Vivo las City.

i've watched Kung Fu Panda twice already - it's an awesome show.

granted, it may look like a typical dreamworks animated film, but this is waaaay different.

the quality of the storyline, the quality of the animation, the stunning backgrounds and beautiful music score can attest to that.
the film has some pretty philosophical stuff as well - most of which the layman wouldn't care about anyway.

it's probably the most beautiful cartoon i've ever seen.
turtles have NEVER been that awesome..

not even the Ninja Turtles.

the fight scenes appealed to me greatly, the jokes were classic, and the show reminded me of a calligraphy painting - it was ART.

my only complaint is the usual anti-climatic storyline expected of a dreamworks film, but hey - the fights were awesome.
not many cartoons have good fights.

i watched it twice and i didn't find it in the very least boring - the visuals are that good to look at.
there's something at the end of the credits at well.

the panda reminds me a lot of me - and apparently many people were reminded of me as well.
go watch and decide for yourself.

i'd rate this movie 7/10.

and Master Shifu is a Red Panda - not a possum or raccoon.

i've also just watched The Incredible Hulk.

like i mentioned in this post, this is the first PROPER hulk film..
and boy does it own.

the camerawork's shaky for the most part, but when the hulk's seen in all his green glory, the fight scenes totally OWN. he uses all his trademark moves, and more - he's properly animated, not the shrek-like Hulk from the first movie.

this is..
this is..

THE INCREDIBLE HULK.
the REAL hulk.

"HULK SMASH!"

no lousy gimmicks used to defeat the villain, no no.
no funky energy generator like the one used to defeat Iron Monger.
no pipes and sounds like the one used to defeat Venom.
no glaring inexplicable plot hole like Ghost Rider's Penance Stare.

no no.

the good ol' punch-em-up IS the gimmick.

this is one of the few superhero films without a deux ex machina - just a good fight which serves its intended purpose - to end the fight of good against evil without much external factors.

it's one of the better superhero movies out there.

it's a complete rehash of the Hulk universe after the horrible first one, and the story's laid out so well i was gripped at every moment. there's a cameo by Robert Downey Jr (AKA Iron Man) and the story sets us up to face the next probable villain to be seen in Hulk 2: The Leader.

the best part of the show was the animation and voice acting of the Hulk himself. one can almost feel the fury and rage as the Hulk roars and does what he does best:

SMASH.

i'd rate this 8/10.



Vivocity has many weird and wonderful things:

i have this toy:

Toys "R" Us has a figure of the toy which is intricately moulded RIGHT DOWN TO THE FINEST DETAIL.

Presenting: the amazing butt-crack that was facing me when i was eating at Carl's Junior.
really, what kind of children's playground is this?

"That burger... *pause* looks good. *long pause* What burger is that?"

inside joke.