Happy Birthday…. To me!
Aloha!
The girls took me out for me birthday a couple of Saturday’s ago on the most adventurous of days! We travelled all the way to
love g
xoxox
ps. only a few movie reviews this time around... have finally finished Voyager, but have started watching a very addictive 76 part Korean series (Dae Jang Geum - http://english.tour2korea.com/02Culture/TVMiniseries/daejangguem.asp?kosm=m2_6&konum=1)... so not sure how much movie watching there will be coming up. Will try my best though! ; )
Those poor young things have no idea what lies ahead...
Monica, Cheryl, Amy, Katherine, Gayle
Oooo... look at the pretty colours!
Thanks to Amy, our lovely showcase model.
Cheryl tees off
Errrr... Amy, we can see you.
What's up there Katherine?
The ball gets sucked up the long tube and then rolls down the red railings, cool huh?!
Lunch at the Barwon Heads Hotel
The girls go for a walk on the beach after lunch
Monica has some fun with some sexy men
Monica, Cheryl, Me and Katherine hang out with some big buoys!
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This week, we examine how to make a comedy and how not to make a comedy.
Date Movie: 1.5/5 (@cinema)
Cast: Alyson Hannigan (American Pie), Sophie Monk (Popstars)
In a nutshell: Very crass spoof humour
Short Synopsis: Girl meets guy and gets engaged, but has to overcome her looks, her parents and his gorgeous best friend on the way.
The best thing about this movie is trying to pick the wedding movies being spoofed…it’s not very difficult. Watch for Meet the Fockers, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and My Best Friend’s wedding amongst others. There is absolutely nothing subtle here, and every line has been crossed. Only advisable if you are brain dead.
The 40 Year Old Virgin: 3/5 (on DVD)
Cast: Steve Carell (The Office, Ron
In a nutshell: Funny and endearing.
Short Synopsis: Follows the trail of a 40 year old man as he attempts to lose his virginity
This is a movie that could very well have been offensive but wasn’t. The jokes are mostly funny and not OTT. All credit goes to Steve Carell who wrote and starred in this one. Despite his character being desperately tragic and painfully geeky, he is extremely likeable, and you just want him to succeed. Expect big things from Mr Carell in the future. The supporting cast are also excellent.
The Promise: 3.25/5 (on DVD)
Cast: Dong-Kun Jang, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse
In a nutshell: Beautifully stylised chinese fantasy
Short Synopsis: Young girl promises that in exchange for becoming a princess she will lose any man she loves, that is until time can be reversed. Meanwhile the evil dude wants to kill the emperor and have the princess for himself. Who will stop him?
This really is a beautiful movie. Most of the special effects are obviously computer generated, but it’s all so damn pretty. Despite the plot, there is plenty of martial arts action. And in typical Chinese Fantasy fashion, the story is quite inconceivable, but entertaining none the less.
Some oldies
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: 2/5 (DVD)
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, Shannon Doherty
In a Nutshell: Cheesy 1984 teen flick
Short Synopsis: Teen (SJP) attempts to dance her way onto a popular afterschool dance programme despite parent, arch enemy and boy problems.
Look for the really bad fashion – especially Helen Hunt… the massive plastic grasshopper has a hat was just never going to catch on.
Dogma: 3.5/5 (DVD)
Cast: Kevin Smith’s 4th movie with huge cast incl. Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Selma Hayek, Chris Rock, Alan Rickman, Jason Lee.
In a Nutshell: Extremely witty humour taking on Christianity
Short Synopsis: Two exiled angels find a loophole that allows them to return to heaven. They must be stopped or all existence will cease to exist.
As with all Kevin Smith movies, it’s a fine line between clever cynicism and just a wild good chase of no consequence. I would tend to believe this one is the former. Alan Rickman is such a babe!
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