Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind

Drawn in by the time-travel element this was my first philippines film. Not quite knowing what to expect and also aware of the terrible reviews. Well I found it delightful. No great special effects yet none were required to tell the story. I was charmed by the quirky Ningning (Yassi Pressman). And could easily see why our hero Han (Ruru Maddrid) fell for her. His character struggled with motivation and self-esteem. He played the part well and for this reason Han came across as a bit dull and un-confident. It reminded me of my own youth, what it was like to be young, in love, and then to lose. I found the love story emotional and both leads played their parts well.. Highly recommend for those that are looking for a bit of a different time-travel story. So I'll give it good 7.

Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind

Good plot but bad execution even on the story. It's 1995, but set and even the costumes aren't from that time. Obviously low budget. Sayang film student, all they watch are pop culture flicks. This movie is "live within their world" type.

Andaming bags na sana classic na lang. Saka yung snaku din na kinakain ni Yassi, iba yung cover ng time na yun, sorry fan ako ng snaku.

Moments of Love. Yung kila dingdong. Yung sa telepono sila nag-uusap. -- my friend and I agreed that this was much better time travel film.

Don't get me wrong i like/love time travel stories and movies. But, this one just didn't hit the mark. Saying it's a five because I still remember the premise even though I watched it last year.

Just finished watching this gem and I'm seriously blown away! The mix of time travel, nostalgia, as well as heartfelt storytelling was so good. The way that student who wants to be a filmmaker but having a trouble to make a good thesis stumbles into the 90s and ends up at Video City where he's life definitely changes! Pure magic. And don't get me started on the chemistry between him and the woman he meets-it felt real and raw. But that ending?? Open and bittersweet! I NEED a Season 2 ASAP. There's so much left to explore. Easily one of the best genre-bending filipino films I've seen in a while! Its a 10/10 for me.

I vividly remember a Video City store in my hometown where we rent a VHS title at 15 pesos, which must be returned within a week. I know what the store looked like. If I could see one brought to life again, it will be very nostalgic. But in this movie it's so laughable, as if everyone involved in this movie did not even google or haven't seen an actual Video City store in their life. What annoyed me most was that the storefront signage was made from tarpaulin. Maybe they paid the actors a lot and ran out of budget. It was atrocious.

About the story, I was drawn the first few minutes. I thought it reminded me of Moments of Love starring Dingdong Dantes and Iza Calzado. And oh boy, I was wrong! The ending was terrible. The last 10 minutes of this movie felt rushed, as if they had to immediately wrap it up for the sake of releasing the film on schedule.

This was the first time I have watched Ruru Madrid and Yassi Pressman. I knew their names but I haven't watched them before. Their acting was alright. Nothing special or spectacular, but overall good. They had chemistry in this movie, but all was ruined by the storytelling. I didn't remember when I last watched a show or movie with Dennis Padilla in it, and I'm glad I didn't. He was and still is a terrible actor.

There's nothing worth remembering from this movie, except that they used Video City as a watch-bait.

Nobody ever knows why they made this movie about a man goes back in time to a discontinued video rental store. The story looked horrible and the product placements are frequentless. I felt bad that Viva and GMA made this because everybody wanted to stick with streaming instead. One day if only Video City will be brought back alongside MagnaVision and Odyssey. But who cares? Plus, the actors are a bit too woody to say the least. Overall, I gave this film 1/10 because who cares about this nostalgia at all. I'm a bit surprised that nobody is making a sequel that would definitely hurt the entire movie at all.