Wapakman (2009)
Wapakman is a Philippine superhero film directed by Topel Lee and starring eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.
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Powerful
Good concept, poorly executed.
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
This is one of the worst movie ever made by the Philippine cinema. No wonder..... It's lead actor is a well recognized boxer, who ran for congressman in a district he has never resided yet, and won only due to popularity and not his qualifications. He is definitely not an actor or he couldn't even be taken seriously as a comedian. The movie producers banked on the popularity of Manny Pacquiao to sell a poorly crafted and screen played movie who's target audience were the kids during the Christmas season. It was so surprising it was included in the Metro Manila Filmfest Festival. It was a movie about a superhero but there is nothing super about the movie. If you have nothing to watch, this isn't even worth it of a glimpse. No wonder it ranked the lowest among the rest of the film fest participants. This reflects how quality is never a requirement in the film fest entry selection process.
This movie was included in the 2009 Manila Film Festival. This was a Box Office Loser. It was a Loser due to lousy actors and stupid screen play. This movie being included in the Manila Film Festival entries only proves that the Philippine movie industry is still very primitive and is not about art. The target viewers for this movie are the children who received money as present on Christmas day to spend to the movie houses watching stupid movies like this. We'll at least most of the children are smart enough not to spend money on this one. My biggest question is, HOW THE HELL DID THIS GET A 9.9 STARS HERE IN IMDb? Is this a paid post about this movie here in IMDb? I guess IMDb is really a reliable source for movies ratings. I'm Grinning Sarcastically!