Heneral Luna [2015]

October 01, 2015
Cinema 12, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City

When making a movie review, you'll always think what happen and need to have your realization or even your enterpretation of the movie. That's the thing I don't like doing coz I don't know how to do it. I just went to a movie, to watched, picture picture then post it here.

After watching Heneral Luna, I tried to read some movie reviews from the professional movie reviewers. I kinda agree with Sergio Gabriel for being shame and pride being Filipino. Shame coz of the rampant crab mentality Filipino has. Pride coz despite the mistresses movies has been produced by big movie producers in the Country, there are others who's brave enough to come up with this. If its true that its going to be a trillogy, then I can't wait for the other 2 Philippine heroes to be seen on big screen soon. I heard the next is Gen. Gregorio del Pilar. Is it going to be Paulo Avelino (special participation in Heneral Luna as Gen. Gregorio del Pilar), I hope so.

I almost can't believe that it was a last full show. The long line for the movie was unbelievable, the fact that this was not on its first week, this was first shown to the public last September 9, 2015 and I could honestly say, I was surprised but then after the show, you would say, no wonder! It was a great movie experience. Not your tpyical movie you've always wanted but kinda refreshing movie you wanna watch.

What I like about this movie:

1. It's history
2. The actors, special mention to Archie Alemania
3. The sound effects (I caught myself shouting in surprised when the souldier has been shot at his nightwatch in his 'yosi time')

What I don't like about this movie:

1. It's history (yeah, I know, I mentioned it above)
2. The special effects (needs improvement)

List of movies that is based to the story of Philippine heroes that I know:

1. José Rizal (1998) - Starring Cesar Montano as Dr. Jose Rizal. Directed by Marilou-Diaz Abaya

2. Rizal sa Dapitan (1997) - Starring Albert Martinez as Jose Rizal. Directed by Tikoy Aguiluz

3. Lapu-Lapu (2002) - Starring Lito Lapid as Lapu-Lapu and Joyce Jimenez. Directed by William G. Mayo

4. Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio (2010) - Starring Alfred Vargas as Andres Bonifacio, Lance Raymundo as Emilio Aguinaldo. Directed by Mario O'Hara

5. Jose Rizal: The First Hero (2012) - Documentary. Directed by Paolo Abella

6. El Presidente (2012) - Staring ER Ejercito as Emilio Aguinaldo. Directed by Mark Meily

7. Supremo (2012) - Starring Alfred Vargas as Andres Bonifacio. Directed by Richard Somes

I'd like to thank SM Lifestyle Entertainment Inc. for this free movie experience.

#BenchDesignStudio (Create Your Own Design 2015)

September 13, 2015

SM Megamall Fashion Hall, Building D

I saw this campaign last year but didn't have the time to visit their locations coz maybe it fall on weekdays or too far from my place, either way. This year, they visited SM Megamall on September 11-13, 2015 so I made sure to drop by and have my personalized shirt!

Personalized things are my fetish. Whatever it is, as long as my name on it, I'd definitely love it. When Bench decided to do this personalize design shirt to be printed right away and you'll have to wait for few minutes, I can't afford to miss it again. Good thing, they're just around my vicinity.

During the event, I saw Ellen Adarna and Pancho Magno (celebrity guests) but I poses with their cute DJ, Tyson Kraft. Harhar!

with Tyson Kraft

And they even have freebies in every personalized shirt. I got 2 items from Oishi and Datu Puti.

Fantastic Four [2015]

August 5, 2015

Cinema 3, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City

Oh, I'm trying to make a review here. Don't hate me, I'm not real critic (I don't even know how to make one), I'm just a movie goer that wanna say my two cents worth.

I don't wanna go further to the details of the story because you can read them in Wikipedia or any other sites.

10 years ago, I watched the same movie title, Fantastic Four. So basically, almost everything here is about comparing the 2 movies.

What I Like This Movie

I like this movie because the story started from 5th Grade showing the solid friendship between Reed Richards and Ben Grimm which doesn't happened 10 years ago.

I also like how Sue's power became very useful compare to the previous one.

What I Don't Like This Movie

I don't like how they execute the movie because as a normal being, I can't feel the super heroes around me. Yeah, they maybe saved the world by fighting Doctor Doom but unlike the previous Fantastic Four, they were literally saving people yet struggling in fighting the villain.

Sorry but noticed that I was not convinced about Miles Teller aka Reed Richards' acting that he is a genius one. I don't know but I was just not convinced but on the contrary the younger version of him did a very good job.

Verdict

To be honest, I still like the 2005 movie than this! But great story though! No wonder there are lots of negative reviews to this movie. Oh, I forgot to mention, first day of showing here in the Philippines but I can count in my fingers the people inside the movie house including us. Sad :'(

Encef and Ms Girlie

Main Characters:

Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic

- Ioan Gruffudd (2005); Miles Teller (2015)

Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

- Jessica Alba (2005); Kate Mara (2015)

Johnny Storm / Human Torch

- Chris Evans (2005); Michael B. Jordan (2015)

Ben Grimm / The Thing

- Michael Chiklis (2005); Jamie Bell (2015)

Merry Christmas Everyone

Passing to the mall and have some poses would be a lot to cherish.

Some of my moments with MerrySMChristmases:

2010: (L-R) Me, Harold, Joan, Girlie, Rob and Edlen

2011: (L-R) Bonne, Girlie, Jay and Me

2014

My First Time To Visit SM Megamall Building D

October 25, 2014

SM Megamall Building D, Mandaluyong City

This is my first time actually to check out what are the new additions of SM Megamall.

The main reason why I checked out Building D was to find my friend who is working in H&M. I was expecting the boutique was just a typical boutique I used to go. I was wrong coz they're occupying three level. Oh come on, how can I find her? Still I tried to check every level but found nothing. But during my search, I saw Janno Gibbs and wife Bing Loyzaga in the crowd. It cross my mind to ask a photo op with them but they're too busy searching clothes so I did not bother.

Because I can't find my friend here, so I proceed to meet my other good friends for our get together. We roam around the new building until we've noticed the line of people. Some kind of they've been given a card. Since I've been collecting reward cards from different establishments/brands, so we've decided to check it out.  True, it was a reward card from City Of Dreams Manila. Cool! We even had a raffle ticket for change to win a car instantly, unfortunately I didn't win it but instead a pillow. Not bad! Thanks to them. Superlike!

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters [2013]

January 25, 2013

Megamall, Cinema 3

Honestly, wala akong alam sa kwento neto sa fairytale. Kya purely new sa akin lahat ng characters although naririnig ko na sina Hansel and Gretel pero ung buong kwento ay di ko alam.

Nagsimula ang movie sa isang madilim na gabi. Ang magkapatid na sina Hansel at Gretel ay matutulog na sana pero dali dali silang dinala sa gubat ng kanilang ama at iniwan doon. Lumipas na ang mga oras pero di parin bumalik ang kanilang ama at clueless sila kung ano ang nangyayari. Kya naglakad-lakad nalang sila na di alam kung saan papunta hanggang sa nakarating sila sa isang gingerbread house kung saan nakatira doon ang isang matandang witch. Pinagtangkaan sila ng witch at napatay nila. Throughout the years after the incident, Hansel and Gretel become ruthless bounty hunters dedicated to exterminating witches. Their work is relatively easy because for an unknown reason, they are immune to spells and curses. Si Hansel pala ay diabetic kya kailangan nya turukan kada-araw.

Action-packed ang movie na to. You will not get bored with the entire movie. Meron pang super sexy scene. Kya pala R-rated ito at na-move sa January 2013 ang showing from the original schedule of March 2012.

So far, gusto ko lahat ng movies ni Jeremy Renner na napanood ko, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol then backtrack to Thor, The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy.

The Healing [2012]

August 2, 2012
SM Megamall, Cinema 9

Napanood mo na ba ang The Healing? Kaloka ang movie na to kc naging paranoid ako dahil dito. First time to nangyari sa akin na pati pag-uwi ko tinatakot ko pa sarili ko. Akalain mo na habang nasa jeep ako pauwi muntik akong mapasigaw sa gulat ng biglang kumakok ang konduktor. Asar talaga.

Matatakutin ako, oo pero kapag umuuwi na ako, kaya ko syang alisin sa utak ko pero ang movie na to naiisip ko sya lagi mula ng umalis sa sinehan hanggang kaninang umaga, mula paggising hanggang papunta nalang ako sa opisina. Ano ba? 

Ngayon iniisip ko tuloy na lahat ng taong nakakasalubong ko kamukha ko na any moment mamatay na ako. Nakakaloka diba? Hayz!

Tama nga ang mga comment ng iba na masyadong minamani ni Ate Vi ang portrayal  nya na para bang naghahanap ka pa ng mabigat na eksena pero wala kang makita. Bakit ba naman kc ako naghahanap ng ganun eh di naman to drama. Eh kc naman ang mga bida puro dramatic actors like Janice de Belen and Kim Chiu plus Carmi Martin. I'd like to commend Martin del Rosario sa movie na to kasi para sa akin sobrang nag-standout sya. Astig!

Over all, super ganda ng movie! Iba ang pinoy. Di ko mabilang ang sigaw ko. Hahaha.. Nakakahiya man pero ganun tlaga, magaling silang magpasigaw ng tao. May narinig nga akong comment sa harapan namin na OA naman ang tili na un, akala ko ako un pero may mas OA pa pala sa akin, sa likuran namin. Un lang, masaya na nakakakaba at nakakabaliw! Ay naku, kung di mo un mapanood, sayang talaga, ma-miss mo sa buong buhay mo ang mapasigaw ng bonggang-bongga! Ayt!

On a lighter moment, natawa naman ako kahit papaano doon sa color coding nila. Di ko maisip na may ganung concept ang pinoy movies. First time ko din makapanood ng movie na iisa ang kulay ng lahat ng tao na nahagilap ng camera. Biruin mo naman pati kulay ng dingding ng bahay magkakulay sa damit na suot ng characters. Ang di ko lang ma-gets ay ung uwak. Di naman napaliwanag ang uwak. Hehehe.

Pero mas natawa ako sa trailer ng "Pinoy Super Kid"! Kya pala natin gumawa ng all English movie eh. Hahaha.. Okray!

@Megamall Cinema 9 w/ Ms Girl, Ms Girl's Sis & Husband, Aunt & Cousin