Christmas

Hello readers,

Today is the day where you shared and received love from the people around you. It is time for giving presents if you have or maybe, some good gatherings to celebrate this wonderful season of the year.

Unlike last year, this year is simply ordinary. I had cordyceps herbal chicken soup for lunch and Korean mild spicy ramen with smoked salmon, veggies and salad for dinner. I remembered having dinner at Jack's Place and it is still memorable.

Recently, I have been quite depressed. I don't know what has been bothering me and I can tell you it has been bugging me since October. Even when before my school event, Spectrum VIII took off, I am still bothered on why am I feeling the blues. I hate the fact I am disrespecting my parents, especially how my older sister is always mocking me. I just hate the fact of watching stuff alone and not sharing what I liked.

I have been thankful for my parents who has gave me support in school and my hobbies. Especially since I have been constantly putting in my best in studies, it is time I have to do something before GCE 'N' Levels. My aim is to get below 9 points or equal to, and enter Polytechnic Foundation Programme where I want to study Diploma in Information Technology at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I have always wanted to enter Ngee Ann Polytechnic because the courses they have, plus I can directly take bus no. 75 or 184 at my house's bus stop to there.

I heard there is a NP's Open House from January 8-10, 2015, so I can't wait to visit the campus itself and explore different faculties. I am also interested in exploring Singapore Polytechnic too! Hopefully, I can stop my laziness and start seizing my days before the Prelims next year.

For my readers out there, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Movie Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies

THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.

Hello readers,

I will be writing a review on this third and final sequel of The Hobbit, titled as The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies. Some people may also know this sequel as The Hobbit: There And Back Again. The film starred once again Martin Freeman as lovable Bilbo Baggins, his other adventurer pack and prominence creatures such as Elves, Smaug the dragon, Ogres (don't how to spell or I guess how the creatures looked) and Sauron the Necromancer.

For The Hobbit: Battle of The Five Armies, the film continues from the previous sequel where Smaug wanted to create terror in the town of Dale. Unforunately, I never knew this dragon would be killed off easily at the start of the film. Soon, the film concentrates on Thorin, who soon has an eye on his gold and the shiny, "rainbowy" jewel. The Hobbit: Battle of The Five Armies does not have much storyline, except there were cool fighting scenes. I mean synchronizing fighting tactics and "flipping".

Although the battle was an epic one, it was sad to see some characters who died on the spot, especially Thorin, since he fought to his last with the Ogre leader who was so invincible that he never died from being in the frozen water. Throughout the three films of the trilogy, Bilbo does not resolved to violence and instead, uses his knowledge and wisdom to help counter attack. The film has a shorter duration than the two previous films, which is good since most people can't sit for long in the cinema.

From 2012 to 2014, The Hobbit trilogy was indeed enjoyable and this new sequel was a good one to conclude the journey of the Hobbit. If you haven't watch this latest sequel, I reccomend that you grab a ticket, sit back and enjoy the fresh battles between the five armies!

Ratings: 6.5/10

P.S. The film may be worth it if you watched the beautiful sketches of The Hobbit at the ending credits and also enjoy the song by Billy Boyd.

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Movie Review: Kill Your Darlings

Hello readers,

I just got back from my trip to Perth, Western Australia. During the trip, I managed to buy Kill Your Darlings, which is unavailable in Singapore due to its sensitive content. The film starred Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan.

Kill Your Darlings is a 2013 film loosely based on the Beats poets including mainly Allen Ginsberg and also the controversial murder of David Kammerer by Lucien Carr. The reason why I said it is loosely based instead of true story is because some parts of the account was dramatized, including the murder of David Kammerer.

The film was beautifully crafted with fine writing and also metaphors used to expressed the Beats' world. Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg, was definitely enjoyable to watched. To be honest, I never doubt his acting since he did well in Woman In Black two years ago. For Dane DeHaan as controversial Lucien Carr, again I am not surprised by how he is able to play such "James Dean-like" character, since I saw him played as Andrew in Chronicle.

Kill Your Darlings may just be about exploring sexuality, however the film also shows how you can make a revolution and defy all rules. Beats poets are rebels who believe in their own beliefs and topics which has been viewed as controversial during that time (1940s). You see, with many films like this, you can explore the trends during a certain period, whether it is in 21st century or 19th century.

With the conclusion to the review, Kill Your Darlings is a film worth watching if you are really into the world of controversy and madness.

Ratings: 7/10

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TV Series Review: Fargo (2014)

Hello readers,

I am going to write a review on FX television series, Fargo. I know I am way late on this series since it aired in April and concluded its first season somewhere in June (if I am not wrong). Fargo is somehow a remake of 1990s film of the same name. The series starred prominence actors, Colin Hanks, Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, and some unknown cast.

Fargo is a strange, dark comedy television series about a man, Lester (Freeman) who met an unknown fellow, Lorne (Billy Bob Thornton) and has since been influenced with his violence and malice. Meanwhile, the police officers are trying to solve the cases linked to these two guys. In Season One, the story was set in 2006 instead of 2014.

While this series has some suspense, its storyline is promising including Martin Freeman's commonly known "awkwardness" appearance and Billy Bob Thornton's mysterious character, Lorne. This series is like another production of Hitchcock, but the modern take of suspense. I, myself never thought the storyline will be intriguing and if I had completed the first season, I wouldn't mind checking out the upcoming Season Two next year. The first episode was a great introduction between the two lead characters, especially how Lester "ain't man enough".

If you are someone who loves Hitchcock-style, slow moving drama, something suspenseful or maybe stupidity to watch during the winter season, I would recommend you watching Fargo. It is a series which will not disappoint you.

P.S. I like the main theme music.

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"#000000 & #FFFFFF" by The Neighbourhood

Hello readers,

After a week of having lack of inspiration to write a new post, I finally found one and here I am, going to write a review about this latest mixtape, #000000 & #FFFFFF by the Sweater Weather indie rock band, The Neighbourhood. Having to achieved their success with the chilling, West Coast track, the band have been embarking on a tour to Europe, Russia and even different states in United States.

While travelling to many places, The Neighbourhood did found some time to record new songs for this long anticipated mixtape. Some of the songs such as Silver, Unfair and Lurk were uploaded onto their SoundCloud months before the release of #000000 & #FFFFFF. For those who are not Internet savys, the title refers to the HTML colour codes for black and white. The Neighbourhood frontman, Jesse Rutherford has been known for his love for HTML and monochrome colours.

#000000 and #FFFFFF is a mixtape which caters to people who are fond of hip hop and rock or maybe 1990s music. Imagine when both genres come together, you have the mixtape. In this mixtape, The Neighbourhood specially invited some underground rappers such as Raury, French Montana and Danny Brown to be featured in some songs. I have to say the rappers are pretty cool, especially the song, #icanteven featuring French Montana. The introduction of the song, NSTYNCT featuring Skeme and OGMaco is a good one, despite the fact The Neighbourhood came in after 3 minutes and 16 seconds.

I can tell you that this mixtape is like being in a concert. I admit that this is the first mixtape I have ever heard since most mixtapes are released by hip hop artists. This mixtape was heavily edited and cut to make sure it sounded like one song which has no ending. Phone Call Interlude is one of those songs I think is awkward cause you can listened to the conversation between Jesse Rutherford and another collaborator on coming home. This takes you to another song, When I Get Back featuring G Eazy which reminds me of every musicians coming a long way from home to stardom.

Dangerous and #icanteven are songs that have repetitive theme of dangerous girl and how she cheats on her partner. I love these two songs cause it reminds me of songs from the radio back in 2007 and 2008. I recommend you, readers to give these two songs a listen. Another song to recommend is Warm featuring Raury, which gives a chilling, "lost in the winter" feeling.

Alright, I shall stop writing here and to end off, I think The Neighbourhood has achieved a goal: Releasing a mixtape of various combinations. Also, to have a mixtape in this season is a perfect timing after a long wait.

As #000000 & #FFFFFF is a free mixtape, you can download or stream on this link: http://www.datpiff.com/The-Neighbourhood-000000-ffffff-mixtape.669129.html.

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Spectrum VIII

Hello readers,

Lot of things happened this week, especially when it comes to a school yearly event (name on post's title). Spectrum is back after two years due to budget cut last year and in replacement, my CCA had a combined concert with Symphonic Band. This year's theme is Broadway, so you can expect musicals (lots of memorable songs which does not include Frozen and other current trends) and will take place at Republic Polytechnic Cultural Centre.

Most of the Broadway plays or musicals can be traced back to 1950s and especially 1980s. I can tell you that most of the performing arts groups are working hard to put up the best show, especially Drama Club who will dominate the stage for the night event. I shall not say out surprises or what my CCA is playing, so I can leave you guys a suspense. If you have bought a ticket for $20, then good for you!

I hope I can play well for tomorrow, since I am the only Zhongyin Sheng player. It is stress for me cause my instrument is loud and just one mistake can 'blow up' the stage. Besides stressing up for performance, I am also trying to figure out a reason for something which is happening since September. I will not say this explicitly since most of you, readers are my friends or CCA-mates. I can only say that something is strange cause my guts told me that someone is acting oddly...

Sigh... I hope tomorrow is going to be a good day...

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TV Series Review: The Affair

Hello readers,

I am here today to talk about this television series, The Affair which starred Dominic West and Ruth Wilson. I wanted to write this review last week but I could not find the time to do so. Since I am right now free, I shall get started.

The Affair is a television series about the psychological effects on the affair between both married individuals. Noah is a family man who has four children, a lovely wife who he is with since college, a successful first book and now, on a writer's block. On the other hand, Alison is a woman (native on the small island) who lost her child two years ago due to drowning and is depressed with her marriage. Both Noah and Alison met on a small island and the story starts from here.

The Affair is an interesting television series which I am surprised by how it turned out. I initially thought the characters' affair was going to be boring and there will be a conflict with their own wife and husband. I was proven wrong when I found out the storyline was told in two parts: Noah's and Alison's and guess what? Both stories are told differently to the audience. One of the characters or both may be lying throughout this season. Here, we are told indirectly that someone was murdered and both Noah and Alison are called in as witnesses.

We are also told that Noah and Alison have may have ended their affair prior to the pilot episode. You see, there are many twists around the series and because of that, you must catched up with every episode to know what will happened. The storyline is refreshing in a way that there are cover ups or dillusion by the two main characters. Besides storyline, I like the opening sequence of The Affair where Fiona Apple contributed her unreleased song, Container. The song gives a chilling feel with addition of the ocean tides.

If you haven't catched The Affair, I recommend you to have a go!

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TV Series Review: Peaky Blinders

Hello readers,

I am here today to write a review about this gangster drama series from BBC 2, Peaky Blinders. The series was first aired last year with only 6 episodes and recently it has been introduced on Netflix. So far, the series has two seasons (twelve episodes in total) with the finale coming on Thursday.

Peaky Blinders is a television series based on a real-life youth gang with the same name. The members' cap has a razor blade sewed inside and hence the name was given. The first season is an introduction to the Shelby family who are expanding their business in Birmingham, England, followed by expanding their territories to the different parts of England such as Camden and London.

Starring Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill and Helen McCrory in this 1920s 'gangsterish' drama, the series provided the viewers the glimpse of every coolish Peaky Blinders and the madness into one. Talking business, coppers and other gangs such as Kimber's or maybe the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the series offered the best of the best with fighting, passion for love, betrayal and strong family bond. You can say this series is another Boardwalk Empire style, but not totally.

Cillian Murphy as the ambitious boss, Thomas "Tommy" Shelby is a strong lead with that mesmerizing blue eyes and entrance appearance in the pilot episode. Together with Helen McCrory who is the lady of the house, Aunt Polly, both of them I would say very entertaining and I loved their appearances. The storyline of the series has kept me going and making me begging for more. It is such a shame that a new season would come a year later...

If you haven't catch Peaky Blinders, you should really give a go!

P.S. I completed Season 1 in 3 days and now, I am waiting for Season 2 finale. ;)

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Happy Halloween!

Hello readers,
Today is the last day of October and it's an All Saints' Day, also known as Halloween. I am writing this post using my phone, so pardon the format which I know it is weird since I mostly post using iPad.

Till today, I have no idea how Halloween even occured. I used to hear from my father that the idea of Halloween came from somewhere in Europe. I think it is funny how every celebration has a urban legend. I love urban legend, you can't even tell whether it truely happened or just a story back in those old days to scare kids or even the local adults.

Since I live in Singapore, there is no such thing as Halloween (try tricka treating and see what happened). However, you can still celebrate this event by taking a trip to supermarket such as Cold Storage. Cold Storage has some unique masks and plastic weapons including a trident. They do sell some fake blood and plastic knife which you can pretend you accidentally harm yourself or even self-harm. You can also watched some Halloween specials on television such as the latest episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show.

I hope everyone has a good Halloween and again, happy tricka treating!

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"Goddess" by Banks

Hello readers,

I will be writing a music review on this dark, R&B singer, Banks who released her debut album last month, Goddess.

Before writing, I shall explained about this beautiful lady. Banks stood out from the featured page on YouTube with her song, Beggin For Thread and I have to say she has his mysterious aura which made me wanted to check out her other music videos. From the comments I have seen on her YouTube page, there has a comparison made between Banks and Lana Del Rey since both started off as indies which I shall dismissed they have different music genres and 'storytelling'.

Now back to the review, Goddess is an album which brings this dark, beautiful aura and with 18 songs (I bought the deluxe version), all the songs are entertaining. Some of the songs like You Should Know Where I'm Coming From are acoustic and her vocal is mystifying. Drowning and Brain are songs which you need to watched the music videos and take note of the femme fatale's persona, they are very chilling and beautifully written. Overall of Goddess is that I have no disliking of the songs and because of that, this album is something I can listened to on repeat.

If you were to ask me what is my favourite song off Goddess, I would say Stick as the drumsticks and the female Justin Timberlake-inspired vocal style are so sick. Banks is simply the interesting singer-songwriter of 2014 I ever discovered through indie music channel. Definitely recommended to listen and if you haven't, go to Spotify!

Ratings: 7.5/10

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Term 4 Week 6

Hello readers,

This week is exciting, especially when you have a public holiday (Happy Deepavali!) and a school holiday the next day. Besides that, I have been involving myself in many events such as yesterday's Student Leaders Forum. This was my first time being in a forum with many different student leaders instead of just Student Council.

The forum took nearly 3 hours including the talks by the school leaders. We were placed into clusters and discussed about different issues and suggestions on improving the school for next year. I did talked to other student leaders who were mostly class chairpersons. After discussing, every clusters were to present their ideas to everyone and I was amazed with each and every opinions the leaders shared.

For the whole student leaders forum, I was actually writing down point forms and sentences as part of my secretary job which helped me to write a report for 2 hours today. I am pleased with myself for writing a full report since I never got a chance to really do that officially. I know it is weird for people to like writing but to be honest, writing for a big event helps me to keep awake instead of dozing off to Neverland.

Besides Student Leaders Forum, I was a game-in-charge along with my fellow Ex-co mate for a game called, Minesweeper. The game was for the event, Student Council Selection Camp. As 2014 is coming to an end, we had to recruit new councillors not through interview but through physical activities. There were four more games besides Minesweeper. I have to say most of the councillors were in good conduct, however since this was just a one day event, it was not enough to know their true character.

As holidays are coming, I can't wait to explore more interests and since Spectrum 8 and NUS Chinese Instrumental Examination are coming next month, I am going to work hard not for the people but for myself!

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2 years anniversary in advance!

Hello readers,
October 19, 2014 is coming and that marks the two years anniversary of Devil In The Skull. Since 2012, I have been happy to blogged about anything that I have found through Twitter, IMDB (Internet Movies Database) and other websites.

Again, my purpose of having this blog is to spread the wonders of films and other entertainment such as music. This year, I have ventured into trying food reviews such as my review about Din Tai Fung (link here) which has been read by many readers like you and topped my posts as the most read.

I wish Devil In The Skull a happy two years anniversary in advance and would like to thanks each and every readers who have been following this blog in the wonderful journey. To celebrate this joyous occasion, I have revamped the blog with a new touch. :)

Thank you, everyone!

Crissie

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Movie Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

Hello readers,

I am here today to write a review on this profound The Great Gatsby which I watched it yesterday on my laggy laptop. This film is based on the 2013 version which you can easily tell by the cast including of course, Leonardo DiCaprio as the amazing Jay Gatsby. I remembered wanting to watched The Great Gatsby last year after watching the trailers and listening to the soundtrack. However, I was hold back by other commitments and thus, I was not able to watched the film.

So here I am going to write up for The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is told from the narrator, Nick Carraway (Tobey McGuire)'s perspective. The film started off with Nick telling his therapist about his good, old days back in 1922 where Roaring Twenties was happening and as a Yale graduate, he moved into a small cottage in West Egg and got a job in a firm based in New York. While West Egg was a neighbourhood for the 'newly rich', Nick has a cousin, Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan) who was married and lived on East Egg which was known for the oldest, wealthy people.

There you go for the summary of Nick Carraway and his lovely, blonde cousin, but this is not the most interesting part. Nick has a next door neighbour who always held big, crashing parties and guess what? None of the guests ever met the neighbour. Here you know the obvious, the neighbour was Jay Gatsb (Leonardo DiCaprio), the man who swept away on headlines.

I have given the full summary of the characters who are in this film. The Great Gatsby is an enchanting film which would grab you in and joined the fun in the Roaring Twenties. People dancing to Charleston, big band playing Foxtrot and also alcohols are cheaper for the wealthiest. But there was something troubling in this film, I shall described this as 'Roaring Twenties in a Great Depression Era'. Why that? The Great Gatsby is not only a wild, happy going film but a sadness being covered up by the roaring culture.

I was moved by the flashback scene which featured Gatsby and Daisy, who were former lovers before separating as the war came. Gatsby showered her with love and did all his best to practically impressed her. Sadly, Daisy went along and married Tom Buchanan, a business tycoon. The Great Gatsby is a film which shows the vulnerability of the amazing man as his past was revealed. While watching the film, something touched me. Not only was the Gatsby's character a pity, but how about the author? F. Scott Filtzgerald was somehow vulnerable in the Roaring Twenties.

Although I haven't see the previous versions of The Great Gatsby, I would like to praised the director for his well research into the classic novel and for his beautifully, powerful scenes which totally let me felt I have spent my 142 minutes wisely. The film production of making the 1920s setting was very well done and does absolutely need a standing ovation. If you haven't watched The Great Gatsby, I recommend this film as it will touched you and make you fall in love with the Roaring Twenties, the glamour and sadness of 1920s. Do checked out the soundtrack of the film as well!

Ratings: 9/10

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TV Series Review: How To Get Away With Murder

THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.

Hello readers,

I am here today to reviewed a latest legal drama television series, How To Get Away With Murder. I decided to watch the pilot episode today cause I am running out of television series to watched and also I heard about this series which I am curious what it is about.

How To Get Away With Murder is a television series about a law professor who decided to get students from her class to show their ability to handle the case about a woman, a man and the aspirin. I thought this series was about how a professor and students worked together to handle cases in courtroom but there is a bigger picture throughout the series.

In the opening of the pilot episode, the students were seen carrying out an unknown body and were arguing about the consequences of disposing of a body. Since the students were uncertained about their decision, one of the students decided to use the coin and flipped for the right decision. The scene soon showed a '3 months later' sequence where the students attended a class taught by Professor Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) and she introduced the class which she like to called it, How To Get Away With Murder.

Viola Davis' performance as Professor Annalise Keating was impressive, although I am new to watching her acting. She portrayed the character as a tough woman who has seen many courtroom cases and yet at the same time, portrayed a character who is under pressure by marriage. The students' cast are not too bad, although I don't really remember them except for a few students. The plot of How To Get Away With Murder has many twists and as the pilot episode goes, there are many hints which may get you shocking. There are a few dirty tricks in the episode as the professor and students try to win the case. An example of dirty tricks is when student Connor (Jack Falahee) had sex with an I.T. nerd, just to get the evidence to help the case.

How To Get Away With Murder is a series which featured law in a twisted way and yet giving suspenseful hints throughout the pilot episode and maybe even the whole Season 1 of the series. Go watched the pilot episode and you will understand the review I wrote!

Ratings: 7/10

P.S. The series was created by executive producers of Scandal. I have to say both series' lead character are quite similar.

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TV Series Review: Stalker

THIS REVIEW CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS

Hello readers,

I am writing this review at this hour cause I just finished watching the pilot episode of this latest thriller crime television series, Stalker which aired this week. The series starred Dylan McDermott as a transferred homicide detective from New York and Maggie Q as a detective probably been stalked before.

Stalker is another television series similar to Criminal Minds but it mainly focused on cases regarding stalking (obviously) where victims felt insecure and receiving threats or things which bothers them for a long period of time.

The pilot episode started off with a woman coming back home, leaving a voice message to a friend that she was hungry. After coming out of her car, she received a phone call from an unknown person who was watching her move like arriving home. We soon see a man standing outside her house and later chased the woman and started pouring kerosene on her with absolutely no reason. The woman soon entered her car and again kerosene was poured. Well, it is obvious she was killed after the unknown person set the car on fire.

I will not give more spoilers but I have to say, Stalker is creepier than Criminal Minds since the stalkers portrayed in this series are more 'stalkerish'. Imagine you are being watched 24/7 and this has been going on for maybe, a year for example. That is how those victims feel whenever they received such threats or a scary surprise. I cannot imagine how my life is if there is a person who created an obsession over me. Yucks!

The cast of Stalker is well... alright. At the start of the episode, my first impression of Dylan McDermott's character was, "Is he a stalker?". His expression does looked like a delusional fellow who is obsessed with this blonde woman (who I assumed it was his ex-girlfriend) and the child. However, as the episode goes on, I think Dylan is fine. For Maggie Q, her expression in this series is quite similar to her previous television series, Nikita. She has this strong presence and yet gorgeous at the same time. From the pilot episode, I look forward to knowing the characters they are playing since this is just the beginning.

Looking at the overall of pilot episode of Stalker, I felt the critics are missing out the point of the series. I think the storyline of the episode was alright and I don't feel the series is "chock full of perverted subjects and ugly storylines, making it hard to watch even for those who like to watch". The stalkers portrayed in the series isn't really that perverted but I would say they are 'perfectly creepy'. Another critic has mentioned the series is an "exploitative, misogynist trash". I know there are people out there who feel that treating women in a harsh way is bad or there ain't woman rights. I think it is a coincident that the victims in this episode are female and the storyline just happened to be torching of victims.

For the ratings of this pilot episode, I would give this a 6/10. 4 out of 10 is gone because this series is kinda average but at the same time, it is a series I would still be able to watched. If you haven't watched the pilot episode of Stalker, I think you should give a thought about watching this series, especially if you are someone who has watched Criminal Minds or maybe, Law & Order: SVU?

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Mini update

Hello readers,
Sorry for not posting for two weeks I guess. I am currently staying in Tan Tock Seng Hospital due to pneumonia.

I don't know how or why I got pneumonia during this crucial week. This week is the End-Of-Year Examinations which marks the last papers before the long school holidays.

All I can say is wishing myself all the best in speedy recovery and to all of you out there, better drink more water and topped it up!

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"Drowners" by Drowners

Hello readers,

I am here today to talk about this indie rock album, Drowners which I have been hearing for the past weeks. Drowners is also the name for the Welsh-American alternative band which consists of three members including model turned singer, Matthew Hitt.

Drowners is an album specifically for people who enjoys soft tune and the fine rock songs, something a little similar to The Royal Concept and much softer than Arctic Monkeys. I am very amazed by how this album only lasted for 31 minutes and most songs tend to have a duration of estimated 2 minutes such as opening track, Ways to Phrase a Rejection and Long Hair. One problem of Drowners is that most songs have similar tune and therefore it is hard to differentiate which song is for which.

Drowners' popular song of the self-titled album is Luv, Hold Me Down which contained a 'synthesized-guitarish' melody and has a lovely duration of 2 minutes and 57 seconds, so you should give a chance to this song! Another song to recommend from this album is A Button on Your Blouse which offers cheesy chorus of 'undoing your little button on your blouse'.

If you are really looking for soft alternative music, you should definitely listen to Drowners by Drowners. It has been released onto iTunes and Spotify eight months ago on my birthday, January 28! I recommend buying on iTunes which cost SG$9.98. :-)

Ratings: 6.5/10

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Movie Review: Black Butler

Hello readers,

I am here today to talk about this Japanese anime turned live action film, Black Butler. I bet every anime fans will be reading this, once I mentioned this film title. I remembered hearing the news from my mother about how the people wanted to turned this popular anime into a live action film and I was like, "Really?". I started watching a few episodes of Black Butler last year with my sister during school holidays and I have to admit that this anime was indeed the best I have ever seen due to the fact I watched Shugo Chara which is way below the standard of what I looked for in series.

Okay back to the real review, I am pleased with the cast selected to play the characters. Hiro Mizushima, who played the famous, devilish butler, Sebastian was well played and he indeed captured the 'image' of the animated character. Ayame Goriki, who played Ciel was also well played, despite the fact she is a female character turned into a boy for a reason to survive. Although I didn't watched the first few episodes of Black Butler, I found myself enjoying the film with its engaging storyline with a combination of suspense and terror. However, during the near ending credits, the storyline seems to feel unfocused and sometimes, out of character.

The conversion from Victorian to modern era was definitely fantastic. So does the fighting scenes which were sleek and clean. Not to forget, actress Yuka who played the female badie was amazing, despite her character's intention.

I am definitely going to praised the film for capturing the original series and compressing all the music and scenes as one. Black Butler, you did it!

Ratings: 7/10

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Mini update

Hello readers,

Although I will not be posting anything related to films or maybe my life, I would kindly like you to visit my SoundCloud where I have been creating new tracks and uploading them every week. I have been producing weird, cranky music since March this year after watching Zedd's DJing performance and discovering other producers whom I found on Spotify.

Music is like a universal activity. Everyone will definitely hear music through television commercials, MP3 player, radio in your car or maybe even creating your own by clapping, tapping or whatever actions you do. If you were to ask me what type of music I usually listen of, I can tell you I am a sucker for great rhythm, big band, special effects in Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and not to forget, lyrics which is similar to Lana Del Rey and Arctic Monkeys.

The songs which I am currently into are Don't by Ed Sheeran, Love Runs Out by OneRepublic, Bedroom Hymns by Florence + The Machine, I'm Not The Only One by Sam Smith, Latch by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith and Jimmy's Gang by Parov Stelar. You, readers should give a try in listening to these songs, especially I'm Not The Only One.

My username on SoundCloud is crushedtiggy. Recently, I posted a track called, Let Out The Danger which consists of Danger by Taemin of SHINee and Let Out The Beast by EXO, so do give a listen. :)

That's all for today!

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Movie review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.

Hello readers,

Yesterday I rented a DVD of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Lot 1. I decided to watch this film after watching Dane DeHaan's performance in Chronicle and also I was curious about his version of Harry Osborn/Green Goblin (yes, I am a Dane bias). Since yesterday I watched this film at late night, I decided to write a review about it and no, no, I will try not to be bias.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and it is one of the reboot trilogy. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 explored on how Peter Parker tried to balance his ordinary life and superhero life. The film also showed what happened to Peter's parents since he has always been living with his Aunt May and his deceased uncle, Uncle Ben. There were a few tributes to the original trilogy such as Peter Parker's phone ringtone was the theme for Spider-Man. In my opinion, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been trying hard to balanced the comedy and serious effect which I have nothing to say. The visual effects looked realistic, except for the movie posters LOL.

The film has brilliant cast including Jamie Foxx who starred as Max Dillion/Electro. This was my first time watching Jamie acting as a fellow who has a syndrome where celebrities are his friend and for that, I will have to praised that since he looked so different. On the other hand, I can't tell whether how well Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's acting are since in real life, they are both a couple. I liked how Andrew talked which really captured the hyper yet energetic Spider-Man, despite the fact he doesn't seem to look like a high school student graduating. To me, I see him as a college student graduating. As Dane DeHaan had acted as a loner-villain in Chronicle, if I were to choose which villain acted by Dane is my favourite, I would go for this Harry Osborn. I liked the part where he and Jamie as Electro were in the Oscorp Industries's main office. That Harry was a shocker!

And back to the summary of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the film dealed with the main issue: trust. We can see that Peter Parker wasn't honest with his feelings, Harry Osborn who desperately wanted the spider blood to cure his illness and how the Oscorp Industries was corrupted ever since long time ago. I understand how these characters feel, especially Peter who always seem lost in his decisions unless with the help of Gwen. The sad moment was when Peter Parker's father recorded a video of himself, telling the truth about what happened in Oscorp Industries and the sacrifices he made to save his child, since Peter grew up detesting his father for 'abandoning' him. See how strong family members' feelings are? And also, how Peter lost Gwen Stacy, a companion and listener over a fight with Harry Osborn/Green Goblin who ended up in a mental institution.

At the end of the day, none of the characters are really that bad. It's just that they did things for their benefit in getting back what they want or achieved.

Ratings: 7/10

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Disappointed

Hello readers,

I did not write any post last week due to hectic schedule and National Day where Singapore turned 49 years old. Quite an achievement right? However, there are some things which I am currently disappointed with.

For the past few weeks, I have been feeling slightly grumpy over nothing or sometimes over a particular matter which I think could have been done better. I was disappointed in how my examinations turned out as school did not gave us, students some time to cope with a new chapter or topic which was only taught a few weeks ago. I know people will say, "You should use your free time and work hard" but does it work? Even if I had a free time, does it helped achieve an aim? I wondered.

Another thing which I was disappointed with was regarding about CCA. CCA has always been an engaging, fun learning activity after school and for nearly 3 years, I have been putting in my best for every performances and practices. However, with the new teachers and students management, I can say it was horrible. Firstly, the leaders were treating members unequally. Secondly, due to the fact there is a vice-chairperson in my section, there are miscommunication issues between members including myself. Lastly, the teachers, especially the woman (I won't revealed her name), had been neglecting the CCA for quite some time now. The woman even became part of the Student Council committee and I am annoyed by it.

Today I had my Nanyang Polytechnic K-Attack Concert rehearsal from 4pm to 10pm and I was utterly pissed off wifh the actions the people took. We came to NYP as early as 4.25pm and guess what? The people told us to have your dinner and the break lasted from 4.50pm to 5.50pm which was an hour. I even received my new CO t-shirt and I was disappointed in the spelling of the name. Prior to receiving the shirt, I wrote my name, Crissie clearly on the paper and in return, I got my t-shirt with name spelled as Crisse. I was also disappointed because I paid $12.50 for the shirt and that was what I got: A name which was never fucking checked. I hope to receive the new, replaced t-shirt soon since I have to wear the wrong one tomorrow for K-Attack Concert.

Besides the price and the shirt, I am also super pissed off with how the Nanyang Polytechnic AVA crew handled the situation. They took my Sheng unknowingly and replaced one of theirs with mine throughout the rehearsal. Besides using my Sheng, two boys from different schools have been using my instrument with no idea that does not belonged to NYP. Good life, right?

I hope the situation or events can be much better and happier than it is now...

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"In The Lonely Hour" by Sam Smith

Hello readers,

Yesterday I managed to bought In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith at the iTunes Store and I have to say I wished I could have bought this earlier back three months ago. To be honest, this is the first time I had bought an album which is neither noisy nor messy since the albums I mostly bought like Lana Del Rey, The Neighbourhood and Arctic Monkeys have a typical pattern. 

In The Lonely Hour is an album which touches my ears because they were peaceful and quiet. Sam Smith's recognizable vocal shook me as he is able to change from low to high pitch so instantly without any difficulties. In The Lonely Hour is a great album for people who wish to listen at night while others are sleeping, or having a happy day ahead, very touching and hyped!

I will mentioned some songs which I like from In The Lonely Hour. Life Support attracted me with a calm yet slow vibe ("I've been sleeping with the lights on") throughout and that is quite similar to Beyoncé's. Lay Me Down reminds me of "angelic" Amy Winehouse and the songs from typical musicals. Money On My Mind is also listed on my "should be mentioned" songs in this album, although I am not a fan of how the chorus sounded like. What a pity! Lastly, Like I Can is lively yet reminds me of music by Duffy.

In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith is sure an anticipated album of 2014. I can't described what I heard, although I know this album is great. Despite the fact Sam has a high pitch vocal which may sometimes sound annoying, the way he put his feelings and the warmness he sang makes his voice instantly recognizable and unique.

So if you haven't gotten In The Lonely Hour, you should right now by heading to iTunes Store and purchase the album at $12.40 (if I'm not wrong) or get a physical copy!

P.S. Sam Smith's music video for his new single, I'm Not The Only One is out on YouTube. Give a listen!

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Movie review: Snowpiercer

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS.

Hello readers,

I am still up at this hour to write this review for a South Korean-American film, Snowpiercer. The film was released in August last year for South Korean cinemas and as of July 2014, it has been shown in other worldwide cinemas. In my country, I was lucky enough to spot this film in a video shop when it was supposed to show in cinema next month.

Snowpiercer is a science fiction film about a train that travels around the world (I guess) after the population on Earth have extincted. The only survivors are the ones who boarded the train and they were separated according to their class. The wealthy ones would stay at the front of the train while the poor ones would stay at the tail of the train.

Snowpiercer is a film which laid a topic about the unfortunate, horrible classes from rich to poor and the environmental issue which is the current debatable thing among mankinds. The film showed the poors rising up against the richs and what they called it: coup d'état. The poors being treated like a slaves or test subjects. Children being used to keep the engine of the train running for 18 years. People who can't remember how Earth was like since they were in the train for their whole life. It was disheartening to see such situation which fortunately did not happened for real. The film also featured propaganda about the train and Mr Wilford *say like a kindergarten child*.

Unlike The Hunger Games, Snowpiercer was worst than people running around the arena, surviving the matches against different districts. Here, in this film, the richs have a invincible gadgets and weapons to lay the poors down. Imaging yourself, being given a 'protein block' which was made using cockroaches or some kind of insects for 18 years, staying in a crowded squatters and fearing for your life, that is like being in World War II.

Putting the situation and some plot spoilers on hold, Snowpiercer was a film which left me having a poker face. I have no idea whether to judge this film positively or negatively. The storyline was indeed suspenseful at the start, however the excitement and suspense were gone by the time half the film was shown. I also have no idea what to say about the ending since I think it ended quite abruptly. Whoever wrote the film's screenplay, it is either you think it is a "good way to make the film stand out" or that is how the original story, Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Benjamin Legrand goes.

Besides the "unfortunate, twisty" ending, the whole cast was great. However, I think the characters were killed off too easily. I wished the film crew would have improve the showtime for the deceased characters, though they may not be important for the film.

In my opinion, Snowpiercer is a film that has a "win-win" situation. If you are the poor, you would feel like going against the richs for the suffering you received. For the richs, there is a need to have boundary and in order to maintain peace, you have no choice but to carry out the actions of what you have to do. It is still a survival test at the end of the day... For me, I support the poors' action and movement and who knows? Maybe you, yourself have a different perspective.

Ratings: 5/10

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Frustration

Hello readers,

Have you ever felt frustrated over nothing? A reason which you couldn't explained or asked? This frustration has been taking over my mood and thoughts for nearly two weeks. I ca never get any valid reasons or theory about why am I frustrated. Even if I tried seeking for school councillor, I know I will not be able fo expressed myself.

My frustration started when I was having combined session in CCA on Friday. Everyone was feeling hyper over the new music scores which includes the music piece my CCA is performing for Spectrum in November this year. The awful feeling about the upcoming concert was when I thought my junior who doesn't seem come out of his community and he was super quiet. I will not go on further about the details.

All I do know that I am frustrated over something which I can't think of. Here are some reasons I have found of why some people like me are frustrated over nothing or maybe something:

"The feeling of frustration comes as a result of not being able to satisfy your needs, wants or desires through your own actions and efforts."

This statement is accurately true. I have high expectations for people or a particular things and I will be disappointed if one doesn't achieved that specific goal. If I don't get what I want or take the particular action, I will be let down easily and frustrated over a failed task.

"If you are stuck and unable to free yourself, you will become frustrated because you are unable to control your surrounding environment."

This second statement is also somewhat true. As a student councillor and also holding an important position, I always feel trapped over the tasks given and also the people I am surrounded with. I felt that the environment is always tensed, even though it is not.

Even though you can never find the reason to your frustration, the only way to clear this feeling is to just let it go and accept the fact. Accept the fact that some things in life, we can't always get what we want and begging people to work around your schedule or habits.

You can try to clear your mind by focusing on one goal at a time or listen to songs on music player or mobile applications such as Spotify, where you can choose to browse the playlists from genres like Pop, R&B, Soul or Party Hits. I recommend listening to this playlist called, Party Hits which consists of 108 songs. :)

I hope you can get your satisfaction or mood back! Always clear unknown sources before more come to attack you!

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Restaurant review: Gangnam Style BBQ

Hello readers,

I just came back from a Korean restaurant called, Gangnam Style BBQ. I have to say this is so far the best Korean restaurant I have ever been to and tasted because there was this restaurant in Novena which used to have good food and service.

Okay back to Gangnam Style BBQ, you may probably expect some bias words since this was my second time visiting this restaurant. I loved how the restaurant looked since it resembled like the ones I see in South Korea and also television series. They have tables which are arranged in straight row like group gathering. Here is how the inside looks!

Gangnam Style BBQ is a business owned by actual Koreans. :) There was this lady who has many recommendations and my family and I tried out this hot pot. I can't remember what is the name of the hot pot but I can say that it wasn't really spicy enough for my family, so we added some chilies to increase the spiciness!

Although the hot pot wasn't really spicy enough, it still wasn't so bad. I recommend you to try out this hot pot if you can!

Besides the hot pot, I did tried out what people in Singapore are most familiar with, Sam Gae-Tang! Sam Gae-Tang is a literal translation of 'ginseng chicken soup'.

Since it is my favourite, I may be bias about this delicious, scrumptious soup. Gangnam Style BBQ's Sam Gae-Tang is more watery and has lesser 'oil-feel' than the ones I tried in other Korean restaurants. So do try out this soup if you love chicken and also the rice inside.

There's a potato pancake which is simple yet tasty. You should have this in your meal if you can. :) However, for those who aren't a fan of chilies, you may definitely feel the spice which will 'touched and twisted' your tongue!

Overall from my first and second visit to Gangnam Style BBQ, this is a restaurant which I am pleased with. Great service and a nice, peaceful environment where the patrons are usually Koreans themselves. A restaurant like this is a rare opportunity since there isn't any Korean BBQ restaurant around my area.

Speaking of the food above, the food which requires 'BBQ-ing' are also quite tasty, especially how marinated it is. Plus, the staff will definitely helped you out. :)

So if you are interested in having group gathering or family dinner, you should definitely give Gangnam Style BBQ a visit!

Ratings: 6.5/10

The Rail Mall

396 Upper Bukit Timah Road

Singapore 678048

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EM Module at ITE College East + An update about Devil In The Skull

Hello readers,

For this whole week, I went to ITE College East for Elective Module course. I chose to attend Digital Marketing because in my opinion, Digital Marketing has been widely used in every business and I think it benefits me in future.

ITE College East is the first Institute of Technical Education and second tertiary institution I have been to, previously went to Nanyang Polytechnic for Chinese Orchestra rehearsals for 3-4 weeks last year. The campus itself is huge and I found myself losing my way when I wanted to go to the correct location. The food court, Food Haven was delicious, especially the economical rice with vegetables and egg which costs me only $1.50 while the fishball noodles I ordered costs $3 and they were both worth it! I even went to try the campus's Subway since I am a fan of the food chain. The 6 inch breads were definitely smaller than the ones I usually ate at Bukit Panjang Plaza.

In the Digital Marketing course, we were taught on the theories about social media and also activities such as editing layout on Wix.com and adding widgets such as blog, contact form. We also have a grouping where we presented our own findings about different social media platforms such as blogging, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. For my group, we chose blogging and somehow it was a complex topic since you may refer blog as personal blog or business blog. Still, blogging is an interesting topic to researched on.

Digital Marketing is a suitable module course for people who have always been interested in social media and how to integrate one as a business strategy. As a person who has some knowledge of HTML codes and anything about simple programming, I felt that this course challenged my ability in explaining and sharing with other schoolmates, though this course did not used any HTML, CSS codings in Wix.com.

I hope to be able to participate in more tertiary institution activities and gained more exposure to other useful and magical industries such as Laser Show and 3D Printing.

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Another news I wanted to share with my readers is I am probably going to transfer Devil In The Skull to another blogging platform, Tumblr. The reason why I wanted to transfer the whole blog is because recently, Blogger does not enabled me to edit my layout like how it used to years ago. Another reason is that I am always on Tumblr and since it allows me to have an additional blog, I thought why not moved Devil In The Skull to that platform for convenience.

More updates about transferring of Devil In The Skull to Tumblr will be posted on later date. However, no worries, I managed to transfer all the posts dated back to 2012 until this year to the upcoming blog on Tumblr. Therefore, you will be able to enjoy the old posts while exploring the blog's new communicating platform.

I want to thank each and every readers for viewing my blog for the past 2 years and I hope to continue on providing more enjoyable yet interesting posts or reviews on the 'coming soon' platform. Stay tuned!

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CampTeen by OnePeople

Hello readers,

I am here today to talk about my 2DN1 camp at Sarimbun Scouts Campsite. I went for this camp called, CampTeen by Youth Wing and I have to say it was one of the best camps I have ever went. I met people from different schools and even facilitators who are the same age as me (they looked older though).

CampTeen was first created by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in 2007, to let people understand the various cultures in Singapore and to appreciate racial harmony. Under the organization, OnePeople, students who attended CampTeen are known as the student ambassadors of racial harmony. They would receive a certificate of participation. People who attended the camp are usually from either CCA or Student Council, where they have a leadership role.

I remembered waking up at 5am, just to meet up with my other friends at 6am to go Braddell MRT station, which took almost an hour to reached there. We had our McDonalds breakfast before walking to OnePeople building, located at Lorong Toa Payoh 1. My friends and I registered at around 7.20am and were separated into 5 groups. I was placed in a group called, Magnus with two of my friends.

During my stay at CampTeen, we had ice breaking games and Values-In-Action activities including getting feedbacks/surveys at Junction 8. My group went to explored St Andrew's Cathedral, the largest and oldest cathedral in Singapore. We had a guide tour around the old extension and the new one. I can say that the cathedral felt homely and peaceful, especially I like the architecture design.

The most exciting part of the camp was the campfire. We danced as though the night never gets old and performed in front of audience like a mad person. The campfire was the time where my true personality came in. The campfire lasted for nearly 3 hours.

Although I am not an outdoor nature lover, I would definitely say this camp was a memorable one, yet an exciting and thrilling experience for me. I met many friends from different races or religions and we even followed one another on Instagram. For person who wants to discover more cultures in Singapore or someone who wants to have a good time, I recommend going for CampTeen or any activities hosted by OnePeople. To ended off the post, here is a photo of my certificate of completion. :-)

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That CD Shop

Hello readers,
I just came back from Orchard Road. I went to Orchard Road for dental appointment and also to buy recording albums. Before the June school holidays, I had already made a plan to find new music by heading down to HMV.

However, things never go according to my plan. I took an MRT train ride to City Hall and visited Raffles City. It has been a long time since I went to Raffles City and therefore, I decided to look around and see what interest me. I walked around the mall until I checked the directory and saw an one and only music store, That CD Shop. I decided to check the store out since it is rare to find a music store like that in Singapore.

That CD Shop contained music which are unusual and that includes movies too. I managed to buy three albums: Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey, Tribute by John Newman and Xscape by Michael Jackson. I am pleased to see shops like That CD Shop and I remembered the last time I visited a shop, Parlophone was in 2010, where I bought Messy Little Raindrops by Cheryl Cole.

If you like having music collection or more interesting movies, you can visit That CD Shop at Raffles City, Pacific Plaza, Great World City or Marina Bay Sands. I can ensure you that they sell CDs which are seldom available in either HMV or Laser Flair. Besides That CD Shop, the company, High Society, also owned a cafe/restaurant and a recording label. :)

That CD Shop, Great World City (photo from High Society website)

Location(s) of That CD Shop:

Great World City #B1-01

Pacific Plaza #02-15

Raffles City #B1-87/88

Marina Bay Sands #B2-47/48

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Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow

THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.

I went to watched Edge of Tomorrow today and it starred Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. The film is about how Cage was able to start his life over after his "death" and how he is going to end the war happening in London.

I was intrigued by the title and its plot since this film is unlike anything I ever watched. I realized Tom Cruise loves acting in an interesting plot such as Oblivion and Jack Reacher. The story itself is kinda cool in the way that you will be wondering what happened and what can Cage do since he kept dying and life starts all over again. The film is filled with laughters and seriousness as audience will be captivated by the repeating moments which acted as a joke or maybe tiring to see it happening. It is also filled with probability of living or dying.

Edge of Tomorrow has a very interesting Octopus-like aliens which will kept your mouth opened as its "legs" acted as a weapon which attacked the humans, though they may have amours and weapons. Here, unlike Tom Cruise's characters who are able to fight and have knowledge of combat fighting, his character as Cage wasn't. He was like an "admission officer", recruiting soldiers to fight against the aliens and protecting London, prior to being forced to join as a new recruit.

The film itself was at first confusing, however it only makes sense after the beach war and his supposed death scenes were shown. It was intriguing because of the possibility of how the characters were going to survived and the different plan of defeating the baddies. For people who are interested in Tom Cruise, aliens, time reversal, déjà vu or looking for action film to watched this Summer, Edge of Tomorrow is definitely recommended and plus, the film has a little similarity to Oblivion in terms of the curiousity and possibility. So go for it!

Ratings: 7.4/10

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Movie review: Chronicle

Hello readers,

Today I am here to write a review about the 2012 thriller-horror film, Chronicle. This film is about how three boys discovered something underground and gained superhuman abilities which could lead to trouble.

Chronicle mainly filmed as a homemade video and sometimes with the use of video camera of the police car or camera footages from buildings. The film showed how Andrew Detmer's life was before and after discovering his superhuman abilities, along with his cousin and another friend. We can see that Andrew was basically a loner and a senior in high school. He was bullied most of the time and lived in a troubled home including his mother who was under medication and being taken care by his father whom he hated a lot.

In this film, it explored themes that adolescent faced: Being a rebel, hopeless, wild and ignorance. Andrew has shown these four characteristics since he has no idea or consequences behind using his superhuman abilities. He showed no remorse about what he has done, especially how he ended up making someone in the hospital after being pissed off about the fellow horning him and the two other people. Chronicle also showed the consequences of what happened if humans really have superhuman abilities. Can you imagine if your neighbourhood, town or country have people who uses the power to get what they want or achieved a specific goal? There would be violence everyday, even worst than riots or maybe terrorist attack.

Although I find the lines in the film seemed plain, I loved how the film was shown and the cast's acting performance. If you want to watched a simple, thriller film, I would recommend Chronicle for a shocker or entertainment.

Ratings: 7/10

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Movie review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.

The last X-Men trilogy film that I watched was The Wolverine, which I am quite disappointedX- with. However, I am still impressed with Hugh Jackson's performance as Wolverine and it helped ease the comfort of watching. Today, I went to the cinema to catch X-Men: Days of Future Past since it was still showing there. I will try my best to recalled what happened because I had an argument with someone who claimed that it wasn't necessary to watched the post credits scene (spoiler here).

So in X-Men: Days of Future Past, as you, readers are aware that the old and new cast have joined forces to changed the history of the mankind and the mutants. We are shown that both mankind and mutants have lost the fight and therefore, the Earth has turned into a "prison-like" world. Robots, who were known as Sentinals, were built to get rid of the mutants and other people who harbored the genes to have mutant offsprings. The obvious fact of the film that everyone knows is that Wolverine was sent back to the past to convinced the younger selfs of the well-known mutants.

In my opinion, I loved the new characters, especially Fan Bing Bing as Blink. Her power allowed her to teleport people from one place to another which makes the fight seemed easy. The Sentinals were too perfect since they are able to kill the mutants by transforming from one to another. The storyline was interesting and again, it is always about politics (a current trend maybe). Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique was one kick ass, no wonder she has always been nominated for prestigious awards. From The Winter Bones to The Hunger Games to Silver Lining Playbook to American Hustle, Jennifer really has all! (I love how she spoke the Vietnamese language)

Throughout the film, I have always been amazed by every individuals' power and their plans, especially how Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto and Quicksilver tried to get out of the Pentagon. Quicksilver is definitely going to one of my favourite mutants out there in the X-Men world, so does Blink. However, I wished they have more scenes in the film...

If you haven't catched X-Men: Days of Future Past, I recommend you to get your ticket and watched it if you can! For your information, don't leave the cinema and watched the whole ending credits because again, there is a post credits scene.

Ratings: 7/10

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