Edward and Bella of Twilight
I watched the movie last night at
Ayala Theater in Cinema 1. I got a ticket reservation from
sureseats.com last week that’s why I managed to book a last full show schedule in the first day of screening here in PI. I immediately took off from the office when my CPU clock ticked off to 9:30PM. The Ayala theater is just located in front of our office building.
The mall was already closing up when I arrived and most of the stores were already closed. When I went upstairs to the cinema, there were already throngs of people who were going inside the theater. Most of them were females and a quarter were males. The inside of the cinema were jam packed with Twilight fans when a cinema crew ushered me to my reserved seat.
I really didn’t expect much from the movie because I know that it’s not easy to compress a three hundred plus pages of story into a 122-minute film. I’ve already read a lot of movie reviews and negative criticism write ups from the internet, a few days before I decided to watch it. My expectation was low, but my acceptance was high. I was determined to watch the movie to show my love of the books and how I adored Stephenie Meyer’s(a plain housewife before her book became famous) creative imagination that enamored millions of avid fans worldwide.
The movie started off awkwardly. I guess that’s the right term. I expected Kristen Stewart to be really, really great, but it seems like her acting is kinda dry, no emotions. But I guess that’s really how Meyer portrayed Bella Swan in her book. Bella is always anxious to become the center of attention, she doesn’t want to be a burden to anybody even to her mom and dad. But this doesn’t justify Kristen Stewart’s emotionless portrayal in the first few scenes. The most awkward scene is that one in the Biology lab, when Bella’s scent distracted Edward. It’s very awkward to watch a scene written in a book portrayed straight in the big screen. It’s because what you imagined in your head while you were reading the book is not exactly what you see in the screen. So, this is a major fall back of a novel turned into a movie. Every readers has their own interpretation and imagination of what that scene should be.
Moreover, the movie all in all is okay. Rob Pattinson is definitely hot and he portrayed the character of Edward well. I guess there’s no one more appropriate than him to play Edward. You will definitely leave the theater falling in love with him. On the other hand, the relationship between the members of the Cullen family was portrayed properly. And Billy Burke(the one who played Charlie, Bella’s father) is really a good actor. Among all the Twilight casts, I can say that he’s really one of the best actors in the movie.
If I would rate the movie from 1 to 10, 7 would definitely my rating. For those people who haven’t read the book yet and are talking negative things against the story, you better read all the books first before you start stoning shits. I’ve been reading hundreds of fictional books since elementary, and the Twilight Series is definitely one of a kind. It’s so refreshing that Meyer gave my fave mythical character a chance to be seen in different shade of light. Well, who wouldn’t like a vampire for a boyfriend now? Just kidding. So long penguins.
Photo Credits: Lion and Lamb
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After the successful First Otaku Festival held at UP Cebu grounds last February of 2008, here comes another round of event for local anime and manga lovers. The OTAKU FEST 2.0! “THE SAGA CONTINUES!”
This festival will be held at the same venue this 13th of December 2008 from 1pm to 9pm. There will be on-the-spot poster making contest, logo making competition, digital photography, dance competition, cosplay, DOTA, and a lot, lot more. The registration time for contestants will be from 12:30 to 1:00pm.
Please check this link for the tentative program flow. You can also contact upotaku@gmail.com or [...]
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The Cebu Bloggers Society headed by Kevin Ray N. Chua met Nick of FilipinoVoices.com yesterday, November 22, 2008 at Bo’s Cafe, Ayala around four in the afternoon. FilipinoVoices.com is a collaborative blog of Filipino bloggers which focuses on News, Politics, and Social Commentary.
The main agenda of the meet-up was to discuss the participation of Cebu bloggers in terms of citizen journalism which focuses on Political and Social blogging. Through this, a movement can be formed where local based bloggers could become reliable sources when it comes to political and social awareness.
Here is an excerpt from the copy of Overview [...]
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The maroon-colored upholstered cubicle partition panels are now gone. They left dusty spots and floor cobwebs especially in the back portion of the place. The air conditioning unit in the southern part was removed and transferred to the new one. Electric wirings are everywhere and in charge workers are bustling in and out.
We will be leaving this place soon and I feel a little bit lonely. This numbered floor in this 12-storey building situated in the center of Cebu Business Park has been a haven for me in the past seven months.
I will definitely miss [...]
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It was one of those several trips that I enjoyed a lot. It’s not because of any grandeur or anything fantastic. It’s just because this trip in particular, though not stress-free, made me feel good about myself.
When I arrived at the terminal, I know that he’s already there. I was not sure how long, but I know that his eyes were only searching for me among the arriving crowds. Well, that’s what my instinct told me.
It’s actually a great feeling that once in a while you give yourself a chance to escape from the tedious [...]
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It’s now exactly 41 days and 10 minutes before Christmas, but I’m really not that excited about it compared to those previous Christmases in the past few years. I rarely hear Christmas songs these past few weeks and the weather is really hot. I don’t know why I don’t feel any connection or anticipation about the coming festive celebration.
Anyways, we will have our company’s Christmas party this coming 14th of December. This is actually my first Christmas with the company, but it’s still the usual manita/manito stuff for exchanging gifts. We are obliged to announce [...]
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WARNING: There are lots of spoilers in this post. If you haven’t read the Twilight series yet and has a plan to read them, then, don’t read this post.
You might be wondering who the Cullens are. If you have already read the Twilight series, then they might be very familiar. The Cullens is a family of “cold-blooded” vampires in Stephenie Meyer’s books. But they are no ordinary vamps you have read in old and boring bloodsucker legends. They are modern day vampires. They don’t explode and turn into ashes when hit by the [...]
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I just watched MagTV Na, a local ABS-CBN show this morning. I don’t usually watch this show, but I waited for it because it would feature my co-cbs members in their segment that talks about blogging. And as expected I saw five CBS members in the show. They were X, Rodel, Gerry, Clarence, and Kevin.
Rodel talked about his experience in making money thru blogging, X gave a brief description of his blogsite, Gerry explained that he started his blog as a hobby, Clarence talked about the content of his Dahong Laya blog, and Kevin talked about [...] Continue Reading…
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Yes, I did cast my vote for him in a mock poll during the US Election Watch 2008 at SM Atrium this morning. The Cebu Bloggers Society was invited by the US ambassador to the Philippines to attend the event. The venue was full of television screens that monitor the 2008 US Presidential Election.
Barack Obama is definitely the leading presidential candidate in almost all states. And as of the writing of this post it seems that victory is on the democrats side. Mccain, the republican candidate must brace himself well to accept defeat.
The US Election [...] Continue Reading…
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The Cebu Bloggers Society members were invited by Jun Tariman to guest his tech radio segment program. This was aired thru DYAB Cebu at 3:00 to 3:30 pm, November 2, 2008, Sunday. The 30-minute interview were attended by Clarence of DahongLaya.Com, Kevin of MarRoxas2010.Blogspot.com, Zeniamai of Zeniamai.Wordpress.Com, Empress of EmpressOfDrac.Com, X of ObnoxiousQueer.Com, and Sinjin of Sinjin.Ph.
The special radio segment’s main topic is about blogging. Before the formal interview, the members introduced themselves to the listeners and provided quick background to their respective blogsites. After that, Kevin formally introduced the Cebu Bloggers Society group to [...] Continue Reading…
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The soft launching of Defcon Philippines (DefconPH) on December 20, 2008 will bring together IT Security Professionals and Hackers to discuss their solutions, exploits and experiences in this complicated and critical field of IT Security arena. Attending this launching puts you one step ahead in preserving your company’s reputation, keeping your company solvent, and showing your value to your employer. DefconPH is a registered Defcon Group International as DC6332.
This half-day power packed event will cover the latest topics in IT security, hacking and protection. Learn how to avoid embarrassing and expensive data breaches, protect valuable information, and [...] Continue Reading…
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These are the mortals I work with every day. Thanks to Daddy Reymund for these cute mangatars. Lay the red carpet down for the Vanilla Cuties!!! Wohooo!
From left side-first row: Empress, the gothic enthusiast; Dreadz, the genius-rasta-php programmer; Cheche, the ultimate fashionista; Chubby, the everdearest so lovable chinita; Doi, the coolest boy of them all; Jet, the long-haired TA; Jza, the super beautiful mommy; Madz, the coolest and prettiest wifey; Micay, the sultry lady; Soulmate, my ever beautiful soulmate; Mon, the super daddy who created all the avatars; Nadj, the super sexy php programmer; Shirley, the [...] Continue Reading…
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That was the very first time that my half-cooked brain had successfully convinced the skeptic side of me to try tarot reading. I’m talking about last Saturday when I met this group of individuals who are into paranormal stuffs. These people are into things that interest me a lot. Matters and non-matters beyond normal has intrigued me ever since, and it’s really great to meet humans with the same line of interest.
To be honest, that was the very first time I heard of the word “Wiccan”. I checked it out online and found out that [...] Continue Reading…
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The Digital Filipino Club successfully held this event at Teatro Casino in Waterfront, Cebu last 22nd of October. This Fellowship was organized by Miss Janette Toral and sponsored by PAGCOR. The event was crowded by online-affiliated people and was even made livelier by the present of the Cebu Bloggers Society members who became the event’s center of attraction because of their well-thought t-shirt design. All the participants enjoyed the event not only because of the freebies, but also it became a temporary venue of meeting individuals with the same line of interest.
After consuming their sumptuous dinner, [...] Continue Reading…
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