breaking the kernel

three weeks ago, i succumbed to my barriotic thrills and unload 16 hours of Sa Piling Mo. i was rooting for benicio (albert martinez) to end up with jennifer/catherine (judy ann santos). it was a moot point really as the ending was perceivable by the mere fact it was a juday/piolo vehicle even before the script was written. i got six more dvd's to load, an additional twenty four hours of the same inexplicable storylines. having read the weekly synopsis on wikipedia, i'm torn whether to continue rolling as seeing PP bawl each and every episode is kind of annoying. i reckon compared to sa piling mo, don't give up on us would be a lighter fare to relax before another day of backbreaking kindness unfold. but lo and behold, there was piolo and his tears again. so i entrusted the consistently reliable sakal, sakali, saklolo to perk me up.

although not a cinematic masterpiece by any standards, SSS however would make you shriek in deep howls of laughter. the tandem of judy ann and ryan works. it might have only been a mandatory sequel. but it has the same feel as the comedy films of the 50's and 60's nida-nestor ambience in their dance sequences, or gloria romero aura in manang biday or dalagang ilokana, amalia fuentes' efficiency in operetang sampay bakod ( i spent most my afternoons in the 80's watching old, old movies through sine siyete and sine sa nueve). we have to thank the trend these days. gone are the pinoy musical comedies of the past. in the 80's, a tito, vic and joey starrer wouldn't be complete without a song and dance finale. remember maricel in maria went to town? or sharon in buy one, take one and jack and jill? janice, aga and eddie garcia in ang erpats kong forgets? i could site tons of examples, it's too scary.

SSS is as cosy as friends, my sitcom of choice. it would be even more appreciated as it ages as i've not seen a film in its genre with the same sphere and composure. john en marsha was wonderful in portraying the sterling dimensions of marriage. SSS was able to merge the urbane sophistication of jed's (ryan) parents to the coarse features of angie's (judy ann) mom. angie may may have been more refined than her mother but she prattles like a wife. while jed is in dire need of a backbone. some scenarios, whether some couples admit it or not do occur in reality.

just like any other mortal, i'm biased. what works for me wouldn't automatically operate in the same fashion with the next person. that means cb, keira, brange, jess. it's highly intricate to be objective. i flail in that respect.