Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Sunday, May 17, 2015
“GHOST COINS” THAI MOVIE REVIEW (2015) เกมส์ปลุกผี (鬼铜). ARE THE SCARES FOR REAL IN THIS GAME OF DEATH?
THE SKY IS AN ANGRY ORANGE WITH GROWLING CLOUDS. Did you not hear the spirits howl?
YOU DARE STEAL MY GOLD COIN? I CHALLENGE you to play THE GAME OF DEATH!
THESE ARE NOSY KIDS lured by the get-rich scheme of deviously robbing the dead of their possessions.
CAN you hear the BANSHEE wail? It signifies a BAD OMEN.
The UNEARTHLY SILENCE of the GRAVEYARDS gives me the CREEPS.
The SPIRITS claim yet ANOTHER VICTIM. It’s BLOODY!
COME ON OUT! I am NOT AFRAID of YOU!
“GHOST COINS” THAI MOVIE REVIEW (2015) เกมส์ปลุกผี (鬼铜)
BE WARNED that this is a NASTY MOVIE, with its SENSELESS SPREAD of BUTCHERY AND GORE.
If blood is a subject matter that will keep you on edge, then don’t ever miss out on this film.
Basically the plot deals with karmic forces with demonic revenge returning a thousandfold, after teenage pranksters trap their bosom buddy in a graveyard, not after stealing a gold coin from the mouth of a corpse.
This group of teenagers are consumed by greed and pay no heed to deathly warnings.
A Thai belief instructs relatives to put coins in the mouths of the dead for the afterlife process.
But these stubborn teenagers even rob corpses’s money which are stuck in their lifeless mouths. The corpses are decaying and swarmed by maggots. Disgusting.
You bet revenge arrives swift and sweet, clamoring after the irresponsible culprits who are unaware they are toying with fire.
PLOT
Ton and Jack are two students who have a terrible devil-may-care reputation for producing “just for fun” mindless video clips in which they challenge superstitious beliefs.
As their viral clips gain more views, they get bolder and increase the intensity of their pranks.
They deviously scheme to kidnap the unsuspecting Tor, Ton’s younger brother for jest, and bring him into a cemetery to avenge a wrong he’s done to Bee, a woman whom Jack is also in love with.
Ton and Jack carry out their plan.
They take Tor into the cemetery and handcuffed him to a corpse.
When the two practical jokers find a dried-up skeleton, they notice a shiny gold coin in its mouth.
Ton gets greedy and steals the gold coin – suddenly, the corpse stirs.
Ton is frightened and as he starts running, he sprains his ankle and collapses to the ground.
Tor is shocked and about to run away too, but at that moment Ton handcuffs his brother’s hand with his own.
Together, they flee for dear life as the vengeful ghost chase closes upon them.
It is sheer pandemonium for here.
Ton and Tor are forced to escape in the dark, as Jack and everyone run in different directions.
But what all of them will witness later is a real nightmare they’ll never forget – but only if they can leave the cemetery alive.
GENRE
Horror
RUNNING TIME
96 minutes
DIRECTOR
Tiwa Moeithaisong
CAST
Rhatha Phongam, Thanayong Wongtrakul, Hataichat Eurkittiroj, Namo Tonggumnerd.
SYNOPSIS
There is a belief in Thailand which requires relatives to put coins inside the mouth of the deceased so that they can move on to the afterlife in wealth and pomp. However, there is a group of reckless teenagers who keep stealing the gold coins from the deceased.
Consumed by their own greed, the teenagers then set out to steal from a millionaire’s corpse who had a mouthful of gold coins and their action somehow angers the dead man.
Later, the group of teenagers then encounter various horrifying situations as the spirits of the man returns to haunt them.
FOOTNOTE:
THE PROMOTIONAL PICTURES CONJURE GRUESOME SPOOKS. None of these depicted scenes can be seen in the actual movie.
Has Thai bloody slaughter house films lost their luster?
You go guess!
RATING: 3 out of 5
LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR: GSC MOVIES
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
A DOG IS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND. No Question about It.
ME and YOU and a Dog called NICO. Shall I say More?
His name is NICO.
He’s my 1 Year-old pooch.
He has a cute pinkish nose.
“I am as sexy as BRAD ARMPIT,” he woofs.
I am sitting all ALONE on this LONG and LONELY road.
NICO can squint his eyes to look ever-so-soulful.
NICO demonstrates his “pleading” look whenever he is caught doing something naughty.
PEEKABOO, GUYS!
I LOVE THE SUNSHINE !
BEST WISHES for any forthcoming event, DEAR FRIENDS.
HERE we are, Master and Pooch … ENJOYING THE CLOSENESS OF A DOGGONE JOLLY LIFE
I love thinking, immersing myself in my chain of thoughts, therefore I am.
Rant, exploit, obsession, you name it.
I have been through them all, and still return in one piece.
Now, here’s a penny for your thoughts.
Try sitting in the middle of a long, lonely road and look far ahead.
The horizon seems limitless, unfathomable, so out-of-reach.
It’s like you are frantically stretching out your hands, trying to attain something, yet it fraudulently slips away.
It is only humane to put on that brave front,
And smile your warmest smile,
Here’s looking at you, CHUM.
Tomorrow can always be better.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
MY MUMMY DEAREST : HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
THIS MORNING I WOKE UP REFLECTING ABOUT MY MOTHER.
Oh heck, my mom died many years ago, after battling a long illness.
I loved my mom then, but I had taken her for granted.
I was a bad son but right until now, I still love her very much.
There’s nothing a mother would not do for her son.
Despite our myriad of arguments and irregardless of the rains and the storms, the happiness and the sorrows, I knew in the end, she would always be there rooting for me.
My mother never failed me, but I did.
I was ungrateful and uncaring, being the gawkish ingrate, I never knew how to express my feelings for her.
Today, I wish I could turn the clock backwards, if only ….
For those whose mothers are still around, please do this for me.
Go give her a hug, hold her tight and tell her that you love her very much.
There’s no greater love in this world than that of a mother for her child.
Let her know, lest one day when she’s no longer around, it’ll be far too late.
My mother had taught me how to forgive and when to let go.
If only I had known then.
Viva la, MOTHER!
WARS, WE RAGE BECAUSE WE LOVE.
KILL …. KILL ….. KILL!
Humans are faced with all kinds of wars.
Political wars. Religious wars. Household wars.
We fight because we hate .
We rage because we love.
We bring stress to our mnds, we bring hatred and misunderstanding to ourselves and to others, when a smile and a ikind word would have worked wonders.
For the human, this is what we called LIFE.
And life goes on and on ….. in a circle game.
WE LOVE OUR MOTHERS, Don't We?
THIS IS A VINTAGE 2008 ARTICLE. It had been written to commemorate the late LYDIA SUM and her living daughter JOYCE CHENG.
The years have rolled by, but the tearful memories remain.
Here’s a BELATED tribute to a comedian we had loved so dearly.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 2015!
With the passing of LYDIA SUM, her teenage daughter JOYCE CHENG now begins her courageous return to total independence.
Never easy, adjusting to the pain of heartbreak on losing a mother-cum-confidante so dear.
Not a smooth journey of healing either, but life has to go on.
It’s a known fact that LYDIA had always showered her affection for her daughter when she was alive,
and past televised clips of the famous mother-and-daughter display of adoration in public genuinely warm our hearts.
There is no greater love on earth than the love of a mother.
Isn’t it?
In her tearful eulogy to her mother, JOYCE CHENG enunciated that “Have you seen a shooting star? No? Well, they are very rare. When they appear, they are so brilliant, so bright. You are my shooting star, Mum.”
George Eliot, British novelist once wrote that ‘life began with waking up loving my mother’s face’.
I remembered vividly now that I used to defy my hapless mother during my primary school days.
I was disobedient, rebellious and headstrong and brought tons of problems to my family.
How I loathed my mother and thought of her hating me too.
But one decade later, when the business that I had set up went on a tailspin due to management chaos, and many of my so-called wonderful friends forsook me, it was my mother who stood by me.
By then, I was just too shameful and perplexed to think properly.
Didn’t someone once said that ‘a mother is a bank where we deposit all our hurts and worries’?
How true, I finally realized.
A mother’s love is like an island in life’s ocean
A peaceful, quiet shelter
From the wind, the rain, the tide,
‘Tis bound on the North by Hope.
By Patience on the West
By tender Counsel on the South
And East by Rest.
Above it like a beacon light,
Shine FAITH and TRUTH and PRAYER
And through the changing scenes of life
I find a HAVEN there.
Let us not take our mothers for granted.
Lest it is too late for regrets.
Friday, May 8, 2015
"HELIOS" (2015) (赤道) HONG KONG MOVIE REVIEW.
“HELIOS”
(2015) HONG KONG Movie Review
HELIOS is an adrenaline-fuelled and action packed crime thriller that will have you on edge.
The joint directors are Longman Leung and Sunny Luk who gave us their recent much-acclaimed Cold War.
No, this is not a successor to Cold War as many followers were led to believe. The former film still work better in terms of plot and solidarity.
HELIOS (2015) finale comes smack with a cliffhanger that hints that there’s more to come with another thrilling chapter. And a brand new cast of course, since the principal actors all perished in the line of duty.
The big-time bonus is an offering of regional famous names added to the actor list, so you’d certainly get more bang for your buck.
Genre: Action crime thriller
Running Time: 118 minutes
Director-writer: Longman Leung & Sunny Luk
Cast: Jacky Cheung, Nick Cheung, Choi Siwon, Shawn Yue, Wang Xueqi, Janice Man, Chang Chen, Ji Jin-hee.
Number one wanted criminal “Helios” (Chang Chen) and his assistant (Janice Man) stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yin-ming (Nick Cheung) and Inspector Fan Ka-ming (Shawn Yue) lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with Chinese senior official Song An (Wang Xueqi), Physicsprofessor Siu Chi-yan (Jacky Cheung) and two South Korean weapon experts Choi Min-ho (Ji Jin-hee) and Pok Yu-chit (Choi Siwon), they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.
With a colossal production budget of USD 20.68 million, this one is a masterly work of true depth.
The movie is big,bold and badass if you may.
Don’t miss it!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Local Distributor : GSC MOVIES
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