Category: Movies

Ninja Assassin Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On December 19, 2009

After waiting for 2 weeks, I finally found time to watch Ninja Assassin. I’ve been hearing mixed reviews about it. Oh well, at least now I can judge for myself if the movie is good or not.

The story of Ninja Assassin is about Raizo, an orphan who was raised by the Ozunu clan and who is one of the world’s deadliest Ninja Assassin. I found this story to be ordinary because haven’t we seen a variation on that kind of story all the time? Then there was the female lead’s acting and her character’s boss’s acting. Both I think were weak.

When I think about it, the character Raizo, who was portrayed by actor Rain is one of the major reasons why the movie is watched by many people. In my humble opinion, Rain being there is a saving grace for the movie.

The movie is not for the weak at heart. For one thing, i found it to be too gross!! There was too much blood all over the movie! There was even a scene where Raizo killed a ninja and put her dead body inside a washing machine. The blood ended up flowing freelyâ€¦. yeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww!!

There are actually some lessons hidden behind all the bloody awesome ninja action scenes. For one thing, we women really are the most powerful gender in the world. That’s mainly because men will do anything for the woman they love hehehe 😛

The other lesson, I wanna leave with you while I finish this review. No one can ever stop us from sticking to our own beliefs & principles even if we don’t have anyone to support us with it. As long as we know that it is right, then please don’t let majority stop you from doing the right thing.

My rating for Ninja Assassin: 2 out of 5 stars.

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New Moon was Eye Candy

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 27, 2009

I was lucky enough to catch the premiere of New Moon by Wrangler last week. Thanks to Jonel for giving me his extra ticket. I’m glad I was one of many who got to watch the movie before it opened in theaters nationwide.

What can I say? The movie was TOTALLY eye candy. Jacob’s overly toned abs & body overshadowed the story, literally! He was just too sexy to watch. Almost all the girls cheered when Jacob came out without any shirt on. To be honest, my eyes were glued on the screen as well. He was just yummy! hahahaha!

Edward on the other hand, really looked like a vampire. His make up was too obvious and too white. I could even hear people joking that Edward was wearing the same lipstick as Bella. He just looked too pathetic in the movie as well.

I’m team Jacob definitely, just because he’s so manly and sexy! So which team are you on? Team Edward or Team Jacob?

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Sorry too carried away by Jacob’s awesome body! 😛 Anyway, the story evolved between the love of 2 guys with Bella. Edward’s family thew a birthday party for Bella. There, Bella accidentally got paper cut and she almost got killed by Edward’s brother. Because of this, Edward decided to break up with her to protect her. He then left with the rest of his adopted family.

Bella was heartbroken and found comfort through Jacob. Apparently, Jacob is a werewolf & they’re enemies of vampires. There was even a treaty between werewolves & Edward’s family that they will not attack each other as long as Edward’s family never bites a human. But Bella was determined to be transformed into a vampire so she could be with Edward right? What will happen then? I’ll let you find out yourself.

The premiere night was star-studded. I think more than half of the theater was occupied by models. Obviously, since it was sponsored by wrangler. Everyone was wearing Wrangler apparel. I, however, was wearing a Wrangler-inspired outfit! Here we are goofing at the Wrangler picture area.

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By the way, my rating for New Moon? 4 out of 5 stars (mainly because of Jacob!).

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2012 the Movie

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 23, 2009

Last Saturday night, I joined Stef and her family to watch the movie 2012. We saw it at Trinoma Mall in QC. Wow, there were too many people in the mall! I found out that people were lining up to watch New Moon (I’ll post review soon). Good thing, I had already watch that movie. This time, I got a chance to watch 2012.

Thanks Stef!

As I was saying, I watched the movie thinking that I could get to see the ever infamous “2012 phenomenon”. I don’t have time to read. I do know this: December 21, 2012, according to the Mayans is believed to be the end of the world.

The movie stars John Cusack, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt & Woody Harrelson. This is a power cast that portray their role very very well. The movie is really fictional. So if you’re coming into the movie thinking that it would really happen in the next 2 years, then you’d be disappointed. 2012’s effects make the movie unrealistic. It was made to entertain us. It also had touching moments. And yes, I did shed a few tears in some scenes.

Do you believe that the end of the world is near?

Does it matter if it was?

Wouldn’t it be better to believe what the world will make of us? One thing is for sure, the movie taught us that we should stick together. That we should care for each other. Everyone is important. When we stay together and help each other, we’ll be able to succeed.

I liked the movie even though it was two & a half hours long. It is like the movie Armageddon but with a different twist. The special effects were just cool, though as I mentioned, they exaggerated it a little as all the damages can’t seem to harm the main cast 😛

Danny Glover’s character really was touching. He portrayed the US President. He opted to stay with his people even though he had the chance to save himself. How I wish that we have politicians like that in real life. Our world would be a better place to live in.

Anyway, if you have time, do watch this movie. My rating for this is 4 out of 5 stars.

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My Big Love Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 15, 2009

While everyone in the Philippines were busy watching Pacquiao-Cotto fight, I was watching the TV screening of My Big Love.

This movie was from 2008. The stars were Kristine Hermosa, Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga. Well, I think the title says it all that it is about love. What the title doesn’t say is that this movie is also about looking beyond the physical aspects of a person.

Sam Milby stars as Macky, a pastry chef. His character had this huge crush on Kristine Hermosa’s character, Nina. Macky showered her with gifts, flowers and food but everything changed when they met in person. Nina had a shock of her life when a 300 pound guy showed up in front of her.

Toni Gonzaga’s character, Aira on the other hand was a fitness instructor. She tried to work hard to provide for her family. She attempted a lot of times to help Macky get in shape in order to get the love of his life, Nina.

When Macky finally agreed to be Aira’s client, the 2 ended up learning to love and care for each other in the process.

Aira accepted an offer to work abroad and had to leave for 2 years. During this time, Macky continued to work hard to lose weight. He then became a most sought after bachelor. He ended up with his forever crush, Nina.

When Aira came back, well you guessed it: Macky became confused as to who he really loved. Is it the one who he had been dreaming of or the one who had loved him unconditionally? I love this movie! It had its touching moments & also there were funny comedic moments.

Star Cinema is really making quality movies that I love. I’m really glad that I was able to catch it this morning! 🙂

My Rating for My Big Love: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Cheap Movie House in Taipei

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 5, 2009

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If you’re a movie buff and in a budget, you would love this movie house located at å…¬é¤¨ Gongguan area, Taipei, Taiwan.

A normal movie ticket in Taiwan is sold between 290NT to 320NT. This cinema, ä¾†ä¾†ä½³ä½³å¤§æˆ²é™¢ (go the movies) only costs 100NT for 2 movies that were just shown 2 to 3months ago. Wow!

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The theater normally feature different combination of movies. There are hollywood movies & chinese movies so you can take your pick. My mom always go to there. She told me that it really doesn’t make much difference because the movie is still new in her opinion (w/c I agree by the way). Just 2 months after its major release is still fresh and I still consider that as new as well.

So if you’re living in Taipei and in the mood to have movie marathon. This is the place to go.

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We do have “somewhat” similar promos here in Manila. SM cinemas offer us old movies for just Php10! I mean it’s pretty much free! But the movies are from wayyy wayyy back, like years ago. I hope local movie houses do something similar as ä¾†ä¾†ä½³ä½³å¤§æˆ²é™¢ (go the movies).

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