Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 2 - Review

On it's third week, I was able to watch the Breaking Dawn part 2 in a cinema.  After a long time, we were able to watch it.

How was it?
Not bad, actually. So guys, when your girlfriend asks you to watch it with her, it's okay to watch this one.  I was able to bare it till the end.  Just keep thinking it's the last one, repeat it over and over.

The film started great, the whole thing would have been a different experience for me if I was a teenage girl, dreaming to be a vampire with sparkly skin and super powers beyond human capabilities.

I have just one gripe on the film, the baby was really obvious of being computer generated.  Otherwise, decapitation like a Barbie doll, is cool with me. They have no problem with decapitation in the fight scenes.  See guys, we get to watch multiple decapitations as if they were dolls.  That alone, is a reason to watch this movie with your girlfriend.

Okay, overall the movie gets 4 out of 5 stars.  Why? Everything looks okay, except for the digital baby, plus the loop hole in the story, where the enemy took its time to go to the Collens to dispatch the child.  The Collens were able to travel all over the world to gather "witnesses" and other vamps were able to get to the Collens place, but the Volturi were nowhere to be found.  No reason why it took them long enough to get to the Collens.

Other than that, I enjoyed the movie for what it is.  It's probably on it's last week in cinemas.

Rise of the Guardians: Movie Review

I unexpectedly was able to watch this movie on its first week of showing in the Philippines.  What do I think of it? Well, it was awesome.  The graphics is just stunning, watching it in Digital format was great, probably better in 3D, but I'm wearing glasses, so I will have glare and not enjoy 3D.

How was the Story?

The story was good, could have been better, and it's better than UP and Despicable Me story, in my opinion.  Story telling was a bit off for me, but it's good enough for a kid's movie.  This movie is a re-imagining of popular icons such as Santa Clause, Easter Bunny, Sandman, Tooth Fairy & Jack Frost.  Of course, the villain here is the boogeyman.  Which is not even scary, understandable as this is a kid's movie.  Also, I think this is based on a book?  I saw a book with the same title, but different illustration, so I'm not sure if the story is the same as the book.

How was the voice acting? 

Well it was good, I just thought Jack Frost, the main character's voice is a bit mature for a teenage character.  

All in all, the movie is great, there are laughs from the situations and characters.  It's a kids movie, kids will enjoy it, some adults will also.  So, for this long weekend we have today in the Philippines, this is a good movie to watch with your kids.  I highly recommend it for its visuals.  

It's not a perfect movie, but it's up there.  This rating is based on Toy Story 3, that is why the rating is only 4 out of 5 stars.  Since, the bar was set by Toy Story 3 as the perfect score, in story, visual, sound/music, voice talents, and overall experience.  I think, if I got more emotion from the film, then I could have given it also a perfect score.    

Rise of the Guardians: Now Showing in the Philippines

I want to watch this movie, Rise of the Guardians is now showing in the Philippines.  I hope it's as good as the trailer implies.

Only one cinema per cineplex, I think, since there are multiple new movies this week.  New movies, this week are Trouble with the Curve, D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers, and Silent Hill Revelation.  Plus the movies released last week Paranormal Activity 4, and 24/7 in love.

You can just imagine, even if you have 10 cinemas, there are probably only one or two movie title shown in more than one cinema.  Take a guess, one of the movie shown in couple of theaters is Breaking Dawn, then again, it's probably its last week in theaters.

Silent Hill Revelation: Now Showing in the Philippines

We have two horror movies showing in the Philippines right now, one is the Paranormal Activity 4, shown since last week, and this new one, Silent Hill Revelation .  I know a couple of people, who will watch this movie on its first week being shown in the Philippines.

It has a MTRCB rating of R16.  I don't know if they censored a lot to pass a certain criteria, but it is currently R16 and is only shown in some theaters.

The synopsis is that a girl has to go back to silent hill to save her father.  Pyramid head, looks cool in the trailer, but that character is darn scary.

24/7 in Love is now showing in the Philippines

Guess what, I was not aware of this movie in the works at all.  It has an all star cast, trying to shoot fishes in a barrel using a shotgun.  I guess they want to make money so bad, that they try to have all the stars in one movie, and have the fans of different stars watch it.  This is a Star Cinema movie, a Philippine film with Filipino casts.

Guess who's in the movie: Bea Alonzo & Zanjoe Marudo, Angelica Panganiban & John Lloyd Cruz, Daniel Padilla & Kathryn Bernardo, Diether Ocampo & Maja Salvador, Gerald Anderson & Kim Chiu,  Piolo Pascual, Pokwang & Sam Milby, Xyriel Manabat, Zaijian Jaranilla, and others.

They say John Lapus is in the movie, but not in the poster.

It's an anthology movie, love stories in a world coming to an end.  It's like the movie Seeking a Friend for  the End of the World.  Yeah, hope they make lots of money on this one, seeing they are banking on an end of the world story.

Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 2 is now showing in the Philippines

I'm sure all are aware that the last installment of the Twilight movie franchise is now showing in the Philippines.

The Review can be seen on clickthecity.com link http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/?p=16870. I'm not gonna make a review of this film, since I will also be flamed by the fans.  Don't believe me?  Read the review from the clickthecity.com film critic and see how many comments/replies are there.  Usually there are only 2 or 3, but this film has multiple reply and comments.

Wreck-It Ralph: Now Showing in the Philippines

I'm looking forward to watching this movie.  It looks good and awesome seeing very nostalgic popular video game characters come to life on the big screen.

Wreck-It Ralph is now showing in the Philippines.  It's about an arcade video game villain (Bad Guy), that feels unappreciated.

I'll write a review once I see it in cinemas.  Hopefully, I'll be able to watch it on its first week.

Skyfall Review

I was able to watch Skyfall on its first week shown in cinemas.  What do I think of it?  Does it deliver on what it has shown on trailers?  Let's find out in my review.

In a nutshell, without spoiling anything about the movie, here is what I have to say:

I got sleepy during the movie, it is a typical James Bond movie, but instead of him saving the western civilization, they give you a bit of a background on James Bond as a person, instead of just a spy.  

The action sequence is good, it is an action film.  Daniel Craig delivers a great believable James Bond.  The villain is your typical James Bond villain (crazy & a bit stupid). 

I give it a 3.5 stars out of 5 stars.  

Why? Because, I almost fell asleep during the movie.  Even if I did, you wont miss much, the villain is a bit flat, the danger is not that imminent .

A bit of spoiler here so, do not read beyond this point if you prefer to find it out for yourself.

First off, the trailer is a bit misleading.  You'd hope it is the whole story, when in fact that action sequence you saw on the trailer is the first 15 minutes outtakes of the film.

The latest take they have on the James Bond Franchise, has been on the personal side of James Bond, how I miss the Pierce Brosnan type of James Bond.  They show, James Bond in a different light, with a bit of his past known to us.  Let's just say, it's a reboot of the franchise.  If you plan to watch more James Bond with Daniel Craig as the lead, then this will be a good start for you.

Old cast and story will be totally thrown out, let us prepare for a new take on 007.  Hope they do better next time, but I won't be watching it on the cinema.  I have a standard for block buster movies, and it it the latest Mission Impossible directed by Brad Bird (director of the Pixar: The Incredibles).  If that is not met, then the movie gets a 3 star or less.