Juno, The Cheese To Our Macaroni
Weekend has been great, so far. Since I've totally forgotten the rules, not to mention have lost the necessary motor skills to play the sport, I declined Arlo's invitation to play Tennis with him and Theo at UP. For that, I just invited them and Tian to watch a movie after.
There are quite a number of good films showing this weekend, but we narrowed down our list to two: Pisay and Juno. I read good reviews of Pisay since it was shown at last year's Cinemalaya. They said getting a ticket was a pain after a bunch of alumni from the country's premier high school, as anyone would have thought, hoarded the CCP passes. It was well-attended by students and alumni, who gave illustrious filmmaker and Pisay alumnus Aureus Solito a grand standing ovation! As there are more cinemas showing this, we opted for Juno, which to our surprise is showing only at 3 movie houses in Metro Manila. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to see this critically acclaimed comedy, so I suggested that we catch the 9:15 show at Greenbelt 3.
And with little expectations, we all fell in love with Juno! Sardonic, smart, and sincere - three words to describe this. There's a lot of trash-talking, but you'd find yourself either so amused by her and her cohorts' side-splitting remarks or teary-eyed by tender acts that are characteristically Juno. You should watch out for that scene when Juno gets an ultrasound. I'm lucky to have found bits of the script. Read it. It's hilarious! Allison Janney is the sh*t!
Ultrasound Technician: Well, there it is. Would you like to know the sex of your baby?
Leah: Yes!
Juno MacGuff: No!
Leah: Pllleease!
Juno MacGuff: No, there will be no sex!
Ultrasound Technician: Plan to be suprised when you deliver?
Juno MacGuff: Well, no, but I want Mark and Vanessa to be suprised and if you tell me I'll just ruin it.
Ultrasound Technician: Are Mark and Vanessa your friends from school?
Juno MacGuff: No, they're the adoptive parents.
Ultrasound Technician: Oh, well thank goodness for that!
Bren: What's that supposed to mean?
Ultrasound Technician: Well I've been doing this for along time and I've seen a lot of teenagers come through here and it's obviously a very poisonous environment.
Juno MacGuff: How do you know I'm so poisonous?
Bren: They could be utterly incompetent. Theres no guarantee they'll do a better job raising this child than my dumbass step-daughter will... What is your job title?
Ultrasound Technician: I'm an ultrasound technician.
Bren: Oh yeah? Well I'm a nail technician and I think we both ought to just stick to what we know.
Ultrasound Technician: Excuse me?
Bren: Oh, you think you're hot shit 'cause you get to sit over there and play Pictionary, well guess what? My five year old daughter could do that and let me tell you, she's not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed. So until you have your own kid, why don't you just go back to nightschool in Manteno and get a real job.
Juno MacGuff: ...Whoa Bren! You's a dick! I love it!
I love the acting, the storyline, and the soundtrack. In short, I love this to bits. I've now added this to my list of favorite comedy flicks, which also includes last year's celebrated dark comedy Little Miss Sunshine. So watch it! Watch it! Watch it!
For Juno's screening schedule, check out clickthecity.com
There are quite a number of good films showing this weekend, but we narrowed down our list to two: Pisay and Juno. I read good reviews of Pisay since it was shown at last year's Cinemalaya. They said getting a ticket was a pain after a bunch of alumni from the country's premier high school, as anyone would have thought, hoarded the CCP passes. It was well-attended by students and alumni, who gave illustrious filmmaker and Pisay alumnus Aureus Solito a grand standing ovation! As there are more cinemas showing this, we opted for Juno, which to our surprise is showing only at 3 movie houses in Metro Manila. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to see this critically acclaimed comedy, so I suggested that we catch the 9:15 show at Greenbelt 3.
And with little expectations, we all fell in love with Juno! Sardonic, smart, and sincere - three words to describe this. There's a lot of trash-talking, but you'd find yourself either so amused by her and her cohorts' side-splitting remarks or teary-eyed by tender acts that are characteristically Juno. You should watch out for that scene when Juno gets an ultrasound. I'm lucky to have found bits of the script. Read it. It's hilarious! Allison Janney is the sh*t!
Ultrasound Technician: Well, there it is. Would you like to know the sex of your baby?
Leah: Yes!
Juno MacGuff: No!
Leah: Pllleease!
Juno MacGuff: No, there will be no sex!
Ultrasound Technician: Plan to be suprised when you deliver?
Juno MacGuff: Well, no, but I want Mark and Vanessa to be suprised and if you tell me I'll just ruin it.
Ultrasound Technician: Are Mark and Vanessa your friends from school?
Juno MacGuff: No, they're the adoptive parents.
Ultrasound Technician: Oh, well thank goodness for that!
Bren: What's that supposed to mean?
Ultrasound Technician: Well I've been doing this for along time and I've seen a lot of teenagers come through here and it's obviously a very poisonous environment.
Juno MacGuff: How do you know I'm so poisonous?
Bren: They could be utterly incompetent. Theres no guarantee they'll do a better job raising this child than my dumbass step-daughter will... What is your job title?
Ultrasound Technician: I'm an ultrasound technician.
Bren: Oh yeah? Well I'm a nail technician and I think we both ought to just stick to what we know.
Ultrasound Technician: Excuse me?
Bren: Oh, you think you're hot shit 'cause you get to sit over there and play Pictionary, well guess what? My five year old daughter could do that and let me tell you, she's not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed. So until you have your own kid, why don't you just go back to nightschool in Manteno and get a real job.
Juno MacGuff: ...Whoa Bren! You's a dick! I love it!
I love the acting, the storyline, and the soundtrack. In short, I love this to bits. I've now added this to my list of favorite comedy flicks, which also includes last year's celebrated dark comedy Little Miss Sunshine. So watch it! Watch it! Watch it!
For Juno's screening schedule, check out clickthecity.com