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Batch 2010

2010-05-12T02:40:00.001-07:00

Sherlock Holmes Review

2010-01-15T15:21:00.000-08:00

First I had to admit I’m no Sherlock Holmes buff. I never really read the novels, though my sister had the books lying all around the house. So what my perception of Holmes is, is what most Joe Public know about him, that his a great detective.

Going to this movie I really don’t have that much of high hopes on what I want to see because I don’t really have that much of a back knowledge of what is cannon for the character. So, I tried to enjoy the movie and for what its and what it brings.

Ok, these where the things that runs through my mind when I watched the movie: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Prestige, The Last Samurai and House M.D.

From the opening sequence I was hoping to see Quartermain and the Gang, but I was not a bit least disappointed when I first saw Holmes in action. As I said I love the ‘Last Samurai’ moment where he runs thru his head and gives us the detail on how he will take down an opponent. It really shows us how brilliant Holmes is and what a badass fighter he could be.

The banters between Holmes and his colleague Watson is great, again this reminded me of another show House M.D. I love the show and its wits and its complete disregard of what is sacred. Seeing that House was actually patterned from Holmes so it is not a stretch that they come of as similar characters. Though Holmes is the less obnoxious one but still obnoxious which in turn comes off as funny. I like the camaraderie of Holmes and Watson and how much they know each other, which allows Holmes to manipulate his colleague. Though I tip my hat to Ritchie on making Watson an engaging character as well, though he is not on par with Sherlock Holmes he is never portrayed as somewhat of a ‘dimwit’. Good acting on the part of Jude Law as well on making Dr. Watson a compelling character.

The other actors are good for their parts as well, I love Rachel McAdams, fallen in love with her during the Notebook (Yes guys I’m man enough to admit that I enjoy watching the Notebook), and she is good here on the role as Irene Adler she comes off as smart, sexy and formidable. In short she is believable as Holmes equal. I love the moment towards the end of the film where she calls him by his first name… it was touching and endearing. Mark Strong was a “Strong” villain as well as Lord Blackwood. He was really scary at times I love how they played up the mystical aspect of the character.

So my qualms, well I just felt the movie was too dark, I am not talking about the theme, because a dark theme is good for this movie, but the look of the movie I guess it’s all the grays and darker grays. I think it was suppose to represent London which they say really rains a lot. Which goes to my next ‘nitpick’ English is not my native tongue, American English I understand quite well but when it comes to the thicker British accent I sometimes get lost, I guess my ear is not really quite in tuned with the accent but then again that’s just me nitpicking.

About the mystery of the film I was really hoping for something like ‘the Prestige’ that was a well thought movie with a lot of twists and turns. I was expecting the same kind of experience like that with Sherlock Holmes. I wanted as an audience to have a certain degree of discovery myself and not being spoon-fed (I’m not sure how to expound on that I’m hoping you get the idea).

One more thing by the way I like Holmes theme music, I think that’s a violin (not really musically inclined). It was fun and energetic much like how Robert Downey, Jr. portrayed Sherlock Holmes.

To wrap it up I have to emphasize again I am not much of a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast, but I feel that the movie was quite fun, though some part may feel a bit lacking, though all in all it is for me a good watch.

I recommend that you watch this movie, and see what Tony Stark can be if he was Batman and British!

-ACCESS out. Godspeed and MABUHAY!

possible AVATAR's note by JAMES CAMERON

2010-01-07T19:13:00.001-08:00

CPU Elementary School Teachers Dancing!!!

2010-01-04T23:03:00.003-08:00

[VIDEO] Space Ants

2010-01-02T18:03:00.000-08:00

To the LEGEND OF ZELDA fans out there this is for you!

2010-01-02T10:45:00.000-08:00

I'll give it an A for effort! You really must appreciate the hardwork that went into that project. Not that I'll be this forgiving if it was a feature length film but as a fan film, It really is pretty adequate.

Godspeed and MABUHAY!

New Year 2010

2010-01-02T10:37:00.000-08:00

Good night y'all. I'm really hoping for a good year this year. Hoping for less stress and more adventures. I think it's high time that we live our lives and not go on like zombies. Existence is not living, and I am a bit tired of being repetitive. I want to see new things, I want to discover new places, and I want experience life! Let us live our worries behind in 2009, and start fresh here and now in 2010!

God bless us all!

Movie Review AVATAR 3D

2009-12-18T04:44:00.000-08:00

Here are my thoughts on James Cameron’s Magnum Opus

I’m going with this word in describing my Avatar experience – IMMERSING!

I’m not sure what I’ll write in this review, so this serves as my *SPOILER ALERT*

I’d try to shy away from reviews before I watched the movie and in writing this review(though I caught a few drift here and there – it’s getting harder and harder to be spoiler free this days). So back to my original thought, and I will say again, in watching Avatar I have to say I am totally immersed in the experience.

This is how I’ll describe Avatar it’s started as a space sci-fi flick, then turns into a natgeo experience, which becomes a CNN coverage, transported back into an epic movie, then wraps-up as a regular Hollywood event blockbuster popcorn film.

If that didn’t cover it, I’ll try another description - it’s a Pocahontas love story, complete with Braveheart inspirational talk, with a dash of matrix, a reversed “close encounter kind of movie”, with a star trek/star wars locale with the main point of view are of the indigenous natives, then insert some LOTR or other fantasy type movies, and yes a supersize “Fern Gully”, now make it all coherent and that’s James Cameron’s Avatar.

I hope that made sense, if it did not well I guess it’s a “you should have been there sort of thing”. Which really is what Avatar makes you feel, it makes you feel that you are really in this world, Pandora. Pandora is a living breathing ecosystem complete with its fauna and flora. Let’s talk first about the CG, and to be honest I did not notice it. Which is a good thing because my brain has been tricked in processing everything I see as “real” and not computer constructs.

When I watched the first Transformers movie I was amazed how real those robots seems but I don’t think they could match the complexities on how these Nav’i'’s were rendered. These blue human-cat humanoids are flesh and blood, no “Jar-Jar Binks” here (No sah… mee… sah… think no Ja-Jar heer). So, I have to say Mr. Cameron just made Mr. Lucas look like an amateur.

I have to say the tech here is a benchmark/milestone, which all new movies’ CG should match or surpass.

So we’re finish with the effects, how about the story. To be honest it’s not really that original, you have watched most of these scenes before in other movies, but then again seeing it here just brings it in a whole other dimension. The story is compelling, and it served well the vision of what the director has for the film. Let’s leave it at that, I’m not sure I’m giving out Oscars for just the story alone..

For the acting, I have to limit what I have to say to Worthington, and I’ll say he is ok in the part. I would even say he was beneficial to it, because any other A-list actor would have just ruined the “immersion” because of the baggages they carry. Atleast Worthington for now is still sort of a Hollywood enigma. The others are all good for their part, some are cliché’s, but who is not right? The real star of the movie is Pandora itself, and if Mr. Cameron does not make a sequel, there’s a tinged of sadness that we won’t be able to visit this rich and fascinating world again.

….oooops… I almost forgot about the 3D part, I loved it I guess that is the main reason why I was totally “immersed”. 3D here was made integral to the movie and not just in your face gimmick, So kudos.

-access out. God speed and MABUHAY!

p.s. Seeing the catlike Nav’i… imagine them as Lion-O and the other Thundercats… Mr. James Cameron if you happen to read this… *wink* *wink*

Ukelele Boy

2009-12-16T14:26:00.000-08:00

...ahhh gosh he's so cute... ;D

First one to guess what he is singing gets a NOPRIZE.

You IDIOT! I'm Superman!

2009-12-12T01:39:00.000-08:00

This is funny if you get it.... :)

Lucky (Suerte)

2009-12-11T03:16:00.000-08:00

It's hard not to like this song!!! -access

Here's the lyrics:

Jason Mraz Lucky (Suerte) [Spanish Version] feat. Ximena Sarinana lyrics

Do you hear me? I’m talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky oh my, baby I’m trying

Se que quiero cuando te vas
supe desde tiempo atras,
es que mi corazon no sabe
queres hasta volverte a ver

Suerte que despierto junto a ti,
Suerte que senti lo que senti
suerte que regresas para mi

Uhhhh Uhhhhh Uhhhhhh
Nadie tiene la razon
de que exista el amor
solo hay un tu y yo
la promesas de los dos
me esperaras, aqui estare
lo seeeeeeee

Suerte que despierto junto a ti,
Suerte que senti lo que senti
suerte que regresas para mi

Suerte que hay mas para conocer
Suerte que contigo crecere
Suerte que te tengo al volver

And so I’m sailing through the sea
To an island where we’ll meet
You’ll hear the music, feell the air
I put a flower in your hair

Todo tiene final feliz
desde que te conoci
no hay mas que las ganas
de estar y volver a empezar

Suerte que despierto junto a ti,
Suerte que senti lo que senti
suerte que regresas para mi

Suerte que hay mas para conocer
Suerte que contigo crecere
Suerte que te tengo al volver

Uhhhhh Uhhhhhhh UHhhhhhh
UHhhhhhh UHhhhhhh UHhhhhhhhhh

Definition of Scary

2009-12-10T16:52:00.000-08:00

You're seated in front of a Jeepney, when you overhear the driver of the Jeepney asked another Jeepney driver if he could borrow the tools to fix his brake. When he got the tools he sped up on the open highway with you still sitting in front....

... WITHOUT FIXING THE BRAKES!!!

[Video] Levitating Balls and other Things.

2009-12-09T19:40:00.000-08:00

That dream of yours last night of flying like a bird might come sooner than you think.

[Video] From the Norwegian Skies.

2009-12-09T18:29:00.000-08:00

Is this E.T.?

Does anybody has an idea what this is?

This one is on China:

Chicken and People

2009-12-09T17:20:00.000-08:00

There is some thought that is bothering me... and hopefully some of you could answer this.

Considering the entire history of the human race, Do you think chickens has already outnumbered humans? Consider the chickens that we eat constantly in those fastfood chains. Counting people and chickens since the dawn of history, do you think chickens has already outnumbered people?

Tough one huh? Could someone answer this for me please....

Funny Deadpool

2009-12-09T17:10:00.001-08:00

This is just really funny...

Finish setting up my blogs

2009-11-09T00:00:00.000-08:00

So, I've finish putting up I think around 4 blogs and I'm tired. Most of this blogs are just skeletons yet, but I'm planning to populate them thru time. I think they are turning out good. Visit them sometimes, and tell me what you think.

-Peace Out!

Agos Payapa

2009-11-08T23:47:00.000-08:00

So I'll be using this website to post my ideas and comment about everything and anything I could think of.

If you have a problem with that...

2009-11-08T23:33:00.000-08:00

Agos Payapa means Flow Peacefully

2009-11-08T23:31:00.001-08:00

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