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QUEZON City, Philippines (June 8) – “You can be anything!” A very empowering message delivered by Disney’s first quarter animated treat, Zootopia. I think I’m not spoiling anyone when I say that Zootopia is a story about a cute bunny named Judy Hopps. You see, Judy is not content about staying in the rural town of Bunnyburrow and becoming a carrot farmer like her parents. She has big dreams. And that is becoming the first-ever […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (June 5) – Who is your favorite X-Men villain? If you haven’t guessed it yet, my favorite X-men villain is Apocalypse. Let me list the reasons why: He is the first. The first mutant that is. And he was born during the time of Ancient Egypt. His real name is En Sabah Nur, which in the Marvel universe means “The First One”. He discovered advanced alien technology that crash-landed on Earth. As […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (May 27) – “Captain America: Civil War” is one of the most-awaited films of 2016. That said, take away the cool special effects and spectacular action scenes and you have a mildly-entertaining film that can be summarized like this: “He is my best friend and I will take his side no matter what!” Did I mention that this review will be full of spoilers? Our favorite superhero team is thrown into a dilemma […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 25) – Honestly, I think that the Philippines will survive the waves of extraterrestrial invasion portrayed in the latest apocalyptic film, “The 5th Wave”. First, the aliens took out all the electronics. And how is that different from the every day life here in the metro, where the MRT is unreliable, internet service is slow and our cellphone load vanishes without explanation. Honestly, knocking out the electronics is actually a good […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 29) – Warning! Here be spoilers! And with that out of the way, I will say this outright and I will fight anyone that disagrees, “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens” is the most epic movie of the year. So, this may not be the most balanced of articles, but hey, it was written by a self-confessed Star Wars geek. Ever since I felt a disturbance in the Force – in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, December 3) – The second part of “Mockingjay” hit the theaters recently, and with it, the famous “Hunger Games” franchise came to an end. One would like to note the astounding parallelism of the broken society depicted in the films to the real world. Especially here in the Philippines, where as a matter of amazing coincidence, the film opened near the 2016 elections. For those living under a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 2) – I know that we should treat a film or a movie differently from its source material. That a film is the director’s interpretation of the original work and that it can never compete with your own interpretation or imagination. But still… The live-action adaptation of the “Attack on Titan” is very disappointing. The manga “Attack on Titan” by Hajime Isayama was a commercial and critical success. So is the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, September 14) – What is it about dystopian, post-apocalyptic films that drags the audience to the theater and forked up their hard-earned money? Add some fairly attractive teenagers battling against the odds, an ecological catastrophe as well as a smattering of zombies and you have a box-office hit. Now for some spoilers. The Scorch Trials picked up where Maze Runner left off, with the kids from the Maze arriving […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 22) – After a long wait, “Jurassic World” continues the adventure started years ago by renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The film is set on a theme park whose main attraction – genetically-reconstructed dinosaurs, draws a crowd of 20, 000 daily. Then, we have a genetically-engineered dinosaur designed to draw more of the crowd by making it bigger and with more teeth. What do you think will happen? Watching […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 18) – If you are looking for a movie with a coherent storyline, a movie that is relevant to modern issues, an movie full of insights, then this is not that movie. What is it is a movie that is sublimely fun to watch and, of course full of astounding musical performances. Fans of the first “Pitch Perfect” movie will not be disappointed with the newest installment of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 5) – The latest installment of Avengers certainly did not disappoint and is well worth the wait. On the day of its opening, it broke box office records and as of press time has earned $630.3 million dollars. At the week of its release in local theaters, Avengers fever reached critical temperature as many fans enjoyed taking pictures among exhibits of their favorite Avenger characters found in malls. […]
