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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Heart of greed themevideo- major discovery

Having watched the themevideo at least 10 times by now, something caught my eye when I was watching it today. Look at the picture above, look at what's in the red circle. Awww :( It's so hard to believe, because Alfred (Raymond) looks very much ALIVE now. It's so hard to believe that he is going to died young. That is sad!

Anyway, did I say how much I'm loving HOG now? It's really an awesome series. All the family scenes, watching those villains who create all the problems, those good ones who do everything to pull the family back together, the whole process is an awesome one. It can make u cry and laugh and mad at the same time. Way to go! I think I'm addicted...

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Heart Of Greed- first 3 episodes- little thoughts

Recently, I have watched the first 3 episodes of HOG, and true enough, I am not disappointed at all. I admit, I am (very) irritated with Moses' acting. Does his character really have act like that? I'm not so sure (more like 'no'). I also admit, some of the newcomers aren't doing so well (like Fala Chen). But it doesn't matter, I can wait for her to improve. The most important thing is, everyone else is doing awesome, plus, the story had a great beginning (the first 3 episodes at least).

Episode 1 is basically an introduction and nothing much happened. I think the flashback beginning suits the series really well, because it gives the audience anticipation, of what the story will brew into...

Moses' ringtone in episode 1: "Your mum wants you! Your dad wants you! Your granny wants you! Your grandpa wants you! Your kid wants you..." So funny...

In episode 2, you get to see the "4 beauties". All 4 of them are so pretty, it's making me a little jealous. ><

Fala Chen- youthful, lively
Linda Chung- She's the good girl type, perfect girlfriend material
Leanne Li (is that her name)- model material totally
Yoyo Mung- She gave me the deepest impression. I think Yoyo has a lot of character and charisma in this series especially

Episode 3 is by far the most interesting episode out of the 3 I have watched. The whole vacation incident is a little 'warm-up' for more problems the Tong family is going to face. Who is the one to blame? Here is my little analysis...

1) Lee Sze Kei

Blame her? Of course not! She is the most forgiving and understanding wife

2) Susanna Kwan

Blame her? Many people will say yes. She has some amount of jealousy hiding deep under her heart, and it is slowly oozing out. You cannot imagine what will become of it one day. I can see where all the jealousy and uncontentment is coming from, so I'm not going to hate her (for now). But just be contented with what you have will make everything a lot simpler. But as you know, this series is called 'Heart Of Greed'....

3) Ha Yue. Blame him? I would say yes. Blame him for lying to his big wife in the first place, blame him for being so insensitive to Susanna Kwan, it really made her mad...

4) Moses Chan. Blame him? Yes, for being so stupid...

5) The other kids. Blame them? Yes. They are neither loyal to their father or their mother, only want to get their benefits. But it's okay, they'll all grow up...

Conclusion: Who is to blame? Everyone is to blame? or no one is to blame...

Moral of the story: A man should never marry 2 wives.

Heart Of Greed themevideo

Very nice themevideo. Made a few captures

A very close-knitted family, 4 very cute kids...

Not so harmonious after all?

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Bring the memory back: The most memorable silence 2

In this scene, Kevin and Niki were having a cold war. From Kevin's POV, he is very hopeful, he thinks everything between he and Niki can be solved. From Niki's POV, she has many insecurities and struggles inside which no one can understand. That night, she took out her violin, and began playing a song.... many many times...

This is Kevin, waiting at the restaurant, looking hopeful...

This is Niki, taking out her violin, looking a little uncertain

She starts playing the song for the first time

Meanwhile, you realise Kevin is still waiting at the restaurant, the wait is getting a little long... This is when you realise Niki will not be turning up at all

The second time Niki played the song, she played it a little faster, meanwhile, Kevin was starting to feel hopeless... Niki then plays it even faster, with many extra notes. This is when you really start to feel her confusion, frustration and sorrow...

Kevin is finally leaving the place, Niki still doesn't want to stop playing...

The sixth time Niki plays the song, the string breaks. Niki finally wakes up. The song is over, the date is over, but both hearts are still aching...

Why do I love this scene:
This scene has no dialogues at all. The expressions, the music, the body language of the characters tell you everything you need to know and everything you need to feel, especially Niki's side. Kevin's pain of waiting, Niki's pain of keeping someone waiting, the whole idea is packaged so well in this scene. Not a single dialogue, but I still love this scene

Saturday, March 24, 2007

I am finally back... for a while

It's been more than a MONTH since I last blogged. Really sorry for my lack of appearance. Yes yes, I disappeared for all the reasons you were thinking of. I was lazy, I was busy, I was distracted...

The Brink Of Law (thoughts):
TBOL is an awesome series I definitely recommend. But I am really ashamed to say that I did not finish the series. Basically this is how it works. My family rented the discs. Everytime you rent a series, you can keep it for 3 weeks. However, during those 3 weeks, I was so busy that I could only watch the series up to episode 14. After that, we had to return the discs. It is okay, I will finish up this series, some day...

Currently watching?
LITCOL and APCOM on satellite TV. Yes. I am lagging. BADLY. But I realised TV is the best and most reliable means of connecting me and TVB.

What is up!
HEART OF GREED. It looks awesome. I'll probably not watch it until my june holidays come. But still, I'm going to promote this series a little.

What do I look forward to the most?
Heart of Greed is a grand production. Looking at the whole cast, if i list out everything there is to look forward to, this post will never end. So, I'll HIGHLIGHT what I think is the best part of HOG...

1) Susanna Kwan. Do you realise, in all the trailers, you hear her voice at least 50% of the time? Watching the trailer, listening to the themesong, I know that she is going to be one person who stands out the most in the entire series.

2) Raymond Lam+Linda Chung. Let's talk about Raymond first. From a guest star to a supporting character to a major supporting character (Raymond's face actually appears before Bosco in the themevideo, even though Bosco was suppose to play the leading character), these changes happen for a reason--- Ray's performance stand out too much. ^-^ His character sounds really interesting, I still can't figure out whether he is good or bad. Now let's talk about Linda Chung. I don't like her in forensic heroes. That was the last series I saw her in. But looking at the themevideo, her improvements look promising. Plus, Linda looks STUNNING in HOG. Stunning, seriously stunning. Lastly, let's talk about Raymond+Linda. Their scenes look awesomely sweet. They really look like the perfect fit. The best parts of the themevideo are all their parts. I can't wait to watch their love story, hear their duet. Please do not disappoint me.

an old picture, a really sweet kiss

another hot kiss

Ray. He looks so upset/distraught in the entire themevideo...

Raymond and Yoyo. A new pairing. An affair you will not root for. They still look good together.

oo why so emotional?

my three favourite shots of linda in the themevideo. Anyway, I think I can guess what is happening in the third shot, memories...

3) Tavia Yeung. I think Tavia is an awesome actress who shines in any character she plays. This time, she plays rich wife, who has a very mature and charming and sometimes aggresive air. I really look forward to watching her performance. There was one part in the themevideo, she gave Bosco a tight slap. That was an awesome slap. The tears she shed are also awesome. All the way Tavia!!!