It turned out that I liked Good Luck enough to marathon the last three episodes, it being Ramadan and the fact that I had to go to work the next day didn't help the matters but I was so sorry for poor Hajime and wanted him to fly again and I also wanted Captain Kouda and nice flight attendant lady to reunite. Thank God, Good Luck didn't dissapoint me in either matter but it still is my least fave Asian drama.
Now I started watching God, Please Give More Time (GPGMMT) and Takeshi Kaneshiro is a gift to women from God I guess since he is so perfect. I can look at him all the time and still find him extremely beautiful but also approachable. And to top it off, he is a good actor.
Now apart from Takeshi Kaneshiro I like the first two episodes of the show. The female lead looks realistic and the story is very touching and believable so far. I'm sure we'll enter the land of "only in TV" soon but so far, it feels fairly realistic.
Girlfriday is yet another chick lit and I'll just give up on Jane Green after this one. Jemima J was the only book of hers I liked.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
True Blood Season I, Golmaal, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Good Luck Episodes I-II-III
True Blood Season I was excellent. I have read the book and didn't like it but the show is fantastic. I'm very eager to watch Season II now.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) Directed by Robert B. Weide, written by Peter Straughan and Toby Young.
It was a decent passtime especially since I do like Kirsten Dunst and Megan Fox. But it is not a masterpiece or anything.
Golmaal (1979) Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, written by Sachin Bhowmick, Sailesh Dey and Dr.Rahi Massom Reza
Loved it. Amol Patekar is a good actor and I liked his laid back screen presence.
I have started to watch J-Dorama Good Luck and three episodes later this may be the one J-Dorama that I don't like, at all. I love Kimu Taku, I like planes but the characters are not so interesting and I didn't really care whether Ogaya was afraid of flying or not - and a whole episode was devoted to this. Good thing that Kimu Taku is good looking.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) Directed by Robert B. Weide, written by Peter Straughan and Toby Young.
It was a decent passtime especially since I do like Kirsten Dunst and Megan Fox. But it is not a masterpiece or anything.
Golmaal (1979) Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, written by Sachin Bhowmick, Sailesh Dey and Dr.Rahi Massom Reza
Loved it. Amol Patekar is a good actor and I liked his laid back screen presence.
I have started to watch J-Dorama Good Luck and three episodes later this may be the one J-Dorama that I don't like, at all. I love Kimu Taku, I like planes but the characters are not so interesting and I didn't really care whether Ogaya was afraid of flying or not - and a whole episode was devoted to this. Good thing that Kimu Taku is good looking.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Aata, Primal Fear, Becoming Jane, PuCCa Gunluk End, Scarpetta
Aata (2007) Directed by V.N Aditya, written by Gopalakrishna Paruchuri, Venkatesvara Rao Paruchuri, M.S Raju, Harish Shankar
I liked it mostly for the way it looked. It was entertaining but I'm not planning to return to it again soon.
Primal Fear (1996) Directed by Gregory Hoblit, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman based on the novel of the same title by William Diehl.
I has been years since the first time I watched this and at that time I remember thinking that the book was much much better. This time I'm more forgiving, maybe due to the fact that I have a crush on Edward Norton (who was excellent in this role btw)
Becoming Jane (2007) Directed by Julian Jarrold, written by Kevin Hood and Sarah Williams (also includes excerpts from letter of Jane Austen)
Ok my all time favorite writer is Jane Austen and this is a slice of her life film focusing on romance. I cried cried and cried (this second viewing more than the first since I knew what was coming). I love James McAvoy and Anne Hathaway doesn't annoy me.
Finished PuCCa Gunluk and enjoyed it very much. A critic called her Turkish Brigitte Jones and I agree although Gunluk is less sugar coated and contains some really sad parts (about child abuse). Now I have started Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell - I know she (and the series) got old but I can't give up on her since everytime I thought I'm over her, I'm pulled in by yet another back cover plot summary!
I liked it mostly for the way it looked. It was entertaining but I'm not planning to return to it again soon.
Primal Fear (1996) Directed by Gregory Hoblit, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman based on the novel of the same title by William Diehl.
I has been years since the first time I watched this and at that time I remember thinking that the book was much much better. This time I'm more forgiving, maybe due to the fact that I have a crush on Edward Norton (who was excellent in this role btw)
Becoming Jane (2007) Directed by Julian Jarrold, written by Kevin Hood and Sarah Williams (also includes excerpts from letter of Jane Austen)
Ok my all time favorite writer is Jane Austen and this is a slice of her life film focusing on romance. I cried cried and cried (this second viewing more than the first since I knew what was coming). I love James McAvoy and Anne Hathaway doesn't annoy me.
Finished PuCCa Gunluk and enjoyed it very much. A critic called her Turkish Brigitte Jones and I agree although Gunluk is less sugar coated and contains some really sad parts (about child abuse). Now I have started Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell - I know she (and the series) got old but I can't give up on her since everytime I thought I'm over her, I'm pulled in by yet another back cover plot summary!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Valentine's Day, The International, PuCCa Gunluk
Valentine's Day (2010) Directed by Gary Marshall, written by Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn and Mark Silverstein.
It was a nice film, a decent rom com but it was not as good as Mr.Marshall's Pretty Woman. Again the story that brought tears to my eyes was the one acted by Julia Roberts (sigh).
The International (2009) Directed by Tom Tykwer, written by Eric Singer.
I liked it very very much. Mr.Tykwer likes clean and uncluttered cinematography and I do enjoy his films very much. (I still don't want to watch Perfume though)
I have finished Witness The Night and it was not bad but it was not spectecular either. And I've started to read this novel called PuCCa Gunluk. This is a novel converted from a popular internet blog where PuCCa tells us about her love life, childhood etc. I like her style.
It was a nice film, a decent rom com but it was not as good as Mr.Marshall's Pretty Woman. Again the story that brought tears to my eyes was the one acted by Julia Roberts (sigh).
The International (2009) Directed by Tom Tykwer, written by Eric Singer.
I liked it very very much. Mr.Tykwer likes clean and uncluttered cinematography and I do enjoy his films very much. (I still don't want to watch Perfume though)
I have finished Witness The Night and it was not bad but it was not spectecular either. And I've started to read this novel called PuCCa Gunluk. This is a novel converted from a popular internet blog where PuCCa tells us about her love life, childhood etc. I like her style.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Thirst
Thirst (2009) Directed by Park Chan Wook, written by Jeong Seo Gyeong and Park Chan Wook, inspired by "Thérése Raquin" by Emile Zola (now I have to read that book)
I was not really expecting a black comedy but there it was. Really enjoyed it. The sex scenes were amazingly done and one other thing I didn't expect was to see full frontal nudity from Song Kang Ho.
I was not really expecting a black comedy but there it was. Really enjoyed it. The sex scenes were amazingly done and one other thing I didn't expect was to see full frontal nudity from Song Kang Ho.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Vivah, The Incredible Hulk, The Painted Veil, Inception
Vivah (2006) Directed by Sooraj R.Barjatya, written by Aash Karan Atal, Sooraj R. Barjatya
I liked this film very much. Despite the fact that I don't care for either lead.
The Incredible Hulk (2008) Directed by Louis Leterrier, written by Zak Penn.
This film was suprisingly good, maybe because I LOVE Edward Norton.
The Painted Veil (2006) Directed by John Curran , written by Ron Nyswaner, adapted from the novel written by W.Somerset Maugham.
This second viewing was just as effective as the first. Oh Edward you move my heart and body both.
Inception (2010) Directed and written by Christopher Nolan.
I liked this one very much too (this turned out to be a great film weekend) Great story telling.
I liked this film very much. Despite the fact that I don't care for either lead.
The Incredible Hulk (2008) Directed by Louis Leterrier, written by Zak Penn.
This film was suprisingly good, maybe because I LOVE Edward Norton.
The Painted Veil (2006) Directed by John Curran , written by Ron Nyswaner, adapted from the novel written by W.Somerset Maugham.
This second viewing was just as effective as the first. Oh Edward you move my heart and body both.
Inception (2010) Directed and written by Christopher Nolan.
I liked this one very much too (this turned out to be a great film weekend) Great story telling.
Friday, July 30, 2010
3 Idiots, Kites Ellery Queen Mystery and Suspense Stories - End, Witness The Night
3 Idiots (2009) Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, written by Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijit Joshi, inspired by -semi adapted- from the novel 5 Points Someone written by Chetan Bhagat.
I liked very very much. Over 40 Aamir was convincing as a university student - to my suprise.
Kites (2010) Directed by Anurag Basu, written by Anurag Basu, Robin Bhatt, Sanjeev Dutta, Akarsh Khurana, Rakesh Roshan.
This film was a mess, unintentionally hillarious.
I liked Ellery's mystery stories much better towards the end. It turned out to be a happy purchase. Started Witness The Night written by Kishwar Desai. It started nicely and I like the 45 years old protagonist and NGO social worker trying to solve the mystery of a gruesome murder of a family. This writer also wrote a book called Darlingji: True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt. I want to read that book very much.
I liked very very much. Over 40 Aamir was convincing as a university student - to my suprise.
Kites (2010) Directed by Anurag Basu, written by Anurag Basu, Robin Bhatt, Sanjeev Dutta, Akarsh Khurana, Rakesh Roshan.
This film was a mess, unintentionally hillarious.
I liked Ellery's mystery stories much better towards the end. It turned out to be a happy purchase. Started Witness The Night written by Kishwar Desai. It started nicely and I like the 45 years old protagonist and NGO social worker trying to solve the mystery of a gruesome murder of a family. This writer also wrote a book called Darlingji: True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt. I want to read that book very much.
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