How Despicable Are You?

With the teaser BA BA BANANANA out in 2012, Despicable Me 2 has finally hit the theatres a few days back. So the question is …have you catch Despicable Me 2 yet? If you haven’t, then what are you waiting for? Quickly grab your tickets and watch the cute minions in cinemas right now. I’ll guarantee you that you won’t regret but instead crave for more minion actions! And if you are still not convinced, then check out my review of Despicable Me 2 below.

The Plot

The movie began with a chaotic scene of a factory being attracted and taken away by a huge giant magnet. The factory was producing a serum known as AK-41, which is highly dangerous and deadly. The serum when injected into anyone or anything, will transform them into a crazy, wild and barbaric purple creature that destroys everything that come in its way. But now the BIG question is WHO IS THE VILLAIN that stole the serum?

It was then that Gru, the former villain, was being recruited by the Anti-Villain League (AVL) Agent Lucy Wilde and brought to meet the league director, Silas Ramsbottom. Initially, Gru was against the idea of being an undercover working for AVL. But eventually, for the sake of his daughters, he agreed to work alongside Agent Lucy Wilde. It was so adorable that the daughters were so excited to see Gru becoming a HERO instead of a villain. Well, no one can deny that all three daughters, Margo, Edith and Agnes are the second cutest below the minions!

Traces of the AK-41 serum were then found to be in the Paradise Mall. Both Gru and Agent Lucy start played undercover as cupcake makers in the mall. At the same time, they made friends with other owners working in the mall, hoping to capture the villain. They met Eduardo, owner of the Salsa Restaurant. Eduardo resemble so much of a claimed-to-be-dead strong villain called El-Macho. And that made Gru’s suspicions towards Eduardo grew, making him the primary suspect.

So based on Gru’s suspicions, both him and Agent Lucy decided to break in Eduardo’s Salsa restaurant to find the traces of serum. But it was disappointing to find out Eduardo’s secret Salsa recipe in a safe instead of serum. It was then they shifted their attention to another storeowner, Floyd. Despite, their best efforts, Silas were disappointed at their progress in capturing the villain.

Despite being busy with the investigation, the three adorable daughters kept bugging Gru to go on a date. Being haunted by his first failed attempt of asking a girl out, Gru was totally against the idea of meeting a girl. However, in order to make Agnes happy, Gru finally agreed to go on a blind date. But things turned out wrong during the date and Agent Lucy coincidentally saved Gru. That night, a kiss from Agent Lucy made Gru realized his feelings for her.

Just as Gru confirmed his feelings for Agent Lucy, Silas captured Floyd as traces of serum AK-41 were found among the store, leading to the end of investigation for Gru and Agent Lucy. It became more devastating for Gru as he found out that Agent Lucy would be transferred to Australia to work on another case.  Being preoccupied with the investigation, his daughters and his partner, Agent Lucy, he did not realize that his minions were slowly decreasing in number, as they were kidnap by the villain. (Poor minions as they were taken away from their owner.)

It was on a festive night held by Eduardo, where the truth was revealed. Eduardo is El-Macho! El-Macho has been working with Gru’s doctor, Dr Nefario for his comeback. Their plan was to use the serum to transform the minions into a barbaric and wild purple creature to destroy the world. But a changed Gru hesitates to join El-Macho and runs away with his three daughters from the party that night.

But things became worse as Agent Lucy decided to stay instead of going to Australia. She was then captured by El-Macho and used as a threat to Gru. Honestly, El-Macho is so mean and cruel to be doing that, reasons why he is a VILLAIN.

Being a HERO, Gru had to save Agent Lucy from danger but was then attacked by thousands of his transformed purple minions! Dr Nefario then arrived, just in time. He came up with an antidote to re-transform the purple barbaric minions into the normal, yellow adorable minions. Things became more chaotic as El-Macho transformed himself into the barbaric purple creature. Together with the help of Gru’s daughters and the minions, Gru managed to defeat the then transformed purple El-Macho and saved Agent Lucy from being flown into a volcano.

The movie ended with the minions performing their version of ‘I Swear’, changing the words to ‘Underwear~~’, specially for Gru and Agent Lucy’s wedding after 147 dates later.  The movie had such a happy and humorous ending, receiving laughter from all the audience in the cinema.

I would give Despicable Me 2 a 5-star rating! Despicable Me 2 is indeed one of the best movies for the year 2013 so far. Therefore, what are you waiting for? Watch Despicable Me 2 and share with me your ratings of the despicably adorable movie!

Stay tuned for my next post!

 

Toddles,

Ross ❤

 

Silver Linings Playbook

Here’s a review on Silver Linings Playbook after catching it on the 2^nd day of its premiere in cinemas, 2 weeks ago.

Directed by David O. Russell and written by David himself and Matthew Quick, Silver Linings Playbook was a movie full of tension but yet has a deep meaning. Silver Linings Playbook was adapted from, the novel, The Silver Linings Playbook written by Matthew Quick. The film has won numerous awards ever since its premiere on 16 November 2012 in US. Hence, I must say that Silver Linings Playbook is a MUST WATCH. Read on to find out what I think of the movie.

Cast

Bradley Cooper (Pat)

Jennifer Lawrence (Tiffany)

Robert De Niro (Pat’s father)

Chris Tucker (Danny)

Jacki Weaver (Dolores)

Anupam Kher (Dr. Cliff Patel)

John Ortiz (Ronnie)

 

Story Plot

It all begins with Pat, played by Bradley Cooper, being cooped up in a mental asylum after months of treatment for his bipolar disorder. He was then released and eventually found out that his wife, Nikki has left him and his dad, Robert De Niro, had lost his job. Pat became very frustrated and violent towards his parents in search of his wedding videos with Nikki. Even though, he had a restraining order from Nikki, he believed that he would recover and get Nikki back.

But things changed when he met his best friend’s wife’s sister, Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence). Tiffany’s husband died in an accident and since then, she had been called a slut for sleeping around with guys. However, she decided to change and eventually began to get Pat closer to her by offering her help to Pat that is to pass Nikki the letter he wrote. But in return, Pat has to join a dancing competition with her. Even though Pat was very reluctant, he had no choice because he was desperate to get Tiffany’s help to pass the letter to Nikki. Since the agreement, Pat came to Tiffany’s backyard house to practice every single day.

Eventually it came to a point when Pat got a reply from Nikki, a letter which was written by Tiffany herself, saying that Nikki has moved on and wants Pat to move on too. Things heated up with Pat almost giving up in dancing and Tiffany had to lie to Pat that Nikki is coming for the dance competition.

On the competition day, Pat and Tiffany did average even though Tiffany was devastated that Nikki really did attend the competition and afraid that she might lose Pat to Nikki. But it was such a sweet touch to the ending when Pat chased after Tiffany after seeing him whispering to Nikki. Pat confessed his love to Tiffany.

 

My Thoughts

I enjoyed watching this movie a lot mainly because of its story plot and the actors, Bradley Cooper is so handsome and Jennifer Lawrence is just so sexy. They played their character really well that I could emotionally relate to them. Though there were too much dialogue in the movie, in which I had to listen more than to watch, it was indeed necessary to tell the whole story. I like the intense moments during the arguments between Pat and his parents. The close-ups used in the movie were effective to let the audience feel connected to Pat, who is suffering from bipolar disorder.

 

3 out 5 stars!!

Loves,

Ross

Are you ready for MAMA?

Heard of MAMA? I’m really so excited and can’t wait to catch MAMA in cinemas. So based on the trailer, it seems quite scary but what excites me is the story plot. I am very curious as to why is there a child in a closet and why “A Mother’s Love is Forever”, the movie’s tagline.

If you had watched MAMA, do share with me if you would really encouraged me to watch this movie. And for those who have not, watch this trailer.

Excited,

Ross

What-sy Wednesday

Hi guys! I’m back with What-sy Wednesday! I have been watching movies of different genres lately and I kind of starting to enjoy movies of romantic comedy more than action and horror, which is my usual favourite. What is happening? I really want to know what genre do people enjoy and so today’s question is:

 

What is your favourite genre in terms of movies and why? (it’ll be great if you can recommend me some movies too!)

 

Do share with me your favourite genres and why by commenting on this post. I really loved to interact with you so do open up and don’t be shy.

 

Loves

Ross

WHAT-SY WEDNESDAY

Here’s a little segment I’ve come up with to interact and engage more with my fellow readers. So in this segment, I will ask questions regarding movies and films that begins with What?

Question: What is your favourite movie of all-time?

To be honest, ever since I watched The Avengers, it has climbed up all the way to be my No.1 favourite movie. I’m pretty sure I did mention about The Avengers being my favourite movie in my earlier posts but I just can’t deny that I really loved how the characters were so into the action movie. Not to mention, how AWESOME the story plot is. In fact, I am really looking forward to the sequel of The Avengers  (if there is)!

Share with me what are your favourite movie of all time by commenting. Its great to share because sharing is caring! Looking forward to seeing your comments!

Loves,

Ross 🙂

French Film Festival 2012

On 5 December 2012, I was honoured to be able to help out in a large-scale event, French Film Festival. This event was in-line with Asia TV Forum & Market | ScreenSingapore, Asia’s leading entertainment content event that was from 4 – 7 December 2012. There were press conferences, gala premieres and International Emmy Awards Nominees Panel and screenings. There were gala premieres of great movies like The Last Tycoon, produced by Bona Film Group and The Wedding Diary II and many more.

So on that day, I was ushering the VIPs and guests to the movie screening at Cathay. The movie screening on that day was the French Film, Happiness Never Comes Alone (Un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul). It stars Sophie Marceau and is directed by James Huth. Even the French model-actress Sophie Marceau attended the event.

It’s sad that I didn’t get to take a snapshot with Sophie Marceau L

My classmates and I were so psyched and excited to be able to get a snapshot like celebrities on the red carpet.

It was definitely a great experience to be able to witness how a media event worked and seeing some of the known directors attending the event, especially for me, a budding filmmaker. I would like to thank my friends who gave me an opportunity to be a part of this great event!

Feel free to ask me any questions by commenting.

 

Happygirl,

Ross 🙂