Candy Rain (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Karena Lam (Actor)
| Jozie Lu (Actor)
| Cyndi Wang (Actor)
| Sandrine Pinna (Actor)
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June 23, 2009
This customer review refers to Candy Rain (DVD) (2-Disc Edition) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
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June 23, 2009
This customer review refers to Candy Rain (DVD) (2-Disc Edition) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
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This movie of confused girl on girl relationships is shown as 4 separate stories ranging from sweet innocence, tender love, moans and groans in the night to a final outrageous, punky ‘in yer face’ latter. Certainly “Candy Rain” throws a downpour of soxs on the final relationship woes. Karena Lam is of course here (my hero ^O^), but only appears in the last of the stories (yes the final crazy one) along with Cyndi Wang in a mix of Bash Street Kids punk rock type romance. Karena being the philandering ‘male’ who keeps getting not so happy slapped by Cyndi and punched lots by her ditched girlfriends. Pink haired ‘cute’ candy Cyndi (who punches Karena a lot) and Karena’s ‘romance’ being the most eccentric of the bunch. Although having a manic and kooky final, the other Candy Rain stories are quite normal considering. But all relate to lonely women needing other lonely woman, and relationships that rarely last due to erratic emotions and splintered commitments. The sentiments and subtle emotional values the girls have for one other are mostly individual yearnings to be merely happy on the least of intrinsic levels. Needing someone to love (like anyone does) but finding self-emotions and circumstances curbing any real sustainable relationship; ending in tears, yearnings and stalemates. This brings the film to the ‘what the heck’ type fourth expression, as if all the candy wrapped cute togetherness is no more than a quick fix and the limited love causing such disappoint that frustration burst outs in Karena and Cyndi’s final storyline. Punches aplenty (not to forget electric pink hair) and emotional decisions are displayed at their fullest colorful description. The visuals are anachronistic parody and almost vaudeville slap stick shock with a final reminder what's beneath the wrappers of these colorful (lovable), eccentric and highly emotionally charged candy women. All seek comfort in a relationship; the motif of a mail boy bringing a box of ‘candy sweets’ appears at all junctures. The candy being the sweet surface attraction. A second DVD features MVs (including great music by ‘My Little Airport’) trailers and a picture gallery. Also a small booklet is included. “Candy Rain” is a bit difficult to recommend overall being a marginal subject and a slow burner soaked in candy floss artiness with only the final bit that’s really electric. But certainly different. I suppose the only way is to suck it and see. |
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