We were suppose to start off the 2010 CNY Movie Marathon with All's Well Ends Well 2010 on Saturday night, CNY eve. We arrived at the cinema, collected the tickets I purchased online, bought our drinks and corn-in-cups and waited for cinema 6 to light up. The movie was scheduled to start at 9.20pm but 9.20pm came and cinema 6 still did not light up. I looked at the tickets again and this time I noticed the date printed on the tickets...15 February...Monday! SO EMBARRASSING!!! The tickets were not exchangeable so we finally decided to keep the ticket and bought tickets for Little Big Soldier which starts at 9.50pm. So, we started off our 2010 CNY Movie Marathon with Little Big Soldier.
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| Little Big Soldier |
Running Time: 1 hour 37 minutes
Director: Ding Sheng
Cast: Jackie Chan, Wang Lee Hom.
Synopsis: A foot soldier and a general from rival states became the sole survivors of a war. As they're pursued by the general's brother who would kill anyone for the throne, the soldier also struggled if he should betray the general for the ticket home.
My Rating: 3 out of 5 - It was ok. The usual Jackie Chan stunts.
Then we continued our Movie Marathon on Monday, 2nd Day of CNY.
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| The Wolfman |
Running Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt.
Synopsis: When a man is called home to help find his missing brother, he finds a town terrified by a legendary werewolf, finally discovering that his father is the beast. After he's bitten and turned into a Wolfman himself, the son battles the father to the death in an effort to put an end to the curse.
My Rating: 1 out of 5 - It started off ok but became draggy and boring in the middle right up to the end. I even fell asleep during some of the scenes. I would say, don't waste time!
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| All's Well, Ends Well |
Running Time: 1 hour 33 minutes
Director: Raymond Wong Pak Ming
Cast: Angelababy, Louis Koo, Lynn Xiong, Raymond Wong Pak Ming, Ronald Cheng, Sandra Ng, Lam TzeChung.
Synopsis: Another all-star Lunar New Year comedy.
My Rating: 3 out of 5 - Very entertaining.
Then came Tuesday, 3rd Day of CNY.
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| Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief |
Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Ray Winstone.
Synopsis: Based on the first of a series of best selling novels, PERCY JACKSON & THE LIGHTNING THIEF is set in a modern world where the twelve gods of Mount Olympus (perched 600 stories above the planet on New York's landmark Empire State Building) are alive and are creating a new race of young mythological heroes who are demigods -- half mortal, half god. Percy, the teenage son of Poseidon, is suspected by Zeus of stealing his lightning bolt, the universe's most powerful weapon. To prove his innocence and avoid a devastating war among the gods, Percy embarks on a transcontinental odyssey to find the real thief. Along his journey, he confronts fierce enemies determined to stop him, and attempts to save his mother from the deadly clutches of another Greek god, Hades.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 - It's a GREAT start for the Percy Jackson movie series. It's a MUST watch for fantasy movie lovers. After watching the movie, I'm planning to buy the books to read the actual story in writing.
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| 72 Tenants of Prosperity |
Running Time: 1 hour 38 minutes
Director: Eric Tsang
Cast: Eric Tsang, Jacky Cheung, Anita Yuen, Bosco Wong, Stepfy Tang, Linda Chung, Wong Cho Lam, Charmaine Sheh, Lam Ka Tung & many more.
Synopsis: In 1970s Hong Kong, rapacious landlords try to evict 72 tenants but sworn brothers Ha Kung (Eric Tsang) and Shek Kin (Jacky Cheung) help the group of 72 defeat the landlord (Lam Ka Tung) and landlady (Charmaine Sheh) and coincidentally rescue Pinky (Anita Yuen) from a planned forced marriage. When both sworn brothers fall for Pinky and propose to her, she flips a coin and Ha wins her hand in marriage.
The sworn brothers become sworn enemies and Shek’s hatred fuels intense rivalry against Ha in business dealings. Even after 40 years they continue to clash in Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mongkok, but when the street is hit by acid-attacks and rents raised to triple the cost, the 72 tenants unite and pledge to safeguard their home.
Against a background of fear and turmoil, with the old love triangle between Ha and Pinky and Shek still festering, the next generation of the Ha and Shek families embarks on their own heroic love affairs.
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 - It's very entertaining. Laughing Out Loud (LOL) is guaranteed. Personally, it's even funnier than All's Well, Ends Well.
And that sort of ended the Movie Marathon. We were suppose to watch 2 more movies, 14 Blades & Valentine's Day, but there wasn't enough time.
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