Just today, Inquirer Sunday published an article listing the most memorable lines in Philippine cinema. Sadly, not on the list is a classic line from the cinematic gem, Angelito San Miguel at ang mga Batang City Jail:
“Sa sobrang pagmamahal mo sa mga materyal na bagay, nakalimutan mo nang mahalin ang kapwa mo tao! Tandaan mo! Tao ang minamahal, hindi materyal na bagay!” ~ Angelito San Miguel (Raymart Santiago)
How eloquent. Why anyone would say that to Roy Vinzon is beyond me.
Anybody who knows me should know that I’m a huge fan of Pinoy movies. I love it all: horror, drama, action, comedy. I even watch the cheap “sexy” films that show up on PBO late at night. They never fail to entertain me, those bold stars. You can barely identify the starlets, let alone figure out the plot with all those cuts (yes, they do not show anything remotely “bold” even when it’s past midnight). It’s just funny, watching them strut around in whatever passes for acting in these pito-pito parts. Plus the dialog is unbelievably laugh-a-minute, particularly when the “actors” fumble through their lines.
And oh, not one of those starlets can be considered sexy at all. Half the time, I stare at the television screen thinking about what the hell the director had in mind when he filled his cast. I can’t exactly explain it, but these wannabes contort themselves into whatever sexy pose seems to appeal to them (or the director), all the while with their ginormous pusons hanging out for all to see.
Great.
Anyway, I also watch tons of action films, particularly those that feature my favorite action star, Ronnie Rickets, who is, by the way, not the brother of Mariz Ricketts. Sometimes I assume Mariz married Ronnie just so she could have a last name. But no, I was actually kidding. My favorite actor is Derek Dee. NOT.
I love Robin Padilla.
That’s actually true. I have a humongous, unforgivable crush on Robin Padilla, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I also like watching movies starring my all time idol, Sharon Cuneta. Yes, that means I’m a closet Sharonian no more. Boo-yah! Of course that doesn’t mean I liked watching the horror that was the Sharon-Richard (Gomez, not Gutierrez) shower scene. No. No. No.
Moving on.
I like comedies, too, especially those that star Joey de Leon. I’m a big fan of his, and I can’t tell you just how many times I’ve seen “She-Man”. I love that movie, most probably because it includes a gay Joonee Gamboa. And oh, I love “Petrang Kabayo”, too. I can even sing the theme song, given the right “motivating” circumstances.
Going back to that gem of a movie, Angelito San Miguel. It was fun watching a young Raymart act all angsty and serious. His shift from happy to angsty to torn and weepy in seconds left me speechless. No actor can possibly convey such a diverse range of emotions in a split second. Raymart is God’s gift to Pinoy cinema. *cue tears*
Not at all overacting was Keempee de Leon. I must admit I had a big big crush on Keempee back then; I was a big fan of the Keempee-Carmina love team. Go ahead, gag. At least I didn’t go for the Sheryl-Romnick barf fest.
Before I get distracted again, I just have to say that the movie’s “Most Unnecessary Yet Still Highly Entertaining” award goes to Gary Estrada, who tagged along with the motley “Batang City Jail” crew just so he could use his gigolo skills on Dexter Doria while his friends sneaked off with her antiques. Seeing Gary in bed with Dexter Doria is really something else.
They just don’t make films like this anymore.
I miss Tora-Tora Bang-Bang.
June 1st, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Wow, Sheman: Mistress of the Universe is probably Joey de Leon’s greatest comedy with its surprise appearance of Da King. I’ll never forget Ruel Vernal as Kiss Manay. That’s even scarier than Christopher Walken and Steve Buscemi combined.
Seeing Gary Estrada with Dexter Doria is scary too on another level. But not as scary as seeing the late Jun Encarnacion in bed with Jay Manalo in Totoy Mola.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Now that you mentioned Petrang Kabayo…
Can I interest you in watching the Rick Astley concert this August?
I’m hoping Roderick would make a cameo at some point.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:46 pm
There isn’t enough bleach in this world to scrub out the image you just etched in my mind. Jay+Jun? Good Lord.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I want a showdown between Roderick and Rick, but I only know one Rick Astley song
June 1st, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I can spring for tickets! Haha.
June 1st, 2008 at 10:24 pm
i don’t care much for pinoy movies but eddie garcia is just too cool. other than him, it’s all just cars flipping over for no good reason to me.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I saw Robin Padilla running in ULTRA once. He’s hott. Seriously. I didn’t expect him to be.
And you’ve moved! Nice website, though.
I’ll miss you over at LJ.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:13 pm
@kris - I love Robin arrrggh.
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:10 am
robin padilla is gay.
.. papansin lang’
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:54 am
@jon - hello!
Wag ganun, love ko si Robin hehehe. Ayan ah, pinansin kita.
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:39 am
Uy, own domain. Hehe.
I saw Robin Padilla once in Baguio (they were shooting yung movie nila ni Juday waaay back then) and yes… ang wafu nya! Grabe.
I don’t really go ga-ga over artistas, considering I used to see a lot of them from elementary to high school. Pero iba yung pag nakita mo yung talagang alam mong astig na artista, matutulala ka talaga ehehe. I run into Pen Medina at Booksale sa Farmers quite alot. Hehe.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 am
@kat - hey! ni-add na nga kita sa blogroll ko. alin ba gusto mong i-add ko dun? dami eh hehehe. lj mo na lang muna nilagay kong link.
ang daya, halos buong pamilya ko, pati kayo nakita na si robin, ako hindi pa. nagpark daw yun sa labas ng bahay namin dati nung shooting, chinika pa yung maid namin huhuhu. wala ako wala
June 4th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Haha, naalala ko tuloy yung Super Islaw na movie ni Richard Gomez, whenever me and my wife talk about pinoy movies, inaasar ko sya na favorite movie nya un..
I’m one big Robin Padilla fan too
June 4th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Hahaha. I don’t even remember seeing that movie at all, though I’ve heard about it several times. When you say Super Islaw, I think of Kapitan Islaw, Herbert Bautista’s television show.
Salamat sa pagdalaw kapatid
June 25th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
i have a lot of tagalog CD’s. Fan din ako ng pinoy movies’. Especially, FPJ, TVJ, niño mulach, herbert etc. Dati pirated binibili ko, pero madali masira talaga, kaya ngayon CD na orig(mahal yung DVD) na lang pero wala ako makita nung mga TVJ(working boys) at Puto(herbert). Elvis trabolta boyjords;boyjords trabolta elvis. hahahAhaha
kay Robin madami din ako cd’s, i even download his movie with regine. Try mo sa mga torrent marami.. hehehe pero bawal na yan. anyway hope meron ka collection ng iba pang tagalog movies, sana meron PUTO. Try mo rin pala panoorin miguelito ni aga mulach hehehe.
June 25th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Oo alam ko yung Puto. Kaya ko pa ngang kantahin yun theme song (to the tune of “Bad” ni Michael Jackson). Kaso wala akong mga DVD at CD, panay nood lang ako ng PBO (wala kaming Cinema One).
Hindi ko napanood yung Miguelito. Ang paborito ko (as in kahit milyong beses hindi ako magsasawa) yung Mga Batang City Jail, Petrang Kabayo, lahat ng TVJ na palabas, She-Man tsaka Tora-Tora Bang Bang. Runner up yung Pita ng Kalookan ni Raymart tsaka yung mga comedy na sa school yung setting kagaya ng I Love You 3x a Day, Estudyante Blues tsaka Titser’s Enemy No. 1.
Salamat pala sa pagdalaw.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:33 am
ah ok. sa province namin madami tagalog channels sa cable. kaya siguro nahilig din ako. kakatuwa, kasi kahit muka kang sophisticated girl/lady, mahilig ka sa tagalog, most of girls, they will deny they are watching tagalog movies, they willl say ang baduy naman… Na nakakainis dahil alam ko naman na nanonood din sila nun pag dating sa house nila, tinatago lang nila ang katotohanan. hehehe.. dahil sa characteristic mong yan, ganda points syo yan. sige ingat lagi.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:01 am
ummm salamat sa pag-award ng ganda points sa kin.
June 26th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
hahaha.. award…
mukang mabilis ka mag response, siguro pwede ka mag internet sa work nyo.
September 9th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Oh, Petrang Kabayo gave me nightmares as a kid—that morphing scene!