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House M.D.: One Day, One Room (2007)
Meaningless turn
Of all the possible turns, the writers took the worst. House is House because of child abuse? No way. I don't buy it. How can they simplify a rich and complex character like House that way. I can't believe someone said oh, he's like that because he was abused as a child, and nobody saw how wrong was that before filming it.
I've seen House's character as an onion that has been revealing new layers episode after episode. There was no need to show the core of it at any point. And when I say core, I mean a blank and too obvious explanation. House was a great character before this episode and now it's falling into pieces.
I feel bad not only because now a great show has been spoiled but for wasting Hugh Laurie's talent in such a stupid story.
The Prestige (2006)
Entertaining but not much
I went to see this movie because I liked Memento, because it was about magicians and because Hugh Jackman was in it, and it was a bit disappointing. The first half hour, which should introduce the characters and make the viewer understand their situations, was plain and poorly told. After that half hour the director gives a few too obvious clues that with a little imagination let the viewer figure out the end in 2 seconds. I was one of those and I guessed the end, but I was curious about how the director was going to make it happen. The next half hour has some clever twists (the script keeps being poor though) and that is the part I enjoyed most. But then the director gives the movie a sci-fi turn and suddenly an unbelievable machine is used to give an end to the story. Looked like the director couldn't come up with a decent end after so many twists and he had to make up a machine to fix it. Well, I didn't buy it. I like the idea of multiple Hugh Jackmans circulating all over the world though :D
La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón (2003)
Thank Fesser for this hilarious movie
When this movie was released I thought that being a fan of the comic books (as almost every other spaniard) I would be disappointed. Months went by and one day my husband rented it. To my surprise, the movie was hilarious and it recreated the weird Mortadelo and Filemon's world very well. When the movie ended we both agreed we had to watch it again to be able to get the million things that happened at the same time on the screen. Just like in the comic books.
To me, the highlights of this movie are, and not in this exact order, the cast and the script. I thought it was impossible to find someone to play Mortadelo that really looked like Mortadelo, or that Berta Ojea could make such a great Ofelia.
The movie is so weird and so surrealistic that I don't think everybody would like it. But if you like that kind of humor, go rent it.
Alatriste (2006)
Uncomfortable pace
I haven't read any of the books in which this movie is based, so I cannot compare to the original story. I cannot say either that I disliked the movie, but mainly because I really wanted it to be good. Leaving all the sentimental things aside, I'm afraid this movie has been a waste of money and time.
To me, the biggest flaws were the lack of rhythm (everything happens in very short and abrupt scenes that most of the time fail to tell the story), storytelling (the story of soldiers in Flandes could have been amazing, and you could see that underneath the bad movie, there was a great story) and Viggo's voice (I guess too worried about his castillian accent). There are some scenes, like the one in the boat, where light really was bad, and also some out of focus close-ups (like when Alatriste is waiting to meet Bocanegra hidden behind his hat and raises his head to show his out of focus face).
I liked previous Agustin Diaz Yanes's works, but this time he fails to deliver a good product.
Héctor (2004)
Excellent movie
Gracia Querejeta is a great storyteller. The story in the movie is pretty simple but you get to feel and understand what every character is going through. Everything sounds believable and natural. Adriana Ozores is great playing Tere, who is the link between all the stories. The rest of the cast does a good work as well.
I've seen this movie 3 or 4 times. I was raised in Madrid and this movie brings me the feeling of being there again. The neighbourhood, the people, the relationships, the lifestyle...everything is very "Madrid".
Looking forward the next Gracia Querejeta's project.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
I expected something better
I had enjoyed the first part a lot. The story was fun, the script was good and had Johnny Depp in it. Add pop corn to that and you'll have a nice Sunday afternoon.
So when I went to see the sequel I didn't find most of the ingredients I enjoyed in the first one: the story was dull, the script was bad but still had Johnny Depp in it, which wasn't enough by itself to digest the rest.
In this second movie I also found Keira Knightley's acting much worse. But there was a new character I liked a lot, Tia Dalma, which was very well played by Naomie Harris.
Well, I think that with all the money spent in this movie, they could have come up with something better.