Siquijor Movie:Sick Horror

I watched the film. Good?In my expectation, yes! But as I study the film,there are a lot of lapses.And these errors are not tolerable. Let us tackle it one by one.

The story is all about the "Hilakbot" horror dokyu film in a certain network. The team characterized by Angel Aquino, Assunta de Rosi , Ian Veneracion etc. who were the people who traveled to the popular mystic island"Siquijor" to find a story for HILAKBOT.And there is an event that results to their death.Hmm as usual, "hindi na bago sa atin ang mga kulam at ano pang kabuburechihang mga aswang stories".

At first of the film, malakas ang impact dahil talagang mayroong impact ang scary scenes nila lalo na dun sa isang episode ng HILAKBOT "multo sa elevator" Hahay pag pinoy nga naman mahilig sa imitation. That was scary because MARK PHILIPP ESPINA,the director,imitates the SADACO one of the GRUDGE. Aba syempre nakakatakot yun because of the already-scary-impact to the viewers brought by asian movies.

As the film progresses, there are lot of irrelevant scenes and there audios that we can hardly hear.Hmm baka mali na yun sa GAISANO MALL pero bakit sa kanila ang mahina ang audio?. Aside from the "malikot" hand of the camera man napakahina ng musical scoring in which it plays the whole package of the film to scare audiences.

The most deceiving is the poster. Bow ako sa design. It really atracts and calls people to watch especially to those who are horror freaks. Ako naman as guerilla filmmaker, support agad ako. Ang ganda kaya ng poster.BUT THE POSTER DOES NOT SPEAK OR HAS RELEVANCE ON THE FILM. YUNG MODEL DUN SA POSTER ay hinihintay ng lahat na lumabas sa scene pero they fail to show it.Sayang ang pera ng production.Kawawang VIVA.

I understand because MARK PHILIPP ESPINA ay isang baguhang director kaya lang horror agad ang pinasok niya which needs intense direction.Eh parang ang manonood ng film ay magkakasakit dahil hindi na satisfy ang expectation nila. Sick Horror- Siquijor.

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Summer: More Stressors Ahead

Finally, the semester has ended and all I know is i can get rid of memorizing my notes, studying, making assignments and other academic activities. That is just a thought. Summer, is said to be the rest days of students. A time where studes are expectedly having fun with their love ones helping in household chores. More on family affairs.

But, where am I? In the center of the city still looking for my self. Accepting opportunities.Satisfying my pleasures.Looking for more problems. Expanding my beliefs.Showing no mercy in my self. It is because this is me.

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GIMIK with our TERROR teacher

Sinong mag aakala na makakasama namin sa saya at lokohan ang isa sa mga kinakatakutang teacher ng Holy Cross sa Mass Comm. She is Ms Therese Gay Cedeño-Tortor, Master of Mass Communication(wearing light blue shirt in the pix leftside). She is our teacher in our MassComm 11 (Film Theories and production). Sya lang nag nag iisang teacher na napakataas ng standard kaya naman ang batch ko todo hanap ng paraan kung paano kunin ang kiliti nya ng sa gayun ay gagaan ang loob nya sa amin. Haha nakuha naman sa humor. Kami ang batch na tipong napakataas ng level of humor na talagang ma eenjoy ang mga teachers namin. The 1st pic was taken at the Beach Side Resort last Sat.With all projections, I directed and photgraphed them with the master of communication. Well honored naman ako! by the way we went out for Gimik dahil sa we celebrated the success of the Societas Film Festival na kung saan ang grupo ko ang panalo hehe. The second with cinematic shot pix was taken at the resort at 5:30pm. Pang best cinematography talaga.Our classmates really that good especially in acting and making productions. Kahit pa gaano ka hirap ay tinitiis pa rin ito at nakayanan naman

to be continue...

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY

The pic was taken yesterday as I and with my friends went to the city of tuna fish- GENERAL SANTOS CITY. As the sun rose up well, hindi sya nakatakas sa lente ng aking camera kahit pa mabilis ang takbo ng bus.





The trip was a one day trip. Pagkatapos ng klase ko sa umaga kahapon abay minabuti ko ng tumakas para dumiretso sa gensan. With my friend Johncy, I brainwashed him and boom sumama siya sa akin na walang dalang gamit. Hahaha baliw na trip talaga yun. We went there for the request of my eleder sister Quennie who celebrated her b-day yesterday. Pinilit ako eh so umalis na lang ako all the way from Davao. Na inganyo na rin ako dahil it was 4th yr pa yata ako nung last akong pumunta dun. With the zigzag road papuntang SARANGGANI PROVINCE, na remember ko tuloy ang daan patungo sa lugar namin (MATI). Pero iba din itong Saranggani ha, iba ang dating at takot na ma fefeel mo sa daan. Nakakamangha din ang mga sceneries na makikita mo along the way. Iba ibang mukha at mga tao ang iyong makikita na talagang masasabi mo na ayos maging isang traveler.At habang nasa bus ako, aba isang magaling na style para mabuhay. Well, kung magaling kayo rito aba ay effective naman talaga. Look at the 3rd picz below, pansinin ang isang babae na may dalang Bibliya sa bus. Kahit malakas ang takbo ng bus buong puso pa rin nyang sinasabi nya na dapat na raw kaming mag sisi sa aming mga kasalanan. Aba at tinakot pa kami baka kasi last trip na namin ito. Kaya tyak ang iba ay nadala na rin at sigurado todo prayer sila. Hmm muntik na rin akong nadala kaya lang nabigla at namulat na lang ako sa katotohanan ng malaman ko ang tunay na layunin nya- ang humingi ng pera o donasyun. Walang kwenta! ginamit pa ang Dios para magkapera. The next pix is the picture sa sobreng ibinibigay nya sa bawat nakasakay Basahin nyo ang nakasulat. "EBANGHELYO NG KALIGTASAN DONASYUN". Ibig sabihin magbibigay kami ng donasyun. Aba sa aking paniniwala bawal ito and it is a form of mendicancy which is forbidden in our present law. I would really say walang puso ang sino mang gumagamit sa pangalan ng Dios upang magka pera. This only indicates the presence of mass suffering or poverty in our country taking all risks just to survive.

Isang gabi lang kaming nagkasama ng aking sister umuwi rin kami kanina but I am still happy celebrating her b-day even if wala ang mga ilang mahal namin sa buhay

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