A tale of surf.. and sun

タイヨウのうた - Taiyou no Uta

(Movie was listed as Midnight Sun for Singapore, but it has alternative names)

Watched this last night with my GF at Cathay Cineleisure. Man.. what a tearjerker. I'm a sucker for tragic romances. -__________-

It's a beautifully crafted movie, though I would have preferred it to have been a little longer.

Kudos to the sound fellas. The music that goes in the background for most part is damn beautiful. I love the soothing sounds. This must be one of my most favourite soundtracks. As it is, I managed to track down a few of the important tracks from the movie. Excellent songs, sung by this cute yet equally talented singer from Japan, YUI, who happens to be the lead actress in the movie. In it she plays the doomed Juliet with a genetic disease, Kaoru Amane, and her hapless Romeo is this dood called Kouji Fujishiro, acted by Takashi Tsukamoto.

Read a short review here on Wikipedia

More on YUI's wonderful music here - Channel-Ai

There's a drama version of this movie as well, with a different set of actors/actresses and a more detailed storyline.

Watch it with your loved one.. you might just enjoy it, if you're alright with a sappy love story with a superb soundtrack. :)

Ey.. wassup Doc!

Well, it's hunting season again, and animals are constantly on the run from hunters. Oddly enough, this story is quite entertaining, though I must say, it is rather shallow.

Sure, seeing a pack of animals gang up together to show the hunters who's boss is definitely a good form of entertainment but hey, it gets stale after awhile.

I do admit however, the characters are definitely well done. Kudos go to the animators who made that crazy ol' squirrel Mc-sumthin or whatever. Now he's one nutjob alright. :P

Watch it if you want, but do it on a weekday like Mondays or Tuesdays. Don't waste your $$$ watching it on the weekends or something.

But one thing sticks. This show is definitely way better than Happy Feet.

A lil' feet a'tappin!

Watched this hoppity-hop movie last weekend, just forgot to update that's all. My GF had some discounted tickets offered by her company, so I went with her and her younger sis.

The movie was pretty fun, but as usual, kid-oriented. It got boring after awhile. Keeping it short, the only good characters are the Adelie penguin gang, led by Ramon (voiced by Robin Williams).

They are the spark behind the movie, plus they sure as heck steals the fun away from the other penguin folk.

The show got kinda lame near the end, where some humans just popped up and started grooving to the beat of the penguins' synchronised dance moves.

Err.. penguins don't dance. They waddle and slide. :P