MANILA, Philippines - We have seen the combined forces of Agimat and Enteng Kabisote in the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) transform box-office history to the heights of glory.
Two years after, in MMFF 2012, prepare as Vic Sotto and Ramon “Bong†Revilla, Jr. once again join their powers and listed the services of Judy Ann Santos to come up with the next adventure-filled chapter of their heroic exploits in Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako.
Produced jointly by Imus Productions, OctoArts Films, M-Zet TV, APT Entertainment and GMA Films, Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako is poised not just to lord it over the tills, but to bring cheers, goodwill and love as it again espouses family values, adventure, fun and magical fantasy when the MMFF fever starts raging on Dec. 25.
Tony Reyes, who has helmed all the Enteng Kabisote series in the recent MMFF past, says that the challenge to outdo the last one is always the hardest one to tackle. “In 2010, Sen. Bong and Bossing Vic already teamed up and it broke all box-office records when they did. This time around, how do we top that? That’s when the name of Ms. Judy Ann Santos came in. We now have not just one, not two, but three box-office giants in one movie,†he said.
Big-budgetted locations in the most spectacular places in the Northern part of the Philippines and elsewhere, dedicated sound stages during the entire filming, CGI effects done abroad, the movie is grand in every aspect. With all the five production companies backing this one project up, everyone predicts this early that Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote, at Si Ako will be the runaway winner.
Direk Tony said both Bossing Vic and Sen. Bong are the same in a lot of ways — for one, they are more concerned about giving the best that they can offer to the movie-going public, more than the rivalries and showbiz politics that are flagrant around us. “Their utmost concern is to make the movie into something that will give them pride and honor because it helps uplift the movie industry. This Christmas season, this movie is one such example.â€
Not to be missed is the support of Wally Bayola, Jose Manalo, Sam Pinto, Gwen Zamora, Aiza Seguerra, John Lapus, Jillian Ward, Ryzza Mae Dizon, Yassi Pressman, Jolo Revilla, Oyo Boy Sotto, Ruby Rodriguez, Amy Perez, Barbie Forteza, Alden Richards and Anton Revilla.
Screenplay by Bibeth Orteza and Jermyn Aven Jacob, the story begins with the establishment of the three different worlds, bound to meet for an adventure like no other — the humble family-oriented Enteng Kabisote (Sotto), a low-profile technician married to the beautiful Fairy Princess of Encantasia, Faye (Gwen Zamora); Agimat (Revilla Jr.), the brave village warrior hero of Amuleto; and the high tech-yuppie Kingdom of Diwatara ruled by Princess Angelina Kalinisan Orteza (Santos) also known as Ako, where she leads an environmental advocacy organization.
From the initial installment Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote in 2010, the friendship and partnership of Enteng and Agimat continue in 2012. From an eligible bachelor, Agimat now strives to apply all his learnings from Enteng and Faye as he himself tries to start his own family with wife, also an Amuleto warrior, Samara (Pinto). The fun levels up as Aiza Seguerra brings Angelina and her comic modern Fairy sidekicks Pink Kapre Che (Lapus), Winged Horse Sol (Pressman) and computer-wiz dwarf Chichay (Dizon), into the lives of the Kabisote’s and the Amuleto couple.
As the fun triples, so is the adventure and thrill as the leaders are confronted with high-tech villains from out of their worlds: Cannibal tribes of the Tokatoks and filthy alien monsters. Witness battle stunts set in the Philippines’ never-before-seen destinations as Agimat, equipped with his one-of-a-kind sword; Enteng and his comic fighting style; and Princess Angelina, in her mystical bird alter ego; win the battle of good against evil.