Initial D

Somehow, today started off really badly. Just one of those days when the world just doesn't seem right. Maybe it's the thot that the holidaez are ending. Or maybe it's just the proverbial 'getting out on the wrong side of the bed'. My apologies to those I'd snapped at todae.

Anywaez, despite the not too good start, the day got a little better in the late afternoon. I decided to catch Initial D. Now, I'm not exactly a racing car fan so I would probably not be the first in line to catch a racing movie. But I guess, the fact that it's based on a manga, made it quite alluring. So with very little expectations in mind, I went over to Great World to catch the movie. Initial D is a very strange movie. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed myself. I think I found it strange becoz the weird way they did this movie. Watching this movie is really like reading a japanese comic. Some of the humour would feel totally weird in a regular movie. But if you think of reading a manga, where dirty old men like to stare up little school girls' skirts, then it all kinda makes sense. No, it's not a porno movie. There's nothing to see. But occasionally, such actions will suddenly take place. The other weird thing is the way the movie is done. The directors have tried to follow the manga closely by basing the movie in Japan. But all the actors are Chinese?! And they try to get these chinese actors to act in a japanese way! Like the bowing, the overly courteous actions, you get wat I mean? And very often, it just seemed unnatural. I dunno if it might have been better to base the movie in Hong Kong or to have gotten japanese actors to act in japan instead. Anyway, despite it's weirdness, the movie is certainly pretty entertaining. Give it a shot if you are looking for some lighthearted fun.

On a related note, I watched this movie at Cinema 1 in GV Great World City. This is the cinema which was originally the Imax cinema. My frank opinion is that while the cinema screen is nice and large, the curvature of the screen and the height really makes the viewing not very enjoyable. Cinema 6 is excellent, but cinema 1 is quite a horror. If possible, do avoid cinema 1 in GV Great World.