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Feng Shui (film)
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Feng Shui is a 2004 Filipino
horror
movie starring Kris Aquino
about an old bagua
mirror that showers luck and prosperity to its owner and brings death to those near her. The film grossed Php 137.56 million. The film was a blockbuster hit in 2004. The Hollywood version of the movie is still frozen and it is unknown if Star Cinema have decided to have a contract with Hollywood
statues as well as statues of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and other saints. The movie starts with Joy (Kris Aquino
), a typical mother riding a bus; she then is awoken as the bus stops and passengers leave. She notices Evart Mendoza (Emil Sandoval) leaving a mysterious package on his seat. Failing to return it to the man, she proceeds to the local bakery to buy bread and shows the package to Aling Biring, the owner. Aling Biring tells Joy that it is a bagua
and is believed to be lucky by the Chinese.
Joy arrives home and is ignored by her drunken husband, Inton (Jay Manalo). She then is visited by Mang Nestor (Leo Gamboa), her tricycle driver. He who checks himself in the hanged bagua thinking it is an ordinary mirror and returns the groceries Joy left. Joy then shows the bagua to her friends Alice (Lotlot De Leon) and Thelma (Ilonah Jean) and then experiences good luck with her winning almost everything from raffles to job promotions.
She learns of the death of Aling Biring who haunted Joy; Aling Biring is then known to die of Leptospirosis
. She, Alice and Thelma check Aling Biring's birth date and discovers she was born under the year of the rat. Leptospirosis is caused by contact with a rat's urine or feces. They also learn that Evart Mendoza (who left the bagua in the bus) was born in the year of the rabbit and was killed by a Rabbit Liner bus. She then finds out the death of Mang Nestor as well as two bodyguards, but before that she got lucky: Joy accepted an inheritance. She visits a Chinese master, Hsui Liao (Joonee Gamboa) and he tells them about the legend of Lotus Lady. He advises Joy to reject the offers of good luck so that it won't bring bad luck amongst her friends and people close to her.
Alice then is killed by a drunken man (Who got enraged for slamming the door on his face) by pushing her off out of the window and falling on bottles of Red Horse
(Alice was born in the year of the horse). All the ghosts from Aling Biring to Alice to Evart as well as Lotus Lady now haunt Joy's home and her families. Joy asks Thelma to go and take her children. Inton then is killed by Louie (Nonie Buencamino) after trying to escape with his "other" woman who was the wife of his. Joy then again gets lucky by being saved from death as Louie killed himself instead of killing her. Thelma and Joy's children then die after a fatal accident, crashing in front of a truck full of cows and chicken (Joy's children and Thelma were born under the year of the ox and rooster).
Joy arrives at her home being given another offer by a lawyer. She rejects it and destroys the bagua in the process. She finds out that Thelma and her children survived the accident, but she was wrong. She then finds out that they are dead after her husband joins the pair, leaving Joy's fate unknown. The movie ends with a new family moving in the subdivision, with twin girls finding the bagua (most likely magically fixed by the Lotus Lady or the one Joy destroyed was a replica) and showing it to their parents (Jenine Desiderio and Froilan Sales), while the Lotus Lady is watching them in the window.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
movie starring Kris Aquino
Kris Aquino
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
about an old bagua
Bagua (concept)
The bagua are eight diagrams used in Taoist cosmology to represent the fundamental principles of reality, seen as a range of eight interrelated concepts. Each consists of three lines, each line either "broken" or "unbroken," representing yin or yang, respectively...
mirror that showers luck and prosperity to its owner and brings death to those near her. The film grossed Php 137.56 million. The film was a blockbuster hit in 2004. The Hollywood version of the movie is still frozen and it is unknown if Star Cinema have decided to have a contract with Hollywood
Plot
The movie opens with some videos of Chinatown's lucky charms and BuddhaBuddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
statues as well as statues of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and other saints. The movie starts with Joy (Kris Aquino
Kris Aquino
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
), a typical mother riding a bus; she then is awoken as the bus stops and passengers leave. She notices Evart Mendoza (Emil Sandoval) leaving a mysterious package on his seat. Failing to return it to the man, she proceeds to the local bakery to buy bread and shows the package to Aling Biring, the owner. Aling Biring tells Joy that it is a bagua
Bagua
Bagua may refer to:* Ba gua , a fundamental philosophical concept in ancient China* Baguazhang , shortly Bagua, a Chinese martial art based on Ba gua's principles* Bakkwa, a salty-sweet dried meat product from China similar to pork jerky...
and is believed to be lucky by the Chinese.
Joy arrives home and is ignored by her drunken husband, Inton (Jay Manalo). She then is visited by Mang Nestor (Leo Gamboa), her tricycle driver. He who checks himself in the hanged bagua thinking it is an ordinary mirror and returns the groceries Joy left. Joy then shows the bagua to her friends Alice (Lotlot De Leon) and Thelma (Ilonah Jean) and then experiences good luck with her winning almost everything from raffles to job promotions.
She learns of the death of Aling Biring who haunted Joy; Aling Biring is then known to die of Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Leptospira, and affects humans as well as other mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.The...
. She, Alice and Thelma check Aling Biring's birth date and discovers she was born under the year of the rat. Leptospirosis is caused by contact with a rat's urine or feces. They also learn that Evart Mendoza (who left the bagua in the bus) was born in the year of the rabbit and was killed by a Rabbit Liner bus. She then finds out the death of Mang Nestor as well as two bodyguards, but before that she got lucky: Joy accepted an inheritance. She visits a Chinese master, Hsui Liao (Joonee Gamboa) and he tells them about the legend of Lotus Lady. He advises Joy to reject the offers of good luck so that it won't bring bad luck amongst her friends and people close to her.
Alice then is killed by a drunken man (Who got enraged for slamming the door on his face) by pushing her off out of the window and falling on bottles of Red Horse
Red Horse Beer
Red Horse Beer is an extra-strong lager brewed by Philippine-based San Miguel Brewery....
(Alice was born in the year of the horse). All the ghosts from Aling Biring to Alice to Evart as well as Lotus Lady now haunt Joy's home and her families. Joy asks Thelma to go and take her children. Inton then is killed by Louie (Nonie Buencamino) after trying to escape with his "other" woman who was the wife of his. Joy then again gets lucky by being saved from death as Louie killed himself instead of killing her. Thelma and Joy's children then die after a fatal accident, crashing in front of a truck full of cows and chicken (Joy's children and Thelma were born under the year of the ox and rooster).
Joy arrives at her home being given another offer by a lawyer. She rejects it and destroys the bagua in the process. She finds out that Thelma and her children survived the accident, but she was wrong. She then finds out that they are dead after her husband joins the pair, leaving Joy's fate unknown. The movie ends with a new family moving in the subdivision, with twin girls finding the bagua (most likely magically fixed by the Lotus Lady or the one Joy destroyed was a replica) and showing it to their parents (Jenine Desiderio and Froilan Sales), while the Lotus Lady is watching them in the window.
Main cast
- Kris AquinoKris AquinoKristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...
as Joy Ramirez - Jay ManaloJay ManaloJose Martin Manalo, better known by his stage name Jay Manalo , is a Filipino actor of Filipino-Vietnamese descent. Although born in Saigon, Vietnam, he was raised in Tondo, Manila, Philippines.- Movies :...
as Inton Ramirez - Lotlot De Leon as Alice
- Ilonah Jean as Thelma
- John Vladimir Manalo as Denton Ramirez
Supporting cast
- Cherry Pie PicacheCherry Pie PicacheCherry Pie Castro Picache is a Filipina actress and screenwriter who has starred T.V. and films and has worked as a model for modelling Palmolive, Camay, and Eskinol.Picache attended St. Mary's College in Mo...
as Lily Mendoza - Noni Buencamino as Louie
- Joonee Gamboa as Hsui Liao
- Gerard Pizzaras as Teodoro
- Emil Sandoval as Evart Mendoza
- Daria Ramirez as Mother-In-Law
- Jenny MillerJenny MillerJenny Miller is a Filipina actress. She is known on her role as Beverly Castro in the TV remake of the 1986 film Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita that aired on GMA Network in 2008.-Career:...
as Dina - Luz Fernandez as Aling Biring
- Jenine Desiderio as Wife Neighbor
- Froilan Sales as Husband Neighbor
- Ma Consolacion Llavanes as Lotus Lady
- Denise JoaquinDenise Joaquin- Filmography :-External links:...
as Denise