July 21, 2015

The Love Affair Uncut Trailer Impressions: Illicit Love Affair featuring Dawn Zulueta, Richard Gomez, and Bea Alonzo Love Triangle

The Love Affair is a Star Cinema romantic film directed by Nuel Naval which stars Richard Gomez, Bea Alonzo, Dawn Zulueata, Tom Rodriguez, Ina Feleo, Tonton Gutierrez, Manolo Pedrosa, Grae Fernandez, and Jane Oineza slated for an August 12, 2015 theatrical release. Let's check out what this latest love affair of a romantic drama film from Star Cinema has to offer.

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The Love Affair
Plot / Synopsis

"The Love Affair” revolves around the intertwining stories of Vince (Richard Gomez), Tricia (Dawn Zulueta), and Adie (Bea Alonzo), who will find themselves at the “crossroads” of their lives. Will they find their happiness?

Source: Official Star Cinema Website


Watch The Love Affair Official trailer here:






The Love Affair Official Trailer Impression
The Love Affair Film Trailer Review

So what is there to say about The Love Affair uncut trailer? Well besides some additional swear words that didn't made the local "family-friendly" television trailer, The Love Affair trailer is your basic drama film that once again deals with infidelity. This time it deals with the wife (Dawn Zulueta) cheating on her husband (Richard Gomez) who laters find it out and ends up encountering Bea Alonzo's character who was supposedly the bride-to-be to another cheater, Tom Rodriguez' character. Both Richard and Bea found solace and romance with each other's company and another movie dedicated to illicit affair ensues.

The Love Affair 2015 Star Cinema Romance Drama Film deals with illicit love affairs starring Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, and Bea Alonzo Love Triangle

Now that we had another illicit affair premise tackled, there is nothing really that this film has to offer than a change of actors playing the title roles. The chemistry is always good with Richard-Dawn pair-up and Bea is always pretty to look at. Well, it is also probably exciting for fans to see Richard and Dawn back in the big screen again and one could say that it is probably enough for them to plow through the cliche'd and milked-to-exhaustion premise of adultery in Filipino films. Heck, we might even see a Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla with this kind of film ten to twenty years from now and people would still buy that thing. Well, to its credit, the film does make you question if it is justified to correct one wrongdoing with another... well, NO!; There, we finally answered it. So can we now not see the film? :D But seriously speaking, this film would probably bring up talks about divorce, grounds for annulment, morality or justification of committing acts of adultery. Well, I want to think that the film would be smart that way. Well hopefully I can hear that from you guys or someone who'll go see it. Give us a heads up here if ever it became a smart romantic kind of drama flick. Oh and one last thing, I'd call that Richard and Dawn will patch things up in the end. Call it a hunch or I could be wrong. :D

The Love Affair 2015 romantic drama title card from Star Cinema directed by Nuel Naval starring Richard Gomez, Bea Alonzo, Dawn Zulueata, Tom Rodriguez

How about you guys? What do you think about this Richard Gomez, Bea Alonzo, and Dawn Zulueta illicit affair Filipino movie? What local film titles that focus on cheating and adultery that you have seen or enjoyed recently? Do you think it is okay to use such cliche premise over and over again in Filipino films but only with minor tweaks and change of characters? Share your thoughts about The Love Affair uncut trailer in the comments section below:
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July 16, 2015

Chain Mail Trailer Impressions: Horror Comes via Chain E-mail

Chain Mail is a Viva Films horror film written and directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. which stars Meg Imperial, Shy Carlos, AJ Muhlach, Rose Van Ginkel, Caleb Santos, and Nadine Lustre slated for a July 22, 2015 theatrical release. Let's check out what this latest horror film from Viva Films has to offer.

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Chain Mail
Plot / Synopsis

A usual chain mail is forwarded to a group of people. Some pass it while others ignore. One dies and is followed by series of sudden and unexplainable deaths of others. Soon after, a revelation begins to unfold, the chain mail is cursed and so she has to find the origin and mystery behind to stop the misfortunes it may cause to anyone who fails to pass it before another life perish again. Sandra also suspects Anne is behind the tragic incidents that happened to their friends. Will she break the curse before it’s too late or will she become one of the victims?

Chain Mail 2015 Fiilipino horror movie about demons haunting 7 recipient of a cursed chain letter sent via e-mail

Resource: Official Youtube Trailer


Watch Chain Mail Official trailer here:






Chain Mail Official Trailer Impression
Chain Mail Film Trailer Review

So what is there to say about the Chain Mail official trailer? Let's start with the positives. On what we can observe from the trailer, the film uses some creepy practical effects and costumes for its featured demons which could also work against the Filipino horror flick. So that's basically what I can observe list down for the positives. Now down with the negatives...

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First, the premise. Chain letters via e-mails, really? This is the best premise that Viva green lit and the writer (and director) can come up in 2016? Guess, pass Philippine and international (mostly Asian) horror film titles and television horror shows have already been forgotten that they used this uninspired cliched theme again. Add in Nadine Lustre into the mix and you already have something that horror film goers will flock, right Viva? I guess anything for the "newer" generation of film going audience then. There is also something to be said on showing the demon featured in the film. While I mentioned that it is a positive of this trailer, it also works against it because the shock value is no longer there. The trailer so lamely showed what the demon looks like along with scenes on which very much cashes in to jump scares where the monster will be. This is what I don't like in trailers in general. That it tells and shows so much about the film that when you actually see the film, you already are aware of what is going to happen. Well there is always the mystery of what this demon and how would it be defeated, but how can you take a demon who takes it sweet time composing an e-mail to spread its evil via e-mail on which if you succeed you will be blessed and if not you will die? Who still believe in chain letters, messages, and e-mails nowadays anyways? The true horror is on how did those chain text (SMS) message about you winning a raffle promo which you or the people around you never participated on arrived in your phone and expect you to fall for it. That's the true horror that we can observe in today's society but that's not worth turning into a Filipino horror movie. Let's just stick with the tried and tested formula then, a film studio and screen writers might conclude. :D

Chain Mail 2015 horror film title card from viva films directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr starring Meg Imperial, Shy Carlos, AJ Muhlach, Rose Van Ginkel, Caleb Santos, Nadine Lustre

So how about you? What do you think of the demon shown in this trailer? Is the trailer scary enough for you and actually convince you to even spend a few pesos on it? Are you even a fan of Filipino horror films? What is your favorite horror film? Share your thoughts and opinion about the Chain Mail official trailer in the comments section below:
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