Thursday, December 1, 2011

ARROYO 'DEATH SCHEME' CAN BE NEXT HORROR HIT, NETIZENS SAY


It could pass off as a plot for a bad movie, netizens have said about allegations of a plan to have former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo killed.

Aside from possibly being a JK Rowling or Stephenie Meyer wannabe’s next work of fiction, Oplan “Put the Little Girl to Sleep” can be a hit at the box office, and maybe beat “Orphan” in creepathons about little girls.


“[Arroyo in] ‘Put the Little Girl to Sleep’ if turned into a movie could be creepier than Esther of ‘Orphan,’” said Professional Heckler on Twitter. This was seconded by photographer Aaron Cayabyab, who called the Oplan name a “good working title for a horror movie in the 2011 Manila Film Festival.”

BJMoTwisteriray said the purported assassination plan’s name is fit for an abortion-themed film. Still others thought it was for a Korean film, a comedy such as Problem Child, or a silver-screen adaptation of children’s tale Sleeping Beauty.

Alan C. Robles meanwhile said “Put the Little Girl To Sleep” was the “boring sequel to the box office dud ‘Put the Little Girl in the Big Airplane,’” referring to Arroyo’s attempts to travel abroad.

Comedians have not let the issue past them, with Pac Mom of OfacialDionisia saying the plan’s name should have the word “Ugly” in it to make sure that the target is Arroyo, and not other celebrities such as singer Charice Pempengco, comedienne Mahal and actress Nora Aunor.

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