Jumanji 2 - Time For a New Adventure

Jumanji 2 is a 3D action adventure movie and the sequel of the fan favorite Jumanji movie that was released in 1995 and had the legendary Robin Williams as well as Kirsten Dunst and others. A lot of A-Listers have been cast in the sequel which is going to release on December 20th of this year. Some of the well known faces are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jack "Po the Panda" Black, Nick Jonas, Karen Gillan and from India it is Purab Kohli (love Sense8!!).

In the first movie, the kids played a board game which brought the jungle to the real world and in their home. But in the sequel, the characters go to the jungle after getting sucked inside the Jumanji video game. As per my review, the trailer looks good, but I still prefer the old Jumanji more than this. I hope Jumanji 2 does wonders in the box office with its stellar cast but my hopes are not so high.

Enjoy the trailer of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle here as well!!!

Have a great day guys!!

Use of Disposable Plastic Tableware for New Year Delicacies

New Year is coming nearer as each day is passing by. It is time for the people worldwide to prepare delicious feasts to be served with family and friends and organise parties. As everyone searches for delicious recipes to be prepared, it is not to be forgotten that proper serving and packaging is also needed for easy distribution and takeaways. Use of disposable plastic food packaging containers is required in this regard.

Gone are the days when plates of metal and glass were used to serve food and beverages to guests. It was difficult cleaning the utensils every time after a huge feast as many dishes got accumulated. Now coming to the cost of these plates, it was easy purchasing a few plates and glasses, but to feed about 200-250 guests at parties and special occasions for example, it was impossible to purchase that much tableware for a single day use. This problem has got easily resolved nowadays with the use of disposable plastic plates and glasses. Now it is easily possible to distribute food to a huge number of guests as well as the problem of cleaning is resolved too.

Several online stores are nowadays offering eco-friendly disposable plastic tableware at great discounts. If you are an online purchaser in India, you can visit the two most popular sites Flipkart and Amazon and search for plastic tableware with ease. Therefore it is not difficult to purchase these items anymore. With its durability features and availability in different shapes and sizes, these disposable plates and containers can be used to keep and serve hot food with ease. Therefore, while shopping for various party supplies for New Year, don't forget to get your hands on these throwaway products too.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Time to Relive the Magic

After the success of the famous Harry Potter movies by renowned author J.K. Rowling, we get to travel new lands away from Hogwarts School and Ministry of Magic in England to MACUSA (The Magical Congress of the United States of America) in United States. Featuring yet another ensemble cast with Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller, Katherine Waterston and Dan Fogler leading the way in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, viewers will be witnessing another exciting journey to the world of magic!! The special effects are supercool and the visualization is just fantastic!!!

The movie is directed by Harry Potter veteran David Yates and produced by David Heyman, J. K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram. The biggest name to be added in the cast has to be the one and only Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald whom we had heard a lot in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. To those muggles or No-Maj people who still do not know about who he is, Grindelwald was once the best friend of Albus Dumbledore who was power hungry and was the most dangerous wizard of all time before You-Know-Who. Readers are hereby told that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be a trilogy and we will come to know more about Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald in the coming movies.

As the movie has released this Friday only, therefore I will not reveal the storyline yet, though you can go through Wikipedia for the full synopsis. Link will be present at the end of the post. I can tell you that this movie may lead to the answers on how Ariana died, was it because of a curse hitting Ariana when Dumbledore, Grindelwald and Aberforth were dueling or because she was possessed by “Obscurus” which is known to be a dark force unintentionally created by young children who subdue their magical abilities out of fear of people from non-magical community.

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamader is terrific and did full justice to his role. Dan Fogler was an able muggle ally to him. Colin Farrell, saw him in many movies before, never expected him to be a part of the magical universe, was great too! Erza Miller as the troubled adopted son of Mary Lou also did his best. We will get to see Erza in the latest Justice League movie as the Flash. But the biggest twist was the inclusion of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald. Just took my breath away!! Though I would say it was rather injustice to Colin Farrell who did a great job as Percival Graves, Director of Magical Security for MACUSA.

Do watch the movie in theaters and specially in 3D and feel the magic inside you!!

Directed by David Yates
Produced by David Heyman, J. K. Rowling, Steve Kloves & Lionel Wigram
Written by J. K. Rowling
Based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling

Cast:
Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander
Katherine Waterston as Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein
Dan Fogler as Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol as Queenie Goldstein
Colin Farrell as Percival Graves
Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald
Ezra Miller as Credence Barebone
Carmen Ejogo as President Seraphina Picquery
Samantha Morton as Mary Lou Barebone

Doctor Strange - The Journey from a Neurosurgeon to Becoming Sorcerer Supreme

Director Scott Derrickson

Producer Kevin Feige

Writers Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill

Based on Doctor Strange by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko

Ratings:

8/10 IMDb

90% Rotten Tomatoes

72% Metacritic

Cast:

Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange & Dormammu (uncredited)
Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One
Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo
Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius
Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West
Benedict Wong as Wong

Doctor Strange, Marvel's 14th Cinematic Universe movie, is the story of how an arrogant, egocentric neurosurgeon who thinks he is the best, becomes the Sorcerer Supreme, ruler of the Mystic Arts through study and hardwork and saves the Earth from the hands of Dormammu, who is the Lord of the Realm of Darkness with the help of Baron Mordo and Wong.

In my view, this is one of the best movies made by Marvel after Avengers 1. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start till the end. Though there are many questions arising of not giving chance to Asian actors for the respective roles in the movies (mainly the character of The Ancient One), but Tilda Swinton (superb as the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia Series) gave it all! She was fantastic and did proper justice to the character.

Now coming to the character for whom this movie was worth watching not just once, but many times... you all know him as Sherlock Holmes from BBC... the one and only Benedict Cumberbatch! I just love what he does. Nobody could have played Doctor Strange better than him. And the Marvel Cinematic Universe is giving the audience a great treat every time by bringing all the fan favorite actors and actresses and making them a part of one big family starting from Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson to name a few!

Doctor Strange is filled with superb special effects and is a visual treat for people of all age groups. From start till the end you will witness amazing visual effects which will root you in your seats!

You can read more about the reviews of Doctor Strange from Forbes or Indian Express.

Do watch this movie in IMAX for a visual treat and an epic journey!!