Did I
mention that I love movies? Did I mention I had a group movie date last February
14? And did I mention it was a horror movie? Yeah, I did mention all of those.
Here it is…
Among a lot of choices in the cinema that day, we chose this. For one reason… it’s horror and we’re single. It was quite a movie, actually. And it’s been a while since I last watched a local movie in a cinema. Spending money for a local movie wasn't really my game. I’d rather spend it in an arcade or something. Most of the time I prefer Hollywood films. But that day was different. I had friends with me. And it would be too selfish for me if I chose a Hollywood film of my own liking. I have to consider my friends, right? And so we watched! For the next two hours…
After two hours…
It was
a good film, all in all. With superb casting and acting. I especially love
Betong’s role in the movie. He was the comic relief. You expect a horror movie
to terrify you, right? And a movie’s goal is to make the audience feel what the
movie’s genre is offering. So if it’s comedy, the audience should laugh. If it’s
drama, the audience should cry. If it’s romance, the audience should feel kilig. And if it’s horror, the audience
should be scared. If the exact opposite thing happened, the movie is a major
failure. Like, audience crying in a comedy movie. Or audience laughing in a
drama movie. Or audience getting scared in a romantic movie. That’s a disaster,
right? But, of course, movies of today can now mix two very opposite genres in
one movie and still create effective plots about it. I don’t know if the people
behind the movie “Basement” intended it to be a horror-comedy film, but I, sure,
did laugh a lot. Because of Betong most of the time. I have a lot of favorite
scenes from the movie. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!
First. Louise Delos Reyes running towards the lower part of the Mananangal (played well by Ellen Adarna) with fisted salt on her hands. And when she reached the Mananangal’s lower body part, there’s no salt in her hands anymore! Oh, come on! While she was running, the salt slipped gradually until no more salt remained. Bummer!
Second. Betong’s battle with the Mananangal’s lower body part. And he lost. And died. Fighting two pairs of legs killed his character. What a way to die!
Third. Betong and the Mananangal exchanging looks. I just can’t
put into words the exact happening. Sorry!
Fourth. Fifth. Sixth and so on.
Nah, too much spoilers already.
One of
my basis of a very good horror movie is when the movie exceeded your
expectation in a way that you never expected. In this movie, I was expecting
Aljur Abrenica’s special participation will save the day. But the exact
opposite thing happened. Bummer again!
Here are some photos I collected from Googling. Credits to all photo owners: D
That’s the Mananangal. Ellen Adarna! Yeah!
That’s the Mananangal with its wing.
Louise Delos Reyes
still looking beautiful in a death-bound situation.
And this is where Aljur Abrenica shot the supposed hero of
the movie! Grrrrr!
That’s a blue car. With LUV 143 in its plate. See? Even plate
numbers have its own humor.
That’s the Basement, guys. For those who did not watch it
yet. You still have time. it’s still showing. Go!
And once again, I displayed yet another good talent for endorsement
*<laugh>*. Hey, Basement, I deserve some love. Peace out!
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