Fright Night

The trailer doesn't really entice me but I don't have much shows and time at the moment. With the free time and motivational level, I watched whatever that has been collecting dust.

Yet another vampire movie which I've lost count. I had mixed hope of the whole show. Firstly, I only know of Colin Farrell whom I found unsettling for a vampire. Awkwardly similar to Brad Pitt but lesser zest and character, a bad@ss of the show. Him being a vampire is not really entertaining or drool worthy like most vampire characters, I know who came into mind you vampire-crazy fans.

Other than that, I don't really know the rest of the actors. Not that they are bad, it's just the show. I managed to sit through the whole movie without falling asleep like I used to. I really wonder why.

I could say that Fright Night could be a waste of my time. I don't really know how to appreciate the show. It's not cheesy, not scary, not lusty, not dramatic, it's just lost of words to describe it but somehow manageable to sit through. Watch it if you have time to spare and no other shows to watch.

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Battleship

A movie from a board game, I really got skeptical about it. I can't even recall the last time I played the game. Who knows, they might just do Snakes and Ladders.

Battleship is done by those who produced the Transformers series and bet some great action sequences minus the talking changing robots. Awesome battle scenes after 30 mins through the show that is very engaging throughout the show.

The cast line up are fantastic too. We got Taylor Kitsch (he played Gambit) as our main hero, Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn or Aslan - you know??), Alexander Skarsgard (The sexy vampire of True Blood) and Rihanna (the Singer... as if you don't know). Sadly the cast are improperly utilized.

The action scene are epic but similar to those of Transformers but over the coastline action. It's more like the destruction of Pearl Harbor substituted with alien battleship. The sequences follows closely to the board game and it was quite nice to watch.

Story wise, there isn't much you can expect from a straight forward game. Battle tactics and maneuvers are the main action storyline with a bit of emotional ending for a character (a cast who has an early departure). Just stay glued to the action and nothing else. Well, Rihanna did a good job with her character. She's a bad @$$.

Overall, the show was okay to watch, just don't expect epic plot. If there's a sequel, I really wonder where they dug the idea from? Hungry Hippos???

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23:59

For those that went for Singapore's National Service might have heard about the abandoned original camp 1 of Pulau Tekong and the reason of it's abandonment. 23:59 is mostly about the show.

Most of the camp1 stories are shown in the movie, about the missing recruit found dead (but without the gory parts shown) during route march, follow your buddy to the toilet and he's not there when you check upon him in the cubicle, the bouncing ball under your bed, the lady and the boy pointing to the one not asleep, and the extra count during number-off. Yup all scary bits are there but us NS guys have heard the story so we kinda expected it.

From what I've known, each haunting are not connected but in 23:59, it all seemed to be connected. Hence the plot which tends to be a bit lame especially the ending. Maybe the show should just exclude ghost stories without motives, just endless scares.

Again I love watching ghost movies at night but due to some technical difficulties, I had to watch it on my iPad. Watching a horror movie with earphones plugged in may not be the wisest choice. The sound effect might just freak you out.

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