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MOVIE REVIEW: GOOD DINOSAUR

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Like all cartoon, it always start good and in the middle everything spiral to hell and eventually they will find the footing and be happy again. That is good because I am still waiting for cartoon which will spiral all the way down to hell and nothing recovers from there. Still I would rate this movie a good 3 out of 5 stars. As usual I will mention why below THE GOOD Animations has come a long way from being just cartoon and sometimes we can't differentiate if the background was just real or animation. Besides that, lots of animation nowadays instil morale values and this is no different. They teach you that family is everything to you and also to always listen when someone say something, take it and learn to improve. Besides that, I am really impressed with the voiceover and also the whole plot of the movie. All the moral value that you should teach your kid is presented in this movie.  THE BAD Like all animations, the story is predictable. I guess we are all somew

MOVIE REVIEW: HUNGER GAMES - MOCKINGJAY PART 2

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The final chapter of the hunger games is back and it is bad. Like most movies, once you dragged it out into too many parts, it seems harder to impress the audience. I would give this movie an easy 2 out of 5 stars for their lack of almost everything.  THE GOOD I have no idea how to say this, but the good in this movie maybe that most of the important characters have a flashback of their previous Hunger Games and that is the good side. Also most of the actions were tight and also very fast paced. We once again see Jennifer Lawrence reprise her role of being the face and also the fighter for the resistance going up against President Snow. The speech most of the time really seems well written and also the flow from scene to scene does not seems so distorted.  THE BAD  Actions while like I mentioned above, it was fast paced and tight the issue is that in this movie, there are barely any action at all. Aside from the part where they storm the district to find President Snow,

MOVIE REVIEW: OUR TIMES

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Occasionally movie such as "You Are The Apple Of My Eye" seems to be very interesting, going towards the whole high school romance and then I heard that people say, Our Times was something of that high school romance. Straight I went online and bought the movie tickets and proceed to watch it. I would gladly give this movie 4 out of 5 stars . The casts are some of the most unknown faces for me but they have the perfect chemistry moving on.  THE GOOD It keeps you wanting more, the whole movie is generally based on romance and that is the best part. It is what I call silly romance cause in the movie the main characters are knocked silly by romance. Every characters serve a purpose in this movie and they tend to build their story slowly and at a very good pacing. The movie resembles lots of weird and strange stuff like places they hang or things they do which was somehow a good out of the norm from the usual hollywood movies. Most of the scenes takes are well paced a

#SNOWVAPES

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So recently I have been vaping quite often and got lucky to be hooked up with an awesome crew of #SnowVapes. Thanks to Laura for the opportunity and you can read her review on her  blog . They are initially a small team who did customised mod where they laser engrave your name/initials into the mod therefore making it the only one in town. What got me excited was, they actually have this two awesome juices: Apple Turnover (Green bottle) This apple juice has 0% nicotine. Vaping it feels like you are eating a fresh apple which was just plucked a minute a go. A strong apple hit and followed by the sweet and sour taste of the apple makes you kinda hooked into it. I chain vape as it is not sweet enough to give you vape's tongue. The right blend of sweet and sour which will feed your non-nicotine addiction. Just perfect for those who shisha junkies like me.  Aloha Mix (chilled, blue bottle) Aloha mix is a whole different flavour experience. It's like eating a melon

TOP 5 QUESTIONS MALACCANS SICK OF HEARING

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While I love my hometown a lot with the upcoming jam and the human crowds from everywhere except from the locals,  I get lots of questions about where I am from.  Basically I have compiled my top list of questions that I get EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. Going in with the 5 top questions that I will remember alwas.  1. That Satay Celup Shop Seriously people.. Capitol Sate Celup has to be the most overrated sate celup stall in Malaysia. No, I meant if you go there and queue up for minimum 1 hour, you will soon realize that the taste is not that great to begin with. What make it taste great is because you waited one freaking long hour along the road for a place to sit and when you get your place to sit, you will be definitely hungry therefore the food will be good. Logic 101. Marketing strategy gone right guys.  2. That One Racial Question Okay are you kidding me people?! I am Malaysian and yes I am Chinese! Besides it is BABA not NYONYA . Nyonya is for the ladies, Baba is for the gu

MOVIE REVIEW: SPECTRE

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The ever loving 007, James Bond is back. Daniel Craig prolly plays his final chapter as James Bond in Spectre. Spectre was suppose to be the reflection, suppose to be the past which he did not have closure on. It was suppose to bring an epic blockbuster finish to Daniel Craig as Bond but everything fall short. Movie was 2 hours and 20 mins long with me falling asleep 45 mins in there and waking up still seeing the plot did not pick up pace. I will be giving this movie 3 out of 5 stars,  I seriously expected much much more.  THE GOOD If you are watching a movie expecting it to be a fashion show and also car galore, then this is the right movie. Lots of well tailored suits and also nice addition to his Aston Martin DB10, the Jaguar C-X75 that made the Aston Martin pale in comparison. Lots of shooting, reckless stunts and also hand-to-hand combat which will keep you on the edge of your seats for MOST of the time. The new Bond girl, is far better than most of the bond franchise

MOVIE REVIEW: THE LAST WITCH HUNTER

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I always have a thing for a movie which have that element of hunting, I remember watching Blade and absolutely love it because a vampire hunting his own kind and he is damn good at it. So, I watched this movie without much expectation knowing that usually Vin Diesel movie are just okay to watch. Vin Diesel plays Kaulder, a witch hunter who has been cursed to live for eternity by the Witch Queen he slayed. So the journey begins and I give it a rating of  3 out of 5 stars, why? THE GOOD As much as I hate to say it, Vin Diesel played his role really well in this movie. I guess you can feel the strength and also the confidence when he enters a battle to hunt for a witch. The CG in the movie is up to par and I really like the concept of bar for the spell-casters. The storyline is also quite good at the sense there is a quick backstory on what happened to him before he became a full time witch hunter. The action in the movie is quick and also tight, lots of sword fighting and also

MOVIE REVIEW: POLIS EVO

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I am always a fan of Malaysian movie, albeit all the shitty Malaysian movie are made there are some gems for example Sepet and also KL Gangster. These two already helped to generate some hope for the Malaysian industry. So, when I found out that Polis Evo open big in just one week, I tell to myself that I need to be watching this movie to see what is the fuss is all about. So, I watched it over the weekend over in GSC Paradigm Mall. The story follows these 2 cops, Shaheizy Sam (Khai) and Zizan Razak (Sani) who are paired unwillingly when they need to be solving a case of dragon meth (Walter White styled). We follow them throughout the whole of Terengganu for the hunt on dragon meth and they pairing reminds me lots about Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour. I rate this movie easily 4 out of 5 stars among the other Malaysian movie which is out there just wasting cinema space for screening it THE GOOD The dialogue. Whoever wrote it clearly have a really good sense of h

MOVIE REVIEW: THE WALK

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Thanks  +ChurpChurp  for the #Churpremiere of #TheWalkMovie in 3D which surprisingly was quite good to begin with. I will give it a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars for this movie.  Joseph Gordon Levitt plays Philippe Petit who is obsess with hanging wires along two horizontally tall objects and walking from point A to B. Basically he is a wire walker and all he does is keep challenging himself. Eventually he found images of the upcoming World Trade Centre and decided that he will hang his wires there and walk on it thus the journey begins.  THE GOOD Lots of back story on why he wants to be wire walker. We are actually exposed to every step and trial that he faces while he tries to conquer the World Trade Centre. Other than that, I felt the cast personally was well selected for the movie. His right hand man, Jean-Louis played by Clement Sibony was a nobody but still manages to carry his character as the supporting actor well enough. The show is all about suspenses, every single

MOVIE REVIEW: GOOSEBUMPS

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Once again thanks to  +ChurpChurp  for their #Churpremiere of #GoosebumpsMY.  Fans of R. L. Stine books should watch this movie, and also fans of Jack Black. This movie combine the perfect amount of fantasy and also actions. What happen when all the characters of your book comes to live when you unlocked it and all hell breaks loose. I will rate this movie 3 out of 5 stars and below you will know why:  THE GOOD All the famous characters in the book of R. L. Stine is out to play, therefore you will have most of their best sellers on the screen. Other than that, Jack Black plays his role quite well, been a long time since we see him on the screen but his acting still did not change and is still pretty much the same. I would like to also mention the Odeya Rush who played Hannah in the movie, her acting was top notch and I really enjoyed it. The storyline and build up was in the good pace right up till they find out what happen when they unlocked a book. Overall, the CG in

MOVIE REVIEW: THE MARTIAN

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Thanks  +ChurpChurp  once again for the invite to the #Churpremiere of #TheMartian. Once awhile we are actually given a good movie about space exploration, back then it was the mind-fucking Interstellar, and then there were Prometheus, which I actually shat in my pants more times than I should, and now something much more REAL, the Martian. Mr Matt Damon is back and this time he is not that asshole which he was Interstellar, he was left behind by his crew when they decided to brave the storm to fly back to Earth after their exploration on Mars came to halt because of some weather issue. (no, it's not Indonesia this time). I rate this movie a good 4 out of 5 stars and you will find out why below, might have spoiler, might not, you decide.  THE GOOD  Matt Damon has been the spaceman for quite a number of movies, and this shows that he can play the role solo and also very comfortable living in Mars. Almost close to 80% of the movie was about him and it did not disappoint.

MOVIE REVIEW: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2

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Once again, thanks  +ChurpChurp  for the #Churpremiere of Hotel Transylvania 2. If you follow this cartoon closely, you will be sure to remember that a vampire is going to marry a normal human which freaks the hell out of her father, Count Dracula. Fast forward, the second part will bring you even more in depth of the human and monster families where the bond will be stronger and learning to blend together. This movie rate 3 out of 5 stars easily and read more to know why: THE GOOD All the characters are back and this time you get back stories on almost all of them. Besides that, you will be taken directly into the ending of the first part and familiarities are almost everywhere. It also have jokes which will tickle your funny bones. Most of it comes from Count Dracula trying to get his grandson to take over his throne, to be like him.  THE BAD The movie felt a little too long although it might tickle your funny bones. It felt force towards the middle of the movie and ne

MOVIE REVIEW: MAZE RUNNER - THE SCORCH TRIALS

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Thanks  +ChurpChurp  for the invite on #Churpremiere of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. The first maze runner had a concept which blew my mind. All guys stuck in a maze which nobody knows how or when it was build, and then comes a girl. (messed up the equation nicely, all the guys panicking and shits, don't worry they got through the maze finally. Amen). So, here I am watching the second maze runner. This time they go with a fancy name "THE SCORCH TRIALS" , well nothing was burning in the trials so no worries but I felt this time it was much more intense and action packed that's why it left my ass scorching on the cinema seat trying to figure out what comes next. This movie gets a 4 out of 5 stars from me and below I will tell you why: THE GOOD Picks up on a quick pace from the last and you will be instantly thrown into more action. The cast are now more comfortable on screen with each other, you can instantly see it on screen. The first movie they were

MOVIE REVIEW: THE INTERN

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This time I was actually invited to a movie premier of The Intern by  +ChurpChurp  and it was indeed one a very heart warming show. Basically, I was in doubt of watching this particular movie because it was not even advertise therefore I watched the trailer and immediately said I should be watching this movie. I was not wrong, emotion roller coaster ride throughout the whole movie and I easily give this movie a 4 out 5 stars.  THE GOOD The CAST! The cast in this movie, Robert De Niro and Anne Hathway show us what is chemistry is all about. The moment they both met, you can actually feel the sync on their acting chemistry. It felt likeverything was indeed real. So convincing, so much feels and the storyline is an everyday thing. Startup founder will probably find this movie much more relevant to their lives. Other than that, the movie pacing was not THAT long or short and it is just nice for a pacing and will keep you on the roller coaster seating.  THE BAD Every oth

MOVIE REVIEW: INSIDE OUT

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What turn out as an animation for kids quickly became an emotional roller coaster ride for adult because as usual, Disney Pixar always teaches you something one way or the other. I would gladly rate this movie 4 out of 5 stars simply because of its morale value and story progression which I found out that really good comparing with other animation, as usual Pixar never fails to disappoint.  THE GOOD Teaches you a lot in terms of emotions. We all sometimes let emotions get the best of us in one way or another. This show has a balance of emotion and mental roller coaster. The core memories are something that we all have in us, the basic of what define us others from the rest. The storyline progression is typical but then what emotions that accompanies the event you can easily relate.  THE BAD While talking bout core memories, there are still alot of unexplained on how the memories chosen as the core memories. We can not be having only one emotion as the core as human

MOVIE REVIEW: FANTASTIC FOUR

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Fantastic Four by Fox was a massive fail. They should rename it to fantastically fail as the problem was not only the plot but the freaking storyline which made no sense at all. I was sitting in there for 1 hour 40 mins trying to lower my expectation to the minimum and still come out disappointed as fuck (mind you that is one week back). At the very least, in the old Fantastic Four, I can spend my time thinking how the hell Jessica Alba got such great ass, in this NEW Fantastic Four, or reboot or whatever they called it, nothing stands out. I will gladly rate this movie 1 out of 5 stars together with other shit crap I spent my money on.  THE GOOD Who am I even kidding here. Writing this section took me almost close to 2 hours with nothing good coming in mind. I wonder if I was just being picky or this show truly have nothing good to say about. I guess the only good thing was how they potray each of the character with better technologies things looks really more believable. Ot

MOVIE REVIEW: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION

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Ethan Hunt is back! This time Mission: Impossible is something fun and exciting to watch. Tom Cruise and the gang brought their A-game into play and come out with the most explosive and action-packed Mission: Impossible yet. I will gladly rate this movie a  4 out of 5 stars  and you have to read on to find out why :)  THE GOOD This being the long awaited franchise when it premiered on trailer at big screen and it certainly lived up to its name. Tom Cruise showed me that he has still what it takes to play the ever reckless secret agent and go again great length for his movie (even doing his own stunt as shown on the poster above). The show is for the tech geek, lots and lots of technologies are being showcased here, that being said where you can unlock your car just by placing your palm on your car window is clearly too good to be true still nice touch none the less. The plot has also good pacing and the storyline does not seem like to vague. The team brought good dynamics and

MOVIE REVIEW: JU ON - THE FINAL CURSE

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The first time I watched Ju On : The Grudge it was really a fucking nightmare. Back then, I had no idea what was the movie all about and then it was like a random movie outing with around 16 people bought by Felix. Throughout the whole movie, I was really sitting on the edge of the seat and on the verge of shitting in my pants. Fast forward to now, the finale of Ju On came out and this is indeed the scariest horror blockbuster that came out simply because they were still producing this pile of crap. I rate this show 1 out of 5 stars , I wanted to give 0 stars actually but unfortunately there is some good on it THE GOOD You will finally know how this story started. Everything about the Ju On and why it is such a vengeful spirit in the first place.  THE BAD Everything else. The freaking story although it is flashback of the history it is still shit. Besides that, they decide to tell the story part by part based on the character in the movie. The Ju On of this level

MOVIE REVIEW: ANT-MAN

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One of the Marvel superhero which is often forgotten because let's face it. The name is not helping and all we heard again and again is that the movie has been cancelled either the actor left or the director just simply quit. I can tell you now that after all that drama, Ant-Man can be consider a success, well at least for me. This show deserve a 4 out of 5 stars and I will tell you personally why.  THE GOOD Remember Guardian of the Galaxy? Ant-Man gives out the same vibe in the movie. They took a really fun twist on telling the story of this particular heroes. His ability to talk to ants and at the same time shrink himself whenever he likes takes the movie to a whole new perspective. The humours in the movie was not forceful and we also see a different type of fighting perspective in it. Aside from that, the movie also touches on the history of Ant-Man while making sure that it been told in the easiest way possible. The cameo appearance from another Avengers member

MOVIE REVIEW: TERMINATOR GENISYS

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Back then when I was young, I watched Terminator 2: Judgement Day  and it still is one of my favourite Terminator up to date. Fast forward 7 years later,  Terminator Genisys is set to ensure that Terminator is not forgotten in the movie industry. Arnold Schwarzenegger (which name I had to copy and paste from the web) once again take on the role of the T-800 the ever old robot which seems to be running forever but this time, the past has changed. If you ask me, comparing between this Terminator and the one before with Christian Bale, Terminator Salvation, I would say Genisys is a much better movie.  THE GOOD The action in the movie is good. This time we get front sit view on how the resistance works and also their fight towards ending the war. Arnold is back on his robot side with the T-800 and I would personally say it is the highlight of the movie. That is because his stiffness acting really plays the robot character well. The main character played by Emilia Clarke shows a lo

MOVIE REVIEW: JURASSIC WORLD

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The park is now open. That is the sentence means a lot of Jurassic Park fans as the movie as in the year 1993. Jurassic World is a fresh take on Jurassic Park 22 years later with cloned dinosaurs and they tried to clone the ultimate dinosaur to be introduced as a new attractions to raise the park visits and also profit. Since my friend feedback that my rating of 5 stars is too tight, I will be giving out 10 stars instead so the rating is not tight. Jurassic World deserve a solid 7 out of 10 stars, and below I will tell you why.  THE GOOD Over the years, technologies became better and it is reflected in Jurassic World's Computer Generated Images (CGI). The dinosaurs now seems to be more convincing than the previous animatronic used dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. Besides that, Chris Pratt has propelled himself up to become one of the A lister in actors with this particular show. Once again, he shows that he is good a playing diverse roles and even better if it involves some so

MOVIE REVIEW: SPY

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What happen with you have Jude Law, Jason Statham and Melissa McCarthy in one movie? You have a 2 hours of extreme fun but not in the form of a slick, fast and dangerous spy but instead a normal operator who got promoted to a spy which is what Melissa McCarthy does as Susan Cooper. This movie deserve a solid 3 out of 5 stars not in terms of action, but in term of their dialogue and all the funny moments in the movie make it actually not that bad, hey it is even rated quite high in IMDB .  THE GOOD If you are looking for a comedy, this is something which is better available in the cinema as of now. Jason Statham is ridiculously funny in this movie with his retarded hard headed attitude which he always think that he is the number 1 spy. McCarthy on the other hand is an absolute joke and not a spy material but she proves everyone wrong in this movie as she nailed her job nicely with a questionable profile. The dialogues are also quirky and the jokes are absolutely hilarious beca

MOVIE REVIEW: MAGGIE

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Arnold Schwarzenegger  return to the big screen not as the Terminator but as a father who is battling the hard truth that his daughter will be a zombie. The world is hit with an unknown virus and his daughter is affected when she got bitten by one of the zombie when she escaped house to the city. I will give this show a 2 out of 5 stars and will only recommend you to watch if you are interested in melodrama zombie film. I remind you all again this is not World War Z, therefore don't put your hopes so high. Read more to find out what I personally think about this movie.  THE GOOD Suspense is the biggest good thing in this movie. The main characters acting was okay and believable but suspense is everything. That is because you can't wait to see what happen when she turns into a zombie and start biting the hell out of her dad, Arnold. There are some good emotional feeling that Arnold brought into the movie, we somehow feel how hard for him to decide on killing his own