GREY’S ANATOMY

When I heard that Grey’s Anatomy won as Best Drama Series to every awards they were nominated I immediately bought the DVD of Season 1 & 2.



AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this hospital drama!!! Actually this is a dramedy but most of the time they focus mostly on tear jerky moments.



The season 1 is really good. It was their introduction and I love how the characters are growing on me.



I love Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey.
But I am deeply attached to the character being played by Katherine Heigl. For me Izzie

is my favorite in the cast. I love her in the 2nd season coz it was her season. The way she fought her love…haayyy… I really cried.
Alex too is very hot. How bout McDreamy??? Hmmm… I’d rather have McSteamy.

I love the episode where there was a train wreck. It was so hard watching those two victims with a pole stabbed together in their two bodies. Then the episode where Christina Ricci played a medic..oh my God it was so intense. Of course who could forget the Denny-Izzie love affair.

Cristina Yang? I like her too. Sandra Oh won as Best Supporting Actress in the Golden Globe.
I adore the Nazi too. He he he… Kudos to Dr. Bailey!!!!

I love watching this series.
Im so glad that I have a bootleg collection of the series. He he he….
I have no volition I don’t have time to watch TV.

THE AMAZING JOURNEY

THE NATIVITY STORY

After watching Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ” medyo nagbago ako ng konti. Inaamin ko marami akong sins kaya naging mabait ako dahil sa film na iyon.This one “The Nativity Story”… wow… same reaction. I think I’m goin to the church again.

Common na sa atin ang story ng Nativity pero dito nabigyan ng buhay at may dagdag pa na na mga scenes na di natin alam unless history geek or bible reader ka. Maganda ang screenplay kasi moving at hearwarming. Marami na akong napanood na movies na made for tv or even some B-movies about Nativity pero itong film na ito ang kakaiba. It’s a masterpiece.

Hats off the youngest ever nominated actress from New Zealand, Keisha Castle Hughes of Whale Rider. Pinaiyak niya ako kasi she’s the serious and innocent Mary I’ve ever seen. Parang sanay na tayo na meztiza at super beautiful ang gumaganap na Mary but Keisha is different and I love her for that. Oscar Isaac who portrayed Joseph…. napaka-promising niyang character actor. I don’t know pero sumasakit throat ko dahil naiipon ang sakit ng dibdib ko at siguro tuloy din tears ko when I was watching the journey of Joseph & Mary to Bethlehem. They did so well in their parts. Convincing talaga especially the Bethlehem Labor Night. Watch out for that.

The female auteur Catherine Hardwicke who also did Thirteen & Lords of the Dogtown is remarkable. Na-justify niya ang essence ng Nativity. For me best elements din ng film ay ang cinematography at production design. Well, the auteur was a former production designer kaya maganda ang results.

I heard nag-premiere ito sa Vatican at well-applauded. I heard marami ring pinaiyak.

Trivia ko lang: Mary conceived & carried baby Jesus in her womb at the age of 16 according to the film. Did you know that Keisha Castle-Hughes who played Mary is pregnant in real life? She’s also 16 but unmarried. She didn’t conceive the baby though. She is pregnant and is now expecting a child in 2007 with her boyfriend of 3 years

THE “MOULIN ROUGE” IN ANTARCTICA

HAPPY FEET

Chill my man!!! It’s so cool amigo !!!!

Whoa!!! The best animated film of 2006 for me !
I’ve seen Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, The Wild, Over The Hedge, Cars, Monster House, Open Season but I yet have to watch Barnyard coz I missed it and Flushed Away is coming soon. I think those animations from big studios are vying for Oscar nomination. My top 3? Cars , Monster House and Happy Feet. Who will win??? Hands down or I must say feet up for Warner Brothers’ HAPPY FEET!!!

What’s great about Happy Feet is the story. It’s a story about a young penguin called Mumble voiced by Elijah Wood who doesn’t have a heartsong which is necessary to all penguins in their tribe in order to find someone’s love. All he has is his powerful and weird tap dancing. The rest of the story ??? Just watch the film and find your heartsong.

The animation is dazzling. It’s better than Pixar or Dreamworks. You must spend your dough on this at the big screen for the detailed and realistic looking CGI. Highly recommended scenes are of course (skip this if you still want some excitement it may spoil you) the singing and dancing penguins, the leopard seal attack, the winter storm, the elephant seals, the killer whales, and the graduation fish party. You’ll love those scenes.

George Miller, who co-wrote, produced and directed Happy Feet brings the same ingenuity, energy, and sacred style to this animated feature as he did to Babe. He has incorporated so many artistic elements into the story that it conjures me. There is the electrifying music, which includes pop, funk, opera, hip hop, R&B, rock, gospel, and Latin. I guarantee if you loved the Moulin Rouge, American Idol or even Grammy Awards performances then you must watch this!!! You will sing and dance with the penguins!!! I didn’t know that tap dancing is such a good thing to do. By the way Gloria rocks!!!!!!! (voiced by Brittany Murphy ) The song she sang is still in my head… somebody to love……… Hats off too to the magnificent and hilarious Robin Williams as Ramon and Lovelace , the captivating voice by Nicole Kidman as Norma Jean, Mumble’s mom and the Elvis-acting dad Memphis voiced by Hugh Jackman. Clever cast ensemble.

Of course prepare your hanky coz you might shed a tear. Honestly I did. I couldn’t explain why maybe because I was attached so much to Mumble’s character.

There’s an inspiring message too in this film. Watch out for that.

Bring your kids or the whole family. Watch it with your barkada. Watch it with your bf/gf.
Highly recommended you will love this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WARNING : YOU MAY TAP DANCE WHILE WATCHING THE FILM !!!

ABRACADABRA: EXPOSED

THE PRESTIGE

I think David Copperfield hates this film. It’s an expose to magic tricks but it was visually stunning. Christopher Nolan brought dark magic into the screen and it was amazing. The trailer was promising and I was really agog to watch this. Just don’t expect a lot of magic tricks. They only focused to only 1 trick and that’s where the illusion begins.

I was surprised coz they started with the pre-ending. That was absurd they already gave the ending? I was wrong coz it was just one element of the multiple twists/turns in the film but they were all predictable unfortunately. I wasn’t flabbergasted at all when they were revealed them. I already knew it from the start. The screenplay and editing didn’t do magic at all. There was no conundrum to solve.

I just adore the special effects, art direction, costumes and cinematography.

I love the thick accents of Christian Bale and Michael Caine. Hugh Jackman is still Volverine for me. He was ok though. Scarlett Johansson was the jinx. She is not a box-office drawer. Remember The Island and Black Dahlia? All flopped in the US Box Office. Even though The Prestige was #1 on its 1st week but the figure was too weak. I just hope there will a “good word-of-mouth” about it.

I believe there was a same theme movie called “The Illusionist” and it was critically acclaimed. It was released months ago in the US. Now I’m excited to see it and compare which is better.
All in all "The Prestige" was pure entertainment. You will like it anyway.

JUETENG & THE MAZE

Nauuso na talaga indie films ngayon at least kumikita at nananalo sa ibang bansa. Maganda ang publicity ng Kubrador kaya pinanood ko siya.

Deserving ba sa mga awards?

YES YES YES!!!

Cool ang screenplay kasi napaka-realistic. Ganun pala jueteng ano? Kaya lang di talaga pambata ito. Medyo bitin lang ang ending pero kung iisipin mo natapos naman siya. Kakaiba nga lang.

Ang direction naman ni Jeffrey Jeturian ay remarkable. Naaalala ko tuloy ang ilang scenes ni Spielberg sa Saving Private Ryan.I think sumakit talaga ulo ko doon. Then yong rooftop chasing scenes sa Crouching Tiger ni Ang Lee ay meron din dito pero astig! Tapos yong last task sa Harry Potter & Goblet of Fire na Maze ay meron din. Kaso nga lang sa squatters kinunan pero artistic ang arrive!

Best Actress talaga si Ms. Gina Pareño. Bagay na kubrador. Gusto ko yong eksena niya na naliligaw sa squatter's maze. I love it. Ganda. Tapos yong lines niya about lucky Jueteng possible number result. So hilarious.

Ang pinakabest sa Kubrador ay ang crowd control. Ang galing ng mga extra na nadadaanan lang ng camera in fairness. Bilib ako.

Nagustuhan ko ang film na ito kasi eye opener.

Sana mapanood ito ng mga Pinoy.

After Pusang Gala, Maximo,Masahista at Ilusyon may maidadagdag na naman ako sa mga best indie films na napanood ko.
Kubrador is world-class.

STUPENDOUS FOGGY COMEDY

AMERICAN DREAMZ

I love the style of this dark comedy from Director Paul Weitz of American Pie and About a Boy. This film is not intended for all. This ain't your average popcorn flick too. So beware if you're not exploratory.
It's like a parody to the George Bush administration, Osama Bin Laden with his terrorists and the show American Idol. Ha ha ha! So uncanny! Remarkable screenplay.
I like the nincompoop acting of Dennis Quaid as US Pres. Staton. I enjoyed the Simon Cowell impersonation of Hugh Grant. He was so mean and so perfectionist as well but I think the "pitchy" Randy Jackson and "oh I adore you" Paula Abdul was squeezed in somewhere along the way. I was surprised to Willem Dafoe's acting too as the Chief of Staff. He was amazing! Lastly, Mandy Moore brought the house down. She's so bitchy but charming.
I love to dream the "impossible dream". It's "my way.
Watch out for that.

Recommended only for brave movie buffs. You may rent the video.

Watch the trailer too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFkCFQAInmQ

THE CONUNDRUM OF TIME & LOVE

THE LAKE HOUSE

Time is so powerful.Love moves in mysterious ways.She's in 2006. He's in 2004.Fantasy-Love-DramaThat's the story of The Lake House.

I love it. The movie made me think over & over again. The first time I watched it I was a bit punchy. I didn't get it immediately.So I watched it again and realized that this is better than Frequency & Moments of Love. The fast-paced last 20 minutes climax was just fantastic.

Sandra & Keanu are so natural and perfect.Director Agresti is superb.The screenplay & editing blended so well. So magical!The soundtrack is comparable to Serendipity maybe because Nick Drake's soulful guitar is also here. Listen carefully.

By the way did u notice the Indian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo? I think I always see her being cast as a doctor. Late last year she was in Exorcism of Emily Rose. She was a supernatural doctor. Then, in X-Men 3 she was a mutant doctor. Here in Lake House she's also a hospital doctor. Huh? I don't like her manly accent honestly. I hope she's not also a doctor in the upcoming film American Dreamz. I'm sick & tired of her already.

Well, I disagree to everybody saying this is a chick flick. No way! Hopeless romantic guys will love this too.

Highly recommended.

click the trailer :http://thelakehousemovie.warnerbros.com/