Attack on Titans 2

Not as griping as the Part 1. Probably because we already had seen Eren transformed in Part 1 and the surprise is gone. The anime is still worth watching as it can cover more ground. In film, you had to adapt and that cut away some of the original essence.

Sicario

Watched this today. Fantastic movie. The Delta force seemed highly realistic ... sound effects were great too. Don't watch it at home. It'll be a waste. Looking forward to more of Emily Blunt after "The Edge of Tomorrow" and this didn't disappoint.

Splurge on a lunch

Need a breather ... Gunther's came to my mind. I decided to splurge this time, just on myself. So I'm going to choose something not on the menu ... these ...

I had the Iwagaki oyster raw. It had a very creamy texture and it's BIG! With caviar sprinkled on top. $145++

Next is the must have cold angel hair pasta with ostrecia caviar. Never once disappointed. $40++

Moving on to the main, whole Maine lobster, de-shelled. Cooked with rice and tomato sauce. Lobster meat was a bit chewy in the body. Claws were the best. Sauce is just right, slightly sweet. $85++

By this time I was very full. It's a bit too much for one person so I didn't finish the rice. 

Finished with strong coffee. Milk and no sugar. Bitter but just the way I like their coffee.

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Attack On Titans

Attack On Titans

CAST
Miura Haruma, Hasegawa Hiroki

DIRECTOR
Shinji Higuchi

LANGUAGE
Japanese

RATING
M18 - Violence and gore

RUNTIME
97 mins

OPENING
13 Aug 2015

GENRE
Action/ Adventure

SYNOPSIS
The story centers around Eren Yeager and his friends Mikasa and Armin. 100 years ago, mankind was almost wiped out by giant humanoid creatures called Titans who devour humans. To defend themselves against the Titans, the surviving few forged massive walls and since then all of humanity has been enclosed within these walls. Peace and refuge was hard fought but it came at the expense of freedom. Generations of human kind thereafter never had a chance to venture beyond those giant walls and the existence of Titans gradually became mere myth. Without any knowledge of the world beyond those walls, teenager Eren and his friends Mikasa and Armin have lived peacefully until one day, the walls were destroyed by a colossal giant. Countless giants followed, breaking through the walls and destroying everything in their path. Vowing revenge and to reclaim their homeland from the Titans, Eren and Armin join the Survey Corps to fight the Titans.

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We're both fans of this anime, so of course we'll find time for this no matter what! DC said this was one of his best movies this year. We will be eagerly waiting for the next installment to be shown, either anime or movie! :)

Marvel's Ant-Man

MARVEL'S ANT-MAN

CAST
Evangeline Lilly, Paul Rudd

DIRECTOR
Peyton Reed

LANGUAGE
English

RATING
PG - Some violence

GENRE
Sci-Fi

RUNTIME
117 mins

OPENING
16 Jul 2015

SYNOPSIS
The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios. Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

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DC and I took time again to watch this together...

I've never heard of any ant-man, probably DC did since he was an avid reader of comics. An amazing and entertaining movie this was!


P.S. Watch out for the mid-credit scene and post-credit scene (yup, 2 scenes). I'll be back for the sequel! :)

A's birthday celebration

We had a good and relaxing lunch at Ellenborough Market Cafe, Merchant Court Hotel. Food was good and of course, the durian pengkat had many people rushing for it.

A was on his best behaviour and enjoying the attention, food and occasion.

爸爸去哪儿

Recently I don't have the energy and time to watch long dramas... I switched to the more entertaining variety shows instead e.g Running Man, 我是歌手， 一路上有你， 爸爸去哪儿. ..

Really love this TV programme 爸爸去哪儿!

It features how the groups of 5 celebrity daddies and their child(ren) overcome a series of challenges in 3D2N trips to 6-7 different states of china. At the end of each tasks, both parents and children grew their bonds and understanding towards one another. I think I could not be able to survive some of the harsh conditions e.g. staying in rural village without water supply, cooking with limited ingredients, etc. I'm better off at home or on my staycations. :P

I always bug DC to watch it, so he could learn from the other daddies and also see for himself how different daddies have their similar challenges with their child. I also showed some of the episodes to A and B to teach them to share and not to fight. 

I've completed Season 1 and Season 2. Season 3 is showing this month (next week!), can't wait!

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Terminator Genisys

TERMINATOR GENISYS

CAST: Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger
DIRECTOR: Alan Taylor
LANGUAGE: English
RATING: PG13 - Violence and brief coarse language
RUNTIME: 126 mins
OPENING: 25 Jun 2015
GENRE: Sci-Fi

SYNOPSIS:
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…














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DC and I enjoyed this movie, even though it garnered generally negative ratings from the international critics. I guess the locals, like us still like it, as seen from the 4/5 popcorns given by the GV Movie Club member's reviews.

What's there to expect from this movie? With Arnold Schwarzenegger and his famous line "I'll be back", it'll be enough, isn't it? Not quite, in this Terminator 5, also look out for Lee Byung-hun (DC's favorite Korean actor) who acted as T-1000, Emilia Clarke (She was Daenerys Targaryen, the mother of dragons in the Game of Thrones) as Sarah Connor.

And yes, there was a post credit scene, do wait for it...

San Andreas

SAN ANDREAS

CAST: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson, Paul Giamatti
DIRECTOR: Brad Peyton
GENRE: Action Drama
OPENING: 28-05-2015
RUNNING TIME: 115 minutes

SYNOPSIS:
After the infamous San Andreas Fault finally gives, triggering a magnitude 9 earthquake in California, a search and rescue helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson) and his estranged wife make their way together from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter. But their treacherous journey north is only the beginning, and when they think the worst may be over… it’s just getting started.


















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DC and me watched this separately at cinema during our free time...

Another daddy-rescuing-daughter movie after the Taken series... almighty father and quick thinking daughter was the key to the search and rescue mission. There was action in the sky, on the grounds and waters. The good ending is worth the watch, although the acting could be better, esp the mother's.

After the movie, I couldn't help but to feel for the victims who went through the recent Sabah quake!

Jurassic World

JURASSIC WORLD

CAST: Judy Greer, Chris Pratt Pratt
DIRECTOR: Colin Trevorrow
LANGUAGE: English
RATING: PG13 - Some violence
RUNTIME: 125 mins
OPENING: 11 Jun 2015
GENRE: Action Adventure

SYNOPSIS
Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World. Colin Trevorrow directs the epic action-adventure from a screenplay he wrote with Derek Connolly. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley join the team as producers.



















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Beautiful theme park, great thrilling scenes. DC thinks it's one of the best movies this year!

I was amused by how the zookeepers and parents are imitating this scene (below) LOL!: