Movies, Movies… (Starry, Starry Ratings)

Hingang malalim, medyo madami ‘to…

Juno

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Fast Review: A movie that tackles the important issue of teenage pregnancy. Medyo nakakatawa yung pelikula but still it was able to seriously delve on the issue at hand. I also love the main character, Juno, who is this happy-go-lucky-type of girl who doesn’t care about what other people will say as long as she’s having fun and enjoying herself. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

Zoolander

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Fast Review: One of my all-time favorite Ben Stiller film, tungkol ito sa isang medyo tangang male model. Medyo na-discuss din ng pelikula ang issue ng child labor, in a very funny and quirky way. Siguradong sasakit yung tiyan nyo sa kakatawa with this one, especially with all the stupid lines na ibinabato ng mga characters lalo na si Stiller. My favorite was the one when he was offered her very own reading center. Ipinakita sa kanya yung model nung building to which he reacted, “What is this? A center for ants! How can you expect children to learn how to read, if they can’t even fit inside the building?!” Panalo! Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.

American Beauty

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Fast Review: Ilang beses ko nang napanood ang ending ng pelikulang ito sa HBO and this is the only time na napanood ko siya ng buo. Tungkol sa isang lalaking dumadanas sa mid-life crisis, ang pelikulang ito ay tumalakay sa kung paano binubuhay ng karamihang tao ang buhay nila. A sexy movie that deals with a very serious matter, talagang mapapaisip ka sa pelikulang ito. And as far as kung ano ang napulot ko sa pelikula: hindi dapat natin gawing seryoso ang buhay natin. As much as possible, we should enjoy it. Don’t believe that stupid saying about life starting at 40, because some of us may be dead by that time. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

What Happens in Vegas

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Fast Review: Okay na sana yung pelikulang ito, though it’s a chick flick. It’s funny, it’s sexy and it has Cameron Diaz in it. However, the lead guy is that annoying Punk’d dude which basically ruined the movie for me. I just hate that guy. The movie itself: tolerable if you don’t have better things to do. It will make you laugh and medyo may kilig factor na din. Pero if asked kung ire-recommend ko ba yung pelikula sa ibang tao? Siguro to some who is not easily bored by shallow things, pwede. Pero if you’re looking for something na medyo mapag-iisip kayo, this movie is not for you. Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

The Forbidden Kingdom

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Fast Review: I don’t really know what to say about this movie. Natulog ako habang pinapanood yung pelikula. I just though na masyadong cliche ito nung kung-fu genre at underdog films kaya tinamad ako. Buti na lang hindi ako napilit ng baby ko na panoorin yung pelikula dati sa sine kasi magiging malaking aksaya lang pala. Don’t get me wrong, I may not be a big fan of kung-fu flicks, Jacky Chan and Jet Li pero I still enjoy once in a while yung mga ganitong pelikula. Not just this fillm though. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars.

27 Dresses

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Fast Review: What can I say? I love Katherine Heigl. First saw her sa 100 Girls as this tomboyish chick, tapos sa Grey’s Anatomy. And now, she is definitely in full blossom. Lalo na sa pelikulang ito. It’s about a girl who is always a bridemaid, but never the bride. Another thing I liked about this movie is that it basically wanna say that life is not about making other people happy, but making oneself happy. Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Fast Food Nation

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Fast Review: I actually thought that this film is a comedy. But watching it, it turns out that this is a film that has a political statement. It’s a social realist movie that deals with ills of industrialism, social inequality and animal cruelty. It also features some big stars including Bruce Willis, Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama, Ethan Hawke and even Avril Lavigne. I definitely recommend this movie to everyone, especially at this time of crisis. Medyo puro usap nga lang yung pelikula pero in that way, naging hard-hitting pa rin siya. A little warning though to all those squeamish people, there is a long scene of brutal cow butchery by the end of the film, na pwedeng hindi magustuhan ng iba. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.