viernes, 26 de septiembre de 2008

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Simply great. It's the accurate adaptation of the book. It has a good atmosphere, and even having into account that it shows some things that everybody already saw before in some other movies about the holocaust, the story is fantastic. The best part is the confrontation of the innocence faced the barbarism and the barbarism faced the innocence... and the hard and emotional blow of the reason faced the fanaticism. I really liked it. A very recommendable film.

My score: 9 (out of 10)

sábado, 20 de septiembre de 2008

Cidade de Deus (City of God)

Simply BRILLIANT. In my opinion, the best Brazilian movie for years... A good story and very well made in 2002. It's amazing how it shows the way of life, the value of the life... all... It is fantastic.

My score: 10 (out of 10)

viernes, 19 de septiembre de 2008

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

I love Woody Allen, but I was disappointed with Cassandra's Dream, so I'm positively surprised with this new movie. A fun comedy. The conversations are fresh and some of the "improvisations" of Bardem and Penelope (and specially the Spanish swearwords) are quite realistic, even in the complicated relationship of the participants! This is a cool movie.

My score: 8 (out of 10)

miércoles, 6 de agosto de 2008

WALL-E

Great 3D animation. Great images. Great script almost without verbal conversations. Great movie.

My score: 9 (out of 10)

viernes, 23 de mayo de 2008

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Fantastic movie. It is a good mix between thriller and Greek drama. Sometimes you can feel that it is not the first time that you have seen the movie, but the story, the dialogs and the performance of the actors are really good. It seems classic cinema but with modern details. I recommend it.

My score: 9 (out of 10)

jueves, 22 de mayo de 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

It is pure adventure, pure action, pure classic movie, pure popcorn aroma... pure Indy. Mr Lucas and Mr Spielberg have not abused digital effects and this film made me feel like a children again, but it is strange to see Indy in a different period of the thirties, because this time Indy is living in the fifties and this time the evil guys are the red army and not the nazi one, nevertheless you can enjoy a nice part of the taste of the other old three movies. I only did not like some important details of the story that I am not going to reveal here, and to be honest the movie is not as good as I was expecting... but I enjoyed it. Great ;)

My score: 7 (out of 10)

domingo, 6 de abril de 2008

The Savages

A good film. Brilliant performance of Linney and Hoffman (as usual). Sometimes the stories with sad ingredients can give you good feelings... and this is the case.

My score: 8 (out of 10)