Barbie (2023)

Never in a million years did I think I would watch this at the cinema...

I did.

You know what, I like it!

Like Scream that likes to quote it is Meta, Barbie IS Meta without saying it over and over again.

The courage of Greta Gerwig to pay homage to Stanley Kubrick at the beginning os the movie tickled me well.... pink!!

Margot Robbie plays Barbie perfectly.

Ryan Gosling has some cojones playing Ken.

The whole movie is just so... surreal and everyone did great!

Not seen America Ferrera in awhile and she probably has one of the best monlogue I have heard, in a long time.

Is it WOKE.

Yes and have to add woke done right.

Equality is just that. May the best person get the part/job etc. Regardless of gender.

One gender does not have to berated the other to oblivion for the other to thrive...

The cinema usher at the front of the cinema actually made sure that I know I am watching Barbie because I gave him a ticket for the movie Barbie!!!

So I have to reiterate, I went to see Barbie live action movie and like it.

My Two Sen.

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Do the hits continue?

LaKeith Stanfield leads this outing of Haunted Mansion (bear in mind Eddie Murphy did headline one in 2003) Others characters includes Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto(?).

Going back to the 2003, I don't remember liking it when I watched in way back then.

The premise of this latest interation seems more plausible.

What I like about the movie is the script, the script is decent.

The acting is great.

The last time I saw Danny Devito is probably in Jumanji 3. He is chaotically good here.

So casting is good.

The down side is that to make this PG13, Guillermo del Toro original script was drop and a new one was written. I would probably had like the one by Guillermo, more.

The reason it took so long to write this review was I actually re-watched the 2003 version before writing this, I actually preferred the "Ghost" effects more in the 2003 because it looks more organic (more practical effect).

I did find this latest offering entertaining.

My Two Sen

Dear all. I will not be watching The Meg 2 due to all the really nad reviews it is receiving. Will save up for the next best thing.

why bother about other reviews?

just go and watch la... it's the "It's so bad it's good" type of movie at least it's entertaining

Jason is the new Chuck Norris now

same

i saving my brains 4 the new netflix movie starring wonder woman herself



nah

chuck magic can never be topped again

rather wait for EXPAND4BLES with iko and tony finally sparring on screen after all these years

Heart of Stone (2023) [Meh-flix]
Not even the allure of Gal Gadot can save this film.

Plot-wise, really straightforward stuff.. if there was a supposedly "PLOT TWIST" - I saw it from a mile away.
In fact, it is one of those shows that you clearly know who the main antagonist is right off the bat.
The action sequences were.. not very exciting. At all. <- almost as bad as Extraction 2

There is just nothing special or noteworthy about it.

Haha better watch Turismo then

The racing more kick than the previous NFS adapted

Blue Beetle (2023)

Well, 2023 summer blockbuster had be... a rollercoaster ride.

Many many BIG productions turns out to be duds...

DC this year is probably still riling from, how hard The Flash bomb after the reviewers calling it the greatest super heroes movie made!

It BOMB spectacularly... (I did not think it was that bad. The production cost was way too high and the lead... Just had too many bad reporting prior...)

Even before Blue Beetle had launched there are soundbites saying this would bomb even harder...

I would like to ask, how to you even have an opinion about something if you have not even seen it? Can clairvoyance be true??

I have watched this and I can tell you this is a GOOD superhero movie.

Is it Avengers Infinity War level good?

It took Marvels many a movies to build up to Avengers Infinity War, that is NOT EVEN A FAIR comparison...

Think more along the lines of watching Iron man for the first time. You don't know what to expect and you were taken for a grand ride.

I am not suggesting this gives you the same feeling.

How can it possibly do that with all the superheroes movie released since Iron Man.

I am saying that it is an origins movie and should be judge on it's own merit.

Xolo Maridueña (what a name) does good.

I will award him the "most embarrassing super hero moment" award!!


Susan Sarandon does a good meanie

And this movie really show Fast and Furious and Shazam what it means to be a family.

I really enjoyed this.

Give this a chance and who knows, maybe you will enjoy it too!

My Two Sen

Start of the James Gunn DCU?

Knock Knock (2015) - Terrible..........
The Curse of La Llorona (2019) - Ok , this worth a watch..
Gran Turismo (2023) - Good good
Blue Beetle (2023) - funny, good action, good to watch
The Nun II (2023) - part 1 is much more better
I Am Mother (2019) - good sci fi movie...



This post has been edited by Mickey C: Sep 11 2023, 11:27 PM

The Nun II

Hello kiddies.

The seventh month (Chinese calendar has passed) and that has not stop the creepy ghouls from crawling out of the wood works and of course your local cinema for that matter.

After the release of The Nun 2018, there were criticism that it... lack scares.

I kinda like it.

I like how that movie "brought" the conjuring movies universe out of America

The setting was very spooky and have to add the story could have been scarier.

Fast forward to 2023, after a scary pandemic, can The Nun 2 conjure out more scares.

The short answer is YES!

Again the European setting after WWII is really "cinematic" the first kill is really BRUTAL!

The recall of Sister Irene is.... I lack tact... is really implausible. The only reason I can think if is her recall to the "case" is to have a fall "person" if the situation when south (eg Father Burke did not make it)...

Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet) and the main lead. With additional characters Debra (Storm Reid, whom I last saw in Invisible Man), Kate (Anna Popplewell, syes I am as surprise as you) and Sophie (Katelyn Rose Downey).

The second death is .... also brutal but strange as in no one queried about it (a delivery person dies/go missing and the store she worked for did nothing???)!?!

Then again I have watched enough horror movies to insist on logical when none exist... (I should have known better).


The scares are will designed and executed.

Overall this is a much better horror movie compared with the first The Nun.

Just don't try to look for logic.

My Two Sen

A Haunting in Venice (2023)

Honestly.... I have never read an Agatha Christie book.

Based on research, the script for this movie is based on her, Hallowe'en Party book.

They had changed the location of the book from the English countryside to.... Venice... hence the title....

I believe many a people maybe excited for this movie because our national pride Datuk Michelle Yeoh is in it.... and she is in it for like 5 minutes.... give or take.

Admittedly, the minutes she is in the movie, she did steal the scenes and for that I am grateful.

Tina Fey is actually great here too.

The first half of this movie is pure Kenneth Branagh, there is a "lightness" and "humor" to it.

The second half of the movie got heavy....

So many dark secrets.

Sooo many burdens.

The very last reveal, how does the person carry that....

Like the first two movies, there is a health dose of cynicism, and I have to add it still did not prepare me for this movies level of it...

If you like the first two movies, you will like this two!

My Two Sen

Movie season drying up soon with the strike continues

I think expend4bles will be the last high profile release of the year surely

ooi, how dare you miss out on one of the most anticipated films of the month - Paw Patrol's Mighty Movie! The first one was not bad - had a few good laughs, me and kiddo looking forward to the second one next week!

My heart no longer kiddo

Cant accept cartoon anymore

🫠🫠😂🤣

My last cartoom ever was Frozen 2 which was months b4 covid 19 hahahaha

The Creator - This movie is like a breath of fresh air. When the studio overlords make it a point to drown the market with franchises and mindless sequels, 20th Century somehow decide to take a roll of dice with this. In short it's Last Of Us meets District 9. Great performance with newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles and off course the always dependable Allison Janey as a very engaging villain. It won't hurt that you have Gemma Chan and Ken Watanabe in the mix.

It's no secret Gareth Edwards rise in Hollywood pegged on his VFX background. He shot and VFX his debut feature all by himself kinda like Robert Rodriguez in the 90's. Here he did the impossible as the USD 80m production budget looks like a USD 300m end product. Again f*** MCU with their excessive CGI orgy fest. Here the VFX is integral to the storyline and you can see the envelope pushing merits of how they are being used.

This is not by any means a great masterpiece as there are some problems with the script but the performance and spectacle more than makeup over the shortcomings. John David Washington also performed a little better than the boring role in Tenet but still not buying he deserves a slot on the a-listing of actors.

ahh didn't know got new movie

thanks for the update

can bring my kid to watch

Well the picket is finally dropped

So i hope dune 2 can be brought forward back to 2023 again now that its confirmed The Aries Tour Movie hijacked back the October slot hahahaha

Paw Patrol's Mighty Movie!

Mana? GSC's PlayPlus Hall @ Tropicana Gardens.

Tsunami Tearnami Warning. This movie made A LOT of kids cry (at least that is what happened in our hall) - parents too!

Just like the first one, the film will focus on a particular pup's struggles.

There's good laughs, easy plot to follow (for the kids kan) and pretty vibrant animation - which brings it to an all-round good fam film, especially if your kid is a Paw Patrol fan!

Way better than Pixar already huh

Finally Disney dominance has ended