Review: Trip Ubusan: The Lola's vs The Zombies

Trip Ubusan: Lola’s vs Zombies

Director: Mark Reyes

Starring: Jose Manalo, Paolo Ballesteros, and Wally Bayola

Genre: Suspense, Comedy. Action

Trip Ubusan tackles the adventure of Lola Tidora, Tinidora, and Nidora to rescue their grandchild Charmaine (Caprice Cayetano) and to escape the impending zombie apocalypse. From there they meet a group of survivors who took shelter in a tourist bus, but they need to find a way to escape the zombies and find a way to go to the safe zone before they get feasted on by the zombies.

First, the story was really nice it was well written, well conceptualized, and well executed, though the story is simple and not too complex still this is not your typical horror or suspense comedy movie that is shallow and corny. In this movie you will feel that yes, it is really a serious suspense-comedy movie, it is following a story and there’s an adventure that will keep you at the edge of your seats.

The mixture of action, suspense, and comedy makes Trip Ubusan a roller coaster ride, the producers and writers said that this is a zombie movie with a heart and yes it really has a heart present in all of the characters in the movie.

Okay, the zombies don’t look scary at all make up and prosthetics didn’t have any additional scare factor, but what made the movie intense isn’t the effects or the makeup it was the actors who gave intensity to every scene they will let you feel the adrenaline and laughter at the same time that wouldn’t notice the lack of the effects or make up.

In the acting department, Wally Bayola really gave a great performance in this movie, I sometimes feel that he is no longer Wally Bayola but he is already Lola Nidora, the character owned him I guess he mastered how he will attack and take on the character even on the big screen.

Jose Manalo and Paolo Ballesteros also delivered really gave a fantastic comic skills same as Wally, the three of them just solidified their comic trio in this movie. I laughed too hard every scene and I can’t help it, they are really great comedians.

Among the supporting cast the most remarkable for me is the role of Lovely Abella which is Abe/Abby, the character was really remarkable, she was able to deliver the character with the Ilonga accent and all, I love her character.

Lastly, I would like to praise whoever the fight choreographer in this movie is, the fight and chase scenes were really good that you wouldn’t even think Jose, Paolo, and Wally will do those action scenes.

Overall, this movie is really good, it will make you laugh, will make you cry, and will leave you at the edge of your seat, whether you are laughing or you are feeling the intensity of the movie. I could say that this movie is an MMFF caliber film, because if you will watch it you will not feel sorry for you Php250 or so.