Movie Review: Die Hard 4.0
You can’t put down a real action hero like John McClane.
And in Die Hard 4.0, Bruce Willis definitely shows us that even if he’s 51, there’s still much that he can do to bring justice to the legacy which is Die Hard.
I saw the movie with a couple of officemates last week and I was literally blown away. After having a blast in Transformers, June and July may just prove to be the best movie-months this year.
The Search for the New White Castle Girl
Last Saturday, I was channel-surfing when I saw Lucky Manzano being surrounded by several girls in red bikinis. Then in a minute, I saw Roxanne Guinoo and her commercial for White Castle. I knew Roxanne was the new White Castle Girl, but I didn’t think ABS-CBN would even dare do a reality search for the next White Castle Girl. I was like, “What the hell will the girls do, pagalingan sumampa at magpa-cute sa kabayo?” I was joking when I said that to my ate who was laughing at my remark. But lo and behold, after just minutes of tuning in, the wannabe White Castle girls did do a challenge on “who will exude utter confidence and grace” while riding that damn horse. Geez, how predictable. And the qualities that the show requires of the next White Castle Girl?:
Bukod sa MAGANDA’T SEXY, DAPAT CHARMING, MAY LAMBING AT MAY CONFIDENCE.
Please define MAY LAMBING. I’m having trouble understanding the context of that term in this reality search. Weird.
The Search for the New White Castle Girl will be on for the whole month of July, every Saturdays on ABS-CBN. I forgot the time but I think it was around 9-10pm.
When Sandara Park shed her skin in a men’s magazine eons ago, I wasn’t shocked. Actually, I was grossed out; she looked like a minor dressed in a dominatrix outfit. Then of course, a lot of teeny bopper stars followed: Camille Prats, Angelica Panganiban, that VJ Karel and even Chito Miranda’s girlfriend, Kaye Abad (correct?). And now, even Roxanne Guinoo has followed that doomed path. I don’t get it when wholesome/pa-tweetums actresses say that they want to prove to everyone that they’re capable of mature roles via stripping and posing suggestively in men’s magazines. Would producers and entertainment executives really get fooled by anyone just because they’re wearing skimpy outfits and teeny-weeny bikinis? Of course, not all mature roles would require you to do a love scene or do a torrid kissing scene or do a dirty dance number. Maturity in roles doesn’t always demand showing off your skin: it entails an actor/actress to be a master of their craft, of acting and not of modelling.
In this country, anyone who looks good enough is already eligible for stardom. Have you noticed those cute and really gorgeous newcomers on t.v.? Anyone would fall gaga over them because, let’s be honest, they’re absolute eye-candies. But when taping starts and the cameras would start rolling, these seemingly picture perfect talents would have their big flaw exposed: they don’t have the knack for acting. That’s why stars here would usually start off their careers as cute/innocent/pa-tweetums character. Then after sometime, if they’re really cute, they’ll get to have love teams. But if you can’t get over the cute/innocent/pa-tweetums role off your credit, then that’s a problem. You get stuck in those roles for as long as you live and never will you get the chance to have mature roles.
Honestly, posing for men’s magazines isn’t the only option for young actresses to get noticed. I’m not even sure if the girls who’ve done these have gotten any offers at all. Well, anyway, might I suggest they hone and perfect their craft before doing this pseudo suicide attempt at stardom? I guess, if they have the talent and the capacity to do the demands of acting, then showing off their skin won’t be in their options, right?
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Pinoy SiCKO
If you can find time, please do watch the latest documentary of Michael Moore titled SiCKO. Some of you watched his 911 Fahrenheit and somehow felt that Moore has a political agenda against the republicans, but this time it’s not polarizing. Healthcare issues transcends political parties. If you don’t have health insurance in the US, you’re a dead man walking. Even 911 heroes find it hard to avail of the health services the US government should provide. Some 911 volunteers, who suffered from respiratory diseases after the incident, were denied because they are not on the governments payroll. A $120 inhaler in US costs only 5 cents in Cuba. That is very insulting for a 911 female volunteer who lost her fortune buying these costly medicine only to find out that it is sold in Cuba at a very low price. The movie depicted how better socialized healthcare is as shown by Moore’s travel to France, UK, Canada and Cuba. We were lead to believe that US takes care of its people more than those countries mentioned.
Transformers Film Review – Awesome Nonsense
Transforming cars? it could happen…
A shrinking giant cube? someday…
An extremely hot girl who’s into auto mechanics? You must be kidding me.
Transformers – the hotly anticipated Micheal Bay (Armageddon, Bad Boys) film arrives to theaters with a subtlety of an angry 30ft giant robot. If you’re looking for the baddest and awesomest sci-fi ACTION blockbuster, look no further. Thats “action” spelled in full caps, baby!
Expect a near lethal dose of awesome when you first see the robots transform, the battle scenes and the destruction. The crowd clapped and jeered throughout the film, something I never saw happening before in this part of the planet. Its also very funny, particularly with Shia Lebouf. For hot blooded men, theres the ultra super fucking hot, Megan Fox, lets hope we will see more of her(literally!). The graphics are impressive and you will believe they’re really there and not computer generated. An easy thing to overlook is the sound, its amazing! Sound effects and the voice-overs are a huge part why this film rocks.
Ocean’s 13 and Heart Attack
Ocean’s 13 is the 3rd installment of the series following the adventures of Danny Ocean and his gang. I don’t remember much about the first 2 films except that it had the additional star power of Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta Jones. The plot of the movie is similar to the first 2 and revolves around getting even and taking revenge the Ocean way. I am more interested in how the producers handled the cause of the maneuverings.
The story begins with Reuben (Elliott Gould) striking a deal with Bank (Al Pacino) with the latter double crossing the former. As a result of this problem, Reuben suffers a myocardial infarction and his friends are called in.
Myocardial infarction is otherwise known as heart attack. Elliott Gould got the symptoms right. He was shown rubbing his left shoulder and left arm and later clutching his chest. Although the classic symptom of heart attack is chest pain, it may radiate to the left arm, jaw, etc. A close-up shot also showed him sweating profusely and cold, clammy perspiration is another symptom of a heart attack. Emotional upset may trigger a heart attack as was shown in this case. It would be interesting to review the first 2 films to see if Reuben had other risk factors. Judging from the third film, Reuben had at least the following risk factors – male gender, age, smoking. The movie does not permit us to probe into other traditional risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, lack of physical activity and family history of heart disease. Read more
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Do you play Domino? Love Math? Into computer programming? This one might just be for you. This novel by Jeff Noon is all about these things and more.
Domino is played here in a different way. It is played like lottery and the people of Manchester, where the story is set, are all hooked to their TVs, wishing their domino bone is the lucky one.
Instead of a ticket, the people buy domino bone with a special programmed mechanism; it’s dots keep changing until the draw every Friday night. In order to win, your domino bone must match the dots in the costume of Cookie Luck. There will only be one grand prize winner and several minor winners.
The winner doesn’t need to claim his prize. It will be delivered right where he/she is. There are also special prizes. Everyone dreads a double blank because it might mean death. And he/she who wins a double-six get to be the Mr. Million, the man behind the game (Hmm…BigBrother? Banker?). Everyone in Manchester really got crazy over the game. The company actaually had a deal with the government: if the game will be a success in Manchester, it can go national.
