BuyBust - Filipino Action Thriller

[MifuneFan]

Noticed Well Go are releasing this on Blu-ray in October, and decided to look into it. It looks pretty awesome, and is getting some very positive reviews so far. It'll be released in select theaters in the US starting this Friday.

BuyBust Trailer #1 (2018) | Movieclips Indie - YouTube

After surviving the slaughter of her entire squad in a drug raid compromised by dirty cops, anti-narcotics special operative Nina Manigan is eager to go head-to-head with the drug cartels that hold a bloody grip on Manila. But when her new mission in the city's most dangerous slum goes south, the angry civilians turn on her squad. Trapped between a brutal drug gang and hordes of bloodthirsty citizens, their only option is to fight their way out.

[Creed]

Looks sick! We may have another The Raid, here.

[GLaDOS]

That... actually looks great.

And this is coming from someone who generally dislikes the stuff my home country is mostly churning for the masses.

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by GLaDOS

That... actually looks great.

And this is coming from someone who generally dislikes the stuff my home country is mostly churning for the masses.

I picked up Maynilow on Criterion even though I'd already seen it.

This looks like the first legit big release I've ever seen come out of the PI. Maybe cause I'm so used to seeing those corny action flicks that looks like they were filmed on VHS that my folks seem to watch on GMA or TFC.

[knyc1]

Caught this at the New York asian film festival. It was alright. The cinematography and production design is excellent. It's nothing like The Raid though. You won't see flashy choreographed fights as they intentionally went for a more realistic, sloppy fight scenes. MMA fighter Brandon Vera has a nice presence and a few cool moments. Anne Curtis has a cool 3 min single take as she fights several dozens, up and down a house. I think its worth a look even if its a bit long and low on character development. Body count is in the hundreds.

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by knyc1

Caught this at the New York asian film festival. It was alright. The cinematography and production design is excellent. It's nothing like The Raid though. You won't see flashy choreographed fights as they intentionally went for a more realistic, sloppy fight scenes. MMA fighter Brandon Vera has a nice presence and a few cool moments. Anne Curtis has a cool 3 min single take as she fights several dozens, up and down a house. I think its worth a look even if its a bit long and low on character development. Body count is in the hundreds.

Enjoyed it.

The cinematography and design were indeed excellent. The best I've ever seen for a Pinoy movie.

And yes, no choreographed fights like The Raid, just bruisin and brawlin which reminds me more of like the hallway fight in Old Boy.

Vera has lots of cool moments, almost too many to the point it becomes satirical. Character development is lacking yes, but because this movie thrusts you right into the action basically, there isn't much need for it. It's like an extended roller coaster ride, instead of a slow burn obviously. Would definitely suggest it just to support Pinoy cinema and because this is like the closest thing I've ever seen to a Filipino movie having Hollywood-like production value. lol

[A Sith Lord?]

Btw are there any other releases on Blu-ray from this director?

[Member-275053]

A bit sloppy. At times I wasn't sure if I was watching an action thriller or comedy. But, the two leads were good. 3/5

[thelittleprince]

Will check this out soon. It’s on Netflix.