Ang Daan Pabalik sa Pag-ibig

I am bringing back Movie Nights! My friends and I used to have Movie Marathon Day  when I was still in the Philippines. That’s  one whole day devoted to the love of cinema hehehehe. The most movie we have seen so far is 4.  Pero hindi yan ang pag-uusapan natin. Movie nights! Yup. Nights lang muna… wag day… masyadong ambisyoso pag day. So Movie nights! Kailangan ko mag-catch up on the movies that I have missed.  Sinimulan ko ang movie nights last Friday.  I decided na since it’s the initial movie nights – kailangan light and non-thinking movie ang panoorin ko.  I rented Music and Lyrics, Van Wilder and Norbit.  Wala masyado choice e.  I bought 2 pc original KFC chicken – thigh, a bag of Doritos – cheddar, and an ice-cold Coke – regular.  Movies, chicken, chips and drinks! Kumpletong kumpleto na di ba?  

I first started watching Music and Lyrics. Everyone I know who have watched it – loved it. Di ko na matandaan kung bakit hindi ko ito napanood.  I’m a Drew Barrymore fan – hinihintay ko nga sya pumunta dito sa Singapore para makapag-propose e! Anyway – the movie was really good. I enjoyed it tremendously.  Nakakatawa si Hugh Grant pag sumasayaw ng Pop.  May mga ilang jokes na di ko nakuha pero all in all it was a really good movie.  Its not an Oscar worthy movie – pero it was really entertaining.  The songs are great as well. I particularly love the main them – Way back into love. Cool na cool din ang Pop and Don’t Write Me Off. Nakaktawa talaga ang 80’s no? Ang baduy ng mga damit at mga moves. Hehehehe….  I love this movie so much – that I watched it again the following day. Nagdownload din ako ng soundtrack!  Nung ikalawang panood ko – kasama ko nang nanood yung isang housemate ko na true blue 80s baby.  Ipinaliwanag nya sa akin yung ibang jokes na di ko naget tulad nung “Frankie said relax”. Sabi pa nya – yung MTV daw nung song na Pop ay very close sa moves ang Wham. Ganun? I haven’t seen any Wham MTV – kaya naniwala na lang ako.

Cheesiest line in the movie???? Definitely the one I pasted below :  

Alex Fletcher: It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just spit it out. They’re just lyrics.
Sophie Fisher: “Just lyrics”?
Alex Fletcher: Lyrics are important. They’re just not as important as melody.
Sophie Fisher: I really don’t think you get it.
Alex Fletcher: Oh. You look angry. Click your pen.
Sophie Fisher: A melody is like seeing someone for the first time. The physican attraction. Sex.
Alex Fletcher: I so get that.
Sophie Fisher: But then, as you get to know the person, that’s the lyrics. Their story. Who they are underneath. It’s the combination of the 2 that makes it magical. 

More info about this movie on : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758766/ 

As for the other two movies that I rented – Van Wilder is forgettable and not worth a review. Di ko pa napapanood yung Norbit. J

Meet the Walkers

I chance upon a show in Mediacorp Channel 5 couple of weeks ago. The show is “Brothers and Sisters”. I decided to watch it — mainly because of the powerhouse cast. Calista Flockhart (from Ally Mc Beal), Rachel Griffiths (from Six feet under), Sally Field and Ron Rifkin (Sloane in Alias) are the most popular ones. After the 1^st episode – I was “slightly” hooked. The storyline is not really that new – pero somehow the actors are doing such a good job that you feel every scene is new. It revolves around the Walker family siblings and their mother. Father walker died on the first episode — and afterwards… the drama started. To appreciate the series – you must first get to know the Walker family — so… I pasted an excerpt from Wikipedia : 

The main branches of the Walker family tree included father William (guest star Tom Skerritt), mother Nora (Sally Field), and their five children. 

The Walker siblings are, in birth order: 

Sarah, a working mother, played by Rachel Griffiths

Kitty, the Communications Director for US Senator McCalister, played by Calista Flockhart

Tommy, a businessman, played by Balthazar Getty Kevin, an openly gay lawyer, played by Matthew Rhys

Justin, a veteran of the Afghanistan war and a drug addict, played by Dave Annable

Rebecca, the half-sister of the others and William’s child with his mistress Holly Harper (played by Patricia Wettig), played by Emily VanCamp  

Nora’s brother, Saul Holden (Ron Rifkin) helps run the Walker family business, Ojai Foods. 

Bakit ko nagustuhan? The acting is really good. Wala masyadong hysteria.  Believable ika nga. The storyline is quite solid as well. On the first episode alone – the viewer will  already have a good feel on what the series is all about. The script is fluid. Sa dami ng main characters – the writers are able to provide each character scenes that highlights the character’s personality. Anyway – as of presstime J - I have watched only 2 episodes… kaya nga sabi ko “slightly hooked” pa lang. I think a couple more episodes and I will be able to confim …. kung it’s a deal or no deal….este kung ma-hook na ba talaga ako. I will also try to find if I can download the episodes… For the meantime — walang choice – susubaybayan ko na lang muna sa Channel 5.. at titiisin ang mga commercials na walang kwenta…  hay…  

P.S. For more info on this show — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_%26_Sisters_%282006_TV_series%29