Author Topic: Filipino films (Read 498004 times)

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2820 on:** Nov 22, 2014 at 04:27 AM »

I hear good things about Hindi Sila Tatanda and That Thing Called Tadhana, and Lorna; seen those?

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2821 on:** Nov 22, 2014 at 05:20 AM »

In America they make comic book adaptations of red-caped aliens, vengeful crusaders, mutant love teams; in the Philippines it's comic book adaptations of everyday Filipinos (Tisoy), desperately closeted gay men (Tubog sa Ginto), mermaids (Dyesebel) and this, master filmmaker Mike de Leon's one 'komiks' adaptation:

Hindi Nahahati ang Langit (The Heavens Indivisible, 1985)

Klaus Weasley · « **Reply #2822 on:** Nov 22, 2014 at 10:17 AM »

Quote from: Noel_Vera on Nov 22, 2014 at 04:27 AM

I hear good things about Hindi Sila Tatanda and That Thing Called Tadhana, and Lorna; seen those?

I wasn't able to see those. I was gonna see That Thing Called Tadhana but the screening sold out. I'm sure it will get a commercial run in theaters.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2823 on:** Nov 22, 2014 at 11:46 PM »

Not this year, apparently. Pity.

Klaus Weasley · « **Reply #2824 on:** Nov 23, 2014 at 12:27 AM »

Quote from: Noel_Vera on Nov 22, 2014 at 11:46 PM

Not this year, apparently. Pity.

Maybe early next year. It was a huge hit in the festival.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2825 on:** Nov 23, 2014 at 10:04 AM »

Re-e-e-ally?

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2826 on:** Nov 24, 2014 at 05:42 PM »

My thoughts on the latest Game; plus my vote for best horror film of the year

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2827 on:** Dec 09, 2014 at 03:02 AM »

Return of the Dragon (Celso Ad. Castillo)

Birdman (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu), Fort Apache (John Ford), I Love Melvin (Don Weis)

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2828 on:** Dec 29, 2014 at 11:43 PM »

My thoughts on one of Laurice Guillen's biggest hits, a melodramatic komiks adaptation done with intelligence and care:

Kung Mahawi Man ang Ulap (Should the Skies Clear, 1984)

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #2829 on:** Dec 31, 2014 at 01:47 AM »

For Rizal Day: an old article I wrote, NOT about a Rizal biopic, but about the deconstruction of a Rizal biopic--or a deconstruction of the idea of making a Rizal biopic. Mike de Leon channeling both Chris Marker and Monty Python, in effect.

Anyway, the article as follows: Bayaning Third World (Mike de Leon, 2000)

rse · « **Reply #2830 on:** Feb 04, 2015 at 04:16 PM »

Ang Nawawala. It has a very unapologetic Hollywood indie vibe. It's quirky combined with a cool soundtrack. It's interesting, but somehow all surface, or even feels superficial, and it takes some major suspension of disbelief to buy the main conceit of the movie. The charming central performance of the young Rocco makes up for all its shortcomings.

heisenbergman · « **Reply #2831 on:** Feb 04, 2015 at 05:12 PM »

nakakainis... I want to see all the good indie and seldom-heard-of pinoy films, pero kailangan mo pa talagang dayuhin at bigyan ng oras para mapanood sa screening.

Willing ako bumili ng DVD, pero wala naman ako halos mahanap na nagbebenta...

For people like me with a 9-to-5 job and a young family who can rarely find time to watch even a hollywood blockbuster in a nearby cinema, meron bang paraan para mapanood yung mga magaganda talagang pinoy films?

Like these for example:

https://pinoyrebyu.wordpress.com/pinoy-rebyu-2014-poll
https://pinoyrebyu.wordpress.com/2014-movies-by-rating

I REALLY want to see these good filipino films.

jas · « **Reply #2832 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 09:10 AM »

^ That Thing Called Tadhana (no. 5 in the above posted Pinoy Rebyu 2014 Poll) is currently showing in local cinemas.

heisenbergman · « **Reply #2833 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 09:13 AM »

^ thanks, but: "For people like me with a 9-to-5 job and a young family who can rarely find time to watch even a hollywood blockbuster in a nearby cinema, meron bang paraan para mapanood yung mga magaganda talagang pinoy films?"

So I really wish there were DVDs of these and the great local indie films of the past years. Para kasing after ipakita sandali sa iilang sinehan... wala, maglalaho nalang.

halvert · « **Reply #2834 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 01:31 PM »

Pag konti lang kasi ang nanood ng pelikula, magdadalawang -isip ang producer gumastos para gumawa ng dvd, kasi baka walang bumili. Lugi na nga sa pelikula, lugi pa sa dvd.
So make time to watch coz you might not have another chance to see it.
Or pray that it gets shown on cable.

heisenbergman · « **Reply #2835 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 02:16 PM »

how unfortunate...

rse · « **Reply #2836 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 03:26 PM »

Ang Nawawala is available on DVD:
https://www.facebook.com/angnawawalaDVD

heisenbergman · « **Reply #2837 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 04:38 PM »

yon nice!

thanks

rusty · « **Reply #2838 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 04:54 PM »

^FoxTVAsia (cable channel) shows some indie films. I've seen them show "Aparisyon", "Rekorder", "Requieme" etc. which are all a few years old. I don't subscribe to SkyCable anymore, but maybe Cinema One shows some indie films too.

Yung mga na-release na sa DVD, baka meron sa mga public trackers o torrent sites pag nahirarapan ka mag-purchase.

rse · « **Reply #2839 on:** Feb 05, 2015 at 08:15 PM »

If you want to go the legit way, Amazon US, UK, DE and FR carry some indie movies that made into the film fest circuits. Although they might be too pricey since they're abroad and will involve shipping. Also iTunes have some pinoy indies and ABS-cBN titles including some of its banner restorations in HD.

marj · « **Reply #2840 on:** Feb 07, 2015 at 09:48 AM »

Brillante Mendoza's CAPTIVE (2012) will be released on DVD on 03-03-2015.

Klaus Weasley · « **Reply #2841 on:** Feb 07, 2015 at 11:29 PM »

That Thing Called Tadhana (Antoinette Jadaone) **** - "Tadhana" means "fate" to those of you who don't speak Tagalog. This film is absolutely wonderful. It has been described as a Filipino Before Sunrise and in essence it is though it is more comedic that any of the Before movies. The story is about two Filipinos who meet in the airport in Rome. The girl had found out her boyfriend of eight years who had been working there had cheated on her. The two connect and continue their trip through a series of conversations about their lives and loves. Can we make a law that all Filipino rom-coms MUST be written and/or directed by Antoinette Jadaone? This film is absolutely fantastic. It feels like it hit all the rom-com tropes but structure-wise, it really doesn't. It's also amazing that she made a film that's mostly two people talking cinematically dynamic and entertaining! Few people can do that! Oh, and the ending is absolutely perfect, as in the most perfect ending on any romantic comedy I've ever seen.

jas · « **Reply #2842 on:** Feb 08, 2015 at 07:35 PM »

That Thing Called Tadhana - With a simple plot that never outstretches, characters that remain grounded in reality and a style that does not superficially exaggerate the romance, this excellent romantic-comedy avoids the standard cliches of the genre.

tonedeaf · « **Reply #2843 on:** Feb 09, 2015 at 09:07 PM »

Quote from: jas on Feb 08, 2015 at 07:35 PM

That Thing Called Tadhana - With a simple plot that never outstretches, characters that remain grounded in reality and a style that does not superficially exaggerate the romance, this excellent romantic-comedy avoids the standard cliches of the genre.

+1 on the views of jas and Klaus. Well worth watching.

The 5.15pm screening in Rockwell was relatively full, so I hope more theaters show it. Glorietta stopped showing it today though.

v1n5anity · « **Reply #2844 on:** Feb 16, 2015 at 08:48 PM »

That Thing Called Tadhana is now available for download sa favorite torrent site hehe. Yun nga lang mas maraming leechers kesa sa seeders kaya bagal ng DL.

tonedeaf · « **Reply #2845 on:** Feb 16, 2015 at 09:58 PM »

Quote from: v1n5anity on Feb 16, 2015 at 08:48 PM

That Thing Called Tadhana is now available for download sa favorite torrent site hehe. Yun nga lang mas maraming leechers kesa sa seeders kaya bagal ng DL.

I think posts like this shouldn't be allowed in this forum.

jas · « **Reply #2846 on:** Feb 17, 2015 at 07:47 AM »

^ That Thing Called Tadhana is still showing in theaters, so it's highly recommended to go the legit way. We should support quality Filipino films. Many people vocally complain at the lack of quality local movies & yet do not actually support a good production when it gets made & released.

Klaus Weasley · « **Reply #2847 on:** Feb 17, 2015 at 08:02 PM »

Quote from: jas on Feb 17, 2015 at 07:47 AM

^ That Thing Called Tadhana is still showing in theaters, so it's highly recommended to go the legit way. We should support quality Filipino films. Many people vocally complain at the lack of quality local movies & yet do not actually support a good production when it gets made & released.

Amen.

Perfumed Nightmare (Kidlat Tahimik) **** - This is an art house classic from Philippine cinema. Kidlat Tahimik is probably the most famous of the non-mainstream directors and this is his most famous film. It's about a naive young man from a rural village in the Philippines who dreams of going to America to become rich. After an American hires him to oversee his business in Paris, he comes to realize that certain types of "progress" and the American dream is actually kind of poisonous. The film blends documentary type footage with a fictitious narrative. It is quite avant-garde and beautifully done. In a way, this is kind of like a companion piece to Play Time. Their message is the same but this film is bit darker and a bit more pessimistic.

rse · « **Reply #2848 on:** Feb 18, 2015 at 04:54 AM »

That Thing Called Tadhana.

BEWARE, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS:
This is the most "hugot" movie that I've seen in a long while. Angelica owns this movie and JM provides a perfect foil to her character. A little nitpicking: I know that them losing/forgetting their luggage is very symbolic in their journey but the whole nonchalant way that it was handled simply annoyed me. The ending is satisfying but I would have preferred the ending 2 minutes before the real ending.

turismo1997 · « **Reply #2849 on:** Mar 05, 2015 at 05:46 AM »

I think they should stop doing the MMFF. I thinks this is one way of forcing the local movie makers to improve.

Mas kapakapanood pa yung mga starzan movies kaysa yung mga pelikula ni kabayong bakla,STD Queen at ni Vic.