tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post116554239286674235..comments2024-03-12T20:26:10.916-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Deck the Halls (John Whitesell 2006)Noel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1166003140628879922006-12-13T04:45:00.000-05:002006-12-13T04:45:00.000-05:00I might agree with you that Happy Feet is the best...I might agree with you that Happy Feet is the best CGI animated film ever made, if we can disqualify Babe: Pig in the City as being not essentially CGI animated (I suppose we can). Pixar has smoother and more kid friendly storytelling; it's just that much more flavorless, I think.<BR/><BR/>As for Deck the Halls, we're not talking about it because it isn't worth talking about.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1165922490805724682006-12-12T06:21:00.000-05:002006-12-12T06:21:00.000-05:00By the way,It's really funny how this is a Deck th...By the way,<BR/>It's really funny how this is a Deck the Halls comment section, yet nobody seems to be talking about that film.Oggs Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1165922450657879632006-12-12T06:20:00.000-05:002006-12-12T06:20:00.000-05:00Loved, loved both Borat and Happy Feet. Happy Feet...Loved, loved both Borat and Happy Feet. Happy Feet is perhaps the best CGI film ever made --- just hated the brainless action sequences (those could've been trimmed down to help the pacing, but I admit, they're visually spectacular). I still think The Iron Giant is the best animated film Hollywood produced in recent years, Happy Feet being a close second.<BR/><BR/>Agree with Joseph Estrada, he's such a screen presence (and he also speaks perfect English in Moises Padilla Story --- that'd shut up his snotty detractors).Oggs Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1165730178405908512006-12-10T00:56:00.000-05:002006-12-10T00:56:00.000-05:00I'm not too keen on doing a detailed article on Fi...I'm not too keen on doing a detailed article on Filipino performances; I tend to think that, despite the fact that we have many great actors, performances depend as much on director and script as performer. That said, sometimes my favorite performances are from films I'm not as crazy about. <BR/><BR/>Off the top of my head:<BR/><BR/>1. Nora Aunor, Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos<BR/>2. Vic Silayan, Kisapmata <BR/>3. Pancho Magalona, El Filibusterismo<BR/>4. Joseph Estrada, The Moises Padilla Story<BR/>5. Nora Aunor and Dennis Roldan, Bakit Bughaw ang Langit?<BR/>6. Mario O'Hara and Lolita Rodriguez, Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang<BR/>7. The entire cast of Batang West Side<BR/>8. Anita Linda, Sisa<BR/>9. Helen Gamboa, Bagong Bayani<BR/>10. Raymond Bagatsing, Kriminal ng Baryo ConcepcionNoel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1165666921946970552006-12-09T07:22:00.000-05:002006-12-09T07:22:00.000-05:00Hi, Noel:As a sort of follow-up to your list of to...Hi, Noel:<BR/><BR/>As a sort of follow-up to your list of top Filipino films, would you please list your choice of the top 10 lead performances in the history of Philippine cinema?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.:)<BR/><BR/>MykeMichael U. Obenietahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947614079852750873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1165647207970663112006-12-09T01:53:00.000-05:002006-12-09T01:53:00.000-05:00Borat I liked; thought it worked through some fair...Borat I liked; thought it worked through some fairly extreme comedy and hit the right targets (in a roundabout way). <BR/><BR/>Happy Feet I thought was the best animated film to come out of Hollywood, and that includes Dreamworks and Pixar. <BR/><BR/>Casino Royale I can't seem to muster the enthusiasm to go watch it. I do agree, Craig is an interesting choice. Excellent kisser by the way--you should see him lock lips with Truman Capote in Infamous.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1165645623184055212006-12-09T01:27:00.000-05:002006-12-09T01:27:00.000-05:00I'm interested in what you think of the three film...I'm interested in what you think of the three films doing well here in<BR/>the Philippines this Christmas season: Happy Feet, Casino Royale and Borat.<BR/><BR/>I just saw Borat and I think it's funny.Sort of Michael Moore but at<BR/>least it's more honest.<BR/><BR/>I also liked Happy Feet. The ending feels stuck on, like the Abyss,<BR/>but I like the charges of being too violent for kids, like Babe Pig in<BR/>the City. I think Miller believes bad things can happen to innocents<BR/>and that's something we mustn't hide from our kids.<BR/><BR/>I also like the approach of being as realistic as the story allows.<BR/>Granted, there are many fantasy elements, but anything else they<BR/>researched carefully and rendered realistically. The harsh, stark and<BR/>beautiful Antarctic environment, the terrifying Leopard Seal, the<BR/>mating and child-raising habits of penguins. I think this is what 3D<BR/>can do in the hands of someone who knows how to tell a story.<BR/><BR/>In Casino Royale, I think Martin Campbell is a bland director, but he<BR/>seems well-suited for this project. I'm thinking of Victor Fleming in<BR/>Gone with the Wind, a director that won't fuck up the project with<BR/>creativity.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure who to credit for the project's success. Perhaps the<BR/>producers? Or did Campbell grow up? There are many things I like about<BR/>the movie. The idea that Bond isn't smooth, suave and things don't<BR/>always go his way, argument between female and male leads (what? he<BR/>doesn't bed her in the first five minutes?), the chase scene in<BR/>Madagascar (spectacular and totally unnecesary), the friction between<BR/>Bond and M, and that last scene with Mr. White. I do hope the next<BR/>movie doesn't show Bond as teflon from now on.<BR/><BR/>I think Daniel Craig is pretty darn good for Bond. You and I know Bond<BR/>in the books is cruelly maimed and mauled by Ian Fleming. He looks<BR/>like a killer and though Craig is blonde, in other ways, he fits the<BR/>bill. We had high hopes about Dalton, but somehow he didn't work out<BR/>(comedy seems to be his forte, eh?). Craig seems unlikely and because<BR/>in hindsight he seems to fit perfectly that makes his choice even more<BR/>magical.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I visited the www.danielcraigisnotbond.com and it's a<BR/>lovely site. Even after all the success and accolades, they consider<BR/>the movie a dismal failure (Bond coming in second to a PENGUIN film?!)<BR/>and they think in two weeks (it's been three now) everyone will forget<BR/>this Bond. They charmingly resemble flat-earthers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com