tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post985054485010996702..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Pa Siyam (Erik Matti, 2004)Noel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-78388563967028507032007-09-02T16:20:00.000-04:002007-09-02T16:20:00.000-04:00Thanks, oggs, dodo.Pool--oh yeah. Not to mention t...Thanks, oggs, dodo.<BR/><BR/>Pool--oh yeah. Not to mention the fact that one of their own is caught by the police, and it doesn't occur to even one of them that the guy might rat on their hideout. Morons.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-24883222506364218362007-09-02T09:50:00.000-04:002007-09-02T09:50:00.000-04:00I love this, and yeah, probably Matti's best. I li...I love this, and yeah, probably Matti's best. I like Gagamboy but it gets tiring after a few visits. It's definitely Roderick's best work. Underrated horror, I think.Oggs Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-73736745972851955422007-09-02T07:56:00.000-04:002007-09-02T07:56:00.000-04:00Like that,too. Like this a lot more, though. Maybe...Like that,too. Like this a lot more, though. Maybe it's the lower budget and the minimalism it forces on him. I'd say <B>Pasiyam</B>, <B>Gagamboy</B> and his often wobbly but fun remake/sequel to <B>Pedro Penduko</B> are probably the Mattis I like best. <B>Ekis</B> had its share of Ok bits but that silly swimming pool sequence ruined it for me.dodo dayaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287196617019639716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-5539539412102421562007-09-02T01:53:00.000-04:002007-09-02T01:53:00.000-04:00I love that house.Really, his best? You don't thin...I love that house.<BR/><BR/>Really, his best? You don't think much of his Gagamboy? I hope to watch that this week.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-51536678512728086522007-09-01T10:33:00.000-04:002007-09-01T10:33:00.000-04:00Agree, Noel. Personally think this is Erik's best ...Agree, Noel. Personally think this is Erik's best work. I've seen almost all his stuff and I don't buy most of it, least not whole - - -they do all look good. When I first saw this, though, I thought the climax was a little . . .eh? But in hindsight ,the notion of a domineering matriarch coming back from the dead to scold her children was . . .kinda cool. My favorite bits were Roderick's <B>Blair Witch</B> moment (the way the camera subtly swivels so we see just an ominous glimpse of the scars on his back), the whole <I>espiritista</I> monologue . . .and that house.dodo dayaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287196617019639716noreply@blogger.com