It was after the exhibition presentation thing and we thought we should really indulge in something as a form of celebration (nevermind the consecutive submission dates in following weeks). Weee~ 41 and I went on a three movie marathon. We wanted to do four, but due to delay in printing Marketing creative brief, and taking a wrong turn on the way to Midvalley, we could only watch three.
So, movie reviews!
Up first, 'Letters to Juliet'. In picturesque Verona, the place where the famous Romeo and Juliet story was set, women flocked the place writing letters addressed to Juliet, spilling their hearts out. There's this group of women, known as Juliet's secretaries, that actually collect all these letters and answer them, offering advice and support. Against this backdrop, came Sophie, a New Yorker who's there on a pre-wedding honeymoon with her fiance. Since her fiance was too busy to bother spending anytime with her, Sophie was left to her own devices which ultimately led her to discover this group of people. While helping out, she discovered a letter kept hidden which was written fifty years ago by a woman. Of course, Sophie replied the letter not knowing if it's even going to reach the woman. And of course again, the letter reached the woman which prompted the old lady to Verona in search of her lost love together with her strapping grandson. It was hate at first sight between Sophie and the grandson yada yada they went in search together for the old lady's lost love all over Verona yada yada and then spark flew between Sophie and the dude... and it all ended rather predictably.
Final verdict, a really predictable storyline. But but but... I will recommend it for the expressive eyes of Amanda Seyfried (the girl in Mamma Mia), the rather cute looking grandson (he looked scrawny at first, but his looks do grow on you) and the beautiful beautiful city of Verona. I am going to put that place into my list of places to go.
Next up was 'Crossing Hennesy', a Hong Kong movie starring Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei (the girl in Lust Caution). Do not expect a straight forward contemporary love story. The relationship between the two leads grew subtlely and is criss-crossed with matters happening to people around them. It's as much a story about love as it is about family, past relationships and growing up (for a forty-one year old man). Truth be told, it was rather boring. I guess I was expecting a tear jerker like 'Echoes of the Rainbow' and was let down.
Lastly, we went for 'Shrek Forever After'. The first Shrek was pure genius. The second, fine, how bad could it be since the first one's that good. The third, pass. The only reason I watched the fourth was because it's the last one in the series, and it could be a good closure. Surprisingly, it was a really fun watch. I did not expect it to reach the heights of genius like the first, it did not, but it was a good and hilarious watch if you would just lie back and chill. I couldn't get over how stupid Shrek was for signing the deal with Rumplestiltskin though. It's just him being a complete fool to bring down so much trouble upon himself.
To end the day perfectly, I got myself two romance paperbacks from MPH. I've devoured the first one in a day and am halfway through the second one. It might seem as though I am very free but the truth is, I'm still slacking. Once the exhibition presentation was over, the fire in me simply extinguished.
Tomorrow. I'll start tomorrow. (hah... the curse of a procrastinator.)
*edit: Shiau Fong and Tingting joined for the last two movies. Tingting slept during Crossing Henessy while Shiau Fong... erm... while Shiau Fong refuse to eat the popcorn I intended to share with her. (additional edit required by Tingting =D)
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