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Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Chronicles of NARNIA: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

NARNIA a place with no ending possibilities. I was once introduced to this film by my friends which happens to be watching it when I pass by. Though I'm too hesitant to watch it because it was unrealistic, I chose to stay and watched the film from start to finish. I thought the movie was just awful as I expected because for me it was purely for kids, at heart. Surprisingly, things changed in a bit for 30 minutes where I gave myself a chance to watch and fully understand it. And now, after watching the first part NARNIA: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and NARNIA: Prince Caspian, I can't wait for the 3rd book which is NARNIA: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.


NARNIA: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

I am not a fan of epic-fantasy movies like "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" or even had the chance to watch it in theaters or cable channels; but Narnia got my heart, my childish heart. I have known Narnia as a book on 1950's and had shows on television (1967), radio (1980), stage (1984), games (1984), and in film.


NARNIA: Prince Caspian

It was in the year 2005 when the new Chronicles of NARNIA hit the big screen again. Both NARNIA: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and NARNIA: Prince Caspian are produced by Walt Disney but on it's third film NARNIA: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, it will be produced by 20th Century Fox. The story will be the return of Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) to Narnia together with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) for a trip across the sea, aboard with the ship called The Dawn Treader.



The world release will be on December 10, 2010; but before you get to see movie, watch the trailer first.





To know more about the movie please log on to www.foxmovies.com or www.narnia.com

True people are hard to find...

You may wonder why I wrote this blog... The answer? It's just so simple because I can relate to it very much... I have come to different types of jobs and most of them I gain a lot of friends, I mean many of it. But there's something in my mind that bothers me most, are they really friends? or just passers-by that would simply make you laugh and smile. Here are some of the most quotable words that I have learned along with my experiences.

"We're not friends, but were just office-mates."

Plainly simple yet so complex... I have learned this from one of my close office-mates which woke me to reality. It is so true because when you work, it's just work. And it is very natural to have somebody to be your close pal but not eventually as a friend. When we mean a friend, it is someone whose always there for you, will be there when you are down, appreciates your capabilities and corrects your faults. It is like going for the extra mile, giving you something that you least expect it, like a simple piece of bread, or packed lunch perhaps. That's what I can say that you are really a true friend.

A true friend is someone who criticizes on what are you wearing, what you say and what you do. It not minding your own business or do your own thing. There are some people whom you thought was your friend but the truth is, they just use you for a purpose. A purpose that would be a big help for their own advantage. I call these people as "User Friendly" because they can easily manipulate their victims through their strengths like money, fame or influence.

"We're not meant to be friends, Goodbye!."

This is the most childish line of all time. A friend is breaking with a friend? When I first heard this, I can't help but to laugh because I can't believe that a self-acclaimed matured person was not really mature enough in weighing friendship over a childish way of thinking. I can say that maturity doesn't count on how old person is, but it's all about the experiences the person had in order to think in a mature way.

This is a lame, narrow, and pathetic approach that would make you say, I am very lucky to loose such an immature friend...

"Bitterness means Goodbye..."

This means, not accepting the fact that you've been hurt by just loving a person or being rejected by it, only means that you are worthless as a person. Learn to forgive and move on, don't be a narrow minded person that only thinks for own sake, then hatred follows. It's too immature! It's painful to accept but that is the fact. We started as friends but you ended us as like enemies. Tomorrow you will realize everything if you already learned how to forgive and forget.







Monday, July 19, 2010

DEMAND NOW: Paranormal Activity 2

Have you tried sleeping in your room alone and no one is in the house but only you? Along the stillness of the night, you heard footsteps outside of your room that seemingly walks towards your room and suddenly you hear scratches on the wall that gives you the eerie feeling. Then the door starts to open as if there was a strong wind blowing around you and BANG!!!

This was the feeling when I watched the movie Paranormal Activity last 2009 which gave me hair raising goosebumps and even sleepless nights. It was one of a kind experience that I can't ever imagine to such a horrific movie.


The Recap: Paranormal Activity

This was the story of a middle class couple Katie and Micah living in a urban village. The couple happen to record their lifestyle and especially their sleeping moments on camera just track a some kind of a paranormal activity. Since Micah is not convinced with idea of having just recording it, they also did some options like inviting a medium and even buying an Ouija board which is my eeriest part of the movie. The movie went along when the couple experienced series of paranormal activities that resulted to sleepless nights and unresolved puzzle. Until on the last day where Katie was possessed by an unknown spirit whom was following her since she was still a kid. To end the movie, Micah was stabbed by the possessed Katie then the police came.


Though the movie was not real with new actors Micah Sloat and Katie Featherston who played the lead roles plus the overall budget of $11,000, the movie never became a flop but an ultimate success, with the world wide box office of $107, 917, 283, this only proves that making a movie doesn't mean to have a big budget for capital but have to make it more realistic and appealing to the movie goers.

As a return of this huge success, Paramount pictures presents another horrifying movie this 2010.

COMING SOON: Paranormal Activity 2





Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Last Airbender: Will this be the last?

Water... Earth... Fire... Air...



"Long ago the four nations lived together in harmony then everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Only the Avatar master of all four elements could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A 100 years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an air bender named Aang. And although his air bending skills were great, he has a lot to learn before he could save anyone. But I believe, Aang can save the world."


This has been clinging my head every time when I remember the cartoon series that had stuck me for days just to finish the whole story. A story that really gave me laughs and sometimes teary eyed moments. It started when my very close friends introduced this cartoon series when he was watching it. Since that I'm not fond anymore to cartoons, I was too hesitant to watch it every time they invite me to do so.


Book 1: WATER; Book 2: EARTH and Book 3: FIRE


After the painstaking Book 1: Water, then the humorous Book 2: Earth, a much serious Book 3: Fire and the sighs of the last battle. All was worth for watching, until the my expectations come true when I knew that this will be a movie for the Summer of 2010. Too much of my waiting since last year, I researched every detail of what could be the movie look like. Will the cast be great? Will the bending effects be perfect? Will the four nations that real? It built so much curiosity that I watched trailers and spoilers on Youtube every day.


Characters from the movie The Last Airbender (top-bottom) Noah Ringer as Aang; Dev Patel as Prince Zuko; Nicole Peltz as Kitara; and Jackson Rathbone as Sokka. Do they have similarities?

Then the time has come, the showing of The Last Airbender. The movie did not went to where I was expecting. It was too short as if you were just watching the trailer. Though to my understanding that we cannot fit the 20 chapters of Book 1: Water; that just lasted for an hour and 45 minutes. The movie went so fast, that you can't appreciate almost everything. I had read some reviews from some reliable sources and most of them were die-hard fans of the cartoon series which were really disappointed with the movie's outcome.



Though the movie will also be shown in 3D, I would suggest to watch it first in 2D then decide if it is better in 3D. So much of the criticisms, the effects were really great to watch. It was really like bending. Though the casts were not really that attached to the movie itself, as if they were just plainly acting. There are a lot of differences if you would really compare it to the cartoon series, but here's the fact, don't give comments if you haven't watched it in cartoons because your opinions are just too far from reality.




TWILIGHT Saga: Eclipse


I have been wanting to watch this film ever since it showed in theaters last July 2. Right now, the long wait was over because I just watched it together with my house buddies.

The film talks again about Bella's safety against the new vampire army whom Victoria plotted to kill Bella. The love triangle between Edward and Jacob over Bella is much intense than New Moon, but you will see a different Bella as if you would almost think that she wanted to have two guys at the same time because she's been confused over her love to a vampire or to a close werewolf friend. Kissing scenes are far better than the past movies with a touch of simple romantic words. The Cullens are still intact and this is the movie where you will see Rosalie confessed her envy over Bella and how Jasper became a vampire which was a warrior during the Civil War.





Vampires and Werewolves had an agreement not to fight just to protect Bella from the new vampire army. The fighting scenes were great and much appreciated which will crave you more on the next film Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.





TWILIGHT SAGA: Eclipse