TxT (movie)

Infobox Film
name = TxT


caption = DVD sleeve
director = Michael Tuviera
producer = Antonio Tuviera Lily Monteverde
writer = Penny Daza Paul Daza
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starring = Dennis Trillo Oyo Boy Sotto Angel Locsin Julia Clarete
music = Jesse Lucas
cinematography =
editing = M Dayrit
distributor = Regal Entertainment
released = 18 October 2006 (Philippines)
runtime = 114 mins
country = Philippines
language = Tagalog
budget =
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imdb_id = 0877721

Txt is a Philippine film that attempts to conquer the old adage "till death do us part", Roman (Oyo Boy Sotto) dies in a car accident. In a restless and unforgiving state he continues to prove his affection for girlfriend Joyce (Angel Locsin) . He then decides to embark in an intrepid and malevolent journey in order to keep Joyce.

Joyce then began receiving hair raising text messages and even gets “death photos of people close to her, including that of her current beau Alex (Dennis Trillo). She ignores these at first, but when the deaths happen under the exact circumstances at which they were predicted, she realizes she must fight the evil behind all these to protect her loved ones from this supernatural force.

Plot Summary

Joyce (Angel Locsin) gets into a car accident which claims the life of her boyfriend Roman (Oyo Boy Soto). In her anguish, she turns to and finds comfort with a co-worker and friend, Alex (Dennis Trillo), but her grief is compounded when Roman’s parents places the blame squarely on her shoulders. When she starts receiving threatening text messages from her dead boyfriend’s cellphone, people close to her who also received the frightening messages end up dead, and among the victims is her best friend Ida (Julia Clarete). Together, Alex and Joyce investigates the strange occurrences, by seeking out an occult expert and through the help of the medium she discovers that her boyfriend's dark secret. Roman has been dabbling with the occult and by mastering these techniques, he has ensured that Joyce will be eternally bound to him, apparently even after death. Roman plans to get rid of all those who were opposed their relationship and next person in line is Alex, with whom Joyce has developed strong feelings for and their budding romance makes him the next logical target of Roman's curse.

Reception

Some criticize TxT for knocking off certain films such as The Ring and Chakushin Ari by using certain plot devices especially the phone. Some defend this however, stating that several films have used the same concepts and argue that the film has taken the device to a new level, by integrating a completely sentient ghost (Roman) into the plot, and the inclusion of intricate forms of occult rather than the usual unexplained magic surrounding horror films. Many praise the film for its depiction of caregivers and call center agents (Joyce and Alex) and their different lifestyles and time tables.

External links

* [http://www.clickthecity.com/tv/userreview.asp?ratingid=28000&typeid=201&pid=10209&tvID=42015 Click The City review]
* [http://www.regalfilms.com/newshop/designItems.php?product_id=52727 Regal DVD page]