Super Noypi could have been better. Started out OK then dragged. It had some funny parts though.
Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah i guess those who watched the stage play would appreciate it more. I believe the song numbers came from that. The movie was good. I enjoyed it. Despite Zsa zsa Padilla's age...she pulled it off. (she looked gay ) hehehe...
Watched Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo last friday with friends and I'd have to say it unleashed the inner JudyAnn Fans inside of us.
Watched Shake, Rattle and Roll 8 with some of the Beerkadets last Saturday and since I'm a girl it'll take me a long time to forget the LRT episode but I'll still ride MRT and LRT.. (ndi nga lang sa gabi)
Watched ZsaZsa with Sugar and I totally loved it.
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Super Noypi : was good at the beginning but became dragging. Could've used more fight scenes to show more use of powers. The ending wasn't so good, for me. John Pratts was not nightcrawler, but a thin version of Beast, by the way.
Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah: Like I said in another thread, It was enjoyable. They took the songs from the musical. The actors did well, even for Zsa Zsa Padilla's old age.
Enteng Kabisote 3, The adventure goes on and on and on....: which is so true. It does go on and on. Again with the built in commercials for their sponsors. The crappy stunts especially the one in the beginning. It really should be called "Eat Bulaga, The Movie" since it didn't fail to have the complete cast there. And it still won as box office hit.
Tatlong Baraha: THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!! hehehe...It won the award for best visual effects and a number of awards. Long fight scenes and unbelievable stunts. We can't stop laughing (even if it wasn't supposed to be funny) and can't stop talking about it after we watched it. (ask Fraggle) hehehe...
I just watched Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah. No offense, Syeri, but IT WAS HORRIBLE!!! TERRIBLE!!! The script was ugly, the acting was grating on the nerves, and the movie totally missed the point of the comic book. Joel Lamangan should be tied up and shot. He should never be allowed to direct any film ever again.
The sad thing about this was, I really, really, REALLY wanted it to be good. I was rooting for it for as long as I could. And although it was a bit better than some local superhero movies I've seen (Vic Sotto's Lastikman and Bong Revilla's Captain Barbell comes to mind as bigger crimes to humanity and good taste), it was ultimately an ugly movie, and I couldn't stand it.
My bullet points:
Zsa Zsa Padilla and Pops Fernandez... all we need now is Martin Nievera and we can call this an ASAP special.
Rustom looked the part, but Ada wasn't supposed to be a screeming gay, right?
Ms Padilla, just because you're the namesake of the character doesn't make you the best choice to play it. Shame.
Pops Fernandez can't act to save her life.
Alfred Vargas was wasted on this script. The sad thing is, if you've read the comic, he shouldn't have been.
Chocolate is a good example on how a gay guy can't play a gay guy. Panget on all levels.
Over-the-top acting... I felt I was watching an amateur play. Done by deaf people.
Which leads me to my next point: Characterization - Lakpak! Didn't these performers read the damn comic? Whatever happened to internalization?
The fight scenes were the only noteworthy thing in this film, and even then, it was sorely lacking. The comic packed more excitement. Ridiculous.
What the hell was that Juday-Wowie wannabe tandem doing in that film?!?
Aside from that, the Amazons transforming everybody into girls, the Cross Formation, the Pista... I'm all for making adjustments when translating one medium to another (comics to film), but this is plain bastardation.
I didn't think it was humanely possible, but the film failed to capitalize on any of the punchlines the comic offered. Any of them.
Joel Lamangan should be shot. Oh, did I say that already?
I am now starting a new crusade. It's called the "DAMMIT-let's-shoot-Zsa-Zsa-Zaturnnah-again" project. This time, let's get a better director, one with actual talent. And a better cast, PLEASE.
I, for one, liked the YAYA segment of Shake, Rattle and Roll 8. Ryan O. was able to join Kai, Lico, his nephew LJ, Porky, ILenz, Fraggle, Lei, and myself when we watched the movie in EDSA Shang.
Though the story may be derivative (the aswang as Yaya), I liked how director Toppel Lee portrayed a boy who knew it was his job to protect his infant sister from harm. As resourceful as Kevin McAllister (Home Alone) without the selfishness, he fights not only against a supernatural creature but also the disbelief of the adults around him. Possessed with cunningness (asking his mother to remain with his sister instead of the yaya), charm (getting a smitten classmate to obtain a potion), smarts (interviewing his folklore-knowing teacher on the ways of the aswang), and readiness (lacing his sister with a garlic necklace), the young protagonist comes across as the most intelligent horror movie character I've seen in a while. His most telling behavior is this: he never bothers explaining his actions to the grown-ups.