Star Struck

Last night I watched the premiere showing of PinoyBlonde -a philippine film. I didnt like the movie but the actors were cute! When the movie was finished, I was talking to my friends how dissappointed I was coz I had high expectations of the film coz during the press conference, they said it wasn't your typical Pinoy film. As we were going out of the cinema, I was rambling here and there until I noticed that it wasnt my friend anymore walking beside me. Oh, okay, I lost them. Then they guy beside me said "Hi". I turned to look at him expecting a person i knew, but to my shock, it's Boy2!!! OH MY FUCKIN GOD. And just behind me was Epy Quizon, and the person already in front of me was the director Peque Gallaga o_O OMG, the main actors of the film just heard me ranting o__O Good thing they don't understand cebuano---i hope :-s

Ok, about the premiere showing...












I didn't like it. They say PinoyBlonde is not your typical pinoy movie. Yeah..not that that typical alright, but to me, it still is. Okay, let me put it this way, typically Pinoy BUT just in ANOTHER level..or perhaps a new breed of a typical pinoy film! :)) Yeah, they may have the plot that is so far out pinoy, the concept, the EXTRAS, the special effects, blablaba-- but for me, it still is typical. (awa ha, kakan.onon pa gani ko ug dimsum ug kabalhinon sa globe) I was so annoyed of the cinematography. Like, every move was edited literally, duh. Murag nabag.uhan ba, nagpalami ra sab sa gibati ug edit. It was just too much o_O. Yeah, they got the so-called "effects" but it was so annoying!! It gave me the headaches. Nagsakit ra akong mata. Naglalis pa gyud mi ni Adelle ug kadyot ana, kay usahay pakurog-kurog man gud ang effects sa ubang scene dayon ingon si Adelle sa SM ra kuno na. Technical error kunohay ba. If you gonna tell the story to other people, gee, you're not gonna include the camera shots, angles, movement -or whatsoever, are you? I mean, i just find the hocus pocus unnecessary. Just too much of it.

So it's a film about films... okay, fine. So it's intelligent. Okay, fine! No comment about it. But the humour... SHiiiiiT, it was so TYPICALLY PINOY!!! SOOO COOOOOOOOOOOORRNNYYYYY...!!!! CORNY GYUD KAAYO!!!

So who do you think is the best Filipino director, Brocka or Bernal? That's what the main characters were debating about in the movie. I didnt even know those people. How could I relate to what they were talking about? Mag-research? Duh. Not everyone are film savvies and not all those savvies watch tagalog films, mind you. My parents may know those directors, like Brocka is Sharon's Cuneta's favorite, BUT to think that this film is targeted to people in an age range who watches batman and spiderman o_O. Wala man gani kaila si Amarantha kinsa na si Sharon Cuneta! I like the concept of the film, I just dont like the execution and all.

You can call me close-minded, unintelligent, inexperienced --- I DONT CARE. Kun naganahan man ug MAAYO ang mga Cebuano na nitan.aw sa premiere showing kagabii, most probably na starstruck ra tingali sila! It's not typical that a premiere showing of a film from Manila is held in Cebu.

Well, PinoyBlonde is worth a try. You go see for yourselves. Dont let my opinion hinder you from seeing it. As the ads put it: hindi typical Pinoy film. Astig.