josemg2003 Reviews

Xanadu (1980)

I love it!

[10/10 · 9 June 2009]

The first time I watched this movie was when it was released in theaters in 1980. Then I was 10 years old and I liked it almost the same as Grease. Well, I was only a child and I fell in love with Olivia Newton-John when I saw her in Grease... Many years later, I watched again... and I liked it again! Tonight, when I am forty years old, I have watched it again and the magic still works. What is a good movie? If a movie gives you good feelings and makes you happy during one hour and half... it is good for me. Great soundtrack and an unforgettable Gene Kelly, nice and romantic story, beautiful Olivia. And a nostalgic smile on my face.

The World of Don Camillo (1984)

Terence Hill's best

[9/10 · 14 December 2008]

In my opinion, this is possibly the best movie of Terence Hill. It's funny (the kind of funny you don't laugh loudly but you smile very often) and it is also a warm-hearted comedy with human and credible characters. I think Hill is a very good director and I like the script and the way of describing Camilo and Pepone, both with virtues and shortcomings but above all human beings fighting from opposite sides (Church vs Communism) and at the same time trying to understand each other. I really think the comparison with the films of Fernandel is not necessary, this film is made in eighties and, as another reviewer comments, the times had changed. Nice score and nice (underrated) movie.

P (2005)

Not perfect but still good

[7/10 · 21 July 2006]

This is not exactly a horror movie, it's more a sad story about a farmer girl who goes to the big town (Bangkok) and loses her way. This young girl is a nice person with a warm heart, the reason she leaves the camp is because her grandmother is ill and to move to the city is the only chance for getting a job. But she is cheated and must be a sexy dancer in a club for foreigners, so she will know the worst of the urban life very soon. The worst of the urban life and the worst of the rural life (the poor and wrong education she has received from her grandmother, mainly based on superstition and black magic) will destroy her innocence and a terrible monster will grow up inside her. Yes, you can call it monster, spirit, ghost... but for me it's a symbol of her lost innocence. You will find scary moments (this "ghost" looks terrible in some concrete moments) but I insist the film is more a drama than a horror movie in a strict sense, and maybe this is the reason some public can feel disappointed. In my opinion the first half is excellent but the second half is not so good although it still keeps the interest until the end. Sad, nice and with a great soundtrack. It's not perfect but I recommend it.

Death Tunnel (2005)

Incredible bad

[1/10 · 30 June 2006]

This movie is a s... I couldn't see more than 50 minutes and now I feel regret because I shouldn't see more than 15. Such a bored film, my God! Yes, five very sexy girls and an amazing set (absolutely wasted). Nothing else. It's better the director tries to find another job, to make movies is not one of his abilities. I have watched thousands (yes, thousands) of movies in my life and I'm a big fan of horror genre. I can say this is one of the worst (one of the ten worst in my black list). Run, run, don't give it any chance or you will feel regret to waste your money and your time. I really don't have words to describe how much bad it is and I give it 1 because I can't give it 0.

Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

Give it a chance, it's really good!

[10/10 · 6 June 2006]

I bought this movie knowing it didn't have a big success in its time and also it didn't receive good critics. So I didn't hope a very good movie and the only reason to buy it is because I'm a big fan of Charlton Heston (even I don't like Shakespeare). But, who knows? This movie has been a very big and pleasant surprise for me! Here I have discovered that Heston is not only one of the greatest American actors, also a good (very good) director. This title is great because it combines the loyalty (and love) to Shakespeare with the sense of entertainment for the big screen. And the result is powerful: maybe the actress who plays Cleopatra is not the best for this character (although she is a good actress), but Heston and the rest of the cast are wonderful, the same as the soundtrack and the way to adapt the original material. I think this movie should be respected more.