rebzombie reviews

Recent movies by Star Cinema follow a tried and tested formula that can do well in the box office and And I Love You So is one of them. You pair up two gorgeous leads, feature them in a romantic movie with cheesy lines and wait for the masses to patronize it.

Till death do us part is what Lara (Bea Alonzo) and Oliver (Derek Ramsay) promised during their wedding and after only five months into it, Oliver died due to an aneurysm. Thus the end of a fairytale love story. Lara is left trying to cope with the loss of a love one and saving her pre-school. To save the school that Oliver built for her, she had to lease out her condo unit. Chris (Sam Milby) ended up renting her place. As fate would have it, he recently lost his loved one as well.

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What was I thinking?  Why did I watch this Ai-Ai de las Alas/Sharon Cuneta movie? BFF: Best Friends Forever is the latest Filipino movie that I’ve watched and to be honest, I’m too proud of it.  As a comedy, it relied much on slapstick. The jokes were not funny at all.

The two main actresses of BFF are superstars in their own right in my country and their team-up has been hyped by the local media.  The producers have a surefire moneymaker in their hands that they didn’t care about making a decent movie.

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The first time they were together, Miggy (John Lloyd Cruz) and Laida (Sarah Geronimo) found a very special love. Their chemistry was so good that it was decided to give this tandem another serving. So what made them say You Changed My Life to each other?

This movie is a sequel of A Very Special Love. But I found You Changed My Life a lot cheesier than the first one. Miggy and Laida churn out cheesy lines one after another. Filipinos are really romantic and this movie is the epitome of it. Even when personal problems get in the way, they managed to work things out. Miggy chose to be better and Laida chose to stay by her man.

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The Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin vehicle, Love Me Again, gave a few pointers on how to win back your ex. The movie is full of romantic clichés and it didn’t introduce any innovations to the genre. At least there are some things couples or ex-couples can pick up to bring back the zest in their relationships.

Be Persistent

Migo continued his courtship even if Arah already said no. Sometimes persistence works as seen in Love Me Again but sometimes in can lead to a totally different result. Arah could have viewed Migo as an annoyance and ignored his perseverance.

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Here’s the Bong (Vhong Navarro) and Winona (Toni Gonzaga) and how they promised to love each other until the end. From that sentence alone you’ll know right away that My Only U is a cheesy romantic movie. With all honesty, it is and I enjoyed every second of it.

Some might say that My Only U is full of Tagalog movie clichés and I won’t deny it. It doesn’t bring anything new in the table but what else is there that hasn’t been made yet. The movie has a lot of funny and kilig moments that would make it the best date movie of the year. Yup I’m taking back what I’ve said about A Very Special Love. My Only U is definitely better in my book.

There’s just one thing I don’t like about the movie. It translated Adam Sandler’s cheesy Grow Old with You into Tagalog. I have nothing against the Tagalized versions that’s popular these days but they ruined one of my favorite songs of all time.

Aside from that, I have nothing bad to say about My Only U. It’s a feel good movie that I recommend for the whole family. Rakenrol!

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This is the story of Miggy and Laida and how they found that very special love. From the title itself, you’ll draw the conclusion that it’s a romantic comedy. And I could say that this is the date flick of the year. I wished I had a date for it though. That’s why I didn’t bother watching it on the big screen and waited for the DVD to be released.

A Very Special Love is something that will hit us when we least expect it. It’s a love that’s unconditional. You won’t get tired loving that special someone. The lyrics of the song where the movie title came from pretty much say it all.

I found a very special love in you
And it almost breaks me in two
Squeezing me tighter
But I’m never gonna let go…

Amen!

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