Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

The story is about how a smart little girl survived studying in a school with a very fierce principal.

Liked the nice songs that blended well with the plot! Thought it was pretty interesting how fiction mixed with reality!

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Friday, December 30, 2022

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur

The story is about how Nobita tried to send his pet dinosaur back to the time where he belonged.

Liked how hard the dinosaur trained to learn how to fly! An exciting adventure!

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Dinosaur

The story is about how a dinosaur raised by lemurs trekked to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroyed his home.

Liked the realistic action sequences! Not really sure why the rest of the dinosaurs had to listen to the head dinosaur who just wanted to charge ahead.

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Monday, December 26, 2022

Shoplifters

The story is about a group of outcasts staying together as a family. Some of them shoplift to survive.

Liked the interrogation scene towards the end where we slowly figured out the relationship among the "family members"! I think they act more like a family than real families do!

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Friday, December 23, 2022

Our Little Sister

The story is based on a Japanese manga series called Umimachi Diary. It describes how a young girl came to live with her three older step sisters after her father passed away.

Liked the nice idyllic life at the countryside near the beach! My favorite part would be when the big sister and the little sister climbed up a hill and took turns to shout something towards the sea. I was surprised by what the little sister shouted but it made sense in retrospect.

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

Home Alone

The story is about what happened when a little boy was accidentally left at home around Christmas while his family went on a holiday to Paris.

Liked the part where Kevin went to church and realized that his old neighbour was much friendlier than he thought! The rest of the plot was a little bit too unbelievable in my opinion. It will be an advanced challenge for a ten year old kid in an "Old Enough" episode.

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Kung Fu Panda 3

The story is about how a panda called Po helped to save the world from a supernatural villian together with his village of pandas and his kungfu buddies.

Liked the lesson that Po gave on drawing on each person's strengths! I could see how well they all worked together in the group battle scene!

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Winnie the Pooh

The story is about Winnie the Pooh and his friends helping to find Eeyore's tail.

Liked how the director incorporated pages of the book into the film! Very innovative! The message at the end is very uplifting too!

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Sunday, December 11, 2022

Pinocchio

The story is about the adventures of a wooden puppet called Pinocchio.

Liked this film much better than the live action feature directed by Robert Zemeckis! Very well adapted to explain Gepetto's relationship with his son before he made Pinocchio and Pinocchio's friendship with his good friend Candlewick. The animation is amazing too!

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Friday, December 09, 2022

Beau Travail

The story is about a seargent in the French Legionnaire looking back at his military life overseas.

Liked the interesting exercises that the soldiers did, they looked like a blend of yoga and ballet poses! Not really sure what the sergeant was unhappy about though.

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Thursday, December 01, 2022

Enola Holmes 2

The story is about the sister of Sherlock Holmes called Enola Holmes solving a case of a missing person.

Liked the exciting chase sequences and how observant Enola was in noticing the clues! Not quite convinced about the romance bit though as it seemed too abrupt.

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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Turning Red

The story is about a young girl who turns into a red panda when she feels emotional.

Liked the nice family story! Didn't really like the parts relating to the boy band though.

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Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Pinocchio

The story is based on a children's book and it is about the adventures of a wooden puppet.

Liked the interesting adventures and was inspired to read the original book after that! Preferred the book as it had a lot more twists and turns! The blue fairy also had a much bigger role there.

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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Ratatouille

The story is about a rat who loves to cook and helps an aspiring chef to cook delicious dishes in a restaurant.

Liked the friendship between the rat and the aspiring chef! Was also amazed at how well the whole rat clan worked together towards the end!

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Monday, October 10, 2022

Isle Of Dogs

The story is about how an island came to be filled with unwanted dogs.

Liked the nice quirky animation of the boy and the dogs! Also liked the interesting use of multiple languages!

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Sunday, October 02, 2022

Soul

The story is about the adventures of a jazz musician when he travelled to the underworld to be reborn again.

Not really a fan of jazz, so couldn't quite appreciate the music. Liked the parts where the little brat was trying to find his niche in life and experiencing what life is all about!

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Friday, September 30, 2022

Inside Out

The story is about the emotions felt by a young girl called Riley after she moved to a new place with her family. We see what is happening around her and inside her head.

Liked the interesting world inside Riley's head and the adventures by Joy and Sadness! Learned that it is good to have a mix of joy and sadness!

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Saturday, September 17, 2022

Drifting Home

The story is about a group of school children trapped in a magical "haunted" building that drifts around in the ocean.

Liked how the children worked together to survive! The back story of the mysterious boy and the two main protagonist was a bit hard for me to follow though.

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Tuesday, August 02, 2022

The Classroom of Youth

The story is about a group of young Korean students during the early sixties.

Liked the contrast between the family dynamics of the couple's family. Was a little bit shocked towards the end by the revelation of the secrets and was really puzzled by the ending but overall I still liked the film.

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Pom Poko

The story is about how a group of Japanese raccoon dogs fought over human to keep their land from being developed into a residential area.

Liked the interesting transformation skills of the Japanese raccoon dogs! Was quite surprised by the twist towards the end with the foxes!

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