Boy Golden was still running last week here in SM Dasmariñas but this week, it was pulled out in the cinemas. I was supposed to watch this last Sunday in SM Dasma.
Here are my reviews of this movie:
Fighting scenes are too simple especially with the gun fighting scenes. They are just too easy and simple. They could mostly make Gov. ER having difficulty when fighting 1 on 1 to make it more of a challenge but still gain the upper hand in the end of each fight. They were able to do that in most of KC's fight scenes but still not enough to make you feel shocked or amazed at the edge of your seat (I'll get more about KC's parts later).
Most of the dialogues are corny (baduy) and the actings are a little bit exaggerated. Fighting scenes should be unique and not something you've seen a million times in Philippine action movies. (Can't believe they even hired Thai action film choreographers for this. I think the difference is those Thai action stars have special martial art or acrobatic skills that they could demonstrate or form as an exhibition during the film that will usually awe the viewers. )
Gov. ER's hairstyle, mustache and beard in this film seems look like Shintaro Katsu's in his Zatoichi movies (maybe because of my Zatoichi movie reviews that they read on twitter, haha!!).
I remember back in the 90's, Gov. ER used to always play deranged villain roles and he always gets beat up and killed in the climax or in the middle of the film. If there will be a Philippine version of Samurai X, I think he's best to play Shishio if he's 10 years younger. I remember in Cariño Brutal film where he played 1 of the rapists, he was burned alive by Rosanna Roces, much like what happened to the character Shishio. The last film I saw him is he has a Mr.T's/ Bebop from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle hairstyle and he was shot/murdered at the middle of the film. He now play lead roles these days because local veteran action stars are either retired, too old or dead. I think actor-politicians such as Gov. ER should quit in making movies and just concentrate on how to serve the people. There is a lot of ways to help the movie industry and the livelihood of his fellow actors aside from taking lead roles (I get a feeling he's planning to take a higher position in the government that's why he's taking lead roles now. Typical in the Ejercito clan.). In the last scene of the movie, he was gunned-down with a pose that his mouth is still holding his cigarette even though seems he doesn't breathe anymore. Maybe it's rigor mortis. (Wanna take a picture of that scene to post it here but it's illegal to do that.)
What lack thugs in this movie are backup plans for worst case scenarios like getting caught.
The moral lesson of the movie is to respect the elderly even if they are the cause of how most of the characters kill each other in this movie. Viva didn't able to accomplish that in Kamagong (1986 movie). There are many scenes in Kamagong that I believe were taken/recycled in this movie (maybe because of my english sub youtube upload of that movie).
I wished they raised the camera a little higher when she did that upside down yoga (the camera was just from her face up to her waist) and I wish they turn the camera on the other side when she spread her legs on the bed. She has bigger boobies in this movie unlike the last time I met her:
But I think, her younger sister is much hotter and nicer.
When she was chased by the fake fat attorney's thugs, she should just act normally when she saw the police in the street. They wouldn't arrest you if THEY KNOW you're not doing anything wrong. I don't get the fainting part. She just cold bloodedly killed someone then fainted when she's cornered? Huh? That doesn't add up. The initial reaction of the attorney's thugs should be: either they will ask Marla Dee first to what happened to her and their boss or they will run and check their boss first (because at that time they think their boss is still alive) before chasing her. She was a guest afterall, not a hostage or a sex slave to them. And then, Marla could just lie to them when being asked then escape.
I like her fighting scene in Golden's room especially the part when she touched the assassin's injured hand.
It would be great if aside from her martial art prowess in the movie, she also plays a thief that's an expert especially in lock picking.
Words of advice: Don't expect a grisly-gangster movie full of senseless murder scenes to be a box-office hit especially during Christmas season when everybody is trying to be merry.
The last statement "There's no happy ending for a bad person." of the Chinese boss (played by Leo Martinez) is wrong.
There's ALWAYS a happy ending waiting for a person who is willing to change especially those who do something for the greater good of others (that's what I believe in). He just need to fight all he got to get it. That includes being extra careful for yourself especially if you're living the life of a gangster. I got a feeling it's an anti-Japanese sentiment that is referenced to Kenshin Himura's remorse and I also got a hunch that KC was trying to parody him in this movie (red dress, slit-scar on her cheek).
When I got outside the Megamall's cinema, I saw some cosplayers posing for the upcoming movie - 47 Ronin, right in front of Cinema 2.
I really wish there will come a time again when cosplayers such as these people are allowed to carry a real unsharpened/blunt katana and not swords that looks like they were made by protesters in the street.
