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Hubby and I finally managed to watch Namets! on Tuesday night. We were so curious and excited and we were happy we did.
We thoroughly enjoyed the movie! Well, after all, this was done by professionals. I loved the script, very witty and fast paced, kudos to my former film and photography professor and Palanca Awardee, Vince Groyon. And the movie was successful making us hungry. We had a whole large pizza afterwards, and hubby and I finished the entire plate! Anyway, hubby envied Direk Peque Gallaga's role--he had no speaking lines and was just practically eating in the whole movie! Oh, the only intelligible thing I heard him say was "Namets!" when he threw that fruit in the pool when Angel Jacob's character resigned from his employ.
Caption: The miserable Jacko (Christian Vasquez) when he was losing a sabong session with Don Dolfo (the ever eating Peque Gallaga)
Angel Jacob tried very much to deliver her lines in Ilonggo, and I salute her for that. I just thought that in some scenes, they could have re-shot those where she delivered the lines rather "pitla." But her acting was pretty good, considering that her experience leans more on the hosting side. And my goodness! She is sooooo thin! And she was eating so much in the movie! Anyway, in relation to this, I wonder if we didn't have an Ilongga celebrity and why the producers had to have someone from Manila. Angel's intonation and pronunciation was so far from what we have, despite her efforts. But kudos for trying Angel.
The scene I really enjoyed was where veteran character actor Ronnie Lazaro played a farmer whose family was experiencing poverty and hunger in their farm. He wanted to eat meat, but his son loved their animals so much that even the chicken was named "Leonard." In the end, the famiy had to eat noodles, like in the Lucky Me commercial. Anyway, I loved how that boy acted out his part! I didn't know who he was, but just the same congratulations!
The movie is funny and witty and show a lot of things about Bacolod and Negros. I think Vince Groyon should consider taking a post in the Bacolod Tourism Office. I think that this movie did a lot more to show off this city than our government's programs. Seriously, we should have programs that will show not just MassKara, because it is only an annual festival, but we need to interest people of the adventures that await them here, even if it is merely gastronomic. For this will sustain our tourism industry the whole year through.
Caption: A light scene with Jacko (Christian Vasquez) and Cassie (Angel Jacob)
And lastly, eventhough I never did like radio dramas in Ilonggo because the Ilonggo language being spoken on air sounds awkward, but the movie wasn't. I hope it could be dubbed in Tagalog for the appreciation of people all over the country.
P.S. So good of Joel Torre to lend in a hand -- as the caveman! Who would have thought....:-D
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8 comments:
wish I can see that movie too =) why was it named NAMETS by the way? is it because our fud is yummy? :-) hihi
yeah...and well, it was just a different way of saying Namit! hehe i think they will have dvd in december.
thanks for the award... i'l repost it in my a blogger a week. the next one i'll feature will get that award.
hoookey...thanks! :)
Hi, Posh. Thank's 4 comming. R U wanna comment on my recent post? All U have 2 do is click below 'View blog reaction' on my recent post.
And 4 the text link ads, R U mean ask2link? I can't find your name below my refer. But, thank's anyway. God bless u, Posh.
sure trista...thanks for stopping by! :-)
today i finished tracking the bloggers comments on my site and I am pleased to announce that there are only 2 posts in my blog that you haven't commented on. for that i am grateful...
just incase you want to go back and post your comment, here are the blogs:
http://shewritesyouwrite.blogspot.com/2008/11/can-we-exchange-links.html
http://shewritesyouwrite.blogspot.com/2008/11/do-you-want-to-get-rich.html
you and 3 others are on the same status:
jenners
henry the dog
lee
thank you so much! it means a lot to hear from you =)
oh alright...i will go back and check on them. :-) imagine, u have time to track. lol
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