Seven Dollars Wasted
I thought with Alan Tam paired up with Hacken Lee, "We are Family" will be a good show to watch.
Well, after watching the show, I conclude that it is better that this pair stick to what they know best - Singing in their famous "Zho Lam Yao Lei" combo-concerts, then to attempt using the same name to make a movie.
Yes, the movie sucks. What's more, at the opening credits, I saw Raintree Productions. And then slowly one by one, some local names pop up at the opening credits. Gurmit Singh, Wang Jian Fu, Abigail, Patricia Mok, the two teenagers from I Not Stupid 2... Hmm... I never know that they were in this show.
The story is thinly veiled on a guy's quest to win the approval of his girlfriend's family members in order to win her hand. I tell you, HK movie production, already at its all time low, when combined with Singaporean actors, sucks big time. We really shouldn't marry Hong Kong movie makers with Singapore actors or filmmakers... We are of 2 very different genre of movie-making industry. Putting both countries together will only result in a movie production that is neither here nor there. Hong Kong movies are loud, direct, crude at times, and very exaggerated. Singapore movies are more down to earth, honest, and at times plain and not experiential.
Also, I do not understand why are there so many local media faces popping here or there on the movie. Is this another of the STPB's decision to force "Uniquely Singapore" into the face of Hongkongers? What really baffles me is that Gurmit Singh made yet another appearance as Phua Chu Kang.
I mean HELLOOOooo!! That is so yesterday! Why do they have to keep tarnishing the image of a beloved comedy character? I mean, enough already! Phua Chu Kang has brought us laughter and joy and he should just stay in our memories. Please do not bring him out every now and then on advertisments or international reality shows, just for the sake of telling the world that we can laugh at ourselves, and that we have variety and spice. Duh. (I cringe whenever I see the Phua Chu Kang gang nowadays. He is becoming a pain more than a comedian now. Wonder why they never play up on Neo Swee Lian's Mother's role in TVCs... at least this mother is more fun to watch. Or for that matter, Tan Kheng Hua's Margaret... No, not any of the men please!)
So anyway. It was a waste of money watching the show. I am officially very disappointed with HK movies now. They used to make such fun contemporary movies. And now it's just crap after crap. I wonder where have all the good film directors gone to?
I should have watch "Backbenchers"!!! :S
Well, after watching the show, I conclude that it is better that this pair stick to what they know best - Singing in their famous "Zho Lam Yao Lei" combo-concerts, then to attempt using the same name to make a movie.
Yes, the movie sucks. What's more, at the opening credits, I saw Raintree Productions. And then slowly one by one, some local names pop up at the opening credits. Gurmit Singh, Wang Jian Fu, Abigail, Patricia Mok, the two teenagers from I Not Stupid 2... Hmm... I never know that they were in this show.
The story is thinly veiled on a guy's quest to win the approval of his girlfriend's family members in order to win her hand. I tell you, HK movie production, already at its all time low, when combined with Singaporean actors, sucks big time. We really shouldn't marry Hong Kong movie makers with Singapore actors or filmmakers... We are of 2 very different genre of movie-making industry. Putting both countries together will only result in a movie production that is neither here nor there. Hong Kong movies are loud, direct, crude at times, and very exaggerated. Singapore movies are more down to earth, honest, and at times plain and not experiential.
Also, I do not understand why are there so many local media faces popping here or there on the movie. Is this another of the STPB's decision to force "Uniquely Singapore" into the face of Hongkongers? What really baffles me is that Gurmit Singh made yet another appearance as Phua Chu Kang.
I mean HELLOOOooo!! That is so yesterday! Why do they have to keep tarnishing the image of a beloved comedy character? I mean, enough already! Phua Chu Kang has brought us laughter and joy and he should just stay in our memories. Please do not bring him out every now and then on advertisments or international reality shows, just for the sake of telling the world that we can laugh at ourselves, and that we have variety and spice. Duh. (I cringe whenever I see the Phua Chu Kang gang nowadays. He is becoming a pain more than a comedian now. Wonder why they never play up on Neo Swee Lian's Mother's role in TVCs... at least this mother is more fun to watch. Or for that matter, Tan Kheng Hua's Margaret... No, not any of the men please!)
So anyway. It was a waste of money watching the show. I am officially very disappointed with HK movies now. They used to make such fun contemporary movies. And now it's just crap after crap. I wonder where have all the good film directors gone to?
I should have watch "Backbenchers"!!! :S
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