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Halloween is
just a couple of weeks from now and for sure you are already thinking of a
scary movie where you’ll have a chance to hug or cling on your date especially during
creepy scenes. Well, I have one “astig” recommendation which I saw last night
at My Cinema, Greenbelt 3 during a special screening by Futuretainment, Inc.
I have six
reasons for you to watch VIY: The Spirit of Evil and on top of them is a
hair-raising news that you might end up owning a brand new iPhone 6 by just
watching the film which will be shown in 3D in select theatres in Metro Manila,
and in in 2D nationwide starting October 22.
1. “VIY: The Spirit of Evil” is a hit dark
fantasy film loosely based the story “Viy” by Nikolai Gogol, a legendary
Russian poet. Gogol has been featured many times on Russian
and Soviet postage stamps; he is also well represented on stamps worldwide.
Several commemorative coins have been issued from Russia and the USSR. In 2009,
the National Bank of Ukraine issued a commemorative coin dedicated to Gogol. At least ten streets have been named after
Gogol in various towns and cities and Russia.
2. If you’re a big fan of the worldwide monster HBO
hit series “Game of Thrones” and deeply missed just about everything about the
said TV show, you’ll have at least Charles Dance who plays Tywin Lannister in
GOT in an important role in VIY. Plus, shades of special effects, gore and brutality
of GOT can be felt in the movie. VIY was
shot in Prague at the Gatteo, Barrandov, and Letnyany studios, world-renowned locations
that are also called the "European Hollywood" and home to the
production of many blockbusters
such as Van Helsing, The Brothers Grimm, The Chronicles of Narnia, Casino Royale,
Hellboy, and Blade.
3. VIY is produced by Russian Film Group and
Marins Group and is distributed internationally by Universal Pictures, one of
Hollywood so-called “Big Six” film studios. Lead star Jason Flemyng, who played
the role of “Master Scientist” Jonathan Green, has also appeared in some of recent
Hollywood box-office hits like Transporter 2; Case of Benjamin Button; Clash of
the Titans; Kick-Ass; and X-Men: First Class.
4. VIY is the name of the dark and notorious
monster responsible for the deaths of many village people in a sleepy 17th
century Ukrainian village. It’s most terrifying ability is to murder and cut through
the soul of any one with just the gaze of his many eyes. There is one very
creepy sequence in the film where a number of terrifying monsters of all shapes
and sizes appeared that made me blurt, “This is nightmare!”
5. Jason Flemyng on VIY: “It's a classic story of
redemption and of love and of adventure. “The special effects and the 3D is as
good if not better as I've ever seen it, so the potential is limitless. I've
made a hundred films now and five of them I love, and Viy is one of those
five.”
6. The film
became a certified hit when it was first released in Russia earlier this year.
The first weekend take was $17 million, an all-time record for a Russian movie.
Now if I
happen to convince you to watch VIY, hold on dearly to the tickets that you’ll
purchase because they might be your only chance ever of owning an iPhone 6.
Here’s how:
a. All
viewers of the movie are qualified to join the promo.
b.
Participants must write their name and signature on their movie ticket (the
side where the movie title is visible), and then take a selfie with their movie
ticket.
c. Go to the movie’s official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/futuretainmentinc
and they must like th page and click the Watch and Win iPhone 6 promo logo for
the next step and complete details.
d. There
will be 3 winners of an iPhone 6 unit each, which will be drawn on October 25,
28, and 31.
e. Winners
will be announced via Futuretainment FB account, Instagram account
(@futureupdate) and the registered mail. Participants can only win once during
the entire promo.
If this
stuff still can’t charm you to watch VIY, don’t let the monsters in the film
(watch the trailer below) make you.
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