I am Legend

Wow, i just realized that i have not updated this for a long time. True to what Tan Kia Su says, it is really tough to maintain 2 blogs. :P Hehehehe. Anyway, let's get to business of the review.

I was supposed to watch The warlords with Lil Bro, but we were early that day and the next show was I am Legend, some quick decision, we decided to watch this show. We've been big fans of Will Smith since Fresh Prince of Bel Air, so it was an easy choice.

Anyway, we heard IAL is about 2 hours long, and yes it was. The premise of the story is that Will, who plays Robert Neville, a virologist is the only person left alive on earth. The earth is infected by a virus that turns people into vampire like creatures. Robert spends his time broadcasting daily on his radio - to see if there is survivors there and the rest of his days in NY, adding on rations, waiting at the pier for any potential survivors to meet up with him.

However, by 6 in the evening, both him and Sam ( the dog ) have to go back in doors and ensure the doors are tightly locked. Why? Because the Vampires come out to play...................

Now, though it is 2 hours long, this show is a pretty good show. I mean, you know the typical will smith shows, with his simple brand of humor and he is quite the action hero. You also get to see how being alone for 1001 days starts to play tricks on your Sanity. In fact- because one bit with "Fred", gets you wondering who on earth set that trap for Robert. If it were me, i would have gone insane on the 10th day. Robert is driven to actually eliminate the virus and spends most of his time experimenting on the "vampires" to find a cure for this plague.

Not to be overshadowed, the dog Sam is excellent. This is the first time, a non human shares enough screen time with the main actor. She is not only the cute side kick but an equivalent partner with Robert. She is the cutest and smartest dog i have ever seen on screen. Be prepared for some tears for a certain part in the show.

Would i recommend you this show? Yes. It's a good watch - albeit a bit long. However, there may be some who find the ending not so typical of will smith movies.

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I am not worthy.... (Jay Chou )

On the run was released this week in KL. Jay is really the king of slow songs... one of my more favorite tracks is I'm not worthy.. Hmm.. just my opinion but his songs sometimes sound as if you are falling in love for the first time..... :)

Here is the lyrics for the song:
這街上太擁擠
Zhe Jie shang tai yong ji
This street is too crowded

太多人有秘密
Tai duo ren you mi mi
Too many people with secrets

bo li shang de wu qi shui bei yin cang qi guo qu
someone's hidden by the fog at the glass

你臉上的情緒
Ni lian shang de qing xu
The sulky face of yours

在關于那場雨
Zai guan yu na chang yu
Is concerning that rain

zhe xiang nong tai guo wan qu zou bu hui gu shi li
this street is simply too narrow to return to the story

Zhe Ri zi bu zai lu
these days aren't green anymore

you ban bo le ji ju
just a few word exchanges

sheng xia ban kong hui yi de wo zai da fang zi li
i'm left alone in the house, with half-filled memories

dian ying yuan de zuo yi
the seats in the cinema

ge yao yuan de ju li
represents the distance between us

感情沒有對手是你跟自己下棋
Gan qing mei you dui shou shi ni gen zi ji xia qi
Feelings with no partner is the game of chess you played by yourself

還來不及仔仔細細寫下你的關于
hai lai bu ji zi zi xi xi xie xia ni de guan yu
it’s still too late to carefully write down your concern

描述我如何愛你
Miao shu wo ru he ai ni
Describing how I love you

你卻微笑的離我而去
Ni que wei xiao de li wo er qu
Yet you leave me away with a smile


Chorus:

這感覺已經不對
Zhe gan jue yi jing bu dui
This feeling is not right anymore

我努力在挽回
Wo nu li zai wan hui
I tried hard to retrieve

一些些應該體貼的感覺我沒給
Yi xie xie ying gai ti tie de de gan jue wo mei gei
A bit feeling of care that I didn’t give

你的嘴許的愿望很卑微
Ni de zui xu de yuan wang hen bei wei
The many wish from your lips is very petty and low

在妥協是我忽略
Zai tuo xie shi wo hu lue
I neglected to compromise it

你不過要人陪
Ni bu guo yao ren pei
you only wanted some company

哦這感覺已經不對
a zhe gan jue yi jing bu dui
ahh, This feeling is not right anymore

我最后才了解
Wo zui hou cai liao jie
I’m the last to understand

一頁頁不忍翻閱的情節
Yi ye ye bu ren fan yue de qing jie
i cant bear to open the pages describing the events between us

你好累
Ni hao lei
You’re so tired

ni mo bei
silently behind my back

wei wo diao guo ji ci lei
u've cried so many times because of me

多憔悴
Duo qiao sui
So sallow

而我心碎你受罪你的美
er wo xin sui ni shou zui ni de mei
Yet my heart breaks and you accepted my sin, your beauty

我不配
Wo bu pei
I’m not worthy

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Seirei No Moribito

This is one of the better anime's i have seen this year. I must admit i am normally hooked to historical themed animes.

The title is Seirei No Moribito- or Guardian of the Sacred Spirit. The story starts of with Balsa who is a travelling spearwoman. She is no damsel in distress, this woman. She can fight off any man and defend herself with no issues.

On her way back from her journeys, she rescues a young prince call Chagum. To thank her, Chagum's mother the second empress invites Balsa to the palace as a token of her appreciation. However, unknown to Balsa, there is a hidden motive for that. Chagum, is actually wanted dead by the emperor. Believed by the star diviner's his birth brings misfortune to the country, the King of Yogo sees that it is only fit to kill the young boy to free the country from potential drought.

However, the 2nd Empress loves her son too much and cannot bear to kill him. Hence when Balsa rescues him, she sees this as a chance to free her son from death. Balsa, and little Chagum runs away and hides from the forces of the emperor. They later find out instead of being a harbinger of doom, Chagum carries the salvation to the country- the much needed rainfall for the kingdom is found within Chagum and he must bring it to the legendary Nahji for the rains to come.

Chagum is not as spoilt as Balsa initially thought he would be but he is indeed a prince fit to be an emperor. Balsa discovers that this small child has an amazing ability to rationalize and also make mature decisions at such a young age. She in turn, teaches him life outside the palace and slowly sees her self as a mother figure for the young prince.

Now, the graphics of this anime is astounding, it looks beautiful and also very realistic. The story line is quite good. It keeps you addicted and you can watch it without so much as stopping. The soundtrack of this show is also good. I am quite stuck on the song Nahji no Uta which is a children's nursery from what i understand in the anime.

Do get this if you are interested in historical animes. Picture above is taken from the Official website.

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Yamada Taro Monogatari

Frankly, i am never a fan of Japanese Boy bands so normally i stay away from movies or any shows which are starring members of boy bands. I am not against them but just normally does not pique my interest.

So when i came upon the above title - i was not so interested as it starred 2 members of the band ARASHI, however turning to the back of the DVD it was the story line that caught my interest. I love shows of complete opposite. Poor kid in rich school.. Hehehe .. now that is what i call complete contrast- that goes to show why i find shows like Ouran High School Host interesting.

Yamada Taro(nimomiya kazunari) is a story of a poor boy who goes to an extremely fancy and snotty school. He gives the impression he is actually rich but unknown to his classmates he is as poor as a church mouse. ( How come church mouses are poor?? ). He's family even lives in a room house - where his 6 other siblings and his mom stays in happily despite the poorness. His unreliable father appears once in a while to add on to Taro's money woes. Despite being poor ( or bimbo in japanese) Taro's life is still very happy go lucky and nothing seems to disrupt his positive attitude in life. That also explains why his classmate mimura takuya(sakurai sho) is very intrigued by him

At the same time- he is the object of most of the girl's in his school especially Ikegami Takako. Her ambition is to get a Tama-No-Koshi which means to marry rich. I can't remember the literal translation but tama means jewel. She comes from a middle class family as well, so she is hoping to live a more pampered life. Now through out the course of the show - she discover the real Taro and also the true meaning of being in love with a person despite their background. I found her truly annoying in the beginning but after that, i got to see her in a different light.

What's good about this:

• It's funny! Hilarious at times and over the top at times. Check out the portion where Taro dresses as a girl, here is a teaser picture *cackle*. There are also times where Taro flashes his megawatt smile and all the girls in the room faint.
• In fact when Takako realizes the simplest things in life such as eating hot cakes with your family is a joy- i thought that was quite a good point in the show.
  

What's not good about this:
Sometimes, the over the top-ness is a bit kwa-cheong. Like the race for the Croquet or the beef race in the supermarket... :P Furthermore- i am just wonder how people can be so poor like the Yamada... sharing 1 bowl of dish every night. THAT is a bit kwa cheong.

Well, i wouldn't pass up this show. I find it interesting and have not stopped watching it. That is how i qualify if the show is good :)

Some interesting facts:

• Nimomiya is one of the first members in Arashi to star in a Hollywood movie. He had a part in the show Letters of Iwo Jima
• Taiwan has a similar series starring Vic Chou ( of F4) and the title is Poor Prince Taro.
  
• Sakurai Sho- is one of the few members of Arashi- who has gone to KEIO University
  

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Resident Evil: Extinction

You might think a person like me is not necessary interested in gory, bloody movies but surprisingly, me likes! (^_^)V. Lil Bro and myself are big fans of er gaming horror movies and we trooped along after work that day to watch Resident Evil: Extinction. My brother's motives in watching this is just more than his favourite PS2 game, it is a chance for him to drool @ Milla Jovovich. For me, it is mindless relaxation.

Resident Evil is based on that game from PS2 though the only thing in common it has with the game is undead people. Yes, undead people. People that are infected by a virus that turns them into mindless flesh eating zombies. Only very few people are surviving and they are running from place to place to look for food, water and finally the cure.

The hero ( or -ine ) in this show, is Alice(Milla) and she is actually the only person who can overcome this infection. She roams around the US looking for a cure and running away from the people in the Umbrella Group, who are out to get her and harvest her blood to look for a cure. Alice has special powers compared to other humans, in which you will see in the show later.

While on the really humans portion, there is a group of people led by Claire Redfield, that rounds up remaining living people in search for a cure for the diseases.

Along the way, they kick a** zombies and meet up with Alice. They team up and try to find away to get to Alaska, where it seems the infection never hit.

Now, what's great about it? If you like action movies, i can't say this doesn't have any. Frankly, aside from Alice being pretty, she really knows how to knock people off. It's refreshing to see ladies kick butts. Besides Alice, there is Claire Redfield played by Ali Larter from Heroes fame as well as Betty ( one of the caravan followers ) played by Ashanti. The best scene in the whole show is the one where all the black crows were surrounding them. Cool!!!

Not so great part? Hmm- the story line is weak. Not much plotting, you can predict the outcome in about 1/2 way through the show.

But watch if it, if mindless violence let's you destress and if you are true Milla Jovovich fan.

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The first post

I finally gotten round to creating a second blog for my tv addiction stuff. Hopefully it carries on from here onwards... Here's to better anime/series and movies review. Though i think it may be more of Anime rather than anything else

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