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Babe, I Love You Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On April 7, 2010

After being so disappointed with Miss You Like Crazy, here I am truly loving Babe, I Love You. Thanks Star Cinema for the save!

The story is about a guy and girl who are from different worlds, one is educated and the other is not. Will a relationship like that work out? Babe, I Love You was unpredictable and it’s truly rare with movies nowadays. Very nice twist in the movie, never even thought that there would be that kind of angle in the story.

The stars Anne Curtis & Sam Milby truly have this genuine chemistry that you can see in the movie. Suffice to say, Anne Curtis is one of my favorite filipino actresses and I wouldn’t miss seeing any of her movies (especially with the guy she loves in real life :P).

Great cast, great story, great acting… what can I say? You should watch it! It’s a very cute movie with less kissing scenes, just good story. I loved it!

Just to give you an overview, Sam plays a professor who is focused on becoming assistant dean. However successful he has become, his reckless past still haunts him as his mother still blames him for the death of his father.

Anne plays a promo girl who met Sam’s character in a bar where she instantly fell in love. The series of events that happened next was too cute, romantic & touching as they become close, they struggle to fight against outside factors such as what others might think about their relationship since they come from different worlds.

A big twist near the end also threatens to end their relationship. I shed quite a few tears as there were some scenes that I was able to relate to. I think the overall question that is asked in this movie is if you are willing to accept the person you love for who they are, including their past mistakes as well. It is also about reminding us that relationships is not without struggles and problems too, but that you have to also work on them.

Here’s the trailer:

I suggest you watch this movie! It’s as good as Paano na Kaya but the story is different. I actually think it’s cuter as the drama is less strong 🙂

My verdict for Babe, I Love You: 4 out of 5 stars.

Miss You Like Crazy Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On April 3, 2010

A new Star Cinema movie, “Babe, I Love You”, starring Anne Curtis & Sam Milby will be showing today, and it is their first ever movie together. So, I think I should really blog about the Star Cinema movie shown before this upcoming one, and that movie was “Miss You Like Crazy” starring John Lloyd Cruz & Bea Alonzo. It was supposed to be their love team comeback movie.

I was very excited to watch “Miss You Like Crazy” because the Star Cinema movie that preceded it, “Paano na Kaya“, was a very good movie. We even bought the original DVD of that Kim Chiu & Gerald Anderson movie. I was very impressed that I thought I would be as impressed with Miss You Like Crazy. Unfortunately, the movie disappointed me too much.

The story is about Allan & Mia who met on a Pasig River Ferry Boat. Mia who was having family problems had been choosing to show her frustrations by writing on little stones, and just leaving the stones anywhere. One day, Allan was able to pick up one the stones and that’s when they got to know each other.

Allan is not single, he has a live-in partner but still, he continued with the romantic relationship with Mia. Torn between 2 lovers, he has to choose one. There’s also this scene where Allan & Mia met an old guy in a park who then said that they will end up together but it will not be an easy ride. They will meet on February 24, 2010 on that same place (coincidentally, that was the release date of the movie… crazy.. in the movie though, it was just 2005).

Allan was indecisive and opted to stay with his live-in partner. After 2 years, he decided to choose Mia but only to find out that Mia was already engaged to a Malaysian. He fought for their love but wasn’t successful.

After some time, the Malaysian guy let go of Mia. As predicted, February 24, 2010, Mia and Allan met and ended up together.

I hate the plot! Maybe, it’s just me, but is this what the script writer wants to teach us? To not treat relationships seriously? I believe love is a choice. There will be hundreds of people you can fall in love with.. it is your choice to either settle for one or continue looking. If you don’t learn to appreciate your current partner, then you’ll never be happy. If you’re unsure with someone, then don’t enter into a relationship.

I hated the movie but it still won’t stop me from watching Star Cinema movies 😛 I’m set to watch “Babe, I Love You” tomorrow, so I’ll also let you know my verdict on that movie real soon.

If you wanna see the best from the movie, just watch the trailer below:

My rating for Miss You Like Crazy: 1 out of 5 stars.

Paano na Kaya Movie Review

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On February 1, 2010

Long time no update 🙂 So, I had to work the whole weekend because of a deadline. You know how it is, right? Anyway, I decided to reward myself by watching a movie. I asked Lucy, my housemate/yaya, if we could watch “Paano na Kaya” and she was excited as ever! hahahaha!

“Paano na Kaya” is a Filipino Movie. I don’t really watch them that much but I love how Star Cinema makes great Filipino movies! The trailer of “Paano na Kaya” is just too nice to miss out.

Paano na Kaya is a story about 2 best friends, Bogs Marasigan and Mae Chua. Best friends forever but Mae though has been in love with Bogs the whole time. Though it hurts her, she helps Bogs take care of his surprises for his girlfriend, etc. She has always been there whenever Bogs needs her, even went to the point that she neglects some of her responsibilities on her shop just to accompany Bogs to wherever.

Bog’s Girlfriend fell in love with someone else and broke his heart. After that, Bogs & Mae had an interesting exchange of words. That scene was ssoooo emotional and memorable that I actually remembered one line! hahaha! It was so real! I guess, it is one of the reasons why I love this movie so much. IMHO, so realistic!

oh, wait, what’s my favorite line again?

“Ganyan talga ang Pagmamahal nagpapakaTanga… Tanga na kung Tanga, pero Mahal Kita, Mahal Kita!!!”

Actually, there are a lot of interesting lines in the movie that I could relate to. It’s true, you know? Each of us tend to be blinded by love and we do crazy things for love. Such is the realities of life.

What a way to start the love month, February! This is just a simple movie but it touches one’s heart. It definitely made me reflect on how I see love. The actors were so believable too! I say, kudos to Star Cinema for a great, great romantic movie. This is definitely worth watching.

My Rating for Paano na Kaya: 4 out of 5 stars.

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