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Synopsis: When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon. As the brilliant comic duo, freestyling with flair, drive each other mad with constant competition and showdowns of competing impressions (including dueling Michael Caines, Sean Connerys and Al Pacinos), the ultimate odd couple realize in the end a rich amount about not only good food, but the nature of fame, relationships and their own lives.
Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Margo Stilley, Paul Popplewell
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
The Trip is one of those films that you never know what to expect from it. It was actually what happened from my personal perspective. I really enjoyed the trailer and synopsis from the very first time I watched it, but I was expecting something different, even though, the film was really entertaining.
The Trip is performed by two of the best British actors and comedians, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. It is a film with some good British humor, filmed in some really beautiful scenery based on the northern area from England. It is a fun journey enjoying the crazy conversations, impersonations and adventures of these two friends, going on a trip, visiting and eating in ten different restaurants across the country.
The film can be a bit slow and boring some times, loaded with some smart and mature humor, something that I really enjoyed. These two guys know how to play their roles like they're really living those lives and help us to enjoy more than those moments and short conversations, but get into the real trip, enjoying all the photography, the gorgeous scenery and all the places they visit.
It is actually a good and entertaining film for a lazy and quiet evening at home. A low pace British humor film that will not just entertain you, but will let you love all those "extra" things that will actually make you enjoy the film the way we did.
I would rate this movie with a 2/5
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
The Trip is one of those films that you never know what to expect from it. It was actually what happened from my personal perspective. I really enjoyed the trailer and synopsis from the very first time I watched it, but I was expecting something different, even though, the film was really entertaining.
The Trip is performed by two of the best British actors and comedians, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. It is a film with some good British humor, filmed in some really beautiful scenery based on the northern area from England. It is a fun journey enjoying the crazy conversations, impersonations and adventures of these two friends, going on a trip, visiting and eating in ten different restaurants across the country.
The film can be a bit slow and boring some times, loaded with some smart and mature humor, something that I really enjoyed. These two guys know how to play their roles like they're really living those lives and help us to enjoy more than those moments and short conversations, but get into the real trip, enjoying all the photography, the gorgeous scenery and all the places they visit.
It is actually a good and entertaining film for a lazy and quiet evening at home. A low pace British humor film that will not just entertain you, but will let you love all those "extra" things that will actually make you enjoy the film the way we did.
I would rate this movie with a 2/5
Have you watched the film? What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie? Share with us your thoughts!
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Synopsis: The group of friends had all they would need for a successful Easter vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them had anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains surrounding the aptly named Oksfjord (Axefjord) had other plans...
Starring: Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Lasse Valdal, Jenny Skavlan
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
A woman, Sara, (Ane Dahl Torp) is being chased through the snows of Norway. She is ultimately cornered and eaten by zombies in World War II Schutzstaffel (SS) uniforms.
Seven students on Easter vacation arrive at a small cabin near Øksfjord. The cabin is owned by Sara, Vegard's (Lasse Valdal) girlfriend. The group begins to drink and party until a mysterious hiker (Bjørn Sundquist) arrives. He tells them the dark history of the region; during World War II, a force of Einsatzgruppe, led by Standartenführer Herzog (Ørjan Gamst), occupied the area. For three years the Nazis abused and tortured the local people. Near the end of the war, with Germany's defeat looming, the soldiers looted all the town's valuables. However, the citizens stage an uprising and ambushed the Nazis, killing many. The survivors, including Herzog, were chased into the mountains, and it was assumed that they all froze to death. The hiker then continues on his way.
The next morning Vegard takes the group's snowmobile out to look for Sara. He stumbles on a tent in which he discovers the disemboweled body of the hiker from the previous night. He continues his search when he falls through the snow into a cave. Meanwhile, after it gets dark, the other students find an old wooden box filled with valuables hidden under the floor. They celebrate by haphazardly throwing the treasure above their heads, and one pockets a gold coin. They eventually decide to stow it back where it came from. Erlend (Jeppe Laursen) goes to the outhouse where Chris (Jenny Skavlan) meet him and the two have sex. On her way to the outhouse, Chris inadvertently drops a gold coin, which awakes a Nazi zombie. After the liaison, Erlend returns to the group. Chris stays to use the outhouse but is attacked and murdered. The others go outside to look for her, finding Sara's rucksack buried in the snow.
The zombies arrive at the cabin. Erlend (Jeppe Laursen) is killed before the remaining students manage to seal the windows and door and survive the night. Vegard comes around in the cave, discovering WWII German firearms and helmets, as well as Sara's severed head. Vegard is attacked by zombies and is badly bitten in the neck by one. He manages to kill them and escape on the snowmobile, which he equips with a machine gun.
Meanwhile, the remaining four students in the cabin decide to split up. The two men, Martin (Vegar Hoel) and Roy (Stig Frode Henriksen), attempt to distract the zombies, while the two women, Hanna (Charlotte Frogner) and Liv (Evy Kasseth Røsten), run for the cars and go for help. En route to the cars, the girls are ambushed and Liv is killed. While she is being disemboweled, she manages to destroy several of the zombies by activating one of their hand grenades. After killing two zombies Hanna is chased to the edge of a cliff by a zombie. She turns and faces the zombie and stomps on the ground, causing the ice to crack, and both of them to fall. Both survive, and are submerged in snow; Hanna digs her way out and kills the zombie.
Martin and Roy, holed up in the cabin, accidentally set fire to it with Molotov cocktails. As they escape, they discover that the shed next to the cabin contains numerous power tools, with which they equip themselves. More zombies attack, but Martin and Roy manage to fend them off with the aid of Vegard, who returns with the snowmobile. However, Vegard is killed during the fight. Herzog arrives with another group of zombies, including SS men, but Martin and Roy manage to kill them all. Martin is bitten on the arm and cuts it off with a chainsaw to avoid turning into a zombie, but a zombie bites him on the genitals. Herzog then raises many other zombies from all around and the two students run. While on the run, Roy is hit in the head by Herzog, disoriented runs into a tree and is disemboweled.
Martin comes to realize that the zombies are after the box in the cabin. He runs to the burnt-out remains of the cabin, and gives the box to Herzog. He manages to get away, and, upon reaching the car, a coin from the box falls out of Martin's pocket. Swearing, he looks around to see Herzog smashing the car window.
(Source: Wikipedia)
This movie is a Norwegian comedy horror film and it was much better than I originally thought it was going to be. It had some hilarious parts that I wouldn't have thought up myself, like when one guy is trying to defend the snow cabin by throwing a cocktail they set on fire out the window at a zombie but miss the window and end up setting the cabin on fire instead. There was still a lot of classic zombie stuff going on but adding in Nazi zombies, a surprise ending, and some pretty funny stuff at times and you have a decent film. Worth the watch if you like zombies (and I DO)! It is in Norwegian, so as long as you aren't one of those people who don't like having to read their movies (or if you know Norwegian...) then it isn't bad. I thought the plot wasn't half bad, even if it DID have some stereotypical zombie scenes. Acting wasn't the best you'll see around but wasn't the worst either. The Nazi zombie costumes were pretty good and special effects not bad, as well. It wasn't necessarily scary (unless you get scared over the gory stuff) since it was supposed to have comedy in it. Worth watching if you like zombie comedy films that are subtitled.
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
U.S. Rating: Not Rated
A woman, Sara, (Ane Dahl Torp) is being chased through the snows of Norway. She is ultimately cornered and eaten by zombies in World War II Schutzstaffel (SS) uniforms.
Seven students on Easter vacation arrive at a small cabin near Øksfjord. The cabin is owned by Sara, Vegard's (Lasse Valdal) girlfriend. The group begins to drink and party until a mysterious hiker (Bjørn Sundquist) arrives. He tells them the dark history of the region; during World War II, a force of Einsatzgruppe, led by Standartenführer Herzog (Ørjan Gamst), occupied the area. For three years the Nazis abused and tortured the local people. Near the end of the war, with Germany's defeat looming, the soldiers looted all the town's valuables. However, the citizens stage an uprising and ambushed the Nazis, killing many. The survivors, including Herzog, were chased into the mountains, and it was assumed that they all froze to death. The hiker then continues on his way.
The next morning Vegard takes the group's snowmobile out to look for Sara. He stumbles on a tent in which he discovers the disemboweled body of the hiker from the previous night. He continues his search when he falls through the snow into a cave. Meanwhile, after it gets dark, the other students find an old wooden box filled with valuables hidden under the floor. They celebrate by haphazardly throwing the treasure above their heads, and one pockets a gold coin. They eventually decide to stow it back where it came from. Erlend (Jeppe Laursen) goes to the outhouse where Chris (Jenny Skavlan) meet him and the two have sex. On her way to the outhouse, Chris inadvertently drops a gold coin, which awakes a Nazi zombie. After the liaison, Erlend returns to the group. Chris stays to use the outhouse but is attacked and murdered. The others go outside to look for her, finding Sara's rucksack buried in the snow.
The zombies arrive at the cabin. Erlend (Jeppe Laursen) is killed before the remaining students manage to seal the windows and door and survive the night. Vegard comes around in the cave, discovering WWII German firearms and helmets, as well as Sara's severed head. Vegard is attacked by zombies and is badly bitten in the neck by one. He manages to kill them and escape on the snowmobile, which he equips with a machine gun.
Meanwhile, the remaining four students in the cabin decide to split up. The two men, Martin (Vegar Hoel) and Roy (Stig Frode Henriksen), attempt to distract the zombies, while the two women, Hanna (Charlotte Frogner) and Liv (Evy Kasseth Røsten), run for the cars and go for help. En route to the cars, the girls are ambushed and Liv is killed. While she is being disemboweled, she manages to destroy several of the zombies by activating one of their hand grenades. After killing two zombies Hanna is chased to the edge of a cliff by a zombie. She turns and faces the zombie and stomps on the ground, causing the ice to crack, and both of them to fall. Both survive, and are submerged in snow; Hanna digs her way out and kills the zombie.
Martin and Roy, holed up in the cabin, accidentally set fire to it with Molotov cocktails. As they escape, they discover that the shed next to the cabin contains numerous power tools, with which they equip themselves. More zombies attack, but Martin and Roy manage to fend them off with the aid of Vegard, who returns with the snowmobile. However, Vegard is killed during the fight. Herzog arrives with another group of zombies, including SS men, but Martin and Roy manage to kill them all. Martin is bitten on the arm and cuts it off with a chainsaw to avoid turning into a zombie, but a zombie bites him on the genitals. Herzog then raises many other zombies from all around and the two students run. While on the run, Roy is hit in the head by Herzog, disoriented runs into a tree and is disemboweled.
Martin comes to realize that the zombies are after the box in the cabin. He runs to the burnt-out remains of the cabin, and gives the box to Herzog. He manages to get away, and, upon reaching the car, a coin from the box falls out of Martin's pocket. Swearing, he looks around to see Herzog smashing the car window.
(Source: Wikipedia)
This movie is a Norwegian comedy horror film and it was much better than I originally thought it was going to be. It had some hilarious parts that I wouldn't have thought up myself, like when one guy is trying to defend the snow cabin by throwing a cocktail they set on fire out the window at a zombie but miss the window and end up setting the cabin on fire instead. There was still a lot of classic zombie stuff going on but adding in Nazi zombies, a surprise ending, and some pretty funny stuff at times and you have a decent film. Worth the watch if you like zombies (and I DO)! It is in Norwegian, so as long as you aren't one of those people who don't like having to read their movies (or if you know Norwegian...) then it isn't bad. I thought the plot wasn't half bad, even if it DID have some stereotypical zombie scenes. Acting wasn't the best you'll see around but wasn't the worst either. The Nazi zombie costumes were pretty good and special effects not bad, as well. It wasn't necessarily scary (unless you get scared over the gory stuff) since it was supposed to have comedy in it. Worth watching if you like zombie comedy films that are subtitled.
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Have you watched the film? What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie? Share with us your thoughts!
Reviewed by: Amy
Reviewed by: Amy
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Synopsis: A tale that follows 'the Guy', who works part-time helping his father run a small, vacuum cleaner repair business, but dreams of one day having his songs recorded and landing a record deal. Emotionally vulnerable, he is still coming to terms with the recent departure of his girlfriend and lacks the conviction and passion to move on in his pedestrian life. One day, he meets 'the Girl', an Eastern European immigrant who has moved to Dublin to start a new life for herself. Currently working as a house cleaner in an upper-class residence, she is struggling financially. She yearns for what she cannot afford--a piano to help her escape from the daily grind of finding her way through this strange new land. A relationship blossoms between 'the Guy' and 'the Girl', as they're both struggling. Their shared love of music causes them to flourish and grow with a new found confidence as they take a chance on each other and a new beginning on life.
Starring: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Hugh Walsh, Gerry Hendrick, Alastair Foley
Directed by: John Carney
U.S. Rating: R
Well, the truth about this review is that I never meant to watch this movie,in the first place. We received by post two new Blu-Rays from Netflix. I should mention that we never asked or listed this film in our list of movies, we were surprised when we received it. We decided to watch it anyway, since we were just set in from of the TV and ready to watch something and chill for the night.
Once is an Irish film about a guy who works part-time at a vacuum cleaner repair center and plays his guitar and songs on a busy street at nights, trying to move on and coup with the lost of his girlfriend (she's gone, not dead). His dream is to get a record deal and play his music. He meets a girl who is an Eastern European immigrant who moved to Dublin to start over with her life. They get connected through their music and of course, you might guess the rest of the story.
In other words, the film was all about the communication of two strangers through music and the lyrics of the songs they sang. It was actually annoying! I don't know, maybe it was me (since I'm not into musicals), or the film was so slow and boring that I didn't get it. I was bored out of my mind watching it, and I knew how bad it was because my wife Mary, who is a helpless romantic person, couldn't stand this film either.
I took some time just to read a little bit about the film, since it was the first time I heard (and watched) this film. Most of the reviews, critics and comments expressed the best about it, saying that it was one of the best films of the year (2007), a beautiful romantic film that was able to express its beauty through the music and lyrics sung by the lead roles.
I just say that I totally disagree with these reviews, comments and critics. Anyway, if you feel like watching it, do it! I'm just sharing my personal experience, ideas and impressions about the film. Maybe you could be another person out there who thinks it is actually an amazing and romantic film. In my case, I won't recommend the film.
What did I like from this movie?
1. Nothing
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The girl walking with the broken vacuum everywhere. So annoying and unfunny
2. I didn't know if I was watching a film or a musical. If it was a film, it sucked... if it was a musical, could be considered the worst musical ever
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
Directed by: John Carney
U.S. Rating: R
Well, the truth about this review is that I never meant to watch this movie,in the first place. We received by post two new Blu-Rays from Netflix. I should mention that we never asked or listed this film in our list of movies, we were surprised when we received it. We decided to watch it anyway, since we were just set in from of the TV and ready to watch something and chill for the night.
Once is an Irish film about a guy who works part-time at a vacuum cleaner repair center and plays his guitar and songs on a busy street at nights, trying to move on and coup with the lost of his girlfriend (she's gone, not dead). His dream is to get a record deal and play his music. He meets a girl who is an Eastern European immigrant who moved to Dublin to start over with her life. They get connected through their music and of course, you might guess the rest of the story.
In other words, the film was all about the communication of two strangers through music and the lyrics of the songs they sang. It was actually annoying! I don't know, maybe it was me (since I'm not into musicals), or the film was so slow and boring that I didn't get it. I was bored out of my mind watching it, and I knew how bad it was because my wife Mary, who is a helpless romantic person, couldn't stand this film either.
I took some time just to read a little bit about the film, since it was the first time I heard (and watched) this film. Most of the reviews, critics and comments expressed the best about it, saying that it was one of the best films of the year (2007), a beautiful romantic film that was able to express its beauty through the music and lyrics sung by the lead roles.
I just say that I totally disagree with these reviews, comments and critics. Anyway, if you feel like watching it, do it! I'm just sharing my personal experience, ideas and impressions about the film. Maybe you could be another person out there who thinks it is actually an amazing and romantic film. In my case, I won't recommend the film.
What did I like from this movie?
1. Nothing
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The girl walking with the broken vacuum everywhere. So annoying and unfunny
2. I didn't know if I was watching a film or a musical. If it was a film, it sucked... if it was a musical, could be considered the worst musical ever
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
Enjoy it!... Watch it!
Synopsis: An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Starring: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer
Directed by: Daniel Barber
U.S. Rating: R
It's pretty interesting watching Michael Caine in a totally different role as we usually see him in movies. We're used to see him as the loyal Albert in the successful Batman franchise, or the quiet but extremely smart janitor in Flawless, in comedies like Austin Powers or Miss Congeniality, but we don't see him in such dark and great thriller movies like Harry Brown. Following the same style of Gran Torino, Michael Caine tries to revenge his old friend's death and starts hunting down every single one of the members of the gang that horribly murdered his friend and has turned a little town in England in an unbearable place to live. He becomes into some kind of "Vigilante", helping two police investigators to solve the death of his friend and recover the peace of the town they live in. Could we call Michael Caine the British version of Clint Eastwood? After watching this film, I'd consider it so.
What did I like from this movie?
1. The best scene of this movie is the moment when he's decided to get a gun and visits the drug/guns dealer. The scene was incredibly played by all the people involved in it, especially Caine
2. The film offers an unexpected end, especially for the people involved in it
3. Michael Caine's performance is so brilliant! Anyone can believe that he's the sweetest and most friendly septuagenarian man ever
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. There were some moments when I couldn't understand some of the conversations, especially during the interrogation sessions due to the strong accent used by the people involved
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Daniel Barber
U.S. Rating: R
It's pretty interesting watching Michael Caine in a totally different role as we usually see him in movies. We're used to see him as the loyal Albert in the successful Batman franchise, or the quiet but extremely smart janitor in Flawless, in comedies like Austin Powers or Miss Congeniality, but we don't see him in such dark and great thriller movies like Harry Brown. Following the same style of Gran Torino, Michael Caine tries to revenge his old friend's death and starts hunting down every single one of the members of the gang that horribly murdered his friend and has turned a little town in England in an unbearable place to live. He becomes into some kind of "Vigilante", helping two police investigators to solve the death of his friend and recover the peace of the town they live in. Could we call Michael Caine the British version of Clint Eastwood? After watching this film, I'd consider it so.
What did I like from this movie?
1. The best scene of this movie is the moment when he's decided to get a gun and visits the drug/guns dealer. The scene was incredibly played by all the people involved in it, especially Caine
2. The film offers an unexpected end, especially for the people involved in it
3. Michael Caine's performance is so brilliant! Anyone can believe that he's the sweetest and most friendly septuagenarian man ever
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. There were some moments when I couldn't understand some of the conversations, especially during the interrogation sessions due to the strong accent used by the people involved
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
Enjoy it!... Watch it!
Synopsis: At the age of two, Wong Kar Mun went blind. Eighteen years later a new and risky corneal transplant operation restores her vision, but a series of inexplicable events leads her to believe there is much more than meets the eye to her newfound gift of sight. Mysterious black-clad figures seem to foreshadow sudden deaths, and horribly disfigured denizens of another side haunt her everyday existence. Unable to define her own identity, she comes to understand that whenever she looks into a mirror she doesn't see herself but instead sees another woman: Ling, the original owner of the corneas. It seems that Mun has inherited Ling's fate and the misery that comes with the ability to see more than what she wants to behold.
Starring: Lee Sin Je, Lawrence Chou, Chutcha Rujinanon, Candy Lo, Pierre Png
Directed by: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
U.S. Rating: R
Freaky and scary! Gin Gwai is simply the original version of the movie "The Eye" played by Jessica Alba. I believe that Hollywood has to learn so much about horror movies from the japanese horror writers. Movies like Ringu (The Ring) and Gin Gwai (The Eye) are so much better and scarier than the american remakes. The plot is essentially the same of the remake, nothing changes. The girl that has been blind for over 17 years and gets a corneal transplant. After this corneal transplant, she starts getting visions and she's capable to see dead people around her. When she looks for some answers and more information about her eyes' donour, she discovers that she might be the key element to save other people from a tragic death. As I said, a really scary but really entertaining movie. Worth to watch if you ever want to watch a good foreign horror movie.
What did I like from this movie?
1. The scene at the hospital, when she starts getting visions of the people who have died recently there
2. The scene when she's drawing at the table and she sees the lady in the corner and suddenly she jumps in front of her screaming that she's in her seat
3. All the process to identify the situations and future accident
4. The kid with the hat that is always in the hall when she gets to her apartment
5. The old man that is standing in the corner of the elevator facing the wall, and then he starts turning slowly towards her floating in the air
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Nothing... I really enjoyed the plot
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
U.S. Rating: R
Freaky and scary! Gin Gwai is simply the original version of the movie "The Eye" played by Jessica Alba. I believe that Hollywood has to learn so much about horror movies from the japanese horror writers. Movies like Ringu (The Ring) and Gin Gwai (The Eye) are so much better and scarier than the american remakes. The plot is essentially the same of the remake, nothing changes. The girl that has been blind for over 17 years and gets a corneal transplant. After this corneal transplant, she starts getting visions and she's capable to see dead people around her. When she looks for some answers and more information about her eyes' donour, she discovers that she might be the key element to save other people from a tragic death. As I said, a really scary but really entertaining movie. Worth to watch if you ever want to watch a good foreign horror movie.
What did I like from this movie?
1. The scene at the hospital, when she starts getting visions of the people who have died recently there
2. The scene when she's drawing at the table and she sees the lady in the corner and suddenly she jumps in front of her screaming that she's in her seat
3. All the process to identify the situations and future accident
4. The kid with the hat that is always in the hall when she gets to her apartment
5. The old man that is standing in the corner of the elevator facing the wall, and then he starts turning slowly towards her floating in the air
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Nothing... I really enjoyed the plot
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
Enjoy it!... Watch it!
Synopsis: Set in 1940s Spain against the postwar repression of Franco's Spain, a fairy tale that centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father, who is a military officer tasked with 'ridding the area' of rebels. In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies. With Fascism at its height, Ofelia must come to terms with her world through a fable of her own creation.
Starring: Maribel Verdu, Sergi López, Ariadna Gil, Alex Angulo, Doug Jones
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
U.S. Rating: R
For a foreign film with subtitles, I loved it! It was easy to understand. I'm a sucker for a fairytale. This wasn't your typical fairytale, but it was very interesting. I say go see it! Let this be the first of many foreign films to enjoy!!
Won 3 Academy Awards:
Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction
Best Makeup
What did I like from this movie?
1. The costumes, characters, and magical world.
2. The story line
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Subtitles. I'd almost always rather NOT have them, but they were OK for this film
2. Some parts were a bit graphic, and I am NOT a graphic kind of person
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
U.S. Rating: R
For a foreign film with subtitles, I loved it! It was easy to understand. I'm a sucker for a fairytale. This wasn't your typical fairytale, but it was very interesting. I say go see it! Let this be the first of many foreign films to enjoy!!
Won 3 Academy Awards:
Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction
Best Makeup
What did I like from this movie?
1. The costumes, characters, and magical world.
2. The story line
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Subtitles. I'd almost always rather NOT have them, but they were OK for this film
2. Some parts were a bit graphic, and I am NOT a graphic kind of person
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
Synopsis: A young nobleman bears witness to the massacre of his family at the hands of a treacherous and power-crazed warlord. Bent on revenge, he joins a band of guerrilla fighters who school him in a dizzying array of martial arts and weaponry techniques before unleashing him on his unwavering mission to avenge his family's murder.
Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, Santisuk Promsiri, Petchtai Wongkamlao
Directed by: Tony Jaa
U.S. Rating: R
The first time I watched Tony Jaa, I was simply astonished by his talent. This man CAN fight. As a master in Thai boxing, his previous movies (Ong Bak and The Protector) have kept my attention. On this new sequel, Tony Jaa brings one more time all his skills and stunts to amaze all the viewers in this epic story about a boy that had to face his parents' death and few years later he has the chance to take revenge of that tragic experience. A good movie for any lover of action movies and martial arts.
What did I like from this movie?
1. In this movie, he had the chance to show his skills with a wide range of weapons, along with his amazing personal fighting skills
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. This movie wasn't as good as the two previous one, even though, it was a total different plot and story
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Directed by: Tony Jaa
U.S. Rating: R
The first time I watched Tony Jaa, I was simply astonished by his talent. This man CAN fight. As a master in Thai boxing, his previous movies (Ong Bak and The Protector) have kept my attention. On this new sequel, Tony Jaa brings one more time all his skills and stunts to amaze all the viewers in this epic story about a boy that had to face his parents' death and few years later he has the chance to take revenge of that tragic experience. A good movie for any lover of action movies and martial arts.
What did I like from this movie?
1. In this movie, he had the chance to show his skills with a wide range of weapons, along with his amazing personal fighting skills
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. This movie wasn't as good as the two previous one, even though, it was a total different plot and story
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
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Synopsis: Laura spent the happiest years of her childhood growing up in an orphanage by the seaside, cared for by the staff and fellow orphans whom she loved as brothers and sisters. Now, thirty years later, she returns with her husband Carlos and Simon, their 7-year-old son, with a dream of restoring and reopening the long abandoned orphanage as a home for disabled children. The new home and mysterious surroundings awaken Simon's imagination and the boy starts to spin a web of fantastic tales and not-so-innocent games. As the opening day draws near, tension builds within the family. Carlos remains skeptical, believing that Simon is making everything up in a desperate bid for attention. But Laura slowly becomes convinced that something long-hidden and terrible is lurking in the old house, something waiting to emerge and inflict appalling damage on her family.
Starring: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep, Geraldine Chaplin, Montserrat Carulla
Directed by: Juan Antonio Bayona
U.S. Rating: R
Creepy movie! Such an amazing horror movie! I really enjoyed this movie. I'm not a big fan of horror movies, but there are some really good ones that have been added to my favorite list. This has become one of them. The Orphanage (El Orfanato) is a Spanish movie about Laura, a woman who decided to buy the old house that hosted the orphanage where she lived when she was a little girl, and turn it as another orphanage or house for kids with especial needs. Laura and Carlos, her husband, have adopted Simón, a little kid with Aids who says that he's been playing with some "imaginary" friends. Laura and Carlos try to avoid the situation, thinking that it might be a normal stage on every kid's imagination, but soon she'll find out that what Simón said about his "imaginary" friends might be true, after facing the stressful situation of losing Simón after a short discussion with him about his "imaginary" friends, stories and games. When she sees Tomás, the little kid with the mask that Simón drew in a piece of paper, she believes that Simón is not dead and he might have been taken away. The search starts and she won't finish until she finds the truth about Simón's disappearance. Great end! Sad, but great end. I personally didn't know that Guillermo Del Toro would lead a horror movie like this one, since I see him more like a HellBoy, Blade, etc.
What did I like from this movie?
1. Even though The Orphanage is a horror movie, it's an old-fashioned horror movie. Really enjoyable, no "demonic", but more like really creepy ghost situations
2. Tomás, the little boy with the mask, really creepy!
3. I really enjoyed the creepy, scary scene when she's playing 1-2-3 trying to make the kids to come out of their hidden places
4. The old nun, so scary! Especially when she's hidden in the old little storage house
5. I really enjoyed that being a horror movie, it doesn't cross the line of the "evil" line that other horror movies cross
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The end was kind of sad, even though, it was good for Laura, since it made her happy
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Juan Antonio Bayona
U.S. Rating: R
Creepy movie! Such an amazing horror movie! I really enjoyed this movie. I'm not a big fan of horror movies, but there are some really good ones that have been added to my favorite list. This has become one of them. The Orphanage (El Orfanato) is a Spanish movie about Laura, a woman who decided to buy the old house that hosted the orphanage where she lived when she was a little girl, and turn it as another orphanage or house for kids with especial needs. Laura and Carlos, her husband, have adopted Simón, a little kid with Aids who says that he's been playing with some "imaginary" friends. Laura and Carlos try to avoid the situation, thinking that it might be a normal stage on every kid's imagination, but soon she'll find out that what Simón said about his "imaginary" friends might be true, after facing the stressful situation of losing Simón after a short discussion with him about his "imaginary" friends, stories and games. When she sees Tomás, the little kid with the mask that Simón drew in a piece of paper, she believes that Simón is not dead and he might have been taken away. The search starts and she won't finish until she finds the truth about Simón's disappearance. Great end! Sad, but great end. I personally didn't know that Guillermo Del Toro would lead a horror movie like this one, since I see him more like a HellBoy, Blade, etc.
What did I like from this movie?
1. Even though The Orphanage is a horror movie, it's an old-fashioned horror movie. Really enjoyable, no "demonic", but more like really creepy ghost situations
2. Tomás, the little boy with the mask, really creepy!
3. I really enjoyed the creepy, scary scene when she's playing 1-2-3 trying to make the kids to come out of their hidden places
4. The old nun, so scary! Especially when she's hidden in the old little storage house
5. I really enjoyed that being a horror movie, it doesn't cross the line of the "evil" line that other horror movies cross
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The end was kind of sad, even though, it was good for Laura, since it made her happy
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
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Synopsis: Kham's life is turned upside down when an international mafia syndicate, based in Australia, captures his two beloved elephants and smuggles them thousands of kilometers away to Sydney. The two elephants are far more than mere animals to Kham and his father; they are part of his family and were being prepared to be presented as a token of devotion to his Majesty the King of Thailand. The only way Kham can possibly save the animals is by venturing into a foreign land for the first time. Taking on a mafia group to rescue two elephants from a foreign country presents a huge challenge, even for a martial arts master like Kham. Despite the help of Sergeant Mark, a Thai police Sergeant based in Australia, and Pla, a Thai girl forced into modern day slavery, the going gets tough. They must take on the ruthless gang of Madame Rose, whose henchmen include Johnny, a Vietnamese thief and martial arts expert, and the hulking TK. Kham has no choice but to risk his own life for the animals he loves.
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkot Kongmalai, Jin Xing, Johnny Nguyen
Directed by: Prachya Pinkaew
U.S. Rating: R
Honestly, I believe it's been over 10 years since I watched an amazing and unforgettable martial arts movie like this one. Forget about Jet Li, Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Jackie Chan and any other famous actor related with martial arts movies. Tony Jaa is simply amazing! Such an amazing thai fighter. The Protector offers not just an interesting plot, but really amazing fight scenes! If you're looking for a relevant and entertaining movie loaded with amazing fighting scenes, then you definitely should consider The Protector.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I should say that ALL the fight scenes in this movie are simply amazing, but especially, the fight scene with the Capoeira fighter, the guy with the sword and the giant, as well as the fight scene at the end, when he's hurt with the knife while he's crying for the elephant and then fights like 50 guys. The whole scene is simple amazing! Another great fighting scene is the one at the restaurant, when he's going to the top, fighting everyone floor by floor
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The police detective, such a horrible actor!
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Directed by: Prachya Pinkaew
U.S. Rating: R
Honestly, I believe it's been over 10 years since I watched an amazing and unforgettable martial arts movie like this one. Forget about Jet Li, Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Jackie Chan and any other famous actor related with martial arts movies. Tony Jaa is simply amazing! Such an amazing thai fighter. The Protector offers not just an interesting plot, but really amazing fight scenes! If you're looking for a relevant and entertaining movie loaded with amazing fighting scenes, then you definitely should consider The Protector.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I should say that ALL the fight scenes in this movie are simply amazing, but especially, the fight scene with the Capoeira fighter, the guy with the sword and the giant, as well as the fight scene at the end, when he's hurt with the knife while he's crying for the elephant and then fights like 50 guys. The whole scene is simple amazing! Another great fighting scene is the one at the restaurant, when he's going to the top, fighting everyone floor by floor
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The police detective, such a horrible actor!
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
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Synopsis: In Centra America, they are called Maras, groups of youngsters who have modeled themselves on the Los Angeles youth gangs. They are extremely violent and are propagating terror in El Salvador and elsewhere. The documentary is a study, through photography and the personal stories of these gang members, of a violent phenomenon that has been imported from the USA.
Starring: Christian Poveda
Directed by: Christian Poveda
U.S. Rating: R
Christian Poveda, a Hispanic-French photojournalist and a Film director who decided to film a documentary about two of the most violent gangs in all America, the Maras Salvatrucha and the Maras 18. This photojournalist, who survived the war in Lebanon and the war Iran-Iraq couldn't survive the violence in El Salvador. Few months after this documentary was finished, Poveda decided to go back to the same area where he took some of the images. There, he was invited to visit one of the ghettos where he was kidnapped and murdered, shot 4 times in the face. The international press and the first results from the investigation of this murder say that he might have been killed by some members of the gangs he exposed in this documentary, who weren't happy about being exposed on this film. This violent and cruel documentary brings to the viewers the story of some members of these extremely dangerous gangs, showing their life style, their violence and how the government and society have to deal with them. Gangs who have imported some of the most dangerous gang styles and techniques, to the point that have forced international police forces like the FBI to work with the police in El Salvador, to control and reduce the influence of these gangs.
What did I like from this movie?
1. How fearless and smart had to be this journalist to be able to get the approval of the police, department of justice in El Salvador, and especially the gangs, to get the images, shots and information needed to complete this documentary
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Too violent and cruel
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
Directed by: Christian Poveda
U.S. Rating: R
Christian Poveda, a Hispanic-French photojournalist and a Film director who decided to film a documentary about two of the most violent gangs in all America, the Maras Salvatrucha and the Maras 18. This photojournalist, who survived the war in Lebanon and the war Iran-Iraq couldn't survive the violence in El Salvador. Few months after this documentary was finished, Poveda decided to go back to the same area where he took some of the images. There, he was invited to visit one of the ghettos where he was kidnapped and murdered, shot 4 times in the face. The international press and the first results from the investigation of this murder say that he might have been killed by some members of the gangs he exposed in this documentary, who weren't happy about being exposed on this film. This violent and cruel documentary brings to the viewers the story of some members of these extremely dangerous gangs, showing their life style, their violence and how the government and society have to deal with them. Gangs who have imported some of the most dangerous gang styles and techniques, to the point that have forced international police forces like the FBI to work with the police in El Salvador, to control and reduce the influence of these gangs.
What did I like from this movie?
1. How fearless and smart had to be this journalist to be able to get the approval of the police, department of justice in El Salvador, and especially the gangs, to get the images, shots and information needed to complete this documentary
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Too violent and cruel
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
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Synopsis: When art student Ben Willis dumps his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia after finding out how quickly she moved on. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.
Starring: Emilia Fox, Sean Biggerstaff, Michelle Ryan, Marc Pickering, Shaun Evans
Directed by: Sean Ellis
U.S. Rating: R
Cashback does an amazing job making you actually feel as though time has stopped. It has that deep "American Beauty" feel to it. The music gives a philosophical feel to some of the scenes. What is really great about this movie is that it is also hilarious. There are plenty of things to keep you laughing and also plenty to make you rethink life in general. Cashback is definitely a movie I would consider to be more artistic than anything else. If you appreciate artistic style movies then this one is brilliant.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I absolutely love the parts where Ben stops time in his mind. The music really brings those moments in and gives them a very artistic and philosophical feel
2. The part where the new employee mops the floor with a kind of martial arts style is hilarious!
3. They bring us in for one of those "profound" moments (while Ben is staring at a women) and we are suddenly brought back to reality with his boss smacking him in the back of the head to snap him out of it
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. I didn't care for the soccer/"football" part. I didn't think it was as funny as the rest of the movie
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Sean Ellis
U.S. Rating: R
Cashback does an amazing job making you actually feel as though time has stopped. It has that deep "American Beauty" feel to it. The music gives a philosophical feel to some of the scenes. What is really great about this movie is that it is also hilarious. There are plenty of things to keep you laughing and also plenty to make you rethink life in general. Cashback is definitely a movie I would consider to be more artistic than anything else. If you appreciate artistic style movies then this one is brilliant.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I absolutely love the parts where Ben stops time in his mind. The music really brings those moments in and gives them a very artistic and philosophical feel
2. The part where the new employee mops the floor with a kind of martial arts style is hilarious!
3. They bring us in for one of those "profound" moments (while Ben is staring at a women) and we are suddenly brought back to reality with his boss smacking him in the back of the head to snap him out of it
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. I didn't care for the soccer/"football" part. I didn't think it was as funny as the rest of the movie
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
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Amy
Synopsis: Paris, 2013. Damien is a member of an elite police squadron, a special unit highly trained in martial arts and the precise physical skills necessary to navigate the treacherous urban landscape of Paris' future. He is now tasked with the most vital and dangerous mission of his career: a weapon of mass destruction has been concealed by the most powerful gang of the suburbs of District B13, a walled off section of Paris in which the criminals rule themselves. Damien must infiltrate the gang in order to either defuse the bomb or recover it.
Starring: David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Tony D'Amario, Dany Verissimo, Francois Chattot
Directed by: Pierre Morel
U.S. Rating: R
District B13 offers a pretty basic plot with just a few entertaining action scenes. The movie is produced in France, with a french cast. Some of the actors have been already part of the cast in major Hollywood productions. District B13 brings a few entertaining action scenes with some great stunts, but a really boring plot. It captures everyone's attention within the first 5-10 minutes of action and amazing stunts, but then it is limited to a poor script and plot, not mentioning the low performance offered by some of the roles involved in this movie. Based in Paris (year 2010), the police has taken action against the chaos and has built a wall around every single ghetto especially, District B13, considered the most dangerous one. Drugs and nuclear threats involve this plot, where a cop and a insider get together to fight back against the chaos and gang that is about to destroy the city.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I totally enjoyed the first 5-10 minutes with all the stunts and first action scenes. I thought it would maintain that same level of entertainment, but I was wrong
2. The fighting scenes were actually entertaining
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The plot was poor and predictable
2. Some of the roles were poorly performed
3. Some of the scenes were so obviously fake that turned the expectations down. For example, the moments when the insider and sister, or the insider and the cop drive a car and a van and they're being shot by all the gang members, but nothing happens to them
I would rate this movie with a 2/5
Directed by: Pierre Morel
U.S. Rating: R
District B13 offers a pretty basic plot with just a few entertaining action scenes. The movie is produced in France, with a french cast. Some of the actors have been already part of the cast in major Hollywood productions. District B13 brings a few entertaining action scenes with some great stunts, but a really boring plot. It captures everyone's attention within the first 5-10 minutes of action and amazing stunts, but then it is limited to a poor script and plot, not mentioning the low performance offered by some of the roles involved in this movie. Based in Paris (year 2010), the police has taken action against the chaos and has built a wall around every single ghetto especially, District B13, considered the most dangerous one. Drugs and nuclear threats involve this plot, where a cop and a insider get together to fight back against the chaos and gang that is about to destroy the city.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I totally enjoyed the first 5-10 minutes with all the stunts and first action scenes. I thought it would maintain that same level of entertainment, but I was wrong
2. The fighting scenes were actually entertaining
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. The plot was poor and predictable
2. Some of the roles were poorly performed
3. Some of the scenes were so obviously fake that turned the expectations down. For example, the moments when the insider and sister, or the insider and the cop drive a car and a van and they're being shot by all the gang members, but nothing happens to them
I would rate this movie with a 2/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
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Synopsis: Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's--became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of a singular narrator: Buscapé, a poor black youth too frail and scared to become an outlaw, but also too smart to be content with underpaid, menial jobs. He grows up in a very violent environment. The odds are all against him. But Buscapé soon discovers that he can see reality differently than others. His redemption is that he's been given an artist's point of view as a keen-eyed photographer. As Buscapé is not the real protagonist of the film--only the narrator--he is not the one who makes the decisions that will determine the sequence of events. Nevertheless, not only his life is attached to what happens in the story, but it is also through Buscapé's perspective of life that one can understand the complicated layers and humanity of a world, apparently condemned to endless violence.
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino De Hora Phellipe, Seu Jorge, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund
U.S. Rating: R
Even though, I know perfectly the cruel reality of crime in any Latin American country, because I was born and grew up in one of the most dangerous cities in Latin America, I'm not wondered of this movie's success. I believe that the success is not just related with the plot, but the direction and movie edition. I could say that for a foreign movie in 2003, this movie was one of the best foreign movies in the early decade. I love brazilian movies, they have really good actors/actresses. Brazil is well known for its great and amazing soap operas, offering fresh and great stories. Most of us have heard about Sonia Braga and watched many of her movies, one of Brazilian TV and Movie icons. City of God brings to the big screen the true story of violence and crime on the poor streets and Fabelas in Rio de Janeiro. A cruel and violent movie, but totally recommended if you enjoy movies with plots based on true stories.
What did I like from this movie?
1. The great job done by the director and editor of this movie, being able to intesect the life of so many different characters in just one story and show through this movie, the story, violence, crime and life of all these people
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. I could say that this movie is not the easiest film to watch due to the violence and story, but it's worth to watch though
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund
U.S. Rating: R
Even though, I know perfectly the cruel reality of crime in any Latin American country, because I was born and grew up in one of the most dangerous cities in Latin America, I'm not wondered of this movie's success. I believe that the success is not just related with the plot, but the direction and movie edition. I could say that for a foreign movie in 2003, this movie was one of the best foreign movies in the early decade. I love brazilian movies, they have really good actors/actresses. Brazil is well known for its great and amazing soap operas, offering fresh and great stories. Most of us have heard about Sonia Braga and watched many of her movies, one of Brazilian TV and Movie icons. City of God brings to the big screen the true story of violence and crime on the poor streets and Fabelas in Rio de Janeiro. A cruel and violent movie, but totally recommended if you enjoy movies with plots based on true stories.
What did I like from this movie?
1. The great job done by the director and editor of this movie, being able to intesect the life of so many different characters in just one story and show through this movie, the story, violence, crime and life of all these people
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. I could say that this movie is not the easiest film to watch due to the violence and story, but it's worth to watch though
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
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Synopsis: Carla and Martin are a young upper-class couple fresh off of a night of dancing and partying when they cross paths with Trece, Budu and Niga, three men who make their living by kidnapping unwitting young adults to extort quick money from their wealthy parents. Carla and Martin become the next victims and are sent on a terrifying overnight journey through Caracas as they wait for Carla's father Sergio to hand over twenty thousand dollars--a small amount for a rich Caraqueno, but the equivalent of almost 5 years of the Venezuelan minimum wage.
Starring: Mía Maestro, Carlos Molina, Pedro Perez, Carlos Madera, Jean Paul Leroux
Directed by: Jonathan Jakubowicz, Alain Jakubowicz
U.S. Rating: R
Being Venezuelan, I must admit that I'm the worst supporter for our national movie productions. I've never gone to a movie theater to watch a Venezuelan movie. Said that, I don't mean that I won't watch these movies when they're out on DVD. This is the case with Secuestro Express. Maybe I don't like to watch Venezuelan movies, because most of them are focused on our own reality, our daily experiences (drugs, poverty, kidnapping, crime, corruption, violence, street gangs, etc). If we personally have faced and feared some of these things in our daily life experiences, or have seen them with our own eyes on the streets of Caracas, why the heck should I go and pay to see these things in a local theater?! Anyway, after watching this movie and read some reviews and comments made by some movie reviewers, it's sad to see that some of them think that this movie was just a cheap production trying to imitate Tarantino's work, going through a thriller trying to stimulate popcorn movie sentiments, but the reality is that this is what dozens of Venezuelans face monthly in any street of my country. It actually was such a great production for a first-time director, taking some scenes from real situations happened in April 2002, when the country was virtually unplugged from all its economical productivity, due to all its social and political mess. The reality is that the plot is based on a daily situation faced and feared by thousands of Venezuelans in one of the most dangerous cities in the world
What did I like from this movie?
1. That they were able to face and express the problem with this new mode of kidnapping known as "Secuestro Express" where the victims are not actually taken kidnapped to a distant and protected place, but just kept in a car driving around or kept in any house or place in the middle of the city until the ransom is paid.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. That this is the only thing we're able to produce and export (talking about movies), having so much talent and plots to explore and explode in our country
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
Directed by: Jonathan Jakubowicz, Alain Jakubowicz
U.S. Rating: R
Being Venezuelan, I must admit that I'm the worst supporter for our national movie productions. I've never gone to a movie theater to watch a Venezuelan movie. Said that, I don't mean that I won't watch these movies when they're out on DVD. This is the case with Secuestro Express. Maybe I don't like to watch Venezuelan movies, because most of them are focused on our own reality, our daily experiences (drugs, poverty, kidnapping, crime, corruption, violence, street gangs, etc). If we personally have faced and feared some of these things in our daily life experiences, or have seen them with our own eyes on the streets of Caracas, why the heck should I go and pay to see these things in a local theater?! Anyway, after watching this movie and read some reviews and comments made by some movie reviewers, it's sad to see that some of them think that this movie was just a cheap production trying to imitate Tarantino's work, going through a thriller trying to stimulate popcorn movie sentiments, but the reality is that this is what dozens of Venezuelans face monthly in any street of my country. It actually was such a great production for a first-time director, taking some scenes from real situations happened in April 2002, when the country was virtually unplugged from all its economical productivity, due to all its social and political mess. The reality is that the plot is based on a daily situation faced and feared by thousands of Venezuelans in one of the most dangerous cities in the world
What did I like from this movie?
1. That they were able to face and express the problem with this new mode of kidnapping known as "Secuestro Express" where the victims are not actually taken kidnapped to a distant and protected place, but just kept in a car driving around or kept in any house or place in the middle of the city until the ransom is paid.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. That this is the only thing we're able to produce and export (talking about movies), having so much talent and plots to explore and explode in our country
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
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