La Cage aux Folles

[Sing]  I hear La da da da da da da da da da...   

George and Albin (Cabaret Diva Zaza by night) has been a couple for 20 years and both run the popular La Cage au Folles at Tanjong Pagar.  Things turn topsy turvy when their son comes running home one day declaring that he is going to marry his sweetheart Ann. 

Ann comes from a family which is all being prim and proper and her daddy stands firm of all the correct moral values and ethics.  It isn't easy for Albin to accept the request to stay away from the meet-the-parents session of the son whom 'she' loves and cares deeply.   You can imagine how the story ends I guess...

The set and costumes are very elaborate and glamorous to the max!   Everything is simple bling bling bling...  The entire musical is simple dazzling, beautiful and stunning.    I think I still enjoying watch female cabaret dancers and men... 

Rating:  5 out of 5 fairy clouds.  You feel like dancing watching all those waltzing around.  Go watch it!  I highly recommend this musical.  Simple be dazzle away...!

The Dark Knight Rises

I watched this movie last week and and kind of enjoyed it.

With the passing of Harvey Dent, Gotham City enjoys peace for eight years.   This is exactly the same amount of time that Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, has hidden from the public scene, deflated and depressed. 

Peace is temporary for Gotham City that is destined to eternal havoc by criminals.  This time, they are faced with a bigger stronger and devious Bane.  Bruce faces the biggest challenge of his life in trying to defeat the new villain in town.

The movie is quite predictable in how things will unfold, fall and fit into places from start to end.  It is interesting that it gives a new twist to the introduction of Robin as Batman's succession.  However, it is a disappointment that they didn't give Robin a bigger role to play in this movie. 

Rating:  4.5 out of 5 fairy clouds.   It is still a decent enjoyable movie.  Catwoman is amazing but I disagree that she has a heart and will stay behind to save Batman.  That is kind of out of character.    While I like Marion Cotillard as a actress, I feel that her character failed to ignite any chemistry with Bruce Wayne. 

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

Everyone is falling in love and this includes Diego the saber tooth cat.   After watching 3 previous edition, Ice Age 4 has definitely lost its charm at this point. 

In Ice Age 4, Manny's daughter Peaches is growing up fast and getting a little rebellious.  Sid, on the other hand, is left to take care of his annoying Granny which his family desperate want to abandon.   Diego finally meets his soul mate, the pretty white cat Shira.

The key theme is Ice Age is always the splitting of Pangaea.  This splits up everyone and of course motivating Manny to find a way back home to his wife Eliie and Peaches.

Rating:  3.5 out of 5 fairy clouds.   I don't feel much for the animation.   There are some cute and funny moments intersperse through the movie.   However, the story is getting a little old and should still be great for younger kids. 

Happy Ever Laughter

Be prepared to laugh till you literally ROLF (roll on the floor laughing)!   Dream Academy brings together twelve sensational individuals for a 2-hour standup comedy.

You get to meet the some interesting characters from Moses Lim, Hirzi & Munah, Chua Enlai, Teo Chew Mueh The TCM (Judee Tan), Siti Khalijah Zainal, Boardway Beng (Sebastian Tan), Salmonella Vice-President of the SPGians (Michelle Chong),  Najip Ali, Gurmit Singh and the ONE and ONLY Queen Kumar!

I especially love the jabs made by Selena Tan during the Introduction, the localised Haka Dance by Chua Enlai, TCM's animal scan, Obedien (Yes, that's how Siti spells it) Wives Club by Siti, Salmonella's dig on the MBA training outline and Kumar.

Rating:  4.5 out of 5 fairy clouds.  I know that I had a good laugh till I was tearing.  Siti's interpretation of the OWC is amazingly funny.   Go for some laugh now!  We are definitely in need of some good laugh to get our happiness index soaring.  :)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

What happen if you find yourself unable to afford to retire in your own country?  Well, seven retirees find themselves in this situation.  Enticed by a restored hotel in Jaipur, all of them incidentally sign themselves up for a vacation in India.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel changes the lives of the seven retirees and it is definitely a trip to be remembered forever.  The unfamiliar environment soon starts to charm the new visitors and showing them a different way to live their remaining days.

Rating:  4.5 out of 5 fairy clouds.  Its a lovely story and suitable for those looking for some light humour on deep life issues.  Even though it is not the traditional mainstream movie, the stellar cast of experience artists made this movie quite enjoyable.