Wednesday, August 16, 2006
reel deal... the series...
in my previous posts sa iba kong blogs na non-existent na ngayon (sa awa ng diyos...wahaha)
most of them are memoirs of the several movie events of my clique.. wehehehe...
so here are some of my favorite posts... that has something to do with films...
the first of this series is the da vinci code outing of me and my friends way before the starting of classes...
i think i have posted it over my deviantart journal.. you might want to read...
whew... and then the movie's overJournal Entry: Fri May 19, 2006, 12:56 PMlike i've been doodling in my previous journals about my anticipation about the movie the da vinci code, i am happy that my anxiety was over... well, the mixture of controversy that the film is enjoying and the "big thumbs down" from the movie critics in its first screening were really effective "provocations" to actually step out of your house and see the highly anticipated film... ron howard is one lucky guy, i tell you for having the opportunity to direct this...
God, it was a long grueling process before we were able to snatch our "willy wonka-ish golden movie tickets" and have our second row seats?? can you imagine the aftermath?? yes!! stiff necks!!! ehehehe...
first we took our chances in eastwood cinemas in libis(?)but the "sold out" signage was a big disappointing slap in our faces.. after making various fone calls to possible moviehouse, we chanced upon the 11:55 showing in the powerplant mall theaters.. it was one hell of adventure i tell you... but it was fruitful to take hold of those movei passes after being interrogated by the lady who soon allowed us to see the film although we knew from the look in her face that she was really aware that we were minors... (we have two 18ners though so we are not fully disrespecting tita laguardia's rating)
broke as we all are because of the allowance-less summer vacation(our mapua friends served as sponsors for some though.. *wink), we ate at kfc... we saw the male celebrity jc de vera who was eating with a bunch of skanks... (wooahh!! that's a statement!!)..
at 10: 30, we finished our fast dinner and strolled around the mall.. it was hard to walk there barely knowing what to do with the remaining ennui hours of waiting... FullyBooked was an acre for a while, grabbing a copy and doing my last minute reading!!! wehehehe...
the long wait is over and we lined up in what seemed like a "deathrow" for us... looking around, you'll know, we were really the MINORS there except for two of our buddies... we waited and waited and waited and darn those guards, they made those unimaginable butterflies fly in our tummies... but it was dismaying that there wasn't any commotion, i was hoping that they'd ask as questions and make us cry!!! hehehe...
with jade lopez and jay aquitania in our backs i hoped that we'd make our own scene... well, my hopes faded automatically as we were ushered through the movie house!!!
comfortable?? not entirely!! my neck hurt so bad!!! and the images that flashes through the silver screen was never easy to take for my eyes!!! hehehe..
the film started with an impressive film score haunting the audience and the credits was just something that would make you expect for big things...
all in all, the film was, to quote simon, "OK" but really not magical... the first 33 chapters of the book that i have read, i was able to recognize because for me, it was translated as it is, without any reinvention coming from the film director... the screenplay was a dud too, directly saying exposition without the art of making it seem really natural... hmmm, there were pleasant aspects though. some shots are great, film score all throughout was splendid except for some part when it feels cheesy...
in the end, SILAS haunted me with those piercing eyes and the fast pacing of the story is appealing to me...
whew... so much to say so little time!!! i want to sleep now!!!
leo's magnificence is amplified at
4:12 PM
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