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Seven Swordsmen 2005

This TV series is based on the novel by Liang Yusheng. How close this series is to the novel is uncertain to me. However I do know that some of the characters in the series can be found in other Liang Yusheng novels, particularly “The White Haired Demoness”...

Twilight 2008

Seeing as twilight is one of the latest rage among teenagers and young adults, i shall skip the summary and simply post my personal comments about the movie and overall casting. Personally, i never understood the whole craze over the twilight novels. Not only was the romance,cliqued, but also badly written...

The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber 2009

Review I did not hesitate to purchase this drama on its release formerly due to its affordable price and also as it is another of Zhang Ji Zhong’s productions. I enjoyed watching his previous productions ROCH and TLBB. However, I was initially quite disappointed with the casting, although it grew on...

Le Grand Chef 2007

How long 2 hours Foreword This movie is based on a manga. It is on 2 chefs competing in a cooking contest. Who emerges as the winner for the cooking knife which has an important history? Will you be tempted by the delicious food presented on screen? Story A young chef Sung Chan...

The Spirit of the Sword 2007

This series which purports to be from the novel by Gu Long, features excellent acting and masterfully choreographed fight scenes as I have come to expect from anything written by Gu Long, although it is not the fights that attracts the reader to his stories. Over the years...

Avatar 2009

Introduction Excerpt: The acting enhanced the film and the characters voices, movements, and facial expressions were extremely realistic - and I think that's what makes the Avatar so ground breaking. That's what made the world of Pandora so livable and breathable - that's made it so real.By the end of the...

Star Trek 2009

Star Trek is one of those movies that you watch because everybody has heard about it. I've never been a star trek fan and I never understood any of the "star trek jokes". I was never friends with anyone who loved star trek, or was a star trek geek. Maybe...

You're Hired 2009

I wanted to review this series since it's fresh in my mind. At first I was reluctant to watch this series because I felt that Charmaine Sheh and Dayo Wong wouldn't match as a couple. However, I was wrong! This is a show that made me laugh and smile. This show...

Storm Rider - Clash of Evils 2009

Preface I have never read Ma Wing Shing’s mega-hit comic “Fung Wan” before. But being a fellow “Made in Hong Kong”, I did drool over Aaron Kwok 10 years ago when he played the protagonist Cloud in the movie adaptation “Storm Riders” (of course I was very, very, very small...

Young Detective Files II 2001

Young Justice Bao II R/N: A sidenote: I’m taking time away from studying for my finals for this review because I want to show how much I LOVE this series. It’s actually a continuation of my fandom of Lu Yi. So please bear with me. Lu Yi as Bao Zheng Ren...

The Family Link 2007

Foreword It is a story on housewives. Do you wish to see how they achieve success without their husbands? Story/Introduction on characters 1. Mung Ka Ka – Tng Sui Man She gives birth to twins, Fong and Dat. She gets depression when Mai comes to stay over and suspecting Yim Jo to...

Momo Love 2009

Foreword Tao Hua Xiao Mei is adapted from Japan's best selling manga Momoka Typhoon by Fujita Kazuko. The plot is about Tao Hua who has been pampered and loved by four of her brothers. The other brothers ask the 5th brother, Yu Yi to look after her. With the appearance of...

The Siamese Twins 1984

How long 90 minutes Foreword Alert! This is not the Thai movie. It is one of the horror films made in 1980s and is among the rare ones shot by a female director, Mak Leng Chi. It is a haunting tale that warns of what might happen when the wrong Siamese twins are...

Rosy Business 2009

----------SPOILERS AHEAD!---------- Synopsis During the mid 1820s, a natural disaster hit the city of Nantong. Running out of food supply for the citizens, governor Hong Chi-wing (Wong Wai Leung) used the city's military food supply to feed the citizens. A few days after the disaster, an official from Beijing arrived to...

My Name is Kim Sam Soon 2005

Korean Title: "Nae Ireum-eun Gim Sam-sun" (direct translation) No. of episodes: 16 Cast Kim Sun Ah as Sam Soon Hyun Bin as Jin Hun Jung Ryo Won as Hee Jin Daniel Henney as Henry Supporting Cast Kim Ja Ok as Sam Soon's mom Lee Ah Hyun as Sam Soon's sister Na Moon Hee as Jin Hun's mom Suh Ji Hee as...

Absolute Boyfriend Special 2009

How long 2 hours Foreword Three years later, newly-engaged Soshi and Riiko return from Paris. Night awakes to stand between them. Are they able to resolve the problem? This is a continuation to the previous success as the grand finale. Story Riiko (Aibu Saki) returns as a successful pastry maker with Soichi (Mizushima Hiro)...

Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain 2007

Much like the series is based on two separate Jin Yong works, this series can be divided into two parts in terms of quality. The first half was actually surprisingly good for a Wong Jing production. The reason? Most of the story was based (although sometimes loosely) on the novel....

State of Divinity 1996

Introduction So this is my first T.V. series review. I wanted to do one for a while and I just recent watched State of Divinity so and totally loved it. Basically, this was an adaption of a Jin Yong novel that reflected and satirized political figures of China. Jackie Lui plays...

Fate of the Clairvoyant 1995

Foreword It is a story of how a divorced couple is back together again. Do you wish to find out how they do it? It is another work by Chan Sau Mun and Chiang Dai Wai after ‘The Jade Green Dragon’. Story/Introduction on characters 1. Yuen Pui Pui – Chan Sau Mun She...

Swing Girls 2004

How long 2 hours Foreword It is about a group of high school girls forming their own jazz band. Will they be successful in the end? Story A class of 13 girls is attending a remedial math class organized by a boring teacher named Ozawa (Naoto Takenaka). One of the students, Tomoko (Juri Ueno)...

Udon 2006

How long 2 hours 15 min Foreword This movie is about the famous Japanese dish. Will you like it? Story Kosuke (Yusuke Santamaria) spends six years trying to become a English stand-up comedian in New York. He fails and decides to return home to the small town of Sanuki. It is also...

Hula Girls 2006

How long 2 hours Foreword It is a heartwarming movie that describes how Japanese women learn to put their emotions and passion behind Hawaiian dance. A group of girls fight away from the conservative tradition to learn the dance to help promote tourism in their old town which is used to depend on...

Check It Out, Yo! 2006

2 hours Foreword It is a story on high school pupils pursuing their musician dream. Are they successful in the end? Story Toru (Hayato Ichihara), Akira (Tasuku Emoto) and Tetsuo (Yuta Hiraoka) are senior high school students in Okinawa. Yui (Mao Inoue) is considered a tomboy but is close to them....

The Way Home 2002

Previously posted at http://point2e-reviews.blogspot.com/2005/08/jibeuro-way-home.html Original Title Jibeuro which means The Way Home Language Korean, the version I watched had English subtitles. The subtitles aren't bad though but I suspect some were lost in translation. Written & directed by Lee Jeong-hyang Awards Plenty but no Oscars of course. Check imdb.com! Summary This is a heart warming story of a young brat...

Just Follow Law 2007

Previously posted at http://point2e-reviews.blogspot.com/2007/03/just- follow-law-spore.html Origin Singapore Language Mandarin, Malay, Hokkien, English/Singlish Comments I just saw this movie, which I was very eager to watch, after all it is a Jack Neo movie, it talks about civil servants (who are very similar to us in Malaysia, howevr much we might like to deny it) and it stars...