Chinese moviegoers would have the choice of either watching the sequel of My Wife is 18 with My Sassy Husband or the not nearly young and dangerous knock-off Triad.
Tamil moviegoers may want to give the Malaysian made Adutha Kattam a chance and I'm quite sure that some Malay moviegoers are more than happy to gobble up Strawberi Cinta for its pseudo-Japanese dialogue.
Still, I wouldn't be too down about this week because it means you can take a break for the big one coming out next week!
If you have any doubts about the bad releases this week, see the trailers for them below:
Adutha KattamDirector: Murali Krishnan Munian
Cast: Malar Meni Perumal, Sasitharan Rajoo, Gantiban Ben, Aghonderan Sahadevan
Running Time: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
Language:: Tamil
Classification: U
Synopsis: A Malaysian made Tamil movie that is also one of the first Tamil movies to experience the benefits from Malaysia's National Film Development Corporation's (FINAS) `Skim Wajib Tayang`. The story of the film is about a woman who decides to drive down a lonely road in an effort to reach her hometown, only for her car to break down in the middle of nowhere. Between nightfall to daybreak, a lot of things can happen...
Alex CrossDirector: Rob Cohen
Cast: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Jean Reno
Running Time: 1 Hour 41 Minutes
Language:: English
Classification: 18
Synopsis: Loosely based on James Patterson's novel "Cross", but using the title of the 16th book in the series ("I, Alex Cross"), crusading Detective/Psychologist Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) meets his match against the psychotic, mob hit man, Michael Sullivan aka The Butcher. As Cross investigates the hit man's gruesome murders, Sullivan decides to send him a deadly message by murdering his wife in cold blood. Now enraged, Cross vows to hunt down the killer if it's the last thing he does. However, Sullivan is a serial killing mastermind and continues to evade Cross while pushing him to an ethical breaking point as a cop and father. As Cross closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable - a revelation that could change everything.
DraculaDirector: Dario Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Rutger Hauer, Thomas Kretschmann
Running Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Language:: English
Classification: 18
Synopsis: Directed by Italian horror movie specialist Dario Argento, "Dracula 3D" is a tale begins with Jonathan Harker, journeying by train and carriage from England to Count Dracula's crumbling, remote castle situated in the Carpathian Mountains on the border of Transylvania. The purpose of his mission is to catalogue the big library of Dracula. At first enticed by Dracula's gracious manner, Harker soon discovers that he has become a prisoner in the castle. He also begins to see disquieting facets of Dracula's nocturnal life. One night while searching for a way out of the castle, and against Dracula's strict admonition not to venture outside his room at night, Harker falls under the spell of three wanton female vampires, the Brides of Dracula.
My Sassy Husband (我老公唔生性)Director: James Yuen
Cast: Ekin Cheng, Charlene Choi, Zhang Xinyi, Izz Tsui
Running Time: 1 Hour 50 Minutes
Language:: Cantonese
Classification: U
Synopsis: Ten years ago, Cheung Sub Sam (Ekin Cheng) and Yo Yo Ma (Charlene Choi) got married to fulfil a promise by their parents, only to fall in love with each other for real regardless of their huge age gap in "My Wife Is 18". Now, Sam is experiencing midlife crisis while Yo Yo begins to think that her husband is dull, not aggressive enough, and lacks planning. Similarly, Yo Yo's wilfulness and shopping habit is deemed as immature by Sam. In a twist of events, the couple finds that the priest who certified their marriage is not recognized officially, rendering their marriage invalid. Working as a University lecture in Psychology, Sam meets a new student from Beijing, Tong Yi (Zhang Xinyi), and subsequently falls for her sweet and intelligent personality. On the other side, Yoyo's life became more boring and aimless, that is, until she runs into her old schoolmate, Lam Shu Ho (Izz Tsui), who has admired her since childhood. But Yo Yo and Sam should find that they long for the past..
Strawberi CintaDirector: Ahmad Rusli Mohamed Khadri
Cast: Yana Samsudin, Pierre Andre, Diana Amir
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Language:: Malay
Classification: U
Synopsis: "Strawberi Cinta" chronicles the journey of a Japanese man named Ichigo who travels to Malaysia for a vacation along with a tour group from his country through a travel package by Strawberry Vanilla Travel & Tours. As the secrets of Malaysia's beauty are revealed to them, Ichigo is also shown to harbour secrets of his own. His true intention of travelling to Malaysia is to search for something that has long eluded his life...
Triad (扎職)Director: Daniel Chan
Cast: William Chan Wai-Ting, Michelle Wai, Patrick Tam, Irene Wan, Derek Tsang, Edward Tsui
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Language:: Cantonese
Classification: 18
Synopsis: Clearly set in the present day, "Triad" nevertheless exudes an old school 90s vibe with its trio of young wannabes engaging in all number of bloody turf wars on the streets of Mong Kok when not chasing girls, getting gang tattoos or declaring their undying loyalty to each other. College-educated Harvard decides to become a gangster. He is promoted through the ranks, then heads his own team. As Hong Kong prepares for its 1997 handover, Harvard works with the police to ensure survival of his gang. His former boss BJ helps him out and they swear friendship. Harvard is able to move along with the times, cashing in on trends just ahead of the authorities. He gets into businesses beyond their jurisdiction, particularly internet porn. Eventually, Harvard goes legitimate, getting rid of the violent aspects of gangsterhood, alienating the fighters and those who cannot adapt. When Harvard decides to resolve a gangland power struggle by himself, he discovers that someone is betraying him...
Releases according to CinemaOnline.
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