The Object of My Affection

 Released Year: 1998

Directed by Nicholas Hytner

Casted by:

Jennifer Aniston as Nina Borowski

Paul Rudd as George Hanson

Amo Gulinello as Paul James

John Pankow as Vince McBride

Allison Janney as Constance Miller

Alan Alda as Sidney Miller

 Story: 

Social worker Nina Borowski is a bright young woman living in a cozy Brooklyn apartment. Nina attends a party given by her stepsister Constance and her husband, Sidney. There Nina meets George Hanson, a young, handsome, and gay first grade teacher. Nina tells George that her stepsister is constantly trying to fix her up with somebody from higher society, completely ignoring the fact that Nina has a boyfriend, Vince. During the conversation, Nina offers George a room in her apartment as she has just heard from his boyfriend, Dr. Robert Joley, that George is looking for somewhere to live. George, not knowing about Robert's plans, is taken aback and heartbroken, and after the party the two split up. George accepts Nina's offer and moves into her apartment.

The two soon become best friends; they watch films together and go ballroom dancing. Everything is great until Nina announces that she is pregnant. Vince, the baby's father, wants to marry her, but his constant care drives Nina crazy; she leaves him and asks George to help raise her child. For some time, they live together in her apartment in Brooklyn. Everything is perfect again until Nina finds that her love for George is growing every day, especially after he tells her he had a girlfriend in high school, leading her to believe they might have a sexual relationship.

One afternoon, George and Nina are about to have sex when George gets a phone call from Robert who tells him how much he has missed him and invites him away for the weekend. George is confused but agrees to go. Nina feels threatened and gets jealous. George and Robert do not re-establish their relationship, but George meets Paul James, a young actor, and the two fall in love and have sex. Meanwhile, Nina is staying with Constance at a vacation mansion and is extremely moody. She has a horrible time and decides to head back home and asks George to return as well. She is mugged on the way and a friendly police officer, Louis, gives her a ride home. Nina and George decide to invite Paul and his elderly acting mentor, Rodney, for Thanksgiving. Paul stays the night and has sex with George, resulting in a fallout between George and Nina.

The following day, they start arguing again at George's brother's wedding. Nina fully explains to George her feelings for him. George, who loves Nina as his best friend, tells her that he wants to be with Paul. A few hours later, Nina gives birth to a beautiful girl she names Molly. Vince, ecstatic, visits her in the hospital, but when he leaves to complete paperwork, Nina and George remain alone with Molly. Nina asks George when he plans to move out to which he replies that he doesn't know. She asks him to move out of her apartment before she gets home from hospital, stating that it would hurt her too much to have him stay any longer knowing that he doesn't love her.

The end of the film takes place at George's school eight years later, in which all of the characters go to see Molly in a musical production that George has directed. Nina is now in a relationship with Louis, and George is with Paul, both of them now happy. The film ends as Nina, George, and young Molly (who refers to George as her "Uncle George") walk together down the sidewalk, hand-in-hand, on their way to get coffee.

 L² Scored: 5.5/10

L² Comment:

This movie is based on Stephen McCauley's same title novel in 1987. For me, the movie is just kinda so so, a bit bored in some parts. I have not read the novel before, therefore no comment on it; but the movie did not describe the relationship and how sparks were created between Nina & George in a good details way... Love the way how Paul Rudd acted in this character, but Anniston is a bit dull, don't u guys think so?

The Mask of Zorro

 Released Year: 1998

Directed by Martin Campbell

Casted by:

Antonio Banderas as Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro

Anthony Hopkins as Don Diego De La Vega / Zorro

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Eléna (De La Vega) Montero

Stuart Wilson as Don Rafael Montero

Matt Letscher as Captain Harrison Love

 Story:

In 1821, Don Diego de la Vega a Spanish nobleman, fights against Spain in the Mexican War of Independence as Zorro, a mysterious avenger who defends the Mexican peasants and commoners of Las Californias. Don Rafael Montero, the cruel governor of the region, learns de la Vega's identity. Arresting de la Vega in his home, his beloved wife Esperanza is accidentally killed by one of Montero's soldiers. Montero kills the soldier for murdering Esperanza, imprisons de la Vega, and takes his infant daughter, Elena, as his own and leaves for Spain. Twenty years later, Montero returns from exile in Spain with Elena, who has grown into a beautiful woman, by his side. He is planning to turn California into an independent republic. However, his reappearance also awakens a long-dormant de la Vega, who has spent two decades living in anonymity during his imprisonment. He escapes from prison, and as he plans his revenge on Montero, de la Vega encounters a thief, Alejandro Murrieta, who, along with his brother, greatly admired Zorro as a child and even had a small hand in the hero's last great exploit.

After a brief period of deliberation, de la Vega decides to take Alejandro as his protégé. Inspired by the wish for revenge upon Captain Harrison Love, his brother's killer and Montero's right hand man, he endures the tough training regimen brilliantly. After Alejandro steals a black stallion resembling Toronado, Zorro's long deceased horse, and leaves Zorro's mark at the scene, de la Vega scolds him claiming that Zorro was a servant of the people, not a thief or adventurer. He challenges Alejandro to gain Montero's trust and pose as Don Alejandro del Castillo y García, a visiting nobleman, with de la Vega posing as his servant, Bernardo. Both attend a party at Montero's hacienda, where he gains Elena's admiration and titillation and enough of Montero's trust to be invited to a secret meeting. There, Montero hints at a plan to retake California for the Dons by buying it from General Santa Anna, who needs money to fund his upcoming war with the United States. Alejandro and the Dons are taken to a secret gold mine known as "El Dorado", where peasants and criminals are used for slave labor.

The plan is to buy California from Santa Anna using gold mined from Santa Anna's own land. Meanwhile, de la Vega uses this opportunity to become closer to Elena: still posing as Bernardo, he learns that Montero raised her telling her that her mother died in childbirth. De la Vega sends Alejandro, as Zorro, to steal the map leading to the gold mine: he duels Montero, Love, and their guards at the hacienda. When Alejandro escapes, Elena attempts to retrieve Montero's map. She fights him with a sword, but he uses his sword to strip off her clothing and seduces her, leading to a passionate kiss before he flees. Terrified of Santa Anna's retribution if he discovers that he is being paid with his own gold, Montero decides to destroy the mine, along with all its workers, to better hide all evidence. De la Vega tells Alejandro to release the workers on his own so that he can reclaim Elena: he corners Montero at his hacienda and reveals his identity, but is captured.

As he is taken away, Elena, inspired by a chance encounter at the market with a woman who had been her nanny, asks Montero the name of the flower that her mother had hung about her crib: when it is de la Vega who tells Elena that it is the Romneya, she realizes he is her father. She releases de la Vega from his cell and they proceed to the mine, which Zorro has begun to infiltrate. De la Vega stops Montero from shooting Zorro and the two duel. Meanwhile Zorro is confronted by Love and they duel. In the end, Alejandro avenges his brother by impaling Love with his own sword, and de la Vega sends Montero to his death by dragging him off a cliff behind a gold laden cart which crushes Love. Elena and Alejandro free the workers before the explosives go off, where they attend to the mortally wounded de la Vega. He makes peace with Alejandro before dying, passing the mantle of Zorro to him, and gives his blessings for Alejandro's and Elena's prospective marriage. They re-build the de la Vega hacienda and have a son named Joaquin, honoring Alejandro's brother.

 L² Scored: 6.5/10 

L² Comment:

Zorro is always been a mysterious hero for me :) He wore a mask and fight with a sword. Hmmm... Zorro gave me the impression of the sexy latino figure which was well presented by Antonio Banderas of course. The whole movie is not bad, but there are few parts which i feel quite dull and dry.

Tarzan and The Lost City

Released Year: 1998
Directed by Carl Schenkel, Bayard Johnson & J.Anderson Black

Casted by:
Casper Van Dien as Tarzan / John Clayton
Jane March as Jane Potter
Steven Waddington as Nigel Ravens
Story:

Tarzan was in the city with the name of John Clayton, but he sense that something has happen to the jungle which he was raise from. Excusing himself by postponing his wedding, this pissed Jane off. Tarzan care less for his fiancee and ran back to protect his jungle.

Jane in another hand feel regret and came to the jungle too. There, she met Nigel who is longing for the treasure from the lost city. Nigel caught some native and force them to bring him to the lost city. Meanwhile, Tarzan came to rescue the animals which is captured by Nigel and gang. He met Jane and bring her back to his tree house.

Both of them live happily in the jungle until Tarzan sense another help from the local native. He bring Jane along to the rescue. But on the halfway, Tarzan was hurt but luckily was protected by the magical native leader. Jane was caught by Nigel to follow along for the search of the lost city.

Not long later, they found the lost city which was guard by spiritual native and a giant snake. Nigel's gang managed to get through and went into the lost city which is full of gold and jewelry. Nigel ignore the advice from Tarzan for respecting the legendary myth and climb on the chair. Lightning strike and the whole forbidden lost city was about to explode, Tarzan escape himself while Nigel was vanished together with the lost city.

Later on, Tarzan and Jane went back to the city and live happily ever after.

L² Scored: 1.5/10

L² Comment:

I'm sorry to say that i don't like Jane March at all. She looks like monkey, she's not qualified for the beautiful Jane. Even the porn Tarzan X's Jane look better than her. She's sucks~ She totally spoiled the whole movie no matter how hot Casper is.

Bug Buster

Released Year: 1998
Directed by Lorenzo Doumani

Casted by:
Katherine Heigl as Shannon Griffin
David Lipper as Steve Williams
Brenda Epperson Doumani as Dr. Laura Casey
Meredith Salenger as Veronica Hart
Randy Quaid as General George
Story:

The Griffin family was having a financial problem and moved to a motel which Mr Griffin bought for investment. They plan to start a new life at there but bad accident happen. Killer cockroaches which has been mutant in the gene stay in the lake nearby and came out to birth their eggs.

Few people were killed in the village. Sexy babe Veronica fancy for a young stud Steve, but Steve falls for Shannon; While Dr Laura is busying investigating the transform of this killing bugs which harm the human beings. Mr and Mrs Griffin were attack by the bugs and loss their life. Veronica too get hurt and finally dead after the eggs inside her body cracked and zillion of cockroaches ooze out of her body.

They decided to call help from General George to fight against the bugs. Finally they found the mother bug inside the mines hole. General George in the end killed it with a big gun. Feeling sad, Shannon leave the area while driving in the highway, big bug attack and took her life.

L² Scored: 3/10

L² Comment:

Basically this is a dumb show. The story line go ok in the beginning part, but it was horrible towards the end. Killing the mother bug is totally a huge disaster. Feel like puking on it.