(2026) Resident Evil - The Well Received Reboot of Highly Popular Video Game Franchise Adaptation

Yesterday I finally got chance to see movies in the cinemas with my wife. There were so many that we have not seen since our holiday trip 2 weeks ago, but as our time was limited, we had no choice but to select two of them. We were tempted to see another one after seeing them, however we felt tired and decided against it. Anyway, let's get on with the first one.

Brief Story Line

On a busy snowy night, Bryan (Austin Abrams - Wolfs, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark etc) who worked a medical courier decided to accept a special assignment to deliver package to Raccoon city hospital for extra fee, even though he was supposed to return home after his latest task.

Mortal Kombat II - An Even Bigger Adaptation of Popular Violent Martial Arts Game

As fans of martial arts movie, I would definitely not want to miss this one. But somehow on the day of its release, the film did not play in my favorite cinema to go to if I want to see blockbuster movies. So I ended up only seeing this yesterday with my wife. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first film, the remaining fighters from Earthrealm Cole Young (Lewis Tan - Wildcat, Wu Assassins TV series etc), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin - Aquaman, Kung Fu TV series etc), Jax (Mehcad Brooks -  A Fall From Grace, Law & Order TV series etc) and Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee - CHiPs 2017 movie, Sirens TV series etc) were missing another person to compete with the Outworld. Together with Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano -  Kate, The Outsider etc),  Sonya tried to recruit washed up action actor Johnny Cage (Karl Urban - The Bluff, Thor: Ragnarok etc) which proved to be difficult as he did not want to risk his life even if he might not be able to avoid the tournament.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Though Personally I Prefer The Original, This Is Still A Fun Sequel and Should Please Fans of The Games

This movie already had its advance ticket sales in Indonesia since around 2 weeks ago, and my wife and I had bought them for yesterday's show for quite a while. Hence we were able to see this movie on its first day of release which was quite rare for us. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

After the events of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario (Chris Pratt -Mercy, Onward etc) and his brother Luigi (Charlie Day - Honey, Don't!, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV series etc) continued their plumbing business where they later met & befriended young dinosaur called Yoshi (Donald Glover - Mufasa: The Lion King, Community TV series etc) during one of their job. Meanwhile Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie - Happy Gilmore 2, The Curse TV series etc) who followed in the footstep of his father Bowser (Jack Black - Anaconda 2025 reboot, Kung Fu Panda 4 etc) was trying to free him and plan to dominate the universe.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - The Sequel to the Hit Movie Adapted from Popular Video Game Series

When this movie was released in early December, my wife and I were not in Indonesia. After we returned, the film only played in several studios of the biggest cinema chain but sadly they were all a bit challenging to go to. Yesterday we just realized that it actually was playing in a studio of different cinema chain located quite near our home, so we decided to go there while it's still available. OK then, I'll get right with it.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first movie, Mike (Josh Hutcherson - The Beekeeper, Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008 version etc) and his younger sister Abby (Piper Rubio) were living a normal life while Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail - Countdown, Ordinary Joe TV series etc) was still traumatized and having a bit difficulty getting back to work as police. However their peaceful life was disrupted when Abby started getting messages from the animatronics whom she referred to as friends, while Mike read some announcements posted on Freddy Fazbear's Pizza by Henry (Skeet Ulrich - Riverdale TV series, Supercell etc), the father of a murder victim happened 20 years before.

Home Sweet Home: Rebirth - Not As Bad As I Thought Would be

When this movie's poster was placed in the biggest Indonesian cinema chains, I was quite intrigued but did not give too much thought about it until I saw the trailer. To be honest, it did not look too promising then. However when the film was finally released yesterday and it played in the cinema very near my home, I felt it was very convenient and decided to give a try by myself as my wife was not keen on the movie. All right, let's just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Jake (William Moseley - The Chronicles of Narnia movies, The Royals TV series etc) who worked as police in the US was having a vacation in Bangkok with his wife Prang (Urassaya Sperbund - Love You to Debt, Thai Cave Rescue mini series etc) and their young daughter Loo (Akeira Hadden). Their supposedly wonderful trip was disrupted at first when they met with a mysterious monk named Chan (Alexander Lee - 3 Peas in a Pod, Moorim School: Saga of the Brave TV series etc) who seemed to know a lot about Jake.

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. 

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Still as Entertaining as its Predecessors and Should be Pleasing for Fans of the Games

This movie had its early screening in Indonesia last weekend but my wife and I did not have the time to see it then. And so we decided to do it yesterday afternoon where apparently many families also went to the cinema we saw it. OK, I'll just get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

After the events of second movie, Sonic (Ben Schwartz - The Afterparty TV series, Space Force TV series etc), Tails (Colleen O'Shaughnessey - Naruto anime series etc) and Knuckles (Idris Elba - Extraction 2, H/Jack TV series etc) were now living happily together with their adoptive parents Tom (James Marsden - X-men movies, Hairspray etc) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter - A Madea Christmas etc). One day as they were spending a good time, team Sonic were approached by G.U.N agents led by Director Rockwell (Krysten Ritter - Nightbooks, Love and Death mini series etc) to help diffuse a major situation in Japan caused by another super hedgehog called Shadow (Keanu Reeves - Toy Story 4, John Wick movies etc). 

Borderlands - Another Video Games Adaptation that Would not Please Critics but Enjoyable Enough for Audience Looking for Simple Plot, Loud Action and Sarcastic Jokes

Once again a new movie based on video games was released in the theaters. As a fan of action comedy that looked like fun, I was obviously interested to see this in a cinema with good sound system. But since I was not really convinced it would have Dolby Atmos effect, I chose to see this in a studio with standard system, together with another film yesterday. OK, let's just get started then. 

Brief Story Line

Lilith (Cate Blanchett - Nightmare Alley, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World etc) was a well known bounty hunter who was hired by the powerful boss Atlas (Edgar Ramírez - The 355, The Undoing mini series etc) to locate his daughter Tina (Ariana Greenblatt - 65 etc) in Pandora planet. Tina was kidnapped by a rogue soldier named Roland (Kevin Hart - Lift, The Man from Toronto etc) who escaped to Pandora together with the psychotic Krieg (Florian Munteanu - Creed III, The Contractor etc).

(TV SERIES) Fallout Season 1 - An Entertaining Sci-Fi Action Drama Series Based on the Highly Successful Video Game Franchise

I was already planning to watch this on the day it was released on Prime Video few days ago. But once I again I failed to realize that it was actually a series instead of a movie. So I decided to postpone watching it until the weekend when I could better concentrate to finish the whole season. Well I will go ahead with the series then.

Brief Story Line

219 years after nuclear war in 2077, some people were living peacefully in a Fallout shelter called the Vaults. Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell - Army of the Dead, Yellowjackets TV series etc) from Vault 33 decided to go to the surface in search of her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan - The House with a Clock in its Walls, Tesla etc) and leaving her younger brother Norm (Moisés Arias - Samaritan, Jean-Claude Van Johnson TV series etc) who preferred to stay behind. During her journey, Lucy got mixed up in an altercation with a Ghoul bounty hunter (Walter Goggins - Ant-man and the Wasp, Vice Principals TV series etc) which would hinder her personal objective. 

(TV SERIES) HALO Season 1 - An Interesting Adaptation of the Popular Video Game With Great Visual Effects and Some Amazing Action Sequence

I mentioned in one of my previous posts that there was a series that I watched during my trip last month on the inflight entertainment of Emirates airline. As the series was not available in Indonesia via any of the legal streaming services, I decided to give it a try while I had the chance. I began watching it during my departure flight but since the time was not sufficient, I had to continue on my way flight home. Anyway, let's get right at it.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the 26th century where there was a war between humans and the alien race called Covenant. Dr. Catherine Halsey (Natascha McElhone - The Truman Show, Californication TV series etc) together with Admiral Parangosky (Shabana Azmi - City of Joy, What's Love Got to do With it? etc) and Captain Keyes (Danny Sapani - Harlots TV series etc) developed a Super Soldiers program referred to as Spartan to fight against the Covenant. These Spartans were led by Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber - Skyscraper, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi etc) and consisted of Kai-125 (Kate Kennedy), Riz-028 (Natasha Culzac) and Vannak-134 (Bentley Kalu) as the Silver Team. 

The Super Mario Bros. Movie - A Fun Adventure Movie that Should Satisfy for Fans of the Hugely Popular Games from Nintendo

This movie had been on my radar since few weeks ago when its trailer appeared more and more in the cinemas. So when it was finally released, my wife who is a fan of the game the movie was based on, did not need encouragement to see it with me. We saw this yesterday at the cinema nearest to our home. And now lets get to the movie.

Brief Story Line

Mario (Chris Pratt - The Tomorrow War, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom etc) and his brother Luigi (Charlie Day - Pacific Rim Uprising, The Lego Movie etc) just started their own plumbing business in Brooklyn. When they were working on some plumbing problem, both of them were somehow transported through pipes into different world, but unfortunately they were separated. While Luigi was trapped in Dark Kingdom ruled by Bowser (Jack Black - Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Shallow Hal etc) the king of Koopa, Mario arrived at the Mushroom Kingdom led by Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy -Amsterdam, Glass etc).

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - A Very Fun and Entertaining Adventure Movie Based on Popular Role Playing Game

This was the first movie that we saw in theater after my wife and I got back from our holiday trip. It was released just few days ago, so we were not that late in seeing this one. We decided to see the 1 PM show cause we want to have a movie marathon and watch another film after this one. OK, why don't I just get started.

Brief Story Line

Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine - Don't Worry Darling, Wonder Woman 1984 etc) was a thief working together with a group that consisted of his young daughter Kira (Chloe Coleman - Gunpowder Milkshake, Marry Me etc), the barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez - The Fast and Furious movies etc), young sorcerer Simon (Justice Smith - The Voyeours, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom etc) and con-man Forge (Hugh Grant - Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, The Gentlemen etc). They later were joined by the wizard Sofina (Daisy Head - Shadow and Bone TV series, Underworld: Blood Wars etc) who told them about a magical relic that intrigued Edgin. However their heist went wrong and they became separated.

(TV SERIES) Resident Evil Season 1 - Despite Major Alterations, Still Interesting Series of the Fight Against Zombies & Umbrella Corporations in Resident Evil Universe

I almost missed out on this series and only realized it a day after its release. But as I was finishing up another series earlier, I just started it on Friday night and completed it yesterday. It was based on popular video games and have been adapted into several movies in the past which I liked. OK, will go straight to it now.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in two "timelines" with the present year 2036 where the T-virus have spread all over the world infecting billions of people who became zombies and the year 2022 before it happened. In the present, Jade Wesker (Ella Balinska - Charlie's Angels 2019 version etc) was looking for clues and ways for humans to co-exist with the zombies, while being hunted by the Umbrella Corporation led by Evelyn Marcus (Paola Núñez - Bad Boys for Life etc).

Uncharted - Another Adaptation of Popular Action Adventure Game with Treasure Hunt Background

When this movie was released back in February 2022, my wife and I were not having the courage to go to the cinemas yet. So we opted to wait till the film is available via streaming. Earlier this month, I noticed the announcement from Catchplay+ that it's going to release this movie on 12 May. And last night, we finally got the chance to see it. OK, I'll get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Nathan Drake (Tom Holland - Chaos Walking, Onward etc) was a treasure hunter who side job as a bartender. He had been eyeing for the gold treasure of the Magellan expedition centuries ago. So when a more senior professional hunter named Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg - Spenser Confidential, All the Money in the World etc) approached him to work together on finding the gold, he decided to go along with Sully. They would later be joined by Chloe Frazer (Sophia Ali - The Wilds TV series etc) who had also been looking for the treasure.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - A More Fun and Better Sequel of This Popular Game Adaptation

This new movie was just released in Indonesian cinemas today. It actually had an early screening last weekend, but we did not go to see it then. Due to the fasting period, my office working hours was shortened and the good thing about it? I was able to go to cinemas at earlier time. OK, let's get down to the movie now.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first movie, Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz - Flora & Ulysses, House of Lies TV series etc) was now living happily with Tom (James Marsden - The Boss Baby: Family Business, The Alibi etc) and his wife Maddie (Tika Sumpter - The Haves and the Havenots TV series etc). When the Wachowskis were attending the wedding of Maddie's sister, Rachel (Natasha Rothwell - The White Lotus TV series etc) with Randall (Shemar Moore - S.W.A.T 2017 TV series etc), Sonic was left at home to enjoy his alone time. 

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City - A Reboot of the Resident Evil Franchise

This movie was just released in Indonesian cinemas yesterday. Unlike our past habit to wait till the weekend to see, we decided to do it yesterday. It played in many theaters including the one that was located very near our home. Well let's get to the details now.

Brief Story Line

Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario - Crawl, Spinning Out TV series etc) returned back to her hometown Raccoon city in 1998 to meet with her older brother Chris (Robbie Amell - Desperados, Upload TV series etc) as she suspected something was happening there related to the Umbrella Corporation. Chris was working with the police department together with fellow officers such as Jill Valentine (Hannah John-Kamen - Ant-man and the Wasp, The Stranger TV series etc), Wesker (Tom Hopper - Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Blak Sails TV series etc), the rookie cop Leon (Avan Jogia - Ghost Wars TV series etc) and few others under captain Irons (Donal Lugue - Gotham TV series etc).

Dynasty Warriors - A CGI Heavy Popular Video Game Adaptation

I saw this movie in part of the coming soon in Netflix, and knowing what it was based on made me wanted to give it a try. Lucky for me that last night when it was released, I had a little bit of time to breath after weeks of working late hours, so I could immediately watch it. OK, will go into the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Set in China during the late Han dynasty, the tyrant Dong Zhuo (Lam Suet - Saving Mr. Wu etc) was controlling the child emperor and basically ruled the kingdom. A lot of people who resent this were plotting to kill him, but he was always protected by his foster son Lu Bu (Louis Koo - A Witness Out of the Blue, Overheard etc) who was a great military general and had amazing fighting skills.

(2021) Mortal Kombat - Good Enough Adaptation of Highly Popular Fighting Games

I have been hoping that this movie would be available on cable TV soon and I would not be too far behind with other audience who have seen it in theater. So when there was notification from Catchplay+ that it premiered on 20th May, it was a very pleasant surprise for people like me who are still not comfortable yet going to the cinemas. Anyway, I will just go straight with this movie which I watched together with my wife.

Brief Story Line

A professional MMA fighter named Cole Young (Lewis Tan - Wu Assassins TV series etc) found himself caught in the middle of the war between Earthrealm and the Outworld led by its leader Shang Tsung (Chin Han - Skyscraper etc) who wanted to rule both worlds. Shang Tsung assigned his ruthless assassin Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim - The Swordsman, The Night Comes for Us etc) to kill Cole who seemed to have important role in the latest tournament to the death between the two worlds, called Mortal Kombat.

The Yinyang Master - A Fun and Quite Entertaining Adaptation of The Popular Mobile Game

I noticed this movie as it was promoted in Netflix and was scheduled to be released yesterday. It was a movie that raised my curiosity as it seemed to have similarities with another movie that was also distributed by Netflix and shown last month. And how was it then? Let's find out more, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Qing Ming (Chen Kun - Painted Skin, Chongqing Hot Pot etc) was a former member of bureau for capturing demons, but left due to incident which involved his senior brother Ci Mu (William Chan - Genghis Khan, L.O.R.D etc). Qing Ming was also regarded as a traitor by the bureau despite his very close relationship with the leader Bai Ni (Zhou Xun - The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, The Equation of Love and Death etc). 

Monster Hunter - Entertaining Fantasy Movie for Pure Action Fans

This movie has been playing in Indonesian cinemas for a while but like in previous cases, my wife and I opted not to see them due to the pandemic. So it was quite a pleasant surprise when I got notification that Catchplay+ was going to have this movie on their platform starting from 4th of March. Anyway, I'm going to start with my views now.

Brief Story Line

A group of armies led by Lt. Artemis (Milla Jovovich - Hellboy 2019 version, Future World etc) which included several soldiers such as Lincoln (Tip "T.I" Harris - Ant-man and the Wasp etc), Marshall (Diego Boneta - Terminator: Dark Fate etc) and few others were trying to look for another unit who called for help earlier. But when they reached the destination, somehow they were transported to another world where big monsters exist and they had to fight for their lives.