"So Stupid, It's Compelling"
I've always wondered what a foreign critic might think of the Zaturnnah film, and that prayer has been answered somehow when MetroWeekly editor Sean Bugg delivers a short review of the film. MetroWeekly is a Washington, DC-based LGBT magazine.
He begins by saying, "I'm not sure what gay filmmakers in the Philippines have been smoking lately, and I'm not sure I'd want some." But he gives the Padilla/Padilla starrer the honor of "critic's pick!"
It's like that unconfirmed rumor where European (or was it Japanese) cineastes loved Gagamboy. There's really something in our films that they see that we apparently can't, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
He begins by saying, "I'm not sure what gay filmmakers in the Philippines have been smoking lately, and I'm not sure I'd want some." But he gives the Padilla/Padilla starrer the honor of "critic's pick!"
It's like that unconfirmed rumor where European (or was it Japanese) cineastes loved Gagamboy. There's really something in our films that they see that we apparently can't, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Comments
I agree... That's why I can't believe that hollywood remaking "SIGAW"..
Ganoon talaga, you gotta be afar/detach ,para makita mo ang hindi mo nakikita pag nandiyan ka...aesthetic distance yata ang tawag...
Auggie
On the other hand, siguro sa kanila, may cheeseball factor ang tama ng movie sa kanila--silly to them, but they cannot tear their eyes away from it! I predict this will become a cult classic/Amazon bestseller in the US in a few years--like what happened to "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" :)
Auggie... That's true. Nagiging mas objective ang pagtingin.
rachelle... Naku, matutuwa ang Regal niyan! :-)