Pick of the Movies : The Promise
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ahhh excuse me little pinky bear.... i dont know how to tellOriginally posted by elindra:
*looks at Wanda with wide, innocent bambi eyes*
*golden halo floating above her head*
What???
you but your halo is red and i dont believe that 666 is a
tattoo.... its glowing red too.
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oh please call her... i give you her numder...Originally posted by elindra:Wahhh
That's serious!! Even if she gets invited along?
you better start finding me a new wife before you call her and
try to explain where you intend to invite us to for show. -
Ok I won't do that
And it's a golden halo not red!!!! and those are errr cute tadpole sticker tattoos not 666 -
all of u still remember this is the thread for "the promise" ?
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Originally posted by vincentchean:all of u still remember this is the thread for "the promise" ?
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Haha okay i just watched it last night too...
Hmm as mentioned, cinematographically it is breath taking. I like especially the scenes where the little girl meets the goddess the first time. Every scene has a lot of thought and design put into it, and looks like they are all meant to be eventually a still poster, the colours, the lines, fabulous.
Storyline wise... still acceptable ba. I think if the whole story is condensed into a fantasy story, it has a very 'neil gaiman' tone to it - whimsical, intense and at the same time, light hearted.
Script wise... damn sucks lah. Very poseur script, where every character tries very hard to sound cheem and 'artistic' but comes across like they are speaking bad chinese. Actually all of them have strange accent.
Think Cecilia cheung lost a bit of weight for this movie. He whole face looks thin. usually I feel she is slim but her face a bit round. But I think she carried off the role pretty well. I like the goddess though (is it her too?) the way the goddess hair floats above her with that rotating halo - brand new must-have hair accesory!
Mmm.. very funny.. the audience kept laughing at parts of the movie. Err inappropriate parts.
I like the general more than the slave - yalah slave handsome lah but.. there's something so insanely amoral about the General leh - he doesn't let unimportant triffles like THE TRUTH get into the way of what he wants. Hehee.. -
As we guys all now... you need lots of power (and a big sword helpsOriginally posted by ShrodingersCat:Haha okay i just watched it last night too...
I like the general more than the slave - yalah slave handsome lah but.. there's something so insanely amoral about the General leh - he doesn't let unimportant triffles like THE TRUTH get into the way of what he wants. Hehee..
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to pull in the chicks -
Originally posted by Kan_i:As we guys all now... you need lots of power (and a big sword helps )
to pull in the chicks
Ahem!! What kinda 'sword' are you talking about ah? -
Oh yes! Every single scene is so breathtakingly beautiful, isn't it? I found the opening scene where the girl meets the goddess astounding! The part where she was shot from underwater, as she jumped onto another log... the part where the goddess appears and pushes the bun out of the water... the part where her yards of cloth and hair seem to be afloat in water even when she's out of water! And yes, that halo!Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Haha okay i just watched it last night too...
Hmm as mentioned, cinematographically it is breath taking. I like especially the scenes where the little girl meets the goddess the first time. Every scene has a lot of thought and design put into it, and looks like they are all meant to be eventually a still poster, the colours, the lines, fabulous.
Storyline wise... still acceptable ba. I think if the whole story is condensed into a fantasy story, it has a very 'neil gaiman' tone to it - whimsical, intense and at the same time, light hearted.
Script wise... damn sucks lah. Very poseur script, where every character tries very hard to sound cheem and 'artistic' but comes across like they are speaking bad chinese. Actually all of them have strange accent.
Think Cecilia cheung lost a bit of weight for this movie. He whole face looks thin. usually I feel she is slim but her face a bit round. But I think she carried off the role pretty well. I like the goddess though (is it her too?) the way the goddess hair floats above her with that rotating halo - brand new must-have hair accesory!
Mmm.. very funny.. the audience kept laughing at parts of the movie. Err inappropriate parts.
I like the general more than the slave - yalah slave handsome lah but.. there's something so insanely amoral about the General leh - he doesn't let unimportant triffles like THE TRUTH get into the way of what he wants. Hehee..
Didcha know that the lady who acted as the goddess is the wife of Chen Kaige?
Well, the General has an air about him. He's arrogant and very confident of himself. He even stood up to the goddess and dared to challenge her! Even the goddess herself said that she admired his spirit. Despite facing impending doom and death, he still wanted to take Destiny into his hands and make the most of it, albeit in a cunning, sly manner. 
BTW, that actor is a Japanese actor who acted in Twilight Samurai as well. -
Originally posted by Rhonda:
Ahem!! What kinda 'sword' are you talking about ah? me? 
now i think you need to ask yourself such a question