RAT- TERRIFIC LITTLE CHEF !

RATATOUILLE

Delectable, scrumptious & delightful. The best way to describe this filmfrom Disney/Pixar but refrigerate immediately coz this mouth-watering film may be spoiled.

I’m afraid that this film may not appeal to kids. “Maybe to some kids”. The writers/directors here I think didn’t intend to tickle their innocent imagination. Kids may find this a bit boring I guess. I was expecting for more hilarious scenes from our protagonist named Remy, “a magnificent rat living in Paris who wants to be a chef. Unfortunately, there were only handful to laugh but the scenes in the kitchen totally blew my mind. It was amazing how Pixar did the animation. The detailed CGI illusion is really remarkable. If you were impressed when you were watching The Incredibles, then expect to be amazed more. Brad Bird is a genius director.

It was inspirational to watch a rodent pest being feared in the kitchen and here he was craving to be the best cook in Paris. I love the way Remy & Linguini the garbage boy doing their dish in the kitchen. It’s just like watching Rachel Ray and suddenly you wish “ Haaay…I wish I could cook too!” Well, the rat can cook so “Anyone Can Cook”.

The story is really clever. I think Pixar has a room filled with extraordinary heart-wrenching stories to animate. They always surprise us honestly.

The voice "acting" of the characters was excellent. I was really anticipating to watch this coz I read that this film received positive reviews from the US critics and there is a strong word-of-mouth too. I wasn’t disappointed that I didn’t chuckle that much. I wasn’t also upset that I didn’t shed tears. I even prepared my hanky just in case coz all the past Pixar films really made me cry. I don’t know how to describe my feelings after I left the cinema. Ambivalent I guess.

Anyway, this is a strong contender for Best Animated Film next year. I think Ratatouille will win the statuette.

WARNING: STAY AWAY IF YOU HAVE “MUROPHOBIA”!

WATCH THE TRAILER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FFoK8ss3Sw

PRISTINE MAGIC

HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Perfectus phoenixus!!!!

Yeah, I know it’s a silly spell. I just can’t stop praising this film from David Yates.He is indeed a great director but Alfonso Cuaron’s Prisoner of Azkaban is still the best for me .Nevertheless, after watching OoTP, I love Yates masterpiece too.

I must say that the screenplay of Michael Goldenberg is remarkable. Of course, being a fan of the book I should understand that it’s really hard to put all the details of the book into a 2 hour & 18min film. Take note that this is just a film adaptation. I’m pretty sure JK Rowling also gave a nod to Goldenberg on the script. So I am not complaining if there are parts from the book which were neglected in the film. I am not a purist.

Daniel & Emma!!! They are definitely attached to their characters now. Great job from the magical duo! I’m so relieved that the 2 already signed to finish the last two films as well. Dan really showed his best performance so far. His nightmares gave me goose bumps. Emma is an amazing actress. For Ron, I don’t know but I just can’t feel his character this time maybe I hate the actor. I didn’t like Harry’s kissing scene either. It was awful.

I love Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood . She’s so cute and really out of this world. She is indeed the perfect choice to play this role. Her voice is really dreamy. Luna Luna Luna I love her.

Hats off to the pristine visual effects!!!!!

Hats off to the amazing sound and musical score!!!!

Hats off to the magnificent cinematography!!!

Hats off to the stunning production design!!!!

Hats off to the eye-catching Thestrals!!!

Hats off to Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge!!!

Hats off to Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson & Helena Bonham Carter!!!! Splendid cameo!

I’ve been waiting for this film and the wait is finally over.Truly a dark film this time. So mature.
Accio Oscar Statuettes!!!!!! I wish.

Watch the trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLud6yM47u8

DID YOU SEE THAT???

DIE HARD 4.0 (LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD)

In the 22 June 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Die Hard 1 was named the number one best action movie of all time. So I became enthusiastic about it coz I've never seen the 3 Die Hard films. I had my Die Hard DVD Marathon last week to prep me for this 4th installment. Yeah, they were right! Die Hard 1 was a blast! The best of the 3.The 2nd was also awesome and the 3rd was almost stupid but still cool. Wait! They might change the list now. For me Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard) surpassed all my expectations for an action movie. This film is stupendous!!!
Did you see that? John McClane is really back in action! I love Bruce Willis. He's not getting older. He's still our man. Whew! I just missed that "almost nuts-talkin'to himself John McClane". I only saw a glimpse of that haywire but cool McLane. He is really serious this time. Of course John gotta be serious. America was under attack!!!!
I won't spoil the details of the attack coz it's really disturbing. Fine. Only 2 words for you. "Virtual Terrorists". That's it. See it for yourselves how ghastly these guys are!
Affected yata ako?

Did you see that? I really love the fight scenes between McClane and Mai (Maggie Q).
Indeed, I saw a bit of Filipino Martial Arts there from that nine lives "catwoman". Wow!!! I even wanted kill her myself and use an arnis.. Die Hard indeed. Watch out for that you will love her or maybe hate her.
Did you see that? The supporting actors are amazing especially Justin Long as Matt Farrell the Hacker. I was also glad that Mary Elizabeth Winstead is also here to spice up the screen. Remember her from Sky High & Final Destination 3? The most surprising character for me is Warlock. Oh God I was flabbergasted coz Silent Bob finally became loquacious on screen. Yeah, Kevin Smith is here.By the way, the villains were excellent too.

Did you see that? Why I keep on saying this line? Well, I heard this twice from Matt. I think it was cool. He delivered it so smooth. I just can't forget it. It's like after watching this film I just really wanna ask the people from the cinema: Did you see that?

What to see here anyway?
I want you to watch out for the breathtaking direction of Len Wiseman. He is the auteur of Kate Beckinsale's Underworld films. Yeah, he is Kate's hubby by the way.
Well, just expect a superb high-octane action film destined to be a summer blockbuster.
John McClane is really back to save the day. You gotta love the man!

WATCH THE TRAILER

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zND-2OkHUAI

THE NEXT BEST SUPERSTAR

TRANSFORMERS

First, I must say that this is the best so far from Michael Bay.After his flop film “The Island”, I am pretty sure his fans will love him back here in “Transformers”. Dude, you made our childhood dreams into a reality. My toys from the 80s became real and alive at the big screen.

The Autobots and the Decepticons are remarkable. The transformations are picture perfect!!!! Wow!!!!Best in Visual Effects at the Oscars next year!

The story is so fast but you can easily get it. There’s no boring part. The humor of the film was on the right track. Even the Transformers are hilarious. Optimus Prime is my hero!
The sound editing gave me goose bumps. Please watch it on a Dolby Digital cinema so that you can feel it too.

The only thing that I didn’t like was the musical score. The main theme that I’ve been hearing throughout sounded like a rip-off of Jack Sparrow’s Theme( Pirates of the Caribbean OST) They’re pretty much the same.

The next best superstar? Who?No other than Shia LaBeouf!His name is really weird. Pronounced it as “Shy-uh La-Buff”.He was the cute little kid from Disney’s Even Stevens. Now he is a promising young Hollywood Superstar. He’s not that really handsome but his acting shows potential. He played Sam “Spike” Witwicky in this film. He really prepared to do this role. He is amazing. Oh I just can’t wait to see him in Disturbia and hear his voice in Surf’s Up. Next year we will see him in Indiana Jones 4. Then Transformers 2 too! He he! Oh Shia Shia!!!! Siya na nga!The Next Best Superstar!!!

Hats off to you Mr. Shia LaBeouf!You are so awesome!By the way. Megan Fox is really sizzling as Mikaela. P.S.The soundtrack really rocks! What I’ve Done by Linkin Park was played. Then Goo Goo Dolls performed the Sam & Mikaela’s Theme “Before It’s Too Late. I love it. Another Iris from the Dolls? I hope so. But the songs that rocked this film were Bumblebee’s Choice of Love Songs. Ha ha ha!!!!

WATCH THIS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZp75fWe-ss

A LITTLE MANHATTAN TO REMEMBER

LITTLE MANHATTAN

Probably the movie I can compare to A Walk to Remember. You know it's a small budgeted one but it's worth the dough.I love it so much!!!I was so kilig the whole time.I even cried to one tearjerky scene.

I had flashbacks of my puppy love way back in my childhood years while watching the cute New York love story of Gabe & Rosemary.

Josh Hutcherson (Gabe) is a promising young actor. I expect more from him soon. By the way he is also in Zathura.Charlie Ray ( Rosemary) is so sweet and charming.
Karate played a major part in this little movie. There's a great lesson you know. FIGHT FOR LOVE.

Scooter too was the main thing and gave us an ultimate puppy love ride. I love the scooter scenes!!! So cute and nakakakilig!!!!!!!!
Filipinos will love this film.Please watch it.

Watch the trailer: http://www.ifilm.com/video/2677512

RISE OF THE FANTASTIC SEQUEL

FANTASTIC 4 : RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER

Honestly, I didn’t like the first movie. I was just so glad that they learned their lesson from it. There was a huge improvement! I’m not a fan of the comic book so I can’t bash if hardcore fans found some goofs about the facts. This is a fantastic sequel coming from a non-reader of the series.

Don’t expect an Oscar screenplay material here or award winning performances. This is a popcorn flick. Enjoy the show just like a 5-year old kid. Wallah! Fantastic experience to the max! The movie has a redeeming value at the end too.

Just feast your eyes on the visual effects and some sexy stuff. That’s what we wanted to see here anyway. The London scene was breathtaking. I loved the China catastrophe too. You may ogle on the voluptuous FHM’s sexiest woman on the planet “Jessica Alba” and the scorching delectable human torch “Chris Evans. By the way he was voted as “the man with third hottest body of the year” in a gay website. I like him in Cellular coz I saw him as an actor there but I think he is destined to spice up just like J.Alba. Oh man! I love the Silver Surfer. He is awesome! This movie is simply fun to watch!

C’mon guys don’t act like you’re a genuine US Critic who loathed this flick.This movie is cool!Truly a summer blockbuster!

GRIFFIN & PHOENIX’S ANATOMY

GRIFFIN & PHOENIX

I wasn’t able to catch the theatre run of this film coz there was no hype and word of mouth. I wasn’t that enthusiastic to watch it that time. The video is out so I finally met Griffin & Phoenix.
Ok, those names remind me of Hogwarts. This isn’t a fantasy film ok? This is a love story. Romance film. Griffin & Phoenix is a poignantly funny love story about two people who face a seemingly insurmountable obstacle that may stand between them and a last chance at love.
Honestly, there were no “kilig” moments at all. I thought that this was a drama film but I didn’t cry considering that this film tackles about cancer. I even prepared my hanky but it was useless.
Although. there were “touching” moments but not enough to wet my eyes. I just felt so bad on the conditions of the main characters. Amanda Peet (Identity) was believable on her scenes. Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding) was convincing to portray a divorced father of 2 and a cancer victim.
The movie was obviously low-budgeted. However, the director was good. The film was filmed entirely in New York & they really showed how beautiful the city is!!! I saw a clean & peaceful Big Apple.

The only thing I love while watching this is the soundtrack! If you are huge fan of Grey’s Anatomy then you know the style. They featured some cool and very unfamiliar songs. I never heard some of the songs but the moment I heard them? Wow!!! I fell in love with ‘em immediately.

The soundtrack actually saved this film!