Movie review: The 3rd Generation
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I had rather high expectations for this show…after all, the trailer looked pretty good, and the storyline sounded interesting. But when I left the cinema this afternoon, I was…well, disappointed isn’t really the correct word to use. Amused is more like it. Though others might not have felt the same…hehe…cause throughout the show (not all the seats were filled), at least three couples walked out halfway, and one fell asleep. I started fidgeting halfway throughout the show…though we did stay till the end (and had a good laugh after!).
[Spoiler ahead]
The show was extremely draggy. Slower than a tortoise, in fact. Maybe I’m just not arty-farty enough for these type of shows. The characters spent alot of time posing for the camera, I couldn’t understand the whole point of the story, and the main character, Charlie, is such a bastard for cheating on his wife that he should’ve been left bankrupt at the end of the show. It’s just all very…pretentious? Sigh. And my god…the word draggy doesn’t do it justice. The conversations between Charlie and Linda was so long drawn out that you could go out, buy another drink, come back in and they wouldn’t have finished their sentence yet. Ok, perhaps I’m exaggerating…but here’s an example…:
Charlie: “Youuuu………………………………………………………….(rest of sentence forgotten)”
Linda: “I…………………………………………………………..(rest of sentence forgotten)”
Of course, it was alot funnier when spoken in Cantonese. Hehe…and the minute we stepped out of the cinema, hubby and I laughed non-stop while imitating their conversation. Hence…amused.
And what’s with all the reference to the number 3? Yes, I know it’s the 3rd generation, blablabla…but seriously…the clocks show 3 o’ clock most of the time, a company expands from 3 people to 30 people…I can’t remember what else. But it’s hilarious when you see the clock at 3pm, then you see Linda leave the office, then Charlie leave the office, then Linda comes back to the office…and the damn clock is still at 3pm! What gives??
While the background and costumes were gorgeous (although the characters recycled the costumes so often that I really wonder if they had a budgeting problem while filming…), I personally wouldn’t recommend this show. However, if you’re going with the sole purpose to see Carmen Soo and Amber Chia…then do go…they look gorgeous (Carmen Soo more than Amber Chia though…)…=)
The saving grace for this show is the theme song, sung by Nicholas Teo (Charlie). Love it love it!
Comment by joanne on 15 January 2006 @ 8:08 pm
hi ya,
carmen soo was from smts, fyi.
btw, i spotted the japanese lantern in jaya jusco sometime back, and it showed a hefty price tag of rm1k. i x want to get it then becoz i hv yet to figure out wat kind of design or feel i want for my interior. now, i hv made up my mind. zen.
can i ask how much did u purchase your jap lantern for?
Comment by sonicwall on 16 January 2006 @ 10:14 am
The clock is still at 3pm because it is spoiled!
Comment by sooyin on 16 January 2006 @ 9:10 pm
joanne: Yeah…I remember! One of your classmates was interested in her or something, right? *grin* Errr…what Japanese lantern ah?
sonicwall: Haha….yeah, probably!!
Comment by joanne on 16 January 2006 @ 11:10 pm
there.. the one outside at your balcony (the picture u post as thumbnail for “the next chapter” in ‘where do u want to go today?’.
how did u know that weiseong was interested in soo wai ming? u got photographic memory har… considering u’re not from our school - and yeah, fyi, u’re one of them that he was interested too. ws likes girls who are petite, and now, his wife is quite a stunner, petite but fleshier (is there even such a word? hentam aje lah) than u, and she’s got those ms hong kong look.
Comment by sooyin on 17 January 2006 @ 4:42 pm
joanne: Ahh…that one. Have to ask my hubby, he went to buy wan…bought somewhere in Sg. Buloh. Will get back to you on that.
Hehe…I knew because my mum told me he was interested in her. How she knows? Probably one of you told her lar! *grin* How is Wei Seong? If I remember correctly, he was studying to be a doctor?
Comment by joanne on 17 January 2006 @ 5:03 pm
oh, sg. buloh huh.. ok, i go there every otr week. w try to check it out. but it will make my life easier if u rmbr which nursery lot u bought it from.
abt ws’ infatuation wif carmen soo, that has to be wong mei ling telling mrs teoh. ws is now in toronto, working as a doctor after practising in dublin for several years. he barely writes, maybe once every 2/3 yrs? brilliant man wif limited vocab, writes a 2 liner email. ppffftttt!
i missed his wedding in 2003 coz i was in uk. darn. so, i x see him since like wat? 2000???
ok thanks for checking out the jap lantern.
Comment by sooyin on 17 January 2006 @ 8:48 pm
Urmm…we bought it about 3 yrs ago, so really can’t remember. But I checked with hubby regarding the price, think it’s bout RM500….=)
Comment by joanne on 18 January 2006 @ 10:59 pm
hmm.. rm500 3 years ago. jaya jusco selling for 1k!!! ok, thx for checking it out for me. back to work now… and more spring cleaning for cny.
ciao bella.
Comment by Jay on 19 January 2006 @ 1:46 pm
Aiyoh cannot remember the last time I actually watched a Chinese movie - or at least one that didn’t have Zhang Ziyi in it!
Comment by sooyin on 19 January 2006 @ 7:23 pm
Jay: Well, at least movies with Zhang Ziyi in it are worth watching…! Unlike this one…hehe…=) I personally love Hero, and the scene in House of Flying Daggers where she plays those drum-thingies…