One Two Bato, Three Four Bapor

One Two Bato, Three Four Bapor (lit. 'One Two Rock, Three Four Vapor') is a 1988 Filipino comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Ben Feleo and starring Sheryl Cruz, Romnick Sarmenta, Eddie Garcia, Sylvia La Torre, Romy Diaz, Ian Veneracion, Harlene Bautista, Michael Locsin, and child actors Richard Gutierrez, and Raymond Gutierrez. Produced by Seiko Films, it was released on December 14, 1988. Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a mixed review, commending its honest focus on street children in the Philippines, while criticizing its commercial tendencies and implausible situations.

One Two Bato, Three Four Bapor
Directed byBen Feleo
Written by
  • Jake Cocadiz
  • Ben Feleo
Starring
Music byBoy Alcaide
CinematographyJ.R. Peterman
Edited byRenato de Leon
Production
company
Release date
  • December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Cast

Release

One Two Bato was rated "B" by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), indicating a "Good" quality.[1] The film was released by Seiko Films on December 14, 1988, with free Seiko Wallets handed out to early first-day viewers.[2]

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, gave the film a mixed review; though he commended the film's truthful focus on street children in the Philippines, he criticized it as leaning excessively into commercialism and fantastical situations. Giving examples, Diaz was displeased with a scene involving the child actors doing a Hawaiian dance, which he noted was well liked by audiences ("you understood why there are so many crazy people in our midst"), and he questioned how the separated twin brothers in the film were able to convincingly switch places and fool their families when they were only five years old.[3]

See also

References
  1. "MTRCB Film Classification and Ratings Guide". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. December 19, 1988. p. 19. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. December 14, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved November 7, 2020. Free Seiko Wallets To Early Moviegoers On First Day Of Showing.
  3. Diaz, Lav (December 21, 1988). "Nakakahilo" [Dizzying]. Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. p. 14. Retrieved November 7, 2020. Pare, nagustuhan ng marami ang eksenang ito [Hawaiian dance] at naunawaan mo kung bakit napakaraming baliw sa ating paligid.


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