2. Why are all the hair styles and costumes so different from the KOF characters?
3. They don’t look anything like the KOF characters! >.<
4. Terry and Rugal in the movie are not blonde, which they are supposed to be.
5. Rugal in the movie…looks…so weak and flickable. Game character Rugal can kick his ass and send him flying to oblivion!
6. Why is the movie plot based on science-fiction instead of one of KOF plotlines? KOF is not in another time-dimension..argh
7. Kyo Kusanagi is not a super hero…no one in KOF is a super hero. They are just characters with super powers that fight…they are not super heroes. Period.
And…I could go on and on forever…so I’ll cut to my conclusion now.
Low budget movies, Hollywood and video games franchises don’t mix well. This movie will just be another addition of mangled and butchered anime/video game names to this years horrible Legend of Chun Li and Dragonball Evolution. My advice to the producers of such movies -> Change the name of the movie completely and don’t ride on the video game name. Your movie will have less expectations to live up to, and it may really be considered as a not-so-bad/decent movie.
Time will only tell if the Tekken movie will be doomed like KOF and the rest…but for now, it seems that the casting are much better than the rest of its video game movie predecessors:
I’ll wait till I see the official trailer and the I’ll make final judgment of whether it sinks or swims. :/
Advertising is everywhere!! Or maybe to be more exact, I’ll say almost everywhere (because I’m hoping there are some places without advertising).
This thought jumped at me yesterday when I was in the toilet at Plaza Singapura. After sitting down comfortably on the carefully chosen toilet bowl of my choice (sorry for the graphic nature of this post…hehe), I found myself face-to-face with a HUGE ad on the toilet door, promoting “The Face Shop” and its products.
I suppose that advertisement is a nice change from black marker scribbles saying “For a good time call Jane at…..” or “Pauline is a b***h”…but still, I found that ad rather irritating. Why was it irritating? Because I’m starting to find that advertising is becoming very intrusive.
Almost everywhere we go, there are commercials and ads screaming out to us. My brother once did an assignment for his graphic design class a few years ago (he has since switched to animation), that required him to count how many ads he could see from the time he went to school and back home at the end of the day. His result: 400 ads.
I think if I were to replicate that assignment now, it would definitely be more than 400 ads. After all, we have ads inside and on our buses, taxis and MRT, bus stops, MRT stations, inside and on buildings i.e. shopping mall, and of course now we have ads in the toilets as well.
I remember those nostalgic times where the buses did not have large adverts on them that obstruct your window view, and everyone had some quiet time without MobileTV around, the taxis did not have small noisy TVs in them, our MRT stations did not have noisy TVs in them….and my list could go on and on.
And so, I conclude that ADVERTISING IS EVERYWHERE (or almost everywhere, or so I’d like to think)!
Perhaps next time I’ll try to explore why they are everywhere and in funny places like in the toilets.
But right now, I just want to say that I like my toilets clean…with no advertising.
What do I think? I think these ads are bad because it’s a failed attempt at humor, or perhaps, like the news article said, humor is subjective. I mean, I don’t find it funny to see children at the beck and call of their mother with super trained obedience. If anything, it’s freaky to me.
This “Smart Kid” commercial below is the one which most parents are concerned about – the promotion of lying and cheating.
I find that it’s kind of cute actually (maybe because the boy looks cute with his chubby cheeks) but apart from that, I don’t feel like I want to go Swensen’s for a meal. And for parents, I understand their concern as children do pick things up very fast from TV, especially when they see other children doing something. Although, I don’t think that the music, blue background and the picture of ice-cream at the end of the ad is something that children wants to lie or cheat for.
Finally, the poor guy standing in the rain, courageously shielding his girlfriend from the rain without any thing for himself except “I’m so going to Swensen’s!”…which makes me wonder if he is shielding his girlfriend just so she’ll bring him to Swensen’s? But from her expression, he doesn’t look like he’s going to Swensen’s soon.
Overall, to me, Swensen is trying to portray an image that the food there is so good that people will do all sorts of things just to eat there and also that it’s a place to go when you feel like rewarding yourself after a day of hard work. Food wise? Where are all the nice pictures of delicious food? That would get me going there if the food looks good. In addition, according to the news article:
“A Swensen’s spokesman told The New Paper: ‘As a family restaurant, Swensen’s is committed to enriching the family dining experience with warmth and fun.’
The spokesman said the commercials were launched ‘in the cheerful spirit of engaging families’ and were ‘laced with light-hearted and mildly exaggerated humour, to gently nudge our valued customers that it will always be a treat to dine with us’.”
Family dining experience with warmth and fun? This element is definitely not in the ads. They should take note of Macdonald’s ads, which are very successful in portraying that image in their commercials. ” To gently nudge our valued customers that it will always be a treat to dine with us”… I think they are nudging customers the other way – away! I still don’t see why I have to eat at Swensen’s from the ads or bring my family there. And I really don’t find these ads funny.
Now, we shall look at some good ads
I love these ads! The ads draw a lot of attention by making people curious about what is the “Anything” and “Whatever”.In “Whatever”, there’s the plot twist at the end which is hilarious.
In “Anything”, you’ll be as perplexed as the shopkeeper to the customer’s request for the mysterious “Anything”.
In short (Yeah, I ran out of time now, I need to go prepare for my club stuff), I would say that “Anything” and “Whatever” ads are very successful. They are able to grab the attention of the viewer and create strong interest in their drink products of “Anything” and “Whatever”. I actually did buy a can of “Anything” and “Whatever” each after watching the commercial ^_^
Yeah, I officially start school on Tuesday, but I’m sickish.
What a way to start school >.<
Sickish, you’re kinda sick but then you’re also not that sick.
Oh well, off to the doc’s tomorrow, need to get more cream for my heat rash anyway. And to trim my hair. Hopefully the hairdresser doesn’t mess it up.
Yeah yeah, change hair dresser, etc…but I’m too stingy to go find another one that costs more. My money goes into other things more justifiable like…food, toiletries….and other stuffs.
And you know that I’m really bored when I start mumbling and rambling about stuff here. Which may not be that true…I just feel like filling this space up for the fun of it..teehee.
Sickish, tired, irritable, woozy, blur and bored.
Should be doing some work, but my brain’s only processing with half the RAM. And that’s why I can’t even shoot zombies properly today…and those are really stupid bots!
Sigh, why are my bots in L4D always so dumb? They kept getting themselves killed and seldom gives me enough cover >.< But then that’s what happen when you take point…
But unbelievable. All 3 bots were standing right in front of the witch today like silly deer in headlights. They just stand and stared at her…and made her angry. Oh well, it’s another just day with the L4D bots, as usual.
Wow, another semester gone, and my holiday’s down to my last week.
Been pretty busy, but this holiday is less tiring than the previous one.
I’ve been busy with my club stuff, AMCC’s planning competition, recruitment, etc.
Happy to have gotten a costume for Student Week today at Pan-In-The-Box. Got the Rukia kimono costume =) No need to wear wig! Easy! I just need not wear my glasses…still afraid of wearing contacts. So, I’ll be walking around with blurry vision, I guess.
Apart from that, I’ve been catching up on games…L4D new maps, campaigns…but I still haven’t finished Infamous! Sad!
We went to Illuma to try out the new LAN shop there. Rates are EXPENSIVE >.< $3.50…and it’s for non-peak hour I believe.I still prefer going down to Clementi to play. Cheaper~ Plus, I’m a lifetime member. Mwahahaha!
Hmm…what else? what else? Tomorrow, I’m going to meet up with my ex-colleague(s). Been pretty long since we met up. Well, I haven’t been meeting up with people. This hermit apologizes for the lack of contact!
Got my grades for previous semester. Glad I didn’t get a C for PSY333, or my gpa’s going to drop real bad! Only two modules left for next semester…and then I’d graduate. Faster than I expected! Will have to start being on the lookout for jobs soon….
One other thing, I’ve just learnt how to play Magic. Magic, the Gathering. Interesting, but I’m still confused over certain things and still unsure how some things work. Need more practice…
Taking some time to think about my relationship…my boyfriend, my other half, my significant other, my beau, my beloved (yeah, I’m just trying to show off my vocab, I was wondering what other words can be used to replace “boyfriend”)…things been so great, well, that’s ‘cos he is great. Haha, I’m gushing (laughs at my silly self). I’m just happy =D
This weekend will be the final two days of mt school break before the new semester starts. I wish that my holidays didn’t end so soon, but at the same time, I think school will be a good break from it. This holiday, I’ve been more busy than anything. Many things have happened and I’ve been caught up in a huge whirlwind of activity.
First of all, I’ve been assigned the position of Secretary for my CCA club, AMCC. The Vice President and Video Game Head just pounced it on me when we went out for my birthday. I guess it was a birthday gift from them? Haha! Hopefully, I’ll be able to do as much as possible for the club. We just ended a recruitment drive for AMMC. And, I realised that Guitar Hero World Tour gives me a VERY BAD headache >.< That is one game I cannot play on a regular basis.
Next, I got introduced to Dungeons & Dragons, Cthulhu and other interesting games of sorts. I should get my dice soon…at the rate that I’m playing these games. I’m happy to say that my Druidess in D&D kicks ass! She has an awesome bear who can eat the rest of the party…hehehe. She now has Spider Climb, which is really cool. She can climb on walls and ceilings! Now she just need someone to do the spiderman movie kiss with her…
Lastly, the most significant event. As most of my friends know by now (or not), I am currently attached. Yup, I’m in a relationship with someone really great. Since I am in a good mood right now, I shall spare you my gushing about him and just summarize to this: =D
And now, I shall continue to enjoy my holiday to its fullest by play more games while I still got a bit of time to slowly savor them. Die you irritating zombies!! Argh!!
Rushing assignments and essays are over! Today is the start of the study week.
Will be mugging for exams…I need to do really well for my finals! I’m not very confident that some of my assignments will get a very good grade…sigh.
The past week was interesting…and I discovered that I’m really getting old…I don’t have that much stamina for going on with very little sleep. I crashed badly after my last paper was handed up and its presentation done >.< Was literally snoozing in class, or was trying anyway (should have stuffed more books in my bag…it was too flat to be used as a comfy pillow. Got pretty bad neck ache).
Went to play Left4Dead too. On Friday, we played for fours hours straight o.O Eyes straaaain. Actually, we’re training for a L4D tournament. I played as Louis this time round…with better results! I shot Bryan a lot less. Although, when I got tired, I started getting kan chiong and began pressing the wrong buttons. Argh.
Caught the Departures on Saturday. It’s a great film, I’m really glad I went to watch it. The story, acting, filming…everything was great! The only thing wasn’t great was that I started tearing, because parts of the film reminded of my late grandma and her funeral……but nevertheless, I still recommend it. If you can’t catch it in the cinemas, go get the DVD!
Got trashed at the arcade too. I’m truly rusty at KOF. Argh. Tried Tekken 6, it’s pretty good. Will definitely get the game when it comes out for PS3. Got a workout at the arcade too. Played a game where you’re supposed to shoot some bad guys while moving one side, bending or squating down to avoid from getting shot by them…and avoid injuring innocent bystanders at the same time. My legs and thighs were very wobbly later on, the game really worked my leg muscles…I think I should get it as an exercise machine.
Last thing…I had a weird dream the night before. Dreamt that the whole place was kinda zombie-like-attacked, we (me and a few other people) had to survive, run and avoid zombie-like people. Plus, the Manageress from Detriot Metal City was the leader of them all, and was constantly on our tails. S-C-A-R-Y!
The past week, I’ve been rather restless and well, slack. Going to arcade, hanging out with friends, unable to focus on my work. Lazy to do my essays and papers properly. And went to watch Detroit Metal City yesterday. It is an awesome and hilarious flick!! Later on, played Resident Evil 5 at my friend’s house. We played for about 4 hours without knowing it. Heehee.
My brother only has one thing to say about this, “You all very free ah?” since he is drowning in tons of work. Actually, after yesterday, my play/free time is officially over for a period of time. The procrastinator has acknowledged that it’s time to start getting work done otherwise I’ll be in big trouble. Can’t be lazybones anymore!
Other things to note:
1) I seem to be getting better at RE5, didn’t die in minutes like I thought I would. However, when I get flustered or ‘kan chiong’ I have a tendency to press the wrong buttons and waste ammo. Guess I need more practice.
2) Went to arcade and played Tekken for a while last week. Fun~! Haven’t done this for a LOOONG time. Though was pretty disappointed that the arcade had very little variety of machines. Wishing that Tekken 6 for PS3 will be released soon…
3) It’s funny to hear my brother read Street Fighter comics I borrowed from a friend. He goes, “Something Something Special Move! Bish Bish Bish!!” Cracks me up everytime. If you can’t understand what I’m talking about, nevermind. You just had to be there. Hehehe =D
