Saturday, May 26, 2007

Labels: fun, movies, quotes

B prepareD for Sea-sicKness. heHe. loaDs of actiOn by d choMpy watErz. main tHemes: freedOm againSt oppresioN & sacrificEs for lurVeeee. deaDly comBinatioN.

johnnY dePP as d merceNary, seLf-absorBed, but uLtra certaiN piraTe, jacK sparroW. exceLLent joB wiF d chaRacter oNce agaiN. if i'D giVen hiM counseL in tat mUvee, i'D probLy diaGnoSe hiM wiF muLtipLe personaLity disorder or haVing psycHotiC symPtoms. *hiakzz* sparroW & captaiN barboSsa weRe d lauGhter piLLz for d muVee

d seT, d cosTumes & d cinematograPhy were greaT, doWn to d Last detaiL. n yeS, yes. chOw yuN faTT as d singaporeaN piraTe lord. His EngLish improVed tremendousLy as comPared to his daYz as kinG mongkuT in 'Anna anD d kinG'. ;o)

AnoTher reasOn to venTure d seaS: keira knightLey. lurVed her mOre sinCe pride & prejudiCe.

Will Turner: Will you marry me? Elizabeth Swann: [fighting a battle] I don't think now's the best time! Will Turner: Now may be the only time! I love you. I made my choice. What's yours?

aNd a greaT choiCe theY'Ve maDe for their Love. carPe dieM indeeD.

wittY werDz frOm (aLthough seemingLy demenTed) jacK sparroW, nOt to forgeT:

Davy Jones: Ha ha... Lookie here boys. The lost bird. A lost bird that never learned to fly.

Jack Sparrow: To my great regret. But, it's never too late to learn!

hoW interestiNg, birdZ once agaiN. *hiakzzZ*

~"u caNNot discoVer new oceaNs unLess u haVe d couraGe to lose siGht of the shore"~

cOm'on nOw peopLe, seT ur saiLz foR Life's voYages. (",)

Labels: keira, love, orlando, pirates, star-crossed

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 3:20 AM

~we aLways haVe a choiCe, duN we?~

::Battles wiThin; thOse battLes takE MoRe efforT & resoLve to fiGht::

I dOn't thinK i need to sHare d pLot of spiDey. sPidermaN 3, of couRse is d finaL instaLLation oF d red-Blue suited heRo triLogy. in sUperherO-featuring muVeEs, gud guY comes into d pictuRe, bad guY sumhoW coMes iN..eviL taKeovEr...& despiTe d monstrosiTy of d eviL, gUd triuMphz in d enD. so kLasik gitU kan. But we stiLL buy it & enjoY it.

wad i liKe aboUt spidermaN muVees is d bigger theMes + vaLues espOused in d mUvee. spidermaN muVees r d embodimenT of choiCes normaL, everyDay humaNz maKe vis-a-viS d consequeNces of d choiCes. viLLains liKe d saNd-maN, d veNom, d octoPus-maN & d new gobLin.. aLL of deM r normaL, gud, peopLe. dey couLd b anyoNe of us waLking by d streeT...whO for suM reasOn or circumstanCe, maKe detrimentaL choices.

chOOsing in itseLf is a battLe of possibiLities; thereafTer, we haVe to faCe uP to d effecT our cHoices haVe on ourseLves & otHers arounD us. d actiOn of cHoosing, begiNz wiF d internaL diaLogue, d battlE within.

d Battle withiN neeDs a stroNg foRtress of positiVe Values; d waLLs of d fortreSs r perMeate-abLe. soLdiers of infLuence, sWit voiCes oF persuaSion maY juz swaY one tO chOOse naFs' (Desire, temptatiOn) oVer aqaL (rationaL thougHt).

aNother pertinent takeawaY froM spideY's aunT May is tHat of forGiveness. N i quote Her worDs of wisdOm: "You start by doing the hardest thing, you forgive yourself. I believe in you, Peter. You're a good person, and I know you'll find a way to put it right....in tiMe." itS hard to forGive otHers..but guiLt withiN is hardEr to liVe wiF. tyM wiLL heaL, but questiOn is..whEN then? *poNder2*

spideY 3. in a nutsheLL, exceLLent muVie. great materiaL for refLectiOn + reeL therapY. (",)

of coUrse, eye candY avaiLabLe in d fOrm of:

a gobLin u maY b deaR jaMes...but u're stiLL a hunKy... *grinZzz*

"Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice. My friend Harry taught me that. He chose to be the best of himself. It's the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose to do what's right."

Peter Parker

I wanT 2b d best of myseLf. yOu shoUld too.

Labels: battle, choice, self, spider

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 1:40 AM

Friday, April 06, 2007

~reMemBer your firsT loVe?~

to begiN wiF, i'D definiteLy watch dis a 2nd tyM:

everYone has a firsT love storY to teLL..do yOu?

anOther instaLLatioN of d sePet-gubra saGa, i thOught sepeT-Gubra caMe fuLL circLe wif the Release of mukhsiN. i savoureD everY moMent of d mUvee. but theN agaiN, dOn't i do thaT for eveRy yasMin ahMad's muVee i've watChed? *hee* liKe sePet & guBra, muKhsin wiLL toucH ur heaRt wiF famiLiar scenEs froM d pasT & d preseNt, emoTioNs U can identifY wiF, aNd theMes thaT are oH-so-cLose to d heaRt.

YasmiN's moVies are greaT narrativEs; weLL, she's a greaT excellent magnificieNt extremeLy magicaL stOryteLLer!! aLL your seNses are enGaged as u watcH d muVee..ur eyEs enJoy d landscape & settinGs of d mUvee, ur eaRs listEn in to famiLiar diaLogues (its as if U couLd heaR ur mOm or ur neighbOur speaKing those Linez), ur miNd's ofTen in discOurse n deeP thouGht about themes shE preseNts in her moVies. wHat i lurVe about yasMin's moVies is d simpLicity of it; no gadGets, no giMMicks, juz peopLe & their Lives; theiR feeLingz & theiR daiLy experieNces. tHat's wHat's memorabLe abOut it. d moVies taKe u home; or sO, to speaK.

mukHsin remiNds me of d innocenCe of chiLdhood. d tyMz weN we thOught, "eh budaK tu kiut Lah." bUt neVa got roUnd to sayiNg thaT we actuaLLy love theM. [wHy? too youNg for Love huH?] d tyMz weN we pLayed & got cLoSe to our pLaying buddiEs. d tyMz, those tyMz, thaT maKe us smiLe in bitter-sWeet reminIsce as we waLk dowN memory Lane. aAaah...*faJ smiLez*

aWww. (",)

gReat caSt once agaiN: d whoLe cLan of d shariFahs' r in d muVee; d oh-so-kiut abG jasOn; adibah Noor & orKed's parenTz for d huMour; spiCe it uP wiF kay-Poh maKcikz & younG chiLdreN. thuMbz & feet up! ;o)

tHemes sUch as parentinG, rooTs, tradiTions, cLash of cuLtures, marriaGes, backbitinG & gossipiNg, LifestyLe, famiLy relatioNs & of coUrse loVe are interspersEd withiN d moVie's focus oF chiLdhOod & its iNnocenCe.

SoNgz..i lurVe d soNgz. orkeD's famiLy antheM of "ikaN di Laut, asaM di daraT" is sO unforgettabLe. d adiBah Noor's renditiOn of 'Hujan' is fantastiC! but theN agaiN, anythinG she sinGz is greaT. *hee*

d sinGapore ciTy gaL dedicaTes this entrY to midoN. taT cuTe bOy froM geLang pataH of JB. (",) n how oLd was i theN? 10.

for mOre of yasmIn, poiNt ur cursoRs HERE

n of coUrse, a gLimpse of mukHsin:

~aFter i finisHed readinG my firsT loVe storY, i LooKed everywheRe for yOu~
orKed

(d liNe i recaLled frOm my memorY; pardOn if i'M wronG)

Labels: childhood, innocence, mukhsin

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 11:38 PM

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

nEed suM guD musiC

lasT minute pLan it wAs, but heY, as cheesY as it waS..i enjOyed every moMent of:

dreW barryMore shiNez in lurvEy doVey muVees liKe this! i'M remindeD of 50 1st daTes!

hugH grant pLays Alex fLetcHer, suM guY froM a 80s' baNd caLLed poP tryiNg tO regaiN bacK his popuLaritY. writiNg a soNg for teeN seNsatioN (suM orgasmicaLLy incLined teenaGer: cora corMan) couLd b d tickEt to saLvatioN to his caReer. dreW iS sopHie fisHer, aLex's pLant waterinG ladY whO has talent fOr Lyric-writiNg. alex taLks sophie intO a coLLaboratiOn & togeTher deY proDuceD a wuNderfuL soNg for coRa.

lurVe happeNs, confLict haPpeNs, guY reaLises his mistaKe & theY live happiLy ever aFter. peppEred wiF humOur, lame joKes, cheesi-Ness & swiTness in betweEn...*hee* i lurVe it! i duN care wad d reviEws saY; but i stiLL lurVee it!! ;o)

waD striKes me mosT about dis muVee is d anaLogy of musiC n lyriCs which is aLmost synonyMous to p.ramLee's "andAi dipisaH laGu & irama..". so cLose to d heaRt.

weLL, d loVestruCk wiLL naturaLLy giVe loVestrUck-incLined revieWs. =P iTs so suWeet weN aLex descriBes d meLody as d life of d musiC, d soNg. sophiE reiteraTes to him thaT meLody & musiC is liKe faLLing in loVe. meLody is liKened to d impressioNs one has of d persoN he/sHe is attracteD to; on d otHer haND, lyrics is likeNed to d tyM wen u reaLi get to knoW him/Her, knowinG whaT's deeP insidE of d persoN.

otHer mushY theMes iN d muvee incLude: "i'M incompLete withOut U", "uR loVe haS chaNged mE..", anD not beiNg seLfisH in loVe. (",)

greaT retrO-liKe soUndtracks in d muVee. my faV soNg is oF kos, d oNe on d bLoggiE. i verY much prefeR d muvee versiOn whicH drew sinGs wiF huGh, instead of d one sunG by haLey benneTt & hugh graNt. lyriCs to d soNg can be found HERE.


suM cheesY quOtes frOm d muVee juz for fun:

Alex Fletcher: The best time I've had in the last fifteen years was sitting at that piano with you.

Sophie Fisher: That's wonderfully sensitive... especially from a man who wears such tight pants.
Alex Fletcher: It forces all the blood to my heart.

aLex writeS a soNg for soPhie, "don'T write mE off"; another oNe of my favs;

It's never been easy for me to find the words to go along with the melody
But this time there's actually something on my mind
so please forgive these few brave awkward lines

since I met you my whole life has changed
It's not just my furniture you've rearranged
I was living in the past but somehow you've brought me back
and I haven't felt like this since before Frankie said "Relax"

And Now I know based on my record I might not be like the safest bet
All I'm asking you is don't write me off just yet

For years I've been telling myself the same old story
that I'm happy to live off my so-called full of glories
But you've given me a reason to take another chance
now I need you despite the fact that you've killed all my plants

And Now I know I've already blown more chances than anyone should ever get
All I'm asking you is don't write me off just yet
Don't write me off just yet

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 1:45 AM

Friday, March 09, 2007

~feeLing greeK? watcH 300!~

i mUz saY thaT 300 is oNe oF d besT epic muVees i'Ve watcHed. i'M puttinG all my thumBs uP (& eveN my toEs!) in favOur of thiS muVee. d effecTs & cinematograPhy aRe suPerb!! iTs aLso greaT eye caNdy fOr hiM & her aLike. hurHurhUr. watCh d dispLaY of booBies, muscLuLar arMs & feeT & greaT fashiOn tOo! ;o) maKes me wuNder if d greeKs in ancieNt hisTory WERE indeeD seXy peoPle. heHehe.

300 is a narraTive of d couRage, honour & gLory of 300 spaRtan man whO wenT into battLe with greaT vaLour againSt thoUsands of PersiaNs at the Hot Gate of Thermopylae. as Free meN, leoNidas, d spaRtan kiNg led hiS armY of 300 meN, spaRtan's finEst warriOrs agaiNst Xerxes, d seLf-procLaimed "goD-kiNG", who haD threateneD to coNquer aLL of greeCe. foR suM1 whO goEs arOund on a LavisH daiS-lie thingY carriEd by sLaves & judginG frOm his voiCe, i thOught Xerxes was raTher gaY. HaAa!

suCh fiNe dispLay of warriOr hOod, battLe formatiOns & wiT in d fiGht sceNes of diS epIc. thOugh i muz saY lah, thaT @ suM parts, i was coVering my eYes & criNging as d sHarp sPears of d spartans wenT thrU' d unfOrtunaTe fLeshes of d persiaNs.

LeoniDas biddinG his queeN, gorGo & his soN, Pleistarchos as he leaVes for battLe..

i lurVe d wiT & humoUr pepPereD in d script of thiS muVee. i especiaLLy loVe leoNidas's wiFe. sHe exuberaTes coNfidencE & a woMan in controL, yeT, suPportiVe of her husBand & his beLiefs. whO caN forGet her exchaNge wiF d persiAn messeNger whO had insuLted hEr worDs: "onLy sparTaN woMen giVe birTh to REAL maN." hurHurHur..

theMes sucH as chiValry, loyaLty, loVe - roMantic & famiLy & legaCies are expLored in thiS wunderfuL reteLLing of cLassicaL-liKe historY. not suRe thoUgh of d accuracY of d hisTory in d mUvee thOugh; but weLL, its a muVee isN't it?

watCh ouT for d 4-MinUte appearanCe of d sexY bOobs-bearinG oracLe, hoT seX btwN leoNidas & his wiFe, gorGo & of koS, meN in battLe in red capes & skimPy loin clOth-Like battLe suiT (haa! iroNy!). u'd enjOy d muVee, i'M sure of thaT!

~We Spartans have descended from Hercules himself. Taught never to retreat, never to surrender. Taught that death in the battlefield is the greatest glory he could achieve in his life. Spartans: the finest soldiers the world has ever known.~

Labels: 300, epic, Spartan

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 8:12 AM

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

~Lost? geT on the gridirOn~

~ Most sixteen/seventeen year old kids, they make a bad choice. Something gets broken, they screw up in class, hurt somebody's feelings, show up at the prom drunk. They get sent to the Principal office, have their car keys taken away or get grounded. Then there's kids that make a bad choice, somebody ends up shot dead in a parking lot. Those kids get sent here. ~
Sean PortEr abOut caMp kiLpatriCk

inspiratioNal muvees of diS kinD ofteN intriGue me. rememBer d titaNs, coacH carter, hard baLL, d miracLe. moST oF tHese muvees teLL a stoRy oF 'losT liVes', undyiNg efforT & cOmmitmenT to heLp transForm d liVes of otHers & beLief in one's oWn seLf.

juveniLes senT to camp kiLpatricK, moSt of d youThs senT and detaiNed there are "losers" weN they caMe.

"aLL of you are Losers; you are Lost. once you are on d gridirOn, you do it my waY. Your waY got you heRe.": i caN't rememBer d exacT werds seaN potter, oNe of d counseLor in d caMp turnEd footbaLL coacH said. but these werds capTure d gisT of it. @soMe poiNt in our youtH, suM of us were Lost weren't we? be it on d extreMe ryT, extremE lefT or d in betweeNs of d moraL scaLes of sociEty.

Based on a truE story, seaN potter set out to giVe d youths sumting to strive foR in d forM of footbaLL (aka rugbY). sicK & tired of havinG youths going iN & out of such detentioN camps of goiNg in & endinG up dead in d streeTs, seaN poRter, together wiTh his coLLeague, malcoLm mooRe, deciDed to do sumtiNg aboUt the 75% recidivisM raTe amoNg d juveniLes. heNce, d m-U-s-t-a-N-g-S were BorN.

thru's footbaLL, seaN & malcoLm taught d boyS characTer; taught theM to accepT & coPe wif defeaT; tauGht theM teamwerk withOut differentiatinG whiCh street gaNg they come froM anD most importantLy, instiLLed in theM a senSe of esteem & achieveMent. sLowlY, but sureLy.. unknowingLy, d bOYs begaN to feeL themseLves metamorpHosise.


we'rE aLways toKking & worryiNg abouT hOw certaiN factiOns of our youtHs are wasTed. i tinK we shOuLd be tenkful thaT deY are not roaming d streeTs & exchanginG gun firEs wiF each otHer as iT is in d wesT.

easT & wesT cultures seT asiDe, d whoLe idea is beLieving that sucH youtHs haVe d capabiLities to chaNge. if onLi maNy more beLieved, learN to forgIve & let Go anD deN haVe an undyinG spirit to guiDe... perhaPs leSs of ouR youtHs wouLd b wasTed. it onLy takes oNe or two heaDs to chaNge waD was wasTed intO a lifetiMe of possibiLitieS.


besT performaNce bY 'tHe roCk' so faR, diS is definiteLy a muVee that wiLL movE d heart. maKes me wonder iF our socieTy haS maNy of sucH souLs whO beLieve & see d guD in otHers wiF sUch convictIon.

n oF koS, in heLping otHers discOver theMseLves..we'Re taKen on a triP of seLf-discOvery as weLL... (",)

i waNna haVe my oWn griDirOn... nO, not to griLL anY fiSh or chicKen.. but to griLL & werK d stubborN youtHs, caN? =P

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 9:10 AM

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

iS truTh jusT an iLLusioN?

i tooK the afternOon oFF yesterdaY. haD soMe free tyM in my haNds as an appoinTment was canceLLed. heNce, i deciDed to treat my eyeS to soMe iLLusioNs @ d ciNema.

fiRst, i muZ saY thaT edwaRd nortOn's reaLLy kiUt wiF his bearD & astouNding acceNt & loVelorN eyEz.. *griNzz*


sEt in d capitaL of vieNna in tyMz weN there weRe monarcHs & ducHesseS, d iLLusiOnisT teLLs d taLe of a rekindLed lOve betWeen a peasaNt turNed iLLusioNist, EisenHeim & aN aristocraT, soPhie Von TescheN. aS youtHs, their loVe was forBiddeN. eiseNheiM traveLled d werLd & caMe bacK to vieNNa as a faMous iLLusioNist; onLy to discOver thaT hiS reKindLed loVe wiLL be marrieD to d crowN prinCe leopoLd.

d iLLusioN of lurVeee....loVe connecTed thRu' iLLusioNs. iroNy?

in suMMary, d storyLine goEs: boy meeTz gaL; dey faLL in loVe; loVe's forBiddeN; couPle sepaRate. eoNs laTer, theY meeT. deY loVe yet agaiN. there are obstacLes & sumhoW loVe triuMphs.

howeVer, wad intriGued mE d mosT is d twisT d moVie giVes to d pHrase: "Love wiLL overcoMe aLL odDz". yeS, loVe did triuMph. bUt i wunder wHeTher given d circumsTances, it was justifiabLe...

i appLaud d twisT neiL burGer (d directoR & wriTer) giVes to d mOvie's pLot. @d saMe tyM, i thOuGht it reaLLy is kiNda creePy iF u tiNk abOut it twiCe: thaT soMehow d truTh werKz in mysteriOus ways...

in a waY, i thiNk d movie aLso questiOns wHether truTh is juSt a mere iLLusioN...or That sOme truTh exisTs in iLLusioNs...anD perhaPz @tyMz... we are oNly giVen an iLLusioN of wHat d truTh is. GeeZ...

otHer than thaT, i tiNk d vicToriaN looK doesN't suiT jessica bieL (who pLays soPhie). this d besT piC i couLd fiNd of heR in heR priNcessY roLe:

Princess SophiE (jessiCa bieL)

edward noRton as eisenheim: dOesn't d d loNg coaT & misTy atmospHere bear a resembLance to mr darCy in 'Pride & prejudice'?? =P

i lurVedd d loCket he made for soPhie. triEd to finD a stiLL piC of it, but no lucK so faR.


weLL, you couLd cLick HerE to caTch more iLLusioNs. yEs, yoU caN finD d locKet On d siTe as itS d maiN icOn. (",)

~ From the moment we enter this life we are in the flow of it. We measure it and We mock it, but we cannot defy it. We cannot even speed it up or slow it down. Or can we? Have we not each experienced the sensation that a beautiful moment seemed to pass too quickly, and wished that we could make it linger? Or felt time slow on a dull day, and wished that we could speed things up a bit? ~

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 10:55 PM

Monday, January 22, 2007

coUntry of my skuLL

spenT lasT sunday lazIng arouNd @ hoMe & restinG. thUS d VCD marathOn caMe into effecT. hurHurhur.

coUntry of my skuLL..its verY EXTREMELy taar-chInng laah (desPite d posT-civiL unresT settinG of d fiLm). pLus waD can go wroNg weN samueL L.jacksOn & juLiette binoChe arE d leadZ in a muVee.

iTz one of thoSe VCDs which i bouGht eoNs agO & not watcHed yeT. i tiNk i'Ve goT a knaCk of purchasiNg non-mainstreaM Vcds ie. muVees not showcaSed in cineMas, feature fiLms, foreign fiLms..etc..etc. sO, dis fiLm's juz oNe of thoSe which i tooK of d CD shOp racK & fiGured its uniqUeness; henCe, the purchaSe.

afriCa, is one country pLagued by tribaL waRz & civiL unresT. we'Ve seen muVees sucH as hoteL rwaNda & constanT gardener wiF afriCa as its backdroP.

baSed on a booK by antJie krOg, country of my skuLL is set against the backdroP of the TruTh & ReconciliatiOn CommissiOn (TRC) hearinGs. aNna malan (juLiette binOche), an afrikaaNs poeT and LangstoN whitfieLd (samueL L.jackson), an americaN journaList were amOngst thoSe reportinG froM south afriCa. In 1996, the souTh africaN government had forMed the TRC to investigaTe the abUse of its peopLe under the aparTheid repressioN.

d muVee's messaGe is that of forgiVeness. tHe commisioN serVes as a foruM for victiMs to confroNt their perpetratOrs & share their accountz of hurT & torturE. amNesty wiLL b granteD to the perpeTrators upOn d admissiOn of theiR guiLt wiF regards to their actioNs.

trUe accouNtz of victiMs wiLL definiteLy moVe audieNces of d shOw. it aLso oPens uP oNe's eYes to d crueLty of the apartheiD repressiOn & oNe cannot imagiNe that suCh crueLty, vioLence & inhumanity exisTed. aNd yeT, despite aLL tHesE, forGiVeness, stiLL prevaiLed.

persoNally, d muVee maKes me reflect oN my owN opeNness & incLinatiOns to forgiVing otHers and how harD it is sumtymZ to receiVe & bestOw forgiVeness. gEez.. feeL reaLLy, ultimateLy smaLL... =S


wouLd i forgiVe d pasT, preseNt & futuRe, now? *poNder woNder*

~Because of you, this land no longer lies between us but within. It breathes becalmed, after being wounded in its wondrous throat. In the cradle of my skulll it sings, it ignites my tongue. Five thousand stories are scorched on your skin... I am changed forever... Forgive me. Forgive me. Forgive me... ~
coUntry of my skuLL

Posted by ~peNgLipuR LaRa~ at 11:59 PM

whaT? mE?

25.

muVee bUFF.

iMpuLsiVe VCD-HunteR.

mY escaPe.

mY reLieF.

wHere's d Line betweeN pHantasY & faNtasY??

juZ waTch LaaH!

kindly.talk.booK.

d untoUchabLez

::phantoM of d opeRa::

osTs to lisTen

paSt staGinGz

feLLow aRtistZ

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