Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Robert R. Best's Review of Aswang

So, say you've decided to put your unborn child up for adoption. And a weird rich guy wants to adopt your baby. And part of the deal is that you have to live with the rich guy in his isolated house until the baby is born.

The message of Aswang: don't do it!

Because it turns out an aswang is a Filipino vampire that feeds on unborn babies while still in the womb. So guess why the weird rich guy wants your baby. See, told you to listen to Aswang.

This low budget movie from the early 90's is creepy and nasty, like you would expect from a movie with this subject matter. Sometimes the low budget hampers the movie a little, but sometimes it helps too, by giving the whole thing a surreal, off feeling that really adds to the overall effect.

I liked it.

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