On Saturday, I was invited to a special preview of the latest horror action comedy TWISTED (撞鬼) , starring local actor/comedian Mark Lee (李国煌), veteran actress Mimi Chu (朱咪咪), and Taiwanese singer/actor Linda Liao (廖语晴), including many others. I was even lucky enough to be the last person to have my photo taken with Mark Lee the man himself before the preview started! OMG! OMG! OMG! 😀
Cast: Mark Lee, Candy Lim, Zhu Mimi
Director: Chai Yee Wai
Genre:Horror/ Comedy
Rating: NC16
Language: Mandarin
Release Date:28 July 2011
Movie Synopsis:
The story of TWISTED revolves around a drug dealer who impregnated a girl, a pair of conmen who wants to turn over a new leaf and 4 cabin crews whose lives were turned upside down over a fateful night of drugs and booze.
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Guan (starring Mark Lee) is a flashy, womanizing drug dealer. It was during one of his many flings that he’d knocked up Mimi (starring Candy Lim), who turned obsessive in getting his attention which led to a fatal end. Guan’s ruthless way unknowingly unleashed the devil in Mimi…
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Through Guan, two horny cabin crew, Cavin and Randall (starring Cavin Soh, Randall Tan) got their hands on some drugs. Their game plan was to spike the drinks of their colleagues, Linda and Tracy (starring Linda Liao, Tracy Lee) during a night out at the club. Anxious to get fresh of the girls, the eager duo stumbled upon a freak accident. The incident soon snowballed and led to a series of unfortunate happenings, bringing about a display of animalistic survival instinct.
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Fa (starring Zhu Mimi) and her daughter, Yi Ning (starring Joey Leong) were victims of her abusive husband. Unable to tolerate the abuse and traumas, Fa killed her husband. The vengeful spirit of her husband swiftly possessed Yi Ning to create harvoc. To save her daughter, she seeks the help of two mediums, who further complicate the issue.
Among these seemingly unrelated characters, their paths crossed and intertwined… Somehow, ill-luck seems to transcend the characters.
This is a story of individuals with fates intertwined and their paths collided. A series of twisted events that is a study on cause and effect and how our actions affect the people around us.
Chewy Charles and I were kinda excited over watching this horror action comedy! Horror movies are always the last on our list. Hahaha we huddled very tightly throughout the movie! And here’s what we have to say…
Movie Review:
No doubt this is a common way of filming a movie, but we like the director’s usage of flashbacks (otherwise known as interjected scenes) when narrating the story. It helps the audience gain a better understanding of what’s happening and also acts as a form of reinforcement. For people like me whose tolerance for horror flicks is extremely low, the funny scenes, although not very funny but it was funny in a Singaporean-style way (you know what I mean) sure provided some lightheartedness for everyone. While it was the humour injected scenes that made Twisted less horrifying, we felt that it was also the splendid sound effects that slowly built up the tension throughout the movie. I have a very short attention span but the movie plot was interesting enough to keep my eyes glued to the screen. In my opinion, all the characters played out their parts well, especially Mark Lee and Zhu Mimi. There are some underlying messages for everyone to ponder about after the movie! And here’s a random question from me: Will you look at bak kut teh the same way again? 😉
Will misterchewy and missuschewy watch another horror movie again? Well.. It’s hard to tell right now but definitely not anytime soon! 😛 Last but not least, we would like to thank omy.sg for the movie invite.