Of All the Things - Philippine Movie: Now Showing

I haven't seen or heard about this movie until a couple of weeks ago when I saw it on local Philippine website on coming soon movies.  I have not seen any trailer of this movie, and I have been in cinemas at least once a week.  If they promoted it well I could at least have seen it on TV.

I think, they also know people will probably pass on this movie, seeing they already watched "The Mistress" which was hyped by ABS-CBN.  People, would probably decide to pass on this movie, since they have no clue on what this movie is about.  The title does not help either, all we know it's a romantic film.  Will this even help Aga Mulach on his start on a political career?  Who knows.

The Perks of being a Wallflower: Now Showing in the Philippines

The Perks of being a Wallflower is now showing in Philippine cinemas.  The first time I saw this on trailer, I immediately thought, probably not my cup of tea.  I think this movie will be appreciated more by teens, and those feeling being an outcast in their school.

So, yeah. If your a fan of Emma Watson from Harry Potter movies.  Then you probably will enjoy seeing her on a different role.

Dredd - Movie Review

Well, I was able to finally watch the not so famous Dredd movie.  I can tell you right now, it has a merit of its own.  And you may try to compare this to the Stallone - Judge Dredd movie, but you will be a bit disappointed with this one, if you do that.

When watching this Dredd movie, I keep thinking if this was created during the 80's.  I mean the color reminds me of old 80's movies, and the cars are not that futuristic.  You will be more inspired with the old Judge Dredd movie than this one.  This version has more gore and violence than the Stallone version.  Also, I think the one shown in Philippines has more cuts in the gory parts.

The movie, will remind you, that it will look great if you watch it in 3D.  There are lot's of scenes, where it really looks good in 2D, what more if you were watching it in 3D?

There are elements to this movie that makes this a good story, I say "good" but not great.  There are times, the movie felt dragging, like 70% of the movie.  But there are some quite good scenes, that I think is memorable for this movie.

I know people are reminded of the Indonesian film, "The Raid" when watching this, since, it's almost the same story.  Law enforcement, enter a building, they are attacked by a drug lord, and tenants or people inside try to kill them.

I think this movie, only shows a day in Judge Dredd's life.  There is no grand scale plot that affects their judging system, only the everyday goings in Judge Dredd's life.

How I miss, Stallone's version of "I am the Law!".  I don't recommend this film, unless you're a Judge Dredd fan, or watched the first Stallone version and want to compare.  Otherwise, you will be sleeping inside the theater or thinking of leaving and do something else.

It's a two (2) and a half stars out of five (5) for this movie.

Ruby Sparks: Now Showing in the Philippines

Ruby Sparks has been shown in Philippine cinemas, since Wednesday,  I am only writing about it now, since most theaters only have one cinema showing this movie.  Unlike other movie titles, that are shown at least in 2 cinemas, this movie is only shown in one.

What is the story or concept of this movie?  Well, a writer thru his mind and typewriter, willed a female into existance and everything he writes about her becomes true.  And worst part is, he is in love with her, since she is his ideal woman.  This is based on the trailer I saw of this movie.

If you don't want action (Dredd), and horror (Pridyider) movies showing this week.  Then this is the movie to watch, a romance movie, chick flick.

Pridyider - a Philippine movie: Now Showing in the Philippines

Pridyider is now showing in Philippine cinemas.

It is a movie remake and expansion of an original episode in a Shake, Rattle and Roll franchise.  The original character was Janice De Belen, and she is also in this remake.  I wonder, how they can improve the movie, but Andi Eigenmann as the lead actress could make the film good as the original or better.

Dredd movie: now showing in the Philippines

Dredd is now showing in theaters, although not expected to see a box office hit, I think this movie still could be fun to watch.  In Gateway Cineplex 10 only 3 cinemas are showing the movie out of 10 cinemas.  There are currently 3 other local films, and 2 foreign films showing in cinemas.

I'm still not sure, if I'm gonna be able to watch this movie and give a review this week.  I'm thinking of watching Ruby Sparks, depends really on my movie watching buddy.

Resident Evil: Retribution - Review

Well, I finally got to see the movie.  I pretty much enjoyed the movie.  Even though the "click the city" critic, that I usually based my decisions on watching a movie or not, only gave it 1 and a half stars.  I understand, his frustration on the movie, but the USA critics gave great reviews on the movie.  Mixed reviews from all of them, but let me also give my personal opinion and review on the movie.

Okay, for me, it was a fun movie to watch.  I was kinda expecting it to be a thrill ride from start to finish, it being an action movie.  The action starts after the narration of the main character, it's all good.  Also, a new kind of zombies are presented here, like running zombies and zombie army that can use machine guns and operate vehicles.

It has the same feel to it, from the first, second, third, so forth movie.  There is a sense of being a big, blockbuster film.  I didn't feel cheated out of my money for watching this movie, I got my money's worth in my opinion.  Would I watch it again? Sure, if it is shown on cable or HBO.  I would probably watch the whole franchise again, if it was a marathon in HBO or Cinemax.  That would be almost half a day of Resident Evil.

This movie is a 3 and a half stars out of 5 stars, for me.  Even though, a 5 minute explanation by the main character on what happen previously in the movie franchise was not necessary.  People should just rent or buy the previous parts, if they haven't seen it before.  People who watched this movie, most probably already watched all the previous ones, especially the last one before this movie.

If you have never seen previous movies of this movie franchise, I suggest you watch the first movie and decide if you like it.  Then watch all the rest until this latest installment movie.  I'm still excited for the next movie of the Resident Evil franchise.


SPOILER (kinda, just the ending spoiler)


Ok, I might spoil it for you here, but the movie ends in a cliff hanger sequence or scene, which they did not mention.  Like the last movie, it wants you to watch the next one.  Which I did, but this one is better then the last one.  They better put an ending on the next one, or people will be really pissed.  People already reacted after the movie that it was like a restart to the first one.  For me, it was an OK ending, since I still want to watch more Resident Evil movies.  Come on, that's why they still make zombie movies, people still watch them.  That is why they still make "the walking dead" series.  People's fear of the dead going back to life and going after them, still sells.

The Mistress - a Philippine Movie, is now showing

"The Mistress" is a Philippine movie staring the long time love-team actors: John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.  I have seen some of their films as a love-team, they have good chemistry on screen.  

Their movie "One More Chance" is already a classic in Philippine cinema, and a strong recommendation on my part for you to watch it, if you haven't seen it yet.  I lost interest in Philippine cinema, a long time ago, but this classic movie gave me something to look forward to in the revival of our cinema arts.

Anyway, "The Mistress" is a story of between a man who is in love with a mistress of another man.  As far as I can tell after watching the trailer.  The trailer looks promising for a good movie, but it really depends on audience expectations.

Here is their full trailer of the movie, "The Mistress".

Resident Evil:Retribution is now showing in the Philippines

Resident Evil: Retribution is now showing in the Philippines.  I'm excited to see this one.  I'll give a review of this movie soon. One of the reason, I'm watching this is because of the trailer showing all previous dead characters are back and new characters from the game will be in this movie.

Welcome to Movies, Cable, & TV Philippines

Welcome, readers, I made this blog to help people know what movies, series are already available in the Philippines.  I will also post, up coming movies and series, that you should look forward in the Philippines. Hopefully with this blog I can inform you on the latest movie, cable, and TV you can expect in the Philippine area.

I will try to update often on movies & series I have seen and give my opinion on their merits.