Drama review: 回到三国 Three Kingdoms RPG

How is everyone doing for this week and did you enjoyed Christmas? Recently, I just finished watching a TVB series, 回到三国 (Three Kingdoms RPG). The series starred Kenneth Ma, Raymond Lam and Tavia Yeung.

As you can tell from the title, you will know that this series is related to The Three Kingdoms, however there is a modern twist. Kenneth Ma played as Szema Shun/Ma Shun, an ordinary guy who was good in gaming and was a fan of Three Kingdoms RPG, especially Chugot Leung (Raymond Lam). One day, a strong typhoon headed for Hong Kong and Szema Shun was sent to the period of Three Kingdoms. During his stay in Three Kingdoms period, he met prominent figures and even worked with them.

As you first watched the series, you may find yourself catching up everyday until the last episode which was poorly written because whoever wrote the ending wanted to be fast and convenient to end the story. The ending was meant to be sad, however the lines for Szema Shun ruined the scene that I kept laughing the whole time. The series did not really followed up closely to the real history and because of that, some of the prominent figures looked stupid sometimes. One thing that kept the series going was Kenneth's comedic acting and the use of modern speech, therefore making the plot a memorable one.

To end off, this series is not recommended for people who are keen to find out the real history of Three Kingdoms but for entertainment and laughter then it is recommended.

Rating: 3.5/5

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Just read my Literature book, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar which is filled with mini stories including the stated title. I only read the titled story because it was part of my Literature homework for the school holidays and here is what I think:

Before I started reading the story, I thought it was a boring one of a guy named Henry Sugar who is interested in casinos and money, judging from the book cover (the cover I placed here was from Wikipedia which is not the one I got.) Once I started reading, I was hooked on to the story that I wanted more from it.

Henry is a good example to others who envy rich and wealthy people because these people do have their own problem like ordinary ones. He has no particular interest until he discovered a notebook written by Dr. John Cartwright in 1934 where he recorded his account on a yogi who was able to see things without opening his eyes and has the ability to concentrate on a certain object.

What makes this story interesting was that the person who wrote the "story" was a persona (I know Roald Dahl is the author of the book but it was the persona who was hired by Henry's companions to write this story out). Also, this story was written in a way that we are actually reading it as a biography. Overall the language and writing style was splendid and I can imagined the scenes of each words.

Rating: 8.9/10

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Five Stars! How To Be A Film Critic, The World's Greatest Job

Yesterday, my aunt sent me a gift on Amazon.com and I redeemed it. Turned out she sent me this interesting guidebook, Five Stars! How To Be A Film Critic, The World's Greatest Job. This guidebook contained useful informations for people who wants to start off the career of Film Critic and was written by Christopher Null, a veteran film critic.

What I like about this book is that it taught me about film history (which I did not know), how to write a professional review and different methods of acting. This book includes how to get into every movies for free and various roles in filmmaking and production.

Overall I find this book is a useful guide and by the way, I am reading it through Kindle Cloud Reader online. If you want to achieved as a professional, successful film reviewer/film critic, then do grab a copy of Five Stars! How To Be A Film Critic, The World's Greatest Job. The book costs $9.99 for Kindle Edition and $19.99 for Paperback Edition on Amazon (link here). I believed this guide will helped you in achieving your dreams and also, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

P.S. This book is not available in Singapore.

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Movie review: A Night Of The Life Of Jimmy Reardon

Yesterday, I went on YouTube to watched A Night Of The Life Of Jimmy Reardon. It was released in February 1988 and it was also known as Aren't You Gonna Kiss Me A Goodbye. The film starred the late River Phoenix who was known for acting in Stand By Me.

A Night Of The Life Of Jimmy Reardon is a film about a boy named Jimmy, a high school graduate who was torn between whether should he go to the business school that his father attended or go his own way getting a full time job. Jimmy is a rebellious boy at the start, he was lost and confused. I pitted him when his girlfriend, Lisa "dumped" him for another boy who was rich. River portrayed this character, Jimmy very well and if he was alive, he would have many opportunities and be at the same rank as Leonardo DiCaprio.

This film is very emotional and at the same time, it was well written. But one thing I disliked is that Jimmy has been getting trouble with girls and I believed that the girls were getting in the way all the time. There were too many sex scenes which I felt it was long winded that I skipped it in order to get to the main point of the story. The relationship between Jimmy and his father was great and I love the moment when they sat in the train, having "father and son" talk which led to happy ending.

After watching this film, the message behind the film was that sometimes we must understand why this person wants you to do "this and that" and also communication is the key to happy relationship. Also, a boy like Jimmy should not wasted his time on his girlfriend (Lisa) by becoming her servant because the girl would not treasured it. There are other girls who are better than her. Besides girlfriend, Jimmy's friends are very helpful too, especially the girl (I can't remember her name) who saved him by saying he was her "fiancé".

If you want to watched wild boy and girls, then A Night Of The Life Of Jimmy Reardon is recommended.

Rating: 7.3/10

P.S First time using my iPad Mini to write a post.

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