Ramblings of a Princess

I’m gonna keep this short. My favorite thing about this movie is how Fraser and Ford nailed their characters, and how they can speak biotech jargon without losing us mere mortals with no medical expertise. The script and the acting made me love every single character…even the seemingly antagonistic ones. I love how real the movie felt.

It’s inspiring and heartwarming, bramatic but not depressing.

WATCH IT.

Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser star in Columbia Pictures and CBS Films’ stirring drama “Extraordinary Measures” which is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family’s future to pursue a cure for his children’s life threatening disease.

In the film, John Crowley (Fraser) had finally begun to taste success in corporate America from his working class roots. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with a fatal disease. With Aileen by his side, harnessing all of his skill and determination, Crowley teams up with a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Ford). Together they form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. One driven to prove himself and his theories, the other by a chance to save his children, this unlikely alliance eventually develops into mutual respect as they battle the medical and business establishments in a fight against the system – and time.

But, at the last minute, when it appears that a solution has been found, the relationship between the two men faces a final test – the outcome of which will affect the fate of John’s children.

My rating: 3.5 out of 5. I don’t usually go for these types of movies, but I love this one!

Extraordinary Measures opens March 10 in Philippine cinemas.

Thank you to SM Cinemas and Podium for the advanced screening!

I heard this song a couple of weeks ago in Psych. I gotta tell you: Psych is known to have fun, nostalgic 80s music, but they can dish out some heart-wrenching tunes, too.

So, anyway. In “A Very Juliet Episode” episode of Psych, this song played in the last scene. It had went that goes like this:

So just keep me in the dark
‘Cause I hate this part
I’m not ready to go
And I don’t want
No, I don’t wanna know

As usual, I scrambled to Google to look for the mysterious song. I found nothing A couple of days later, though, IMDB finally updates its info for “A Very Juliet Episode”, and I finally find out that the song is “I Don’t Want to Know” by The Breakups.

YEY!

The Breakups are a rather little-known band, it turns out. Totally explains why I couldn’t find the song. But I’m loving their sound! Their MySpace page has “I Don’t Want to Know”, too. Which is awesome. But I still couldn’t find the lyrics anywhere. Which is a bummer.

So. I did the most logical thing to do: transcribe the song! Haha! In case somebody looks for it using the lyrics, like I did.

I Don’t Want to Know lyrics
The Breakups

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Every time I look in you
I can tell there’s something on your mind
I’m not the kind of guy to go
probing when I don’t know what I’ll find

So just keep me in the dark
’cause I hate this part
I’m not ready to go
And I don’t want
No, I don’t wanna know

Ignorance is blissful and
at least I’ll try to savor while it lasts
I’ve had it with honesty
Honestly, right now I need an out

So just keep me in the dark
’cause I hate this part
I’m not ready to go
In other words,
no, I don’t wanna know

Does it show?
I’m out of sorts
Building forts on my knees
Oh, please

Just keep me in the dark
’cause I hate this part
I’m not ready to go
And I don’t want
no, I don’t wanna know
And I don’t want
no, I don’t wanna know
And I don’t want
no, I don’t wanna know

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Corrections are welcome!

SM Cinema is inviting everyone to come and participate to their Alice in Wonderland cosplay contest on March 6, 2010 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. It will start at around 1PM.
To register, you can either

1. Comment in here with your full name and the name of your Alice in Wonderland character.OR
2. Send SM Cinemas a message on Facebook. Here’s a link to their profile.

Prizes at stake: Laptop, LCD Monitor, and WOW Magic Sing.

Alice in Wonderland (2010) movie is already showing in all Phlippine cinemas, SM Digital Theater and SM North EDSA IMAX

I’m watching Disney’s and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland at SM Megamall’s Digital 3D Theater tomorrow and I’m EXCITEDDDDDDDDD!!!

I’ve been pumped since last year when I saw the Alice in Wonderland 2010 teaser. It didn’t make sense to me then, but after seeing the other trailers (and reading the press kit) I now know that it’s not another adaptation of the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Instead, it’s a continuation of the story where Alice travels back to Wonderland. Oh, boy, Disney just hit a motherload of possibilities, didn’t it? And from the looks of things, Disney and Tim Burton are putting it to good use. (It sort of looks like they’re merging the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen into one character, which just makes the misconception worse, but whatever. Helena Bonham Carter is still awesome.)

Hehe. Prepare for more Alice posts after this, because with the movie comes events, promotional items, and…other stuff. And with Alice being part of my childhood, of course I’m going to blog about them.

Speaking of promotional items, I WANT THIS POCKET WATCH.

I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!

Azrael is having a contest about it, and you can join if you like. (But I’m tempted to tell you not to join so I’ll have a better chance of winning.)

Alice in Wonderland (2010) will open in all Philippine theaters on March 4, 2010. You can also watch it on IMAX 3D only at SM North EDSA IMAX Theater.

From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How To Train Your Dragon” — an adventure comedy set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The story centers around a Viking teenager, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. Initiation is coming, and this is his one chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But when he encounters, and ultimately befriends, an injured dragon, his world is turned upside down. How to Train Your Dragon, distributed by Solar-UIP, opens in all SM Cinema branches on March 26. Watch it best in SM Digital Theaters (March 19) and IMAX Mall of Asia (March 26). Log on to www.smcinema.com for more details.

The cast includes Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig, and TJ Miller. Produced by Bonnie Arnold. Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois.

Check out the trailer:

Alice in Wonderland. Sm Cinemas. March 4th. Mark your calendars, I tell you!

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time.  JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.  The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER. The screenplay is by Linda Woolverton.

Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carroll’s beloved “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) and “Through the Looking-Glass” (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history, ALICE IN WONDERLAND opens on March 4, Thursday, at SM Cinemas and in Disney Digital 3D™ at SM Digital Theaters and IMAX Theatres (North Edsa). Log on to www.smcinema.com for more details.

Ahahaha. So today I went to the IMAX Theater in SM North EDSA to take a peek at the Alice in Wonderland pocket events. There were cosplayers there, ready to pose with anyone excited for the premier. Heeee~ they were so cute, still in character even during their short breaks when no one’s taking photos with them.

Sharon took me on a tour in the theater and let me watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. (And, man, I realized how much I missed watching on IMAX.) I should’ve blocked my whole afternoon because if I had stayed I would’ve been able to watch Avatar (again) on IMAX 3D. Darn it. But, anyway.

So, again, I say: Alice in Wonderland. SM Cinemas. March 4th. See you there!

In one word: AWESOMENESS.

It’s like Taken minus the family drama. Like Shoot ‘Em Up but with a lot more sense. Like 24 minus the split screens, plus bathroom breaks and breakfast. Oh, and dinner!

Press Release vs. Personal Opinion
Since I posted the press release yesterday, I’ll take a couple of tidbits from it and make comments. Haha.

John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers assures a new addition to the elite list of effective pairs lighting up the big screen.

VERY TRUE. I mean, I was a bit worried about Meyers keeping up with Travolta, but MAN I think they nailed their roles. Their characterization was solid and consistent the whole way. I wasn’t seeing Travolta and Meyers; I was seeing Wax and Reese. Character growth was also very convincing. And, you know me, I love it when they do this right in books and movies.

. . . director Pierre Morel (Taken), ensures audiences of a ‘credible comedy with a dramatic story.’

True. Take note: I’m not saying that this is a drama. There’s a dash of drama in there somewhere, I suppose, but I still think it’s not a drama. It is, though, a dramatic story. I’m pretty sure there’s a difference.

And is it a credible comedy? Absolutely! Since I’m already going with food analogies, let me say that this movie is peppered with punchlines in the perfect places. And there’s old school action movie references everywhere, and that makes it so fun!

It’s an action movie.
I felt the need to point this out. Just so we don’t forget.

So it has guns. Lots of it. But since Travolta’s Wax is trigger-happy while Meyer’s Reese is…well…not all that trigger-happy, I think the amount of explosions and gunshots and explosions is just about right. It’s boom-boom-pow! without being too mindlessly violent.

Again, I remind you guys: It’s an action movie. Not a drama. Not a mystery. So don’t take it too seriously. Just have fun with it!

But…
I’m trying to think of something bad to say about it. I honestly can’t think of anything.

Oh, oh, oh! I just came up with something. See the poster up there? See the tagline? Yeah, I didn’t get that. At all. They could’ve come up with something better.

Ah, but that’s not actually part of the movie, now, is it?

So there you have it. I don’t think I should say anything else. Just watch it. Heeheehee~

Distributed by Viva International Pictures, From Paris With Love opens in cinemas on February 24.

Other bloggers with me: Jori, Cath, Sire, Chinky, Jayel. Many thanks to Az and Viva International Pictures for the premier invites!