Posts Tagged ‘cute guys’

On 2012

{ Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 3:08 am } · { Movies }
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So, I don’t want to be all girly girly on account of this being a movie about the end of the world, and people are going to see it mainly for its special effects, but there’s sure to be about a million reviews on the net about said effects and the movie’s story and direction and cinematography and all that jazz (musicians), so can I just say that whoa— there were so many cute guys in this movie! :D

Seriously, I expected to fangirl only for John Cusack (whom I’ve loved since his Lloyd Dobler days), but then you got the pilot and the Chinese/Tibetan (??) worker and some extras and well, Hollywood is full of good-looking people, what can I say? Well, I’m not going to be saying anything about the story. It’s an apocalypse film, after all — world reknowned sites crash and burn (in a way that looks really cool (although totally improbable — what are the chances of the cracks on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to be in that exact spot?!)), people die, you know the drill. Not that I want to be insensitive about the apocalypse, just that the Mayan prediction really creeps me out so… yeah, let’s talk about the cute guys now. ;)

John Cusack plays Jackson Curtis, the main protagonist who represents the “average person”, although he’s a published author, too, so to me that makes him accomplished and not at all “average” but anyway… His character actually reminded me a lot of Tom Cruise’s character in War of the Worlds. I mean, he’s separated from his wife, and he found out about the end of the world while he’s spending the weekend with his kids. And then he ends up saving their lives and thereby earning their trust and love (trust me, this isn’t a spoiler, or were you under the impression that nobody survives at the end of the movie?). Pretty ok, though since this character has been played before, I guess it’s not really all that notable. But I love John Cusack (come on, who doesn’t?) so I felt for Jackson Curtis and rooted for him all throughout. :)

Jackson Curtis and daughter Lily

Jackson Curtis and daughter Lily. John Cusack isn’t very cute in this photo, but I chose it because it totally reminds me of War of the Worlds.

See what I mean? They even both have snow. (Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in War of the Worlds)

Johann Urb plays Sasha. The pilot. And I guess pilots in movies are usually extras, but he had his moment of heroism. And that just made him way way cuter than he already is.

Johann Urb

Johann Urb apparently started out as a model. Go figure.

So, as I watched the movie, I’d been thinking and thinking where I first saw him, and couldn’t remember, so I looked it up and according to IMDb, he’s in The Hottie and the Nottie. He plays the “seemingly perfect but turns out to be an a**hole” guy. And I had to think twice about putting this reference because it meant admitting to seeing The Hottie and the Nottie, but what the hey. Honesty is the best policy, and I have to say that the ending of that movie wasn’t so bad. Of course, the hour and a half before it didn’t make sense at all, but you know, a lot of movies are crap. At least this one had a cute guy in it.

Chin Han is Tenzin, one of the workers who built the ships (you know, to save humanity). And he’s really sort of an extra, I mean, his time on the movie is probably only 15 minutes (cumulative) and he barely had lines, and he lost a leg (I’m not telling you how he lost it so this doesn’t count as a spoiler either), but he really did look very good, and next to John Cusack, I’d say that’s hard to do, but he pulled it off, and made me more interested. Unfortunately he hasn’t done a lot of films yet. He was apparently in The Dark Knight but seriously, you can’t notice anyone else in that movie except for Christian Bale and Heath Ledger (and Edison Chen haha! but maybe that’s just me), so yeah, I hope he makes more Hollywood films, or even Chinese romantic comedies w/ maybe a little action movie stuff (like Love Undercover) because you know, I think he could play a nice romantic leading man role but with fight scenes, like Kyle Reese in Terminator 1.

Chin Han

Chin Han – Image from here

So, haha, shallow me only cares about the cute guys while the tectonic plates are shifting and tsunamis are bringing about the end of the world. It’s just a movie anyway, and the message is pretty much the same as all disaster movies (because really, what else can you say when the world is about to end?) — Don’t take life and the people you love forgranted, because we can all die in a matter of minutes. Not that you didn’t already know that.

Interesting Parallel

{ Wednesday, October 28, 2009 @ 2:07 am } · { People }
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Well, it’s interesting to me.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Kubozuka Yosuke
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kubozuka Yosuke

Alright, so they don’t exactly look alike, and I’m obviously trying to force that by choosing pictures where they have the same haircut (or lack thereof), and are both in black and white. But physical appearance aside, I actually thought of these two as similar because of their acting ability.

I have loved loved loved Joseph Gordon-Levitt ever since I saw him. And that is, in a teeny bopper magazine that my sister used to buy. I didn’t even know who he was then, only that he starred in some show called Third Rock from the Sun, which at the time, was not being shown on TV where I’m from. Anyway, it’s because of him that I watched 10 Things I Hate About You (and not Heath Ledger, but he’s cool, too), and Treasure Planet, even though he’s just a voice actor for that one. And of course, 500 Days of Summer would just not have the same impact on me, if they’d used a different actor for Tom Hanson.

With Kubozuka Yosuke, it was different. I first saw him in Onatsuki, his “comeback” film from the alleged suicide attempt (and drug use?), but wasn’t paying too much attention on account of being Edison Chen-crazy. But then I saw him as a kid in GTO, and totally loved him in that one. So I watched more and more of his dramas/movies, and now honestly think that he’s one of the best (if not the best) actors in Japan. I mean, I love the “idols”, e.g. Yamapi, Sorimachi Takashi, etc. but Kubozuke Yosuke is a different breed. He’s one of the real actors, who aren’t just put in j-dramas and movies for screaming fangirls to scream some more. Other examples (in my opinion) of real actors are Tatsuya Fujiwara and Tamaki Hiroshi. :)

Anyway, I just wanted to share what I thought of these two — that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the Hollywood version of Kubozuka Yosuke, and Kubozuka Yosuke is Japan’s Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Hehe.

P.S. I don’t really know much about their personal lives, so I don’t know if they have similarities there, too, but that’s not really important.

P.P.S. Kubozuka Yosuke is a Taurus. Why Fate, why?!? (Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an Aquarius, just in case you wanted to know. And he’s 2 years younger than KY.)

More Cormac McLaggen, Please!

{ Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 11:29 pm } · { Books, Movies }
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Right. I wouldn’t be a Harry Potter fan if I didn’t make a post about the movie, so…

I do hope that not everyone judges the books (or Harry Potter, “in general”) based on what they’ve seen in the movies. So, I’m not going to condemn the movies because that will make it sound like I’m one of those people who don’t know the difference between telling a story through a book and through a film, but I do want to say that there is just SO MUCH MORE going on in the Harry Potter books, that if you base your opinion solely on the movies, I really think that you’re missing out.

So, I’m basing this opinion on the fact that after seeing the movie, my parents and my brother (the people whom I went to see the movie with) all kept asking me more details about the story– what was the relevance of the half-blood prince, how did Harry know how to save Ron, etc. etc. Based on that, I guess they really did leave out more than usual in this film. I mean, I’m usually with my family whenever I see the HP movies, but this is the first time that they’ve asked that many questions. Or it could be because it had a cliffhanger ending, I mean, more than the previous ones.

I’m suddenly remembering something said by my Lit professor in college– that Filipinos liked Harry Potter better than Lord of the Rings because Harry Potter had a clear resolution at the end, whereas LOTR ended with Frodo and Sam, finally reaching Mordor, and the credits rolling immediately after. Of course then, he had meant Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (and Fellowship of the Ring for LOTR), which did have a clear resolution at the end. And I guess it’s still that same reason why I think a lot of people (who didn’t read the books, and so don’t know what’s going to happen next) probably didn’t like this 6th movie. Because it didn’t have a clear resolution at the end. But, I don’t know. I guess I’m just too in love with the series already (I fell in love with it right around the 2nd book, when I read that Harry was a parseltongue), that I really don’t think that anything anyone says or does, will ruin it for me. Not even if Warner Bros. makes a bad movie.

Don’t get me wrong– I didn’t say this was a bad movie. I actually liked it very much. But maybe, I only do, because I already like the series so much. So I’m hoping that people who see it will still like it, even if it doesn’t meet their expectations or anything like that. It would just be awful to see fans’ interests waver because this wasn’t all it was hyped up to be. :(

Anyway, another reason I’m posting is because I believe that Draco Malfoy deserves some L-O-V-E.

Sorry if he’s “the bad guy” or Anti-Harry or the Dark Side’s Chosen One, but I’ve always been a fan of Draco Malfoy. Is it because Tom Felton is cute and the BEST actor among the kids (because let’s face it — the real great actors in that movie are Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, and the other older ones)? Maybe. But it’s also because I’ve really believed, from the beginning, that he’s just misunderstood. Nevermind that he’s a coward. He’s just been sheltered his whole life, so of course, he’s not used to dealing with difficult situations.

Seriously though, how great was Tom Felton’s acting, huh? I love how he had such a big part in this film (I think it was even more than what was shown in the book!). Oh, and Cormac McLaggen, too! ;)

So Cormac McLaggen, in the book (for those of you who didn’t read it), was actually quite an obnoxious fellow, with ape-like features, no manners, and really all-around unlikeable. But in this movie, WOW. He was just… I mean, it’s almost really strange that Hermione prefers Ron over the hunks that come after her! And you know, with the disappearances of the previous good-looking characters (i.e. Oliver Wood and Cedric Diggory), well, having someone like Cormac around, was not a bad idea at all. :)

I don’t think he’ll be back for the next 2 movies, though. I don’t think he was mentioned in the books either, so… I guess his few scenes in this one is all we’ll ever see him. Still, between him and Malfoy, (and, you know, Harry and Ron and the Weasley twins of course) the movie definitely does not disappoint fangirls.

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And now, a pic spam of the Harry Potter Hunks. :D

Freddie Stroma/Cormac McLaggen as a Muggle

Freddie Stroma/Cormac McLaggen as a Muggle

Cormac McLaggen, Gryffindor Keeper (at least, when Ron's not around)

Cormac McLaggen, Gryffindor Keeper (at least, when Ron's not around)

Draco Malfoy - The Dark Side's Chosen One

Draco Malfoy - The Dark Side's Chosen One (Don't you just love the contrast of his white-blond hair and black clothes?)

Coolest Promotional Poster Ever (In my opinion, at least.)

Coolest Promotional Poster Ever (In my opinion, at least.)

… but now that that’s done, I’m going to have to wait another year for the next movie! Ugh. Why is life so difficult? :P

P.S. Did anyone else think that the “16-year-old” Tom Riddle looked too young and too… un-creepy for the part? In the books, Tom Riddle is always described as very handsome, but also a bit scary-looking. But the one in the movie looked, er, a bit like someone James Potter would have bullied. Or is it just me who thinks so?

Pinakagwapo sa…

{ Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 12:55 am } · { People }
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Dahil ako ay fangirl na walang lovelife sa tunay na buhay, naisipan kong gumawa ng post na ganito.

Here is my sentence pattern for today:

Pinakagwapo si ( insert name of male celebrity here ) sa ( insert title of drama series/movie/event here ) bilang ( insert name of character here ) .

Okey? Let’s start!

Disclaimer: This is of course, only my opinion. And if you disagree, you’re more than welcome to point me towards another drama series/movie/event wherein mas-gwapo ang hitsura nila. ;)

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10. Takenouchi Yutaka in Beach Boys as Kaito.

I’m not sure if this is a screenshot from the drama, I don’t think it is. But he looks the same here as he did then, so this is still the look of his that I like the most.

Actually, I have yet to see more of his dramas. This is the first and only one I’ve seen so far, but he’s pretty good, so I’ll probably be stalking him soon. Hehehe.

9. Kaneshiro Takeshi in Perhaps Love as Lin Jian Dong.

Also not a screenshot from the actual movie, but this is one of the pictures from the publicity posters so it’s all good. :) The best part is that he sings in this movie too. Yay!

8. Oguri Shun in Hana Kimi as Sano Izumi.

Okay, this is probably the one most people won’t agree with me on, because most of my friends like his look better in Hana Yori Dango, but hey, to each his own, right? I’m just more partial to black hair. At least, with this particular guy.

Anyway, chose this screenshot even if Horikita Maki is in it (Don’t get me wrong, I like her, too. But she’s a girl.), because of Shun’s “pained expression”. He’s so emo in this drama, it’s like he’s carrying the weight of the world, ne? (Although I’m sure Horikita Maki isn’t heavy.)

7. Ikuta Toma in Hana Kimi as Nakatsu Shuichi.

Yay for Ikuta Toma! He won Best Supporting Actor for this role! :D It took me a long time to choose which picture of him as Nakatsu to pick because he looks so good in all of them! :D But I chose this one because of his “faraway look”. *sighs* Faraway looks are the best. *blushes*

6. Kubozuka Yosuke in Onatsuki as Tetsuya.

I just found out that this is Yosuke’s (Yesss, close kami?! :P ) comeback movie from his alleged suicide attempt. (Heheh, alleged na, attempt pa! Lupet, diba!?) Well, you definitely won’t find any traces of whatever was disturbing him then, he looked so good (and so responsible) in this movie!

5. Yamashita Tomohisa in Weeeek as a salaryman.

Okay, so that’s not the best screenshot, but it’s really hard to get screenshots! Anyway, this is one of my favorite songs of NewS, it’s the first one I heard from them. Hehe, I first heard it in Harajuku, one of the shops was playing the PV on its TV, and I lingered a longer time than I should’ve inside the shop, just so I could finish watching it. Hehehe, I’ve never even heard about NewS then, but I liked this song right away! And I thought I wouldn’t hear it again, but my luck made it fall into my lap. My friend K just shared the file of the PV to me. Really. I didn’t even have to ask for it! :) Therefore, I think Fate wants me to like Yamapi. Hehehe. ;)

4. Mizushima Hiro in Zettai Kareshi as Asamoto Soushi.

Also a very difficult choice since Hiro’s just sooo good-looking that he looks great in anything he’s been in. And that includes his Kamen Rider Kabuto days, and the ones he did between that and Zettai Kareshi. I haven’t really been giving him much attention though, but hopefully that’ll change. BTW, Oguri Shun earlier had the “pained expression” and Ikuta Toma had the “faraway look”. In this picture, Hiro has both that. Yay for good acting! :D

3. Tamaki Hiroshi in Nodame Cantabile as Chiaki Shinichi.

Really really good acting!! He’s the best Japanese actor for me. Ever. :D I may be a little biased, but seriously, I don’t think anyone will be able to say that this guy’s not a good actor. Fangirls and critics have similar opinions on that, right? ;) So, right now I think Tamaki’s gotten too thin, but I’m hoping he’ll go back to his “Chiaki-look” because seriously, it was just perfect.

2. Sorimachi Takashi in Wonderful Life as Kirishima Akira.


So I loved him so much in GTO, I saw 3 more of his dramas right after. And when I found this, I realized that there’s no going back. I <3 Sorimachi Takashi. So much so that as I watched this drama, there were times when I actually forgot to read the subtitles because I was too busy looking at his face. Haha! *embarrassed*

Because of that, he gets not one, but two screenshots! Hehehe. Favoritism ito!

1. Yasutoko Takeshi in the Asian X-Tour 2003 in Manila as himself.

:D The only non-actor in the bunch, but the one I love the most. :) Hehehe! And he’s also the only reason why “event” is part of the sentence pattern. Hehe, because he hasn’t been in any dramas nor movies of course! Anyway, I will never forget the time I saw him in person and got his autograph, too! I wish I had my picture taken with him, but cameras weren’t as common then as they are now. *sigh* And I only have my memory to rely on. Oh, and this picture taken by another fan, which I got from the Takeshi Yasutoko mailing list (Yes, there is one. And I’m a member of it).

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And that’s all! No, actually that’s not all. You may have noticed that all of those guys I mentioned are Japanese. Actually, I had a longer list that included celebrities from the Philippines, Hollywood and other Asian countries, but it was just too long! So I decided to cut it, and tell you about the Japanese celebrities first since they’re the ones dominating that list anyway. (Actually, these aren’t all the Japanese guys I listed. There’s Tsumabuki Satoshi and Matsuken and Tatsuya Fujiwara and a bunch of others still.) But I’ll probably post that on some other day. Seriously, it was hard writing this! (And looking for the screenshots!)

P.S. I also temporarily changed the theme of my blog to accommodate the pictures. Not kidding! Since most of the pictures have the actors facing left, I had to find a theme with the sidebar on the left so it’d still follow the rules of layouting. I’m kind of OC that way. Hehe. If you like this theme better though, just tell me. And maybe I won’t change it. :)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

{ Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 11:54 pm } · { Movies }
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Again, let me first tell everyone that this is not a review. There are already a gazillion reviews out there (and from people who know way more about Narnia than I do), so instead, I’m just going to post some pictures. ;)

Anyway, I’ve thought of a single sentence that sums up what I think about this movie (for the most part, hehe):

If 300 is a Chick Flick, then The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is 300 for kids (or young adults ;) ). Hehe.

I mean, cute guys, a fantasy world and daytime war? What more could you ask? Hehehe. I really can’t decide who I like best of the three (Peter, Edmond, Caspian). The actors are all younger than me anyway, but wah! They’re all so cuuuute! Hehehe.

Here’s the semi-pic spam as promised:

And here, I wanted to post an action shot for Edmund (Skandar Keynes), because his fighting style is just so cool! :D

Wah! Love it love it love it! XD Hehehe.

Okay, back to reality now. *sigh* :(