Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

raulcustodio08 Jump scare bullshit, trying to remake the success of Feng Shui and Sukob which are for me, the best Filipino horror films of this generation. They don't care about how the film was made. What they only care about is to grab money from the audience. Horrible use of CGI, they should stuck up using practical effects like Feng Shui, bad acting is bad, mainstream type of stupid characters, conclusion, this is one of the worst Filipino film of all time.. Pagpag, don't watch it, Katniel should only do romantic movies, don't go to horror film, it's an insult for us horror fanatics. . I'm a Kapamilya but I want a change from Star Cinema, just support movies of Erik Mati (like On the Job and Honor Thy Father) and Jerrold Tarog most recently Heneral Luna.

Zilla Fal Basically this film revolves around superstitions during funerals hence, the title pagpag. This film stars Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla as the main characters. As usual, their chemistry is great and I enjoyed watching them on screen. The supporting characters were enjoyable to watch. The cast of this film were good.As a horror film fan, I actually think this movie is pretty decent. Surprisingly, the effects in this film are pretty good (considering that most Filipino horror films use horrible CGI/effects - it is improving as time passes by though so no offense); however, comparing it to horror films from other countries, this isn't really anything special. It is surprising though since I can see that the quality of movies in the Philippines has improved and this is a proof to that. Regarding the story, I find the concept pretty interesting. A problem that I see though is that it lacks substance. The story was simple which is nice since it's easy to understand and not much thinking is needed but the scares were predictable as well as the ending. I believe this movie could have been better. Overall, this movie is watchable and pretty decent. It's enjoyable if you're looking for a light horror film revolving around teenagers.

ljmendones When we were in a long line in "Pagpag : Siyam na Buhay" I was very excited, judging from the positive comments online, I thought this would be a good shot. But the movie had many flaws too, like the advertisement for Kakao Talk. Well that was one small flaw. But what really struck me most is the similarity of Pagpag with Chito Rono's horror flick The Healing, like the order of deaths in the movie, the solution to stop the curse from continuing and the demonic spirit inside the antagonist. But the things that I liked in the movie is that the visual effects are really perfect, the performances of Paulo Avelino, Shaina Magdayao, Matet de Leon, but the thing that bothers me is the performance of Kathryn and Daniel, sometimes they try to bring back Chichay and Joaquin from G2B, but at the near end of the film, Kathryn and Daniel's performance improves from 25% to 85% and of course i wouldn't forget the performance of Janus del Prado, he was funny and serious at some points, which made him deserve the nomination for Best Supporting Actor. And another thing that I liked is the brutality of the deaths of the gang, from an eye- gouging, impaling, car accidents, stabbing. Mr. Frasco Mortiz is not afraid to push to the limits the gore and horror in this film, he just keeps on pushing and pushing until he cannot do anymore. This film is almost perfect and could've won Best Picture, if Shake Rattle and Roll was the longest-running-film franchise in the Philippines, Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay is The biggest horror film in the history of MMFF! Breathtaking and spectacular. Very suitable to be called as a Pinoy-Hollywood Film, keeps ancient pamahiins alive. MUST Watch for everyone.

justintomovies As I watched this movie yesterday(Dec.25th,2013) with some of my friends, I can say that it is really worth watching! The story is simply amazing having this different Filipino superstitious beliefs! The actors are all good with their acting. Also the twists and turn of events were absolutely well done! And I can say that, the ending really also took me at the edge of my seat! I enjoyed how the story become connected with the different aspects in the movie. Scenes are beautifully captivating. Although, it has its comedy parts which I also liked in the movie. Pagpag (siyam na buhay) has its own uniqueness that I think made it more different to other type of same genre. The killing scenes were actually well done and directed! I can say that this Philippine horror movie had evolved in becoming a Hollywood type of horror movie! It is rated PG so to those fan of horror movies, this is one horror movie I recommend you to watch!! It is a great film I can say!