Alyas Pogi 2

Alyas Pogi 2 (lit. 'Alias Handsome 2') is a 1992 Filipino action film directed by Toto Natividad. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. reprises his role as the titular policeman. It is the sequel to the 1990 film Alyas Pogi: Birador ng Nueva Ecija. Produced by Moviestars Production, the film was released on August 26, 1992.[1]

Alyas Pogi 2
Directed byToto Natividad
Written by
  • Jun Lawas
  • Amado Lacuesta
Produced by
  • Wally Chua
  • Victor Villegas
StarringRamon "Bong" Revilla Jr.
Cinematography
  • Rey Lapid
  • Edmund Cupcupin
Edited byRuben Natividad
Music byMon del Rosario
Production
company
Moviestars Production
Distributed byMoviestars Production
Release date
  • August 26, 1992 (1992-08-26)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Critic Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard gave the film a severely negative review for its dialogue and sadistic violence, describing it as a "theater of cruelty." A sequel, Alyas Pogi: Ang Pagbabalik, was released in 1999.

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Cast
Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. portrays Henry "Alyas Pogi" Cruz.

Release

Alyas Pogi 2 was released in theaters on August 26, 1992.[2][3]

Reception

Justino Dormiendo, writing for the Manila Standard, gave the film an extremely negative review, stating that it is "more empty (but noisy) posturing in the local action genre." In addition to his criticisms toward the lack of "intelligent dialogue", he severely criticized the film's "theater of cruelty" and the filmmakers' blatant violation of the instructions from "censors" to remove or shorten seven violent parts of the film by keeping them in, writing that "I left the theater feeling devastated, dehumanized, and degraded by a bunch of sadists on the screen and the perpetrators behind it."[4]

References
  1. Tiongson, Nicanor (2010). The Urian Anthology: 1990-1999. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 9789715426473. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. "Theater Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. August 26, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved June 3, 2021. AVENUE [-] Alyas Pogi 2
  3. "Theater Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. August 25, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved June 3, 2021. AVENUE [-] Mahirap Maging Pogi
  4. Dormiendo, Justino (September 2, 1992). "Pure rage and sheer outrage". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 19. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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