DAREDEVIL (2014) Review

Depicts a darker New York City: it’s Hell’s Kitchen, after all.

Presents a side of the masked vigilante that tackles more on the technicalities of law practice in the criminal underground, but having decent fight scenes nonetheless. The action (close quarters combat) makes up for the agonizingly slow-paced chitchat of legal jargons.

Rosario Dawson and Elodie Yung (probably the dominating reasons why I continue to watch the series) are so <3<3<3!!! Oh, and the sinister opening credits – wicked!

Good enough but I’m not exactly a die-hard fan…. I give it a 6 out of 10.

A "GOOD" LIFE

"What is a good life that we should aspire to (live)? Is a ‘good’ life one that is enjoyed with pleasure and without risk? Or is a good life one that has a chance to achieve great deeds?”

–Robert Zubrin

PART OF LIFE

"As painful as some memories might be, they are ultimately what make us complete."

#LearnFromMistakes

Train Performs 'Drops of Jupiter' | Billboard Live Studio Session

"DROPS OF JUPITER" by Train

Now that she's back in the atmosphere 
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey, hey 
She acts like summer and walks like rain 
Reminds me that there's time to change, hey, hey, hey 
Since the return from her stay on the moon 
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey, hey 
Hey, hey, hey.

Tell me, did you sail across the sun? 
Did you make it through the Milky Way to see the lights all faded,
And that Heaven is overrated?

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star? 
One without a permanent scar,
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?

Now that she's back from that soul vacation 
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey... hhmmm
She checks out Mozart while she does Tae Bo 
Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey, hey, hey, hey... hey.

Now that she's back in the atmosphere 
I'm afraid that she might think of me as 
Plain ol' Jane told a story 'bout a man 
Who is too afraid to fly so he never did land.

But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? 
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day,
And head back to the Milky Way? 
Tell me, did Venus blow your mind? 
Was it everything you wanted to find,
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there? 

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken? 
Your best friend always stickin' up for you? 
Even when I know you're wrong 
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance?
Five-hour phone conversation? 
The best soy latte that you ever had, and... me?

But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? 
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day,
And head back toward Milky Way?

And tell me, did you sail across the sun? 
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded,
And that Heaven is overrated?

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?
One without a permanent scar,
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself?

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na... na, na. 

Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day? 

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na...

Did you fall for a shooting star? 
Fall for a shooting star? 

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na... 

And are you lonely looking for yourself out there?

"THE FLU" (2013) review

WARNING: “SEMI”-SPOILER (ALTHOUGH VERY, VERY LATE! HEHE..)

I almost don’t watch South Korean movies (as if there was a thriving “North”! HAHAHAHA!!!!), I don’t know who their stars are or what-have-you. I don’t really like Korean romance dramas; they appear to be the majority of shows our country loves so much about them. My sister has favorite series which she "religiously" follow, I just can’t escape because she sometimes watches them during our meals. But once in a while, I try to catch up with the bandwagon when some motion pictures get positive acclaim on internet chatter. I just happened to stumble upon this film online while looking for Train to Busan last 2016. It took me a year to realize that I should try to watch this one too, because I downloaded them both anyway. So I did.

I don’t know if it’s 100% original because it kind of reminds me of Outbreak (1995) although having a different plot, and I’m aware that Koreans have already adapted US movies such as Cellular (2004). But nevertheless, it’s well made and most probably had a very nice budget.

It’s quite timely and relatable, since we have been experiencing the proliferation of a type of avian flu in Central Luzon for many weeks now. And kind of awkward that they depicted a Filipino illegal immigrant to be both “sinner” and “saint” in the pandemic process. Overall, it’s a good motion picture. Definitely worth watching.

This girl is so cute! If you can’t have a consistent “comic relief” character in a movie, there has to be a tender, innocent side – it adds charm and value to the film itself.