ANYWAY

We don't go to our hometown, Baguio or Hongkong like others do during long holidays. We always end up going to the mall and do whatever we can to kill time. It's been quite a tradition to us to watch a movie - this is our way of family bonding.

Of all those years though, I always feel that the movies we've watched was never worth the buck we spent! We've tried to a horror flick, we end up laughing. We tried watching a sci-fi/adventure/fiction, we end up leaving the cinema. This year, we were torn between Tanging Ina ninyong lahat and Iskul Bukol. Because of Tanging Ina's corny trailers and rather later screening time, we found ourselves paying four tickets for Iskul Bukol. I wasn't expecting much because I have already watched dragging Enteng Kabisote movies before.


So in the cinema we went. After waiting for I guess 20 minutes of commercials, we finally saw the first scene of the movie.. Enteng (or Vic), was going ala Indiana Jones stealing a stick of some sort from a tribe that eventually saved Iwa Moto (this was the last scene she was seen). Vic was an archaeologist for a mission to decipher something. Actually, I didn't get the point of the whole movie. Parang chopsuey. Nagpunta sa Cambodia, nag under the sea, tapos reunion, tapos kung ano ano. I'm not in the position to tell how it ended because I slept from the midpart till the ending! Ngayon lang ako nakatulog sa movie. I felt that the title Iskul Bukol wasn't the best title for the film. The only Iskul Bukol there is probably the presence of Miss Tapia. The movie should have been tagged as ENTENG-DIANA JONES or BOSING GOES TO CAMBODIA. Walang kwenta talaga. Corny ang jokes, dragging at nakakaantok. Sayang lang ang 180 pesos. Bumili na lang sana ako ng medyas!

In short, the movie is crap similar to other Enteng movies or all MMFF movies for that matter! To think that this is the currently the second highest grossing?? What the heck. Ano na nangyayari sa taste ng Pinoy? Pababaw ng pababaw! The only consolation probably is the good cinematography. The scenes are sharp and crisp. But still this does make the movie as a whole any better. By the way, if your a fan of Sharon Cuneta, she has a special cameo here. So if you want her, go watch her. I don't know how much convincing was made to make her appear on the movie.

As for me, I swear not to watch any of Vic Sotto's movies! I'm also contemplating on watching any of MMFF movies next year! Ilalabas rin naman to pag may Pacquiao fight.

Hope this note will serve as a warning.. By the way I have nothing against Vic, it's just the movies he makes.