ESKRIMADORS! The documentary on the Filipino MArtial arts

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waahhh! patudlo!

lemme try....

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yay! sucess! Thanx Rambutan!

[rambutan]

compli ticket be..hehe.. bitaw, gud luck sa production..

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article by the manila times

?Eskrimadors?

[GOSPELofROCH]

wla nay lain day or time showing ani cuz conflict sa ako sked...i really want to see this show

[EL LOCO]

support ko ani bro....loved this thread ... always up ko ani

[EL LOCO]

Kinsay naka kita ninyo ani na movie, any comments? guipasalida ni sya sa SAM one day lang.

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me! me! me!...

[belgianmalie]

me! me! me!...

i have not seen this docu
had two opportunities first during the media viewing at usc tc - i was at boracay
and yesterday during the premiere - i am here in singapore
i will though get the chance view this when i return
we need more of this docus made by true blue filipino or cebuano to expose the most comprehensive martial arts
i have seen a lot of eskrima-kali-arnis docus made by asians, american and britons
they have a different perspective than a cebuano or a filipino

[Tarmac]

Saw the movie. It was fantastic! The first three minutes and the audience was already clapping.

Beautifully-choreographed fight scenes, outstanding cinematography (artful without going overboard) and a surprisingly well-woven storyline. Post-production work was also top-notch. Made all documentaries produced by ABS-CBN and the like seem amateurish by comparison.

The Cebuano movie scene has yet to see this level of movie-making. It will even compare favorably to anything put out by Manila-based indie directors. The bar has been set, and it has been set high.

Belgianmalie is right in saying that this movie has a different perspective. Where most docus already made talk about history and fighting styles and techniques. Eskrimadors covers that but delves even deeper. In the movie, the eskrima grandmasters spoke candidly about the bygone days (in the 50's or 60's), when bitter rivalries formed between the various eskrima schools. These found an outlet in deadly, no holds barred (not to mention highly illegal) juego todo matches. No foreign documentary filmmaker has ever stumbled upon this aspect of eskrima. Juego todo is an integral part of the Eskrimadors storyline and makes good material for exciting fight sequences.

When the credits rolled the audience was on its feet, cheering wildly. A well-deserved standing ovation, indeed. Just outside the theater, the eskrimadors featured in the movie were accosted by members of the audience who wanted to have their pictures taken with them. These once-obscure practitioners of a disappearing art had become stars.

Perhaps as a result of this movie, eskrima will gain the recognition and following it truly deserves as the only homegrown martial art.

And hopefully too, Cebuano movie makers will finally gain respect and recognition.

Kudos to the people behind the cameras, Kerwin Go, Ruel Antipuesto and Jiji Borlasa. This movie was a labor of love. Their brilliance was there for all to see.

I'd love to watch this movie again, and again and again.