YES, Pinoys definitely love their action flicks. Some see them as momentary escape from their dreary life, while others imagine themselves as the invincible action hero who swoops down to conquer and save an entire barrio from the usual suspects. Or maybe they just want to get the girl.
Whatever the reason, most fans of Pinoy action movies relish this invigorating dose of “wham-bang, you’re dead, man!” mainly because of the legendary Fernando Poe Jr., Ramon Revilla Sr., Rudy Fernandez, or even Joseph Estrada.
But they also know that in true Pinoy movie convention, the hero is bound to blurt out the movie’s title at one point, and that makes it all worthwhile. Another memorable line to utter while dodging the imagined bullets, or letting fly a kung fu kick, or simply eyeballing the villain with the calm fury of FPJ, or the crooked sneer of Eddie Garcia. Now they can all walk out of that theater feeling like a true action hero.
Can you do as well? Match the following infamous movie line with the equally bent action movie where they were first spat out. No cheating, or we’ll sic Weng Weng on you.
1. “Trabaho lang ito, walang personalan.”
2. “Kapag puno na ang salop, dapat na itong kalusin!”
3. “Diablong buang ka!”
4. “Anak ng Teteng!”
5. “Mahal na mahal kita, you’re my heart.”
6. FPJ: “Ang problema sa ’yo maaga kang ipinanganak.”
Sharon: “Ang problema naman sa ’yo huli ka’ng ipinanganak.”
7. Eddie Garcia: “Marami ka pang bigas na kakainin!”
FPJ: “Hindi ako kumakain ng bigas, Major. Sinasaing ko muna bago ko kainin. Ikaw Major, palay pa lang, kinakain mo na.”
8. “Oo! Inaamin ko, saging lang kami! Pero maghanap ka ng puno… sa buong Pilipinas, saging lang ang may puso. Saging lang ang may puso!”
9. “Eh ba’t nanlilisik yang butas ng ilong mo?!”
10. “Kung sa Cavite hindi ka nagsisimba, sa Tondo, pagsisimbahin kitang may bulak sa ilong.”
11. “Ang baril, mabuting kaibigan pero masamang Panginoon.”
12. “Hindi ako pumapatol sa hindi ko ka-level.”
a) Alyas Baby Face
b) Bad Boy
c) Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite
d) Kahit Konting Pagtingin
e) Kapag Puno na ang Salop
f) Ang Leon at ang Daga
g) Dugong Buhay
h) Alyas Pogi
i) Markang Bungo
j) Tunay na Tunay
k) Tatlong Baraha
l) Kapag Puno na ang Salop II
Answers:
1) i 2) e 3) g 4) h 5) j 6) d 7) l 8) k 9) b 10) c 11) f 12) a
