The Sorcerer & The White Snake 白蛇传说

Released Year: 2011
Directed by 程小東 Xiao-Dong Chin

Casted by:
李连杰 Jet Li as 法海 Hai
黄圣依 Eva Huang as 白素貞 Bai
林峯 Raymond Lam as 许仙 Xian
蔡卓妍 Charlene Choi as 小青 Qing
文章 Wen Zhang as 能忍 Ren
徐若瑄 Vivian Hsu as 千年雪妖 Snow Devil
Story:

Bai & Qing are both snake who came to the human world. Bai fell in love with Xian who's a good hearted guy who helps others as a doctor. Bai even saved Xian who drowned in the Xi Lake which make Xian can't forget her.

Hai is a monk who defeated a lot of devil including the snow devil. Ren is Hai's student who is very innocent but he was beaten by the vampire on an event. Ren makes friend with Qing who taught him how to live as a devil. Xian and Bai met again and both of them get marry with the help of other jungle's devils. But when Hai came with other monks, they flee. When Hai almost vanish Qing, Ren came to help which makes Hai realize Ren has become a devil too.

Bai drank the wine from Xian which is tricked by Hai to make her appeared in the snake form, Hai came and try to defeat her but she managed to swim away and this scare Xian. But the power of love makes Xian went through all his way to Lei Feng temple to get the magical grass to cure Bai. But stealing the magical grass caused all the devils released from the temple and went into Xian's body. To save Xian, Hai has to gather all monks in the temple and cleanse his sole. But Bai and Qing thought Hai purposely capture Xian and both of them use the water of Xi Lake to drowned the Jin Shan temple. This has caused a lot of sacrifice of human beings. Hai has to used Lei Feng temple to captured Bai in the end.

L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment:

I would not say this is not good, but of course i still prefer the old version by Joey Wang & Maggie Cheung. Jet Li might be as good as Zhao Wen Zhuo, but Eva Huang & Charlene Choy definitely not up to the beat of the two older diva :)

The whole movie used up a lot of special effect which is a good thing. It creates a good effect especially the part when Jet Li fight against Vivian Hsu. But the only fake part will be Charlene's luxurious boobs~ lol... i almost laugh out hard when i see her boobs in green snake scale. She's almost as flat as Sammi Cheng now due to her skinny issue, but the graphic guy sure must have treat her well to give her a nice boob in this movie :P

Prom

Released Year: 2011
Directed by Joe Nussbaum

Casted by:
Aimee Teegarden as Nova Prescott
Thomas McDonell as Jesse Richter
Danielle Campbell as Simone Daniels
Nicholas Braun as Lloyd Taylor
Nolan Sotillo as Lucas Arnaz
Yin Chang as Mei Kwan
Cameron Monaghan as Corey Doyle
Jared Kusnitz as Justin Wexler
Kiley Bunbury as Jordan Lundley
Joe Adler as Robert 'Rolo' Banus
DeVaughn Nixon as Tyler Barso
Story:

Class president Nova has been planning the school's prom. She and her friends, Mei, Ali, Brandon, and Rolo have created the perfect decorations, which they store in the school's shed. Nova, who has a crush on Brandon, hopes he will ask her to prom.

Meanwhile, Lloyd, the "invisible" guy at school, is complaining about prom to his stepsister, Tess because he has no date but she encourages him to just ask someone. Elsewhere at the school, Tyler is confronted by his girlfriend, Jordan, who assumes he is cheating on her due to the single gold earring she finds in his car. He assures her this is not the case, and Jordan believes him.

"Bad boy" Jesse Richter has been missing school lately and showing other "unacceptable" behavior, such as riding his motorcycle on school grounds. Principal Dunnan has a talk with him, but is not satisfied with Jesse's attitude. Mei learns she has been accepted into Parsons, which conflicts with the plans she made with her boyfriend, Justin of going to the University of Michigan together. She is stressed about this and becomes irritable as prom approaches, which she agrees to go with Justin. Sophomore Lucas is attracted to Simone, his lab partner, who he tries to get with the help of his friend Corey. That night, Tyler takes Jordan to the school's shed, which he has decorated with many candles, to ask her to prom, and she agrees. When they leave the shed, however, they forget to put out a single candle. The shed catches fire and burns down. The next day, a devastated Nova, with no decorations and only three weeks to prom, asks her friends for extra help to pull the dance off, which they all back out of, each listing their own reason. Principal Dunnan, seeing her dilemma, has an idea, and forces Jesse to help her for Prom, or he cannot graduate. Although Nova and Jesse both are unhappy with this situation, they comply anyway. At school, Lloyd is having trouble finding a date, even with the help of his sister. As one thing goes wrong after another, Lloyd loses confidence and becomes frustrated.

Later at home, Brandon shows up at Nova's house to tell her he cannot take her to prom, and that she will have to find another date. As the date becomes closer to prom, Nova and Jesse grow closer while working together. During lacrosse practice, Tyler invites Lucas to the team barbecue, and tells him to invite a girl. Lucas decides to ask Simone, which she agrees to. At Tyler's barbecue, Tyler tries to make a move on Simone, only to be rejected by her. It is made clear they have a history. Simone tells Lucas that if she had known it was Tyler's barbecue, she would not have come. Mei's attitude is becoming worse and worse, and Justin believes she does not want to go to prom. He calls the date off, and Mei is left feeling very uncomfortable. One night, Nova finds out that the neighboring high school has the same theme for their prom as her own. Jesse suggests they take his motorcycle to go check out the other school's decorations, and she agrees. However, they are caught by the police, who call Nova's parents. Nova's father is infuriated with Jesse and insults him.

At school, Lucas is blowing off Corey to spend more time with Simone, and asks her to study for the upcoming test with him, to which she agrees. However, as she is about to go to library, Simone is stopped by Tyler, who convinces her to talk with him. He tells her about his feelings for her. Jordan sees the two talking and immediately grasps the situation. After school, Nova apologizes to Jesse for her dad's behavior. Later, she takes him dress shopping. Back at school, Simone apologizes to Lucas for having ditched him. She has a surprise, tickets to a concert, where Stick Hippo (his and Corey's favorite band) is opening. Lucas wants to take Simone instead of Corey, much to Corey's dismay. Jordan dumps Tyler for his unfaithfulness, and decides to go to prom alone. This prompts him to ask Simone to prom, which is the same night as the concert, and she agrees. Simone tells Lucas that she is sorry, but she cannot go to the concert.

Mei apologizes to Justin for her behavior and tells him the truth, but instead of feeling hurt that she is going to a different college, he tells her he is proud of her. They agree that they should still go to prom together. Lloyd spots Lucas sitting outside the school, looking dejected. He learns his situation, and tells Lucas his own mistake with girls and high school. Lloyd tells Lucas that if he really loves Simone, he should tell her. Two nights before the prom, Nova, Ali, and Mei are in Nova's room, talking. Nova confesses to them that she has feelings for Jesse, which her dad unfortunately overhears. The next day, Nova's father tells Jesse he cannot ask Nova to prom, because he is "bringing her down". That afternoon, Jesse is unusually hostile towards Nova and deserts her. On prom night, Lucas climbs a tree to reach Simone's window. He tells her how he feels and begs her not to go to prom, but she goes anyway. Disappointed, Lucas realizes what a bad friend he has been to Corey, and offers him the other concert ticket. The two head off to see their favorite band happily.

At her house, Nova is heartbroken, and refuses to pose for the camera in her prom dress. Her father, worried, explains that he was the one who told Jesse not to ask her to prom. Angered, Nova storms out of the house. Meanwhile, at Lloyd's house, it is revealed that he is taking his sister to prom. At Jesse's house, his mother has a talk with him, and he realizes that he should still take Nova to prom. At the school, Tyler leads Simone into the building, and almost immediately abandons her. Simone finds out from a couple of girls that it was actually Jordan who dumped Tyler, and Tyler had gone to her with no other option. When Tyler asks her to dance (He was crowned prom king and Jordan queen) she refuses and leaves. She goes to the concert parking lot, where she waits for Lucas, and they share a dance.

Nova is having an awful time at prom, and when Ali tells her the fountain centerpiece is broken, she cannot take it anymore. As she is about to leave, she hears the fountain work again, and knows the only person who could have fixed it was Jesse. He walks up to her and asks her to prom. She agrees, and they dance and share a kiss.

L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

A new walt disney movie which you should never miss. Surprisingly Aimee Teegarden is good in this, she's not only fierce in Scream4, but this teen romantic movie as well :)

Love Thomas McDonell, this boy got a lot of potential in this Hollywood. Bet he gonna be the next Zac Efron ~

Basic Instinct

Released Year: 1992
Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Casted by:
Michael Douglas as Detective Nick Curran
Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell
Jeanne Tripplehorn as Dr. Beth Garner
George Dzundza as Gus
Story:

When rock star Johnny Boz, is brutally stabbed to death with an ice pick during sex, homicide detective Nick Curran is sent to investigate. The only suspect is Catherine Tramell, a crime novelist who was the last person to be seen with Boz on the night he died. Nick and his partner, Gus Moran, visit her Pacific Heights mansion, but they find only Catherine's lesbian lover, Roxy, who sends them to Catherine's Stinson Beach house. When they ask Catherine about her relationship with Boz, she shows little emotion at hearing he is dead. Nick and Gus, along with their superiors, discover that Catherine has written a novel about a former rock star who was killed in the same way as Boz. During questioning at police headquarters, Catherine engages in provocative behavior, refusing to extinguish her cigarette and uncrossing her legs under her short skirt, revealing she isn't wearing underwear.

Nick, who accidentally shot two people while high on cocaine, attends counseling sessions with police psychologist Dr. Beth Garner , with whom he has had an affair. After the interrogation, Nick goes to a bar with co-workers and is taunted by Lt. Marty Nilsen, an internal affairs investigator bent on making life difficult for Nick. When Beth arrives, Nick leaves with her, and they have rough sex in her apartment. Nick learns that Catherine has a troubled history: Her parents were killed when she was an adolescent, leaving her a fortune; one of her college counselors was also murdered with an ice pick; and that her fiancé, a boxer, was killed in the ring. He also discovers that Catherine makes a habit of befriending murderers, including a woman who stabbed her husband and children for no apparent reason.

During a visit to her house, Catherine taunts Nick with information that should be confidential. As a police psychologist, Beth is the only person with access to that information. When Nick confronts Beth, she admits that she handed his file to Nilsen, who threatened to discharge Nick if he couldn't evaluate him directly. An enraged Nick storms into Nilsen's office, assaults him, and accuses him of having sold Nick's file to Catherine. Nilsen then suspends Nick, who goes home, spending the evening drinking. Beth visits him, but after a heated argument, he throws her out. Later that night, Nilsen is found in his car, dead from a single gunshot to the head. Because of their recent altercation, Nick is the prime suspect.

A torrid affair between Nick and Catherine begins with the air of a cat-and-mouse game. Catherine explains that she will base her next novel's character—a cop falling for the wrong woman only to be killed by her—on Nick, while at the same time he declares his love for her and his unchanged intention to nail her for Boz's murder.

A jealous Roxy tries to run Nick over with Catherine's car, but after a car chase she is killed in a crash. Her death reveals that she too had a murderous past. After Roxy's death, Catherine seems genuinely saddened, and Nick begins to doubt her guilt. Catherine later reveals that a previous lesbian encounter at college went awry when the girl became obsessed with her. Nick identifies the girl as Beth Garner, who acknowledges the encounter, but claims it was Catherine who became obsessed.

When he visits Catherine, she explains that she has finished her book, and coldly ends the affair. Upset, Nick meets Gus, who has arranged to meet with Catherine's college roommate at a hotel. As Nick waits in the car, Gus enters the hotel and is stabbed in the elevator by a hooded figure, in the way described in Catherine's new book. Nick figures out there is trouble brewing and runs into the building, but he arrives too late to save Gus. Hearing the floor creak, Nick grabs Gus' gun and turns to find Beth standing in the hallway, explaining she received a message to meet Gus there. However, Nick suspects that she murdered Gus, and as Beth moves her hand in her pocket, he shoots her. With her final breath, Beth tells Nick that she loved him. A dejected Nick checks her pocket, only to find her keys. The police arrive, and in a staircase discover a blond wig, a SFPD raincoat, and an ice pick, the weapon used to murder Gus, concluding that Beth ditched the items when she heard Nick coming up. A search of Beth's apartment turns up the evidence needed to brand her as the killer of Boz, Gus, Nilsen, and presumably her own husband—the matching revolver, Catherine's novels, and photos chronicling the writer's life.

Nick returns to his apartment, where he is met by Catherine. She explains her reluctance to commit to him, but then the two make love. Afterward, the conversation turns toward their possible future as a couple. While talking, Nick turns his back on Catherine as she slowly reaches for something underneath the bed. She stops when Nick senses her stillness; he looks around with distrust in his eyes, and she throws her arms around him and the two resume making love as the camera slowly pans down to show what she was reaching for under the bed: an ice pick.

L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment:

The legendary film which we should never miss in our life. Sharon Stone flawless face and juicy body make no man to resist her including the good looking Michael Douglas :) Stone's pussy has been the classic which make no one in this earth will ever forget~

But the best part will be the car chasing down the hill, kinda exciting and nice.

Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan

Released Year: 1982
Directed by Nicholas Meyer

Casted by:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
Ricardo Montalbán portrays Khan Noonien Singh
Kirstie Alley as Saavik
Story:

The film opens with the Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in command of the starship USS Enterprise. The vessel is on a rescue mission to save the crew of a damaged ship in the Neutral Zone along the border with Klingon space when it is attacked by Klingon cruisers and critically damaged. The "attack" is revealed to be a training exercise known as the "Kobayashi Maru"; a no-win scenario designed to test the character of Starfleet officers. Admiral James T. Kirk oversees the simulator session of Captain Spock's trainees.

The USS Reliant is on a mission to search for a lifeless planet for testing of the Genesis Device, a torpedo that reorganizes matter to create habitable worlds for colonization but can also destroy planets. Reliant officers Commander Pavel Chekov and Captain Clark Terrell beam down to the surface of a possible candidate planet, Ceti Alpha VI, where they are captured by genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh. The Enterprise discovered Khan's ship adrift in space fifteen years previously; Kirk exiled Khan and his fellow supermen from 20th century Earth to Ceti Alpha V. Khan reveals that after they were marooned, Ceti Alpha VI exploded, destroying Ceti Alpha V's ecosystem and shifting its orbit. Khan blames Kirk for the death of his wife and plans to avenge her. He implants Chekov and Terrell with indigenous, mind-controlling eels that enter the ears of their victims and uses the officers to gain control of the Reliant. Learning of Genesis, Khan attacks Space Station Regula I where the device is being developed by Kirk's former lover, Dr. Carol Marcus, and their son, David.

The Enterprise embarks on a training voyage under the command of Spock. Kirk takes command of the Enterprise after the ship receives a distress call from Regula I. En route, the Enterprise is ambushed by the Reliant. The attack cripples the Enterprise and many of its trainees are killed. A transmission between the two ships reveals Khan knows of the Genesis Device and wants all materials related to the project sent to him. Kirk stalls for time and uses Reliant's security codes to remotely shut down their shields, allowing the Enterprise to counter-attack. Khan is forced to retreat and effect repairs, while the Enterprise limps to Regula I. Kirk, McCoy and Saavik beam to the station where they find Terrell and Chekov along with slaughtered members of the Genesis Project. The team finds the remaining scientists, including Carol and David, hidden deep inside the planetoid of Regula. Using Terrell and Chekov as spies, Khan steals the Genesis Device and orders them to kill Kirk; Terrell resists the eel's influence and kills himself while Chekov faints. Though Khan believes his foe stranded on Regula I, Kirk and Spock use a coded message to arrange a rendezvous. Kirk then directs the Enterprise into the nearby Mutara Nebula; static discharges from the nebula render both ships' defensive shields useless and compromise targeting systems, making the Enterprise and Reliant evenly matched. Kirk exploits Khan's inexperience in space combat to critically disable the Reliant.

Mortally wounded, Khan activates the Genesis Device, which will reorganize all matter in the nebula including the Enterprise. Though Kirk's crew detects the activation of the Genesis Device and the Enterprise attempts to move out of range using impulse engines, with the warp drive damaged they will not be able to escape the nebula in time. Spock leaves the bridge and goes to the engine room to restore the warp drive. When McCoy tries to prevent Spock's exposure to high levels of radiation, he incapacitates the doctor and performs a mind meld, telling him to "Remember". Spock restores power to the warp drive and the Enterprise escapes the explosion. Kirk arrives in the engine room, where Spock dies of radiation poisoning. The explosion of the Genesis Device causes a planet to coalesce out of the nebula. A space burial is held in the Enterprise's torpedo room and Spock's coffin is shot into orbit around the newly formed planet. The crew leaves the planet to pick up the Reliant's marooned crew from Ceti Alpha V. In the final scene Spock's coffin is seen to have soft-landed on the planet. Spock narrates Star Trek's "Where no man has gone before" monologue as the view moves forward into a field of stars.

L² Scored: 2.5/10

L² Comment:

I'm not gonna lie, i'm really think the second movie of star trek is as boring as the 1st one. No offense to all star trek's fans, but 2 is the most i will score, same as the first movie. The extra 0.5 is for Ricardo who looks kinda hot with his big chest hanging out like that~ :P

What Women Want 我知女人心

Released Year: 2011
Directed by 陈大明 Da-Ming Chen

Casted by:
刘德华 Andy Lau as 孙子刚 Gang
巩俐 Gong Li as 李仪龙 Yi
Story:

Yi went in a marketing company and become the head of Gang which makes him frustrated as Yi is the top marketeer in the industry. Yi request all the male manager to try on the woman stuff that they are gonna sell soon.

Gang went home and put on all the stuff and incidently get electrical shock and make him has the power to know what a women thinks/wants. Therefore Gang used this to steal the idea of Yi in marketing wise and cause Yi to lose her job in the end.

But Gang has already fall in love with Yi. He get himself electric shock again to lose all his power and get Yi back to her work again.

L² Scored: 5/10

L² Comment:

This is not a too exciting movie for me as i watch Mel Gibson & Helen Hunt's version before in 2000. After 11 years, China decided to have their own version which i think it might be a new things for them, but not for a movie freak like me :)

Andy Lau look so skinny in the movie which indirectly cause the voluptuous Gong Li to look a bit fat standing beside him~

Saw 2

Released Year: 2005
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman

Casted by:
Donnie Wahlberg as Eric Matthews
Tobin Bell as Jigsaw/John
Shawnee Smith as Amanda
Eric Knudsen as Daniel Matthews
Franky G as Xavier
Emmanuelle Vauggier as Addison
Story:

Michael, a police informant, awakens to find two halves of a spike-filled mask locked around his neck. A videotape informs him that the he must use a scalpel to retrieve the key to his trap behind his right eye; he fails to do so and the mask closes around his head. Detective Eric Matthews is called to the scene after a message for him is found. Later, he follows a SWAT team led by Officer Rigg and Detective Kerry to an abandoned steel factory, where they find John Kramer, weakened by cancer. Computer monitors show that eight people are trapped in a large house: among them are Daniel Matthews, his son, and Amanda, Jigsaw's only known survivor. The victims have two hours before the nerve agent filling the house kills them, but John promises Matthews that he will find his son safely if he talks with John for a while, which Matthews reluctantly agrees to in order to buy time for the tech team.

The eight victims are told that antidotes can be found around the house to save them from the gas. Gus is shot dead by a booby-trapped door via a gun through the eye-hole. The search continues to the basement, where the group learns that one of them, Obi, was an accessory to the kidnappings; he had kidnapped Laura. Obi is burned alive when he accidentally activates a furnace trap while attempting to retrieve two antidotes. Jonas then leads them to a door, which Xavier and Addison are attempting to break through. In the room is a pit filled with thousands of needles and syringes; a key to an antidote is hidden within. The trap is intended for Xavier, but he throws Amanda into the pit instead; she retrieves the key, but Xavier fails to unlock the door in time. Frustrated with the group's lack of success, he abandons the others.

Meanwhile, John makes seemingly idle conversation with Matthews, eventually explaining his story. When the tech team arrives, John further reveals to Matthews that the seven victims aside from Daniel are criminals that Matthews himself framed for various crimes; should Daniel's identity be discovered, he will be in great danger.

Xavier returns to the first room, which contains a safe housing an antidote, and discovers a colored number on Gus's neck; he connects this to their first clue and realizes that one colored number is on the neck of each victim. He subsequently kills Jonas, then begins searching for the other victims. In another area of the house, Laura finally succumbs to the nerve agent and Amanda and Addison learn of Daniel's identity. They both abandon him, but Amanda quickly returns when she discovers Xavier advancing on them. Meanwhile, Addison finds an antidote in a glass box with arm sockets lined with razor blades, which her wrists get trapped in; Xavier finds her, reads her number and leaves her to die. Daniel and Amanda retreat to the first room, where they discover an underground tunnel that leads to the bathroom of the first film. Daniel collapses upon entering. When Xavier arrives, Amanda points out that he cannot read his own number; he cuts off a piece of skin from the back of his neck, then advances on the two, upon which Daniel attacks and slits his neck with a hacksaw, having only feigned collapse.

After seeing Xavier chase Daniel and Amanda, Matthews forces John to take him to the house at gunpoint. The section that John was sitting in is revealed to be a lift, allowing him and Matthews to escape. Simultaneously, the SWAT team follows the signal of the video feed to another house, which contains VCRs playing back previously recorded images of the eight victims; Kerry realizes that the events of the house took place before the factory raid. Matthews enters the house and eventually reaches the bathroom, where he is attacked by a pig-masked figure. The two-hour timer expires in John's lair and a large safe opens, revealing Daniel breathing into an oxygen mask. Upon awakening, Matthews finds himself chained by the ankle to the pipes; a tape recorder left by Amanda reveals that she is John's protegé. She appears in the doorway and seals the door to the bathroom, leaving Matthews to die.

L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

The second movie of Saw series is definitely much more better than the first one. More victim involve but the gruesome level is not as good as the first movie. I specially love the part when at the end they found out the whole cctv things is just a pre-record video, which i find it is amazing of this idea... And Amanda strike back to do the stuff for is Jigsaw is also unpredictable~

Hopefully i managed to finish all these before the 3D version come on the big screen soon :)

Kungfu Tootsie ตั๊ดสู้ฟุด

Released Year: 2007
Directed by Jaturong Mokjok

Casted by:
Sittichai Pabchompoo as Tien
Pokchat Thiamchai as Poey-Poey
Story:

Tien & Dao is twins in the gangster group "Jin Long"~ They lost each other when they are small, Dao follow his gangster father while Tien follow his mother. When they grew up, Tien decided to become a drag queen but was call back to replace Dao as the leader of Jin Long after Dao suffer from total permanent disablement.

Tien was train to be a man which he can't. Dao's girlfriend Poey-Poey is the daughter of Jin Long's rival, "Fei Long". There's another gang call "Fei Tian" which also wanted to grab their business to become the biggest gangster group. As they were fighting each other, a lot of funny things happen. In the end Tien wanted to save Poey Poey & a kid and fight against the French group and won.

Everyone in the gangster accepted Tien as a drag queen and all join force together in the end.

L² Scored: 5/10

L² Comment:

This is so funny but the DVD that i watch, the subtitles are not really that good which make me loss direction in some part. I love the part when Poey Poey feed Tien viagra and cause him horny, in the end Tien nearly rape his own god father~ lol