

ha ha ... thnks for the encouragement 
likewise, justin emailed me to praise the new style too ... hee hee 

actually, i did write in paras before 
click 4.30 (2005) 
http://foreignfilms.yuku.com/topic/614 

(i) essay vs point form 

the reasons why i wrote in essay form for that film were 
-- i wanted to support local films and i think i was among the first few to write an analysis of it (not just synopsis) 
-- maybe if foreign distributors chanced upon this website, they might want to help local films 

the reasons why i have not written in essay since then were 
-- it is less time consuming to write, and it is faster to read ... hee hee 
-- also, sometimes, there are 1 or 2 points I really want to comment on that would not be in sync with the coherence of the entire essay ... so, to include them, I chose to write in points 

BUT since most of you prefer essay, I will try to do so ... 

(ii) ratings 

it is kind of difficult at times, let me explain ... 

-- if you use a 5 point scale (which is good and simple) 
all the 3.5 in SIFF ratings may not exactly reflect my sentiments about the film ... 
some are nearer the high end of 3.5, some are nearer the low end 

-- however, if you use a 10 point scale (which is more refined) 
sometimes it gets difficult to accurately rate them as 6.5, 7, 7.5 etc 
who knows, on second watch, my rating may change 

-- more importantly, there are some films that may boast of numerous good points, hence deserving a watch. BUT often, a poor rating does not accurately reflect my occasional sentiments that the film still deserve a watch. hence, i would rather not get into that predicament ... ha ha 

PS: I wrote essay for SIFF films to be in sync with justin's and John Li's style ...