TRAVEL TO MOVIES: THE YIN-YANG MASTER: DREAM OF ETERNITY

Director: Jingming Guo

Cast: Mark Chao , Allen Deng , Jessie Li , Duo Wang , Ziwen Wang , Feodor Chin , Chase Yi , Victoria Grace , Zhanxiang Lu , Chenjun Sun , Qing Wang , Kaicheng Xu , Li Yu-Su , Deng Lun

Plot: When a demonic serpent reawakens, the Yin-Yang Masters must solve a murder mystery and protect their realms from a dark conspiracy at the royal court. Qing Ming, Yin-Yang Master, took his master's last wish went to the Captial City to attend the heaven ceremony. Centuries ago, a malevolent serpent demon was born from the desires of man. Four masters gathered together to trap the snake within the Imperial City, sealed within the body of the Empress, protected by four stone guardians. Since then, whenever the serpent threatens to emerge, four masters have travelled to the Imperial City to awaken the four stone guardians. With the threat of the evil serpent rising once more, four masters come together' in the Imperial or Captial City!

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_yin_yang_master_dream_of_eternity

My Movie Review: The movie is a literal spectacle those visuals are feast in the eyes and set the bar high in terms of continuous grand fight' scene much better than expected so good view! The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity is such a surprise didn't see it coming until it open up its own world to you as immerse with this epic fantasy the end result gonna to hit you different:) It's confusing in the beginning but if you watch such Chinese costumes dramas regularly, you'd understand that it's a normal thing to have the story a bit confusing in the beginning, but just watch them close without missing any details because it will be most explained toward the end! The plot was packed and tightly connected, the CGI, costume design, architectural structures stunning, the actors and their characters were well shaped its just amazing especially love the dialogues and interactions between Qingming and Boya it's exactly like the yin and yang they complement each other kudos to all who contributed to this movie a total success although out!

Critic Reviews: The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" has many of the faults of the (Chinese) fantasy blockbuster, but in the end emerges as a worthy effort at genre cinema, particularly because it manages to do what it promise from the beginning: to entertain. Matters aren't helped by the fact that not a lot happens during the long two hours plus running time, and while the film isn't particularly dull, it's surprisingly uneventful. It's not thrilling, not romantic and lacking either, not much fun at all. The film plays like a live-action take on historical martial arts comics; characters bicker and pout, make impassioned vows of love, loyalty or revenge, but not much actually happens. Violence, suicide in confusing Chinese action-fantasy. For something so grandiose, The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity does not have a re-watch value despite the production efforts. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity is going to hit you with some high-flying fantasy epic concepts. Different 29% Tomatometer, 84% Audience Score!

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_yin_yang_master_dream_of_eternity

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- TAKOYO ASIAN NOODLE BAR

My Personal Experience: I went to Takoyo Asian Noodle Bar at The Infinity in Angeles City on Monday last November 29, 2021, together with my nephew and his girlfriend on a second time! We went there to find some place to dine and hang luckily we found this one open in such a hot afternoon when most resto and cafes are closed the food here are not usual go to but tried!

Takoyo Asian Noodle Bar

Bowls of goodness passionately prepared just for you to enjoy! (Japan's Ramen, Vietnam's Hot Pho Soup, Singapore's Laksa, Thailand's Pad Thai, Taiwan's Hot Pot) As several businesses struggled with the impact of the pandemic, some entrepreneurs like this are still hopeful to start something new to delight more people during these hard times. For the owners of Takoyo Asian Noodle Bar, they simply drew inspiration on travel, like how people nowadays long for it. And what’s a better way to feed people’s wanderlust than with...FOOD! Takoyo aims to take you on a gastronomic detour at your utmost comfort' strategist location on emerging key cities:)

Source: https://www.restameta.com/PH/Angeles-City/Takoyo-Asian-Noodle-Bar-%26-Hot-Pot

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: THE LAST PARADISO

Director: Rocco Ricciardulli

Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio , Valentina Cervi , Donato Demita , Massi Furlan , Raffaele Braia , Antonio Gerardi , Peter Arpesella , Gaia Bermani Amaral , Giovanni Cirfiera , Teresa Fiorentino

Plot: In 1850s Italy, a passionate free spirit dreams of love, justice and a better life, until a forbidden affair threatens everything.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_last_paradiso

My Movie Review: The movie is beautiful emotional odyssey that's very degrading in some moments and too real if I say it shock me but it's very heartfelt and uplifts spirit towards the end very well crafted and well told although out' the misfortune so cringe and realism won me over!! The Last Paradiso is a wonderful masterpiece beautifully shot and an interesting drama that challenges the impossible with some sort of miracle Chiccio reincarnated into his twin Antonio to be with Bianca, remember on the bus when he was leaving the town he saw his brother & that’s where the twins became one to get the justice or Antonio marries Bianca who seems to find a reflection of Chiccio in his twin brother too not only because they were twins and had physical resemblance but a part of Chiccio that couldn't bear injustice, reflected in Antonio too:) Wonderful cinematography with evocative rural coloring so that the rural scents drift off the screen so the plot is somewhat clattered and the fantasy sequences are a bit ragged but it's a delightfully paced pageant' in setting that simply calls out for a good pasta to be accompanied:)

Movie News: The Last Paradiso is a period melodrama co-written by and starring Riccardo Scamarcio, who has an Italian Clooney thing going on, and has starred in a handful of Netflix films in the last couple years. Ciccio Paradiso (Scamarcio) is a married man with a young son who unashamedly dips his wick in many pots, know what I mean. His wife, Lucia (Valentina Cervi), knows what he’s up to. Hell, the whole town knows what he’s up to. Ciccio and Lucia stand in the church and he snacks on Communion wafers when she confronts him about his rampant infidelity, and he says he loves her, but loves many others too. Ciccio’s preferred babe-on-the-side is Bianca (Gaia Bermani Amaral). They have pork-happy picnics in the humble and lovely Italian countryside, nudge nudge wink. Her sister just tut-tuts and looks the other way. Bianca’s the lovely offspring of Cumpa Schettino (Antonio Gerardi), who employs all the locals in his wheat and olive fields but he gets away with everything, To be fair, the movie is hokey and messy but reasonably watchable and buoyed by an operatic sensibility contributing to entertainment value, perhaps not on a dramatic manner intended, but effective nonetheless!!

Source: https://decider.com/2021/02/05/the-last-paradiso-on-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- BRITISH INVASION

My Personal Experience: I went to see some British Invasion in the sofa on Coffee Project at Vista Mall Pampanga on Friday Night last year November 19, 2021, together with my nephew:) We went at the sofa area since I like the style and vibe around that greens and flowers there's pop of color as it brings vibrant ambience' aside from that I just love the aesthetic put together:)

British Invasion

British furniture is widely collected today for its elegant appearance and important ties to British history, culture, and taste. British pieces made in the Neo-Classical style, for example, reveal a keener interest in accurately reconstructing ancient Greek and Roman furniture. Other hand, British Rococo pieces represent a concerted attempt to produce less extravagant forms than found in movement furniture in France or Italy. Nonetheless, there's wide variety available in today’s market, making British furniture a coveted, customizable addition to any interior space:)

Source: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/british-furniture-guide/

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: SPACE SWEEPERS

Director: Jo Sung-hee

Cast: Song Joong-ki , Kim Tae-ri , Jin Seon-kyu , Hae-Jin Yoo , Ye-Rin Park , Richard Armitage

Plot: After snatching a crashed space shuttle in the latest debris chase, Spaceship Victory's crew members find a 7-year-old girl inside. They realize that she's the humanlike robot wanted by UTS Space Guards and decide to demand ransom in exchange. Set in the year 2092 and follows crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/space_sweepers

My Movie Review: The movie is a explosion of awesomeness visually inclined to perfection special effects make the impossible seems possible as we lost in space we can found a place:) Space Sweepers is a really impressive considering its budget of $20 million USD and very entertaining sets are great, and it proves that you can make high quality films for cheap price:) Just like to recommend that you should take the time to sit down to watch and enjoy this South Korean Space Action Adventure cause it's worth visually you'll see the space in another light! This is a hit top quality film making described as "South Korea's first space-set blockbuster," Netflix's film Space Sweepers is receiving considerable viewership globally, joining a growing body of Korean movies connected with worldwide audiences specially on Korean series trend:) How does Space Sweepers ended on a positive note by showing that the planet was rescued from its dying state, and is now moving forward to a bright, new future but unfortunately the fact that they could survive the explosion protected by the nanobots is not very well explained:)

Critics Consensus: As a story, Space Sweepers isn't as adventurous as its star-navigating protagonists but relatable characters and impressive effects keep it from drifting out of orbit. Space Sweepers isn't South Korean filmmaking at its most adventurous, but if you're in the mood for a sci-fi movie with action and comedy, look no further. The physics-defying spaceship chases and battles are explosive eye-candy, but it's the well-written characters that are always to the fore. Fun, with colorful performances and impressive CGI, and a worthy substitute for a new Star Wars or Marvel movie. Generally a fair amount of fun, though with maybe half an hour of edits would have been a much tighter and less inconsistent viewing experience! The interplay between these characters is the film's saving grace, and the reason it's still mostly a joy to watch. Maintains a fast pace, includes plot twists and turns that are not always easy to track, features lots of explosions, lots of robots, and that raw examination of the Capitalist Class structures we'll have come to expect from the Best of South Korea's directors:)

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/space_sweepers