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Drawn in by the time-travel element this was my first philippines film. Not quite knowing what to expect and also aware of the terrible reviews. Well I found it delightful. No great special effects yet none were required to tell the story. I was charmed by the quirky Ningning (Yassi Pressman). And could easily see why our hero Han (Ruru Maddrid) fell for her. His character struggled with motivation and self-esteem. He played the part well and for this reason Han came across as a bit dull and un-confident. It reminded me of my own youth, what it was like to be young, in love, and then to lose. I found the love story emotional and both leads played their parts well.. Highly recommend for those that are looking for a bit of a different time-travel story. So I'll give it good 7.

Brainless stuff but strangely entertaining. I Thought this was a better film than the first one. As the film drew to a close I was starting to get a little weary of the Kung-fu/maritial arts style fighting. There were a few gory scenes where our hero(?) dispatches his assailants and assorted bad guys. One in particular where he speared one through the head, pushing their eye out, and followed by a very realistic spray of blood. I thought by far the most interesting character in the film was 'Finicky Fred' played by Perry Benson. It would be possible to construct an entire film around his character.