You have been weighed and found missing out on Philippine classics!

(poster via Tatayk Files)

“You have been weighed and found wanting” was a pleasant suprise. I thought the movie was going to be as corny as the title and on top of that, it was from the 70’s. Regardless of location on this earth, nothing cool came out during the 70’s. My parents were young and single then, which is totally not cool for some reason.

But by the time a woman had an abortion and went crazy, and a young teenager played by a young Christopher de Leon got chewed out by his mom for putting on nut-huggers before church, I was entranced. And did I mention “Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang” is the original title? Sounds a lot more romantic to me than the english version. This amazing film was directed by the late and great Lino Brocka.

Speaking of romance, the movie had it all. Comedy, tragedy, love-making, and heart-breaking. But enough about the movie, lets talk about how hot Hilda Koronel was back then. (And maybe now? COUGAR ALERT!).

(photo via Pelikula ATBP)

She played Evangeline Ortega, a girl who was so fine she blew my mind. Unfortunately she dumps Chris de Leon’s character for some tall lanky dork. Did I mention she’s probably too old for me now? I probably should.

(photo via Pep.ph)

So instead I’ll safely fantasize about women within my age range (18 to 50). Like Iza Calzado. I hear she is often compared to Hilda in terms of performance and beauty. I haven’t seen her act, but coincidentally, we have the same exact birthday. Which means she’s my soulmate and we’re meant to be together.