Mind-boggling Intrigue!

Making money, name of the game here as well, even in Nazi times!

Distinctively, one of the most exciting prison drama movie of 2007. An Austrian-German effort, it is based on a true story of a Nazi operation to destroy both the British and US economies by flooding the world market with these currencies. The ruthlessness to get the counterfeit notes out into the market also indicated the near bankruptcy of the Nazi regime as the tide of war turned against them.

Salomon Sorowitsch, a master counterfeiter and other skilled Jewish workmen in the printing trade were gathered under Operation Berhard to counterfeit the pound and the US dollar, which they successfully did in the face of death threats and mental pressure.

A good picture with the haunting strains of the 1940's tango tunes reverberating throughout the movie.

A must see.

Buckets of Fun

A Gem of a Movie!

One of the best films I have seen this year.

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are not just actors. They are stars in their own right, honing acting to an art.

The Bucket List is a list of a person facing death, normally from a disease such as cancer. So in this simple story, a billionaire and a mechanic got together and drew up their wishes on a common list and for three months, together they did what was on the list.

The movie takes you around the world from skydiving, eating on the top of a pyramid in Giza to a motorbike ride on the Great wall of China. We also get the see the insides of the Taj Mahal, the foothilsl of the snowy Himalayas and Hong Kong.

Sadly, Morgan's persona passed on and Nicholson went into remission. When he died, his assistant brought his ashes and buried it on the Himalayas; striking off the final wish on his bucket list- to enjoy a magnificent view.

Great movie. Do not let this one go!

Oh Paris Hilton!

My first Paris Hilton movie.

Not half as bad as most people tend to talk about her poor acting abilities.

You have to admit it. This girl is beautiful with her slender, lithe, attractive figure. She has screen presence and the likable,cheeky way she talks is as good as it gets, soft yet cheeky, somewhere between Vivien Leigh and Marilyn Monroe.

The film plot is not at all important.

Remember in the early 1960s, we were enamoured by Briggite Bardot. The movie could be as foregettable as one would even care to recall but we all go to the movie hall just to see the coyness and physical forms of Briggite Bardot, Marilyn Monroe or Sophia Loren.

Anyhow, the story plot here is about a story of a beautiful girl who would not want to be romantically involved ever until her best friend gets dated et cetera.

And so a couple of dumbos got into the action to make the impossible, possible. Anyway it is only a film. Cannot happen in real life. Swans do not overnight transform from crows.

You should see it if you are a Paris Hilton fan!

Mad Money-A Lady's Reserve

This movie has its moments. The laughs may not be as infectious as other movies but I think generally Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah carried the movie. Kathy Holmes must be commended for her acting as a drug dependent easy go lucky girl. Real natural especially her dancing style. Ted Danson was a shadow of himself when compared to Sam, the character he plays in Cheers!

Working in the Federal Treasury where banks recycle bad notes for good notes, three ladies decided to virtually rob the Treasury by taking out notes that were to be shredded and burnt. Just when you think they were going to be nabbed by the authorities, they found that they could get away scot-free if they would return everything to the IRS.

But that was not the end. Unknown to the other two ladies, Brigitte who is the Keaton character has stashed a lot of the money in the cellar of a pub they often frequent. Mad money is a lady's side money to spend. They all got their mad money!

Fun show.

Pointlessly Dull

Point Blank was great fare in the late 1960s.

Yes, it was the heady days of gungho Lee Marvin and vivacious Angie Dickinson.

I did savour the excitement of the movie way back then when I was a school boy in Form 4.

Watching it now obviously is not the same anymore. Compared to today's fast-paced movies, the plot is dull

A simple plot-a man was double-crossed of his share of the money from a bank heist. His wife also died from this fall-out. In a desperate fury, relentlessly Walker played with zombie fury went after every one in "The Organisation" to get his mere $80,000.

The saving grace of this movie is Angie Dickinson. Young, sexy and nubile, she was everyone's dream girl then including Robert Kennedy. Celluloid really captures her youth.

Still the Best Car Chase!

The car chase in Bullitt is still the mother of all car chase! and that's a fact.

Watching the movie this time around, I still feel that it is well edited,paced and continues to intrigue as the plot unfolds. Steve McQueen was his usual self-cool to the hilt. Jacqueline Bissett was pretty with the adorable long sleek legs to boot! The image of Jackie in Bullitt is provocatively pristine. Just like in The Deep where you see more flesh!

Excellent movie!

A Romantic Melodrama

Swanky Performance!

Based on a current bestseller, P.S.I Love You, tells about the story about a man's undying love for his wife and his follow-up action to rehabilitate her after his death of brain tumour. The many letters giving instructions to her, retracing the events that led to their marriage is interesting and yet nostalgic.

Hilary Swank showed the emotive part of herself and it went well in this movie. Slow in certain parts, the film generally meets its objective of getting the audience's empathy with the Swank persona.

Good movie. See it.