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Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Lang must once again don the Ant-Man suit and fight alongside the Wasp. The urgent mission soon leads to secret revelations from the past as the dynamic duo fi nds itself in an epic battle against a powerful new enemy.-WWW Director :   Peyton Reed Based on :   > Ant-Man; by: Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; Jack Kirby; Music composed by :   Christophe Beck Writers:  Chris McKenna,  Erik Sommers,  Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer, and  Gabriel Ferrari The first time I watched this doesn't count.  Why?  It's because I was ill last Saturday then had a very fruitful morning and early afternoon, but I got so tired that I snoozed most of the time me and my family were at the Premier Cinema, Mall of Asia.  It was supposed to be something the whole family could enjoy together, but...

We have gladly supported the block screenings of Southridge Class of 2016 from  An Unexpected Journey, to The Desolation of Smaug   to The Battle of the Five Armies. (All the best, SR2016!) Alabang Town Center Cinema 5 Some of the ones who were the earliest to arrive Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield ( Richard Armitage ) sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone , despite Smaug 's fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo ( Martin Freeman ) to make him see reason. Meanwhile, Sauron sends legions of Orcs in a sneak attack upon the Lonely Mountain . As the fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance, the races of Men, Elves and Dwarves must decide whether to unite and prevail -- or all die.- WWW MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images) Cast: Martin Freeman , Richard Armitage , Orlando Bloom , Lee Pace ...

It took a while before this movie reached our shores. This was shown first in October last year for a short time, then it was released again this month after The 82nd  Academy Awards.  I don't know if there's a deeper story behind it.  Normally, I would check, but I don't think I'll bother.   Let me just talk about what I think instead. I like the team up of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal. The story was very moving and the direction was superb.  It made me seem to experience war first hand and I know deep in my heart that I wouldn't want to experience it for real .  My heart was torn to pieces several times.  There were people I wanted to save and when one of them practically exploded, I felt like dying too. The Iraq war is one of the biggest mistakes in the world.  Hey, I'm just making a comment and I don't want to wage war against anyone, but I hope it never happened.  War is really stupid! A lot of innocents become casualties. ...