Fantasy on IBC-13's 'Viva Box Office'

January 19, 2014

Fantaserye are the "in" shows nowadays, riding high on the popularly of the first-ever and phenomenal fantaserye Janella in Wonderland top-billed by the Primetime Princess of IBC Janella Salvador, IBC-13 offering a Pinoy fantasy films via Viva Box Office.

On Monday (Jan. 20), viewers joined Dodo (Herbert Bautista), Anton (J.C. Bonnin), Eston (Francis Magalona), Kiko (Ramon Christopher) and Louie (Keno) in the film Ninja Kids, the group of kids explore an underground cavern and find a mystical land where they battle an evil sorceress Lotus (Elizabeth Oropesa).

On Tuesday (Jan. 21), Edu Manzano played the title character as the superhero Captain Barbell.

On Wednesday (Jan. 22), Herbert Bautista played as Kumander Bawang, an action comedy-fantasy film. Tikboy (Herbert), a hapless lad who discovers his late father was a fearless aswang-slayer. Inheriting his father's mystical garlic-shaped pendant, he must use its power to become the aswang-busting superhero Kumander Bawang.

On Thursday (Jan. 23), kids who watching as Jason Salcedo, Junell Hernando and Janus del Prado in the fantasy adventure Magic Kingdom. The Kingdom of Damortis was once ruled by the kind-hearted Empress Sofia (Maricel Laxa) who was ordered to be killed by Basilicus, her brother who has a great desire for the throne. Princess Dahlia (Anne Curtis), heir to the throne escapes with the blind singer Mico (Jomari Uy). Amain (Jun Urbano) and his warrior trainees, Jobert (Jason), Samuel (Junell), and Oman (Janus) are tasked to protect the princess and save Damortis from the evil forces of Basilicus (Mark Gil).

On Friday night (Jan. 24) featuring Mars Ravelo's Lastikman: Unang Banat. Adrian (Mark Bautista) is just an ordinary boy who lacks skills and talents. He likes his friend Lara (Sarah Geronimo), but is often bullied by his classmates and kids in the neighborhood. Despite being a weakling, Adrian possesses a pure and brave heart when he tries to fight illegal loggers who cut trees on their barrio. Unfortunately, he is beaten by the loggers and left almost half dead. But Because of his pure personality, the enchanted rubber tree that he saves heals him and grants him powers that transform him into a super hero named Lastikman.

Viva Box Office airs weeknights at 9 p.m. after Safe In The Arms Of Love on IBC-13's Kapinoy Primetime