Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
2010
01.15
Tags: conversationalist, leonard cohen
Posted in Music, Philosophy | 1 Comment »
If it be your will
That I speak no more
And my voice be still
As it was before
I will speak no more
I shall abide until
I am spoken for
If it be your will
An excerpt from the lyrical genius of Leonard Cohen. This verse is as captivating as it can be. Intended to be a prayer, but I find use to it.
In a sense, I kind of live by this ethos. I’m only talkative at work because it’s too boring if we all keep quiet. Though I admit it’s a bit too noisy most of the time. If anyone has interacted with me, I’m not a conversationalist. I will answer questions as if I answer fill-in-the-blanks. I hate small talks because they are too uninteresting. If you want me to rant my mouth without limits, we have to have an uber interesting topic between us.
2009
06.24
Posted in Entertainment | 3 Comments »
That’s the request Frances and I are crying for. Everytime we see Pia in Eat Bulaga!, we are disgusted. Vic, it’s time to dump her ’cause she’s becoming an over-acting bitch. Her outfits are not trendy, rather they need a call for a stylist. She should avoid wearing shorts also because her knees are horrible. Pia, we are begging you, hire a stylist and bring back style on TV.
2009
02.08
Tags: bleach, gintama, korean, korean dramas, manga, naruto, serials
Posted in Anime | 4 Comments »
Korean Dramas have been low in subtitling recently. That means I couldn’t watch anything. Aside from a few KPop ventures like Younha & Nell, there’s really not much to do online. So I remembered I had a few unfinished serials (rather I discontinued watching them). One of them is GINTAMA. I chose to continue Gintama over Naruto and Bleach because I really don’t need to follow the manga to follow the series, plus it’s hilarious.
2009
01.11
Tags: aaron eckhart, audience, belief, blockbuster, blockbuster store, characterization, dvd, effects, elizabeth banks, fbi, good films, hollywood, identity crisis, KDrama, kdramas, movie, personification, spiritual beliefs, story, stupidity, sudanese, terrorism, traitor
Posted in Films | No Comments »
It’s been a while since I rented DVDs. I was hooked on the many new KDramas that aired before the year ended. I just couldn’t insert Hollywood in between episodes. So right around Christmas week, I returned my Blockbuster envelopes after they scattered around the house for months for new DVDs. Allow me to digress and explain how my rental routine works.
I signed up for Blockbuster’s online rental; just like NetFlix, only better. I say better because I can return my envelopes at my assigned Blockbuster store for free DVD rentals — 1 DVD for 1 envelope. The rental rules applies. While I have the DVD from the store, the online rental will already send me whatever is next in my queue (availability of the title succeeds the queue). Again, if I return 1 envelope, they’ll send me 1 DVD also. In essence, I’m getting twice as many DVDs.
Back on topic — this weekend, I saw three good films: Meet Bill, Step Brothers, and Traitor.
Meet Bill is a story about identity crisis. I enjoyed it because Elizabeth Banks was hot and not because of the story. The story was okay, but left hanging just like its characterization. Aaron Eckhart’s personification of Bill was praiseworthy and Banks’ body display was delightful to my eyes.
Step Brothers is a story of two middle-aged men becoming stepbrothers after their parents remarried. It’s another one of those Will Ferrel films where everything is blown out of realistic proportion. It’s stupid funny.
Traitor is a story of an FBI undercover who was of Sudanese decent from Chicago (sounds familiar?) He is caught between his beliefs and reality. He sacrificed himself in order to battle terrorism that killed his father and at the same time, he is battling to keep intact his spiritual beliefs. I consider this film to be one of the year’s best because it is substantial overall. It wasn’t overloaded with Hollywood effects and at the same time the story wasn’t dragging. The audience would know that Samir was undercover, but the film would still grab one’s curiosity. That’s because of the nature of the characters, one cannot know what will happen to Samir in the end.
I strongly suggest to anyone the movie Traitor. You won’t regret it.
2008
12.26
Tags: actors, adaptability, benjamin brad, brad pitt, contrapositive, curious case of benjamin button, detachment, eighties, grief, infancy, life, observation, story, theme, time, time travel
Posted in Films | 1 Comment »
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a story of a man born and lived backwards — agewise that is. Benjamin was born in his eighties and aged backwards. The story was told perfectly (I can’t agree on adaptation because I have not read the book) through the film. It took three hours to show how Benjamin aged to infancy and finally closed his eyes. I’m very sensitive when the story’s main theme is time. For this one, though not entirely a time travel, I’m satisfied. The story ought to be taken as an existential observation. The fact that no matter where we begin, there is always an end. A scene that I was mostly touched was when Benjamin learned how to miss someone from a friend who said that death is relevant in life because that’s the only way we would know the importance (or how valuable) someone is. For anyone who’ve been following what I’ve been writing here, I’ve said over and over again that the only way to avoid grief is through detachment. It’s a contrapositive of “Benjamin”.
Brad Pitt has always been an underrated actor. Hopefully he gets what he deserves.
2008
12.22
Tags: acting, actors, audience, dreams, english subtitle, familiarity, gothic humor, happiness, hopefuls, humor, joe odagiri, korean, language barrier, movie, shortcoming, symbolism, torrent
Posted in Films | 3 Comments »
I was so happy when I found this film (with English subtitle) at a torrent tracker. Early this morning, I watched this Korean movie and I wasn’t particularly pleased. I already expected the movie to be dark, so that didn’t bother me. What bothered me the most was the language. Joe Odagiri spoke Japanese and the rest Korean and for some reason, all characters can understand each other. It seemed to me that production gave up on the language barrier and totally ignored it hoping the audience can make themselves understand. Uhmmm… not me!
The particular symbolism used weren’t too familiar to me which is the other shortcoming on my behalf. A few touches of gothic humor gave me a few shortlived laughters. Odagiri’s acting, however, was brilliant. Especially the part when he almost went crazy, it was superb. Both actors did not fail my expectations in their craft. Lee Ran was a perfect character for Lee Na Young.
If not for the acting prowess of Odagiri and Lee, I would have trashed the film. It was artisitc, but filled with loopholes and unrealism.
2008
12.03
Tags: acting, blouse, brazier, developer, dialogs, disappointment, emotion, emotions, excitement, excuse, facial expression, filipinos, firstly, fortitude, garbage, high expectation, ing, kc concepcion, movie, parents, patience, richard gutierrez, shortcomings, show business, skit, star, story, subtlety, time, trash
Posted in Films | 7 Comments »
It is indeed the first time that Bb. Joyce Bernal disappointed me. Over the weekend, I had the patience to watch the first starring film by KC Concepcion opposite Richard Gutierrez. I don’t know why Kookie had the “fortitude” to promote this high school skit; maybe, just maybe she was desperate. (more…)