If you want to watch one of the following movies, please think again...
1) The Land of the Dead - it's an exaggeration of violence compared with "The Dawn of the Dead." Apart from the sympathy for and the growing intelligence of the zombies, this film is no different from the Dawn, but only flatter in creating SHOCKS.
2) Stealth - the idea about AI attacking human is already a century ago, and it's startling that you cannot identify where the climax is.
3) Seven Swords - I enjoy this kind of kung-fu film by Tsui Hark, but the pace is far too slow, maybe because there are too many unnecessary parts. I really cannot withstand Leon's saint-like handsome superhero figure and also Charlie's stiff acting. It's awful. However, I like the story, the fight scene and the swords a lot.
4) Madagascar - maybe I am no longer innocent with a pure heart, I find nothing surprising in this film, though I feel warm from time to time.
5) Fantastic Four - except for the handsome "hot" guy, I see nothing special in this film.
6) East Wing West Wing (東宮西宮之西九龍皇帝) - it's a total crap. Unwitty dialogue and shallow jokes.
They are completely personal feeling. I have no authority in any circumstance to criticize any films because i know only a little about films.
I did read some good stuff. Enjoying John Fiske's Understanding Popular Culture and have finished 村上春樹's 海邊的卡夫卡. Have read his Norwegian's wood and find it intriguing. 海邊的卡夫卡 is full of symbols and the time line is so messed up that you just want to read it from cover to cover at one time. I still cannot explain the idea about fish and blood sucking insects fall from the sky like raindrop, but it's powerful.
