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Friday, January 3, 2014

'Kimmy Dora 3' Producers Question MMFF Snub

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The producers of "Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel" are not happy with the results of the recent 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night, where it failed to take home a single trophy in the main competition.

Actor Piolo Pascual, along with co-producers Ericson Raymundo, Joyce Bernal and Shayne Sarte, questioned the festival awards in a statement given to ABS-CBN News on Thursday.

"It was very unfortunate that 'Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel' and its lead actress, Eugene Domingo, did not get the right recognition due them. Its director, Chris Martinez, was not even nominated based on the merits of the film," the statement read.

Bernal, who directed the last two "Kimmy Dora" films, was the winning director last Friday for the action flick "10,000 Hours." Screen veteran Maricel Soriano, meanwhile, was named Best Actress for her role as a devoted mother in the 2nd Best Picture winner "Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy."

Domingo, who was named Female Star of the Night, joked in her acceptance speech that the award was a consolation prize for not winning Best Actress.

The producers of "Ang Kiyemeng Prequel," in their statement, noted that "a lot of people from various sectors in the industry share our sentiment by means of their articles and blogs citing the film's production excellence."

Set before the first "Kimmy Dora" film released in 2009, "Ang Kiyemeng Prequel" centers on the title characters portrayed by Domingo as they undergo training for positions in their father's (Ariel Ureta) company. In the process, the twins compete to win the attention of their supervisor, Rodin (Sam Milby), but are forced to cooperate when a mysterious figure threatens to take down the company.

Several scenes in the film, unlike in the previous installments, prominently feature Kimmy and Dora interacting. With the help of special effects, the two are seen seamlessly overlapping in key scenes.

Winning the most trophies in the technical and creative categories was "10,000 Hours," which earned prizes for screenplay, cinematography, editing, musical score, sound engineering, visual effects, and production design.

It also won Best Picture, on top of 13 trophies including special awards.

Aside from "Ang Kiyemeng Prequel," two others main-competition entries -- the dance musical "Kaleidoscope World" and the historical biopic "Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir" -- went home empty-handed from the awards night.

"As producers, we feel what matters more now is that moviegoers enjoy the film and leave the theaters delighted and happy," the statement from Pascual said.

The last in a three-part film series, according to Domingo, "Ang Kiyemeng Prequel" has consistently ranked fourth among the eight MMFF entries in nationwide earnings since Christmas Day.

As of January 1, it remained in fourth place, trailing "My Little Bossings," "Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy" and "Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay."

92 comments:

  1. Nagtaka rin ako. I saw the mmff films and I think isa to sa pinakamaganda. Walang wala ang mlb at gbbt.

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    1. Sa totoo lang kasi ang daming flaws ng story. I don't get it parang mas-advanced or hi-tech pa itong Prequel kesa sa first Kimmy Dora. Imagine naka cellphone lang sina Kimmy and Dora before, pero sa movie na to naka futuristic tab na sila eh mas nauna pa sana ang setting nito. Ewan. I didn't like it personally.

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    2. E papano naman ung title plng kiyemeng prequel at kimmy Dora na naman! Wala ngang kwenta ung mga naunang kimmy tapos nag prequel pa! Me imbentong award nga e ung gender sensitive award! Hahahaha! Ano kaya ang maimbentong award?! Most reklamador entry! Hahahaha! Or most bitter cast of film entry on the mmff judges! Hahahaha! Best in quality film that people dont have liking to see! Tigilan na yang mga awards!

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    3. Ung 10,000 hrs nga wala man Lang reaction or review from the netizens it's either over rated or walang nanuod kaya no reviews! Sa mga netizens na nakapanuod ng mga entries alin kaya ung maganda talaga ang storyline, entertaining at me matututunan kahit papano!?

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    4. Iba ang panlasa ng masa!

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    5. Yes, kaya dyan tayo dihado sa I bang bansa.... Lasa ng masa....kaya low class of movie ginawa ng pinas....

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  2. Better luck next time. Wag bitter. Medyo korni nga kasi yung movie.

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    1. mas corny naman yung my little bossing. sayang pera namin. isang beses lang ako natawa.

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  3. Papansin di kasi kumita movie pano puro sequel ayan aley na! Hahahah! ,as maganda pa ang gorl boy bakla tomboy pure comedy not corny

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    1. okay *rolleyes*

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    2. Hindi kumita? Ano yan, niloloko mo lang ang sarili mo? Recent figures showed their sales sa fourth place with MILLIONS of pesos. Pustahan tayo sa tanang buhay mo hindi ka naman kikita ng milyones.

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    3. Anong hindi kumita, nasa top 4 box office hits ang kimmy, yun movie ni yabang ang hindi kumita, kaya nga nagmakaawa na sya dun sa speech nya sa mmff awards night na panoorin naman yun movie nya 'no.

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  4. What's new? MMFF is all about politics. Magkaalaman na lang sa awards season.

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    1. its not politics, its about criteria of each award giving body

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  5. i agree! magaganda naman ang sequel ng kimmy dora eh, kahit isang award lang sana ibigay kaso meron nga face of the night naman.

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  6. MMFF is run under the office of the president, kaya ayun daming panalo nang 10,000 hours kasi it featured the life of Ping Lacson --- na pinapabango ang pangalan recently...

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    1. Napanuod mo na ba ung 10000 hours 1228? Hwag kang mag judge. Maganda ung movie at deserve ung mga awards nila. In fairness kay Robin, eto yung film na nasulit bayad namin unlike sa ibang movies na pinanuod namin.

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    2. TRUE! Maganda yung 10000 hours. May sense, nakita ko partially ang society natin.

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  7. this is even funny than GGBT

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    1. Iba na yata ang definition ng bitter ngayon. Lagi na lang ginagamit inappropriately. O sadyang inarticulate na ang mga tao at ineexplain na lang lahat to be a result of bitterness?

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  9. Hollywood doesn't make movies with full of commercial products that is zoom up,,, from noodles to med capsules

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    1. Tumpak!!! Gnawang commercial ang movie sna nanuod nlng ng tv!!!! Kaazar!!!!!

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    2. Correct ka dyan, eh di nanonoud nlang sana tayo ng TV, kung makakita din tayu ng sabun, noodles, pastA! Gamut, parang doctor pa kung anu dapit inumin

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    3. Quality movie di quality commercial... Damay tuloy acting ni Aiza

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  10. i thought uge was deserving of the best actress trophy as well as the movie for film of the year. too bad, but i hear the sentiments of the producers. politics! when will it change?

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    1. Magaling si Uge her time will come. But not as magaling as Maricel at this point in time. Congrats Maricel!

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  11. Fan ako ng 1st kimmydora movie. Sobrang dami kong tawa. Di ko nagustuhan and 2nd. Pero parang mas di ko pa nagustuhan itong 3rd. Sayang naexcite pa naman ako thinking makakabawi sila. But we seriously got bored.

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    1. ganito din na-feel ko, kaya kami nag decide na ito muna panoorin kasi kala ko iiyak ako sa sobrang tawa, hindi pala.

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    2. i have nothing against uge, but i don't find her funny.

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  12. sana magbago na ang pamamalakad sa movie industry sa bansa natin. napanood ko ang limang pelikula: mlb, gbbt, 10000h, kd, pagpag. sa limang movies, i think deserving ang kd na magkaroon ng award, sa totoo lang. ang galing ni uge at maganda ang pagkagawa ng movie. ganun din naman ang 10000hrs.

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    1. Mga ganitong comment ang kelangan makita! Ung mga nakapanuod ng mga entries at nacocompare nila Kung ano mas sulit sa 200 pesos nila!

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    2. mlb, kd and boy golden.

      i'm up for boy golden any day.

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    3. hahaha natawa naman ako kay 1;05

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  13. agree ako sa producers. ang galing ni uge at maganda talaga ang pelikula. taka rin ako na walang award na naiuwi tong movie na too.

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    1. 2 points, magaling si uge at maganda yong film. totoo yan, pero sa judges, mas nagampanan ni maricel ang role niya keysa kay uge at para sa judges, mas maganda ang 1000houys keysa kd.

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  14. Move on na lang tayo wala na din magagawa

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    1. may point ka to move on pero kailangang malaman ng kagawaran ng mmff ang sentiments ng manonood ng phil movies. at kung deserving ang pelikula, alam yon ng manonood. lahat na lang yata ng award giving bodies sa bansa natin ay questionable ang credibility.

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    2. Di naman, Anon 1:23. May Urian pa naman.

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    3. URIAN? With their handful of members na may lifetime membership yata including that Hernando guy who shamelessly once said na ang mga ayaw niyang artista kahit kerlan di mananalo ng Urian hanggat member siya. TAlk about power tripper! This year's MMFF has a fantastic set of jurors. Much superior than those other award giving bodies.

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    4. Ano'ng alam ni Ariella Arida sa movies, anon 4:16?

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    5. fantastic? really? for jurors to judge MLB and GBBT as second and third best pictures? wow. really. fantastic.

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    6. 1:23 may judges sola at may criteria para mag judge. kung manonood ang susundin, eh di magbotohan na lang parang eleksyon, kahit nga eleksyon, ang talunan sinasabi pa rin na nadaya sila.

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  15. kahinayang talaga ang kimmy dora. dapat na may award talaga ang movie na ito. 4 ang movies na napanood ko at kimmy dora ang pinakakwela talaga. magaling ang direktor nito.

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    1. so sa palagay mo dapat yong best direktor ay sa kd?

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  16. ang politics sa bansa natin ay sobrang talamak na. isa ang kimmy dora sa mga pelikulang deserving na mabigyan ng award. taka at hinayang na walang nomination si uge. akala ko pa naman siya ang magiging best actress tapos kong mapanood ang movie. ang galing pa ng special effects. ganon talaga. wala na tayong magagawa. kaya nga lang, sana naman, ibigay sa deserving talaga at hindi dahil sa kung ano pa man.

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    1. Parang nag.comment kana sa bandang taas teh. Mega commrnt ka pa din. Move on na bagong taon na. Hehe

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  17. Bakit ba kasi sineseryoso pa ng movie producers yan na mmff?

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    1. hahahahaha natawa ako sa comment mo. fantards ang sumeseryo sa mmff awards, ang concern ng producers ay yong kita nila. #pooranalysis

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  18. I saw GBBT, Kimmy Dora and My Little Bossings so may karapatan akong mag-compare. Mas sulit ang pera ko sa Kimmy Dora, and they deserve that award. Sa MLB & GBBT dapat mga tipong best in sound editing lang or yung mga ganong mababang award at hindi yung mga second or third best picture. Mas deserve pa ng mga tulad ng Pedro Calungsod or Boy Golden ang ganung prestige.

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    1. halatang fantard ka hahahahaha. anong karapatan mo kung 3 lang napanood mo? at kahit lahat, may criteria ka ba sa pag compare mo? paano mo nasabi na mas deserve ang pedro at boy golden kung di mo naman napanood? #liar

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  19. i hope the producers will not get tired of making quality films for the viewing public. i symphatize with kimmy dora's producers because i saw the film ang eugene deserved at least a nomination for best actress. she was really good in the movie.

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  20. oh well, ganon talaga, nasa pilipinas tayo eh. kaya wag ng magtaka dahil puro wala ng kredibilidad ang bigayan ng award na yan. kailangang may kilala ka, kaibigan ka ni ganito at maglalabas ka ng pera(?) para manalo ka.

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    1. ganun ba ginawa ni marya? ni wala na nga yata siya pera

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  21. Ugh! Puhleazzz. may gana pang magreklamo eh pare-pareho lang basura pelikula sa MMFF. I echoed Zig Marazigan's review (published on rappler) point by point.

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    1. So you have watched ALL the MMFF movies to be able to collectively call them all basura? I think mas may karapatan ka to call those movies basura if you've actually watched them and hated them yourself than just echoing the sentiments of another person. If indeed you have watched the movies yourself then I'll respect your opinion on the movies.

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  22. Philippines reputation in outside world is not one that you'll be proud of... Too much corruption in all aspects from the government down to local citizen.. Just today, The Philippine Star said " Phl places second with India as “Most Dangerous Country For Journalists” In 2013.. .. So, I'm not a bit surprised at the results of this MMFF Awards or any Awards for that matter... People can easily buy you, it's a malignant disease that forever will harbors the country.. So sad !!

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    1. anong point mo teh? corruption? dangerous country? awards?

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  23. politics sa movie industry, isa sa mga problema ng bansa natin. kelan kaya natin makikita ang pagbabago?

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    1. kahit saan may politics, get over it

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  24. With due respect to the other entries & winners, I saw the Kimmy Dora movie. I think, deserving rin naman of a major award ang KD3. Oh well. :-(

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    1. you just watched kd, napanood mo ba lahat? saang kategorya dapat sila magka award?

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  25. Honestly, walang matinong entry ang MMFF ngayong taon...wala dapat awards night dahil nagsayang lang sila ng pera maipanalo lang ang di deserving...

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    1. Sure ka???? Panuodin mo kya ang 10000 hours bago ka manghusga.

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    2. So napanuod mo lahat ng movies para masabi mo na walang magandang movie? Kasi mahirap magsabi ng ganyan tapos wala ka naman pala pinanuod....

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    3. kanya kanyang opinyon yan napanood ko diko nagustuhan lahat ngayon kung nagustuhan mo keber ko magkaiba tyo ng taste

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    4. Hi, Unknown. Ano ba kasi ang basehan mo? Can you give us an idea about your taste in film? What constitutes 'matino?"

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  26. b yan. Nilangaw na nga kaleidoscope world npati sa awards nilangaw din? Lol

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  27. Malakas kasi ang kapit ni joyce bernal sa mmff kaya movie nya ang big winners kahit na hindi naman kumita.

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    1. 10000 Hours was rated A by the Film Rating Board. It's definitely superior than the pure form no substance Boy Golden and the tired and nakaksawangKimmy Dora.

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    2. 4:14 hahahahaha apparently, boy golden is also rated A by film rating board.

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  28. that's entertainment!!! bago at matapos ang MMFF ang selling point ay mag entertain. 'yun na yun! ang mga ibinebentang pelikula ay parang pang talipapa lang at hindi pang CANNES. what's with the mmff awards kung di naman kikita ang pelikula? tanungin nyo si bossing.

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  29. May flaw sa storyline itong Kimmy Dora pero in fairness maganda yung set pati yung special effects nila. And tama yung article malinis yung interaction ni Kimmy at ni Dora, in fact halos magkasing katawan lang si Uge pati yung body double niya hindi tulad doon sa GBBT na payat at di katangkaran yung double ni Vice.

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  30. Hay naku nkakahiya talaga ang mga ibang pinoy! FROM POLITICS TO SHOWBIZ! WALANG NATATALO NADADAYA LANG! Sana gumawa sila ng sariling award giving bodies na sila sila lang din ang nananalo! para lang ayaw at angal!!!! kakapal ng fez! mga BITTER NA LOSER!

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  31. Sana ilabas ang lahat ng nominees for each category and kung sino ang mga judges.

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    1. Laurice Guillen, multi awarded cinematographer and Famas hall of famer Romy Vitug, Director Emmanuel H. Borlaza, and other representatives from different sectors such as an awarded artist, a film professor, etc. The jury panel is impeccable. Magtigil na yang mga sore losers. Matuto silang tumanggap ng pagkatalo. Kaloka. AT FYI inannounce ang mga nominees during the awards night. Sadya lang hindi nilabas days before para magsitigil yang mahilig mag lobby at magpropaganda.

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  32. kaya nga its a film festival may mananalo at may matatalo.dpat wla na nglabas ng prequel ek-ek itong kimmy dora kasi super trying hard na magpaka bobita na character c eugene domingo dito and it doesnt have that appeal that movie goers would like to see in a movie.enough na sana ung naunang kimmy dora.corny na masyado.dpat nextym gawa si eugene,yung hindi starring role,yung kagaya dati na bff/sidekick sya ni ai-ai sa tanging ina movies wherein dun mas matatawa ka pa kay eugene. just sayin!

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  33. If Uge sanctioned this statement then nakaka turn-off. HIndi maganda na kwesityunin mo ang award ng isang kapwa artista. Lalo na ang isang haligi at walang kapantay sa larangan ng drama at komedya na si Maricel Soriano. By saying Uge deserved the award, para na ring sinabi ng mga producers na yan na mali yung nanalo. Weh. Magaling si Uge, no doubt. But to say she is better than Maricel was in GBBT? Naahhh. Panuurin niyo yung movie. Maricel was fantastic. As always.

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  34. Hanubeh!!! Matuto kayong tumanggap ng pagkatalo. Wala kayong karapatan na isubstitute ang taste at decision niyo sa taste at decision ng jurors. And heller??? Ang gagaling nga members ng jury panel this year. Research din kayo ung may time. REklamo ng reklamo pero sali pa rin ng sali. Such lousy losers!!!!

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  35. Yan ang malaking problema dito sa atin, kahit saan talamak ang pulitikahan. Tingnan na lang ang nangyari sa Philippine entries sa Oscar's. ipinagsaksakan ang mga pelikulang walang kalaban laban. Yung mga pelikulang critically acclaimed, both here and abroad dinedma. Resulta, NGA NGA ang Pilipinas.
    Tigil na kasi ang pslakasan!

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    1. totoo ka jan 'teh

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    2. OTJ dapat ang nilaban sa oscars, baka nakapasok pa. grabe ang inaning papuri ng otj kahit mga foreign critics.

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  36. Uge, if not KC, shouid've won the best actress award. Lead characters sila sa movie nila kesa kay Maricel na obvious na pansahog lang kaya dapat sa best supporting actress category lang sya! IMHO!

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    1. IN the words of Ronald Carballo, objectively supporting lang din si KC. Kalukadidang lang siya ni Boy Golden.

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  37. watched kimmy dora 3 today, maganda at nakakatawa naman. pero hindi naman sa sinasabi ko na di deserve ng kimmy dora 3 ang magkaroon ng award... kaya lang kasi hindi na din nakapagtataka kung bakit di nakapanalo eh.

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  38. napanood ko na, My Little Bossings, GBBT, and Kimmy Dora prequel, at ang masasabi ko lang. Sayang ang pera ko sa My Little Bossings. Ang korni to the highest level. Mas gusto ko Kimmy Dora kesa sa GBBT.

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  39. siguro bago magrelease ng statement ang producers eh dapat pinanood muna nila ung girl-boy, malayo ang galing ng acting don ni maricel compared kay eugene

    saka d naman sobrang ganda itong kimmy prequel, d pa rin tulad nung part 1 (pero at least d na singpangit nung part 2), pero kalevel lang nya sa ganda ung girl-boy better pa nga ung latter

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