Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Admirable film.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

TIYANAKS is a typical teens-stay-in-a-haunted-house type ghost story from the Philippines, shot on a low budget in the Tagalog language. It's amazing just how many similar productions were made over the years - not to mention the incredibly prolific SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL series - showing the local demand for horror fare. This one's a clichéd effort featuring lots of attractive actresses in form-fitting clothing and in peril, various ghostly appearances, an old woman who keeps popping up randomly, and generally low key film-making procedures. Unfortunately, it's a film that's always content to imitate rather than innovate.