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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!).

More pictures here.

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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

Battle for Terra Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On October 20, 2009

Last night was the premiere of Battle for Terra at SM North Edsa. I’d like to thank Jonel for giving me his tickets! It was the 1st time for me to watch a movie in full 3D! Wohoo great job SM Cinemas!

Now I know the feeling of watching a movie that makes you feel like you’re not watching a movie per se. Watching a movie in 3D, IMHO draws you closer to the film. To add to that, the movie had amazingly clear images & cool surround sound! That made the experience even more awesome!

Battle for Terra was a 2007 animated film that won the Grand Prize for best animated feature at the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival. It was originally shown as 2D but was rendered in full digital 3D. The movie is currently and exclusively shown at all SM Digital theater branches nationwide (regular showing will begin on October 21, 2009).

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me in the movie house wearing the 3D glasses 😛

The story had a different twist into the human-alien movie. This time it is the humans who invaded a peaceful alien planet (Terra). Will an unlikely friendship between a human and an alien help the 2 races stop a war & help them coexist before it is too late?

I really liked how they turned the tables & gave us a different perspective on aliens experiencing invasion. I liked how the twist is the aliens are the ones being invaded; truly unique and i find that makes the movie more interesting. I will not share the story, but I suggest you watch it. Winning the best animation award isn’t for nothing right?

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with some of the movie bloggers

Other pictures can be found here.

My Rating for Battle for Terra: 4 out of 5 stars.

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The Ugly Truth Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On October 5, 2009

I was able to watch this last saturday and I must say that I enjoyed the movie. Well, one big factor was Gerard Butler! I just love him (especially after watching him in “300”).

It’s a romantic story about a local tv show producer, Abby, and a man named Mike, who is host of a segment, “Ugly Truth”. Abby, after coming from a disastrous date, just so happened to watch Mike on TV. She ended up calling him, and arguing with him over the air regarding their thoughts on relationships.

The next day, the station owner hired mike so he could help save Abby’s show from being cancelled. They hated each other.

Finally, Abby met the man of his dreams. She and Mike reached an agreement. The agreement is, Mike will teach Abby how to get the man of his dreams. If he is successful, Abby will work with him. Otherwise, Mike will quite the show.

It worked! Let me share with you what Mike taught Abby, girls might find this useful (hehe!):

Don’t Criticize
Laugh a Lot!
Guys love to visualize – so look your best!
Don’t talk about your problems
Guys love long-haired girls

Somehow, Abby realized that the guy of her dreams learned to love her because of pretentions (religiously following Mike’s lessons). So they broke up. In the end, Mike and Abby fell in love with each other. How? You have to watch it! I don’t want to give too much spoilers (thought I kinda shared the whole story already :P)

Great lesson taught here. Yes, there are effective ways to get the man of your dreams but will you be happy by pretending to be that perfect girl?

My Rating for The Ugly Truth: 4 out of 5 stars.

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