While we ware (and still are) a fan of anime during the Rurouni Kenshin animated series that ran some time ago, we never really gotten fond of it that much. The combination of all-talk-and-no-fight storytelling, cliché’d obvious good guy / bad guy moments, over-the-top fighting, and the overall feel was just too whimsical and [...]
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SM Cinemas Show “Rurouni Kenshin” Live Action Movie; Ends Up Better Than The Anime
Posted: 29th December 2012 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: anime, Movies, review, Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai X
“The Dark Knight Rises” Now In Theatres–Unfortunate Shooting In Colorado Showing
Posted: 22nd July 2012 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: Aurora Shooting, Batman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Colorado, entertainment, Heath Ledger, Movies, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, tragedy
When it comes to Batman movies, Chritopher Nolan’s (and Heath Ledger’s) “The Dark Knight” has been the undisputed best since it came out back in 2008. Of course Nolan, being in a contract to produce three of them, was likely to produce a sequel that is poised to take it to the next level. [...]
Captain Kirk Vs. That Guy From Inception In New Romantic Comedy “This Means War”
Posted: 3rd March 2012 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: Chris Pine, entertainment, Movies, Reese Witherspoon, Star Trek, This Means War, Tom Hardy
So who’s driving? Why would a spy go against a spy from his own country anyway? Aside from the typical double-cross, double-agent, defection scenario, the only reason would be one thing: a girl – in this case, it’s a woman named Lauren (played by Reese Witherspoon). CIA top agents FDR and Tuck – played [...]
The Darkest Hour Makes You Want To Visit Russia–Not During The Apocalypse Though
Posted: 2nd March 2012 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: entertainment, Movies, The Darkest Hour
Aliens, we’ve quite seen them all haven’t we? Some were green, some were grey, some liked music, and some of them shot lasers from three-legged tripod robots. But have they ever been invisible? Probably not. Such is the premise for a new movie called “The Darkest Hour” which pits five survivors against an invisible [...]
Thumbs Up For “Chronicle”; But Don’t Throw Baseballs Without Psychokinetic Powers
Posted: 16th February 2012 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: Chronicle, entertainment, Movies
Its been a while since we last saw anything about a movie called “Chronicle” – about a few months at least. Back in October, we put up the trailer and the teaser text from 20th Century Fox on Viral.PH about a movie centered around three high-school guys who happen to have chanced upon some [...]
Alvin & The Chipmunks 3: Less Singing, More Character Development; Worth A Watch
Posted: 24th January 2012 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: alvin & the chipmunks, chipwrecked, entertainment, Movies
When we were invited to check out the latest movie in the Alvin & The Chipmunks franchise, we were silently hoping that the series would deviate from the musical carriers of the double trio of (male & female) chipmunks that propelled the first two movies before it. Thankfully, this wasn’t the case. Alvin & [...]
DCinema Launches Virtual Print Fee Program To Digitize & Improve Our Local Cinemas
Posted: 23rd December 2011 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: Business Tech, cinema, DCinema, entertainment, launch, Movies, Virtual Print Fee
Have you ever wondered why it takes so long for some Hollywood movies to be brought here in the Philippines? (Films like “Taken,” for example.) Well, that’s because some theatres here are still using analog film projectors. Given the digitalization of today’s movies, it takes a while to convert them to film – not [...]
“What’s Your Number”–Risqué Romance Comedy Starring Anna Faris Opens Oct 5
Posted: 5th October 2011 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: 20th century fox, Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Movies, warner brothers, What's Your Number
Anna Faris stars in What’s Your Number Fans of Anna Faris’ bubbly nature should put in the time to check out her new movie entitled “What’s Your Number”. The movie puts the “House Bunny” star into a relatively more serious romantic comedy lead role as Ally Darling, a struggling young professional with a healthy [...]
Bigfoot Entertainment Presents “Deep Gold” Fil-Am Action Movie Set In Cebu & Palawan
Posted: 1st September 2011 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: 3D, Bebe Pham, Bigfoot Entertainment, Cebu, Deep Gold, Jaymee Ong, Joel Torre, Laury Prudent, Movies, Palawan, Tourism
Laury Prudent (right) plays Lulu in “Deep Gold” Recently, Bigfoot Entertainment held the press screening for its new Filipino-American movie titled “Deep Gold”. The movie, shot in the Philippines, features local and international artists embroiled in a action-packed race to find a sunken airplane filled with gold bullions. Starring Bebe Pham, Jaymee Ong, and [...]
When bad movies go completely fucking batshit insanely bad. (AKA: A Review of Twilight)
Posted: 2nd December 2008 by panzerpuff in MoviesTags: movie, theatre, Twilight
The restroom. A safe, (usually) clean place in snazzy theatres. A little corner where you can re-adjust your pupils to the flourescent light and have a few moments of peace to get the popcorn residue out of your fingers, before braving it back into the dark to crouch in front of people so you can get back to your movie.
Except this time you don’t want to get back to your movie.
