BYE GI, HEY MOVIES!!!

The GI exam is over... and so it's movie marathon time! Watched a couple of movies so far, and here u have them!!!



Best Picture in 1988, and a movie about an autistic guy who is incapable of handling his emotions and changing a set pattern of habits but have special mental capabilities. Now that's a movie that a med student will be interested to watch! Lol. So is it good? Well, Dustin Hoffman is a joy to watch as an autistic guy, but the movie juz dun have enought content to stretch for its 2 hours and 15 minutes mark. After 90 minutes, I'm beginning to long for the ending of the movie. The movie juz dun deserve the Best Picture award, but I guess the Oscars has always have an affinity to award the coveted title to inspiring movies bout mentally-handicapped people (One Flew Over A Cuckoo's Nest, Forrest Gump, A Beautiful Mind, anyone?). Nevertheless, Dustin Hoffman's performance (which earned him a Best Actor award) is worth sitting thru the movie!!!




I've heard a lot about the movie, espeacially from my peers, whom many are crazy about it. After Rain Man, I figured that I wanna watch something light (BUT not thrashy), so I chose Bend it Like Beckham. The verdict? Well, it is formulaic and cliche in many ways, considering how many replicas of culture clash/ generation gap movies we have out there, but more importantly, it's energetic, warm and charming too. Yup, there's still the modern girl wanted to become something that her traditional parents are unhappy with, the racial issue in relationship, the compulsory minsunderstanding scenes, and the uplifting conclusion and all (heck they even have an airport scene, as usual), but all the characters are so lovable that u'll juz feel compelled to overlook the fact that the movie isn't that brilliant or original at all. Definitely a fun watch, and quite a few interesting insights (not deep, but interesting enough) on the culture clash issues too.

Alright, Now that I've watched a Hollywood movie and a Brit film, I'm looking forward to Bollywood's Lagaan, Afghanistan's Osama and Hong Kong's 2046 next!!! >=) Yay!!! Now if only I can get my hands on the Spanish movie The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo del Diablo)... Heard that it's 1 of the best horror movie out there!