My Opinion/Review

BuyBust [2018]

August 11, 2018
Ayala Malls Feliz Cinema 3 (Seat J8)
Marcos Hi-way cor Amang Rogriguez Ave., Pasig City

Cast:

Anne Curtis as Nina Manigan

Brandon Vera as Rico Yatco

Victor Neri as Bernie Lacson

Arjo Atayde as Biggie Chen

Nonie Buencamino as Detective Alvarez

Lao Rodriguez as Detective Dela Cruz

Alex Calleja as Teban

Levi Ignacio as Chongki

Ricky Pascua as Solomon

Joross Gamboa as Manok

Sheenly Gener

Mara Lopez

AJ Muhlach

Tarek El Tayech

Maddie Martinez

Nafa Hilario

Ian Ignacio

Mikey Alcaraz

Directed by:

Erik Matti

The Story

OMG, this is not my cup of tea. Nakz! Makagamit lang ng phrase na un. Hahaha.. Ganda kc pakinggan. Pero totoo, hindi ko gusto ung story line at kung paano ito na-deliver.

Most of the fight scenes are not convincing. So weak execution. Maybe because of the Hollywood movies or even TV Series like Quantico or Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. that I've watched. Still no match. What do I expect? It's a local movie. But in all fairness, this is far better from other local action movies I've seen so far, so kudos.

Pero nako naman, anong nangyari sa bulletproof vest ni Manigan (Anne Curtis)? Bakit nawala along the way? Para ba makapaghubad? To be honest, hindi ko na nasundan paano nawala ang vest nya kc nakatakip ako ng mata tuwing may fight scenes kc ang lamya talaga. Hindi mabenta sa akin.

Distracted pa ako doon sa isang nawang babaeng agent bukod kay Manigan. Hindi ako convince sa acting nya. At may close-up shot pa doon sa abandon building. Kaloka. Sana si Mara Lopez nalang ung iniwang babae. Mas magaling pang umarte.

The Actors

I must say, level up si Anne Curtis dito. Ang tatas na nyang mag-Tagalog. Walang accent. May angas din talaga. Si Brandon Vera din, walang accent. Kahit na konti lang lines nya. Para siguro hindi masyadong mapuna ung accent nya. Pero naman, ung pakikipagsuntukan nya, halatang nagpipigil. Dahil siguro sa laki ng katawan nya at ung mga susuntukin nya mga bulinggit. Hahaha

The Best Part

The best ung scene na lumabas si Biggie (Arjo Atayde). Sa fight scene doon, doon naman ako bilib kay Anne. If double man un, still, convince ako sa paghampas-hampas nila sa character. clap clap ako doon. Plus, ang galing talaga ni Arjo. Tatatak talaga ung itsura nya buong film. Kasi siguro sya ang pinaka importanteng character sa kwento.

Verdict

Hindi ko masyadong gusto. Kung hindi siguro ako nakakapanood ng mga Hollywood movies or TV Series, maybe maganda na to. Pero kc kung sa Pilipinas lang din, wala akong mapagkumparahan dito masyado kc parang first time to na babae ang bida sa isang action film. First time nga ba? Basta to my small knowledge, first time to kya sa mga foreign actors ko lang talaga to maikukumpara.

Ratings: 3/5 ★★★☆☆

Relasyon sa Radyo5

Isa sa mga favorite kong pakinggang sa Radyo5 ay ang Relasyon. Magkasunod yan lagi, mula Relasyon, Wanted sa Radyo then Cristy Ferminute.

Relasyon ang pakingkan mo kung gusto mong magkaroon ng idea tungkol sa batas dahil sasagutin lahat ni Dean Mel Sta. Maria (Far Eastern University-Institute of Law Dean) ang mga katanungan mong may kinalaman sa batas.

Pero dahil nag-se-senior moments na Si Dean Mel, madalas inuulit nya ung mga sinasabi nya para makabuo ng sentence. Wala namang problema un. Naiintindihan natin un pero ayos lang. Pero kung absent si Dean Mel, ung mga professors nya sa FEU ang hahalili sa kanya. Ang favorite kong hahalili sa kanya ay si Atty. Paul Castillo. Ang galing din kc magsalita. Deretso at convincing.

Ewan ko ba, after mag leave ni Luchi Cruz-Valdes (LCV) eh hindi na sya bumalik hanggang ngaun. Dahil kaya sa mababang ratings? Pwede din. Ang lahat kc ng programa ng Radyo5 ngaun ay napapanood din sa kanilang Facebook Page na Radyo5 at mapapansin mo tlga na nasa hundreds lang ang views dito araw-araw compare sa Wanted sa Radyo na thousands lagi. Gayon pa man, ang humahalili sa kanya ay ang Radyo Station Manager na si Gladys Lana-Lucas. Pero iba padin talaga kapag si Luchi ung nakakasama ni Dean Mel kc namomoderate o napapaliwanag ng maayos ni LCV ung mga tanong na minsan hindi naiintindihan agad ni Dean Mel kc si Gladys kc wala lang, basa lang sya, minsan nauuna pa syang magpayo (paulit-ulit naman kc ang questions, kahit ako kaya ko na ding sagutin ung karamihan. LOL)

Ang Relasyon ay napapakingkan sa Radyo5 Monday-Friday 12NN-2PM pero kapag may PBA, nagbabago ang schedule nagiging 12:30PM-2PM nalang. Usually ang PBA tuwing Wednesday and Friday.

Update:

June 4, 2018 official ng pinalitan ni Ms Gladys Lana-Lucas si LCV sa Relasyon. Sad kc gusto ko padin ang tandem na LCV at Atty. Mel.

Mr. And Mrs. Cruz [2018]

June 11, 2018
via Facebook

Starring:
JC Santos as Raffy Cruz
Ryza Cenon as Gela Cruz

Directed by: Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo

The Story
This is a story of Raffy (JC Santos) and Gela (Ryza Cenon), both surname Cruz but, doesn't know each other, until they were fetched by the transport service they booked with. The setting is in Palawan for them to escape the not so great realities of their current lives and catch up on their respective me-time.

Inconsistency of Time of Event

Small details such as dates and events are quite relevant to be noticed in this story. Take for example, Gela mentioned that they were 7 year "ish" in a relationship but a year ago, they just celebrated their 3 years. Gela also mentioned that it is her first time in the place but later on, it was revealed that they have been there. Hmmmm

The Actors
They're good but I think there's something missing. I don't know. Maybe chemistry? Don't get me wrong, they look good together but maybe I'm looking something that I couldn't find in them.

The Best Part
To be honest, I never heard the Filipino version of high five that accordingly very famous (not in where I came from, Mindanao), which I liked! A lot! Sounds cool! So that means my childhood is not that cool! LOL!
"Appear, disappear, one-half, one-fourth. One-fourth, One-half, disappear, appear."

Apparently, this is similar to US Version of high five (I'm pretty sure, I've seen this version in movies/TV Series)
"Give me five, on the side, down below— You’re too slow!"

Verdict
Not that I don't like the concept of the story but maybe I got distracted already with the inconsistencies. You can't help but compare to "That Thing Called Tadhana [2014]" but far behind.

Ratings: 3/5 ★★★☆☆

A Quiet Place [2018]

April 16, 2018

Ayala Mall Abreeza, Cinema 4, J.P. Laurel Ave, Poblacion District, Davao City, Davao del Sur

Starring

Emily Blunt as Evelyn Abbott

John Krasinski as Lee Abbott

Millicent Simmonds as Regan Abbott

Noah Jupe as Marcus Abbott

Directed by: John Krasinski

The Story (Please read the plot somewhere else)

Surviving in a soundless environment is kinda impossible but this movie is a hell of experience. Watching it in a cinema with full of people, but you can hear a simple whisper on the other end of the theater, that's how ridiculously silent this movie experience was. I must say, this was my very first time to watch a movie that even eating popcorn is not even advisable inside the cinema.

There's a scene that made me cry but I need to contain my emotion and would not inhale-exhale too much because they all can hear me because of silence.

The Actors

They're all good. Specially when I found out that the actress playing deaf in the movie is a real-life deaf. No wonder she's that good. Of course, the parents of the kids are real-life-couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski.

Gosh..

I got bothered with the nail. I know it was meant to be there to add challenge but that made me feel like ugh..

Verdict

I love it! Satisfied! When you go out the cinema, you can now take a big breath and talk again.

Ratings: 5/5 ★★★★★

Love You to the Stars and Back [2017]

May 06, 2018

via iflix

Starring:

Julia Barretto as Mika

Joshua Garcia as Caloy

Written and Directed by: Antoinette Jadaone

The Story

This is not a typical love story. This is the kind of story that might happened to one of a million people but still could relate to the characters.

Not the runaway daughter because she still not over the passing of her mother and her father is now happy with another woman. But about longing for someone you love most and think that the only person that could understand you simply because you are blocking other people to be part of your life, even your dad.

And of course, not because of having cancer that you might die anytime soon but because of longing for someone that you think a missing piece of you and in hopes of meeting your dad and have some quality time but only to find out that everything that your warned you about was true.

I still didn't get the title though.

The Actors

Joshua Garcia is so natural in acting. To be honest, he really can deliver.

I really think Carmina Villaruel’s role was big because she’s part of the trailer but she’s the epitome of “there’s no small role” as what the actors always say. But in fact, this movie also showed that there’s really “small roles” for not even having a line to deliver but because they’re recognized actors, like Paolo Angeles and Joaquin Reyes, they still got the starring credits. Maybe during shoot, they got lines but during the edits, the writter/director realized that those were not necessary and won't affect to storyline. Sad reality of making a film.

What I’ve Noticed

They never run out of gas. The heck!? They’ve been traveling (driving) from early morning til almost midnight, but not a single time to stop and refill for a gas ⛽️. Hmmmp

Note to gasoline boy/attendant

Please don’t wake up the sleeping driver for the sake of your parking space. By doing so, you definitely can save a life. We all know that a sleepy head is one of the causes of road accidents. Sleeping in the gasoline station is the safest place than in hi-way specially for a lady. So please, please..

Verdict

I liked it. It was a feel good movie. Take aways are realizing that there are people around you who loves you unconditionally that you might ignored for the longest time because you’re longing for someone who's not around anymore.

Ratings: 4/5 ★★★★☆

2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten [2016]

April 29, 2018
Via YouTube

Starring:

Khalil Ramos as Felix Salonga

Ethan Salvador as Magnus Snyder

Jameson Blake as Maximilian "Maxim" Snyder

Ana Capri as Demetria

Directed by: Petersen Vargas

The title of the blog is "My Opinion or Review" but to be honest, this is more on opinion than review. I was told that I need to put everything in English for me to not limit my readers to Filipino speaking audience (as if I have readers, duh), but okay, fine, from now on, I'll try to write in English even though there will be wrong spelling or wrong grammar, who cares? Right? I just saw Katy (Christian LeBlanc's girlfriend) that at first, she's so shy in speaking in English (because she's Spanish) and she even describe it as "horrible" but look at her now? She's very confident now and I love her accent (ya know, the Spanish accent? Like the ever gorgeous Sofía Vergara).

Enough with this intro. This all about the Filipino indie film "2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten", a directorial debut of Petersen Vargas and written by Jason Paul Laxamana. An official entry to 12th Cinema One Originals Film Festival (2016) and won 3 awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Jameson Blake), Best Cinematography (Carlos Mauricio). It also won another awards in 27th Young Critics Circle Awards (2017) as Best First Feature and in 32nd Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI Visions (2017) as Audience Choice Award.

The Story

It evolves around the mysterious coming-of-age tale of Felix (Khalil Ramos) after he met half-American Snyder brothers, Magnus (Ethan Salvador) and Maxim (Jameson Blake).

The best part of the movie for me is the one that they lie down and drunk and ready to sleep, Magnus is just on his sexy boxers, gosh, PLEASE, can we switch places now? Uh! Then Magnus told Felix: "You're my very first friend in the world". Ah, yeah, even if you're just my only friend EVAH.. and can fantasize you all the time, I don't care if you'll be my only friend for a lifetime.

I guess, every gay individual would love to have Magnus to be around even just a friend. The way he treated people, that's how I wanna be treated too (but not those episodes with Maxim). Everyone would fall for Magnus.

The Actors

OMG, after watching this movie, I'm now in love with Ethan Salvador. His character is so lovable. Acting was not that good but I'm convinced, so good enough.

What I've Noticed

Gosh, Magnus and Maxim used dollars as currency but the story is about an abandoned children by their father. How come they still have dollars in them? Okay fine, maybe their father sent them money but no way to received them in dollars specially if they use money transfer service. It's should be converted to Philippine Peso already. Duh!

To be honest, I've heard stories how Kapampangan pronounced words with letter "H" in first vowel pronounced words, for example "internet" becomes "hinternet", but never heard them in a conversational way until this movie.

Verdict
I liked it!

Ratings: 3/5 ★★★☆☆

PCHC: Non-Acceptance of Check with Erasure, Alteration and/or Deficiency

Please be advised that effective 04 January 2016, in compliance with CHOM No. 15-460/A issued by the Philippine Clearing House Corporation (PCHC), banks will no longer be able to honor checks bearing the following:

Any erasure or alteration in the entries below

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- Name of Payee

- Amount in Figures

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- Account name

- Account number

- Check number

- Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) characters

Any deficiency in the following entries

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- Amount payable in figures

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Regardless of any signature or initial that appear to indicate authorization of the alteration or erasure shall no longer be eligible or accepted for clearing.

List of some Bank's notice:

Bank of Commerce

BDO

BPI