Now Showing in the Philippines: on 3rd week of February

The following movies are showing in the Philippines on 3rd week of February:

• Moment in Time (Filipino Movie)
• A Good Day to Die Hard
• Beautiful Creatures
• Safe Haven
• Warm Bodies
• Lincoln
• Chinese Zodiac
• Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
• Anna Karenina

Enjoy the week with these movies in cinemas.

Walking Dead season 3 continuation shown on Fox

The Walking Dead season 3 continuation is being shown on Fox Channel.  I don't know, if the story will be more intriguing in the coming weeks.  The latest episode is a kind of a let down, from the cliff hanger ending it had on the first half of season 3.

All I can say is, a lot has happened on the latest continuation episode, but I felt it lack something.  Well, hope the next episode will be much better than this week's episode.

Now Showing in the Philippines on 2nd week of February

Movies now showing in the Philippines:

• Moment in Time (Filipino Movie)
• Safe Haven
• A Good Day to Die Hard
• Bullet to the Head
• Mama (Horror)
• Flight
• Chinese Zodiac
• Warm Bodies
• Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
• Upside Down

Some cinemas are not showing Upside Down anymore.

Chinese Zodiac Movie Review

I was able to watch Chinese Zodiac on its second week, before Chinese New Year 2013, on Feb 10.  I wasn't expecting much, but watching it made me reminiscent of the good old Jackie Chan movies.

For me, this is a recommended movie to watch with the whole family .  Not for small innocent kids, but teens may enjoy this film.  This is in par with the Armor of God series of more specific Operation Condor movie.  In the movie, Jackie Chan still uses Mitsubishi as his mode of transport.  He still has the trademark method of eating chewing gum.

How was the Story?

The story has a very simple plot.  The reluctant hero or anti-hero gets involved on a greedy wealthy businessman.  He is good at stealing, and is even proud of his profession.  The story starts as good, then somewhere along the way it gets confusing on a new character just arriving and I never get how she got involved on that part.

Story is good enough, hey, it's a Jackie Chan movie, this is one of the better written story than Mister Nice Guy.  That even has a worst ending than this or the Medallion has an even worst ending than Mister Nice Guy.

The story narration has a start and has an end, and some secondary character story mixed in the main story.  If you aren't a fan of Jackie Chan, and more of a story buff, then I suggest stay clear of this movie.  

How are the Visuals?

Visuals are good, this is a real action movie, none of those CGI stuff. Well, there could be some CGI, but not on the stunts.  The fight sequence are the ones you would expect from a Jackie Chan movie, flowery flowing movements, and almost realistic fight scenes.  When Jackie Chan kicks or punches, he gets hurt on the contact point.

There are fight scenes or action sequence that has never been done before in any film.  Such is the trademark of a Jackie Chan film.  Visually the movie is adequately pleasing.  I still think this movie, is trying to capture the 90's style of movie direction, only with today's latest technology put in the mix. 

How was it Overall?

Overall, it is a 4 out of 5 stars.  Story was okay.  Action was adequate.  Visuals are good.  I enjoyed watching Jackie Chan's last action movie, where he does his own stunts.  

This is the kind of movie, I will watch even though I know the story isn't all there.  I get to see a world where beautiful things happened and people of different nationalities are all there.  Can you imagine modern pirates with different nationalities?  Only in a Jackie Chan movie. 

I laughed multiple times watching this in the cinema.  Other audiences, I was with inside the cinema, laughed also with me.  If you are trying to forget your problems for a while and what a good laugh and action.  Then, this is the movie to watch, just throw away the serious and clear story aspect of the movie.  

Mama (Horror): Now Showing in the Philippines

This movie is interesting, it has the name of Guillermo Del Toro on the poster.  I like the way he directed Hellboy, movie.  So I think the theme of this movie could be in par with his imagination on creating some of the characters in Hell Boy 2, which are not in the comics.

Mama movie is not directed by Guillermo Del Toro, but will probably be given justice by the one directing it.  I'm sure it will stand up to the Guillermo Del Toro brand name of movies.  Although, I got sleepy on the movie, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.

This movie might be just what a horror movie should be.  Do horror movies always involve an innocent couple? A child and a paranormal being?

Story revolves on 2 kids living in the woods, then "rescued" by a couple to live with them, but the kids are not alone, they bought someone with them.

Broken City: Now Showing in the Philippines

This is another crime drama, involving politics.  Based on the trailer I have seen, a politician (Russell Crowe), had his wife followed by a cop (Mark Wahlberg) whom he trusts.  Somewhere down the line, it gets complicated and the cop gets in a jam.

This is a movie to watch if your in to political thrillers and a bit of action.  Broken City is currently on its first week of showing in Philippine cinemas.

Upside Down: Now Showing in the Philippines

When I first saw the trailer of this movie, in a cinema, I was blown away by the concept and visuals.  It's like a Romeo and Juliet movie, with a twist that two worlds co-exist, they are upside-down each other.  Hence, the title Upside Down, because of two worlds atop of each other.

I have to admit it's a great movie concept, I just hope it's good as it looks.  I will probably watch this movie, if there are no other contenders for the week.  And there seems to be none that can top this on my weekly watchable list.