I watched this out of curiosity just to see if it lives up to it’s bad reputation. I can honestly say I have not seen a tragedy as bad as this. I have nothing against Jennifer Love Hewitt but I’d like to slap the person who cast her in the role of Audrey. I’m not even talking about how she cannot possibly live up to Audrey in a million years, just her faux pas accent got me reeling with disgust.

Rating: ★

“PENIS!”

Oh my god, cutest movie ever! I hardly ever laugh at movies (although I seem to cry a lot for some reason) but I literally cracked up so much when I was watching this. Definitely a movie to break out for a rainy day or when life is in a rut.

But remember: “This is not a love story.”

Rating: ★★★★★

I‘ve wanted to watch this movie ever since hearing about it from my drama teacher who was going to take our class to see it for a project (Fairytale parodies in case you’re curious. We ended up doing Peter Pan & I was Tinkerbell ). But, surprise surprise, the movie was not released in China, thus shattering my hopes for the future of this country. I mean, if the government procrastinates on minor details such as movie releases, how will they ever get anything done?? But I digress.

The main reason I wanted to see this so badly was because of Amanda Seyfried. She is definitely one of my favourite actresses. She has this whole oh-look-I’m-a-wide-eyed-innocent-damsel-so-not-in-distress thing going on for her that I love Also, I’m a huge sucker for movies derived from fairytales.

First impression? Beautiful scenery. & cute boy playing love interest. Second impression? Still beautiful scenery. & how did the cute boy grow into plain boy? Third impression? Awkward dialogue or, at times, lack thereof. & WTF the scorned potential lover is smokin’ HOT -googles Max Irons, drools for a while then returns to the movie- Overall, the movie had unoriginal dialogue, a pointless plot that left many ends untied and the viewer unsatisfied. The cinematography was breathtaking though. They should’ve fired the screenplay writer then all would have been peachy. HOWEVER, if you’re looking for some eye candy, I would definitely recommend. Max Irons is just so dreamy

Pros: amazing scenery, good acting on Amanda’s part, serious eye candy, interesting to see how they incorporated material from the original story in this adaption.

Cons: awkward dialogue, messy plot, unsatisfactory ending, many pointless scenes, does not engage audience, no chemistry between the leading actors.

Bottom line: I was rather disappointed

Rating: ★★

This is old news for pretty much everyone but since it was just released in China, yesterday was the first time I’ve seen it. It’s kind of embarrassing to admit but I’ve always liked the Transformers movies, even the Megan Fox parts. What not to like about gigantic husky-voiced machine-people who can turn into sleek automobiles? And although I’ve read the bad reviews and have seen the rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I did try to convince myself that it was largely due to bias. However, I now realize that was not the case. This movie is possibly the worst I’ve seen all year. No, actually, definitely. Sure the action and effects were beyond awesome but that was basically all it was. Save a few funny moments, the script remained dull, unmoving and pointless. The change in love interests for Sam was too abrupt and left the audience unsatisfied, not to mention there was no chemistry between him and Carly. Furthermore, I am someone who cries along with the characters for virtually all movies but Transformers was not quite there yet for me. Don’t even get me started on the underdeveloped characters and horrible acting.

I wouldn’t call watching this movie a complete waste of time (some moments are actually quite entertaining) if you crave a few hours of mindless action-filled entertainment.

Rating: ★★