(link to the Official 12 Lotus Website)

I went to watch 12 Lotus today with my mum! Well, given that I'm a fairly staunch supporter of local productions (and not so much the main stream ones, read: jack neo, though), I had to watch it lah. Besides, I usually enjoy Royston Tan's films..

But I must say I was slightly disappointed by 12 Lotus. The film started off with great promise - and made me feel so "kek sim" (damn, how do I translate "kek sim"?), because it was, to be it quite simply, in your face. Especially those scenes with Wang Yi Liang in... aiyo, so kek sim - you'd wanna get out of your seat and punch him in the face! (breathe kenny breathe!)

However, after the opening 40 minutes or so, the movie just kinda headed into a dreary bore. The storyline got a bit confusing (I thought it was quite a lousy story to begin with), got rather unrealistic, and the pace slowed to a crawl. And unfortunately, Royston didn't manage to pick up the pace from then on, and the movie ended.

Though having said that, the hokkien songs were quite power (I know my mum enjoyed it anyway. And the 12 Lotus song is not a made up song btw - source: my mum), and singing hokkien songs never sounded so cool! And just so I don't end this post the way 12 Lotus ended, I shall leave you with lyrics to the song: 一百万 (ji pa ban), so that you can sing along to it, after you've downloaded it from here!

若是我有一百万　一百万　
我有一百万　一世人就轻松

(bridge)
无讲无人知　讲到真歹势　
吃甲彼呢大汉　搁不曾坐飞机
拼搏彼多年　无车无厝搁无爱人　
看人娶某搁做生意　有钱搁有势

若是我有一百万　我要坐飞机　
我要游世界HAWAII晒太阳　日本吃寿司
若是我有一百万　我要买车买厝山珍甲海味　
啥人卡福气来乎我做某

若是我有一百万　一百万　
若是你有欠用钱　开嘴免客气

(bridge)

若是我有一百万　我要坐飞机　
我要游世界　意大利饮咖啡　路边吃Spaghetti
若是我有一百万　我要买车买厝买店来收租　
闲闲免做工　带狗去散步

若是我有一百万　一百万　
若是你有欠用钱　开嘴免客气
若是我有一百万　一百万　
十千八千拿去用　免还嘛无问题
若是我有一百万　一百万
念白：朋友啊，你想一百万真多啊！

PS: If you want a free preview of a Royston Tan production, then check out my previous post on "CUT". (no, it's not pirated/illegal)

Labels: Movies, Muses, Singapore Dreaming