The Other Boleyn Girl

Directed by: Justin Chadwick

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Genre: History

King Henry VIII of England divorced his brother’s widow to marry another woman who kept refusing his gifts and sister to his mistress who bore him a son. Excommunicated by the Catholic Church, he formed the Church of England. Adulterous as his new and cunning queen, he had her beheaded for adultery and incest. Darn double standards! =( Good choice of actors here, I must say, for this movie set in the 16th cent. Shown in the theatres, three months ago, I just saw this on DVD, three weeks ago. Truly, an intriguing and controversial piece of history or rumor. Thanks, Shanamits =D for inviting me over. Now, show me that other movie that continues the timeline and please not after a 12MN-8AM shift or else ZzzzZZzz (snore) ZzZzzZ. I freakin’ snore. =D

The Happening

Directed by: M Night Shyamalan

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Genre: Science Fiction Drama

Out to watch a wholesome cartoon when the good name of M. Night Shyamalan (Director of The Sixth Sense) instantly changed our minds to see his latest The Happening, instead, or probably, because it’s Friday the 13th and are we to be shocked by what might possibly make one person after another commit suicide?

Whatever’s ‘happening’ in this R-13 movie and while a good number of people in it kill themselves, not providing Science with an exact explanation, the main stars are kept alive and unaffected by this pandemic.

Good for some but not to all moviegoers who watched this on its opening day June, Fri the 13th, of 2008 worldwide. Sure– different people, different tastes.

Great clouds but I just didn’t like the movie. It is inconsistently presented to redound to an idea repeated at least thrice: Not all are explicable. If this weren’t a treat from Ida (thanks ;]) who had to walk out to meet a housemate (Ouch, that wasn’t your skeleton…=D), I would’ve have asked for a refund. =(

Sex and the City

Directed by: Michael Patrick King, John Thomas

Genre: Comedy Drama

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Multi-awarded Sex and the City had run for 6 years and yet I only saw the first few episodes from the first DVD they released. While Season One shows all girls as single in their 30’s and 40’s,the movie already has Charlotte in a happy marriage. It starts off from where the series left off 4 years ago. Like these are what have happened and are happening now to Carrie and her friends after it last aired its final and most watched episode in Season 6.(Of course, the papers had it that it was about to officially end.) Samantha still has her desire =D towards the opposite sex and yet manages to remain sexually faithful to her younger Hollywood boyfriend of 5 years until she breaks up with him. Carrie’s life is worthy of jealousy with 4 published books and her near-perfect rich ‘man-friend’ who’s but divorced twice. Miranda’s marital life is aggravated by her having to balance career, family and her husband’s self-confessed infidelity. It’s a fun, sexy, witty, humorous movie that shows the faithful support of friends, forgiveness, second chances and with SOooo many catchy lines from its cast like Mr. Big’s “You have to seal the deal with a diamond ring,” Charlotte’s “If it happens to (successful and good)people like you, something bad is bound to happen to me,” Carrie’s “We were happy then ‘til we decided to live happily ever after,” or Louise’s “I came to New York to find love” and those of the counselor’s. You’ll have more to add to these–the closest I can get. I was unable to review the movie at the cinema as it was the last full show for the night and being a 2.5-hour show, my girlfriends and I went home 12 midnight. I definitely recommend this even if you have seen all, seen a few/some or haven’t seen a single TV episode. You’ll enjoy the movie, laugh at it or cry over it. Thanks to Candace Bushnell’s autobiographical columns that inspired the series/movie. Not for young children. It’s rated-R for language..

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Directed by: Andrew Adamson

Genre: Fantasy

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Posters and trailer were shown in Dec 2007. It’s been“coming soon” for a long time since The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was released in 2006 and Prince Caspian got rescheduled to 2008. Shown May 2008 in most countries, I just saw it Sunday this week. It still is Summer though as was Disney’s intention. A coincidence, the world of Narnia has animals that talk in it. Like most Disney productions, children are conquering adults. Of course, we can’t deny the great wisdom of Aslan and Neeson provides the perfect voice to this character. Nothing’s new as to the summoning horn or the duel asked or the rivalry of successors to a throne. Telmarines, a coinage by the author, is easy to recall. The movie plot,different from the book, still gives it a good flavor but the display of fireworks, I see as quite advance to be used for a setting that doesn’t know what a torch is. The flashlight came in the 19th cent. Edmund anyhow only says ““would THIS help?” ;] The accented actors make you wonder how Telmarines are to sound like. I’m not sure but a soldier for one could be Polish as their acknowledgment mentions a Poland team. The line delivered with the best voice quality comes from the dwarf who asks “and you wonder why we don’t like you?” I so like his British accent! The persona of Philip the Great claims they didn’t mean to leave Narnia but close to the end,he contradicts himself saying, they better go as they aren’t needed in Narnia any longer. Awesome cinematography, soundtrack, centaurs and gryphons! The White Witch connects to its first flick.What’s new? Barnes who plays Caspian. This hottie,a new face for me, confirmed liking this CS Lewis novel when he was 8. Yet Susy says “It won’t work” because she’s 1300 yrs older (or because she’s dating Peter in real life? =D)That might’ve made the movie a GP =D but with some violence shown,not quite. I guessed right, the MPAA rates it PG-13. Moviegoers cheered twice when I saw