70
Variety by Dennis Harvey
Exuberantly silly, Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings sends up Filipino horror, romance, gaysploitation and other genre cliches in service of a pro-tolerance message.
Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings (Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington)
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- Philippines
- 2011
- · 96m
Director
Jade Castro
Cast
Martin Escudero,
Lauren Young,
Kerbie Zamora,
Roderick Paulate,
Janice de Belen,
Eugene Domingo
Genre
Comedy,
Horror
As a child, Remington harassed his homosexual neighbor until the man put a curse on him that one day Remington would turn gay. Years later, Remington finds himself entangled in a confusing threesome with his best friend and girlfriend. Meanwhile, police try to find the perpetrator of a series of murders in the city’s gay community.
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What are critics saying?
70
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
The film’s questionable continuity, bargain-basement effects and overload of gay clichés may not be to everyone’s taste, but its queer-eye-for-the-undead-guy exuberance and warmth of spirit are irresistible.
60
Los Angeles Times by Annlee Ellingson
All of this is ridiculously silly, of course, with low-rent special effects to boot. But you may laugh despite yourself.
30
Village Voice by Rob Staeger
The comedy preaches tolerance... But using hate crimes—even cartoonified ones—as a source of humor is troubling, and the mincing stereotypes on display bring to mind a little kid pointing and shouting, "Homo! Homo!"
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