Movie Magic ((:

Caught two amazing movies over a great weekend and am finally getting the chance to write about them! No spoilers ahead so you can read safely. (:

1) X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Hugh Jackman is damn hot! Prompted my renewed interest in him such that I went to youtube to watch him hosting the Academy Awards although I’d never taken any serious interest in that before.
I think it’s pretty good. Plot and all else alright, pretty exciting and decently scary, safe for a really abrupt ending. Ack I had just readjusted myself to settle into a comfortable position when the show ended! =//

If you’re looking for the gang we’ve gotten used to over the past 3 movies, you won’t quite get it. Not being a Marvel fanatic, I’ve not read the comics so I can’t comment on what was added or removed to what effect. Didn’t feel like there were gaping holes to me though, only that I’ve no idea how Wolverine got his power still!! Was he just born like that? Anyone? *looks around for some enlightened soul*

Gambit was disappointing. ))): I think it’s a problem with casting but he looked more like some wannabe Casanova than the too-cool card-shuffling escapologist magician or something that he was supposed to play. Like a childhood hero dream totally shattered... Pfft.
Other than that… The show… Touching? A little.
Cool? Quite.
Memorable? Not really, but the more vivid scenes are still those in the trailer (where he bursts out from the water tank with his rippling muscles or runs through the aisle breaking the locks of all the enclosures). Good chill out movie. 3.5 / 5. (:

2) Magique!
This probably goes down as one of my favourite French films, or just one of my favourite shows. It’s not snooty, incomprehensible arthouse fare. It’s just a really down to earth, magical show about the sweetness, simplicity and wonders of love and life.

Music was awesome, reminiscent of Les Miserables’ style of a few simple, recurrent tunes, sung differently to achieve different effects.

Now for some background, (I’m not sure if this classifies as a romantic comedy) … Tommy, a little boy wants to cheer his mum up and get her out of the “melancholie” from which she suffers. The circus happens to come to town and he thus invites them to settle at their expansive farm grounds. In the short period of time that they do, Tommy learns a lot, while his mother finds the cure to her affliction, as she unexpectedly finds love with a clown.

Some may call it cheesy but it’s really the simplicity that appeals to me. A pretty flower sunshine movie with lots to teach about life and brings back imaginative ideals, especially as Louis Dussol (I think he was really the star of the show), who plays cute Tommy, pulls off the role effortlessly, exuding inquisitive earnestness, easy contentedness, as well as maturity. The simple music, mostly just by individual characters who sing to express themselves is delightfully heartwarming. This is one of those movies where you come out of the theatre smiling with a warm, fuzzy feeling. ((: a must-watch if you enjoy Forrest Gump. 4/5 and a big thumbs-up. <3

Wolverine is not being screened at Cathay Cineplexes. As for Magique, I’m not sure if Cathay is the only place that shows it and if it’s only screened in the Picturehouse but that was where I caught it. (: AND I’m not sure if the promotion is still available but you get some free desserts at Billy Bombers for every $15 spent if you produce your Cathay ticket stub! Their ice-cream waffles are lovely. :D

Always looking out for more good things!