i’ve been looking forward to this movie ever since i saw the teaser trailer. and knowing that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp will collaborate again got me even more excited! so i made sure i won’t miss it.

aside from Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter, other familiar faces (and voices) can be seen (or heard ).

Helena Bonham Carter plays the Red Queen. she was exceptional as Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and was also seen in Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett; and as expected, did another great performance as the villain in this film.

the White Queen was played by Anne Hathaway, and to tell you honestly, i didn’t really get her acting. i was confused if it was meant to be funny or what. but i still love her nevertheless. she’s a great actress… just not so much in this movie.

and of course, who wouldn’t be able to recognize Professor Snape’s voice? this time, as a Blue Caterpillar. i just love that unique tone that Alan Rickman has! he also plays Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd.

joining in the cast of characters are Crispin Glover (George McFly from Back to the Future and the “thin man” from Charlie’s Angels) as the Knave of Hearts and Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew from Harry Potter; Nathaniel from Enchanted and Beadle Bamford from Sweeney Todd) as Bayard the talking dog.

excellent line up, i must say… and Mia Wasikowska make a wonderful and authentic Alice!

the movie was really entertaining. great acting from great actors. i love the visuals, the make up and the wardrobe! (especially Alice’s red dress)

CLICK HERE for an awesome review by Angela Davis! i totally agree with pretty much everything she said. (but on those parts where she talks about the books, i can neither agree nor disagree. haven’t read them ) after reading her review, it made me wanna buy those books!

(actually, “kind of” is an understatement.. hihihi )

let’s start with this awesome band that i love… the one and only, The Fray!
this new single “Syndicate” is still from their latest album, The Fray. check out the video below!

i know most of you (erm… myself included ) are still addicted to Paramore’s “Brick By Boring Brick”… but they just premiered this new video called “The Only Exception” and i totally love it too!! i’m just not a fan of Hayley’s hairstyle in this video though..

Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” video is out!!! it’s just a compilation of clips from her Fearless Tour 2009. congratulations to her for winning Album of the Year for Fearless at the Grammy’s!!!

and last but not the least, Avril Lavigne is soooo back!!! in case you didn’t know, i am a huge fan of Avril! so i was really excited when i heard that she has a song featured on Johnny Depp’s upcoming movie, “Alice In Wonderland”. (this movie is definitely a must-see! Tim Burton and Johnny Depp make a great team!!!) check out Avril’s video for “Alice Underground”!

i’m loving a lot of new music videos and i hope you enjoyed the ones i have shared!

so, what is up with February 14???
well, it comes every year whether you like it or not..
to all those lovebirds, it’s a perfect day to get all mushy and do crazy stuff just to show the world how much they love each other.. (i think i just vomited in my mouth! hehe)
this year, it’s also a special celebration for the Chinese community. (but that’s not what this post is about)
while, to some (myself included)… it’s just a plain ordinary boring day!!!

yesterday, i had a 5 hour break in school, so i thought i’d go to the mall and watch a movie… i’m guessing you already know what i decided to go see. yep!!! “Valentine’s Day” LOL!
i didn’t really expect much from the movie.. the main reason why i really wanted to watch it was because it was star-studded! Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts, Emma Roberts, Queen Latifah, Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Bradley Cooper, plus! i get to see Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick “McDreamy” Dempsey and Eric “McSteamy” Dane and my one and only “Ashton Kutcher”!!

in fairness, i really enjoyed it!! i thought it was going to be a little boring, but i didn’t get bored at all! hehehe.. it was cute, fun, cheesy and kind of romantic.

the movie is just mainly about completely different people who are somehow interconnected and how they all spent their valentine’s day…
i loved the different story lines of the characters. and i enjoyed the annual “i HATE valentine’s day dinner” that Jessica Biel’s character had. and the scene where Jennifer Garner smashed the big heart with a baseball bat was priceless..
to those teens who want to watch the movie because of TayTay (taylor swift and taylor launter), well, don’t expect much because their characters only have small roles.. but they were entertaining nevertheless. they represent “young love”, full of promise, full of hope, ignorant of reality.. hahaha!!

you can catch the trailer below!

the movie also features a new song from Taylor Swift called “Today Was A Fairytale”

although i’m labless dis balentayn’s day… hehehe.. i still enjoy a cheesy romantic comedy.
and i’d love to hear how you spend your valentine’s day ‘coz i’m pretty sure mine would be boring.

HAPPY SINGLE’s AWARENESS DAY!!! mabuhay ang mga SINGLE at ang mga TAKEN……for granted.. hahaha!!

i’m sure everyone of you has heard of Taylor Swift’s catchy tune of “You Belong With Me”. it’s got a cute music video and the song is just really entertaining to sing along with. well, for a while now, i’ve been addicted to this OPM acoustic cover of the song. this duet version is sung by Rey Cantong and Kaye Malana of the band Six Part Invention from the album Acoustic Duets.
i think it’s a great idea that they made this one a duet. it just fits so well! you can listen to the track below.. enjoy!

another update that i’m just dying to tell you guys about is this new product Apple just launched! the iPad!!!
OMG! it’s just soooo cool… check it out HERE!

oh well, i know i’ll never be able to afford one. so i’ll just feast my eyes with this unbelievable device and keep on dreaming what it must be like to actually experience its great features and specs.

“Gugma na Lang”
Art Exhibit
Venue: Handuraw
Location: Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines
Date: February 1-28, 2010
Opening night is on February 1 at 7 PM.