PINOCCHIO (2022) movie review

Disney's live adaptation of the 1940 classic Pinocchio still wins hearts and teaches a great lesson of love, bravery, honesty, selflessness. This new take on the living puppet justifies some of the important elements that we may have missed or forgotten in the animated version.

Starting off with Jiminy Cricket (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) coming into Geppetto's home as a homeless insect and witnessed how the puppeteer created and named the wooden art before it was given life by a heartfelt wish. We can sense that Geppetto (Tom Hanks) lost his only son and his coping mechanism is creating Pinocchio. There are also lots of clocks in his home and he says that his wife loves all his creations. There might have been unfortunate things that happened to his wife and he kept his senses straight by keeping busy.

The 2022 version has many noticeable differences from the older animation. When Pinocchio joined the Stromboli puppet show, meeting a fellow marionette, getting into Pleasure Island, and when he saved his father from a giant sea monster, Robert Zemeckis' version deliberately put more magic for everyone who will watch it.

Pinocchio is now streaming on Disney+.

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Recreate the Cinematic Experience at Home with LG Sound Bar S80QR

One of the biggest flexes for homeowners, both new and old, is an envy-inducing home theater system. Whether you created your home entertainment setup for yourself or for the enjoyment of friends and family, the goal is to recreate the feeling of going to the movies. From comfy reclining chairs, freshly popped popcorn, giant screens, to immersive surround sound. Thanks to new innovations in technology, having your own mini-movie house at home is more realistic and affordable than ever.

The LG Sound Bar S80QR is the best home solution to recreate the true cinematic experience at home. It offers groundbreaking triple up-firing channels at a competitive price. Together, they help deliver a nuanced experience with superb voice clarity and a wide soundstage. Up-firing gives you overhead sound - from raindrops falling to helicopters whirring - just like in the movies. The 6-channel (2.0ch) Rear Speakers distributes 135 degrees sound, to enhance your in-home cinema experience.

The S80QR also gives you sound tailored to your space. Using an internal microphone and spatial awareness technology, AI Room Calibration Pro analyses your room to help tailor sound across frequencies, balancing settings with your environment for natural and realistic sound. This helps optimize sound no matter how big or small your space is.

Powering the S80QR is award winning Meridian Audio Technology. As a pioneer of high-resolution audio and a master of Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Meridian has played an integral role in developing and adopting innovative technologies, and redefined how people enjoy their music and movies.

Moving on from movies to music, the LG Sound Bar also delivers high resolution audio with 96kHz sampling rates and 24bit depth, for more accurate sound and a more enjoyable listening experience. Enjoy music the way the artists truly intended with high-resolution audio for crystal clear precision. The LG Sound Bar also works wonders with gaming. It supports VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), so you can enjoy smooth, fast gameplay with reduced image tearing from a connected console and TV.

Immerse yourself in a cinematic audio experience like no other at the comfort of home. The LG S80QR will be available soon from authorized retailers or from LG’s official flagship store in Lazada and Shopee. Visit www.lg.com/ph for more information and updates on availability.

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Pinocchio's second trailer is now online

Disney+ exclusive live action movie Pinocchio gets global release on September 8 and there are CGI-accurate things that are very familiar from its animated predecessor. Watch the trailer below:

 

First, Pinocchio looks more movie-accurate in his plushie merch than in this movie. Jiminy Cricket, the goldfish and more. Here are sample captures from the newest trailer.

Too bad the Philippines can't watch it on the day of its release. We hope that Disney+ will soon be available in the country.

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Power Up With LG With Over 1 Million Worth of Prizes

With LG’s state of the art monitors, you can win big inside and outside the screen. Using dedicated UltraGear gaming monitors can drastically improve your performance, since they have lower input lag, faster response times, and higher refresh rates than regular monitors or TVs. LG’s other monitors are no slouch either. The UltraWide, UHD 4K, and other lines also pack a punch and deliver unparalleled speed as compared to the competition.

To help you win offscreen, LG is offering jaw dropping raffles for every purchase of eligible monitors. From July 8, 2022 to December 7, 2022, each eligible monitor purchase will entitle you to a virtual raffle ticket. Once you’ve made your purchase, all you need to do is to go to the promo registration page, fill in your details, and wait for the draw date.

There will be six sets of raffle prizes and there will be six raffle draws. Prizes to expect during the event are LG TONE Free earbuds, LG XBoom speakers, and a lot of TVs, including the magnificent LG OLED TV. All non-winning entries in the first five draws will still be eligible for the final grand raffle in December so that everyone’s chances of winning is maximized.

Win on screen and IRL with LG. For more information, visit the promo mechanics page.

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Meet the crew of Seoul Vibe

The main character posters of Netflix's upcoming Korean action Seoul Vibe are now online! See Yoo Ah-in (Dong Wook), Lee Kyoo-hyung (Bok-nam), Park Ju-hyun (Yoon-hee), Ko Kyung-Pyo (John Woo), and Ong Seong-wu (Joon-gi) racing in your screens this August 26.

 

Seoul Vibe is directed by Moon Hyun-sung and produced Yoo Hyung-Seok, and Kwon Oh-hyun under ANDMARQ STUDIO

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Enjoy Healthy Air and Complete Rainy Season Protection at Home With LG AirCare Complete System

Now that the rainy season is in full swing, the need for clean, healthy air at home is bigger than ever. Insufficient ventilation, tropical humidity, coupled with the quick weather and temperature changes, are all ingredients that can lead to a damp, moldy environment where bacteria can thrive. To help combat this, LG has innovated a revolutionary AirCare system designed to deliver clean and pure air to residential homes.

The LG AirCare Complete System works by providing multiple levels of air purification, filtration, and cleaning. The first layer is the Safe Plus Pre-Filter, which traps big dust particles right from the get-go. Next is the Ultrafine Dust Remover, which filters finer dust, removing 99.9% of PM 0.1 size ultrafine dust up to a coverage area of 29㎡. The next line of defense is the Allergy Filter, which removes allergy-causing substances, such as house dust mites, floating in the air. The next feature is the most innovative one. UVnanoTM technology removes 99.99% of bacteria with UV LED light to keep the wind-generating fan clean and fresh. Finally, there’s an Auto Cleaning phase that automatically dries any moisture inside the air conditioner to ensure it's always clean. No moisture, no breeding ground for bacteria.

LG air-conditioners use the AirCare Complete System in order to provide pure air and a clean environment at home. Especially with the unpredictable weather we have in the tropics, having multiple lines of defense thanks to the AirCare Complete System helps ensure a safe bacteria-free home 24/7. The LG AirCare Complete System feature is available for deluxe and premium split type inverter air-conditioners.

For more information regarding the LG AirCare Complete System, visit www.lg.com/ph. You can purchase LG air-conditioners at authorized LG dealers nationwide and in LG’s official flagship stores in Lazada and Shopee.

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WB releases date for Joker 2

Joker, the drama that won Joaquin Phoenix his Oscar acting award returns in 2024 with his Harley Quinn played by no other than Lady Gaga. The official announcement was released today by Warner Bros. Pictures and will be titled: Joker : Folie à Deux (Eng. Madness for Two).

We think that this will be a more dramatic movie on the origins of the union of the Caped Crusader's most notorious villains.

The movie is scheduled to be in theaters October 4, 2024 and will be directed by Todd Phillips.

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