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“Looks like action star and senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. wants to beat Hollywood movies to a pulp. If he had his way, the current onslaught of Hollywood movies in the Philippines would be reduced to one movie per month, reports Inquirer.net. “We should set limits, like what happened in South Korea.”
In the 1960s, Korea enacted the Motion Picture Law that “blocked free importation of foreign films” under the foreign film import quota system. It was meant as “a support measure for Korean films,” according to pages of Korean Cinema: From Origins to Renaissance posted on the Korean Film Council website.
However, Revilla added, “A lot of people would react negatively and I know it’s against the GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade].”
Revilla suggested the drastic proposition when asked a hypothetical question about Hollywood movies being shown during Christmas time, which is usually reserved for the Metro Manila Film Festival. “How else can we revive the local movie industry if we give up the holiday play dates? The rest of the year, Hollywood movies beat local productions at the box office.”
Revilla stars in one of the Metro Manila Film Festival entries this year, Ang Panday, which he also produced. “We have somehow perfected the use of special effects… We want to show the whole world that Filipinos can make films like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings,” Revilla told Manila Bulletin.”
I don’t think limiting Hollywood films would revive the local movie industry. Making films that are actually worth seeing would revive the local movie industry, and we don’t even need to make Hollywood-like films (they’re a gazillion miles away ahead of us, for Christ’s sake!) If only we can have year round of Indie Films… at least most of those are worth something. Let’s get the fundamentals right and build on that shall we?
wth bong revilla. seriously?
This could actually lead to more jobs for Filipinos. More DVD-boys and much expensive DVDs mataas ang demand eh. Mababa ang supply. Haha. In turn, one could say Bong Revilla is promoting piracy.
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“We have somehow perfected the use of special effects… We want to show the whole world that Filipinos can make films...
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ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Oh come on!
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I agree with @pinoytumblr but I’m afraid Sen. Revilla has a point. That might work, actually.. well 1 Hollywood movie...
alexsees reblogged this from magictrix and added:
@pinoytumblr, AMEN!
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This could actually lead to more jobs for Filipinos. More DVD-boys and much expensive DVDs mataas ang demand eh. Mababa...
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ugh. idiot. fuck you, seriously.
stairway-denied reblogged this from pinoytumblr and added:
EEEH. NOT a solution. :|
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themoviegeekstrikesback reblogged this from magictrix and added:
It’s not quantity, it’s about quality.
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LOL bong revilla is a dumbass =))
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whatever, your name is bong.
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What the eff????? Bong Revilla is committing suicide.
valerievaleria reblogged this from becauseedric and added:
Ugh. As if doing that would revive the local film industry. -___-
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Sitting inside the theater watching a good movie is a nice experience. Although I torrent stuff, I watch movies which I...
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Fuck no. It’s not the public’s fault that main stream Filipino films are horribly done. Maybe Why punish us for the...
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It probably worked in Korea cos they’re movies are good - there’s substance and depth and not cheap. Sorry but in order...
alekibutt reblogged this from jubeebs and added:
Look, Bong Revilla is the dumbest politician to ever get elected, and coming from THIS country, that’s saying a lot....
12marbles reblogged this from pinoytumblr and added:
How ‘bout you?What’s your side?
infraredd reblogged this from fisherfolks and added:
dont fuck this up!
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Oh, HELL NO. Di ako payag nito!!!
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wth bong revilla. seriously?
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tapos laging Nobody, Nobody, Darling Kong Aswang at Panday yung palabas. Muy bien, Revilla. Subukan niyo kayang gumawa...
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It won’t help! I’m telling you the movie industry here in the Phil. would totally go southward! Most Filipinos now adays...
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To that guy before Leiron, trying to impose “indie films all year round” is also a bad, and a really pretentious,...
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1) DVD pirates would have a field day, Senator. 2) Not all independent films are worth watching and not all mainstream...
