cheong the films part II

cheong.. cheong.. this will be another week of films cheonging. And bcoz i promised to remind some near-seniled babe (not the pig) to post some updates on the films' schedule so that she dosent forget them, now i wonder why i even bother. so, agnes koh xy (ops! i couldnt stop myself from disclosing your identity!), u better be reading this siah... (*cracking my knuckles!*)

wait up. before i start fervently writing about this week's films, here are the reviews of last week's:

>> Eastern Sugar: not comedic at all, kinda boring (i dozed off a couple of times.. i think was bcoz i was too tired! hahah!).
rating: 5.5 out of 10

>> My Jealous Barber: not too bad, quite funny and made me laugh (it motivated me enough to fight off that sleepy devil which was causing my drowsiness).
rating: 7.4 out of 10

>> Autumn: hmm..pace kinda slow at the start.. setting of mood a bit depressing too (but still better than Eastern, i would say!)
rating: 6.7 out of 10

And, for this week:

1) Millions (tues 19/4) - life takes a dramatic turn for 10-yr-old Anthony and 8-yr-old brother Damian after their mum passes away. both chanced upon a case packed with 229,320 sterling pounds! (that's equivalent to about S$707K! WTH! i'll be rich if it's mine!) so what happens after this? (no idea.) i'll be catching it to find out.

category: shift in genre, curious, tempting
country: UK
duration: 97min
year: 2004

who's with me: PChua, AH, LY (u know who u are)
time & where: 7pm, Jade1

2) The Land Has Eyes (wed 20/4) - 1st film ever to be made by a native Rotuman (a Pacific island under Fiji's jurisdiction). tells the tale of Viki who fights for her family's name by exposing the corrupt and the powerful on her island.

category: struggle for freedom, upstaging, dramatic
country: Fiji / USA
duration: 88min
year: 2004

who's with me: PChua
time & where: 7pm, Jade2

3) Stray Dogs (fri 22/4) - set in Afghanistan. concerns brother Zahed and sister Gol Ghoti who rescued a dog from a group of kids bent on killing it on the ground that belongs to one of their enemies - British, Soviet or American.

category: ironic, rescuing, pathos for struggling people
country: Iran
duration: 93min
year: 2003

who's with me: Agnes Koh!, LY
time & where: 7pm, Prince1

4) Butterfly (sat 23/4) - about a 30-yr-old woman Flavia, who is also a teacher, married with a son, and suddenly confronts her past desires and history when she falls in love with a woman she casually meets at a supermarket (wha?? hahah.. i cant believe this...). also a tale about another love relationship between 2 women in contemporary Hong Kong who struggle against social prejudice to come out and embrace their identities in public space.

category: suggestive, R21, struggle for acceptance, daring, homosexuality dominated
country: Hong Kong
duration: 124min
year: 2004

who's with me: PChua, LC (shzzz! WTF! we've been assigned lover seats by the stupid computer system lor!)
time & where: 4.15pm, Prince1

5) Samaritan Girl (sat 23/4) - explores themes of religion, suffering and absolution. about a teenager Yeo-jin and her best fren Jae-young who wants to save money for a trip to Europe for which they devised an unusually self-compromising system -- the former works as a sex worker while the later manages her fren's clientele of older men (so much for craving to go europe).

category: discomforting, philosophical, emotionally provocating
country: Korea
duration: 95min
year: 2004

who's with me: Agnes Koh!, PChua, AH, LY PChee
time & where: 9.15pm, Prince1