I've decided this series is really very engaging and inventive and well worth watching if the following makes you interested: The story is not typical BL at all.....it is not a fluffy and light rom-com; it is an LGBTQ story that is much more grounded in reality. (I get teary when one of the characters talks about how lonely his weekends are.....) Some people will like that; others won't. It is unabashedly erotic. (Not only homoerotic -- one of the sexiest scenes is hetero.) Some people will like that; others won't. If you pay for a membership (I decided to splurge), you get the R-rated version of the vids, which is most definitely not pornographic but is more erotic. Some people will like the R-rating; others might have hoped for porn. But that's not what this video is about -- it is really telling a story and the story, as it has unfolded, is about a sad and unrequited love. (I dunno yet how it's going to end, but I'm hopeful that there might be some redemption coming.)
The other significant thing about PRE*SO is that it is made with real cinema craft -- the videos are well done, in very high quality. And the MUSIC IS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!! As part of the membership, you get access to really high-quality music videos, and the one that grabs me by the heart is "Stay", which is played in the 3rd episode. In fact, I might suggest that if you want to figure out if it's worth watching or subscribing, just have a look at the last half of ep. 3. It will give you a good idea of the quality of the art they are producing. (And the plot at that point, without spoilers, can be summed up this way: Guy No. 1 is having a phone conversation with Guy No. 2 (though they both appear to be together, they are on the phone), and he is telling about his love affair with Guy No. 3.) Just watch and see how beautifully and how effectively the creators tell that story.
They are making two versions of the episodes. The less sexy "PG" version is posted for public consumption -- no…
Thanks for that. Always good to hear from someone who's actually seen the footage in question!! When you refer to the Pablo music video, which episode are you referring to -- the episode 3 one? Or is there another one that I need to watch?
There’s a new “official trailer” out, on YouTube now. Cute actors. Lots of crying . Some kissing, too. (Can’t tell you more than that as there are no English subs.). First ep is due out May 31.
By the way, I think that scene of Bas' anguish should be used in sex education training everywhere. It is one of the clearest, most dramatic depictions I've ever seen of the wanton damage done by sexual abuse -- whether to males or females. Michael's performance is fantastic and Bas' tears really grab the viewer by the heart.
Bas and Marco are a beautiful couple, and their emergence in the last episode is a real highlight. Bas' sufferings are very well depicted. (Congrats to Michael for an outstanding performance.) And then it is so nice to see a bit of balm -- Marco is a true prince in the way he treats Bas.
I have to say that the best, and most unexpected, pleasure of the last few episodes has been watching Louis' wonderful performance, as Meen. He has perfected this empathetic, slightly anxious, and slightly adoring look when he watches Duean's idiocies, and I just find it so endearing. I have been rewatching the scenes (despite the fact that Duean is a complete bozo.) What a grade-A acting talent Louis has!
And now I've finished the whole thing. I'm gonna write a short review, but this sums it up "Beautiful, but flawed." But anyone who enjoys skinship and hot chemistry really needs to watch this -- it is the sexiest BL drama I've ever seen. (The belt scene, omigod. And Sky's tongue in Ace's ear.....whew.) You will have to bear up under long periods of boredom while the director indulges his own whimsy, but it is so worth it, IMHO. Because the love story, when it finally appears, is really beautiful.
There's a theme song that has been recorded by all the stars, including Michael/Bas. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8KK-Usn1XE . (Wow, Michael sure looks different when he's not in character!)
Wait... you have to pay to join their YouTube channel in order to watch the episodes? Is that right?
They are making two versions of the episodes. The less sexy "PG" version is posted for public consumption -- no need to pay for that. Just watch like anything else on YouTube. A "Director's Cut" version is available only to the members of their channel. I haven't paid, so I have no idea what the Director's Cut is like.
Scroll down and you'll see the beginning of this discussion about fantasy horrible endings. Onepiece clearly had way too much time on their hands, today......
Omigod. I just watched episode 8. After all the drechh in the first few episodes, we come to a profoundly moving love story, played sensitively by excellent, engaging, charismatic actors. And yes, their chemistry is really something to see. That's how real people, who are really into each other, make love. When Ace said "I love you" to Sky, it literally made me breathless.
For me, this drama might as well be named ''Ten Good Reasons Not to Have Kids When You're Gay''... The good thing…
Not a bad thing at all. People who don't want kids shouldn't be deceived by some sort of mystical romanticism into thinking families are for everyone. People who DO want them should understand what they are getting into, and make the wholehearted decision that the family love they can feel outweighs the drawbacks. (Gee, I guess that's true for straight couples, too.....)
I'm leaning towards the ending of Hamlet. That had a pretty high body count.
Ackkkkkk! That's horrible. But just for fun, let's write the scenario for a conflagration ending -- Tee calls in James and fires him on the spot for breaking the rules. Not only that, he tells James that he's going to have Ait thrown into jail on trumped-up larceny charges. This causes James to keel over dead from a heart attack. On learning of this, Ait decides to get revenge by poisoning Tee, and leaves the poison in Tee's coffee cup. But Bas, who has resigned himself to sexual slavery, visits Tee and slurps the coffee, so he drops dead, too. Tee, enraged at the loss of his boy toy, tries to run Ait down in the road, but Marco jumps out of a tree into Tee's Jeep and knifes Tee to death, thereby avenging James. Ait makes Googly eyes at Marco and the two of them stroll off down the beach into the sunset. Call it What You Want, indeed....
HelloCan anyone make me a little sum up of the fight between Aki and Miko? I've been watching some videos trying…
I'm don't think the fight was between Aki and Miko. Have a look at this article from the Manila press: https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/12/11/ruining-my-day/ . It seems there were financial shenanigans involving the director and the producer....where the cast and crew went unpaid for a long time and the producer (Carlos Galang) was left holding the bag. Aki was the loudest voice complaining about this. (If it's all true he was very justified to complain!)
That all came out at the end of 2020. Then in mid-January Miko posted this "apology to fans" on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyN7JQq_Xk In it, he speaks well (or certainly with no anger) about Aki. What he seems to be apologizing for is that he kept silent for a month while this scandal raged.....and I guess he was being roasted by his own fans for keeping silent. (He admits that he DID get paid for his work.) So the "apology" is an "apology" to his fans. Miko seems quite worried about the damage that his silence had done to his own reputation.
Whatever the details of the financial scandal were, we can only hope that the hardworking cast and crew came out okay. In the end, however, the result is sad for all of us fans -- if there is a My Day Season Two it will be about other characters, without the humor and the passion of the Ace-Sky couple. They've already said they won't be involved. Heartbreaking......
And I think it is super cool that, some years after the lawyer's wife passes away, it is his now-grown son who has the sensitivity, compassion and loving acceptance to push his father to once again unite with Jun, knowing that is his father's deepest desire. The son has no lines to speak -- what he does is shown and not recounted -- but it is really moving.
An interesting film, for people who are interested in modern Filipino history, and the lives of gay people against that backdrop. The action follows the life of ex-seminarian Jun over something like 30 years, as he meets and loves various people, including Communist activists, a mining engineer who becomes his "spouse", a woman he treats as his sister, and his long term "affair" (as in the movie's title), a young lawyer who grows up and through decades sustains both a wife and family and his love for Jun.
The acting, direction and production values of this film are well above the modern-day "pandemic" standards. Unfortunately, the SD technology in use only a decade ago now looks really cheesy, so the film has an "old time" look about it. But it's still well worth watching. Like any life, Jun's has happy times and really sad times....but for those who might be concerned, it does not end in overwhelming sadness.
The other significant thing about PRE*SO is that it is made with real cinema craft -- the videos are well done, in very high quality. And the MUSIC IS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!! As part of the membership, you get access to really high-quality music videos, and the one that grabs me by the heart is "Stay", which is played in the 3rd episode. In fact, I might suggest that if you want to figure out if it's worth watching or subscribing, just have a look at the last half of ep. 3. It will give you a good idea of the quality of the art they are producing. (And the plot at that point, without spoilers, can be summed up this way: Guy No. 1 is having a phone conversation with Guy No. 2 (though they both appear to be together, they are on the phone), and he is telling about his love affair with Guy No. 3.) Just watch and see how beautifully and how effectively the creators tell that story.
And here's another version, sung just by Michael. I think this may be the one that featured in Ep 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLOIH4-qzk
That all came out at the end of 2020. Then in mid-January Miko posted this "apology to fans" on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyN7JQq_Xk In it, he speaks well (or certainly with no anger) about Aki. What he seems to be apologizing for is that he kept silent for a month while this scandal raged.....and I guess he was being roasted by his own fans for keeping silent. (He admits that he DID get paid for his work.) So the "apology" is an "apology" to his fans. Miko seems quite worried about the damage that his silence had done to his own reputation.
Whatever the details of the financial scandal were, we can only hope that the hardworking cast and crew came out okay. In the end, however, the result is sad for all of us fans -- if there is a My Day Season Two it will be about other characters, without the humor and the passion of the Ace-Sky couple. They've already said they won't be involved. Heartbreaking......
The acting, direction and production values of this film are well above the modern-day "pandemic" standards. Unfortunately, the SD technology in use only a decade ago now looks really cheesy, so the film has an "old time" look about it. But it's still well worth watching. Like any life, Jun's has happy times and really sad times....but for those who might be concerned, it does not end in overwhelming sadness.