Spitz' New Single

Yay! At last, Spitz announced the release of their 34th single on November 5 titled Wakaba. The single will be used as the theme song to the remake of the movie Sakura no Sono which will be aired on November 8.

Wee! New song new song! It's been a year since Sazanami CD was released. Tagal ng pahinga ng Spitz ah. >_< I need a new song to be added on the loop. Yahoo!! I love Spitz <3<3<3

Track List:

1. Wakaba
2. Mamoru San

Credits to: Spitz Official WebSite and Sakura no Sono Official Website

Back to Back JMOVIES

anime lie low. live muna. hehe i started on the marathon with the following jmovies.

1. Death Note

Death Note 2006 movie consists of 2 live-action films based on Death note manga series. The story centers on Light Yagami and his desire to become the new god by posing judgment using a supernatural notebook who kills anyone whose name is written on it, and L, a detective hired by the Japanese Police to unmask the mystery of the killings.

Hehe, mas gusto ko ung movie kesa anime. mas gusto ko twist ng ending ng movie. rawwrr.

2. Swing Girls



Swing Girls is a 2004 comedy film starred by Ueno Juri as her newcomer movie. This is about a group of girls who attend boring math summer class and then shifted their attention in forming their own jazz band.

Galing. Winner talaga si Juri when it comes to music shows. :D

3. Waterboys



Waterboys, 2001 comedy film written and directed by the same man behind Swing Girls. Like swing girls which story is an irony to the field focused, ganun din dito. Group of boys naman into synchro swimming. Haha ang cool! Mas naamaze ako dito at ang cute ng boys pag flamingo style ung ginagawa nila. i love :P

4. Taiyou no Uta



The movie unfolds the story of 16 year old girl who suffers from the rare skin condition xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a disease that makes the ultraviolet radiation of sunlight potentially lethal to her. Yui played the role of the lead female, and her character is performed on this movie being a singer and a guitarist.

Movie Review: Lovely Complex Live Action

Since I just can't get enough of LoveCom, I watched the manga's live action. hehe. Though my real purpose is to compare whether the movie levels the tv anime (although the live action was released first before the anime). And the verdict?... later na. :D

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I did not read the manga so the sole basis of my review is this film in comparison with the tv anime
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Lovely complex live action film is the adaptation of the manga series starring Teppei Koike as Atsushi Otani and Ema Fujisawa at Risa Koizumi.

The plot follows the story of anime: Otani and Koizumi have height complexes. Then it came to point when Koizumi grew feelings for Otani to finally confessed to Otani. Otani thinking it is odd for them to be a couple, gave the answer of being just friends yet after some time he realized he already like Risa and they lived happily ever after. hehe. Simple and predictable plot isn't it?



The movie differs the anime in little details in order to capture the whole story in 1.5 hours. But still, the movie was able to grasp the story's flow smoothly.

What I like about the movie is Teppei Koike himself! hahaha. Perfect for Otani's role. ;))

What I dislike is the fact that I watched the anime first! I was very overwhelmed with the anime and expected the movie to be like it. The exaggeration in the movie is a NO NO for me. And the movie is less romantic...and the movie is less goofy. Grrr. Lesson learned for mangas having live action film. @_@



Favorite scenes? Hmmm the summer festival and their school trip scenes. :D



Viewer's Rating: 3/5

Honey and Clover Live Action Movie Review

[Hachimitsu To Kuroba]

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(yamada and mayama walking)
mayama: yamada miteru to...jibun miteru mitai de nanka itai katta. Demo sunochi, kakkou ii tearu ka, itsoitukasa, modo demo naka sonna koto.
(Watching you... was like watching myself; it was painful. But eventually, being uncool, or being stubborn, didn't matter anymore.)

(yamada toppled on the ground)
mayama: yattende?
(What are you doing?)

(leading mayama to carry yamada on his back)
mayama: gomenai, yamada. demo yappari akiramenakatta.
(I'm sorry Yamada. I still can't give up on her)

mayama: yamada, temashte!
(Hey you drooled!)
(mayama thought yamada drooled but she's actually crying)

yamada: mayama... ski
(Mayama... I like you)

yamada: mayama... ski
(Mayama... I like you)

mayama: un
(yeah)

yamada: daiski
(I love you)

mayama: un. arigato
(yeah. Thank you.)
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kahit ba sobrang kabarok barokan ung translation ko, at mali pa ata talaga ung words, pinagpilitan ko pa rin! hahaha. kung may mali ako, i stand corrected dahil ako'y sobrang beginner! hahaha

anyway, this scene is my fave in honey and clover live action. grabe nadala ako dito. sobrang nalungkot ako para kay yamada. T___T

honey and clover live action focused on the season 1 of the anime. ok sia kaso pag live action ng anime, mejo mahirap talagang gayahin ung mismong takbo ng story kaya some of the details are different. Hindi mo naman mapagkakasya in 2 hours ang lahat ng nangyari sa series. Pero it's good na nakita sa movie ung romantic scenes na inasahan kong makita.


Plot

Honey and Clover revolves around five art students (Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi, Morita Shinobu, Yamada Ayumi and Hanamoto Hagumi), wherein the three guys live in the same housing complex that is run by an art teacher, Hanamoto Shuuji. During a party at the complex, Hanamoto introduces a new member to the building, a relative of his named Hanamoto Hagumi. Both Morita and Takemoto fell in love with Hagu and both showed it in diffent ways. Another love story between Mayama and Yamada is also presented. Yamada likes Mayama but Mayama doesn't return her love and secretly loves an older women named Harada Rika.


Review:

The live action only settled on the two love triangles. As in eto lang. Walang masyadong nangyari compared to the anime version where student life, friendship, and career were also depicted. Konting twists chaka inde masyadong nakuha ung personalities ng main characters sa anime. Feeling ko, sina Ayumi at Yuuta lang ang nakagrab ng complete personalities sa anime version. Pero ayus ang skills. Ang galing ng acting in terms of their art skills. Parang sila talaga ang gumawa ng mga masterpieces dun. And super the best ung dramahan mode ni ayu at mayama. ^__^ Nice theme song din from spitz entitled mahou no kotoba. aayuusss.

Major differences with the anime version:
-di masyadong over protective si shuu-chan kay hagu.
-nagsstalk si mayama kay rika! wooot! inde ko to kinaya. hahahaha. sobrang natawa talaga ako. nangongolekta pa ng kung anu anong gamit ni rika amf.
-nagpalit ng mature personalities si mayama at morita. sa anime kahit senpai ni mayama si morita, sobrang mature na mature mag-isip si mayama. pero sa movie, si morita ang sobrang mature.
-umiiwas si morita if ever nabbrought up ang something nia kay hagu. pero sa movie, inde. nagulat nga ako nung si hagu ung tumakbo when morita kissed him sa movie. sa anime, si morita ang sobrang kulit na tumakbo. hahaha
-never nakipagaway si morita sa anime. si hagu lang talaga ang inaasar nia. hahhaa. sa movie may sinuntok sia amf.
-interested na si takemoto sa mga temples from the beginning sa movie. sa anime, chaka lang nangyari yun sa kanyang soul searching.
-inde sia nagwork sa temple sa movie during his bike trip. hahahah. at inde sia umabot sa northest point in japan. hanggang beach lang waaa.
-ang naghanap lang ng four-leaf clover eh si ayu lang at takemoto. buhhu. sa anime silang lahat. T__T
-60% ng plot eh naiba. sadness, pinagkasya ang buong story sa 2 hours eh.


Major similarities with the anime:
-Kuhang kuha ung get up ng lahat ng characters sa anime. The hair, the clothes as in ung whole physical package nakuha. except lang siguro sa height ni hagu na sobrang liit sa anime.
-the talent of morita is still exemplar.
-the plot about takemoto's soul searching, and ayu's confession to mayama eh evident.

Recommendation:
Go for the anime pa rin. Mas malalim ang story. Pero sa mga curious, ok lang din. galing ng art nila. artists ata talaga ung casts nila. hahaha.

Viewer Rating: 7/10 :D

the classic

wahhh!! finally...i have watched this yesterday... sambahin si yejin.. ang galing... astig.. kasi she portrayed two different roles... the past and the present... o di ba?? parang sina ling and sheng... sabi ko na nga ba... di ako nagkamali kina yejin and zai... astig talaga.. although slow ung story kasi sobrang romantic... ganda pa rin ng flow...

eto ang characters...
Ji Hae - the present yejin
Sang Min - leading man ni yejin sa present
Jo Hee - past yejin.. mother ni Ji Hae
Joon Ha - ang mahal tlg ni joo hee
Tae Soo - best friend ni joon ha pero fiancee ni jo hee

basta... the story began in the present siyempre... si ji hae.. may gusto sia kay sang min pero eto namang si sang min... girlfriend yung friend ni ji hae... tas may scene na binasa ni ji hae ung mga letters ng mother nia... tas aion nagflashback na...

si jo hee.. anak ng congressman... tapos nakilala nia si joon ha na poor lang... bale nagkakilala tlg sila nung nagpasama si jo hee kay joon ha sa isang haunted house.. tapos simula nun.. naging close sila... tapos si joon ha.. gumagawa sia ng letter para kay tae soo na ibinibigay kay jo hee.. kasi nga magfiancee na ung dalawa... at that time... di nila alam na magkakilala pala silang tatlo... basta ang daming nangyari... tapos nung nalaman ni tae soo na nagmamahalan sina jo hee at joon ha... naggive up sia kahit ba mahal din niya si jo hee... pero ayaw ng parents ni tae soo sa ginawa nia kasi nga daw bakit daw papakawalan ang anak ng congressman... kaya binugbog si tae soo... nagtangka pa ngang magpakamatay si tae soo para kila jo hee at joon ha pero nabuhay pa rin sia... dahil dun.. naguluhan na rin si jo hee kung sino sa dalawa kasi nalaman na rin niang magbestfriend... tapos si joon ha... nagpunta sa giyera kasi military student sia... katulad ni tae soo.. pero nabulag sia... nung nagkita sila ni jo hee... pinalabas nia na nagpaksal na sia sa iba... para magkatuluyan ung magfiancee... kaya yun... naging anak ni jo hee at tae soo si ji hae... tapos si joon ha... nagpakasal na rin sa iba kahit ba mahirap sa loob nia,,, nagka-anak na lalaki tapos namatay din...

back to present... si sang min at ji hae... nagkatuluyan din kasi nalaman ni sang min na gusto tlg nia si ji hae... tapos ang maganda dito... si sang min pala ung anak na lalaki ni joon ha... astig... ang labas ng story... ang mga anak ang magpapatuloy ng love ng mga parents nila...

ang daming ngang things of love dito.. una tlg ung necklace kasi from past to present... pasa pasa tlg sia... ung river.. firefly.. rainbow... chaka ung rain... basta.. ang ganda tlg ng story.. naantig ako... the classic tlg.. whew... yejin.. love tlg kita.. :)

my sassy girl...

kakanood ko lang ulit nito.. ang kulit.. sya... ganda pa ni jeon ji hyun



cutie..

the terminal

finally.. i have watched THE TERMINAL... grabe.. i really liked the story... aside from tom hanks playing the lead... pinanood ko siya yesterday kila bes tan... basta pumunta ako sa kanila early night.. tapos nagulat na lang ako nung napanood ko ung kalahati ng cast away eh 1100 pm na pala... pero ang ganda talaga ng story ng the terminal... sige share ko...

basta nagstart ung scene nung kadadating niya sa airport... si viktor navorski... jfk airport u.s.... pupunta kasi sia ng new york... pero... di siya makalabas ng airport kasi... at that time.. may war dun sa country nila kaya di tumatanggap ng mga aliens galing dun... kaya pinagstay sia sa isang lounge.. i forgot the name of the lounge basta may lounge sa name nun... sa airport din un... tapos di pa sia masyadong marunong mag-english... pero somehow.. he can understand... naintindihan nia na he's unaccepted sa us... dahil kailangan niang mahintay na matapos ung war... binigyan muna sia ng food vouchers kasi di daw pwede ung pera ng KRAKOZHIA sa airport...pero nawala nia ung food vouchers... KRAKOZHIA ung place kung san sia galing...astig nga sa us... di nila pinababayaan ung mga aliens dun.. binibgyan tlg nila ng assistance chaka strict tlg sila pagdating sa aliens.. di basta basta nakakapasok ang sinuman o anuman...

aion.. e di sa gate 67 sia nastay...magulo pa nga ung gate 67 nung dumating sia dun... di kasi tlg ginagamit un as entrance or exit sa airport...puro mga waiting chairs lang ang nandun...tapos after ilang days.. kinausap siya nung parang namamahala sa airport na for pormotion pa ung namamahalang un...sinabi sa kanya na pwede siang makalabas ng airport pero in illegal way... pero hindi niya kinagat... natakot sia.. sabi na lang nia.. "I WAIT"... ahihh..tapos merong janitor dun.. gupta ang name.. tapos ayaw kay viktor dahil baka daw spy sia... dahil lagi ngang nasa airport si viktor na mejo natatagalan na sia dun... aion...tapos nakilala nia ung isang food crew na spanish tapos ung spanish na un... like si Officer Torres... si officer torres, nagtatrabaho din siya sa airport pero lagi naman niang tinatatakan ng "denied" ung light green form ni viktor... basta naging tulay sia nung food crew para maligawan si officer torres... basta... tapos may nakilala din siang isa pang mama... as the story goes on.. naging friends niya sila gupta, ung spanish chaka ung mama... tapos nakilala din niya si AMELIA - Catherine Zeta Jones... na isang babae na sa airport dn nagwowork pero may problema sa love life dahil pumatol siya sa may asawa na... basta lagi niang nakakasalamuha ung mga persons na un sa araw-araw nia sa airport...

sobrang bahay nia tlg ung gate 67.. napaganda na niya un.. parang bedroom tlg... naliligo sia sa cr.. one time nga may nakakita pa sa kanya... as in sa faucet sia nagbabasa ng katawan... tapos nakahanap sia ng means para makakain through bringing into proper place all the carts... basta may lalagyan ng carts tas pag binalik mo sila properly.. bibigyan ka ng barya ng isang machine... tas lagi siang bumibili ng food sa burger king..ang kulit tlg...

tapos one time... kinausap na naman sia ni MAN-FOR-PROMOTION... at inalok na naman sia ng way para makaalis sia sa airport at makapunta ng new york.. basta sasabihin nia sa court na ayaw niang bumalik sa KRAKOZHIA... na may fear sia sa country nia... pero di pa rin niya kinagat kasi GUSTO nia ang KRAKOZHIA kaya nagwait na naman sia...

hanggang sa nakilala na sia ng buong airport dahil may niligtas siang isang alien na ka-same language nia... basta about sa medicine..sa sobrang popular nia eh nakapost ung photocopy ng palm nia sa lahat ng establishments... alam ng buong airport ung situation nia...

btw,.. nakahanap sia ng work bilang isang construction worker dun sa airport... tapos nag fell sia kay amelia.. sinabi nga nia kay amelia kun bakit gustung gusto niang pumunta ng new york.. at ito ung reason...ung father ni viktor... isang jazz fan.. basta may jazz na group na favorite ung father nia... 52 members...tapos sa sobrang fan... merong signature ung father nia nung mga members except for one person dahil namatay na ung father niya bago pa napapirmahan.. kaya nagpromise sia sa father nia na magpapasign sia dun sa person na un.. si BEnny Golson na nakatira sa new york,... kaya kahit 9 months siang tumira sa airport.. ok lang basta matupad nia ung promise sa father nia... ASTIG di ba?!? kaya tinulungan sia ni Amelia... nakakuha ng connection para makalabas ng airport... tas akala ko... sila magkakatuluyan ni amelia pero di daw sila destined... sumama pa rin si amelia dun sa lalaking may asawa...aion.. tapos makakalabas na sana si viktor ng airport pero walang pirma ni Man-for-promotion... kaya pumunta sia kay man-for-promotion... nakalimutan ko din ung name nia... pero pinagbantaan sia... na kapalit nung pagpunta nia sa new york eh may consequence kila gupta, kay spanish at sa isa pang mama... kasi may mga kaso effect ung mga un... kaya ang ginawa ni viktor... uuwi na lang daw sia basta wag gagalawin ung mga friends nia...kaya yon... uuwi na dapat... pero sinabi sa kanya ni gupta na bakit daw papalampasin pa nia ung chance na sobrng lapit na nia sa new york...ipaglaban daw ung right... by that tme pala.. tapos na ung war sa country ni viktor... kaya ung buong airport sumuporta kay viktor dahil nalamang lalabas na sia sa airport.. kahit ung mga police sa airport.. pumanig na rin kay viktor.. at first.. ayaw ni man-for-promotion pero wala na rin siang nagawa nung nakalabas na si viktor sa airport.. tapos aion... nakapagpapirma sia kay benny golson at pagkatapos nun.. umuwi na rin sia kaagad sa krakozhia...

aion... dun natapos ang story.. ang ganda... sobrang PATIENCE, UNSELFISHNESS, KEEPING PROMISES, RESOURCEFULNESS, BEING A GOOD CHILD TO PARENTS...at kung anu-ano pa.. ang dami kong natutunan sa story... astig tlg.. galing ni tom hanks forever!!! ahhih

the classic

hmm..



movie ni yejin.. galing daw nia dito.. naghahanap nga ako ng copy nian! pero wala akong makita.. huhu.. hay.. mapapanood ko din to.. astig tlg yejin!!! wohohoho!!! hehehe.. pero bibilhin ko pa rin toh!! astig tlg!!..

go yejin!! you always have my support!!

synopsis

Having presented his view on a rather strange relationship in the 2001 blockbuster "My sassy girl", director Gwak Jae-yong brings you back to an earlier, simpler time for "The classic" love story.
The film tells a tale about a young college student Chi-hye (Sun Ye-jin) who is involved in a love triangle with her friend Su-kyong (Lee Sang-in) and a young modish playwright Sang-min (Jo In-seong). Meanwhile, she uncovers the romance and tangles her mother Chu-hui (also played by Sun) fell into in the late 1960s.

Bouncing back and forth, the film delicately unfolds the two romances of the two generations. Though the time and people differ in the two stories, the "classic" love feelings remain unchanged.