Chronicles of the Nirnia

I was a little disappointed in Chronicles of the Nirnia. The graphics and storyline were excellent. However, I didn't feel like they have captured adult audience and the ending was a little lukewarm. It is more geared towards kids below 10 years old.

Brokeback Mountain

I think the most anticipated movie of this year is Brokeback Mountain. Yes, yes, yes, I dont care what people say. I saw the trailer of this movie and I love the storyline. But, before the movie even show it has already triggered tremendous controversies and publicities. AngLee is the director of Brokeback Mountain. I am a fan of him in The Wedding Banquet and Croughing Tiger Hidden Dragon. Now, AngLi is directing not only a western story but a gay wetern cowboy love story. How can I miss that?! I can't wait to watch this movie tonight. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal...come on! I need tickets in advance.

Memoirs of a geisha

I was invited to screen the premiere of the memoirs of a geisha. Frankly, I was quite disappointed in this movie. As my preconceived notion, I know the movie it's going to be extremely dramatic and theatrical. Indeed, the movie was exactly what I was pictured. The director didn't challenge the scripts nor did he show any surprises. Nothing refreshing to me at all. If you haven't already watched Joy Luck Club, it's produced similarly heuristic. I like Zhang Ziyi in croughing Tiger and hidden dragon but her performance in geisha wasn't the greatest in this movie. Zhang Ziyi plays the role of Sayuri, the main character of the geisha. GongLi plays the role of hatsumono, a wicked-villain who envies sayuri's success and tries to destry her by spreading rumors. GongLi's role was extremely believeable and outstanding. I have to give her credits for that. However, the english spoken in this movie wasn't very cleared. I would rather prefer them to narrate in japanese with english subtitles. But then, half of the main characters are played by chinese not japanese. Another thing I dont like about this movie is it overly dramatic portrayal. At the end of the movie, some guy in the bathroom made a comment about the movie. He said it was just a high class hooker movie and nothing out of ordinary. I couldn't agree more.