Guni-Guni is an upcoming horror movie from Regal Films (Regal Entertainment) under the screenplay and direction of Tara Illenberger, starring Lovi Poe, Empress Schuck, Benjamin Alves, James Blanco, Gina Alajar, Neil Ryan Sese, Julia Clarete, Gerarld Pesigan, Ria Garcia. Guni-Guni is slated for an August 22 nationwide release. Let's check out what this 2012 Regal Films horror has to offer.
Guni-Guni
Plot / Synopsis
Thirty years ago, an unborn child was buried in the garden of what is now a boardinghouse in Cubao. It lies beneath the ground, unbeknownst to the tenants who live there. One of the tenants is Mylene (Lovi Poe) who appears like the perfect girl, nice, pretty and at the top of her Medicine class. But nobody knows about her past, not even the man who loves her most, Paolo (Benjamin Alvez). Paolo doesn't know anything about Mylene's family, her long, lost sibling or her estranged, nervous wreck of a mother. Nor does he know about the very long scar that runs across Mylene's body, nor of how incomplete she always feels. And he finds that the more he tries to win back her love, the more she retreats to her secret world that nobody could enter.
One day Mylene asked to perform an abortion for fee, she feels conflicted about doing what' is right and, at the same time, being in dire need of tuition fee. Her decision ultimately leads to a dark outcome and awakens a force that has laid quiet for years in the boardinghouse grounds. Thereafter, she becomes tormented by nightmares of a dark twin, whose presence gets stronger as days pass, as strange things start to happen in the house. When one by one, the boarders die of unexplainable causes, Joanna (Empress Shuck) the resident psychic and Mylene's best friend struggles to understand the impending danger that she senses and decides to get to the bottom of the mystery; and as it unravels, they find themselves confronted by an angry soul that seeks justice.
Source: Guni-Guni Official FB Page
Watch Official trailer here:
Guni-Guni Official Trailer Impression
Guni-Guni Film Trailer Review
The Pinoy Movie Blogger has generally observed two bad habits by most Filipino film studios: (1) providing so little to none plot/synopsis to supplement their released trailer; and (2) providing too much information to the point of spoiling the actual film itself, leaving nothing to the movie audience imagination which ultimately treats the movie-going public like complete dolts. Well, the first one is not really that bad since it adds more element of mystery and the challenge of finding out what the film could actually be like, but the second one...?
Traditional Filipino film studios are at it again! They once again did another film marketing blunder by spoiling the film through their official press releases (plot line) posted in their official channel (Guni-guni's official FB Page). I already made a similar observation in Viva Film's Hitman. Now its Regal Film's turn to spoil what should be left for movie goers to find out for themselves. Pinoy Movie Blogger usually avoids spoilers to both the trailer impressions and actual movie reviews we post here, but when the actual film studios spoil their movie themselves through their press releases, then we can no longer cover up for them. You'll be the judge. Now that "that" rant is out of the way, here is what we have to say about Guni-Guni.
Even before finding out the plot of Guni-Guni's from its official press release, I already felt that the scares are a bit on the mediocre side. The usual horror side of me attempted to speculated what could the general story based on the trailer and it somewhat teased me a bit. Okay, this sure has some nice enough mystery that may redeem its so-so horror elements and special effects. She saw twins, then this might have something to do with twins. She might had a twin sister which might haunt the unfortunate victims, etc. From the title itself, it might simply be a supernatural psychological horror film ala The Road because the characters seems to be having some skeletons in their closet which eventually will come to get them. So what I did was pretty basic stuff when I am curious about a film, do a basic research about the synopsis or any information that could shed light to the mystery of the film. If there is none, then this turns to hype or I might even consider it. Then I saw the film's official FB Page where it feature that.... spoiler-full synopsis that ruined the mystery that seems to be the redeeming quality of the film. After reading it, I got disappointed. Guni-Guni's story feels very familiar. I can't help but compare it to The Healing. I am no Vilma Santos, Kim Chiu or Star Cinema fanboy, but its trailer was effective in building up hype with its creepy tesaer scenes that left some questions. The Healing didn't include any spoilers in its official press releases which opted me to actually buy a ticket to watch it. I can not say the same with Guni-Guni. I maybe wrong with this initial reaction, but the film's marketing isn't helping it either. I'll do myself a favor and will try to save my money on other films that knows how to treat their audience right.
How about you guys, what can you say about the trailer for this 2012 horror film from Regal Films? Share your thoughts on Guni-Guni's official film trailer in the comments section below: