My Top 10s: Most favorite movies of all time.

I have a lot of favorite movies. Ironically, I am not a movie type of guy, at all! I rarely like to go out and watch the latest movies, or watch movies, period. To the few movies that catches my interest, one thing important to me is cinematography, then the plot and acting.

So here are 10 of just some of my most favorite movies, with 1 liner comments from yours truly.

Casshern

A story about war, love, hate, and revenge; a movie of visual feasts of colors and moods.

2046

A colorful sci-fi drama of characters with broken hearts and broken lives.

Bangkok Love Story

Love knows no boundaries, and transcends through time, undying.

Cape No. 7

A light, feel good movie to warm your heart, make you smile and feel mushy inside.

Trainspotting

A movie about heroine addicts and the choices they make.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

An extraordinary drama about two brothers; this movie broke my cold wall between me and my younger brother. I can relate so much to this movie.

Dancer in the Dark

You will love your mother more after watching this film. Warning: this movie is very depressing.

Letters from Iwo Jima

I never appreciated such talent and drama in a war movie until I have watched this film.

House of Flying Daggers

How far will you go for love, how will you fight for it?

Across the Universe

A feel good musical that will leave you singing to the songs of the Beatles.

My Top 10s - Bands

This is the first part of my blog miniseries called My Top 10s. I will start the series by posting my top 10 most love and best bands so far. I grew up listening to these bands, but I really started listening to what I really like when I was already in high school, when I started to discover what world really is out there at the same time searching for who I truly am.

I like these bands because of the way they write and perform their songs. As for songs, in my opinion; lyrics are the heart and core of a song, how it is sung and performed is its soul.

Below are my Top 10 best bands so far... In no particular order. I can also say that this can be the top 10 list of the most depressing songs, ever.


RADIOHEAD
Desperation and melancholy presented in a very beautiful way. Radiohead's songs are best listen to when raining and when one is severely depressed.


UNDEROATH
Cleanest in terms of vocals for a post-hardcore/hardcore band. Songs are mainly about soul searching and self healing, God, Jesus Christ, and Christian living.


SMASHING PUMPKINS
One of the best bands to ever surface in the 90s. Their music evolved exquisitely good from one genre to another. Yet their core remains dark and full of love. They made some of the best heart wrenching, heart thumping songs I've ever known like Tonight, tonight; Stand Inside My Love, Disarm, and Ava Adore.


ERASERHEADS
The band that etched their name in Philippine music history. Writing songs that reflect the minds, lives, and heartaches; of almost every young Filipino at their time.


BAMBOO
From the Rivermaya days up to having his own band on his name. Bamboo's songs are lyrically diverse. Writing songs about politics to love to songs about being nationalistic. Bamboo has a distinct sound that is originally theirs.


COLDPLAY
Britain's best band to represent the European melancholia. Well, it's cold and wet in Europe and Coldplay's music is best suited for their weather. Hmm... I wonder that's one of the reasons why they have such a band name. With the mellow voice of the vocalist and instruments synching in whatever way, either electronically altered or otherwise; listening to Coldplay will give you that warm and fuzzy feeling whatever they are singing about.


GOO GOO DOLLS
Alternative at its best! The Goo Goo Dolls blends in different words to stir emotions, with such lyrics and with such sadness presented in a raw and straightforward way.


AEROSMITH
I'm just crazy... Crazy for you, baby! Words are just not enough to define the greatness of this band.


SNOW PATROL
I discovered this band from a friend 5 years ago, and until now, few bands can write such mad lyrics as they can. They make the happiest and saddest music I have listened to. Below is a video (lyrics only) of one of the saddest songs I have ever known, You Could Be Happy.


DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
Their video of the song Stolen made me buy my Red Converse Sneakers. This band has a Bohemianish theme to some of their songs, specially songs from their latest album Alter the Ending; and from their first single from the said album. Aside from the charming good looks of the vocalist Chris Carrabba, their songs have such charms as well, and are well balanced from hate and angst, to hopeful.