Cluedo

Disclaimer: This was last month, so... whoops?

I only know of the board game, but have never played it, never saw the movie, etc.

So I basically went in blind as to what the show could be about, besides that it's gonna be a humourous murder mystery.

Limelight Theatre Presents:
Cluedo: A Murderously Funny Night at the Theatre!

Get ready for a laugh out loud, fast paced whodunnit where nothing is quite as it seems! Based on the iconic board game, Cluedo brings the classic mystery to life in a high energy comedy packed with twists, secrets, and outrageous characters.

When six suspicious guests arrive at a remote mansion, they quickly find themselves entangled in a web of blackmail, deception, and murder. As bodies start to drop and tensions rise, everyone becomes a suspect. Was it Miss Scarlett in the library? Colonel Mustard in the study? Or someone far more unexpected?

With doors slamming, accusations flying, and chaos unfolding at every turn, the characters must race to uncover the truth before it’s too late. But in a house full of secrets, nothing can be trusted and the truth is never quite what you expect.

With sharp comedy, larger than life characters, and a thrilling mystery at its core, Cluedo delivers non stop entertainment from start to finish. Keep your eyes peeled, your mind sharp, and your suspicions ready…you might just solve the crime before the final reveal!

Don’t miss out…this is one killer comedy you won’t want to miss!

How else to fit the board game on stage?

Went on the last night of the 3 night run, and it was packed (friends and family night? Dunno lah). Didn't help that I was running late (it started at 8 p.m., but IIRC it started about 20 minutes later...), and didn't have much choice in seats left (free seating), so whatever. Not as many young kids this time round? Just older ones. 

All the gameboard rooms on stage were mobile, so we the audience could see what's going on inside. A lot of visual gags, double entendres and puns. Like their previous production, they also made a trek through the audience, going off stage, up and down the stairs... which I kinda braced myself for.  

It was funny enough for some people, but I wasn't really feeling it at the time, cos I had a busy day on the day I went, and I was feeling kinda tired by the time I got there. 

I guess they had to clear out by 11 p.m. or something, cos for how long it was, the show ended around 10 p.m.?

Week 23, 2026

Another short work week, cos Monday and Tuesday cuti. Don't have any reason to take the rest of the week off, so I didn't.

• Been feeling kinda blah for the last few days, wasn't sleeping great for various reasons, etc. Went to the local clinic and tested positive for COVID. Had to reschedule some stuff I got planned this weekend which would involve close human contact. 
• Saw Masters of the Universe on Saturday morning. I was social distancing, had a mask on (also so I could cackle as obnoxiously like Skeletor at the dumb stuff on screen), all that jazz. 
• RIP, Anthony Head
• Only took this long for them to announce the 10 year Malaysian passport... except that it was gonna cost RM350 for most people.
• Idris Elba is finally Sir Idris Elba. 
• I think Ace Hardware is closing shop in Malaysia... quite a few outlets around me are closed or closing by having clearing sales. 
• Went to a few warehouse sales 

Masters of the Universe

I was mostly too young to have seen the He-Man cartoon the first time round. I know the bare minimum, and I know I'm not quite the target demo (dudes in their 40s and 50s now). 

Saw this on a lark this morning. Laughed pretty hard at some of the stupid stuff. 

• They actually have him in pink like in the cartoon LOL 
• Didn't Idris Elba play a similar role in the Thor movies? 
• I guess it's cool that they managed to squeeze Dolph Lundgren in for a cameo
• Anyone else noticed the less than subtle Amazon sponsor placement? LOL so obv leh
• Idk how they explain Adam's life from 10 to 25 in Oklahoma
• I wonder how much time did James Purefoy, Charlotte Riley, and Morena Baccarin spend on set...?
• Them trying to hide Nicholas Galitzine's physique before that huge transformation into He-Man was fooling no one. If nothing else, while he was jacked as He-Man, but not unnaturally so? 
• So much arm detachment... I know it's based on a toy line, and limbs tend to get pulled out, but still..
• Did not hate Jared Leto as Skeletor
• So many English people in generic American accents... oklah, except Camila Mendes 

The Eternia track is pretty catchy, had no idea THAT Brian May was on the soundtrack at all. But very 1980s vibe lah #iykyk 

To be honest, I thought it was a fun, campy romp, but I feel like it didn't have to be so damn long? Also, THREE post credits scenes? I know they're really trying to set up the foundations for a future sequel/franchise, but I don't know if it'll do well enough to warrant all that set up. 

Good luck to this movie. 

Week 22, 2026

Short work week, with Wednesday being Hari Raya Haji and a lot of people would've just take the rest of the week off cos of the school holidays.

• Might've gotten whatever it was Dad was having, but so far it's been mostly the inflamed throat and the slight runny nose. 
• Saw two movies this week: Couture on Wednesday, The Sheep Detectives on Saturday. 
• Went to my first chiro appointment in a long time on Wednesday. I did have a legit reason to go - there has been some tightness in my neck which I think is a trigger for the cervicogenic headaches I've been getting regularly for years now at this point? There was some adjustment, and I feel ok at the moment. Was told to monitor for soreness. Any way, there was a first timer promo and I got a coupon I could offset the follow up appointment? Idk. 

The Sheep Detectives

NGL, when I first saw the trailer for this months ago, I already decided I was gonna watch this, regardless, cos it seems so 3 8. 

Ended up in Starling cos it seemed less crowded than the other ones? Yeah, that's it. 

• It was an interesting change of pace watching Hugh Jackman die in the first 20 minutes of the movie, after years of watching him trying to die as Wolverine (until Logan, obvs) and back again as alternate universe Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine.
• A butcher named Ham LOL 
• Waitaminit, orf is an actual DISEASE?!
• Fainting sheep will always make me laugh
• It's just Dame Emma Thompson just being Emma Thompson at this point in her life lah LOL 
• Yes, I cried ONE time watching this.
• You gotta sing along to 500 Miles over the end credits la

Ok lah, it's sad in some parts, but also silly in its own way. I guess it's kid friendly in the same way that every other Disney and Pixar movie is, even with all the sad sad stuff. 

Couture

Went to see the French movie with Angelina Jolie this morning cos it was a public holiday, and I had nothing else going on. I also was gonna spend Saturday morning watching The Sheep Detectives, so... yeah. 

It was just me, and maybe 5 other people at the morning screening.

It's been awhile (or a first, I don't know) since I last saw a foreign language movie in the cinema. I wasn't sure how what's the ratio of French to English on this going in, but it probably feels like 60:40? 

It's basically Angelina Jolie playing an American (who conveniently can speak French) indie film director who travels to Paris to shoot a vampire short for a fashion show, only to find out that she's got cancer while there, and has to grapple with all that while still having to work. The movie also focuses on the star of the short film, a fresh-faced Sudanese model, and a make up artist who is trying to be a memoirist on the side?

• I can only imagine Angelina Jolie reliving her cancer journey through her character...
• I don't know if the young man she tried to hook up with knew she got cancer, or if the Censorship Board's efforts in excising the sex and nudity made that more confusing. 

I'm glad it's not that long. I thought it was just okay. 

Week 21, 2026

4 day work week for me; took Tuesday off for a medical appointment. Feeling the 

blahs this week.

• Saw The Mandalorian and Grogu on Saturday morning.
• Saw Cluedo on Saturday night. 
• Le Creuset F&F sale this week. Didn't get anything at all. 
• Was kinda busy on Sunday, for stupid reasons?