Mischa Redfern
I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Kodie Bird
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
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.
Leofwine_draca
For those who don't know, the SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL films are a long-running horror franchise that have been going in the Philippines for the last couple of decades. Each is a horror anthology, typically consisting of three stories which have a lightness of touch. They're available online in Tagalog with English subtitles for the most part.Number eight in the series and my first exposure to the franchise hasn't been a very good one. This is a cheap, overlong production which screams cliché throughout and is happy to copy bits and pieces of other, better horrors from both Hollywood and Asia, with the Japanese ghost story genre a particular inspiration. The production values are low, the acting often crass, and the characterisation paper-thin.The first story here is about a party being held on a cursed thirteenth floor of a building. The emphasis is on cheesy comedy which doesn't translate too well. The second story is the most serious and about a children's nanny who just so happens to be a vampire. It's just about passable. The third tale is a cheese-fest about train passengers being stalked by a CGI monster and goes on way too long; it's also ridiculous.
mr_zombi (KillPopStars)
well, if anyone knows already. Shake Rattle & Roll is a time-old Filipino horror (plus comedic) film series that has been on since the 80s. It usually contains 3 short films in to one movie. Most themes in the movies do sometime connect with each other. But mainly an offbeat collection of mixed results making it either "you love some, you'll never wished to have seen some' sort of thing.here are some overviews on the 3eps of this installment...13th floor: 4/10 (not really a horror piece, but an overly fun time) an okay fun ghost story of an orphanage that was burnt down back in the 80s. apparently a group of party organizers come to cater the birthday party thrown for a little girl. sooner or later, each and every one of them start encountering strange occurrences of hauntings. then in no time go mad. this is one of the more 'FUN' ep of the film. it's somewhat trying to be a horror/comedy run. with an heartfelt message coming at the end.Yaya: 8/10 (the best out of the 3, even if it's recycling the ASWANG bit) personally, this is the best episode out of the 3 in the film. pretty much it recycles the ASWANG folklore that has been popular in the Philippines for a long time. i liked how it seemed more darker in it's atmosphere than the other installments. a practically good story. with some nice scary effects, and thrilling scenes.LRT 6/10 (2nd place, but it does good) nicely done for a small monster stalker piece. i liked how they go with a nice prosthetic costume, then a crappy CGI monster. there's really nice bit and pieces of blood. seeming a little bit WESTERNIZED for it's theme compared to it's stereotypical Asian horror. some scenes do leave questioned to how they were shot. but over all a some-what nice ep to finish the film. especially the end.over all a nice 7/10 for not being another bit as cheesy as the other installments.
joeydaninja
The first segment of Shake, Rattle and Roll 8 may be forgettable and the last segment may be competent but it's the middle segment that is PURE CULT MOVIE GOLD! In his first mainstream short feature, Toppel Lee comes out with arms swinging and he scores an instant knockout. I've always thought that Filipino folklore is the deepest source of movie magic in this country and Topel knows it, too. His story is about an aswang, as jayexiomo.com says so above, a mythical creature that eats babies, just like Fat Bastard. Nash Aguas, the protagonist of the story, knows that his nanny is a Fat Bastard, and she's out to eat his little sibling. Nobody believes Nash though, because Nash has proved himself to be a prankster who has chased off nannies before. I guess it's like Nanny McPhee, the horror version, though I never did see Nanny McPhee.Anyway the aswang yaya (monster nanny) is played by the beautiful Iza Calzado, and even though I know this girl supposedly can talk like a sailor, she pulls off her scary character perfectly. I mean, how can someone so gorgeous and with a very ample bosom, be a baby eater. Maybe that's how she supplies here ample... anyway.So Topel, the director, is a genius. You know why? Because he knows how to cast people perfectly. He even casted Debraliz as the other mataray (catty) housemaid and Sheryll Cruz as the mom. Perfect! And one can not deny that Toppel gets atmosphere. The whole movie was full of it. You can feel it crackling in the air. When the yaya is going after the baby, the whole movie theater was riveted. I looked around (I like looking around during those moments), and I could feel the utter joy (and roller coaster fear) of the people around me. A new star is born. And his name is Toppel Lee.
aribancale
Going Bulilit had it right. "Pag nanood ka ng Shake Rattle & Roll 8, ikaw ay manginginig, mangangatal, gugulong at kakain." I was shaken and disturbed by the deterioration and non-development of Pinoy movie imagination. I was rattled to embarrassment by the ripped-off story lines. I rolled on the floor laughing (or at least I wanted to) at the unbelievably unoriginal lines they could just have made a silent movie and everyone would still have understood the entire plot and subplots (if any). And, it would really have been a better idea if I just ate the 120 pesos I spent for the movie. Or, better yet, spend it on UNICEF's text drive. Text ON BATANGPINOY to 2800 for Globe. Dunno bout Smart. (I tried this service just now to check if my memory served me right. And, it replied 'this service is temporarily not available, try again later.' What's up with that? Back to the movie, the best part was the scream-shot of IC Mendoza after the stupid and effortless scrambling away from the killer-monster. The theater actors made the most of what they were given. The Broadway couple came out like swans among turkeys. Eugene Domingo gave it her best I think. The worst non-actor was Bearwin Meily who seemed like he was just having fun at his neighborhood sari-sari store. The dime-a-dozen teens' only talent were their looks. In this country, physical appearance IS a talent.The best scare was a non-SFX scene. Iza Calzado wielding a butcher knife at the kid. Nice!! I wanted to chop off the kid from the very first scene he appeared. Bad direction, the kid (if real) probably had schizophrenia or a really terrible case of personality disorder. They really could've done without the last romantic bit of Keempee & Manilyn just before going out the window to escape from the killer-monster who wins worst rip-off. (Hello M.Night Shyamalan!) My entire being went, "WHAA???"
