Review:Up (Spoiler-free)

I loved this film.
I had the chance to watch it in 3D theater and I wasn't disappointed.
It was worth the extra 100php.
The story was touching and very entertaining.
The characters were cute and unique.
It made me think of my own life and made me realize that I was losing perspective.
I admit, some scenes made me cry.
It made me think of what my life would be like when I'm old.
This is definitely my new favorite animated movie.
Bring a friend, your family and loved ones to this movie.
I definitely recommend it.

Review:District 9

The movie started out as a bit boring.
It's not your typical alien movie.
I found it a bit difficult to understand the actors' accents but I got used to it by the middle of the film.
What was interesting about the film is that it showed just how frightening human nature can be.
It tackled the topic of xenophobia and I found it emotionally stirring.
I haven't seen a movie like this before and I found it intriguing.
The ending was very sad and my heart just went out for Wikus van de Merwe.
I would recommend it as a good movie to watch at home but probably not good enough to waste your money watching it on the big screen.

P.S.
This is my 100th post. Hurrah! ^_^

Review:GI Joe:Rise of the Cobras (spoiler free!)

This has got to be the best action movie I've seen so far this year.
I love it!
It's even better than Transformers 2.
I really liked the way they inserted the story background into the action scenes.
Very smooth flowing.
And the action stunts were sooooo cool.
Grabe.
Of course, it's unavoidable that they had to change some of the original storyline
and I found the acting a bit mababaw but that's ok.
Critics don't like it though. But I really enjoyed the film.
For more info, visit the official website or the ever so informative IMDB.
Hands down, human action scenes beats huge alien robots.

I Think I'm Addicted...

Okay...So I watched Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen for the second time this week. My sister wanted to watch it so we used the movie passes that my office gave me. This time there were waaay so much people than before. We had to wait in line for 30 minutes before we could enter the cinema. And we also ended up buying a lot of the merchandise. We couldn't help it. The jacket was cool. ^_^

Review:Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen (Spoiler free)

I want to make this review as spoiler-free as possible because I want people to enjoy the complete awesomeness of this movie.
As in W-O-W.
There was even a scene where my mouth was literally open as I watched it.
I think Megan Fox was hotter on the first one though.
I liked her subtle sexiness last time.
In this film they're obviously trying to make money out of it.
But all the special effects were so cool.
I'm really glad I insisted watching this movie on it's first day.
I did find some errors but it would be impossible to say them without spoiling people.
I also think that some of the new characters were there as fan service only.
And without giving out much details...
2 major character dies.
Overall,I find this movie waaay cooler than the first one.
Definitely woth the money.

Review:Watchmen (Spoilers!)

I love this movie.
Next to Ironman and 300, this is my favorite comic book-turned-movie film.
Here's my quick review:
At first, I thought that the movie would be quite like X-Men but boy was I wrong!
The movie was almost 3hrs long and to me the storyline and some of the scenes seemed a bit too mature for its R-13 rating.
There were some boring parts but I guess that's quite normal for a movie that long.
My favorite part of the movie was the introductory part where they showed the heroes in their glory days and how they lost what they had.
Hmm... Kinda like The Incredibles, ha.. ^_^
I liked the way Rorschach acted and I wondered if I would've done the same thing he did towards the end of the film.
Ooh and Dr. Manhattan is H-O-T!
And it kinda bothered me that all I think of is Denny Duquette whenever I see The Comedian. ^_^
Hehe..
Definitely a great movie to see with your buddies.

Review:Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Oooh... Sweeney Todd..
Another movie with Johnny Depp and Tim Burton working together.
Love it.
Although they're not not the greatest of singers, I love the cast.
They suit their roles perfectly, specially Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd and Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett.
I loved how the production maintained the beauty of the songs in the original Sweeney Todd play but also transformed them into something that would suit the big screen..
The way they transition from songs to dialogue is flawless.
I also loved Tim Burton's treatment for the film.
The movie was almost in black and white and they had color in all the right scenes.
I think the blood was also made to look a bit different.
Not exactly like blood.
The ending of the movie was a bit different from the play.
I haven't watched the entire play yet.. I'm going to do it later tonight.
Tim Burton rocks!
Overall Sweeney Todd is the best movie that I've seen for a long time..
I love Johnny Depp......................

Review:Cloverfield

Hmm..
When we went up to the counter for tickets (using my raffle prize-movie passes) the cashier asked us to read something first..
It's a warning of sorts..Telling us that Cloverfield was shot using a hand-held camera and may cause dizziness. 'Kinda like blairwitch' was the thought that came to my mind.. And that movie sucked.
I started to change my mind about watching the movie but since I know that I can't drag Beau into watching Saw 4, we just took our tickets and went into the cinema..
Well, the movie was okay..
Giant monster.
People panicking and stealing stuff.
Girl from mean girls exploded.
Manhattan got nuked.
Although it was quite dragging in the beginning.
They should've cut that part in half and added more action scenes..
We're still trying to figure out where the monster came from.
A quick peek at IMDB let us find out that there's going to be a sequel..
I understand.
But honestly, the movie wasn't great but it wasn't crap either.
I recommend it if you're trying to do something with your free time or free movie passes..

Review:Jumper

The first part was ok..
Basic introduction as to how he discovered he could jump.
We also got to see how Annasophia Robb turned into a young beauty overnight.
Unfortunately, there were a lot of dragging lovey dovey moments in the movie that could've been put to better use by adding more action scenes.
And the things that you saw in the trailer basically sums up the effects that's featured in the movie..
Well,ok..Maybe there was a tiny bit more.
The ending was a major let down. I was like 'that's it?!!!? Seriously? Crap.
Ugh..I want to put in more details but I don't want to write spoilers either..
Just watch Jumper if you think Hayden is a cutie.

Review:10,000 B.C. (*spoiler alert!*)

To be honest, I never thought I would like this movie.
I saw the trailer and I wasn't moved.
So they lived in 10,000 B.C. So what?
But since the movie theaters here didn't have anything good to watch, I gave in and decided to watch the movie.
Okay.
Steven Strait and Camilla Belle were hot even though they were supposed to look like grimy people.
The story seems simple to me but the visual effects in the movie made up for it and made the movie into something special.
The ending was a bit too corny for my liking.
Evolet should've stayed dead.
Or maybe I just didn't like the fact that a certain someone was drooling 'cause of her.. Hmph

Review:Horton Hears a Who (spoilers!)

I was feeling a bit moody and bitchy the day we decided to watch this movie.
Horton Hears a Who automatically changed my mood.
The first few seconds of the movie was beautiful. I mean,it looked real to me.
I'm simply amazed at what technology can do these days.
I mean, cartoons used to be just cartoons, you know?
Anyway, I felt like I was a kid again while watching this movie.
I laughed at the things that Horton could do with his ears and I hated the kangaroo.
I wish Jesse McCartney had more lines,although of course, that would've spoiled the plot a bit.
Like any old regular cartoon reality plays a small role in this movie (i.e. Horton going through thousands of clovers and eventually finding the right one) but I guess that's what makes cartoons so much fun.

Review:In the Name of the King

What can I say?
Horrible movie.
Terrible script.
Mediocre effects.
Dreadful directing.
Poor acting.
Watching this movie is like masochism.
I expected more from this movie.
What a let down.
In the Name of the King is probably the worst movie I've seen this year.

Review:The Mist

At first, I thought that this movie would be bad.
You know, the regular novel-turned-into-movie bad.
I was wrong.
This film doesn't have that much effects but the way the story was handled was cool. It made me wonder what the mist brought along..
It explored human nature at it's worst.
It even had one of the types of people i dislike greatly, the religious fanatics.
And it also made me think of what I'll do if I was in the same situation.
And the ending is forever going to be part of my best endings list.
Classic Stephen King.
A real must see for those who like twisted endings.

Review:Semi-Pro

I was expecting that this movie will be laugh-my-ass-off funny because of Will Ferrel.
I mean, I loved Blades of Glory so Semi-pro should deliver similar laughs,right.
Unfortunately I was just disappointed.
I don't think I've watched a movie with as much curse words as Semi-pro.
It turned me off.
Although I never thought that Will Ferrel had a nice voice.
I liked the song "Love Me Sexy".. Hehe..
It's also nice of them to put a moral lesson in the story.
You know, like "Everyone love everyone" and the part about playing the game and not just playing for the fame.
And I really tried hard to remember where I saw the Monix guy before.
Turns out that he's Woody Harrelson. Saw him in Will and Grace. ^_^

Review:Street Kings

Pfft..Street Kings..
I wanted to watch Step Up 2.
But then again, I did let Beau decide what movie to watch.
The movie was ok although there were parts that confused me a bit.
Forrest Whitaker's acting was very good.
I expected more action from the film but since I'm not really a big fan of action movies like these I really don't mind that much.
Too much cursing though.
Story also makes you wonder if something similar is going on in America's police department.
Hmm.. I don't think it can happen in the Philippines, though.
Not enough creative minds in our police force.
A mediocre movie from Keanu Reeves.
Bleh.

Review:Forbidden Kingdom

Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
Together.
In one movie.
Need I say more?
But seriously the movie was very good, but not great.
I think that the movie was a bit short and there really wasn't anything new or amazing to me.
Just your regular Kung-fu movie.
The only difference is that it starred 2 of the greatest Kung-fu actors of this generation.
The story was simple, quite plain actually but the fight scenes made up for the simplicity of the plot.

Review:Doomsday

Seriously.
Are you confused about the setting of the movie?
Were all the holes in he stupid plot intentional?
Why would you send only a handful of people in that kind of mission?
And why the hell did the glass in the tank shatter so quickly?
And what's with all the fire and guts?
Thank God for movie passes.
At least I didn't pay for this crap.

Review:Ironman=Stay after the Credits!!! (spoilers!)

Wow.
I think I love Robert Downey Jr.
His portrayal of Tony Stark is A+.
Definitely loved the movie.
It was worth it.
I had no background regarding Ironman so I was wondering if I would enjoy the film.
But since my beau was so excited about it, we went ahead and watched it on it's first screening day.
As usual,dahil first movie,madami pang introductions.
But it was fine 'coz like I mentioned, Ironman is new to me.
Cool talaga 'yung movie.
I liked the part where he was trying to fly.
And Beau reacted when Rhodey (Terrence Howard) saw one of the ironman suits.
Beau explained that Rhodey is going to be a black Ironman. I forgot what he's supposed to be called.
Oh and if you plan to watch the movie,stay after the credits.
I was so sleepy that I begged Beau for us to go home ASAP so I missed the last part. I had to look for it in the internet.
Just stay after the credits. Pls.

Review:Speed Racer

Cool movie.
It was exactly like the cartoon.
I enjoyed the racing scenes, the cool cars and the kaleidoscopic colors.
Cool driving stunts and a good story will keep your eyes focused on the big screen.
Although there were times when I wanted to shout, "Less talk, more action!".
Hehe..
The soundtrack was also cute.
I wondered why Speed Racer bombed in the US...
Definitely a good family movie from the Wachowski brothers.

Review:Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Oh my god!
Did they really have to show 45minutes of trailers and commercials for this movie?!
It's sad 'coz I was actually looking forward to watching this movie but all those trailers made me sleepy.
I really didn't enjoy it that much.
The story was a bit too unbelievable.
I haven't watched an Indiana Jones movie in a very long time and I sort of forgot about the other characters.
But at least there were good points.
Good acting. A few cool fight scenes.
But it wasn't enough to make me excited about another sequel...
Oh well...