Kung Fu Divas

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Kung Fu Divas
Kungfudivasposter.jpg
Directed byOnat Diaz
Written byOnat Diaz
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Anne Monzon
  • Monchie Redoble
Edited by
  • Christopher Cantos
  • Billy de Leon
  • Jay Halili
  • Melvyn M. Quimosing
  • Bong Villasenor
Music byIJ Garcia
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)
Running time
125 mins
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Tagalog
  • English
Box office₱65 million(4 weeks) [1]

Kung Fu Divas is a 2013 Philippine action comedy film directed by Onat Diaz and starring Ai Ai delas Alas and Marian Rivera. The lead stars also co-produced the film which opened in theaters on October 2, 2013, as part of Star Cinema's 20th Anniversary presentation. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

This film is a parody of Gu Long's Wuxia novel Juedai Shuangjiao.[ citation needed ]

Plot

Charlotte (Ai Ai de las Alas) is from a family of beauty queens, but she has yet to win a title of her own. Her final chance is the Hiyas ng Dalampasigan Pageant (literally, Seaside Jewel Pageant), and her mother has taken steps to make sure that she wins. But her chances are dashed when the mysterious Samantha (Marian Rivera) suddenly joins the contest. The two become bitter enemies following the contest, but they are soon forced by destiny to team up. It turns out the two have a hidden connection to a mystical past, and must work together to discover the truth about their heritage. [6]

Cast

Reception

Duane Lucas Pascua of Spot.ph (a publication of Summit Media) both gave praise to the film and its director, saying: "One of the key strengths of the film is how it pokes fun into the varied facets of modern Filipino culture while managing to stay away from being preachy." [7] Nestor U. Torre of Philippine Daily Inquirer said the film is "visually vivid, doesn't scrimp on production values, and elicit perky performances from its actors," while also pointed out that it "fails to come off as a complete treat, due to deficiencies in its storytelling, and what eventually turns out to be its too varied mix of disparate elements, which fail to harmoniously fuse together by the film’s final fade." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Philippines Box Office". boxofficemojo.com.
  2. ↑ "AIAI AND MARIAN'S WORLD-CLASS EPIC COMEDY-ADVENTURE FILM, "KUNG FU DIVAS" TO HIT CINEMAS OCTOBER 2". abscbnpr.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ Kung Fu Divas on YouTube
  4. ↑ Ai Ai, Marian Rivera to topbill comedy film
  5. ↑ PEP.ph (September 13, 2013). "Kapuso star Marian Rivera amazed by how Star Cinema promotes its films - PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz". pep.ph.
  6. ↑ Philbert Ortiz Dy. "Kung Fu Divas Movie Review - Charming Absurdity". ClickTheCity.com.
  7. ↑ Duane Lucas Pascua. "MOVIE REVIEW: Kung-Fu Divas". Spot.ph.
  8. ↑ Nestor U. Torre (October 11, 2013). "'Ambidextrous' tricks and shticks in otherwise diverting 'Divas'". inquirer.net.
  9. ↑ "Fantasporto". fantasporto.com.
  10. ↑ "Nifff 2022".
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