A colleague of mine told me that the novel is worth reading and found out that the movie, too, is worth watching. I read Saab Magalona‘s reaction to it, and just like the others, she was disappointed for not giving judgment to the novel.
I know it had been shown weeks back, but I have never been the kind who watches a movie at the cinema on its exact play dates. (Well, there were instances I did but they were really rare ones.)
I just saw the Hunger Games official trailer and it seems interesting to me. I’m planning on reading the novels as well. But I want to finish the one I’m reading these days: A Game of Thrones, and I’m still stuck to it.
One of these weekends, I will be laying my eyes on this movie. Let’s see if I’m gonna love it or not.
Wondering where Day 28 is? Quit wondering. I didn’t really post for yesterday’s song because it was asking me about a ‘song that makes me feel guilty’. I had two thoughts on that: (1) No song makes me feel guilty; and (2) Is it the same with Day 13, which said “A Song That Is A Guilty Pleasure?” If it is the latter, then I don’t think it is necessary anymore.
So here I am on my 29th day. Time’s fast, ain’t it?
You know that as kids, we used to love a song that we sang almost every single minute of every day. It would be something that we might have heard on the radio, or in a movie, or on TV. And no matter how we messed up with the lyrics, we just seemed to enjoy singing it like forever. Our parents would just say “Wow! My kid will be a singer! haha!” as they clap their hands frantically.
I’ve loved to sing since I was a kid and my father often bought me multiplex cassette tapes to sing along with. I sang along with both foreign and local singers such as Gloria Estefan, Manilyn Reynes and Ted Ito.
But there was this one song that I frequently sang while playing, running here and there, taking a bath, or doing nothing. It was from the animated movie An American Tail.
I can still remember how sad I felt while watching it. I can’t remember exactly what the story was about but I just remember the feeling I had then.
Day 29: A Song From Your Childhood — Somewhere Out There (An American Tail OST)
We’ve all seen the 3 Spiderman movies already and most of us have gotten used to Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Rumors had it that Tobey wouldn’t be Peter in the 4th movie. And now that the 2012 Spiderman has been introduced, rumors have turned into reality when they announced that a certain Andrew Garfield will be the new Spiderman.
I’ve read a lot of bad comments from disappointed fans. And I, too, was disappointed. We all have seen the beginning of Spiderman — how Peter transformed from being an ordinary geek to a powerful hero and how he struggled in sacrificing his personal issues for his responsibilities.
Seeing a new Peter Parker behind the nerdy glasses and a different Spiderman suit, people seem to question why they had to make such film. Why didn’t they just continue the last story? And why did they have to do this movie anyway? Is it just for the money? But I guess it won’t be earning as much as the first three Spiderman movies did.
Watch the trailer and compare with the first Spiderman movie with Tobey Maguire.
Weekend has passed, just like how it always does. One day on a weekend passes much more quickly than a day on a weekday. I wonder why…
On Saturday, we got my co-workers’ orders from our supplier. We left the house before lunch and came back home at around 9 in the evening. So we didn’t have time to watch a movie.
After having lunch on Sunday, we started our movie marathon. First, we watched a kiddie movie with the kids, then a hero movie that I didn’t know was not really appropriate for children to see (in which we skipped some parts because of the scenes that only adults should view). Lastly, we watched an inspirational drama that gave us so many different ideas and thoughts about life and the mystery of life.
When I was young, my brother and I would always watch cartoons. Looney Toons, Tiny Toons, Walt Disney, Hannah-Barbera, etc.
One of the cartoons that we loved watching was Yogi Bear. I am pretty sure that 99% of the people who’ll read this, know who Yogi Bear and Booboo are. But for those who don’t, Yogi is a bear who stays in Jellystone Park and steals picnic baskets, with his sidekick Booboo, from the people who visit the park. He often speaks in rhyme and is known for saying “I am smarter than the average bear!”
Yesterday, when we were watching the film, I got a bit disappointed. I thought it would have been better if they made it an animated film instead. I wasn’t happy with Yogi’s voice and the way the actors acted. I also thought the whole movie was lame. Trying too hard to make it entertaining and funny. Well, some scenes are funny though.
I heard about the movie Watchmen before and I heard that it was about heroes. So I expected that it was a hero movie like Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonderwoman, and the like. The whole idea was good. It shows people that heroes are humans, too. Making a living. Committing mistakes. Getting drowned by their own power and wealth.
However, some scenes — or rather most scenes — suggest that it is, after all, an adult hero movie. The gun shots, the explosions, the fight scenes… All of them are too brutal and violent that may not be appropriate for younger audience. It was my mistake anyway. I shouldn’t have thought it would be similar with Thor, Iron Man, or Batman. I thought they would, at least, have been careful with sensitive scenes.
In the end, I didn’t enjoy it that much. The plot was good though.
Spoiler!
A Beautiful Mind is about a young, brilliant but antisocial mathematician whose intelligence has been recognized by a secret agency and hires him to work as a cryptologist. However, circumstances change when he decides to marry and settle down.
Later on, an incident happens which makes him terrified and watchful about his life. He suddenly becomes scared and says things that people around him doesn’t seem to believe. He is then taken to a mental institution where he is said to have schizophrenia. He struggles to set apart what’s real and what’s not. He uses his mind power and will power to fight the urge to talk with the people he once thought were real.
My thoughts after watching the movie:
The only ones who can help cure mentally ill people are themselves. If they could only learn to distinguish what’s real and what exists only in their heads, they too may live a close-to-normal life.
That our mind can play tricks on us and can totally control us if we are not strong and reasonable enough to analyze things correctly.
That in any situation or condition, our families are the best source of hope and inspiration to get well.
Our life, not just death, is full of mysteries. There are so many things that even the most genius in the world can ever decipher.
Alright. So here’s my 8th post for the 30-Day Song Challenge. It says I have to post a song that I know all the words to. There are quite a lot of songs that I know word for word, but this is the first to pop up in my head.
Cranberries is one of my favorite bands and their songs are tremendous! Zombie, Ode To My Family and Dreams are just few of their compositions that made a mark to the music industry and to the hearts of many.
Several months ago, I watched the movie Click. In that movie, he goes back to the time when he first met his wife. (His wife asked him what song was playing then and he couldn’t remember it so he used his universal remote control to go back in time.) The scene is so romantic, although the message of the song isn’t really romantic at all.
I kinda connected to the song before because of a certain situation I was in and I was like, confused, about what was going on. So I frequently listened to it, checked the lyrics on the Internet and eventually remembered the lyrics word for word.
Okay, here it is.
Day 8: A Song That You Know All The Words To — Linger (Cranberries)
“Oh, I thought the world of you
I thought nothing could go wrong
But I was wrong, I was wrong
If you, if you could get by
Trying not to lie
Things wouldn’t be so confused
And I wouldn’t feel so used
But you always really knew
I just wanna be with you
And I’m in so deep, you know I’m such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger
Do you have to, do you have to
Do you have to let it linger”
Another weekend has passed… Another list of weekend flicks. We watched 2 animated movies, 2 hero movies, 1 dramatic movie taken from a novel, 1 episode of American TV series,and 1 action thriller.
We watched Over The Hedge as requested by Titus, my older son. Then to make Tim dance, we watchedAlvin and The Chipmunks 2. Then we watched Iron Man because I did not know the story and I was told it was essential to know the members of the Avengers first before watching their upcoming movie.
We were kinda busy on Sunday so we started playing Iron Man 2 in the afternoon, followed by Glee Season 2 Episode 1 “Audition” (just to see Sunshine Corazon again) and Taken in the evening.
Taken is epic. I could feel his anger in his every punch, every kick, every hit. Sorry for the bad guys, they picked on the wrong guy. haha!
It shows us how important our families are, whether related by blood or not. Selfish actions can break others' trust. So before you make a decision, before you make a move, make sure no one, not one, will get hurt and suffer from it.
Families are families. They're with you in good times and bad. You meet new people eventually. It's up to you if you stick to your new acquaintances believing they really DO accept you or if you remain loyal to your family who has been there all the way through.
The Time Traveler's Wife is a story that will confuse you, sadden you, amaze you, and keep you thinking even after the movie. We should always value our time and live our lives right as long as we still have time.
I'll just make it simple. Jesus said, "Those who use the sword are destroyed by it."
Shows how friendship may be broken if one was blinded by power. And how losers remain losers if they don't better themselves.
Teamwork isn't about doing well individually. It's more on doing well as a team.. As a group.. Rachel Berry has a problem with it when she meets Sunshine Corazon.
Obey your parents. They know more about life than we do. Disobedience and selfishness may result to unpleasant things -- things you would never think of.
Yesterday, after posting Day 3, I checked out what Day 4 was going to be about. As soon as I found out that it was about a song that made me feel sad, I knew what song I’d be posting. I learned about it over a year ago when Starlight posted a video of it on his Facebook and told me about the movie Shortbus.
This song is a theme from that movie. It is quite gloomy and depressing, but not in a sense that you’ll breakdown and want to die. Definitely not. For me, it’s more of a song that makes us analyze our lives and ourselves.
It’s originally sang and written by Scott Matthew, but Justin Bond also has a version of his own. I’ll be posting both videos here.
Ok, so here it is…
Day 4: A Song That Makes You Sad — In The End (Scott Matthew)
Justin Bond’s version from the movie Shortbus
“we all bear the scars
yeah, we all feign a laugh
we all cry in the dark
get cut off before we start
and as your first act begins
you realise they’re all waiting
for a fall, for a flaw, for the end
and there’s a past stained with tears
could you talk to quiet my fears
could you pull me aside
just to acknowledge that i’ve tried
as your last breath begins
contently take it in
cause we all get it in
the end
and as your last breath begins
you find your demon’s your best friend
and we all get it in
the end”
Months back, we watched Step Up 3 and it was purely entertaining! If I would give it an award, I’d give them the “Most Entertaining Movie Of All Time That You Can’t Help But Dance While Watching Them Bust Their Moves” Award.
On Saturday, we saw it again in clear DVD copy followed by the two preceding Step Up movies. What I like about these Step Up movies is that the people behind the movie chose the real BFABs. Unlike most Filipino movie makers, they would have a famous actor or actress to star in a dance movie or a TV series and a double would bust some moves and do stunts that the star couldn’t do.
Let’s take the GMA TV series “Time of My Life” for example. Kris Bernal is NOT a dancer. She can (‘can’ here expresses ability) but she can NOT dance well. Yeah, I DO appreciate the effort, time and energy that she has exerted to execute the acts in a way that people will somehow believe she IS a dancer, but sorry, she is not really BFAB — Born From A Boombox — so I can hardly believe in the story. WynWyn, Yassie and Mayton are just few of those GMA stars who can get Kris’s role and I’m so sure they can do a LOT better. (No offense to all Kris Bernal’s fans.)
Aside from that, why do story writers have to focus AGAIN on the “mother-lost-her-daughter-and-met-her-some-time-in-her-life-but-didn’t-know-because-she-thought-her-daughter-was-dead” kind of plot?? Aren’t we tired yet of the Mara Clara tale? Can’t we just have the Glee type of drama? I mean, just light drama that can get heavy as the story goes on. People don’t need to see super cruel things like switching kids or having an enemy killed to make them cry or agitated.
In Glee, each character gets to have their own chance to be featured in an episode. Each of them shines. Each story can touch our hearts and make us weep. There are rivalries, quarrels, and fights. But none intends to really hurt their rivals. When Time of My Life was first introduced on TV, I thought that was a great idea. It was something different. But then again, to my dismay, it was just — yes — the old “mother-lost-her-daughter-and-met-her-some-time-in-her-life-but-didn’t-know-because-she-thought-her-daughter-was-dead” kind of plot.
AAAAAnnyyway, let’s go back to the purpose of this blogpost. Each character in all the Step Up movies has their own goals, dreams and aspirations. Some are not given opportunities, some are too hesitant to go for their dream, and some are still in search of their real selves. Technically, the cast are really into dancing and proficient in their talents. One example is Harry Shum Jr., “the man with no bones” in Step Up, is Mike Chang in Glee. He has also starred in Stomp The Yard.
My favorite characters here are Moose (Adam Sevani), Camille (Alyson Stoner), and Tyler (Chunning Tatum). Now, why did I get hooked in this film? Let me give you some videos from YouTube where they showcase their talents.
-Step Up-
Final Showcase
-Step Up “The Streets”-
First Dance
Moose’s First Dance
Final Dance
-Step Up 3D-
Robot Rock
Final Battle
2nd Round
Dancing in the Park
And this is the battle in the club that is not included in the movie.
Deleted Battle Scene
How I wish I was BFAB, too! Hahaha! xD
Enjoy~
BONUS CLIPS: Kris Bernal on Time of My Life (the stunts were done by her double, mind you)
