Expert: Phil Nemy - 1/5/2011

Question
1.What is the significance of action films in the life of Americans?
2.What are the factors that made Action Films a hit?
3.How is it that action stars perceived as the mass’ hero?
4.As a director, what do you think is the reason why Action Films in the United States are still a hit? Thus, in the case of the Philippines, the Filipino Action Films are fading?
5.Who are your promising and successful Action Stars?
6.Action Stars in the Philippines are perceived as mass’ hero. How do you perceive your Action Stars?
7.What is the difference of Filipino Action in foreign action films?
8.Is it necessary to say that the fading of Philippine Action Films happened following the demise of Fernando Poe Jr. (the most famous Filipino Action Star)?
9.What are the differences of action films from then and now?
10.Is it worthy to direct an action film now that is like action films before?
11.Is there any possibility to revive the kind of Action Films that you had before and make it a hit in the mainstream now? Why?
12.What is the state of US Action Films now compared to Philippine Action Films?"

Answer
Karen,

Thanks for your note. I'll answer as many questions as I can.

Phil


1) I don't know - you'd have to poll your friends who like action films to get your answer.

2) Good script, good action.

3) Action scripts generally have a "hero" character written in them, so the actor or star playing that role is generally identified this way.

4) Americans like action films. As far as the Filipino action film, I'm not familiar with films from the Philippines.

5) Who I like and who you like may be different, so it's tough to say who the definitive action star is.

6) The same.

7) I'm not familiar with Filipino action films.

8) I would have no idea as I am not familiar with Mr. Poe.

9) Again, I'm not familiar with Filipino action films.

10) Yes.

11) I think they are pretty much the same, aren't they?

12) Again, I'm not familiar with Filipino action films so I really can't answer this.