Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 28th May 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 28th May 2017 (Sun):

1. (-) Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge

#1 Movie : Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge

Movie Review - Pirates Of The Caribbean : Salazar's Revenge

Pirates Of The Caribbean : Salazar's Revenge (May 2017) - The 5th installment of the hugely entertaining pirates franchise is still hugely entertaining, but by no means a classic or surpassing the original..

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is still as funny and tipsy (maybe more for the latter). The newly added younger and good looking casts, Kaya Scodelario (as Carina Smyth) and Brenton Thwaites (as Henry Turner) are quite up to task. This installment also bring back the old-time fame, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley in the cameo but don't expecting much from them.

A much faster pace and entertaining installment than the earlier one and you will enjoy it like a roller coaster ride at the theme park..

My rating : 3.5  (out of 5 ) RECOMMENDED

Trailer of Pirates Of The Caribbean : Salazar's Revenge:

Wonder Woman - Rave First Reactions and Wonder Woman Day (Trailers Inside)

If you asked me, which is my next most anticipated movie, my clear cut answer is WONDER WOMAN. In fact, I've already planned to watch it in IMAX 3D coming 1st June 2017. 

Why? 

Two reasons:

1. Because I like Gal Gadot and her portrayal of Wonder Woman is inch perfect. 

2. I was sold by just watching the trailers. Granted! At times, trailer might be the best part of the overall movie. Having said that, I am pretty confident that this time round DC Universe will make amend. 

In any case, the First Reaction from the early US audiences are raving the social media and I think it can be sum up in one word : WONDERFUL! Here are some of the articles :

From io9 - The First Reactions For Wonder Woman Are Spectacular 

From IGN - Wonder Woman First Reactions Twitter Roundup

From Vanity Fair - Why Wonder Woman Might Be Even Better Than You Thought

On top of that, in conjunction of the upcoming release of this sure-fire blockbuster movie, DC has recently announced that 3rd June will be the Wonder Woman Day. For more details of the Wonder Woman Day, check out DC's official site here. 

According to DC, more than 2,000 bookstores, libraries, and comic book shops around the world will host activations to celebrate Wonder Woman, including distribution of two special edition issues, Wonder Woman Day Special Edition #1 by writer Greg Rucka and artist Liam Sharp, and DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman Day Special Edition #1 which will feature a chapter from the upcoming volume by writer Shea Fontana and artist Yancey Labat.

Are you going to watch Wonder Woman in the theater near you? 

Cheers!

#WonderWomanDay

Movie Review - Get Out (2017)

Get Out (2017) - Finally got chance to watch this highly acclaimed and extremely successful (in box office) gem. With a mere $5 mil budget, it has amassed $173 mil in US box office alone.

No A-list casts;

No A-list director (maybe he, Jordan Peele, will become one after this);

No big budget;

No problem!

The plot is kind of direct and simple (but have an very interesting satirical take on racism), the casts are brilliance, especially Daniel Kaluuya (as Chris Washington) and Allison Williams (as Rose Armitage), the way the mystery are being unfold (layer by layer) is suspenseful and intense (especially the final 20 minutes or so).

Personally, I like movies with unexpected twist, this one got at least 2 major twists and I like the second one better than the first one.

As the movie title implied, we would expect the main character to Get Out (from the "Sunken Place"), but how? That's the question..

My rating : 4.5 (out of 5) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Official Trailer of Get Out:

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 7th May 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 7th May 2017 (Sun):

1. (1) Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

#1 Movie in Singapore - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

Alien Covenant - How The Early Reviews Go? (Non Spoilers)

Alien : Covenant, the sequel to Prometheus (2012) and prequel to the original Alien franchise (from 1979) is hitting the cinemas on Wednesday (10/05/2017). Whether you are a fan of Alien or not, I am pretty sure that this is one of the most anticipating movie of the year. 

Helmed by the visionary director of the original Alien, Ridley Scott and promising casts like Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston and Billy Crudup. It does seems like a MUST WATCH movie for me. 

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 30th April 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 30th April 2017 (Sun):

1. (-) Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

#1 Movie in Singapore - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

New Movie Going Experience - Movie On The Move (Cinema Alfresco)

source : TimeOut

Nowadays, watching movie need not be restricted to cineplex or home, you can have different kind of movie going experience with your family or friends at many of the hip "movie on the move" events. 

Yes, it is literally movie on the move that I am talking about. 

The best part is? Most of them are free!

Imagine you can watch a blockbuster movie with your family under the star, on the green grass with free drinks/snacks provided, how nice can that be? By the way, there is even a name for it - cinema alfresco. 

In fact, there is no need to imagine, you can enjoy all this in our lovely Singapore. Of course, we are not talking about the latest just released blockbuster movies here, but most of the time, they are recent family-oriented popular blockbusters, thinking along the line of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them etc... 

Sounds good for you? There are a couple of such FREE open-air movie screening events you can consider, start from tonight :-)

1.  Be My Kaki Movie Bus:

A programme launched by People's Association since January last year. From Fridays to Sundays, there are 3 8m-long trucks carrying 3m by 2m LED screen travelling around the island and stop at various public and private housing estates showing movie for free.

 

Movies and Screening Venue : 

For more up-to-date movie screenings, check out the Facebook Page of Be My Kaki Movie Bus.

2. MovieMob:

MovieMob was started by homegrown advertising agency, Ape Work in 2009. It has since organized around 6 to 8 free open-air cinema experience a year at various location.

Movie and Screening Venue :  

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Date/Time: 5 May (Friday), 7pm to 9.30pm (Screening starts from 7.30pm)

Location: Urban Plaza outside 750, Viva Business Park (in front of Yoda Japanese Dining)
*Free admission
*Free drinks, candy-floss, and popcorn
*Subject to weather condition

For more up-to-date movie screenings, check out the Facebook Page of MovieMob.

3. Outdoor Film Screening - Singapore Heritage Festival:

Organized by Singapore Heritage Festival, there are 4 local films to be screened in the open-air on 12 and 13 May 2017.

Movies : Old Friends (2015), Wanton Mee (2015), Kway Chap (2015) and The Missing Ingredient (2016)

Date/Time : 12 May 2017 (Fri) and 13 May 2017 (Sat), 7pm to 10pm

Venue : Asian Civilisations Museum Green, 1 Empress Place

For more details of the movies/screenings update, check out Singapore Heritage Festival. 

Hope you find this useful and enjoy your cinema alfresco experience with your loved ones. 

Cheers! 

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 23rd April 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 23rd April 2017 (Sun):

1. (1) Fast And Furious 8

#1 Movie in Singapore - Fast And Furious 8

Kingsman : The Golden Circle - Latest Trailer

After the surprise huge success of the original Kingsman - The Secret Service (2014), sequel is inevitable. Matthew Vaughn continue to helm the directorship but this time round, Kingsman - The Golden Circle is boasted with more famous casts...

Finally, Avatar Sequels Have Confirmed Release Dates

By now, I am pretty sure that most, if not all, movie fans would have watched, at least once, the 2009 masterpiece of visionary director, James Cameron's Avatar. When it first released, it broke plenty of records and remain the top-grossing movie of all time in the global box office with a whopping $2.8 billions.

Sequel has been in talk for years. Finally, James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have confirmed the release date(s) of the four sequels (yes, not only 1 but 4 sequels) as follows:

Avatar 2 - 18th December 2020

Avatar 3 - 17th December 2021

Avatar 4 - 20th December 2024

Avatar 5 - 19th December 2025

The good news is (at least to me), according to the director, each of the four sequels will be able to stand alone, but will together create a saga. Sounds a lot like a Star Wars franchise right? lol

We still need to wait far another 3 more years before movie fans go "crazy" again. Meanwhile, I will focus on another successful Marvel movie franchise, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, which will be released next week.

Cheers! 

5 Blockbuster Movies You Can Consider To Watch In Theater In May 2017 (Singapore)

May is still 2 months away from the big budget blockbuster movies in the summer season, but fret not, we are still spoilt for choice even in the lull season. 

Watching movie is Singaporeans' most favorite pastime, if you are a movie fan and considering watching at least one movie a week, these are the 5 blockbuster movies (from Hollywood) that you probably can consider in May 2017.

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 16th April 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 16th April 2017 (Sun):

1. (-) Fast And Furious 8

#1 Movie in Singapore - Fast And Furious 8