Movie Review: Resident Evil: Retribution

The Umbrella Corporation's deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race's last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun...

Genre: Action/Adventure, Horror, Sequel
Starring: Milla Jovovich (Alice), Sienna Guillory (Jill Valentine), Michelle Rodriguez (Rain Ocampo), Li Bingbing (Ada Wong), Boris Kodjoe (Luther West), Johann Urb (Leon S. Kennedy), Kevin Durand (Barry Burton), Oded Fehr (Carlos Oliveira), Colin Salmon (One), Shawn Roberts (Albert Wesker)

Screening: 14 Sep 2012, SM Cinema #MovieReview #ResidentEvil5

Movie Review: The Hunger Games

Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she's pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Genre: Action/Adventure, Adaptation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark), Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne), Woody Harrelson (Haymitch Abernathy), Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket), Lenny Kravitz (Cinna)

Screening: 31 Mar 2012, SM Cinema #MovieReview #TheHungerGames

Movie Review: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 3D

A boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Genre: Adaptation, Animated, Family, Action/Adventure
Starring: Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Betty White, Rob Riggle

Screening: 15 Mar 2012, MarQuee Mall #MovieReview #TheLorax

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"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Its not." — Dr. Seuss

Movie Review: This Means War

Two of the world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends - until they discover that they've fallen in love with the same woman. Deciding to keep their friendship a secret from her, they pull out their full arsenal of fighting skills and high-tech gadgetry to defeat their greatest enemy - each other.

Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Action/Adventure
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger, Chelsea Handler, John Paul Ruttan

Screening: 28 Feb 2012, SM Cinema #MovieReview #ThisMeansWar

Movie Review: Underworld Awakening

The vampire warrioress Selene, escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

Genre: Horror, Sequel, Action/Adventure
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Sandrine Holt

Screening: 21 Jan 2012, SM Cinema #MovieReview #UnderworldAwakening

Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large - Professor Moriarty - and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.

Holmes' investigation into Moriarty's plot becomes ever more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London and across Europe, to France, Germany and finally to Switzerland.

But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction - all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.

Genre: Adaptation, Action/Adventure, Sequel
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris

Screening: 15 Jan 2012, Glorietta 4 #MovieReview #SherlockHolmes2

Movie Review: Enteng ng Ina Mo

Under the influence of a magic spell, adventurer Enteng Kabisote falls in love with long-suffering mother Ina. Though Enteng is ready to settle down in a domestic setting, his magical life soon drags Ina and her kids into another world.

Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Starring: Ai-Ai de las Alas, Vic Sotto

Screening: 06 Jan 2012, SM Baguio #MovieReview #EntengNgInaMo

Movie Review: My Househusband: Ikaw Na!

A married man resigns from his job, leaving his wife to provide for his family. He now has to adapt to a new role: staying at home, taking care of the kids, and running the household.

Genre: Comedy / Romance
Starring: Judy Ann Santos, Ryan Agoncillo, Eugene Domingo

Screening: 06 Jan 2012, SM Baguio #MovieReview #MyHousehusband

Movie Review: The Lion King 3D

A heroic coming-of-age story which follows the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king of the jungle. As a carefree cub, he is both excited and anxious to become king, one day, and spends his days frolicking with his pal, Nala. His father, King Mufasa, the revered ruler of Pride Rock and the lands that surround it, teaches him about the "Circle of Life"--the delicate balance of nature which bonds all animals together; Simba's father cautions him to prepare for the day when he will be called upon to lead. Mufasa's evil brother, Scar, hopes that day will never arrive and schemes to do away with the king and Simba so that he can assume the throne for his own tyrannical purposes. Scar and his hyena henchmen--Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed--lure Simba into the path of a wildebeest stampede in which Mufasa is killed trying to save his son. Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father's death and urges him to leave the Pride Lands and never return. A frightened and guilt-ridden Simba flees into exile where he is befriended by a wacky but warmhearted warthog named Pumbaa and his free-wheeling meerkat companion, Timon. Under the dubious guidance of this nature's odd couple, Simba adopts their "Hakuna Matata" (no worries) attitude towards life--taking things one day at a time. The cub matures into a young adult and is able to forget his past until a beautiful young lioness--who turns out to be his childhood friend Nala--arrives on the scene. She tells him of the hard times and suffering that have come to the Pride Lands under Scar's reign, and beseeches him to take his place as king. With the help of Rafiki, a wise shaman baboon, Simba realizes that his father's spirit lives on in him and that he must accept the responsibility of his destined role.

Genre: Animation, Kids/Family, Musical/Performing Arts, Comedy, Action/Adventure and Romance
Starring: Jonathan Taylor-Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly

Screening: 20 Dec 2011, MarQuee Mall #MovieReview #TheLionKing

Movie Review: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the President initiates "Ghost Protocol". Left without any resources or backup, Ethan must find a way to clear his agency's name and prevent another attack. To complicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on this mission with a team of fellow IMF fugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know.

Genre: Action/Adventure, Adaptation, Sequel and Thriller
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Josh Holloway, Anil Kapoor, Léa Seydoux, Tom Wilkinson

Screening: 16 Dec 2011, SM Cinema #MovieReview #MissionImpossible4

Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Bella and Edward, plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child... which brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black.

Genre: Romance, Sequel, Teen, Drama and Thriller
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Maggie Grace, Mia Maestro

Screening: 27 Nov 2011, SM Cinema #MovieReview #BreakingDawn