Food Hunt: Pun Chun (品珍) Restaurant, Ara Damansara

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt. On this edition, we will be introducing the famous Duck Mee in Bidor and now it's opening more and more branches in the Klang Valley. Yes, it's Pun Chun (品珍) duck mee restaurant and today I've tried it at Ara Damansara (Nearby Sime Darby Oasis). This restaurant is located nearby the Old Subang Airport road and you seriously need a GPS to locate this shop because it's quite hard to find. But for me, I manage to find this restaurant using Google Map.

Once I reach the restaurant on a Saturday afternoon around 1.30pm, the restaurant is not crowded and quite a few tables occupied only mainly because of the location. I manage to find a place easily and once we sat down, we were immediately served accordingly. I take a look at the menu and without any hesitation, I've ordered the Duck Mee (Dry) (Big) (RM8.30) while Alan ordered the same too. For drinks, I've ordered the signature Barley (RM1.50) while Alan ordered Chinese Tea Cold (RM0.50).

It does not take very long for the food to arrive and my main concern here is whether the taste remained as good as in Bidor and in Kota Kemuning. The result is the same. They manage to maintain the taste and it was just as tasty as the ones in both destinations. The mee is very nice and juicy while the duck soup is very nice indeed. Wonderful! Both of us love the taste very much and we enjoyed our meal. The Barley that I've ordered is very nice too.

For the price of RM18.60 for the meal and with no service nor government tax, I would say the price is reasonable based on the quality of the food and I am sure besides the branches in Kota Kemuning and Bidor, this branch is good too. This is also for your information where they had opened another newly branch situated at Bandar Puteri in Puchong and one fine day I should go there and try it too. I will attached the Ara Damansara address for you and now you can set your Google map or GPS to go there. Cheers and enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; ALAN RATING: 5/5

Check out Kota Kemuning Branch Here: http://www.alexleow-kimmy.com/2010/12/food-hunt-pun-chun-restaurant-kota.html

*Food & drinks rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Ambience: 3/5
Cleanliness: 4/5
Customer Service: 5/5

Address:

H-G-21, Block H,
Jalan Pju 1A/3,
Taipan 2 Damansara,
Ara Damansara,
47301, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Telephone:017-7701121
Business Hours: 7.00am - 4.00pm Daily


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DVD Movie: Laughing Gor: Turning Point 2 (之潛罪犯)

Release Date: 05 January 2012
Language: Cantonese
Subtitle: English / Malay / Chinese
Genre: Action
Running Time: 1 Hour 24 Minutes
Director: Herman Yau
Cast: Michael Tse, Francis Ng, Chapman To, Liu Kai Chi, Kara Wai, Bosco Wong, Kate Tsui

Synopsis:

Laughing (starring Michael Tse) is sentenced to life-imprisonment for killing So (starring Bosco Wong). While serving his time, Laughing got to know Professor (starring Francis Ng), an introvert jailed for drug-dealing. Professor is a trained psychologist who reads mind, enabling him to manipulate and control others. The visit of a mysterious lady from the Security Bureau, confirms Laughing's imprisonment is all part of a new mission... Is the mysterious Professor a friend or foe? Will Laughing complete his duty and survive the ordeal of mistaken identity.

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My Comments: Today I watch this movie at home by grabbing an original DVD for myself. I am a big fan of Police Story and Laughing Gor drama had always being my favourite and now it had been out on big screen in cinemas where everyone can enjoy it. Before I watch this movie, I would have known that this movie talks about Police Story and it's all about triads and a betrayal between police forces and the bad groups. The big casts are doing a very good job in this drama including Michael Tse, Francis Ng and Chapman To as well as Kara Wai. If you love to watch the drama, you should love to watch this movie and in this movie, there's no love story but it contributed to a lot of action and fight as well as some scenes with a pool of blood. The killings had been very brutal in certain scenes but the storyline is well documented by Herman Yau. I would say this movie is good and some of you may not like this one or may not understand in the beginning but as the movie goes on, you will tend to understand what it trying to say. A simple storyline yet challenging as you are eager to know who is the bad guy behind the scenes as well. Laughing Gor fans, you should love this and if you are not, you can stay away from this movie and you will treated it as boring. Since I am a big fan of Laughing Gor, no doubt I will give good marks for this movie. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

Food Hunt: myNEWSCafe, 1 Utama Shopping Complex, Petaling Jaya

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of the Food Hunt where ME & Kimmy had visited 1 Utama Shopping Complex for a movie and then after that we did do some shopping over there as well. Overall, we enjoyed the day over there because this shopping complex had everything and it's all in one. For our dinner, we have selected this restaurant where we have not been to this restaurant before but we often pass by. Introducing the myNEWSCafe restaurant.

We reached the restaurant at about 7.00pm and there are a few tables occupied. We sat outside of the restaurant as it's more cooler compared to sitting inside the restaurant. We sat down and then the waiter and waitress did not see us until I have to call them to bring the menu to us. Poor customer service over there as the foreigners did not do their job well. Shucks! We browse through the menu and then I've ordered Nasi Lemak Ayam Rendang (RM8.90) while Kimmy ordered Nasi Paprik with Tom Yam Soup (RM10.50). For drinks, we ordered the Jumbo Watermelon Juice (RM8.90) that can be shared by 2 persons.

It does not take the food long to arrive and I am satisfied with the wait time of the food. Let's go straight to the food comments. The Nasi Lemak Ayam Rendang was average and the Sambal taste was not so tasty and it's just so-so. The Nasi Paprik with Tom Yam is just so-so as well. The Tom Yam Soup is very salty and yucks! It's not so nice in the first place but after you taste it for several times, it's not bad but not good for health. The Watermelon Juice was something to cheer up as it was nice. The freshness of the Watermelon Juice says it all and it's was just nice as it's not too sweet.

The price we pay is around RM31.00 for the food that we've ordered. For ME, the quality of the food sucks and not so nice and with that I would say it's not worth paying for the price. I would not recommend you to come over here for the food and now I know why the customer are pretty less with the poor service and poor quality of food. Enjoy! MY RATING: 2/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 2/5

* Food & Drinks Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & Drinks.

Ambiance: 2/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Customer Service: 2/5

Address:

F203, 1st Floor, 1 Utama Shopping Complex,
No.1, Lebuh Bandar Utama,
Bandar Utama,
47800, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Telephone: 03-77221366
Business Hours: 10.00am - 10.00pm Daily


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Cinema Movie: John Carter

Release Date: 08 March 2012
Language: English
Subtitle: Malay / Chinese
Genre: Adventure / Science Fiction
Running Time: 2 Hours 12 Minutes
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong

Synopsis:

JOHN CARTER OF MARS brings this captivating hero to the big screen in a stunning adventure epic set on the wounded planet of Mars, a world inhabited by warrior tribes and exotic desert beings. Based on the first of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Barsoom Series," the film chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (TAYLOR KITSCH), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (WILLEM DAFOE) and Dejah Thoris (LYNN COLLINS).

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My Comments: It was yet another great blockbuster movie for ME & Kimmy to watch and today we visited GSC 1 Utama to watch this movie. This movie is yet another great epic after Avatar and of course this movie has some similarity in it. The battle of the tribes once again amazed me in this movie. This is an adventure movie where John Carter was then transported to Mars from Earth and how he survive his life there and how he can be a hero? It tells you all inside the movie and it was a 132 minutes of journey and I can guarantee you that it will not be bored while watching this movie. There's some jokes in this movie but it's not so funny as this movie truly focused on adventure and of course a lot of action. It's an ancient movie to watch where it's an Alien Vs Human battle and you will simply love it. Disney's production had been improved lately with this movie and the 3D version of this movie should be better than you watch in 2D. I would recommend you to watch this movie as it's adventurous and full packed of action as well and you will not get bored. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

Food Hunt: The Manhattan Fish Market, e@Curve (UPDATE 2)

Hello everybody,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt and today ME & Kimmy were in e@Curve and its surroundings for shopping and after that we wet for our dinner. Finally we have selected The Manhattan Fish Market located at e@Curve for our dinner and we reached the restaurant at about 7.00pm and there are pretty less crowd inside the restaurant. This is our 2nd visit here after we've tried the giant platter before here and we love the food over here. Today we wanted to try something different and apparently we were being shown for our seats once we reached the restaurant. We browse through the menu and then it took us about 5 minutes to look at the menu and we've decided what to order.

We have ordered the Most Popular Set 1 which consists of 2 fizzy drinks, 1 Baked Mediterranean Fish, Caesar Salad and 1 Spaghetti Seafood Olio and it's just suitable and nice for 2 persons. The price is RM39.90 (not including tax just yet). After ordered, we are pretty impressed as the food arrived around 5 minutes and it was fast and since we are pretty hungry, we are happy with their service. The Caesar Salad is nice and I treat this as a starter where the vegetables suits the nice taste of the mayonnaise and it's also added with some small piece of toasted bread as well. Recommended! The Baked Mediterranean Fish is simply tasty. The sauce of the fish is very nice and it's really amazed me. The garlic rice is nice where ME & Kimmy love every single taste of the dish too. Finally is the Spaghetti Seafood Olio that is included inside the set. The Spaghetti has squid, prawns and oyster and the taste is very nice too. The taste really melts into my mouth and it was lovely. We had a great time dining there and the portion is just nice for 2 persons as both of us are full too after the meal. For drinks, Kimmy ordered Ice Peach Tea which is quite decent while I've ordered Pepsi.

Caesar Salad


Ice Peach Tea & Pepsi


Spaghetti Seafood Olio

Baked Mediterranean Fish Rice

The price we pay is up to RM46.30 after 16% tax and I would say it's a very satisfying meal that I ever had again today. I think the price is not too expensive considering we have seafood to eat that consists of prawns, oyster, squid and fish as well. I would recommend you to come over here to try out their most popular set which is available all day long. You won't regret dining in Manhattan Fish Market as the food here does not dissapoints you and you will walk away with a thousand smile. Kindly check here: http://www.alexleow-kimmy.com/2011/10/food-hunt-manhattan-fish-market-ecurve.html for the previous version of my visit here. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

* Food & Drinks Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Customer Service: 5/5

Address:

Lot LG -17 (1), Lower Ground Floor,
2A, Jalan PJU 7/3,
Mutiara Damansara, 47800 PJ, Selangor
Tel: 03-7728 7303
Fax: 03-7728 8930
Business Hours: 10.00am - 10.00pm Daily


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Best Of TVB Drama: The Hippocratic Crush (36 Hours On Call) (On Call 36 小時)

English Title: The Hippocratic Crush (36 Hours On Call)

Cantonese Title: On Call 36 小時

Cast: Tavia Yeung 楊怡 (飾范子妤), Kenneth Ma 馬國明 (飾張一健), Him Law 羅仲謙 (飾楊沛聰), Mandy Wong 黃智雯 (飾洪美雪), Benjamin Yuen 袁偉豪 (飾劉炳燦), Candy Chang 張慧雯 (飾簡晶晶), Ben Wong 黃智賢 (飾莊博文), 黃淑儀 (飾黃笑鶯)

Episodes: 25

Airing date: 13 Febraury 2012

Themesong: 連續劇 by Joey Yung (CD VERSION)**

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Synopsis:

They experience life and death as they race against time to save patients. In their quest to become physicians, have they ever stopped to think about what their mission and limitations are? Higher Surgical Trainee in Neurosurgery CHEUNG YAT-KIN (Kenneth Ma) does not have time for love – he has to work hard to support his younger brother, who is paralyzed from the waist down, to study overseas. His life is his work, until he meets FAN TZE-YU (Tavia Yeung), who is also a houseman and whose father is a well-known physician. Deeply attracted to KIN’s talent and personality, YUE is not hesitant to express her love for him from the start. But before KIN can make up his mind on whether to accept her, the news of his younger brother’s death comes, causing him to become a totally different person. No one in the hospital including interns YEUNG PUI-CHUNG (Him Law) and HUNG MEI-SUET (Mandy Wong), YU’s younger sister, dares to get close to him. He is at the lowest ebb in life when YUE is diagnosed with a serious illness. MY RATING: 5/5 (PERFECT) ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5 (PERFECT)

Food Hunt: Restoran Sekinchan Ikan Bakar, M Avenue, Segambut

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of the food hunt and it's a lovely weekend we've been into and today is Saturday night as ME & Kimmy had planned yet another food hunt and this time we've decided to try Malay Food instead and we have located this restaurant located at Sri Sinar. Yes, introducing the Restoran Sekinchan Ikan Bakar. We reached the restaurant at about 7.45pm and the restaurant were not crowded as only a few tables occupied. We taught something is wrong and however we still insists to eat over there. There waiter and waitress are very friendly and they served us with a beautiful smile.

We looked at the menu and ordered drinks first. I've ordered Teh O Ais Limau (RM1.80) while Kimmy ordered Laici Ais (RM2.00). Then here's the point. We have to go to the counter inside the restaurant to choose the dish we wanted to eat. Me & Kimmy had visited the counter and then to decided what we wanted to order. There's a lot of variety of fishes displayed as well as vegetables and it's up to you to decide on how you want it to be cooked. Both of us had selected the Ikan Pari (Stingray) (RM7 per 100gm) (RM17.40) to be cooked hot and spicy. Then we ordered another dishes which is the Tom Yam Soup (RM14.80) where the tom yam contains mixed vegetables, small squid and several prawns. That's for our menu for dinner and it's for 2 persons portion. Oh Yea! The white rice is also chargeable (RM1.50 per bowl). It does not take very long for the food to arrive as we have waited for 10 minutes for the food to arrive as maybe the amount of people in the restaurant.

The Ikan Pari cooked with hot and spicy is indeed nice. The aroma taste of the spiciness just suits our taste and it makes our meal more interesting and delicious. It was lovely and nice. The portion of the Ikan Pari is average and just nice for 2 people. The Tom Yam Soup meanwhile was just so-so and not so nice. But it's still considered normal as for the Malays who cooked Tom Yam where almost everyone had the same style of cooking. As for the drinks, my Teh O Ais Limau was just nice while the Lychee Ais is just normal. Nothing much to shout about.

The price we pay is RM39.00 with no government or service tax. The price is slightly expensive compared if you eat outside and this has been agreed by many of the bloggers where the price is quite expensive as stated on their blog. Just for 2 dishes with normal stingray and tom yam soup, I think it's overpriced and not worth it. I can get even cheaper in the Chinese restaurants. The food is good but the price is too expensive and I can only afford to go once in a while perhaps once in a blue moon. A great place to eat out and dine in if you don't mind the price or once in while. I would recommend you to come over to try out the food over here especially the Ikan Bakar which is delicious where it specialize on its sauce and spiciness too. There are several branches that you can visit including USJ, Bandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, Shah Alam and many more. Kindly check out the other locations on the internet http://sekinchanikanbakar.com/. Enjoy! MY RATING: 4/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 4/5

* Food & Drinks are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Customer Service: 5/5

Address:

1A-2-1 M Avenue,
Jalan 1/38A,
Taman Sri Sinar, Segambut,
52100 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: 03-62525575
Business Hours: 12 noon - 1.00am Daily


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Food Hunt: Khuntai Restaurant, Desa Aman Puri, Kepong (UPDATE 2)

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt where ME & Kimmy had once again visited Khunthai Restaurant located at Desa Aman Puri since November 2010 and it was barely a year plus ago. It had been such a long time that we've been to this place and after hearing Kimmy's suggestion that this restaurant had improved a lot compared to last so I would love to give it a try once again.

We reached the restaurant at about 7.30pm and the crowd had started to fulfill the tables of the restaurant but still there are places available for us to sit. We sat inside the restaurant and we found out that it's much more cooler compared than you sit outside. We were immediately served with the menu despite the large crowd and the service is very good indeed. Firstly, the waitress had told us to order the drinks first and we do not have much time to think and we just glance through the menu and I've decided to drink Coke (RM 2.50) while Kimmy ordered Chinese Tea Ice (RM0.50). After we order the drinks, then we proceed to order the main course which is the Thai Food. We are amazed by the varieties of food served and finally after looking at the menu for about 10 minutes, we ordered A Mixed Seafood Tom Yam (Small) (RM19.00), Nameless Chicken (Small) (RM10.00) and Stir-Fried Asparagus (Small) (RM15.00). Then for rice, we ordered a bowl of rice that can served up to 2 persons (RM1.20 per person).

It does not take very long for the food to arrive and upon the food reach our table, both of us would take a spoon and try out the tom yam soup. The Mixed Seafood Tom Yam soup was very nice indeed and it was extra spicy too. It was very hot and I had a tough time dealing with the spicy tom yam soup and as usual the sweat coming out from my head. Well, although it was spicy, but it's extremely nice and recommended to order. Although we ordered a small portion but it appeared to be big and just nice for 2 people with maximum satisfaction. The Nameless Chicken was fried into perfection and the taste was simply lovely. It was nice and if you eat it together with the chilli sauce given, the taste is much more tasty and nice. Finally is the Stir-Fried Asparagus where the taste is nice especially it's served with the 'sambal' sauce. However the Nameless Chicken and the Stir-Fried Asparagus portion is pretty less and the price is pretty expensive as well.

Stir-Fried Asparagus


Mixed Seafood Tom Yam

Nameless Chicken

Overall, the food can be considered nice but the dish small portion is really small and the price is not reasonable at all except the Tom Yam Soup. Well, it's still can be considered quite expensive for the food we've ordered and the bill came around RM49.60 and closing to RM50.00 for 3 dishes including the Mixed Seafood Tom Yam soup with an exceptional less portion of other 2 dishes. I hope they can improve either on their pricing or the portion of the food too. Other than that it's fine and good too. I would still recommend you to come over here to try out the Thai Food over here as it's tasty and nice too. Enjoy! MY RATING: 4/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5.

For the previous restaurant introduction back in 2010, please click here:
http://www.alexleow-kimmy.com/2010/11/food-hunt-khuntai-restaurant-desa-aman.html

*Food & Drinks rating are based on the food we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Customer Service: 5/5

Address

17A & 18A,
Jalan Desa 2/7,
52100 Desa Aman Puri, Kepong
Telephone: 03-62773523
Business Hours: 6.00pm - 11.00pm (Please Call For Rest Days)


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Food Hunt: Woo Ga Chon (우가촌) Korean BBQ Restaurant. Sunway Mentari, Petaling Jaya

Dear All,

Today is a wonderful Saturday afternoon and our journey of Food Hunt continues where ME & Alan had visited a Korean BBQ Restaurant located at Sunway Mentari, Petaling Jaya. This comes after a recommendation from a friend who says the food of this restaurant is nice. So without any hesitation, I've brought my brother to go there and try as well.

We reached the restaurant at around 12.30pm and surprisingly there's nobody in the restaurant and we are the first customer of the afternoon. Upon stepping inside the restaurant, we were greeted by the restaurant waiter and waitress and we did received a very warm welcome. We then sat down and were immediately served with the menu. We browse through the menu and then we actually saw lots of good food especially the meat of the BBQ portion but this time around, ME and Alan doesn't wanted to try the BBQ and wanted to try out their Set Lunch Meal instead. I've ordered the Seafood Ramyeon Set (RM13.90) while Alan ordered the Cheese Ramyeon Set (RM13.90). I think it was reasonably priced and there's quite a lot of things to eat for this set.

Seafood Ramyeon Set Lunch (RM13.90)


Cheese Ramyeon Set Lunch (RM13.90)

The Ramyeon set consists of a main course that came with 4 side dishes including mini mashed potato, a vegetables and Kimchi together with a mini sushi as well. I've also heard there's a free refill of those side dishes. Please ask the waiter or waitress for assistance. After finishing your meal, you will also be served 1 slice of fruits (today served is Watermelon) and Korean Sweet Rice drink as it's all included in the set. Besides, they will also served you with the Korean Barley Tea for free and no charges as well. I think this is absolutely worth it and I bet you cannot get this deal outside with an affordable price. This set is only available during lunch break only including weekends. Let's go straight to the Ramyeon comments where the Seafood Ramyeon was nice and tasty too. The seafood given is a prawn, squid and Lala. The portion is average and I would say just enough for myself. The side dishes meanwhile is nice too especially the mini mashed potato. The mini sushi was also nice although it's a little bit dried but the ingredients inside the sushi is nice and does not dissapoints.

Korean Sweet Rice Drink


Korean Barley Tea Drink

For Alan's Cheese Ramyeon Noodle, it was above average and the portion of the cheese is a lot too and according to him, he says not bad! The side dishes also looks nice and not so say it's very nice but it's overall acceptable and there's other Korean Restaurant out there that serves the same food quality but some others still better than this one. After we finished our meal, then it came the Korean Sweet Rice drink after our meal. It was served in a mini bowl and then the taste is pretty normal and nothing special about it. The watermelon is also nice.

Overall, the portion is acceptable but the variety of food given is a lot and for the price we pay (RM13.90 per person), it's definitely worth of the money. I would recommend you to come over to try out the Set Lunch over here and it's available 7 days a week. It's located just beside the Shell Sunway Mentari and it's slightly opposite Yuen Steamboat Restaurant. You can see it when you pass by the main road. In future, I will come back again together with other people to try out the BBQ as well. Enjoy! MY RATING: 4/5 ; ALAN RATING: 3/5

* Food & Drinks Rating are based on the Food & Drinks we've ordered and not overall Food & Drinks.

Ambiance: 5/5
Cleanliness: 5/5
Customer Service: 5/5

Address:

17-G,Jalan PJS 8/10,
Dataran Mentari,
Bandar Sunway,
46150 Petaling Jaya.
Telephone: 03-56301051
Business Hours: Mon - Sun (11.30am - 3.00pm; 5.30pm - 10.30pm)


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DVD Movie: The Muppets

Release Date: 08 December 2011
Language: English
Subtitle: Malay / Chinese
Genre: Comedy / Family
Running Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Director: James Bobin
Cast: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, FozzieBear, Gonzo, Animal, Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Walter

Synopsis:

When Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater, they help Kermit reunite the Muppets to stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater.

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My Comments: The Muppets is one of my favourite movie as I really admire these characters when I was small. Despite falling to go to cinemas to catch this movie, I borrowed a original DVD from my friend and I manage to watch this movie. This movie comprises of certain favourite Muppets chracters such as Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy and the combination of the Muppets to making this movie is pretty awesome and if you are a big fan of musical drama movie, this movie just suits you big time with lots of great singing performances as well as dance performances as well. The storyline was pretty easy to understand and there's no science fiction in this movie to make this movie more interesting. It was a simple and well documented movie that everybody can understands pretty easily. If you have not watch this movie, go and watch it by purchasing an original DVD from the stores and start watching it whilst enjoying this beautiful musical movie that will touched your heart and your soul. I would recommend you to watch this movie. Enjoy! MY RATING: 4/5