Despicable Me 4 - Not Our Favorite in the Series, Although it Still Provided Few Laughs

Since the first time we found out about this movie, my wife and I were totally excited and eager to see it at the earliest. Which was why we were willing to see the film on the first day of its special screening on Sunday where it only had one show. It was very challenging since apparently with the school holiday in Indonesia, most families decided to see it as well. Luckily we managed to get a couple of seats in a cinema that was quite OK for us. All right then, let's get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Gru (Steve Carrell - The Big Short, Speed Force TV series etc) who now worked as Agent for Anti Villain League and married to Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig - Wonder Woman 1984, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World etc) were happily living together with their adopted daughters Margo (Miranda Cosgrove - Mother of the Bride, iCarly TV series etc), Edith (Dana Gaier), Agnes (Madison Polan) and the new born baby Gru Jr. However, after the criminal mastermind Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell - Barbie, Eurovision Song Contest etc) escaped from prison, he vowed to get revenge on Gru together with his fianceé Valentina (Sofia Vergara - Griselda TV series, The Emoji Movie etc).

Migration - Fun Adventure Animated Movie from the Studio that Brought Us the Hilarious Minions

During the Christmas holiday weekend, this movie had its limited theatrical release in Indonesia for two days in a row but only in several cinemas. Yesterday my wife and I decided to see it while we were available. OK, why don't I get to it then.

Brief Story Line

A family of Mallard ducks that consisted of the protective father Mack (Kumail Nanjiani - Eternals, Men in Black: International etc), the more adventurous mother Pam (Elizabeth Banks - Charlie's Angels 2019 version, The Lego Movie 2 etc) and their children Dax (Caspar Jennings) & Gwen (Tresi Gazal) had been living in a small pond safe from the predators outside.

The Secret Life of Pets 2 - Not Necessarily the Better Sequel but Still a Fun Animated Movie

This was also another movie that premiered in Indonesia only on Friday, but it did not play in the cinema near our home, so my wife and I waited for the weekend to see it for our convenience. We opted to see this at Cinemaxx which had a nice banking promotion, after we saw the other one. We were fortunate to reach the cinema on time before the movie started, with my wife having had to rush to buy the tickets (thanks Hon). Anyway, I would just continue with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Set after the events in the first movie, the two pet dogs of Max (Patton Oswald - The Circle, Young Adult etc) and Duke (Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family TV series etc) now had a new family member, a toddler named Liam. One day, the whole family including Max and Duke went to a farm where they met with a charismatic sheepdog named Rooster (Harrison Ford - Blade Runner 2049, Patriot Games etc) who was very good in farm life, a total opposite of Max & Duke.

(2018) The Grinch - A Wonderfully Animated Christmas Movie

Yesterday there was a new family movie that premiered in all Indonesian cinemas. My wife and I wanted to see this in the theater nearest to our home but unfortunately it did not play there. So we saw this in another one which was quite near as well. It was the one with Dolby Atmos sound system, though the movie playing there did not have such effects. Anyway, let's get on with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange, Sherlock TV series etc) was very grumpy and really hated Christmas day. Few days before Christmas, he grew even grumpier especially when the city nearby called Whoville went all around to make sure this year's celebration was 3 times bigger than previous year. With the help from his friend Max the dog, Grinch decided to steal Christmas from the residents of Whoville.

Despicable Me 3 - When Gru Meets his Long Lost Twin!

It was a bit late for Indonesians to enjoy this movie as when it premiered in the US, we were in the period of hiatus from Hollywood movies due to the Eid Al-Fitr holiday for 1 whole week. Nevertheless, a week late is better than few months late or even over a year like movies such as The Whole Truth or The Neighbor. Although to be fair those movies were not exactly blockbuster materials. Anyway, I was unable to see it on Wednesday due to my office was having foreign guest whom I had to accompany. So my wife and I only saw this film last night. Well let us get on to the movie then.

Brief Story Line

After the events from Despicable Me 2, Gru (Steve Carell - The 40 Year Old Virgin, The Office TV series etc) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig - Ghostbusters 2016 version, Bridesmaids etc) were already married and became a couple of agents in the Anti-Villain League. During a heist of the largest diamond in the world by Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker - Co-creator and voice actor in South Park TV series) on the ship in the middle of ocean, Gru and Lucy were the nearest agents on location and tried to capture him. Gru was able to save the diamond but Balthazar managed to escape.

SING - Great Story, Tons of Songs, Awesome 3D Animated Movie

Finally I was able to catch up a new movie that just premiered on a Wednesday. It seemed like it has been ages since I did so with my wife. She happened to be having a function at Pacific Place mall at noon, so she managed to buy the ticket at CGV Blitz for the 7PM show. As it was the 7th of December and since my car's license plate ended with odd number, I could go through the Gatot Subroto area freely (this was due to the regulation in Jakarta to limit the number of vehicles passing through certain areas and avoid heavy traffic jam). So I headed to the mall from my office which took less than 1/2 hour and had a bite for dinner before we go to the cinema. To my surprise, it was not fully packed. Anyway, let's get on to the movie.

Brief Story Line

Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey - The Wolf of Wallstreet, Interstellar and many more) was a koala who was the owner of an almost bankrupt music theater due to all his previous play productions failed commercially. He requested the financing from his best friend, the sheep Eddie (voiced by John C. Reilly - Wreck It Ralph, Guardians of the Galaxy etc) who was from a rich family, but he was not able to assist as Buster's track record was not too good. With the help from his assistant, the rather aged iguana Ms. Crawley, Buster sent many flyers to announce a singing competition he wanted to hold in his theater. Buster really needed this to be a success since the theater was going to be foreclosed by the bank due to unpaid loan.