It's that time of the year again -- the Cinemalaya season! And as a communication student who supports indie films, I took part in the said film festival. I watched Ekstra. I chose it not because I'm a Vilma Santos fan nor a fan of the other actors who cameoed in the film. I chose it because of its interesting theme and its funny trailer.
I asked my high school classmates, Patty and Eli to come with me since I know they're also interested in it because they too, are communication students. We were supposed to catch the 11 am screening but we found out that it was already sold-out so we just got the 6:30 pm. Since there's still a lot of time to kill, we first played at Time Zone and we also attended our former classmate's birthday. (Happy birthday Mary! :D) It's actually fun catching up with them.
Now, back to the movie, Ekstra. If you would ask me to rate it from 1-10, I'll be giving it an 8. It exceeded my expectations. It was a light film with a comedic genre. It's basically about the life of a bit player and the happenings on an actual set of a shooting/taping. The thing I liked most about it was the humor. Unlike other mainstream comedy films, this one's the bomb. They nailed all the punch lines big time! The jokes that they used were pretty similar to everyday jokes we hear from friends that's why it's so catchy. Vilma Santos played her role as an 'ekstra' so well. She made the audience feel that in the movie, she is a bit player. I was really at awe with her acting skills and I suddenly became an instant fan! Her portrayal was just so effective there's nothing more I can say. Hands down to the whole team who worked hard in putting up such a nice film, which, for once, gave importance to the role of ekstras.
Then yesterday, after school, I watched Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo with my blockmates. It's a typical Star Cinema RomCom feel-good movie. I really liked all the scenes of Ramon Bautista which just takes the 20% of the whole film. I hope Ramon will be given a bigger break. Hihibrr.
It's that time of the year again -- the Cinemalaya season! And as a communication student who supports indie films, I took part in the said film festival. I watched Ekstra. I chose it not because I'm a Vilma Santos fan nor a fan of the other actors who cameoed in the film. I chose it because of its interesting theme and its funny trailer.
I asked my high school classmates, Patty and Eli to come with me since I know they're also interested in it because they too, are communication students. We were supposed to catch the 11 am screening but we found out that it was already sold-out so we just got the 6:30 pm. Since there's still a lot of time to kill, we first played at Time Zone and we also attended our former classmate's birthday. (Happy birthday Mary! :D) It's actually fun catching up with them.
Now, back to the movie, Ekstra. If you would ask me to rate it from 1-10, I'll be giving it an 8. It exceeded my expectations. It was a light film with a comedic genre. It's basically about the life of a bit player and the happenings on an actual set of a shooting/taping. The thing I liked most about it was the humor. Unlike other mainstream comedy films, this one's the bomb. They nailed all the punch lines big time! The jokes that they used were pretty similar to everyday jokes we hear from friends that's why it's so catchy. Vilma Santos played her role as an 'ekstra' so well. She made the audience feel that in the movie, she is a bit player. I was really at awe with her acting skills and I suddenly became an instant fan! Her portrayal was just so effective there's nothing more I can say. Hands down to the whole team who worked hard in putting up such a nice film, which, for once, gave importance to the role of ekstras.
Then yesterday, after school, I watched Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo with my blockmates. It's a typical Star Cinema RomCom feel-good movie. I really liked all the scenes of Ramon Bautista which just takes the 20% of the whole film. I hope Ramon will be given a bigger break. Hihibrr.
“For once, for once, for once, I get the feeling that I'm right where I belong .”
- Fun.
This blog was created August of 2008. Putting up an account here wasn't really on my plans. It's just that I was so crazy about Chris Tiu before and he runs a blog so I thought of creating my own as well. Years have passed, and I have grown yet I still keep my personal stuff here. Yes, things may change but one thing's for sure -- I will continue running this blog as long as I can.
