Tron Legacy Review

Hey guys!

Just wanna do a quick update cos I was so lazy for the past 2 weeks. Went to see Tron: Legacy today and I must say it tickled my "fancy-neonlights" bone.

This Disney movie stars Jeff Bridges, Garret Hedlung and Olivia Wilde. If you're like me then you'd have no idea who they are. Their acting however is excellent, making the characters believable and that's a good thing. Apparently Bridges was in the original TRON from 1982. And since I've never seen the original TRON, this review should suffice for people like me and not the hardcore TRON fans.

Synopsis: Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) goes missing and his son Sam ( Garret Hedlung) grows up and steals an OS from ENCOM (the company which Kevin owned until his disappearance) and uploads it to the net to share. A series of events led him into The Grid where he finds his father and woman called Quorra (Olivia Wilde) and together go through the system in order to get back to the real world.

What you definitely want to watch this movie for is the graphics. The graphics were stunning from the light-cycles to the suits they wear, it was all eye-candy and the 3D made it better. Can't say there were no slow moments but even then it allowed the viewer to enjoy what the Grid had to offer.

Music was brilliant! It is by Daft Punk who I think had a cameo-ish appearance in the movie. The electronic-techno tracks fits the scenes and setting perfectly, I do want the soundtracks.

As for plot, this was kinda a downside for me. It was as flimsy as uhh... Popeye's muscles without spinach. There was really no backbone to what they characters set out to do. Sam's gung-ho, Kevin's pacifistic, Quorra's quite good looking. To be honest, I just realised I didn't notice the thin plot through gawking at the effects and whether or not that's a good thing is up to you.

Overall, I give this movie a 4/5. It is definitely worth a watch even for the paper-thin plotline. Music and graphics will be what you'll get and be satisfied with. The only thing keeping it from getting a perfect score is basically story and ending. That being said, catch this is 3D for maximum enjoyment.

Check back for more updates! Thanks for reading!


~Fox

Apium Noodle Bar Review

Hey all!

Finally my work is finished (at least for now, still got some to go sigh..) and I'm at a loss on what to write about so I'll just tell you about this great Malaysian-style food place near Barbican tube station in London!

The Apium Noodle Bar first caught my attention when me and my coursemates were walking towards a pub nearby. It looked empty and seemed like no one goes there at first glance. But as fate would have it, I went there after a while because of the limited food choices in that area.

The people are friendly and service very good! The food was as you read, Malaysian. The style is really Asian, from Laksa to fried vermicelli to fried rice to curry lamb! It was all good!

These photos were taken a while ago but I've been there at least 4 more times after this and tried different dishes and each time it was great!

Fried vermicelli I had. It was good.

Fried vermicelli my friend had, it was more or less the same as mine.

Lamb curry. It is hot and great for warming up your body on a cold winter's day!

Fried... something... Udon I think. Haha haven't tried this but my friend said it was not bad.

And the highlight of the dishes was... It wasn't that pricey! There are definitely more expensive places out there that serve sub-edible food. Apium is definitely the place to go if you like Malaysian or general Asian cuisine.


~Fox

Megamind Review

Hey guys,

Just saw Megamind 3D an hour ago or so and I'll fill you guys in on it.

This animated movie from Dreamworks is really good! Awesome and funny to say the least. You follow Megamind's telling of his life story as it flashed before his eyes. Megamind is a blue skinned big-headed (literally) misunderstood guy who was an outcast since young and is the arch nemesis of the hero, Metroman. He also has big round green eyes which I find quite nice (and adorable at times) to stare at ahaha.

Storytelling is pretty good! It defines (and uses) the line "don't judge a book by its cover". Everything is not as it seems and the story plays out pretty well and evenly. Did I mention it is very funny? There are a lot of funny scenes in this movie and even a parody on Obama's poster.

Voice acting is top notch starring Will Ferrell as Megamind, Tina Fey as Roxanne and *drumroll* Brad Pitt as Metroman! The VA makes the scenes and characters believable and nicely show the emotions in their tones. Music is also pretty good in setting the mood.

Graphics-wise, I recommend catching this movie in 3D! In 3D it felt really... Real! Effects of small objects flying to the screen (like rain or popcorn) made you feel as if you were there in that world. The animation is just... Wow. Words can't express what I saw so you should see it for yourselves!

I give this movie a 4 out of 5. A definite must see if you like animation and comedy especially subtle hints! Do go catch it in 3D because you won't regret it! I personally don't mind watching it again if the price here at Odeon wasn't so god-awful-money-sucking expensive.


~Fox

Busy days update

Hey all!

Sorry I haven't been updating for a while. I'm just busy with Uni and assignments which I wanna get out of the way so I can do more interesting stuff like build my gunpla. Seeing as there's only about 2 weeks left till the end of this term, I'm not surprised ahaha.

I'll be checking on Tales at least once a day. So although I may not be posting as much as usual, I'll try my best. Winter's here with snow in London. Cold and slippery times :S

Take care of yourselves peeps, will try to be active here within my busy days.


~Fox