The first Cinemalaya weekend just passed and I was able to watch 7 films in total. Dyown and I were extremely happy with our picks because every movie we saw was well worth our time.
We were also able to catch the gala of Nora Aunor's Hustisya and the theater was filled to capacity. I was told that there were a lot of fans that had tickets but still weren't able to get in.
It is really a great experience to be at the CCP this time of the year. I was able to catch up with my first boss, Ricky Lee.
I was also able to get my photo taken with Francis Xavier Pasion who directed Bwaya.
And since I'm not over Purok 7 yet, I had to have my photo taken with Julian Trono before he was mobbed by all the high school girls.
Hogi also dropped by that night to catch up with us.
As I said, I immensely enjoyed every film that I watched but if I were to rank them, it would look like this:
1. The Janitor - thoroughly enjoyable movie, could very well be a commercial film.
2. Bwaya - beautiful shots, Angeli was superb. I also couldn't get my mind off the scene where the real Divina was hugging the actress playing her daughter.
3. 1st Ko Si 3rd - funny and sad, I left the theater thinking if I would end up living with regret.
4. Ronda - Carlos Morales must be ad-libbing but it sure is funny. I felt depressed when I saw Ai-ai's character finally smile knowing that her happiness is short-lived.
5. Kasal - Arnold's portrayal is very believable and we are drawn to him.
6. Hustisya - Nora Aunor and Rosanna Roces are both a joy to watch. Beautiful script.
7. Hari ng Tondo - A fun movie but this is Tondo beneath pink colored candy clouds.
I'm not a cinephile but I do enjoy a good movie. Thank you to Cinemalaya for great movies year after year.
We were also able to catch the gala of Nora Aunor's Hustisya and the theater was filled to capacity. I was told that there were a lot of fans that had tickets but still weren't able to get in.
It is really a great experience to be at the CCP this time of the year. I was able to catch up with my first boss, Ricky Lee.
And since I'm not over Purok 7 yet, I had to have my photo taken with Julian Trono before he was mobbed by all the high school girls.
Hogi also dropped by that night to catch up with us.
As I said, I immensely enjoyed every film that I watched but if I were to rank them, it would look like this:
1. The Janitor - thoroughly enjoyable movie, could very well be a commercial film.
2. Bwaya - beautiful shots, Angeli was superb. I also couldn't get my mind off the scene where the real Divina was hugging the actress playing her daughter.
3. 1st Ko Si 3rd - funny and sad, I left the theater thinking if I would end up living with regret.
4. Ronda - Carlos Morales must be ad-libbing but it sure is funny. I felt depressed when I saw Ai-ai's character finally smile knowing that her happiness is short-lived.
5. Kasal - Arnold's portrayal is very believable and we are drawn to him.
6. Hustisya - Nora Aunor and Rosanna Roces are both a joy to watch. Beautiful script.
7. Hari ng Tondo - A fun movie but this is Tondo beneath pink colored candy clouds.
I'm not a cinephile but I do enjoy a good movie. Thank you to Cinemalaya for great movies year after year.
