Monday, December 21, 2009

Zhui Xing Annual Xmas Gathering

Okay i should blog about this before my mood is affected by tml's results released.
Haha.
The following are the details of this year's gathering.
Date: 26th December
Time: 1.30pm at my house (don't be late)
Have lunch at home before coming!! :)

Programs:
Jupiter Awards Ceremony
Gifts Exchange Ceremony
Movie Viewing
Dinner Outing

Yup.
As for the movie choices for movie viewing, here are various options.
We will only have time for one movie.
Please vote for the movie that you guys wanna watch. Its okay to vote more than once.
In other words, if you okay with all the movies then u can vote for all.
The movie with highest number of votes will be shown that day.

Okay now well be a brief introduction of the various movie choices.
Do vote soon k?

First Movie is 风声 acted by 黄晓明, 苏有朋, 李冰冰, 周迅 and many others.
Synopsis from sina.com:
1940年春,原中国国民党副主席汪精卫与日本政府媾和,在南京成立新的“国民政府”。自此,对日抗战进入新的“三国”时期——汪精卫的南京国民政 府,蒋介石的重庆国民政府,毛泽东领导的陕甘宁边区政府势成三足鼎立,各自为政,互为掣肘。汪精卫上任后展开三大政策:在势力范围内展开建军,清乡剿共, 同时诱招失意蒋派军政要员入阁。

  1942年10月10日,汪伪政府举办庆祝国民政府成立三十周年的盛大仪式,一名汪伪政府的要员被枪杀,引起了日本方面的高度重视。日军特务课机关长武田怀疑这一系列暗杀行动是北平地区共产党领导人“老裘”策划的,希望抓住这次机会破获他的组织。

  武田调查到负责发送指令的“老鬼”就潜伏在剿匪司令部内,于是将最有可能接触到电报的五个嫌疑人带到了封闭的裘庄——伪军军事参谋部部长吴志国,伪军总司令侍从官白小年,伪军军机处译电科科长李宁玉,伪军军机处译电科科员顾晓梦,伪军军机处处长金生火。

  调查的期限只有五天,武田必须采取各种手段甚至残忍的酷刑才能找出“老鬼”。被软禁的五个人为了保全自己,也在处心积虑的观察着周围其余四人, 都希望尽快把“老鬼”揪出来以便自己能够安全的离开裘庄。吴志国亦正亦邪,白小年文质彬彬,李宁玉自持冷静,顾晓梦洒脱娇纵,金生火处事温吞,他们当中谁 才是真正的“老鬼”?短兵相接明争暗斗之后,谁又能够最终逃出裘庄?

If you are interested in the 2nd World War, this movie might appeal to you.
So who is 老鬼?


Next up is a Japanese Movie called the Departures.
This movie is also the winner of this year's Oscar Best Foreign Film Award.
Synopsis by wiki:
Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki), a cellist in an orchestra in Tokyo, loses his job because of the dissolution of the orchestra. After quitting as a professional cellist he decides to sell his cello (which he had recently purchased for 18 million yen) and also to move back to his old hometown, Sakata, Yamagata, with his wife. One day he finds a classified advertisement for "Assisting departures" for an "NK Agency". He goes to the job interview thinking it is for a job at a travel agency but discovers that NK is an abbreviation for "encoffinment" (納棺, nōkan?) and that he is instead to assist the "departed" by ceremonially preparing the dead in front of mourners before their bodies are placed in the coffin. The interviewer, the President of the NK Agency, immediately decides to hire Daigo after confirming that he is able to work hard. The salary is 500,000 yen per month with an additional 20,000 yen bonus for the interview. With no other job prospects, Daigo decides to accept the offer. However, when he comes home to his wife he finds himself unable to admit the type of work he will be doing so he dissembles, saying that he is to be employed in the 'ceremonial occasions industry', which his wife misunderstands as a wedding company.


If you guys prefer something light, this movie is just for u.
The Ugly Truth a romantic comedy that might make u understand the opposite sex better.


Next up is another romantic comedy. The Proposal by Sandra Bullock.
Plot by wiki:
Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is the executive editor-in-chief of a book publishing company, Golden Books. All of her workers, including her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), strongly dislike her for her bossy, cold demeanor. She fires a senior editor, Bob Spaulding (Aasif Mandvi) because he is unable to get an author named Frank interviewed by Oprah. After learning she is being deported to Canada, she forces Andrew to marry her, as his future is tied to hers. When the government investigates, Mr. Gilbertson (Denis O'Hare) informs them that they will undergo rigorous testing to prove that the marriage is not fraudulent, after being notified by Bob Spaulding that this marriage might be a sham. Andrew grudgingly accepts the proposition of marrying Margaret, under the condition that he is promoted to the position of editor and his manuscript be published. He also forces Margaret to propose nicely to him on her knees in the streets of New York, and to allow him to tell his parents they are getting married.


Next up is another comedy called the Hangover.
I got a feeling u guys dun really like this kinda movie one. But just take a look ba.
Plot from wiki:
The plot follows four friends who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, only to wake up the next morning not remembering a thing and missing the groom, whose wedding is scheduled to occur the next day.


I dunno if this movie is already up for rental.
We wanted to see this movie too during Junrong's bdae but Time Traveller's Wife received more votes that time. Maybe its time to watch it now.
Fame.
Have a look at the trailer.


That's all!!!
Make ur choices soon!!!

Xian Hao

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