Hollywood has spent nearly 600 million dollars trying to bring Matt Damon back home 😎 First they saved him in Saving Private Ryan. Then they left him floating in space in Interstellar. Then they abandoned him on Mars in The Martian. And now The Odyssey is sending an entire Greek epic after him for another $250M. At this point Matt Damon isn’t an actor anymore. He’s a very expensive missing person case 😅
Sure it seems a legit expense...
Max wanted to catch a movie before bedtime. We couldn't find Shaolin Soccer available again. The ones on YouTube were basically clickbait. Netflix had a couple of other Stephen Chow movies. I gave Max some options: A Chinese Odyssey 🇨🇳 featuring Stephen Chow, Space Sweepers 🇰🇷, and The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure 🇰🇷.
He initially chose A Chinese Odyssey since he was slightly familiar with the Monkey King myth. But after a minute, he felt Pirates would be a better choice and a much newer movie. I guess that age of the movie (released in 1995) was a factor. 🤷🏾♂️
I had watched The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure back in 2022. This time around, we had fun watching the antics of the pirates. Max liked it and I feel he is now starting to learn watching movies without the need for a theatre experience and without popcorn 🍿.
Next time around, I need to convince him to watch some Jackie Chan movies. I'm looking forward to seeing what he discovers next.
A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing Earth's sun and that an unexpected friendship may be the key.
It had been a long wait to catch this movie on the big screen. Max and I decided to catch the late night show at Inox, Marina Mall on Thursday.
I had read the book when it came out in 2021. I wanted to see how the cinematic version looked like. And it was impressive. I wish I had watched it in IMAX.
Max loved it and asked me for the book to read. We also loved the music and listened to it on the way back home.
Pavunuthayi is a fiercely independent, intimidating elderly woman in a rural village, known for being tough, ruthless, and blunt-especially as a moneylender whose strict enforcement of dues makes her feared by locals.
We started watching the movie as a family but finally I was the only one awake by the time the credits rolled in.
They had already watched the movie on the big screen a few weeks back.
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
I had promised Max we'd watch a movie after dinner. After some deliberation, I chose Shaolin Soccer because it's funny and football-related.
Unfortunately, it wasn't on any of my streaming services, so I switched to Stephen Chow's other film, Kung Fu Hustle, which was on Netflix.
Max was initially skeptical about watching a movie twice his age, but he started to enjoy it as we watched.
His favorite scene was the knife throwing scene. We had a great laugh watching the movie.
Movie Poster by David Merrell
Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
I think this movie was about Superman teaching us how to be a better human.
I liked the way they assumed that everyone was familiar with the DC canon, though I had to pause every few scenes to explain the lore and easter eggs to Max.
I hope this fares as a better reboot to the DCU than the DCEU one.
Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.
It works as a one-off film in the franchise. D-Rex was a disappointment. The easter eggs were a good touch.
When Max and I were discussing this movie, I asked if there would be a sequel. He said maybe the dinosaurs adapt to colder climes and start migrating all over the world and that could be the premise. 😮
Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert craftier.
Max wanted to watch this in the theatre; we couldn't find the right time for it. So when Max said he wanted to watch it as a Sunday night movie, we found it available for rent on Prime for 150 bucks (cheaper than a small 🍿 at the theatre!).
Frankly, I wasn't the right audience for it. We had to pause every few minutes so that Max could point out easter eggs in the movie. I thnk he was getting back at me for the easter eggs I had pointed out to him when we watched The Fantastic Four: First Steps a couple of days back.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world. The Marvel's First Family (Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. And if Galactus' plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren't bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.
Saw Fantastic Four: First Steps in IMAX at Luxe Cinemas last night with Max. Really enjoyed it!
This one felt much truer to the 60s retro-futuristic aesthetic, which was a refreshing change. I thought it was a significant improvement over the earlier adaptations. The visuals, costumes, and music all felt new and distinct from other Marvel films.
Definitely a worthwhile opening weekend experience! The theatre went wild with loud cheers when Dr. Doom makes an fleeting appearance.
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.
This felt like a documentary about the Mission Impossible series. The cuts from previous movies and a half-hearted attempt at tying up plots from the rest of the series was boring.
