Author Topic: Bong Revilla: "Limit Hollywood movies to only 1 a month" (Read 44432 times)

Klaus Weasley · « **on:** Dec 22, 2009 at 10:26 PM »

He said in an article at the Inquirer today that if he was running things, he'll help the Philippine movie industry by proposing that.

How do you guys feel about it?

pekspert · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 22, 2009 at 10:41 PM »

So the dvd bootleggers are contributing to his campaign now??

Limiting anything will only increase unscrupulous means

nibblerizer · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 22, 2009 at 10:42 PM »

malulugi at lalangawin mga sinehan.....

Dan · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 22, 2009 at 11:45 PM »

Make good movies FIRST. Only then should you have the balls to say that. Because, El Panday, you're just coming off as delusional by proposing that.

DVD_Freak · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 22, 2009 at 11:47 PM »

so promote Philippine movies by force. stupid!

frootloops · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 22, 2009 at 11:48 PM »

Quote from: Klaus Weasley on Dec 22, 2009 at 10:26 PM

He said in an article at the Inquirer today that if he was running things, he'll help the Philippine movie industry by proposing that.

How do you guys feel about it?

mabuti na lang!

blitzkrieg · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 22, 2009 at 11:56 PM »

His brain is in his ass. He's running again for Senator - do not waste your vote on this MORON!!

allanmandy · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 12:23 AM »

Quote from: Klaus Weasley on Dec 22, 2009 at 10:26 PM

He said in an article at the Inquirer today that if he was running things, he'll help the Philippine movie industry by proposing that.

How do you guys feel about it?

He did say that it will face a lot of opposition and it's against GATT rules, so I'm not worried about this. He's probably just making noise to promote his mala-Lord of the Rings Panday.

Klaus Weasley · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 12:34 AM »

Pretty ironic that he has railed against Hollywood movies yet for the past couple of years, he's been desperately trying to ape them.

rse · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 12:40 AM »

Any form of censorship is dangerous. The government should invest more on the film art including preservation. Maybe it would help a little if they lower the tax for locally produced movies...

pao625™ · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 12:51 AM »

Quote from: Dan on Dec 22, 2009 at 11:45 PM

Make good movies FIRST. Only then should you have the balls to say that. Because, El Panday, you're just coming off as delusional by proposing that.

I agree sir!

bass_nut · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 04:27 AM »

Quote from: Dan on Dec 22, 2009 at 11:45 PM

Make good movies FIRST. Only then should you have the balls to say that. Because, El Panday, you're just coming off as delusional by proposing that.

x2 !!!

Hitman · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 06:42 AM »

this senator is a total idiot! mas lamang pa yata si lito lapid sa kanya eh!

Arulco · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 07:59 AM »

Na-insecure siguro sa turnout ng avatar

Laos yung panday niya.

DVD_Freak · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 08:18 AM »

Quote from: Hitman on Dec 23, 2009 at 06:42 AM

this senator is a total idiot! mas lamang pa yata si lito lapid sa kanya eh!

aahhh.... one can argue all day who's the bigger idiot.

Dan · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 06:01 PM »

Quote from: Hitman on Dec 23, 2009 at 06:42 AM

this senator is a total idiot! mas lamang pa yata si lito lapid sa kanya eh!

Quote from: DVD_Freak on Dec 23, 2009 at 08:18 AM

aahhh.... one can argue all day who's the bigger idiot.

HAHAHAHA

mike c · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 06:40 PM »

though i agree na korea now has "international quality" movies ... "possibly because of their hollywood movie limit" and i laud the support of our local movie industry.

BUT he's just too much of an ass to be taken seriously.

nakakakilabot ang conflict of interest niya ... parang ako gumawa ng batas na lahat ng babae sa pilipinas, sakin lang puwede magpakasal unless panget.

andre · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 06:59 PM »

I've read that article in the Inquirer. I wonder why he becomes a senator.

joey escalera · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 07:01 PM »

taragyis na bong revilla jr yan...

X44 · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 08:03 PM »

payag ako kung 2 hollywood moviesa month.

tapos magpalabas na lang ng pelikulang hapon,. koryano,instik, prances, at syempre mga pinoy na indie.

mapurol ang utak ni bong at obviously may ulterior motives siya dyan at ubod ng panget ng trailer nung bago niyang Panday, pero in principle agree ako sa pag-ban ng hollywood films

pang-bobo - - -at nakakabobo - - -kasi 90% ng hollywood films.

(at mukhang hindi din naman nakakatulong sa grammar an pagpapanood ng pelikulang ingles. look around.)

kagaya ng avatar. gusto ko siyang panoorin pero konting-konti pa lang ang nagkukwento tungkol sa kanyang naratibo , karaktr, structure. puro special effects at aksyon ang pinaguusapan. hanggang doon na lang ba ang kaya ng utak ng manonood? at dahil ba ito sa monopoly ng 'dumbed down" hollywood films? o sa diyeta? pagpapalaki? quality of education?

o ganun lang ba kababaw ang avatar? feelng ko naman hindi.

of course, mukhang mas masahol ang bagong panday.

isama na din natin yan sa mga iba-ban. walang ni-katiting na kaibahan ang karamihan ng gawang hollywood sa karamihan ng gawang star cinema/viva/regal. pambobo.

X44 · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 08:05 PM »

Quote from: Dan on Dec 22, 2009 at 11:45 PM

Make good movies FIRST. Only then should you have the balls to say that. Because, El Panday, you're just coming off as delusional by proposing that.

Quote from: bass_nut on Dec 23, 2009 at 04:27 AM

x2 !!!

oh we are making good movies already. just that nobody's showing them. or watching them when the studio/mall/mtrcb mafia allows them to be shown.

X44 · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 08:15 PM »

nakakatawa yung mga ibang umaalma dito na gumagawa din ng ibang klaseng sining (hindi pelikula). ayaw nilang ma-ban ang hollywood movies pero naiinis sila pag nasasagasaan ang mga gawa nila sa kani-kanilang field ng kanilang mga american competitors.

and any blanket condemnation of philippine cinema without having seen a de leon/avellana/brocka/o'hara/de leon/ bernal/celso ad/lav/raya/brillante/raymond red film is outright stupid.

still, bong revilla is a moron.

ivannn · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 08:34 PM »

hmmm... dapat hindi na natin pag usapan pa yung suggestion ni bong revilla. kasi the more na we debate on this eh the more coverage he will get... alam niyo naman ang mga pinoy voters ngayon, baka madala sila sa mga ideas na "ipaglaban ang _________ (<---- insert strong campaign word here)". it will be like.. dati if my memory serves me right, isko moreno was suggesting to ban crayon shin chan and other anime from local tv kasi bad example raw. dahil napagusapan siya before na marami naman ang alam natin na galit na galit sa mungkahi niya eh he ended up winning. councilor ba siya?

Klaus Weasley · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 08:48 PM »

Quote from: X44 on Dec 23, 2009 at 08:05 PM

oh we are making good movies already. just that nobody's showing them. or watching them when the studio/mall/mtrcb mafia allows them to be shown.

Most of the more interesting and great Filipino films being shown today ARE the indies. But most of them are shown at most at one or two theaters (if they're shown at all) and in CineManila and Cinemalaya.

I find it mind-boggling that the MMFF has yet to accept any indie/digital films from any of our emerging auteurs. Puro Joel Lamangan na lang. I heard they have a rule that films to be considered for entry must be shot on film. Is that true?

allanmandy · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM »

Quote from: Klaus Weasley on Dec 23, 2009 at 08:48 PM

I find it mind-boggling that the MMFF has yet to accept any indie/digital films from any of our emerging auteurs. Puro Joel Lamangan na lang. I heard they have a rule that films to be considered for entry must be shot on film. Is that true?

More like puro Mother Lily na lang.

Ever since the MMFF was moved to the Christmas holiday season, the focus for organizers and producers had been to rake in as much money as possible. Unsurprisingly, these are the films that cast the most famous stars or that feature the most special effects, because these are the types of movies that are guaranteed to draw families. Filipino indie/digital films have the reputation of being too dark or too sexy or too serious, that these are clearly not the kinds of films a commercialism-centric film festival would showcase. Besides, if a big chunk of your criteria involves box office grosses, then clearly you're more concerned with income generation rather than artistic development.

Dan · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 23, 2009 at 11:27 PM »

Quote from: X44 on Dec 23, 2009 at 08:05 PM

oh we are making good movies already. just that nobody's showing them. or watching them when the studio/mall/mtrcb mafia allows them to be shown.

There wasn't any doubt about that. Indie movies are kicking mainstream pinoy movie ass, yet they get minimal exposure, the condemnation of "moralistas" for god knows whatever reason's against whatever version bible they're thumping, and recognition only by international bodies and Chicago-Sun Times movie critics.

If we could have a revival of sorts of the work that de leon/avellana/brocka/o'hara/de leon/ bernal/celso ad/lav/raya/brillante/raymond red have already done -- a special re-screening of their brilliant works that is accessible to the public (and not at some hole in the wall holier-than-thou highbrow film snob pretentious "art" film festival) -- then have government and the private sector support it, then we wouldn't have all of these big studio hacks passing off a romantic teen drama/comedy as the pinnacle of modern Philippine cinema.

Maybe.

About Avatar. I think the reason why no one is delving into Avatar's story, characterization, etc., is because most movie goers just want to be entertained. And most movie goers are not film critics. What they take away from a movie is personal and unique. My initial impressions are just as shallow, if not shallow-er. But hey, ask me to write something about it and give me two hours then I'll give you an effin' review full of references so obscure they're not even on the Internet (or Wikipedia), yet

OT na

Quote from: allanmandy on Dec 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM

Besides, if a big chunk of your criteria involves box office grosses, then clearly your more concerned with income generation rather than artistic development.

That's what Carlo J. Caparas admitted many years ago. In a TV interview during the height of the massacre movie "genre", he said that art was measured by how much money the product got at the box office.

Douchebag. I know.

keating · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 24, 2009 at 01:13 AM »

Quote from: rse on Dec 23, 2009 at 12:40 AM

Any form of censorship is dangerous. The government should invest more on the film art including preservation. Maybe it would help a little if they lower the tax for locally produced movies...

Filipino films are heavily tax plus censorship are one of the big disadvantage also. If only we have a fully operational film archive so that many people can have access to the film classics.....maybe they will forget Hollywood.

Although I would love to see AVATAR....i'm go for limiting the influx of Hollywood films...two will be fine. At least you have pure escapism although ten years after....you forgot it already.

rse · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 24, 2009 at 01:18 AM »

Banning of foreign films will not necessarily make way to quality Filipino films being shown in our cinemas. Just look at Metro Manila Film Festival. For 2 weeks every December we limit the showing of movies around Metro Manila to Pinoy movies only. Still it's very rare that the organizers choose quality work. They'd probably include one or two tolerable entries, the rest are just garbage.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 24, 2009 at 01:10 PM »

I like the idea. Model it after China or South Korea or India--three most financially successful movie industries outside of Hollywood at the moment.

pooch · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 24, 2009 at 03:47 PM »

here is the article

http://www.spot.ph/2009/12/22/bong-revilla-we-should-show-only-one-hollywood-movie-a-month/