Scorpio Nights 3

The cinematography was excellent, and the acting by the lovely and beautiful Christine Bermas, as well as Mark Anthony Fernandez, were the only stand-out and convincing performances. Gold Aceron seemed out of place in his role. And there's some decent crime-action scenes, but the viewer is really left lost knowing what Fernandez's character does and how he ended up the way he did towards the end. Then there's a bunch of irrelevant club scenes, action chases, crime scenes, and some school shots that felt out of place and unfinished. There's a real lacking of character development and scene continuity. It felt like a bunch of screenplays were randomly inserted in an erotica story to stretch the film out to 112 mins. There was much clarity missing in many areas. I've seen the original 1985 film, and it had a better, clearer story, and the ending had much more impact. It's a generous 6/10 all going to Christine Bermas because she stood out in every scene, even the ones she was clothed in.

I watched both the original classic Filipino adult film as well as Erik Matti's 1999 version which is why my expectations for this movie is quite high. My own conclusions on the film are kind of mixed.

The choice for the lead role is played by newcomer Gold Aceron who approaches his character as this sex obsessed nerd. The guy actually comes off as too nerdy and geeky though maybe this was the deliberate intention of the director as many horny teenagers are more like Aceron (who looks like an internet cafe dwelling incel). The simulated sex is pretty realistic and makes one ask if there was actual penetration involved like the old notorious films of George Estregan Sr.

It's definitely not a movie for the church going crowd as there's a lot of kinky activity going on. Unlike the original though, it's not a very unified movie. The band scenes for example are very out of place and doesn't match the overall tone of the film. It still doesn't touch the original film but is a passable send-off to the great maker of local indie porno, Peque Gallaga.