echo_caoli Reviews

Scoop (2006)

This is the scoop

[7 December 2006]

I found this movie in coincidence. During the urgent time for preparing an examination, I escape for a while and want some relaxation. So I think of the movie—my favorite. I choose one casually, that's it, "the scoop". Then, in the following 90 minutes, I got a release.

It's a typical American movie, full of magic, humor, moving relationship, love, (may be not, just a infatuation), beautiful girl, handsome men and a series of murder case. Don't be cheated by the title, it didn't tell us how to get the scoop, it's about a college student and a magician solving a criminal case. Just like a mystery movie. These detail make me recall Agatha Christie, you know, a famous writer and another my favorite.

It's a good entertainment movie, but I think there is something not perfect. The lord son murder the whore after his secretary died, so that means the woman have no proof that he kill someone, because he didn't kill. I think that is a little bit puzzling.

About the ending, I can't understand even more. Why the lovely American old man should die. In the whole movie, he gives laugh and us happy. I don't think he should die at the end. Who care? It's a good film, not just it is another kind of mystery movie, it combine humor and magic together. After watching it, I have the bravery to face my problem. That's it. This is the scoop!

Ye yan (2006)

Love•Death•Desire

[19 September 2006]

The women' death is because of the love.

The men' death is because of the women.

Desire is the measure, is the excuse.

Finally, desire is defeated to the love and the death.

In this war, the winner is … …

Beautiful clothes, lovely music and song, strange marks, tragedy character, moving story. It shows you that what Chinese' value is, what the love is, what the human' heart is. You will think deeply from your heart, you may understand the different among the cultures to express the familiar story. Think about Hamlet.

People don't understand each other, if they do, there is no one alone.

Daisy (2006)

love from flower

[11 May 2006]

No matter I love you or not, I use my life to proof the long time waiting. In the last moment, my life just likes the daisy blooming in the picture. This is a typical Asian movie, which combines the element of the South Korean's tragedy and the element of china's action movie. It gives you a feeling from the deep heart. May be you are a litter puzzled about the detail, however, use your heart, you can experience something different.

The views and pictures in this film are so beautiful. It's a traveling for your eyes. If you like classic music, you also can be satisfaction by the movie. Yes, although there are some raw skills in this film, they didn't affect it become a good and moving movie.

Using your heart, your eyes and your hearing to feel the different kind of love coming from the other side of the world.

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

enjoy it!

[30 March 2006]

Ang Lee who has won the 78th Oscar best director by "Brokeback Mountain" directs this film.

I just want to express my felling of this film. I love it awfully. This film is made by Jane Austin's novel. My favorite Jane Austin. Before I watch this movie I had read the book several times many years ago. All the pictures of the book are in my mind. Fantastically, the film is match with them. England countryside, pretty and lovely girls, beautiful natural views, the trifles happened among them. The director uses a very minute skill to show the style of the novel. I am very proud of the main actors and actresses the director chooses. Their performance and appearance are fit for the figures.

Besides it, the songs Marianne sings in the movie are so beautiful too, like the songs in heaven. The clothing is also perfect.

In my opinion, I think it is better than the "pride and prejudice" 2005. May be many person don't agree. No matter, I still recommend this film to you. In a peaceful afternoon, the sunshine through the window in the house, with a cup of black tea, enjoy this film. You will love it like me.

The Mask of Zorro (1998)

Spanish style

[16 March 2006]

The feverish Spanish dance, the beautiful Elena, the familiar "Z" make, all these things can light you original enthusiasm.

The enmity of killing wife and the regret of depriving daughter make Don Rafael revenge himself on Alejandro after 20 years. During the strict training, Alejandro was a thief became his excellent apprentice.

In the ball of Manteno holding, Alejandro became a charm gentleman who catches Elena's eyes and heart. In the Spanish music, Elena and Alejandro's tacit dance show another style of Spanish fashion vividly. The dance made everyone who watch it burn with righteous indignation.

The due, in the horse house, between Elena and Alejandro is full of the test of dubious. Every action, every eye contact, both let people's heart beating all reveal from the tiny action. The main actress's, Catherine Zeta Jones, performance is very marvelous. Pride with some natural, pretty with some lovely. The movie's details are similar with some others, just about revenge and love. However, as the excellent performance of actors and actresses and the Spanish elements the director added, the movie has another special flavor.

Zorro with the black, the sword in his hand, call for you by the justice.

Corpse Bride (2005)

Another moving story between man and ghost

[10/10 · 21 February 2006]

No gorgeously scene, no handsome characters. In the dark camera lens, black and white becomes the theme. The moving wending vows, the family interest marriage. When man met the ghost, what play would be shown? Between two actresses, how the bridegroom chose? Maybe the world underground isn't awful as we think, just misunderstanding. When the grandson ran into the grandpa's arms, relationship, friendship and love connected the two words.

I like this movie every much that I can't express my feeling. I recommend it to every people I meet, because I know good thing should be shared. It is different from other cartoon movie, no more "prince and princess live together happily for ever". During a wedding, I saw the features of the human and I think what people will I meet in my life and what kind of people I show be? I don't know much about the workers of this movie; however, I want to say is the ending of it. It makes me recall a legend of china witch called "butterfly story". People all think kindhearted and beautiful things can become the butterfly. It brings us good hope.