''Resiklo'' () is a 2007 Philippine

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film written and directed by

Mark A. Reyes Marciano Antonio "Mark" Reyes V is a Filipino film director, television director, music video director and film writer known for his multi-stranded storylines. He is a resident director and writer of GMA Network. His work include the film ''Mome ...

and starring Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.,

Dingdong Dantes Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, 1980), professionally known as Dingdong Dantes (), is a Filipino actor, television presenter, dancer, commercial model and film producer who is currently working as an employment contract, ...

, and

Jennylyn Mercado Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...

. It is the entry of Revilla's outfit, Imus Productions, to the

2007 Metro Manila Film Festival The 33rd annual 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival ran from December 25, 2007 to January 7, 2008. Maricel Soriano, Jinggoy Estrada and the movie, '' Resiklo'' topped the 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival. Soriano and Estrada took home the Best Actress ...

Premise

Set in December 2021, ''Resiklo'' is the story of Crisval Sarmiento, an ex-military Colonel who leads a rag-tag group of survivors in the Philippines against the insect-like alien invaders known as the ''Balangs'' (locusts). "Because of the enormous expenditures in resources during the invasion (hinted in the movie's opening credits), the humans are forced to scavenge the destroyed landscape for anything that could be recycled and put to use at their secret sanctuary, called ''Paraiso'' (Paradise). They are in a race against time, as in addition to the resource gathering, the survivors are fighting to eliminate the Balangs and their human collaborators, the ''Mutanos'' (mutated humans), while keeping Paraiso's location secret and along the way, uncovering the truth behind the invasion as well.

Cast

RJ Jimenez Ryan Jay Jimenez (born September 17, 1983), better known as RJ Jimenez, is a Filipino singer and guitarist and former scholar of ''Pinoy Dream Academy''. Early life Jimenez was born on September 17, 1983 in Pasig. He graduated Electronics and Co ...

as Colonel Crisval Sarmiento * Ciara Hanna as Bianca *

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as Angelo *

Robert Webb Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell. Webb and Mitchell both starred in the Channel 4 sitco ...

as Ice *

Luke Benward Luke Aaron Benward (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Will in the Disney film '' Cloud 9'' (2014). His first starring role was Billy Forrester in ''How to Eat Fried Worms'' (2006), and as Char ...

as Dens *

Caroline Sunshine Caroline Mohr Sunshine (born September 5, 1995) is an American former actress who previously worked as a White House staffer. As an actress, she is best known for her co-starring role as flashy, rude European exchange student Tinka Hessenheffe ...

as Dr. Miles * Ally Brooke as Gila *

Zendaya Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the ...

as Kiara * James Maslow as Arkin *

Logan Miller Logan Miller (born ) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the Disney XD sitcom ''I'm in the Band'' and he has also voiced Nova / Sam Alexander in the animated series ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. In films, he has starred in ''A Dog's Pu ...

as Dos *

Alyson Stoner Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her film roles include ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003), '' Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' (2005), and the ''Step Up'' franchise (2006–2014). Her television roles i ...

as Alura *

Matt Shively Matthew James Shively Jr. (born September 15, 1990)
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as Hades * Craig Ferguson as Deecon *

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...

as Jerson

Production

The majority of the visual effects were handled by Riot, Ignite Media, and Digital Dodge, with Erick Torrente supervising the special effects.

International releases

In Japan, ''Resiklo'' was retitled ''Transbattler'' (トランスバトラー), with a film poster emphasizing the presence of giant robots in the story and playing on the popularity of the ''

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Critical reception

The CBCP's CINEMA (Catholic Initiative for Enlightened Movie Appreciation) gave the film a score of three out of five stars, stating it as a straight and simple sci-fi movie with an "ensemble cast that acts out the story." The mecha action scenes were dismissed as copycats of the battle scenes from ''

''. Director Mark Reyes insisted that such was not the case, stating that the concept for the movie was made before the Hollywood film was in development.

Accolades

References

External links

Resiklo Movie Website

Resiklo Flickr Photos

Imus Productions
* {{MMFF 2007 films 2000s fantasy action films 2007 science fiction action films Alien invasions in films Dingdong Dantes films Films set in 2021 Philippine science fantasy films Philippine science fiction action films Philippine post-apocalyptic films Films directed by Mark A. Reyes