Crouching Panda, Hidden Greenman

During my recent visit to KL, visiting my “girlfriends”, i gave a suprise visit to my other GF whom I’ve not seen for ages but kept very close by phone. He treated me to a movie at the Premier Class, the so-called business class of movie theatres. The movie was “Kungfu Panda”, a cute movie starring the big shots of Hollywood including a very manly looking Angeline Jolie as a tiger and a barely recognizable Jackie Chan as an ape for the little lines that he spoke. I slept through half of the movie hence, mising on the fun part of watching a mouse or whatever Dustin Hoffman is, training the ever timid and nature loving panda to do gongfu. I woke up at the second half when the epic battle between evil and good takes place and as in any other gongfu film, GOOD WILL ALWAYS WIN IN THE END, whatever the odd is. It’s cute, funny but formulaic in an almost Disney like quality. It is suffice to say that HOLLYWOOD has officially run out of ideas. As a summer release it is neither spectacular but not downright disssapointing. My friend has an affliction to all things furry and cute. Therefore, he enjoyed the movie immensely. I guess watching too much animes just makes you biased to all other forms of animation. Call me an OTAKU, I don’t think I deserve it but I’m all for Japanese animation.

As an act of desperation, I’ve recently started to go to the movies alone (something I have long left ages ago since I’ve discovered the joy of watching movies as a couple). I’ve decided that instead of watching it on DVD, I had to watch the BIG GREEN GUY aka THE INCREDIBLE HULK on the big screen. I was interested with the fact that the ever eccentric but genius Edward Norton chose to write and star in a “super hero” movie, customly made for the generally general public sans the geeky movie buff that his movies are previously linked with. After 2 hours I’ve decided that this new adaptation is by far a better adaptation for a few reasons:

The lengthy hide and seek game played by bruce banner and the General, was really fun, reminiscent of the bourne trilogy. He is much better as a spy rather than a geeky scientist working on some top secret army science project gone ugly.

The fight between the HULK and abomination was fun to watch at a certain level. The fact that the CGI was really bad makes the two figures less believable thus, the fight scene less real.

Liv tyler is as unimportant as jennifer connelly. They were mere eye candy serving as love interest to a tormented soul without being tormented themselves by the fact that their dads are evil generals screwing their boy friends life and that their boyfriend is now a green monster. They are just so unconvincing.

Both Eric bana and edward norton are too good looking to be geeky sceintist. End of story.

well, go see for yourselves and decide……………………..enjoy the movies

An Invitation

My friend sent a text message one day that he has started his own blog after breaking up from a one year relationship. He said it was part of his therapy. He’s trying to channel all his depression and loneliness into a positive energy and do something productive instead of moping all day, relinquishing bitter sweet memories with his ex-flame. I strongly encouraged him and lo and behold, he now created a PINK blog dedicated to his ex-flamesss (the extra sss added just to illustrate the many flames he had before, both mentioned and not mentioned in his blog). FYI, he’s gay just like me, we’re both not proud and not ashamed but simply accepting what we have become.
My previous blogs are now buried among thousand other blogs on gmail blogger, unread and forgotten. Instead of giving up, i’ve decided to accept my friend’s invitation and start a brand new blog here at wordpress.
My previous blog was titled gay and the city, fashioned after sex and the city, the must-watch gay guide to life on planet earth aka guide on how to understand straight guys better through the eyes of single women, which most gay guys are deep inside no matter how manly you may look. Having a lust for man makes you a woman. PERIOD. Don’t dare to deny it. However, i’m sure most gay guys out there will insist that they are a species on their own, the supreme being far more superior than the female species, therefore demands more respect and demand by the male species. Well honey, wake up and smell the coffee, GOD made EVE for ADAM, not some Eva Longoria look-alike drag queen. It’s time to face the real world guys.
Lost in Translation is the title of a movie starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanson. They got “lost” in Japan just like sometimes i feel lost in my own life, am i living the life intended for me? Should I be doing something else like become a professional writer? Only GOD knows……….More importantly, am i born to this world to be gay? I’m still lost even now, BUT somehow contempt that i’m still alive, not knowing what life will bring tomorrow…….Am I happy being LOST?