Dirtylogy
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Jai Vong
Oh dear. I was so disappointed that this movie was just a rip-off of Japan's Ringu. Well, I guess the U.S. made their version of it as well, but at least it was an outright remake. So, so sad. I very much enjoy watching Filipino movies and know some great things can come out of such a little country, so I can't believe this had to happen. Claudine and Kris are such big names there, surprised they would be affiliated with plagiarism. To any aspiring movie makers out there in the Philippines: You do not have to stoop this low to make money. There are many movie buffs that are watching the movies Filipinos put out and enjoying them!
strange_antithesis
i would have given this movie a 1 out of 10 if it weren't for ms. Claudine Barretto's performance. and i will take this time to overlook that Kris Aquino's here. and... end.i really AVOID watching Pinoy horror movies because stories lack originality and i really think that (some) writers don't give enough attention to the characters (and their progression) in their stories (redundant??). it was as if they 'pushed' the movie onwards when their storytelling stank. and my goodness, creative exhaustion led them to rip-off other movies. why?? why did this movie get a good review?? i wouldn't give it that much merit. the movie was KIND OF scary, but the movie seemed more freaky as it deals with Filipino folklore... it goes into my list of 'most likely to happen' category. i just wished they spent more time improving the story lines and fix those flash back sequences, never mind if the lighting sucked, it wouldn't matter much if the content would blow you away.. SAYANG.
alijuly1st
I watched Sukob here at Cerritos, CA because of the heavy promotions it had on TFC, plus with all the claims that it was to date, the highest grossing "Filipino film of all time". I must say that I'm impressed with the technical aspect of the film. Chito Rono's films have been visually superior before, and Sukob is no exception. I'm really excited with his film-making style and given the chance to direct a movie here in Hollywood with a Hollywood budget and equipment, I believe he will be at par or even better than M Knight or say, Christopher Nolan. Anyways, what Sukob lacks is a credible, logical plot, well, OK, since this is a movie, and since they did put effort on the technical side, we could forgive the silly plot. But, given its silly plot, the movie went a very predictable route, again, maybe we could spare its predictability a bit, the movie did made up for its good sound, stunning cinematography and ensemble performance. But what seems to be the problem with this movie? Why does it still feel lacking? My answer is, the ending, where they killed off Kris Aquino's character, (and to remind the viewer's about the medium's warning that someone has to die, they played her voice over, what are we stupid?) they should've let her live, I believe it would've been more satisfying. Here is where the movie falters, when it tried to be "credible", where in fact the plot wasn't in the first place. I mean, if you know you have a plot that is problematic in the beginning, stick with it, the supposed "curse" wasn't really explain well, and the superstitious belief of 2 siblings getting married in the same year or a death in a family and marriage in a year spells bad luck, c'mon, it sounds silly! But since people believe in that, we have to respect that, but, another but, that doesn't mean that it'll be a good plot for a horror film. Again, I'm gonna contradict myself, Sukob was a technically-good film, but as for story and weight, its very thin. The issue with this film is although it is good, it's so overrated.
