The title maybe a bit harsh especially if you’re part of showbusiness in Manila, or you feel insulted if you’re a frequent tagalog movie watcher.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m an avid supporter of everything positive connected to the Philippines. Things like Manny Pacquiao, sports, Philippine Football Team, close family ties. BUT Filipino / Tagalog movies? A BIG NO!
Watching a tagalog movie is a waste of money and time.
I watched Super Noypi in the first week of January out of curiousity to check if the special effects in Philippine movies have improve. What a disappointment. It was like when i was 7 years old during the 80s watching crappy tagalog movies with crappy special effects.
April 1st, 2007 at 1:08 pm
i only watch tagalog movies sa DVD. really a waste of time. di naman siguro disloyalty ito sa ating bansa pero poor talaga most of them. meron namang medyo nakaangat but still not advisable that you spend money on them.
June 25th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Waste of money? You even watch pirated DVDs…Don’t insult Filipino movies, don’t act like a socialite [edited]
( waste of money ka pa dyan pirated naman dvd na pinanood mo….. dont insult filipino movies, pasusyal lang kayo….).
June 25th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
I have not directly purchased a pirated item, be it DVD or clothing for five years already. There are a few independednt movies which are of good quality cinematography wise. But i have not watched any of those indie films yet.
Overall commercial movies deserve to be insulted because it also insulted the Filipino public for offering them low quality products.
June 27th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Is really a waste of time and money! Maybe someday it will be refined. Don’t feel this is an insult. The critic will let the filmmaker of the filipino to strive to be competent. It’s a lot of hardwork to be succesful. And, when you’re succesful you feel like a winner.
June 30th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Why are so many Pinoy films so shallow? Because if you made a really great Filipino film, much of the time, people DON’T watch.
July 4th, 2007 at 3:07 am
wat kind of person r u? go to hell mhen! dont tell people that filipino movies sucks… maybe u watch movies in pirated dvd thats why… dude! filipino movies r good, well it depends though… so dude stop making some issue about this!!! if you only knew how hard it is to make a movie, at least there are filipino movies. have you produced you’re own movie? i dont even know if u hav ur own movie so stop saying that…[edited]
[kung alam mo lng kung gano kahirap magmake ng movie you’ll see.. at least nga may movie eh.. eh ikaw may movie k b, n gawa mo ha?]
Q: hey mhen! wat would u feel if we say that ur movie is A BIG NO and WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME!!!
maybe you’ll feel the same way………
by the way ur website is waste of time……… bye sucker!!!!!
u suck
July 17th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
WOW MHAN! dont 4get ya flip too.. n dont ya ever ever dissed flip movies juz like dat.. if its crappy DONT WATCH IT DEN! how easy is dat.. wen i first saw dis blog thingy.. TUMAAS DUGO KO! coz i dont like dissin’ ya own culture..
IF YA THINK FLIP MOVIES ARE CRAPPY..! JUZ GO TO HELL N WATCH INDIAN MOVIES! get a life!
August 11th, 2007 at 11:59 am
i don’t watch pinoy movies din.. d nman sa waste of money but kc parepareho lng ung stories..
August 11th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
sa una maganda… pro un din nman..
for example.. sa love stories.. laging happy ending..!
maiba nman sana… sa action movies, bakbakan na.. nagyayabangan pa..! panay ung usap ng mga magkalaban.. di makatotohonan…. lagi png my production number sa beach.. halow..?? kmusta nman.. iisa lng ung pnaka “idea”.. parepareho lng..
August 15th, 2007 at 3:48 am
i agree not all filipino movie r worhty to wacth 4, but there are some na maganda naman, how can a movie industry grow kung di natin sila tatangkilikin, paano sila makakagawa ng magagandang movie kung wala sa kanilang sumusuporta? we have a freedom to choose kung ano ang gusto mung panoorin pero we dont have the right to insult and criticize all filipino film maker kc isa lang naman ang hangarin nila, and that is, to give u intertainment. CAPITO? IKaw kaya ang Gumawa ng Film? tignan natin kung may manood saiyo.
October 4th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
That movie of Juday and Ryan was a good one. It may not be at par with foreign films but judging it from “Filipino standard”, it’s good
October 4th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
@Kris
I heard from some people that Juday/Rya’s movie was a good one.
November 4th, 2007 at 5:41 am
Huwag naman ganyan…filipino ka rin kung ano yung achievement nila …dapat matuwa ka pa…Or baka Amerkano ka na
February 10th, 2008 at 7:20 am
I don’t watch pinoy movies either. It’s not just about the special effects but because most of pinoy movies are exaggerated whether it be a drama or action. Plus bad stories (scripts or whatever you call it), bad actors (especially new actors), bad effects, too predictable (old story), can’t even compare with other foreign movies. It’s the truth and we must accept it and do something for a change. Actors and directors must be properly educated…not just amateurs or with “palakasan ng kapit” effect. How can a movie industry grow if it’s full of junk, unqualified people?
March 8th, 2008 at 2:59 am
sus! wag na kayong magtalo sa tagalog movie…i´m sure you will missed it when you are in abroad…katulad ko ngayon 3 years na ako dito sa europe…nong nandyan pa ko sa pinas halos hindi ako nanood ng tagalog movie pero ngayon para akong sira gusto ko araw-araw akong manood mahal pa naman dito ang renta mga 200 pesos dyan sa pinas…pero bahala na basta makapanood lang nakakabawas rin yon ng homesick lalo na yong comedy…
March 11th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Every people do have their own opinions. What can I say? Well, Filipino movies are great, for the effort. Please don’t compare our own movies to foreign movies. When it comes to special effects or so, we all know the Philippines is not to mention a “corrupt” country. Sorry for being harsh, but it’s true. Budget of some little things go somewhere we don’t even know. I know a lot of animators who works in other countries. I even know someone who can make a full 3D movie but it will take him a lot of time working alone. I also know a school who teaches this stuffs, and I’m telling you, they’re great. I bet you all know what the school is. If you don’t want to watch Filipino movies, fine! No one’s forcing you to watch them or “waste” money to this movies. But don’t force or even discourage people no to do so. Let them see for themselves, if they enjoyed it, good, if no, then good for you.
March 11th, 2008 at 3:31 am
Oh yeah I forgot, when it comes to originality and concept, I admit that Filipino movies have a poor one. It’s still an effort though.
March 16th, 2008 at 8:45 am
YA KNOW WAT??? P****! THATS WHAT I THINK ABOUT YOUR COMMENT ABOUT FILIPINO MOVIES! P****!! WHAT IF I SAID DON’T WATCH AMERICAN MOVIES CAUSE THEY BORING??? P**** BITCH! YOU DON’T EVEN FULLY JUSTIFY YOUR STATEMENT! THE WHOLE THING IS F**** BIASED YOU STUPID TURD! P****!
March 18th, 2008 at 2:38 am
This is my second time to check out this web site since 2006, accidentally found this thru my powerful search engine that I always use.
Well, I had to admit some Pilipino movies are not that good, some says its only a repetitive story you know what I mean. But, I DO NOT encourage my kababayan not to watch tagalog movies or Pilipino movies the right thing to say. I do sometimes compare it to foreign movies pero it should not be that way. We have our own style of making movies. There’s a lot of school here in our country about animations and we’re already trying to add some special effects.
Foreign movies specially like the American movies…don’t you think they also make a repetitive story like bombing, terrorist, man from space, etc. Awwooh! Man! Are you a Filipino or what?
April 21st, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I could say that some of Filipino movies that was produced is very low in quality but in fairness, I’ve watched several films most likely comedy and romantic genre and I found it funny. One possible reason why some called it “crap movie” was due to lack of budget, palakasan system, pwede na yan and kaartehan ng mga artista. Basically, Filipino can produce quality films wether it’s animated or not. I know that a lot of Filipino animist living abroad made immense contribution to create some of the most successful films out there. Kelangan siguro yung matiyaga at matinding pagpaplano. Pag may bagong foreign movies I always check them sa Wikipedia to know the plot and story base ng movie as well as the productions. They spend millions of dollars to create a movie and it’s a year or more ahead bago ipalabas which means pinagaaralan talaga. I hope that someday, Filipino film industry will wake up and sana hindi pa ubos ang mga Filipino viewer.
April 28th, 2008 at 8:46 am
LOL…pretty much agree with this blog. Though its a matter of preference with what type of movie you want or have an interest in. Despite the fact that a lot of effort was put to making movies, Filipinos movie makers should at least TRY to study and apply what they learned from the pros (if they have the budget) so that they can attract a lot of viewers…then again, the industry is quite competitive with better foreign movies made every year, and the trouble with piracy. The guy/girl who wrote this blog was just trying to warn other people interested in watching of an OBVIOUS fact that filipino-made movies suck. It’s his/her freedom of speech live with it.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Not all Filipino movies suck! Most of them suck but if you do research to find ones that have a good story, good cinematography and a good script then you’re in for a good treat. Never watch movies that has the aim for exploiting special effects because let’s face it Filipino movies will never be on par with other major countries when it comes to special effects. This status quo will change if and only if an ambitious person comes into the local film industry with an unbreakable integrity to boot and lots of money. I rarely watch Filipino films but have come to like titles like: Gotta Believe in Magic, Jose Rizal(Cesar Montano version), Panaghoy sa Suba and all Shake and Rattle films.
The films that dissapointed me are the ones that are heavily marketed like Yamashita’s Treasure: The Greatest Story Never Told, Milan, Dubai and Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita. This films disappointed me because it looses it’s focus on the storyline. Characters suddenly do things out of character and they insert one of the corniest scenes or corniest lines ever which really kills the atmosphere it was trying to build. So there you have it Filipino films do suck but not all.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Good pinoy movies are hard to come-by these days….maswerte na kon dalawa local movie ganda panu-orin. Although there are a lot of potential good filipino directors in the industry who I think and my opinion could make it through in the international market. Kaso sometimes the case is these directors are hawak sa leeg ng mga big film producers.
But some of em went indie…and they are good. But sadly di pa din tangap sa panlasa ng nakararami. And worst these good films contains controversial themes that really go against our catholic morals and dogmas. Its kinda sad what happened to our movie industry these days. Yeah…all we see, saw and there is nothing to see but garbage….be it TV shows too man.
Actors and actresses in this country have no choice but to kiss ass so long for them have a celebral mortality. I think this is the only country in the world that really gave an insightful meaning to the phrase "CELEBRITY IN PERIL".
But there is hope…and it comes without battery mga dudes and dudettes
. Sa mga bagong sibol tayo aasa ok. Cant you guys see the trend in our local movie industry. They are just really hacking up hollywood for good. Sunod ng sunod sa uso at pilit na maging unique at ginawang pinoy and dating. Transformers = Hollywood, Resiklo = Pinoy….galeng.. di ba 
.
Peace
May 31st, 2008 at 6:57 pm
okayy gwapito…di ka rin conceited noh…wag ka ngang nagmamagaling, if you dont like filipino movies then so be it…you dont have to tell the whole world about how much it sucks or kung ano man ang pinagasasabi mo coz all youre really doing is insulting filipinos…which btw is like you. I admit that some of the movies are not so great but I dont go telling everyone that I dont like it because I know that it will hurt their feelings.
so yeah…go get a life….you have too much time on your hands buddy.
goodbye.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:41 am
“dont watch tagalog movies” ba?
very insulting, especially to those of the likes of lino brocka and ronwaldo valdez, “support filipino” ka pang nalalaman, or maybe you tend to compare them with those hollywood films. or hanap mo lang yung special effects??
the title is too HARSH, there are a LOT of Filipino Movies that are good, especially the classics. if you dont like Filipino movies, DONT WATCH THEM.
mahirap ang malaki ang ulo pare, madali kang magkakabukol….
June 16th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Yeah. But watching Manny Pacquiao endorse almost everything everywhere to everyone IS a worse waste of time.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:45 am
Maybe this is a little late for a reply, but I think it isn’t fair to ask other people to not watch Filipino films because you just don’t like a particular film. Hey, this exudes colonial mentality.
Filipino films have their own uniqueness and identity and it isn’t fair for us to compare them with what other countries has to offer. Yes, there could be a lot of crap Filipino movies, but have you considered that there are also a lot of crap movies from Hollywood? Pilipinas ito, kuya. Kung alam mo lang kung gaano kahirap gumawa ng pelikula at gumawa ng konsepto baka marealize mo yang sinasabi mo.
This is from a film student’s point of view kaya masakit yang mga statements mo.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:32 am
Hej guys, wag nyo naman pag labanan about filipino movies
i know ang boring ng action pinoy movies, manood kayo ng drama yung na kaka iyak para umiyak din kayo
July 8th, 2008 at 6:16 am
That is true, most filipino movies blow.
I’m patriotic and all but I’m not going to put everything we make on a pedestal.
If anything, I’d love to see a great historic movie (a better Lapu Lapu flick).
September 25th, 2008 at 3:11 am
you sucks!! LOL!!!
cebuano man diay KA…
sUs ginoo..
hahahhahahha…
wag u nlng manoud ng filipino movies kng waste of time..
Stupid!!
wag mong tratohin ang mga filipino na ganun!
filipino ka din khit anung mang sabihin mo apekto ka rin kasi may dugo kang filipino..!!
hahahahha…
BAYOTT!!! ang BOANG AY!!
hahahhahahha…
pagbuhat og imo kaugalingon na movies tapoz kami mag judge..
tingnan natin DUDE!!!
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October 5th, 2008 at 11:51 am
maybe you should enroll in courses such as film 102 and film 100..or even do research. You have a score of researching to do. read articles by lumbera, tiongson and the likes. You need to be enlightened on the culture of Philippine Cinema. You can’t simply compare hollywood films to filipino films You have to consider their history and etc… Yes..some of these films really suck but hey, don’t act al high and mighty on them. that’s the difference between you and smart people. “True artists do not mock the “bakya”…” that’s a quote from one of the few film scholars in our country. i’ll drop by your site to give you the complete version.
Hmm.. that’s why my prof always warn us about blogs such as these..most film bloggers don’t know what they’re saying because they don’t have the true understanding of Philippine Cinema.
oh yeah..unta di ka maka kwarta ani imo ads because of this awful blog you have..maka lain gyud ka! pag research oi!! pagtuon bah. dili kay puro yawyaw