EXPEND4BLES - A Disappointing Sequel to the Fun Action Movie Series

As fans of the previous movies in the series, obviously we wanted to see this one in the cinema. It was already released since last week, so there were not too many studios showing the film, but luckily one of them was located very near our home. So after I came back from home last night, we both immediately went and saw the movie there. OK, let us get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Barney (Sylvester Stallone - Samaritan, Creed 2 etc) and Christmas (Jason Statham - Meg 2: The Trench, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre etc) were given assignment by their new CIA boss, Agent Marsh (Andy Garcia - Geostorm, Wrath of Man etc) to prevent the stealing of dangerous item by a team of mercenaries led by Rahmat (Iko Uwais - Mile 22, Wu Assassins TV series etc). This time they were accompanied by old members of demolition man Toll Road (Randy Couture - 3 Geezers! etc), sniper Gunner (Dolph Lundgren - Minions: The Rise of Gru, Aquaman etc) and new members of Easy Day (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson - Escape Plan: The Extractors etc) & Galan (Jacob Scipio - Bad Boys for Life etc).

(TV SERIES) Moving Season 1 - A Fantastic Sci-Fi Disney+ Original Series Adapted from Successful Webtoon

I noticed some time ago about this new series in Disney+ that sounded interesting due to its premise. But I did not pay attention to it until around a week ago when I read the hype it was getting, after it completed. So I decided to give it a try immediately after my wife and I returned from our trip abroad 3 days ago and finished it late last night. All right then, let's get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on Jeongwon high school student Kim Bong-seok (Lee Jung-ha - Nevertheless series, Run On TV series etc) who was overly protected by his mother Lee Mi-hyun (Han Hyo-joo - The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure, W: Two Worlds Apart TV series) as they tried to hide his super human ability. But Bong-seok's peaceful life would soon take an unexpected turn with the arrival of new student named Hui-soo (Go Youn-jung - Alchemy of Soul TV series, Hunt etc) who just moved in the same town with her father Jang Ju-won (Ryu Seung-ryong - Extreme Job, Life is Beautiful TV series etc). The class president Gang-hoon (Kim Do-hoon - Today’s Webtoon TV series, The Faceless Boss etc) who was the only son of Lee Jae-man (Kim Sung-kyun - Golden Slumber, Divorce Attorney Shin TV series etc) looked to take an interest on Hui-soo as well. 

Once Upon a Crime - Definitely not Your Typical Fairy Tale Movie and with Proper Execution, Might Even be More Entertaining

As mentioned in my earlier post, I felt fortunate that Netflix can still be accessed in other countries which made it possible for me to watch movies and series while I am on holiday abroad. I already had my eyes on this movie due to its interesting premise since I was in Jakarta few weeks ago. So I was pleased to have the chance to see it yesterday, albeit few days late. All right then, let's get on with it.

Brief Story Line

When Little Red Riding Hood (Kanna Hashimoto - Gintama, One Page Love TV series etc) grew up, she decided to go on an adventure to have experience in life. One day she met with the poor Cinderella (Yuko Araki - Million Yen Women TV series, See Hear Love etc) who had been abused by her step sisters and their mother. Red Riding Hood decided to accompany Cinderella to the ball that was held by the King (Jiro Sato - The Fable: The Killer Who doesn't Kill etc) to find a wife for Prince Gilbert (Takanori Iwata - High & Low movies, Sherlock: Untold Stories TV serie etc).

(TV SERIES) One Piece Season 1 - A Wonderful Adventure Series Based on the Highly Popular Manga

After being hyped in various social medias as well as by Netflix, I was eager to find out about the series.  Lucky for me, I could access my Netflix account even when I am not in Indonesia. Anyway, I finally got the chance to watch it 3 days ago and finished it last night. OK, without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy - The Imperfects TV series etc) had been dreaming of becoming a pirate since he was a child and wanted to find the treasure left by the infamous pirate Gold Roger referred to as One Piece. During his quest, Luffy met and befriended with various people, from the cabin boy of a pirate ship named Koby (Morgan Davies - Evil Dead Rise etc), the master swordsman Roronoa Zoro (Mackenyu - Knights of the Zodiac, The Master Plan etc), the thief Nami (Emily Rudd - Moonshot, Fear Street Part Three: 1666 etc), Usopp (Jacob Romero Gibson) who always talk big and the cook Sanji (Taz Skylar). 

Knights of the Zodiac - Disappointing for Hard Core Fans but Personally not as Bad as I Thought would be

While I was on the flight for my holiday trip with my wife few days ago, there were so many options of the inflight entertainment on Emirates Airline. And since both connecting flights took several hours, I managed to watch few movies that never got the chance to be shown in Indonesia till now. This was one of those. All right, let's get to the movie then.

Brief Story Line

Seiya (Mackenyu - Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Chapter, Pacific Rim Uprising etc) had been trying to make ends meet by becoming a street fighter while trying to search for his older sister Patricia. After showing some sort of energy burst (cosmo) when he fought with Cassios (Nick Stahl - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Carnivale TV series etc), Seiya was approached by a mysterious wealthy man named Alman Kido (Sean Bean - Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Golden Eye etc) who was locating people with such cosmo. Despite his reluctance, Seiya had no choice but to cooperate with Alman and his trusted assistant Mylock (Mark Dacascos - John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, Double Dragon etc) as a group of cyborg soldiers tried to capture him.

(Mini Series) Who is Erin Carter? - A Fairly Entertaining Action Thriller Mystery Series

I was not too excited to watch this series when it was released a week ago. But after it made to the top 10 soon enough, I became interested and decided to give it a try few days ago. OK, so let's find out more about the series then.

Brief Story Line

Erin Carter (Evin Ahmad - Snabba Cash TV series etc) had moved to Barcelona from England with her daughter Harper (Indica Watson - A Boy Called Christmas etc) few years before. Now she worked as subsitute teacher at a prestigious school and best friends with one of the school staff Olivia (Susannah Fielding - This Time with Alan  Partridge TV series etc). She also got married to a male nurse named Jordi (Sean Teale - The Gifted TV series etc) and living in a rich neighborhood where one of their neighbors Penelope (Charlotte Vega - Wrong Turn etc) always looked down on Erin.