Amorosa, The Revenge (Horror Movie): From a Commoner’s View Yesterday was the first day Amorosa, The Revenge hit the theaters and luckily, our salary got in the bank yesterday afternoon – just right in time for a movie treat after work! So we headed to the mall soon as the clock struck six. As I have mentioned in my blog entry “SheBlogger as a Reviewer of the Macabre” (would be good to read that first before reading this review), I’m always in the lookout for horror movies. I especially watch out for Filipino horror movies because I’m hoping for some improvements (and I have seen a few already) in this genre. So when I first saw this movie on Facebook, I thought to myself, “Wow! Another promising horror movie, not long after The Healing”. Its Facebook page did not say much about the movie so I did not what exactly it is all about. I guess it’s a marketing strategy to surround it with mystery. Even the poster didn’t reveal much, but did suggest a lot of things to the imagination. I will not go into details of the story because I don’t want to spoil it for those who haven’t seen it yet. And the power of the movie is in the intricacy of the story. I don’t do to others what I don’t want others do unto me. I hate it when people purposely tell me the story of a movie I’m planning to see. I would just tell you what I liked and did not like about the movie. READ MORE on: http://heblogs-sheblogs.com/2012/08/amorosa-the-revenge-horror-movie-from-a-commoner%E2%80%99s-view/
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