In The Name Of Popcorn

I left out in my Best and Worst list of 2009 the movies that I’ve seen this year.

Eh kasi naman madalang lang ang punta ko sa mga sinehan but anyway, here are some of the movies na napanood ko for the entire 2009 together with my thoughts on it whether I liked it or not. Lalagyan ko na rin ng rating para mas bongga. 10 for a wonderful movie, meaning hindi ko nakain ang dala kong pagkain sa loob ng sinehan dahil na-enjoy ko ng husto ang panonood sa movie. And 1 for being chaka, meaning ubos ang baon kong takeout at lumabas pa ako sa gitna ng panonood para mag takeout ulet ng panibagong batch ng makakain habang tinitiis ang panonood sa pelikula. Hahaha!


Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Well, na-enjoy ko naman ang movie na’to kahit na hate ko si Megan Fox. The effects were convincing and fabulous and Shia Le’bouf did a better acting compared to the first one. Mas effective rin ang acting ng mga robots, in fairness. I also liked the way they injected the story of the transformers sa ating history. I give this movie a 7.


Surrogates

Interesting ang film na ito na medyo futuristic science-fiction ang drama. Yun nga lang, medyo unrealistic ang takbo ng story, bordering on ridiculous. Na-save lang ng konting drama between the bida Bruce Willis and his wife but in the end, chakaness pa rin and nasayang lang ang oras ko. This movie is a 4.


Knowing

This is one suspense drama na inabangan ko nung mapanood ang trailer especially because of Nicolas Cage. Medyo interesting naman talaga siya nung simula and scary but nung na-reveal na may kinalaman ang mga aliens sa kakaibang phenomena, na-disappoint na ako. Ewan ko ba sa mga Hollywood movies, kapag may something na unexplainable ay biglang ikokonek sa aliens ang takbo ng story. I give this movie a 6.


New In Town

Renee Zellwegger and Harry Connick Jr. is an interesting pair. Wala silang chemistry. Actually, halos lahat yata ng napapares kay Harry Connick Jr. ay walang chemistry sa kanya tulad ni Debra Messing and Hilary Swank. Anyway, the plot of this film is cute and makes you feel good. Renee is brilliant in her performance as a newbie in a new town. I love romantic comedies so kahit hindi bagay ang mga bida, I’ll still give this an 8.


Angels and Demons

This prequel to The Da Vinci Code is perfect in terms of casting. The main actors are exceptional sa kani-kanilang roles especially Ewan McGregor na inagawan ng eksena si Tom Hanks in terms of acting. Well, I enjoyed the movie and how they interpreted the book but like any other film adaptation, the book is way much better than the movie. My score for this is 7.


Fast and Furious

This fourth installment (hopefully the last) of the Fast and the Furious chorva is just a good movie if you want to waste your time or you want to complete the whole series. Vin Diesel is one note, pati na yung mga kasamahan niyang bida. In short, kung napanood mo yung first one, kapareho lang ang takbo ng istorya nito. This movie deserves a 4.


X-Men Origins: Wolverine

As an X-Men fan, I loved this one. Maganda ang pagkakasulat ng history ni Logan, and in fairness bongga naman ang acting ni Hugh Jackman, pero mas bongga ang acting ng villain na si Sabretooth played by Liev Schreiber. Effective ang pagiging killer niya, very scary. The introduction of new characters is also exciting, especially Gambit and Emma Frost. Sana may kasunod na ulet. I give this movie an 8.5.


The Proposal

I like Sandra Bullock here because she’s maarte and well-groomed compared to her other movies. She and co-actor Ryan Reynolds have a chemistry and both of them are sexy especially that scene where they were both naked. I will definitely buy a dvd copy of this movie. My score is 9.


Push

Another movie with characters who has superpowers but this one is a letdown. Magulo ang takbo ng mga characters and hindi ko makonek ang takbo ng story. In fairness, the fight scenes are not boring and lead stars Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning just did okay. Hindi nga lang bagay sa kanya ang role niya. Masyado pang maaga for this. This one is a 6.


Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

I thought Kate Beckinsale was the bida of this movie because the actress playing the lead role is so kamukha niya. Her name is Rhona Mitra. Anyway, I’m also a fan of this series so I liked this prequel. They gave Lucian’s character a justification kung bakit siya naging villain in the first movie. I wished they had more gwapo characters because sa totoo lang ang chachaka ng mga actors dito. My score for this movie is 7.


He’s Just Not That Into You

With an all-star cast led by Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore, this I thought is a promising movie and it did not failed me. There is chemistry and I thought Ginnifer Goodwin stole the show compared to the acting of the more seeasoned ones. Siyempre, mas maganda pa rin panoorin ang isang pelikulang maraming gwapo noh. I really liked this movie and I’m giving it a 9.


2012

Mediocre. Tragic. Predictable. I thought the dog did a better acting than John Cusack. To be fair, box-office naman ang naturang movie so all-in-all okay na rin. Puede na siguro ang 6.


Kimmy Dora

The only local film na nandito sa yearend recap ko. The best comedy movie of the year, Eugene Domingo is a very talented actress. She can do comedy, drama and action in one scene, very amazing. I already bought a dvd copy and thrice ko na siyang napanood in two days. This movie deserves a perfect 10.


New Moon

If not for Taylor Lautner’s topless scenes ay hindi ko panonoorin ang sequel na ‘to. Let’s just say nagsawa na ako sa Twilight saga and it’s not exciting for me anymore. Would I watch again? Probably not. Na-bore talaga ako I went out for another round of Burger McDo meal. Twilight fans, hate me. I’ll give this movie a 6.



Well, that’s it mga friends. Yan lang ang mga movies of 2009 na tumatak sa isipan ko. Kung may na-miss man ako it’s because na-bore siguro ako at hindi ko na maalala. Anyway, I hope to see better movies next year especially locally-produced ones.

Ako, kaya kelan magkaka-pelikula?