Pacific Rim

Watched Pacific Rim at AMK Hub with B today. It has been a long time since we watched a movie together. I think our last show was Fast and Furious 6 in May if I'm not wrong. Haha

Anyway back to the topic, Pacific Rim! Well, I feel that Pacific Rim is an entertaining film where there are many awesome effects throughout the film. There are lots of computer-generated effects between the Monsters (the Kaijus) and the Giant Robots and the great actions between them will keep you entertained. In my opinion, if you like the Transformers, you will definitely like this film as well. Oh and lastly, do wait till the end for a complete show!

Introduction
Pacific Rim is a 2013 American science fiction film directed by Guillermo del Toro, written by del Toro and Travis Beacham, and starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman. The film is set in the 2020s, when Earth is under attack by Kaiju, colossal monsters which have emerged from a portal on the ocean floor.

Story
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Red Star Restaurant @ Chin Swee Road

The Red Star Restaurant is an authentic Cantonese dim sum place at affordable price. At Red Star, there's this nostalgic feeling of being in an authentic yum cha house as you will see waitresses pushing the dim sum carts around the place.

B and I had our brunch at Red Star Restaurant and this was actually a very rare occasion where we meet on a weekend to have brunch together.

We were lucky that the queue was not very long when we arrived but while we were eating, the crowds arrived and long long queues could be seen.

Well, we ordered quite a bit of dim sums so I'll let the photos do the talking. Hehe

Rice (I forgot the exact name for it >_<)

Fried Beancurd Roll

Mango Prawn

Century Egg Congee

Paper Chicken

Shrimp Dumplings

Siew Mai

Lotus Root

Chee Cheong Fun

Fried Banana

All in all, I like all the dim sums that we ordered except the rice. In particular, I love the Mango Prawn, the Lotus Root and the Paper Chicken. The Mango Prawn tasted really delicious and fresh, the Lotus Root is really crunchy and appetizing, and the Paper Chicken is juicy and tender. Yummy~

Saizeriya @ The Cathay

Today, I had my dinner at Saizeriya, The Cathay with Amanda. This was actually the first time I tried Saizeriya at other outlets other than the outlet at Toa Payoh.

We ordered Chicken Gratin, Cheese Chicken Steak and we topped up to get our free flow drink bar.

Right-top: Chicken Gratin, Right-bottom: Cheese Chicken Steak

In my opinion, I actually find that the food tasted better than the outlet at Toa Payoh. (Maybe it's just me. Haha) However, I find that the drink bar is better at the Toa Payoh outlet because there are more hot drinks (I personally like the Japanese Green Tea there) as compared to The Cathay outlet. But if you are a fan of cold drinks then you may prefer the drink bar at The Cathay outlet as there are more varieties of cold drinks.

Charly T’s @ Handy Road + Hoshino Coffee @ PS

I walked around Tiong Bahru Plaza while waiting for Amanda. After she's done with her stuff, we headed down to Handy Road together with G and GM for our dinner.

We had our dinner at Charly T's. Charly T's have a few outlets around Singapore and we visited the one at Handy Road. They serves comfort food from around the world, prepared with fresh local ingredients.

The dishes that we ordered were Negima Salmon Yakitori with Butter Garlic Rice, Ribeye Steak with Fresh Vegetables and Charly T's Famous Rotisserie Chicken that comes with two sides. For the two sides, we chose German Potato Salad and Fresh Vegetables. Additionally, we also ordered four glasses of Green Flash. It is mixed juice of green apple, orange and pineapple.

Negima Salmon Yakitori with Butter Garlic Rice

Ribeye Steak with Fresh Vegetables

Charly T's Famous Rotisserie Chicken that comes with two sides

Side 1: German Potato Salad

Side 2: Fresh Vegetables

Green Flash - mixed juice of green apple, orange and pineapple

In my opinion, their food is nice and I especially like their chicken. I find that their chicken is really juicy and tasty, it is very well done. The only thing that I do not like is that they do not have a print out of the menu and we had to make our order at the counter ourselves.

After our dinner, we headed over to Plaza Singapura to for some shopping and coffee. We went to Hoshino Coffee again but this time we only ordered drinks.

We ordered one Matcha (Hot), one Pure Darjeeling Tea (Lemon) and two "Hoshino" Blended Coffee.

"Hoshino" Blended Coffee

Matcha (Hot)

Pure Darjeeling Tea (Lemon)

"Hoshino" Blended Coffee is their signature and their tea is not bad as well.

Look at my previous Hoshino Coffee entry here.

The Lone Ranger

Remember Johnny Depp from the Pirates of the Caribbean?

If you remember him, you might be interested in his upcoming film called The Lone Ranger. But this time, he is not a "savvy-ing" pirate but a Native American spiritual warrior, Tonto.

The Lone Ranger is produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. It is directed by Gore Verbinski and is based on the American Old West character serials of the same name. This film stars Armie Hammer in the title role (John Reid/The Lone Ranger) and Johnny Depp as Tonto, together with, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter.

In The Lone Ranger, the story takes the viewers on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction and the two unlikely heroes (Lone Ranger and Tonto), must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

Feeling Excited about this film?

Yes! I am very excited about this film mainly because I really enjoyed watching Pirates of the Caribbean and through Pirates, I got to watch Johnny Depp's acting. And I would say that his acting is really good and I enjoyed every bit of his scenes.

In addition, I must say that team of Pirates did a very good job in their production works and the film is very well done. Hence, with The Lone Ranger, being a production from the team that brought us the Pirates of the Caribbean, I would really love catch more of their productions and I am really anticipating to catch it.

The Lone Ranger will be releasing in Singapore cinemas on 4 July 2013. Are you as excited as I am to catch this film?

If you are as excited as I am, watch this trailer while anticipating for this film~

Lastly, remember to catch Disney's "The Lone Ranger" in Singapore cinemas this 4 July 2013!

For more updates,
1. Like the Official Walt Disney Studios Singapore Facebook Page
2. Follow @disneystudiosSG
3. Subscribe to the Official Disney Studios Singapore YouTube Channel!

World War Z

Amanda and I got a pair of premiere tickets to World War Z at The Cathay. So, we got to watch this film before it is out in cinemas with MM and Char.

I feel that World War Z is quite an entertaining film. In a sense that the film flow well and it is not draggy. The pace is fast and hyperactive. What's best is that the film feels like a perfectly well-made zombie video game adaptation and I kind of feel like I am watching, for instance, the L4D game. Hahaha

Overall, I feel that World War Z is a moderately good zombie movie. It is entertaining enough to worth your time and money, so watch it if you want to get some entertainment.

Introduction
World War Z is a 2013 apocalyptic horror film directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Max Brooks. The film stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a retired U.N. employee who must travel the world to find a way to stop a pandemic that is defeating armies and collapsing governments.

Story
The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who leaves his wife, Karen Lane (Mireille Enos) and two children to traverse the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

Monsters University

Got a pair of premiere tickets to Monsters University in 3D at The Cathay. Thanks to Nuffnang, I got to watch this film before it is out in cinemas with Char.

I had to rush down to The Cathay for the movie. Hence, I do not have much time to eat my dinner and had to settle with a fast bite at the Popeyes. Bought a small popcorn + nuggets set to the theatre as Char wanted it.

It had been a long time since I last watched a 3D movie because 3D movie makes me rather giddy after watching. However, I think that the 3D now have improved ever since. It doesn't makes me feel giddy and the glasses is much lighter now.

Prior to the film, there's a short film called The Blue Umbrella which is rather entertaining and funny. It was very enjoyable watching it.

The Blue Umbrella is a 2013 Pixar computer-animated short film that is released alongside Monsters University. The short film is directed by Saschka Unseld of Pixar's technical department. The six-minute film is about a blue umbrella that takes a fancy to a red umbrella and, in trying to follow that fancy, gets weather-beaten and wind-blown during a rainstorm.

Alright, now let me talk about the main film, Monsters University!

In my opinion, the film is really cute and funny. I would say it is a film that is very suitable for families with children. I feel that the storyline is good and the animation is done really well. It makes me want to see more but the only possible way to see more is to watch the 2001 sequel, Monsters, Inc. Haha. And lastly, if you are going to watch this film, do wait till the end of the credits for a surprise!

Read my previous post to know more about Monsters University!