Usually not a style associated with the Philippines, they attempt to enter the martial arts/fantasy epic with this new effort from emerging indie director Vincent Soberano, also choosing to star in this new effort. Expanding on the folklore established in the previous shorts Blood Hunters and Blood Hunters: Aswang, this feature-length adaption of the storyline will get a digital launch on March 17 across various streaming platforms.
In the years following the arrival of the Aswang, a team of Blood Hunters led by Mante (Monsour Del Rosario), Max (Ian Ignacio) and Kali (Roxanne Barcelo) manage to stumble upon Gabriella Chang (Sarah Chang), a young woman hunting the powerful vampire Naga (Temujin Shirzada). Once they realize his partner Gundra (Mekael Turner) is in the area, they bring her into their camp to train with them when the special warrior Bolo (Vincent Soberano) becomes involved through Bolo and Naka attempting to launch a new attack.
In the years following the arrival of the Aswang, a team of Blood Hunters led by Mante (Monsour Del Rosario), Max (Ian Ignacio) and Kali (Roxanne Barcelo) manage to stumble upon Gabriella Chang (Sarah Chang), a young woman hunting the powerful vampire Naga (Temujin Shirzada). Once they realize his partner Gundra (Mekael Turner) is in the area, they bring her into their camp to train with them when the special warrior Bolo (Vincent Soberano) becomes involved through Bolo and Naka attempting to launch a new attack.
- 3/18/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
The action film, a genre that was synonymous with the Philippines a few decades back where the country was producing countless films with heroes waging battles with iconic villains with their pistols or sometimes with only their deep knowledge in street fighting, is near-extinct in the present cinematic climate that fosters repetitive romances and horrific horrors.
It's not that the country has lost action heroes (Monsour del Rosario, taekwondo champion turned action star, and Ronnie Rickets, action star who also directs, have moved on to politics) or directors adept with action filmmaking (there's Rico Maria Ilarde who embellishes his horror films with lovingly staged action sequences). I'd wager that the lack of interest has more to do with the proliferation of big-budgeted Hollywood movies in the market. Where entire buildings burst into flames and characters dodge bullets and blows in eye-popping slow motion, the typical fisticuffs and car chases, no matter how adeptly staged,...
It's not that the country has lost action heroes (Monsour del Rosario, taekwondo champion turned action star, and Ronnie Rickets, action star who also directs, have moved on to politics) or directors adept with action filmmaking (there's Rico Maria Ilarde who embellishes his horror films with lovingly staged action sequences). I'd wager that the lack of interest has more to do with the proliferation of big-budgeted Hollywood movies in the market. Where entire buildings burst into flames and characters dodge bullets and blows in eye-popping slow motion, the typical fisticuffs and car chases, no matter how adeptly staged,...
- 9/13/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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