THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: My All Time Favorite Horror Film

Happy Halloween!
Is there anything better on Halloween than a good horror movie? My hubby and I decided to watch the 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project. I know not everyone will agree, but this is the scariest movie I watched. This controversial "documentary-type" film was presented in an extra mile production----- from the Blair Witch website, to the "make-believe" documentary film prior to the movie, to the movie theatrical release itself. This movie made the viewers think that everything on it were real. No ghosts or anything scary can be seen, it will be up to the viewers to think and imagine, which makes everything more "apparitional". Scary doesn’t have to come with special effects and expensive costumes, and The Blair Witch Project shocked the world with it’s Dramamine necessary camerawork, and realism used to emphasize a common fear, being lost in the woods. Budget of the film is $25000, but went on to gross over US$248 million worldwide, making it the most successful independent horror film of all time.



The faux raw footage-movie was done with the whole package, and in an experimental way. First, they have set up a website that was launched in 1998 which presented mockumentary of "what happened" to the 3 missing film students during the making of their thesis project. The website generated thousands of hits. A good marketing strategy (and no one ever thought this was just an advertisement), the Web became the central medium or the primary text for the film's narrative and its reception.
Second, they created a documentary film prior to the major theatrical release, that served as promotional prelude. Lastly, they made the actors agreed that they should not be seen in public until such time after the movie release.



During the filming, the actors were given instructions but no script at all. Dialogues are to be improvised and their only way of communication to the crew was thru GPS. The directors moved the characters far during the day, harassing them by night and depriving them of food. They even planted unannounced actors along the way, to show genuine fear of the actors while filming.

Nothing ever scared the absolute fuck out of me, until this one, which led me sleepless for days.
And it made me sick (and mad) when I saw Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams attended the 2000 MTV Movie Awards! I felt so fooled and cheated!

But I can't deny the fact that this is one of my all time favorite horror movie, along with SAW, Psycho and The Mist.

Simple but Beautiful Story + Perfect Couple = TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE

I've seen so many Korean Dramas but nothing beats this KDRAMA when it comes to those elements I always look for in a Korean series: simple and yet beautiful story, cute Korean guys, beautiful leading ladies, good chemistry, and new story material. This is one of my favorite KDramas.
This was also the series when I started to fall in love with Go Soo.



The drama is based on the US reality TV show, Average Joe.


Synopsis:
Han Eun-young works as a clerk at a bank, trying to pay off the debts her step-mother and sister have piled on her. Kim Young-hoon is your regular, 'Average Joe', worker. He provides for his father, his older brother and his wife, as well as his younger brother.
One day, PD Yoo Jin-ha is asked to take over the project, "Marry a Millionaire". Reluctantly, he agrees to handle the project. His search begins for the perfect man to play the 'millionaire'. His goal is to use a man who is an average worker, but can pull off the facade of a millionaire. Kim Young-hoon is that man. Although he works hard for a living, there are many who can easily mistake him for a rich guy.
By chance, Eun-young is selected to be a particpant in the TV show. Although the women are not supposed to know that this millionaire of their's is just a regular worker, Eun-young knows his true identity.
How?
Simple. Young-hoon was her first love. After many years, they meet up again at a party. Although she didn't recognize him at first, she realized it was the young boy she had fallen in love with back in middle school. Although she says she made a mistake in liking him, being in the show with him is bringing up warm feelings once again.

From Wikipedia

Most Played Song In My IPod for the Last 3 Months: I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song by Jim Croce

Jim Croce is one of my favorite country music singers. I soooo love his songs and this is my favorite. This is one of the sweetest song I've heard. The image shows the artcover of one of my favorite albums I have in my library.





I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG
Jim Croce

Well, I know it's kinda late, I hope I didn't wake you
What I gotta say can't wait, I know you'd understand
'Cause every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say I love you, in a song

Yeah, I know it's kinda strange, every time I'm near you
I just run out of things to say, I know you'd understand
'Cause every time I try to tell you, the words just came out wrong
So I have to say I love you, in a song
'Cause every time the time was right all the words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say I love you, in a song

Yeah, I know it's kinda late, I hope I didn't wake you
But there's something that I just gotta say, I know you'd understand
Every time I tried to tell you, the words just came out wrong
So I'll have to say I love you, in a song

Happy Birthday, Me!

I won't reveal my age today. I stopped counting when I reached 29 and besides, I also forget how old i am sometimes. Whenever October comes, I always feel a lot of pressure, it seems another year will start in my life and yet, I dont feel like I've accomplished anything. I always cannot welcome another year.
Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday with my hubby. We had dinner at Galileo Enoteca (an expensive Italian restaurant). When we were having our dinner, I suddenly realized, before, I cant afford this kind of meal. Now, I can buy this dinner for my hubby with my own money!
After having our dinner, we went to Sgt. Esguerra Ave. to have a night out with the San Sebastian Recollect Dance Troupe. This is the after the fact of their Skechers Street Dance Battle competition. Heads up: I was the President of SSRDT WAAAAY back in college. It is one of the most prestigious organization in San Sebastian.
I had the chance to have a bonding with some of the alumni. We shared nostalgic stories and they also told me that there's one person that they respect a lot because they consider that "one" person who had the greatest contribution in building the SSRDT. And it was me. One alumni even confessed I was his "idol". And much to my surprise, I felt the warm respect of the new generation of the SSRDT towards me. They served me and my hubby with our drinks and some of the new batch of members paid respect by introducing themselves to me. The other faces I dont recognize knows my name, and I heard someone saying, "It's Kuya Jon, the legendary Kuya Jon!" It was then I realized, my name will be forever associated with SSRDT.

These are the things that made me change what I feel about growing old. That I should not feel bad for still not having what I want in my life--- my dream house, my dream car, my dream lifestyle. That I should be more thankful that I accomplished some things so early in my life, and I forgot about them because I was so busy thinking on how to get those things I dont have.