Author Archives: kaist455

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : British retirees outsourced to India

Posted on July 7, 2012 by kaist455

If you think “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is one of those travelogues you have seen before, you are partially right about that. I am sure you have heard about their genre formula; A bunch of Western visitors come to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Comedy, Drama, Hotel, India, Retiree, Tour, Travelogue | 1 Comment

We Need to Talk about Kevin (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A woman stuck with her bad seed

Posted on July 7, 2012 by kaist455

What a truly naughty boy Kevin is. If you are parents, he is your worst nightmare; he is mean, vicious, willful, uncommunicative, and, possibly, psychopathic. Since his birth, he has been tormenting his mother, and now he has committed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Bow and arrow, Drama, Family, Mother and Son, Murder | 1 Comment

Port and Beach (06/29/12)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by kaist455

The vacation season has not started yet, so it was quiet on the beach of Sokcho…

Posted in Photos | Tagged Beach, Port, Sokcho, South Korea, Summer | 1 Comment

Observatory and Summerhouses (06/28/12)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by kaist455

Goseong area is right next to the military demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea. You can see North Korea land at the Unification Observatory. The scenery of the coast line facing East Sea is so beautiful that … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged North Korea, Observatory, South Korea, Summerhouse | 1 Comment

Lavender Farm (06/28/12)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by kaist455

After the symposium was over, we went around the east coast region for seesighting. The first place is a beautiful flower/herb farm in some country town.

Posted in Photos | Tagged Farm, Lavender, South Korea, Summer | 1 Comment

Cell Cycle Symposium (06/27/12)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by kaist455

I attended the annual South Korean Cell Cycle Symposium with my colleagues and adviser professor. The symposium was held in East Coast region which has been always popular vacation place.

Posted in Photos | Tagged Summer, Symposium | 1 Comment

Minority Report (2002) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A great multifaceted entertainment from Spielberg

Posted on July 3, 2012 by kaist455

Watching Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report” (2002) again through Blu-ray made me muse on how much my life with movies has changed during the last 10 years. When I watched it with my father at one of the big movie theaters … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged action, Crime, Murder, Police, Psychic, SF, Thriller | 2 Comments

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4): It’s not your typical cabin in horror movie

Posted on June 30, 2012 by kaist455

For enjoying “The Cabin in the Woods” as much as possible, I advise you to keep yourself away from any information about it before watching it. Although one main surprise in its premise is easily guessed from the beginning, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cabin, College kids, Conspiracy, Horror, Monster, Zombie | 1 Comment

The Amazing Spider-man (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A darker retelling of the same story

Posted on June 30, 2012 by kaist455

After watching “The Amazing Spider-man” during the last evening, I remembered a little comment from the twitter account of one South Korean movie critic. While not so specific about whether it was good or not, the critic said the movie … Continue reading →