Friday 25 October 2024

MTRCB OKs screening of horror and thriller films

 

Thrillers are set to dominate cinema screens this week as the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) approved suspense-filled movies in time for the Halloween.

“Talahib,” a horror-adventure about a paranormal killing in the grass fields, received an R-13 from MTRCB Board Members (BMs) Eloisa Matias, Antonio Reyes and Fernando Prieto.

The Marvel comics character film, “Venom: The Last Dance,” a sequel to “Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” and the fifth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe series, also earned R-13 ratings like the sci-fi, “The Fix,” from Pioneer Films.

R-13 films prohibit children aged 12 and below from watching due to mature themes, language and violence.

The Indonesian horror-thriller, “Vina: Before 7 Days,” based on a true story, received an R-16 (Restricted-16) rating from BMs Reyes, Jan Marini Alano and Richard Reynoso.

“Alice” also got an R-16 due to sex scenes, nudity, violence, gore and cursing.

Another local film, “Friendly Fire,” an e-sports-centric film from Black Cap Pictures, which premiered at the Hawaii International Film Festival, received a PG (Parental Guidance) rating.

Also rated PG were “Panda Plan,” starring Jackie Chan, and “The Colors Within” from Japan. A PG rating requires viewers below thirteen years old to be accompanied by a parent or a guardian.

MTRCB Chairperson and CEO Lala Sotto-Antonio emphasized the agency’s pivotal role in ensuring that all materials submitted for review and classification are aligned under Presidential Decree No. 1986.

“We follow a seven-point framework and, most importantly, we always apply the contemporary cultural Filipino values when reviewing films,” Sotto-Antonio said.

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