April 28, 2005

the good, the bad, and the education

good thing: duck season at the film festival. really sweet fun little fantastic film. sort of a “breakfast club” if shot by jim jarmusch. really great. go see it if you can!

bad thing: missing princess of mount ledang for NO GOOD REASON. hmc and i were ready to see it, had our whole night planned around it, actually left early enough to have a nice leisurely dinner at cafe tao and then get to the theatre on time, and make it there with time to spare, only to find out that we had MISSED THE FILM BY TWO HOURS. because we thought it started at ten. but it started at EIGHT.

somehow, we had convinced ourselves that it started at ten. not eight. why look at the tickets when you know the facts?

this is what we missed:

The most expensive Malaysian film to date, this epic combines two locally well-known legends from the 15th century. Puteri (the titular princess) is the sister of Javanese King Adipati.
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This sweeping epic, produced on a scale that rivals Lord of the Rings (with Malaysia looking just as spectacular as New Zealand does in the Rings trilogy), is emotionally enriched through the graceful performance of star Tiara Jacquelina as Puteri. Director Saw Teong Hin brings a sharp visual style to his debut feature, using both impressive special effects (including a trip to hell!) and a local martial arts style called pentjak silat to add to the excitement.

the worst part is that we could have made it at eight, had we been aware of the correct time. it’s not like we were busy or whatever. we were just stupid.

being stupid is not a curse, it’s a malady.

there’s no malevolent source making you do things wrong when you’re stupid. there’s no one to blame but yourself.

dammit.

bad education: we compensated by watching almodovar’s latest film instead. which was good. very clever plot, and gael garcia bernal looks good in heels, too.

Posted at April 28, 2005 11:38 PM
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