Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

maurdujali Heneral Luna grossed 100 M in Philippine theaters nationwide, capturing the interest of the Oscars (while battling for slots in commercial cinemas) as the Best Foreign Language Film in 2016. Creating a large argument and review about the myths and facts of Philippine history. Audiences lamenting its pull out from commercial driven cinemas. Heneral Luna is History ... that came alive-- in its truest form-- not a sugar coated depiction of one's heroism. Those in character, played off the flaws and weaknesses and the strong points of Luna and Aguinaldo and other major and minor players during the Philippine revolutionary era, strategically touching the humanity of real life heroes and antagonists--bringing us back in time and maybe making us feel exactly what these heroes felt,provoking, stimulating and mesmerizing audiences from different echelons of society as it works on its viewers psychologically,emotionally and intellectually with mixed reviews. "Bayan o Sarili!"(Country or self!) a dialogue in the film blurted out by actor JohnArcilla has become a "day to day" by word.

Desertman84 Heneral Luna a.k.a General Luna is a historical biographical film about General Antonio Luna,a military leader of the army of Filipino Revolutionary Army during the last years of the 19th century during the Philippine-American War.He served in the First Philippine Republic under President Emilio Aguinaldo.It stars the talented John Arcilla in the title role.General Antonio Luna is one of the brilliant military man of the Filipinos as they fights for independence against the Americans after Spain,their former colonist,has ceded the Philippines to them.We witness Filipinos fight despite for their freedom despite many obstacles facing them such as the being not at par with the conquerors in terms of fire arms and armaments as well as a disunity among them with some Filipinos wanting the Americans in their home land and the others wanting them out. Aside from that,it also presents the issues of Philippine controversy behind the assassination of Luna,who was killed not by colonists but by his fellow Filipino soldiers loyal to President Aguinaldo and whether the president was part of the conspiracy or not.Director Jerrold Tarrog provides us an interesting screenplay that he co-wrote with Henry Francia and E.A. Rocha as he tries to paint a fair and accurate portrait of General Luna.He presents him as someone who has his good qualities like a freedom-loving Filipino and a military expert as well as his bad qualities as well such as being well-known arrogance and violent temper that he displays especially to those who never agrees with him.Personally,I enjoyed the biopic provided a lot of entertainment as it was a mixture of action,drama and comedy.The filmmakers did a wonderful job of combining those elements into the screenplay.And what about the controversial death of Luna?The scenes of the assassination was definitely well-captured.The violent scenes were something to behold.The Filipino soldiers really exerted a lot of effort to kill him to say the least.Luna really fought with them despite being outnumbered.Wounded and being near death,he still continued to fight till his last breath.It is a testament of great physical strength.His will to live and determination to fight are what made him a great military commander as well.Aside from that,the film never makes any attempt to escape controversy.It presented Aguinaldo as someone who conspired with Filipino soldiers whom Luna has irked to put him to death.Although the Filipino president has never admitted to it,it has shown that he felt that the presence of Luna has become a distraction to the revolutionaries as many have been turned off with his arrogance and his attitude towards them.Too bad that they did not resort to work things out instead.It also displayed the Filipinos' regionalism and lack of unity as a nation which unfortunately remains true today.No question,viewers will really get a better appreciation of Filipino hero after watching this film.

joedith_lego I never ever recall applauding after a movie - but to Heneral Luna, i did. It was worth the applause - not because of the story (only), not because of the actors/actresses (only), not because of the way the story unfolded (only), not because of the cinematography (only), not because of the 3D animation (only) and not because of every other element in the film (only). It was because all of those - and being very well put together. From beginning to end, the movie will capture your attention and keep you engaged. The manner in which the story was told - seamlessly weaving through the past and present was surprisingly not confusing. I am also pleased with the choice of actors who played the different characters. And then i learned that the extent of the digital work done - hats off. Looking forward to the next.

Allen Severino Words cannot describe my satisfaction with this film and the only way to review it is through personal experience. There are pacing problems and disappointments in terms of the props such as the weaponry used by both sides, but given the film's tight budget, it has managed to portray these battle scenes with epic proportions combined with the score being obviously inspired by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. The atmosphere of the entire film is portrayed beautifully, it shows the political machinations and political infighting when the battle scenes are not present, for the entire point of view is based upon Luna and his allies. Still, if you are either a history buff or just an average movie goer, this film is spectacular and it deserves to be one the best films of the year if there are any formal awards as such.