HBO has always been a leader in home entertainment. Ever since the ’70s,
when cable TV was king, the network has always been one of the biggest and
most popular entertainment channels in the world.
Boring weekends? Not with PLDT Home and HBO Go!
Today, HBO continues to bring quality entertainment at home as a major
player in the streaming industry. HBO Go now brings the box-office
experience it gave cable subscribers back in the earlier decades with more
control over what they wish to watch. With more and more titles being
added to HBO Go’s library, there’s no such thing as slow weekends!
Check out what’s new on HBO Go this July!
If you’re looking for nostalgia…
Watch: Back to the Future
From
IMDb Official Website
Acclaimed director Robert Zemeckis’ masterpiece is one of the most lovable
science fiction films of all time. Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) travels
back in time to escape pursuing terrorists to prevent the death of his
friend Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown. While he’s at it, he meets teenage
versions of his Kafka-esque parents, whom he would later help to become
more confident as adults in the present time. The film is so popular it
spawned two sequels, and all three installments of the series are now on
HBO Go. Stream the movie
here!
If you’re looking for action…
Watch: Battleship
From
IMDb Official Website
Battleship is a 2012 film based on the popular board game of the
same name. It tells the story of a multinational RIMPAC fleet engaged in
battle with a fleet of technologically superior alien naval crafts. Think
Pearl Harbor, except the US and Japan are friends working against
a common, more powerful enemy. Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch,
Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgård, and pop star Rihanna.
This movie is directed by Peter Berg. Stream the movie
here!
If you’re looking for a good laugh…
Watch: Game Night
From
IMDb Official Website
When a supposedly harmless prank goes horribly wrong, a group of friends
finds themselves trying to survive the most unforgettable game night of
their lives. When Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) hold one
of their game nights for their friends, Max’s brother Brooks (Kyle
Chandler) takes a turn hosting game night in his house. Max hires a
company that offers an inventive and interactive mystery game experience
involving actors posing as criminals. However, things go south when actual
thugs show up and kidnap Brooks. Max, Annie, and their friends think it
was part of the game, only to realize later that Brooks’ kidnapping was
real.
If you’re looking for a tearjerker…
Watch: The Pursuit of Happyness
From
IMDb Official Website
Real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith star in this inspiring
biopic directed by Gabriele Muccino, based on real accounts of millionaire
stockbroker Chris Gardner. Gardner and his son struggled with homelessness
while the former worked as a trainee for investment bank Bear Stearns.
Smith’s portrayal of Gardner hits right through the bones as the film
takes audiences into the daily struggles that homeless people must endure.
If you’re looking for superheroes…
Watch: Wonder Woman
From
IMDb Official Website
One of DC Extended Universe’s best entries,
Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins stars Gal Gadot as the
alien-smashing god-like Amazonian Diana Prince, better known as Wonder
Woman. After Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), a mortal man, crash lands his
plane on the magically isolated island of the Amazon, Diana volunteers to
accompany Steve back to his country and establish contact with the human
world.
If you’re looking for epic…
Watch: Gladiator
From
IMDb Official Website
“Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my
vengeance, in this life or the next.” These words are immortalized thanks
to Russell Crowe’s exceptional portrayal of Maximus Decimus Meridius. Once
the commander of a Roman Legion, Maximus was betrayed and sold to slavery
by the emperor’s insecure and jealous son Commodus Aurelius. When Maximus
becomes intensely popular as a gladiator, Commodus finds his position
threatened once more and plots to finish the latter once and for all.
Directed by acclaimed director Ridley Scott, Gladiator also stars Connie
Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, and Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus.
If you’re looking for quirky…
Watch: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
From
IMDb Official Website
Directed by Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a
fantasy action-comedy based on a graphic novel of the same name. Scott
Pilgrim is an average joe who fell in love with manic pixie dream girl
Ramona Flowers. Ramona seems to return the affection; however, she reveals
to Scott that she has unresolved issues with her ex-lovers, whom she
dubbed her “7 Evil Exes.” And if Scott and Ramona are to date, the former
will have to defeat the seven exes, as in literally defeat with
superpowers and all. Starring Michael Cera as Scott, Mary Elizabeth
Winstead as Ramona, Chris Evans as Evil Ex number 2 Lucas Lee, Brandon
Routh as Todd Ingram, and Brie Larson as Envy Adams.
If you’re looking for a thriller…
Watch: The Hunt for Red October
From
IMDb Official Website
Before there was the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was the Ryanverse. A
series of films based on acclaimed Tom Clancy novels about a CIA agent
named Jack Ryan. The Hunt for Red October is the first-ever novel
featuring Jack Ryan to be adapted on the big screen. The film is about an
American submarine hunting down a rogue Soviet nuclear submarine, the
eponymous Red October, which threatens to launch ballistic missiles at the
US. This movie was directed by John McTiernan and starred Sean Connery,
Sam Neill, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan.