Thor’s Day and Two Other Tales

Over dinner, my dad shared his thoughts on Marvel’s Thor after hearing my brother say that he just recently downloaded the said flick. For weeks I have been unable to air my reactions on the latest movies I watched, so here goes a triple take on “Thor”, “The Vanishing on 7th Street”, and “Limitless.” Nordic [...]

Alien flick strikes again

While on queue for the movie I Am Number Four, the lady in front of me asked the ticket seller “What’s this movie about?” and the employee in the booth answered, “It’s a sci-fi action film.” The movie started at 2:30pm and lo and behold, all the action and sci-fi scenes started an hour later. [...]

In the name of Love… and Other Drugs

Love and Other Drugs reminds me of my childhood days when my mom used to tag me along during her clinic hours while the “powder blue” Pfizer guys and girls would swarm around and present samples to her. I love those cool giveaway pens, of course! This movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway is [...]

Will the real Alex Pearce please stand up?

A thriller with a romantic twist – that’s the best description for “The Tourist” starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. This 103-minute movie set in Venice is for those who want to try a serious version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Aside from Jolie’s attractive aura throughout the movie (not to mention her pouty lips), [...]

Seven Dragon Balls

I can’t help but laugh when my friend sings ‘Cha-la head cha-la’ – the lines from the theme song of Dragon Ball. The animated Japanese series “Dragon Ball” was one of my favourites when I was a kid. After so many years, 20th Century Fox finally got the rights to produce a live movie out [...]

‘Slumdog’ praises and Oscar acclaims

Now I know why AMPAS awarded 8 Oscars to Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ The sensational story behind the success of this movie already reverberated in households all over the world for quite some time even before the Academy Awards. From Dumas to Christopher de Leon The show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” played the [...]

The Man Who Can’t Be Moved (by Twilight)

The title of the bittersweet song of “The Script” describes my feelings toward the movie “TWILIGHT.” Too bad Stephenie Meyer wasn’t able to catch my attention because of my demanding office work schedule. Aside from not being able to grab a copy of the book, I haven’t read the complete “e-book” series saved in my [...]

When post-its are not enough

A South Korean flick entitled “A Moment to Remember” has been the subject of interest for quite sometime in our office. I immediately watched this 2004 movie the night I got hold of the DVD copy which was passed around in the office. The story involves a young lady named Su Jin (Ye-jin Son) who [...]

What a Chronicle!

Two and a half hours of Narnia isn’t bad after all. Compared to the first Narnia produced three years ago, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” is better. Director Andrew Adamson developed an action-packed film that can keep your heart pounding throughout battle scenes and thrilling moments. The setting is spectacular and viewers are kept [...]

In Need of a Hero

The world needs Iron Man. It was a rainy Friday evening when my parents decided that our family would to go to the mall after office hours to watch Iron Man. Arriving 30 minutes before run time, I grabbed a cheeseburger meal before joining my family on the second row balcony. The hype caused by [...]