My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Chick-flicks are taboo in our DVD collection, but unfortunately, I manage to sneak them in when I crave for something completely non-cerebral. Most of the chick-flicks I own are funny (like How to Lose a Guys in Ten Days). Some of them are interesting (like Pretty Woman). There is just one, however, that lowered my I.Q. and took too much of my time (it's called "My Super Ex-Girlfriend.) Why was it a time-waster? The plot wasn't predictable but it had no substance. At the end, you will ask yourself "all that waiting and watching for this?!?!" The movie was also smothered in all things corny and low-budget. The costumes and makeup (wigs and suits) looked fake and too bright at times. The NAMES! They were (excuse me for the word) baduy! G-Girl and Professor Bedlam? Not only were their names obnoxious in sound but so were their character. G-Girl was too obsessive while Professor Bedlam was quite pathetic. Another reason why it was a major time waster is that the casting was perfect but used in the dumbest movie. Luke Wilson would've been great in a romantic-comedy as the usual leading man he continuously plays while Uma Thurman could star with Luke Wilson as his love interest. It seems as if some actors are only meant for one type of character. Thurman and Wilson are too good for the superhero gig...

My Favorite Movie

Movie: Lost in Translation
Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson

I am a sucker for films that expose different cultures because they are so rich in information as well as entertainment. I watched Lost in Translation a week after it came out and found it a bit boring yet beautiful and artistic. It is a story of two tourists, Bob (an old actor) and Charlotte (a newlywed), who find themselves lost in Tokyo's culture and language. Japan becomes a character itself. At first the audience is introduced to the softer, shy features of Japan such as Kyoto (don't remember if it actually was Kyoto). As the movie goes on, the rougher side of Japan starts to show itself through the sleazy bars and the loud karaoke parties.The characters weren't perfect (which is a great plus for me). Bob was an actor but also a middleaged man, tired of his 25-year-old marriage with his nagging wife. Charlotte is a Philosophy graduate who doesn't do anything but follow her husband, a photographer, wherever he goes for a shoot. They were so real that you would immediately relate or even fall in love with their unique personalities. The acting was very natural. I'm not so fond of Scarlett Johannson, though. However, her collected stance and her observant character made Charlotte a true philosopher. Bill Murray will always be Bill Murray and that's all I can say about him. The movie was filled with interesting dialogue and funny one-liners (all thanks to the sarcastic Bill Murray.) Another thing I love about the movie is the cinematography. It is always in the Subjective point of view (through the character's eyes) to show us exactly the culture they see and also in the Objective point of view (normal) to show us the quirky antics of Japanese people. It also shows us the colorful buildings and fashion of Tokyo, some things frequent travellers would appreciate.