dvd marathon reviews

whew. got a lot to post about. mostly some reviews from the tons of dvds i watched this past weekend. and yes, i did not come to work yesterday. reason: don’t ask.

moving on, i said on a previous post that i would detain myself infront of the boob tube and burn my eyes silly from watching every dvd i could muster. i did just that and here was the lineup:

1. The Notebook -  yeah. ultra sappy. i read the book. the book was better. the book made me cry. the movie did not. but i love, love the river/swamp scene with all those swans swimming by. very, very dreamy.

2. If Only - another sort-of-ultrasappy-but-not-quiet. typical love/fate movie. Paul Nicholls is too die for. im kinda annoyed by jennifer love-hewitt’s perky character. movie is very touching in a way. just your regular cheesy, sob-fest type of movie when you’re in the mood.

3. Sweet November - whoa. this one. this one movie i really, really like. well of course it stars two very splendid actors: keannu reeves + charlize theron = certified blockbuster. this is my third favorite main-character-dies movie.

4. A Walk to Remember - so ive watched it like a kadillion times. but after watching Sweet November, i just can’t help myself. like The Notebook, ive read the book and fell in love. as for the movie…i rest my case. and yes, this is my first favorite main-character-dies movie.

5. American Pie 4 - so…here’s a tribute to the american pie series that had opened many doors and sparked a million lustfull wishlists. an eye-opener for many, a laugh trip for the gang. but honestly, its a disappointment. it did not follow through the last 3 movies that were uber-hilarious and a total non-bore. i guess because the characters are all new and stifler, stifler’s gone! but hey, there’s always part 5 to look forward too…i hope!

6. Memoirs of a Geisha - i haven’t read the book. planned to read it before watching the movie. but the moment i saw a pirated dvd copy up for sale, i grabbed it, paid for it and went straight home to wartch it. i dunno how to rate it based from the book. but as a movie, its elaborate. the actors are all amazing. i want to be a geisha when i grow up.

7. Lord of War - what happens when you put nicholas cage and ethan hawk in one movie filled with guns and guns and guns? very sexy. period.

8. Beautiful Boxer - this is one good movie. i luuurrrvveeee it. its heartwarming. its cute. its the kind of movie you’d be proud of saying, “hey ive watched that!”

9. Princess Diaries 2 - okay. so like ive watched this movie for the nth time. i can’t help it. i wanted to blabber on the why’s i absolutely love watching this movie over and over again but restrained myself. let’s just settle with this one fact: anne hathaway rules! ack..very cheesy…but hey, ive watched Princess Diaries 1 a kadillion times too!

10. Dangerous Beauty - i know. its very 90’s buy what can i do? ive ran out of movies to watch? setting: venice. great costumes. great acting. but unfortunately, a few people were able to appreciate it.

so there. 10 movies. i totally enjoyed every minute of it. im such a movie junkie. i live for good movies. entertaining movies. well guess what, there’s a new list lined up for this weekend: House of Wax…Stealth…The Cave…The Devil’s Rejects…March of the Penguins…and its only thursday! you just don’t know what me or geebee will pick up along the way. im excited!

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so it was my mom’s 50th birthday yesterday! 50! wooohooo!

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dad called me last last night. he said misses me. i miss him too. miss him so so much.

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my bro said he’s sick of his course. BS ECE. electrical communications engineering. i can’t thank of any pep talk. just told him to contact dad ’bout it. i mean, this is an issue between them already. first, my bro wanted to take up an IT course but 2nd, my dad wanted him to take an engineering course. so its an issue between them. period.

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i saw geebee cry for the 2nd time. the first was during the first first time we got to be together when he visited me here from manila. i was preparing his stuff to take back home and just suddenly hugged me from behind and cried. i remember crying also. this time, i was preparing breakfast last monday and he just burst into tears while speaking with his dad on the phone. his dad is in the hospital. it just kills him, he feels helpless that he’s 6 hours away from him. after the call, i hugged him. we hugged each other while i hushed him down. we were silent for a good 10 minutes. his dad is okay now, due to get out anytime. he’s happier around me now. im happier also.

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there’s a new call center in town. a friend of mine who recently resgined from the same company im working for just walked in with only a resume at hand and got accepted as fast as a flick of a finger. very tempting.