of his amoral girlfriend Crystal Latroy, a ditzy model who pulls and announces the winning numbers on television, and her oddball cousin Walter, who will pose as the owner of the lucky ticket.

Their plan works, but before the $6.4 million jackpot can be claimed, everything begins to unravel. Sleazy station manager Dick Simmons, who also is sleeping with Crystal, tries to blackmail her and Russ when he discovers what they have done, and others who have uncovered what appears to be the worst kept secret in town demand their share as well. Mayhem and murder ensue, prompting lazy detectives Lakewood and Chambers to initiate an investigation they hope will not be too taxing.

L² Scored: 6/10

L² Comment:

Ok, even though they call this a comedy film, but i'm not gonna agree with them. So instead of comedy, i define it as a crime film even though Lisa Kudrow is in it. The whole story is about how Travolta try to cheat the lottery company with the help of Kudrow. After that they has been betraying each other and murder those who know about it.

Lisa Kudrow of course was in her fittest moment during 2000 because she was in "Friends" sitcom; Travolta in another hand look fat and ugly. I don't know why he wanna portrait as a womanizer, but i don't even find him good looking at all~

John Carter

 Released Year: 2012

Directed by Andrew Stanton

Casted by:
Taylor Kitsch as John Carter
Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris
Samantha Morton as Sola
Willem Dafoe as Tars Tarkas
Mark Strong as Matai Shang
Ciarán Hinds as Tardos Mors
Dominic West as Sab Than

Story:

After a brief introduction establishing that Mars is not a "dead planet", but rather a dying one inhabited by warring civilizations with great airships, the film begins in 1881 with news of the sudden death in Richmond, Virginia, of John Carter, a former Confederate Army cavalry officer, who has become an eccentric and wealthy scholar-adventurer. The arrival of his nephew Edgar "Ned" Rice Burroughs at his "Uncle Jack's" funeral reveals that, in accordance with his own instructions, Carter's body has been put in a mausoleum, which can only be unlocked from the inside. The estate's attorney hands over Carter's personal journal for Ned to read, in the hope that he may discover the reason for Carter's strange behavior and death.

The film flashes back to 1868 and to the Arizona Territory, where Carter is prospecting for gold and having violent encounters with both the 7th Cavalry and the local Apache Indians. After fleeing from both, he shelters in a cave with Colonel Powell, one of his pursuers, and discovers a large quantity of gold. A strange figure (later revealed to be a White Martian Thern) suddenly materializes in the cave; Carter kills him and, due to the stranger's medallion, is inadvertently teleported to Barsoom (Mars). There, due to his high bone density and the planet's low gravity, Carter is able to jump fantastically high and throw killer punches. He is soon captured, however, by the giant, four-armed Green Martian Tharks under the rule of Jeddak (King) Tars Tarkas.

Elsewhere on Barsoom, the Red Martian cities of Helium and Zodanga have been at war for a thousand years. Sab Than, Jeddak of Zodanga, is now armed with a special weapon (the "Ninth Ray") given to him by the Therns, and proposes a cease-fire and an end to the war by marrying the Princess of Helium Dejah Thoris. The defiant Princess escapes and is rescued by Carter. Carter, Dejah and Tarkas's secret daughter Sola embark on a quest descending the sacred River Iss to find a way for Carter to return home. There they find information about the Ninth Ray, the medallion, and the process by which the Therns teleport ("telegraph") from planet to planet, but they are attacked by the Thern leader Matai Shang and his minions, the Green Martians of Warhoon. After the attack, Carter is captured and taken back with Dejah, while Sola is able to escape. Dejah grudgingly agrees to marry Sab Than, then gives Carter his medallion and tells him to go back to "Jarsoom" (Earth). Carter decides to stay back and is now captured by the shape-shifting Shang, who tells him about the secret purposes of the god-like Therns and their age-old manipulations of the histories of civilizations on different planets. Carter is able to make yet another escape, and he and Sola go back to the Tharks and ask for their help. There they come to know that Tarkas has been overthrown as Jeddak by the vicious Tal Hajus. Tarkas, Carter, and Sola are subjected to a gladiatorial contest with two gigantic white Martian apes. After defeating them and killing Hajus, Carter is acclaimed leader of the Tharks. A vast Thark army, with Carter at its head, advances on Zodanga, then on Helium, and defeats the Zodangian army, killing Sab Than. Carter then marries Dejah himself and becomes Jeddak of Helium. That night, Carter decides to stay forever on Mars and throws away his medallion. Seizing this opportunity, Shang re-emerges from hiding and banishes him to Earth.

Resuming the original framing story, it is revealed that Carter has undertaken a ten year long quest, looking for clues of the Therns' presence on Earth and hoping to find another medallion. His sudden "death" and unusual funeral arrangements would seem to indicate that he has succeeded and returned to Barsoom, leaving his "Earth body" in a coma-like state. His presence on Mars was via a sort of virtual body, and the death of his Earth body would end his life on both planets. He has made Ned his protector, giving him clues about how to open the mausoleum. Ned now hastens to the mausoleum, opens it, but finds no body. He has been covertly stalked by a Thern. As the would-be assassin prepares to strike, Carter suddenly reappears and kills him. Carter discloses to Ned that he never found any medallion, but instead laid a clever trap for a Thern. Carter now takes the Thern's medallion, invokes the necessary code words, and is instantly teleported to Mars, to resume his Barsoomian life with Dejah.

L² Scored: 5/10

L² Comment:

Well, the trailer is definitely better than the movie. John Carter is a series of novel from Edgar Rice Burroughs in between 1912-1943. A very very old novel which i never read before, but i believe it should be good during that time. But i wonder why nobody ever film this great novel until now. 

The thing that i not really like is the pace of the movie, it has been dragy and slow. I think it would be better if the production spice up the story and create the climate more than this. Other than this, Lynn Collins is very hot, i'm going to search for her other series/movies :)

The Lady Iron Chef 美女食神

Released Year: 2007

Directed by  鍾少雄 XiuHong Zhong

Casted by:

佘詩曼 Charmaine Sheh as 蕭阿詩 (木咀詩) Shi

李克勤 Hackkan Lee as 杜樹堅 SK

元秋 Yuen Qiu as 林青霞 Xia

鄭希怡 Yumiko Cheng as 蕭阿詩好友 May
 劉洋 Liu Yang as 米玉瑩 Ying
 王晶 Wang Jing as 瀟洒哥 Xiu
李思蓓 Zuki Lee as 瑪麗蓮 Marilyn
 黃文慧 Bonnie Wong as 杜太 Mrs To
張達明 Tat Ming Cheung as 杜漢安 H2O

 Story:

 SK is a rich guy and was always protected by his mother. One day he was kidnapped but was safe by Shi and her father Xiu. Xiu was eyeing at SK's property while Shi really love SK. Mrs To discovered their relationship and inform Shi that if she was able to win Ying on her cooking, she will let them get together.

Xiu brought Shi to learn cooking technique from Xia, Xiu's ex girlfriend, who is a famous chef now. Shi returned later to challenge Ying and finally won the challenge. SK & Shi was happily ever after.

L² Scored: 3/10

L² Comment:

This is such a stupid show, no meaning and not funny.The acting of every actors & actresses are bad, including Charmaine, Hackkan, YuenQiu & Wang Jing. The 3 marks i gave is for Bonnie Wong who at least know how to act in this movie...