Spent a really relaxing day yesterday, lazing @ home watching movies..
Watched
True Legend,
Fast 5,
The Fast & the Furious:Tokyo Drift, for the umpteenth time!
LOL!
True Legend is a 2010 martial arts film directed by
Yuen Woo-ping, starring
Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine, Guo Xiaodong, Feng Xiaogang, Cung Le, Gordon Liu, Bryan Leung and Jacky Heung.Martial arts choreographer
Yuen Woo-ping, returns to film directing for the first time since 1996 film
Tai Chi Boxer.
Fast Five (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 5 or Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist) is a 2011 action film written by Chris Morgan and directed by
Justin Lin.
It is the
fifth installment in
the Fast and the Furious film series. It was released first in Australia on April 20, 2011, and then in the United States on April 29, 2011.
Fast Five follows Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) as they plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida) while being pursued for arrest by U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson).
When developing
Fast Five, Universal Studios deliberately departed from the street racing theme prevalent in previous films in the series, to transform the franchise into a heist action series involving cars. By doing so, they hoped to attract wider audiences that might otherwise be put off by a heavy emphasis on cars and car culture.
Fast Five is considered the transitional film in the series, featuring only one car race and giving more attention to action set pieces such as gun fights, brawls and the heist of $100 million. The production mounted a comprehensive marketing campaign, marketing the film through social media, virtual games, cinema chains, automobile manufacturers and at NASCAR races.
Fast Five achieved financial success, breaking box office records for the highest-grossing April opening weekend and the second highest spring opening weekend.
It surpassed
Fast & Furious (2009) to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise and overtook
Rio to become the highest-grossing film of 2011, holding this title for fifteen days before being replaced by
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Fast Five has grossed over $625 million worldwide, making it number 55 on the all-time worldwide list of highest-grossing films, in unadjusted dollars.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 street racing action film directed by
Justin Lin.
It is the
third installment in the
The Fast and the Furious film series and currently the
sixth in terms of series chronology (if this film is not ignored).
The film, featuring an all-new cast, was shot in Tokyo, Ulan Bator and parts of Los Angeles, the latter often covered with props and lights to create the illusion of the Tokyo style. While
Paul Walker is not in the film,
Vin Diesel reprises his role as Dominic Toretto in a cameo appearance.
After my pedicure session, I met up with my friend, Jay Ong, for a drink at ION Orchard. (^_^)
It's awesome to be there on a weekday as there's few people & ample parking space.. (^_^)
