Movie Week
Last week, I watched 3 new Filipino films and the latest Jerry Bruckheimer production. Here are the short reviews of each movie.
1) Santa-Santita: This is the latest film directed by Laurice Guillen. It stars Angelica Panganiban and Jericho Rosales. Angelica (Malen) plays the daughter of Hilda Koronel, a woman whom you pay to pray for you at Quiapo Church. It tells the story of Angelica's character as she rebels against everything her mother believes in, falls in love with the shady character played by Jericho and her major transformation when later on realizes that God has given her the gift of healing. I did enjoy watching the movie because it was different from typical Tagalog films. They used a new film format that really made a difference in the way the images appeared on screen. My only complaint would be that the musical score tended to be a bit too loud at times.
2) BCUZ OF U: After watching Santa-Santita, I watched the latest movie from Star Cinema. I really didn't like it that much because the movie was just too mushy for my taste. Plus I really, really hate the song. It features people making goo-goo eyes at each other half the time and saying really trite lines that seemed to have been lifted out of romance novels. Of the 3 love teams featured, I have to say though that the one with Hero Angeles and Sandara Park stood out because they were so refreshing and light. It turned out to be the most enjoyable episode of the movie. I still have no idea though how a Korean girl would end up living in the slums beside the railtracks.
3) Minsan Pa: I've always admired Jeffrey Jeturian's movies. He could work on a really tight budget and a light story, but he'll still come up with a film worth watching. So I was really looking forward to watching this film. The movie tells the story of a tour guide (played by Jomari Yllana) who meets and falls in love with a teacher from Manila (played by Ara Mina). The problem is that she is already engaged to another man. You can fill in the blanks as to what happens next, but there are some twists in the story. The premise itself was interesting enough and the underwater shots looked really gorgeous, but I think the lead characters were really weak. Nothing much happens in the movie since it tries to show the everyday life of a middle class family in Cebu. For something like this to work though, you would need actors who can portray a wide range of emotions without having to say anything. It was a quality I did not see at all in either Ara Mina or Jomari Yllana. Too bad. I'd still recommend that you watch it though because it also tries to be different from the typical Tagalog movie.
4) National Treasure: This was the last film I watched last week. I don't want to write a long review about it because it is really is a rip-off of another film which I really loved- Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
1) Santa-Santita: This is the latest film directed by Laurice Guillen. It stars Angelica Panganiban and Jericho Rosales. Angelica (Malen) plays the daughter of Hilda Koronel, a woman whom you pay to pray for you at Quiapo Church. It tells the story of Angelica's character as she rebels against everything her mother believes in, falls in love with the shady character played by Jericho and her major transformation when later on realizes that God has given her the gift of healing. I did enjoy watching the movie because it was different from typical Tagalog films. They used a new film format that really made a difference in the way the images appeared on screen. My only complaint would be that the musical score tended to be a bit too loud at times.
2) BCUZ OF U: After watching Santa-Santita, I watched the latest movie from Star Cinema. I really didn't like it that much because the movie was just too mushy for my taste. Plus I really, really hate the song. It features people making goo-goo eyes at each other half the time and saying really trite lines that seemed to have been lifted out of romance novels. Of the 3 love teams featured, I have to say though that the one with Hero Angeles and Sandara Park stood out because they were so refreshing and light. It turned out to be the most enjoyable episode of the movie. I still have no idea though how a Korean girl would end up living in the slums beside the railtracks.
3) Minsan Pa: I've always admired Jeffrey Jeturian's movies. He could work on a really tight budget and a light story, but he'll still come up with a film worth watching. So I was really looking forward to watching this film. The movie tells the story of a tour guide (played by Jomari Yllana) who meets and falls in love with a teacher from Manila (played by Ara Mina). The problem is that she is already engaged to another man. You can fill in the blanks as to what happens next, but there are some twists in the story. The premise itself was interesting enough and the underwater shots looked really gorgeous, but I think the lead characters were really weak. Nothing much happens in the movie since it tries to show the everyday life of a middle class family in Cebu. For something like this to work though, you would need actors who can portray a wide range of emotions without having to say anything. It was a quality I did not see at all in either Ara Mina or Jomari Yllana. Too bad. I'd still recommend that you watch it though because it also tries to be different from the typical Tagalog movie.
4) National Treasure: This was the last film I watched last week. I don't want to write a long review about it because it is really is a rip-off of another film which I really loved- Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
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