Stardust

This movie is dreamy, inspired, inspirational, fantastic, and truly out-of-this-world. :)

Perfect for a (hopeless) romantic like me. *sigh*

Yvain: "You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more.
It belongs to you.

And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no fits. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."

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Waaaah. Panalo talaga. :)

My cheesiness is reborn. Hahaha. :)

Tear-jerker

Oh my gaaaaaaad.

I just finished watching A Love Story.
Here in Eastwood.
By myself.
And I cried buckets.
*hikbi*

Of course I tried to keep from crying.
My mascara was going to run.
Stupidity right there, deciding to wear mascara when I knew full well that I was going to watch a tear-jerker. Waha.

Pero di ko na talaga mapigilan.
Especially during this poignant scene when all three of them were in the same room, and Tell Me was swelling in the background. Kailangan ba talaga i-up yung volume ng kanta while they're showing Maricel Soriano crying her eyes out? Kailangan ba talaga???

Damn that song. My tear ducts succumb to the power of that song. Haha.

Aga: Are you ok?
Maricel: Kailangan ko maging ok, diba? Para magawa ko ang tama.

Yon. Sa lahat ng nagtatanong sakin kung ok ba ako, yan ang sagot ko. First sentence palang, panalo na.

And finally, I heard a quote from Angelica’s character that’s worth blogging about…

Angelica: Alam mo ba na hindi ko pinagsisihan na pinaglaban kita?

Waaaaah. Ipaglaban mohhhh.

So many good lines. Somebody transcribe this movie already!!!

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With the risk of spoiling the ending, can I just say that Aga’s beach house is so not tropical architecture? Why build a modern structure on a friggin’ beach anyway? It totally ruins the landscape (not to mention the seascape). Haha. Huling hirit na nga, tungkol pa sa Arki. Oh well.

If I want an Aga-esque boyfriend, maybe I should be a doctor and hang out at Lago de Oro (like in the movie). And then I will prey on good-looking, accident-prone wakeboarders, and tell them when they wipe-out:

“It’s ok. I’m a doctor. I’ll take care of you.” (sabay give them my most Maricel-like smile)

Or, I should go wakeboarding, and hope that the doctor who will take care of me when I wipe-out (which is sure to be often) is one good-looking guy. "Ow, my ribs! Take care of me! Take me home!" Wahahahaaaa. Yeah, that would definitely be easier than going to med school. :D

That was a good movie. Watch it!
Call me! I'll watch it with you!!!

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By the way, I stayed up late last night watching High School Musical 2.
What a difference eh? From feel-good teeny-bopper flick to Pinoy movie with lots of dramz. Haha.

Can I just say that my ultimate goal in life is to marry Zac Efron? Hahahaha. Ok, my ultimate ultimate goal is to marry Prince William and be Queen of England, but I need to have a fallback, you know. Haha.

Zac Efron is so adorable when he's begging. And singing. And skipping. And jumping around. And making pa-cute faces at Vanessa Hudgens. Ooohweee. :)

His solo song/dance number is so gay though. Waha! It's so Broadway-y. So very spirit finger-y. Haha. But he makes up for it in the last song number with Vanessa. Their duets are so kilig, my heart melted 3 times during the whole movie. Haha. *sigh* Oh to be high school again and have uncomplicated kilig. :)

A Love Story

I am so looking forward to watching A Love Story, starring Aga Muhlach, Maricel Soriano and Angelica Panganiban. 1st day palang papanoorin ko na to. Baka mamaya makita niyo nalang ako sa news, kakalabas lang ng movie house giving my testimonial about the movie:

The fanatic: "Ang guwapo ni Aga!"
The romantic: "Bagay sila!"
The cool-kunwari: "Great movie. Watch it."
The psycho: "AAAAAAAAAAAH! Ang gandaAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Wahaha. :)

Trailer palang naiiyak na ako. It's Joey Albert's fault.

Tell me
Where did I go wrong?
What did I do to make you change your mind completely?
When I thought this love would never end
But if this love's not ours to have
I'll let it go
With your goodbye...

Hehe. Sorry, baduy ba? :D




Some quotable quotes I got from watching the trailer:

Aga: "Mahal mo ba ako?"
Maricel: "Sobra. Kahit alam kong hindi na tama."

Aga: "Mahal na mahal kita! Akala ko sapat na yun para makalimutan mo kung tama to o mali."

Maricel: "Ayoko na ng may kahati ako. Kaya hindi na kita kayang mahalin."

"Ang babae, parang bulaklak...wag mong pipitasin kung sisirain mo lang."
(yan ang winner!)


Magbabaon na rin ako ng tissue. Waaaah. :(

I want to be a robot

I coerced my seastarr to accompany me to the mall once again (3rd straight day in row!).

Friday: Eastwood City to eat at Teriyaki Boy and to watch Sandwich and Hale (for free!).
Saturday: Power Plant Mall to take advantage of the sale; Glorietta to have dinner with Diane and Lez at Italianni's and to watch Fantastic Four (finally) with my sister.
Sunday: To eat at CPK and to watch Transformers.

My mom's reaction: "Aalis nanaman kayo? Bakit ba hindi ka mapakali???"

This, accompanied by an exasperated look which slowly gave way to a look of realization, and finally to a look of submission. Instant permission. That's the only good thing that has come out of this, so far. Hehe.

And so, my sister and I went to the mall (Shangri-La Plaza this time) with the intent of watching Transformers...

Gaaaaah!

TRANSFORMERS is the coolest movie EVER!!!

My mouth was literally hanging open the whole time. Those alien robots make being mechanical look so cool. I want to be a robot. Hahaha. I want to watch it again!

Josh Duhamel is HOT. And Shia LeBeouf is quirky-cute. I should've staked my claim on him during his Even Steven days. Now, after his awesomely funny portrayal of Sam Witwicky (gotta love that name), everyone's going to want a piece of him. Haha.

And the moment they inserted Linkin Park's song at the end...that was genius. Ahhhh. Ahluvit. :) Have I mentioned that I want to watch it again?

I got strangely sad, though, when Optimus Prime (or was it Megatron?) said "One shall stand, one shall fall." Dagnabit. Even robot action movies make me sad.

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And since I was in a mall, it goes without saying that I felt compelled to put a dent in my savings yet again. Hay. Last na toh, promise.

As a kit-kat present to myself (and as a misguided act of rebellion), I bought something that is the anti-thesis of my existence: A new, "rugged-looking" watch (at 50% off, at least!) from Time Studio. Something that symbolizes this strange, new phase I am going through...this strange, new me (the operative word being "symbolize"...Very different from "represent").

It's kinda rocker-bordering-on-biker-ish: thick, black leather strap embellished with stainless steel chains (tasfefully done, ha, and not too OA. I haven't gone over the edge yet), and a small, round, silver watch mounted on the strap. And the clincher: a playboy bunny (the logo, not the person) emblazoned prominently on the watch face. Ahahaha. I look so cool. Trying hard to look cool. :D Trying hard to look different.

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Today, it's back to work. Back to the nitty-gritty. Back to realizing that I have saved none of my latest salary. Back to doing monotonous tasks which thankfully keep my mind on track. Back to my boring life...the most exciting event of which is having a rebel watch. Ha. How pathetic. :)

Is it so hard to believe then that I want to be a robot? Hehe.

The Holiday

"I have found almost everything ever written about love to be true. Shakespeare said, "Journeys end in lovers meeting." What an extraordinary thought.

I love this movie.

Yes, it's all about losing love, finding it in the end, and laughing and crying about it in between. Great characters. Great lines. I. LOVED. IT.

Kate Winslet's character made being tragic look so good. Hearing her spiel (see below) gave me a heart achy feeling because everything she said was so true. Being so dramatic, so tragic, and heartbroken is so romantic, it made me miss feeling that way.

Hah. Not really. Not quite. :D

"It doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends... you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. and how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy. And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new. and you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again. And little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade."

Ack! I bet everyone (well, every girl - including me - at least) in that movie theater thought of that as their line. I'm sure you, my dear reader, are thinking that it's your line, too.

Weirdly enough, the nice thing about being so tragic and heartbroken, is the pain. It's the kind of pain that wrenches your gut, squeezes your heart, and makes you hurt in places that you never knew existed within you. I was addicted to that kind of pain, once. I was afraid to move on and let go of it because it consumed me for so long that I forgot how to be myself without it. I held on to the feeling of it, because it made me feel real -- just like how being in love makes you feel alive, pain has this uncanny way of reminding you that you exist.

Jude Law's character is a lot like Hugh Jackman's character in Kate and Leopold: a man that cannot possibly exist! He's good-looking, charming, bookish and intelligent, sensitive (how cute is it that he's a weeper? Haha) and he has s British accent. He's that and a lot of other things (I can't disclose everything as it will spoil the movie for you). An excerpt from a review of The Holiday: "The main draw to the film is the chemistry between the stars. Diaz and Law are so cute together you realize it really is a fantasy, but you want to believe it, because it feels good." Ahhh. So TRUE.

There are so many things in life that you want to believe just because they make you feel so good (love, of course, is the most obvious example). Some even force themselves to believe it, even when it starts to hurt -- because they so desperately want to go back to the time when it felt good.

"Because you're hoping you're wrong. And every time she does something that tells you she's no good, you ignore it. And every time she comes through and surprises you, she wins you over, and you lose that argument with yourself, that she's not for you."

*sigh* This is me being sappy. :)

I want a DVD just so I can watch it over and over again (without paying 120 bucks. Haha), and so I can hear those amazing lines. Somebody give me the complete script! Ahhh! :)

The Other Boleyn Girl

They're making a Hollywood adaptation of Philippa Gregory's The Other Boleyn Girl.



Yay.

Natalie Portman is playing the part of Anne Boleyn.
Scarlett Johansson is playing Mary Boleyn (the other Boleyn girl, of course).
...and Eric Bana as Henry VIII.

I'm not sure whether I like the casting choices...while reading the book, I always pictured Mary as the smaller sister; Scarlett Johansson is anything but small. :P Anne Boleyn is the evil bitch/slut/temptress...can Natalie Portman pull that off? Aaaand, Henry VIII is definitely not as hot as Eric Bana, especially at the end of the book (movie) where he supposedly ages and gets really fat and DOM-ish. Hahaha.

Lovelovelove the book. Hope I'll love the movie, too.

The Queen

I'm looking forward to watching The Queen starring Hellen Mirren. It's basically about Queen Elizabeth II - her untold story during the time of Princess Diana's death. I saw the trailer, and it was absolutely intriguing. Aaaah. I love stories about the British monarchy.

Another movie I'm curious about is Marie Antoinette, yet another monarchy story (French, this time).

I don't know what triggered my love for stories like these. THe story of King Arthur and his Round Table, perhaps? Sleeping Beauty? So far I've read historical fiction based on characters from the 16th century: The Other Boleyn Girl which revolves around the Boleyn sisters Mary and Anne (as in Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII of England, and mother of Queen Elizabeth I); and the Courtesan which is a fictional story based on the life of Diane de Poiters, mistress of Henri II of France.

Sir Ozaeta says that I was a duchess in my past life (Wait, what is the lowest title, duchess or countess?) Maybe that's why I feel so attune to these "royalty" stories. Haha. Feeling. That would've been so cool, though. I mean, I wouldn't want to live in those times (too stuffy and too superficial sometimes), but it would've been fun to be nobility. :)

Feel-good Crying

There's no doubt about it: my top tear-jerker movie of all time is ARMAGGEDON. No contest.

I was fortunate enough to get home early to catch the flick on Star Movies last night.

Tears were already streaming down my face (like a mini-waterfall! Haha) during the first 30 minutes. Into the half of the movie, I was already emitting weird hiccup-y sounds along with more tears (still a steady waterfall).

Near the end -- Oh, you know that part. The part where Harry (Bruce Willis' character) makes the ultimate sacrifice for mankind, and for his daughter. Up to the part where he says goodbye to her on screen and when she finally calls him "Daddy." -- my hiccup-y sounds turned into full-scale howling. Unabashed bawling. Heart-wrenching sobs.

Hay. That felt really good. Hehe. :)

"What is it about sadness that can be so fulfilling" (The Girls by Lori Lansens)

The Lake House

"What if you found the one you were meant for...But you lived two years apart..."

A movie to look forward to.

The trailer was so sad, romantic...and surreal. Sana ako rin may ganyan...*sigh*

I'll probably be crying while watching this. Hehe.

Ala-Somewhere In Time. Or if you're more attune to the local movies...ala-Moments of Love. :P Wahahaha.

I'm so excited. :)

Getting ready to smile, cry and fall inlove. :)