Donnie Yen’s The Prosecutor Review

Really good action-packed martial arts movies had been scarce. Imagine my excitement when I stumbled across Donnie Yen’s The Prosecutor trailer. The fight scenes were of exceptional quality, meticulously choreographed and executed with authenticity.

I was a little worried during the opening sequence. It was a drug bust but it was filmed in a way that it looked like a first person shooter game. It was a relief that this type of scenes were limited to only a few sequences. After watching the movie, I can safely tell you that I was totally on the edge of my seat during the action scenes, but the plot could have been more engaging. Although based on a true story and there were some emotional scenes sprinkled here and there, the rest of the story was not very memorable.

For a few quick bucks, a teenager agreed to let some drug mules use his address for their smuggling activities. Down on his luck, it was not surprising that the police were tipped off and he got arrested. Worse, he was tricked by his own lawyers into pleading guilty. In comes the protagonist played by Donnie Yen - a former cop who decided to leave the force and joined the Department of Justice as a prosecutor.

Sensing injustice, he decided to investigate and the rest of the story became predictable after this. Thankfully, there was hardly a dull moment. The cast was stacked with seasoned actors, so you can bet the acting was top-notch. You will root for the heroes and hate the villains so much you wish they got their ass kicked. And Donnie Yen delivers on that wish with his incredible fighting skills.

It is really difficult NOT to recommend this movie unless you really have something against good kung fu movies or you might have some young ones tagging along. Otherwise, I’d say, go watch this one!

Artificial Intelligence Suggestions to My Twitter Reply

I was replying to this tweet (I apologise for still calling it a tweet)… and I couldn’t quite get my sentence right.

On a dream holiday with perfect weather, accompanied by loved ones.

— IonBuck (@IonBuck) January 5, 2025

So what the heck, let’s get help from Apple Intelligence. Here are the results:

Rewrite version:

On a dream holiday with perfect weather and loved ones by my side.

Concise version:

Dream holiday with perfect weather and loved ones.

Professional version:

During an idyllic vacation with ideal weather conditions and the presence of cherished companions,

The friendly version turned up the same. Yay!

Disney's Mufasa - The Lion King Concise Review

When I first heard of this prequel to Disney’s The Lion King (originally an animated movie turned live-action), I was not too optimistic about the potential success of it. I mean, what would become of a movie about Simba’s father who, in the original movie, was killed off? And after watching both the animated and live-action movies of the same story, why would I want to watch another live-action one about lions?

Well, as it turned out, I did watch it. Not because I was ecstatic over it but more of a family outing instead during this holiday season (bravo, Disney, you released this movie during one of the most strategic times!). And so, I entered the cinema with low expectations (after checking out the Rotten Tomatoes' rating in advance, which was rotten at 55% at the time of writing).

I expected the CGI to be spectacular, and Mufasa did not disappoint. This is as good as it gets with photorealistic animals. I am no expert in this field, but the animals moved and looked so real I could not distinguish if they were 100% CGI or the real deal. It was this good. There is nothing much to comment on acting because there were no real actors on-screen, but the voice acting is what you can come to expect from Disney— superb.

This is the story of Mufasa, a future king that got separated from his parents in a flood but saved by Taka, the would-be king of another pride of lions. This is the story of their destiny. It did not matter if you had watched the original The Lion King or not because the story is your standard fare of brotherhood turned sour. Do not expect any twists or surprises. Instead, just go to the cinema and watch it for what it is — a spectacular visual feast with animals (yay, no humans!) that Disney hoped will be enough to carry the movie until the end.

If you are looking for a movie with depth, you might be disappointed. However, if you are looking for some holiday entertainment and family fun time, especially if you are bringing your little ones, Mufasa will satisfy.