(Mini Series) The Apartment Job - A Delightful and Enjoyable Long Con Crime Comedy Series

This series was intriguing for me due to its seemingly interesting and fun premise. However it was not an original Netflix and the episodes were made available once a week. So I waited till its completion before starting to watch. Its last episode was released on 16 August but I only began two days later and finished it on Sunday. OK then, let's just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Park Hae-gang (Ji Sung - The Judge Returns TV series, Watcha Wearing? etc) was a former gangster boss who got into trouble and was forced to look for huge amount of money in very short time. Together with his loyal subordinates  Gyeong-nam (Jeong Soon-won - Dream, The Dream Life of Mr. Kim TV series etc), Je-gi (Hwang Hee - Tale of the Nine Tailed1938 TV series etc) and Big Guy (Kim Kyu-won), they decided to do a long con in the True Value apartment complex as suggested by former apartment Building Manager nicknamed Lizard (Kim Won-hae - Trigger mini series, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call TV series etc). In order to fulfill their mission, Hae-gang enlisted the help from failed law student Kang Ha-ri (Ha Yoon-kyung - Lost, Hospital Playlist TV series etc) who was willing to do role play for money.

Kung Fu Soccer - Spiritual Sequel to the Stephen Chow's 2001 Cult Classic Shaolin Soccer

I have been eyeing for this movie for quite some time ever since I found out about its existence. So when it had advance ticket sale last week, I did not hesitate to buy for the first show on its premiere date yesterday. Originally my wife and I planned to buy tickets for another movie on the same day at the same cinema but unfortunately it was not available. However when we checked on the cinema apps yesterday morning, we found the other film was also playing in the same theater, so we bought the tickets and had ourselves another movie marathon day. All right then, I'll just get right on this film now. 

Brief Story Line

Story began with the introduction of various teams competing for the Asian women's soccer tournament which included the 7 times champion Taiga and other experienced team like Jinlong, Ehwa plus newcomer Emei. As a team that consisted of practically nobody, Emei were obviously looked down. However their captain Shuang (Zhang Xiaofei - YOLO, Hi,Mom etc) and her best friend Jade (Dilraba Dilmurat - Mr. Pride Vs. Ms. Prejudice, The Long Ballad TV series etc) who played as striker were very confident of themselves and adamant to prove they could go on to win the championship.

(TV SERIES) Elle Season 1 - A Fun and Pleasing Light Comedy Series and Prequel to the Hugely Popular Legally Blonde

Few weeks ago, I read somewhere about this series that would be released on Prime Video which I thought sounded interesting. When it was finally made available two days ago, I thought it would have the usual one episode per week, but to my surprise, all episodes were already released on that day. So I decided to start watching yesterday and finished it today. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Set in the 1990s, Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree - The Murdaugh Murders etc) the only daughter of successful plastic surgeon Wyatt Woods (Tom Everett Scott - Sisters of the Groom, The Summer I Turned Pretty TV series etc) and Eva (June Diane Raphael - Long Shot, Burning Love TV series etc) was having the best time of her life, living in Los Angeles and was loved by her high school friends. Unfortunately, due to some reasons, the whole family had to move outside LA and settled in Seattle.

Minions & Monsters - The Minions Hilarious Adventures During Golden Age of Hollywood

This movie had its advance ticket sales since 11 days ago which was kind of a surprise as it was usually available only few days before. My wife and I who are fans of Minions decided to buy the tickets for today's first show in the cinema not very far from our home (cause the one very near us did not have the schedule). Anyway since there are plenty of other things I plan to write tomorrow onwards, I thought I'll just post about the movie today. OK, let's just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1920s, the minions (all voiced by Pierre Coffin) were still looking for the Big Boss to serve when they somehow ended up arriving in Hollywood and accidentally ruined the shooting of a movie directed by Max (Christoph Waltz - Alita: Battle Angel, Most Dangerous Game TV series etc). However the Bright Brothers (Jeff Bridges - Tron: Ares, Kingsman: The Golden Circle etc) who owned the film studio found them to be very amusing and wanted the minions to star in their movies.

Little Brother - A Little Better than the Recent Raunchy Comedy Movies

When this movie was released on Friday by Netflix, I was busy finishing another series. Although it did not look to have good quality, I was still interested to give a try since it starred John Cena. So I straight away watch it once I finished that series yesterday. All right then, let's just get on with the film.

Brief Story Line

Successful house realtor Rudd Landy (John Cena - Heads of State, Ferdinand etc) was very excited when he was invited to star in a big reality TV show produced by Olly (Caleb Hearon - The Devil Wears Prada 2 etc) and Leonore (Ego Nwodim - Mr. Throwback sitcom etc). Rudd's wife Deirdre (Michelle Monaghan - The Family Plan 2, Patriots Day etc) and his assistant Mia (Sherry Cola - A Family Affair, Nobody Wants This TV series etc) were very supportive of him, despite his reluctance when he found out that his older brother Josh (Christopher Meloni - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV series, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle etc) was heavily mentioned in the show's promo.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - A Very Interesting and Enjoyable Science Fiction Comedy Movie

As the second of our movie marathon two days ago, we opted to see this unique film that I was immediately intrigued when I saw its trailer few weeks before. Though it was not a blockbuster movie, but I thought its plot was very interesting. All right then, I'll just dive into the film.

Brief Story Line

On a rather busy night at a diner in Los Angeles, a man who claimed to be from the future (Sam Rockwell - Argylle, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri etc) tried to convince some of the customers to join him in the fight to change their fate. There were several people who were either forced or volunteer to join him, such as the teachers Mark (Michael Peña - All Her Fault mini series, Fantasy Island etc) and Janet (Zazie Beetz - Bullet Train, Joker etc), single mother Susan (Juno Temple - Venom: The Last Dance, Fargo season 5 etc), young woman referred to as Princess (Haley Lu Richardson - Ponies TV series, Split etc), Scott (Asim Chaudry - People Just Do Nothing mockumentary series, The Honeymoon etc) and few others. 

Hoppers - Funny & Entertaining With Simple Enough Story But Still Have Plenty of Heart Warming Moments

This week there were a lot of new movies released in Indonesian cinemas. I think since the operators wanted to focus on local films starting from next week as it is nearing the biggest holiday season in Indonesia, they opted to show them now while international movies will be available in 2 weeks time. My wife and I had another movie marathon yesterday and saw this one first. OK I'll just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda - The Wretched, I Didn't Do It TV series etc) had been living in Beaverton since her childhood years and loved all animals especially the ones in the glade. However when mayor Jerry Generazzo (Jon Hamm - Transformers One, Baby Driver etc) decided to build freeway passing through the glade, Mabel was adamant not to allow it happen as the animals had to move out. When Mabel found that her biology professor Dr. Sam Fairfax (Kathy Najimi - Sister Act, Veronica's Closet TV series etc) was conducting science experiment that would allow a person's mind to be transferred to an animal-like robot, she somehow got herself to be part of it and hopped to the body of a beaver. 

(TV SERIES) The 'Burbs Season 1 - Reimagining Adaptation of the Cult Classic of 1989 Movie with the Same Title

As I was looking for something new to watch last night, I came across this brand new series from Peacock that was released on HBO Max. It looked like fun so I did not hesitate to give it a try immediately and just finished the whole season today. All right then, why don't I get right on it.

Brief Story Line

The newlyweds Rob Fisher (Jack Whitehall - Clifford the Red Dog, Fresh Meat TV series etc) and his wife Samira (Keke Palmer - The Pickup, Lightyear etc) had just moved to Rob's childhood home in the suburb where they decided to raise their infant child. Samira became good friends with their neighbors that included kind hearted, recently widowed Lynn (Julia Duffy - Christmas with the Campbells, Newhart TV series etc), ex marine Dana (Paula Pell - Girls5eva TV series, Summer of 69 etc) and the calm & collected Tom (Mark Proksch - What We Do in the Shadows TV series, Decker comedy series etc), while Rob reconnect with his best friend from school Naveen (Kapil Talwalkar - Night Court sitcom, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist TV series etc).

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants - A Fun Movie But Probably Best Enjoyed by Fans of the Animated Series

This movie was released together with another one that I was looking forward to on Wednesday, no doubt to give families chance to see during Christmas holiday. As I was busy with my wife, we only managed to see the two of them yesterday in our movie marathon day. Without further ado, here's more on the film. 

Brief Story Line

When SpongeBob (Tom Kenny - Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp etc) realized he just grew taller, he wanted to prove that he was a big guy by following the footsteps of his boss Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown - The Penguin TV series, Warcraft: The Beginning etc) and became a swashbuckler. SpongeBob somehow summoned the pirate ghost Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill - The Wild Robot, Star Wars: The Last Jedi etc) who convinced him to go on a dangerous adventure to get the swashbuckler certificate. Together with his best friend Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke - Coach sitcom etc), SpongeBob went on the journey along with the Dutchman and his crew that included his assistant Barb (Regina Hall - Me Time, Think Like a Man etc).

Oh. What. Fun. - Unfortunately not A Fun Christmas Comedy Film

I saw the notification of this new movie several days ago on Prime Video and after reading the brief synopsis plus looking at the lead cast, I was quite intrigued to give it a try. However I only got the chance to watch it two nights ago after completing other series. OK let's just get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer - Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Mother! etc) had been planning for the perfect Christmas holiday gathering with her family that consisted of her husband Nick (Denis Leary - Ice Age: Collision Course, The Moodys TV series etc), the children i.e. Channing the oldest (Felicity Jones - The Midnight Sky, True Story etc), middle child Taylor (Chloë Grace Moretz - Nimona, Tom & Jerry 2021 version etc) and the youngest Sammy (Dominc Sessa - Now You See Me Now You Don't etc) together with Channing's husband Doug (Jason Schwartzman - Bored to Death TV series, The Darjeeling Limited etc) & their young twins.

Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku! - A Standalone Sequel That Was Still As Enjoyable As The First Movie

After more than a week of release, my wife and I decided to see this movie in the cinema very near to our home at noon today where we can still easily get our favorite seats. Amazingly the film was playing in 3 studios which meant that we could opt to see it every half hour to forty five minutes. All right then, why don't I just get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Four police detectives that consisted of Bene (Bene Dion - The Underdogs, Susah Sinyal etc), Boris (Boris Bokir - Ngeri Ngeri Sedap, Guru Guru Gokil etc), Jegel (Indra Jegel - The Guys, Miracle in Cell No. 7 etc) and Oki (Oki Rengga - Keluarga Super Irit, Cinta Tak Seindah Drama Korea etc) have been under a lot scrutiny due to their repeated failures in the past. They were given final chance to redeem themselves by their superior, Commander Ario (Ariyo Wahab - Ganjil Genap, Sayap Sayap Patah etc) to find the murder suspect from 2 years ago who have fled to a nursing home.

The First Ride - Adventure Comedy Film with Plenty of Comedic Moments and Lots of Heart

When this movie was released last week, my wife and I were still on vacation. Luckily for us, it was still available this week as my wife would really love to see it due to its cast. As there were still other films that we were playing catch up, we had to have another movie marathon and this was the first one. OK let's get on it then.

Brief Story Line

Four young men that consisted of the intelligent Tae-yung (Kang Ha-neul - Wall to Wall, Love Reset etc), the one supposed to be a monk Geum-bok (Kang Young-seok - Waiting for the Rain, Newtopia TV series etc), Do-jin (Kim Young-kwang -  Mini series Trigger, Mission: Possible etc) who wanted to be a basketball player and Yeon-min (Cha Eun-woo - Decibel, Wonderful World TV series etc) who aspire to be a DJ, had been wanting to go for a trip together to Thailand.

(2025) The Naked Gun - Legacy Sequel to the Hilarious Comedy Movies that Started from Late 1980s

When I saw this movie's trailer few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised and was interested in seeing it. However, when it was released three days ago, it was inconvenient for me and my wife to see the film and only got the chance to do so last night. All right, I'll get started then.

Brief Story Line

Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson -  The Ice Road, Retribution etc) was one of the Lieutenant in Police Squad and partnered with Ed Hocken Jr. (Paul Walter Hauser - The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Richard Jewell etc). After closing a bank robbery case, Frank was scolded by Chief Davis (CCH Pounder - The Shield TV series, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones etc) for disregarding the regulations and was assigned to another case. Beth Davenport (Pamela Anderson - Barb Wire, Baywatch TV series etc) who was related to the victim wanted to assist Frank's investigation but was ultimately told to stop.

Detective Chinatown 1900 - Not the Best Installment in The Hugely Successful Comedy Mystery Buddy Film Series

When this movie was released in Indonesia some time back, I did not get the chance to see it due to some reasons. So I was obviously delighted when I found out it was going to be released on Netflix. Even though I was in the middle of another series, I decided to watch the film last night once it was available. All right then, let's get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in San Francisco, USA during the year 1900 where the Chinese population had grown a lot and mostly lived in Chinatown, but still being discriminated by the Americans and other immigrants. The tension escalated when the daughter of US Congressman Grant (John Cusack - Utopia TV series, High Fidelity etc) and a native American were found murdered with Bai Zhenbang (Steven Zhang - My Huckleberry Friends, Skate into Love TV series etc) became the only suspect. Zhenbang's father Bai Xuanling (Chow Yun Fat - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Project Gutenberg etc) believed he was innocent and sought the help from outside party. 

(2025) Lilo & Stitch - One of the Nicest Remake of Disney's Animated Movie With Plenty of Heartwarming Moments

This movie was available since Wednesday together with the wide release of another action film that I was eager to see. Since we were only available to see both during the weekend, my wife and I had another one of our movie marathon day yesterday with this as the first. OK let's get started then.

Brief Story Line

Dr. Jumba Jookiba (Zach Galifianakis - Ron's Gone Wrong, The Hangover trilogy etc) did an illegal experiment in his home planet Turo where he created a destructive creature called Experiment 626 (voiced by Chris Sanders - The Croods: A New Age etc). After 626 somehow escaped and landed on the island of Hawaii, Jumba and Earth expert Agent Pleakley (Billy Magnussen - Road House 2024 remake, No Time to Die etc) were assigned to capture him. 626 who arrived on earth realized that in order to save himself, he need to be shielded by humans. He managed to be "adopted" by 6 year girl named Lilo (Maia Kealoha) who was living together with her older sister Nani (Sydney Elizebeth Agudong). 

A Minecraft Movie - A Fun Adaptation of Hugely Popular Best Selling Game

This movie had its special screening during the previous weekend in Indonesia and only had its wide release last Wednesday. But amazingly, even on Saturday the cinemas were still full of audience which made it very hard for us to get tickets. After hesitating a while, my wife and I finally decided to buy tickets in the cinema that we frequently went even though they were not our favorite seats. Without further ado, here's more on the movie. 

Brief Story Line

Steve (Jack Black - Kungfu Panda 4, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween etc) was a doorknob salesman who felt he had been wasting his life and decided to go to the mysterious mine that made him curious since childhood. Inside he found a unique world called the Overworld where he felt happy and decided to stay there. However, Steve later uncovered the Nether world with its ruler Malgosha (voiced by Rachel House - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Heartbreak High TV series etc) who was trying to take over the Overworld and turn it into a dark place like the Nether. 

Forbidden Fairytale - An Adult Themed Comedy Movie with Interesting Enough Story

Last weekend, my wife and I were interested to see this new South Korean movie which looked fun. However it was not so easy to do since there were only few cinemas showing the film and most of them played at night. Luckily there was one studio that showed this movie at noon and located not that far from our home so we were able to see this as planned. All right then, let's get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Dan-bi (Park Ji-hyun - Hidden Face, Flex X Cop TV series etc) was an aspiring children story writer who was just hired to work in Youth Protection Program. To her surprise the job description was not what she expected at all. During her work, she was mentored by her senior Jung-seok (Choi Si-won aka Siwon - Bloodhounds TV series, DNA Lover  TV series etc) who had been working for many years in the same department.

Paddington in Peru - A Wonderful Ending to Complete the Trilogy of this Beloved Character

This week there were few new films released in Indonesian theaters that intrigued us. So my wife and I had another one of our movie marathon day with this being the first that we saw. Without further ado, here's more on it.

Brief Story Line

After spending years with the Brown family that consisted of Henry (Hugh Bonneville - Downtown Abbey TV series etc), Mary (Emily Mortimer - Mary Poppins Returns, The Newsroom TV series etc), their children Judy (Madeleine Harris) & Jonathan (Samuel Joslin) and the housekeeper Mrs. Bird (Julie Walters - The Secret Garden, Educating Rita etc), Paddington (Ben Whishaw - Black Doves TV series, The Personal History of David Copperfield etc) was having the best time of his life. But when he received information from Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman - Secret Invasion mini series, Ron's Gone Wrong etc) about his aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton -  Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggest, The Crown TV series etc) whose health was decreasing, Paddington decided to visit her.

(TV SERIES) A Man on the Inside Season 1 - A Delightful and Wonderful Comedy Series that Would Warm Your Heart

I found out about this in the Coming Soon section of Netflix some time ago and thought it seemed interesting. But when it was released mid of last week, I only realized it was a series instead of movie. Since I was in the middle of another series, I began watching two nights ago and finished it last night. And how was the series then? I'll just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Charles Nieuwendyk (Ted Danson - Three Man and a Baby, Cheers TV series etc) was a widower whose wife passed away a year before and did not really have anything to do as he had retired from his position as engineering professor. His daughter Emily (Mary Elizabeth Ellis - Red One, Licorice Pizza etc) encouraged Charles to do some kind of activities. After seeing an Ad placed by Kovalenko Investigations led by Private Investigator Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada - Chicago Med TV series etc) for a simple job, Charles decided to apply for it.

(TV SERIES) Bad Monkey Season 1 - A Crime Drama Series with Some Nice Comedic Performance of Vince Vaughn

I was aware about this series on AppleTV+ few weeks ago and was interested since it starred Vince Vaughn who was known for his comedic nature. Since it was released an episode per week, I only began to watch three days ago as the finale was going to be available yesterday. And I managed to finish it last night. All right, let's get on with the series then.

Brief Story Line

Former Miami detective Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn - Freaky, The Internship etc) who was working as a Detective in Keys Florida had been suspended for some disciplinary problem and was later assigned as Food Inspector. When a severed arm was found by tourist, Yancy agreed to deliver it to the Miami's Medical Examiner Rosa (Natalie Martinez - Message From the King, The Crossing TV series etc) for checking against missing person case, as part of his ongoing mission to get reinstated. It was later found out that the arm belonged to the missing husband of Eve (Meredith Hagner - Vacation Friends, As The World Turns soap opera etc). Feeling suspicious of Eve who did not take long to have a new boyfriend Christopher (Rob Delaney - Deadpool & Wolverine, Tom & Jerry etc), Yancy dig further into the matter with the help from Rosa.