Friday, August 29, 2008

Taiwan Drama: They Kiss Again (惡作劇2吻)

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Languages: Mandarin

Subtitles: Chinese/English

Episodes: 20

It Started With a Kiss ended with odd couple Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) and Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) getting married in characteristically comical fashion, and the sequel picks up the story right away with their honeymoon and married life. Xiang Qin is as ham-fisted as ever, creating many funny situations as she learns the ropes of being a wife and tries hard to become a good nurse and work alongside her genius husband. Aspiring doctor Zhi Shu meets some obstacles at school when he encounters both academic and romantic rivals who are determined to over-rule him. The pressure of balancing marriage, work, and school often leads to mistakes and misunderstandings, and Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin soon learn that marrying young isn't all it's cracked up to be.


As Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin struggle with their professional ambitions, they also struggle with their personal relationship. Many times, Zhi Shu's coldness and harshness drives Xiang Qin to tears and she tries to run away. Zhi Shu himself tries to push Xiang Qin to higher ambition and making a life for herself. Zhi Shu soon learns to love Xiang Qin and forgive her bumbling ways, and Xiang Qin tries harder to become a better wife and nurse for her husband.


Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin are not the only ones having problems with their relationship. Xiang Qin's childhood friend Ah Jin (Jiro Wang) deals with the affections of an English exchange student who latches onto him against his will. Xiang Qin's friend, Chun Mei (Petty Yang), gets pregnant by her boyfriend, Ah Bu (Arron Yan), but his wealthy, highbrow mother is desperate to keep them apart. Zhi Shu's younger brother Yu Shu (Zhang Bo Han) deals with his own first love.

TVB D.I.E Death Investigation Extension (古靈精探)


Languages: Cantonese/Mandarin

Subtitles: Chinese/English

Episodes: 25

No of Discs: 5

The "Death Investigation Extension (D.I.E.)" in the police force was established to accommodate those who have been sent away by their supervisors. As everybody knows, members of the Extension are to investigate unsolved cold cases. YUE CHI-LONG (Roger Kwok), who has cracked a large number of difficult cases by extrasensory means, is assigned to the D.I.E. believing that he will get promoted soon. Later LONG finds out that his supervisor still has a long way to go before he reaches retirement age.

Hoping to leave the Extension as soon as possible, he gets to solve a lot of intriguing cases. New appointee YING CHING-CHING (Sonija Kwok) is a good-looking girl but she means to act tough and sassy in front of others. She takes an uncompromising stand over every case she deals with, which leads her into constant quarrels with LONG. The relationship between the pair is deteriorating day after day.


LONG's elder sister, YUE CHI-CHING (Margie Tsang), has been living with him. While investigating an old case, LONG gets to find his long-lost father YUE TAI-HOI (Leung Ka Yan). Through close collaboration with LONG, CHING-CHING has gradually developed affection for him. As she is still torn between LONG and her two-timing boyfriend SHING KA-TSUN (Kenneth Ma), LONG has started to try to avoid her without rhyme or reason. Feeling so confused about what is happening, CHING-CHING decides to do some probing and is shocked to discover that LONG has been dogged by a female ghost called SIU SIN (Kitty Yuen).

Thursday, August 14, 2008

TVB Drama: Love Exchange (疑情別戀)


Languages: Cantonese/Mandarin

Subtitles: Chinese/English

Episodes: 20

No of Discs: 4

A man and a woman are found dead inside a car. ZITA SIT CHI YIU (Anita Yuen) learns that the man is her husband, DICK LING HO LEUNG (Eddie Kwan), and the woman is called BONNIE FONG CHEUK LING (Angela Tong). While ZITA is devastated by her husband's death, she is also heartbroken to come to know that he had an affair. MIKE YIU LAP TIN (Michael Miu), a friend of DICK's from school, shows up out of the blue and he cares a great deal about her. Later, ZITA discovers that MIKE, who works for a security firm, is in fact BONNIE's husband and that he is not a friend of DICK in the least.

The death of DICK also left ZITA without a source of income. Fortunately, DICK's boss, ANSON TSU YEUK-YUE (Power Chan) has found ZITA a job at the insurance company they work at. Although her supervisor, JACKIE CHING NGO-YEE (Crystal Tin); means to make things difficult for her, ZITA takes it all. This makes JACKIE change her view on ZITA and the two have become good friends. ZITA wants to get over her pain and stand on her own two feet but MIKE is determined to find out about the truth of DICK and BONNIE's deaths. ZITA has no choice but to give him a hand. However, the deeper they dig into the case, the more mysterious they find it. ZITA cannot even judge who is friend and who is foe.

Movie: Meet Dave



A great, light, funny movie for the whole family. Eddie Murphy, at his best, works hard to make the look alike Murphy space ship seem real but awkward as you would expect. The happy ending with everyone satisfied and space people learning that we are not bad but appropriately emotional and generally caring provides a moral.

Movie: Hancock


John Hancock (Will Smith) is an unhappy and reluctant superhero who is living in his own world. For some unknown reason, Hancock is depressed and has started drinking very heavily. He has saved many lives in Los Angeles over the years, but in doing so, he has no regards for damaging buildings, trains, roads, cars, or anything that gets in his way of getting the job done. The last time he captured several criminals, it cost the city $9 million to fix the damages. The public has had enough of Hancock, and they want him to stop or go to another city.

Then one day, Hancock saves the life of Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) from being run over by a train. Ray is a public relations executive who now can go home to his wife and child, because Hancock was there. Ray owes Hancock his life, and he makes it his mission to change his superhero's image and have the public cheering him. Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), believes Hancock cannot be fixed, and she doesn't want Ray to be hurt.

Movie: Wanted


"Wanted" tells the tale of one apathetic nobody's transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. In 2008, we're introduced to a hero for a new generation: 25 year old employed slacker, WESLEY GIBSON. Wes is the most disaffected, cube-dwelling, clock-punching drone this planet has ever known. His boss chews him out hourly, his girlfriend ignores him routinely, and his life plods on in interminable boredom and routine. Everyone knows this disengaged slacker will amount to absolutely nothing, and so does he, until he meets the sexy, foxy woman named FOX, and then everything changes.

Wes' estranged father is murdered, and the deadly Fox recruits him into The Fraternity, a secret society that trains him to avenge his father's death, by unlocking his dormant powers. And oh boy does he have powers, as she teaches Wes how to develop his lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, he discovers that The Fraternity lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: to carry out the death orders given by emotionless Fate itself. Wes, with his wickedly brilliant and sexy tutor, plus the paternal guidance of The Fraternity's enigmatic leader, SLOAN, young Wes grows to enjoy all the strength and success he ever wanted. But, slowly, he realizes there's more to his dangerous associates than meets the casual eye. And, as he wavers between new found heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one can ever teach him; that he alone controls his destiny.

Movie: You Don't Mess With Zohan


This is the story about a Mossad agent Zohan Dvir, who fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. He romances his clients by giving them "special services" in the back room. However, he is eventually recognized, and risks losing his newfound life and career.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

TVB Drama: Speech Of Silence (甜言蜜語)


Language: Cantonese/Mandarin

Subtitles: English/Chinese

Episodes: 20

TONG TONG (Kate Tsui) loses part of her hearing in an accident but she has a positive attitude towards life and she knows how to take good care of others. With the support of her mentor KO MING (Yue Yeung), TONG becomes a voice over talent by utilizing her lip reading ability and she meets another voice talent LEUNG KAI YIN (Kenneth Ma) who also has keen interest in the industry. YIN is fond of the leading voice actress YUEN SIU NA (Claire Yiu) and he asks TONG to be his matchmaker. TONG suffers from a lack of confidence to exhibit her love to YIN so she prefers to help achieve his wish.

YIN and TONG soon become the famous couple of the industry and their career grows swiftly. However, TONG’s younger sister CHAI KA YEE (Elaine Yiu) suddenly commits suicide after losing her love. In order to rescue YEE, TONG loses her hearing completely. YEE is deeply ashamed for causing the tragedy and CHEUNG YAU (Chris Lai) consoles her whole-heartedly. After the trauma, TONG abandons herself completely and she hides away from everybody including YIN. During the time, MING’s voice over team suddenly breaks up and YIN is the only person staying behind. MING is helpless and he urges TONG to return.

English Drama: Prison Break Season 3


Languages: English

Subtitles: English/Chinese

Episodes: 13

The season follows both Scofield inside Sona, and Burrows on the outside. Sona is a prison that has been run by the inmates and guarded only from the outside since a riot the year before. Burrows is quickly contacted by The Company who have kidnapped his son LJ and Sara Tancredi, the woman Scofield loves, and is told that they want Scofield to break James Whistler out of Sona. The season follows Scofield and Whistler's trials in formulating an escape plan, as Burrows deals with The Company's sexy and deadly representative.

When Scofield fails to meet their deadline and Burrows attempts a double-cross, Company operative Gretchen Morgan claims to have personally beheaded Tancredi as a warning. As the season ends, the pair manage to escape, leaving behind several accomplices. LJ is traded for Whistler, and Scofield is out for revenge against Gretchen for Tancredi's "death".