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done playing tough guy for now

tacosauce — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:20:35 +0000

Thoughtless Tuesdays??

So on the flight back home, I watched Tarzan. No, I don't think anyone gets too old for Disney movies. I love Tarzan. In fact, I like most Disney movies. Pixar movies, not so much. It's either Disney or Dreamworks if I want to watch animation.

slow saturdays lead to this…

tacosauce — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:10:58 +0000

Okay who else besides myself thinks that these two are adorable and look like they should be going out? It's no big secret that one of my guilty pleasures is Justin Timberlake. I happen to have a thing for boybanders (ex-boybanders as well), duhhh. I didn't really know who Mila Kunis was until recently. She's cute and what I'd do to have legs like hers...

after weeks and weeks without the TV…

cheeseburger — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:00:46 +0000

... I'm finally excited for a new movie premiering in the cinemas on June 17th.

The Art of Getting By, also known as Homework, is about a loner called George who doesn't care about anything related to high school and has a talent for art. He befriends Sally and... you know how romantic movies end. Starring a grown-up Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts. You might remember Freddie as Charlie Bucket from Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. Yeah, that one. Well, he's no longer a kid but he's still so cute.

Must-watch!

lately i’ve been hard to reach

cheeseburger — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:51:14 +0000

The Tourist doesn't deserve more than one star out of five. I expected lots of action and exciting scenes like Salt, seeing that it's an Angelina Jolie movie but there were barely any. The storyline wasn't even very good - pretty boring and unreasonable. I mean, would you pretend to be someone's husband after meeting on a train? I don't think so. I think it was Angelina's creepy slow-mo act that spoiled it all. She lowers her eyelashes, lifts them back up, tilts her chin up, speaks and finally stands up. Seriously, dude, just get to the point. Johnny Depp is a great actor, as usual. His "American" accent was just weird and his lame attempts to speak Italian was hilarious. The only thing I enjoyed seeing was the scenery of Venice. All in all, I laughed really hard throughout the movie because it was so cheesy and unexciting.

Iron Man 2 was equally boring. I love Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow but I have to say that this one didn't live up to my expectations. I didn't like Don Cheadle because he was too serious and super boring. Terrence Howard's James Rhodes was funnier and likable. Mickey Rouke's villain was annoying and, once again I have to say, boring. Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer was highly irritating with that constant sneer across his face. It made me yawn to see Scarlett Johansson strutting around in a tight dress and play the supposedly gorgeous-but-serious undercover agent. Samuel L. Jackson's character in the movie made it even worse. Could've been so much better like the first movie.

On the bright side, How To Train Your Dragon was a really good movie. I didn't expect or think much about it but I thought it would have Pixar-like graphics and have a dumb storyline. Surprisingly it was nothing like how I imagined it to be. The graphics were great and quite realistic; the story was attention-stealing (I'm still thinking about it now); the cast was good. Jay Baruchel's character was the typical nerd/loser type who always gets a happy ending. Gerard Butler's character really surprised me, with the Scottish accent and all. I mean, who knew? America Ferrera was another unexpected character in the movie as Astrid (Jay's Hiccup's love interest) who wasn't very likable at the starting because she was mean and proud. As the story progressed, all the characters became nicer. I love Toothless too. He reminds me of a dog-catfish mix. 8.5/10 rating for this movie, definitely.

If you're a fan of movies with twists and turns at the end, then you've probably watched Salt. I watched it three times and the excitement never faded. It is the true meaning of a movie that 'keeps you on the edge of your seat'. It left me breathless to watch Angelina Jolie leap from roof-to-roof and van-to-van. Each scene had its own type of excitement. The story was so well-planned that watchers like me didn't suspect a thing about the good characters until Liev Schreiber's Ted Winter decided to show off his true colors. I bet it was seriously tiring to film the whole movie but it also made me tired because of all the running around and urgency. Good movie, but it's the type of movie that you only want to watch once.

Keith is another movie I'd like to praise. I didn't like the dark and dim setting at some scenes but overall, it was good. Nicholas Sparks-like storyline, great actors and good ratings - what more could I ask for? I loved the fun and imaginative, quick and sharp conversations between the two main characters. It was really enjoyable and funny to watch. I must admit that I was curious to watch Jesse McCartney act since I love his music and, well, it's something to think about. It's also my first time watching Elisabeth Harnois and she's quite a good actor. She isn't insanely gorgeous but she's good enough and played Natalie, the have-it-all really well. My emotions constantly changed throughout the movie, according to the storyline, from happiness to anger to humor and annoyance, sadness and sympathy and finally to confusion. Weird, huh? I'm a little confused with the ending and it left my thoughts befuddled but it was a nice movie anyway. Definitely recommended.

i don’t wanna miss a single thing

cheeseburger — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:30:51 +0000

Must-watch movies in 2011 on my list :

I Am Number Four - What caught my attention was the description of the movie. I'm not into sci-fi movies but this sounds a little different. I'm not interested in Dianna Agron (Whoever she is. Some Glee actress! I'm not a fan of Glee either). Not interested in anything except the short description of the movie.
Just Go With It - Adam Sandler = ROFL. I think it's gonna be a really funny movie with Jennifer Aniston in it.
Take Me Home Tonight - Another comedy to watch.
Red Riding Hood - Remakes of stories like these are normally moderately nice to watch. Amanda Seyfried movies are likable so it shouldn't be that bad.
Hanna - I have no idea who all the actors are but it looks like an exciting movie.
Soul Surfer - Same old story about a girl who loses her arm from surfing and continues her life as a surfer. Emotional movie? Probably. But I prefer AnnaSophia Robb a hundred more times than Dakota Fanning.
Fast Five - Count me in when there's a Paul Walker movie. It should be interesting.. and amazing, as always.
Something Borrowed - Rom-coms; yay! Typical love triangle storyline - Girl falls for best friend's boyfriend when girl's best friend is in love with her.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - I love Captain Jack Sparrow. 'Nuff said. Without Orlando Bloom? Even better.
Green Lantern - More superheroes...
Bad Teacher - Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. Should be funny.
Transformers: Dark Of Moon - Why should I?! There's no Megan Fox in it!! Larry Crowne - Maybe. I miss Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
Monte Carlo - Maybe. Only watching it because of Leighton Meester. Selena Gomez and Katie Cassidy? No thanks.
One for The Money - Katherine Heigl is funny! Except her character in Life As We Know It was unsuitable and irritating.
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Whee, Harry Potter!
Captain America - Chris Evans! The trailer looks super cool.
Straw Dogs - Hey, I like James Marsden and Kate Bosworth.
Abduction - Looks interesting (What's the synonym of this word?! I've been using it too much). Taylor Lautner action movie. Haha! Sounds funny.
What's Your Number - I believe I've mentioned this in my last, long and lost post about movies that I want to watch.
Now - More Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried movies.

Sorry for the totally unreasonable reasons why I want to watch them. It's a hot day and my brain is working really slowly today, so I'm not really bothered to understand why I want to watch movies because of actors I know. I, myself, expected this post to be more productive but I guess my mind isn't cooperating. This will have to do.

tangled up in love

cheeseburger — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:06:21 +0000

I am in love with this movie. I'm currently dizzy with love that I feel like doing star jumps.

One of the best Disney movies I've ever watched. The graphics were absolutely amazing and so were the characters. The storyline was very complete and very... heart-warming. The movie itself was just magical and captivating.

Where should I even start? I should start with a random fact about me during the movie. I could feel the love and warmth while watching it. It was the best feeling that I ever experienced. Don't you just love it when movies do that to you?

Rapunzel is really pretty and her personality is fantastic. I love how she's just so curious about everything. And she has those big green eyes and lovely long hair. Later on, (spoiler) her hair was still gorgeous even after it got cut off. All I can say is that Mandy Moore was the best choice to play Rapunzel. She can sing and act, so it isn't that awkward because you know it's the same person when she's singing or talking. Her voice is really good (quote my sister and mom and my thoughts).

Flynn Rider is the dashingly handsome hero of the story, of course. He's a very charming and romantic character, the Prince Charming that every girl is waiting for (or at least I am. LOL!). He's good-looking too! I just loved the way his dark hair flopped around and how every part of his face was perfect. His facial expressions were hilarious and adorable. The huge spoiler was when he revealed that his name was Eugene. I mean, what's wrong with Flynn? It's good enough and it suits him but whatever. They didn't mention Eugene a lot anyway. Zachary Levi was amazing. His voice is pretty good too and he actually sang a few songs. I never had anything against his acting or him. And Flynn was supposed to have a British accent. I'm so glad that he didn't. That would've been so... I don't know how to say it but it doesn't seem suitable for a character like that.

What can I say about Mother Gothel? She's the wicked woman, alright. She kinda reminded me of Cher. The way she looked. Maybe they used her as the face model but never mind about that. Her character was downright vicious and cruel.

Pascal, the Chameleon and Maximus, the horse, were also the highlights of the movie. Pascal was small and cute, especially when he blended in with other colors. Maximus was a horse who acted like a dog and he became good friends with Flynn in the end.

My favorite part was when the lanterns went up into the sky. It felt as if I was there too, to see the beautiful lights and everything. Magical! Okay, I have so many favorite parts but I can't name them all here. There were some emotional parts, like when the king started crying. I don't know but you can't go through those sad parts without crying. Some of the parts were cheesy, in a good way.

The soundtrack is great. Mandy Moore is a wonderful singer. I've listened to her songs when I was younger but eventually stopped because she didn't have many songs on the radio and because I was exposed to mainstream music which was (and still is) kinda stereotypical of me. I should definitely start listening to her songs again. Especially the ones with Zachary Levi in it!

Conclusion : I really love this movie and you should watch it too. Even my mom loves it. It's not cheesy; it's still very enjoyable. A very, very good movie. I would give it an 11/10 rating. I can't wait to watch it again.

Oh man, I'm still feeling giddy about this movie. Actually I've been feeling giddy about it since 4 months ago. No, it's not hard to believe. I watched the trailer about 5 times. I even posted it here.

Just watch it! And you'll understand that it's not just because I'm having that aftermath movie feeling.

Oh, Flynn Rider! (this is for my mom) OH, here comes the smolder!

flash forward and we’re taking on the world together

cheeseburger — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:06:11 +0000

I like cooking. I don't love it yet, though. Just a random thought.

Essays and art make me smile. I like seeing those comments at the end of my essay. It's so fun to let my imagination run wild when I'm writing. Different ideas make me feel good because it isn't the same old thing. It makes everything so interesting. Re-reading is fun because it's different when you're the writer and when you're the reader.

What more can I say about art? It makes me forget about everything. It's the only thing I can concentrate on for a long time, besides reading. Art is so beautiful when the masterpiece is done and you can just hold it back and see the beauty of it. Painting expresses our feelings.

My conclusion of today : First impressions will never change. For example, you meet this girl and you don't like her attitude but later on, you become close friends and realize that you were wrong about her. No, we are never wrong about first impressions. The end comes back to your first impression.

On the bright side,

Tangled trailer (Mandy Moore as Rapunzel and Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider)

Looks like a cute movie. That sounded childish, I know. But I like modern fairytales with a different twist to the love stories. And the graphics look pretty good.

Yum.

Takers (trailer)

Starring Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Michael Ealy, Hayden Christensen, Chris Brown, Matt Dillon. What's with all the negative comments about it? Everyone is expecting too much. A movie is only good when you don't expect anything. I need to watch a movie badly.

Too many random thoughts.

movies, shows and films

cheeseburger — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:31:28 +0000

If you've been reading our Tweets, you probably know that I wanna watch some movies..

Burlesque - Christina Aguilera looks great on the set. Her hair is really nice in this movie. It's not all about singing but there's a storyline. Watch the trailer and you'll know. Pretty interesting.

Image from Bing images.

Easy A - Emma Stone has become one of my favorite actresses. It's your typical high school storyline with mean girls, unpopular girls and cute guys. I'll just watch it for fun.

Jonah Hex - Megan Fox's slang is hot! Machine guns and horses? Cool! I can't miss a movie like that.

Knight And Day - Hilarious! I must watch this. The trailer made me LOL a lot. Tom Cruise in action is a must-see.

Takers - Paul Walker? Yay, eye candy! Just kidding. Not watching it because of good looks. It looks like an interesting movie. The trailer kept my eyes glued on the screen. Of course, T.I's Yeah Ya Know music video had more cut scenes from the movie. Must watch!

Image from Bing images.. again.

I don't think I'll watch Beastly. Let's just say Kyle (The Beast) looks really scary. He's not even furry! He's tattooed all over the face. I didn't even dare watch the trailer. I read the book though - dramatic at some parts and predictable and sappy. Did you even see who they cast as Lindy (a.k.a Beauty)? Another reason not to watch it. I mean, the story has a good moral value behind it but.... you know.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World? Um, no thanks. Simple and boring storyline. If I had to watch it, I'd watch it for laughing purposes and Chris Evans scenes. The usual slapstick comedy. Bleh.

Maybe I'll watch Charlie St. Cloud but only if someone can guarantee that I won't end up in tears when I leave the cinema. Ha ha! Zac Efron's fame is certainly rising.

Sucker Punch? Maybe.

If you ask me, "Do you want to watch The Losers?" I'll definitely say yes.

all we need is popcorn and a tv

cheeseburger — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:17:20 +0000

Yesterday, we watched Cop Out. The beginning was super noisy because Paul (Tracy Morgan) kept shouting and it got kinda annoying. He shouted a lot throughout the movie. It didn't make the movie any funnier. Bruce Willis was, well, normal. I thought Gabriela, the Spanish woman, was pretty cute. She kept saying "Hi" and it was funny because that's the only word she could say to Paul. Adam Brody played Barry Mangold and it was disappointing because his role wasn't very important, though I thought his zebra-striped boots were hilarious.

Speaking of him, I wanna watch The Oranges and Scream 4. More Adam Brody movies! He should be given more roles like Nikolai Wolf in Jennifer's Body. I think he's a good actor. Boo to those who dissed him because he dissed K. Stew.

Anyways, I want to watch :

1. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (starring Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel)

2. Knight And Day (Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz)

3. Easy A (starring Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes)

4. Life As We Know It (Josh Duhamel and Katherine Heigl)

5. You Again (Kristen Bell)

6. What's Your Number? (Anna Faris and Chris Evans)

And so on.

Movies that I may not watch? Probably Transformers 3 because it isn't going to be the same without Megan Fox. And maybe I won't watch The Avengers because Edward Norton isn't going to play the Hulk. But I'd watch it because Chris Evans is going to be Captain America.

Sooo... what movie next? Any suggestions?

what is love

tacosauce — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:27:17 +0000

Image plucked from Tumblr.

Reach Out by Take That

If our arms were reaching out
If our words could only bridge the doubt
Will we lose this chance again?
Strange roads with different signs
Don't even know where we divide
Are you my enemy or my friend?

'Cause I don't know you
And you don't know me
It's the same sun rising
We all just look to the sky
If we try
We can work it out somehow
If you don't know me
And I don't know you
How can we be fighting
We're all connected it's true
Reaching out
It's only love that pulls us through

We all grieve in different ways
If one tear could wash away the pain
We're all free to have the faith we believe, yeah
The world sleeps at different times
With one turn your day is now my night
We all live sharing the air that we breathe

Reaching out, reaching high
Reaching out
Touching you, touching me

If your arms were reaching out
If our words could only bridge the doubt

On an unrelated note,

Image plucked from weheartit.com

Five years ago, if you asked me if I thought that Adam Brody was cute, I would say no. Today, I think he's adorable. (: I don't quite like the OC phase but now that he's past it, I think he's ohmygodgorgeous. Don't ask.

Okay, so it was infatuation at first sight for me when I saw him on Jennifer's Body which is arguably better than Twilight. I like guys in bands, so sue me.