3-In-1

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a movie review in my blog. Not that I haven’t been active in the movie scene lately; it’s just that I’m so tamad to post reviews plus I’ve also been busy lately with work. But since it’s a Saturday and I’ve nothing to do save for killing time before the CHARTIS Christmas party which, by the way, does not commence until six in the evening tonight, I’m posting a 3-in-1 movie review of some of the flicks I’ve seen recently, raving about it or otherwise. After all, I’m not a self-confessed movie buff for nothing, you know! *wink*

2012

Okay, this was one movie that got my senses awake and alert... quite literally! Seriously, it kinda reminds me of the movie Armageddon with the end-of-the-world-is-near-and-there-is-not-much-we-can-do theme, except that instead of rugged Bruce Willis you get semi-nerdy-and-sometimes-clumsy John Cusack. Oh, and in 2012, the world came to an end from its insides rather than waiting for some humungous chunk of space metal threatening to hit Earth smack in the atmosphere but then gets blown up in space anyway. But seriously, I found myself exhausted after watching the movie. Exhausted because throughout the movie I never stopped hoping that towards the end, it may not seem too hopeless at all for mankind; exhausted because I couldn’t help but cry for the human drama that’s being depicted in the movie; and exhausted after having watched John Cusack and his family try to outrun and survive extinction that literally kept me at the edge of my seat inside the theatre. In terms of visual and special effects, it’s a two thumbs-up!!! Truly, it’s one hell of an eye opener that got me thinking however on Earth will I be able to come up with a couple of billion Euros to buy myself a seat on some 21st century Noah’s Ark? Seriously. (PS: That voice-controlled car was cool, too! ^_^)

New Moon

I still stand by what I said about the book – way too teenybopper to the ranks of Sweet Valley fiction. As for the movie, well, New Moon is an obvious improvement of its predecessor. But as far as the actors were concerned, the only notable level-up is that of Jacob’s character. (After all, New Moon is technically Jacob’s intro into the limelight.) As for the rest of the crew, Rob Pattinson’s acting is still so-so, and Kirsten still could do a lot more on her facial expressions. Still, it wasn’t so bad, and I’d prefer the Twilight movies over the books ANYTIME!!! But Harry Potter over Twilight? Erhmm… a no-brainer!

Ninja Assassin

This has got to be one of the BLOODIEST movie created. Ever. I can’t help but compare Ninja Assassin to Kill Bill, except that the latter has got more class, intrigue, and killer moves. (Uma Thurman simply rocks with that samurai!)As for Ninja Assassin, I think the movie was a bit overrated, the theatrical trailer was a bit deceiving, and it lacked substance to complement all the violence. As for Rain, no offense to all Rain fans out there, but the dude’s got a huge room for improvement in terms of acting. I mean, it’s never enough that he’s got killer abs – he’s got to brush up on his acting as well. But that’s as far as my opinion goes. Overall, Ninja Assassin would be the kind of movie I’d prefer to watch on home video just so that I can save on movie tickets and popcorn.

Well, it’s quite a long post, eh? 2009 ain’t over yet, so there are still a couple of promising movies I’d like to see before the year closes. I haven’t watched any local movies lately, and I’ve yet to decide if there’s any movie in the upcoming MMFF (Metro Manila Film Festival) which I’m gonna see on the big screen. Oh well, let's see... :)