Nekoneko’s Movie Litterbox!!

This one took a while to finally make it’s way to DVD, but the wait is over, and now Neko can give you her review of “Hansel & Gretel”, the latest Korean Horror/ Fantasy to be based on an old European Fairy Tale….

The synopsis I found for it reads as follows: “A reckless young man, Eun-soo drives to his mother’s and has a car accident. When Eun-soo wakes up, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Soon he learns all the adults who have visited or stayed in the house have met mysterious yet terrible ends. More shockingly, their cruel deaths are drawn in details and made into a fairytale book by the children. Scared Eun-soo tries to find the way out, but the house is secluded in the forest with no way out. And then, Eun-soo discovers a book which tells a brutal end of none other than himself!”

Ooooh! Scary sounding stuff… and the Koreans usually do really good horror movies that your Favorite Catgirl Princess likes, so let’s find out, shall we?

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So… it’s Saturday, and I’m finally able to get some maintenance time here at the ol’ Litterbox. What’s the first thing I find? Well, if you’ve noticed, I spent some time moving all of my old reviews over from Delirium Vault to here last week so they’d all be in one place…. but what happens?

My Image host appears to have quietly gone extinct… defunct…. missing in action…. In other words, all my old, classic, nifty reviews are currently without pictures. AAUUUGGGHHH!!

Sigh….. (Must take deep cleansing breaths…. find my “Happy Place”……. return to a balanced Karma….. ) I’ll be fixing these… as I can find both the time, as well as retrieve the Images from my backup data files.

Work is going crazy again. Seems we can’t find a Cook who doesn’t come with a whole boatload of personal baggage they bring along with them…. our latest one “melted down” and left us hanging.

And… if that isn’t enough, after not hearing from him after “Movie Nite”, Samantha tells me that Ben has decided I’m far too “old” for him so although he feels bad about it, he’s not going to be calling me. Yep…. a girl loves hearing THAT one secondhand……

Anyway… just figured I’d write a post to let you all know your favorite Catgirl is still in there making her best efforts to get you a few new reviews…. With luck, by Monday at the latest…. honest. Till then… “Meow, meow for now”!!

Yaaaarrr!! Avast there mateys!! Today be one of them festivals this lil’ Catgirl just plain loves…. An unbridled excuse to talk silly, and dress up even sillier!! I be talkin’ of course of “the 6th annual “Talk Like A Pirate Day”!!

Would Neko-chan miss such a decidedly goofy oportunity to party? AARRRHHH!! Never!!

So… for today at least, “Shiver ye timbers, buckle yer swashes, and batten down yer hatches me boyos, we be settin’ sail for fun”!!

For those of ye’ a’ wantin’ to know more…. ye be needin’ to set sail for HERE!!

And to send ye on your way, we gots a video for ya, me swarthy buccaneers!! …… And ye keepin’ yer hooks off me doubloons, ye scurvy dogs!!

Well, Saturday’s Movie Nite at my apartment wasn’t a total loss… I managed to watch the new Chinese ghost movie, “The Deserted Inn”, and now I’m ready to tell you all about it too.

The simple synopsis for it reads: “Kenny Kwan stars as a music composer whose career is on the rocks and retreats to a deserted town looking for inspiration to write his next hit song. After checking into a local inn, he begins to experience nightmares that push him to the brink of insanity until he unveils the dark secret of the innkeeper.”

There’s a bit more to it, of course, but to learn that, you guys are just going to have to follow Neko’s lead and “Read On” !!

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Another day, and another movie for you, dear readers. Today we take a look at the Malay/ HK co-production “Possessed”, the second film by Malay director Bjarne Wong. By most accounts, Bjarne Wong is not a terribly skilled director, and what I read of this didn’t make it sound that good, but….. the most unusual element of it was the staring roll by Korean transsexual pop star and model Harisu. I must confess that it was more a curiosity about Harisu whom I had heard of but never seen that got me interested in seeing this than anything else I had read. When the Singapore disc popped up, I just had to give it a try.

The synopsis for it reads: “China-born sisters Amber (Chia) and Lisu (Harisu) come to Malaysia seeking greater opportunities in their modeling and singing careers, respectively. But things go wrong when Amber falls into a coma and Lisu goes missing.

Amber is sent back to China for treatment. When she wakes up five months later, she has no recollection of her past, not even boyfriend Dino (Alan Yun). Dino decides to bring Amber back to Malaysia, hoping it will help jog her memory.

Back in Malaysia, Amber starts having nightmares. When she stumbles upon a photograph and video of Lisu and her, she decides to search for her missing sister. During her search, she meets William (Steve Yap), who claims to be Lisu’s ex-flame. Soon strange things begin to happen. Amber begins having visions of Lisu’s spirit and her nightmares become more frequent and violent.”

So….. is it a good lil’ long haired ghost movie? Or did it really need the notoriety of Harisu to sell it? Let’s find out, shall we……

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It’s time for another of those crazy Thai films that this lil’ Catgirl can’t seem to leave alone… so let’s review the slapstick weirdness that is “The Ghost and Master Boh” aka “Phee Taa Waan Kab Ajarn Taa Boh” or “ผีตาหวานอาจารย์ตาโบ๋” if you can read Thai….. Hehehehe!!

The synopsis for it reads: “Ajarn Boh (Jaturong Mokjok) is a fake medium who manages to fool the locals with his tricks but is in big trouble with the powerful Au. Meanwhile, Waan (Padchon Kompreawpan) is in love with Wit (Weerayuth Naburana), but Wit doesn’t know Waan is a ghost. Waan was murdered by Au and has returned to seek revenge. Ajarn Boh meets Waan, the first time he has actually seen a real ghost, and teams up with her against Au.”

Hmmmm? Ghosts… fake mediums….. goofy Thai character actors….. potty jokes galore…. sounds like all the prerequisites are there for Thailand’s answer to “Abbot & Costello Meet the Krasue”….

Will it entertain me? Make me giggle uncontrollably till I nearly pee myself? More importantly…. is it worth you all finding your own copy of this? Let’s find out! “Read On”, if you dare!!

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Well, it’s Saturday night here, and I’m readying a wonderful selection of yummy snacks for a Movie Night at home. But not just any Movie Night…..

A couple of the other girls from work insisted we had to get together and watch movies again. Given that my tastes in film tend to scare them….. I should have realized something was up. Foolish lil’ me, I just figured they were willing to put up with a couple of my  asian comedies and maybe something they brought along if they weren’t enjoying my picks. Afterall… I do make some tasty Satay and canapes to nibble on when we do this sort of thing. But no…. seems there was a cunning plan afoot.

My best friend at work, Samantha spilled the beans as I was leaving the restaurant this afternoon. Seems the girls are setting me up with a guy they met out at a party last week.

“He’s perfect for you….” (As if I haven’t heard THAT one before….) “No….no, really. He knows all about that “Bride With White Hair” movie you like. He says he’s waaay into Kung Fu movies too. So we told him you have like the biggest pile of those movies and he would really have lots in common with you…..Ooohh! And he likes Cats!!”

Sigh…. Just what I need… a “Blind Date”….. (Am I really such a pathetic homebody?) They sound like my Mom. Except that he’s not asian. So… apparently Samantha’s going to bring her boyfriend and the new guy is coming along and we’re all gonna “hang out” and watch my subbed version of “Chocolate”….since they say he hasn’t seen it yet.

Anyway, I appreciated the warning, last minute though it was. At least I wont be in my PJ’s when they arrive now. Also… I just got some other stuff in the Mail today, so I’ll add “The Deserted Inn” and “Hansel & Gretel” to the pile to watch. That way I’ll at least get a review outta this for you all, hopefully within the next day or so.

Woke up this morning at the crack of dawn freezing my lil’ butt off. Seems that Autumn appears to have arrived, and nobody told this lil’ Catgirl! My apartment is usually overly warm, especially in the summer so I don’t normally feel comfortable sleeping under anything but a single cotton sheet until the winter months. Except for last night.

Last night however… the temperature dipped to the upper 30’s F and I awoke shivering and positively freezing due to the failure of the heating system throughout the building. Goober was nowhere to be found… the lil’ goof snuck out my bedroom window last evening and hadn’t yet returned from his “tomcat’s night out”. So much for his furry bed-warming butt….

Anyway…. it’s hot coffee and my woolly sweater this morning as I yawn and prepare for another day off. We hired another cook at work… and it seems I might just be back on track for my well deserved (and well overdue) vacation soon. Maybe your favorite Catgirl might just catch a break at last.

I’m looking to reorganize and transfer over more of my reviews today from Delirium Vault, maybe some other stuff as well… Hopefully you guys will finally have some new stuff to read.

Another of the multitude of crazy Indonesian discs that have flooded into my Mailbox lately, “Kesurupan” aka “Possessed” is one of the glut of horror films coming out of the Indonesian film industry these days. I’d meant to do the review for this one earlier, but lately your favorite Catgirl has been one busy… busy… busy kitten. Still… whenever there is still any energy left in my poor lil’ body after a hard day at work, the best medicine is always a relaxing evening with a couple of trashy asian movies… (and occasionally even a good one!)

Is “Kesurupan” such a movie? Or will Neko be dissapointed and cranky at work again after losing valuable nap time? Only the Spirits of Bad Movies know for sure….

…..And of course you as well, o’ Regular Readers. (assuming you continue to “Read On” that is…Hehehehe!!)

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