Knowing Hollywood's penchant for remaking classic movies, it was not surprising to see that they did a remake of the 80s hit movie Footloose - the one which spawned so many hits in the charts. I don't quite remember anymore the original - what I remember is Kevin Bacon's solo dance there - but I think the remake can truly speak to today's generation of footloose youth!
I don't know if it's a good sign but I actually enjoyed the movie - although I did watch it on HBO already, which means it's kinda old haha! However, I was glued to the telly the whole time since I found both Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough cute and adorable and they had real chemistry - and add to that, the memorable comic turn of Miles Teller - and you have a youth movie which is really worth seeing - in the big screen - if I only knew when it was shown here in Manila - because frankly, I couldn't remember it being shown on the big screen here.
I find him a tad too lanky but it cannot be denied that Peter Vack, of MTV's I Just Want My Pants Back has loads of sex appeal. He might appear a bit dugyut though, that's Tagalog slang for dirty. I think he's channeling a little of that Alex Pettyfer look.
I chanced upon the TV show The Event last night. I think there was some sort of rerun marathon since I saw three shows one after the other! Well, the lead actor of the show - the one who saves the world - at least in this who - is Jason Ritter! I am always impressed at how some Hollywood studios are able to find just the right hunk to save us the world! Jason Ritter certainly fits the bill, at least for me! He has the right masculine features and the way he played his character, it seemed like he really cared for other people as well. Maybe I should look for the DVD of this show so I get to see more of him.
I'm a big fan of Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth so I didn't waste time in checking out his latest horror opus, Mama. Well, it is scary - and it's really mostly a ghost story. It also involves children finding themselves in the most difficult of situations. You can bring your kids to watch this but I suggest you cover their eyes in the 7th minute as there is a scene there which may be difficult for you to explain to them. The first ten minutes though is crucial to the whole story, so except for that short scene, it keeps you wanting to discover who is Mama and how she gets involved with these kids.
By the way, Jessica Chastain disappears here in black colored hair but she's still very good acting-wise. There are some holes in the story though like why is an uncle taking care of these kids and why didn't they go to the nearest relative, instead, landing in the lap of a non-relative, played by Jessica. It is explained a bit in the movie but still, it's quite a stretch, considering how very strict child custody rules are in the West,
The cold, chilling, almost always snowing atmosphere lends perfectly to making the movie eerie and scary. The styling of the ghost hues to the style of del Toro. That's how he wants scary to look like - so there's not much departure from his other horror movies.
Still, worth a trip to the cinema. This one should be seen on a big screen!
I was going malling today and I chanced upon copies of FABE magazine in both National Bookstore and Fully Booked Trinoma! Bili naman kayo ng copy guys para may benta naman kami kahit papano, chos!
