Big Black Book

I was actually looking forward to the move after watching the trailer on Youtube. The feeling where you go 'Woah.... Canggih.. Gaya.. Gotta watch it when it comes out' all to yourself. So was supposed to go and watch it with the Khatrine Lim and the Eric Poh and the-why-u-so-sayang-me-so-much-wan when the Khatrine Lim comes to Penang. When she arrived in Penang, the Eric Poh suddenly wasn't interested in watching it. So the Khatrine Lim had to give us the aeroplane (ppk or pang puih kee). So.. watched it my the why-u-so-sayang-me-so-much-wan and my bro who is watching it for the second time.

Ok let's get to the review already. Greek Gods treat us human beings like toys and come down to earth and play with us once in a while. Yeah you might bump into one without knowing it. Sometimes when they are feeling generous, they will bless us with fertile lands and a good yield during harvest. When they are feeling angry with us or at each other, that's it for us, thunders roar, lightnings strike, volcanos erupt, the earth splits apart.. And a number of them even mate with us, mortals and these matings eventually lead to a creature half-god, half-human which are called demi-gods or half-bloods. That's the whole Greek mythology for you and it's the core of the movie.



What actually happened in the movie was Zeus's (The big-papa King of the Gods) lightning bolt (one of the most powerful weapon ever created according to the movie)was stolen. He accuses his brother, Poseidon (God of the sea) of stealing it. Poseidon of course denies it. Zeus threatens Poseidon with war if the bolt is not returned in 7 days (Is it 7? Can't really remember). *All these happened in the 21st century and the meeting between Zeus and Poseidon took place on top of the Empire State Building.*

Percy Jackson, a high school going teen happens to be a demi-god, and not just a product of any Greek God, he is the son of Poseidon, one of the three big brothers of Greek Gods. His normal high school going teenager life was disrupted when mythological monsters from ancient Greek comes to life and hunts him down for they believe he stole the lightning bolt for Poseidon. Percy and two of his best friends goes on a journey to find the main culprit behind the stolen bolt which would take them to places which would only exist in stories of Homer (Not the Simpson kind, the epic Greek poet).

To me, the movie is just another High School Musical. Never liked it. I find the whole plot too childish. Maybe I'm getting too old for movies like these.... It's just another average movie, with pretty visual effects. I'm guessing they left out a lot of part from the book? Haven't read the book, is it good?

The movie Valentine's Day is a pretty good watch and it would have been better if you watch it with your other half and it would be best if both of you watched in on the day itself, 14th February. The all-star cast was very good at playing their own respective roles. I personally like the phone-sex woman (Gotta love those accents! lol), now what's her name again? Ummmm.. I'm bad at recognising celebrities...

The day would have been perfect if it wasn't for the insanely long que of people lining up to get tickets. It was a first for me.. Never have I ever been in a line that snakes all the way to the escalator. And I wonder why the only cinema screening this movie is GSC (Golden Screen Cinemas) in Gurney Plaza? Why is it not available in Queensbay Mall?

I am one of those people who beg to differ with the opinion of the masses on Twilight : New Moon. Seriously, I don't get all the hype behind the movie. The movie itself tries to be the modern interpretation of Romeo & Juliet. The storyline itself was at best cheesy enough for High School Musical watching teenagers. I had to control myself from yelling, "Oi! you sampat aa?" when the crowed in the cinema went 'ooh' and 'aahh' at a few scenes, especially the one where Wolfie (Jacob) took off his shirt to reveal his six-packed abs.. Didn't notice the same expression when the abs are on an older gentlemen for example Vin Diesel. The most probable expression would be; "Geli lah..".

The whole movie can be summarised up in the following paragraph :

Miss Suan : I want to be with you forever.
Boy Vampie : Cannot, where can? I feel guilty when I'm with you. So I cannot be with you.
*Runs away*

Miss Suan : Without him I will die.
*Sits by the window for 3 months*
*Starts having visions about him whenever her adrenaline levels rises*
*Gets addicted to those visions*
*Starts to get involved in dangerous activities*
*Got involved in dangerous activity #1 with the help of Wolfie*
*Develops a close relationship with Wolfie*

Boy Vampie : Hello? May I speak to Miss Suan?
Wolfie : Oh dia sudah mati lo... Hohoho..
Boy Vampie : WTH????
*Kemikkan talipon*
Boy Vampie : Saya pun mau mati...
*Drives a canary yellow 911 to some Vampie High Council and asks them to kill him*
*They declined*
*Went out to expose himself indecently*
*Buka bajung, nampak tek tek, jeng jeng jeng...*

*Stopped by konon-nya mati Miss Suan*
*All 3 brought to Vampie High Council under some apek Vampie's orders*
*Apek vampie test power on Miss Suan*
Apek Vampie : Fuah you hebat.. Kita suruh 1 lagi Vampie test power.
*Nothing happened*
Apek Vampie : U memang hebat, u mesti mati, mari kasi saya gigit...
Alice : Stop, I have visions of her joining us and I will be the one turning her into one.
Apek Vampie : O rly? Mari sini bagi saya tengok..
*Visions of Boy Vampie and Miss Suan running through the forest ala hindu-stan.. Kuch Kuch Hote Hai!*
Apek Vampie : Ok then, you may leave..
*All of them went back to Fork*

Miss Suan : Oh Vampie, please let me join you, please turn me into one of you..
Boy Vampie : I can't..
Miss Suan : Let your family vote then..
*Voted, majority said yes*

*Wolfie confronted Miss Suan and Boy Vampie*
Wolfie : I cannot let them turn you into one of them..
Miss Suan : It's my choice Wolfie..
*Transform!*
*Wolfie turns into a big bag Wolf and was about to pounce on Boy Vampie*
Miss Suan : Over my dead body!
*Wolfie gave one last stare and ran into the forest with his tail in between his legs* <-- Kena belot kao kao...
Boy Vampie : Marry me Miss Suan.


Seriously that's the whole story, I might miss out a few scenes but trust me, those are just fillers and are not important. N they even left some loose ends out; What really happened to the hikers that were reportedly killed by bears? How did Wolfie turn into Wolfie through Sam? Why are some vampires more powerful than the others? What about the pact between the vampires and the werewolves?

Hmmm.. Maybe I should watch the first part and look for answers to those questions there.. and maybe, just maybe the first part is a more worthy movie to watch than the second one.. and hopefully the third part can redeem the whole Twilight saga from damnation..