Remember Me Trailer

To all Rob. P Fans, you’d love this. I’m not one but I wanted to see if he’ll look as good outside Edward’s character and guess what? He does.

Ready for New Moon?

Just some behind the scenes that I snagged from a friend’s blog. Can’t wait for Friday!

TCP#11: 1408

This week’s theme is Supernaturals. If you have seen a movie that is all about an existence beyond the scientifically visible universe, miracles, angels and demons, ghosts, magic, or even the paranormal, then come share it with us this week.

I’m not one to watch Horror movies because the scenes always stay in my head no matter how many years it has been. The last horror movie I saw was The 6th sense and after sleepless and terrifying nights due to my wild imagination, I never watched anything that’s remotely close to that genre ever again.

But I gave 1408 a chance because my husband told me it wasn’t that scary. I’m all for paranormals and the inexplicable after all. It’s the look of the dead, evil and what-not (the ring, the grudge) that really scares me.

What I love about 1408 is that I didn’t get scared of the “ghosts” but the fact that something so bad can happen to you in a room in one hour. There’s no escape, you are tortured by your own past / thoughts, and that even if you thought you’re safe and away from that room, you’d be surprised that you’re still inside and realize that there is no going out. EVER. The room will do its best to make you want to end your life than suffer another 60 minutes inside.

Makes me wonder what I will see if I was the one staying there. It plays with what’s in your mind so it’s different for every person. Glad it was a happy ending though because I wouldn’t be able to bear it if nothing good ever comes out of that film.

TCP#10: Texas Chain Saw Massacre

This week’s theme at Tuesday Couch Potatoes is Urban Legends. If you happen to know of “an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true,” and has now been popularized on the big screen, then come share it with us. Most of the stories are gory, creepy and apocryphal at best. Be prepared to be scared!

Origins:   When The Texas Chain Saw Massacre hit movie theaters in 1974, it quickly supplanted the previous year’s top horror flick, The Exorcist, as “the most terrifying movie ever made.” Unlike The Exorcist, however, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre eschewed standard production values and modern special effects in favor of a grainy documentary-like approach with decidedly low-tech visual effects. The tale of five young students who unwittingly meet up with a sinister hitchhiker, the mask-wearing maniac Leatherface (whose mask is actually made from dried human skin, not leather), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre turned “a lumberjack’s tool into the stuff of nightmares and the blood-curdling scream into an art form,” in the words of Toronto Star writer Melissa Aronzyk.

The 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been touted with the tagline “Inspired by a true story,” leading many horror fans to wonder whether the grisly film was actually based on real events, or whether the claim is simply another bit of Hollywood promotion intended to attract filmgoers via the extra-chilling lure of a macabre tale not entirely the product of a screenwriter’s imagination (a technique successfully used by the Coen brothers to entice viewers into suspending disbelief for 1996’s Fargo, their gruesome cinematic depiction of a kidnapping-for-hire scheme gone awry).

Read more at Snopes.com

This movie was scary not because it was “based on a true incident” but even if it’s not true, ghost towns are enough to make me miss a couple of nights’ sleep. Imagine reaching a town and see empty cars or traces of people being there yet wasn’t able to leave. Even scarier is seeing a lone girl walking towards you in the middle of the dessert telling you that “they are all dead.” Definitely one freak fest!

Check out the preview below:

TCP #9: Harry Potter

Welcome to the October 6th edition of Tuesday Couch Potatoes, where we post about a movie each week. This week’s theme is Fantasy Adventure. If you love elves, orcs, talking animals, and Middle Earth, never before seen worlds, heroes that only come alive in your dreams, and of course, happy endings, then come join us this Tuesday! It’s fun!

I love Fantasy movies and I could name at least twenty on top of my head. There’s LOTR, Chronicles of Narnia, Stardust to name a few. However, since we only need to choose one, I’d say nothing can beat the Harry Potter series. I’ve never really liked the movie until my daughter started showing interest. To think she was only two and a half years old that time. She enjoys watching The Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets but can also stand the scarier ones like Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire. She knows all the characters, scenes, dialogues and musical score.

If I have to pick one from the series, it would be Goblet of Fire. I love how Voldemort finally appeared and that you can feel that the battle is about to start. What I also like about HP is that the hero is very good at what he does. The main character is usually weak at first and always had to be saved by his friends / protectors. But not Harry, from the first book to 7th, he was always the one who ends up killing the villain.

Too bad the next two movies – Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince were half-baked for me.

TCP #7 – Robots Taking Over

Today’s theme at Tuesday Couch Potatoes is Robot/Cyborg movie. If you love human beings turned robots or love the idea of a future with robot or robots in the law enforcement or just plain science fiction, then come join us this week.

Mine will be Artificial Intelligence:AI (2001).

David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not. A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become “real” so that he can regain the love of his human mother.

This Steven Spielberg movie was very disturbing for me. In fact, every robot story is. But still, it poked my heart in so many ways it always leave me crying.

Another is I, Robot (2004) starring Will Smith.

This is the year 2035. Everybody in the world relies on a huge system of robots, which are programmed specifically to help humans and not harm them in any way. But one person does not think that robots are helpful. Chicago homicide detective Del Spooner. but one day, he received a call from the United States Robotics (USR) about a recent death of renowned robot scientist Dr. Alfred J. Laning. Spooner immediately blamed this incident on robots without justifiable reason or proof. Then, he begins his investigation on Lanning’s death, only to discover Sonny, a “unique” robot. What Spooner does not realize, is that something is about to happen. Something that is beyond even spooner’s wildest dreams.

New Moon Trailer at the VMA

Your favorite vampires all dressed up! And as if that’s not enough, they come with a new New Moon trailer too. Love it!

Tuesday Couch Potatoes #6 – Aladdin

This week’s theme at Tuesday Couch Potatoes is Your Favorite Disney Fairytale Movie.

Hands down, it’s Aladdin.

Aladdin, a street urchin, accidentally meets Princess Jasmine, who is in the city undercover. They love each other, but she can only marry a prince

He was my first crush at 13 and I remember watching the movie 4x in the big screen. Since then, I couldn’t get his facial features out of my mind and vowed that I will marry someone with his looks and humor. And if you know my husband, I guess you can say say I did marry one just like Aladdin I just wish he had a genie too haha.

Here’s my favorite scene (where Aladdin asked Jasmine if she trusts him) and song. Even now, years later, I still get excited and all mushy whenever I hear “A Whole New World”.

TCP#4: The Lake House

Today’s theme is Sandra Bullock Movies. If you are among the many who enjoys watching her movies, then come join us this week!

My Sandra Bullock movie would be The Lake House.

A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. The two are introduced and share correspondence across the years by leaving letters in a mailbox at the lake house they have both lived in at separate points in time. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it’s too late.

This is actually a re-make of the Korean movie Il Mare. Although I always find the Korean versions much better than its American counterparts, The Lake House entertained me better than Il Mare. I was literally on the edge of my seat while waiting for Alex (Keanu’s role) to appear at the lake house and prove that the letter arrived just in time.

For Team Jacob – (New) New Moon Trailer

Snagged this from E-Online’s sneak peek.

Okay, so he isn’t that bad when he finally got his haircut. I can’t remember Bela saying “You’re so beautiful” to Jacob though. Do you?