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Lafftrip!

Watched D' Lucky Ones! Haha! Lafftrip!

Of course I wish Carla and Janus had more scenes, but their limited exposure didn't hamper my enjoyment of the movie in any way, because it was so in-your-face funny.

It was almost like watching two movies in one, with the storyline of the "mommies" and the storyline of the "lucky" kids running along on their own separate, merry ways until the story merges at the end.

One of my worries after watching the full-length trailer was that all the funny scenes may have already been crammed into 4 minutes of video, and that nothing would be funny anymore. I'm glad I was wrong about that!

Laff-out-loud (non-trailer) scenes that come to mind while writing this:

• The pre-landing plane sequence with Pokwang
  
• The caption about monobloc chairs in Korea
  
• Sandy calling Joseph "Luis"
• Janus and Joseph with their "Feng Shui" litany
  
• Sandy telling the friends to come out of hiding from behind the bar
  

Eugene Domingo is such an absolute scene-stealer! Haha! In almost every comedic scene, she was more vividly there than anyone else. Even the scenes where she had no speaking line (like the part where Sandy confronts Pokwang right after the two moms have their dance-off and Eugene is just there gyrating in the background) are just laff-out-loud funny.

But what I really adored was that wonderful tearjerker of a scene that Pokwang had with Sandara towards the end of the movie. I am almost embarrassed to admit that I felt teary-eyed while watching them. <>

I'm sure that some people will say that the plot was totally predictable -- but what else can you say when you already know the main story arc just from watching the trailer?! ;-)

Oh, and Ate Vi shows that she's still got the moves towards the end. Handsdown ako.

All in all, a highly enjoyable romp. Have already started spreading the word and telling friends to watch it!

Tags: Movies

Posted by CF at 10:05 PM