24.07.08

I was really excited when I heard that Foxy Mulder and Sexy Scully (To those not living on earth, they were FBI agents who worked on X-Files) were making a comeback to the silver screen. But knowing how these TV series turned movie end up, case in point (anyone remembered The Avengers??!), I went to the cinema with a very low expectation and thank god for that cos I didn’t feel so bad having dragging my bud to go along. The storyline wasn’t about aliens (which I hated the most abt the TV series), but in a nutshell, was about following a psychic’s hunch into locating some kidnapped victims. Though there was not much action, I must admit that there is still great chemistry between Mulder and Scully… and oh yeah, finally we get to see them smooch for real.. yeay. Bottom line, ONLY watch this if you’re a big fan of X-Files… and yes, I WANT TO BELIEVE

My rating: Movie – 2.5 out of 5 stars, Sentimental value : 5 out of 5 stars

Wednesday 12 Sept 2007

Managed to squeeze in a movie preview amid buzy work, courtesy of MixFM, at Mid Valley last night. I’ve never been a fan of musical movie. Once in a while, they come good with a decent story line, memorable songs and actors who could actually sing e.g Chicago, the Oscar winning movie starring Richard Gere, Renee Zelwegger and Catherine Zeta Jones. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I found myself actually wanting to sing and dance with Zac Efron (the teen heartthrob from High School Musical), James Marsden (Cyclops from XMen) and John Travolta in drags! What, what was that? Yeap, Travolta provides most of the laughs in an aunty role with a possible size 40E bra size. It’s amazing how she he can still shake those hips together with the ever reliable Christopher Walken. They do indeed make an effective albeit odd couple.

In a nutshell, this movie is set in the 60s in Baltimore, where black and white still can’t be seen together and well, the fat and not so ugly are considered the outcast. It follows the adventure of Tracy Turblad (Nikki Blonsky) , a big size girl with even bigger hair who dreams of joining a popular TV dance show ‘The Corny Collins show’. The movie is littered with wonderful songs and great dance routines by the cast. Each of them gets enough screen time to show off their vocal talents and moves.

This movie gets a 3.5 out of 5 stars for me. Go see this movie if you liked Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Chicago. Incidentally, both Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer had appeared in the Grease 1 and 2 respectively.