[Movie Review] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008/2009)

It's not a great movie. But since a lot of people like it, you may want to watch it yourself. It could wait on DVD or HBO.

But there's something you can realize from the movie that is so true - as people get older, they lose their adult-like abilities and turn to becoming child-like. We become smaller when we're older. We lose hair. We are unable to cross the street by ourselves anymore. We find it difficult to outrun the middle-aged people. Of course, the only difference between little baby boy and grandpa is grandpa's eaten a whole lot more, there's been a lot more fatigue, and so there's more skin, and more damaged parts. But they're just the same. I like my grandmas - I got to know them when they were older. When they were younger, they were... different. I like babies too. I took care of two cousins when they were babies. But when they get older, they become... different.

All I am saying is that this is so true: "from dust we came and to dust we shall return."

A blessed Ash Wednesday to all of you.

[Movie Review] When I Met U (2009)

Richard Gutierrez? and KC Concepcion?  It's a 1 out of 4 for me.  Don't watch it, it's a waste of time and money.  Teaches the wrong values also.  A lot of other movies are much, much better.  This has problems in the acting department (main two characters at least), the story/plot development, and the directing, production, and maybe the cinematography.

A Very Special Love is better.  Baler is better.  When Love Begins is better.  Everything else is better.  I wasn't able to watch "For the First Time" but people say it was even worse than this.

By the way - did you notice how "poor" KC Concepcion's character supposedly is - and yet they live in that posh house.  No one from that kind of a house would become a "diser" in real life.  Some say, it is just a movie.  But it is so unrealistic.  It's like - did they just make this to earn money?  And forgot about the film making?  Just put in the two popular chubby actors in there.  And get Emperador to pay.

Aaaaye, it was really painful to watch. :-(

Okay, here's the good part about it.  There is something realistic about it, or at least I've seen it once or twice in other people's actual, true-to-life stories, albeit not exactly the same: how a girl can fall for a guy and how a guy can attract a girl... how a guy can "uncommit" when he already is "committed"... how a "committed" girl would think she's only being friends with a guy but unknowingly is putting herself in a situation that would lead to "uncommitting"... how stupid people can become just to get what they want, nevermind if my dad loses his house (you can argue against this) or make my mom pretend she is so sick, or if at least two people get hurt... how people think everything will be better if only he/she is together with his/her love...  how people justify the wrong things they are doing (e.g. "aerodynamics is overrated - hummer owners international" - ooops that's not in the movie)...  how people do not stop to think what should they do before jumping a cliff (and how people drive thru an intersection without stopping to see if there are other cars, and then if somebody hits them, oh no it's the others' fault, not theirs!)...  If this movie cared to have any values at all, the thing that the couple should have done was to break up with their respective boyfriends/girlfriends earlier!  But no... they don't want to be without one.  "Sigurista"?  Anyway.  I guess that's also a realistic thing that I've seen before.

It's just a really bad movie.  Don't ever mention to your kids that there is such a movie like this if you are for improving our society.

[Movies] Wall-E

Wall-E is a cartoon.  Kids will love it.

The love story between Wall-E and EVE is a classic tale.  It's a perfect date movie.

The real story in the movie speaks of a future that is so not impossible.  It's a movie that ALL adults should watch.  It's a movie with a story that more movies should tackle more.

I give this movie 4 out of 4 stars.

We might well be looking to the stars in the outer space for our future generations' welfare.