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6/10
Just an okay romantic comedy, with some good laughs.
12 February 2003
Warning: Spoilers
**May contain some minor spoilers**

Two Weeks notice is just an average romantic comedy with the funny Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. Other than that there's really nothing much of story here to tell. Put it simply, Sandra (Lucy) is working with her boss (Hugh) and is fed up with him being so helpless and need her advise even for the most trivial matter.(which tie to put on, etc..) In the end she decided to give the boss a two weeks notice to leave the company and pursue another career. The problem is, after she has just did that, she found out that thing might not be the same as what she thought it would be, she's likely to be attracted to her boss in a certain way, and making it worst, the boss feels the same way towards her...

Sandra is quite likeable in the film, and she can handle a comedy well like the one in "Miss Congeniality". Her character can drive you with a smile or two. This film is most likely to be appeal to love-smitten couples and young adults, but not teens or pre-teens.

Hugh Grant plays the role that he quite good at it; charming bachelor with lots of beautiful women. Nothing much came out from his character for this one.

Actually I have watched the trailer and quite like the film as I thought it was quite funny, but was disappointed that some of the scenes in the trailer were cut out during the actual release. There's one particular scene, like Sandra was jogging with her friend, and her friend told her that she's in love with the boss, Sandra disagreed, saying "I 'm not", and her friend said, "Yes you are...", and this was kept going on until her friend stopped for a while. After a few seconds later, Sandra said sourly, "Oh Come on..say it again....". Even the audiences laughed at this particular scene of the trailer.

Anyway, if it is still available near your area, go with your love ones during this Valentine and watch this film. Or you might want to check it out at your local video store. You might love it, who knows?

I give it a 6 out of 10.
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Aliens (1986)
9/10
Aliens..My all time favourite Sci-Fi movies. It rocks!
29 January 2003
I have watched this movie when I was a pre-teen at the cinema, and MY! It completely blew me away. It has got my adrenalin pumping so hard that I almost wanted to slip back to my seat and take a breather! Although during that time I didn't quite understand most parts of it (too young to understand), I was deeply immersed into such rich story-telling and the fantastic alien creatures. The tensely build-up atmosphere and the space-ships, grips you so tightly it seems never to let go.

This movie rocks, scares you right on to your face, very mysterious, have tons of special effects (not quite CGI though, but the mechanical aliens looks just so threatening and scary). James Cameron is such a fabulous story-teller in this Sci-Fi stellar! The movie ran at more than 2 hours but I didn't feel that at all. Actually James has cut out a lot of scenes for this theatrical release back then, but you can still get those scenes back on the DVD (extra 17 minutes footage).

The acting is good especially from Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser and Lance Henriksen (as the robot). Sigourney's Ripley is such a strong-willed woman, that even put shame to men (somehow I feel this is quite unbelievable, because she has got so much energy, especially the scene where she gets back to the Queen's hatch to save Newt). I have watched other alien series (Alien legacy - All four parts), but I can say this part 2 of the series is my favourite, followed by Alien, then Alien:Resurrection, and lastly Alien3)

I am quite happy to see this film stays high at one of the top Sci-Fi movies in IMDB)

Till now as an adult, I still go back to watch this DVD occasionally and every time I watch it again, it brings in a completely new scare, and new thoughts, also the new meaning of what is a horror movie all about!

Highly recommended if you haven't watched this yet. I give it an 8 out of 10! (Truly deserves the high IMDB rating at 8.2 to-date)
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