Bleepers
I was under the weather last week so didn't get to do much. I saw two movies.
I saw Imax Sharks 3-D. I thought it was cool because it shows the perspective you get in the briny deep, minus the briny feel. At the end, it went through the sharks that were filmed and categorized them as endangered, super-endangered, Danger-Will-Robinsoned. Now I like conservation. I just wondered about how they determine the category of endangered. It's asking too much for a 45 minute film narrated by a talking turtle, but I'd like to know facts behind slogans.
This year as I've been more exposed to H.K. movies, I've started to be a fan, particularly of some of the goofy movie conventions. I recommend seeing "Kung Fu Hustle" to start to see some of those elements that are common to many H.K. comedies.
Yesterday, I saw "The Departed." Eventually, I want to track down the H.K. movie it was based on and see if I like it better. There was some unintentional comedy in watching "The Departed" in Malaysia because of the censorship. Rather than bleeps, the method of choice was just cutting out the sound for a second. What was funny was that while the f-word was consistently cut out, the characters said far worse things that made the cut, or should I say didn't make the cut.
I guess while I saw the form of the movie as mostly well-made, I didn't see much substance to the story. I didn't particularly care for the Tarantino-esque conflict/plot resolution.
Some guy in my row answered his cell phone twice for like minute long conversations, informing his contact in Mandarin that "I'm watching a movie." I was thinking up things to say in Chinese, but was thinking that in a darkened movie theater best not to say "Hey Rotten Egg, turn off your cheap-ass cell phone." Maybe the guy was a mob boss who went to see the movie to brainstorm ideas for criminal mayhem.
I saw Imax Sharks 3-D. I thought it was cool because it shows the perspective you get in the briny deep, minus the briny feel. At the end, it went through the sharks that were filmed and categorized them as endangered, super-endangered, Danger-Will-Robinsoned. Now I like conservation. I just wondered about how they determine the category of endangered. It's asking too much for a 45 minute film narrated by a talking turtle, but I'd like to know facts behind slogans.
This year as I've been more exposed to H.K. movies, I've started to be a fan, particularly of some of the goofy movie conventions. I recommend seeing "Kung Fu Hustle" to start to see some of those elements that are common to many H.K. comedies.
Yesterday, I saw "The Departed." Eventually, I want to track down the H.K. movie it was based on and see if I like it better. There was some unintentional comedy in watching "The Departed" in Malaysia because of the censorship. Rather than bleeps, the method of choice was just cutting out the sound for a second. What was funny was that while the f-word was consistently cut out, the characters said far worse things that made the cut, or should I say didn't make the cut.
I guess while I saw the form of the movie as mostly well-made, I didn't see much substance to the story. I didn't particularly care for the Tarantino-esque conflict/plot resolution.
Some guy in my row answered his cell phone twice for like minute long conversations, informing his contact in Mandarin that "I'm watching a movie." I was thinking up things to say in Chinese, but was thinking that in a darkened movie theater best not to say "Hey Rotten Egg, turn off your cheap-ass cell phone." Maybe the guy was a mob boss who went to see the movie to brainstorm ideas for criminal mayhem.
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