Opo, manonod na po, Peej! On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Peejay Reyes <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > rodmond, sabi sayo watch nyo ito ni pearl. > > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Spanx <[email protected]> wrote: > >> in related newsi spotted Brillante Mendoza in a meeting with Tikoy >> Aguiluz >> at the Starbucks in Fully Booked Serendra yesterday. >> >> multiple choice on what kind of film they were discussing: >> >> a) violent porn >> b) soft-core porn >> c) hard-core porn >> d) all of the above >> >> >> Of Two Worldsby Philbert Ortiz Dy >> posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 in Movie >> Reviews<http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/?attrib=26> >> >> [image: Of Two Worlds]I have often lamented on these pages about Eugene >> Domingo playing second fiddle to stars with half her talent in some pretty >> terrible films. And so I was delighted to hear that she was finally getting >> her turn in the spotlight with a starring role in her own vehicle,*Kimmy >> Dora >> <http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/movie.php?id=12334>*<http://www.clickthecity.com/movies/movie.php?id=12334>. >> And sure enough, Eugene Domingo makes the most of it. *Kimmy Dora* still >> hasn’t shed many of the bad habits of the movies that had Ms. Domingo stuck >> in supporting roles, but as it goes, it’s a far better comedy than the >> mainstream establishment has produced in a long time. >> >> Wealthy businessman Luisito Go Dong Hae has two daughters: Kimmy and Dora >> (both played by Eugene Domingo). Kimmy and Dora are twins with opposite >> personalities. Kimmy is smart and ruthless, while Dora is simple and kind. >> The two are constantly in conflict, as Kimmy is jealous of the attention >> that Dora gets from her father (and a hunky executive she has eyes for), >> while Dora doesn’t understand why Kimmy has to be so mean. A strange mix-up >> has the two sisters switching places, putting Kimmy in the path of some >> misguided kidnappers, and Dora at the head of the family business. >> >> Local comedy has over the years degenerated into a primordial soup of >> isolated comedic moments, often slapstick in nature, these moments never >> forming anything that we could call a cohesive narrative. It seems strange >> to say this, but it’s refreshing to see a local comedy that actually tries >> to tell a story. The story ends up being pretty conventional, and the >> characters are a little broad, but it works out overall. The movie can be >> pretty delightful at times, especially when it commits itself to a subtler >> brand of comedy, little throwaway lines and jokes in the background rounding >> out the much broader visual humor of the film. The movie does employ an >> uncomfortable amount of computer-generated imagery. More often than not in >> our local films, CG serves to detract rather than add. Some of it isn’t >> particularly well done, with the grading shifting between scenes, and some >> of it is just tired, like the ten millionth *Matrix* send up to appear in >> a comedy. It all seems pretty unnecessary when a clever line and an actor’s >> expression can deliver more laughs than a random special effect shot. >> >> And that’s really the case here. Eugene Domingo has enough talent to make >> all the computer effects seem completely unnecessary. In this film, Domingo >> is saddled with taking on two personalities, and the added Meta layer of >> those two personalities imitating each other. And she makes it all look >> effortless, switching gears between tones and personalities faster than you >> can even imagine it. The supporting cast is pretty strong as well. Ariel >> Ureta is always a safe bet, Dingdong Dantes looks quite comfortable doing >> comedy, and Baron Geisler’s manic energy always brings something interesting >> to the screen. >> >> *Kimmy Dora* is the best local comedy I’ve seen in a while, but I do >> still have problems with it. The thing is, it’s still a little too close to >> the bad habits of the films that it’s supposed to be subverting. *Kimmy >> Dora* is at its best when it transcends the typical moment-based, >> slapstick-y, computer enhanced sloppiness of comedies past, and concentrates >> on the talent already present in the words and in the cast. What’s clear, >> though, is that *Kimmy Dora* is a pretty good sign for the future of >> comedies. 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