我们都不完美 IMPERFECT Movie Review

Caught 我们都不完美, english title IMPERFECT this morning.

REVIEW

Pretty typical Hong Kong Style triad script, considering Director  Steve Cheng Wai Man(郑伟文) is from Hong Kong, that shouldn't be a surprise. I was hoping to see a more local styled Triad plot like what Director Royston Tan(陈子谦) did in his movie, 15. 

That said, 我们都不完美 still packs a punch, with diverse cast, awesome cinematography and being able to see it unfold in familiar places like Bugis Street, Scape etc.

One slight disappointment tho, there is little to no mass Triad Fight scene where each group will bring their mass of Triad members and slug it out, a pity to leave out such classic scene, rather in the movie it was more

of isolated fights and all.

CAST

The movie was pretty fast paced and there weren't much character development, 李南星's character was lacklustre, no depth. But being our Ah-Ge, 李南星 still did his fair part as the story unfolds, I especially liked his classic worrisome expression.

Kimberly Chia 谢静仪 was cute, innocent, just as how the Character was meant to be, and chemistry between her & Edwin Goh 吴劲威 was pretty decent. Puppy Love, those were the days huh? :'(

潘昱达, being the blur funny fat kid and all(no offense 昱达!), foolproof formula.

A very huge surprise came from Actor Patrick li(李沛旭), as I don't recall seeing his shows on tv yet, superb performance, great entertainer!

江祖平 portrayed her role as  Edwin Goh(吴劲威)'s really well, the chemistry was there.

Ian Fang(方伟杰) and Edwin Goh(吴劲威), rising young talents did well in this film, Ian is pretty diverse, he has this natural "want to get beaten" face(which is perfect of this genre of film) but still he was able to pull off the blur student character in Channel 8's 我们等你! Don't Stop Believin.

Edwin Goh(吴劲威) was still doing the same style of character I've seen him on TV so far, still, consistency isn't a bad thing at all!

I would have love to see more character development between the three brothers, Edwin Goh(吴劲威), Ian Fang(方伟杰) and 潘昱达, like probably including a cover story form the start of how they became friends, that would at least portray their bond more than just an untold given bond they have from the start of the plot.

To sum it up..

I don't understand how the movie is given the NC16 rating, which is going to hurt the boxoffice because teenagers would make a big part of the target audience. 

The movie portrayed Family, Friendship and sadly what some youths are going through, bully, anger, peer pressure, making wrong decisions early in their life, regrets, as the saying goes, 环境逼人.

Worth every single penny and time spent! 

4 popcorns from me!

Please do give the movie a try, support local production! 

Gran Royale Lurker Review

Here ends my search for a fixie, local shops do not carry big sizes so I ended up shipping a lurker from the states, probably the only one in Singapore.

Been clocking over 100km worth of mileage on this beauty these couple of days, here it is, a small humble review.

Though I must say, I used this bike in probably a pretty unorthodox manner, this bike is like my fun bike, commuting, traveling around with it.

How unorthodox? First, I run it freewheel, not fixed. Second, I don't do tricks on this supposedly 'freestyle' fixed gear.

Managed to snap some decent enough shots for a review(5mp mobile phone camera), alright here it goes!

REVIEW

Weight:
Claimed 11kg+/-, never actually weigh it, based on gut feeling, yup about there.

Frame:
Awesome geometry, I'm about 185cm+/- with about 34" inseam, my lurker is size 60cm, though with the almost non existence standover height the geometry is really comfortable.

Drivetrain:
Crankset has no noticeable flex, 42T by 16T setup has really hit the sweetspot, at least for me, getting to cruising speed and navigating through slow and tight corners with relative ease*.

If you wanna go faster you can always get a smaller sprocket and bigger crank, watch that hill though! Else, 42T by 16T is really sweet for urban utility in my humble opinion.

Wheelset, no nonsense sealed bearing hubs, smooth. Rims are pretty tough, only time will tell, I'm 90+/- and it still manage to stay true.

Freewheel(dicta), absolute piece of crap, creaked badly during first ride and still creaks, go get yourselves some cheap replacements like the ACS Claws, Shimano or the White Industries ENO.

Cockpit:
The short stem and high rise combination gives the rider a really comfortable upright position but on the downside, the riser in my opinion is a little too long to get around urban condition, at 700mm it is pretty much the only thing that is stopping you from navigating through tight pathway and corners, love it or hate it, I did saw it down and it didn't feel as comfortable as before.

Saddle, awesome looking, pretty comfortable, very stiff, if you intend to do long distance rides pretty often, get a new saddle.

Brakes:
The rims are non machined so the braking power is more or less compromised, can't really judge the brakes in terms of performance, they work like they supposed to, stop you, but you have to squeeze fairly tight though.

The brake lever, simple no nonsense design, like the adjustability though, there's a bolt where you can tighten the levers, the clamps can be really convenient cause unlike most if not all clamps I have used on mountain bikes, you need not remove the grips to get the brake levers out.

Conclusion
Comfortable geometry, good quality components, amazing fun bike to ride at pretty decent recommended retail price for a full cromo freestyle fixie. They have a purple one too, check it out at http://prollyisnotprobably.com/2010/09/a_girl_and_her_bike_jess_versu.php.