A very depressing movie that will definitely not lift your mood. Here, the director plays the oldest of three more or less deranged brothers (the middle one constantly masturbates, the youngest abuses and bullies young female soldiers in the army), waiting for their father to return from prison, where he was imprisoned for the rape of a young schoolgirl. So squadra to watch...

Let yourself be surprised how it all turns out, but don't expect any romance. On the contrary. Violence, blood (the father of the last victim, a schoolgirl, enters the game), conflicts, destruction, depression, humiliation.
I was a bit more bothered by the stilted and affected theater acting this time, which is why a point down in the acting section. The processing was less believable, because where the situation absolutely required it, after "pulling down his pants" a miniature cricket appeared in a thicket of hair, while in two seconds he was already "loading" a drunk woman somewhere in the canal ...

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In my opinion, the film is not quite a typical representative of the production of Pinoy gay films and it is mainly dominated by Topher Barreto (Cris). Not even the famous "nudity" here except for one scene near the end. A picture with a stronger story did not leave me completely cold, but the big shortcoming for me is the bad copy of the film and the unavailability of English subtitles ...
In my opinion, the film is not quite a typical representative of the production of Pinoy gay films and it is mainly dominated by Topher Barreto (Cris). Not even the famous "nudity" here except for one scene near the end. A picture with a stronger story did not leave me completely cold, but the big shortcoming for me is the bad copy of the film and the unavailability of English subtitles ...

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Another of the Pinoy movies didn't really appeal to me. Yes, we see that Oliver and Chito need to earn money, a warm twisted half-old man who owns a brothel makes a smile, but that's about it.

The film is not only from the gay area, Melissa Mendez is constantly shaking her tits, at first you will have to wait a long time for some plot, and mainly what bothered me about this processing was that everything was "just like" (the boy washes himself with a cup of water, including his hair, and doesn't actually wash it, the fight of the guys is just an embarrassing farce and I could go on).

Despite the fact that the story of the film is still good and I was a little interested, the other components of the evaluation are quite weak for me and I rather do not recommend the film ..

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A longer and above average Filipino film with seven wins and 29 nominations for the film. festivals, which this time does not take place in shacks and slums, but between Manila and New York, has a stronger story dominated by the excellent Vilma Santos as Shirley, although I think she sometimes "ran away" from the role a little. But it's still a Filipino film, it could use a little editing, at the beginning it's also a lot of screaming, maddened and even hysterical.
The gay component here is indeed prominent, but in my opinion it is only a means to the film's story, however, played no less well by both protagonists Mark and Noel (John Lloyd Cruz - he collected several film awards for this role).



Delší a nadprůměrný filipínský film se sedmi vítězstvími a 29 nominacemi na film. festivalech, který se tentokráte neodehrává v chatrčích a slumech, ale mezi Manilou a New Yorkem, má výraznější příběh, ve kterém dominuje výborná Vilma Santos jako Shirley, i když si myslím, že z role někdy malinko "ujížděla". Stále je to ale film filipínský, slušelo by malinko prostříhání, zpočátku je i hodně uřvaný, ztřeštěný až hysterický.
Gay složka je tady sice výrazná, ale dle mě je jen prostředkem k příběhu filmu, ovšem zahraná neméně dobře oběma protagonisty Markem i Noelem (John Lloyd Cruz - posbíral několik filmových cen za tuto roli).

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Those who are a little more interested in Pinoy movies with a gay theme will see in this movie the Filipino "nudity" star Marco Morales, who has starred in several films listed here. The main role was played by Tyron Perez, known here from the movie Twilight dancers.

Although these films are enough for one "brdo" (usually the content in various variants is the sale of the bodies of the main characters to men and women in order to improve themselves), but Pipo in particular unintentionally negatively impressed me that even in the 21st century people can live in such lairs on puddles of dirty water full of garbage. I give the film a slightly above-average grade from the point of view of a Pinoy viewer.

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It's a completely different Scud film than we're used to. The gay component is omitted and for the viewer's eye there is maximum gay interest and (not only) male nudity, which is sometimes too much. It is a puzzle of stories connected by memories of a psychiatrist and taking place in Mongolia, Malaysia, somewhere on a ship, Holland. One of them also stars Sebastian Castro, whom I also mention in the movie 4 Days. This young American, the son of Peruvian-Asian parents, was kicked out of their house on Long Island by his parents when he told them he was gay at the age of 17. The picture, even though I give it a decent rating, didn't impress me that much. When the Scud, in my opinion, makes things in the film more complicated than they really are, and in his work in general ...

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A very solid film by Philippine standards.
First of all, I was very interested in the story, a story based on the real events of Walter Dempter/Walterina Markova, and of course I watched from the perspective of an Asian viewer, because on other continents the story would probably be filmed differently.

Yes, the world of homosexuals for the entire timeline it depicts is portrayed in a feminine way, but it probably couldn't have been otherwise, a non-feminine gay would probably not have survived in those days of Japanese wartime rule. And it's shot less drastically than the reality probably was, probably with not only the Filipino viewer in mind.
The role of the "old" Walterina is played by Dolphy Quizon (unfortunately deceased today), and the interesting thing is that the roles of the younger and youthful Walterina are played by his sons Eric (we know him from the film Pusong Mamon mentioned here) and Jeffrey (he played the most and very well.. .). It is also interesting that the "old" Walterina enters some of the war scenes physically, as if in memories, as if she wanted to change the unfavorable fate.

Maybe someone will say, this type of nonsense, Asian bullshit, why is someone writing about it so long here, but the depth of the picture, at least for me and my interest in it, was satisfied today.

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Although it could happen that this movie is complete bullshit, stupid, "something" breathed on me, as if I swallowed the stone too, I rose above everything and enjoyed it too. Such a partial parody of American B and C films.

Simply put, Joel Lamangan is, in my opinion, one of the best Filipino directors of LGBT films, and it was confirmed here as well.

Of course not top notch from a European point of view, but it was goofy fun, with nice people, punctuated by songs.
Although it could happen that this movie is complete bullshit, stupid, "something" breathed on me, as if I swallowed the stone too, I rose above everything and enjoyed it too. Such a partial parody of American B and C films.

Simply put, Joel Lamangan is, in my opinion, one of the best Filipino directors of LGBT films, and it was confirmed here as well.

Of course not top notch from a European point of view, but it was goofy fun, with nice people, punctuated by songs.

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A bit of berger Hawaii in a Filipino way. The tension wasn't like that, but I appreciate the effort. The story takes place on a university campus where Mark and Derek are roommates and where they discover their first love together. For Pinoy movies with a gay theme, the film is very "chaste", and that's probably how it should have been. The main roles are played by two singers and it is the first time for both of them to play the main acting roles, and the interesting thing is that certain scenes had to be improvised by both boys. Sebastian Castro is a famous YouTuber and gay singer, and Mikoy Morales even composed and sang the music for the film. Friendship, affection, love(?). For me, a solid Pinoy movie that would sound better with a translation or dubbing (ha ha), which is definitely not going to happen.

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By Philippine standards, a very successful family comedy not only about the mother of the Luz family and her three sons - Oscar is a hidden gay, at least at the beginning (he has a girlfriend but also a secret beautiful lover), Orson is gay after CO (such a squeaky aunt) and the youngest Orwell still he doesn't know exactly where his sexuality will go. In addition, Luz's younger (and handsome) boyfriend, Gerry, is also in the family. On the eye, the image of the Happy Family suddenly receives an unexpected blow, with which Luz has to fight and the end is certain. For those who know Pinoy movies, I recommend this one for a good mood...

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The handsome Filipino Johnron Taňada in the role of Rico owns a cafe called Kape Barako, which has few customers, almost none, and the bank loan repayment deadline is approaching, otherwise the business will be closed. Rico tries to keep the business going, even by selling his body, and gradually learns how to perform erotica with men. His employees start to secretly mix their sperm into the coffee, the excellent coffee becomes famous in a wide area and the business begins to turn into a gay bar willy-nilly. Let yourself be surprised how it all turns out. She's actually such a Filipino fool, you could say, but anyone interested in Pinoy movies can't throw this cute, naive puzzle in the trash. Maybe in time someone will find a better copy of this movie..

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