I’m not really a fan of those action-packed, shooting people left and right, bombs ahoy, kind of movies but I decided to give London Has Fallen a go because the trailer, which had been playing before almost every other damn movies I’ve watched this year, was pretty kick-ass. And well, let’s just say, my expectations are well-met.
I’ve always been a fan of animated movies because it teaches us about life without being too serious, moody or naggy about it. It teaches us (and not just the kids) in the most lighthearted way, at times without us realizing it until we sit down and talk about it with family and friends. Disney’s latest offering, Zootopia, is no different.
Yesterday marked my first time watching a horror movie in the cinema. I was all ready and set with a shawl to cover my face whenever the frightening scenes were on screen and half of the time I did but my hoodie would probably have been enough. As a non-fan of the horror genre, I am actually glad that I chose to watch Senior instead of other scarier horror movies to watch in the cinema because God knows I might have actually peed in my pants. Literally.
Lots of people have been waiting for Deadpool, Marvel’s smart-ass-tic anti-hero, to have his own movie. We had been watching teaser clips after teaser clips after teaser images and finally, the wait is over. Deadpool is now on the big screen and I felt like I’ve been blessed by the Comic God!
None of the movies out this week was in my list of movies to watch this year. However, I was out with friends and thought might as well we catch a movie together as we had never done so before. A pal chose The Dressmaker from the list of movies to watch this week and I have to be honest, the tagline “Revenge is back in fashion” does pique my interest a little. Also, Kate Winslet. So, on we went to watch the movie and I was pleasantly surprised.
I would like to introduce to you to the first movie of 2016 that has rendered me speechless. And I’m pretty sure I wasn’t alone as no one left their seats when the lights went back on and the credits were rolling up. No one. That movie is Spotlight.
Let me be honest for a moment here. I was interested to watch the movie but was not particularly impressed about the trailer as I was when reading the summary of the movie. But I gave it a chance as I was not interested to watch any other movies that were out this week. (I’m not fond of financial movies so The Big Short is out. I hate horror movies so The Tag-Along is never going to be in the list. I’m not interested in a bunch of cowboys in The Hateful Eight stranded in the snow either.) And boy, am I ever so glad that I decided to watch Spotlight.
This week, there were three movies that intrigued me based on their trailers – The 5th Wave, Franny and Room. But alas, I had no time to watch all three movies and chose only one. And I made the best decision in my life by choosing Room, which starred the now Golden Globe winner, Brie Larson.
From its trailer, the plotline may seem similar to a real incident that happened a few years back to four girls who were trapped in a room in the US. But no, this movie is actually an adaptation of a best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue.
Happy New Year to all those who still follow my blog after a long while of not posting anything at all. Hope all of you had a great start to 2016!
This new year, the first movie yours truly decided to watch is Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence. Since the first month of the year is always what I would call the Oscar month, I’m pretty sure this will be nominated for an Oscar for some acting awards and/or Best Picture though the latter is quite unlikely as there are probably better contenders out there.
Anyway, first review of the year…
Oh ho! Look at that! My very first Asian movie review! Yippee yai yo, let me go wipe my tears away first! *sobs*
I am a procrastinator, if you must know. I’ve been wanting to watch all the movies that T.O.P starred in but I just did not find the time to sit down, search for his movies and watch it. But today, I decided that my procrastination must stop and looked at the list of movies. After reading the synopsis, I took a chance on Commitment first, mostly because I am quite intrigued by the whole North-South Korea conflict.
And now, here I am, typing my thoughts down, snots and all.
The first instalment was one of my favourite non-Disney animated movie so I was pretty excited to watch Hotel Transylvania 2 and I was not disappointed at all. It definitely helped me to forget how cold the theatre was.
And why does the little kid remind me of Jack-Jack from The Incredibles?
Anyway…
This Siti Never Sleeps At Night 