The antagonistic ghost of Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara (Frighten Barbara to Death) refuses to go in peace. In this 1995 remake of the 1974 cult classic Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara, the title character returns to her ancestral home to pay her respects and find closure. Yet Barbara’s late sister Ruth isn’t so happy to see her after all these years apart — in fact, she wants her dead.
Going back to the Philippines doesn’t come easy for Barbara (Lorna Tolentino) after being away for almost a decade. Her move to America was intended to be a permanent one, yet Barbara’s motivation for leaving in the first place is also the reason why she goes back. The movie opens with Barbara watching a degraded videotape from Ruth (Dawn Zulueta) over and over again until her trance-like viewing is interrupted. This almost Lynchian moment contrasts the disturbing plea...
Going back to the Philippines doesn’t come easy for Barbara (Lorna Tolentino) after being away for almost a decade. Her move to America was intended to be a permanent one, yet Barbara’s motivation for leaving in the first place is also the reason why she goes back. The movie opens with Barbara watching a degraded videotape from Ruth (Dawn Zulueta) over and over again until her trance-like viewing is interrupted. This almost Lynchian moment contrasts the disturbing plea...
- 9/30/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
The early 90's was for Philippine cinema a period for transition from the hard-hitting dramas and actioners to the sugary and light romances that are still popular up to today. Carlos Siguion-Reyna's Hihintayin Kita sa Langit (I Will Wait For You in Heaven, 1991), the quintessential Filipino film adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta as lovers doomed by both man and fate's cruelty, represented what could probably be the last hurrah for mature romantic tearjerkers, paving the way for stories of teenagers and their first romances. Cathy Garcia-Molina's adaptation of Bianca Bernardino's She's Dating the Gangster, the Nicholas Spark-esque novelette about another lovesick girl falling for the coolest guy in the campus, could have gone the way all the...
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- 7/17/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Gibson (Dominic Roco), after ten years abroad, returns to Manila for the holidays. He still opts to not talk, a decision he made after seeing his twin brother die. He arrives to a house and a family that barely changed. His mom (Dawn Zulueta) still plays stern mother hen to Promise (Sabrina Man), his youngest sister. His father (Buboy Garovillo) still dons a mask of contentment. Corey (Jenny Jamora), his elder sister, is now in a relationship with a clueless blockhead (Marc Abaya) but remains to be the overstressed overseer of the seemingly normal family.Teddy (Alchris Galura), Gibson's childhood friend, rescues him, introducing him to new friends, a possible romance, and a lifestyle that serves as respite from his family's torturous tedium. Along the...
- 7/28/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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