The Circadian

So instead of expressing my review in the normal way, I’m going to do it in the Charlie-esque manner.

Here it goes!

*clears throat*

September 28, 2012

Dear Friend,

I am writing this review to you because I once overheard her tell her friends in the hallways that you listen and you understand, and you don’t sleep with the girls at the party even though you could’ve. I just want to know that people like you still exist.

Today, I watched my most-anticipated movie for two (maybe three) months titled “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”. This movie is based on the critically acclaimed novel with the same title written by Stephen Chbosky.

The movie focuses on the life of high school freshman and introvert Charlie (Logan Lerman) who is trying to cope up with school life after the death of his best friend Michael.

Charlie finds high school “bull shit” but as the days turned to weeks, and as the weeks turned to months, he finds his Advanced English teacher Bill Anderson (Paul Rudd) as one of the few persons whom he can count on alongside his newly found best friends Patrick a.k.a. “Nothing” (Ezra Miller) and Sam (Emma Watson) who are step siblings. I don’t even know if there’s a term such as ‘step siblings’ or if it is even appropriately used here, please do forgive me.

Charlie develops a crush on Sam and he tells his older brother Chris (Zane Holtz) about it. But little do they know, Charlie is being hunted by a past that his subconscious might have hidden for a long time. He sees things that are from the past which torments him to the point that he would collapse, and it is getting worse by the day. His condition worsens after all of his best friends graduates from high school leaving him all alone.

He then calls his sister Candice (Nina Dobrev) and tells her about their dark past. 

Charlie is admitted to a hospital where his parents (Dylan McDermott and Kate Walsh) discovered the truth about Charlie’s relationship with his ‘most favorite person in the world’.

I can say that Stephen Chbosky proved me right. This adaptation is one hell of a movie (maybe because Chbosky himself directed it) as it focused more on Charlie and not on other stuff like wild parties, family reunions, graduation blues, pot sessions, sex, abortion, and other things that were on the book.

I think they could not have found a better actor to play the role of Charlie because I think Logan was molded for the role. I think he was born to play Charlie.

Emma Watson broke out from the Harry Potter-Hermione Granger realm and made a new name for herself as she portrayed the role of Sam. She proved that Emma Watson is not just for witchcraft.

I commend all the other actors (especially Nina Dobrev and Ezra Miller) for not disappointing me because in my opinion, they really gave the book justice.

I suggest you read the novel first before you watch the movie, or watch the movie then read the book. I don’t care because both are great anyway.

All in all I suggest that you go watch it.

I’ll give it two thumbs up, 10 out of 10, 100% and whatever numbers that may help describe the word “perfect”

I just hope that you get to enjoy the book and the movie as much as I do because I wanna watch it and read it all over again.

Love always,

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“Premium Rush” is a 2012 American action film directed by directed by David Koepp and written by Koepp and John Kamps. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, and Jamie Chung.

Wilee (Gordon-Levitt) is a New York bike messenger who almost got killed for more than three times in 2 hours while delivering a very important envelope.

For me, this movie is the only movie that gave that much adrenaline rush! The bike riding is just hell awesome. I can’t do that myself. The movie is filled with rush and excitement that you can’t afford to even blink.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one awesome bike messenger and Michael Shannon is just perfect for the role of a gambling-addicted NYPD officer.

With that said, I’m gonna give this movie two (if I have three I will gladly give it all) thumbs up! I think you should watch it. I think this movie deserves more recognition than what it was given.

X Factor is still hostless. I think they should have a host by bootcamp or else people would be bored.

OK, here it is. Demi is still boring. She needs to improve her judging style. She needs to learn if not from Simon or LA, from Britney. Britney so far is honest she’s just not the Simon Cowell type but I can live with Britney’s style than Nicole’s or Paula’s.

I only found two amazing contestants today. The first one was the one who sang “New York State of Mind”. We shouldn’t really judge a book by its cover. I thought that that guy would be shooed of the stage after four lines but I ended up wanting more from him!

Next is the young girl who sang “Feelin Good”. Hell yeah that girl’s got talent!!! I think that’s the wrong phrase for this show but, nevermind that :) She’s amazing! I can see her go places!

When I said last night in one of my tweets that the premiere of Glee season 4 will probably wow me than X Factor season 2 did, I really thought it will be. But I was wrong, it did more than just wow me! It literally gave me chills!

The search for the new Rachel. This is an issue brought to you by the one and only Jacob Ben Israel. Personally, I would’ve also given that title to Blaine, but after hearing the new comer Marley Rose (Melissa Benoist) sing “New York State of Mind” with the original Rachel Berry, I thought WOW! She’s the new Rachel!

The badasses. Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist) had a voice that I never imagined he would possess. I understand Jake—he doesn’t want to live in the shadows of his half-brother. Brody Weston (Dean Geyer), I think, will be Finn’s biggest competition. But is Brody better than Finn? If he is, then there is that big possibility that him and Rachel can be the hot new item. Kitty (Becca Tobin) looks like a cat. She’s nothing like Quinn Fabraym in my opinion. Quinn is still the bichiest girl on Glee (not counting Santana), no doubt about that.

Kate Hudson. Is. Hot. Well? What can you expect from THE Kate Hudson? She did a great job of playing Cassandra July, the dance teacher that will make Rachel’s every waking moment a living hell. That’s it. I want MORE Kate Hudson.

The Glee Project. I wonder why Ryan Murphy is giving more spotlight to Wade “Unique” Adams (Alex Newell) than Joe Hart (Samuel Larsen). Samuel won TGP season 1 and in my opinion should continue to get more attention. If Ryan’s gonna do that, I think he should also bring back Harmony (Lindsay Pearce), give her a better storyline; and Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty) even though I think he didn’t contribute to the improvement of Glee season 3. Let’s see if Ryan has bigger plans for TGP2 winner Blake Jenner who will play Ryder.

Next episode will be Britney 2.0! Well, that’s Britney, bitch. But I think I want more Madonna songs from Glee.

All in all, “The New Rachel” for me is the best first episode Glee had since season 2. I hope this keeps up!

One of the timeless songs, in my opinion.

Here it is.

While I was watching the season 2 premiere of the X Factor, I was thinking how will this episode push through without a host. And I think what happened is just what I expected.

Having a host is a big factor for a reality singing competition like The X Factor. And this episode, in irony, just didn’t have The X Factor.

The hopefuls (so far) are not as good as last year. I hope that in the future episodes,  they get to showcase much more amazing talent. This episode was just, I think, for show.

But one thing that surprised me is Britney’s judging ability. I thought that Britney would be as boring as hell but I was wrong! Britney brings a new kind of spice in the panel. The bitchy spice that was missing last year is now embodied by the one and only Britney Spears!

Simon’s judging ability is undeniably great! LA’s is the same. He should learn new words. XP and Demi was boring.

I think if the quality of the talent this season remains unchanged, the only thing probably that could save the show is a great host. Please find a good one!

You can tell that my morning is probably great now because I watched this awesome movie starring Katy Perry!

“Katy Perry: Part of Me” is a 3D documentary concert film centering on the one and only Katy Perry. The film is about Katy’s trials and journey to stardom as she started as gospel singer Katheryn Hudson to now global superstar Katy Perry.

The film also shows backstage clips along with some interviews with Katy’s family like Angela and David Hudson, her closest friends, also some cameo appearance by other music icons like Adele, Lady Gaga, Jesse J., Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson and others.

In addition to that it also shows Katy as she tried to keep up a happy marriage with English comedian Russell Brand up to their divorce.

I think this movie is really is about chasing your dreams, living your life to the fullest, and never giving up on what you really like. But I think this movie would be as good even if it is not on 3D. There is no question regarding Katy’s singing and how she treats her fans.

To be honest, I’m not even aware that this movie’s release date is today (August 29). But my friend and I decided to watch this still.

“Amorosa: The Revenge” is a psychological horror movie directed by Topel Lee (Director of Ouija) by Star Cinema and Skylight Films. It stars Angel Aquino (Rosa), Martin del Rosario (Amiel), and Enrique Gil (Rommel).

The movie is basically about choices and how they have a great effect on our lives. I think the movie is probably the best of its kind—the story not only brings horror but also expresses the importance, effects, and consequences of the choices that we make.

The movie also shows how Filipinos are very family-oriented that whatever happens, we will do everything to secure the safety of our love ones.

The movie is so worth the money. I give five stars out of five to Topel Lee for once again bringing us a spectacular horror film.

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Yeah, I know it’s kinda late to make a book review about this critically acclaimed novel but I think I still have to since a movie about it gonna come out sometime soon (like September 21st sometime soon).

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is an epistolary novel (meaning a novel written in the form of letters and/or diaries) by Stephen Chbosky. In case you’re wondering, “Wallflower” means (as used in the book) a person who sees things, keeps quiet about them and at the same time, understands. Let’s just use the word “shy” to keep things a lot simpler.

The story is narrated by Charlie, a teenager whom describes his life by writing letters to an anonymous person, whom he doesn’t know personally.

Charlie describes how he copes up with various life events like the death of his aunt and friend, and his family, peer, and high school trials which included music, drugs, and sex.

Charlie also mentions and refers to various movie, songs, series, and literature in his letters to his anonymous recipient and how he would describe almost all of them as his favorites.

What I think, even though this story is set on August 1991 to August 1992, Charlie is still one of the best, if not perfect, embodiment of the typical wallflower-slash-teenager. Charlie represents most of the high school outcasts and underdogs and gives them probably a hint that they can also have friends and be accepted.

Now this year, a film adaptation is set to be released on September 21st. The film stars Logan Lerman as Charlie, Emma Watson as Sam, and Ezra Miller as Patrick. I can say that Logan can bring justice to Charlie. I have seen Logan’s acting performance as Percy Jackson and D’Artagnan and I can say that he suits the character pretty well because he still looks like a teenager and I think he can be a very convincing wallflower. And I trust Emma Watson’s acting skills especially after her success of portraying Hermione. But the question still lies on the hands of the readers, fans, movie watchers, and others, do you think Logan and Emma have chemistry? I can’t say that just yet.

I really do hope that the movie version won’t be a major train wreck like the other book-to-movie films because I really liked the novel. I finished the novel in one day and I think they have to repay me with a good film adaptation. :P But I trust that it will be a good one since the original author of the novel also directed the film.

So watch out for “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” on September 21st and make sure you also read the novel.

And in case you haven’t seen the movie trailer yet, well, here it is:

Yesterday, my mom and I watched this movie titled “Seance: The Summoning”.

It is a movie about four friends who decided to film their psychic/priestess friend Eva summon a spirit in a morgue. The summoning all went wrong when she sees nothing in her mind but darkness or “dark mist”. Little did they know that their friend Joey can also see the dark mist but he denies the fact because he doesn’t want to called a “freak.”

Later on, they again summoned the spirit who claims to be “I Am Unclean” and Joey breaks the circle, making the malevolent spirit able to possess him.

As the story goes on, they discovered a little secret that one of them was hiding and that their only way to make the spirit leave was to hold on to none other that God Almighty.

For me, I’ll give this movie 4 3/4 stars out of 5 for yeah, having a good story, a nice setting, and convincing actors, especially Bobby Campo. What happened to the rest? Well, I would’ve wanted to see a bit more characters and a freakier and scarier location. But all in all, it was a great movie and I think everyone should watch it.

“The Healing” is a Filipino horror suspense film directed by Chito Roño and produced by Star Cinema. The movie is top-billed by Gov. Vilma Santos and Kim Chiu.

The movie is, of course, about the healing process of a certain faith healer gone completely wrong when she resurrected a person who just died.

And after the process, everything just completely went wrong. Everyone that Manang Elsa the healer healed after the resurrection process, died of tragic death.

According to Melchor, the brother of Manang Elsa, the only way to stop the curse is to kill the person who really should be dead.

In the end, it was Melchor who resolved the problem and the movie ended when Kim Chiu opened her eyes like she was on a state of shock.

Definitely, having doppelgangers as the cause of killings in a horror film is a new chapter on Philippine horror. It has never been done before in a big way such as in a movie in celebration of Star Cinema’s 50th anniversary.

The story is not as horrific as I thought it would be and I would’ve liked to see and FEEL more horror from the actors. I would’ve liked to see more terrifying scenes just like what Star Cinema had showcased in their previous horror films like “Sukob” and “Feng Shui”.

You can watch the film if you want to, but if you want real horror to scare the hell out of you, then you won’t find it in here in this movie.

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”

-Confucius

People define happiness differently. They measure it in countless ways. Some say that happiness is achieved when a person reaches his life’s ultimate goal. To some, it is achieved by wealth. For me, happiness is as simply as living life to the fullest. Without having any regrets. Without enemies. Without worries.

Happiness is also something which cannot be sought after. It is within an individual. The more a person seeks for true happiness, the harder it gets for him to find it. A person must be contented with the things that he has or otherwise, he’ll never be happy.

There are many things in this world that can make a person happy. He can be happy if he passed an exam, got himself a job, or a significant other. But for me, what makes me really happy is when I see the most important people in my life be happy. Jealousy will not do a person any good. It will only bring insecurities and hatred. If a person thinks that he is happy, and the if he has the ability to be happy for others, then clearly, he has achieved true happiness.

Remember, Dale Carnegie once said that “happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what we have; it depends solely upon what you think,”

So yesterday I got my hands on a copy of “I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Fallen Legacies”, the third book from The Lost Files supplemental series to the Lorien Legacies.

The ebook is about the journey of Loric Garde One, Two and Three told through the perspective of Adamus Setakh (Adam Sutton) the true-born son of the Mogadorian General here on earth.

The ebook is filled with adventure as Adam starts to doubt the beliefs, principles and ways of the Mogadorian. He develops a bond with another character in the story and ends in a very cliffhanging way!

You must read this ebook in order to understand the Mogadorian ways and how the first three of the 10 Loric Gardes died.

All in all, I think this ebook is a good one but not as good if compared to “I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Nine’s Legacy”, but still is worth reading for because it has a two-chapter excerpt from third book of the Lorien Legacies series: “The Rise of Nine” (chapter one is told by Six and second chapter in the views of John Smith/Four)

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Trending ito ngaun sa Twitter. I can only think of like what? six shows. Kung isasama ang ibang anime then I bet aabot ako ng sampu. Baka nga mag-exceed pa e. So eto yun.

1. American Idol - American Idol is like the epitome of all singing competitions. From Kelly Clarkson to Carrie Underwood to David Cook. Idol has produced great singers over the past decade and I still love this show.
2. Glee - I’m addicted to shows related to music and Glee is the show which brings out the best of singing/dancing/acting out of the actors. I love how the characters deal with the normal situations faced by the normal teenager.
3. The Glee Project - Related to Glee. The contestants face new challenges each week as they try to prove/make their way to Glee.
4. CSI: NY - or Crime Scene Investigation: New York. Wala lang. I love how they solve cases pretty fast unlike here in the Philippines kung saan aabutin ka pa ng siyam-siyam bago maresolba ang isang kaso. Oo alam ko this is fictional pero hindi nio ako mapipigilang mapa-bilib sa palabas na ito.
5. American Horror Story - I’m a horror freak. Hindi ako yung tao na ayaw manood ng horror pag walang kasama. Hindi ako madaling matakot. I watch horror films even at 5:00 am with lights off. Ang iba lang sa show na ito ay talagang may story with a lot of twists and turns. Can’t wait for season 2.
6. Lie to Me - Korean drama/comedy. Hindi ako mahilig sa drama at alam ng mga kaibigan ko yan. Hindi rin ako mahilig sa love story pero probably, eto na siguro ang pinakamagandang show under its category. Ang ganda ng story to the point that it is almost believably unbelievable. Gets?
7. Detective Conan - Alam ko ang story ng Detective Conan (or Case Closed) ay very very fictional pero hindi ko maiiwasang bumilib kay Shinichi Kudou / Conan Edogawa because of his wit and skills. Sana may Filipino version din neto.
8. Doraemon - Si Doraemon ung pusang robot na maraming pinagdaanan sa buhay. Kala nio si Nobita lang ang may pinagdadaanan? Si Doraemon din kaya! Nakakatuwa kasi andaming laman ng bulsa nia. Siguro buong Earth kasya dun.
9. Pokemon - I’m a big fan of Pokemon since I was like 4 years old? Sinundan ko tlga ang story nia even up until now that i’m turning 18 (ansakit sa damdamin kasi hanggang ngaun 11 years old pa rin si Ash).  I collected (and still do) TFGs, TCGs, Posters, DVDs, almost everything.
10. Revenge - Hindi ko pwedeng kalimutan ang show na ito. This is the show for people like me. Sa sobrang ganda ng show na to, you’ll come to the point that you’ll only talk about it. I love the story, the cast, the twists, the cliffhangers and EVERYTHING.

Ayan. Share lang. :D

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