Monday, February 26, 2007
Kaputol Ng Isang Awit
Kaputol ng isang awit Film/Movie Review1991
Directed by: Emmanuel H. Borlaza
Genre: Drama / Musical
CAST:
Sharon Cuneta
Gary Valenciano
Tonton Gutierrez
Eddie Mesa
Loreta Marquez
Amy Perez
Barbara Perez
Hello dear fans!!! Naku, pasensya na kayo at medyo madalang ang rebyu ng lola nyo. Hirap kasing makakuha ng internet connection sa isla namin. Kelangan pa ng satellite connection. Kaya heto, narito ako sa tuktok ng bundok, malapit na nga akong mahulog sa bangin para lang may signal.
PLOT:
KNIA is a complicated story of a family, mala-STAR WARS. That is, Luke and Leia didn't know that they were siblings, and they were sorta falling in love.
Let it be said, that this is the worst Sharon Cuneta film that I have ever seen so far.
Bale ganito, si Sharon, singer (as usual) na na-discover ni Tonton. Eh itong si Amy, may gusto kay Tonton, so humanap din sya ng discovery, si Gary nga. Tapos nung mag-meet si Gary at si Sharon, mukhang nagkagustuhan yung dalawa.
Yung nanay ni Sharon, tulala. Hindi nya alam kung bakit. So after a few song numbers (na buo talaga, hindot!), nalaman sa huli na yung tatay ni Sharon eh nasa bilibid for a crime that he didn't commit. Tapos yung song na hindi kumpleto na hinahanap ni Gary, eh sya pala yung sumulat.
Magulo ba? Oh, hindi pa jan natapos ang kwento. Itong si Gary pala eh kinidnap noong bata from Sharon's family. So ayun na nga, magkapatid pala ang dalawang hunghang.
Pers op ol, yuck, kadire!!! Sa totoo lang no, kung magkapatid kayo, di ba may lukso ng dugo yun? Hindi sila dapat magkakagustuhan di ba? Ugh, just the idea sickens me. Hello? Star Wars? Hindi man lang original ang plot.
Ang masasabi ko lang, sobrang gulo ng story. Ang daming samut-samot na mga pangyayari. Sa totoo lang, hindi naman dapat ganito di ba? In simplicity, there is beauty.
As usualy, the usual Maning Borlaza signature, lahat ng kanta eh tinatapos. Gawd, so unnecessary this process. Eh kung yung time na ginugol sa mga song numbers, ginamit na lang sa pagsalaysay ng plot, eh di mas malinaw ang mga pangyayari.
Sa totoo lang, it was very painful to watch this film. Dapat ang story na ganito eh sa telenovela pinapalalabas, hindi sa sinehan, dahil mala-soap opera ang dating sa gulo ng story.
Sorry Tita Shawee, you know I love you, but this film sucks! I give it 0 Utot.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
TULI
TULI Film/ Movie Review
2005
Directed by: Auraeus Solito
Written by: Jimmy Flores
Genre:Drama
CAST:
Desiree Del Valle ... Daisy
Carlo Aquino
Vanna Garcia ... Botchok
Bembol Roco
Luis Alandy
Eugene Domingo
Ama Quiambao
Hello dear fans!!! Naku, siguro miss na miss nyo nako ano? Ako rin naman, miss na miss ko na rin kayo.
Naku napakalamig dito ngayon sa isla namin. Maski teenager eh nirarayuma sa lamig.
PLOT:
TULI is the story of a woman who lives in a very conservative barrio (small town) ruled by men. Her father is the town's circumsicer. He is abusive and a drunkard. Since she was young, she has always seen women being maltreated and objectified. Instead of growing up as one of the women who waits hand and foot for their men, Desiree's character grown to be quite the opposite. She's strong, brave and fought for her love that transverses the town's culture and beliefs.
First of all, bravo to Viva Films for getting this kind of film made. It was a very bold move. And it paid off.
TULI's setting was in a very conservative barrio, where everyone knows anyone. There are two main characters in the story, the main one is Desiree's, and the other one is Carlo's.
Carlo is the only incircumcised man in the barrio. For this, he was humiliated by all, as being uncircumcised means you are not yet a man.
Desiree has seen the how women are badly treated. She has seen this first-hand from her father, who drinks all the time and beats up their family.
Enter Vanna, Desiree's childhood playmate. She was left by her boyfriend. Desiree to the rescue. She has always admired Vanna, and the two formed a relationship which is more than friendship.
2005
Directed by: Auraeus Solito
Written by: Jimmy Flores
Genre:Drama
CAST:
Desiree Del Valle ... Daisy
Carlo Aquino
Vanna Garcia ... Botchok
Bembol Roco
Luis Alandy
Eugene Domingo
Ama Quiambao
Hello dear fans!!! Naku, siguro miss na miss nyo nako ano? Ako rin naman, miss na miss ko na rin kayo.
Naku napakalamig dito ngayon sa isla namin. Maski teenager eh nirarayuma sa lamig.
PLOT:
TULI is the story of a woman who lives in a very conservative barrio (small town) ruled by men. Her father is the town's circumsicer. He is abusive and a drunkard. Since she was young, she has always seen women being maltreated and objectified. Instead of growing up as one of the women who waits hand and foot for their men, Desiree's character grown to be quite the opposite. She's strong, brave and fought for her love that transverses the town's culture and beliefs.
First of all, bravo to Viva Films for getting this kind of film made. It was a very bold move. And it paid off.
TULI's setting was in a very conservative barrio, where everyone knows anyone. There are two main characters in the story, the main one is Desiree's, and the other one is Carlo's.
Carlo is the only incircumcised man in the barrio. For this, he was humiliated by all, as being uncircumcised means you are not yet a man.
Desiree has seen the how women are badly treated. She has seen this first-hand from her father, who drinks all the time and beats up their family.
Enter Vanna, Desiree's childhood playmate. She was left by her boyfriend. Desiree to the rescue. She has always admired Vanna, and the two formed a relationship which is more than friendship.
Their love blossomed. They both wanted a child, and they seek Carlo to provide the missing ingredient. When the townsfolk knew about this, they formed an angry mob, but in the end, love won over hate.
I love this film. I can't emphasize this enough, this is a very brave film, considering that this is a Filipino film. No dancing, or toilet humor or shooting guns here. Just a wonderful, wonderful love story between two women. When I was watching this film and I haven't seen the ending, I thought "uh, huh. Typical, the other woman would probably run away with a man, or one of them will be dead or both of them will be dead." Boy, was I wrong.
Desiree's acting was magnificent. You can really emphatize with her character. In my opinion, she could be one of the of the most beautiful actresses in the Philippine cinema today.
Her character was calm, but strong. Proving my point that you don't have to over-act to get the message across the screen. Her eyes speak to you.
Pinoy's who grew up in a foreign land will appreciate this film, since it shows a lot of our old Filipino culture, especially during the lenten season, which is coming up.
Although I love the story, the pacing of the film was slow and boring. There were also some "shaky moments" with the cameras.
I highly recommend this film. Film buffs will appreciate this. It goes to show that not all Pinoy films are stupid, sexist and shoots at being commercial box office success only. Pinoy films can also be intelligent and brave, like this one.
Sad to say, I read that this film was banned in the Philippines. I think that's a stupid move. When are you gonna grow up, people? Open your minds!
Anywho, I give this film 5 Utots. This is a must-see and must-add to your collection. I hope that this film is not the first and last of its kind in the Philippine cinema.
Labels: Movie Reviews
Friday, February 09, 2007
Oh My Ghost
Oh, My Ghost! Film/Movie Review2006
Directed by: Tony Y. Reyes
Genre: Comedy
CAST:
Rufa Mae Quinto
Marvin Agustin
Carlos Agassi
Wally Bayola
Paolo Contis
Uma Khouny
Bianca King
Jose Manalo
Sugar Mercado
Jimmy Santos
PLOT:
OMG is your typical, you kill me, I haunt you and then I kill you type of story. Vengeance is key.
So itong si Rufa, parating pinaglalawayan ng mga boyz. One day, may nakaenkwentro syang mga manyakis na pinahiya nya. Dahil dito, pinagtangkaan syang kidnapin, kaso, she died in the process. Then her ghost haunted them down.
Pers op ol, disappointed ako sa movie na ito. Helllooo? Pwede ba, pansinin naman nila ang ibang talent ni my darling Rufa, dahil hindi lang naman boobs ang katangian nya ‘no? I should’ve known, the people who created this movie, are the same people who create Vic Sotto’s movies, which are so chauvinistic and sexist in nature. Oh, e no surprises there ano?
Tsaka unbelievable di ba, I mean, sino ba naman babae ang may tamang pag-iisip na pumunta ng gym na utong lang ang natatakpan ng gym clothes nya. She was asking for trouble talaga.
The camera angles and movement were horrible in this film. May epileptic seizures yata ang may hawak ng camera dahil nanginginig ang mga shots nya at hindi smooth ang movement.
Sayang ang talent ni Rufa ditto, kasi this could’ve been a good horror/vengeance film, pero they tried hard to incorporate the funny scenes. Hindi ko tuloy maintindihan kung horror or comedy ito. But neither, no? It’s a confused genre, that’s all.
Sayang talaga, there are dramatic scenes where Rufa cried, which are ok na sana, tapos bigla na lang hahaluan ng comedy. Nawawala tuloy ang sympathy ko for the main character.
This film is horrible and should not be watched by all women. Sobrang degraded ang mga babae ditto. Kaya, utang na loob, manood ka na lang ng commercials or something.
One thing that I noticed pa is how ugly Carlos Agassi has become. Iho, kelangan mo na yata ng Rogaine dahil mukhang nalalagas na ang buhok mo.
OA ang mga supporting characters dito, like ni Jose (which is my most hated character in this film). Grabe kung sigaw-sigawan nya yung sekretarya nila. It’s not fucking funny at all. Women are treated like shit in this film. Yung sekretarya naman, kung sino man sya, helllooo? She wasn’t treated as a human being in this film which infuriates me.
My verdict, 1 Utot. Rufa-Mae, please lang, stop making these stupid films. You are more than just a great pair of tits, darling. Lumipat ka kaya ng Star Cinema?
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Now That I Have You
Now That I Have You Film/Movie Review2004
Directed by: Laurenti Dyogi
Written by: Jose Javier Reyes
Genre: Drama / Romance
CAST:
John Lloyd Cruz .... Michael Morellos
Bea Alonzo .... Betsy Rallos
Nikki Valdez .... Stefi
Kristopher Peralta .... Jacob (as Christopher Peralta)
John Arcilla
Huybs Azarcon
Noel Colet
Laurenti Dyogi
Cholo Escaño
Roxanne Guinoo .... Katherine
Jojit Lorenzo
Neri Naig
Jean Saburit
Lui Villaruz .... Martin
Rio Locsin
Helllllooo dear fans!!! Naku, pasensya na kayo at ang tagal kong walang update, pero eto, gumising ako ng alas-kwatro ng madaling araw para lamang makapagsabog ng saya sa inyo!
PLOT:
Now That I Have You is your typical pinoy love story. John and Bea met at the MRT bus station after months of the girl stalking this boy, and the rest is history.
Unang-una, maganda talaga ang unahan ng film na ito. So itong si Bea eh ini-stalk si John for the past months para makilala nya. Actually, funny ang mga scenes dito. Pero iha, sa totoo lang, pwede ba kung mangyari ito sa totoong buhay, lapitan mo na lang yung boy at magpakilala ka. Stalking? Helllllooo? Mag-pa check ka kaya sa mental? Baka kelangan mo ng ilagay sa straight jacket.
Nikki was great as Bea’s confidante. I first saw Nikki sa Tanging Ina film, and I really loved her. I still do.
Bea is very lovable as the crazy, jealous, possessive girlfriend. She’s one of my fave young actresses today.
John is very cute as the nerdy accountant. Ok din sya umarte. Natural. Kaya lang, kulang sya sa kagwapuhan.
In the end, ikwento ko na lang ha? Sobrang possessive and jealous na si Bea at naaasar na si John, pero sila pa rin. Eh ano ang message nito sa kabataan? Maski sira-ulo ang jowa nyo na sobrang possessive at selos, na hindi mo lang ma-txt nagagalit na at may matching tulo pa ng luha, sige pa rin, magtiis ka. Hellooo??? Ang bata pa kaya nila para magtiis ng ganun ano? Sa totoong buhay, kung meron kayong jowa na ganun, i-break nyo na at humanap kayo ng iba. Hindi pa naman kayo kasal para magtiis ka ng ganun no? Very stressful ang buhay kung ganun. Love is to trust your partner. You do not own anybody. Kung ganun ka eh mag-alaga ka na lang ng itik, may balut ka pa.
Ok na sana ang movie, kaya lang medyo agrabyado sa story si John. Galit kasi ako sa mga lukaret na katulad ng karakter ni Bea.
It’s still a watchable film, pero utang na loob, wala na bang ibang writers ang Star Cinema? Si Joey Reyes na naman? Pwede ba iba naman. Nagsasawa na ako sa kanya eh. Otherwise, the directing was good. It wasn’t boring. I like the fact that they showed the MRT station. It was a very nice touch. I give this film 3 Utots.
