Spiders 2

Weak direct-to-video sequel to the direct-to-video classic "Spiders." The original Lion's Gate film was an absolutely delicious heap of guilty-pleasure garbage, which featured teens investigating a government facility overrun with weapons-grade super monster spiders.
Like the original film, "Spiders II" boasts some impressive CGI effects. The monster spiders look really good here. But the film takes itself way too seriously. It starts off with a bang, then gets too talky, and finishes with a mildly entertaining climax.
A couple boating in the high seas run across another ship that was burned to a crisp. After a storm destroys their own craft, a giant cargo liner that happens to be in the area saves them. As it turns out, the cargo liner is being run by a mad doctor using the same super-spider technology we were introduced to in the first film to impregnate unsuspecting victims with "Alien"-like spider eggs. The husband, impregnated with one of the eggs, starts acting paranoid, and when he becomes suspicious that the crew of the ship is up to no good. Naturally his wife (Niznik) doesn't believe him. In the end, however, she turns out to be the tough-ass Ripley-esque bitch of the picture.
I still haven’t figured out yet why injecting spiders egg into humans and hatching them got to do with any DNA projects? Nonetheless, though not much of action, it’s still worth a shot when you have free time to spare.
Rate: 7.5/10

26/12/05

Merry Christmas ^_^

It’s the 25th of Dec again! Once every year, Christmas will come knocking on your door. On Christmas Eve, which was yesterday, lap asked me out to watch Chronicles of Narnia, which in turn changed to The Promise due to overwhelming response from Singaporean for Narnia. But in the end, we ended up eating dinner at Fin at Marina Square (which few BMT close friends and I went to just weeks ago) and playing dota at a LAN shop. We only played one match and even at 3v5, we won hands down. Tiring day but well, it was good to be with close friends for the Eve. Today, Christmas itself, it was the same as always, like any other festivals, I celebrated with relatives. And my cousin organized a birthday party at Costa Sand Resort today too. So I went to two place eating buffet. And having games and performances. It was a short gathering, with fun and laughter, some catching up and around 10+, back home to rest. Finally, I’m getting my appetite back. Hmm, all my festivals all year round is the same, how I wish one day, to break the mono life…

25/12/05

Never ending OT!!!

Finally confirmed posted at TAB PAC. But my official posting orders haven’t arrived yet, which means I still have a lot of inconvenience such as not having my own email account (which is extremely vital in this job at intranet), EDS account, AIOPS account, ISACC card and such. And this whole week I had been working over time all the way. Normally its 5.30pm to knock off, but I always knock off at 8pm. Even for my half-day which was supposed to knock off at 12.30pm, I knock off at 3pm. Like what I said in an earlier post, I’m just too slow in working, I believe it is a trial period for myself, one week learning, one week hands on myself, for the next week on, I will work harder and more efficiently, I hoped…

22/12/05

First hands on at work!

Today is the first day that I actually did some parts of my job scope myself. I knew I must have lazed around too much, and abit too cautious on my first try. I actually have to work overtime to finish a small amount of work that would have required much lesser time. But still, I think I still made some minor mistakes and some confusion over some small parts. Well, I think I will go back to work tomorrow and ask my upper study about the queries I have, even if they seem stupid a question to ask. Its time to start my brain working, work at an efficient rate and produce quality work. I’ve been too lazy for these past few months… And I actually didn’t update my blog at all! Nonetheless, the blog posts for these past months will be up, I am actually writing everything in words currently first before posting them up. And I notice something strange, whenever I am at work, I would have loss of appetite, bad stomachache, nauseous and wanted to vomit, I don’t know why, maybe it’s the stress? Or am I suffering from depression? Anyway, I hope these symptoms end soon…

19/12/05

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Baudelaire siblings are likable and clever, Violet (Emily Browning) young inventor, Klaus (Liam Aiken) reader and researcher, and baby sister Sunny (Kara Hoffman Shelby Hoffman) has sharper teeth than most beavers.
Unfortunately, none of this can alter the fact that after their parents perish in a terrible fire, the Baudelaires are placed in the care of Count Olaf, a man who is either a demented evil genius, an egomaniacal actor, Jim Carrey, or all three. Aided by a troupe of theatrical misfits, he hatches one outrageous plot after another to get his hands on the orphans’ vast inheritance, like the one involving the train.
After not being run over by a train, the Baudelaire children are removed from Count Olaf’s care and go to live with their Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly), a renowned snake expert. Things end badly after the arrival of a suspicious lab assistant named Stephano, a phrase which here means “Count Olaf in disguise.” The children are then shuffled off to their fearful Aunt Josephine’s (Meryl Streep). Sadly, disaster ensues, due to the appearance of a mysterious peg-legged sailor, an expression, which here means, “Would Jim Carrey with a peg-leg fool you?” Alarmingly, Count Olaf then hatches his most dastardly plot of all – a ploy whose real-life conclusion will give him control of the Baudelaire fortune!
The Baudelaires will have to stick together and use every ounce of courage, ingenuity, to stop Count Olaf. All may seem just as a series of unfortunate events, but all these only contributes to a real beginning. When all three of them stick together, there is home…
Rate: 7.5/10

18/12/05

King Kong

A classic film remade. 3 hours of outstanding play made the $9.50 more than worthwhile. For those who have watched it before, the first and second one, this third one is worth a catch still. For those who have never watched it before, this is a show never to be missed. Peter Jackson made all the state of arts so lifelike, so real, the dinosaurs, the Skull Island, the 1930s New York City, never to forget of course the King Kong. 1st hour on preparation to Skull Island, explaining the characters, love, characteristics, practically how the story came about. 2nd hour on the adventure on the island, the barbaric natives whose god is Kong, how they capture Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) for sacrifice to it, the dinosaurs, the huge insects and the various kind of life form only found on the island, the King Kong fighting scene and how the rescue mission went, together with the capture of King Kong. 3rd hour will be the typical scene in New York City where King Kong breaks loose and searches high and low for Ann Darrow and finally falling to its death from a high building. The most interesting part I guess would be the 2nd hour where King Kong fights with all its might, saving Ann Darrow from all kind of dangers and showing off his male superiority. Well, he would always stand upright and tilt his head, showing to Ann Darrow just how he is a King on that island, which practically sent the whole cinema went laughing. Naomi Watts is one of the best candidates for this film also. Quoting one of Carl Denham’s (something like that, not exact) in the show, “Jack said that there is a person best suited for the role, when I saw you, I knew it would be you. As the audience looked at you, they will cry along with you.” Seriously, I’m not sure whether its her acting skill or natural born this way, the scene where she cried, with tears rolling down her cheeks, or just looking sentimentally at King Kong, brought tears to my eyes and made my heart sank, especially at the last part where Kong eventually died. Watch it again if you have the time, definitely send yourself to the cinema with your family, friends or spouse if not, its a show that must be watched in the cinema, anywhere else, pirated DVD/VCD or downloaded crap, you will regret it. “Its not the plane that killed the beast, its the beauty...”
Rate: 10/10

17/12/05

Loss of appetite

I’m not sure why, maybe it was the stress from work, darn, I would never have guessed a clerk work in my Tengah Airbase is so stressful. The complexity and quantity of work are so much even though my work scope is reduced for now. I always have a bad tummy and no appetite at all for this week. Sigh, and today Qi and a few of us went to Sakura to celebrate her birthday late. Maybe it just wasn’t a good time, I’m not trying to be disrespectful or anything, it’s just that I’ve totally no appetite at all. I need to regain my appetite again...

16/12/05

Wig

A Korean film. Scary? NOPE. Storyline? TYPICAL. About a lady who bought a wig for her sister going bald from illness. And hey, that wig came from her husband’s mistress hairs (or not yet, because she loved him). And wait, I don’t even know if that’s a male of female from his/her looks. They said hairs were all sources of life. So eventually the wig took over her sister and tried to be with the husband. In the end, that lady burnt the wig, killed her sister and her husband (or ex more appropriate) died while saving her. Bad show, don’t waste money, case closed.
Rate: 3/10

11/12/05

Valiant

Valiant, an eager young pigeon files to London to join the Royal Homing Pigeon Service dreaming of becoming a hero. And he does, despite his small build; he manages to fly back an important message that can turn the tide of wars during World War II. This is a rather short film (just like any other animation), with a simple plot. A typical outcast, becoming a hero in the end, winning the heart of a beauty.
Rate: 5/10

11/12/05

Chicken Little

Chicken Little saw a piece of Sky falling and alerted everyone in town, causing mayhem. Not even Chicken Little only dad and his friends believed him and he became the laughing stock in town for very long until… He luckily became a baseball star, the town hero, after bringing a point for the town’s team. But it doesn’t last long until on the night of celebration, a piece of sky fell again. This time round, he alerted his three close friends, the ugly duckling, the fish and the pig. Through some adventure, they found that it was actually alien and were shocked to discover of a possible “invasion”. Again, his own dad doesn’t believe him. Well, in the end, the aliens really invaded and his dad believed in his son finally, and worked together to send the alien’s son back to its parents, saving the town. Thus, Chicken Little really became a real hero and like any other typical animation, he had the heart of the ugly duckling. But at least, its heart-warming when his father finally believed in him, and the laughter this show brought, well worth a watch.
Rate: 7/10

11/12/05

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire

The worse of all the Harry Potter series, I cant explain why but it just is. Some said it was distorted from the original story, but I know not because I don’t read the story. This series touches on the affairs of heart. There is weak climax but overall a rather strong film maybe due to the fact of squeezing everything to 90minutes. But all that is worthwhile waiting for this film is probably only the revealing of Lord Voldemort, the actor and how he looks like. Hardcore fans of the storybook Harry Potter may not like this film, but movie fans may want to watch this during free time.
Rate: 7/10

22/11/05

Zathura

A kid version of the Jumanji dated 10 years ago. Brotherly love lost and found. Adults may find it somewhat abit too “young” for them, but actually, it isn’t too bad. A game of adventure with no quitting, putting the player straight into experiencing with their life, in space. The arts is great also, marvelous planets and stars and the galaxy. But compared with Jumanji, it still didn’t quite pack a punch.
Rate: 6.5/10

20/11/05

Malcolm Canteen

My first time here since coming to TAB in September. A simple place with a rice stall and a noodle stall and of course, drinks stall. Reasonably priced and good food, no wonder there isn’t many duty personnel eating over at the cookhouse. Too bad it closes everyday straight after/during lunch, so most probably I can only have my breakfast here. But anyway, I’ve plenty of time at my disposal now so I guess I will frequent here, hopefully I don’t get myself too fat too soon, haha.

18/11/05

First Day of Downgrade

A very boring day, reported at around 8am. Stayed inside the Training Branch, enjoying the air-con, having short naps every now and then, and only occasionally helping out when the sergeants need help. 1730 went back to bunk, took a shower and sleep. What a boring day, and more to come till I get my posting.

17/11/05

Downgrade!

After being in training for 9 weeks, I’ve confirmed to be downgraded. Actually, the date of downgrade dated 19/10/05, nearly a month ago. I’m not sure whether it was my officer that didn’t want to let me downgrade or what. I got this downgrade letter personally from the medical officer when I went over to take some painkillers and lotions. Of course, anyone would have guessed it would have been my officer pulling stunts, but oh well. I just felt it was wasted for my 9 weeks in here that I can’t POP along with the rest…

15/11/05

DVD Burner

Too many stuffs in my PC and I’ve been calculating between external hard drive and external DVD burner. After serious consideration, I’ve decided for an external DVD burner. It costs around $180 for the external DVD burner and a bundle of 50pcs DVD. I guess it would be an early Christmas present for myself to help the storage of my data in my PC. A trip down Sim Lim and testing out, it ends my day, sad ns life.

12/11/05

All About Love

Another Andy Lau film. Andy Lau plays two characters over here. Both as husbands of Charlene Choi and Charlie Yeung respectively. He first portrays a successful doctor with a bright future that has no time for his wife Charlene, working nearly 24/7. All these changed when his wife Charlene died during an accident and he regretted. Thus changing his life as a civil defence working in ambulance instead and strictly following his schedule. But one time, he changed his rules upon a return trip and saved Charlie Yeung in a car accident, and coincidentally, Charlie is dying and she had a heart transplant years ago, whose heart belonged to Charlene! Andy Lau felt a thing for her and checked up on her, maybe it was the heart linking. Then upon learning that Charlie’s husband had left her for Japan and that she doesn’t have much time left, he decided to impersonate to leave her with a good memory. Alas, she knew from some point of time that he was not her husband but really appreciated his intention. And when her real husband is back, she is already on the verge of deathbed. When she went, Andy Lau received a letter from her, telling him she was thankful for his accompany all this while on behalf of her husband and it was time for him to let go and move on with his life, said on behalf of Charlene’s.
Rate: 7/10

06/11/05

Mr & Mrs Smith

A poor show. Both of them talking, revealing how they met, how they assassinate each other and how they finally went back together to survive. No climax, not a strong film and boring at times except for the gunfights. No revealing of the boss behind wanting both of them dead and no practical ending of the film. Waste of time and money, if not for Brad and Angelina.
Rate: 5/10

05/11/05

The Longest Yard

What took me so long to see this show, I don’t know, but luckily I watched it or else I would have regretted. Paul Crewe, a renowned football player went into a prison. The warden and prison guards threatened him into forming a prisoner team to engage the guards’ team. Its real exciting seeing how they plan and train and recruit during that short one-month, becoming a real football team. But during the climax of the clash, the warden threatens Paul Crewe with a charge of murder if he doesn’t lose deliberately. And which he did, but only under the agreement that his teammate will not be attacked during the match. After he saw his teammate falling one by one, he decides enough is enough and he goes on the pitch but none of his teammate believes in him anymore. So he had to brush through all the tackles alone to regain his teammates’ trust. He told them the truth, which was really touching at this point of time, and they forgive him and work together to win the match.
Rate: 8/10

05/11/05

Seed of Chucky

Do you like pure core and violence? If you answered yes, this show is for you. I watched this show only because I wanted to follow the Chucky film. Chucky and Tiffany child is actually a split, a boy and a girl where the boy is gentle and peace loving and the girl is as violent if not more than her parents. In the end, Tiffany (remember that doll bride?) and the boy and girl get reborn into human by dark magic, with Chucky supposedly dead, but at the ending of the show, an arm of Chucky was sent to them, and I guess another series will be coming sooner or later. Don’t they ever know that extending a show that was not supposed to only bring doom to it? The first was the best; the second was not bad, the rest just was not right.
Rate: 4/10

01/11/05

Ghosts of Mars

I wonder if anyone even hears of this show before. But remember XXX2? Well, the main lead there is the main lead here too. Anyway, this show is about the accidentally release of the ghosts of the original Martian that resided in Mars before. They went on to possess the human on Mars (Mars is a colony of Earth), in a bid to kill and expel all humans whom they regard as invaders. When you killed the possessed, the ghost just comes out and possesses another, it doesn’t end. And it looks like a low-cost film. Maybe Ice Cube isn’t famous then. But watching the babe Natasha Henstridge and Ice Cube fighting free is not too bad still. Just too bad there isn’t really an ending and the gunfights and explosion just looked so low-cost.
Rate: 4.5/10

30/10/05

Ghost Ship

A salvage crew that discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea soon notices, as they try to tow it back to land, that "strange things" happen. One by one dies, only Julianna Margulies survived. It is about a devil killing to earn souls by setting a gold plot. This devil never dies, it goes on and on, killing and killing, finding new ships, the expression on Julianna Margulies at the ending, says it all.
Rate: 6.5/10

30/10/05

Doom

The making of the classic game, Doom. And as like any other film, it is another scientist experiment went wrong, changing humans into demons. Reaper is the selected one, though injected with the new chromosome; he became the super human instead of the demon. See the epic battle between him and the Rock. Unique point is the 1st person shooter mode, just like when you are playing in game. Full of climax and is a strong film. If you missed it, buy a vcd or dvd to watch.
Rate: 8.5/10

29/10/05

Night Watch

This whole show is in Russian! Basically it’s about the night-watcher and the day-watcher, each representing the light and the dark. After a long deuce, the “one” is born, and has the power to turn the tide completely towards one side. Both race to enticed him to their side. A father who’s wrong years ago, had the child in despair and choosing the dark…
Rate: 7/10

23/10/05

Brothers Grimm

Matt Damon and Heath Ledger take on the roles of Brothers Grimm in this film, and hey, it’s not a film about the actual Grimm brothers that wrote those fairy stories, but a film on a pair of brothers Grimm. The Brothers Grimm is a pair of bogus that team up with a couple of people to cheat rewards out from village for bogus exorcisms. But now, they encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse that requires their genuine courage instead. In this film, you will be able to see characters from the fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers coming to live, Little Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread man, etc. Watch them fight against all odds to defeat the witch queen and restore peace. This film is dark, yet beautiful.
Rate: 8/10

22/10/05

BCSS

BCSS refers to Basic Chemical Survival Skill. It is a 2-day course, during which we will be wearing Mob-4 all the way. Just when we thought long-4 was terrible, hot and stuffy, Mob-4 is way worse. Then we did all the drills, the procedure of wearing and taking off, the Mob-1, Mob-2, Mob-3, Mob-4. It will just make you wonder how anyone is going to war in that kind of gears? Though I agree that protection against chemical or even biological attack is important, but surely lighter wears can be improvised. And because of my lungs problem, I’m being excused from the gas chamber, I felt that it was really a great pity, as I really would like to experience how it is like after going through all the drills and the course for the whole duration…

21/10/05

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

The Corpse Bride is a wonderful emotional yet fun story with heart. The visuals are so amazing that you'd have to go see the movie with your own eyes for its impossible to explain its perfection. The characters all look stunning and there are so many wonderful new characters in this movie that will keep your eyes glued on the screen. The voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson are packed with fantastic emotion and acting. The score goes very well to the movie and the four songs that are performed sound wonderful. My favorites were "Remains of the Day" made me feel like dancing: it was such a jazzy fun song with the cool voice of Danny Elfmen. And my other favorite was "Tears To Shed" it broke my heart. Helena Bonham Carter sang that song with such heartbreak I loved it! The story is very entertaining and it has so much heart in it and Gothic like background. It is about a shy groom that practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman. And she rises from the grave assuming he has married her. I loved the dialog some of my favorite lines were "Why Go Up There When People Are Dying To Get Down Here" and "Can A Heart Still Break Once It's Stopped Beating." But the most important thing is that this movie makes you feel less frightened about death. Death in this movie is a lot funnier than living and the dead are always having a good time and partying that you feel like dying is not so bad. You should take anyone to see this movie if their paranoid about death it will soften their fears, Overall I strongly encourage anyone to go see this movie.
Rate: 8.5/10

15/10/05

Having Fun With Weapons

It’s so fun handling all different type of weapons in the army. The GPMG, the SAW, the AR15, the LAW, etc. But the chore of maintaining the weapons is really tiring and tough. Now I just want to fire all of them! But just too bad I can only fire SAW and AR15 due to the fact of being out of course… If I have a chance, I would really much like to handle bigger weapons like those on tanks, mobile vehicles, aircrafts, vessels, and submarines… It is in army that we can legally handle and fire weapons disregards of scale! Oh well, back to dreaming again…

14/10/05

Tales of Eternia

Based on popular Playstation RPG of same name. Though the characters in Tales of Eternia are fairly archetypal, they remain interesting and charming throughout the production, with nice character design, good interaction between the leads, and a lot of cute girls. (Look in particular for Hayashibara Megumi in a non-squeaky role as Maronne, and Horie Yui as the klutzy, cute, wannabe minstrel Corrina.) The acting is, while not spectacular, quite competent, which is a good thing because there isn't a whole lot of action to be had in this series.
Wait a second. A fantasy adventure without a whole lot of action? Well, there are a few action scenes (at least once an episode), which are for the most part capably handled (with named attack moves, and "Crystal Spirits" which facilitate elemental magic spells - and even tips on which spells to use!), but since for the most part the cast is marooned on a tropical island, there isn't a whole lot of exploring or monster mashing to do. High-powered moves take a back seat to character interaction, and while the development of the plot seems only the enhance the archetypal nature of the characters, it's still done effectively and a nice change of pace from series like Bastard.
Of course, a lot of people might not exactly care about the whole adventuring bit, as the concept of a gaggle of cute girls on a tropical island means lots of scenes where the girls are less than fully clothed.
Of course, when you get to the actual plot (which does eventually kick in), it's occasionally (and thankfully) clever and innovative, and it's helped immensely by the glossy, colorful, and generally pretty animation, which only rarely goes into the territory of stock or degraded footage. Even the seemingly filler episodes advance the story in subtle ways, and while we could've done without a couple of the clinches in here, it's forgivable. And while the background music isn't buy-this-soundtrack-now good, the opening and ending tracks are very nicely done.
Being as short as it is, Tales of Eternia is unlikely to be a magnum opus of fantasy anime. But it's pretty, cute, and has a good sense of humor, which is definitely enough for the dedicated fantasy anime viewer. Enjoy!
A solid series that is consistently entertaining, gently funny, and very cute. Those who aren't big fans of fantasy with lots of pretty anime girls may remove one star.
Rate: 7.5/10

09/10/05

Seven Swords

Tsui Hark was the flagcarrier of Hong Kong action movies during the 1980's and early 1990's. Now, Tsui Hark is back, with Seven Swords, a character-driven and action-packed adventure.The story of Seven Swords is set in the 17th century, in which the conquering Manchu has established a new dynasty. A new law, which bans people from practicing martial-art, is issued to crack down any rebellion. The bloodthirsty Fire-Wind (Sun Honglei) forms a private army to enforce the law for the new empire. He not only kills people violated the law but also targets at whoever he can find, because he is rewarded for every kill. While Fire-Wind�s gang is raiding a wedding ceremony, an old man shows up to stop them. He is outnumbered and badly wounded before barely escapes the hand of Fire-Wind�s men. On his way to Bowei Village, he meets Wu Yuanying (Charlie Yeung), daughter of the village master. In the fortified village, the old man warns the villagers about the coming of Fire-Wind�s army and then he is identified as Fu Qingzhu (Liu Kia-Liang), a cold-blooded police officer of the previous dynasty, with Fire-Wind as his right-hand man. Fu claims he has already given up killing but no one believes his story except Wu. At that night, Wu Yuanying persuades Han Zibang, the horse wrangler, to set Fu Qingzhu free. Following Fu�s suggestion, three of them travel to Mt. Heaven to seek help from Master Huiming (Ma Jingwu). In Mt. Heaven, Fu retrieves his sword he surrendered, Wu Yuanying and Han Zhibang each is received a sword, and Master Huiming�s four disciples, Chu Zhaonan (Donnie Yen), Yang Yuncong (Leon Lai), Mu Lang (Duncan Chow) and Xin Longzi （Tai Li-Wu）are ordered to help the people of Bowei Village. As the seven warriors ride out of Mt. Heaven, the legend of a band called the Seven Swords begins. The action scenes are never as nice as what Tsui’s past film has achieved. Like all other period films of his, Tsui Hark once again threw us loads of crazy designs. Each of the seven swords was crafted with distinctive features and functions to coincide with the personality of its user. Fire-Wind’s men and a woman look nothing but mean, thanks to the hair, the armories, the battle tattoos and the weapons according to Tsui Hark’s sketches. The story is dragging along the length of plot, and unnecessary romance has been added in. Overall flow of the film is smooth yet there is simply no climax at all! Simply to say, I think he had tried to make his film artistic? The first 30 minutes was okay, the next 30 minutes was not bad, the last hour was simply too boring except for some action scenes. Hopefully, he can produce something like his past period film, I sounds like an old man here, but true fully, his past films were way more better than this one, hopefully Seven Swords sequence will be much better.
Rate: 5/10

09/10/05

Skeleton Key

Strong-minded Caroline Ellis is a driven young woman with no time for local tales of witchcraft and black magic. The young hospice worker is determined to make enough money to attend nursing school, even if it means taking a job as a live-in caretaker for the elderly owner of an isolated plantation house an hour's drive outside of New Orleans, deep in the atmospheric Louisiana delta renowned for the locals' mystical practices and powerful ceremonies. The decrepit Terrebonne Parish mansion is home to born-and-bred Southerners Violet and Ben Devereaux and both the house and its occupants seem weighted with somber histories. But for Caroline, the setting is unimportant--she's there to do her job, caring for Ben after a stroke has left him nearly paralyzed and mute. To make maneuvering throughout the large home an easier task, Violet entrusts the new live-in with a skeleton key that unlocks every door--including one that Caroline discovers obscured by a bookcase at the back of the house's attic. Seemingly forgotten, the room holds an intriguing mix of antiques, mirrors oddly banished from the rooms below and artifacts apparently connected to the practice of a strange kind of magic--a folk magic that conflicts directly with Caroline's common sense and pragmatic way of thinking.
The more Caroline explores to the help of Ben, slowly reveals the truth of the house, where a black couple lives forever through the dark arts/magic. But their magic works only when the victim believes in that certain arts, in which is a course they did slowly to poison the mind of the victim. Basically this show is about dark magic, simply no way in connection with the skeleton key, why the film name as such, I have no idea. There is abit of twist and turns when it slowly reveals that the couple is practicing dark arts to live forever and who they are. Other than that, there is absolutely nothing worth seeing in this film. Don’t waste your money, don’t waste your time, you can do something else much better.
Rate: 3.5/10

09/10/05