LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON...Mana Sa Ama
Like Father, Like Son Ang pelikulang Like Father, Like Son (Viva Films) ay tungkol sa dalawang pamilyang magkaaway na mortal na binubuo ng pamilya Batubalani at pamilya Batungbakal-Gatbonton. Sa...
View ArticleSuicide, Murder At Infection Sa ISANG GABI 3 BABAE
Isang Gabi 3 Babae May tatlong kasaysayan ang pelikulang Isang Gabi 3 Babae (Regal Films, Inc.) na nagtatapos sa kamatayan ng bidang babae sa pamamagitan ng suicide, murder at infection. Ang Akin Ka ay...
View ArticleBUHAY MO, BUHAY KO... A Missed Chance
Buhay Mo, Buhay Ko Manuel Cinco develops the basic theme of the love triangle in Buhay Mo, Buhay Ko (Jowell Films Production). The story's ménage à trois shows Melissa (Elizabeth Oropesa), in her...
View ArticleTIYANAK... Evil As Fairytale
Tiyanak Peque Gallaga and Lorenzo Reyes' Tiyanak (Regal Films, Inc.) made us realize that the tiyanak as found in Filipino folklore is very much a reality and a source of danger to unsuspecting...
View ArticlePAANO ANG AKING GABI?... Nothing But Sex
Paano Ang Aking Gabi? Although it is not pure exploitation, Paano Ang Aking Gabi? (Seiko Films, Inc.) comes close to being about nothing but sex. In effect, the entertainment value of this film comes...
View ArticleAng Talinghaga Ng Eden Sa VIRGIN PEOPLE
Virgin People Marahil ay hindi makatarungan kay Celso Ad Castillo na iladlad pa ang kahunghangang inasal ng kanyang mga tauhan sa Virgin People (Topaz Film Productions). Tunay namang hindi araw-araw...
View ArticleA Time And Place... SOMEWHERE
Somewhere Romy Suzara's Somewhere (Viva Films) achieves thematic unity through its theme, that man is a victim of circumstances. Silvio (Rudy Fernandez), is sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime...
View ArticleDURUGIN SI TOTOY BATO... Not The Champ
Durugin Si Totoy BatoDurugin Si Totoy Bato (FPJ Productions) was said to be the Filipino version of Franco Zeffirelli's The Champ (1979). If we cried for Billy Flynn (Jon Voight) and T.J. (Ricky...
View ArticleThe Sinister Charm Of BABY TSINA
Baby Tsina Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Baby Tsina (Viva Films) is a slumming trip through the lives of social derelicts who provide the forbidden delights of night life in late 60's Manila, but is also a...
View ArticleBAKIT MADALAS ANG TIBOK NG PUSO? A Complex Love Story
Bakit Madalas Ang Tibok Ng Puso? Danny Zialcita's quiet little drama entitled Bakit Madalas Ang Tibok Ng Puso? (Regal Films) is about Raquel (Liza Lorena), a wife who found out that her husband Adolfo...
View ArticleINIT O' LAMIG... Sonata In Three Movements
Init O' Lamig Like a sonata, Eddie Rodriguez's Init O' Lamig (Cinex Films, Inc And F. Puzon Films Enterprises, Inc.) can be divided into three major movements. An allegro or first movement that sets...
View ArticleBAWAL NA PAG-IBIG... When A Man Loves A Woman
Bawal Na Pag-Ibig Behn Cervantes' Bawal Na Pag-Ibig (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions) uses the tried and true formula of man meets woman and man loses woman. Everything in the film is predictable,...
View ArticleHinagpis Ng Pangungulila Sa SANA MAHALIN MO AKO
Sana Mahalin Mo Ako Paanong sisingilin ng anak ang mga pagkukulang ng ina? Paanong ipahihiwatig ng ina na hindi niya sadya ang kanyang mga pagkukulang sa anak? Paanong aalalahanin ng anak ang katiting...
View ArticleLife's Unsteady Ride In LAGARISTA
Lagarista The profession is unique. With a bicycle, the rider finds himself both pressed and enriched as he allows people to see a film in its entirety by punctually delivering segments of it from one...
View ArticleCLIMAX... Intimate And Familiar
Climax The heart of the film's matter is dark because it is so intimate and familiar. One's hatred for kin is so intimate and almost unreasonable, it is corrupt and consuming. Lolita (Barbara Benitez),...
View ArticleSA TOTOO LANG! E Ano'ng Nakakatawa?
Sa Totoo Lang!Sa Totoo Lang! (Viva Films), pawang lihis sa kaibig-ibig na katangian ng babae sa lipunan ang mga tauhang ginagampanan nina Gina Pareño, Gloria Diaz at Carmi Martin. Ang pagbubunganga at...
View ArticleBeleaguered Love In THROW AWAY CHILD
Throw Away ChildThrow Away Child (Regal Films, Inc.) attempts to revive the formula of beleaguered love by imbuing it moral choice. It failed disastrously. Caught in the snarls of an ill-conceived love...
View ArticleMAY LAMOK SA LOOB NG KULAMBO... Wonderfully Comic
May Lamok Sa Loob Ng Kulambo Danny Zialcita's May Lamok Sa Loob Ng Kulambo (Essex Films) speaks of values that are much more contemporary. The film centers on two women, Ellen (Gloria Diaz), the wife...
View ArticleKatapusan Ng Pag-Iibigan Sa WHERE LOVE HAS GONE
Where Love Has Gone Tinuturuan tayo ng Where Love Has Gone (Regal Films, Inc.) na tanggapin ang katapusan ng pag-iibigan dahil pinag-isipan naman. Pagninilayan ng bidang babae ang desisyong gagawin sa...
View ArticleMAHINHIN VS MAHINHIN... Labanang Lalake?
Mahinhin vs Mahinhin Ang Mahinhin vs Mahinhin (Sining Silangan, Inc.) ay pagpapatuloy ng kuwento ni Billy de Gracia (Dindo Fernando), isang homosekswal na nagpakalalaki at umibig kay Juana (Elizabeth...
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