Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

ShadowRomeo1784 My Personal Rating 5.8/10 - I do agree that this film is overrated it is a average film but for filipino standards this is a good step up because most of our films produced on our country are trash. but if i compare this in other film. it's not really that great. i liked this film but i don't think it's rating right now is fair. 7.8? nope. don't be fooled by critics it's being overrated. other than that it's an watchable film, with some cheesy scene that you won't like. especially that ending scene that is so exaggerated. if you are interested on Heneral Luna's Story you can choose. watch this film or read his story instead. i guess if i'm you i would watch this film but i will just try to ignore the cheesy parts.

Desertman84 Heneral Luna a.k.a General Luna is a historical biographical film about General Antonio Luna,a military leader of the army of Filipino Revolutionary Army during the last years of the 19th century during the Philippine-American War.He served in the First Philippine Republic under President Emilio Aguinaldo.It stars the talented John Arcilla in the title role.General Antonio Luna is one of the brilliant military man of the Filipinos as they fights for independence against the Americans after Spain,their former colonist,has ceded the Philippines to them.We witness Filipinos fight despite for their freedom despite many obstacles facing them such as the being not at par with the conquerors in terms of fire arms and armaments as well as a disunity among them with some Filipinos wanting the Americans in their home land and the others wanting them out. Aside from that,it also presents the issues of Philippine controversy behind the assassination of Luna,who was killed not by colonists but by his fellow Filipino soldiers loyal to President Aguinaldo and whether the president was part of the conspiracy or not.Director Jerrold Tarrog provides us an interesting screenplay that he co-wrote with Henry Francia and E.A. Rocha as he tries to paint a fair and accurate portrait of General Luna.He presents him as someone who has his good qualities like a freedom-loving Filipino and a military expert as well as his bad qualities as well such as being well-known arrogance and violent temper that he displays especially to those who never agrees with him.Personally,I enjoyed the biopic provided a lot of entertainment as it was a mixture of action,drama and comedy.The filmmakers did a wonderful job of combining those elements into the screenplay.And what about the controversial death of Luna?The scenes of the assassination was definitely well-captured.The violent scenes were something to behold.The Filipino soldiers really exerted a lot of effort to kill him to say the least.Luna really fought with them despite being outnumbered.Wounded and being near death,he still continued to fight till his last breath.It is a testament of great physical strength.His will to live and determination to fight are what made him a great military commander as well.Aside from that,the film never makes any attempt to escape controversy.It presented Aguinaldo as someone who conspired with Filipino soldiers whom Luna has irked to put him to death.Although the Filipino president has never admitted to it,it has shown that he felt that the presence of Luna has become a distraction to the revolutionaries as many have been turned off with his arrogance and his attitude towards them.Too bad that they did not resort to work things out instead.It also displayed the Filipinos' regionalism and lack of unity as a nation which unfortunately remains true today.No question,viewers will really get a better appreciation of Filipino hero after watching this film.

roseannjonamaerodriguez-24025 Perfect. The kind of historical film people need and would want to see. Funny. Brutal. Oftentimes truthful. I doubt if someone can finish the film without feeling sympathy for Heneral Luna AND anger at those who claim to be nationalists but in reality are only concerned with their own affairs. The most important realization, in the end, should be that our country's current situation is no different from that it experienced during the era of the Philippine-American war. Consequently, we have the same responsibility as those who lived during those times. The revolution is (still) happening right now. A great introduction to anti-imperialism.

Otakore Literantadodist I am not used to watching Filipino-made films due to their shallowness, poor quality and most of them are just-for-laugh. I don't want to generalize this view. To be fair, I can't deny there are some Filipino films, few of them that outstand and "makes sense". But the word of the mouth rounding about Heneral Luna being a very good film made me watch it in the local cinema.Here are my positive points for this film: one, each actor closely resembles the character's face, historically. Second, they're finally comfortable with filming some gory scene. I saw a soldier's head being blasted while on battle with American soldiers. Third, pushcart being broken in the middle of the river and a dog with scabies, showing a sign of bad omen. Fourth, a particular scene where it can be compared to Juan Luna's painting "Spolarium", very brilliant! And lastly, fifth: the burning of the Philippine flag at the end scene where it somehow ignites my patriotism.The release of Heneral Luna movie is a rare occurrence in the history of the Philippine cinema. It's a game changer. A must watch and must be promoted to fight against Filipino's anti-intellectual films.For Filipino edition of my review, just Google WWV Worth Watching Videos.Thanks!