ERAP is Triple X!!!

the "DVD" looks more like a very amateurish
Powerpoint presentation more than anything else,
complete with generic text transition effects.

either that,

or one of those 1970s FM & FL Bagong Lipunan propaganda films.
in this Erap DVD, a similar "Sieg Heil!" martial law-type
soundtrack score is used, the same musical cues
over and over and over again, ad nauseum.

too bad.
with better production values, it could've been explosive.

as it is,
it's not even worth sitting through it's 57-minute running time.


maybe Michael Moore should take a crack at this.....







MANILA, August 23, 2006
(Philippine Star)
By Perseus Echeminada


X-rated.

A documentary on the life of former President Joseph Estrada
has reportedly been given an "X" rating by some members
of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board,
meaning the 57-minute film is unsuitable for public viewing
pending another MTRCB review.

"Ang Buhay Para sa Masa (To Live for the Masses),"
produced by Public Asia Inc.,
is a narrative story on the life of the former president —
from childhood, his school days, his movie career
and entry into politics until the time he was charged
with plunder and put behind bars.

" It’s a newsreel, a narration of actual events,"
Estrada’s lawyer,
former immigration commissioner Rufus Rodriguez,
told The STAR.

Rodriguez said the MTRCB has already conducted a first viewing
and put an X-rating to the documentary,
similar to the controversial bold movies
that are banned from public showing.

He said they have filed for exemption from the MTRCB rating
invoking a Supreme Court ruling that exempts newsreels
from board review and classification.

"The MTRCB’s decision against the airing of the video
was patently unfair and was a violation of the Board’s mandate.
The video dealt exclusively with the life and times
of President Estrada and was based on facts,"
Rodriguez said in a statement.

Rodriguez said the review committee had no problem
with the private life of Estrada,
but they were concerned about the account
after the leader’s ouster which they perceived as "anti-GMA."

"In fact, it can be clearly classified as a newsreel,
meaning it is a short motion picture film dealing with current events.
Thus technically it is not up to the MTRCB to rule on its airing,"
the lawyer said.