Message in a Bottle
September 29th, 2008

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Theresa Osborne: If some lives form a perfect circle, other take shape in ways we cannot predict or always understand. Loss has been part of my journey. But it has also shown me what is precious. So has love for which I can only be grateful.
Message in a Bottle
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore while she was jogging. Moved by the message written on the piece of paper, she uses all her resources including that of the Chicago paper, where she also works to find the author. When she finally tracks him down, the man turns out to be a shipbuilder, widowed early on their marriage, they felt something for each other. Slowly, they both grew deeper in love, but the man struggles to make peace with his past and move on with his life.
I have watched this film a few times, but it still makes me cry.
Disney vs. Pixar on Wall-E
August 16th, 2008

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The outline for Wall-E looks somewhat like this: “Disney and Pixar join forces for this computer-animated tale about a wide-eyed robot that travels to the deepest reaches of outer space in search of a newfound friend.” The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the monotony of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save planet Earth, and once again make the ravaged planet safe for all humanity. When highly advanced search robot EVE makes friends with WALL-E and realizes the value of his remarkable discovery, she excitedly races back to let the humans know that there’s hope for their home planet after all. But after centuries alone in the world, WALL-E can’t stand the thought of losing the only friend he’s ever known, and eagerly follows her into the deepest reaches of space on the adventure of a lifetime. Along the way, the friendly trash-collecting robot who has always known what he was made for gradually begins to understand what he was meant for.
This is the most excellent film of 2008 so far, and if Wall-E doesn’t get listed for Best Picture (not just the cheap cop-out Best Animated Picture) then I’m going to throw a total fit. This is a beautiful, smart, touching, hilarious and damn cute movie that I’m going to see at least 4 more times in the theatre. It is the best film Pixar has ever made in my opinion… and the most complete one too. I appreciated this movie.
The Terminal, 2004
August 1st, 2008
Viktor Navorski: I’ve been waiting my whole life.
A movie about a man who was able to leave his country just a few hours before it went into war. Lucky? Not really. He has been held in at a terminal in the United States, not able to go out of its doors. Stuck for days and days inside the terminal, it has become his home, and the people who work and “live” there have become his friends. Tom Hanks shows remarkable and excellent acting (as always) as he does a film with a somewhat, distinct similarity with Forrest Gump. The simple storyline and plot holds much deeper meaning and would definitely bring you to happy tears towards the end.
Serendipity, 2001
July 30th, 2008

You don’t just have the most incredible night of your life with a perfect stranger and leave it up to chance, do you?
Two total and complete strangers meet at the most unexpected time, moment and the wheels of fate start running from that point on. In the movie, Kate Beckinsale tries with all her might to push John Cusack away from her, thinking that if they were really meant to be, fate would find a way to get them together. Fate comes back each time, making them surer than ever that they really are destined to be with each other.
A very heart-warming movie, Serendipity will find its way into your heart and make you believe, that anything is possible if you let go of everything and just let it happen to you.
Forrest Gump, 1994
June 12th, 2008

FORREST: I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.
There are movies that we watch and never forget. This is one of those movies for me. It changes you and how you perceive things. In this simple line that Forrest uttered at the point wherein he professed his love to the girl he would later on marry, we see the simplicity and innocence of how life could be for some people. We see that no matter how natural and simple the ways of some people are, the true sincerity and honesty is what weighs so much more than anything else.
Forrest Gump teaches us to be more of our humble selves by his very convincing portrayal of a man who was able to make a good name for himself despite the fact that he was in a way, unlike the normal people his age. A movie that would drive you to tears, drive you to laughter and all other kinds of emotions, Forrest Gump is really one film one must have in his collection.
Jerry Maguire, 1996
May 25th, 2008
There is a sensitivity thing that some people have. I don’t have it. I don’t cry at movies, I don’t gush over babies, I don’t buy Christmas presents 5 months early, and I DON’T tell the guy who just ruined both our lives, ‘Oh, poor baby.’ But I do love you.
If you’re able to grab a copy of this film, you will see a catchy phrase out front – “Everybody loved him… everybody disappeared.” Tom Cruise plays Jerry Maguire, a sports agent whose so-called perfect world changes as he realizes he’d been doing things the wrong way. His philosophy changed, and so did everyone. Everyone who loved him left him. The very few who stuck with him (Renee Zellweger as Dorothy Boyd and Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Rod Tidwell) proved to be loyal and were Jerry’s saving grace. Jerry was able to stop doing what he’d always been doing and made a difference for himself and for the only athlete who stayed with him, Tidwell. A truly inspiring story, Jerry Maguire will captivate you and leave you talking about it for days.
Fight Club, 1999
May 21st, 2008
“The condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip one on when you meet a stranger, you dance all night, then you throw it away… the condom, I mean, not the stranger.”
A film of all sorts – psychological, thriller, suspense, drama, and comedy – Fight Club unleashes actors Edward Norton’s and Brad Pitt’s best performance together. Brad Pitt (Tyler Durden) depicts the character of this really persuasive, know-it-all guy, stunning Edward Norton (The Narrator) who has problems of his own. Pitt and Norton form an exclusive underground group of purely men wherein they engage in hitting each other and are the cause of pain to each other. They do this to vent their anger and at the same time, develop strong friendships with one another. This movie speaks a lot about the modern world, a lot about people, and a lot about life.
My Best Friend’s Wedding, 1997
May 18th, 2008

“If you love someone, you’ve gotta tell him. Otherwise, the moment just… passes you by.”
Another blockbuster hit starring Julia Roberts, she co-stars this light romantic comedy with dashing actor Dermot Mulroney. Two best friends – one about to get married, the other one hopelessly in love with the one about to get married. The hopelessly-in-love best friend tries to win him and goes through ups and downs just to do this.
Share the emotional rollercoaster that someone who desperately wants someone to herself goes through in this film. A movie of wit, humor and love, My Best Friend’s Wedding will surely captivate your heart.
The Notebook, 2004
May 16th, 2008
“I waited for you for seven years!”
… Allie Hamilton says to Noah, many years after they have been forced apart by fate, yet brought together again to bring them to that moment.
These lovers share one of the most passionate, love story ever told. The youth and innocence and love shared by two people grown strong through the years tell of the deepest, yet most painful love there has ever been. Noah, played by Ryan Gosling, depicts the character of a young man who falls in love with Allie (Rachel McAdams) a rich girl walking into his humdrum life and turning his world upside down. They share a romantic summer, up until she has to leave… and left both their hearts broken.
They meet again many years later, (7 years to be exact), and know deep in their hearts that the love was really never gone.
Finding Nemo, 2003
May 13th, 2008

“Ya know, for a clown fish he really isn’t very funny.”
Disney hits the movie houses with yet another one of their latest creations – an under-the-sea musical and comedy animation. With a star-studded cast and fantastic animation effects and musical arrangements, this is yet another wholesome treat for the family.
Nemo, a small boy clownfish, gets lost in the deep blue waters and embarks on the longest, wildest and scariest journey of his life. Along the way, he meets good friends and a couple of not-so-good ones and decides to keep those who will always be there for him, in good times and in bad. A very influential movie on friendship and trust, the movie will make your tummies hurt from laughter and make your eyes pop out from crying.
I recommend this family fun movie to everyone who wants wholesome, clean fun.



