Exquisite Dining at Mann Hann with Spidey

Last Sunday, Karen and I went to Mall of Asia to watch the much awaited Spider-Man 3. I was planning on seeing it on IMax hoping that it was 3D. It was also our first time to watch at IMax so we were really excited. Before that, Karen and I were looking for a place to have dinner. We were first thinking of pizza and pasta at Sbarro but we decided to try something new, not to mention the line at Sbarro was terrible and the seats were also full. We decided to try eating at Mann Hann. Actually, it was Karen's idea to eat there. Don't know what got into her but I no longer questioned her decision eventhough I knew she was not fond of eating Chinese food.Ü We were quite hungry that time so we ordered these


Steamed Fish Fillet (Php185)


Yang Chow Fried Rice (Php170)


Prawn Tempura (Php190)


Beef Brocolli Flower (Php195)
All of them were very delicious. Even Karen said that they tasted really good and it was one of those rare occasions that she was able to eat well in a Chinese restaurant.

After dinner and a couple of minutes of talking and letting the food settle inside our happy tummies, we then walked towards IMax. While we were walking towards IMax, we noticed a long line for the "regular" cinemas in MOA. I already knew that it was a line for the movie, Spider-Man 3. I was already praying that the line in IMax was not as bad. When we got there, there was a very short line. I already had a smile on my face but once I saw the screen showing how many seats were still left for the 7:30PM screening, I suddenly felt a little despair. Only 7 seats left?!? So that was why there were a lot of people outside... They were just waiting to be seated. We were lucky enough to have gotten seats in the middle, J24 and J25 to be exact. The others opted for the 10:30PM screening and I think there were also cancellations because the movie was only going to be shown on 2D. I actually did not mind paying Php700 for the tickets (Php350 each) by just recalling the line on the normal cinemas. I was also quite surprised because I would normally have problems bringing in my camera inside the movie house because most of the guards cannot distinguish the difference between a digicam and a DSLR, but I had no such hassle of leaving my camera with the guards because people were allowed to take pictures inside! At first I thought that the people inside were only kidding when one said out loud, "Kuhanan nyo ko ng picture! Manonood ako ng movie sa IMax!" When I saw others taking shots of their friends, what the heck! I'll also take a picture of Karen! hehe


I was really impressed with the movie. Special effects were great! The characters were well played by the actors. Kirsten Dunst (played MJ Watson) was H-O-T! Bryce Dallas Howard (played Gwen Stacy) was also H-O-T! The story was incredible. Although, I was not able to follow the comic book but I think Stan Lee wouldn't really allow the filmmakers to stray away from the comic book story that much, right? One thing I didn't like about the movie was there was no hint of it having another sequel. Sorry to spoil it for those who have not seen the movie yet. Anyway, I do hope they continue with the series even with different actors. I mean, it would be whole of a lot better if Toby and Kirsten are in the movie. Its just that, Spidey is such a good comic book that it might be a shame if it would end there. Well, I might be wrong on this one because they might find it hard to top off the previous ones. Hey, Superman and Batman were able to make a comeback, right? I mean, people will always have kids inside them so comic book movies will always flourish.

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