This is it! It's Zombadings! :D

This movie is one of a kind! a great one, indeed. 

This movie is about a man named Remington, played by Mart Escudero, who criticizes gays ever since he was a child. Then suddenly, a gay cursed him that when he grows old, he would be a gay which actually happened . The twist in the story is that Remington is in love with a girl which is played by Lauren Young and obviously, how will a girl marry a person who is gay? And there's another thing, there is this hidden guy who keeps on killing gays because he hates them. He believes that gays destroy our society. 

So what Lauren and Remington's best friend did was they searched for the gay who cursed Remington so they can take back the curse of Remington and that is to find someone who haven't had any experience with gays and will transfer that curse to him. Unluckily, that man is Remington's father. Without any hesitations, Remington's father voluntarily stood up and said that he is so much willing to be gay so his son can have the life he wants. Also, the killer of gays was discovered and they found out that it was the friend of Remington's father who, eventually, turned out also to be gay! 

This movie is not just a movie that entertains people. This movie illustrates the reality in our society. The discrimination between the different genders in our society. What a waste! right? because God made us with intellect and FREE WILL and that includes the choices that we want to make. For me, it really doesn't matter if you're a gay or a lesbian as long as you're happy then just be it! be who you are!

Which reminds of the song, "Ituloy mo lang" by Sikaol.

"At kahit na ano pa ang gusto mo 

Basta wala ka bang tinatapakan na tao, 

Ituloy mo lang ito! 

Ang mahalaga ikaw ay masaya 

'Wag mong intindihin ang sasabihin ng iba, 

Sila ang may problema!"

Such a great song. 

Going back, this movie also showed the Father-and-son love, which actually made me cry while watching because it showed how great a father's love to his son that he would give everything even his "manhood". Allaiza and I cried a lot in this scene. 

I would like to end my review with a very striking line I got from the movie and Mart Escudero was the one who said this:

"Parati mong tatandaan na mahal na mahal kita kahit ako mismo limot ko na"

HANDS DOWN, ZOMBADINGS! ♥


|Mars|

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ZOMBADINGS 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (A Movie Review)

                We watched the Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington in Gateway Mall, Cubao,Quezon City. This independent film was shown in mainstream for several weeks and rated ‘A’. It was directed by Jade Castro. The cast with the major roles are Martin Escudero (Remington), Lauren Young (Hannah), Kerbie Zamora (Jigs), Roderick Paulate (gay who cursed Remington), Janice de Belen (Remington’s mother), and John Regala (Remington’s father).

                The setting of the film is of this modern time where homosexuality is being tolerated and criticized. Circumstances happened in the scenes are from a rural place (Lucban, Quezon).

                Zombadings made me react into an individual who puts her feet inside the shoes of the characters in the story. Yes, it’s a horror-comedy film, but it also made my tears fall in the end because of the father-and-son agreement. I have never run out of gay friends and for the thought that their parents still accept them of who they are soften my heart. As I have interpreted the advocacy of this indie film, it lets us come to realize that people of the third sex, particularly of the gays, should not be discriminated, feared, hated, or even zapping them with a ray gun! :))))

                The gay lingo heard from the film is very entertaining and funny but in contrast to this, I think that it is not suitable to be mentioned, most especially, the vulgar and obscene language because there is a wide reach of audience and even a child can mimic.

                Remington, as a child, is very fond of teasing the gays. “Ayy… bakla, bakla, bakla!” was always his word of mouth whenever he sees one of those. When he and his mother went in a public cemetery, he encountered Roderick Paulate (a gay grieving) and so, because Remington teased him, he cursed Remington to be one of the gays after fifteen years. But before the curse would take effect, he liked a girl of his age whose name is Hannah, as portrayed by Lauren Young. From then on, the wonderful adventure of Remington already began. Symptoms of acting gay, he found out that he is having a crush on his childhood best friend, Jigs (Kerbie Zamora). By the time Remington confessed this feeling to Hannah, Jigs was there secretly at the moment and heard the revelation. Jigs had several relationships with gays so he also confessed this to Remington and they had their confrontation to the point that they were both already tempted physically to make love. Hahaha! Truly very hilarious – Awaaaard! :D

(C) Zombablr

http://zombadingshokot.tumblr.com/post/9326408268/zombagifs-for-your-daily-zombafix

                Upon solving the mysteries of the crime in their barrio, Remington found out that it was his father’s friend who zaps and kills gays with the ray gun. Remington’s mother (Janice de Belen) was the chief police officer who is assigned to solve the secrets behind the case. In the end, for Remington to break the curse, he should look for a man who doesn’t have any gay love experience! As a result, his father voluntarily devoted himself for Remington’s replacement to break the curse. And finally, he became a real man head over heels with Hannah and remained as Jigs’ best friend. :>

                I can’t wait to see the next film after this. ZOMBAAAA 2! :D

 XOXO, Laiza ;)

Zombadings- movie review

Zombadings. What comes into your mind when you first read this word? It’s new, I know. When I first encountered this word, I knew right away that it is a combination of ZOMBIE and BADING(gay).



Zombading is a horror/comedy movie directed by Jade Castro. It is a movie about Remington (Mart Escudero) who slowly changes from man into gay after being cursed by a man at the cemetery. Remington used to make fun of the gays in their society calling them ‘bakla’ in a loud voice. As he grows up, the curse starts to work. He would wake up from strange nightmares and would find himself changing, his physical appearance, his language and his feelings. As he changes, another strange happening takes place in their town. There happens to be a mysterious killer who targets gay people.

The role of Remington was really portrayed well by Mart Escudero. He was awesome and terrific in doing his part in this movie, and so as Kerbie Zamora, Roderick Paulate, Lauren Young, Janice De Belen and Eugene Domingo. The movie for me is more of comedy rather than horror. It’s funny to look at how the lead character goes through transformation. I think Zombadings is one of the best films I’ve ever seen, for local of course. It is very creative, smart and courageous.

This movie deals about the world of people who falls under third sex. For me, the movie served as an eye opener for us people who really don’t understand the lives being lived by the third sex generation. It opened my eyes to reality and made me realize what it’s like to be in someone else’ life.
This movie taught me the value of respect and acceptance. Since it is about gays, I realized that we all should respect one another. We all have different opinions and points of view. We shouldn’t judge someone’s way of living just because it is completely the opposite way of ours. We should accept them because like us, they are just human who wanted to live their life with their own style and identity. Like us, they have feelings too. They would live out the best of their lives to express themselves and have fun.


It is really good to have witnessed a film like Zombadings. A must see for all the movie lovers!

--- NINA :))

Movie review - Ligo na U, Lapit na Me

The film Ligo na U, Lapit na Me is directed by Erick Salud, and is based on the best selling novel of Eros S. Atalia. It is a movie that offers comedy/love story that is very different from the usual romantic-comedy we often see  in movie houses. The film has a twist of love, passion, happiness, sadness and failure. The story revolves around Karl Vladimir Lennon J. Villalobos, also known as Intoy who is ordinary and street smart guy that came from a simple family. In the movie, he has the personality of being ‘astig’ and ‘angas’ but suddenly changes when he found himself falling in love with his friend Jenny, the most beautiful girl in the campus. Jenny gave Intoy the chance to be with her most of the time and even the chance to be with her at bed, on the condition that they will not fall in love with each other. She identified their friendship as “friends with benefits”. Jenny, coming from a rich family, would always treat Intoy. She would always pay for the motel and their food. Intoy discovers that this kind of friendship costs too much. One day, Jenny admits that she is pregnant but told Intoy “don’t worry, this is not yours”, which made Intoy disappointed and sad. Intoy felt so depressed because he thought he’d have the chance to tell Jenny how he feels towards her, but he has not seen her anymore after that day. The movie ended up with Intoy finding for his first love.

According to Edgar (Intoy), the most difficult thing to shoot was the sex scenes at the motel but he felt comfortable working with his director because he is open to suggestions. According to the director, the first thing he asked his lead actors is trust. “In all fairness to them, I heard no complaints,” says the director in an interview. 

The film was a good one for me, even though some of the scenes were really shocking. I don't usually see bed scenes in normal movies. The actors are great because they portrayed their role well, specially Mercedes Quebral. As a girl, I think it will be difficult for me to do what she has done for the film.

 

Ligo na U, Lapit na Me Trailer

Here are some of the pictures from my Cinemalaya Experience. Credits to the owners of the pictures.

 

 

With Jose Javier Reyes. :)

                                  NINA <3

"BISPERAS"

"Bisperas" (Eve) is a film directed by Jeffrey Jeturian and it speaks about a family who fought all night because their house was burglarized during Christmas "EVE". Their relationship with each other shattered because of blaming each other for the stolen things and properties. 

This is a story of a typical family who normally encounters misunderstandings, fights, quarrels, etc. But the different thing is, the father (Tirso Cruz III) is an official to the church and yet you can here him saying bad words as if the whole world's against him. The movie, for me, is kinda irritating because while watching it I can really feel like I am already absorbing all the bad vibes that they have. I don't know why maybe because all throughout the movie, what you will hear are outcries, bad words and things like they don't care for each other anymore. It's like "duh"? you're a family, you all must understand each other. Your family goes to church as long as the catholic calendar is concerned, your father is an official to church and yet you're acting like ill-mannered people? what's up?

Yeah, But kiddings aside. I didn't like the movie that much because I got bored. I didn't like the way the camera is moving. It follows every character that moves. I was saying "Wala ba silang tripod o kahit anong pang steady?". The cinematography made me dizzy but I think It has meanings on it. I am really not sure about those "meanings" but I guess there really are meanings behind those shots.

So yeah. Here are some of the pictures I got from Cinemalaya... ♥

(Credits to those who own the photos.)

XOXO,MARS ♥

Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa

The brochure above contains the schedules of the showing films in the 7th year of Cinemalaya in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and Greenbelt 3.

               "Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa" shows a deep meaning in the art of dancing. This was directed by Alvin Yapan, starring Paulo Avelino as Marlon, Rocco Nacino as Dennis, and Ms. Jean Garcia as Karen. I was encouraged by the trailer itself to watch the film.

                 As I have understood the film title, it seems to have a wide interpretation deep within its elements. Marlon doesn't have enough skills in dancing but then, he asked Dennis to teach him how to dance gracefully in order to impress his literature professor in Far Eastern University (FEU), Karen. The two college students, Marlon and Dennis, connected the relationship between dancing and literature. It came up for the two to be closer friends when at first, Dennis tried to hide his secret feelings towards Marlon while Marlon continued to pursue his so-called-love for Karen. Although Karen tries to avoid Marlon's love, she keeps her two students at peace because of the misunderstanding the two have encountered. 

        Remembering the line...

                     "Nakakain ka na ba ng kaimito?"           

makes me laugh over and over again. Basically, if you will identify its meaning literally, it's just like asking someone if he or she ever tried to eat a star apple. Marlon identified it differently because of the thick layers that is unseen behind the real meaning of literature. The 'literature' the main characters know doesn't only apply in their knowledge but also, in their dance interpretations. Marlon from being not-that-good in dancing, unleashed the meaning behind literature and applied in his way of dancing, made him a good dancer.

We've taken some photos from CCP after watching the film. ;)

I dragged my bestie since high school to join me in watching the film that Sunday. She attended her NSTP class before going there. Hihi. :>

Unfortunately, I didn't know that Allyanna also watched the film on the same schedule as ours. We saw each other after in the shuttle vehicle after the movie was shown. Built acquiantance, we ate in KFC for merienda before going home.

Blogged by:  Allaiza Tagle, 202B - ABMC