Movie Time with Family

We figured out a pretty good way to spend family time on a weekend and at the same time immersed ourselves in movies we like with the people we love!

And so, off we went to the City Link Mall - DC watched Ip Man 3 with his dad, while I watched The Good Dinosaur with my kiddos! :)

It was a pity the kiddos still could not appreciate movies yet - A kept asking where his daddy and grandpa were, subsequently to the toilet and B was afraid of the dinosaurs and sound effects... but, they did have a big deal of fun after the show! I took them on a free trolley car ride and then we went to have some fun activities at the stations set up in City Link Mall, thanks to 2 Samaritans who handed us free passes that they didn't need (passes come with spending at the mall)!

Ip Man 3

CAST
Donnie Yen, Max Zhang Jin, Lynn Hung, Patrick Tam, Bryan Leung, Karena Ng, Kent Cheng, Louis Cheng, Danny Chan, Babyjohn Choi, Mike Tyson

DIRECTOR
Wilson Yip

GENRE
Action/ Drama

RELEASE
24-12-2015

RUNNING TIME
105 minutes

SYNOPSIS
Ip Man (Donnie Yen) takes on disciple, Bruce Lee, and engage in frequent sparring sessions to hone his skill after seeing great potential. Meanwhile, a well-known property developer-cum-street fighter played by American boxer Mike Tyson, challenges Ip Man in an incredible showdown of Wing Chun kung fu versus heavyweight boxing. In a never-seen-before union of Ip Man, Bruce Lee (revived by computer graphics) and Mike Tyson, the past and the present unite as a tribute to two of China’s greatest fighters.

The Good Dinosaur
CAST
Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla

DIRECTOR
Peter Sohn

GENRE
Animation

RELEASE
26-11-2015

RUNNING TIME
101 minutes

SYNOPSIS
"The Good Dinosaur" asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.








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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

CAST
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone

DIRECTOR
Francis Lawrence

GENRE
Action/ Adventure

RELEASE
19-11-2015

RUNNING TIME
136 minutes

SYNOPSIS
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter, in which Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival—they are for the future.










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Just realized that we have been watching every prior episodes of The Hunger Games at home! This has to be one of the very few films that DC rented that had succeeded in holding my attention to follow through the full duration without dozing off! :P

The rating was bad, probably because there weren't any action on the conquest of the Capitol but I thought the show was quite enjoyable and the ending was complete and acceptable.

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

CAST:
John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker

DIRECTOR:
J.J. Abrams

GENRE:
Action/ Adventure

RELEASE:
17-12-2015

RUNNING TIME:
136 minutes


SYNOPSIS:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker. The film is being produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk, and John Williams returns as the composer. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is Episode VII in the Star Wars Saga.

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The sequel created such a buzz with the stomptroopers from the Galatic Empire appearing in the airport and shopping malls before its opening! Of course we wouldn't want to miss it out!

I rather enjoyed the show and loved BB-8, the newly introduced droid! It's a shame though, that the hope for a happy ending and a reunion of the disjointed family was dashed after Han Solo was killed by his own son...


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