What was supposed to be a romantic date during the commercially driven event called Valentine's Day became an unforgettable torment in my entire movie watching experience. By my then girlfriend's persuasion, or should I say threat, I was made to watch Let The Love Begin. Beforehand, I already had a bad premonition about the movie because it stars Richard Gutierrez. I wholeheartedly and passionately hate the said celebrity. But before his mother starts coming out at The Buzz to berate me, let me explain myself. I abhor Richard Gutierrez merely for his poor acting ability. Despite having starred in numerous telenovelas and major motion pictures, Richard up to this day has failed to improve on his craft. That is why, it became my personal demon, having stood watching a Richard Gutierrez movie for the whole 90 minute duration.
Before seeing the movie, me and my then girlfriend had an argument. I wanted to see a big budgeted Hollywood action flick. She preferred Let The Love Begin. Much to my chagrin, I gave in. As we entered the moviehouse, maybe due to my overwhelming dismay, I was on the verge of confessing to her that I had faked all my orgasms during our intimate moments in bed.
Let The Love Begin is a movie where I would rather be on the rooftop during a flash flood. As expected, the Richard Gutierrez-Angel Locsin starrer is fueled with bad acting, mediocrity, cinematic cliches, rampant commercialism and a lot of cheese. There is nothing worth raving about the movie except seeing Angel Locsin. Let The Love Begin is simply an ordinary episode from a tv drama that made its way to the big screen to rake millions for its lead stars and its cunning movie producers at the expense of a fanatical audience. Less than 30 minutes of the film had passed, I was already paralyzed with annoyance. Majority came from Richard Gutierrez's retardate acting. Some stemmed from the overused and predictable storyline (rich meets poor - fights first - then fall in love afterwards.) Some was a result of the obnoxious pair of Mark and Jennylyn, the other stars of the movie.
Perhaps due to my undying boredom, I began to observe the people at the venue. The full housed theater was reeking with mush as most of the moviegoers were couples. But at least, I got to see who was having sex with who. There were also groups of friends, possibly either fans of the loveteams or avid Kapuso's. The audience eagerly gush everytime the lead stars were being focused on screen. While Let The Love Begin provoked fits of joy for others, the current situation that I was in became unacceptable.
An hour of the film had gone and I was already wishing for someone to shout "Sunog!" On one dramatic scene, Richard Gutierrez easily became a travesty. Apparently, acting for him meant delivering all the emoting to his eyebrows while adding papungay ng mata for cinematic effect. It was a gruesome punishment that was difficult to watch. When the characters of Richard and Angel finally kissed, the audience went into a kilig frenzy. Showing their well-coordinated operatic talent, they blurted out in chorus, "Aieeeee!" At that moment, I wish I had a water hose. For an hour and a half, the cinema became my torture chamber. After the movie was over, me and my then girlfriend had a dinner at a fancy restaurant (where the food was great by the way.) Asked why I was scowling as I ate, I sarcastically answered, "Di lang masarap ang pagkain."
Labeling Let The Love Begin as an excellent movie is like saying Madam Auring could still get pregnant. (Ironically, it is the top grossing film on the year it was released.) The movie is fundamentally designed for people who are easily entertained. When asked about the quality of what they saw, these are the very same people who would enthusiastically attest "Ang pogi ni Richard!" or "Ang ganda ni Angel!" instead of saying their input about the film. It is a movie where you can allow the neurons in your brain to take a vacation during its entire running time. After watching Let The Love Begin, I strongly pledged never to pollute my world again with any film or tv show that contains Richard Gutierrez's disturbing performance. As for my then girlfriend who dragged me to see Let The Love Begin, I'm just glad we have already broken up before she could coerce me to see another stupid movie.
6 comments:
With your story, I remember the time when my ex-girlfriend and I watched All My life starring Aga Muhlach and Kirstine Hermosa. I think it's better than what you have watched~
lahat ng mga anak ni anabel rama hindi marunong umarte. kung baket sila nagkakapelikula..ewan ko. gusto ko ngang itanong ito kay kris aquino.hehehe.
Couldn't you have kept your gf for the sex? What's one bad movie after another if you are getting sex anyway?
watch the final scene again, the one before the credits, the scene at the clark airport, it was raining and Angel in her white capri pants got drenched..you can see the outline of her thongs..it;s the highlight of the movie
saklap dok :))
but i had one experience too, pero buti nalang hindi sa movie house, sa dibidi lang.
my first ex was into local movies and he persuaded me to watch this movie starring aga muhlach and anne curtis, cant remember the title pero basta hanggang ngayon pinagsisisihan kong pinanuod ko sya :)))
KIWPI: Alam ko ang title nyan, Jepi... When Love Begins.
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