Vic Silayan Movies

After his girlfriend is captured by communists for a ransom to be paid in the form of arms, a martial arts expert comes to the rescue and provides them with his own stock of arms--and feet. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

The irrational tyranny of a retired policeman over his abject wife and family emerges as a powerful force in this story of incest, abuse, and pervasive, internalized fear -- apparently based on a true case history. The ex-policeman's daughter Mila (Charo Santos), two months pregnant, is allowed to marry her boyfriend Noel (Jay Ilagan), a mild young man of chubby proportions -- but Mila's father does everything he can to make the wedding difficult. When the mother (Charito Solis) hears that her husband has given his permission for Mila to marry, she is shocked and preoccupied. Just after the wedding, she pretends to be sick, forcing the newlyweds to spend the night in her -- and her husband's -- house. It quickly becomes clear that the father is not going to let his daughter leave the house again -- and his ruthless dominance is unbalanced enough to indicate that a showdown will be inevitable. Meanwhile, flashbacks and dream sequences provide some clues as to who fathered Mila's baby -- an injustice in itself that merits some sort of retribution. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

When a World War II army platoon stages a reunion in the Philippines, where they murdered a Japanese general and his wife forty-five years ago, they are unaware that the sole witness is ready to take revenge. ~ Rovi

Cheri Caffaro stars as the vicious sex-kitten contracted to battle the Mafia in Manila. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife, but has a lot of fun with a low-class chorus girl. Unfortunately, so do other people. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

This Filipino drama is intended to motivate people to use birth control and family planning. It tells the story of three families in a fishing village where every major life event is punctuated by the tolling of church bells. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

This fairly mediocre, Manila-lensed occult thriller is probably only noteworthy to Tom Selleck fans, who can see him here in his first starring role as an art collector whose latest find is a painting of three witches being burned at the stake... all of whom bear an uncanny resemblance to his wife and her two friends. Weird events abound shortly after the painting is installed in their home, and when a demonic canine begins snooping around the premises, Satanic signs appear, and people start dying. Selleck slowly becomes aware (much more slowly than the audience) that the resemblance in the picture is more than mere coincidence. Aside from the attractive location scenery, this is far too plodding and talky to sustain any devilish creepiness. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

In this WW II adventure set in the Philippines, Filipino guerrillas take on the last of the Japanese forces remaining on their islands. The Japanese have come to retrieve a gold bullion shipment and have taken over a convent. A rebel leader breaks into the convent and meets a beautiful American who is being protected by the nuns. Naturally they fall in love just before the final battle begins. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Badjao, the name of a Filipino ethnic group of fisherfolk and pearl divers, is a simple but effective romantic drama about cultural clashes and their meaning. Hassan (Tony Santos) is a Badjao who has fallen in love with Bala Amoi (Rosa Rosal), a woman from the Taosug clan or tribe. Since time immemorial, the two ethnic groups have been at loggerheads. The Taosugs are economically stable farmers and traders and are well aware of their "superior" status. Hassan braves condemnation on all sides when he goes to ask the Taosug ruler for permission to marry Bala. Avaricious and arrogant, the ruler presents the biggest stumbling block to reconciliation between the two groups, and certainly to Hassan's marriage. If he does not agree, then Hassan and Bala have to consider their alternatives. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi