Dec 2011 Holiday Wrap Up

Here is a summary of all the restaurants we visited this December/ January 2011/2012 holiday and the movies we saw.

Restaurant: Waffle House Randburg
We once again waited to be seated only this time we waited in the rain (And there are two queues which meant waiting for at least an hour and we went there for breakfast! Thus waiting with empty stomachs!). Luckily it was worth it because the waffles at the Waffle house is unlike one would expect. The sweet waffles are sweeter and the savoury waffles are unexpectedly great! But you'd think with such a big demand at the Waffle House they would expand...

Restaurant: Italian Pizza at Rosebank
The atmosphere was quite elegant but the service could be improved a bit. The food itself was different, we'd say. The pizza crusts were very thin, but not at the least bad tasting. You'd find strange dishes such as the nut krazy pizza. It was OK.

Restaurant: Breakers Uvongo
They have great fish here. And friendly staff. All I can say is the Monk Fish is a must!

Movie: Tower Heist
Not one of the movies that wow'd us. Tower Heist was OK, quite funny.

Movie: Arthur Christmas
It was the cutest! Christmas lovers will appreciate this movie. It brings the feeling of being "little" around Christmas time and the magic we felt at the time. The animation in this movie was done well. We very much enjoyed it.

Movie: The Adventures of Tin Tin
Talk about putting life into animated characters! If you squint a bit you'd think there were real actors in all the scenes. The movie was action packed and a lot of fun. Not sure what Tin Tin fans would think of the movie, whether the movie lived up to the series - which was a bit before our time. The adventures of Tin Tin was a lot of fun especially in 3D.

Movie: Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol
A disappointment compared to the previous movies. The action was watered down with attempts to make the movie funnier, which just didn't fit the whole Mission Impossible saga (for me that is). We are not anonymous on this, some of us think that Ghost Protocol was a better movie than the previous Mission Impossible movies. I guess this one is up to you..

Movie: Girl with the dragon Tattoo
Dark Dark Dark! For those of us who read the book the story seemed a bit rushed. I wondered whether people would be able to understand it. Well, it seemed like it. The two of us who didn't read the book seemed to understand it well enough. But we recommend not showing this movie to sensitive viewers as even a normal person might become traumatized by some of the scenes. The movie still lived up to expectation, although some things in the book were different from the movie. Our advice: Read the book, watch the movie, try to forget all the bad things that went on, do remember the great mystery and the way the characters concurred their problems/challenges.

Movie: Twilight - Breaking Dawn

Many say that this movie is a let down from the previous movies. Most probably because this movie didn't have that teenage obsessive love story in it....which is what sets this movie apart for us!

We loved this part 1 of breaking dawn. The fact that Bella and Edward are put in adult roles made this movie so much better, for us.

Don't listen to the critics. Go see it for yourself!

Movie: Puss In Boots

One would think this is one of those boring spin off movies, but you'd be very wrong. This movie is very well done in its own right. The characters were very believable and funny and all of us enjoyed it till the end. Very canny humor was used.

P.S. Kollonade's Ster Kinekor 3D cinemas are awesome!! Sit really close to the screen!

Movie: What's Your Number

"Wonderfully off-beat" and upbeat. Not a movie to go to with your parents but we lived through it and actually enjoyed it! Anna Faris was brilliant as usual and so was Chris Evans! How can you go wrong with a co-star such as Chris. Very very Nice!

Restaurant: Bangkok Wok (Thai Fusion Restaurant) Jean Ave

COCONUT ICE-CREAM!! If you're looking for something completely different yet not too out of the ordinary then you should try Bangkok Wok. They've got unique curries that for some reason are so much different than the norm. And yes, the deserts are "to die for". Their coconut ice-cream was a nice surprise and their fried or grilled pineapple compliments the ice-cream perfectly!

Movie: Captain America

Well done, Well done. To be honest, the older sisters only went to see the movie to see Chris Evans, but we were pleasantly surprised.

With a movie like this and especially because it is Captain America you'd expect a lot of "cheesyness", but it was not the case. Like I said, a very well made movie and it had a very good story-line. The special effects were great and the 3D effects were just as great (we were ducking his shield at one point).

This one is up there with Iron Man and X-Men. Don't miss it, go to the cinema to watch this one.

Movie: Horrible Bosses

Funny funny funny, but maybe not for everyone. Horrible Bosses has a LOT of jokes with sexual references, with dirt-y jokes thrown in.

All -in-all the actors did a great job and if you're older than 16 and are looking for some cheering up then do watch this movie!