Saturday, September 1, 2007

Review of 881

We have been coped up in our little home since the birth of our little girl and it is the first time we went out for a movies in two months. After hearing rave reviews on the show, we decided to support some local production.

A little Synopsis before I give you my take of the movie.

Two girls, one dream. Little Papaya and Big Papaya grow up idolizing Chen Jin Lang, the King of Hokkien Getai, and dream of becoming Getai singers themselves. Their heart wrenching story is related by their introspective but highly sensitive friend and driver, Guan Yin. Coached by their seamstress Ling Yi (Aunt Ling), the Papaya sisters struggle at first because they have no “feel” in their voices. There begins the journey for them to reach getai stardom and along the way they had their confrontation with about sister act the durian sisters.

That is basically what the show is about, now the movie looks like some cheap-stake pre-seventies production with lousy special effects and a pretty lame story line if you ask me. The movie seem to be piece together to accommodate some of the numbers actors rather than well thought through plot. It was only lifted with humor peppered in here and there.

The only saving grace to the show was the Auntie Ling, she was more than worth her weight in the the movie. Her performance is is what keep the movie alive. Let's face it the introduce of the cloy sisters to posh up the movie have little but add the bimbo factor.


Auntie Ling antics and polished hokkien is the highlight of the show, even when little papaya was tell big payaya that she looks ghostly and the hell gates have forgotten her, it did sound the same as when auntie ling said in hokkien.

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As for the plot, it is more slapstick then serious, enjoy the show for a few laughs, however if you think it is a classic, perhaps only the special effects can be classified as classic, this makes the original star wars more retro. The producer has forgotten how much special effects has progress over the years.

However, I must say the song are very catchy as I had heard them or even sang it before. To really enjoy, you should go to a real getai. The show just don't match up.

There was the big fight scene, where the papaya and durians use their special power against each other, I thought that was down right hilarious, reminds me a the 60 fighting movie in color.
Overall it is pleasant show for a few laughs and you must understand hokkien. My rating for the show is 2 1/2 over 5 and 2 goes to auntie ling as time and time again she lifted the show went the plot was going down. How did the media con so many people to watch the show. Beats the hell out of me. Perhaps it is the lunar seven month and the show about getai is related to the month.

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Local production eh? Where are you from?

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