leirbag_p Reviews

The Cat Vanishes (2011)

A nice little movie

[7/10 · 23 April 2011]

'El Gato Desaparece' is a nice little movie, nothing else. Don't expect to find a life changing story, an intricate or deep plot or a fantastic twist at the end. It's just a nice way of spending ~90min.

Lius Luque plays a Professor who has been recently released from a mental institution after a violent outbreak. His performance is correct. Beatriz Spelzini plays his wife, who is apprehensive of her husband's apparent full recovery. Her performance as an increasingly nervous women is outstanding.

There's nothing more I can say because there's not much more happening throughout the film (which is not a bad thing). The score is great.

Overall I found it entertaining.

7/10

Dead Snow (2009)

Don't believe the hype

[4/10 · 11 October 2009]

I've read comments on this board about how much this movie will blow your mind. Don't believe them. They are truly lying. This movie disappoints in pretty much every aspect: the script, the acting, the humor, the horror, the characters... anyway, the (non-existent) story overall. I'm a zombie fan and this was below average, even if it is supposed to be a b-movie.

Maybe if I hadn't read the comments before I watched the movie, I wouldn't be so disappointed. I would just think it's another forgettable hit-and-miss at the zombie genre.

If you want a zombie comedy, go watch Evil Dead or Shaun of the Dead.

4 out of 10 because the FX were good and because if you don't buy the hype, it's not THAT bad. It's just bad.

Plaga zombie (1997 Video)

Lots of fun, lots of gore, with almost no budget

[8/10 · 9 February 2009]

If you take in account that most of the people involved in this film where in there 20's at the time, this is a major accomplishment. It's extra gory and very funny, and some special effects are amazingly well done. It's also worth mentioning that the total budget was U$S600 and it was shot with only one camera. Most of the editing (90% of it actually, according to their website) was done while filming, i.e. filming scene number 17 right after number 16. I could say that the story was under-developed, that the acting was flaky, etc... but once again: they were 20 years old!.

If I'm not mistaken, it's also the first Argentinian zombie film. Bound to become a cult classic.

Rating: 8/10