The Underworld Series - Review :)

I tend to be a bit picky when it comes to vampire movies. I don’t really need them to be unique, to show me something new about the vampire or to even be works of art. Mostly, I just want to be entertained with the general myth which I'm very fascinated about.

That’s why I love the Underworld movies. Most of the people I know look at me strangely when I say it is one of my favorite vampire series since they compared their favorite vampire movie to mine which is Twilight ( I happen to roll my eyes at them as well). They talk of poor acting and bad lines, but I like the acting and I thought the lines worked. I’m not after Oscar-award-winning performances, I just want to chase good acting and somehow, more realistic point of view of the director and the writer.

I think my favorite part of the trilogy is the  Rise of the Lycans, the most, as it tells the story of how the feud came about, of why Lucien hates vampires and why Viktor is so hell-bent on destroying Michael, a vampire/werewolf hybrid.

There is no sleeping in coffins or stakes through the heart – humans generally die if they’re bitten by a vampire – but sunlight is deadly. Humans are noticed about as much as we notice cattle in a field; they’re a curiosity, but not important to a vampire’s daily life.

I'd rather summarize the whole series since I like how they did it. Alexander Corvinus, the first immortal, was the only survivor of a plague that killed everyone it touched. He had three sons, Markus, William, and another. One son was bitten by a bat, one was bitten by wolf and one remained human. Markus and William were the very first vampire and werewolf while the human child carried the immortal gene in a dormant form.

William was uncontrollable; everyone he bit rose as a ‘wolf, but with no control, no ability to turn human again. The werewolf gene was like a curse, unstoppable and uncontrollable. Markus, in order to save his brother, made a deal with a local king, Viktor, who he transformed into a vampire in order to help prevent his brother’s rampages. But Viktor tricked Markus, locking William away and forcing Markus to pretend he wasn’t the first of their kind.

Viktor then studied the werewolves created by William, hoping to control them somehow, as he wanted guards that would protect his vampire clan during the daytime. Eventually, a baby was born to a ‘wolf: Lucien. Viktor thought to kill him, but decided to wait, hoping that his werewolf guard was still a possibility. And it was.

Lucien was really the first werewolf, a true Lycan. He could control his transformations and those he bit also were able to return to human form. He was strong – he didn’t need the full moon in order to change form. He was also dominant; the werewolves created by William obeyed Lucien as if he were their true master.

However, Viktor’s plans went sour: he didn’t count on his daughter falling in love with Lucien or the fact that she would fall pregnant with his child. Horrified by the mixing of the lines, Viktor exposed his only child to the sunlight and let her perish in front of Lucien’s eyes.

And so began the war that lasted centuries: werewolves against vampires. This is where the first movie begins, with Selene, a Death Dealer with a striking resemblance to Viktor’s daughter, hunting werewolves who are trailing the human, Michael Corvin. Intrigued as to why a human would be of interest to werewolves, she follows the young doctor.

Only to have the reasons for the war start all over again. This made me even more excited, to know that there's another installment to the Underworld series. I am so looking forward to it. :) Underworld Awakening due 2012. I am a little bit confused why Michael is not on the trailer but I am crossing my fingers that he is still part of the 4th installment. 

Check out the official trailers of the Underworld series plus the new trailer of Underworld Awakening:

Underworld (2003)

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Something kikay from LAYERED VINTAGE LUXE ♥

 LAYERED VINTAGE LUXE turns one! :) Now is the perfect time for an amazing kikay giveaway :)

I am so looking forward to this and I'm sure you'll be excited to join this giveaway as well. 

Check out some of her nice giveaways:

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*Sketches Natural Glow Blush in Candy Pink

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*Natasha Day to Night Eyeliner in Emerald Green

*Natasha Beauty Spa Lipstick in Eclair

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What's A Healthy Deal? :)

What does a Healthy Deal means to me?

I believe that a Healthy Deals helps us make the right and healthy decisions to save our money and ourselves from purchasing almost anything that we think is worth buying without even analyzing if is really worth it. 

Healthy Deals Philippines is the first health and wellness group-buying website. It offers discounted products and services from our partner-merchants in the health and wellness business. Their mission is to save money while staying healthy. :) 

How Does Healthy Deal works?

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See the Deal

HealthyDeals.ph offers the best deal in town that focuses on health and wellness goods and services. Check your email, Facebook or Twitter feeds for the daily deals

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Save with the Deal

Once you’ve chosen the best and suited deal for you, just click The OFFER shall meet a certain number of people sign up before everyone gets the deal. If the minimum number is not reached, then no one gets it. So, you’ve got nothing to lose.

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Share the Deal

It's more fun if you can share the deal; you get big discounts and get more friends! Pass along the deal by email or broadcast them to your favourite social network sites.

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Seal the Deal

Print the voucher or bring it on to your mobile device. Set appointment with the merchant. Visit the store/office on the specified validity of the voucher and redeem your goods or services.

Here's one example of their great deals:

Whiter Teeth with Dentista Inc.’s Whitening Package (Conventional Gel Tooth Whitening +
FREE OTHER DENTAL SERVICES) valued at Php 11,000 instead of Php 20,400




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Obsessed with Nicki Minaj :)

Nicki Minaj: To say that I’m a little bit obsessed with Nicki Minaj is probably an understatement.  For the past month or so, I haven’t been able to get enough of her.  Her album is on near-constant repeat for me. It’s not just her song "Super Bass" that makes me love her, though.  

It’s her in general, it’s the fact that her guest appearances on virtually every song by another artist are the most interesting parts of the song (TreySongz “Bottoms Up” is a terrible song with the exception of Minaj’s weird, wild rhymes about getting drunk and being a lady; Drake’s “Up All Night” is a great song made even better by Minaj’s verse about how much money she has, etc.), and it’s the fact that she’s unbelievably hot and yet has a totally weird sense of humor.   

Are there things worth examining in her “Barbie” image? Indeed. But the fact remains that Minaj is huge right now, and she’s also hugely entertaining. These are some of my favorite videos featuring artists singing "Super Bass" :) Enjoy :)

Super Bass by Nicki Minaj (original video)

Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez rapping "Super Bass"

Moymoy Palaboy with Rhian Ramos Super Bass

Sarah Geronimo's Version

Julie Anne San Jose's Version

Camille Pratt's Version

Empress Shuck's Version

Blackberry for free? yes! this is for real! :)

So, here I am, posting this to get Freeway's attention :) Since Blackberry curve is definitely on my Christmas wishlist, I'll try my luck on this one too. You might as well do the same thing, after all, this is for free thanks to Freeway!:)


How does it work:


Post this line on Freeway's FB wall: "I want a Blackberry 3G from @FreewayOnline because..." As your STATUS, then fill up the form (the iLike facebook tab on Freeway's page).


Check out some of the frequently asked questions about this promo:


1. The "url" of their status - to get it just click on your timestamp.  For example "posted 2 seconds ago"


2. Why isn't my status showing up on freeway's facebook wall? It's either you didn't tag Freeway properly OR your settings should be "viewable by public"


3. How and when will the winner get picked - 


Among entries submitted (when you fill out the form) they will use random.org to randomly draw the winner. Winners will be selected when they've reach 20,000 followers.


4. The prize? BB unit - Blackberry Curve 9300 3G


So, what are you waiting for? join now! :) Hurry :) Good luck!

In Time Movie Trailer (2011)

I just saw the trailer of this movie and they certainly don't lack chemistry at all. :) 

Aside from the fact that I love this two actors, I believe the movie has a really good concept and they were chosen really well to portray the roles. 

In a not-too-distant future when the aging gene has been switched off, people must pay to stay alive. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man is accused of murder when he inherits a fortune of time from a dead upper class man, though too late to help his mother from dying. He is forced to go on the run from a corrupt police force known as 'time keepers'. Cast includes Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.

In Time Movie Trailer 2011 brief: When Will Salas is falsely accused of murder, he must figure out a way to bring down a system where time is money - literally - enabling the wealthy to live forever while the poor, like Will, have to beg, borrow, and steal enough minutes to make it through another day. In Time Movie Trailer 2011 is presented in full HD 1080p high resolution.

In Time movie in theaters on October 28, 2011.

In Time Movie Trailer 2011

Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller

Director: Andrew Niccol

Starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried

In Time Movie Trailer 2011, courtesy 20th Century Fox.

Padre Pio Church in Libis, Quezon City

I’ve been wanting to see the St. Padre Pio Chapel in Libis, I’ve read, watched and heard a lot about it. I personally don’t know the life of St. Padre Pio so I did some research, then found out that the five wounds of the Lord’s passion appeared in his body, making him the first stigmatized in the history of the Church. As expected, he did a lot of courageous and holy things for the Lord. That’s why he was canonized a Saint by the late Pope John Paul II. To know more about his life, you can visit The Life and Works of St. Pio.

There are two entrance in the chapel, so at first I thought we’re not going on the right place. However, it was an L shape chapel so you can enter either one of the doors. Another thing you will notice is a sign that tells the people of the proper dress code. Unlike other churches I’ve been to that has the same signs didn’t implement it the way St. Pio Chapel does.

It was an intimate chapel but was well ventilated and the structure was quite impressive. I felt I was in a chapel in Rome though except that you’ll see Asians around you.  We explored the place and found a small chapel inside as well, I had goosebumps looking at Padre Pio ‘s life size image.

At the back of that small chapel is a place where you can light candlesand pray your intentions. There is also Love Offering boxes on the sides. For the candles, you just have to look for unlit candles and you can light it up as you pray. It was so far for me the best Candle Chapel I saw in the Philippines.

As you exit the chapel, you will also see a Gethsemane Garden where fountain was built and the statues were placed. I think it is best to see the garden in the morning or afternoon because the place don’t have enough lights at night so you won’t appreciate it that much.

We had a prayerful time that afternoon and I feel so blessed that I got the opportunity to visit Padre Pio church. I will visit again soon. 

To know more about the Chapel, visit their website: St. Pio Chapel Website

Why should we bury Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani?

I am actually very pissed right now after reading some of the nasty comments and oh-so-naive comments of some people at the article of Definitely Filipino Blog wherein the title of the article is President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani? some are just plain stupid and some just want to ride on the issue.

My answer to that question is plain and simple:

I strongly believe that Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos should be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani because he deserves to be there, why?A former commander-in-chief and former President of the Republic-twice elected-is entitled to a state burial no less. regardless of what he was accused of doing, compared to the state of our country now to his regime, I think it’s pretty clear that he governed the country well.

This is what I posted on my FB account as well. So why the hell not? He was President of the Philippines for two decades after all and, like Angelo Reyes, was never convicted for his crimes. Indeed, his son is a Philippine Senator and his wife, former First Lady Imelda Marcos is a member of the House of Representatives. As far as I can tell, none of Marcos’s top military officers or Cabinet members were taken to account for the alleged “crimes” perpetrated during his 20-year rule. Among the architects of the much maligned Martial Law of the 70′s can be counted former President Fidel Ramos who is widely respected for the administration he ran in the 90′s. Marcos’s Minister of Defense and right-hand-man at the height of his dictatorship, Juan Ponce Enrile, is now Senate President.


The thing is, people always bring up the so-called alleged-crimes that he did during his regime when in fact it’s as if these abuses are not being done nowadays by government officials and the military and they get buried at the Libingan. FM deserves the burial. Period. Let his remains rest and let this country move on. Lots of more important matters to tackle.

By saying this, that doesn’t mean that the Edsa Revolution for me is a big sham, not at all. But I have this strong belief that He was a good President. He did something for our country and maybe most of the Filipinos nowadays have forgotten that already but come to think of it,  it was not Marcos or his legacy after all that accounts the lack of any real progress in the Philippines. Even if we put Aquino-Estrada-Arroyo all together, the outcome is still the same, our country has been stagnant for the past years, and if only they were like Marcos who was disciplined enough, competitive and uses his head then maybe..just maybe, our country would be as progressive as Singapore.

Again, this is my sole opinion. I know we have different opinions regarding the matter so I respect those who think that Pres. Marcos shouldn’t be buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani, if you really think so then I think it’s past time you should also evaluate that state of our country right now, are we free from culprits who continue strangling our country? our country will never be free from this vultures if we continue trusting the wrong people. Let’s not be emotional. Let’s choose the right people who will govern our country, let us not be fooled over and over again. That, I think si the right thing to do and not waste time on pointing our fingers on who is to blame or who is the bad guy. Move on.

Azkals anyone?:)

I don’t know how weird it is, but I grew up with the reality that sports (in general) I guess any physical activity you could think of and I are not a match made in heaven mijnus the not so strenous sports like volleyball and badminton.  Although basketball seems like the greatest game on earth (at least, in the Philippines),  incoming flying balls scare the hell out of me, which makes me ineligible to play almost all kinds of sport or maybe I am just too scared to try it, maybe in the near future.  When I was in high school, Intramurals were nothing more than a three-day-well-deserved vacation for me.  But like that story told by whomever, there’s always a twist, that moment of realization where whoever is in the story should reconsider everything she thought was right in her life.  I guess mine dramatically came with the Azkals (Philippine National Football Team) and the recently concluded Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup.

I first heard “football” when I learned to play that random game where the rules are basically similar to a baseball game with the exception of batting the ball.  I guess they called it “football” because the player will kick the ball, which is bigger but lighter ‘cause it’s made of plastic than a baseball, rolled by the pitcher.  I never understood football.  Waiting for a goal seemed like the closest approximation of forever.  Teams and leagues evolved worldwide.  David Beckham became a star, a hot star.  Everyone tweeted madly about their favorite teams and players during the World Cup last summer.  Nothing hit me.  My life still went on without inhaling the football spirit and chanting the words of football fanatics.  Then came the news about the Azkals’ victory over the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup champion, Vietnam, last December 05.  It finally hit me and google search hits about Phil and James Younghusband crazily went up.  I never thought (or should I say who would have thought?) that the Philippine national football team could do that in any lifetime, in my lifetime, at least.Of course, I was very interested with the players as well, not to mention they’re cute and I can go on..

Frankly, I don’t know the terms and rules in football, and you can kill me now but I can’t even namedrop one of the greatest football teams in the world.  I don’t know how I knew it, but seeing the Azkals play their hearts out since I’ve turned my eyes towards football and the team, I could not help but smile you know that smile you see on people’s faces in weddings or that face on parents when they see their kid play as a cactus in his kindergarten’s first school play? Yeah, that smile.  I felt proud and grateful that I am a Filipino, and it felt great.  I don’t know how I can emphasize how great it was, but really, it was awesome.

The team lost against Indonesia in the AFF semi-finals yet I have realized so much because of them.  I would have not noticed them if they did not qualify for the semis.  I or we would have not known that they’re there, willing to represent the Philippines and proudly scream Mabuhay ang mga Pilipino (Long live the Filipinos) for the whole world to hear.  As much as I hate to admit it but I am one of those Filipinos who only took time watching and cheering them on because they WON (against Vietnam).  Why would I/we bother supporting a losing team? Before the Azkals’ 1st game against Indonesia, I expected them to win.  I wanted them to win.  Who wouldn’t? But I realized, this time, it’s not always about winning.

I did my research so I know that Each team gets to play a home game.  The Azkals’ home game was their first game in the semis.  They tasted the warmth of any home game in Gelora Bung Karno in Indonesia.  Just the idea of it annoys me.  That’s more painful than how I imagine heartbreak feels like.  Being only familiar with basketball games, I know that a home game will always be advantageous to the team: whatever the players do (even an obvious foul), the audience will always be on their side (consistently booing the referee and the other team).  When I heard that the Azkals could not play in the Panaad stadium in Bacolod since that venue did not pass the AFF standards, I felt, with my “basketball knowledge”, that that decision deserves a teary-eyed boo.  HOME GAME.

I thought it was unacceptable and unfair.  Finding some comfort from tweets of undying support for the team, I eventually realized that if Azkals defeated Vietnam in Hanoi, they CAN win again even if it’s in Jakarta.  They can win anywhere.  That’s how fearless Filipinos are.  Backing out has always been excluded from our Plan A to Plan Z.  We keep in mind that failure is inevitable but will not always be enough to stop a Filipino dream.  Honestly, the team not playing in Bacolod was, in a way, in favor of them.  The Azkals were saved from a game where politicians and celebrities hungry for power and any chance of corrupting Filipinos’ minds and wallets and attention could have overshadowed the history that the Azkals were trying to create.  Yes, that home game, which the team has worked hard for and dreamt of for years, was stolen from them, but they were given a well-deserved opportunity to play the game they love whole-heartedly for their country who loves them back without the unnecessary drama of politics and show business.

I never knew how far Indonesians would go for the sake of their country until I watched the AFF Suzuki Cup.  I must admit that they deserve our respect for not giving up as much as the Azkals did.  I have always been proud of how Filipinos support each other in whatever competition known to man: beauty pageant, singing contest, reality show, vying for a Guinness book of world records spot, athletic events, any contest where a winner will be declared.  But I never knew that the time that we will be rooting for our own football team would come.  Although it was frustrating that we were not there during the games to cheer for the Azkals and make them feel the love we’ve deprived them of for all these years, I know that there were a lot of Filipinos who watched, cheered, shouted cursed because of the red card given to Greatwich at their TV screens.  I salute the Filipinos and the team.

Perhaps supporting our national football team is something we’re not used to (or maybe the support we showed during the AFF Suzuki cup 2010 games was not even half of what we’re capable of and what the world sees every time Manny Pacquaio steps in a boxing ring) and the Azkals has just entered this football arena of fighting for one’s country’s pride and glory.  We may seem amateur on this one, but this is definitely a battle we should never back out from.  Filipinos are not just known as the greatest boxer of all time punching and knocking people out.  Filipinos are not just capable of belting out the highest octave possible.  Yes, Manny Pacquaio and Charice Pempengco represented our country quite well and absolutely made Jose Rizal and all the heroes who died for us proud, but we should not hide behind them forever.  The Azkals are willingly giving us that chance to come out and see a different light this time.

Some say heroes are born while others say they are made.  I do believe they are born heroes, but they have to be made into one as well.  I don’t know if it’s just me or our country really needs heroes, lots of them, to erase or change the stereotypes we created for ourselves and how the world thinks of us, Filipinos.  Luckily, they’re given to us (and probably some died without us knowing that they existed), and the Azkals are one of them.  They are heroes, and heroes always save the day, but they need us as much as we need them.  The responsibility given to them as part of our national team will be more challenging if we continue to live in a society with a questionable system of justice and equality and a government which still fails to eliminate corruption and its roots.  Those heroes cannot just pull us out of all these dilemmas and give us the taste of victory and the world’s honor while we sit comfortably and constantly demand them to win and make us happy.  We don’t even have an internationally-qualified stadium made for them.  They need us to help each other out, to lighten the burden they have to carry for our country’s triumph.  I will always be grateful to the Azkals for reviving that faith on real change I’ve or we’ve lost along the way and for making us realize that football players and other athletes in the country lack the attention and support (in all aspects) that they deserve.  They may not have brought home the AFF Suzuki Cup trophy this year, but what they did was enough to jumpstart the game of the Azkals, the game of the Filipinos.  And with that, history will be made.

Kudos to the Azkals Philippine National Football Team!

“The Lucky One” Nicholas Sparks

"The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks is a really, really good book. I really couldn’t put it down once I’d started. Nicholas Sparks is a terrific writer and you can figure whatever you read by him is going to be a good read. and let's not forget a tearjerker one. I've read this book way back and this is the first time I'm going to write a review about it. :) I actually borrowed the book from a friend and will buy my own copy soon :)

In The Lucky One" Logan is a Marine in Iraq. He finds a picture in the sand one day. It is a picture of a young woman. For some reason he is beguiled, but he figures that whoever has lost this photo will want it back. He pins it up on the bulletin board and it sits there day after day with nobody claiming it. One day he walks by and takes it off the board to put it into his pocket. And, that’s when his luck changed.

After that he couldn’t lose at poker games, games he’d managed to lose a significant amount of money in when he’d first started playing them. That was the first thing that happened. Then, there were all the near misses where he survived attacks and bomb blasts. He didn’t think anything of it, but his friend Victor was convinced that it was because of the picture he’d kept in his pocket.

When he got out of the Marines he and Victor decided to visit and catch up on a fishing trip. As they talked Victor told Logan that he’d been seeing ghosts of all their fellow Marines who had died in Iraq. Then, tragedy struck and Victor died in a senseless accident that, by rights, should have killed Logan too.

That’s when Logan decided to find the young woman in the photograph.

I’m not telling you any more. It would spoil the story. This is a riveting book, a mystery, a romance and an all around terrific novel. Grab a copy now and marvel at what Nicholas Sparks is good at. :)

The Lake House (2007)

I've been wanting to watch this movie, finally, I had the time to watch it :) Sandra Bullock & Keanu Reeves at their finest :)

The film is about a working man, a working woman, a lake house, a dog, and a mailbox. One of these things is not like the others. One of these things is a time machine.

Sandra Bullock plays a doctor named Kate Forester. Keanu Reeves plays an architect named Alex Wyler. They lead separate, lonely lives in the Chicago area. Kate and Alex become pen pals and tell their friends they’re in a long distance relationship. What they don’t tell their friends, and who could blame them, is that an enchanted mailbox is allowing them to communicate two years apart.

The lake house was designed by Alex’s father, a pompous, aging horse’s ass played by Christopher Plummer (who my grandmother is convinced is Charlton Heston). The house is beautiful and on stilts, made mostly of windows, and even has a tree growing out the middle of it. The tree is displayed by a remote that actually pulls the house apart to reveal the tree. It’s 2004, the house has been “empty for years”. It’s hilarious how young people in romantic comedies are content to sit on piles and piles of cash. My family would have lost the lake house to one addiction or another decades ago.

The format of the movie seems to be as follows: show Kate being a doctor, show Alex being an architect, show Kate tolerating her boyfriend, show Alex tolerating his father. Between these scenes, are more scenes in which Kate is alone and Alex is alone. Actually, they are not alone, because there is a dog. The same dog. Yes, they are strangers… separated by two years… both with the exact same dog.

In the scenes where they are alone, they do lonely people things like eating for one or playing chess with themselves or brushing their teeth in a tiny bathroom. My favorite of these scenes is the one where Alex has made himself some sort of stew or curry or gumbo or something and it is steaming and he says, “Come to papa!” as he pours it from the pot into his bowl. Haha! It’s hilarious!

It’s during the times that they are alone that we hear their letters to one another, through voice-over of each person reading the letter they wrote. The magic mailbox belongs to the lake house. The first letter is left from Kate to Alex, greeting the next tenant and requesting him to forward her mail to the inner city Chicago address she provides. I’m still superbly confused about the precise deliverance of the timemail. Alex responds to Kate at her new address, so I assume that mailbox must also compromise time. But then it shows Kate receiving mail at the lake house mailbox, which is empty in 2006. So theoretically, she is driving out there every time, and reaching into the small metal vortex to retrieve something written two years ago.

At two points in the film, Kate stands outside the lake house mailbox, writing messages and putting them in the mailbox and raising the red mailbox flag. The flag moves up or down before Kate’s eyes in the year 2006 to indicate that Alex is receiving the message, standing in the same spot in 2004. The flag raises up and down like the sound of a google chat notifier ding.

Approximately halfway through the film, they start communicating in sentences. No, less even! Whereas they had previously conversed in entire letters, now they are saying things.

They aren’t shown writing letters at this point, instead they are doing lonely people exercises and talking out loud to the other who is not in the room, nor in the hour, nor in the year.

According to the film’s own logic, they are now connecting through time and space in an instant, line by line as they speak, like time travel instant messaging. (What?) Theoretically, Kate is driving to the lake house mailbox to retrieve each sentence, but it’s portrayed as if they are in the same room. 

Some unsurprising things about this film:

-Kate’s minuscule, nondescript silver earrings. A perfect representation of the film’s lack in characterization.

-This is more or less the director’s first mainstream American film. (Could it be Alejandro Agresti’s last? Is the world that kind?)

-Both characters have been burned by love before. 

-Kate’s present self gets stood up by Alex’s future self. 

-Someone’s future death is prevented. Yawn!

-At no point do either of the main characters express wonder, awe, or general freaked-out-ness. It is unsurprising becase they are unexcitable people. 

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You know you are living in 2011 when...

You know you are living in 2011 when... 

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the shopping.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go home and get it !!

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your tea or coffee

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message to.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list !!

14th CINE EUROPA 2011 :)

Watch European films at the 13th Cine Europa Film Festival from September 10 to 19 at the Shang Cineplex, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Manadaluyong City.

September 10

12 p.m. Svetat E Golyam I Spasenie Debne Otysyakade (The World is Big & Salvation Lurks around the Corner) - Bulgaria

3 p.m. Vratne Lahve (Empties) - Czech Republic

6 p.m. Frytelig Lykkelig (Terribly Happy) - Denmark

9 p.m. Kielletty Hedelma (Forbidden Fruit) - Finland

September 11

12 p.m. Tout Est Pardonne (All is Forgotten) - France

3 p.m. Der Rauber (The Robber) - Germany/Austria

6 p.m. El Greco - Greece

9 p.m.   Mio fratello e figlio unico (My Brother is an Only Child) - Italy

September 12

12 p.m. Hannahannah - The Netherlands

3 p.m. Mircea - Romania

6 p.m. Pokoj V Dusi (Soul at Peace) - Slovakia

9 p.m. El abuelo (The Grandfather) - Spain

September 13

12 p.m. Svarta Nejlikan (The Black Pimpemel) - Sweden

3 p.m. Marcello Marcello - Switzerland

6 p.m. An Education - United Kingdom

9 p.m. L'heure Zero (Towards Zero) - France

September 14

12 p.m. I soliti ignoti (Persons Unknown) - Italy

3 p.m. De Scheepsjongens Van Bontekoe (Strom Bound) - The Netherlands

6 p.m. Philantropique (Philantrophy) - Romania

9 p.m. Juana la loca (Mad Love) - Spain

September 15

12 p.m. De Kus (The Kiss) - Belgium

3 p.m. Svetat E Golyam I Spasenie Debne Otysyakade (The World is Big & Salvation Lurks around the Corner) - Bulgaria

6 p.m. Vratne Lahve (Empties) - Czech Republic

9 p.m. Frytelig Lykkelig (Terribly Happy) - Denmark

September 16

12 p.m. Kielletty Hedelma (Forbidden Fruit) - Finland

3 p.m. Tout Est Pardonne (All is Forgotten) - France

6 p.m. Der Rauber (The Robber) - Germany/Austria

9 p.m. El Greco - Greece

September 17

12 p.m. Mio fratello e figlio unico (My Brother is an Only Child) - Italy

3 p.m. De Scheepsjongens Van Bontekoe (Storm bound) - The Netherlands

6 p.m. Mircea - Romania

9 p.m. Pokoj V Dusi (Soul at Peace) - Slovakia

September 18

12 p.m. Juana la loca (Mad Love) - Spain

3 p.m. Svarta Nejlikan (The Black Pimpemel) - Sweden

6 p.m. Marcello Marcello - Switzerland

9 p.m. An Education - United Kingdom

September 19

12 p.m. Vratne Lahve (Empties) - Czech Republic

3 p.m. L'heure Zero (Towards Zero) - France

6 p.m. I soliti ignoti (Persons Unknown) - Italy

9 p.m. Hannahannah - The Netherlands

Seats are on a first-come, first served basis. MTRCB classification may be confirmed at the ticket office. Schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

 

Enjoy! :)

Up Coming Movies :)

I'm totally looking forward to watch these movies :) I'm so excited, I just can't hide it! :) 

Do check it out :)

Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures’ and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. In the successor to the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Johnny – still struggling with his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter – is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect of the church to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciaran Hinds). At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider, but it is the only way to protect the boy – and possibly rid himself of his curse forever. Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Screenplay by Scott M. Gimple & Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer. Story by David S. Goyer. Based on the Marvel Comic. Produced by Steven Paul, Ashok Amritraj, Michael De Luca, Avi Arad, and Ari Arad.

In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family’s estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle, a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion’s renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah. But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter, Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker at their home. Nothing is what it seems, and it will take a group of cold-blooded criminals led by Elias, who have been planning a vicious home invasion for months, to bring the Miller family together. When they storm the manor, everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives — and their family — intact.

The follow-up to Valentine’s Day. The trailer is basically a montage of all the actors making their New Year’s preparations and yearning for somebody to love.


The cast includes Robert De Niro, Ashton Kutcher, Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Hilary Swank, Zac Efron, Sienna Miller, Lea Michele, Sofia Vergara, Abigail Breslin, Til Schweiger, Seth Meyers, Jon Bon Jovi, Josh Duhamel, and Carla Gugino. New Year’s Eve opens on December 9th. 

The sequel to the Academy Award®-winning animated smash hit, “Happy Feet 2″ returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica, reuniting us with the world’s most famous tap-dancing penguin, Mumble (Elijah Wood), the love of his life, Gloria (Alecia Moore {Pink}) and their old friends Ramon and Lovelace (Robin Williams). Mumble and Gloria now have a son of their own, Erik (EG Daily), who is struggling to find his own particular talents in the Emperor Penguin world. But new dangers are threatening the penguin nation, and it’s going to take everyone working–and dancing–together to save them.

Guy Ritchie helms a new action-packed adventure, following the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), as they match wits with their arch-nemesis, the criminal genius Moriarty (Jared Harris).

Hugo tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick’s award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this magical tale is Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese’s first film shot in 3D.

Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame), the film will feature such iTunes friendly covers as: “Don’t Stop Believin’”, “I’m a Slave 4 U,” “Raise Your Glass,” “Teenage Dream,” and “Lucky.” The pic also throws some original songs into the mix in the form of “Loser Like Me” and “Hell to the No!” 

The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.”


Directed by Brad Bird (yep the guy who helmed Pixar’s Incredibles), the cast includes Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton. The movie Mission Impossible 4 will be released in theaters ion December 16, 2011.

Oh well :) that's all for now... :) 
I will keep you updated for more up & coming movies :)
Enjoy! :)