VIC SOTTO was asked at the second presscon of ‘Meant to Beh’ how he feels about Vice Ganda’s claim that his entry "Gandarrapido" will earn P1 billion. “Baka ang ibig niyang sabihin, yung kita ng buong festival,” says Vic. “Kasi kung isang pelikula lang, parang mathematically impossible. Pero kung mangyayari yun, di maganda for him and the industry. Personally, ako, ang gusto ko, lahat ng entries, sana kumita. Kasi maganda ang mix ng entries ngayon, may fantasy, may action, may love stories, may horror, may comedy, may musical, so mas maraming pagpipilian ang viewers. Ang wish ko, mas maraming manood sa mga sinehan this year.”
He’s confident that his own movie, “Meant to Beh”, will hit it big at the tills. “The movie is wholesome from start to finish. Ang ganda ng feedback after our premiere night noong Wednesday. Lahat nasiyahan and complimented me. Something new for me ito kasi walang fantasy, walang special effects. Nagpapatawa but we don’t resort to slapstick na mga hampasan o insultuhan just to make the audience laugh. I commend our young director, Chris Martinez, who also co-wrote the script, kasi nailatag niya nang maayos ang story at kapupulutan pa ng magagandang values about families and relationships. When we watched the original cut, three hours pala yun, kasama ko si Pauleen, but di naman namalayan kasi nakakatuwa siya mula umpisang hanggang ending. But then, siempre, kailangan i-edit into two hours para hindi masyadong mahaba ang running time at mas bumilis ang pacing.”
