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El Pantera (2007–2009)
7/10
A Mexican hero
26 May 2007
Maybe one of the most interesting projects in years at Mexico, making TV series. it's really nice to watch action/adventure tales placed on a Mexican context. El Pantera works very well, obviously with production mistakes, specially in the choreography and script, TV series needs more tension and fight scenes.

Despite of this, it's a good option for the Monday night. The Pantera will try fight against the injustices in the Mexican society, fighting against typical criminals of the city. Let him do it, for a new generation of entertainment in Mexico.

Give it a chance.
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Bandidas (2006)
5/10
mm...some nice!!
18 January 2007
A fast food cinematography. From Luc Besson's mind come to us this tale about a pair of girls turned into bandits. Nothing spectacular, it has not narration sense, anyway it really was something funny, logically stopping to pass his mistakes of continuity and sequence.

Maybe on hands of another filmmaker this would be something more smart, but his directors Sandberg and Roennig (I don't know why to use two directors)chose to film it without necessary sense of the action; perhaps Besson would have made bandidas much better (remember he is a specialist creating femme fatales).

But all is not lost, if you enjoy seeing Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz, they really look sexy, this is the only one good thing of the movie.

Rent this movie it's nice when you have not something more important to do.
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Amélie (2001)
10/10
Charming!!
6 January 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I have seen movies about romance and honeyed things, but Amelie overcomes any movie about this topic. Simply incredible! without words to explain this masterpiece. A simple story about Amelie (a terrific Audrey Tautou) a girl who notices how to make feel well to another people, but she is not completely happy yet.

With this argument, Jean Pierre Jeunet builds a tale combining fantasy and surreal elements with live and real action. We know how Amelie feels through her fabulous way to see the life. Amelie falls in love with Nino and literally melts when she sees Him; and her strange but gorgeous and charming way to captivate his attention turns out simply wonderful, and makes to the movie a story worthy for watching every time when you feel so sad.

You must see it!!
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7/10
Action how it must be!!
1 January 2007
A Super Blockbuster, Frenetic with a lot of action. When i went to see this movie, i never imagined this was very spectacular. I have seen many action movies, this is not the best, but, really is intense, rhythm is accelerated with some funny moments very exaggerated.

J.J. Abrams know how to make entertaining stories, now, with his first movie for the big screen, shows his imagination to create tense sequences and keep suspense on very high levels. He did not worry to develop a serious screenplay, just he gives some dramatic moments to create an Ethan hunt more sensitive and human without to forget explosive action scenes.

I need to confess i liked more the Abrams' style than John Woo's and de Palma's styles, just in this motion picture because when Brian de Palma is concentrated is insurmountable (remember "The Untouchables").

Maybe this is the best movie of the saga, very enjoyable!!
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Eragon (2006)
6/10
Saphira saves the movie!
30 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Well, the critic has been very destructive with this movie, really is not so bad. It's a simple movie that narrates a fantasy story about Dragon riders. it's clear that Paolini take inspiration from another fantastic tales, like "The Lord of the Rings", however, i think motion picture is most seeming to "Star Wars", Dragon Riders are a disappeared order, like in Star Wars, the Jedi order is disappeared too. Both motion pictures look their destiny in one young Boy, with a brave heart, but he needs a training.

Obviously, the result doesn't look like a masterpiece nor something seemed. It's just a fantasy-adventure movie, with funny moments; the rest of the movie is saved by Saphira, a very nice dragon design that has more soul that all the human actors. Rachel Weisz's voice is simply melodic and charming, delivering a charismatic personality to Saphira.

Eragon has some sequences inspired by another fantasy films, like when Durza orders to the army over his tower, this take looks like when Saruman prepares his uruk-hai army to fight in "the Two towers".

Despite of this, Enjoy saphira's flying, and some interesting scenes.
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9/10
This is Halloween!
25 December 2006
I have just seen Digital 3-D version of this Master-Piece from Tim Burton's imagination. It's the same but now, you have the opportunity to see it again with the technology on 3-D and on the big screen.

Fabulous tale about Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, a lord of the Halloween celebration, who, annoyed of that celebration, he is looking for something new. Then. he find the Xmas celebration, this causes a great impression to him. Thus this is arming a magical film, with dark characters as much as charmers. With gorgeous scenes on stop-motion animation, Burton as a creator, Sellick as the director, bring us a story about love, fantasy, dreams, and good intentions, despite of our characters come from Halloween Town.

Burton teaches to us how to create stories on a dismal atmosphere, but with a kind essence, all his filmography show it (Edward Scissorhands, The Corpse Bride, BettleJuice, The Big Fish, etc.). Selick, by his part, dominates the art of Stop-motion animation, like he did it in "James and the Giant Peach".

Maybe it was very dark for Disney, but, with the step of the years, Nightmare Before Christmas has turned into a cult-movie.
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Lost (2004–2010)
9/10
You will want knowing more!
23 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers
A very addictive series.I had not seen an exact combination among drama, action, suspense and Sci-fi never before. I am impressed every chapter. The screenplay is very intelligent, i don't know how the creators invent all this amazing stories, every character have a strange past, troubles, stormy relationships, it gives to the show the human sense needed for creating intimate characters.

The most incredible is the fact that all the characters are related among them: The numbers, they have met before without knowing it, and so on. The others, enigmatic security system and the Darma initiative are elements that don't let us lose a chapter.

Mr. JJ Abrams, what did you think to create this amazing story?
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Rush Hour 2 (2001)
7/10
Jackie rules!!
23 December 2006
Jackie Chan is a Martial Arts Master and Chris Tucker have a very funny personality and knows how to fight, not more than Jackie but he's is good.

A nice presence in the cast is Zhang Ziyi as a evil Chinese criminal after she appeared in "CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON" (i love her since she appeared in "THE ROAD HOME").

However, the argument is not original and repeats some gags from the previous movie, though, Jackie and Chris carry out every sequence with fighting-comical skills. the choreography shows, one more time, the genius of Jackie to make incredible action sequences, despite of his age, and always a touch of amusement works.

Is not a master-piece like "DRUNKEN MASTER II" but, if you have not something more what to do, this movie is perfect to rent in any Sunday.

Enjoy it!
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Whale Rider (2002)
9/10
Gender is not important
23 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers
WHALE RIDER is an unexpected master-piece. Nikki Caro deliver us a beautiful movie with a great soul in it. The young Keisha in her first role, develops a character full of tenderness, Paikea, a little warrior remains into her heart and mind, however, her grandfather, Koro, decides that she was not destined to be a warrior because she is a girl and breaks a chain of Whangara chiefs, the ancestors would be betrayed if she turned into a warrior. In spite of this, Paikea takes a training with her uncle, because she feel presence of her ancestors in her mind.

a beautiful trip around the fortress of the spirit. luckily, the movie didn't stay as a treaty about gender discrimination, but it gets transformed in a fight to demonstrate that doesn't concern gender to be worthy tribal leader.

¡Great!
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9/10
Hard but true!!
20 December 2006
A duel between two good actresses: Ryder and Jolie, from Winona, her performance is not surprise, she always is OK in her roles. But Angelina shows a talent unknown in that moment.

Jolie represents to Lisa Lowe, a Psychotic girl with behavior problems. She needs somebody to talk, then finds to Sussana (Ryder) who is into the psychiatric center forced by her parents.

Sussan is not crazy, just is a girl advanced to her time. She helps to Lisa and another girls in order to live in spite of their condition. Then, Sussan notices that she is not crazy, and she find the way for going out from that place.

Mangold assembles an impressive statement about friendship with the hardness of the 60's. Ryder delivers a great acting, and Jolie develops a magisterial role. A sample from the Mangold's talent, who recently made another great film (Walk the line).
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10/10
Wow!
20 December 2006
Maybe this motion picture is the best movie ever-made (Well, this is not, The lord of the Rings is better).I liked a lot "crouching tiger, hidden dragon" because it is not typical martial arts movie only with spectacular fights, since the movie shows another qualities from Chinese culture as philosophy. The motion picture shows the talent from Ang Lee before he would make "brokeback mountain".

The movie is a banquet with spectacular fights accompanied of a beautiful love story. these fights were planned carefully, and it looks like a mortal dance. The best of the movie is the character played by Zhang Ziyi. She offers a master acting. She has talent and beauty in order to be a great actress. Simply gorgeous! The movie is spoken in mandarin Chinese, but, it will not be important if you understand the essence of the movie.

You should watch the bamboo fight, it's incredible!
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Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
8/10
I love it!
26 November 2006
Grey's anatomy is, maybe, the best program about doctors that I have seen. It has an agile and very entertaining pace. It is incredible since the rarest cases of the medicine happen inside the hospital. The dialogues also are intelligent with a fabulous dose of humor to enjoy during a complete hour the program.

The better thing is the personal drama of the protagonists, headed by Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), his relation with Shepherd; but, in my personal taste, I prefer the pretty Izzie (KatherineHeighl) that can be so charming as unbearable.

Brilliant!
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