I went to see the dentist this morning (OMG 8am OMG) for a dental check-up.

As this was my first time in about 7 years seeing a dentist, I wasn’t really familiar with the surroundings and the practices.

I laid down, opened my mouth and tssszzzzkkkkkkkk ….. it began.

I’ve only slept for 3 hours before the visit so I was rather sleepy and eventually I relaxed and closed my eyes (partly because sometimes it hurts, the light bulb was also kinda bright).

After some time the dentist said,

“Oben wide..” (sounded like “open yo’ eye”, since she was wearing a mask so I couldn’t hear properly)

So I opened my left eye.

“Oben wide..” she gently reminded again.

I opened my right eye.

The tssssszzzzzkkkkkk-ing stopped.

“I was refering to your mouth.” she finally said clearly.

Inglourious Basterds

You might be surprised that Brad Pitt’s screentime probably didn’t take up more than 50% of the movie, and that most of the time the characters spoke French and German. However, the 154 minute movie didn’t feel lengthy at all, thanks to the brilliant direction and an entertaining, crazy  and sometimes violent story to follow. If you liked the Kill Bill movies, you will most likely love this too.

8/10

Bandslam

When I saw the poster it looked strangely familiar and cheap. I somehow expected this movie to be of High School Musical style but in the end I found out it’s actually more like School of Rock. Shows with characters forming a band to perform usually works well as they don’t entertain the audience with only story, but also songs (think of Nodame Cantabile, Swing Girls, School of Rock). So yea, this cute movie entertains and has a decent story with some hilarious moments. It’s not bad!

7.5/10

Where Got Ghost

What looked like a potentially funny comedy has turned into a highly disappointing movie in this latest production by Jack Neo. It started off looking really promising, with jokes making fun of supernatural beliefs and practices. However, as the movie drags along, one can’t help but wonder when it is going to end as the movie viewing gets tiring and too predictable, to the extent that you forget it’s a comedy in the first place. Despite the director’s efforts to forcefully inject each story with an in-your-face moral message, the only lesson you learn the moment you step out of the cinema is this — Sometimes in life you make mistakes and this is one of them. Learn to move on.

2/10