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Woke up around 7:30 this morning. Now I'm tired as hell.

Watched "Dust of Angels" on VCD. It's a good film BUT it's almost 2 hours long, it's a bit arty, and it's in Taiwanese. I don't suppose I'll watch this film again. But I do have to learn from its characterisation. That dysfunctional family bit is quite good although the 2 heroes are rather stock characters.

Need to get up and get some exercise...

"Chiu Si Hung Yiu Oi" / "Timeless Romance"

starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Oddball Fantasy/Crime/Comedy

Came across this film while channel-hopping on cable TV. I was immediately stunned by how weird this film was.

The first thing I noticed was that a famous local football commentator (imagine Jimmy Hill acting!) starred in it and his role was not really a bit part. But it then flashed to another scene which had Tony Leung and a reputed theatre actress (whose name I forgot), which usually suggest this is an art film or at least quality drama. In this scene, the film looked like crime/mystery + psycho thriller, shot with Wong Kar-Wai style cinematography (handheld camera and all). But it's also dead funny (alright, I know 99% Hong Kong films are comedies no matter what genres they belong to.). But the gags are eccentric.

But for Tony Leung, I wouldn't go on watching the film, because the plot really wasn't that strong. Yet, it turns out to be a worthwhile watch. It may be a bit strange and silly but it's quite refreshing. I scratched my head and couldn't understand why someone would fund this film, but the world is more fun with it.