Digital Fortress

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s almost a month ago when it was released at ngayon ko lang mare-review. This “review” (just like any other reviews I have) is actually my thoughts about the movie. (I don’t consider myself as a good reviewer nor a movie critic.) So what took me so long? Well, it doesn’t matter. Basta satisfied na ako dahil napanood ko pa rin sya sa big screen yesterday. Baka kasi mawala na sa sine once ipalabas na ang “Sukob” and “The Break Up” this Wednesday.
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If I were to become a filmmaker, I’ll start with a horror film. When I say ‘horror’, I mean movies in the likes of ‘Final Destination‘, ‘Saw‘ and ‘Hostel‘ and not local horror films like ‘Bahay ni Lola’ etc where the main attractions are ghosts, monsters and white ladies copied from Japanese horror movies.

If given a chance, I’ll start with a zombie film filled with litters of blood and human intestines. (Yeah, I like gory movies more than those ‘ghost’ flicks.)

Remember, LOTR director Peter Jackson started his film career in this genre. And now I wanted to revolutionize our local horror movies into something controversial that any Filipino would like to see out of curiosity.

I’d like to cast Judy Ann, Jolina, or even Sugar from Eat Bulaga and other celebrities that most people will pay to see those actors’ head to be crushed by a truck, rip their arms off thru a chainsaw, expose their internal organs or be eaten alive by zombies. (I’d like to see Ethel Booba’s boobs to burst into flames too…)

Now, that’s cool to watch…especially on the big screen….

Naaasar ako kasi hindi ko pa napapanood ang Superman Returns. Wala kasi akong kasama, time at pera. So tatanga na lang ba ako? Bahala na. Maganda sanang time manood sa mismong araw ng laban ni Pacquiao at Larios kasi walang masyadong tao sa labas. Walang traffic. Walang ding jeep kasi nakatutok lahat sa TV. Hehehe..

Speaking of the fight…Parang masyadong kampante ang mga Pinoy na mananalo si Manny. May schedule na nga yung victory party para kay Pacman sa Channel 2 e. Parang may under-the-table agreement na dapat manalo si Pacquiao.

Anyway, hindi naman yun ang topic ko. Gusto ko lang i-verify sa inyo kung meron kayong nararamdamang kakaiba when watching the end credits of a film. Read more »

What??? Sabi ko na nga ba….uunti-untiin ng New Line ang DVD releases ng LOTR e. Ngayon naman panibagong “limited edition” kuno. At kelan nila ilalabas ang bloopers? Sa 25th Anniversary? Baka naman every 3 years may ilalabas na bagong behind-the-scene footage. Hindi pa pala lubos ang extra materials na ni-present nila sa extended edition DVDs? Meron pa? Talagang nag-e-extract sila ng pera sa LOTR kahit tapos na ang franchise a.

Pero kung pagkakasyahin nila ang theatrical release at extended editions sa iisang disc? Panu yun? Baka pumangit quality?

At ano yung seamless branching? Kapag nandun ka na sa isang scene, may pop-up button na pwede kang pumili kung gusto mo i-extend ang scene?

Ewan. Sa totoo lang yung new documentary lang ang habol ko sa set na ito e. Wala pa naman ako pera (kasi once a week na lang ako napasok).

Nabuhay na naman ang pagiging Ringer ko kahit magtatatlong taon na na walang LOTR movie.

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Here are the short reviews of movies that I saw some weeks ago in home video. Hindi ko alam kung eto na yun lahat:

Saw II
I like the first one so I rented this but I have to say that the first Saw is still better. The only reason I’m into this is the gore and the twist at the end of the movie plus a chance to see Jigsaw longer than the first one. 6/10.

FlightPlan
This is a thriller that spends half of the movie looking for a child. And when I found out where Jodie Foster’s daughter is, I’m not surprised nor intrigued. Typical conspiracy ek ek. BTW, Sean Bean (Boromir in LOTR) is here too! For me, Red Eye is still the best ‘airplane’ thriller with strong performances from Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams. 6/10.
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I’ve just received the last half of my allowance from my practicum in Accenture and I’m very delightful that it’s P1000 higher than the last. Hehe. So, Lani and I watched X-Men!!!

I had this dream yesterday that I watched X3 in a theater and after just 1 minute, the movie ends without a single hint of any mutants whatsoever. I was very devastated. Siguro I just worry so much and I thought this last X-Men movie will disappoint.
But thank god and it didn’t. It’s highly entartaining. This is the movie that defines what a summer blockbuster season should be. It’s really worth the admission ticket not like *frowns* the “Da Vinci Code”. Read more »