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虫不知 (2005)
Bug Me Not!


Reviewed by: evirei
Date: 11/13/2005
Summary: Could have been better with a more in depth story telling.

The trailer of this movie gets me going. Oh yeah.... I wanted badly to see this. How can I miss it. It's really something going on in Hong Kong. Yeah.. I mean how often do you see 3D being mixed in movies in Hong Kong? No man.. it's like in a million years.

It's practically a simple story. Moon (Isabelle) have the ability to talk to insects since she was small. And all she ever do is cootchie cootchie cootchie until one day. She stop doing that when one day, that really upsets her mother. Just as matters was getting happier, doctors soon found out that she is actually colourblind.

As Moon grow up, she has this major crush on this guy opposite her house. Working as an assistant in the shop that does weird but innovative designs. Being the only one who appreciate the designs, she soon get close to the guy. In the mean time, Moon gets to know this bunch of kids who all have different super powers.

They were all grouped up in this place called the Ultimate Park. Gao Yuan has "pushing" powers. Idol Sasha can fly. Auntie is perpetually youthful. Chi can recount the past and predict the future of an object by touching it. Eggy has x-ray vision. Baldy can jump to incredible heights. The Twin Sisters are telepathic and can move things with their minds.

There is also this ladybird (Cootchie) that Moon saved one day. Eventually it's the same bug that Moon has been talking to when she was young. Everything was fine until one day, Moon decided to use her special powers to help Gao Yuan win the Ultimate Super Power Competition. The bugs were then being caught and caged. By accident, Moon left them behind. The bugs got so angry and decided to take revenge on humankind.

Well... what else is new in a happy movie... The point is nothing is new. Problems solved using tears. In the end everyone is happy. I must say, great animations but poor story telling. Would have been better with a more serious and in depth script.

I must really give credits to the opening of the show too. Cute yet different.

Ratings: 5 out of 10

Reviewer Score: 5