Category: Lifestyle

Last night, we went to Eastwood Mall to catch the screening of Clash of the Titans.  We were at the Ultra 7 cinema so I was able to like sleep for a few minutes in some of the scenes.  Well, it was because the seat was just too comfortable hehehe 😛

The movie was good!  It was very entertaining, action-packed & story was very rich.  We wanted to watch it in 3D but got some feedback that we might feel a bit dizzy, and wouldn’t be able to focus on the story.  Clash of the Titans stars Sam Worthington whom I remembered to be the lead of Avatar (which I loved btw).

The story is about The Greek Gods & the people of Argos, as well as Perseus (Sam’s character) as a demi-god (son of a god & a mortal) who was raised as a fisherman by his human family.  If you are familiar with Greek Mythology, then the Gods should be familiar to you.  The start of the movie does a great job actually in summarizing as to how Zeus became the supreme ruler and came to rule the heavens, while his two brothers came to rule minor areas — Poseidon (ruler of the seas) and Hades (ruler of the underworld).

The summary in the beginning lays out the plot as Hades plans to take over as supreme ruler and overthrow Zeus in the process.  A detail that is important to note is that Zeus created humans, and it is through the prayers of men that The Gods draw their strength.  Hades, on the other hand feeds on the fear and pain of men.

And so, it is when The kingdom of Argos declares war with the Gods, deprives them of their very own prayers, that Zeus becomes disappointed, and even agrees to be helped by his brother Hades.  Thus, Hades attacks the kingdom of Argos and gives them until the upcoming solar eclipse to either sacrifice their beautiful princess or he will release his very own monster, The Kraken, upon them.

Perseus agrees to help save Argos and its inhabitants for the sole reason that it was Hades who killed his family.

Perseus upon knowing that he is a demi-god still has great hatred for The Gods because it was one of them, Hades, that killed his human family.  Perseus connects more with the human side of himself and in the movie the internal struggle within himself is very much evident.  Thus, in many scenes, we have Perseus trying to save humanity and seek revenge against Hades, all the while doing so as a human without the help of The Gods, or even his own father, Zeus.

Perseus would eventually help the kingdom of Argos fight Hades and then save the princess in the process.

The story was pretty simple and epic but the way the scenes are made were superb.  You will not feel bored and you won’t feel disappointed either.  You will definitely come out of this movie happy and glad to have watched it.  My favorite character though in the movie was “Lo” (played by Gemma Arterton), who plays Perseus’ love interest.  She’s just too pretty, I was too mesmerized by her beauty 😛

My rating for Clash of the Titans: 4 out of 5 stars.

A must-watch 🙂

This was a cute movie!  Sometimes, we watch a movie because the lead stars are your favorite.  Even  without knowing that my celebrity crush Josh Duhamel was in the movie, I still watched it.  When my friends and I had lunch at CPK, a friend told us that When in Rome was pretty cool.  So we decided to just watch When in Rome after our lunch that day.

I loved the movie!  It was pretty cool indeed.  Honestly, the story was pretty simple, not even realistic but very light and romantic!  Sometimes, we don’t really need to have such a complicated or dramatic story to make a good movie.

A huge bonus was because my ultimate celebrity crush is in the movie!  I was like, “Hey, that’s Josh Duhamel!”  Made my movie experience wayyy more complete 😛  Well, ofcourse I was with someone special too so it was kinda perfect 😛

When in Rome is a romantic movie that talks about Beth who is busy with her career and who was a bit frustrated with love.  Her sister getting married to a man she just met a couple of weeks didn’t help either.  She travelled to Rome to attend the wedding and there she met the handsome man named Nick (Josh’s character).

Well, at that wedding, she went out to a wishing fountain and picked up 4 coins.  According to legend, if you take the coin from the fountain, you either return the coin to the fountain or give the coin back to the owner.  Or else, the person who tossed the coin into the fountain will fall in love with you.  You wouldn’t want to be courted for the sake of a legend right?  Any girl would love to be pursued coz they are truly loved..

The 4 guys who owned the coins that Beth took are the ff.:

• Lance – a street magician
• Gale – a self-absorbed guy
• Anthony – an Italian artist wannabe
• Al Russo – a sausage magnate

When Beth’s sister’s husband explained what Beth did, Beth thought that Nick was one of the owners of the coin.  So when true love found her, she thought it wasn’t true…

Fast forward, I guess you pretty much know what happened next.  When in Rome had a happy ending though.  It was a feel-good movie.. 🙂

Here’s the trailer:

I suggest you get the DVD when it comes out.

My verdict for When in Rome: 4 out of 5 stars.

I was able to catch Alice in Wonderland the other week.  I watched it at Eastwood Mall’s Ultra 7 Cinema. I forgot that the movie was supposed to be good in 3D, but what the heck, reclining seats w/ unlimited popcorn & drinks?  No complaints here 😀

I somehow thought that the movie was similar to the other movie that Johnny Depp & Helen Bonham Carter made (i.e., Sweeney Todd).  Well, it was not.  Though I assumed both actors are being typecast for those kinds of movies.

The story is about Alice who always had haunting and recurring dreams.  The thing is that the dreams are the same each time, and it is of this fantasy world.  We later find out that this was not a dream at all but a memory of Alice when she was a kid.

This updated movie, is in fact a continuation of the timeless classic.  As this movie has fast forwarded to when Alice is already 19 years of age.

One time, she attended a party which ended up to be the day when she was going to be proposed to by a guy named Hamish.  During the arranged party and asking of hand in marriage, with all eyes on her and Hamish in the act of proposing, she cuts the ceremony short to figure out her answer to Hasmish’s proposal, but the real reason was so that she could follow a rabbit that she had kept seeing earlier that day.   And so she proceeds to chase the rabbit and ends up falling into a hole.

She landed in wonderland (just like in her dreams).  Alice then met several interesting characters in the place namely:

• Nivens McTwisp (the White Rabbit)
• Mallymkun (the Dormouse)
• Uilleam (the Dodo)
• Tweedledum and Tweedledee
• Absolem (the Caterpillar)
• Cheshire Cat
• March Hare
• Dormouse
• AND ofcourse, the Mad Hatter himself (portrayed by Johnny Depp)

Apparently, the group has been waiting for Alice to come & save them from the Red Queen.  They expected Alice to defeat the Red Queen’s best warrior, Jabberwocky, which is a big dragon.  The Red Queen has conquered wonderland at that time by stealing the crown from the White Queen.

The Mad Hatter & the other entourage was captured by the Red Queen as well.  Alice with the help of Bayard, a dog, entered the Red Queen’s castle to save her friends.  Alice was able to successfully do that and to also get the sword to defeat jobberwocky as well.  She would later get to meet the White Queen and present the sword.

On that big day, both Red & White Queens gathered on the battlefield to decide the fate of wonderland.  The Red Queen with the Jabberwocky as her champion while the White Queen with Alice as her champion.  Guess who won? Of course, the White Queen & Alice.

The movie is pleasing to the eyes & very entertaining.  The story wasn’t that strong but worth the watch still.  The actors really did well and I’m sure the kids who watched this movie most probably loved it!  Maybe best if watched in 3D.  If you haven’t been able to watch Alice in Wonderland, then get it in DVD.

Here’s the trailer:

My verdict for Alice in Wonderland: 3.5 out of 5 stars.