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Kamisetang Papel (Filipino Mini-Series) [Paper Shirt]

I can't even begin to write how awful this mini series is. The story is so paper thin that it could have easily been told in less than 10 minutes. But these folks take 6 episodes of 25 minutes each, with long silences and scenery and flashbacks, just to extend the time. Agreed, this was likely made on phone on super low budget, but still. And then there are people like me, who are actually watching shit like this and continue to ask myself on why am I wasting my time. I think, I need a life.

Simple story. Two friends Efres and Carlos are best buddies are in love with one another madly but neither has the courage to tell the other person. They both fear that they will lose friendship. Enter third guy Zander who likes Efres and has told him a few times that he likes him, but Efres makes it very clear he has feelings only for Carlos. One day Carlos sees Efres and Zander spending time and Zander's meek attempt to kiss Efres, it makes him angry and he decides too leave town thinking they both are in love. Meanwhile Zander finds out he is sick and he leaves town too leaving Efres all alone. He dies and somehow Carlos gets the news that Efres has died. It breaks his heart. He writes a love letter to Efres on a paper shirt and puts in water, which eventually Efres sees. He runs to find Carlos and finally they both their confess their love to one another.

This series was so bad, that I was laughing half of the time. Honestly, if you want a story that makes no sense, with melodramatic scenes of irrelvant side characters dying of grief, then you are in the right place. This should hands down win the best worst thing ever made. Not only was the story thin, the acting was horrible, stretched scenes for no reason and the less I talk of background music, the better it is. And every episode would end with a loud banger music as if it has ended in cliffhanger and a big secret will be revealed in the next episode. This is so bad , so bad, that it could be a fun watch when you are piss drunk with friends. You will laugh at everything on how atrocious it is. The scene of the paper shirt floating down the stream and Efren's attempt to unfold it is one of the funnier things I've seen lately. There is also a dream sequence sex scene. Lol. Actor playing Egress was the only good thing about the series. At least he was a good eye candy. Rest of the cast didn't even give that opportunity. Each minute of "plot," is followed by ten minutes of the characters sobbing, staring pensively into the sky, and/or staggering around drunkenly. Truly awful. (0.5/10)

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