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Army of the Dead (2021)
Fun, if you don't take it too seriously
Zombies and heists. Here are two categories that are usually considered played-out. But put together, the combination works to make something fresh. Yes, you don't get a lot of character development. But this is primarily an action movie with some moments of humor. There are too many members of the crew to examine closely within the 2 hours without sacrificing plot development. If you look at it with a general view, the dynamic among the scrappy band of misfits makes for an interesting team and that's good enough to keep up your attention.
I liked the pace and the sustained tension all throughout. The movie doesn't rely on jump scares for suspense. The visuals are high quality. It does what an action movie should: entertain and engage.
Kol (2020)
Properly Terrifying
The story has a supernatural element that was utilized to perfection, making it a proper horror-thriller serial killer movie. There is some question about how the sequence of events in the past ties in with the present state of the protagonist (the logic of it). But overall, it's equally suspenseful and creepy.
Ligalig (2006)
Not worth seeing at all
I saw the trailer for this movie and it was enthralling and looked like the greatest thriller of 2006. Sad to say, it is a great disappointment for me.
The movie starts with a hyper-extended sex scene (complete with audio) which I did not find relevant to the plot of the story (except for the fact that the woman in the scene was the prostitute acquainted to Cesar Montano's character, Junior, who was murdered). I mean, why the full-blown sex scene? What happened to "fade-outs"? The rating was only R-13! I assume that this is something to lure men to catch the movie. It's something to boast about for them, isn't it? ("Hey, this movie is steamy! Go see it!")
The second thing I noticed was the use (or misuse thereof) of green/blue screens. Cesar plays a taxi driver in the movie. The problem was that the scenery around him was so so evidently unrealistic. You could see where his taxi ended and where the CGI magic began without subtlety. Most movies have their cameras switching one or two angles every now and then, while this movie kept going 360 degrees round and round over and over. It made me quite dizzy.
The third thing was that almost everyone in the movie smoked like chimneys. Again, what relevance to the story? The ending was the biggest bummer. It was a rip-off of Secret Window. Need I say more? I left the theater irritated. One good thing: The makers of this movie know their trailers. It's really deceiving. They should stick to strictly trailers. Leave the actual movies alone. Please.
Independent Lens: Imelda (2003)
a good film
Everything concerning the documentary was controversial and very high profile.
But when I saw the film, I realized that it had a reason for it to be as it is. The whole documentary, holds many interesting facts. It answered a lot of questions concerning our former first lady and things that are related to her. The film makers did their share of research really well because the whole movie (from beginning to end) had extensive information.
It has featured the aspects/angles that you might see (or not have seen) of Mrs. Marcos and her life and lifestyle. This documentary might change one's opinion about Mrs. Marcos (-Be it a negative or positive one).
This is a must-see film.