Super 8

After work today, I decided to kidnap Anita and we went to watch a movie. This was the first time in nearly 2 years that we were able to watch a movie together. It was a spontaneous thing. None of the boys - who were with their Ustazah at the house - knew what we were up to. Not even the in-laws. We timed it just right, so we did not have to wait too long for the movie to start despite a nearly full theatre.

It was as good as it promised, and it went to show that it was possible to deliver a sic-fi blockbuster without needing to resort to an over the top special effects or goriness. I wouldn't spoil the storyline, but suffice to say that if you were into JJ Abram's movies, you would not be disappointed. The train crash scene at the beginning of the movie was nothing short of spectacular, although the movie did take a more subdued tone after that. The twists were predictable, but was subtle enough to be enjoyable. I thought the acting by the children were really good. It was RM16 well spent.

Searching for tickets

I have promised my boys to take them to watch Kung Fu Panda II this weekend with their exams done and all. One thing I forgotten to do was to book them the tickets. Big mistake!

It turned out that this was the first day of school holidays - my boys do not share the same holidays as the public schools unfortunately. Therefore, everyone it seems were going to the cinemas. Our usual cinema at Pavilion we're sold out all day even though they we're opening a couple of screens showing Kung Fu Panda with a third showing it in 3D. The Gold Class were showing Prates of the Caribbean - maybe they were still too young for Jack Sparrow yet. 1Utama, sold out until 4pm. Mid Valley, tough luck. Even Wangsa Walk Mall turned out a disappointment. The only place available for the moment Wasserstein Capsquare. And they have plenty of seats left. Online booking done, and we got the early birds discount to go with it.

The initial plan was to ask if Idlan's classmates were keen to tag along. 11.30 am turned out to be too early for everybody unfortunately. Looking at the available tickets, I didn't think we had much of a choice. Remember guys, if you were desperate for tickets, TGV at Capsquare might be the best bet!

We were just waiting for Idlan to hit the shower after his breakfast. We should be good to go at around 11 am. Kung Fu Panda FTW! I just needed to make sure that I resisted clicking on Nur Kasih The Movie though!

Blue Ray. Woot!

Earlier in the week, we stepped into Jusco and they were doing some sales. The DVD player - a RM200 job from 2 years back - went kaput, courtesy of my boys manhandling. Suffice to say, I was on a hunt for a new unit.

While having a look, I stumbled across a Blue-Ray player by LG going for a buck under RM400. Well, it should do the job. So far, I have bought 3 Blue-Ray discs, and Tron would be the next. Some of the special edition and bundled discs - such as the Shrek Quadrology and the Lords of the Ring Trilogy - looks really enticing. Time to start a collection I guessed.

Rio time!

We had the chance to catch Rio earlier today, thanks to the effort of securing the tickets last night. We saw the first showing for the day and apart from two other families, it was just the four of us. That meant that the boys had license to walk around in front of their seats and made some noise.

The movie itself was great fun. Both the boys enjoyed it. Nice and easy story line, simple enough for them to follow while complex enough for the parents not to get bored. It was just as fun as Ratatouille but cuter. The songs were pretty fun too, as a couple of the main characters were will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas fame and Jamie Foxx. Nice.

After the show, we had to go look for birthday presents for Idlan's classmate. They have a party tomorrow afternoon. Unfortunately - or fortunately rather - there were no 'Rio' themed toys out yet.