Elysium (2013)

Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

Today is Action Saturday. And now I feature you the movie Elysium by Neill Blomkamp starring none other than Matt Damon.

The movie is set to a futuristic time where human race has been divided into two factions. The Earth citizens and the Elysium citizens which are more advanced compared to the citizens of Earth that's has been fallen to anarchy.

The movie focuses in the attempt of the Earth people to penetrate inside the city of Elysium to get healed/treated.

So far, the movies not too shabby, to too great, just right. The plot is somewhat weak, for me...and its quite predictable though.

Effects. The effects are nice, the phase beam, lasers, gun fires and stunts are amazing.

Storyline. The storyline is somewhat so-so, its like that there is something missing but you cannot just get your finger on it.

Overall, the movie is watchable and nice however do not expect too much though, for those who wants to kill time and has nothing much to do, go check out this film.

Jobs (2013)

The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

From the book of the same title by Matt Whitely, directed by Joshua Michael Stern created a a movie depicting Job's life story in a movie. Steve Jobs as we know him, created the revolutionary apple computers... your iPhone.

The movie is a Biography, much like The Social Network of Mark Zuckerberg, this movie revolves as well in Jobs' struggle to get to the top...and I cannot even believed he was kicked out of his self built company.

Steve Jobs, after watching this movie is really a genius, tacky and a quick thinker, however he is also tyrannical when it comes to work which makes him look ''bad'' to his coworkers.

Overall. The movie is great, worth seeing guy and there's a lot of good lessons to absorb from this.

The Conjuring (2013)

The first Horror movie I'm going to watch this Year. The conjuring, directed by James Wan is said to be "based on true story" for which is, I don't really know if it really is. This movie, even though it is not yet showing in my country, I've already been hearing rumors, side comments and spoilers. I even heard that I'm one cinema here in Manila, after watching the movie, a girl became "possessed" inside the cinema! Hehe...such an effective way of Advertising a movie.

At the first 30 minutes i was like, "Guys, calm down, you're all being exaggerated." But when the Maid scene came out, HOLY SHIT I swear it creeped the shit out me.

Overall. The movie is--wait, Overall already? No plot? Well, anyways, Overall, the movie is HORRIBLE! in a sense it will make you scream, close your eyes, makes your heart pound and makes you go pee.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld.

Plot. The movie is based from the novel of the same title written by Cassandra Claire and made into action by Harald Zwart thus creating an amazing portrayal of the book into a movie. The movie features a young girl who can see Shadow Hunters, who, themselves have devoted their existence in battling a war that cannot be won by any but must be fought.

The movie has a lot of twists and really much unpredictable. What I like most in the movie is the fight scenes and of course the magic stuffs. The effects are really good too, and for a moments in the Aviary of the institute, a scene there where the flowers bloomed and fireflies flew, that moment when I'm watching it feels like I'm watching a Disney original movie.

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (2013)

Today I'll be reviewing the movie Sea of Monsters directed by Thor Freudenthal.

If you've watched the first title, The Lightning Thief and thought t'was beautiful and great, well then you're right; but if you think the sequel will be the same as the first or even surpass it, you have it all wrong.

Unfortunately unlike the first, the hype for this "mythological stuffs" have disappeared somewhere, and speaking of mythological stuffs, there are only few creatures seen in the entire movie, the manticore like hybrid, the big ass sea monster, the  Khalkotauroi and the Cyclops and of course the Titan Kronus but hey, what about the action scenes? All I can say is that the son of Poseidon, Percy didn't utilize his power that much, no water bending stuffs and the swordplay is so cheesy, I didn't even caught up in the movie and come to think I like this kind of stuffs! Greek stuffs! But sad to say this one totally disappointed me.

The Wolverine (2013)

The Wolverine directed by James Mangold is I bet the sequel to the movie after the X-men were disbanded. I said "I bet" because I didn't watch the movie before this, plus I'm not much of an x-men guy but I'm starting though!

Plot. Normal. The movie is like a Chinese martial art film plus a mutant that instantly heals its wounds, yes, Wolverine.

I actually like the movie, the movie is packed with nice action scenes, the train scene, the bad ass king-fu battles and ninja warriors.

The plot is quite weak, for me. The story is like saving the princess from the bad guys and the bad guys finally gets the girl and imprison her in the castle and then then the hero comes and there the final confrontation will happen...boss battle.

White House Down (2013)

A Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

Hmm, what more can I say about this movie, --AWESOME! Wow, I never been so at the edge of my seat when watching a movie and definitely, this one made me.

Today is Tuesday movie day and right now, I feature you an action, thriller movie starring Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum entitled: White House Down.

Pacific Rim (2013)

If you're into big stuff and Gundam, this is the movie for you! Pacific Rim, directed by Guillermo del Torro is a movie that took place in a post-apocalyptic world where human race is being threatened by the Aliens by sending dinosaur sized aliens to do the genocide, BUT will the humans just sit like a duck seeing their race grow extinct? No, so they build this huge, cool looking Robots to exterminate these aliens and there the story of Pacific Rim is made...

Plot. The story is awesome I liked it. Something new in the eyes....oh wait what about Transformers? Hmm I have to say, comparing both movies, this time I'll go with Pacific Rim, MAN! Just look how detailed and realistic the movements of the Jaegers, and the graphics! Its as close to reality! And hey, I'm not downgrading Transformers okay? I just can't help to compare because both features Huge Robots, okay?

Monsters University & Despicable Me 2 (2013)

A prequel to the movie, Monster Inc., on a look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their early days at the Monsters University where they weren't necessarily best of friends.

Despicable Me 2 is the sequel of  the same title where this time, Gru, as an ex villain, recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a new Super Criminal. 

Actually, this is the first time I'm posting 2 movie review in one Post. Well, this will do anyways, plus to save time and I quite forgot some parts of the movies na eh haha.

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY is a such a great film. From the start of the movie, I was blown by the smooth graphics; the story is even better and unfolds the story behind the characters of Monsters Inc. I don't know if there is or not, but is there an Oozma Kappa member seen in the movie Monster Inc.?

When Dean Hardscrabble made an entrance, she automatically became my favorite monster. ^^

Meanwhile in DESPICABLE ME 2, this movie is a nice one, however I have to say, when comparing these 2 movies back-to-back, I have to say, Monsters U has an edge when it comes to the Graphics. Although the minions are cute and funny, that is not enough to make a great movie. Also the story line, in my point of view, I feel like the story is somewhat plain and simple, but the ending has a nice catch (I like the Minion music video)!

World War Z (2013)

Today we watched World War Z starred by Brad Pitt. I was really excited to watch this movie because not only that it's a Zombie Film, but also it is made by Max Brooks, author of the book of the same title and the Zombie Survival Guide.

I essentially no doubt, loooove Zombie film, EVER! I'm a huge fan and I've waited like months for this movie; I think t'was March or Feb when I first saw the trailer, I was really moved By it like, YEEAH another Z-film! Man this ones going to be awesome, plus the fact that Brad Pitt is the Bida.

Also, as a fan of Max, first of all, I have to say that this movie and the book he made (i.e. Zombie Survival Guide) totally contradicts. Especially on how the Zombies moves and stuffs, but oh well, I understand him, he made the Zombies more of a super zombie in this version.

Man of Steel (2013)

Today I've we watched the man of steel this 13th of June.

Outstanding, that's what I can say. All the wait for this sequel has finally paid off. The graphics are all excellent, no cheesy green screen effects, fully loaded with breath taking fighting scenes and of course...Henry Cavill.

In this installment of Superman, I have observed that Lois Lane is no longer "the girl that always gets in trouble then superman helps her", bit instead, she became --well sort of normal type of woman.

Also, I've seen that this version of Man of Steel they didn't use his' weakness stone, the Kryptonite which is good, they've avoided the mainstream for once.

After Earth (2013)

Today is "After Earth" day but first let's take a sip of coffee from Bo's Coffee

7:45pm. We've watched After Earth by M. Night Shyamalan, from the director of my favorite movie 3 Idiots starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith.

Mmmmeah.
That's what I can say about the movie, but well, my score for this will be 3 stars, maybe because Man of Steel was so good, I was expecting my next movie to be watched to be equal (or much better) to it.

But then again, I have to say, the graphics were somewhat convincing but the sky dive and the falls part blew it all away.

Sinister (2012)

Sinister (2012) directed by Scott Derrickson is a Thrilling horror mystery movie (with a pinch of cult-y demon part) about Ellison Oswalt, a book writer who moved in a house where horrific events happened prior their arrival.

Sinister, from the word itself. At I was skeptical on how will this movie scares the shit out of me, the beginning of the movie was vague, never even knew he was a writer --I thought he's a detective of some sort but anyways, the movie. The movie itself is outstanding, never fails to shock me at the right moment. The sound effects even made he movie scarier.

Overall, I must say that I liked it. Made me scream a little in me seat (more like moan.....I guess), the story is nice, although some part are cliché, still I'd give this a 4 start rating. Also the movie is fast paced --for me, I quite find the movie to rather end quickly than expected and still left me hungry for more.

Well, I've got nothing much to say anyways except WATCH IT. Watch this movie in either in a theater or much better with your earphone in a dark room, that way you'll literally jump out of your seat haha.

Gayby (2012)

Jenn (straight) and Matt (gay) are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, they decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together... the old fashioned way. -IMDB

Gayby is a comedy-drama movie where 2 best friends from college reached their 30s of age and now decides to have their very own baby --a gayby! Written and directed by Jonathan Lisecki, starring Jennifer Harris as Jenn, a straight woman and Matthew Wilkas as Matt, a gay guy and a bestfriend for Jenn since college.

The story revolves itself on the baby making actually, where series of dates and some stuffs are seen while looking for both of their "Mr. Right".

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (2012)

First of all, I am a 9gagger so as you can see, I can;t even believe that I am making a review about Twilight, it has never really in my interest to watch this movie for what I've seen in 9gag (although I am not blaming the Gags in the site and I don't even know why there are a lot of Twilight hate posts in there...), I really don't want to watch this movie but, since our professor in World Literature told us to watch this movie for this is included in our Mid Term Examination (yep, he meant what he said, he must be a Twi-hard).

As the movie begins, I start to think that this is going to be a loooong movie, but as the movie progresses, I am but dazzled by the movie --I never thought I'll be enjoying it! Really! I actually liked their special abilities like the one who inflicts Pain and the guy who is like an Avatar for his ability to control the elements, those people really moved me at the edge of my seat.

Anyways, I can only review what I only saw. No, I haven't watched the preceding titles so there you have it.

The Eye (2008)

The Eye by David Moreau & Xavier Palud is a Thrilling Suspense movie, a remake of a Hong Kong movie Gin Gwai. The movie is great I could tell you that but if you hate waiting I'd say that his is not the type of movie you should watch. The Eye is a story of Sydney who is blind since her childhood and soon after few years an Eye Transplant was made making her see the world...and the world she shouldn't be seeing.

I liked this movie because of the story, although I didn't watched the original movie, I can say that the movie was executed nicely. The black spirits gave me goosebumps (making me look behind me! creepy!).

What move I like on this movie is the introduction, its like, Whoa...she's blind but she managed to halt the guy from crashing on the Bus! I find it really cool. So, overall, a really nice movie nothing to hate; and by gauging the meter, I find it just a little higher than normal. Not that bad.

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Conan the Barbarian is a really nice Fantasy, Action, Adventure movie even though the story is almost worn out due to the typical "Burn the Village scenario killing all inhabitants but fails to kill one and then the sole survivor avenges his tribe and saving the world from a prophesied doom from an evil warlock and the hero will not be getting girl." scenario but hey that doesn't mean that the movie is bad, its great! I enjoyed the movie, quite entertaining, the gore level is nice, bloody; the special effects used is nice too! The Sand Men are really cool, as if they're diving on water.  ---Oh wait, Conan the Barbarian IS a remake of the 1982 movie of the same title! No wonder I find the story familiar. *sigh*

 

Overall, the movie is great from the start 'til end and I'm expecting a sequel to this movie. Also, whoa, Jason Momoa is Hot! He looks like Chris Hemsworth a little. Marique was really creepy, she's like...creepy! Like a hardcore metal vocalist Hahaha.

Your Highness (2011)

Your Highness by David Gordon Green is a Fantasy movie set on a medieval time where a Lazy Prince Thadeous embarks on his first journey to save his brother's Maiden.

Gosh, I didn't expect this movie will be this something, its not cheesy, not boring and best of all it is original; it has its own story, own characters etc. I liked this movie yes. The vulgarity of words made me laugh and the characters suit then really good, like James Franco as Fabious, a handsome, most-admired prince, and his' princely actions really suit his role very well and also Thadeous which is the exact opposite of Fabious is really hilarious.

Bottom line, is is indeed a magnificent movie and (I think) the rating on IMDB doesn't justify the movie fit. This movie is great and a really worth a watch, its entertaining, really funny and it's medieval! 

It's Fun, bloody, bold and sexy!

Monte Carlo (2011)

Monte Carlo, as the title says, the movie took place there. I totally love the movie, not only because Selena was the main character but also because I totally love the the environment, the place, the ambiance, the spirit, its so authentic, so great. Monte Carlo made me giggle most of the time I just don't know why. Everything was great, well polished, AWESOME!

"Superb, funny, exciting, overall I just have to say the this one is the BEST Chick flick movie I've seen."

Bottom line, the movie is I don't want to repeat my self but here it is, the movie great, and if you like chick flicks, you'll totally enjoy this movie like I do. And after watching this movie, I thought of hmmm, what If I go to Monte Carlo too? And maybe find a spoiled heir that looks like me too! HAHA! Okay dream on. Also, for some reason, this movie reminds me Mr. Bean's Holiday, funny for there are resemblances.

Zombie Diaries 2: World of the Dead (2011)

First of all, Zombie Diaries 2: World of the Dead is stupid although I get the point of the movie, a post apocalyptic where zombies are not the only a threat to humanity but also bandits. Well, why did I say stupid? Because the movie is really unconvincing as if this they're just doing their rehearsal to the movie. Also the zombies, Zombies are not like the creatures from Descent where they  can't sense you, and I must say they probably they must've read the Book from Max Brooks first.

The acting was a little goofy, the lighting is stupid although I know that they are using the Found-Footage effect they must have paid some attention to the lighting too. The sound effect is inappropriate in most of the scenes like the wind blowing SFX inside a walled house pathetic. The camera constantly "blurs" in which the movie became more and more annoying.

Bottom line, I didn't even know how did this movie get into the big screen and I am not saying as a hater for I love zombie movies but this is just...wrong. I tell you, stay away from this movie. Not worth a watch at all. Also, not in question the authority of the rater, 

"A Slaughterhouse of Horror, Bloody and Terrifying"

How I wished there is a scene where its bloody and terrifying but unfortunately NONE! And for the record, I only watched this movie because I though this movie was connected to George Romero's Diary of the Dead.