Nasaan Ka Maaaan!!

i was so eager to watch this movie for two reasons: one, because the tv teasers looked so original and the story looked so interesting. Two, the hair raising scene of claudine...(well, literally hair raising) and I have to say, after watching it; it gave me more disappointment than contentment.

I mean, the story was obviously another "wannabe hollywood flick with twists and turns in the end" ala sixth sense and the others. Nothing special about it, I really still think filipino directors and writers have to come up with original storyline and plotting.

The cinematography was good, I can forgive that. They used Baguio as the setting, again to copy some "westernized impression" when watching a hollywood scary movie. So expect to see Claudine, jericho and diet, running around pine tree forests with their scarves and knitted coats on. However, the acting skills of the cast were quite convincing. Some extra kudos to Ms. Hilda Koronel for playing the role of a deaf sister. She was fantastic and hilarious at the same time.

Another funny scene was when diether ocampo tumbled down the cliff (supposedly a tragic and fatal scene) but instead, made the audience laugh. Why? the "tumbling down scene" was so long, the cliff was NOT steep at all, (it didn't even look precarious!) that diether's fall (or some stuntman's fall) looked like a playful polar bear rolling itself on a downhill slope. the fall was so unnatural, you can actually detect diether's acting effort in rolling himself to make it look like it was a big fall. It was so hilarious!!

Another disappointment is that the scene of claudines hair being pulled up in the air was cut. But i think the reason behind this, is that it has no relevance whatsoever with the story of the movie.
Also some parts of the movie were so dragging, i even got the chance to text mang fred! haha!

so overall rating? 3 stars!
oh and the rape scene was also compelling!