Tuesday, December 29, 2015

FB Scoop: Industry Veterans Express Varied Reactions to 'Honor Thy Father'




Images courtesy of Facebook: Robbie Guevarra

153 comments:

  1. salamat sa post na ito, tama din sinabi na di pang pasko ang movie na ito

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    1. Baka naman kasi dearth vader Optimus prime ironman type of a movie buff itong si Robbie. AYAW sa mga slow and reality base films. Gusto mga Bollywood type na habang humaharurot yung SUV e Magtuturn then lalabas na cool na cool at magpapaputok ng baril in slomo...Ng standing straight and Ganda ng PORMA...Habang tuloy sa pagskwalar ang SUV sa background

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    2. Pang romantic kasi noo ni JLC not for action and heavy drama mga pakilig lang

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    3. HALERRR?

      OVER HYPE lang kasi.

      HINDI NAMAN TALAGA MAGALING NA DIRECTOR SI ERIK MATTI

      Napanuod nyo ba ang gagamboy?

      ang pedro penduko?

      ang rigodon?

      WALANG KWENTA LAHAT NG MOVIES NYA!


      (ok fine maganda ang isa nyang gawa:OJT movie)

      #FACT

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    4. 2:44 panay mood mo ng bollywood ah
      -5/6 man

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    5. 2:45 In short, stick to your genre.. I thought pa naman Hes a Jack Of All Trades Kinda Actor, EEquate ko pa namn sya as Like Tom Hanks..

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    6. Baklang ManicuristaDecember 29, 2015 at 3:36 AM - gagamboy is actually good! naging audience prize pa iyan sa isang filmfest sa france. so huwag kang echosera!

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    7. 2:44 mukhang di nyo po alam pero robbie guevarra is a theater veteran as actor and director. Baka type din nya yung mga sinabi mo na movies (and nothing wrong with that) but as an actor and director himself I think may karapatan naman sya magjudge ng isang pelikula on its merits. Different medium but a lot of the elements are the same yung story yung acting. I think his years in the industry has given him the right to give his honest opinion on this. And anyone really is free to give his opinion.

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    8. baklang manicurista baka otj ante yung totoo?

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  2. Had the same sentiment. I watched the movie because of the hype and eventually I was right thinking that everything is for publicity sake only... Not worth my time...:(

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    1. Asan na kaya ang ibang fan na feeling film critique na kung makapagsabi ng mababaw sa ibang movie e wagas..

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    2. Overrated that's it! It is no different from other lousy pinoy action movies. So what if it was the first MMFF entry of JLC, so what if it was disqualified, etc? Neither the actor, the story nor the ongoing controversy could make the movie worth watching. Tama na po ang hype because objectively speaking even without the disqualification this movie can hardly be included in the list of 'best picture'and after watching JLC's movie I can say that the winners for best pictures deserved the awards compared to the dragging and trying hard scenes of 'Honor...'. Nonetheless, I will still watch other JLC movies in the future.

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    3. nuod muna bago review. nagpapa-cool kasi masyado ung iba eh kunyare "iba" sa mga taong nanunuod ng mga comedy movies sa mmff.

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    4. Napanuod ko na din ung movie. Acting lang ng mga cast ang nag salba sa movie. Pero ung story waley

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    5. I Raise My Two Hands and 3 feet..

      One Word: "OOOPSIE!"

      …Guilty As Charge

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  3. Okay so... Ano ba talaga? Kala ko ba nirerecommend to mismo ng mga directors na? Wew

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    1. syempre may kanya kanya opinyon ang tao.

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    2. Da who ang mga industry veterans kuno above?

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    3. 5:26 robbie guevarra and isay alvarez are veterans of theater.

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    4. 5:26 oh no you didn't? how stupid of you to ask

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    5. Pagpasensyahan niyo na si 5:26. Walang pambili ng ticket sa tearto yan.

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  4. Nakakaloka honest review from a friend not on a directors point of view

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  5. yung mga tita ko din, nanuod ng Honor Thy Father kasi soldout na yung BATB at MBL. Pagkatapos ng movie, tinanung ko sila kung maganda, sabi nila magulo daw. Di ko naman nilalahat pero minsan ang INDIE, INDIE TALAGA MAGANDA.

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    1. Maybe na hype din kasi magaling ang director at artista

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    2. oo nga, khit aq di ko trip ung mga indie films, di ko magets eh, sbi maganda ung babae sa septic at ung kubrador,so watch ko cla, ewan siguro di ang ako malalim na tao....

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    3. hahaha Anon 1:07 yung sa septic tank napanood ko din. Natawa ako sa ilang scenes pero ang feeling ko while I watched it parang kailangan kong kumuha ng isang whole pad paper para sasagutin ko ang lahat ng tanong na pumapasok sa isipan ko. It's funny pero sobrang lalim.

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    4. watched it with my mom and dad they loved it. Meron talagang mga Pinoy na pang light movies lang

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  6. WTH is that person? Mas kapanipaniwala pa sa kanya si direk wenn.

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    1. anon 12:50. the guy didn't mention Direk Wenn. Please don't start an argument. Stick to the issues please.

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  7. Buti di nakisawsaw si Lea Salonga dyan. Circle of friends nya yan. Alam mo naman yun kahit walang alam pinipilit ang argumento nya. Hahahaha

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    1. Bat nasali si lea? Maka comment lang kahit walang kinalaman sa issue.

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  8. SEE!!!!!!!!!!! MAINGAY LANG SI MATTI!!!!!! AT WALANG TASTE SI ATTY!!!!! MONTEVERDE YAN EH PANO GAGANDA?! PARANG SHAKE RATTKE AND ROLL LANG TULAD NUNG HAUNTED CHENEZ! NILALANG NGA ANG OK! WALANG FOREVER EH PACUTE MOVIE NA NAMAN LIKE MGA LOVETEAM GENRE! DIE NOW PAY FOREVER EH PARANG MGA TYPICAL VHONG COMEDY CHUKCHAKCHENELYN! BATB AS USUAL TATAK WENN! MBL AI AI RUINED IT! YUNG PINAKAKULELAT ANG PINAKAMAGANDA! NILALANG...

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    1. Ahem, Shake, Rattle and Roll movies ang pundasyon ng MMFF. Pasalamat sila kay Mother Lily. First ever MMFF Best Actor, Herbert Bautista for Shake, Rattle and Roll Mananangggal. Sumunod dyan, ang hindi ko malilimutang Shake, Rattle and Roll II where Manilyn Reynes starred with Ana Roces, yung sinama sya sa province where it turned out lahat sila aswang. Panoorin mo and get enlightened to the faded beauty of Philippine cinema.

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    2. Okay hinga bhe nka nalagutan k n s capslock mo

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    3. Witty ng comment mo. Pero i think i'll believe in you baks. Parehas tayo ng comment sa bawat movies!

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    4. I agree with you!!!

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    5. SINO BA KASI ANG NAG SABI NA MAGALING SI ERIK?

      NAKAKA LOKA KASI ANG MGA OA na supporters!

      Bulok pelikula nya! HALER!


      --MALDITANG FROGLET

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    6. Karma is digital talaga ano...dahil yan sa ginawa niya kay dingdong. So sorry for jlc nadamay siya sa karma ni direk!

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  9. We watched Honor Thy Father kanina. Pinipilit namin makarelate sa mga sinasabi sa social media na worth watching daw pero sorry hindi talaga namin nagustuhan. Sobrang dragging yung story. Peace!

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  10. Finally a voice of reason, kudos to Robbie Guevarra for telling it like it is. Direk Matti et al are sore losers who managed to stir the pot and create a perfect storm. They thought they were entitled to win every category because of his and John Lloyd's name alone. In reality HTF is just another indie film, it's not ground breaking.

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    1. To be fair hindi pagkatalo nilalaban nila. They were disqualified without due process.

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    2. 2.16 Technically may processong naganap yung nga lang last minute ang pag disqualify sa HTY kaya too late at mahirap nilang i appeal bago i announce ang winner.

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    3. Anon 1:02, wow. As if si Robbie Guevarra ang final judge ng lahat ng mga movies. You're siding with him kasi he's expressing THE SAME sentiments as yours. I find it okay na nga na other people didn't like the film, at least mababalanse at hindi na ko mag eexpect na "luto'" din pati ang reviews ng HTF. Pero "voice of reason"? Wow...

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    4. Lol at the voice of reason. Magcocomment ka na lang mali pa. Hindi po ang award ang ipinaglalaban dito ng team ni Matti kung hindi ang proseso ng pag disqualify sakanila. Sila po ang pinakiusapan na sumali sa MMFF, nagcomply sila sa lahat ng requirements but for some reason eh hindi daw natanggap ng MMFF board to at dinisqualify sila a day before sa awards night, at sa best picture lang.

      Alam naman ng lahat hindi na nila makukuha ang best oicture dahil ticket sales ang MMFF diba? (Correct me if im wrong please) pero bakit sa best picture lang sila disqualified? Tapos a day before pa? Ang fishy lang. Ang pinaglalaban nila dito eh yung fairness. Hindi sila nagkulang, ang research team ang nagkulang. By the time na nagdeadline sila, dapat chineck na lahat ng requirements ng mga entries kung kumpleto diba?

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  11. i think kanya kanya taste din kc yan pag dating sa movie.

    honestly hindi ko pa napapanod yan htf pero sa tingin ko mas magugustuhan at mas maappreciate ko ang nilalang.


    isa pa kapag masyado kc nahype na lahat ng makikita o mababasa mo ay sinasabi ay super ganda or worth it panuodin. nakakaron ng mas malaki expectation talaga so pag hindi talaga nakuha ng movie ung expectation na meron ka parang hindi ka talaga magagadahan o hindi mo sya ganun maaapreciate.

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    1. kaya ako if a friend asks my opinion kung maganda ang isang movie, dinasabi kong manood na lang sila. i don't want to raise their expectations too high baka ako pa ang masisi if they didn't like it.

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    2. Which happened to me in A SECOND CHANCE. True naman maganda yong movie pero mas maganda sigurong lumabas yin kubg hindi ako nag expext ng more than better.

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  12. Akala ko sobrang babaw ko lang na tao kaya di ko naappreciate ang Honor Thy Father pero meron din pala industry veterans na hindi nakaappreciate ng movie.

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    1. E malay mo naman mababaw din pala sila. Charot!

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    2. KAPAL LANG TALAGA NG FEZLAK NA nanghihingi pa ng award ang movie na ito!

      haler! MAS MAGANDA PA ANG SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL!

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    3. Yung The Shining nga dati... panned by critics dati pero ngayon classic horror favorite na. Ganon lang talaga, umiiba ang taste ng mga tao. Maraming mga tao ang nagkakagusto ng HTF pero wag na i expect na magugustuhan ng lahat.

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    4. Hindi humihingi ng award ang HTF........... Sana po basahin niyo yung real issue ukol dito

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  13. Oh my! Tama pala ang mmff na d na lang isama sa best picture category...

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    1. Did you read everything?? It said "much better choice than the others". Read again and comprehend.

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    2. No not really.. di sila tama dahil dinisqualify nila ang htf without valid reasons

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    3. Wow, logic pls. You don't disqualify smtg because it's boring, you just don't give it an award

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  14. Pangit naman talaga. Matti is just creating a hype para mapansin.

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  15. TIP: Check the post of Robbie Guevara, a theater person. Check the 2 shares. Look for the share by Emmanuel dela Cruz, a screenwriter.

    Read the comments. Hahaha

    Film appreciation has always been subjective. At the end of the day, it will boil down on one's sensibilities and perspective.

    I will never begrudge a negative review against Honor Thy Father. As a longtime cinephile, I've always championed conversations about films rather than the dichotomous approach. However, as someone from the theater, a medium quite similar to film albeit very different in treatment, I expected more from him rather than just: "Found the entire movie DRAGGING, to be honest, and at the end, I actually exclaimed, 'What a stupid movie.'"

    They are not film industry veterans, BTW. They are theater veterans if veterans can indeed apply to them.

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    1. 1.15 pretentious much ka teh? Theater person man o hindi si Robbie Guevara at least pinanood nya bago sya nagbigay ng honest opinion. At the end of day, hindi patok ang HTY dahil hindi pang masa ang tema ng pelikula.

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    2. "Found the entire movie DRAGGING, to be honest, and at the end, I actually exclaimed, 'What a stupid movie."
      Very lame coming from someone who claims to be a good actor, director and critic.

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    3. Thank you...spot on!

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    4. Ano pinagsasabi mo? Film o theater e IISA Lang ginagawa ng mga yan MANOOD! Alangan namang me masabi ka ng Hindi mo napapanuod! Paintellectual ka pa! Nonsense din naman!

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    5. Most of our great actors are from the theater.

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    6. 2:34 Oh look, a self-proclaimed anti-intellectual!!

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  16. Two days ago puro papuri maririnig mo about HTF ngayon naman iba na ang ihip ng hangin

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    1. ganyan naman ang mga pinoy - band-wagon mentality!

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    2. NAPANUOD NA KASI.

      NAKITA NA ANG TOTOO!

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  17. What a waste of money. It was so pretentious to the point of being unreal. Thank God for JLC, Tirso, Meryll and the rest of the cast. They saved this movie from being totally extinct. I sat inside the theater waiting for a eureka moment that never came. I walked away thinking where did my 2 hours go?

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    1. Parang feeling ba na nanonood lang ng Drive by Ryan Gosling?

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  18. Kayo na ang certified crab! The movie depicted the ugly reality of the society. Dark and unfathonable. Mahirap unawain mga crab lng kayo hmp.

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    1. O sige na sabihin ko ng nagustuhan namin, ang ganda ganda wag mo lang tawagin na crab. Siguro lahat ng movies pinanood at nagustuhan mo at puro ka papuri noh kasi hindi ka naman CRAB. Ikaw na! Clap clap clap

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    2. Di lang nila nagustuhan ang movie mo, crab na sila. They paid big bucks to see a movie that turned out to be a disappointment to them. At least give them the consolation to air their sentiments. May freewill ang mga tao. They have the right to speak, whine and rant. Its their money.

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    3. Well the movie was so dark and unfathomable there were audiences who didn't get it. Masisisi mo ba sila?

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    4. HOY NAGBAYAD AKO!

      SIGE IBALIK MO ANG MGA ALIMANGO NA DAPAT SANAY NABILI KO !

      CHOS!

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    5. haha Anon 2:39... eh kasi kapag "indie" style film, you kinda expect na yung mga "susuka ka na sa lalim" ng film. Minsan other people gusto lang mag relax at unwind, instead na i squeeze out pa sa utak ang interpretation.

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    6. Oo nga malalim kc ung movie madaming symbol na ginamit si matti kaya cguro ci nu magets pero to say na stupid movie is crab at its finest helow kau kaya magshoot sa tunnel

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    1. respect each other's opinion! ikaw ba lahat gusto mo napanood mo???

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  20. Magagaling na mga world class na talangka

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    1. hindi sa pinagtatanggol ko sila . pero talangka na ba agad pag sinabi hindi nagustuhan ang pelikula? opinyon nila un at karapatan ng kahit sino tao magshare ng opinyon.


      now kung ang sinabi nila "wag panoodin ang movie dahil ang panget" yan masasabi ko talangka nga.

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  21. BASAG si MATTI . I knew it ginagamit lang nila yung iba para sa publicity and kumagat naman yung BIGGEST FANDOM sa Pinas. Watched HTF oo maganda lang nothing special, I mean mas maganda pa yung ibang indie. NagdDOUBT ako lay Matti kasi kung totoo sinasabi niya sana dineretso na niya tapos nagpopost siya ng hindi maganda sa MMFF yung pinatatamaan niya nakaTag (atty joji of Quantum films) tapos si Wenn hindi. Naguguluhan ako sa kanya honestly na naniniwala ako. Coming from the veterans na yan ah. Hindi lang ako makapagpost sa twitter abt HTF kasi baka marally ako about sa opinion ko sa movie

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  22. Matti, kung tlagang maganda pelikula mo tatangkilikin yan ng mga tao. eh kung hndi nagustuhan, let go,goodbye,move on,ganun lang!

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  23. Galawang pandaraya talaga. Nag speak up ng corruption si matti eto ngayon ang mga bashers. Nasan kayo before baka nga kayo rin yung mga nag bigay ng positive reviews before

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    1. Bashing is when you attack a person without basis. These people are are just voicing their opinion about a certain subject matter. Parang ikaw, ang opinion mo, basher sila. So karapatan mo yan. Wag mo rin sila tanggalan ng karapatan.

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    2. Just a few days ago wala kang maririnig dito kundi all praises for this movie. Nasan na sila ngayon bilis yata nawala.

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  24. Watched the movie ang sakit sa dibdib pero lalabas ka sa sinehan na matalino kakaisip sa what if.... ang realization ko umiwas sa networking or pyramiding :-)

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    1. ateng kahit hindi ka manuod ng movie na yan dpat naman talaga umiwas sa networking at pyramiding noh! hindi mo na need manuod ng movie na yan para marealize yan

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    2. That may be true 2:54 pro aminin na natin na sa panahon ngayon, inspite the many evidences na dapat iwasan ang pyramiding, marami pa rin ang kumakagat. If this movie further cements the thought na hindi nga tlaga dapat sumali then somehow, in a way, it did it's job.

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    3. bakit teh hindi pa ba sapat ang palagiang balita tungkol dyan?

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    4. Apparently not, 8:03. Sa dami ng naloloko pa rin, tinatanong mo pa yan?

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  25. So it can finally be concluded na puro basura pala lahat ng movie sa MMFF. The end people. Lets move on!

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  26. Kanya-kanya naman kasi yan na opinyon. Hindi talaga mpplease ng HTF ang lahat ng tao. May nagagandahan at meron ding hindi. Same lang din yan sa ibang movies na kasali sa MMFF.

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  27. The movie was really good. It's the type of film that makes you really think. If you found it confusing, it says something about you. Not the movie.

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    1. Eh di ikaw na ang genius at anak ng Diyos. Kasi nagets mo. Congrats!

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    2. 2:13

      hoy erik, tumigil ka na ng kaka comment dito

      lahat kami nanuood dahil sabi worth watching.

      HINDI NAMAN PALA!

      ECHOSERA KANG PALAKA KA!

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    3. very good ka! pagpasensyahan mo na ang mga taong naconfused sa movie ah hindi sila kc kasing level ng utak mo.

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    4. Totally get your point 2:13AM. That's the thing about indie films talaga. Either you like it or you don't. You have to 'understand' it for you to actually like it though. Hindi sya katulad ng mainstream movies na you know what to expect, so the end result is pretty similar. Pag romcom, kikiligin ka. Pag comedy, matatawa ka. Pag heavy drama maiiyak ka. Pero pag indie, ang emosyon at judgement mo ay depende sa pagkakaintindi mo sa pelikula. 'Confused'is just another reaction - not really a bad thing. It encourages you to think deeper.

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    5. Hahahaha natawa ako kay 2:50. Onga naman. Nang insulto pa si 2:13 eh.

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    6. Halatang me mga natamaan ang movie. Nanggagalaiti sa comments section hahaha

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  28. Also take note that IA is currently in the show of WFs writer.

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  29. Eric Matti of Scorpio Nights 2.. Diyan tumatak pangalan ni Direk sakin..Napaka walang kwentang obra.. kung hindi lang dahil kay Joyce Jimenez...haaaaaays..

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    1. Pinag-iisipan ko manood ng HTF kaya lang narealize ko si Erik Matti din ung direktor ng Rigodon. Hahahahaha

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  30. Robbie Guevarra is not a Film Veteran... he is from the Theater...different medium

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    1. 2:21

      SO HINDI NA siya pede mag bigay ng opinion?

      NAKAKALOKA KA!

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    2. FYI theatre is a highly respected art form more so than most indie movies which pretends to be art.

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  31. Yang mga nag uusap meron ding role yan sa HTF. Sila yung mga crabs sa ilog...

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  32. With all the basura Filipino movies today, masasabi mo talagang maganda ang htf.

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    1. Maunti parin ang may trip manood nyan kahit ano pang sabihin mo hahaha

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    2. Just because hindi sya mainstream e pangit na sya.

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  33. Im 18 yrs old and i watchrd htf, for me maganda sya and nakakaiyak yung story lalo na kung iisipin mo na ikaw yung nasa kalagayan nila jl and Meryl, well syempre iba iba tayo ng taste. For me mas maganda paden ang htf kesa sa mga kasamang movies, siguro hindi nga lang talaga sya pang pasko.

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    1. Tama ka. Nagandahan ako dahil nakarelate ako somehow.

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  34. sinayang nina matti at yamamoto ang plot ng HTF. it's about ponzi scheme, very interesting topic and timely. kung very dragging ang movie as what most people would say, then epic fail ang director and writer. i saw the trailer and it looked like it's trying very hard to be an artsy film. an indie film trying very hard to look like an indie film, you know what i mean. matti should watch cohen brothers movie esp FARGO. Fargo is a dark movie and story was told in a very compelling way. Characters act and talk like real persons in Fargo the way ordinary people would behave - hindi tulad ng pinoy indie film na minsan parang tumutula ang mga characters.

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    1. correction: coen brothers pala

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    2. Direk Erik's enormous ego has gotten the better of him. You don't hear Direk Lav Diaz or Brillante Mendoza making such a fuss for their films to be recognized.

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    3. Anon 4:10 Clap Clap. That's what separates the GREAT directors from the trying to be important directors.

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  35. Naaawa rin ako sa mmff kc gumgwa ng issue ang mga tao na d namn dpat.nkita natin cno mga nnalo sa best picture at mukha namng d plakasan.im sure ang mga ngsside ky erik e mga d namn npanood LAHAT ng involved na pelikula...makacomment lng.gnyn dn ako dti nung pnahon ng girl boy ska kimidora.pero nung npanood k mga movies narealize k tma mga nnalo sa best pictures sa mmff.tinitira dn dti c maricel non nung tnalo nya c eugene but watchin both movies mas mgaling c maricel pra sakin.sna bgo mgcomment at mkisawsaw panoorin nyo muna.may nbasa rn akong friend sa fb na tntira ung pgkpnalo ni yaya dub.pnu dw nnalo ung ngddubsmash lng.finally ngcomment dn sya na d namn nya npnuod ung movie.i heard from sum1 whov seen it na ok dw c yaya dub don.ibangiba role nya...obviously hindi dubsmash kkloka!at ska mas mukhng reliable ung press release ng mmff.na d talga nireveal agd ng htf na may preview sila na mngyyri.and obviously don2 montevrde is trying to b shady releasing kuno dsclosure nila that came too late.kung anu2 iniimbnto nyo ni erik na conspiracy.e cnu b mga nnlo sa best picture??!e d ntkot kau sa aldubnation??!

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    1. Omaygad ate/kuya nakakaiyak yung comment mo. Well wala namang sisihan kasi kanya kanyang taste lang naman talaga yan. PERO...please wag ka ganyan ka naive.Hindi lang sa pulitika may corruption kahit saan meron nyan lalo na sa industriya ng pelikula natin dito.Maraming umaalma dahil may mali.

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  36. I liked htf. So many meanings to the phrase Honor thy Father

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  37. Exactly my point, HTF is the most overhyped film of the year! After both watching HTF and Walang Forever, I told myself kahit pala nakasali sa nominees for Best Picture ang HTF, hindi pa rin ito mananalong Best Picture kumpara sa Walang Forever na walang pretensyong magpaka-award winning kundi straightforward storytelling lang pero tagusan sa puso ang pagkacasual ng mga eksena. Pati yung dalawang bida na si Ethan (Echo) at si Mia (Jen) ay natural na natural lang ang akting kaya dama mo yung karakter nila. Bagamat di nagpapakadrama yung pelikula malimit nga ay kinokomedi pa, pero maraming eksena ay maiiyak ka dahil sa husay ng mga bida. Credits should go to their director dahil napalutang niya ang husay ni Jen at ni Echo na malayong-malayo sa teleserye acting na normal na nilang ginagawa. Walang Forever deserves the Best Picture award!

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  38. PANGET PANGET PANGET ANG MOVIE.

    sorry but its the truth

    ANG BAGAL. NAINIP AKO. NYETA!

    WAG nyo na ibalik ang pera ko. keri lang.

    IBALIK nyo lang ang DALAWANG ORAS NA SINAYANG KO!

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  39. yung htf mY screening na sa toronto intl film fest this year. kaya naka 2 screenings na sila prior to mmff. may basis nga why they were dq'd. sabihin na lang natin na maganda movie nya (tho ive never watched it) pero d nga siya pam pasko.

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  40. Andaming arte ni Erik Matti, e inuwi din naman ang award. E di sana nung nanalo siya, di niya pinaakyat kung sinuman yung proxy nya at iniwan ang award sa stage. Pwede ba, nag-iingay lang ito para umingay din ang pelikula nyang di naman masyadong kagandahan.

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  41. mas maganda yung nilalang

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  42. Kanya kanya yan ako nga dati gustong gusto ko yung slumdog millionaire, Little Miss Sunshine at True Grit na nde maappreciate ng madami sa friends ko pero ako hindi ko nagets kung bakit maganda Inception at Departed na movie after ko pinanood. Hindi ako film critic pero I'd say maganda yung HTF at magaling si jlc.

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  43. Josme what do you expect from robbie, puro palya mga dinirek na plays. Puro palya sa nota mga singers niya like l5y at songs for a new world

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  44. JLC fan talaga since tabing ilog days pa pero hindi ko masyado nagustuhan HTF hindi maganda ang pagkagawa ni direk. Of course jlc sana best actor kahit hindi ko napanood walang forever dahil favorite ko sya.

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  45. Robbie guevarra is not a good director. Palya ang last five yrs nia at songs for a new world... Baka tinamaan sila since mga church fanatics and trumpeteers sila freddie din (na nanggagaya din sa broadway)

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  46. ang masasabi ko lang sa MMFF noon at ngayon ay hindi ibig sabihin ng pinilahan eh maganda. tingnan mo ang ebs nilalangaw.

    may mga tao talagang basura ang gusto just like langaw kaya respeto na lang po.

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  47. Yung mga nag nega comments, mga copy cat ng shows sa Broadway

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  48. Pero pag nanalp sa oscars yan puronpapuri ulit kayo

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    1. No way. Not Oscar material. Sa MMFF nga pwedeng tanggalin. Sa Oscars pa?

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  49. maganda ang production value at magaling ang mga artista. maganda din yung pagka kwento at yung screenplay. PERO pangit ang story mismo. the very basic element of a good movie. i had high hopes of this one pero the story fell short. remember all the items i listed down? palara lang yon. if panget the story, it will come out.

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  50. Sorry pero mas maniniwala ako sa critics ng Toronto Int'l Film Fest kesa kay Robbie Guevarra

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  51. Pra sa akin, maganda ang movie kung paglabas sa sinehan eh napapaisip tlaga ako ng matagal at nasa isang sulok siya ng brain ko for a long time. Feel-good filipino movies are also good for the soul pero kadalasan kapag pinapanuod ko nanaman sila after six-months tinatanong ko sa sarili ko "Bakit nga ba ako nag-enjoy sa movie na ito?". Meron ring mga movies that get better after subsequent viewings, yung may bago akong natutuklasan na namiss ko noong first viewing or mas nagets ko yung gustong ipahiwatig ng movie. Overall, iba-iba talaga ang taste at perspective ng mga viewers at walang isang movie na makakapagbigay ng hinahanap ng lahat ng nanunuod nito.

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  52. Take it this way. HTF is a FILM. the rest of the entries are MOVIES.
    More of art and style ang FILM at di masyado pang masa. More of commercial, gross at entertainment ang MOVIE at pang masa.

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  53. Alam ko kung saan niyo snasabi naging dragging. Yung part na naghuhukay na sila at inakala natin na un lang ang naisip na paraan ni John Lloyd. Pero sa totoo lang nagandahan parin ako, dahil sinubukan kong intindihin at ianalyze bakit nila ginagawa ang mga ginagawa nila. Palibhasa nakatira tayo sa isang bubble sa buhay natin sa siyudad kung kayat mahirap para sa atin ilagay ang pwesto natin sa mga paa ng mga kababayan nating naghihirap. Try to think in the character's perspective para maintindihan mo.

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  54. Namatay kasi si Meryll. Palibhasa mga Pinoy sanay sa happy ending.

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  55. Para sa akin maganda talaga siya. Ang magsasabing hindi doon nalang kay Maria Ozawa

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  56. "JUST OK" LANG ANG OTJ??!!!
    (Dun ako mas naapektohan)
    Ganda kaya ng OTJ :(
    Pero true yung tungkol sa HTF (though isa pa rin sa mga pinaka nirerespeto kong direktor sa ngayonn si Erik Matti) since cinema one (na btw opening film lang sila so di legit yung palusot ng mmff sa pag dq sa kanila) hindi ganun kaganda yung reactions ng mga nakanood :(

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  57. Ang daming bitter... lol Masaya ko sa FP dahil marami ang hindi jologs at marunong tumingin ng makabuluhang pelikula. Try nyo manood ng mga Films na maraming international awards kung hindi kayo mabored. Siguro nga hindi pang MMFF ang HTF. Dahil hindi nya kalevel ang mga kalaban na pelikula. Honestly mas gusto ko pa ipanlabas sa oscars ang HTF kesa sa Heneral Luna. May pagkalav Diaz ang ginawa ni Direk.

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  58. Hay naku, ang baba kasi ng klase ng kung ano ang kalidad na pelikula. Between those and that, mas may mataas na antas ang pag intindi sa good movie. Eh kung sabi ng pinoy na mabaabw eh gustong tumawa lang sa pasko, eh ubusin nyo pera nyo sa ganyan. Pero dapat itinanataas na ang antas ng mga pelikula sa Pinas.

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  59. So is Erik Matti trying to prove himself or what? If it wasn't for the Chronicles of Aswang movies with Dingdong, your name is not even worth mentioning.

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  60. Sayang usto ko p nman panuorin ung movie... Si mitchiko yamamoto rin ata writter neto... Sya ang writter ng magnifico... Although OJT is the best matti film i saw, my mga sceen na paiba iba ung hair style ni piolo at sobrang mali ang casting kay joey marquez...

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  61. Master manipulator director! Tsk.

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  62. Honor thy father is the most overhyped; overated movie of this year's MMFF!

    Full of controversy,noise and pretensions... To create a bait to trap you into watching the movie out of curiousity. But after you watched it all you can say is... What the???

    It is almost good if it wasn't dragging and boring while obviously trying to look so indie despite being an indie film.

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  63. Ganyan talaga. May iba na mas gusto nila yung very light feel good movie.HTF is still a good movie kumpara sa ibang basurang movies ng mmff. But what happened to this festival is just a reflection of the film industry and in general, our society. So tragic.

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  64. I have not seen it. When people say that OTJ is better, I decided not to watch since I found OTJ screaming too hard that it is a good film. I actually agreed with the Film Council which chose Transit over OTJ. Mas naantig ako sa Transit. The only Matti Film I really enjoyed was Tiktik and I found the sequel Kubot terrible.

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  65. Yung nag comment ng

    Kung sa MMFF nga di pasok sa Oscars pa kaya? Nakakaloka teh hindi na disqualify ang MMFF dahil sa quality kung hindi sa technicality. At sa mga nagmamagaling na nagsasabing hindi magaling arte ni John lloyd sa pelikula na ito, bigyan ko kayo 300 para panoorin nyo ay ng kilabutan kayo sa sinasbi nyo. Di kasi arte puro iyak iyak. Kahit mga simpleng eksena nya nangungusap

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