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Movies: 2 strike outs!!!

Knowing

Apparently in this case, NOT knowing is bliss.

Went with Gary and gang to watch this sometime back at Cineleisure, and it was bad in more ways than one.
In a nutshell, aliens tried to save humans from their own self-destruction so they gave them a 'cheat code' to escape impending disasters. But would you have it, 'secret code' was put in time capsule for 50 years (so sway man!) and just till last 3 disasters before Armageddon, we start getting visitors from outer space.

I also did not get the weak biblical undertones, what with alien salvation (goodness. E.T has wings that resembled angels mind you. WEIRD), the kids who can hear otherworldly messages as modern day prophets or that it is all part of the bigger plan.

Ok. I never knew aliens had a thing for peroxide overdose, flaccid skin, and all black assembles. Totally reminded me of Spike from Buffy the Vampire slayer. Deja Vu much?

Aliens from 'Knowing'.
They have stalking tendencies apparently...

Vampire Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

And well, the last part of which they revealed their space ships, it was massive-humungous and prolly big enough to safe most of human population.

But noooooooooo. You had to be the 'chosen ones' to get beamed up apparently.
No extra points for Nicholas Cage portrayed as a depressed and cynical professor throughout the show; and much worst when actress Rose Byrne (whos like my age), acting as a mom and given the wardrobe of some unflattering surban taitai's wardrobe.

The Unborn

Honestly, the only thing that should not have been borne is this movie.

Perhaps the only saving grace was hot Transformers star Megan Fox, which the camera spares no film to show her in every bootilicious angle.(refer to movie poster for example. Bet you were concentrating more than just the apparition in the mirror ;)
For one thing, the movie was only about an hour and half long, and the ending which led to almost everyone's death except our heroine was painfully anti-climatic.

The Unborn is connected to Judaism, Jewish folklore, the Kabbalah, instead of the usual run-of-mill Catholic/Buddhist ghosts, which added an interesting factor.

Jibes aside, brownie points are given to the amazing special effects which did earn from me a jerk or two. Especially loved the part where a stroke-ridden patient, whom being possessed by the evil demon, overnight gained super yoga-flexibility and the ability contort-walk on all fours to chase after its victim.

And yes, Justin was with me. And yes, kena traumatised by me again :P
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Don't you just love making lists? :P

'Things i should have gotten done donkey ages ago but never got to yet' List

-Uploading the pictorials for my preloved items blogshop
-START working on my fashion brainchild idea
-Send the vintage clothes i bought for alteration
-Plan for my upcoming trip
-Plan b'day for darling boyfriend
-Start on the article for iheartflea community
-Update my IPOD
-Plan and pack for the Home Club flea
-Join Shoppaholics Anonymous (kidding)

'Movies I've been wanting to watch but never got to yet' List

-Confessions of a Shoppaholic
-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
-Max Payne
-The Pursuit of Happyness
-Elizabeth: The Golden Age
-Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-More but can't quite remember...

'Books I've been dying to read but never have the chance to' List

-100 strokes of the brush before bed
-Gods behaving badly
-Twilight Series
-The Time Traveller's daughter
-Lipstick Jungle

'WHAT I REALLY REALLY WANT but am too broke to get yet' List

-Phillips Satin Ice Epilator
-Samsung F480 in Gold or Pink
-Balmain Studded shoes (I found the lookalikes in a Korean spree, WILL get!)
-Givenchy Nightingale bag in Black (fake or real)
-Really nice pair of jeans in powder blue
-Evening Primrose vitamins
-Daisy by Marc Jacobs Parfum