Booba

Ruffa Mae Quinto and Ai-Ai delas Alas are two of my most favorite comedians, and this film was one of their decent comedic performances. Although it was still mediocre, the scripts and acting was on-point in its ultimate goal: to make everyone laugh.

Provincial Girl Booba wants to start anew in the metro after she inadvertedly kills her grandma. Once there, she faces assault for her voluptuous figure but as finds her way AND meet her lost sister along the way.

This really aged so bad.

Booba is probably the film that raised Quinto into National popularity in the Philippines but I could why.

As expected, the sexual dynamics in this film is so stilted AND of its time. Quinto's Booba is literally just sexist tropes: dumb, sexy and ungodly assaulted for it, and almost unable to function on her own. Her sexuality is so exploited in this that its kinda uncomfortable at times. She kinda was wh*red in this and I have not even discussed how her intellect is often demeaned in this. Ate is much better drawn. She clearly is a satire of Filipino Action film Antagonists AND work since its a sharply written parody AND her story stayed its the Antagonist lane. Though the Ugly jokes are just not it, not funny and not even witty.

As a soft positive, the main romance somewhat works BUT very choppily made. I think this is where Booba's comedy works the best (ie like infamous Paulie Hospital Scene) since it was a two way street that her sexuality is not openly assaulted on.

Not recommended.

After watching this movie i asked myself if ever there would be a time when Philipine Cinema would ever be up there with Hollywood? Would this title change the way comedic movies are done in the Philippines? Well you'd be happy to know that this title is in no way different to what Philippine comedic movies have been for the last decade or so. This movie can only just waste your time. It has so many mistakes, bad storyline and lots of bad acting that you'd think its part of the movie. Anyways i would give it a 10/10 for all the above mentioned and because my favourite scene, Booba's (Rufa Mae Quinto) scene with Poli (Gary Estrada).