Movie Mania

After my davao project, i had a lot of free time on my hands.. especially since we didnt push through with the Bicol-Penafrancia event we were supposed to hold.. so they sent me to Bacolod to scout for our next event this coming october.. incidentally thats where i'm posting from..

I'm at Gaisano right now.. bored as hell.. waiting for the Cebu Pacific 6:45 flight for manila.. anyways, prior to my trip here, i had a lot of down time.. i was able to finish the second season of Arrested Development.. and i loved it!

Apart from that, i was able to catch up with my movie watching.. and i'm so glad i did..

First off.. i watched Sky High

If you haven't watched this movie yet, you officially suck. The movie is awesome. i was shocked i loved it as much as i did.. because i had never seen the trailer.. i just read a review from a guy that usually gets my taste.. so i was optimistic.. It turns out the movie was everything i had dreamnt of when i was a kid.. having super powers.. going to a school of heroes.. the way it was executed was perfect..

Though it's a Disney film, Disney was smart enough to realize that they had a bigger market than kids.. and the result was a movie that people of all ages could appreciate.. The jokes were hilarious and witty.. and the action sequences were cool.. My favorite line was Will Stronghold's... (masterfully played by Will and Grace's Michael Angarano)

"Surprised? So am I."

Next i watched The Longest Yard

Same Adam Sandler formula.. same hilarious results.. especially since they added Chris Rock into the mix.. my favorite though was Kevin Nash playing the Estrogen charged prison guard.. who woulda thought the feared wrestler once known as Diesel would play femininity so well?

Finally.. i watched Crash

I don't cry during movies.. really i dont.. the last time a movie made me well up was "Life is Beautiful".. but even then i didn't tear.. But Crash is something else.. This is most probably the best movie i have seen in a long time. I've watched it twice.. and twice i was brought to tears.. Not the bawling like a baby type, mind you.. hehe (defensive, ba?)but i actually felt a lump in my throat and the tears in my eyes..

The writing was amazing.. the ensemble cast seamlessly fit into each others lives one way or another.. Sandra Bullock showed another side to her acting.. proving she isn't just Ms. Congeniality..

You gotta see this movie.. i would be shocked if this was over looked by the Academy for next year..

Other special mention movies:

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind & Miracle

I loved em both.. just too lazy to write a review hehe