Well, what do you know, I guess the MMFF won’t go unnoticed after all because the kids would prefer to watch one of the many movies before it fully closes.
Initially, the kids have been pestering me to watch Wapakman. It started since the trailer hit the local TV screen. I first saw the trailer during Pacquiao’s latest match so I have an idea what it was all about and my reaction at that time was… “what-the-****”! It was frustrating enough that most celebrities are using their popularity to toy with the masses’ ideals and principles and that most politicians are abusing their ability to use media outfits for their own political advantage. I wanted to believe that Pacquiao was better than that. The achievement that he was able to reach was really something to be proud of but for him to venture into other fields, such as showbiz, the music industry or worse, politics… I just can’t imagine what’s in store for us Filipinos. Anyway, whatever was my reaction, I had to keep it to myself because my beloved brother keeps on pointing out the fact that the effects used in the trailer looks really good and the kids, man, they scramble towards the TV screen on the onset of the “modified Pac-man sound.” I would die right then and there. Nonetheless, it’s really the art of being a mother, you have to place yourself in the shoes of kids to really understand…
We didn’t watch Wapakman. It was no longer shown at Glorietta 4 today (January 2, 2010, Saturday). I figured, it was replaced with Dolphy’s Nobody, nobody but Juan. Another one of those films you wouldn’t catch me watching. Good thing none of the kids wanted to watch it. Dolphy doesn’t appeal to the kids nowadays, though Wowowee does.
The kids were also insistent on watching Vic Sotto’s Darling Kong Aswang (DKA). I wouldn’t be surprised if my feet catch me once again in the theaters for this one. It was Gaea who wanted SRRXI and it’s Julia who’s “singing” out DKA so I don’t know. Classes start on Monday, we still have tomorrow (or should I say, later – January 3, 2010). Nothing’s always final.
From the title of this entry, obviously, we watched SRRXI. We also watched last year’s so I have a point of reference/comparison.
Just so you know, before SRRX, my idea of SRR is “corny, jologs and walang kwenta.” From childhood, it was indeed one of those movies that scared me (sort of). I mean, who wouldn’t remember, “ang anak ni Janice ay tiyanak (waaaah!)” (I really have to add the shriek after the title), or babae sa loob ng banga (I’m not even sure if it’s really babae or lalake) and of course, the walang kamatayang white lady, dwende, aswang and manananggal shorts. We even have the history of listening to Gabi ng Lagim and were always waiting for the Magandang Gabi Bayan Halloween Special. Who wouldn’t be scared listening and thinking of all those during “brownout days”? Anyway, after watching tons of Asian Horror Flicks (and many others), specially, The Exorcist, SRR is nothing close to scary now. The effects do improve but like what I said after watching Izza Calzado in The Echo, the criteria is now based on what is common, rather than, what is original. A great start, but nothing chilling to the bone.
I had initially thought that Shake, Rattle and Roll was supposed to follow a recipe format. Shake for a story that should shake you or thrill you a bit; Rattle for a story that should make you scream and Roll for a story that should unnerve you through witty and comical horror, if there’s such a thing. That was how it was last year. This year was a bit different.
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Nung una kong narinig ang MORCON, nagutom ako. Malay ko ba naman na ang ibig sabihin ng MORCon ay Mastering Online Rankings Conference. Hindi lang siguro talaga ako nagppay attention. On second thought, para naman talagang Morcon yung seminar – it’s stuffed of juicy ingredients that made SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SM (Social Media) and SMO (Social Media Optimization) much easier to deal with.
Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote ay isa pang entry sa Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2010 na sadyang inaabangan ng maraming Pinoy. Ang press release nga sa kanya ay “twice the fun, twice the experience” dahil dalawang big time na characters at artista ang pinagsama. San ka pa? Vic Sotto at Bong Revilla ba naman, may hahanapin ka pa ba? 
Ang Super Inday and the Golden Bibe ay tungkol sa isang simpleng babae na mayroong sariling storya tulad ng kahit sino. Sa mundo ng fictional movie na ito, ay nabiyayaan siya ng superhero powers para matulungan ang mga bata at “masugpo ang kasamaan.” Sinabi na ng trailer ang main plot ng pelikula so wala ka na actually na hahanapin pa.
