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The Age of Stupid (2009)
Too political and adds nothing new
As always when I am going to watch a resource depletion/catastrophic/post-apocalyptic documentary I was in a very high mood. Not that I like what they say, but because maybe I can learn something and chat about it later with some of my friends.
In this case I didn't like the film very much for two reasons. One is that I didn't learn anything new. Maybe for a starter in this kind of topics it would serve as an introduction, but for anyone who has seen (or read) a bit on this matter it won't add a thing.
The other reason is that it mixes the environmental issues with the typical anti-capitalism and anti-corporation rhetoric. I think that this political agenda is quite poisoning to the pro-environment campaign and makes big chunks of the population who don't share those political views uncomfortable with the whole thing.
Said this, the film is more or less OK, and it could pass as a primer on the topic, given that you have enough political culture to judge by yourself about that part.
Balada triste de trompeta (2010)
The best word is Disappointing
After being seduced by the massive publicity which has surrounded this film in Spain (or better said, the friend I was going with), I went to the cinema with moderate to high expectations.
At the end I was quite disappointed, this is one of this films which you can sense it won't add anything to you.
The beginning is promising, and at one point I thought that even this one could be a really innovative film, David Fincher style. But after the running time was passing I did realize that, it is at least 30 minutes too long, there is too much absurd blood and death, at least one story line is complete needless.
Summarizing, one of this movies which you will forget quite soon and you'll feel lucky for it.
El pico (1983)
Great portrait of the Spanish heroin epidemic at the early 80's
Portrait of the Spanish early 80's. In the tradition of typical underground films at the time, you can see a hidden image of Spain. The image of drug dealers, margined districts, police corruption and complete self governing cities inside the city.
After the dead of the dictator Franco, an avalanche of drugs, rock and radical leftist and independentist activism flooded Spain. This transformed certain areas of the main Spanish cities into wild areas. Full of explicit violence and drugs, with a very well selected soundtrack, resembles the total freedom and anarchy atmosphere of that times and places.
Urko and Paco are two teenagers, one son of an Abertzale deputy and the other son of a Guardia Civil commander. Paco has recently lost his mother and his father in his new position in Bilabao has survived a killing attempt. Urko is son of an abertzale politician, very pressed to be well educated and in the direction his father want. They begin taking drugs and finally they deal with heroin themselves to pay for their consumption. "El cojo", the major dealer of Bilbao is threatening and pressing them to work with him. Finally they kill him to get all the heroin.