Another Heaven
…the grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass…and then you see it…white shores… and beyond…the far green country under a swift sunrise.
Pardon me, I have too much time in my
hands. The thing is, I heard this when I was on the bus en route to
Makati (almost half asleep, but then…), at first I could not believe my
ears! Lupin? It can’t be that…must be LUPE or something, I thought
frantically…but upon hearing the phrase “…based on the Japanese
anime…”, my suspicions were proven right (unfortunately)…
There is DEFINITELY something TERRIBLY wrong with this equation, and I think any self-respecting anime fan would agree with me:
LUPIN = Richard Gutierrez (WHAT?? It’s a Disgrace! A Travesty! A Nightmare!)
L.U.P.I.N (yes people, THAT Lupin) Live Action is currently in
production, spearheaded by GMA 7 (you know there was a time when I
actually liked this TV station, but shows like Captain Barbell,
Atlantica, and their latest “Asian Treasures”, featuring a thrift-store
Lara Croft and Indiana Jones with bad hair, is about E-Nough!). If ever
there was a question which needed to be asked, it is none other than:
WHAT THE HELL??!!!
Where to start:
They totally “re-vamped” the series (which needed no “re-vamping” at
all), I heard. And the director or whoever had the gall to dismiss the
japanese version, and I quote, “yung japanese puro comedy, puro naughty…” (huh?) and there’s “itong version na ito, nilagyan namin sya ng back story (I doubt it is anything worth finding out, though), and love angle (GASP! more like a love tetrangle) , so that he will seem more human….” ( GASP ! eh?
Personally the japanese anime makes it perfectly clear that Lupin IS
human, it would take Richard Gutierrez though, to “Carboard-ize” -own
word, savvy?- the character.)
And now the cast of characters in this…er…fiasco:
Aside from “Richy” as Lupin there is Rhian Ramos as Avril (Lavigne?)
Legarda -well she does look a little bit like Avril. I guess she is the
“Fujiko” (although don’t expect her to “look” and act like the Fujiko
we know) .
And if you are looking for “Jigen” and “Goimon” - go look somewhere
else. In place of our well-loved characters, there’s Katrina Halili as
“Ashley” (simpson?) and Ehra Madrigal as Bridgette (fonda?) - see both the “side-kicks” and the “leading lady” are women (pardon the pun), like they wanted to desperately
prove how cool with the girls Lupin is, do I smell a rat here?….and
Detective Zenegata is reborn as Inspector Clavio (a stinker of a name,
if you ask me) played by Janno Gibbs.
I recommend they do a Gundam Series Live Action, with Richard Gutierrez as either The Gundam or The Asteroid.
Ciao!
a great song entitled 24 by jem.another favourite, next to "how to save a life". fits V for Vendetta i think. a cross between evanescense and dido… I especially like the part:
"I need your blessing
and your promise to live free
please do it for me"
Been given 24 hours
to tie up loose ends
to make amends
His eyes said it all
I started to fall
and the silence deafened
Head spinning round
no time to sit down
just wanted to
run and run and run
Be careful they say
don’t wish life away,
now I’ve one day
And I can’t believe
How I’ve been wasting my time
In 24 hours they’ll be
laying flowers
on my life, it’s over tonight
I’m not messing no I
need your blessing
and your promise to live free
please do it for me
Is there a heaven a hell
and will I come back
who can tell
Now I can see
what matters to me
it’s as clear as crystal
The places I’ve been
the people I’ve seen
plans that I made
start to fade
The sun’s setting gold
thought I would grow old,
it wasn’t to be
And I can’t believe
How I’ve been wasting my time
In 18 hours they’ll be
laying flowers
on my life, it’s over tonight
I’m not messing no I
need your blessing
and your promise to live free
please do it for me
In 13 hours they’ll be
laying flowers
on my life, it’s over tonight
I’m not messing no I
need your blessing
and your promise to live free
Please do it for me
I’m not alone, I sense it, I sense it
All that I said, I meant it, I meant it
And I can’t believe
How much I’ve wasted my time
In just 8 hours they’ll be
laying flowers
on my life, it’s over tonight
I’m not messing no I
need your blessing
and your promise to live free
please do it for me
In just 1 hour they’ll be
laying flowers
on my life….
I went to a store once (i think was Metro in Lucena, just beside DFA)….and was a little put off (no..severely put off, i think) by the "stepford-like" atmosphere. All the employees were…er…smiling…a little unnaturally (their eyes look either dead or scared though - like if they don’t do as they were told, they’d be taken to the underground parking lot and summarily executed) and seriously, around 10 people asked me if i need help!! Do I look like an invalid??!
tsk.they have really weird policies. if i have the money id prefer to work independently.no one is going to make smile senselessly all day!
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inally….finished my latest “photoshop-ic” creation. the march 2007 calendar for my website. http://leiaskywalker.wordpress.com/ ,featuring “hotel rwanda”.
Wyclef Jean - Million Voices (OST Hotel Rwanda)
African Chorus throughout song:
———————————–
Ni ryari izuba, Rizagaruka, Hejuru yacu,
Ni nd’ uzaricyeza ricyeza.
[When will the sun return above us?]
[Who will reveal it once again to us?]
———————————–
Rwanda, Rwanda,
Yeah Rwanda, Rwanda.
They said: “Many are called and few are chosen,”
But I wish some wasn’t chosen
for the blood spilling of Rwanda.
They said: “Meshach, Shadrack and Abednego,
Thrown in the fire but you never get burned,”
but I wish that I didn’t get burned in Rwanda.
They said: “The man is judged according to his works,”
so tell me Africa, what’s your worth?
There’s no money, no diamonds, no fortunes
on this planet that can replace Rwanda…
Rwanda Rwanda
Yeah, Rwanda Rwanda
These are the cry of the children
Rwanda Rwanda
Anybody hear my cry?
If America, is the United States of America,
Then why can’t Africa, be the United States of Africa?
And if England, is the United Kingdom,
Then why can’t Africa unite all the kingdoms
and become United Kingdom of Africa?
Rwanda Rwanda, Rwanda Rwanda
Yeah, yeah.
These are the cries of the children, yeah.
Can anybody out there hear our cries?
Yeah, heavens cry … Jesus cry.
Lord, did you hear us calling you?
Yeah, Rwanda Rwanda,
Lord, did you hear us calling?
Can you do something in Rwanda?
Rwanda Rwanda, Rwanda Rwanda
I’m talkin’ ’bout Jesus; talkin’ ’bout
Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda
Talkin’ ’bout … talk’n ’bout …
Talkin’ ’bout … talk’n ’bout …
I wanna play my guitar for Rwanda….
