This The Season to Watch Terrible Movies!

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So it's Christmas Season here in the Philippines, which means one thing:

The cinemas are full of shit. Why? Because the Metro Manila Film Festival is in town.

Now don't get me wrong, I love Pinoy films. While I am a bit of a film snob, I can certainly appreciate the odd slapstick comedy or brainless action flick. I just hate the fact that the

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[paigan]

Ah, the Golden Bowl. If they actually adapted the plot of that story, then it was the stupid awful execution that made me miss the similarities. My review here.

[the_bumper_car]

Wow, it was actually worse than what they trailers showed it to be? And Kim Chiu wasn't the worst thing about it? My world, it is rocked.

[paigan]

Yes. Everything was so bad, you overlook Kim Chiu. You were right about Derek Ramsay being an awful actor, though. However, Angelica Panganiban was also awful in this. There's this one scene when Gabby tells her he bought her the house, she's supposed to weep tears of joy, but she ends up looking frightened instead.

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There's this one scene when Gabby tells her he bought her the house, she's supposed to weep tears of joy, but she ends up looking frightened instead.

if i was in Angelica's shoes, i would probably cry too if Gabby told me he bought me a house. ... scary.

[paigan]

Exactly! You need acting skillz to overcome getting creeped out.

[the_bumper_car]

Wow, it sounds like it's going to be one of those "So bad it's good" camp classics in the vein of "Nympha" or "Temptation Island". Maybe you would have appreciated it more if you were playing a drinking game while watching?