TIKTIK; THE ASWANG CHRONICLES

Came from watching TIKTIK: THE ASWANG CHRONICLES. 

Kahit manipis ang storyline, this Erik Matti film is quite revolutionary.

Shot fully on green screen, it’s the first movie of its kind in the Philippines. 

First-rate visual effects na ngayon ko lang nakita sa isang Pinoy movie. 

Please support and watch this film bago mawala sa mga sinehan or else you'll deprive yourself of the experience. 

Nakaka-proud lang... kayang-kaya na rin talaga nating makipagsabayan sa foreign films in terms of CGI. 

Kudos sa creative team behind TIKTIK! Ang galing niyo!

SINISTER

Came from watching SINISTER with Mareng Gerlie at Megamall... 

The film's a bit of Amytiville Horror, a slice of Paranormal Activity and some Sixth Sense feel all-over... 

It's a decent horror flick with few jump scares... 

But not as scary as Insidious though... 

Next stop: TIKTIK: The Aswang Chronicles...

OF ALL THE THINGS

just came home from the premiere night of GMA Films' "Of All The Things", the Aga-Regine reunion movie... 

really enjoyed watching this flick... 

refreshing ang character ng dalawang bida: Regine as a professional fixer sa City Hall, Aga as a Law School grad who didn't pass the Bar... 

that alone, plus Gina Pareno's delightful performance as an overprotective cantankerous mother makes this movie a 'must-watch' rom-com! 

Huwag niyo pong palalampasin!

BWAKAW

saw Jun Robles Lana's BWAKAW yesterday... 


it's a celebration of the human spirit.. 

the film's major strength is its humanity... 

the characters here are bigger and brighter than those you'll see in any "conventional" film... 

Eddie Garcia delivers stunning performance! 

Ang gagaling ng lahat ng support, most notably Joey Paras who provides immense comic relief... 

this is by far one of the most touching, heart-warming Filipino films since 'Magnifico'. 

Watch niyo habang nasa big screen pa! Go!

JOLOGS

Year 2000, at 20... sumali ako sa first Star Cinema Scriptwriting Contest... my first written script was "Imparsiyal", a political thriller in the tradition of Jonathan Kellerman's novels. Pero hindi 'yun ang sinubmit ko... I wrote a new one intended for the tilt, the script was entitled "Suntok Sa Buwan" with the theme 'beauty is the best revenge', its a melodrama, mas mainstream ang atake... inapi-api si girl, natutong tumayo, yumaman, binalikan ang mga taong umalipusta sa kanya... very 'Amor Powers' ang eksena...

Luckily, out of 200 plus entries, shortlisted ako sa first elimination... so naging 30 plus na lang kami... months after, deliberation again and again... down to twelve semi-finalists, I was no. 15th... super sama ng loob ko... I even wish na sana mawala na 'yung pang 12th to 14th para makapasok ako... hahaha. see, ganito kakitid ang utak ko during that time... pakiramdam ko kasi, nandun na e... nandun na.

'Jologs' by Ned Trespeces won that year, semi-finalist ang 'Videoke King' (later to be topbilled by Robin Padilla / Pops Fernandez). I remember, I was first in line sa cinema house to watch "Jologs" nung first day of showing nito... gusto ko kasing malaman kung bakit siya nanalo... at di ko na-enjoy 'yung film kasi I was busy criticizing it, hinahanapan ko talaga ng flaws and all... bitter mode? haha.

Well, after 12 years, naka-move on na rin. Just lately, after watching Star Cinema's 'The Reunion', saka ko lang naisip na "Jologs" was way better in terms of theme, production values, acting, scoring, story, etc. With its non-linear structure, the movie was ahead of its time.

Napanood ko ulit ang "Jologs" years ago sa cable na. Mas na-appreciate ko na siya. Mas malinaw na sa akin kung bakit siya ang pinili ng mga judges. :)

I hope I got to see "Jologs" ulit... Wanna see Baron Geisler in drag again... wanna hear Assunta de Rossi utter those ultra fave lines: "Ang eepal niyo!"... 

Oh, I miss "Jologs"!

GONE

 watched "GONE" with Jher Non... 

Nothing special but Amanda Seyfried is good with her suitably wide-eyed performance... 

could have been a great psychological thriller kung napaganda lang 'yung characterization at plot... 

hindi man lang nakapantay sa "THE NET" starring Sandra Bullock... 

its a very undeveloped thriller with very undeveloped characters.

THE REUNION

just watched The Reunion with Randy and Monch at Galleria... 

Highly-forgettable 'yung movie... 

Often times, the humor is sappy and loose... 

Corny... 

Puwede siyang tumayo na ibang pelikula even without the music of the Eraserheads... 

Bilang avid fan ng E'Heads, dissapointed ako na hindi ginamit ang original rendition ng mga kanta nila... 

Thing is, ang guguwapo't ang gaganda ng mga bida at very likeable ang mga characters pero walang chemistry ang grupo... 

Walang pitik ang mga punchline... 

Kalat na kalat ang mga cliches... 

American Pie ba ang peg?... 

Distracting ang mala-witch na ilong ni Christine Reyes... 

Sobrang guwapo lang talaga ni Enrique Gil kaya tinapos namin 'yung movie... 

Ayoko sana mag-compare pero sobrang layo nito sa ibang youth-oriented movies ng Star Cinema noon like Jologs and Pare Ko...