Recently i have been invited to attend a Blogger’s Night for one of the movie entry for this years Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). The movie “Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako” is the newest movie to add up to the many series of “Enteng Kabisote” showed over the past years. Bossing Vic Sotto gladly answers questions from the bloggers at the event, unfortunately, Senator Bong Revilla was still stuck at the congress while the newest addition to the movie, Ms. Judy Ann Santos, have an earlier appointment on the said date.
“Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako” is considered to be bigger, grander, more spectacular fantasy-adventure from Bong Revilla and Vic Sotto, plus Judy Ann in MMFF 2012. We have seen the combined forces of “Agimat” and “Enteng Kabisote” in the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival transform box-office history to the heights of glory. Two years after, in MMFF 2012, prepare as the two formidable giants of the local filmaking world — Vic Sotto and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. — once again join their stellar powers and listed the services of an equally bankable actress in the person of Ms. Judy Ann Santos, to come up with the next adventure-filled chapter of their heroic exploits in “Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako.”
Produced jointly by industry powerhouse outfits Imus Productions, OctoArts Films, M-Zet TV, APT Entertainment and GMA Films, “Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako” is poised not just to lord it over the tills, but to bring the cheers, goodwill and love as it once again espouses family values, adventure, fun and magical fantasy when the MMFF fever starts raging on Dec. 25.
Director Tony Y. Reyes, who has helmed all the “Enteng Kabisote” series in the recent MMFF past, says that the challenge to outdo the last one is always the hardest one to tackle.
Big-budgeted, locations in the most spectacular places in the Northern part of the Philippines and elsewhere, dedicated sound stages during the entire filming, CGI effects done abroad, the movie is grand in every aspect.
When asked by one of the media, Why shown every-year instead of putting up a new film concept, Vic Sotto replied that this movie have become a ritual to them, like this year’s storyline have been planned a year ahead of it’s air date. Thus the next year’s movie, concepts and ideas have already been gradually accumulated to make next years film even more better.
The story of “Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako” begins with the establishment of the three different worlds, bound to meet for an adventure line no other – the humble family-oreinted Enteng Kabisote (Vic Sotto), a low -profile technician married to the beautiful Fairy Princess of Encantasia, Faye (Gwen Zamora); Agimat (Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.), the brave village warrior hero of Amuleto; and the high tech -yuppie Kingdom of Diwatara rued by Princess Angelina Kalinisan Orteza (Judy Ann Santos) also known as AKO, where she leads an environmental advocacy oragnization.
All “Enteng …” movies as it has always been known, values family, marriage, friendship, responsibility, forgiveness, love and respect and the protection of the one and only Mother Earth. “Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako, ” is a roller coaster ride of drama, action, magic, visual effects, production design, cinematography and an unlimited fun and laughter for everyone.
Don’t miss it starting on Dec. 25 at your favorite theater.
