Behind the Scenes with Direk Monski Elagra

So what if people are saying that Pinoy movies are dead or dying? Mechajol knows how important teeny bopper movies are to the development of Filipino culture: "Gaano man ka-cheesy ang mga projects ni direk Monski, medyo weird pa rin sa part ko, na interbyuhin ang taong responsable sa mga pelikulang nagpayaman sa mga stockholders ng Candida Notebooks. Ahhh... ang masasayang taon ng dekada '80... kapag sinabi ng teaher mong pass your notebooks, aalon sa classroom ang makikinang na mga ngiti ni Nikki Therese na naka-japorms pa ng acid wash na maong..."

Here's an excerpt from his talk with Direk Monski Elagra, director of the upcoming teen movie "Labs Kita! O Di Ba? Okey Ka Lang? Wakekekekekeke!!!" and how it's going to save the Filipino film industry:

Mechajol: Pero teka, sufficient ba na mag-rely sa kilig factor at sa artista lang? Most of the foreign movies kasi, have them, plus better quality and production...

Direk Monski: Mech, I've been doing this for how many years na..? Haay... Hahaha... Ang tanda ko na pala... Anyway, I've been doing this for a long time na! And the formula still works!

M: Formula over creativity... ang essence ng Tagalog movie production...

DM: Hey, if it ain't broke, why fix it? If it sells, why experiment? Di ba?

Monski Elagra is an oldtimer in the Pinoy film industry. He started as an editor in '80s Tagalog movies, and debuted as a director in the late '80s with his first teen love story, "Love, Never Say Goodbye, My Love..." produced by Harmony Films. This was also the launching movie of Luis Baylon, and the tragic "Starlet of the New Year" Nikki Therese.

Meanwhile, Mechajol blogs with Team Angas, and is also known as The TIN Boy.