Olympics are over but its a brand new day....

Like everyone else living in China, I believe I have a serious case of Olympics withdrawal. Past two weeks I've been flipping through channels trying to capture as many Olympic moments as I can. I remember I even shed a tear when I saw the major upset in Women's Fencing Final (And I think it was my first time watching the sport anyways) While many attention or news draw upon that Olypmpics was a show of China's economic dominance and their rivalry with the US for the gold medals. But the images I remember was Yelena Isinbayeva last jump, her Olympic record jump for pole vault, Liu Chang walking away the 110m hurdles prelim leaving a stadium with gasps, Cheng Fei's expression when she was finishing her floor routine(she knew that the women's team has landed gold if she did not have any falls), Bolt thumping his chest when he crossed the 100m dash. Its triumpth , its despair, its a sense of relief, its arrogance, its human nature at its best. Let us not forget that Olympics was created to make peace not war and its a celebration not for countries but for the human race.




I've got soul but I'm not a soldier..........................................

Hancock

Hancock - Directed by Peter Berg

Before watching this movie, I have heard some disapointed reviews therefore I believe that gave me a buffer. Hence, its not as bad as I thought it would be. I also thought this would be more of a Drama inspiring film (Along the lines of The Pursuit of Happiness) rather than a comedy. The film had quite a nice freshing start and I had a couple chuckles here and there. Although its felt somewhat fragmented in which Will Smith was doing his Fresh Prince thing and Jason Bateman was doing his Arrested Development thing, it was still funny. Then the film lost me when it took a hard turn into trying to be a romance. Not only is Will Smith and Charlize Theron not a believable couple, it makes their till death do us "together" romance very questionable. So they are soulmates but are better off living forever apart? So Charlize actually likes Jason Bateman more eventhough she will have to live through seeing him age and die? And Will Smith continues being a superhero for the mankind while Charlize Theron opt to be a housewife? FOREVER? Lols

The movie should have stayed with being a comedy...

Running Scared

Directed by Wayne Kramer (2006)
Cast Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga


Watching TV shows and up to a few movies per week, I came across "Running Scared" yesterday and it was surprisingly not completely uninspiring. Its about an undercover cop that needs to find a gun which was used in a gang related shoot out and the quest/journey that it brings upon in less than 24 hrs. Its very Lock Shock and 2 Smoking Barrels but I keep myself keep predicting(on the spot) what is going to happen next. And also the pedophile subplot was over the top but I have to say there was no dull moment in this film. I also liked the hockey arena scene which was pretty kool, and I also liked the opening sequence and the closing credits animation.



If Tarantino liked it, it can't be all that bad. So check it out.
http://www.runningscaredthemovie.com/vera-farmiga.html