In lieu of the celebration for the Mid-autumn festival, Megaworld brings 4 Chinese movies to be shown from September 14-19, 2014 at Newport Cinema and Lucky Chinatown Cinema. Sechedule of shows will be announced soon. I would suggest to watch them all but if you only have time for a movie or two, here's something to help you decide which to watch, according to my likeness of course. lol~
1. Rooftop (天台)
Click here for my complete review of ROOFTOP
Cast: Jay Chou, Alan Ke, Huang Jun Lang, Devon Song, Eric Tsang, Na Dou, Li Xin Ai, Darren Chiu
Supporting Cast: the rest of JVR's crews
2. Hua Mu Lan (花木蘭)
Jaycee Chan (Jackie Chan's son) did a great job with his role here as the sidekick of Mulan. What else do you expect from the film but the same story. The twists lie on the comic act of both Jaycee and Nicky Lee (Lee Jiu Zhe-- Machi). Mushu is not present, FYI.
Cast: Zhao Wei, Jaycee Chan, Nicky Lee
3. Red Cliff (赤壁)
Nothing beats this version of the San Guo Yan Yi-story about the 3 kingdoms (三国演义). The reviews were all praises to John Woo's direction but for me, I was obliged to watch this movie because I was really curious what big role Lin Chiling played that was so fantabulous. Well, all I can say, minus her butt exposure, everyone should really watch this movie, it's quite long and very rich in history, so if you're not in for serious movie watching, better skip this and go for the first two.
Cast: Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Zhen, Zhao Wei
4. Lost on Journey (人在囧途)
Disclaimer: description and synopsis from Wikipedia.
is a Chinese comedy film released in 2010. Directed byRaymond Yip and starring Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang. This film depicts an amusing yet realistic portrayal of the issues prevalent in the Chinese society, especially during Chun Yun. During the Spring Festival, transportation is a serious problem in mainland China as everyone wants to reunite with their family for the Chinese New Year celebrations.
The film is followed by Lost in Thailand, which also stars Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang and was directed and written by Xu himself.
In all bias-ness to our one and only Royal Diaoness-- Jay Chou. A two-hour movie-musical that is a must watch to those who enjoy retro groove, laid-back and feel-good rom-com with a touch of awesome 20th century Jay Chou music. In all honesty, it's to satisfy Jay fans' craving for more of his films (Like the success of Secret, his directorial debut), but for me, it's also a nice way of realizing how simple stories were back in the 70s. You can't complicate things when life was still simple and there's nothing to do but dress colorfully and ride a motorbike to impress a girl you like. Never watch this expecting more from a movie that was supposed to be appreciated back in the 70s. Just imagine Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's not a great film, but it became a classic, not because of its story, but just because it was loved back then in the 60s. Enjoy the movie and listen to the music, you'll know what I mean.
Cast: Jay Chou, Alan Ke, Huang Jun Lang, Devon Song, Eric Tsang, Na Dou, Li Xin Ai, Darren Chiu
Supporting Cast: the rest of JVR's crews
2. Hua Mu Lan (花木蘭)
Jaycee Chan (Jackie Chan's son) did a great job with his role here as the sidekick of Mulan. What else do you expect from the film but the same story. The twists lie on the comic act of both Jaycee and Nicky Lee (Lee Jiu Zhe-- Machi). Mushu is not present, FYI.
Cast: Zhao Wei, Jaycee Chan, Nicky Lee
3. Red Cliff (赤壁)
Nothing beats this version of the San Guo Yan Yi-story about the 3 kingdoms (三国演义). The reviews were all praises to John Woo's direction but for me, I was obliged to watch this movie because I was really curious what big role Lin Chiling played that was so fantabulous. Well, all I can say, minus her butt exposure, everyone should really watch this movie, it's quite long and very rich in history, so if you're not in for serious movie watching, better skip this and go for the first two.
Cast: Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Zhen, Zhao Wei
4. Lost on Journey (人在囧途)
Disclaimer: description and synopsis from Wikipedia.
is a Chinese comedy film released in 2010. Directed byRaymond Yip and starring Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang. This film depicts an amusing yet realistic portrayal of the issues prevalent in the Chinese society, especially during Chun Yun. During the Spring Festival, transportation is a serious problem in mainland China as everyone wants to reunite with their family for the Chinese New Year celebrations.
The film is followed by Lost in Thailand, which also stars Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang and was directed and written by Xu himself.
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