this movie is surprisingly good and witty for a disney kid movie. i almost wished that this was like a harry potter film with 6 sequels.

just discovered today that they have a nice interactive website. go ahead, it’s not too early for second childhood =)

where: Glorietta 1, Cinema 2
when: Saturday, 3 September 2005. 09:30 p.m.

this is about the adventures of a caregiver who is driven by the guilt of abandoning her father in his dying days. it got her into a lot of trouble and ultimately led to her demise.

great acting, good plot, and a nice twist in the end, sppoky!! but basically it just boils down to these facts:

1. you can’t undo your past mistakes,
2. live a guilt free life =) and
3. don’t agree to live in big creepy houses even if they offer you $1000 a week.


where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 2
when: Friday, 19 August 2005. 10:20 p.m.

witty dialogue, light comedy, amusing situations, totally predictable plot except for the last scene where the girl has to swim across the lake to get the man of her dreams. overall this is a fun, warm, and feel good movie, i recommend you don’t watch it with bitter single women =) or guys who think john cusack is gay, so as not to ruin the effect hehe,

my friend let me borrow the novel where this film was based, she said the swim scene at the end was not in the book. thank god.

where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 2
when: Wednesday, 17 August 2005. 8:50 p.m.

this film is a major nose twitching event. i will not dignify it with a review. as i left the theater, i remember looking under the seats for my IQ.

where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 4
when: Saturday, 13 August 2005. 9:50 p.m.

“moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other.”

this is definitely one of the best movies i’ve seen this year. can’t wait to get a copy of the soundtrack =).

In The Deep
by Bird York

Thought you had
all the answers
to rest your heart upon
but something happens
don’t see it coming,
now you can’t stop yourself
now you’re out there swimming
in the deep

Life keeps tumbling
your heart in circles
till you let go
till you shed your pride
and you climb to heaven
and you throw yourself off
now you’re out there spinning
in the deep

the dialogues are so real and full of life. it’s humanity at its rawest form, tackling race, poverty, and the american dream that almost everyone else want to take a piece of. this is one of those films you would wish everyone else should watch, but sadly only a few would actually appreciate its message.

where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 4
when: Saturday, 6 August 2005. 6:50 p.m.

after you’ve watched the trailer of this movie, you won’t be surprised anymore by its plot. i wish film teasers wouldn’t divulge the rest of the story, otherwise what is left for us to look forward to?

humans were never really meant to live a simple life. they easily get bored with climate controlled environments where all they do is eat, sleep, exercise and wear white tracksuits and puma shoes. they need to be chased around by helicopters and men with big guns in order to have more meaning in their lives.. more importantly, they prefer black matrix like costumes.

where: Glorietta 1 Cinema 2
when: Thursday, 22 July 2005. 10:10 p.m.

is it true that no matter which choices we take, some things are just bound to happen? well that’s a comforting thought (i think), at least you wouldn’t have to go on and on about what you did wrong or what you could have done. just live the moment, live each day as if it were your last, and let the people who matter to you know how much you care for them. this is the message of this film. “if only she had taken the bus” =p

where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 5
when: Wednesday, 13 July 2005. 7:20 p.m.

this is a movie about reluctant heroes.. coming to terms with their new found powers. basically they didn’t save the world from any evil conqueror or invading aliens. they saved the world from themselves =)


where: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 1
when: Friday, 8 July 2005. 10:30 p.m.

to fill up my weekly dose of buttered popcorn, i had to endure this movie. =) and it was actually fun. the leading man couldn’t be anymore perfect – a rich, kind, good looking surgeon, and he’s not gay (movie insider joke). what more could you ask for? you can forget reality under your seats in this film..


where: Glorietta 1 Cinema 4
when: Sunday, 3 July 2005. 05:20 p.m.

“this isn’t a war, it’s an extermination”, so says one of the characters in the movie. its really the visuals that saved this film. the ferriers are psychotic, and in the end the invaders died as quickly as they arrived. it was too convenient that all of the main characters survived. i give it 4 stars for the effects, -1 star for the script, and .5 star for being a spielberg movie =)
 

where: Greenbelt 1 Cinema 2
when: Wednesday, 29 June 2005. 09:00 p.m.