The...what?

Just yesterday, out of the blank, Steak suggested we go out chill and have fun. Maybe catch a movie or so(?). So off we went. /laughs/ Just yesterday.

And so, we went around running errands and window shopped, stopping to find ourselves in front of MBO. Why not? A movie won't hurt. We browse through and picked this.

The Lovely Bones.

This time, Steak did the choosing-a-movie part. At first, Pasta wasn't sure to tag along or not, since the title does not appear to be attractive enough. Needless-to-say, Pasta trusted Steak and tagged along. Later to find out that this movie is based on the novel.

Ta-daa! The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. [we salute her bravery!] In fact, her first novel, Lucky is a memoir on her real life experience of being raped during her freshman year, while walking home through a park off campus and how that particular experience shaped the rest of her life. The title Lucky came by when police remarked that a young woman had once been murdered in the same location and stating that she is lucky. Anyway, back to her second novel, The Lovely Bones before Pasta got carried away. /laughs/

The Lovely Bones is a drama film by Peter Jackson. Starring Saoirse Ronan(Susie Salmon), Mark Wahlberg(Jack Salmon), Rachel Weisz, Reece Ritchie, Carolyn Dando. The film garnered various nominations, including from the 2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, from the 2009 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, from the 7th Irish Film and Television Awards, from the 82nd Academy Awards, 67th Golden Globe Awards and from the 16th Screen Actors Guild Award. [Ratings for the overall movie is good, trust us.]

Why the title The Lovely Bones? It stems from a line towards the end of the movie, in which Susie ponders her friends' and family's newfound strength after her death:

" These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections - sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificient - that happened after I was gone. And i began to see things in a way that let me hold the world within me in it. The events my death brought were merely the bones of a body that would become whole at some unpredictable time in the future. The price of what I came to see as this miraculous lifeless body had been my life. "

My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. [Pasta is indeed amazed that this particular sentence repeated at the beginning of the movie, in between the movie and the end of the movie] Susie Salmon, a fourteen-yo-girl, is murdered by her next-door neighbor in suburban Pennsylvania. Throughout this movie, she tells the story of her family's reaction and subsequent disintegration after her own murder.

Susie's father Jack suspects the neighbor, Mr. Harvey, but the police do not have any evidence to hold him as a suspect. In the heaven, Susie does not let her family and friends go. She follows them throughout the years, watching Lindsey doing everything that she would have done if she is alive. Susie's sister Lindsey, who also suspected Mr. Harvey, took the chance in breaking into his house while he is away for errands in search for evidence. What evidences could she find? Will she be discovered by Mr. Harvey? This, you have to watch the movie yourself. We won't be spoiling the fun.

But anyway, here's some trailers for your eyes. Enjoy. (:

The trailer.

The official trailer with the crews/cast.

Interview with Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones.

Not to forget some juicy sites Pasta found while doing homework on The Lovely Bones.

Critics and Praises from the reading group's guides, here.

Ratings from the Internet Movie Database? Here.

What Film Jounal got to say? Here. Movie details, here.

How about the Hollywood Reporter? Here.

Rotten Tomatoes? Here.

What we have to say about The Lovely Bones?

Pasta: There are still some footage in the movie that got stuck in meh brain lah(!). Especially the part where Mr. Harvey is tracking down Lindsey. /shrieks/

Steak: It's a lovely story with a mix of serenity and violence which seems like a form of art in the movie. This movie is not suitable for all age, mark that.

Overall, it's a /thumbs up/ movie.

-xoxo-

Since yesterday was St. Patrick's Day in Malaysia.

Of course, not to miss out, G-R-E-E-N(!).

Which reminds me of Guinness.

How to get the best glass of Guinness? /teehee/

And that just leads to Silhouette(!). We hearts there.

A place so happening in Kuching when it comes to Guinness. /laughs/ notice how they cut out stars of Guinness? (: It's pretty lah. [Pasta hearts stars]

Not to forget, cabinets of wines to be purchased off. Prices, of course, ranges for each fine bottle.

Pretty awesome.

They love shapes. Starry decos, circle tables. /laughs/

Our table for 2.

Managed to snap other funny shaped furniture that looked great for 2. Pity we are there for dinner, not to chill and drink. It really seems so comfy-shaped.

Anyway, as Pasta said, we are there for dinner. /tee-hee/

Our drinks. The Guinness was a complimentary pint. We both had funny mix blended fruit shake. Funny names. Funny taste.

But, we tried out chef's special.

Steak's Red Wine Lamb Chop. He commented that this plate is good. He likes it. /tee-hee/Pasta's Mushroom-sauced Chicken Chop with Marsh Potato.

Hearts the marsh potato. It's a healthy dish with the balance of salad, marsh potato and chicken.

/thumbs up/
Our House Combo. Very very very huge portion! [not advisable for 2.]

French Fries, Calamari Rings, Terriyaki Chicken.

Ended our dinner with a cup of tissues. Good? We like it when they offer tissues after meal. This is kinda like a symbolic sign that cleanliness is of importance to them as well as to us.

Silhouette is a great place to dine and partayyy(!). Definitely a next time again, Steak promises. /yays!/

Anyway, [wah! a lot of anyways, hoh?] Pasta is going to hit the sacks now.

Before that, this is a treat from us. A song that is currently stuck in our head.

Enjoy yourselves! /yawns/ Ciao.