For days now I’ve been obsessing about “Pretty Woman.” I knew that it was a good movie, but seeing it again after stumbling upon the DVD made me realize that it was a GREAT movie. The last time I saw it was back in high school, and so I couldn’t really relate since I didn’t know anything about love and relationships. I also didn’t understand some of the dialogues. Dialogues like: “I don’t kiss on the mouth.” It just made me ask “Huh? Why?” back then. I just knew that it was a feel-good movie with a Cinderella story.


Seeing it again, now with a much broader understanding, made me fall in love the movie. How could I have watched it before without crying??? I now watch the movie everyday, and I cry every time! The plot is a no-brainer, I’m not a hooker, nor is my boyfriend like Richard Gere (though he claims that he will be someday), but this movie has got me crying buckets.

Here are some reasons why I am currently addicted to it:
1) I’m a sucker for “Langit ka, Lupa ako” and Pygmalion-themed movies.

2) Richard Gere circa 1990. Not too young, not too old. Just plain sexy.

3) The shopping. The part where the Beverly Hills salesladies ask her to leave makes me cry.

4) The actors. Julia Roberts and Richard Gere were the perfect choice! The chemistry! Makes me wish that they ended up together in real life. Haha.

5) THE SONG. “He Sleeps / Love Theme” by John Newton Howard. Damn that song. I think this is the main reason why I keep on watching the movie. I’ve searched everywhere for the piano version of the musical score that played throughout the movie, but all I end up with is the jazzy version. Apparently, the song was never publicly released. I took a clip from the movie (the part where they kiss for the first time), where the whole song was playing and converted it into an MP3 file, but I can hear the kissing sounds. It’s annoying. Anyone reading this, I AM DESPERATE.


Anyway, to all the fans out there, here are some trivias about the film.

CONTINUE READING...