You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我們一起追的女孩

Released Year: 2011
Directed by 九把刀 Giddens Ko

Casted by:
柯震東 Ke Zheng Dong as 柯景騰 Teng
陳妍希 Michelle Chen as 沈佳宜 Yi
敖犬 Owodog as 曹國勝 Sheng
郝劭文 Steven Hao as 謝明和 He
蔡昌憲 Chai Chang Hsien as 廖英宏 Hung
鄢勝宇 Yan Sheng Yu as 許博淳 Chun
胡家瑋 Hu Jia Wei as 胡家瑋 Wan Wan
Story:

Beginning in 1994, Shen Chia-Yi is popular among teachers and her classmates as an outstanding student and a girl to date. Only mischievous Ko Ching-Teng claims has no interest in her, despite being her classmate since junior high school. One day, the class teacher changes Ching-Teng's seat, placing him in front of Chia-Yi after he is caught masturbating in class.

In an English class, Chia-Yi forgets to bring her textbook. Pitying her, Ching-Teng slips her his and confesses to the teacher that he did not bring the textbook. Ching-Teng then endures a long lecture and is punished. Chia-Yi, moved by his behaviour, prepares a practice paper for Ching-Teng in return to encourage him to work hard in his studies. She also convinces him to stay after school to study with her. Since then, their relationship grows and Ching-Teng's grades are improved gradually.

Upon graduation, Ching-Teng manages to enroll at the National Chiao Tung University. Yet, Chia-Yi doesn't feel well during examinations and enters the National Taipei University of Education as a result of her poor performance. Chia-Yi, depressed by the result, is consoled by Ching-Teng. Chia-Yi also receives long-distance phone calls from Ching-Teng almost every night at university. During the Christmas season that year, the two of them go for their first unofficial date.

Ching-Teng believes that men should show their "strength" to women, so he decides to organize a duel and invites Chia-Yi to spectate. However, Chia-Yi thinks Ching-Teng is childish to hold the duel and risk injuring himself, which upsets Ching-Teng and causes a quarrel between them.

After their break-up, Ah-He dates Chia-Yi for a short time. But they break up five months later. In the two years after their break-up, Ching-Teng does not have any contact with Chia-Yi. In the meantime he qualifies for a research course at Tunghai University upon graduation, where he starts to write web novels. Ching-Teng manages to regain contact with Chia-Yi after the 921 earthquake, when he calls her to find out if she was injured.

Years later, in 2004, Chia-Yi calls Ching-Teng to tell him that she is getting married. All of her old friends gather at the wedding, making jokes trying to embarrass the groom. Nevertheless, they are finally surprised that their past emotions have transformed into a profound friendship and ever calmness in their hearts. Ching-Teng begins to work on a web novel about his experiences with Chia-Yi.

L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment:

Bravo to this film :) I always love to read Giddens' novel, especially the psycho horror fiction. Never thought that this movie is so good which i have miss it in the big screen. But well, if i watch it in the cinema, definitely i won't able to see the scenery of ass :P

But this movie changes a lot from the fiction... Well, since Giddens is the novelist and also the director of this film, no doubt he has to change some of the storyline to spice up the movie, but i really hope he can film the movie based on the original novel version.

A good try for Giddens, and i definitely hope to see more from him.

Right By Me / Rainbow Boys

Released Year: 2005
Directed by Thanyatorn Siwanukrow

Casted by:
Jackie as Tat
Palat Ananwattanasiri (Tae) as Ek
Pimphong Isarasena na Ayutthaya (Boat) as Nat
Wijitra Wijitwonagon (Took) as Da
Story:

Tat a nerd with his queen friend Nat went to a gay & lesbian support club "Right by me", they were surprise to see the sportboy Ek turn up at there who is admired by Tat. But Nat has always fall in love with Tat and started to jealous about Ek.

Ek born in a poor family and his father caught him touching with his boy-friend during his 10 years old. Ek has a girlfriend Da who is pretty and Ek avoid himself from admitting that he like man. In another hand, Tat is still in the closet from his parents but his father dislike Tat to befriend with Nat who happened to be sissy.

Tat gave Ek tuition on his stats subject, slowly the both build up trust and friendship. Ek was afraid his straight friend laugh at him and turn away from Tat. Nat try to kiss Tat one day and was rejected. Ek feel weird about leaving Tat and finally told Da on a break off that he is gay. Ek has a fight with his father and spilled out he is gay in front of the parents. Tat came to visit him, they finally have sex for the first time.

In the next session of "Right by me", Ek appeared and hold Tat's hand.

L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

Kinda love this film, the youth of gay life and the way of coming out from closet is always exciting and scary. The movie totally show all of this and i bet all of you will enjoy it. And btw, Jackie is so cute, with or without glasses :)

Pantasya

Released Year: 2007
Directed by Dante Mendoza

Story:

1. Byahe

Casted by:
Arthur Estrella
Rov Roxas

A straight taxi driver decided to move on with his life after being dump by his girlfriend. He happened to fetch a student who feel lonely. Both of them have sex in the taxi on roadside, fetching the student home everyday has been the fantasy for the taxi driver.

2. Linya

Casted by:
Mark Dionisio
Harold Montano
Kiko Montenegro

A richman's phone line went dead, he call for help. 2 hot wiremen came and help out, the richman has fantasy to have sex with both of them in a threesome.

3. Laro

Casted by:
Kervin Castillo
Dexter Castro
Brent Lorenzo
Nicco Taberna
Kyle Zenorio

A young boy love basketball so much, he always went to see the match nearby. He even sneak in to see them shower. The basketball team masturbate in the shower room and the peeper went excited. He fantasy to have sex with one of the basketball player in the toilet.

4. Bilis

Casted by:
Justin de Leon
Trent Allan

Pizza deliverman, Robert was late for his delivery after his motorcycle stalled. He was late and the client wouldn't wanna pay him and punish him through sex. Is this a fantasy or truth?

5. Bantay

Casted by:
Kyri Baldemor
Jon Eric
Rhyme Rodriguez

Security guard see a sad guy crying, after comforting him, they have sex in the security house. But this is only a fantasy which broke off after the guy's boyfriend came to fetch him home.

L² Scored: 7/10

L² Comment:

A 5 stories which tell the fantasy of gay in Philippines. I feel that this is a cheap production, but well, who cares? A lil bit of dicks has been show in the movie, but the boys were not that good looking actually~

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Released Year: 2011
Directed by Guy Ritchie

Casted by:
Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law as Dr. John Watson
Noomi Rapace as Madame Simza Heron
Jared Harris as Professor James Moriarty
Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes
Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan-Watson
Story:

In 1891, Irene Adler delivers a package to Dr. Hoffmanstahl—payment for a letter he was to deliver. Hoffmanstahl opens the package, triggering a hidden bomb which is prevented from detonating by the intervention of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes takes the letter and disposes of the bomb while Adler and Hoffmanstahl escape. Holmes later finds Hoffmanstahl assassinated. Adler meets with Professor Moriarty to explain the events, but Moriarty poisons her with fast-acting tuberculosis—deeming her position compromised by her love for Holmes.

Some time later, Dr. Watson arrives at 221B Baker Street, where Holmes discloses that he is investigating a series of seemingly unrelated murders, terrorist attacks, and business acquisitions, that he has connected to Moriarty. Holmes meets with the gypsy Simza, the intended recipient of the letter he had taken from Adler, sent by her brother Rene. Holmes defeats an assassin sent to kill Simza, but she flees before Holmes can interrogate her. After Mary and Watson's wedding, Holmes meets Moriarty for the first time. Moriarty informs Holmes that he murdered Adler and will kill Watson and Mary if Holmes' interference continues.

Moriarty's men attack Watson and Mary on a train to their honeymoon. Holmes, having followed the pair for protection, throws Mary from the train into a river below where she is picked up by Holmes's waiting brother Mycroft. After defeating Moriarty's men, Holmes and Watson travel to Paris to locate Simza. When she is found, Holmes tells Simza that she has been targeted because Rene is working for Moriarty, and may have told her about his plans. Simza takes the pair to the headquarters of an anarchist group to which she and Rene had formerly belonged. They learn that the anarchists have been forced to plant bombs for Moriarty.

The trio follows Holmes's deduction that the bomb is in the Paris Opera. However, Holmes realizes too late that he has been tricked and that the bomb is in a nearby hotel; the bombing kills a number of assembled businessmen. Holmes discovers that the bomb was a cover for the assassination of Meinhart—one of the attendees—by Moriarty's aide, Sebastian Moran. Meinhart's death grants Moriarty ownership of Meinhart's weapons factory in Germany. Holmes, Watson, and Simza travel there, following clues in Rene's letters.

At the factory, Moriarty captures and tortures Holmes, while Watson enters a firefight with Moran. Moriarty reveals that he owns shares in multiple war-profiting companies, and intends to instigate a world war to make himself a fortune. Meanwhile, Watson uses a large cannon to destroy a lighthouse in which Moran is concealed. The structure collapses into the warehouse where Moriarty is holding Holmes captive. Watson, Simza, and an injured Holmes reunite, and escape aboard a moving train. Holmes deduces that Moriarty's final target will be a peace summit in Switzerland, creating an international incident.

At the summit, Holmes reveals that Rene is the assassin and that he is disguised as one of the ambassadors—having been given radical reconstructive surgery by Hoffmanstahl to alter his appearance. Watson and Simza search for signs of the assassin while Holmes and Moriarty-also in attendance-retreat outside to discuss their competing plans. Watson and Simza find Rene and stop his assassination attempt, but Rene is himself assassinated by Moran. Outside, Holmes confesses that he stole Moriarty's personal diary in Germany—the only record of his plans and finances—and replaced it with a duplicate. The original was sent to Mary in London who decrypted the code using a book that Holmes had noticed in Moriarty's office during their first meeting. Mary passes the information to Inspector Lestrade who seizes the bulk of Moriarty's assets, financially crippling him. Holmes and Moriarty anticipate an impending physical confrontation which both men realize Moriarty will win due to Holmes' injured shoulder. Holmes instead grapples Moriarty and forces them both over the balcony and into the Reichenbach waterfall below.

Their bodies are not found. Following Holmes' funeral, Watson and Mary prepare to have their belated honeymoon when Watson receives a package containing a breathing device of Mycroft's that Holmes had noticed before the summit. Realizing that Holmes is still alive, Watson leaves his office to find the delivery man. Holmes, having concealed himself in Watson's office, reads a fresh eulogy on Watson's typewriter and adds a question mark after the words "The End".

L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:

Same as the first movie 1 year ago, i fall asleep in the cinema on the beginning part :P The movie is so heavy to watch in the weekday after a day of tiring work. So i advice u guys better watch it when you're relax :)

I only start enjoy the movie when Jude Law has his wedding after the fight. Same as first movie, Robert Downey dress up like an ugly lady AGAIN!!! Why? Why they use the same idea again in the second movie? Nothing else to think of? Or An ugly-Robert-lady is attractive for the big screen? And this Noomi Rapace is so damn ugly, why? Can't they choose Penelope Cruz instead?

Awwww!!!!!!!!!

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 龍門飛甲

Released Year: 2011
Directed by 徐克 Tsui Hark

Casted by:
李連杰 Jet Li as 趙淮安 Huai
周迅 Zhou Xun as 凌雁秋 Qiu
陳坤 Chen Kun as 雨化田 Yu & 风里刀 Dao
李宇春YuChun Li as 顾少棠 Tang
桂綸鎂LunMei Kwai as 鞑靼首领 Tribal princess
范曉萱 Mavis Fan as 素慧容 Rong
樊少皇 Louis Fan as 馬進良 Liang
Story:

The story begins after the East Bureau was defeated by Huai and his gang, the leader of West Bureau Yu took over the job and try to vanish Huai's gang. Yu was actually an eunuch who managed to be the blue eyes boys of the emperor's concubine.

Huai discover someone who portrait him to save a lot of people including Rong who ran out from the palace after discover she is pregnant. Rong was running away from the capture of the West Bureau and was save by a guy who call himself as Huai. Apparently, this is Qiu who dress up like a guy and try to attract Huai's attention and force him to meet her. Qiu and Huai was actually having a love affair when they met in Dragon Inn few years back.

At the dragon Inn, a gang of people appear, one of them (Dao) look like Yu. Tang and the tribal princess is aiming to get the ultimate treasure in the dessert. At the same time, Qiu bring along Rong to hide underneath the Dragon Inn and have a fight with the gang. Qiu was hurt by Tang's weapon and finally Huai appear to see her. Huai requested Rong to help him to act to distract Qiu and let her go off but they failed.Finally they come to a deal to trick over the West Bureau who's coming to attack soon. Dao pretend to be Yu and order the West Bureau to go further away from the Dragon Inn. But Yu was back and the war finally begin. Huai challenged Yu to fought with him in the sandstorm.

The sandstorm has exposed the palace under the dessert. The gang went into there and discovered Yu & Huai fainted in there. After both of them awake, all of them agree to get all the treasure out after Yu defeat Tang. Qiu, Tribal Princess, Dao & Rong moved the treasure out but Rong suddenly use a knife to stab Qiu and ran back inside the palace. The rest were shocked that Rong know martial arts but were unable to ran back in because Rong has set traps to block their way. They moved the treasure up the roof of the palace and try to save Huai & Tang from above.
Another sandstorm is coming bu after a harsh fight, Yu & Rong was defeated while Huai feel unconscious.

When Huai woke up, Qiu was gone. Huai ride along a horse and try to win Qiu back again.

L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:

Hmmm, how would i comment on this? Of course i love Tsui Hark's movie and Jet Li, but this is not really as good as i thought, or maybe i have too high expectation on it? The whole movie is related to the one which have been shoot earlier on at 1992 "New Dragon Inn". This is the part which make me loss my direction of the movie...

Beside the storyline, the actors & actresses are not bad especially Yu Chun Li in this movie. she look so marvelous in this movie, and her character martial's is the best among the rest.

We Bought a Zoo

Released Year: 2011
Directed by Cameron Crowe

Casted by:
Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee
Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Foster
Colin Ford as Dylan Mee
Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie Mee
Elle Fanning as Lily
Thomas Haden Church as Duncan Mee
Desi Lydic as Shea
Patrick Fugit as Robin Jones
Story:

Benjamin loss his job and bring along his son Dylan & daughter Rosie move to a new house, which is also a zoo that they have bought. At the zoo, they met Kelly and others who take care of the zoo. In the same time, Dylan meet the beautiful Lily who is the niece of Kelly.

Benjamin is having problem dealing with Dylan who hates staying in the zoo and having no friends at here except Lily. Benjamin also have financial trouble to maintain the zoo's expenses while having argument with Kelly who care a lot about the zoo. Having a conversation with Kelly outside the house about Dylan, Dylan overheard and have a big fight with Benjamin. But a sick tiger "Spot" has bring them together. With the huge money left over by Benjamin's dead wife. After getting the license of the zoo done, they open their zoo on 7th July and make a lot of promotion about it.

But raining season came and all of them were worry nobody will come to visit the zoo. On 7th July, a sunny morning greet them. The Mee was happy but nobody came for the opening. Dylan doubt about the absent and ran along the path while the other follow. They saw some big tree fell along the road which block the visitors. They help out the visitors to cross and finally the zoo is full of people.

L² Scored: 7.5/10

L² Comment:

This is a very nice film to watch in cinema based on a true story. Though the storyline is a bit different from the true story but it is still nice. What a brave family to buy a zoo :) But Matt Damon look so old in this movie :( Where's the sunny good looking guy been? And Scarlett Johansson, omg~ she look so ugly in this movie!!!

Mission: Impossible 4 Ghost Protocol

Released Year: 2011
Directed by Brad Bird

Casted by:
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
Jeremy Renner as William Brandt
Paula Patton as Jane Carter
Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn
Story:

On assignment in Budapest to intercept a courier working for a person of interest code-named "Cobalt", IMF agent Trevor Hanaway is killed by an assassin named Sabine Moreau. Hanaway's team leader, Jane Carter, and newly promoted field agent Benji Dunn extract Ethan Hunt and Hunt's source Bogdan from a Moscow prison. Hunt is recruited to lead Carter and Dunn to infiltrate the secret Moscow Kremlin archives and locate files identifying Cobalt. Partway through the mission, someone broadcasts across the IMF frequency, alerting the Russians to Hunt's team. Although Hunt, Dunn, and Carter escape, a bomb destroys the Kremlin, and Russian agent Sidirov accuses Hunt of masterminding the attack.

The IMF extracts Hunt from Moscow. The Russians have called the attack an undeclared act of war, and the US president activates "Ghost Protocol", a black operation contingency that disavows the entire IMF. Hunt and team are to take the blame for the attack, but they will be allowed to escape from government custody so that they may operate to track down Cobalt. Before Hunt can escape, the IMF's secretary is killed by Russian security forces led by Sidirov, leaving Hunt and intelligence analyst William Brandt to find their own way out. The team identifies Cobalt as Kurt Hendricks, a Swedish-born Russian nuclear strategist who believes the weak must die for the strong to survive, so he plans to start a nuclear war to initiate the next stage of human evolution. Hendricks bombed the Kremlin and acquired a Russian nuclear launch-control device, and now needs its codes from the Budapest courier in order to launch a nuclear missile at America.

The exchange between Moreau and Hendricks's right-hand man, Wistrom, is due to take place at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There, Hunt's team-members separately convince Moreau and Wistrom that they have made the exchange with one another. However, Moreau identifies Brandt as an agent. While Hunt chases Wistrom—only to realize that Wistrom is actually Hendricks in disguise, escaping with the codes—Carter detains Moreau. Moreau attempts to kill the inexperienced Dunn, and Carter throws her out a window to her death. Brandt accuses Carter of compromising the mission for revenge against Moreau, but Hunt accuses Brandt of keeping secrets from them, as he has displayed fighting skills atypical of an analyst. While Hunt seeks more information from Bogdan, Brandt admits he was assigned as security detail to Hunt and his wife Julia while on assignment. Julia was killed by a Serbian hit squad, prompting Ethan to pursue and kill them before he was caught by the Russians and sent to prison.

Bogdan and his arms-dealer cousin inform Hunt that Hendricks will be in Mumbai. Hendricks facilitated the sale of a defunct Soviet military satellite to Indian telecommunications entrepreneur Brij Nath, which could be used to transmit the order to fire a missile. While Brandt and Dunn infiltrate the server room to take the satellite offline, Carter gets Nath to reveal the satellite override code. But Hendricks has anticipated Hunt's plan and takes Nath's servers offline before sending a signal from a television broadcasting tower to a Russian nuclear submarine in the Pacific. The submarine fires on San Francisco. Hunt pursues Hendricks and the launch device while the other team-members attempt to bring the broadcast station back online. Hunt and Hendricks fight over the launch-control device before Hendricks jumps to his death with it to ensure the launch. Dunn kills Wistrom, allowing Brandt to restore power to the station and enabling Hunt to deactivate the missile. He is confronted by Sidorov, who sees Hunt has stopped the missile, proving the IMF is innocent in the Kremlin bombing.

The team reconvenes weeks later. Hunt issues them new assignments. Brandt refuses to accept the mission, but Hunt reveals that Julia's death was staged, as he knew he could not protect her and used her death as a pretext to infiltrate a Russian prison and get close to Bogdan, an IMF source on Hendricks. Relieved of his guilt, Brandt accepts his mission while Hunt watches Julia from afar. They share a smile before he goes off on his next mission.

L² Scored: 9.5/10

L² Comment:

Oh gosh, love this blockbuster a lot!!! Though Tommy boy is old but he still look stunning. of course Jeremy Renner is a super hottie too~ The storyline is cool and nice, love the scene where Cruise climb out of the tallest tower in Dubai. So gancheong, i almost shout when i watch that scene...

Paula Patton is new for me, she's a bit old but she's quite hot. Love her fighting scene and how she kick off the model-actress out of the window + the way she cruise with the indian guy in mumbai :)