Movies in the Eyes of the Beholder

Hey there movie buffs! So the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino officially kicks off today in cinemas nationwide. Have you visited the theaters today and watched quality films included in the festival? Well I have and was able to watch AWOL, one of the entries from Skylight Films and Cinemabro. The movie stars Gerald Anderson as a military soldier gone rogue in order to keep his family safe. The story might be a little formulaic but the way that it was skillfully executed on screen making it enjoyable to watch. The movie gives us a glimpse of what our soldiers sacrifice to be of service to the country. It describes how strong the brotherhood between soldiers are as tight as family ties and how they keep their vows to serve and protect the country and the people. It is one thrilling and action-packed film that is worthy to be seen on screen.  Not sure if it was just me or because Gerald Anderson was top-billing the movie but it almost have a little "On The Job...

Picture taken from Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino FB page Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipno as per their Facebook page is " A nationwide week-long celebration where all movie theaters will exclusively screen Filipino films in line with the Buwan ng Wika. This festive event is organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines in partnership with theaters nationwide and will run from August 16-22, 2017." This year the festival will screen 12 full length films of different genres. Some of them were already screened outside the Philippines and some already bagged international awards. The Festival aims to " aims to provide a platform where Filipi no films can connect to the wider Filipino audience through its nationwide release and create a venue for dialogue between the Filipino audience and film producers."   For more information on the participating films, you can visit PPP's facebook page . Below are the movies included on this year's festival: ...

Movie Poster from IMDB Hi guys, this is my second entry for my movie blog and the first foreign film that I will be giving my reactions to. The movie premiered yesterday  August 2, 2017 here in Angeles City but I just got the chance to watched it today since it was raining crazily yesterday. So “Baby Driver” is a movie about a teenage boy who had a traumatic childhood accident which caused a permanent humming sound on his ears. He got entangled with a crime syndicate and serves as the group’s getaway car driver. But there is one catch, he must listen to loud music to help him focus while doing ridiculous drifts and stunts while being chased by law enforcement. Cinema Ticket Though the movie started with a car chase, I felt that for most part of the first half the movie was a little flat. The car chase scenes did looked like Fast and the Furious-y but I felt like there was something missing that I couldn’t seem to figure out. Ansel’s character in the movie doesn’t talk m...