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The Sinner: Part VIII (2020)
One of the best psychological thrillers ever, period
First of all, I can't believe the negative complaints about this season and the ending. Personally I felt this season was even superior to the previous two. Here's why:
* The story is a lot more realistic and less whimsical than someone that doesn't remember why she murdered someone or a cult.
* The story deals with mental disease which is a very real and important issue that a lot of people have to deal with on a daily basis.
* The acting was a lot better, in fact it is SUPERB!
* The story keeps getting darker and darker as each chapter goes by.
* The ending was satisfactory and also very well thought out, even some of the contradictions of the main character of this season are fascinating to see (I won't say why, but you will understand the reason in the final scenes).
Also, for those asking why Harry does such poor decisions, isn't the answer a bit obvious? Duuuh, he's clearly someone with a lot of personal issues which are unresolved! I can't believe you ask something that is so obvious! The season clearly explains it as well as one of the previous chapters.
But I won't give anything away, check it out with an open mind and you will like it... a lot!
I seriously can't wait for season 4, I was going to rate this entire season with 9 stars but seeing so many ridiculous reviews here's a 10!
Please bring Ambrose back with more cool stories about the complexity of the human mind!
Secretos (2013)
A pleasant surprise...
This is a great Colombian thriller that catches you from the starting scene and doesn't let you go until the very end. The acting from the main cast is superb and the story and atmosphere are as creepy and breathtaking as they get, constantly keeping the viewer wondering about what will happen next...
Refreshing horror / suspense film from Colombia. Recommended.
La mujer del presidente (1997)
Tottally Outstanding..
Beautiful, filled with angst and realism, I totally loved this series and highly recommend them to anyone interested, unfortunately the DVD doesn't bring any English subs.
Undoubtedly, "La mujer del presidente" / "President's wife" is one of the best series I've ever seen in my life, it's the perfect mixture between action, drama and suspense, it really brings to the table a very complex and emotional plot.
Carlos Alberto Buendia is framed of a crime he never committed, he will live an entire hell to try to demonstrate that he is innocent, carrying the risk of sacrificing the harm of innocent people he meets in his way.
Saw 3D (2010)
A Miserable Ending to a Magnificent Saga
Man, I am so disappointed with this ending... I now rarely write reviews on here but I feel I have to warn about just how damn poor this final Saw is...
Well, in the first place, I've always been a Loyal Fan from Saw, since the beginning... I've loved the trilogy, Saw IV not so much because it looked sometimes forced and had some plot holes, but I think that V and VI altogether make sense and a very clever story with cool twists that weren't expected at all.
But... well I guess this day had to come, the day when Saw would be "killed" with a very, very poor ending... what can a I say without spoiling anything... some facts (not really important plot spoilers) about this...
- Jigsaw is no longer important to the series... - it's frustrating because the story used to be all about his ideas and philosophy. - No classic soundtrack used... - (so this was the ending and they had to use lame songs in the traps and not the cool style / music the others have always had... ). - A final twist that everyone expected (at least the previous ones had a small part that surprised or wasn't really predictable).. - This one was not only dumb but completely unjustified.. the whole movie seemed like so and very, very rushed. - So many new and unnecessary characters... - Abysmal acting, and new people that you won't really care about. - Gore looks fake as hell - Everything looks like fake stupid plastic now. - No plot at all... - After 6 successful movies of cohesive argument and smart twists, we get 3D BS and a very poor conclusion.
It really hurts to rate this movie so badly.. as a Big Fan of Saw... but it's time and it's fair..
There's nothing more to say, to the producers, director and everyone involved... thanks for screwing up one of my favorite horror movies and series of all time.. I really, really hate you! * Final Rating.. 2/5 *
Saw V (2008)
Saw Part V
Finally, after waiting for a long year, I got to see SAW V two days ago, I was really scared, not because of the movie, but because of the negative comments that it had everywhere around the web; I was afraid to be disappointed.
Well, i thought SAW V was really good, and I think it's an improvement over part IV, where the plot and some of the twists looked really forced (for example that Riggs was going to be just on time to mess it all up) or had scenes which I hated and considered unnecessary (Eric Matthews' death), I think that V saves the whole saga from going downhill and I was delighted to see the new traps (they're not all bloody, but very smart and creative and believe me, they kill - don't know why so many people complain about the traps of this one).
On the negative aspects, I have to warn that there's some bad acting, but not from any main characters (Jigsaw/Hoffmann/Strahm) but from one or two test subjects, so it's not an important flaw at all; about the story I have to say that is really interesting, because we finally get rational explanations (with the flashbacks) about what happened on Saw I, II, III, IV, and almost everything fits nicely and without forced or absurd assumptions, hell yeah, Jigsaw you're a genius.
Obviously, we don't only get these clarifications, but a whole new story that will challenge the viewer and will pose some new interesting questions to sort out. V kind of drags when they start investigating way too much, but the payoff is really worth it (awesome ending).
I'm eager to watch the conclusion to the series... (Btw, 5.9/10 I think it's way too underrated).
8 out of 10. Definitely recommended if you're a true Saw fan.
Caché (2005)
Felt asleep first time around!
This movie is so slow that I felt asleep the first time I was watching it, (I don't usually get bored so easily with very slow-paced movies but) this garbage just shows some damn stupid street and stays there like 5 minutes, completely static camera... so I just went to the bathroom had a nice pee, then I downloaded some music, ate a sandwich, called my girlfriend, and when I returned to the movie, guess what? Right! nothing had happened... the same stupid street and one car that passes by, ah come on!!!!!!
Those still shots are stupid and pointless, the movie has a very mediocre plot, non-charismatic or suicidal characters you don't really care about, and (oh yeah), no conclusions in the ending... just questions that you have to answer to yourself.
-Was it entertaining? Hell No! I'd rather look at the street in front of my house to watch cars pass by than looking at this! -Was it slow? Hell yeah, and boring! -Would I watch this pile of garbage again? Never in my life, this is a 2-hour-torture!
At first I thought that it would have some really interesting conclusions, but in the end, you are left to make your own conclusions just because this film goes nowhere!!! (how mediocre can that be, you make your own ending.. wow :O)? Is this the new wave of independent film-making, making non-ending garbage?
I think anyone can come up with a better idea for a film, I know I can do better... this is just a piece of crap!!!
The Grudge 2 (2006)
AVOID THIS!!!!! it bored me to death
This movie is horrible, it's very boring, the plot is lacking of any horror, it shouldn't be even categorized into the "horror" genre... if you get scared by this, u have to be a complete dumba$$, there's nothing scary here... nothing suspenseful, plot sucks, acting sucks, ending sucks! The scene of the hospital is completely non-sense and ridiculous, I almost laughed when I saw such stupidity, like 10 doctors and all of them suddenly get killed by the evil baby... yeah right gimme a break.
I was hoping I would see some real horror on this one, but it sucks worse than the first part. HORROR MOVIE FANS... AVOID THIS!!!!!!!!!! Japanese version must suck as well, i now HATE Japanese horror movies.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
More Texas rip-off Massacre? - remaking the remake
you gotta be kidding, lame plot... predictable ending... not even scary... try harder next time, it's the same old story told over and over again, and guess what? oh yeah, it sucks!!!!! Leatherface is far more intelligent than all of the main characters, and he's a retard... LOL go see the original one (1974), it's the only one worth of this Chainsaw franchise.
With this movie they tried not to scare, but to freak out so many people with the violent scenes... anyway they are nothing compared to other violent movies at the moment, so there's nothing to worry about kiddies. =)
But please somebody tell me... what's the point on remaking the remake?!?!?!?!? I haven't really seen the remake (don't wanna see it cuz I know it surely sucks), but I saw the original one.. so I know what I'm saying.. this is a poor, lame copy.
Desperado (1995)
Blazing guns+cool shootouts+acoustic guitar +El Mariachi= ...
...DESPERADO This is a cool movie, it has a mix of action with shootouts and cool weapons, and also shows some cool guitar music... and Antonio Banderas kicks some ass, you can also see Tarantino's short but funny appearance, overall its worth it... the song is really cool check it out...
OK, rating time: 8.5 / 10 = 9 /10 ;) PD: I've seen "El Mariachi" too which is the older version and it's good, although I think this one is better.
"It's strange how pulling a trigger is easier than playing the guitar. Easier to destroy, than to create" - El Mariachi Banderas
Koroshiya 1 (2001)
This movie sucked terribly
I saw this movie over a month ago, i just couldn't believe how much it sucked... it has no plot at all, some stupid characters that think they're so evil for the sake of making violence just to "entertain" viewers(btw I got completely bored during the whole movie and wanted it to end, tedious as hell).
The violence scenes are a joke, they use some lame effects that make everything look so fake that it's laughable... uncut or not, don't waste your money on this crappy film, it's not worth it, not even disgusting, this is a joke!!! even the title name sucks hahah ICHI THE KILLER'S FINAL RATING: * out of **********