Star Value Analysis © (capsule) : 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival Entries

MMFF 2015 Star Value Ranking©, Box Office Forecast, UPDATES and Star Value PH Supported Film

Ang Sugal ni John Lloyd para sa mga Manonood ng Pelikulang Pilipino

"HONOR THY FATHER" international poster
source: online

Piolo Pascual, Angelica Panganiban ang Ricky Lee talk about Honor Thy Father. Must watch. Wag mong palampasin ang...
Posted by Honor Thy Father on Wednesday, 30 December 2015

"importante itong pelikulang 'to dahil... ito ang pwedeng magbigay ng.. totoong estado ng moviegoers ngayon"- John Lloyd Cruz​

a rather eerily prophetic statement. but as events unfold, it is clear - hindi lang ang "totoong estado ng mga manonood" ang makikita sa sinapit ng "Honor Thy Father​", naibubuyangyang din nito ngayon ang marumi at corrupt na bahagi ng sistema ng isang multi-bilyong pisong industriya, isang maliit ngunit napakapopular at napakamaimpluwensyang sektor sa ating lipunan na kung maisaaayos lamang ay walang kwestiyon na maipagmamalaki ng lahat ng mga pilipino sa buong mundo dahil sa taas ng antas ng husay, talino at kalidad ng mga artists na bumubuo nito.

- something more sinister. something more sad. something more urgent. yet it is also something most of us can participate in and change for better -

Directors Guild of the Philippines' Official Statement

1st "Official Scandal" of #MMFF2015? 

"HONOR THY FATHER" NOT QUALIFIED FOR BEST PICTURE AWARD 

Absent official figures from the Metro Manila Film Festival 2015 Committee, claims and reports of top-grossing MMFF movie point to "MY BEBE LOVE" as #1 on Day 1.

MMFF 2015 Official Denial of Malicious "Ticket-Swapping" Claim

Star Value PH Supports...

Last year, our resident star value analyst and system creator Ramon Bayron expressed his support for Quantum Films' "English Only Please", starring the then-untested tandem of DEREK RAMSAY and JENNYLYN MERCADO and did so by daring to reveal and publish his star value analysis© on the movie which predicted a 4th place finish in the box-office race for the independently-produced Metro Manila Film Festival entry and listed the positive spill-over effects of such eventuality for the star values of its lead stars and film producers.

Twelve (12) months later, local stakeholders are hailing Quantum Films as the newest box-office-maker in the mainstream film industry and Jennylyn the newest darling of romantic comedies. More distinctly, she is probably the only one who is not an ABS-CBN star. Derek too didn't do badly after EOP, as he has since been "welcomed back" to the ABS-CBN/Star Cinema. Yet the stakeholder whose star value gained the most (arguably) from EOP is screenwriter/director Antonette Jadaone. Without belaboring the obvious, we'll just say that Ms Jadaone's works and influence now are the strongest elements in this year's edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival, perhaps challenged only by the presence of the tv hit accidental tandem of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, more popularly known as "Aldub."

This year, this blog is adopting and extending the same kind of support for yet another independent festival entry.

And similar to what Mr Bayron did for "English Only Please," our support will come via a more extended star value analysis©  for the film, its stars and filmmakers and a highlighted feature in our blog (dependent on the availability of data and our schedule). The purpose of our choice is straightforward and clear, we hope to contribute to making the film an unqualified box-office success.

We must emphasize, however, that our analysis and strategic communications suggestions (if any) are not commissioned and therefore independent from the film marketing efforts and strategies of the film's producer/s and/or their official promotions team. For our star value analysis© and consultancy services, pop media business stakeholders (media networks, producers, advertisers, artists et al) may email their inquiries via starvalue@yahoo.com.au.

SVPh will still be providing objective, studied general analysis (in capsules) for the rest of the MMFF entries. To avail of our star value analysis© and consultancy services, pop media business stakeholders (media networks, producers, advertisers, artists et al) may email their inquiries via starvalue@yahoo.com.au.

Finally, we can now reveal that ---

Star Value PH supports "HONOR THY FATHER"

Director        : Erik Matti
Screenwriter : Michiko Yamamoto
Lead Star      : John Lloyd Cruz (Star Value Rank© - Top Star)


Critical Acclaim for "Honor Thy Father"

"Honor Thy Father is many things: a suspenseful story of betrayal and retribution, a drama about familial reconciliation, and a commentary on the tenuous nature of newfound wealth. Holding everything together are Matti's fluid, skilled direction and the tightly wound performance by Cruz, whose Edgar — disgusted by the greed and hypocrisy he encounters — seems always on the verge of exploding." - Toronto International Film Festival

Analyst's Favorites
This is a subjective list. The objective star value rating system is not applied.

Star Value Analysis© and Star Value Ranking© - MMFF 2015 Official Mainstream Entries

BOX-OFFICE Ranking

1. "My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore" - P159M*

2. "Beauty and the Bestie" - P131M*

3. "Walang Forever" - P36M*

4. "Haunted Mansion" - P29M*

*3 days - Official MMFF Committee Release

"All You Need is Pag-ibig"
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"Beauty and the Bestie"

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"Buy Now, Die Later"

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"Haunted Mansion"

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"Honor Thy Father"

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"My Bebe Love"

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"Nilalang"

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"Walang Forever"

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