Intro of youthful cop Jason (Wendell Ramos) appears a total detour, as he struggles to pop the question to his longtime g.f. Their first mission is shot and staged with rain-soaked stylishness worthy of Wong Kar-wai and lenser Christopher Doyle, but with a mordant wit as a bonus. Keka’s geeky pal, Bhong (Vhong Navarro), reluctantly helps Keka when he realizes she means business. When a rigged trial set the preppy suspects free, Keka began plotting revenge. PJ (Jordan Santos) was brutally killed on campus by rich thugs in a competing frat house. Sweet.Speaking to an off-camera interlocutor, Keka (Katya Santos) –by day a computer tech service operator - explains that by night, she’s a killer. In 2003, young director Quark Henares paid homage, or perhaps mocked, this worn-out scene in the film Keka, showing Katya Santos singing and dancing in the company of her leading men. started doing movies in the early ‘90s, this scene was vital in showcasing the prevalent theme of his films: gorgeous bikini-clad girls frolicking in the sand and beach water, their hearts besotted at the sight of an ordinary looking bloke who gave hope to millions of not-so-blessed men through the proverb, "Humanap Ka ng Pangit." From Dina Bonnevie to Tito, Vic and Joey to Manilyn Reynes to most of the That's Entertainment luminaries-all went through the ritual of donning their best summer attire and lip-synching the movie theme for ultimate entertainment. But for some reason, Pinoys adapted the scene, nurtured it as our own and eventually made it a staple in comedy and cheesy teen flicks. Hollywood films made use of this formula way, way back. This scene, in all fairness, is not a Filipino invention. Taking the spotlight was the bida and his love interest happily singing and dancing while some ongoing funny scenes served as a side story. Those of us who grew up watching Filipino films in the ‘80s up to the early ‘90s can definitely relate to the scene wherein the entire cast, marooned together in some resort or beach, gathered for some nice sing-along near the end of the film. This is the scene that marked the careers of most of our respected actors when they were much younger. Revenge follows next and it has nothing to do with pancit. A working-class father or impoverished mother bringing home a plastic bag full of pancit as pasalubong for their eager children is utterly melodramatic.Īnd this is where another action movie cliché usually comes in: The whole family is about to devour the sumptuous noodles, and then an owner-type jeepney screeches in front of the little house and the riders pepper it with bullets, killing the entire household except the father who had bought the pancit. Most of the Pinoy movies tackling a poverty stricken household incorporate pancit to emphasize life's struggles. Talk about Pinoy humor at its finest moment. As expected, and after myriad slapstick scenarios, the wish is finally realized with the grandfather's smiling ghost image. The lolo's wish as expressed on his deathbed to a trusted confidant is to find the three so that their inheritance would be given to them. In the story, Willie, Randy and John are estranged brothers haunted by their long lost, dying grandfather. The trio of Randy Santiago, John Estrada and Willie Revillame used this stunt in their comedy film, Pera O Bayong (2000). Drama, action and comedy all employ this tried-and-tested formula. In local movies, it is one sure way to drive the character to fulfill a mission. Never disregard the request of a dying person, goes Pinoy custom. saying, "Kapag puno na ang salop" in his trademark low, full voice never fails. But the late Action King Fernando Poe Jr. With both men protected by a concrete post, the two toughly exchanged barbs until the bida finally finds the opening to utter the film's title before the bullets fly.įamiliar movie scene? Too many to mention. Doing the same on the other side is the villain, sweating profusely while keeping up his devil-may-care stance. When it comes to action movies, the classic scenario is this: the bida complete with a high-caliber ammunition leans on a wall inside an abandoned warehouse or any decrepit building.
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