Brave (Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson) in Theatres on August 1, 2012

Brave (2012)

Audience
Average Rating: 4/5
Liked the Movie: 82% (n=114,380)

Critics
Rating: 3.5/5
Liked the Movie: 77% (n=183)


Reviews

"I really hope that people will give this imaginative little fairy tale a chance, and I can't wait to show it to my 6-year-old daughter." - Dana Stevens, Slate

"In addition to being fast, funny, and unpretentious, Brave is a happy antidote to all the recent films in which women triumph by besting men at their own macho games..." - David Edelstein, New York Magazine

"Brave offers young audiences and fairy tale fans a rousing, funny fantasy adventure with a distaff twist and surprising depth." = rottentomatoes.com

"The tone is uneven and more often morose than joyful. The pacing is slow and at times almost tedious. The end result is something that feels like it was put together from a jumble of Disney clichés tacked onto the skeleton of Beauty and the Beast." - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

"It's a subpar story that seems to exist mainly to sell a new Disney Princess in the form of wild-haired Merida." - Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News

"While co-directors Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell have successfully made a family action fantasy featuring a girl hero - a long-overdue revolution - the story is not as special as the princess inside it." - Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

"We would expect this kind of overstuffed joyride from Dreamworks Animation or the folks at Fox or even Disney itself. But it's terribly ordinary for Pixar, and ordinary is no longer enough." - Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"Brave" isn't a bull's-eye, but it's close enough. - Tom Long, Detroit News


Movie Info

Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane). Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late. -- (C) Disney

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min.

Genre: Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews

Distributed By: Walt Disney Pictures

Cast
Kelly Macdonald (Merida)
Billy Connolly (King Fergus)
Emma Thompson (Queen Elinor)
Julie Walters (Wise Woman)
Kevin Mckidd (Lord MacGuffin)
Craig Ferguson (Lord Macintosh)
Robbie Coltrane (Lord Dingwall)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (Jennifer Lopez, Jeremy Renner, Queen Latifah) in Theatres on July 12, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (2012)

Critics
Rating: 3/5
Liked the Movie: 52% (n=25)

Audience
Like to See the Movie: 93% (n=20,677)


Reviews

"The gang of walking, talking, mammalian chums prove as reliably consistent as ever." - Steve Newall, flicks.co.nz

"This isn't just the fourth silver screen outing for 'history's greatest heroes'. It's the Ice Age gang's most action-packed film to date." - Graham Young, Birmingham Mail

"Weighed down with daft new characters and an overstretched story, the prehistoric saga is looking a bit old. On the other hand, it still has Scrat -which is all any movie really needs..." - Paul M. Bradshaw, Total Film

"The wit and charm of the series' earlier entries, and much of their visual splendour, appears to have evaporated." - Shaun Munro, What Culture

"Despite impressive visuals and voice work, this fourth instalment feels uninspired and unnecessary." - FILMINK (Australia)

"This latest installment feels like a rudderless ship of ice floating in tropical waters." - Anton Bitel, Film4

"I hate to be the one to break it to everyone... but it's time these animals were put to sleep." - Matthew Toomey, ABC Radio Brisbane


Movie Info

Scrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home. -- (C) Official Site

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier

Distributed By: 20th Century Fox

Cast
Ray Romano (Manny)
John Leguizamo (Sid)
Denis Leary (Diego)
Queen Latifah (Ellie)
Seann William Scott (Crash)
Josh Peck (Eddie)
Jennifer Lopez (Shira)
Jeremy Renner (Gutt)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

The Adventures of Tintin (Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig) in Theatres on November 30, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Critics
Average Rating: 3.6/5
Like the Movie: 87% (n=46)

Audience
Like to See the Movie: 85% (n=20,516)


Reviews

"A thoroughly enjoyable old-fashioned adventure." - Alex Zane, Sun Online

"109 minutes of straight-up action-adventure, Indiana Jones-style, gorgeously rendered in mo-capped 3D and staged with typical brio and top-notch craftsmanship by Spielberg." - Eugene Novikov, Film Blather

""The Adventures of Tintin" is full of laughs, and contains some of the best animation ever put up on the big screen." - Cole Smithey, colesmithey.com

"Spielberg and Jackson will have no trouble selling the sequel to us as they have captured our imaginations with a serviceable Tintin introduction." - Lisa Giles-Keddie, real.com

"It's hard to imagine how Belgian creator Herge would be anything other than thrilled." - Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express

"Only the combined forces of director Steven Spielberg and computer-generated 3D animation could create such a spectacle." - Grant Rollings, Sun Online

"There are breathtaking chases, cliff-hanging suspense and fearless derring-do, all of which give the action the same giddy, helter-skelter dash Spielberg brought to Raiders of the Lost Ark." - Jason Best, Movie Talk

"It's an unusual way to bring a childhood thing to life, to make a movie that contains no life." - Ed Whitfield, The Ooh Tray

"Famously, Hergé said that Spielberg was the only director capable of successfully bringing his creation to the big screen. That probably remains true. But this film hasn't done it." - Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph

"This is the ugliest film ever made." - Antonia Quirke, Financial Times


Movie Info

Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present a 3D Motion Capture Film The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham. -- (C) Official Site

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Hergé, Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish

Distributor: Paramount

Cast
Jamie Bell (Tintin)
Andy Serkis (Captain Haddock)
Daniel Craig (Red Rackham)
Nick Frost (Thompson Twin)
Simon Pegg (Thompson Twin)
Toby Jones (Silk)
Daniel Mays (Allan)
MacKenzie Crook (Tom)
Gad Elmaleh (Ben Salaad)
Joe Starr (Barnaby)
Cary Elwes

Source: rottentomatoes.com

Happy Feet Two (Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt) in Theatres on November 23, 2011

Happy Feet Two (2011)

Audience
Rating: 3.7/5
Like the Movie: 67% (n=11,814)

Critics
Rating: 2.8/5
Like the Movie: 43% (n=72)


Reviews

"97 minutes of nonstop joy." - Richard Corliss, Time Magazine

"The animation remains impressive, and there are some very funny moments, courtesy of the talented cast. But fans of the original will want to lower their expectations." - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

"The animation is as eye-popping as ever, but Happy Feet Two's narrative is too noisily incoherent to recapture the Oscar-winning charm of its predecessor." - rottentomatoes.com

"Happy Feet was one of the greatest and most original animated films, but the sequel can't even decide what it's about for the first 40 minutes." - Kyle Smith, New York Post

"The gotta-move protagonist of the first animated, Antarctica-set feature -- a misfit young Emperor penguin named Mumble -- returns for the sequel. Only this time he's all grown up... and a lot less fun." - Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

"For all the noise and flapping, the movie, like its heroes, remains flightless." - Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

"If it weren't for the comic relief provided by Will and Bill, tiny shrimplike crustaceans known as krill and voiced by Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, this would be a forbidding return to Antarctica indeed." - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune


Movie Info

Happy Feet Two returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D. Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven-a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father's "guts and grit" as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures-from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals-to put things right. -- (C) Warner Bros

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Genre: Animation, Kids & Family, Art House & International

Directed By: George Miller

Written By: George Miller

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast
Elijah Wood (Mumble)
Robin Williams (Lovelace, Ramon)
Hank Azaria (The Mighty Sven)
Brad Pitt (Will the Krill)
Matt Damon (Bill the Krill)
Hugo Weaving (Noah the Elder)
Pink (Gloria)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

Free Admission to the "Ika-23 Gawad CCP para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video" from November 22 - 25, 2011

Ika-23 Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video
CCP Tanghalang Manuel Conde (Dream Theater)
November 22 (Tuesday) - 25 (Friday), 2011

Competition categories are: Short Feature/Narrative, Experimental, Documentary and Animation. All works submitted to the competition are independent works.

Cash prizes will be given to winners of the different categories (1st Prize, 25,000; 2nd Prize-15,000 and 3rd Prize, 10,000). Special Awards will be given for Best Regional Entry and Best Entry for/on/by Children. Recipients of the Special Awards will also be given cash prizes of P15,000 each. Honorable mention may be awarded by the jury.

Winners of the competition will be announced in the awards ceremony on November 25 (Friday) at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino. All entries to the competition will be screened during the Festival week from November 22 (Tuesday) - 25 (Friday) at the CCP Tanghalang Manuel Conde.

Admission is Free!


Schedule of Screening


November 22, 2011 (Tuesday)

Short Feature Programme 1 (2 hrs 02 mins)
10:00 AM
123 by Carlo G. Obispo
364 by Rolson Chester G. Ilao
3four by Anne Christabel de Leon
AbE by Charles Aaron Salazar
Agaw by Ronnie Sapinoso
Alibi by Perry Escaño
Apuhap by Geza Jayson, Paulle Olivenza
Awit ni Maria by Nica Santiago
Baby by Carl Joseph E. Papa

Documentary Programme 1 (2 hrs 4 mins)
1:00 PM
Amianan by Byron Bryant
As Told by the Butterflies by Nawruz Paguidopon
Man’s Best Friend by Camille Alamares

Short Feature Programme 2 (2 hrs 6 mins)
3:30 PM
Bago Magwakas by Epoy Deyto
Balasa by Naoki Mengua
Barbie by Federick Peradilla
BJ by Donnie T. Sacueza
Blackout by Don Henry Abe
Buhay Muna (Life First) by Alvaro Eduardo
Condom by Michael Castillo
Dadi by Ilsa Malsi
Dahil sa 'Yo by Gym Lumbera
Dear Doubt by Vanessa Balagapo, Daphne Oliveros, BJ Hernandez
Debut by Pamela Llanes Reyes
Pananahimik ng Agos by Ronnie Sapinoso
The Chase by Amiel Suarez, Simoun Mendoza, Kevin Gabon, Norman Co

Experimental Programme 1 (1 hr 52 mins)
7:00 PM
Ako si Sky by Rogger Basco
Anomali by Abraham Alabado
At Ako’y Naidlip sa Katahimikan… by Ira Lastrilla
Bangungot by Gino M. Santos
Binatilya by Gideon Tomines
Blackout by Jirah Ruth Fermin
Class Picture by Timmy Harn, Gym Lumbera
Daydream by Lois Diane C. Moro
Dinig at Sana Kita by Kevin Francisco
Disquiet by Carlo Cielo
Electric Fan by Gino M. Santos
Epoy Deyto (1990-2011) by Epoy Deyto
Home is Not Where I Roam by Mariano Paulino Umali
htaK in tuo wolB (reverse celebration) by Mark G. Mirabuenos
Huwag Makalimot by Hector Calma
Idle by Reynmil M. Delgado
Itlog (No to RH Bill) by Sharwin Macato
Kokote by Ronnie Sapinoso

Short Feature Programme 3 (2 hrs 7 mins)
9:30 PM
D Osom 2 by Candice Marie Perez
Denouement by Bryan Jeff Digma
Dilim by Kevin Francisco
Esbat by Carlo G. Obispo
Good por Hollywood by Inshallah P. Montero
Mitsa by Carlo Cielo


November 23, 2011 (Wednesday)

Documentary Programme 2 (2 hrs 3 mins)
10:00 AM
Bastonero by Archel Miranda
Cinema in the Regions: 2nd Pambujan Film Festival by Noriel M. Jarito
Cutud by Jeyow Evangelista
Fraternity by Rovelin Enriquez, Jr.
He’s a Girl by Shannen Que
Krump by Maria Francesca Lee & Grace Yann Apuad
Leaving Home by Epoy Deyto

Short Feature Programme 4 (2 hrs 5 mins)
1:00 PM
Ang Mga Kamatayan ni Anna by Allan Ibañez Gunita by Monica Diaz
Hiling ng Kahapon by Marianne Estaris
I(NDI)E Mainstream by Mark Vincent Villa
In Between by Yuji Cleofas Nozaki
Inosensya by Mikhail Red
Pananahimik ng Agos by Ronnie Sapinoso
Winner Winner by Jaise Cappal

Documentary Programme 3 (2 hrs)
3:30 PM
A Life of Vices by Jan Edward Sousa
Lokasyon sa Dislokasyon by Daena de Guzman
Lolo Pimong Gener by Mark G. Mirabuenos
Murang Edad by Philcon Remotin
The Mother (Ang Ina) by Donnie T. Sacueza

Animation (1 hr 26 mins)
7:00 PM
A Worm’s Tale by Hygie B. Ochoa
Ang Palitan by Gapi Zabala
Ay Bulate! by Daryl R. Layson
Choka & Kacho by Chi Zhuo
Delivery Boy by Jerrard King L. Cedro
Dwelo by Ronnie Sapinoso
Hagyanan (Staircase) by Anthony Lemuel C. Reorizo
Himig by Edlaine Ann S. Mercado
Kalaro by Girlie A. Palo
Larger Than Life by Glenn S. Oliva
Lolo by Carl Joseph Papa
Manong, Salamat Po! by Epoy Deyto
Olivette-Violette by Rafael A. Palcon, Jr.
Paano Hulihin ang Araw by Jane Mariel L. Almoneda
Sanayan lang ang Pagpatay by Gil Joseph A. Sanchez
Swords & Krises by Glenn S. Oliva
Think Outside the Box by Romulus L. Jerusalem

Short Feature Programme 5 (2 hrs 7 mins)
9:30 PM
A Love Story That Never Was I See Everything by Michael Jianoran
Katipunan by Caloy Limjap Soliongco
Kontra by Jane Torres
Kristal by Juan Carlo Bien, Jeoffrey Arcilla
Kubli by Ron Carlos See
Kupit by Ron Segismundo
Labing Dalawa by Gino M. Santos
Litrato, After Life, Dilim, Katok,Pulang Kwarto by Espiritu, Ochoa, Dagalea, Marfil, Alegre
Mirrored by Rap Ramirez


November 24, 2011 (Thursday)

Short Feature Programme 6 (2 hrs 4 mins)
10:00 AM
Ang Mahiwagang Tooot by Ian Hontanosas
Lumang Kahoy by Pam Miras
Macopa St. by Psyche Darlene R. Quejada
Man of the House by Chuck Hipol
Manenaya (Waiting) by Richard Soriano Legaspi
Milalaban by Kevin Lawrence Restua
Mithi by Jela Ramirez Oso by Ryan Canteras, Kim Potapo, Danielle Salvacion, Ted
Sumampong Sa Pagpalo ng Tambol by Patricia Angelica M. Perez
Sulapo (Fly) by Bor Ocampo

Documentary Programme 4 (2 hrs 4 mins)
1:00 PM
Agos (Waves) by Samantha Lee
Nasaan si Utol? by Amira A. Hussin
Nazareno 2 by Jeyow Evangelista
Peace in Internet Café by Jefrey Ramos
Pinikpikan by Angelo Caparras
A Teacher: Proven & Tested by Juan Gabriel Lim
Tubig Kanlungan: Kadluan ng Yaman by Angelique Angeles, Grace Yann Apuad, Maria Francesca Lee
The Unwanted Visitor by Kriztine R. Viray

Short Feature Programme 7 (2 hrs 5 mins)
3:30 PM
Ang Payaso at ang Prinsesa by Kris Ann de la Peña
Overture by Perry Escaño
Panty by Timmy Harn Peklat by Marianne Joy Avilla, Pola Cheyenne Beronilla
Ricochet by Chad Angelic Cabigon Rindido by Noriel M. Jarito
Tikas by Ron Segismundo

Experimental Programme 2 (1 hr 56 mins)
7:00 PM
Kubli by Hector B. Calma
Kumpisalang Bayan by Caloy
Limjap Soliongco Kuwarto by Josefino E. Recomono, Jr.
La Souffrance (Dusa) by Marck Lesther Bañares
Manenaya (Waiting) by Richard Soriano Legaspi
Manggaranon Kita, Di Bala? (We are Rich, Aren’t We?) by Noel de Leon
O.F.S. by Donnie T. Sacueza
Obra ng Lipunan by Hector B. Calma
Paano Kung Wala? by Jenkin Joshua O. Baniqued
Psychedelia by Joni Gutierrez
Sino? by Roxcell Salanguste
The Playroom by Gino M. Santos
Tribeswoman by Khate Tadena, Jela Ramirez
Vanishing Air by Jingliang Tan
Wake Up! by Sarah Jane R. Mendoza
Yurak (Ang Panggagahasa kay Kalikasan) by AJ Roman

Short Feature Programme 8 (2 hrs 4 mins)
9:30 PM
Santa Sita by Golda Hanna Daquioag
Sarong Aldaw by Marianito Dio, Jr.
Sikreto by Ronald E. Batallones
Sintomas by Andrew Mark Asuncion
Sirip by Kim Camelo
Tulala by Jerald Paolo Rarugal
Weding Gawn by Ronnie Sapinoso


November 25, 2011 (Friday)

Documentary Programme 5 (1 hr 57 mins)
10:00 AM
‘Wag Nang Magparty Beybeh, May Revolution 2nyt (A rock documentary) by Emman Pascual
Waray in the City by Noriel M. Jarito
Working While in Class by Maevelyn Calapardo

Short Feature Programme 9 (2 hrs 8 mins)
1:00 PM
Ang Umaatikabong Buhay ni Badong Aguirre by Josephine Carreon
Taho by Marie Frederick V. Bensan
Taking Chances by Renard Torres
Tama (Deranged) by Yutaka Yamakawa
Tanghaling Tapat by Mariano Paulino Umali
Viscera by Herwin Cabasal


For more information, please call the CCP Media Arts at (63-2)832-1125 locals 1702, 1704 and 1705

Cars 2 (Owen Wilson, Larry The Cable Guy) in Theatres on August 24, 2011

Cars 2 (2011)

Hazel's
Rating: 2/5
Review: The worst Pixar movie I have ever watched. I really liked the original 2006 Cars movie and I'm totally disappointed with this sequel. I even slept at some parts!

Audience
Rating: 3.4/5
Like the Movie: 59% (n=71,410)

Critics
Rating: 2.8/5
Like the Movie: 37% (n=187)


Reviews:

"Visuals look spectacular and action sequences take full advantage of the 3D format so you feel like you are burning rubber down winding roads at dizzying speed." - Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

"It is all quite jolly and fast-paced, a feast for the eyes, but there's not much for the mind or the heart." - Derek Malcolm, This is London

"Cars 2 is as visually appealing as any other Pixar production, but all that dazzle can't disguise the rusty storytelling under the hood." - rottentomatoes.com

"Pixar's first bad film relies more on merchandising opportunities than storytelling ones." - Wesley Lovell, Oscar Guy

"Cars 2 is beautifully animated but it's also frequently dull and painfully unfunny, thanks to an irritating lead character, an overstuffed script, several poorly conceived jokes and a plot that's probably too complicated for its target audience." - Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

"Although it would be unfair to label Cars 2 as unwatchable, it is surprisingly tedious in parts and not as satisfying as one might expect." - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

"Someone must like Mater, who's already had his own spinoff TV show. Just as someone must like Larry the Cable Guy, who voices him. But that someone isn't me, and if it isn't you, you're in for one very long matinee." - Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

"Cars 2 demonstrates that not every hit movie merits a sequel." - Carla Puig, USA Today

"One for the scrapheap." - David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]

"Not much engine-power here." - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

"Sweet turbo mother of fuel injections, what is this?" - Nell Frizzell, Little White Lies


Movie Info

Star racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in Cars 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Mater finds himself torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and the stunning spy-in-training Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer). -- (C) Disney

Rated: G

Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar

Cast
Owen Wilson (Lightning McQueen)
Larry The Cable Guy (Mater)
John Turturro (Francesco Bernoulli)
Eddie Izzard (Miles Axlerod)
Michael Caine (Finn McMissile)
Emily Mortimer (Holly Shiftwell)
Bonnie Hunt (Sally)
Vanessa Redgrave (Mama Topolino)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

Kung Fu Panda 2 (Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie) in Theatres on May 26, 2011

Be sure to click for "Epicness" and to watch the latest trailer =)
Never realized until now that we could get really interactive with YouTube =)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Hazel's
Rating: 4.5/5
Review: This movie is so awesome! Both laughed and cried. I like this more than the original =)

Audience
Rating: 4.2/5
Like the Movie: 87% (n=39,707)

Critics
Rating: 3.5/5
Like the Movie: 79% (n=95)


Reviews

"Hardly a scene goes by that isn't visually striking or kinetically thrilling, and all of it enhanced by 3-D." - Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

"This emotionally resonant, character-driven, action-packed sequel is awesome!" - Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate

"The film marks the amazing feature film directing debut by artist-animator Jennifer Yuh." - James Verniere, Boston Herald

"No, we're not talking about Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter, although it does feel that way early on in the animated Kung Fu Panda 2." - Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News

"A fleeter, funnier beast than its 2008 predecessor." - Nick Schager, Village Voice

"The freshness and novelty that made the original film such a kick back in 2008 has been, well, kicked to bits." - Christy Lemire, Associated Press

"The kinder, gentler Kung Fu Panda 2 will surely try the patience of older children and fun-seeking parents." - Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

"Like that kung pao chicken at the back of your fridge, none of it's quite as crisp the second time around." - Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger


Movie Info

In Kung Fu Panda 2, Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed. -- (C) Dreamworks

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Written By: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger

Distributor: Paramount Studios/Dreamworks

Cast
Jack Black (Po)
Dustin Hoffman (Master Shifu)
Angelina Jolie (Tigress)
Gary Oldman (Lord Shen)
Jackie Chan (Monkey)
Lucy Liu (Viper)
Michelle Yeoh (The Soothsayer)
Jean-Claude Van Damme (Master Croc)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

Tangled (Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi) in Theatres on February 2, 2011

Tangled

Hazel's
Rating: 4/5
Review: I watched this in 3D at SM Tarlac. The songs by Alan Menken were just ok, unlike his previous work for Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast wherein I really wanted to buy a cassette tape (yun pa uso noon) after watching the movie. Though there were some dragging parts, I love the story and "Pascal" as well =)

Audience
Average Rating: 4.2/5
Like the Movie: 89% (n=80,478)

Critics
Average Rating: 3.75/5
Like the Movie: 89% (n=161)


Reviews

"Tangled is the best animated film from Disney in the past 15 years." - Tom Long, Detroit News

"Tangled is unusually attuned to the emotional frequencies of mothers and daughters, considering that, like basically every Disney/Pixar feature, its writer (Dan Fogelman) and directors (Nathan Greno and Byron Howard) are a bunch of dudes." - Dan Kois, Vilage Voice

"If "Tangled" hasn't morphed into a Broadway show within five years, then Disney isn't as smart as I think it is." - Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

"While far from Disney's greatest film, Tangled is a visually stunning, thoroughly entertaining addition to the studio's classic animated canon." - rottentomatoes.com

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, you are lovely to look at and occasionally charming. But there just ain't much to you beyond the hair." - Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

"I don't feel like writing a review of "Tangled." I feel like throwing it a parade." - Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune


Movie Info

Genre: Animation, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

Synopsis: Walt Disney Pictures presents "Tangled," one of the most hilarious, hair-raising tales ever told. When the kingdom's most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi) hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower where she's been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs. In theaters this holiday season in Disney Digital 3D(TM), "Tangled" is a story of adventure, heart, humor and hair-lots of hair. -- (C) Disney

Rated: PG for brief mild violence

Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.

Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed By: Nathan Greno , Byron Howard

Written By: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Dan Fogelman

Cast
Mandy Moore (Rapunzel)
Zachary Levi (Flynn Rider)
Richard Kiel (Vlad)
Donna Murphy (Mother Gothel)


Source: rottentomatoes.com

RPG Metanoia Already in Theatres Since December 25, 2010

RPG Metanoia

Watch the first ever full length Philippine animated film presented in 3D. It won the following awards in the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival:
* 2010 3rd Best Picture
* Quezon City's Special Citation for Gender Sensitive Movie
* Best Sound Recording - Ambient Media
* Best Original Theme Song - Kaya Mo

Hazel's
Rating: 4.5/5
Comment: Needs bit of improvement in the graphics but overall awesome! I love the story... great job Carlo Santos (He is a friend and fellow Pisay)! RPG Metanoia shows that Filipinos are world class =)


Other Ratings and Reviews:

Critics' Rating (Clickthecity.com): 5/5

"Grade A" - Cinema Evaluation Board of the Film Development Council of the Philippines

"Regular readers are probably aware of how highly I regard Pixar and their work, and so it should taken as high praise when I say that I would proudly hold RPG: Metanoia up against even the best of Pixar. The film is simply extraordinary..."
- Philbert Ortiz Dy

"I hope RPG will be the country's stepping stone to creating quality animation. We have it in us. I can't wait to see what other works this group produces in the future."
- Erica Sakuragi

"...a must watch even if you are not Filipino." - Will

"Hindi naman Pixar level (very few things in the world are) BUT an excellent film nonetheless. I just love the Pinoy-ness of everything from the daing na bangus to the Neo Vigan to the street games (napa palakpak ako sa syato!) I hope other young artists take a cue from this & see the power of infusing local themes & designs in their comics, graphic designs & animations." - Avidliongoren


Genre: Animation, Adventure

Synopsis: A group of kids seek refuge from the mundane world by playing an online computer game. But when a deadly virus starts blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, the kids must step up to defeat the virus.

Rated: GP

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

In Theaters: December 25, 2010

Country: Philippines

Language: Tagalog / Filipino

Philippine Box Office:
P5.1M (Opening Day - December 25, 2010)
P15.8M (as of December 28, 2010)

Distributor: Star Cinema

Directed By: Louie Suarez

Produced By: Ambient Media, Charo Santos-Concio, Malou Santos

Studio: Ambient Media, Thaumatrope Animation

Storyboard By: Carlo Santos

Cast (the voices of): Aga Muhlach (Daddy), Vhong Navarro (Cel/Sargo), Eugene Domingo (Mommy), Zaijan Jaranilla (Nico/Zero), Mika Dela Cruz (May/Cassandra), Jairus Aquino (Bryan/Mang Ernie), Aaron Junatas (Bobby/Sumpak), Basty Alcances (Mark/Adhonis)