There will be reviews…soon! May movie guide (Philippines)
Posted by emperorbananaketchup on May 4, 2008
The past month, I haven’t been able to catch a single film because of my once-again burgeoning work schedule and an attendant shortage of funds. Nevertheless, all things stand to change from this month on, as I greet the oncoming Summer Blockbuster™ season in the US with a pocketful of ticket- spending money.
As with previous posts, most local releases are noted in italics while titles I am definitely looking forward to see on screen are indicated in orange.
may 7
Speed Racer
Deception
What Happens in Vegas
Kamasutra Night
I’m strongly determined to stay away from the moviehouses…unless, though, to oblige a friend who might not yet have seen Iron Man - I’m looking for this to run an iron-clad 3-4 weeks at the local b.o.
I’m sooo not sold on Speed Racer - the trailers gave me the impression that this is going to be yet another piece of CGI wankery…something like the shotgun marriage of a candy-floss (cotton-candy) machine gone haywire and a Brobdignagian roller coaster. This is supposed to be from the Wachowski brothers (???) who really spoiled a generation of SF-film geeks with their over-indulgent Matrix trilogy. Yet, worse than the Transformers, it appears to have shut out its anime origins in an attempt to woo as wide a market as possible.
Deception (can’t they think of a more original title for an R-rated erotic thriller?????)…is it me or is Hugh Jackman really throwing his lot on this sorry Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick must be turning in his grave) pastiche? (At least…co-star Ewan MacGregor has the “Da Vinci Code” prequel to look forward to). Maybe he must be feeling sorry over the failure of his small-screen venture “Viva Laughlin”….
may 14
Ikaw Pa Rin
Call Center
Perfect Creature
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Mega Snake
Here continues the misadventures of America’s favourite Asian stoners…they were supposed to ”head” for Amsterdam, but they get stopped by Homeland Security ‘coz Kumar gets mistaken for an Arab terrorist!!! Before they know it, their asses get clapped into Gitmo - but in true H & K fashion, they managed to get out and run into Neil Patrick Harris along the way before hightailin’ it over to a certain You-Know-Who’s ranch in Texas.
Here’s the rated-R trailer!!!
Harold & Kumar….ftw!!!
Perfect Creature….hmmm, haven’t I seen this on Star Movies? Methinks they were airing this sometime last month or two…I don’t know, but whoever’s putting this sorry-looking Underworld rip-off (Eastern European cleavage-check! Pseudo-gothic ad layouts on local broadsheets-check!!) onto local screens must be reminded that not all moviegoers can be fooled….
may 21
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Forever Boys
Once again - just as with Iron Man - Pinoy moviegoers get the jump over their stateside brethren by a couple of days on this one. Is it me or are there just too many Louise Brooks bobs swimming about for Cate Blanchett to don one (Holy Rihanna, Batman!!!)
Nevertheless, it must be fascinating to see if grizzled vet Harrison Ford can teach young pup Shia LaBoeuf a few tricks or two…and maybe take Nic Cage to task for ripping him off in the National Treasure films.
may 28
dagaw
Torotot
Caregiver
Sex & The City
21
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
I’m soo looking forward to catching 21 locally…
…not just because of its whip-smart casting but its equally crisp soundtrack featuring recent Coachella faves MGMT and Soulwax’s reworking of the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Get What You Want”.
“Chicken Dinner” clip from 21
“You Should Come to Vegas” clip from 21
I love the way india.arie’s version of Don Henley’s “Heart of the Matter” was used in the film…however, in the end, I am still mixed as to whether to catch this estrogenfest - and be marked as a traitor to my butt-scratching console-jockey kind - or steer the heck clear out of this. Or should I surrender to my inner UES-worshipping Chuck Bass and give in to a lady friend’s temptation to serve as arm candy….
More is expected to come over the next couple of months, including the entry of two - oops, make that, three more costumed heroes in local cinemas (woe betide to any local offerings threatening to show up against them):
The Incredible Hulk
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Dark Knight - “Jokerized” trailer!!!
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May 9, 2008 at 1:33 am
I’m looking forward mostly to comic adaptations for this summer. Most of them looks really cool. Have doubts though about Incredible Hulk. In any case, Samuel Jackson and Robert Downey Jr. are rumored to appear here, so that could be cool.
June 3, 2008 at 3:32 pm
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