May 08, 2008

Exciting Movies for 2008

This year is an exciting year for the cinema going public. Yep, although a lot of people now have LCDs, Plasmas and their own home theater set-ups, nothing beats being inside a cinema. Anyway, for the first half of the year, here is my list of must-see movies on a cinema.

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March 29, 2008

Walt Disney's Enchanted

I guess anyone who has ever watched this film will truly end up being “Enchanted”.  It is a wonderful modern-day fairy tale that young and adults alike will love. Even my husband, loved it and wouldn’t mind watching it over and over again.Amy Adams did a great job playing the part of Giselle which is somewhat like Snow White.  Her portrayal of Giselle was nothing short of being a Disney Princess which is complemented by her singing voice.  We loved the songs that anyone could easily sing-along with.  In fact, my daughter memorized most of them.  What makes it very fairy tale-ish is the presence of a wicked queen, Queen Narissa, cum stepmother (played by Susan Sarandon) which transforms herself into an old hag which is then transformed...

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Penelope

SPOILERS AHEAD:

Penelope is a film worth watching.  A film produced by Reese Witherspoon, it is about a blue-blooded heiress named Penelope (played by Christina Ricci) whose only fault was being born to the Wilhern clan, which was cursed by the town’s witch.  As a result of the curse, Penelope was born with a pig snout for her nose and the only thing that would break the spell is when she is loved and accepted by one of her own. 

Her parents, scared of how other people would be seen and treated by other people, faked her death.  She then grew up in the confines of their mansion until the day came when she had to meet guy of nobility who would love her for what she is.  And so the search and the match-making began.  But every single guy walked away as soon as they see her face, except for one.

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March 25, 2008

Horton Hears a Who

It's been a while since we watched in the Cinema.  Our last date at the Cinema was a few months back when they showed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Transformers.  I remember watching Transformers by myself while Tian and Xiane went to see Harry Potter. 

Last Thursday, March 20, we watched this new 3D animation from 2oth Century Fox,  Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who.  Even before it was shown, Tian was already telling me that we will definitely watch it on the big screen once it's shown here in Doha.  So we did!  It was also our special treat for Xiane for being good both at home and in school.

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January 25, 2008

Gaming Tuesday: Pictures and Updates

It was Gaming Tuesday indeed. After work, my colleagues and I went straight to the flat to play some Console games. I got them to play the Nintendo Wii. Shrini and Nizam played some tennis in which Shrini won. He got some rubbing from Shrini afterwards.

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