pa-next

pa-next: it's like when you borrow a textbook from your classmate and you say "pare, panext!", it applies to all things, even girlfriends and angel locsin.

back at you

i caught mr. & mrs. smith on free tv last weekend. i have to say that i was quite entertained. though it got me thinking, what the hell happened to doug liman between this film, the bourne series and then he going out to make jumper?

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i think it's kind of ironic and funny that vince vaughn was in this film as john smith's (pitt) close associate.

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it's also cool that i tank is wearing a fight club shirt when he was being interrogated by the smiths.

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props to angelina jolie for always looking gorgeous.

public service

jumper
x: like jumper the story was all over the place; christensen & jackson; lame action sequences
#: the idea
*: david's pad

3/10

don't watch this... please.

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american gangster
x: too long; i would've enjoyed the movie more if there were more washington and crowe interactions
#: the ruthlessness of frank as a businessman; good performance from washington and crowe
*: frank collecting his money in the street with a jar

6.5/10

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rambo
x: quite slow start; the main villain; the general, feels like a caricature, the cheeeesy lines
#: the action was unrelenting when it started; explosions; assorted body parts flying
*: rambo behind the gun

6/10

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cloverfield
x: the intro (first 30 seconds of the film); stupid characters; camera work
#: casting unknown people make this film feel more "real"; the monster; camera work
*: the subway

7/10

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martian child
x: dennis (coleman) is unappealing; continuity; bordering boring
#: the colors, the few cusack and peet scenes
*: night car scene

5/10

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the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford

x: long, dragging and boring
#: the last 20 minutes of the movie; affleck in the last act
*: narration on the day before jesse james died

6/10

it's interesting, at least for me, to learn that i was born on the day that jesse james died.

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the bucket list

x: i wished they have a longer list with more interesting things to do
#: freeman and nicholson on screen rapore; glad that sean hayes (jack in will & grace) is not gay; slimy edward cole
*: atop the pyramids

6.5/10

happiness is overrated.

i love talikodgenic girls... as long as they're not facing me.

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i once said that chivalry is dead. true. but a new chivalry is now emerging. and it is most prevalent in public transportaion, i.e. the mrt. i dub this new animal selective chivalry.

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i bet you most of the talikodgenic girls prowling the metro are victims of the selective chivalry beast.

lazy blogging

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movie weekend

watched four movies during the weekend. after each movie i wrote down things that i liked(#), things that i didn't(x), and what to look forward to(*) about each movie. here are my thoughts, (mind you these are only first impressions)

beowulf
x: the cg characters are soulless
#: excellent rendering; malkovich and hopkins; fantastic action sequences (the one with the sea monsters remind me of god of war. rar!)
*: angelina jolie

7/10

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atonement
x: there's about a total of 15 minutes of drag time; there's this line that cee (keira knightley) throws out that i felt was overused
#: the consistency of the characters; broiny, all of her; good story, great story telling
*: single shot(?) in the beach

9/10

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3:10 to yuma
x: luke wilson as a cowboy? meh.; dragggggggging; the twist (in ben wade(russell crowe))
#: charlie played by ben foster; ben wade's quick draw shooting; character development
*: 3:00

7/10

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juno
x: might leave an impression that teenage pregnancy is cool
#: the smart dialogue; excellent soundtrack; wonderful story; ellen page as juno (i love you juno! call me when you turn 18.)
*: the last scene

10/10

this is my new favorite next to sideways and little miss sunshine. go watch this!

the year that was

Instructions: Copy and paste the first sentence(s) from your first entry of each month this past year.

january
title: (no title)
first lines: ang saya nyo naman sa picture na yan... nakakainggit.

february
title: (no title)
first lines: "kaya nga ako nagtataka sayo kung bakit wala ka pang girlfriend. kasi di ka naman mahirap mahalin..."

march
title: (no title)
first lines: kung totoo nga na pag nakakagat mo yung dila/labi/pisngi mo ay may nakakaalala sayo, grabe naman yung (mga) nakakaalala sa akin...

april
title: dc
first lines: as for now i'm gonna hear the saddest songs, and sit alone and wonder, how you're making out

may
title: for me
first lines: text: and it always hurts the first time. what you're going through made me recall what i've been through twice in the past. it was tough...

june
title: i heart you
first lines: *sigh*

july
title:reverse dictionary
first lines: let say you came across a new word that you don't know the meaning of...

august
title: i don't get why...
first lines: ...guys swoon over anne curtis...

september
title: lulz
first lines: link

october
title: (no title)
first lines: sya: pare may man-crush ako.

november
title: (no title)
first lines: the roads are too many or nowhere to be found.

december
title: we need girlfriends
first lines: waw! one of my favorite youtube series has been picked up by cbs.

teka, di pa ako handa.