Showing posts with label Spring Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring Films. Show all posts

June 3, 2017

Kita Kita (2017) Trailer Impressions: A Love Story Beyond Beauty

Kita Kita is a romantic comedy from from Spring Films under the screenplay and direction of Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo starring Alessandra De Rossi and Empoy Marquez slated for a July 19, 2017 theatrical release. Kita Kita was initially screened and competed in the World Premiere division of the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017. Let's check out what this highly unlikely love team of Empoy and Alessandra De Rossi has to offer.

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Kita Kita
Plot / Synopsis

Lea (Alessandra de Rossi) and Tonyo (Empoy Marquez) are two Filipinos living in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Lea is a Velo taxi tour guide. She suffers an accident which leads to her being affected by temporary blindness. Her blindness, if not cured in a few weeks, could become permanent. Tonyo is also a Filipino who lives right across from Lea. Lea tries her best to ignore him at first because she is scared of not seeing him. But Tonyo is persistent and is determined to be her friend, using humor and kindness to make a connection. With every effort that he makes the two gradually become closer. In an ironic way, becoming blind allows Lea to see the true character of Tonyo.

This story is about perception and about how sometimes we can’t see the real story behind a person. As Lea’s story ends, we will see Tonyo’s story begin.


Source: Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 Film Page


Watch Kita Kita Official trailer here:





Kita Kita Official Trailer Impression
Kita Kita Film Trailer Review

Kita Kita 2017 romcom written and directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo starring Alessandra De Rossi and Empoy Marquez

What can be said about Kita Kita (2017) official movie trailer? Well, the film pits two highly unlikely love team together of a not so good looking guy and a beautiful woman falling in love but somehow throw them in a somewhat stereotypical scenario of how these kinds of set-up would work. In a world so keen on looks or the outer (skin-deep) physical beauty, how can attraction be even possible for those who lacks of it? The answer make the leading lady blind and then win them over by charms, wit, character, and genuine love. While this may sound a bit of a negative, it somehow works for Kita Kita.

Kita Kita 2017 romantic comedy Filipino movie from Spring Films directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo which premiered on Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017

A scenario that a good looking woman falling in love with someone who she might never consider falling in love with because of his physical deformities or innate "ugliness" (what is beauty, that is the question) has been done... just not that much in the big screen; at least not that much here in the Philippines. This is mostly done in a low budget usually one-hour long (plus commercials) one shots as if these kinds of things could never happen in real life. Well, guess what? It does. Just walk around the local malls and you will see these kinds of coupling. You might either be too cynical and start labeling it as something that one is just in it for the money (as nobody could ever fall in love with someone ugly), or be a romantic and label such scene as "true love."

Kita Kita 2017  featuring Alessandra De Rossi as Lea who has temporary blindness falling in love with Empoy Marquez as Tonyo

But again this is not done that much in the big screen here... not with an actual budget to it and in this charming way. A film that makes you feel good and just want to root for the relationship to work. With this comes the theorizing, was Lea blind the whole time or on the duration of the courting and romantic moments or is she fully aware of how Tonyo looked like? Is this going to be a happy ending (as how it normally should) or will it end tragic (could also be possible since this is not that mainstream of a film)? The mere fact that I am wondering and started theorizing means that I am interested in this highly unlikely pairing making a big splash. Move over MaiDen, Lizqueen, and KathNiel, there is a new pairing in town and it probably will bring much more realism and "kilig" than most of you have ever accomplished as this goes beyond the physical appearances alone.

Kita Kita 2017 film title card from Spring Films directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo starring Alessandra De Rossi and Empoy Marquez showing on July 19, 2017

How about you guys? What do you think about the Empoy and Alessandra team up in this film? Do you think there will ever be a mainstream film that would experiment on the romance genre that doesn't need to blind someone just for them to fall in love with one another? Do you ever think such pitch would work and why? Did you know that Kita Kita had an earlier Screening at UP Cine Adarna last May 2017? Were you one of those able to see it, what do you think of the film? Share your thoughts and opinion about Kita Kita (2017) official movie trailer in the comments section below and let's discuss about it.
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March 15, 2017

Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2017) Trailer Impressions: A Story of a Father Reconnecting with his Estranged Son and a New Flame Met Along the Way

Northern Lights: A Journey To Love is a 2017 romantic drama film from Regal Films, Star Cinema, and Spring Films under the direction of Dondon Santos starring Piolo Pascual, Yen Santos, and Raikko Mateo slated for a March 29, 2017 theatrical release. Let's check out what this latest Star Cinema film set overseas has to offer.

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Northern Lights: A Journey To Love
Plot / Synopsis

In this drama from Star Cinema, Pascual is paired with actress Yen Santos.dHe plays a father who strives to fix his relationship with his estranged son, portrayed by child actor Raikko Mateo, best known for starring in the inspirational teleserye "Honesto."

Northern Lights A Journey to Love (2017) Star Cinema movie featuring  Piolo Pascual and Raikko Mateo as father and son in alaska

This seemingly straightforward father-son movie gets complicated when he falls in love with Santos's character, an admittedly heartbroken woman looking to start fresh in a new country.

"Northern Lights: A Journey To Love" is set in a picturesque town in Alaska, where auroras can be seen frequently.

Source: ABS-CBN News


Watch Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2017) Official trailer here:





Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2017) Official Trailer Impression
Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2017) Film Trailer Review

Northern Lights A Journey to Love (2017) Star Cinema romantic drama and family film featuring  Piolo Pascual and Yen Santos love team

What can be said about Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2017) official movie trailer? First off the film looks visually stunning and I think this is what is to be expected in one of the most prominent (if not the number one) film production company in the Philippines. But of course, the film's competency and watchability doesn't end up in cinematography alone. The question now is if whether Star Cinema's March 2017 film featuring Piolo Pascual any good? Well, the answer can only be known once you guys check it in theaters but from what we can make up from the trailer... it's probably decent. The film will join the ranks of other Star Cinema's films that has been majorly shot overseas/abroad like Milan, Barcelona, and Dubai.

Northern Lights A Journey to Love (2017) Star Cinema film starring  Piolo Pascual, Yen Santos, and Raikko Mateo about a father winning his estranged son's heart and finding love with a heartbroken girl in alaska

So how does Northern Lights: A Journey To Love differ from the tens and thousands of romantic (romantic-comedy) films that Star Cinema has been "efficiently" producing as of recent memory? The answer is to add some real life element to it and that is in the form of estranged familial relationships. While having a care-free father winning over the hearts of his estranged son could have already been enough as a main driving plot, Star Cinema (or its writers) decides to go the romantic route and mix the unnecessary romantic interest (because, by the gods, you can't make a "good" Star Cinema film without romance). But it is what it is and the film's main theme seems to revolve around second chances and starting over again ergo mixing the estranged son and the heartbroken woman seems to be a perfect fit (?) (if you apply logic to it).

Northern Lights A Journey to Love (2017) movie title card from Star cinema, Regal Entertainment, and Spring Films directed by Dondon Santos starring  Piolo Pascual, Yen Santos, and Raikko Mateo showing on March 29, 2017

How about you guys? What do you think about this film about a father winning the heart of his estranged son and juggling a token romantic interest? Will you be seeing this film when it hits the theaters and why? What local films shot abroad that you genuinely liked and has become of your favorites? Share your thoughts and opinion about Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2017) in the comments section below and let's discuss about it.
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May 25, 2012

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme Trailer Impressions: The Go Dong Hae's are Back with a Sequel to the Successful Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme is a 2012 comedy film from Star Cinema and Spring Films under the direction of Joyce Bernal, story by Chris Martinez which stars Eugene Domingo reprising her signature roles as the Go Dong Hae sisters: Kimmy Go Dong Hae and Dora Go dong Hae, Ariel Ureta as Lusito Go dong Hae, along with Dingdong Dantes, Zanjoe Marudo, Miriam Quaimbao, Mura, Ryan Bang, and Alodia Gosiengfiao. Let's check out this sequel to 2009's Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme and see what we think about Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme official film trailer here at Pinoy Movie Blogger.

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Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme
Plot / Synopsis

The Go Dong Haes are back! Kimmy and Dora (both played by Eugene Domingo) are identical twins with greatly different personalities. As told in the first film Kimmy dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme, Kimmy is the smart, dictatorial type while Dora is the slow, dumb-wit sister. However, they end up being close to each other and appreciated the love as sisters.

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme 2012 comedy film Kimmy Dora 2 Kimmy Dora Sequel Eugene Domingo as Kimmy Go Dong Hae and Dora Go Dong Hae


Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme focuses before the birth of the twins. It was a set-up arranged marriage for their father Don Luisito Go Dong Hae played by Ariel Ureta to a lady with Korean descent. Go Dong Hae refuses to mary and chose Kimmy and Dora's mother as her wife. In the present, an unexpected ghost is surfacing the family's lives and they found out that the Korean lady that is supposed to be married by their father was already dead and they need to quest for the tranquility of their lives by travelling all the way to South Korea.

Watch Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme Official trailer here:



Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme Official Trailer Impression
Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme Film Trailer Review

There hasn't been that many newer comedy films that made me really laugh and 2009's Kimmy Dora was one of those selected few. It provided something fresh and something intelligent. It was a break from the regular and tiring mindless slapstick humor and social stereotyping that most Filipino comedy films have become. Now we have the sequel to Kimmy Dora Kambal sa Kiyeme (2009)...

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme Lusito Go Dong Hae. Kimmy Go Dong Hae, and Dora Go Dong Hae goes to South Korea and hauntedby a white lady


While the first movie focus on the transition of Kimmy from being the villainous socialite to a less villainous socialite accepting her dim-witted and somewhat retarded sister whom she got separated at birth, Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme picks up and rewinds a bit. The humor shown in the trailers are pretty funny which made me more curious as to what more is in store for us. Well, it looks like Kimmy has not really lost her tyranny after going through her experiences and finding love in the first film. Dora on the other hand is still the same old dim-witted sister but now beloved and "accepted" by her sister, Kimmy. Eugene Domingo will once again prove her prowess in acting with playing these two different roles. I for one am pretty excited for this film, a comedy that seems to be right my alley... smart, fresh, and a little bit twisted. I just hope that it leaves up or exceed people's expectations and the hype.

Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme 2012 Star Cinema and Spring Films Comedy Film title starring Eugene Domingo


How about you guys? What can you say about the last Kimmy Dora film? How about the trailer for its sequel? Share your thoughts about Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme official movie trailer in the comments section below:
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