Comments on: Kinatay, kinatay (or, Butchered, butchered)

By: guiltyP

guiltyP — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:38:43 +0000

we’d rather have international screenings of fluffy romance comedies…better yet, someone should make a philippine knock off of slumdog millionaire—or is that already in the works, complete with a dance sequence at the beach to remind them to visit our tropical country

By: guiltyP

guiltyP — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:26:32 +0000

i have not seen kinatay, but the interest it has generated is entertaining…once again filipinos are on the rampage making this a patriot’s war, defending our nation’s integrity, trying to sway ebert’s views, thinking that reviews on an art form is an attack on the nation…that the philippines is not poverty-prostitute-mail-order-bride ridden…god forbid he get a whiff of the kho-halili extravaganza that has exploded in our country—tell manang to hide the tin and plastic plates, put out the crystal and china….just give him a charice pempengco cd and remind him of manny paqcuiao, maybe he’ll forget it all —a lot of filipinos did…not to be a traitor to my own country, but we can’t demand an apology for every “slur” if it is indeed happening…hay naku

By: mamc1979

mamc1979 — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:57:34 +0000

I love Ebert. He never fails to give an intelligent reason for hating a movie. He never liked movies with gratuitous torture in it (I don’t want to say “torture porn”). He doesn’t get it, and he never will. But calling this movie worse than “The Brown Bunny”? Being a big fan of his, I had followed the controversy surrounding him and Gallo from start to finish (he finally gave the movie a 3 out of 4 star rating after seeing it in Chicago when Gallo cut around 30 minutes from its original screening at Cannes). It was a happy ending for both of them, and I seriously doubt that Ebert’s opinion of “Kinatay” will change after Mendoza’s win. I’m not proud because Mendoza won. I’m proud because film critics such as Ebert have expressed interest over a Filipino film that is so unpopular among them and have provided readers around the world this type of discussion.

By: jeg

jeg — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:40:07 +0000

Well done, Cannes. You gave best director for Mendoza. We can expect more ‘idea’ movies in the future, and more grants for movies like this that only the ‘art’ crowd appreciates.

By: humanum777

humanum777 — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:50:28 +0000

Surprise!

Brillante Mendoza wins the Cannes Palm D’or for Best Director. I don’t think this will make a “Kinatay” fan out of me but I am still happy for Mendoza and for Philippine Cinema.

By: mac0y

mac0y — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:38:59 +0000

i’ve made a badge designed specifically for self-righteous superpatriot like these:

http://mcoy.blogspot.com/2009/05/u-thought-police.html

By: emperorbananaketchup

emperorbananaketchup — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:29:27 +0000

Mabuti pa ang entry pa ng Korea, co-production with Universal (the Hollywood outfit) pa!

Don’t you think our film industry should actually benefit from international co-productions?

By: jayclops03

jayclops03 — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:01:54 +0000

No amount of hullabaloo over Mendoza’s Kinatay can ever eclipse Von Trier’s Antichrist over at Cannes this year. Go google Antichrist out and see if you won’t cross your legs! Cannes I think is heavy on gore this year with their line-up. Makes me want to see the Von Trier though.

By: volume-addict

volume-addict — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:31:31 +0000

I was kind of disappointed that this picture didn’t make it to this year’s Seattle International Film Fest lineup. In fact, there’s only one long-form motion picture from The Philippines this year. That would be Aureas Solito’s Boy. The problem I have with the film fest is that the program directors out here don’t know what they’re missing out on the explosion of Pinoy indie films that have more diverse subject matter than just gays or prostitution or poor people’s misery.

By: karla0814

karla0814 — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:51:45 +0000

We have become too onion-skinned, that any remark at all that refers to our labor exports, women, and Manila’s filthy sidewalks is a cause for crying foul. But back to Ebert’s review, his negative reaction to ‘Kinatay’ piqued my interest and made me want to see the film, if only perhaps for the shock value and a possible material for a film review.

By: cismphils

cismphils — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:45:55 +0000

Not as embarassing as a certain senator threatening violence if ever Alec Baldwin comes here in the Philippines over what he said on Letterman.

By: dandilopez

dandilopez — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:49:43 +0000

I just read through all the comments. This is enough entertainment for now.

What can I say? We love reacting to derogatory jokes by Hollywood celebrities. One joke of a senator just declared that a doctor involved in an unbelievably hilarious “Careless Whisper” video should not be allowed to practice medicine. The sexy actress in the said video claims to be violated by the video, and seeks help and support from the women’s rights group. And they give it.

I hate the news. :|