Purely Movies Reviews

Rating: 3.5/5 Review: "Galavant season 2 TV review" The second outing of Galavant is a little underwhelming. The pop culture and self-awareness jokes are getting more forced and less amusing. The musical set pieces are not as entertaining as in the first season. That said, it is not a bad season but compared to the first, I felt disappointed. Episode 1-10: It continues where the first season ends off. The whole season is on the bonding between Galavant and King Richard which is a decent story and character development. Of course, with their different characteristics, you can expect tiff gags where on and off, they would fight for whatever reasons. One thing that is increasingly getting on my nerves is the frequent self-awareness jokes. Even during the songs, they would break into the self-awareness tone. Season 1 has balanced those jokes but it felt like the season 2 has indulged the jokes. Nonetheless, each episode is not boring and often filled with ridiculous jokes...

Rating: 3.2/5 Review: "In the room movie review" "A decent arthouse film that may only appeal to fans of Eric Khoo." Arthouse local director, Eric Khoo, is back with a controversial film. Surely, its awareness increased when Eric refused to edit for the classified rating, R21. It is apparent that the version, that will be shown in local cinemas, is cut. The uncut version is only shown in film festivals and probably in Hong Kong too. The story: It is no surprise that sex takes up the bulk of the film. In the six stories, sex is the main theme. But do not let the racy theme deter the viewing. Eric, being an artistic director, serves more than just a titillation piece. He plays with emotions and thankfully knows when to end each story. Each story varies in runtime. The shortest story must the first one, in English, where a talk between two men leads to a surprising twist of love. It moves on to a funny second story, in Cantonese, that is the most outstanding ...

Rating: 4.3/5 Review: "Deadpool movie review" "The non-linear straight-forward plot and exciting action make Deadpool a worthy watch in the Marvel's film franchise." Kudos to Ryan Reynolds and the team for insisting that this film is made true to the nature of the source material. Superhero films are often classified as PG-13 with the exception of Watchmen, Blade and a few more. So imagine my surprise when it is announced that it has received an R rating in USA especially a 20th Century Fox film. What you get is loads of bloody fun with some pretty neat action. The story: What makes this stand out from the other superhero films is the presentation. Sure, it has same old love story and superhero origin story. But the switching back and forth in present and past is a wise choice. Deadpool starts in the middle and then unravels the origin before hitting the climax. If the story is told in a linear form, it will be forgettable. Now that leaves the action....

Rating: 2.9/5 Review: "Long Long Time Ago: Part 1 movie review" "A wasted nostalgic film that is marred by a poor narrative strung up by a random bunch of scenes."  In terms of story, Long Long Time Ago is flat-out the worst Jack Neo's film. Jack Neo is notoriously known for heavy product placement and releasing a redundant and unneeded second part to most of his recent films (Ah boys to men, Lion men come into mind). This is no different except the execution of the plot is worse. The story: There is no clear distinction of a beginning, middle and ending. The 1 hour and 52 minutes film is made of major events strung up together. Some scenes drag and are pointless. The unclear distinction of a beginning, middle and ending serves a major flaw as I felt there isn't much progress in plot. I was waiting aimlessly for it to end. While the music is alright to the ears, it doesn't set the tone of the period very well. That to say, not everything is ba...