Transformed Movie

 
Watched the sequel to the famous robot movie franchise of Michael Bay.  The movie is fast-paced, with lots of action going on, and testosterone!  The plot can he hardly recognized, if it has any, and the transformation of the robots cannot be appreciated because of too much close-ups and rotating cameras, which makes the whole viewing [...]

2 in a Row

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Seen these tw0 big summer blockbuster movies in the big screen, two-in-a-row. Twas a good treat to be able to watch again during these busy days.  And these two movies did not disappoint. Though I’m not a fanatic of both, I really enjoyed these movies. 
These movies are big.  But not as big as the buzz that’s been going [...]

Watchmen

Visceral and cerebral.  This is how I’d describe this movie adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel.  But this might still be an understatement.  The movie is visually stunning, thrilling every step of the way (chills down one’s spines), and morally evocative as well. The characters are fantastically cast but my favorite is Rorschach, the [...]

Taken

What would you do if you’re daughter is taken by criminal syndicates abroad?  And you know how to get her and you have what it takes as you have killer skills in the literal sense of the word?  This is the plot of this thriller movie.  The action escalates with every unfolding scene.  Liam Neeson [...]

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

I love this movie.  Woody Allen once more proves that he’s an authority on intellectual movies about art, life and love.  Set in stunning Barcelona, Spain, the movie is all about a wide range of entanglements.  Vicky and Cristina (played by Rebecca Hall and my crush Scarlett Johannson), two good friends who are contradictions of [...]

Marley And Me

This is one good man-dog movie to come along in years.  With the toned down Owen Wilson and the captivating Jennifer Aniston in the lead roles, the movie is an emotional film that deals with the challenges and pressures of the married life.   The new couple struggles with their relationship, their careers, having kids but always [...]

Slumdog Millionaire

This movie really deserves the big media attention it has been receiving lately, not basing on the fact that it won several awards including 10 oscars nominations; but because the movie’s story is simple yet awe-inspiring.  The movie tells the story of a “slumdog”, a boy who was born and raised in the slums of [...]

Movies! Movies!

This will be another year of big movies.  Biggest movie last year for me was The Dark Knight.  It still sends chills down my spine.
For 2009, this is my lineup of movies to watch (on the big screen, not from your neighborhood DVD stall nor from any BitTorrent link).  All are comics-based and sci-fi movies. 

1. [...]

TVJ blast from the past

Watched Iskul Bukol (20 Years After) with my family.  It was riot once again as Escalera brothers meet Victor Ungasis, a renowned archaeologist who fresh from a completed mission becomes entangled again in another adventure to search for the “peseta”, the missing link among two other historical weapons and one that can give immortality to [...]

I sleeped still

Watched The Day The Earth Stood Still half-awake, half-sleep.  Not to blame my jaded mind and body for the zzz.. moment; but the film is horribly bad.  Marketed as a remake to the 1951 movie, this tells the story of an alien in a human body, Klaatu, played by Keanu Reeves, who visited the earth to [...]