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REVIEW: “Ang Panday 2″By: Mark Angelo Ching
Saturday, December 31, 2011 15:49 PM
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The Panday series is one of the country’s biggest film
franchises. Taken from Carlo J. Caparas’s popular comics series in the
1970s, Panday has been immortalized in the Filipino mind as its own
legendary hero, one who is destined to save mankind from eternal evil.The first Panday movies in the early 1980s, starring Fernando Poe Jr.,
were big hits. This led Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. to revive the series
in 1993, and again in 2009.The 2009 film Ang Panday was the top grosser in that year’s Metro
Manila Film Festival. It was also the festival’s Best Picture, and won
the Best Actor award for Bong Revilla.This is why Panday 2, the sequel to the 2009 hit, had the potential to
become the top-grosser in this year’s MMFF, and that it will also win
some of the top awards.Directed by Mac Alejandre and produced by GMA Films, Ang Panday 2 starts
where the last one left off: Flavio (Bong Revilla) is about to be
married to Maria (Iza Calzado), after defeating Lizardo (Phillip
Salvador). But a greater evil resurrects Lizardo, and chaos reigns
once more.Flavio is again called to fulfill his messianic destiny by
wielding the powers of his sword, but does this destiny come with a
price?Ang Panday 2 only came second to Enteng ng Ina Mo in ticket sales, and it
only won two awards: Best Festival Visual Effects, and Best Festival
Float.It is quite disappointing that Ang Panday 2 wasted its potential.
When the film started, viewers were presented with a good and
important plot point: Flavio is being too reliant on the sword,
implying that he can’t fight without it. The resurrected Lizardo even
order his troops to take the sword from Flavio.This introduces a new conflict for the film–that Flavio has to learn
to trust himself, that he can fight and defeat evil even if the sword
is not in his hands.Too bad that all this focus on the sword throughout the whole film is
ignored in the climax. Lizardo was able to steal the sword, but Flavio
easily regains it by raising his hands.The wasted plot point could have injected life into the film, by
introducing vulnerability into a seemingly invincible protagonist.The problem that lies in a film with an invincible protagonist is that
the epic fight scenes lose tension, because the viewers know the hero
faces no risk from harm or death.Aside from this, the whole film’s storytelling also lack focus. If
Flavio’s fiance’ has been kidnapped and may face death, why does Flavio
spend two whole days in the kingdom of dragons, seemingly doing
nothing?The addition of humor into every scene deter the film’s potential to
be a serious epic. When a scene calls for a serious sentiment, why try
to make the viewers laugh?This diffuses the tension. The over-the-top
acting from Benjie Paras, the film’s chief comic, is also not too
funny, anyway.But even with these problem, the whole film and the fight scenes are
still worth watching due to the exceptional production design and
visual effects, helmed by Richard Somes and Riot Inc.Hopefully, the makers of Ang Panday 3 take these points into heart. Panday
already looks as good as the Lord of the Rings franchise visually, so
why leave the screenplay behind? Like Flavio, these filmmakers should
trust the film’s potential to be a serious epic, and turn it into one.
Comments
April 16, 2013
5:04 pm
mujeres…
REVIEW: “Ang Panday 2″ | MMFF 2011…
January 3, 2012
6:33 pm
dapat kasi tinodo na nila – buong movie gawa ng computer, dapat ginawa na nilang 3D at pinalabas sa mga sinehan na may salamin o 3D Glasses….surely, sila na ang top grosser
January 2, 2012
5:50 pm
ang mga kapamilya hindi talaga kayo nagiisip.magpasalamat na lang sana kayo sa kabaitan ng GMA network. bakit, because they allow LAHAT ng gustong gawin ng Mzet, ATP at SC sa promotion movie ni Vic at Aiai. i just don\’t want to even mention the title of the movie. Let\’s put it this way.do you think SC will do the same FAVORS as what GMA did to this movie.now i just realized VIC used EB and all the winners of All for Juan to .promote the movie at the expense of GMA network.it\’s not juts fair and right na ini air ang EB sa GMA and i find it very ungrate ful for ATP and EB not to allow to promote Panday in EB but i always believe in KARMA. i have a question for VIC where is Zaida?pakisagot ng mga kapamilya.ang galing nyo sa damage control.
January 2, 2012
5:49 pm
ang mga kapamilya hindi talaga kayo nagiisip.magpasalamat na lang sana kayo sa kabaitan ng GMA network. bakit, because they allow LAHAT ng gustong gawin ng Mzet, ATP at SC sa promotion movie ni Vic at Aiai. i just don\’t want to even mention the title of the movie. Let\’s put it this way.do you think SC will do the same FAVORS as what GMA did to this movie.now i just realized VIC used EB and all the winners of All for Juan to .promote the movie at the expense of GMA network.it\’s not juts fair and right na ini air ang EB sa GMA and i find it very ungrate ful for ATP and EB not to allow to promote Panday in EB but i always believe in KARMA. i have a question for VIC where is Zaida?pakisagot ng mga kapamilya.ang galing nyo sa damage control.
January 2, 2012
2:45 pm
lema not lerma. sorry.
January 2, 2012
2:44 pm
I agree with lerma\’s feedback. The movie has nothing to do with Marian Rivera. Even the Lord of the Rings movies, the second part is not that good. I believe Panday 2 serves as the transition to its 3rd installment and happy to know it will be in 3D. What ever the review says, I will still watch Panday 2.
January 2, 2012
9:45 am
rated B for Basura
January 2, 2012
9:44 am
ang pelikulang may pinakamababang review ratings? pano pa ko ma eengganyong panoorin to eh mismong pep nagsasabing panget tong pelikulang to! lol
January 1, 2012
7:24 pm
Enteng has reached the 200 Million Mark wala pa un sales today.. Wow. the highest grossing film in the philippines! di ako magtataka kung mareach nya ang 400 Million for the whole duration of its showing.!!! go bossing and aiai iloveyou
January 1, 2012
4:21 pm
ganun talaga. we can\’t please everybody. ganun din naman ang kabilang network. marumi maglaro. mas marumi pa nga sila kasi magaling sila manira eh. iba-iba nag gusto ng mga tao. pero kami love namin ang movie na ito. tangkilikin namin ito. go panday. go marian. go iza. go bong
January 1, 2012
2:34 pm
im still so disgusted sa nabasa ko sa gmanews.tv site na review of a certain KG about Enteng ng ina at Segunda mano… My goodness mangilabot sana ang KG na yan sa sobrang biased nya napapailing na lang ako… and now look at his review about the most horrible movie of mmff PANDAY 2…. all praises.. napapailing talaga ko sa gma na to…… I am so happy bossing has forged a partnership with star cinema at hindi jan sa cheap na network na yan…. malinaw ang sinet na expectation ni bossing the movie was created to entertain… would you think children would watch bossing in a movie with a RELASYON like theme? talagang sisirain nila ang iba pati mga identified sa network nila para lang hindi tangkilikin ng tao at panuorin ang basurang panday… dirty na masyado ang tactics….. fyi pinakabasurang movie po ang panday. you can go to lifestyle section ng gmanews at hanapin nyo ang walang kwentang review ng KG na yan…
January 1, 2012
1:08 pm
Kayo lang namang mga kapalmucks ang galit kay Marian!!!!! damay nyo pa iba pwe!!!
January 1, 2012
12:15 pm
malaki pa rin ang kinita ng panday 2. kahit sabihing 2nd lang. 51 Million in 3 days is a big amount already. Expected ko na yang mag number 1 ang Entingdahil comedy plus nagsanib pwersa pa ang Ina series in ay ay. Napakalaking edge yan. Kumbaga maliban sa comedy ang pelikula para ka pang nanood ng 2 pelikula. Mga hater tumigil na kayo sa inyong paninira. Bagong generation na ngayon ang kumikita ngayon ang comedy films hindi uso mga pelikula ni Nora Aunor na palagaing Topgrosser sa Film festival.
January 1, 2012
3:18 am
kawawang Panday, di man lang yata mababwi ung mga ginastos nila sa production at sa pinambayad sa bagong kinuhang leading lady tsk tsk tsk…kaya sa mga fans ng palengkera at flopsina queen you better watch this movie 5 times malapit na kasing matalo ng Segunda Mano ni Kris Aquino eh…
January 1, 2012
2:43 am
we love arlana este marian. we love iza too. ganda ng effects ng panday 2. this is the 1st movie we watched and also segunda mano just becasue of dong nothing else. solid dong-yan eh. go panday. love it. solid kapuso from GENERAL SANTOS CITY. proud to be kapuso
January 1, 2012
12:57 am
Sorry, pero may HATER kasi dito. Pag, hater, you can\’t expect NOTHING GOOD from them. Kung naging #1 sa box office ang Panday 2, sasabihin nilang nadamay lang si Marian sa lakas ang hatak ng Panday at ni Bong Revilla. Ngayong #2 and Panday at ganito ang critique sa pelikula, sinasabig malas kasi si Marian. Uy, WALANG KINALAMAN si Marian sa plot ng pelikula, ginampanan lang niya ang role niya bilang aktres. kaya sa mga HATERS jan, pwede ba, HINDI NA SANA kayo magbago…para laging miserable buhay niyo na nakikita ang KASIKATAN at SOARING SUCCESS ng isang MARIAN RIVERA! manigas kayo sa inggit.
December 31, 2011
10:20 pm
Malas kasi si Marian.. Maraming galit sa kanya kaya walang nanood. KARMA…
December 31, 2011
8:31 pm
ok na rin ang movie at talagang pambata ito. malupet yung mga special effects at 3d animations. kayang kaya na talaga ng pinoy ang effects na ganyan, thanks to Riot Inc. ang balita ko sa Panday 3 ay 3d movie na ito, at first sa pinoy movie industry. good luck na lang sa Panday 3.
December 31, 2011
6:44 pm
Mark, ganda po ng review. Nag rely masyado sa SFX sacrificing the plot and characters. Ang daming comparison sa mga hollywood movies at masyado nakakairita kapag ang tagal ng transformation ng punyal para maging espada. The saddest point here is may part 3. Tama na Panday …… wag na lang sa MMFF sa ordinary year na lang. (This is true for SRR and Enteng and Tanging Ina Mo … lets get more quality films, the best of the best for the festival.)