last full shows

"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

i know my pay's going to be delayed and i should save, but...

last week, i didn't seem to mind how much and on what i was spending. i hit the cinemas thrice and watched three last full shows. i shouldn't be talking about them here, too, since i somehow promised myself that i will not make a blog entry on them but...

spider-man 2's worth writing about...

the lines of people that my cinema buddy, the volcano, and i encountered at megamall last july 3 (that's saturday) were overwhelming. i never thought i would have to join a seemingly endless queue just to get inside the moviehouse in order to see spider-man go swinging through new york's skyscrapers again. but, with endless lines or none, there was no backing out... i was with a birthday celebrant who was equally determined as i to see spider-man 2 that day. and...

queueing for the movie was well-rewarded: the movie was more okay than what i initially thought. the opening sequence was cool, the lines weren't that corny nor mushy, peter parker's at-a-loss-nerd-hero character was endearing (ohmaigulai, i can't believe i said that!), the special effects provided a feast for my senses, and the action scenes really got through me as i even accidentally poked the poor volcano in the eye (hahaha! sorry! i got carried away! *laughs out loud*). at the end of the movie, i was singing "spider-man...spider-man..where are you spider-man?" like silly. as a superhero and sci-fi movie, spider-man 2's an entertainment package with some depth. because of this movie, "raindrops keep falling on my head..." got a whole new picture. and...

there was also kill bill vol. 2, which i watched with cinema buddy a.k.a. got-poked-in-the-eye volcano last wednesday...

i patiently waited for the movie to finally hit the philippine cinemas. i had fun watching kill bill vol. 1 because of all the blood and anime-like action sequences, and i figured watching kill bill vol. 2 would definitely feed my... uhmmm... penchant(?) for gory and sadistic yet stupidly funny movie scenes. like spider-man 2, kill bill vol. 2 didn't disappoint. although there was less blood spillage and "swish swashing" of swords, i kinda like the way the bride's tale of revenge finally unfolded secrets and turned bittersweet. the scenes with the laughing martial arts master pai mei were hilarious and the five-point palm heart exploding technique was a fitting weapon to end bill's life (ooopps...forgive me for revealing that!). kill bill vol. 2, just like kill bill vol. 1, gave a wonderful serving of brutal yet funny scenes. i'd say, tarantino really has his way of making those kinds of scenes appear uniquely and surprisingly entertaining (*gives an evil grin*). uhmmm....

and there was the prince and me, which i watched alone last saturday night.

now, before you raise those eyebrows, hear me. i was disturbed by the thought of spending the weekend stuck in my room (it's a weekend after all!). i wanted to be out but there was no company: the nearest ones couldn't be dragged... roomy's in UP los baños, and cinema buddy feigned "academic dilemma" (i.e. papers). after several sms exchanges (read: failed convincing attempts) with cinema buddy, i went out...and watched the only "seemingly better" movie i haven't watched. and...

here's what i have to say: the movie was okay and i enjoyed watching it, but don't expect much, you could always watch it later (you know what i mean). the prince and me is a feel good movie and it's a modern day butterfly tale. i said butterfly because i didn't see the involvement of fairies, only butterflies (hahaha! corny?). of the scenes of the movie, for me, two sequences stood out the most: the lawnmower race and the proposal. the proposal scene was cute. the prince, in true royal fashion, went down on one of his knees, held out his hand and when he opened it, a lemon yellow butterfly covering a ring was revealed. the butterfly flapped its wings and flew away, and the ring was fully bared. that... was... a nice symbolism. as for the lawnmower race sequence... i liked it because those scenes were pretty rural, and they reminded me of go-carts. besides, i've always liked races. for a review of the movie, visit the little prince's 42. but...

before you do that, let me tell you about the best part of going to the cinema that night..

when i walked out of the moviehouse at almost 12mn (oh no! don't you make my parents worry! i know how to take care of mysef, thank you. anyway, i'm no cinderella :P), i saw 2 good friends from home (read: iligan). seeing them really made me sooooooo glad because i wasn't expecting to see them. in fact, i didn't know they're in manila... it was such a pleasant surprise for the three of us! my...was i happy! I WAS!