Mary Cherry Chua
Plot / Synopsis
Merry Cherry Chua is based on a Filipino Urban Legend about a kind, beautiful, and exceptional student who was later found dead within the premises of the school she was attending. While the culprit behind her murder surrendered, her spirit still lingers and haunts the halls of the school and the people within it.
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Mary Cherry Chua Film Trailer Review
What can be said about the Mary Cherry Chua (2023) official movie trailer? As a big horror movie fan, the premise isn't that revolutionary but it would be interesting to see a popular Filipino urban legend get another big screen adaptation. What is interesting about urban legends is how familiar yet unknown they are. You may hear that it originated at a particular school, but later found out that it isn't. That almost every school has its own version of Mary cherry Chua, just like how every school was once claimed to be a burial grounds or cemetery.
What is interesting is that I am not even familiar with Mary Cherry Chua's urban legend. What I am familiar with is the concept of haunted school grounds and lingering restless spirits haunting people within it. One can say it is a tried and tested formula while others may say it is a tired cliche as well. The only difference is that this time you just have fresh faces or talenst from Viva Films this 2023 acing along with veteran performers like Joko Diaz, Alma Moreno, and Rolando Inocencio. I think this urban legend can seamlessly be blended within one of the segment of a Shake, Rattle, & Roll (SRR) film; but I can also say that Filipino film production studios and creatives are running out of concepts to make for a compelling and noteworthy horror film because of horror franchises like SRR are using all the concept up. The same reason why Pridyider (2012) became its own supernatural horror title even if it was part of an episode of the original Shake, Rattle, & Roll (1984). Will Mary Cherry Chua be scary or engaging enough to justify its normal standalone Filipino film runetime or will it feel dragging and longer than it should. I guess, movie goers will know that once it premieres in cinemas nationwide.
How about you guys? What do you think about this 2023 horror film featuring another popular Filipino urban legend? What popular urban legend are you familiar about? What recent horror film that focuses on urban legends have you enjoyed? Will you be seeing this horror film once it hits the theaters in the 19th of July, 2023? Share your thoughts and opinion about Mary Cherry Chua (2023) in the comments section below and let's talk about it.