Movie Wednesday - Sugar & Spice Fumi Zekka

Title: シュガー＆スパイス 風味絶佳 [Sugar & Spice Fumi Zekka]

Release: September 16, 2006

Country: Japan

Genre: Slice of Life, Romantic

Notable Actor(s)/Actress(es): Erika Sawajiri

One-Line-Review: A story of how every first love becomes one's kryptonite

I love movies like these; slice of life, bittersweet and a heart wrenching ending. Sugar & Spice Fumi Zekka is the movie branch of a larger project called "Sugar & Spice". Originally produced under the theme called 青春★ENERGY (Youth ★Energy), "Sugar & Spice" is a collection of four 20min short drama series that was aired by Fuji Television in 4th quarter of 2006. The drama series S&S focuses on 4 different couples through the eyes of the female protagonists. Each drama has reoccurring motifs; same opening and ending themes and focuses on the sweet and bitterness of innocent love (hence sugar and spice).

S&S Fumi Zekka is a movie version of yet another couple, this time told through the male protagonist. Unlike the 4 mini episodes, which focused on the beginning of distrust, self-doubt, courage, and unforgettable past feelings, Fumi Zekka focuses on how first loves becomes one's kryptonite in life. Simple story of boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, girl eventually realizes her heart still belong to previous owner, boy loses girl, boy learns from experience and decides to move on. Story is nothing to die for, but the way the story was told was what kept the movie interesting. That can also be said for the acting on Erika Sawajiri's part.

Loved: Sweet innocent story told through good acting

Hated: Setting of the movie (gas station near an American airbase)

Intelligence Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆

Defo a worthy watch for a lazy Saturday afternoon.

rOar

New Segment: Movie Wednesday

So in order to make the revival of this blog more interesting, I'm going to start a new segment intelligently named "Movie Wednesday". This is to replace the old "Fashion Wednesday" with movie reviews monthly.

This isn't your typical movie review, mind you. For those reviews you can go to metacritic or imdb for review made by people who gets paid to critic. No. I'm making these review straight to the point, no BS or sugar-coated reviews. Personal opinions may, and most likely will be added to my reviews.

And of course, my movies will not only include western movies (ie: Hollywood), but also worthy indies and short stories from around the world (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand). My taste in flicks include comedy, romance (yes, I actually LIKE those), suspense, and action. No thriller or horror shize.

If you are like me, I like movies that makes you think. Not one of those happy joy rides that Hollywood had dumbed down for the rest of the idiotic viewers it serves. Some movies may require you to bridge alot of mental gaps while some may not have a good closure. Either the case, those are the ones I'm interested in, and the ones I'll be reviewing.

So until Wednesday 2/17/10, otanoshimini

rOar

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Just got back from watching the new Transformers movie. All I can say is, if it werent for Megan Fox and the giant robots, I would've choked a bitch in the theater. Quite frankly, Michael Bay and his crew made this film according to what they think us fans of the first movie would want. Unfortunately, to them, we are stripped down to nothing more than robot-fanatic Megan Fox stalkers who doesnt care much for a plot. 

The movie is 2.5 hrs long, with 30min of plot, 30min of Megan Fox and hot girls, and 1.5hrs of big explosions with robots fighting each other. Not that I'm complaining about Megan Fox and the hot girls, but c'mon, 30mins of plot?? WEAK! Gimme something I can chew on and believe in! 

Compared to the first movie, this one went overboard with the action sequences and too little in explaining who the new robots (the Fallens) are. If you want a movie where you can just sit back and not use the thing between your ears, then this would be a good flick. Otherwise, you might as well wait for it to come out on BlueRay or something. Or better yet, Red Box. 

Rating: 75/100 (First movie: 90/100)

rOar

Transformers 2!!

Transformers movie is out today! w00t!
Megan Fox is smoking hot! w00t!
Wont be able to watch till this Sat! FUCK!

rOar

Terminator Salvation

Aight. Went to see this one yesterday. My review? 2 hours full of action scenes with only a weak plot that connects one explosive action part to another. Nothing really different from other terminator movies. A defo no brainer flick. 

By the end of the movie, you'll get so sick of Christian Bale saying the same damn line "This is John Conner" that you really question his ability to act. Who knows? Maybe that little meltdown during the shoot really took its toll on him. 

In the end, dont expect to be intellectually stimulated when watching this movie. 

rOar

파랑주의보 - My Girl and I

What would you do if you found out that your first love is about to die? 

"My birthday...It's a week before yours. Since I was born first, I waited alone in a world without you. In the future, I'll wait for you a long, long time. Take your time. Stall all you like."

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"As long as I've been living, there's never been a day without you. And there never will be."

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Just got back from watching the new X-Men movie. Have to say, Gambit is pretty bad ass. The movie is pretty good for its first 90mins, but the pace sort of went sloppy in the last 15mins. I guess the early leak of this movie made the producers scratch their heads and are forced to bang out another ending to keep the fans happy. Unfortunately they didnt do a good job at it. If you are a X-Men comic book fan (I'm not for one), you'll defo pick up on the minute details of each character's trait. But if you're like me, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is pretty good for its $10 despite some scenes of poor CG graphics. Make sure to stay till after the credits rolled to get your money's worth. 

"Look what the cat dragged in..."

rOar