Sunday, October 12, 2008

Dear Heart: A Review


Currently playing:
"And I Don't Want You to Go" by Kyla


Q's "Ang Pinaka" has been one of my favorite TV shows.
I was able to watch "Ang Pinaka Paboritong Sharon Cuneta Movies" on YouTube where "Dear Heart" topped it all.
Sharon was even very emotional when she recalled the making of the movie.
It was her first and most memorable movie produced by Sining Silangan written and directed by Danny Zialcita.
With my love for Filipino Classic Films,
I bought a copy of the movie (along with Snooky Serna's "Blusang Itim") and watched it last weekend.
No wonder that Kris Aquino also loved the 1981's teeny bopper movie because April (Sharon's character) is portrayed as a 15 year old rich (coña)girl who fell inlove with Jimmy (Gabby Concepcion's character).

A YouTube fan commented that Sharon was the original taglish girl and not Kris.
Back in the late 70s,
kids from well-off families would talk in a mix tagalog and english;
"Is the gwapo guy still looking at me?",
"If you will not stop I will hit your head with the pamukpok.",
"Can you make abot the baso,
please?",

and the likes.

The movie was really tailored for Sharon,
and as what Zialcita told the press,
he tailored April's character from the real Sharon Cuneta.
Trivial and formulaic.
The movie was like a documentary of Sharon's blossoming.
A prediction of the Sharon-Gabby romance.
You'll be consumed with the thoughts of how they fell inlove with each other.
You'll think of KC.
You'll know how wealthy a Sharon Cuneta is.
How Gabby Concepcion resembles to Polo Ravales,
enough for both actors to play as father and son or Polo to play as Gabby on a reenactment from any of his cases.
You'll also think of how glamorous were the nannies of the rich families before (imagine your well-versed yaya wearing black grecian gown who looks like Suzanne Gonzales).
Overall,
you'll agree with Sharon why she doesn't want a remake of the movie.
You'll realize that "Dear Heart" is just for her and for Gabby.
I haven't eaten my Yanyan when I watched it for two days over and over again.

Next movie to buy:
"PS I Love You"

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