Movie Review: Quickie or Quick Trip

At first I didn’t want to write this review but when I think of the other people who might watch this film… I felt obligated to give my review about this film.

 

I was one of the fortunate few who are able to watch the directors cut of Quickie or now Quick Trip. The call time was 7:30pm but due to technical difficulties, the film was played at almost 9:30pm. My friends and I at first felt the urge to just go away but we decided to stay since the director is very apologetic of how the things worked out with the premier. As what I know, a premier night should be nights where you flaunt your assets… all I got are just sweat and disappointment. It is bad enough that it started late… what made it made worst is when the organizers refuse to allow the movie goes to enter inside the theater. They can just simply collect the tickets then allow us inside. Our outfits are loosing its glamour you know… Any who… this most probably why many just refunded the tickets… not because it was shown late just to correct some articles.

 

Going back to the main point of posting this article, Quickie is not for me a good film … why… simply because the plot was so silly. A poor gay waiter falls in love with a gay call center agent then get this… the poor waiter is the one who treats this gay call center agent with their dates etc. This film is poorly researched because didn’t they know that call center agents earn enormously? I just simply can’t comprehend why injecting a poor gay waiter desperately seeking this call center agents love by buying him off. The story got interesting when Andro Morgan came along seeking for quickies… “kasi trip lang”. Things got out of hand and ended up being with the call center agent again.

 

For me the movie might be better if the call center agent should be the main character and be in the situation of unbearable hardship with the family, finances and love life. The call center agent should be the one seeking for quickie and not the waiter. A good film should have a good story or everything will collapse.

 

For the technical parts, the usual Cris Pablo text inserts are present again which for me is totally unnecessary. This spoils the moment and kinda annoying. There are a lot of scenes that are too long like the text conversations and the endless research of finding the place to do “it”.

 

The performances of the actors are very amateurish though I have to give credit the following characters… the call center agent, the mother of the Toffer. I think they alone stand out among the others.

 

Overall, the film is just like a school project rather than an Indie film. I have nothing against the maker of this film in fact I like Pantasya. I just simply don’t like this film.

 

Well I don’t know if the sex scenes of Toffer Baretto and Andro Morgan will be shown in the regular cinema but I guess that scene alone paid off maybe the frustrations I had with this film. Well I’m sure the ending part of that sex scene will be deleted… trust me it will be deleted for obvious reasons… really obvious reasons.

 

I guess my ending notes for this film is that if that sex scene is deleted… it is totally not worth seeing it in the big screen. That’s all.

 

I gave this film 1 out of 5 Jupiter Star power for simply hitting the right theme to a particular target audience. 

 

(‘o’) – jupiterboi out…

American Idol News Flash: Archie is back and the 4th Judge revealed…

Just when you taught Archie is soon gone… he is back and I hope he would not be crushing (I have a feeling he won’t) with his latest single “Crush”

Again coming for americanidol.com site:

According to Billboard Magazine, David Archuleta’s new single, “Crush” (19/Jive), debuts at No. 2, thus becoming the highest new entry of 2008 and the highest debut ever for an “American Idol” song not performed on the series.

“Crush,” which debuts at No. 1 on Hot Digital Songs, is the fourth entry for Archuleta on the Hot 100.  His first three all debuted the week of June 7 and spent one week each on the tally:  His version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at No. 36, Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” at No. 58 and “In This Moment” at No. 60.  “Crush” is the seventh single to debut inside the top 10 of the Hot 100 in 2008.

And here is a summary of songs recorded by “American Finalists” but not performed during the course of competition that have debuted in the top 10:

No. 2: “Crush,” David Archuleta (Aug. 30, 2008)

No. 6: “I’ll Stand By You,” Carrie Underwood (May 12, 2007)

No. 8: “Never Again,” Kelly Clarkson (May 12, 2007)

Here is the Music Video of David Archuleta’s Crush:

 

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I was just browsing in the web and look at the American idol updates and a big news is declared… there is a 4^th judge in the coming season of American Idol… she is Grammy-Nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi. As posted by Miles in the americanidol.com site of her achievements:

“One of the industry’s most sought after songwriters and producers, DioGuardi’s songs have appeared on more than 100 million records.  Her songs have been recorded by Grammy award-winning artists including Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Santana and Pink.  Scores of major recording artists including Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Pussycat Dolls, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Natasha Bedingfield, Jewel, Ashley Tisdale, Katharine McPhee, Taylor Hicks, Bo Bice, Clay Aiken, Ashlee Simpson, Hilary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Kylie Minogue, Enrique Iglesias, Nick Lachey and Marc Anthony have also released DioGuardi’s songs. 

Over the last four years, she has been awarded 10 BMI Pop Awards for having written the most performed songs on radio.  From her catalog of several hundred songs, over 264 have been released on major labels worldwide; and over 165 have appeared on multi-platinum selling albums.  DioGuardi co-owns Arthous Entertainment, where she develops and mentors fellow hit writers, producers and artists.”

Add up with the crazy trio Paula, Randy and Simon… you can expect a much tougher AI8 auditions… Is Paula feeling threaten of the added girl power into the table? Will there be a girl to girl fighting now… just kidding… I love AI and I hope more artists are discovered and given a chance.

The premier season of AI8 will be on January 2009. Now the countdown continues…