Do you think Deleter deserved 8 Metro Manila Film Awards? What did you think of Nadine Lustre’s performance? Let us know in the comments!

You can tell Dominic's been very careful with his critique but I admire the honesty. Ang insightful ng discussion about how this film may have missed the mark on accurately representing the subject it wants to delve into. It was a missed opportunity kumbaga dahil it went on a tangent. Also, kaya siguro iba yung feel ng Birdshot at Deleter despite being from the same director (and film editor) ay dahil Deleter was meant to be a commercial film: it stars a bankable actress, it's to be shown over Christmas...it was meant to rake in the bucks. Birdshot was geared towards a different audience. Iba yung hatak ng dalawang films I guess.

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Wow. I saw Deleter awhile back on Amazon Prime (thank you DITO :P) and came away wondering what the hype was about. As a 90s kid I still have "fond" memories of Pinoy horror movies from the 70s and 80s. Looking back, the scare didn't really come from the makeup and the prosthetics, it was the tension leading up to the reveal of the aswang or the bampira or the halimaw sa banga. Once they appeared to much dry ice smoke and strobe lights and thunder sound effects, everything just went goofy. Deleter is a 2022 movie that suffers from the failings of 70s Pinoy horror - just because there's a ghost doesn't mean the audience has to see it! I fully agree with Dom's criticism of a missed opportunity to make a great horror film.

This just means that the level of movies in MMFF is really subpar. If Deleter didn’t really quite hit the mark for a legitimate critic, then how much more the other films which joined MMFF that year??

Here's an opinion that would probably irk most Filipinos. Skip Mikhail Red's films (He's more style than substance) and see Jun Lana's work instead Big Night! or Chito Roño's Signal Rock are excellent films that reflect the Zeitgest of Filipino society. Here are some of my other recommendations: Ekstra (2013) Vilma Santos Pamilya Ordinaryo (2016) Ronwaldo Martin Crying ladies (2003) Sharon cuneta

"It's exploitative of content moderators and their real life genuine suffering" This should be heard by the producers of the film because it is so TRUE. They only used "content moderation" as a launching pad for horror antics. To set the mood for the big ghost reveal. When the ghost did finally show up, grabe ang corny.... there was a scene where you can see the ghost's hands typing on a keyboard (complete with zombie hand makeup)... huh??? But I know people who work in content moderation and it is truly traumatic. nasira yung utak ng friend ko dahil sa mga nakikita niya on a daily basis, tapos gagamitin lang yun ng isang director as props. Ang insensitive nga. This is why Philippines cinema rarely come up with CLASSIC movies na talagang mamahalin ng mga pilipino. Kasi yung mga baguhan na directors and writers ngayon, instead of telling people's stories and putting them on the big screen, gagamitin lang nila yung hype or trendiness ng mga totoong struggles nila. For what? para sa award that doesn't mean anything, kasi alam ng lahat MMFF nabibili, o kaya may hidden agenda. They dont give them out kasi totoong award winning tlga. Di na tulad noon na may integrity pa ang MMFF. Sabi nga ni Dominic "the movie can be in ANY OTHER PROFESSION, and it's still the same ghost story" and if you really think about it... hayy so true. grabe. nakakahiya ang MMFF ito ang ginawa nilang BEST PICTURE OF 2022. wtf

Personally the one who really held the movie was Louise delos Reyes. The depth of her acting at a quick screentime made the movie cohesive with Nadine's performance. I wish Deleter delved deeper into the topic chosen, because it is more than what they've shown but festival rules might have played in censoring disturbing themes, and to be presented in the same hold as Birdshot. But for a Pinoy film to produce this level of film now, the industry might be getting a renaissance so it's good to look forward for more.

Lately you have him reviewing modern commercial movies. It's good to do a few, but we need to get back to the good classic movies from the 80s.

It might be nice to see a deeper dive into the filmography of Mikhail Red and a discussion on how he has progressed (or not progressed) as a filmmaker. Ever since the release of the critically-acclaimed Birdshot (which is also my favorite work of his), he has gone on to release six more films, many of these being relatively successful commercially. What is interesting to see is that none of these have yet to top Birdshot’s quality, and most have also received negative to mixed reviews. I personally remember really liking “Eerie”, though it seems that even that has been negatively panned by most. A look and analysis into his filmography post-Birdshot sounds very interesting to me. Sabi rin naman ni Dominic na fan siya of the director.

what a great analysis! glad to know that I wasn't the only one taken aback by how the ending went.

To be fair, MMFF movies are made for commercial consumption not really for award worthy type of movie

I hope we let him watch all the classics first

This is yet another great and honest review FILMIPINOS!

Wow you have a great take on this movie 😮 Please do the movie "Four sisters and a wedding"

Thanks to your review and honest opinion of the film.

A good critic is someone who critize honestly and Domunic has it!

Please yung The Road po next niyo. I'm really curious what wil be his critics to the movie. Para sakin kasi it's one of the best PH horror movies.

Really dude, what I like about American and British cultural rhetoric is the "courage" to call a spade a spade. Filipinos are generally easily offended but many, including myself, do appreciate honesty, especially when watching reviews on entertainment. In Tagalog, trabaho lang, walang personalan. Be yourself and state your anapologetic opinion. People will hate you either way. This is the Internet after all. ❤

I think Nadine did the right portrayal of a character, Lyra, who's someone overexposed with super sensitive situations like seeing her father killing his pet dog, her life as a content moderator and witnessing her friend being molested by their boss. Someone who experienced all these have the tendency to be subtle, dark and numb looking. Maybe it's also the reason why they add the club scene because when people are drunk, they somehow express anything they suppressed inside whenever they're sober.

I like the way he commented..its true and honest opinion..ibig sabihin lqng nyan na un ating mga hurado o mqnunuri ng Pelikuula ng Pilipino ay kulang pa s kaalaman kung sino un magaling...nangyayare kasi minsan me favoritism...im just saying...nothing personal..marami kasing mga artista na nakakuha ng best pero parang d karapat dapat..

Love this!!!!!

Please make more reaction on filipino horror movies like Kris Aquino's "Feng Shui" and "Sukob" or Vilma Santos' "The Healing"

I wish you could watch " Thy Womb" these days and have your honest opinion about the film.

I must say i was hyped for Deleter but not so scary as i reckon. I saw it at daytime too. Ahmm... this is an upgrade. But yeah not so great still. But i would like to see Birdshot.

Watch and review Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag pls

Mikhail red the director of deleter said he's going to make new horror movie called "NOKTURNO" the main cast is still pres Nadine lustre coming 2023

Great video!!

Hope more Filipino Cinemasins (Aka everything wrong ) like this gets uploaded so we can fix our movies. Because as a future Filipino filmmaker I don’t agree a lot with recent Filipino movies ( Except for Filipino historical movies ) because its often a missed opportunity that I want to fix in the future.

I like what you said about the movie not being bad, but somehow disappointing. Definitely could have been better, but as others have said in the comments, this movie had a different goal and target audience given its screening schedule.

Am I the only one who thinks Dominic is hot 🥵 😆

I love they put korean grocery store visualize isolation like movie "Shining 1982 of Overlook Hotel "

You should watch and do an analysis about Seklusyon

To be honest, Deleter would have been perfect as a Psychological type of Horror Film especially with the topic of Content Moderation instead of the old cliche Filipino Supernatural Horror Film.

Malaki kaya ang bayad kay kuya Dominic or willing din kaya cya to lend a helping hand pag ginawa cyang consultant ng pinoy movie?

Actually hndi nman sya nakakatakot mas nakakatakot pa nga Yung movie na smile kesa sa deleter

One of the REASONS DELETER won a lot of awards is that MMFF sucks. Only few movies in MMFF that won awards and get a blockbuster. I could only think 1, JOSE RIZAL by GMA FILMS. It is usually separated. The great films don't get watched, and the worst films are the blockbuster. I love movies but unfortunately, there are only few films that I can be proud of as a FILIPINO in this generation.

I want you to make a film review on Feng Shui played by Kris Aquino. It is one of a legendary horror film in the Philippines.

Please do Flor Contemplation Story Inagaw mo lahat sakin Ploning Muro Ami

Filmipinos can you review Ang Larawan and Honor thy Father? Ang Larawan(The Portrait) is now accessible, as it has been recently released in Netflix Philippines. I would like to hear Dominic’s review of these movies 😊

Please make a review & reaction to the movie "ISA PA WITH FEELINGS" Carlo Aquino & Maine Mendoza

Great and honest critique.

I think deserve niyang mapanood yung "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros". Pakisingit nalang sa listahan pleasee ems

same here tama po kayo..hnd namn ako natakot at nagandahan

Review Maria Goes to Town so much 80s cheese on that one

Sorry for being a bit late to the party. But I was a little disappointed as well after I watched Deleter. And I kinda felt bad tbh because I consider Mikhail Red as one of most modern and stylistic directors in the country. Birdshot was an instant classic, Dead Kids was brutal, Arisaka was an experience (i hope Mr. Dominic could react to these films too) but Deleter just unfortunately didn't live up to my expectations. The third act didn't not feel as scary as it did in the first act, and that's a shame. I think one of the main reasons why Birdshot, Arisaka and Dead Kids worked for me was because they incorporated the environment that the characters were living in and the consequences of living there to the story. Deleter just didn't stay true to what it was actually trying to represent.

Would you like to make a reaction video on Batang Quiapo? It is a very interesting current series. It pictures what amd how life is about particulary in QUIAPO.

To me the ending is the most underwhelming part of the film because it just too cliche and dated like it was made in 2000s. To me personally they should have turn this into demon monster film like smile instead of a vengeful ghost film

Yup, the film and the main actress were (a bit) overrated, to be honest. Their poster also have this early 2000's B horror movie vibe.

Eh, don't be scared of anyone's fans. They're losers who don't have a life. You can remove mean comments and call it a day. As long as you're giving the most objective reviews, you're good. Filipinos are sensitive to a fault. Most of them are sadly trained to react first before thinking. To us who likes watching reviews of Filipino movies, we all want an honest to goodness review.

im a filipino and i dont even bother try watching it because i know it sucks in all aspects, its pretty rare for us filipino to make such good horror movies most of the time its "jologs" haha😅

The first movie I've watched sa cinema. It wasn't scary at all and very predictable.

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Deleter is by far the worst Filipino movie i have seen from 2022. Its such a chore to watch that me and my niece started snoozing by the second half of the film. Tons and tons of misopporunity. It could have been like "Pulse" but it wasnt. It was just straight up bad and forgettable.

The horror delelater was a true to life story that are gosting now was happening but the old story like bumpera ..its not happening its only emagination before the people was egnorant that they will might think was happen but never happened today is a modern era gosting will not excess.....people now are more knowledgeable and most educated ..not like godting gosting that they will not believe anymore

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Deleter is just an overrated GARBAGE, sorry but there are lot GREAT movie deserved an award..

Deleter was boring, waste of time and money. Stupid direction, story and cinematography. Not scary at all.

MMFF win means NOTHING. it's just 8 crappy movies competing against each other. you win, but you win against turds.

This movie is indeed overrated.

“Did the movie Deleter deserved all the awards”…yes. It’s a choice between 1 or 2 decent movies over the rest of trash movies in this MMFF. Wrong questioning!

Honestly the movie is overrated super boring script..O.A.acting where u can say PATAYIN SA SINDAK SI BARBARA 90s horror film movie is more than horrific on this.......such a lame movie